Second Section, Military Affairs Department, Admiralty

Zhou Zuoren

FR：

Military Attaché of the Embassy in Germany

Zhou Shuren

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Second Brother:

See the joy of the letter.

The letter has been read, Wen Ru was promoted to captain, appointed as the team leader, overjoyed, eat the king's lu, repay the king's kindness, from now on should be more respectful to the country, self-reliant.

Brother was ordered by the emperor to make virtue, before and after three years, busy with official business, want to return to a piece of time, to the mother's knees to do filial piety and can not get, fortunately the second brother sent a photo with his heart, see the mercy has not changed, thinking of the past kindness, tears wet sleeves, sighing sighs.

The war continues, the sea and land transportation is inconvenient, the scheduled flights of Dahua Airbus have been cancelled a month ago, and the letter is only expected to be delivered by a neutral country, and it is not known when this letter will arrive in front of you, nor is it known when this person will return home.

There is nothing else to ask for, the younger brother supports the old mother with his heart, and does his filial piety for the brother, if he has spare strength, he should take care of the third brother Jianren, and his feelings of gratitude can be expressed in words.

The empire has entered the war, what is the public opinion at home? Can you have the will to win?

The brother has been stationed in Germany for three years, and he has been militaristic and militaristic.

The country's master's and scholars' talents must be called war, and they must talk about martial arts, and the newspapers and periodicals of the whole country are only wars and weapons.

Today, it is known as Swallowing and Cutting Russia, and tomorrow it will preach the extermination of France and Tuying, showing off the good fighting of soldiers, boasting of the sophistication of armament, showing off its teeth and claws, and being hideous and furious, quite like the image of a barbarian.

Marshal Moltke famously said: "The most respectable and noble character of mankind is revealed by war, without which the world would have fallen into a defiled state of selfishness." ”

Murder and arson are noble morals, and with this in mind, there is no need to be surprised by Lu Wan's atrocities. The place where the German army passed, just like the reappearance of the Huns and Mongolia, the ferocity of Qiu Ba, the tragic situation of the Li people, what is the use of chanting Amitabha Buddha as far as the eye can see?

Its state has a pan-Germanic alliance, led by politicians, plutocrats, Junker warlords, who are conquest of Europe and the establishment of the German Empire in the world, and all non-Germanic peoples should be enslaved. It instigated hatred, encouraged massacres, and advocated slavery.

Before the war, I stayed in the city of Kissingen, and saw the Kremli Palace in Moscow, the old capital of Russia, in the central square. When the fire started, there were shouts and applause, and there was a howl of ecstasy. If a pack of wolves turns to ashes, then the fireworks roar, the band changes the German national anthem, and the people embrace and dance with each other.

Finally, the European war broke out, and before the war, the German-Austrian alliance was afraid of the Italian country and refused to participate in the war, and Germany and Austria lost a hand first.

At that time, Germany was only an ally of Austria-Hungary, and its nationalities were mixed. There are many drawbacks, the national strength is weak, and it is not able to fight, but it is ambitious. Every day, he is thinking about getting involved in the Balkans, so as to get away with Weihai and calm down the internal troubles.

The war began. Serbia was able to overcome the mammoth, and the 300,000-strong Austrian army was wiped out in a few months, losing face, and the national prestige was plummeted.

Germany originally wanted to use Austria-Hungary to contain the strong enemy Tsarist Russia in the east, but in the battle of Galicia, the Austrian army was defeated like a mountain, but was broken into the mainland by the Russian army, losing more than 200,000 soldiers.

In November last year, the Turkish country entered the war and established an alliance, and the Germans thought it was helpful, but they had no choice but to fight in the Caucasus, and the 100,000-strong army was defeated in a battle.

Our country's participation in the war, the great blessing of the German and Austrian land, but for several months, what I have seen and experienced, the deepest feelings, no more than the arrogance and arrogance of the Germanic people.

Tracing back to the source, the yellow peril theory of bullying China and hating China originally originated in Germany, and a few years ago, it was like a plague dog, barking at me. Although he is helpless now, he reluctantly joins forces with me, and his contempt and contempt have not diminished slightly.

Just like on the 26th of last month, the museum heard that the German navy had been newly defeated in the North Sea, and the losses were very huge, so he sent his brother to verify it, and received the official name Hansen, claiming that there was no defeat, but a great victory, and the brother was ordered to wait for the official battle report.

The next day, the war report was published, saying that five British warships were sunk, the Germans only lost three cruisers, and the leading Vice Admiral Hipper was honorably martyred.

How could the museum have received the British battle report, saying that it had sunk four German war patrols and one of its own wounded war patrols, so he sent his brother to inquire again, but was reprimanded: Why did you believe in the enemy country instead of the allies?

My brother replied: If it is an ally, it should tell the truth, and it should not be concealed, even if there is a real defeat, our country will not easily deviate.

The other party was annoyed and ashamed, wantonly insulting words, including "pigs", "yellow monkeys" and other insulting words, to the effect that blame our empire for opportunism, claiming that if there is no German army in Europe to shed blood and sacrifice, how can there be the scenery of our empire across the Asia-Pacific region, Germany is really kind to China, forgive China and dare not be ungrateful, the tone is contemptuous, the posture is arrogant - remember the overall situation, brother and endure it, do not meet with the villain, and leave for the time being.

The next day, the military attaché invited his superior, Colonel Obertan, to the embassy for a talk, but unexpectedly, this man spoke even more viciously, asking how our country, which did not have the strength to land in the United States, should we go to war against the United States, and when the American army moved to the European continent, would we have the means to relieve Germany's difficulties? Presumably, they had already made up their minds to make peace with Britain, France, and the United States in advance, intending to seek unilateral selfish interests at the expense of Germany.

Military Attache Xue debated with him for a long time, but it was ineffective, so he had to send the guests off.

It was not until last week that Fang learned the truth from China, the German war report was false, and the British war report was true, but it was a pity that the allies did not trust each other as much as the enemy country.

What is referred to in this example is still light, and even more so, it is still confidential, and it may not be lightly divulged unless it is the end of the war.

However, yesterday when he went to a café on Linden Avenue in casual clothes and sipped and read the newspaper, a gentleman with a sheep's horn and beard came up to talk to him about the war, and his words were not without pessimism and fear, saying that Germany was powerless to change the status quo of the stalemate, and that it was difficult to expect the East Asian Union to do anything, and that the United States alone would have the power to overwhelm ASEAN, and that the best outcome would be for the Germans to make peace before they starved to death.

According to this person, my brother was deeply moved: Germany has strong industry and weak agriculture, and depends on imports for 40% of its grain needs, and now it is under enemy on both sides on land and unable to break through the blockade at sea.

Brothers are not pessimists, but simply calculating industrial strength, Germany, Austria, Turkey, and the East Asian alliance account for more than 30 percent of the world's total, less than the United States, Britain, France, and Russia have more than 20 percent, and the alliance treaty is relatively strong, roughly 1 to 2 strong.

Industrial strength is the foundation of modern combat strength, and it is not difficult to understand that the difficulty and danger of this battle can be imagined.

Brother does not dare to speculate on the holy judgment and disobey the holy will, but his heart is depressed, he does not vomit or is unhappy, and he can talk to you and do not speak to others.

The younger brother and sister were born in a wealthy duke's family, you must not slack off, fortunately there are younger brothers and sisters, this prince's wedding banquet has your position, the opportunity is rare, grasp it well.

Send 100 and 10 yuan with the letter, 100 yuan of which please be filial piety to the old mother, the cost of being stationed abroad is large, it is not easy to save, do not think that the money is less.

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For brothers

Treants

February 13, the fifth year of the constitution

——From Mr. Zhou Shuren's Correspondence Collection, Spring and Autumn Literature and Art Publishing House, 1949