- "Blocking the Uraga waterway?" Blockade Tokyo Bay! ”

Ogna's eyes are going to be swollen, that damn arsonist in the Far East, what the hell does he want to do? actually sent five warships to block the door of Yuben's house!

"Mr. Ambassador, I think they already know about the entry of the Yue army into Uiju, North Korea, so they reacted so strongly." The military attache lowered his head, thought for a moment and continued: "But I don't think it's possible for the Pacific Fleet to attack Yuben now, at least not at this moment!" ”

"I know they're just threatening Ben not to be on the wrong side." Ogna slowly walked to the table, took out a cigar and muttered for a moment before nodding, "Do you have any reaction?" ”

"There is no news yet, but they are probably frightened, and they heard that the army has begun to be deployed to Tokyo." The military attache looked at the cigar that had not been lit on Ogna's fingertips for a long time, and suggested: "Mr. Ambassador, do you need to inform General Philettman immediately?" ”

"No, no!"

The military attaché's suggestion made Ogener shake his head decisively: "We need to contain the continued expansion of the Pacific Army in the Far East, we need to ensure the interests of the empire in the Far East, but we must not involve the empire in the war." ”

"It's not that I'm afraid, but it's too far away from the Reich, and in the event of a very large loss of our Far Eastern Fleet, Germany, France, and even the Americans, will immediately take our place here!" After Ogna finished speaking, he asked, "Is Mr. Hurd here?" Is there any news from the Qing people? ”

"The Qing state is already in chaos, their emperor wants to drive out the Pacific Army, but his ministers do not want to continue the war, but want us to expel the four capital ships of the Pacific Fleet off the coast of Tianjin and help them retake the northeast." The military attache said contemptuously.

"Help them retake the Northeast!" Ogener sneered, if any country can recapture the Northeast at this moment, will it be returned to the Qing State? These idiots with pigtails are really dreaming in vain!

After digesting the news brought by the military attaché, Ogener also eased up a little, and said with a smile: "The sky has not fallen yet, the Pacific Army is just pretending, and they are not capable of starting a war with Yuben immediately, so as long as we continue to unite, I believe that we can still achieve results." ”

Seeing that Ogener was so confident, the military attache frowned suddenly: "Your Excellency, I think the situation may not be as you think. ”

"Why?"

"Because the ambassadors of Germany and Russia have already rejected invitations to continue discussing countermeasures today." As soon as the military attache finished speaking, Ogner sat down on the couch with a puff, stared blankly at the cigar at his fingertips, and gritted his teeth.

"Those guys are too fast!" ――

The grass is still in the air, and the fire is empty.

In the German Mansion in Beijing, several servants were using bamboo poles to drive away noisy cicadas, as if they were afraid that they would disturb the chattering and laughing owners in the shade of the trees.

The gentle breeze dispelled some of the heat, Feng Qi slowly turned it in the teacup with a silver spoon, black tea with milk, has always been the favorite drink of the British, I really don't know why the German ambassador likes this taste.

"Your Excellency, this is a gift that my Lord Duke asked me to bring you, and I think this thing should give you an account of what you want to do." After taking a sip of tea, Feng Qi took the lead in ending the conversation and laughing, took a document from the subordinates behind him, and handed it to the German ambassador.

The German ambassador took the document and looked at it twice, and the smile on his lips gradually turned into surprise.

This is a list of purchases and aids, from ordinary steel to finished components and machine tools, a list of almost everything that can be manufactured in Germany at present, not to mention how much these things are worth, just transportation is afraid that it will take a while to gather all the German freighters!

The huge purchase list also made the German ambassador frown slightly, because he found that none of them were directly related to the military industry, although it was said that such as shipbuilding and various machine tools can also be used for military purposes, but a large number of factories and preparations are needed before use, and as for looms, etc., it is a completely unbounded thing.

What surprised him the most was that there was also a huge amount of rail steel in the list! The total value is almost three million pounds, almost 60 million Deutschmarks!

After reading the list, the German ambassador finally understood that Li Mo was determined to want the entire three northeastern provinces, because this list was full of necessary construction materials, and there was not even a single bullet in the military one!

"Dear Lord Feng Qi, please forgive me, does Lord Duke really not consider the threat of this book? You must know that they have arrived in Yizhou and may threaten Liaodong and Jilin at any time. The German ambassador glanced at Feng Qi, slowly closed the list and put it on the table, squinted his eyes and said: "I have to admit that this is a huge purchase contract, but the contract is always a contract, I don't want the Duke to pay, but we can't load it on the ship, because there is no destination!" ”

"Huh."

Feng Qi smiled heartily and said: "Your Excellency, Ambassador, you are really good at laughing, I don't think there is any threat to Yuben, they are in North Korea, and we are in Liaodong and Jilin, and there is the Yalu River in the middle." ”

His words made the German ambassador scoff, saying that he was not in danger, why are you blocking the door of people's houses? Just now, that little man said that Ambassador Ben had come to ask for a meeting and asked to come forward to drive away several warships blocking the coast of Tokyo Bay!

However, his life or death has nothing to do with Germany, as the German ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, his most important job is to help His Majesty the Emperor achieve the benefits corresponding to Germany's status here, not to watch the British run rampant here!

He didn't want to be like the hapless ambassador two years ago, who still didn't know he had been kicked there by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

This huge list of purchases in front of him is enough to make up for Germany's previous losses in Japan, but the problem is that His Majesty the Emperor wants more than just wealth and profit, he wants more to get a foothold in the Far East.

Thinking of this, the German ambassador immediately said: "Dear Your Excellency Feng Qi, Germany can support the Duke to lead the northeast of the Qing Kingdom, but we need to lease any of Lushun, Jinzhou Bay or Yingkou as a treaty port. ”

"Lease a treaty port!"

Feng Qi's eyes swept over the German ambassador like a razor, and there were ripples in his heart, the young master was really right, the Germans really had ambitions for the territory of the Qing Dynasty, no wonder their Far East patrol fleet had been cruising in the open sea for a long time, and now they actually want to come and take advantage of the fire to rob, hum! His heart can be punished!

Looking at the cold corners of the German ambassador's mouth, Feng Qi, who had already prepared, waved his hand, took another document and handed it over: "Mr. Ambassador, I believe you will be very satisfied with this thing in a while." ”

"Oh?" The German ambassador was surprised, wondering why Feng Qi agreed to the lease so easily? hurriedly flipped through the documents, but only after a glance, the whole person was stunned and stood up suddenly.

"Your Excellency Feng Qi, you are."

Feng Qi was not surprised by the other party's surprised performance, because as long as anyone who saw this document, he was afraid that he would not be able to sit still, and even he was taken aback when he was authorized.

Feng Qi picked up the tea, and his face was light: "Dear Your Excellency, I think His Majesty Wilhelm must be a great emperor with the world in mind, and he must hope that Germany can play a greater role in the Far East, so my Duke has carefully prepared such a gift." ”

Although Feng Qi said it lightly, it did not satisfy the German ambassador in the slightest, and his blue eyes sparkled strangely, and he asked: "This is a great gift, and I believe that no one can refuse, but I want to know, why is the Duke willing to do this?" And with all due respect, I don't believe you have what it takes to make it happen! ”

Facing the doubts, Feng Qi smiled: "Your Excellency, although you and I are not soldiers, do you think that you can defeat a fleet of comparable strength and rich experience by buying a few warships?" ”

"Without the Tsushima Strait, the army stationed in Korea is just a caged lion, maybe it still has sharp claws and terrifying fangs, but do you think he can break out of the cage and tear you to pieces?"

"Do you think that by organizing tens of thousands of Korean puppet troops like the Qing army, you can defeat an army that can block 30,000 Russian troops with only a thousand people, including Cossack cavalry?" The more Feng Qi spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder and louder: "Your Excellency, it is already very close to the start of this war, since His Majesty William has been waiting for so long, why not wait for another year?"

"Kyushu Island is a gift from us to your country, and it is also a guarantee we have made, if I can't defeat Yumoto in the end, then we will definitely not be able to hold the northeast, and if we withdraw at that time, the Duke is willing to transfer all control to Germany."

"Really!"

"It's true!" Feng Qi excitedly picked up the document and flipped to the last page: "Your Excellency, you can take a look, there is an additional contract here, with the signature of the Duke on it, as long as we lose to Yueben, then this additional contract will automatically take effect!" ”

The German ambassador hurriedly followed Feng Qi's fingers, and the more he looked, his eyes became brighter and brighter, indeed as the other party said, this document about the transfer of Kagoshima to Germany for management after the victory of the Pacific Army and the upcoming Second World War did have an addendum, and it really had Li Mo's signature on it, which clearly stated that as long as the defeat of the Pacific Army was irretrievable, then the three northeastern provinces would be transferred to German jurisdiction!

"God!"

The German ambassador's eyes could no longer be taken back, his breath was short, his face was flushed, if the previous purchase list could bring huge profits to Germany, then this contract represented that in another war in the Far East that was on the verge of breaking out, regardless of the victory or defeat of both sides, the Reich would obtain unimaginable benefits!

This contract was enough for him to become the Grand Duke of Prussia!

"Why is that? Why would His Excellency Li Mo do this! Once the Northeast is lost, does he think that with Hawaii, he can make a comeback? Germany pulled the few hairs with great force, forgetting even the minimum honorific title, and glared at Feng Qi fiercely, as if to see through his heart.

In the face of doubts, Feng Qi not only did not mess up, but calmly looked at him: "Your Excellency, you will not understand the eagerness of an overseas traveler to return home, in order to go home, we are willing to fight against the water!" ”

"The Duke said that we are standing on a lonely island, and there is no way back except to die in battle!"

Feng Qi finished speaking slowly, the light in his eyes flowed, and after a long time, he put down the teacup in his hand, returned to his original lightness, and smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, you have enough time to discuss with China, but I want to remind you that if your country is still unwilling to support us before the negotiations begin, then this contract and the previous purchase list." ”

"I will give it to third countries, including France!" ……

(To be continued)