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Text Chapter 915 ¡®Hua Xing¡¯ Incident

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    Beijing in November has entered late autumn. Although it has not snowed yet, the weather is getting colder.  When the lanterns first come on, workers after work either walk, ride bicycles, or take buses home, while the wealthier people drive home directly.  As the government vigorously promotes the development of civilian vehicles in the country, in addition to heavy-duty trucks for freight, cars are also becoming more and more popular.  According to government statistics, by the end of last year, the number of private cars in China had reached 600,000, almost 1.5 times that of the United States.  The development of automobiles has accelerated the transformation of urban road facilities, but at the same time, it has also accelerated economic development and has become another booster of China's economic growth.

    A car with a German flag flying on the road, German Ambassador to China August.  Feng.  Klind sat in the back seat of the car, looking through the glass window at the scene outside.  Although China has entered the war and is fighting in Mexico and the United States, a large number of troops are being shipped to Mexico by sea, and a large amount of combat materials are also being transported to North America and the Eastern Pacific.  However, in major Chinese cities such as Beijing, there does not seem to be much impact.  The supply of goods on the market has not been restricted, and people still have smiles on their faces.  Of course, except for families who have received death notices!

    August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind felt a little emotional. Germany, which had only started the war for a few months, had already imposed restrictions on food and fuel. The market had begun to slump, and the economy had been greatly affected.  China has completely reached the front of Germany!

    The car drove until it reached the Prime Minister's official residence and stopped. The secretary of the embassy negotiated with the guards of the Prime Minister's official residence and checked their documents before they were allowed to enter.

    August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind got out of the car and was led by a servant from the Prime Minister's Office to a small restaurant.  Inside, Imperial Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi were already waiting for him.  In front of them, a pot of hot pot was steaming.  The table was filled with side dishes, but neither Wu Tingfang nor Tang Shaoyi moved their chopsticks.  In August.  Feng.  After Ambassador Klinde proposed to visit Wu Tingfang, Wu Tingfang invited August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klinde came to the Prime Minister's Office for dinner and invited Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi to accompany him.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Good evening, Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs! This is our country's wine, give it to Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, to taste it!" August.  Feng.  After Klind came in, he gave a gift.  Wu Tingfang studied in the UK in his early years and also likes red wine.

    "Your Majesty, you are very polite, please take a seat!" Wu Tingfang said with a smile.  He has been the Prime Minister of the Cabinet for some years. Although he is nearly seventy years old and his hair has turned completely white, his mental state is very good.

    After the three of them took their seats, they started to prepare the hot pot specially prepared by the chef of the Prime Minister's Office.  Although a bit spicy, August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind has been in China for many years and is already familiar with the taste of hot pot.  During the banquet, everyone exchanged glasses and talked about all kinds of things. The atmosphere was very harmonious.  This meal lasted for a full hour, and it could be said that the guest and the host enjoyed themselves.

    After dinner, the three of them came to Wu Tingfang's study. The servant had already served tea and then left.  August.  Feng.  The smile on Ambassador Klinde's face gradually faded away. He came to visit Wu Tingfang this time in compliance with domestic orders.  Germany hopes that China can give Germany more help. Although Germany still maintains its advantages on the battlefield, the Allies are gradually erasing these advantages.  As time goes by, the situation will undoubtedly become increasingly unfavorable to Germany.  Therefore, Germany needs China to take action.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the war has been going on for four months, and the situation on the European battlefield is getting worse and worse. We have to admit that we underestimated our opponents before the war started, which made this war begin to turn into a protracted war. Germany and China are allies.  , we need China¡¯s help!¡± August.  Feng.  Klind said first.  The current situation is very obvious. China also knows very clearly about the situation on the European battlefield. August.  Feng.  Klind had no intention of hiding anything!

    Wu Tingfang nodded, and then said: "Your Excellency, Ambassador, our two countries have the same interests. Of course, China will help Germany. China is now fighting the United States, making it impossible for the powerful army and navy of the United States to enter the European battlefield. In our opinion,  This is already the greatest help to Germany! You know, the size of the U.S. Army has now reached four million, and their naval strength ranks among the top in the world!"

    August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind agreed with this. If China had not held back the United States and the United States had transferred its huge army and navy to Europe, Germany would not have had to fight this war at all.  Although China has held back the United States, Germany believes that this is not enough.

    ¡°Your Excellency Prime Minister, Germany needs a biggers help.  ! Than the Chinese Army launched an attack on Russia from Central Asia and Siberia.  The German mainland can cooperate, and our two countries can definitely deal with Russia first.  In this case, the connection between us will be re-opened!  "August von Klind said. Although he knew this was somewhat unlikely, he still wanted to try!

    "Your Excellency Ambassador, I don't know much about military matters, but I know that the empire's first combat target is the United States. Now the empire's main combat power is all focused on destroying the United States. We have only deployed a few troops on the Western Front.  The group army only has five or six million people. The Russian army has deployed at least more than 2.5 million people on the border between the two sides. If we want to launch an attack on Russia, it will inevitably affect our war against the United States. According to the General Staff  According to Ministry estimates, if we want to destroy the United States, we must invest at least three million or more troops in the United States. But now, the empire's war mobilization has not been completed, and progress is still relatively slow, so it cannot support a two-front war.

    "After we destroy the United States, we will cooperate with Germany to march on Britain, France and Russia!"  "Wu Tingfang said.

    August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind was very disdainful. With China's population resources and industrial strength, it would be easy to arm an army of tens of millions.  However, China obviously does not want to intervene in the European war prematurely, so it only targets the United States.  After China destroys the United States, Germany will probably be exhausted.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I can understand this. However, the consumption of the war seriously exceeded our expectations. Germany's previous war reserves were depleted very quickly, especially in terms of copper, tungsten and other non-ferrous metals. The reserves were completely insufficient. We  We need China¡¯s support!¡± August.  Feng.  Ambassador Klind said.

    "Your Excellency Ambassador, we are already fully supporting Germany. More than 30,000 tons of materials are shipped from the Baghdad Railway to Germany every month. In addition, our merchant ships can also break through the British Navy's blockade from time to time and transport strategic materials for Germany.  China has done its best in this regard!" said Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany hopes that the transportation capacity of the Baghdad Railway can be doubled. With the capacity of the Baghdad Railway, this is completely achievable. In addition, regarding sea transportation, Germany has received news, and the British side will  By increasing the blockade of the North Sea, it will probably be even more difficult for Germany to obtain supplies from China through sea routes in the future!" August.  Feng.  Klind said.

    The two sides also discussed some methods of supporting Germany, but these methods cannot be implemented until China decides to use its main military power to deal with Britain, France and Russia.  Although Germany is anxious, there is no other way. Increasing the transportation volume of the Baghdad Railway has become the only way.

    In the Beihai at the end of November, the wind and waves were very high due to the weather.  Before the war began, it had been a busy sea lane, with a constant flow of merchant ships traveling to and from the Americas and Europe.  However, after the war began, due to the blockade of the British Royal Navy, all ships flying the German flag would be captured or sunk. The German Navy also sent fast warships to sea from time to time to attack British and French merchant ships. This quickly caused the North Sea to  The number of merchant ships on board has been reduced by most.

    At four o¡¯clock in the afternoon on November 28, a fleet of five merchant ships of 10,000 tons was sailing through the wind and waves.  The flags flying on these merchant ships are all Chinese flags. Their destination is the Port of Hamburg. The ships are loaded with non-ferrous metals, saltpeter, cloth and grain.  Although the British navy has blocked Germany, it still has many loopholes. Chinese merchant ships can seize these loopholes to go to Germany and complete transactions.  Even if it is caught by the British Navy, the British Navy will not use force against the Chinese merchant ship. At most, it will force the merchant ship to return.  The United Kingdom is not willing to enter a substantial war with China at this time. Otherwise, India and Australia will become targets of China's attack.

    Suddenly, a British destroyer flying the flag of St. George quickly sailed towards the fleet.  And, through semaphores, the fleet was asked to stop immediately.  The appearance of British destroyers let the fleet know that it was impossible for them to go to Germany.  So, the fleet sent a signal to the British destroyer and prepared to return!

    However, at this moment, the British destroyer opened fire on the fleet. The dense rapid-fire guns fired violently at the merchant ship Huaxing at the front of the fleet. The merchant ship's weak hull could not reach the destroyer's rapid-fire guns.  , a few minutes later, many big holes were punched in the hull of the Hua Xing, and seawater poured into the Hua Xing merchant ship crazily. In less than fifteen minutes, the Hua Xing merchant ship sank to the bottom of the sea.  But the British destroyer turned around and left!
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