In the new military camp in Hamburg on the Elbe River, a strange rumor gradually spread. According to the rumor, a group of troops with oriental faces entered the military camp at night and even brought mountains of silver coins.
Almost more than 90% of the soldiers dismissed this rumor. Hamburg was half a world away from the distant east. The mysterious China was a place of legend in the hearts of Prussian soldiers, as unreliable as fantasy.
In Europe today, there are only a limited number of countries that can send troops across the ocean to China, such as Britain, France and Russia in the north. Although other countries have ocean-going commercial fleets, they cannot send a single soldier to the east without the escort of a powerful navy.
At present, Prussia is an inland military power with continental military as its core strategy. Dominance in the ocean is just a dream of the empire. Not only the people at the bottom have no idea about China, but also the Juncker landlord class and the middle-class nobles are confused, so everyone chooses not to believe the rumors.
Although more than 90% of people did not believe this rumor, the rumor still spread quickly and tenaciously. In just three days, even ordinary workers and women in Hamburg already knew this bizarre news.
It’s no wonder that soldiers and people are confused. There is indeed a barracks near the river in the recruit training camp that has been sealed off. Every day, only cars are seen transporting supplies. Surrounded by the Royal Guardsmen from Berlin, no one knows that. Who is in the barracks?
A philosopher once said, "The closest thing to the truth is actually rumors." What people talk about is often the ironclad reality. The mysterious military camp is still populated by soldiers from the East.
Xiao Hexin and the others have been guarding this huge sum of money for three days. They are helpless in a strange foreign country. The only familiar person, Jonas, has not shown up for these three days. All the brothers can rely on are the muskets in their hands and a limited number of weapons. Ammo's up.
During these three days, the brothers took turns to rest, and the three shifts always maintained a guard strength of 200 people. Even the food sent by the quartermaster had to be tested by dead soldiers before being distributed.
We can't blame these soldiers for being overly cautious. In this helpless foreign country, God knows who will suddenly appear and hack their millions of wealth?
But unexpectedly, at noon on the third day, a group of soldiers suddenly came to the military camp and escorted an uninvited guest.
"On the order of Crown Prince Carl, the Royal Guardsmen have come to receive the silver coins. Please cooperate with us!" The proud herald had blond hair typical of Nordic people, and his skin was frighteningly white. Perhaps it was because he followed the prince all year round that he exuded a very strong sense of pride.
A nation that has been fighting for years and an army that has won one after another can naturally breed this pride, not to mention that what he is facing is the legendary weak Chinese people.
In the masonry-structured military camp, there are single beds neatly arranged. In the middle of the room are neatly stacked silver boxes. It is like a hill that is one and a half people high. The officer corps represented by Xiao Hexin is standing there. The front of the herald blocked his greedy sight.
"Why?" Xiao Hexin asked coldly.
"Haha, you have no right to ask why. You are just soldiers escorting the silver coins. Are you ordered to send the silver coins to Prussia? Then I can tell you clearly that the person who came to accept the silver coins today is His Royal Highness the King of Prussia. We Dear Prince Karl..."
With a puff, several officers laughed, "Just like the opera singers, I didn't expect that Europe also produces sycophants. Look at this guy's pretty face, he might be a rabbit selling his butt..."
Although the herald could not understand Chinese, he could feel the contempt of the other party. When had this personal adjutant who had been following the prince all year round been insulted like this? He was so angry that he took off his white gloves and started to fight with these Orientals.
"You Asian savages and sick men from China actually dare to laugh at the Prussian nobles. Do you know my family? The 100-year-old Viscount family is not something you can insult. You idiots and uncivilized savages..."
Neither the herald nor the German Guards present could understand Chinese, and the soldiers present had only received three months of German education and could barely understand part of the German language. The two sides were talking like ducks in a row. got up.
The quarrel between two unfamiliar languages was completely meaningless. In the end, the Nordic Viscount roared and threw his white gloves at Xiao Hexin, clenched his fists and rushed towards his face.
"Jiudao, I want to fight with you..."
Now Xiao Hexin finally understood the meaning of the word "fighting". Isn't this just a one-on-one challenge? Grandpa, will I be afraid of you? Shaolin's Eighteenth Falls are not learned in vain, and the southern style leg spring is also practiced. If I can't defeat you, a thin white guy from Northern Europe today, I will be ashamed of my title as the commander of the first company.
Xiao Hexin grabbed his military cap and threw it to Sima Yun. He roared and rubbed the iron plate on his body to avoid the viscount's iron fist. Then he grabbed the viscount's left armpit with his right hand and raised his left arm to his shoulder. A clean over-the-shoulder slam.
The tall man, who was over 1.8 meters tall, hit the silver mountain with his back like a long dough bag. One of the wooden boxes was actually knocked open, and the silver coins fell down.
"Don't you want money? Grandpa, I'll give it to you, just because I'm afraid you'll lose your life... Brothers, prepare to fight. If these bastards dare to rob us, we'll do it!"
After speaking, Xiao Hexin pointed to the soldiers who were standing behind the Viscount and shouted in the German he had just learned, "Fight... come fight..."
The Prussian Army was at its peak at this time, and its morale and morale were at their proudest. Wherever they were provoked, two Guardsmen wearing iron helmets rushed over screaming.
"Two against one? How shameless..." Sima Yun raised his foot as fast as lightning. Before a soldier could react, he was kicked in the chest. He flew three to four meters backwards and smashed two wooden beds. It finally stopped.
But Xiao Hexin was even more ruthless. He actually took advantage of the enemy's impact and used skill to dislocate the soldier's left arm. There was a sharp pain in the dangling left arm, and the soldier's face turned pale.
This melee is really a bit bullying. Although the Kaiser's Imperial Guards are elites selected from thousands of people, it only means that their military quality on the battlefield is very sophisticated. They are far inferior to Xiao He in the fighting skills of such people. Most of the backbone of this group of new army members have green forest backgrounds. It has been commonplace to practice martial arts and fight alone since childhood.
After just four or five encounters, six Kaiser's Guardsmen were knocked down. Just as they were waving to choose their next opponent, a military order suddenly sounded from the Guards: "Everyone listen to the order, raise your guns and prepare to shoot." …”
There was a chaotic sound, the rear-mounted single-shot Mauser was lifted up like a forest, the glass of all the windows was shattered, the black muzzles were pointed at the group of Chinese soldiers, and there was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the distance. , reinforcements from the Imperial Guard are arriving.
The three hundred new troops were not intimidated. Seeing that these people were intent on taking advantage of others, they also picked up Spencer and started to confront the guards.
"Hahaha, okay, this is what the Prussian nation eats? Are they all a group of bandits? Even if the British and French start a war, they will always find an excuse. I didn't expect you guys to even bother to find an excuse. You just want to take advantage of others. ?”
The Germans on the opposite side didn't care about the Chinese people's curses. They shouted loudly in German: "Put down your weapons. This is the territory of the German nation and it is sacrosanct. Put down your weapons, otherwise we will shoot..." "
Bah, Hyoutaro flew over with just a spit. He even pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted like crazy, "Charge up, fight them hand to hand... No one can take away my father's wealth. Fight me hand to hand." This way they won’t dare to shoot…”
The whole situation was chaotic. Both parties were relatively rational. They were very violent but restrained themselves from pulling the trigger. At this time, there was a sound of clattering wheels from outside the military camp, and a small black carriage rushed over. Before it could stop, Jonas jumped out of the carriage.
"Stop, everyone, stop, don't open fire..."
Jonas glanced at the luxurious gold-painted carriage from the corner of his eye, and he immediately knew the identity of the person coming. This crown prince was really capable of tossing people around. His Majesty the King hasn't made a final decision yet, so how can you act without permission?
"Both sides should exercise restraint. Please exercise restraint and put your guns back..." Jonas stood between the two groups of soldiers and began to shout loudly in Chinese and German. After shouting more than ten times, the tense atmosphere was relieved.
At this time, the stunned adjutant shook his head and finally stood up. He shouted angrily at Jonas, "Jonas, please tell these Asian savages to move away. The prince will accept these." Silver coins, don’t these savages understand the language of civilized countries?”
When Xiao Hexin saw that he actually dared to stab him, he dodged and tried to rush up. The frightened adjutant took three steps back.
"Look at your cowardice! Mr. Jonas, please translate for me..." Xiao Hexin looked up at the golden carriage parked outside the house and said calmly, "No matter what, we traveled half the world to Prussia, and I sent you one million taels of silver coins. As a host, you should be polite..."
"I don't care how noble your status is, you should still show up in the face of such a generous gift and a distant guest... I don't think this kind of thing should be conveyed by a herald. Besides, even if you want these silver coins, You have to give me a receipt, right? Are you really a bandit?"
Xiao Hexin's words made sense, and Prince Carl, who was crowded with people, couldn't sit still. He opened the carriage and strode into the military camp with a red face.
"Soldiers from the East, I admit that you are very brave. Surrounded by thousands of guards, you still have the courage and bloodiness to fight. This shows that you are a group of good soldiers. I apologize to you for the rudeness of my men..."
"But, I have to take these silver coins away today. This is originally a gift from your Prime Minister to Germany, isn't it?"
Xiao Hexin listened to Jonas's translation, nodded and gave a military salute to the prince: "Your Highness, there is a memorandum for this war loan. If Germany does not agree with Prime Minister Xiao's terms, then the money cannot be given to Germany. Yes, our mission is to protect the safety of these properties..."
Prince Karl suddenly lost his patience at this time. "It is impossible to sign a treaty. This kind of treaty with an implicit alliance is of no benefit to Prussia. But today I still want to take away these silver coins. I can write you a The government's IOU can give you the highest interest rate. This is the only thing I can do..."
After saying that, the prince didn't care about the faces of these Chinese people. He waved his hand and the adjutant came over with a wooden tray in his hands, which contained paper, pens and the prince's seal.
