On March 11, 1918, the German government representative Erzberger and the Allied Commander-in-Chief Foch signed an armistice agreement at Redonde Station in the Compi¨¨gne Forest in northeastern France. Germany surrendered. According to the agreement, Germany would surrender within 15 days. All troops were withdrawn from France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Alsace, Lorraine and the left bank of the Rhine. At the same time, troops were withdrawn from Turkey, Romania, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Africa, and handed over 5,000 cannons, 25,000 machine guns, 3,000 mortars, 1,700 aircraft, 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 carriages and 5,000 trucks. The ceasefire came into effect six hours later. The signing of the "Armistice Agreement in the Compi¨¨gne Forest" announced that Germany, The complete defeat of the Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian Allied bloc ended World War I. Germany¡¯s defeat does not mean that the Germans are willing to admit defeat. In the words of Marshal Foch, this is not a victory, but an armistice, a twenty-year armistice. But these are not what Wang Zhenyu has to worry about. What he is most interested in right now is that the Allies are about to receive trophies from Germany. Among other things, 5,000 cannons, 25,000 machine guns, 3,000 mortars, 1,000 If 700 aircraft, 5,000 train locomotives, 150,000 trains and 5,000 trucks can fall into their hands, it will be a huge help to China's national defense force construction and northwest development plan. Gu Weijun received a request from Wuhan According to Wang Zhenyu¡¯s latest order, he was asked to use various means to get these things to China. According to Wang Zhenyu¡¯s memory, these things were finally piled up in British and French warehouses and turned into scraps. The planes were even used as firewood to burn. It is better to use it for yourself to expand your army and prepare for war, otherwise it will be a waste of natural resources. Britain and France obviously did not expect that Chinese allies would have such a big appetite. Considering the post-war international situation, Britain and France did not hesitate to reject the Chinese request this time. What a joke, if the Chinese really get so many things , then there is still peace in Asia. After experiencing the European War, Britain and France no longer had the extra power to go to Asia to fight another colonial war, otherwise they would not turn a blind eye to the National Government's large-scale actions in the border areas. It doesn't matter, this result has long been expected by Wang Zhenyu, so on the one hand, through Gu Weijun's method of exchanging food for loot, he used rice, wheat and foreign exchange worth a total of 200 million US dollars to obtain 5,000 trains from the French They had locomotives, 150,000 wagons and 5,000 cars. The French needed food to restore domestic stability and support foreign intervention troops. In addition to Russia, revolutions broke out in Hungary and Turkey, two new countries. This was already serious. It affected the French's plan to achieve war gains. Besides, strictly speaking, these three types of materials were not arms, so naturally there was no problem. As a result, Wang Zhenyu, who could not get arms from the British and French hands, naturally went to private negotiations with Germany as planned. We hope to further accelerate China's industrialization with the help of the Germans. The people who are meeting secretly with Wang Chonghui and Yu Dawei are none other than the two most powerful industrialists in Germany, Gustav Krupp and Carl Friedrich, the current head of Siemens. "Dear noble gentlemen, on behalf of my boss, I send you blessings from the far east. He is deeply saddened by the hostility between us in this European war, and believes that this should be avoided. At the same time, He also expressed his dissatisfaction and sympathy for the various restrictions imposed by the Allied Powers on the development and growth of the German nation after the war. However, due to the strong strength of Britain and France, my boss hopes to find another way to help our German friends, just like you helped after 1900. Our country is the same." As a professional diplomat, Wang Chonghui naturally knows how to communicate with Germans. Don't go around and tell them your purpose directly. Sure enough, after Yu Dawei translated, Gustav and Karl exchanged looks and asked: "Our current situation in Germany is indeed a bit bad. Britain and France do not allow us to have an army of more than 100,000 people, and they do not allow us to develop. Industry and electrification, and if we in Germany do not develop industry and electrification, we will only sink forever. I want to know how the boss of your country plans to help us in Germany, because we are really too far away." Wang Chonghui haha. Yi smiled and said: "Isn't it because we dare to help our German friends because we are far enough away from Britain and France? If we were in Europe, could we still help your country? Our boss's plan is actually very simple, but it is also very difficult. Specifically, it is Bring the things that Germany is currently restricted to China to do, so that German companies represented by Krupp and Siemens will continue to grow and develop without being restricted by Britain and France. As for security, our boss currently controls the situation in China. , there is no need to worry at all, and you will also see abundant natural resources and cheap labor resources in China, which are the most coveted things for any enterprise to develop. " Gustav frowned and had a brief exchange with Karl. Said: "Mr. Wang, I think we are very interested in your suggestion, but obviously we can't do it on such an occasion."So many decisions, so, this weekend, the day after tomorrow, our family will have an internal reception at our private estate. I hope you and this young Mr. Yu can attend. I think we will have a lot of things by then. To discuss,,. " Two days later, at the simple Krupp Manor, Wang Chonghui unexpectedly met Albert, the current head of the German government. This cunning old German man is currently using the threat of communism to bargain with Britain and France on the issue of war compensation. , anyway, first of all, Germany has no money, and secondly, if Germany continues to be forced, it is likely to become a red country, so not only does it have no money to pay the bills, but it also has to borrow money from Britain and France to survive the current small life, otherwise,,. Britain and France also couldn't laugh or cry about this. They discovered for the first time that the European War was likely to be a money-losing deal. Except for the originally small and valuable colonies, they were likely to receive nothing. This was really depressing news. In the past four years, the costs paid by Britain and France are really not worth the gains compared to the gains. Prime Minister Abbott, who is merciless to the GCists, raised his glass and said to Wang Chonghui: "My dear Chinese friend, I have never stopped. I got some news from Gustav. It is said that you can help us in Germany, right? The recent situation is really bad. The price of a piece of bread has reached one thousand marks, and the French are still forcing us to pay back. Money, it seems they are unwilling to turn Germany into communism. " Wang Chonghui nodded and said: "I must apologize to our German friends on behalf of my country. We had no choice but to participate in the European War. From the bottom of our hearts, our modern army was built with the help of our German friends. However, the Beiyang government at that time was under the influence of Britain, France and Japan. Instigated to declare participation in the war, our National Government, as a local government, has to implement the central government's orders. However, the situation has changed now. I believe your country's diplomats in Beijing also reported that in September last year, the Beiyang government had lost control due to internal strife. The actual control over our local government, even when their army was at an absolute advantage in strength, was severely damaged by our National Government troops in Shandong. Now they no longer dare to point fingers at us, so our National Government We have decided to cooperate with our German friends to help our German friends. Of course, we also hope to strengthen our own strength through cooperation with Germany, overthrow our central government, and complete the reunification of the entire country. As for our credibility, I believe that the Luxembourgers My experience in China is the best proof,,. Prime Minister Albert nodded and said: "Okay, I believe this. I remember that your country's military in Europe recently escorted a couple from the East to the position of Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Is this possible?" Wang Chonghui smiled and said: "This is true. That couple is Wang Zhenpeng, the younger brother of Wang Zhenyu, the top military officer of our National Government, and his wife, Princess Charlotte. Well, they should now be called His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Charlotte." " Albert motioned to Wang Chonghui to follow him out of the living room and into a room. Wang Chonghui and Yu Dawei walked in and discovered that this was the private study room of the Krupp family. It was filled with books and dazzling cultural relics, including cultural relics from China. The twelve zodiac signs. Seeing this cultural relic, young Yu Dawei could not help but show a trace of displeasure on his face. Seventy-eight major German capitalists and important military and political figures, including Gustav Krupp and Carl Friedrich, had already Already sitting in it, Gustav, a diplomat, was the first to catch the fleeting displeasure on the face of the translator Yu Dawei. During the subsequent trip to China, Gustav collected it from the Krupp family. A lot of Chinese cultural relics were given to China¡¯s dictator Wang Zhenyu, which indeed made Xiao Wang very satisfied. ¡°We hope that our cooperation will be comprehensive. On the one hand, it can enhance China¡¯s strength, so as to help the future of China. Later, we have the ability to avoid the suppression of Britain and France in Asia; on the other hand, we can also reserve enough strength for our German and Italian friends." Wang Chonghui soon began to sell his plan to the German controllers. "First point, we hope that in steel, Carry out all-round cooperation with German companies in transportation construction, electrification and military projects. The bigger the better, I suggest that the specific details be finalized when your business delegation visits China. Secondly, we need a large number of German technical personnel and scientific research. Personnel, the former is the production needs of the enterprise, the latter is that all projects are joint research between China and Germany, and the results are shared. The third point is that we hope to carry out all-round cooperation in the military, from the navy to the air force to the army. Strictly speaking, we We need help from Germany. Although Germany lost the war, our leaders insisted that it was not because of the German army. You just lost on the foundation and decision-making. The German army will still be the most powerful existence on the planet in the future. , Specifically, we need a large number of instructors from Germany to strengthen and build our army. To be precise, our army will need to be equipped with tens of thousands or even more German officers in the future. As for the salary, we will pay it. "