Out of Outer Mongolia, there are endless hills and mountains, as well as steep and steep cliffs. The dangerous peaks are craggy, the ravines are everywhere, and the craggy strange rocks lie straight and recline in the field in no order, and the dog's teeth are intertwined, which is fascinating.

From Ulegai in Mongolia to Novosibirsk in Russia, the mountains and rivers are full of twists and turns, and it is a full distance of 1,400 kilometers. Since this large area is inaccessible and uninhabited, not many people visit here once a year, and the road connecting Qing Mongolia and the Russian hinterland has long been in disrepair and dilapidated. The desert is lonely, the sun sets over the long river, and Qingying and his party trekked on the gravel-covered Mao land road; Against the violent and cold winds, it seemed that they had been abandoned by the world, and there were only a few of them left in this heaven and earth.

In the first few days, Qingying was still excited by the desolate and clumsy artistic conception revealed by this thousands of miles of wilderness, and she also had plans to write a poem; But after that, not even a single figure was seen, and almost all of the scenery did not change, and the excitement of admiring it soon gave way to boredom and depression. After half a month, Qingying just wants to leave this ghost place where birds don't as soon as possible, even if it is to an ordinary village, it is a thousand times stronger than now!

When she is bored, Qingying or turns over the instant light and shadow of her personal collection, thinking of Xue'er Lori thousands of miles away; Or analyze the current situation and think about your next move.

Since entering the last decade of the 19th century, the world has been in turmoil, and the world is in turmoil. England dominates the world, Germany rises to the Rhine, Russia looks to the Far East, and the United States swallows North America; The old imperialist powers want to go one step further, and the new powers look forward to re-carving up the colonies under the sun. The collusion and struggle between the two doomed the present world to be impossible for a lasting peace. With the growth of its national strength, the United States on the other side of the ocean is no longer willing to stay in a corner of North America, but is eager to extend its hand to South America and Asia. Historically, the United States officially declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898, annexing Puerto Rico and the Philippines, under the pretext of the explosion of the USS Maine. In the Far East, since the intervention of the three countries to return Liao, in order to compete for the northeast of the Qing State, the contradictions between Russia and Japan have suddenly become acute; Both sides were on their toes, waiting for the other to launch a thunderous and lightning-like attack. In 1904, the war between Japan and Russia finally ignited, and the two sides fought in the dark, ravaging the northeastern region of China.

What should I do in this situation? After thinking about it for a few days, Qingying already had a clear idea in her heart. In the next three years, the most important task was to snatch the Philippines from the Americans and use it as a forward base for German intervention in the Pacific and Far East affairs. Compared with the historical German lease of Jiaozhou Bay in the Far East, the Philippines has completely destroyed the small area of Jiaozhou Bay of more than 500 square kilometers in terms of area, and its population and resources are not comparable to Jiaozhou Bay. If the red, white and black iron cross flag can be flown over the Philippines, the benefits to Germany will not need to be repeated.

Historically, Wilhelm II had plans to annex the Philippines and make it a German colony in the Far East; However, due to the fact that the attack was half a beat slower, and Britain did not support Germany in this matter, in the end it could only give up and watch the Americans take the lead and take the lead. In fact, if Germany had been prepared earlier, the United States would not have had any chance: after deciding to use force against Spain, in order to ensure an absolute victory in the Cuban battlefield in the Atlantic, they sailed the only battleship "Oregon" belonging to the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic, and the Pacific Fleet was extremely empty. The fleet commanded by Dewey on an expedition to the Philippines consisted of only 4 dome cruisers and 2 gunboats, with a total tonnage of only 20,000 tons, which was a joke in front of the European powers. It's just that because Spain's naval strength is even weaker, there is only one outdated 3,500-ton cruiser and five 500-1,100-ton gunboats, and there are no tigers in the mountains. If Germany wanted to get its hands on the Philippines, it only had to send a detachment to stop next to the Philippines; With the few dominant cruisers of the Americans, they would not dare to make any moves at all!

However, the use of force is, after all, inferior, and easy to fall into the mouth; In order to annex the Philippines, Germany also had to strike a balance between the great powers such as Britain and France. After thinking about it, Qingying didn't think of a perfect way, so she simply threw it aside and left it to the group of ministers under her cheap father to worry about it.

On March 14, Qingying arrived in the city of Novosibirsk, located in the hinterland of Mao. As the largest city of Mao in Siberia, Novosibirsk is remote, but it still has a unique appearance of a modern city. The street traffic, the flow of people, and the various commercial stalls are dotted, making Qing Yingdeng, who has been accompanied by sand and dust for more than two months, feel like he has come to heaven. When he reported his itinerary to Wilhelm II, a new thought suddenly sprouted in his heart: since Japan and Russia were destined to fight in the Far East, why didn't he take advantage of the cheap status of this second son of Wilhelm II to support Russia's development in the Far East and fight Japan to the death?

In terms of personal feelings, Qingying, as a young man who grew up in the Celestial Empire, naturally did not have any good feelings about Japan under militaristic rule; Otherwise, he would not have spent so much effort to rush to the Far East, directly affecting the First Sino-Japanese War that made later generations sad. Judging from the current situation of international relations, if Russia can turn its attention to the Far East and compete with Japan and Britain behind Japan, Germany will be the most happy to see the situation. As Germany's national power grew dramatically, the desire to re-partition the colonies became more and more urgent, and a conflict with the old power, Great Britain, was inevitable; And if Russia had stood in front to attract the attention of Britain, Germany would have retreated into the background and would have achieved better results in many ways!

In the Russo-Japanese War in history, Russia's war losses with Japan on land were not actually ugly, but the proud navy was beaten by Japan. At the beginning of the war, the Russian Pacific Fleet stationed in Arthur was attacked by Japan and suffered heavy losses; Then came the huge Baltic Fleet expedition to East Asia, which was completely annihilated in the Tsushima Strait, while only three torpedo boats were sunk on the Japanese side. The Russian Navy, once the third largest in the world, was almost wiped out, with only a few warships and the Black Sea Fleet, which had not participated in the war, survived. As a result of this battle, the strength of the Russian navy was greatly reduced, and there was no longer a counterweight to the Japanese navy in the Far East.

Thinking of this, Qingying's thoughts began to come alive. As a result of its own intervention, the construction of the new German battleships of the first class had begun, and their performance was far superior to that of their historical German contemporaries; At present, Russia does not have even a single large capital ship in the Far East. That being the case, Germany could support the Russian navy by selling warships to Russia and narrow the gap between it and the Japanese navy in the Far East. Since these two are imaginary enemies of Germany, if the navies of the two countries can really fight to the death in the Pacific, it will undoubtedly be excellent for Germany!

As soon as she thought of this, Qingying did not immediately set foot in the door of the telegraph station, but first returned to her temporary residence to write a manuscript, and then sent it to the Imperial Palace in Berlin, 5,000 kilometers away. For highly intelligent figures like Wilhelm II and Tirpitz, Qingying didn't need to say anything redundant; With a few words and a little guidance, the minds of these two people can be touched and go down according to their own will.

After staying in Novosibirsk for two days and procuring enough food and water, Qingying and his convoy set out on a long journey to St. Petersburg. Although there are still no trains, after entering the hinterland of Mao, the road situation is much better than before. The latitude of Novosibirsk was already on par with Moscow, and the direction in which the Qingying convoy was heading was almost exactly the place where the sun was setting. 700 km west to Omsk, another 900 km west to Chelyabinsk, another 900 km west to Kazan, and another 900 km west to Moscow...... Along the way, the vastness of Russia has left an indelible impression on Qingying, and if it were Germany, I don't know how many times Lu Dao has gone back and forth in China!

From Moscow to St. Petersburg, there is still a journey of almost 900 kilometers. In mid-January 1895, Qingying set out from Beijing and arrived in St. Petersburg on June 8, a hot summer day. As soon as he arrived at the hotel in St. Petersburg, his cheap Tsar Nicholas II immediately sent several psychiatrists to provide psychological counseling and emotional combing to Qingying, lest his distant nephew be tormented by this long journey. Under the guidance of these Mao Zi doctors, Qingying gradually walked out of the shadow of the purgatory-like nightmare of the first 4 months; Looking at the huge map of Russia hanging on the wall, looking back at the 13,000-kilometer path of the arduous trek, Qingying was suddenly full of pride and realized: In this world, there are only people who stop, and there is no endless road! When people keep struggling forward, at a certain time unconsciously, they will find that they have completed a grand blueprint that they couldn't even think of before!

Originally, Qingying proposed this round the world to Wilhelm II, not to temper herself at all, but to go to that ancient country in the East, breathe the breath of her time, and dispel the haze she was about to face. Later, he meets Cher Lori, and adds a touching beauty to this sacred duty. Qingying originally thought that these were all he had gained from this trip; And today, he found that perseverance and struggle are the most valuable wealth he has gained from this trip around the world!

According to the traditional etiquette of the European royal family, Qingying will pay homage to the Winter Palace after resting.

PS: The author's belief is like this last paragraph. Despite the recent dismal collection, I will continue to write and finish this debut novel.