In December 1916, Christmas was not a few days away. Although the city of Hamburg is still lit up, the lively atmosphere is much less than it was two years ago. Without the younger generation, there is also a lack of joy in Germany as a whole.

"Farewell, Hamburg; Farewell, Germany! ”

A young man with an oriental face leaned against the railing of the Tost Bridge, holding a small bottle of brandy in his hand, facing the moon in the sky and the brightly lit hamburger, his face full of amazement, and his voice was full of exclamation and nostalgia. He is Gu Weijun, who came to Hamburg at the age of 22 and worked at the headquarters of the European Office for seven years, and now he is finally returning to China. Because the entire office in Europe will be evacuated, and all open diplomatic positions in Europe will be completely and comprehensively withdrawn.

Everyone knows what that means! Everyone knows what this is sending to the outside!

The Chinese are not satisfied, they are going to end up in person.

As a diplomat, Gu Weijun is very qualified. He is humble, approachable, and has a high level of cultivation and patience, which means that he does not give people the impression of being domineering. At the same time, under his gentle and elegant appearance, there is also a pair of hard bones that are neither humble nor arrogant, and in the face of unreasonable or excessive demands from opponents, he will fight with reason, reasonably, and modestly. Gu Weijun will not forget that diplomacy is the art of compromise, but it is definitely not him to compromise without a bottom line and be tough without reason.

China's diplomats have long been an important part of the history of world diplomacy, and China's strong national strength has given these diplomats tremendous support and reliance. As long as you have the ability, you can leave your own mark in the history books.

Seven years have made Gu Weijun and Hamburg 'deeply in love', and he has bought a property in Hamburg three years ago. This is a time when it is listed for sale because the seller takes the opportunity to bargain. There are too many differences in each other's price requirements, and now people are leaving. Gu Weijun's house still failed to sell, and Gu Weijun is at least inseparable in Hamburg in terms of money.

This is where his work began, where he emerged, and where he made his life, so to speak. And people are always obsessed with their first pot of gold like the first woman.

Gu Weijun has lived in Hamburg for seven years, and he knows every street in the area very well. Hamburg is known as the 'City of a Thousand Bridges' and is a city that rides on water, although it is not as famous as Venice. But Gu Weijun believes that this is more due to Hamburg's strong economic strength. As the most important port in Germany, Hamburg has one of the few ports of entry and exit in the whole of Europe, and Hamburg's status is comparable to that of Venice, which fell early.

The Tost Bridge, where he now stands, is the oldest bridge in Hamburg and has been in existence since the 13th century. Although the bridge has been destroyed several times in the past 600 years, it has been rebuilt again and again, making this bridge like a warrior who has fallen down again and again. It's full of history.

The Tost Bridge is a wooden bridge, otherwise it would not have been destroyed again and again. Gu Weijun walked on the bridge, his leather boots rattling on the wooden bridge, and the harsh east wind blew his face. But it couldn't make Gu Weijun feel a little cold.

The thought of the torrent rolling in his chest made his whole person exude fire, and half a small bottle of brandy was poured down, Gu Weijun almost wanted to open his chest to face the cold winter wind. At this moment, no matter how cold the cold is, it can't dissipate the heat in his heart.

Next. Gu Weijun said goodbye to a few of his German friends in a restaurant.

As for the rupture of Sino-German relations, everyone present at the meeting felt very sorry. Verheim made his fortune on Sino-German trade. Eighty percent of the profits of his trading company in Hamburg come from machinery orders from China, and Gu Weijun has also pulled the strings for him.

Kurt. Feng. Schleicher. A German nobleman with an official baron title. He is also doing Sino-German trade, importing large quantities of soybeans and coptis from China, the former is his main source of profit, although it cannot be compared with those giants, but compared with the previous life and assets, Kurt. Feng. Schleicher has already 'made a fortune'!

Heinrich, a commercial clerk at Siemens, was mainly based in Hamburg to make initial communication with Chinese businessmen who had come to Germany, where he had an annual income of 10,000 marks.

Georg. Papen, Kim. Luther......

There are many, many of these people, and Gu Weijun's circle cannot be covered all, and even his small circle cannot be used as a representative of China's entire 'circle of relatives and friends' in Hamburg, because his position is too low, and the status of the person he interacts with is not very high and rich, and these people in front of him were not invited to the farewell reception two days ago.

Everyone was very melancholy, and the rupture of Sino-German relations marked a further escalation of the war. No one is blind, and anyone can see that the Chinese want to go into battle shirtless. In this case, the five great powers of Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy will completely march towards the abyss of wartime economy, and they here, their good life in the past is all based on free trade, even if the Germans' trade with China has been interrupted for a long time, but with the help of the Chinese Office in Europe, they can still trade with Russia. God also doesn't know how many Chinese cargo ships are loaded from St. Petersburg to Hamburg!

Did Sino-German trade break down? What was cracked before was only a layer of skin on the surface, which looked serious, but in fact it was not comfortable. Bilateral trade changed from direct contact with each other to passage through Russia, even though the Germans had fought against Russia and now fought against poor Russia.

But what about after the evacuation of Hamburg by the European Office? It is clear to everyone that China and Germany have inexorably moved towards the opposite side.

"We will lose this war." Kurt. Feng. Schleicher said in a low voice with a wine glass, and then he said to Gu Weijun: "Three years ago, I didn't think that China could be strong enough to single out the entire Western world. We have the most powerful navy in the world, we have the world's first-class army, and although the population is not comparable to China's, China will have to fight on at least two sides in the war, and there is a vast Pacific Ocean in between. I'm confident that the victory is ours.

Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and even Austria-Hungary, formidable dreadnoughts. Numerous battle patrols, all of which demonstrate our superiority on the sea. ”

"As a result, the plane appeared. You invented the airplane. Changed the war again. And then you invented the aircraft carrier, the steel behemoth that we spent a lot of money to build. Turned into pigs and sheep to the slaughter. ”

"You know what? When China threw off the value selling war patrol, I laughed at your government; At a time when European countries are hurrying to build dreadnoughts, super-dreadnought-class battleships, I also laugh at you for developing your own fishing industry and using up China's valuable shipbuilding capacity. ”

"As it turns out, you guys have won again. One plane, one aircraft carrier, changing the world too much. The whole of Europe is being played with by you like fools. ”

Kurt. Feng. Schleichel slammed off the red wine in the wine glass, and looked at Gu Weijun with red eyes, "But do you know why I'm so desperate?" Neither the defeat in the sea nor in the sky could make me despair. Germany is a land power in the traditional sense. Just like your China, a land power. But look at our Wehrmacht, look at our Wehrmacht that won the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War, this army, which is known as the first army in Europe, they have not been able to take a single Moscow! ”

Everyone here knows Kurt. Feng. Schleicher's family, his family was a traditional Junker aristocracy, his grandfather, his father, himself, all served in the German Army, Kurt Brown. Feng. Schleicher retired ten years ago with the rank of lieutenant colonel, his four sons. Two joined the Army, one joined the Navy, and only the last youngest son was by his side, the youngest son who was still studying.

It can be said. Kurt. Feng. Schleicher was an Armistine in the absolute sense of the word, with a burning affection for the Wehrmacht and a strong self-confidence in the Wehrmacht. As a result, reality disappointed him. The German Army, which had not been able to form air superiority, was unable to take the Belarusian corridor this time, even though the Germans, together with the Austro-Hungarian army, were almost driving the poor Russian army out of Czechoslovakia. It also cooperated with the Polish White Army to completely fight back the offensive of the poor coalition forces on Warsaw. Feng. Schleicher still has a failure in his eyes!

Kurt. Feng. Schleicher was a desperate disappointment after his hopes were dashed. How strong his self-confidence was in the German Army before, how serious his defeat is now.

What is the real situation? Just look at Gu Weijun's surprised look at the moment. The prospects of the German army would definitely not have failed so much.

"The German Army and the British Navy are the two most powerful opponents of the Chinese Wehrmacht. It is not clear to you, Mr. Baron, why you have such ......, failed thoughts. But I can tell you very solemnly that the Chinese Army has never had the slightest contempt for the German Army. I can swear to Emperor Taizu! ”

Emperor Taizu, Gu Weijun naturally refers to Liu Xian. Although the royal family has not admitted that Liu Xian has died of illness, and even only let the king of the vassal state return to Beijing sporadically to visit, but the people have long defined that the old emperor has died of illness. Naturally, in terms of title, 'Emperor Taizu' was put on Liu Xian's head.

How did Gu Weijun know that in a few days, the Emperor Taizu in his mouth would be resurrected.

Kurt at the table. Feng. Schleichel smiled softly, but his expression was unusually bitter. "Does Mr. Gu know how many young people in Germany have been conscripted into the army in the last two years?"

"One and a half million. One and a half million people. The number of German troops has already reached 2.2 million people. Counting the Grand Fleet on the high seas, how many 10,000 German youths went to war? ”

"Do you know how many soldiers Germany lost in a year? These are Germany's best young people. Their military quality is far superior to that of vulgar Russians, but because of the change in the mode of war, the brutal regime of Moscow, the soulless army of the poor Russian army, even withstood their attack to the death. Let countless outstanding German youths fall under their lines......"

"And the navies of Austria-Hungary, Italy, and France, together with the Balkan states, have not been able to take down the decaying Ottomans until now. Didn't even capture a few Ottoman strategic strongholds, is that evenly matched? Ridiculous, ridiculous!

Even if the Ottomans had Chinese backing behind them, when would Istanbul be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Vienna and Rome? Not to mention the ...... of one against two."

Kurt. Feng. Schleicher slammed the empty cup to the ground, the shattered glass shining like the endless stars in the night sky in the light. This is also related to Kurt. Feng. Schleicher's broken heart is the same!

The atmosphere at the table was oppressive. Although the Germans here have deep ties of interest with China, they must not be said to be traitors. For Germany, a country that emerged from the militaristic state of Prussia, patriotic fervor was generally very high.

Kurt. Feng. Schleicher was definitely not a traitor, and neither was anyone else. It's just a veteran's shattered confidence.

"Austria-Hungary suffered heavy losses, Italy also suffered a lot, the French took their own navy, plus Germany, you China has not personally taken action, just relying on a group of pawns, the four countries of Germany, Austria, Italy and France have paid a heavy price." Kurt. Feng. Schleicher's eyes were full of contempt when he spoke of Austria-Hungary and Italy. Scrap wood, these two scrap wood. The Ottoman war was fought the way it is today, and it was a disgrace for the entire Obaros people.

In the current Western world, there seem to be many countries that have not yet intervened in the war, the British Empire and the United States of course take the lead, and then Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, etc., but how many of these countries will follow the British and German ass to have a real Armageddon with China?

Spain? If the Western coalition had gained the upper hand, many believed that Spain would have joined. But the current situation is that the Western world is in the West, and the strength of the six major powers joining forces is not comparable to China's five million soldiers. Spain will only be neutral, even if they have suffered a lot at the hands of China.

Not to mention Portugal, which is a small country with a small land and few people, and its real national strength is not even as good as that of the Netherlands and Belgium. What's more, Portugal overthrew the last monarch, Manuel II, seven years ago and established a republic. Having lost Brazil, a market with huge economic benefits, Portugal has no chance of revival.

Switzerland is a permanently neutral country, and Finland has become independent by the hand of China, and they will not interfere. Denmark, Sweden and Norway in the Nordic Circle will all choose neutrality, unless one side takes the initiative to point the spearhead of war at them.

Among all the Western countries, the only country that can follow Britain and Germany into the battlefield without hesitation is Belgium. Because the interests of these two countries have been rigidly tied to Britain, Germany and France...... (To be continued.) )