Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 247 The Choice of the Axis Powers
In the next few days, the grand celebration ended with the carnival in Berlin. The emperors and kings of various countries, including European and American delegations, all returned home one after another. The only ones left in Berlin were the delegations from China.

"Welcome to my palace as a guest." William II opened his arms to welcome the arrival of the emperor of the Chinese Empire.The kings of two powerful empires walked and talked on the lawn of the Reichstag.

"Sometimes I feel very lonely, there is no doubt that the German Empire has risen rapidly under my leadership, but this reality has caused me to lose many friendships, such as George, and Alexander III, and now the only real friend I have is you. "William used words to win over Guan Xuqing from the very beginning.

Guan Xuqing nodded, but did not express anything.

"You know. The British, the Russians, are not good things! And the stupid French, because of the interests of the Balkans and Africa, they want to point all the fingers at Germany!" He suddenly turned and held Guan Xuqing said with his hand: "I am not afraid of them. The German nation has the courage to remove all obstacles in its progress. But I hope you understand that these countries have always been wary of China's revival, especially after China defeated them in a series of wars. They regard China as an enemy. Today, both China and Germany are facing the threat of rising, as long as we unite, the whole world will be trampled under our feet!" William's words are always so strong and passionate, but Guan Xuqing is by no means an impulsive person.

"Little Moltke!" William shouted in the direction of the guards. A middle-aged military attache galloped over with unruly eyes. There was a proud and fanatical look on his face.

William II nodded in satisfaction and said a few words in German. The middle-aged military attache gave a standard military salute and ran away in a standard posture.

"I know that in your country there is an old General Mao Qi who is astonishing. Is this little Mao Qi his descendant?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Yeah. Old Moltke's nephew." William nodded and said, "My attendant military officer, I intend to promote him vigorously in the future. The uncle and nephew have different views on war. Old Moltke believes that the purpose of war is to end the war. But now his nephew Xiao Moqi is fully supporting the war, which is very interesting."

Guan Xuqing looked at little Mao Qi's back, and knew in his heart that in the near future, every word and deed of this man would determine the fate of Germany's war.

"Come on, please meet my two capable generals. This is my chief of staff and commander of the ground forces Schlieffen, the glorious representative of the German Army. This is my Minister of the Navy Tirpitz. Heroic and good at fighting." William II introduced. ""Long live the two emperors, I salute you! "Schlieffen and Tirpitz stood at attention and saluted. Guan Xuqing nodded with a smile, but he was thinking about William's intention to find these two people.

The four sat down at an outdoor dining table, and William said to his two subordinates: "After the celebrations are over, how will the European countries react?"

Tirpitz said: "The Russian tsar criticized you as an uneducated young man, and even accused His Majesty the Emperor of China as an ambitious accomplice. The Russians were quite rude on this issue. Even in front of distinguished guests, I don't want to hide my opinion either. I think the Russians will always be the enemies of Germany."

Unlike Tirpitz's appearance, Schlieffen sat coldly on the chair without moving, but frowned slightly when he heard the last sentence.

"Russians!" William sighed: "I will solve this problem one day, but it must be based on a strong navy. China is currently facing the most important issue, and the development of the navy is the second most important issue. I believe that Germany will never lack talents and capabilities to solve problems, Schlieffen, are you right?"

Schlieffen glanced at Guan Xuqing and said to the Kaiser: "Because of the emergence and rise of our honorable friend China, I think it is necessary to revise this plan or re-draft a plan suitable for the coordination of the two countries. Of course, this requires Your Majesty I fully approve the assistance of my friends from the East." After speaking, he looked at Guan Xuqing full of expectation, hoping to get a positive answer from the Chinese emperor.

Guan Xuqing could see that the three of them, the monarch and his ministers, intended to act in front of him, in order to bring the mighty China into their camp.He laughed and said to William and his ministers: "I can clearly declare that China will be one of Germany's great allies. As a close friend, the empire will definitely extend a strong hand at critical moments."

"Okay!" With China as a strong partner, the Kaiser was full of confidence, and there was even a faint look of fanaticism on his face: "You know, the French have never given up the idea of ​​​​revenge against Germany and China. They defeated them in the Franco-Prussian War and the Burmese War. Now revanchism is almost ruling the whole of France. We must be prepared. The east has betrayed our alliance and will attack China and Germany at any time. Under such circumstances, We must always be ready to fight on two fronts. There is also an ambitious Britain, and if war breaks out, they will not sit idly by."

Guan Xuqing fully understands William's biggest concern, that is, if the war breaks out, the German army will face the situation of fighting on both the east and west fronts at the same time. Considering Russia's national strength and strategic depth, it is almost impossible to completely defeat Russia in a short period of time, so the Germans can only Focus on the Western Front first.On the European battlefield, the Germans are confident of defeating any powerful enemy, but once the Russians or even the Americans attack from the Eastern Front, they will inevitably be a little powerless.The allies Austria-Hungary and Italy can only serve as helpers for the Germans, and only China can really stand alone.

Next, Tirpitz proposed to establish joint shipyards between the two countries in Fujian and Vladivostok, and at the same time form a Sino-German joint fleet, which will be stationed in Mawei Naval Port and Bremen Naval Port for a long time.

Regarding the matter of the shipyard, Guan Xuqing is cautiously optimistic. At that time, China will just provide some manpower, and most of the experts and funds will be provided by Germany. This transaction can still be done.Regarding the formation of a joint fleet, Guan Xuqing was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but one thing was clear, he would never allow warships from other countries to berth in China's military ports.

The next day, at the suggestion of Wilhelm II, the two countries signed a draft treaty of Sino-German military friendship and mutual assistance, stipulating that as long as one of the two parties was attacked by another country, the other would provide unconditional military support and assistance.Guan Xuqing had other plans in his heart. Once war broke out, China would, like the United States in history, spend a large amount of war money first, and then make a decision based on the development of the situation.

(End of this chapter)