Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 1021 Big Purchase

While Hu Biao and his group of people who stayed in Surabaya City and the surrounding areas were busy working like crazy, the people in the team who were dispatched to various places were naturally not idle under the tight time limit.

They are also busy in an intense and orderly manner according to the tasks they need to undertake.

For the war with the Japanese a year later, and for the subsequent plan to destroy Daqing, he was making arrangements and contributing his share.

It's just that because there are too many people, each is responsible for different tasks and areas.

I can’t explain it clearly at the moment, so let’s talk about it one by one...

Time, on August 8 of the same year, two men with oriental faces but dressed in high-end Western-style dresses walked into the Hamburg train station.

The two spent quite generously and even booked a luxurious train compartment.

Because no matter what age you are, as long as you have money, you will be respected wherever you go.

The attentive conductor helped the two rare Orientals carry their luggage to the compartment and received a large tip of 10 marks.

Finally, I couldn't help the strong doubts in my heart and asked:

"Two gentlemen, are you from the island country?"

After hearing this, the leading middle-aged man seemed to have heard a big joke. After shrugging his shoulders, he said in an exclamation tone and a standard Munich accent:

"Brother Su! How could anyone misunderstand me as a ridiculous islander, who looks like a monkey even after putting on a formal dress?

Mr. conductor, let me teach you a little trick.

From now on, after seeing people with oriental faces, if you don't know where they come from, as long as you see those little dwarfs with jagged teeth and the habit of bowing at every turn, they are the real islanders.

As for us, we should be considered descendants of the Tang people~"

"Tang people? I seem to have heard that it was really a powerful ancient empire. So, you two respect the Tang people. Is there anything else you need?"

I don't know if it's the magic of money, but it's really like that. Anyway, after hearing this, the conductor looked a little in awe.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Dongli took out another 10-mark note.

While delivering it, he said: "Please give us two cups of coffee, more milk and more sugar, and find us some latest newspapers."

After quickly taking the banknotes, the train conductor, who was obviously a dull guy, under the magic of money, acted like an old British butler:

"Two distinguished gentlemen from the Tang Dynasty, please wait a moment, everything will be as you wish~"

The above two so-called noble Tang people were naturally Yang Dongli and Duan Zheng who went from Sishui City to Degun's house to carry out a series of large purchases under Hu Biao's order.

In Lao Yang's space ring, there is money that can buy several Beiyang fleets.

Overall, the trip for the two of them went quite smoothly; after diverting from Surabaya City to Lijiapo, they boarded a cruise ship to Marseille without any stop.

After arriving in Marseille, with almost no delay, we got on the boat to Hamburg Port.

Unfortunately, even though there was almost no delay along the way, it still took the two of them forty or fifty days to arrive here due to the astonishing speed of maritime traffic these days.

Fortunately, we arrived in Hamburg and got on the train to Berlin.

With only about 300 kilometers of railway mileage between the two, they will reach their final destination tonight...

When the conductor brought them coffee and newspapers, he stepped back with a respectful look and carefully closed the compartment door for them.

Team Zheng did not take a sip of coffee immediately. Instead, he asked Yang Dongli, the second leader of the team, the question he had been holding back for a while:

"Lao Yang, after we get to the place, how should we contact the German soldiers, and which level of personnel should we contact first? The family is very anxious to wait for these things."

In response to such a problem, Yang Dongli obviously went through many deductions in his mind during the journey.

After being asked by the captain, the mature plan came out:

"Of course we have direct contact with Wilhelm II, the last emperor of Germany; our time is very limited, and when we have time to deal with those little bastards, it is only right to cut through the mess quickly.

As for the means of contact, just send a letter directly to his desk.

As long as they mention their itches in the letter, His Majesty the Emperor, who is said to be relatively reckless and impulsive by nature, will definitely have people come to their door to invite them. "

After hearing such a statement, Que Zheng no longer had any doubts; he began to lean on the soft leather seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Because if his prediction was correct, they would sneak into William II's palace today.

The place was heavily guarded and it wasn't something that could be done easily.

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The next day, early eight o'clock.

Because he was born in a breech position and suffered from Erb's palsy, which caused his left arm to atrophy, William II fell in love with horse riding and had quite good equestrian skills.

After an early morning horse ride and a hearty breakfast.

The energetic Emperor walked into his office in a good mood, ready to start a busy day of work.

Say it! Although there are some conflicts between the two of them with the iron-blooded prime minister who is feared and worshiped by the entire Europa region.

So soon after he ascended the throne, this famous official who made Germany stronger had to retire in the hands of William II.

But His Majesty the Emperor was quite diligent in government affairs, at least until the end of World War I.

It's just that William II's good mood today completely disappeared soon after.

As soon as he sat down at the desk, he found an envelope placed in the middle of the desk. The envelope read: His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm II personally addressed it, but there was no signature.

Instinctively, William II asked his senior attendant curiously:

"Hank, who sent this letter?"

"Letter, what letter? Didn't you put it there? I didn't dare to touch it when I saw it before." After hearing this, Hank replied casually.

Then after reacting, he immediately shouted: "Guard, guard~"

Soon after, all the guards who were on guard last night were willing to swear on the relatives they cared about the most, or on their honor, that they had not seen anyone entering His Majesty the Emperor's office last night.

It was also such an answer that made William II instantly break into a cold sweat.

Because this means that since this mysterious force can send a letter into the heavily guarded office without anyone noticing.

So if you want to assassinate him, it doesn't seem to be too difficult.

For a time, even under the protection of a large number of guards, William II could not feel any sense of security. He always felt that there was a dagger pointing at him in the dark.

After taking a deep breath, he carefully tore open the letter while wearing gloves and read it.

Just watching and watching, the fear in the expression on his face gradually decreased and became like fun, and even a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Finally, he said to his senior attendant in a relaxed tone:

"Hank, go to the Blue Tulip Hotel in Bristol and invite two friends from the East over; by the way! While paying attention to confidentiality, remember to be polite."

The reason why William II made such a big change is actually very simple:

After they worked hard to govern and gained sufficient strength, they discovered that on such a huge planet, almost all the colonies had been divided up.

Especially the Great Yin, commanded by his cousin George V, has long been transformed into an empire on which the sun never sets.

As a cousin, he could only guard the three-thirds of an acre of land in Degun.

How can this be done? Doesn't his cousin have no face?

So when the legendary Xuan Ge camp appeared and promised in the letter that they could bring some trouble to the Great Yin Empire in the Far East, it involved a considerable amount of troops and energy. He immediately became extremely interested in some secret cooperation between the two parties mentioned in the letter.

Just as in the letter, the man who called himself Jack Young said at the end: The enemy of my enemy can be regarded as a friend...

At about 10:30 in the morning, Yang Dongli and Duan Zheng were there.

Last night, they met William II of Germany in the office where they had secretly visited once.

Sure enough, as recorded in history, when this guy faced them, he deliberately turned his body sideways, cleverly highlighting his normal right hand and covering up his defective left hand.

After exchanging some pleasantries, I took another sip of tea, which tasted quite weird because it had too many messy things in it, so it was salty or not, sweet or not.

Yang Dongli didn't bother to beat around the bush and said directly to William II:

"Dear Your Majesty William, first of all, please don't mind the rude way we delivered the letter last night; in fact, we just want to use this method to prove our identity to you.

I have absolutely no ill will toward you or the great German master. "

Perhaps it was because of Yang Dongli's bachelor attitude that William II was slightly surprised, but he soon adjusted his mood.

He said with a smile: "Of course I won't mind, the strong always have certain privileges.

Being able to deliver the letter without knowing it under the protection of the elite German Guards, I don't think anyone except the legendary Eastern Knights of Xuange Camp can do this.

Mr. Yang, you may not believe it.

When I was a teenager, after hearing the legend of Xuan Geying, I was obsessed with Eastern "Kung Fu" for a while.

Is this the right way to spell the word? It's a pity that although some Easterners were invited to teach me, it was obvious that they were all liars and I learned nothing.

So I feel very honored to meet the real members of Xuan Ge Camp today; please forgive me for being a little presumptuous, can you show me your magical kung fu in person? "

In short, the atmosphere after the two parties met was very good.

The atmosphere reached an extreme level especially when the team, in an understatement, knocked a squad of guards to the ground and twisted the barrel of a rifle into a twist.

In the end, there was no longer any doubt about the identities of Yang Dongli and Duan Zheng.

William II finally asked the key question: "Okay, let me ask you two, what do you and the Xuan Ge camp want to get from Degun, and what can we get?"

Yang Dongli said nothing after hearing this, while Dui Zheng took out a thin list from his arms and handed it to an attendant, who then handed it to William II.

Such a thin list contains all the equipment and materials that the team hopes to purchase from Degun at a suitable purchase price.

After William II took it, he looked at it for a long time.

After the team members gritted their teeth and drank a cup of tea bit by bit, William II finally responded; he responded to the contents of the list one by one:

"The committee has 1888 08-type rifles with 150 million rounds of supporting bullets; 150 MG-type Maxim heavy machine guns with rounds of matching bullets.

There are 88 6 mm caliber field guns and 2000 rounds of artillery shells.

There are 70 18 mm caliber field guns and 6000 rounds of artillery shells.

Naval guns of various calibers such as 260 mm, 210 mm, 150 mm, etc., as well as related shells, replacement and spare barrels.

Marine steel plates, water pumps, generators.

Since you are willing to pay for these in pounds, of course we can sell them to you secretly, and they are all in stock, and can even be drawn from the active army.

Therefore, the goods can be prepared within a month and shipped to you secretly.

There is no problem with the machines and production lines required above, and the prices will be relatively favorable, but the purchase of battleships is not.

Neither the battleship nor the cruiser you requested will work.

The reason is simple. Although I do not deny my hostility towards cousin George and Dayin, Degun has no intention of starting a war with Yinfa so far.

Because these battleships are too sensitive, each one has a record in the intelligence department of Yinfa. Once sold to you, it will be too irritating to their nerves.

If you are willing to wait, we can build it for you secretly.

However, the delivery time is at least two years later. "

Regarding Degun's unwillingness to sell the warships, Yang Dongli and Duan Zheng had already expected it; because so far, Degun was not ready to fall out with Yinfa.

But the delivery took two years, and by then the day lilies were cold.

The two of them even knew some about William II, but they didn't reveal the reason.

The German army naturally hopes to see the Yin and France greatly weakened in the Far East; but they also do not want their Xuan Ge camp to grow too fast. Losing both sides is the result they hope to see.

So after being rejected by William II, frankly speaking, the two of them were not very disappointed.

After the team leader opened his mouth, he proposed an alternative plan:

"Then please ask Your Majesty to sell us some steel cargo ships ranging from 2,000 tons to 6,000 tons, so that we can refit them ourselves after we go back."

Unexpectedly, faced with such an alternative, William II still refused to let go.

Shaking his head, he looked like this was absolutely impossible.

Seeing this, Yang Dongli and the team looked at each other, knowing that Degun's side could not count on the addition of new ships to the Xuange camp fleet.

We can only count on Er Pang and Yuan Hai, two teammates who seem to have a special interest in female secretaries.

Can they make some good gains at the money-minded Uncle Sam's house?

Unfortunately, according to some data they knew in advance, Uncle Sam's navy, which was so powerful in later generations, is now slightly stronger than the Beiyang Navy.

总排水量12.2万吨，全部的家当包括了3艘轻巡洋舰、8艘装甲巡洋舰、3艘非装甲巡洋舰、6艘钢制炮艇，3艘重装甲巡洋舰。

Ranked eighth among the world's navies, one rank higher than the Beiyang Navy.

Therefore, they do not think that Er Pang and Yuan Hai will gain much in this aspect from Uncle Sam.

When they thought of this, the two people who had everything going smoothly and were in a pretty good mood immediately cast a shadow in their hearts.

In this way, after reaching an agreement with Degun, Yang Dongli and the two paid a part of the pound as a deposit.

The relevant matters were sent back to Surabaya City through the telegraph office and using the agreed password.

The reason for this is that the small radios they carry have no way to directly contact the distant Southeast Asia, they can only use the existing telegraph network.

After receiving the telegram, Hu Biao and others were somewhat helpless because they did not buy a warship.

But it was still a call back, so Yang Dongli and Duan Zheng didn't have to worry too much.

In the following time, the two of them stayed in this city with peace of mind.

While drinking beer, eating garlic-flavored sausages, and smoked pork knuckles, I began to wait for the supplies promised by Degun to be collected one by one and shipped.

Finally, after everything is in place, they will pay the balance and escort these things secretly back to Java...

　I've finished the first two chapters, and I'm working hard to revise them, so I can release them as soon as possible.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)