Hearing Mu Mo speak, an extreme uneasiness suddenly made Sa Daoyi's whole person nervous. From the beginning of the war to the present, the Germans have rarely taken the initiative to express their stance like this, and his brows furrowed slightly: "Please speak." ”

There was a smile in Mu Mo's eyes: "Please forgive us for the decision made by the German side, our interests in China are not very many, and Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government has fully taken us into account." Therefore, Berlin did not see the need for Germany to enter into a senseless conflict with the future Chinese government. ”

Sa Daoyi was a little stunned, he had already understood the German's words, but he couldn't believe his ears: "Mr. Mumer, what did you say?" ”

Mumo stood up: "What I mean is that Berlin is willing to continue to maintain friendly relations with Yuan Shikai's government. As of today, I declare Germany's withdrawal from the coalition forces, and all future actions of the coalition forces have nothing to do with our German government. Mr. Sadaoyi, I don't think it's appropriate for me to be here now, and please don't inform me again if there will be such a meeting in the future. ”

After speaking, Mumo stood up and walked out of Sadaoyi's office. Mr. Sadaoyi stared at his departing back, and his eyes showed incomparable desolation.

But of course, the inauguration gift given by the Germans to Yuan Shikai will not be like this! Although they nominally joined the coalition forces, in fact their 200-strong officer corps is still in Qingdao. Since he never came, leaving was only in name.

Give a gift, just send it to the other party's heart! Of course, the Germans know this. Mr. Moummer had just left, and before he could come to his senses, the Italian minister stood up: "Mr. Sadaoyi, I want to apologize to you. You also know that we have an uprising in Somaliland, Africa, where the situation is out of control, which is very bad for us in Italy. At the same time, the uprising spread to other countries in North Africa, so our government decided to send the troops involved in the coalition back to North Africa to suppress the rebellion. Regarding the military operation in China, we can only withdraw from it. ”

As soon as the Italians finished speaking, Sadaoyi's head was already mixed!

The Austro-Hungarian minister stood up again: "Mr. Sadaoyi, our King has given the order for our troops to withdraw from the coalition forces as well, and I am very sorry. ”

Sa Daoyi glanced at him: "Don't you want to kill Yang Da Ghost?" ”

The Austro-Hungarian envoy did not give him an answer, and the reason they wanted to kill Yang Dagui in the first place was because Yang Dagui killed their ambassador in China as a bandit, which they were unwilling to endure. Before the war, they also believed that once the coalition forces were gone, the Volunteers would inevitably collapse.

But now they realized that it wasn't a gang of bandits, it was an army. Yang Xiaolin did not establish a few hills in the northeast. Rather, it is a regime. Whether it is a bandit or an army are completely two concepts, how much courage is it worth fighting a war with a tough opponent? What's more, this war really has no benefit for them.

Yesterday, the Germans found them and said that they were asking Yuan Shikai to exert some pressure, and when the time came, let Yang Xiaolin come out to compensate Austria-Hungary, and give them a little face compensation, so forget it. As soon as Austria-Hungary saw the situation, forget it. Follow the ladder of the Germans and go down.

The Austro-Hungarian minister shook his head at Sadaoyi, and then bowed very politely: "I'm sorry Mr. Sadaoyi, I think I should also take my leave." ”

He walked out of the room with the Italian minister. At this time, Sa Daoyi was speechless, sitting there dumbfounded, and even his eyes were a little dull, this was definitely not the look of a shrewd politician.

Conger really felt that it was a bit unreasonable for him to leave in this situation. If he could, he wanted to comfort the diplomat who had excelled in China. But he had no other way, the US government had already made a decision, and the Americans had likewise opted out.

There is one thing that Mr. Sa Daoyi may not know, Yuan Shikai held a drinking party at his official residence tonight. It is believed that the British did not get the invitation.

Yuan Shikai said that he hoped that when he became the president of China, he would get the United States and Germany. Italy, the identity of Austria-Hungary. And the U.S. government also needs to negotiate with Yuan Shikai when it doesn't want to get involved in the war in China, after all, the old Yuan has declared war on eight countries, and there must always be a high-sounding reason to withdraw without losing face.

According to the initial intention reached by Conger and Yuan Shikai, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding. It was not an armistice, it was signed after the war broke out between the two sides. The memorandum of understanding means that there have been some misunderstandings between the parties, and now that these misunderstandings have been clarified, no matter who is right and who is wrong, they must no longer be pursued.

The U.S. government believes that such an option is more appropriate for the time being. Especially after the withdrawal of the three European countries, it seems that there is really no need for them to stay. Conger finally just let out a soft sigh and stood up, but said nothing, patted Sa Daoyi on the shoulder and left the place.

This is the gift of the Germans to China! The Eight-Nation Coalition left four at once, and the Japanese could not breathe after being beaten in Korea, and now only Britain, France, and Russia remained.

The Russians must not be able to retreat if they want to, and this is a situation that the Germans like to see. It is no longer important whether Britain and France will eventually withdraw like Germany or fight side by side with the Russians, but they will come to China to fight and the Germans will like to see. If they also choose to withdraw, little Japan will have to stay in Korea without British assistance.

The war will be a one-on-one exercise between China and Russia, and it is really hard to say who will lose and who will win, but it is certain that Russia, a polar bear, will not have the strength to pounce on Germany again. The Volunteers are very strong, and the Beiyang Army is not so vulnerable, Lao Maozi must go all out.

In the evening, although Shanhaiguan was now facing heavy Russian artillery fire, the lives of the people in Beijing were also affected by the war, and the tense atmosphere permeated the entire north. But in Yuan Shikai's official residence, the music flowed soothingly, and the faces of everyone who participated in the reception were full of smiles, a scene of singing and dancing.

Mr. Conger's wine glass collided with Yuan Shikai, and both of them had that politician's smile on their faces: "Your Excellency the Governor, it should be okay for me to call you president now, right?" ”

Lao Yuan smiled, his face was like a flower: "Mr. Conger, thank you for the support of the United States to our Beiyang government, and hope that our cooperation in the future will be more pleasant!" ”

Conger took a sip of red wine: "I'm sure it will!" There's a question I'd like to ask you about now, in the China you're about to establish. In the economic field, will you adopt the kind of open business model of the Northeast? Or are you ready to start a wartime economy? ”

The second reason for the change of attitude of the Americans is here, their interests in China are far inferior to those of Britain and France, and they have long wanted to re-cut the pie. Although Yang Xiaolin has been scolded as a beast before, Americans really like the open economic model of Yang Dagui, especially if it is implemented by Yuan Shikai, they are even more welcome.

Of course, Lao Yuan knows what the foreign adults want, and there is no conflict between him and the Northeast in this regard, Lao Yuan has things he cares about, and when these are in hand, he really hasn't thought about what kind of way to make China's economy recover. The northern chaebols who have always supported him also hope that Yuan Shikai can be like Yang Xiaolin. At the very least, they like the policy of subsidizing local export industries in the northeast.

"Minister Conger, please rest assured that although China is currently in the war phase, I will definitely not start the wartime economy. In areas that are not affected by the war, I will pursue an open-door policy. Here I also ask Minister Conger to convey our message to the American side that all law-abiding operators are welcome by Chinese to do business with us. ”

Conger smiled: "Great, I'm sure we'll have a pleasant cooperation, Mr. President." ”

The last title is really very useful in Yuan Shikai's heart! Mr. Conger also got a satisfactory answer, and left Lao Yuan in a relaxed mood and went to dance with a dance partner.

Yuan Shikai's eyes rolled around. I found that Minister Lambert of the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Mu Mo was discussing something with Yang Du on the side, and hurriedly walked over.

Minister Lambell's face didn't seem to be very good-looking, maybe he was arguing with Yang Du because of something, and after seeing Yuan Shikai coming over, he didn't wait for Lao Yuan to speak, and took the initiative to say, "It's just right." The Governor is here now. I would like to express here a clear attitude to you, the Chinese side, that you in the northeast must make a formal apology to us for the matter of Minister Qi Han, otherwise we will sever diplomatic relations with you. Even if there is no war. In your Chinese parlance, old age and death do not get along. ”

Old Yuan immediately understood what the Austro-Hungarian Empire was negotiating with Yang Du, and Mu Mo had already told Yuan Shikai about this question yesterday. Lao Yuan thinks that no matter what, you Yang Xiaolin was doing the kidnapping of tickets at the beginning, and now that you have gone from a bandit to Commander Yang, this old account cannot be written off, and the demands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are not too much.

At that moment, Yuan Shikai coughed lightly: "Huizi, I think what the minister said is very reasonable, this matter Xiaolin really mishandled at the beginning, and he should give Austria-Hungary a satisfactory explanation." ”

When Yang Du saw Yuan Shikai speak, he stopped talking about anything. At the beginning, Yang Xiaolin really pulled out one and killed him, but when he pulled Qi Han, he could only say that he was unlucky, his position was not good, and Yang really didn't mean to discriminate against people.

"Okay, I'll send a telegram to Commander Yang to discuss the specific plan."

Lao Yuan waved his hand: "Let me tell him, Minister Lambell, please rest assured, we will definitely handle this matter properly, and never let it affect the relationship between our two countries." ”

Lambert didn't say anything more, nodding slightly. Mu Mo spoke at this time: "Mr. President, there is something I think I should ask clearly, the cooperation between the Beiyang side and the Northeast is something we are very happy to see, and I believe that you and Commander Yang together can be more conducive to the war against Russia." But how will your government operate? Is it North or Northeast? ”

Lao Yuan's eyes looked at Yang Du and said: "I really can't answer this question to you now, the first thing we have to complete is military reorganization, so that our fists will be closed together." As for the government, I think we should both back down. (To be continued......)