Years of the Republic of China 1913

"Dear General Feng, I am very sorry to disturb you at this time, but as the mayor, I have to ask you for help."

Mr. Schroeder, the tall, thin and slightly bald mayor, was very sorry to see Feng Guozhang and said that Feng Guozhang entered Beiyang Wubei Hall in his early years and graduated with honors.Beiyang Armed Forces Hall was founded by Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang. At the beginning of its establishment, it spent a lot of money to recruit professional military officers from Germany as instructors.Therefore, Feng Guozhang is no stranger to German. Although he has not spoken it for many years, it is a bit rusty, but after he came to Europe as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he quickly picked it up again.

Seeing Schroeder coming in a hurry, Feng Guozhang politely asked him to sit down first, and Yang Du also took a seat beside him as his companion.Schroeder knew Yang Du's identity. On the day Yang Du arrived in Oberhausen, Schroeder was invited to the dinner party hosted by Feng Guozhang to welcome Yang Du, so he was not surprised and just nodded slightly to Yang Du as a courtesy.

"Mr. Mayor, may I ask what happened? Are the French coming to harass you again?" The Germans are rigid in their work and like to cut to the chase. After that, he directly asked the other party why he came.

Due to the toughness of the Chinese and the dissatisfaction of the other countries of the Allied Powers with France's ugly appearance after the war, the French government ordered the army to withdraw the order to control Oberhausen under Feng Guozhang's attitude of not giving in. Representing the French team will not do anything.The proud Gallic chicken is now full of anger. From the head of the government to the lowest level of soldiers, they want to tear down the whole of Germany to repay the hatred of being beaten black and blue on the battlefield.Although they gave up their intention to occupy Oberhausen because of the intervention of the Chinese, they also accelerated their frenzied plundering of the entire Ruhr area. The team tried to test the patience of the Chinese again by means of small-scale infiltration.But in the end, Feng Guozhang drove him back with a tougher attitude.But the French's unwillingness to give up still brought a little trouble to Oberhausen, so Feng Guozhang asked this question.

"These damned Frenchmen, if they didn't have the help of the Allied Powers, they wouldn't be able to defeat us, but look at their current behavior, they are simply robbers..." Gritting his teeth and cursing, Schroeder suddenly thought of sitting in front of him The Chinese are also a member of the Allied Powers.And it is also one of the "culprits" who defeated their own motherland.Thinking of this, Schroeder inevitably looked a little embarrassed, and quickly got up to apologize for his gaffe.

"It doesn't matter. There are many factors in the outbreak of the war. Although we are on both sides of the war, it does not mean that there is no friendship between China and Germany." Feng Guozhang smiled and comforted the other party, and waved his hands to show that he did not mind.

"General Feng, you are a true gentleman. Oberhausen and even the whole of Germany will always remember what you and your subordinates have done for us. As you said. War is beyond our control, but It will not destroy the friendship between us, and China and Germany will always be friends!" Schroeder's eyes flashed, and he bowed deeply excitedly.

After a few words of comfort, Feng Guozhang continued to ask Schroeder why he came, Schroeder let out a long sigh, and then revealed his purpose.

As a city in the Ruhr area, Oberhausen originally had a population of around 30.The population had dropped to 1919 at the beginning of 18 due to the war.After the war, with the squadron occupied Oberhausen.After expulsing the French army that was trying to seize it, the depressed Oberhausen became a "paradise" for the entire Ruhr area.Because the Chinese maintained order and ensured local law and order, and with the large amount of material support from the Chinese, the citizens of Oberhausen lived far better than the citizens of other cities in the Ruhr area.For a time, under the oppression of the French occupying forces.Homeless people from other cities in the Ruhr area fled and poured towards Oberhausen.In just over a month, the population of Oberhausen has soared from 1 to 18, and this situation is still on the rise.

Oberhausen is just a small and medium-sized city in Germany, and it cannot be compared with a big city like Berlin with a population of more than one million.Little Oberhausen added so much population at once.Coupled with the 50 squadrons stationed here, the total population of Oberhausen has exceeded [-], which is extremely stressful for such a city.

Although the squadron does not need the city government to be responsible, the German compatriots who keep pouring into the city still need Schroeder to settle them.At the beginning, with the help of Feng Guozhang, Schroeder's municipal government was able to barely maintain the resettlement work, but as the number of people increased, Schroeder was devastated by the problems of accommodation, food, and medicine for countless compatriots every day.

The European War destroyed the most fertile area in Europe, and Oberhausen is an industrial city rather than an agricultural and grain-producing area. Among other things, the food consumed by so many people every day is not a small city of Oberhausen Although the government can solve the problem with the help and support of the Chinese, the city government will soon be unable to support it when it cannot make ends meet.

Today, when I came to see Feng Guozhang, the mayor, Mr. Schroeder, just wanted to ask whether the squadron could allocate more supplies to the city government to ensure the minimum standard of living for all Germans.In front of the eyes, the surrendered Germany has no emperor, and the officials of the provisional government in name are negotiating with the Allied Powers besides planning their own future in Berlin. How can they care about the Germans in the occupied areas?In Schroeder's eyes, only the Chinese can help them. This will not only be the hope of Oberhausen, but also the last hope of the Germans in the entire Ruhr area.

"General Feng, there are now 10 people struggling to survive. They have no accommodation, food, medicine, or even clothes... Most of them are women and children. I beg you to save these poor people and save my compatriots ! Your kindness and help will be forever remembered by Deutschland..." When it came to the emotion, Schroeder, who was in tears, couldn't help but knelt down to Feng Guozhang.For Westerners, kneeling is the most sacred and dignified thing. Even Schroeder, who is the mayor of the Kaiser, is unlikely to do so, but now he has made this move. Feng Guozhang Unable to bear the emotion on his face, he hastily stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Don't worry, the matter will be resolved, it will be resolved..." Holding Schroeder's hand tightly, Feng Guozhang comforted him, frowned and thought for a while, then he turned and looked at Yang Du: "You can't just leave him alone." , Xizi, please distribute some of the newly arrived supplies to Mr. Mayor as soon as possible, so that everyone can solve the immediate problem first."

"That's no problem!" Yang Du agreed without hesitation, but he asked again: "How much is the specific distribution? Although there are new shipments arriving this time, the total amount is not too much."

Feng Guozhang thought about it, and waved his hand resolutely: "Except for the daily necessary consumption of the troops, the rest will be allocated to the city government. After all, saving people is the most important thing. In addition, immediately contact the diplomatic corps in China and in Paris and ask them to find a way Speed ​​up the delivery of supplies, especially food and medicine and tents."

Yang Du nodded to express his understanding, but after he made some calculations, he was a little confused: "Hua Fu, it is not practical to transport supplies from the country. I calculated that if the necessary consumption of the troops is removed, the supplies that can be distributed to the city government are the most It’s enough for everyone to consume for about a week. And the next batch of domestic supplies will arrive in a month, and even if you push it, it will take about three weeks, which is simply impossible to keep up with!”

Feng Guozhang was taken aback by Yang Du's words, and the smile on the face of Mr. Mayor, who had just seen Hope, was also stiff. Yang Du was right. This replenishment is enough for the expeditionary army to consume for about one and a half months. Although according to calculations, there will be some relief before the arrival of the next batch of supplies, it is simply a drop in the bucket under the current circumstances. No matter how kind Feng Guozhang is, it is impossible to divert the necessary supplies for the army. on the German people.

"What can I do? People will starve to death if they don't eat for three days. How can I pay for these three weeks?" Feng Guozhang seemed to be more anxious than the disappointed Schroeder, and rushed to say: "No, how can this work? Three weeks The time is too long, no matter what, we must arrive in a week, this is life-saving!"

"It's useless for you to tell me this. The material allocation plan is implemented by the General Staff with the approval of the cabinet. Besides, it takes time for a ship to sail at sea. I'm not Monkey Sun. How can things come out?" Yang Du was puzzled. Spreading out his hands, he looked helpless.

"No, no, no!" Feng Guozhang shook his head again and again, with a stern expression on his brows, and he seemed to be thinking of a way to walk around the room. Schroeder was hanging in the air, staring at Feng Guozhang. All his hope now lies in It's on the Chinese people.

For a full ten minutes, Feng Guozhang didn't seem to have come up with a better solution. Just as he was sighing in frustration, Yang Du suddenly said, "Actually...there is no way..."

"What way? Quick! Tell me!" Feng Guozhang suddenly turned around and asked anxiously. Schroeder also stood up abruptly, looking at Yang Du eagerly.

"We don't have materials, but other countries in the Allied Powers should have materials, especially Britain, France and the Americans. If they can help, maybe..."

Yang Du talked eloquently, but as his suggestion came out, the look in Schroeder's eyes faded.

"It's impossible..." Schroeder shook his head and said, "The French want all of us Germans to starve to death, so they don't care about the survival of the Germans. The same is true for the British. These guys who call themselves gentlemen are a group of pirates. It's no different from the French. As for the Americans... I'm afraid it's impossible..."

"Hehe, Mr. Mayor, don't worry, what if I have a way to get supplies from them?" Seeing that Schroeder was not in a good mood, Yang Du asked with a smile.

Schroeder couldn't believe his ears, he suddenly looked up at Yang Du: "Sir, you...are you joking?" (To be continued...)

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