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"Your Majesty, we express our heartfelt admiration for the victory of your country's army at Shengjing. The Cossack cavalry of the Russians, who had been crisscrossing Europe for two hundred years, had few opponents. But they have suffered a big loss in China, which is too hard to believe. The Kingdom of Prussia believed that the Chinese Empire would achieve even greater victories in the future. China hopes to be able to carry out closer exchanges and cooperation with the Chinese Empire in the military field. Klaus, the Prussian minister to China, said sincerely. After all, Prussia was a first-class power in Europe, and after mobilization, their army size could reach 500,000 men, which was not as strong as Russia's, but it was much more powerful than Russia's rotten army. The only thing that scared the Kingdom of Prussia was probably the Cossack cavalry of the Russian army, and if the Kingdom of Prussia could have the tactics to restrain the Cossack cavalry, then they would no longer have to fear Russia. He was even able to wage war against the Russian-backed Austrian Empire at the right opportunity, driving the Austrian Empire out of the German states and seizing the leadership of the German states.

Long Yufei pondered, the historical Kingdom of Prussia unified Germany and experienced three wars. During this period, there are many karmic encounters. Moreover, twenty years later, the Kingdom of Prussia will be much stronger than it is now. Although he stimulated the unification of the Kingdom of Prussia twenty years earlier. But now the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia, will it be able to complete the unification? Only a united Germany can become a first-class European power. to be able to hold back those European powers for the Chinese Empire. If the Kingdom of Prussia fails. Then all the qiē will become empty talk. The enemies of the Kingdom of Prussia were not weak except for the weak Kingdom of Denmark, the Austrian Empire, and France, which was intent on controlling many states in southern Germany. Not to mention Russia, behind the Austrian Empire. and Britain, which has been trying to keep the continent in balance.

Perhaps, if the Kingdom of Prussia had a stronger military power, their unification would progress faster. In this way, it can also make Europe more chaotic, which is conducive to the future development of the empire. Long Yufei thought secretly in his heart.

"Your Excellency, there is certainly no problem in developing closer military cooperation with the Kingdom of Prussia. But. What does the Kingdom of Prussia plan to do about specific cooperation? Long Yufei asked. Now, he has made his decision. Grow the kingdom of Prussia as much as possible.

Long Yufei agreed to the request of the Kingdom of Prussia, much to the surprise of Minister Klaus. After all, according to the information he had learned before, the Chinese Empire had rejected the request of the French. To know. France is now the most important ally of the Chinese Empire in Europe! Don't. Was the Kingdom of Prussia more important than France in the minds of the Chinese Empire? In that case, wouldn't it indicate that in the future when the Kingdom of Prussia and France competed with the southern states, the Chinese Empire would be on the side of the Kingdom of Prussia? This was a great thing for the Kingdom of Prussia.

Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, also glanced at Long Yufei in surprise, he didn't know why Long Yufei changed his mind temporarily.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia wishes to be able to send a military observer mission to the wars which the Chinese Empire is now waging with the Manchus and Russia. Observe this war and learn the advanced military concepts of the Chinese Empire. Other than that. Imported a batch of advanced weapons and equipment to the Chinese Empire. Minister Klaus said, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Long Yufei with blank eyes, worried that Long Yufei would refuse.

"Okay. Your military observer group can observe this war, and when the time comes, I will mention it to the General Staff, and the General Staff will make arrangements. However, I must warn you, first, to abide by our rules and not to spy on the military secrets of the Empire. The second is that if there are casualties on the battlefield, you will be responsible! Long Yufei said. Bullets on the battlefield don't have eyes, and if they are hit by a stray bullet, they will still die. After all, a bullet will not not hit him just because he is a Prussian.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, we are very clear about this. I can assure you that the officers of the Kingdom of Prussia will certainly not do anything detrimental to the relations between the two countries. In addition, we are very aware of what is happening on the battlefield. If there are really casualties, the Chinese Empire can't be blamed! Minister Klaus said hurriedly. Long Yufei has already agreed to their request, this is a great thing, as for the rest, it is just some trivial things, and it doesn't matter at all.

"Well, that's for the best. So, what weapons do you want to buy? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Prussia needs to buy the Type 44 heavy machine gun from the Chinese Empire, the formula for the new smokeless gunpowder!" Minister Klaus said. Although the Kingdom of Prussia was also close to the Baltic Sea, they did not have a decent navy at all, and the enemy on land was strong, so they had always prioritized the development of an army. The military research strength of the Kingdom of Prussia is also very strong, and in terms of rifles and artillery, it is no worse than the Chinese Empire. The Flying Fish rifle designed by Long Yufei was completely copied from the Mauser 1871 rifle of the later Kingdom of Prussia.

"No problem, the formula for the Type 44 heavy machine gun and smokeless gunpowder can be transferred to the Kingdom of Prussia." Long Yufei said. Anyway, the Type 44 heavy machine gun has already been sold to France, and then sold to the Kingdom of Prussia, which can also play a balancing role. In addition, I believe that with the scientific research strength of European countries, they will be able to design their own in a few years. As for smokeless gunpowder, under the guidance of Long Yufei, the scientific researchers of the Chinese Empire have already begun to develop picric acid gunpowder, and have already made a great breakthrough, and it is estimated that it will be put into practical use in the near future. In this regard, it is naturally harmless to sell the formula of smokeless gunpowder.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what price the Kingdom of Prussia will have to pay?" Minister Klaus asked. Of course, he knew that there would be no free Wuchang in this world. The Chinese Empire could transfer the recipe for the Type 44 heavy machine gun and the new smokeless powder to the Kingdom of Prussia, but only if the Kingdom of Prussia paid a sufficient price.

"First, the full set of production technology for the Type 44 heavy machine gun is priced at 10 million Chinese dollars. The price of smokeless gunpowder was 12 million Chinese dollars. This was the price at which the Chinese Empire sold it to France. Long Yufei said.

Minister Klaus gritted his teeth, and then said: "Well, Your Majesty the Emperor, the Kingdom of Prussia accepts this price!" "After all, when even the French wanted to buy it, it was at this price, France was an ally of the Chinese Empire (the Chinese Empire and France never openly admitted this, but the major powers tacitly acknowledged it), and the Kingdom of Prussia was able to get this price, which was already very good, what else is there to say?

"Alright, that's it. Lord Lin, this matter is the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kingdom of Prussia. Long Yufei said. Another 22 million Chinese dollars was received, which was a lot of income for the Chinese Empire, which spent money like water during the war.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Lin Zihao nodded, Long Yufei had already negotiated with the Kingdom of Prussia, he only needed to implement Long Yufei's will.

The agreements between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia were carried out in secret and were unknown to the outside world. In fact, the military observation mission of the Kingdom of Prussia had already set out from Prussia before the consent of the Chinese Empire was obtained, and they secretly went to Canton on a merchant ship of the Kingdom of Prussia. After obtaining the consent of the Chinese Empire, they changed into the uniforms of the Imperial Chinese Army and were assigned to various units on the front line to observe the tactics and use of new weapons in this war. After these people returned to China, almost all of them became senior generals of the Prussian Army, which also made the Prussian Kingdom, and even after the unification of Germany, very close to the Chinese Empire.

The war between the Chinese Empire and the Manchus and Russia continued, and after the heavy defeat of the 4th Cossack Cavalry Corps of the Russian army, the main forces of the Russian army began to gather in Shengjing. However, the long distance means that the main forces of the Russian army need to spend a lot of time on the road. In the war between the Chinese Empire and the Manchus, the battle line had also advanced along the Yangtze River to the Central Plains. For the Manchus, they have no way to retreat now, and they can only strive for the victory of this decisive battle, otherwise, the Manchus will be completely destroyed.

In this war, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already lost more than 200,000 troops, and the remaining 70 or nearly 800,000 troops, except for a small number of troops left on the Shanhaiguan line, were almost all deployed in the Beijing-Tianjin region and the Central Plains, preparing to fight to the death with the Chinese Empire. As for the northeast, the Manchus had already given up all of it and handed it over to the Russian army to fight for the Chinese Empire. The top brass of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already decided to take a desperate gamble, as long as they won the decisive battle in the Central Plains, then they would have everything. If you lose, then you will become a mirror.

When the Chinese Empire's armies were concentrated in the original region, the Manchus were also deploying troops. In particular, 200,000 cavalry, 100,000 Mongolian cavalry, and 50,000 eight-banner iron cavalry were all sent to the Central Plains, leaving only 50,000 eight-banner iron cavalry and 50,000 infantry as mobile troops in Beijing and Tianjin. On the one hand, it was used as a defense force for the Beijing Division, and on the other hand, it was to prevent the troops of the Chinese Empire from coming across the sea. After all, the Chinese Empire had absolute superiority in the navy, and the long coastline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely undefended in the eyes of the Chinese Imperial Navy, and the land could be lightly projected to the coastal areas. (To be continued......)