To be fair, Prince Karl is not an unreasonable and reckless person. The fact that he was able to become the commander of the legion in the three key battles in the rise of Prussia and win the victory can already prove his strength. This is not the dandy he imagined. Prince, this is a true imperial hawk.
Prince Carl behaved so rudely today because he had no choice but to do so. An alliance with the Chinese seemed beneficial in the long run, but Karl had his own concerns.
First of all, what kind of diplomatic response will Britain and France have to this implicit alliance? Germany is trying to get involved in China. Can they agree? Let alone directly sending troops to intervene in Prussia's unification, Prussia cannot withstand even the current diplomatic pressure.
Secondly, even if China can provide various supports to Prussia, now Germany does not have a strong navy. How should money and materials be transported? The master of the ocean is Britain.
Finally, is China worth relying on? This nation has fallen behind since the Industrial Revolution, and it has not shown any signs of catching up. It is impossible to describe this country as lifeless. It feels like it is a frozen land everywhere.
How can a country be relied on if it doesn't want to work hard and even has no idea of revenge after being defeated?
In Karl's mind, China's wealth has to be plundered with battleships and cannons like Britain and France. What kind of alliance is there? What kind of cooperation? As long as you can show him force, this weak sheep will naturally give you the meat.
Of course, Karl would not do anything illegal. Even if the one million taels of silver were borrowed at a high interest rate, they would be paid back slowly in the next ten or twenty years. Who knows what will happen in the future.
Prince Carl sneered and wrote quickly with a pen on the wooden plate, and finally stamped his private seal. With a flick of his lips, the adjutant walked up to Xiao Hexin holding the wooden plate.
"I would like to advise you, don't challenge the patience of the Prince. There are three thousand guardsmen with live ammunition around you. If you dare to resist, the result will be annihilation... I hope you can understand the word annihilation. Of course you Chinese You must understand very well what an entire army is annihilated. Isn't this a common thing for you..."
Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun seemed to have lit up a lot of dried chili peppers in their hearts, and the thick smoke burned them all inside out. Everyone is shouting, why? Why are our hot faces exchanged for other people's cold butts? A Nordic nation that has not even completed its unification can laugh at China like this. What have we done wrong?
Mr. Xiao, please teach me. Please teach me what to do? Our mortality is small, but we are afraid that even if we all die, we will not be able to achieve success in the mission, which will give them an excuse to take advantage of them.
This money does not come in vain. Every silver coin here is dug out from China's Huohuo system. To put it bluntly, these are taxes paid by the people. This is the people's wealth. How can it be given to these big European noses in vain?
Look at these three hundred young men with firm eyes and a look at death. Each of them has the command level of a company commander. Your Excellency once said that once the army is expanded, these three hundred people can quickly become an army of 30,000, and they are also elite troops. .
These are all baby pimples, a New Army seed that would make even the Prime Minister cry with grief.
what to do? Xiao Hexin and the others were confused at the fork in the road of choice. At this time, there was no Xiao Letian to guide them, and they had to rely on themselves for everything.
At the same time, on the railway from Berlin to Hamburg, a special train was speeding towards Hamburg. German Prime Minister Bismarck swallowed whiskey in large gulps, his eyes full of anger.
"Karl, you idiot, just command your army honestly. This kind of strategic problem related to the fate of the nation should be solved by me. You cannot and have no right to solve it..."
"Ignorant and shallow people, how far can your eyes see? Do you think you are a qualified strategist if you can analyze the situation in front of you? If strategists are so superficial and only look at the success and failure in front of them, then Britain will not There may be such glory as the sun never sets..."
"Idiot, what a fool, a man with great ambitions and a lack of talents! Which nation's rise does not rely on rigorous gambling to rise to power? It's just like business. Only the greater the risk, the greater the future profit. How to proceed cautiously? Betting on the fate of the country requires talent, and is not something a fool like you can understand..."
Bismarck drank one glass after another of whiskey, not caring if it stained his beard. He talked to himself to the point where he was so excited that he even sprinted around the car.
"I can understand Xiao Letian's strategic intentions. This guy and I are essentially the same type of people. Both are political gamblers, and both can carefully promote national sentiment for their own use. We know how to combine people's hearts, money, military, Diplomacy is perfectly balanced, and we can make strategic gambles at the right time..."
"You, a warrior who only knows war, don't think that because the crown prince can see some top-secret information, you think that you are a strategic commander. You are not worthy at all..."
"A politician who can start from scratch, occupy the Ryukyu Kingdom and reach a secret agreement with the United States, an ambitious man who can raise an army, promote Western learning, and develop industry in the Qing Empire. This kind of person is not something you can understand..."
The Prime Minister, who was talking to himself, suddenly shouted, "The train is accelerating. We must be in Hamburg in half an hour. This troublemaker never makes me worry..."
The train was speeding through the hinterland of Europe, while thousands of miles away to the southeast on the shores of the Red Sea, a group of camel cavalry were moving crazily forward in the desert.
"Accelerate, accelerate, the Italian cargo ship has already docked at the port of Seychelles. From there we can go straight to France and then north to Prussia. We can meet up with Xiao Hexin and the others in less than a month..."
The person who was howling in the rolling yellow sand was not Xiao Letian. I am afraid that Xiao Hexin and the others did not expect Xiao Letianju to chase him to death, and they chose to go to the Sinai Peninsula.
At this time, the Suez Canal was still being excavated and would not be navigable for at least three years, so Xiao Letian had to land on the Red Sea and follow the camel team to the port of Sai in the Mediterranean.
In this way, although a little time was wasted on the road, there was no need to go around the entire Africa. Overall, it saved time. According to Xiao Letian's plan, he would definitely be able to arrive before the Austro-Prussian War started.
Long Ye still followed Xiao Letian loyally, but he also had some doubts about this action. "Sir, can we leave Tanggu like this? Aren't you afraid that Qingliu and Manqing will do something wrong while you are away?"
"Don't worry, the domestic court has finally regained its balance. The Manchus and Qing Dynasties will not be so unwise to break this balance on their own. As for Qingliu, Marshal Zeng is helping me cover, so I still can't make any big waves... …”
"As for the Industrial Zone and Ryukyu Naha, they have been carrying out infrastructure construction this year. As long as they follow my blueprint plan step by step, I believe in the ability of my subordinates..."
Xiao Letian tightened the scarf on his face, urged the camel to rush to the front, and the caravan began to accelerate again. On the left side of the camel team, there is an endless group of construction tents. Countless Egyptian laborers are working under the whips of British and French supervisors. They are digging canals purely with human power, just like the Pharaoh ordered them to build the pyramids thousands of years ago. There are no options.
"Master Long, have you seen it? This is the fate of the colonies. All indigenous peoples are slaves. All they have waiting for them is whips. They have to do whatever the Western powers tell them to do. Those who disobey will only die..."
"Xiao Hexin, you have to work hard. You can't lose the face of the Chinese people, and you can't let them feel that we are sheep. If you take a small step back, what awaits our nation in the future will be whips..."
The current Xiao Hexin and others will definitely not be able to hear Xiao Letian's voice, but as the first group of Chinese people to awaken, their thoughts are the same as Xiao Letian's. Facing the coercion and coercion of Western powers, these young people have a deep feeling in their hearts. There is only one word that comes to mind and that is jade broken.
There was a distance of five meters between Xiao Hexin and Prince Carl. There was that annoying adjutant in the middle, and two burly guards officers. Although the two officers did not block the prince's figure, their positions were very clever and just right. Two angles appeared to protect the prince.
Xiao Hexin did not communicate with his brothers at all, but Sima Yun, Luo Huo and others already felt what Xiao Hexin was going to do next. This was a tacit understanding after working together on the battlefield.
"Everyone listen to the command and put down their weapons. This is an order...and you, the tachi and ribs of the Foreign Legion are also placed on the ground, obeying the command of the German Guards..."
Under the strict orders of Sima Yun and Luo Huo, the three hundred warriors awkwardly put down their weapons. Only then did the situation ease somewhat.
Xiao Hexin smiled slightly and nodded his thanks to the prince. "There is a Chinese proverb that people have to bow their heads under low eaves. I am a soldier, not a diplomat. I am not good at negotiation. I will do everything according to what His Highness the Prince said. I I think there will be civil servants coming to negotiate with your country soon..."
After hearing Jonas' translation, Karl and the surrounding soldiers finally felt relieved. It would be beneficial to both parties to resolve the matter without bloodshed.
Xiao Hexin asked Jonas to translate the loan form, nodded, copied it again in Chinese, and handed it to the adjutant again, "Your Excellency, I don't understand German. I hope you can sign this Chinese loan form." Written and stamped.”
This request was very reasonable, and the adjutant quickly brought the tray to the prince. At the moment when the prince signed, Xiao Hexin suddenly took out a letter from his arms, walked over respectfully, and said something in his mouth.
"Our Prime Minister has a secret letter for me to present to His Majesty the King. However, it is difficult for me to meet His Majesty in this situation today. I hope the Prince can forward it on my behalf..."
This was the time when the guards were at their most relaxed. The loan note was signed, the Chinese accepted their debt, and even their weapons were disarmed. The guards subconsciously slowed down by a few seconds. And the adjutant was bending down waiting for the prince to sign, and he couldn't stop him.
The distance of five meters can be covered halfway in two steps. When the two guards officers took steps to stop him, the distance between Xiao Hexin and the prince was only a little more than two meters.
The souls of Jing Ke and Nie Zheng succeeded in possessing them at that moment. Xiao Hexin used his strength without any warning and pounced on them like a tiger.
"I want Damn Master Hei's money! Then I'll pay for it with my life..." A white light flashed from the cuff, and a sharp dagger was placed on the prince's neck. His left arm was locked fiercely, and the prince's arm was cut behind his back. behind.
"Everyone stand back. If you want to save the lives of the hostages, please stand back..." Xiao Hexin was as furious as a lion, and the murderous aura in his body instantly shocked the three thousand imperial guards.
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