Japan's reconstituted diplomatic mission again submitted a request to the German government for an audience, and Germany's Deputy Foreign Minister Ribbentrop arrived at the Ritz Hotel in Paris with the explanatory documents and post-incident reports handed over by the Japanese special mission. The German military and political institutions are being evacuated from the hotel, and the hotel has received a compensation from the German army, which is not enough to cover the losses caused by the closure for several months, but it is much better than not receiving a dime in history.

Xu Jun still stayed in his exclusive office on the third floor, and yesterday a lavish promotion ceremony was held in the grand ballroom of the Ritz Hotel, where Xu Jun personally presented these marshals and generals with promotion documents and collar medals and ranks, and personally hung shining medals on the chests of the officers, which was the best way to reward these generals who paid attention to tradition and honor, and the generals and leading officers who participated in the ceremony could not help but praise the demeanor displayed by the Führer at that time.

In order not to provoke the self-esteem of the French people, the ceremony was not open to outsiders, and the participants were all members of the German army, and all foreign media were not allowed to interview and visit. Originally, the army also wanted to determine the venue of the ceremony in the harvest hall of the Palace of Versailles, but Xu Jun also vetoed this proposal after thinking about it, the French regard Versailles as the pride of the nation and the symbol of the country, when William I was crowned in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles made the French hold a grudge for almost half a century, the French people regarded it as a great shame of the French nation and kept it in mind, and when they are currently advocating national reconciliation between the two countries, it is better not to make a fuss for some face.

At present, the speed of national reconciliation between Germany and France has made many experts break their glasses, and even Petain did not expect that the process would be so smooth, and the French people have shown quite warm approval and welcome for the olive branch extended by the German side. Now the German officers and soldiers no longer feel the hostile gaze of the people around them when they walk through the streets of France, and they receive the same service as the French when they go in and out of various places of consumption, and no one spits in the coffee they ask for or sprinkles dust in their soup. Xu Jun is very pleased with the current positive trend, and the rapprochement with the French is the most important step in his European strategy. The success of this step will have a direct impact on the introduction of a series of policies and the formulation of development plans, and the alliance between the two European powers will become a firm cornerstone of the new European order envisioned by Xu Jun.

Therefore, Xu Jun cannot pay too much attention to the relationship between Germany and France. This conflict in French Indochina gave Xu Jun an excellent opportunity to show the French people the German government's friendly will and the importance it attached to the Covenant, and that Germany would not hesitate to give its allies all the support they needed.

"This thing is a pile of worthless empty words, and what we need is their most sincere apology and compensation to our satisfaction. We are not blackmailers and will not ask them to pay more than the value of their actual losses. Germany has shown enough restraint and goodwill, and they should seriously respond to our goodwill. But what are these, want to humiliate the Third Reich? You shouldn't accept this garbage at all, you should throw this thing directly in the face of Osima (Big Island). Xu Jun closed the document in front of him and slapped it on Ribbentrop's chest, and the deputy foreign minister looked pale at the stack of documents scattered on the carpet at his feet.

"Give this thing back to the Japanese, and at the same time tell them that our demands have been clearly written in the protest letter, and other issues are not within the scope of this negotiation. They had no choice but to agree or oppose Germany's demands, and there was no third option. Xu Jun stood up, turned his desk, and walked in front of Ribbentrop. He reached out and patted the Deputy Foreign Minister on the shoulder.

"I have seen your achievements during this time, and I can say that I am very satisfied, it seems that the previous lessons have changed you, and I also mentioned your current performance in my letter to Minister Cowlight. Tell him that he should be impressed with you. But this time, Joachim, you need to learn how to think and judge" After saying that, Xu Jun shook his head, an angry and disappointed expression on his face.

"I'm very sorry. My Führer. The voice of the vice foreign minister who was moved by Xu Jun's words began to tremble.

"I don't need you to apologize to me, I just need to see the final result, Mr. Ribbentrop. Now pick up the papers on the ground. Xu Jun patted the arm of the former vintner again, turned back to his desk and sat down.

"These are the terms of reparations that I have agreed with President Petain, and in which I have conferred on you full authority to negotiate diplomatically on behalf of the German Government. You have to pay attention to the requirements of the article that I have marked with a black line, this is our final bottom line, and there is absolutely no room for change. Xu Jun pulled out a folder from his desk drawer, the cover stamped with a glaring seal of top-secret documents.

"Yes, my Führer." Ribbentrop could not help but be overjoyed, after a few months, he was once again given full diplomatic powers by the Führer, which he saw as a sign that he had regained the importance of Xu Jun, and Ribbentrop saw the hope of returning to the throne of foreign minister, after all, Niu Wright was old and would retire from the diplomatic post sooner or later.

"As for the question of their request, let's wait until the results of the negotiations are out, I don't want to see them yet." Xu Jun took out a report from the file box next to his desk, and then made a gesture to Ribbentrop to step back.

"Got it, my Führer, hi! Reinhart! Ribbentrop gave a gesture of his hand with his chest and stomach, then turned and left the office with two papers.

"My Führer, Ribbentrop, has been very conscientious during this time, and as far as I know he has been travelling between Berlin and the countries of Europe in order to accomplish your mission." Weirle walked over to Xu Jun's desk and placed a cup of green tea on the table.

"You think I'm being too him?" Xu Jun picked up the green tea, lowered his head and sniffed the tea gently.

"Well, maybe a little. This is a slippery guy, very social, but his mind is not smart enough, and he has ambitions beyond his personal ability, so at some point he has to put a certain amount of pressure on him to really think things with his brain. ”

"Understood, my Führer, I'm ashamed not to see your intentions." After Weierle finished speaking, he still owes himself.

"You're doing a great job, Verle, and I need someone around me to warn me about these details." Xu Jun took a sip of green tea, then picked up a pen from the pen holder in front of his desk and signed his name on the report.

"My Führer, excuse my curiosity, what exactly did the Japanese reply say?" Weierle asked respectfully, he hadn't read the document, and he didn't know why Xu Jun was so angry.

"They explained the conflict, they confirmed that it was a man-made accident, because the army battalion commander misunderstood the orders of his superiors and made the wrong decision, and they have dealt with the responsible officers severely." Xu Jun replied as he read another report.

"They want to pass the buck?"

"No, they admit that all responsibility for the incident lies with the Japanese side, and they are willing to apologize to the German and French governments for the incident." Xu Jun put down the file, looked at Weierle and said.

"I can't accept that they want to close this matter in secret, they don't want to make it public in the world. What's even more outrageous is that they want to bribe us with money and ask us to put pressure on the French government not to further investigate this incident. At the same time, they were still obsessed with the question of the northern border of French Indochina, and asked me to support their passage and garrison in the northern part of French Indochina, and demanded that France sever all communication and communication between French Indochina and China. They thought they were the ones who thought Germany would do what they wanted. Xu Jun sneered and picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"It may sound unreasonable, but my Führer, I believe Ribbentrop will put them in their place." Wehrle smiled and comforted.

"They want to find out where our bottom line is, Osima is a German expert, he knows our way of thinking very well, he won't make such a low-level mistake. You have to be tough enough when dealing with the Japanese, and if you don't dispel the delusions of these people at once and make them feel like they have an opportunity, then they will have to make all kinds of unrealistic demands, which they have been doing for decades. We need to take this opportunity to draw a red line for them and ensure that they do not interfere with our deployment and strategy in the short term. I think these Japanese will soon understand that no tricks in front of us will work, and that we must show real benefits in order to be tolerated by Germany. After Xu Jun finished speaking, he gently placed the teacup on the desk.

(To be continued.) )