The night was dark, the stars were shining, and the vicinity of the military train station on the outskirts of Berlin was a heavily guarded scene. During the war, a large number of soldiers and supplies were transported through this station every day, and although it was in the absolute hinterland of Germany, the military still had to be careful to guard against the prying eyes and sabotage of Allied spies. Moreover, today, there are still quite important people who will come by special train, and the garrison officers and soldiers here cannot give any opportunity to the hostile nationalists from any point of view.

The long whistle sounded from far and near, breaking the silence of the night; After a short time, an armored military train wrapped in iron sheets slowly stopped on the platform amid the sharp sound of metal rubbing. As the hatch opened, a large group of Royal Guard soldiers poured out of it, boarding several military vehicles that had been waiting for them and guarding them with guns. In a few moments, a young man in a straight military uniform had already walked out of the carriage under the guard of everyone; Beneath the dome helmet, which was exactly the same as the emperor's attire, was the handsome face that had become so familiar to all the German people.

Two days earlier, Qing Ying, who was holding a victory parade in Paris, received a telegram from the Mezier command: In addition to a large number of flowery congratulatory messages, Moltke Jr. asked him to hand over his command to Hausen, commander of the 3rd Army, at the end of the telegram and make other arrangements for his return to Berlin. Needless to say, this is naturally what Emperor William meant. Even though Qing Ying's war career in military power has given Qing Ying his first taste, it is really difficult to cut off this group army that accompanied him for 5 months, but at this juncture of the war, there are indeed more important things that need to be done by himself!

Half an hour later. Qingying's car drove onto Unter den Linden Street. Straight into the majestic walls of the Imperial Palace in Berlin. The evening breeze is gentle. You are greeted by a familiar scent mixed with the smell of earth. In this palace, where she had lived for decades, Qingying walked through the forest corridor with ease, and soon came to the main hall where William's study was located. Walking up the stairs, the gatehouse opened, and the bright light in the study made Qingying's pupils shrink slightly; Behind the long table, William was unsurprisingly seated upright, his back still straight, but his temples were already showing a slight hoarfrost.

"Although the battle in the city of Paris did not go well. But in the end, we got the results we wanted. Once again, the German military boots set foot on the Champs-Promenade, and the Place du Neutoile once again became a place of celebration. It's a pity that this once shining art center has now been destroyed by the war and has become a ruin with no traces. ”

William spoke abruptly, unable to tell whether he was happy or sad. He has always longed for the prosperity of Paris far more than Berlin in the past; However, Wilhelm I's slash at the French in the Franco-Prussian War was so hard that his desire to be invited to Paris to visit Wèn had been a delusion for the past 25 years. Now, like his ancestors, he has taken over the whole city of Paris. But the French put up stubborn resistance and burned the Germans; What's the use of a city in hand?

Hear these words. Qingying, who has been with William day and night for more than ten years, how does she not understand the thoughts in her cheap father's heart; He smiled slightly and said, "Just as Caesar said." Regardless, we achieved our original strategic intent. The whole of Germany rejoiced, without any negative war-weariness from the casualties which now exceeded 400,000 men, and even the Social Democrats and Liberals, who had always been at odds with the Reich Government, were now calling on the burghers and workers to respect the leadership of the Hohenzollern royal family and to do their part for the final victory in this holy national war. The confidence of the allies was greatly boosted, and the governments of Rome, Istanbul and Bregast all sent warm messages of congratulations to our Germany. The situation of the Entente was the complete opposite, and the loss of Paris was undoubtedly a blow to them, and both the process of peace talks and the bargaining chips on the negotiating table in the future would be a huge change from before the fall of Paris. ”

Qingying paused, and then said: "In addition, the Empire's occupation of Paris will also play a role in setting up a flag on the neutral country on the other side of the ocean. Speculators who want to subscribe to French government bonds and export usurious loans to them in order to make windfall profits must now seriously consider the enormous risks involved. The subscription rate of the bonds issued by our Germany will also increase with the victory of our army on the battlefield. At present, the British Home Fleet is still barely in control of the surface and sea power in the Atlantic, and the loan funds from the United States cannot be fully used; When the High Seas Fleet completes its repair and strikes again, countless foods, medicines, and even guns and munitions will be continuously transported to our Germany from the sea! ”

"Americans......" William muttered, the look of regret on his face finally melted away. Although he was extremely confident in the strength of the empire he ruled, believing that no country in the whole of Europe could stop Germany's progress, under the influence of Qing Ying for many years, he still had a clear and objective understanding of the current world. Since the beginning of the 20 th century, the center of the world has begun to shift from Europe to North America, and that huge country, which is isolated on a continent and protected by two oceans, is rising in the bright night sky of the stars as the brightest star of the new century.

According to statistics at the beginning of 1913, Germany's steel production exceeded 19 million tons last year, 20% more than the combined number of the three Entente powers of Britain, France and Russia that year. However, in front of the 31.75 million tons of the Americans, the German number is not worth mentioning at all. In the field of heavy industry, which Germany is most proud of, it has been surpassed by the United States almost desperately; On the overall industrial level, Germany has an extremely disparity with the United States. Their per capita industrialization index is just over two-thirds of that of the United States, and their total key population is less than 70% of that of the other side. Roughly estimated, its overall war potential is only about half that of the other side. And in terms of resources, Germany, whose land area is less than a fraction of the other party, cannot be compared with the vast United States at all!

Although the United States is now lax in armament, and even the strongest navy has not been able to travel more than half a round under the hands of Germany, its unparalleled terror potential is unmatched by any other country. For the European powers that are fighting inextricably, as long as they can use the United States as their factory and granary, then even if their production capacity is only a small part, it is enough to have a decisive impact on the current situation in Europe: the Central European Alliance will completely lock in victory, and if the Entente kidnaps the United States, there will still be a chance to turn the tables!

"As for the contact with the Americans, Otterbaden (Holwig) has asked the Imperial Ambassador in New York to do it with all his might. Spurred on by the news of the fall of Paris, I think it won't be long before there are some tangible results. As long as the Americans still want to get the most benefits at the least cost, they will not choose to ride the carriage of the Entente, which is destined to fall off the cliff. A smile appeared on William's face, and he had considerable confidence in the resolution of this hidden worry. If the German diplomats were not able to reconcile the attitude of the Americans in such a great battlefield, then they would no longer have to do this job.

Speaking of this, William looked at the young man in front of him, and the look in his eyes gradually turned solemn: "This time I ordered you to hand over the front-line military position, in addition to allowing you to get a period of rest and recuperation after leading the troops for three months, there is another more important thing that you need to do. I remember that since the Russian Revolution eight years ago, you have come forward to form a cooperative relationship with an anti-government force in Russia, and you have invested considerable manpower and money in it, right? ”

Qingying's heart froze, and then nodded yes. Since the outbreak of the revolution in Russia was a crucial part of Germany's victory on the Eastern Front, he did not keep Wilhelm a secret from this top-secret matter, but from the day of his first contact with the Bolshevik Party, he gave Wilhelm all his plans.

Although William was shocked by Qingying's stabbing in the back of his Tsar's cousin, he was even more dumbfounded when he learned that the target of his aid was actually the Red Bolsheviks; However, due to the fact that Russia had already suffered a crushing defeat in the Far East at that time, the next step would be to turn its attention back to Europe, and out of precautionary considerations, William also acquiesced to Qingying's vicious and treacherous behavior. With William's failure to win over Russia during his trip to Björk and the signing of an alliance agreement between Russia and Britain and France, William never interfered with the Qing British layout in Russia, as if he was not aiding the proletarian Red Devils who wanted to kill all the emperor's nobles and Junker landlords. To this day, even William does not know how many chess pieces Qingying has planted in Russia, but one thing is certain, after eight years of development, the "Eagle Falcon" has more energy than the original organization that can only barely carry out civilian smuggling!

"It is very difficult to defeat Russia by purely military means, and the victory of the Japanese in 1905 provided us with a way to solve the problem by another way." Qingying's face was solemn, and her gaze looked directly into William's gray eyeballs, "Is Father ready to use this power?" ”

William nodded slowly and said, "Since the day little Nicky threw himself into the arms of my cousin George, he and I are destined to no longer have a cousin relationship. Now he has left St. Petersburg with his own commander-in-chief, which has to be said to be a God-given opportunity. I wonder how you have set up in Russia, and whether you can now play the role of 1905 when you were in one fell swoop? (To be continued......)

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