Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1205 Meeting of the Two Powers
But even if Italy really has so many advantages, William will not allow the opponent to attack Turkey.Because he deeply knows that the powder keg of the Balkans is not so easy to take down.As early as the 19th century.The famous German politician and diplomat Otto von Bismarck once said: "Don't get involved in this eventful place!"

And William's attitude towards the Balkan countries is also very clear, that is, try to use diplomatic and economic means to control, rather than force attacks.And as Germany became stronger and stronger, with China as a strong backer, countries in the Balkans became more and more respectful to Germany. For example, William just used a little trick to force Hungary and Romania to join the big family of the Holy Alliance.The ridiculous thing is that there were also conflicts between Romania and Hungary at that time. The center of their conflicts was mainly the issue of Transylvania. This piece of land larger than Hungary was alternately occupied by Hungary and Romania in history. Traditionally, the Hungarians were Landlords, Romanians are farmers. At present, the population here is about 700 million, and Hungarians account for about 21%. In history, the two sides have been fighting endlessly for this piece of land, even within the Axis powers. In the end, Germany The only way to do this is to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, allowing Hungary to occupy this area, while Romania will get the Odessa area and the Crimean Peninsula.

From the current point of view, William pays more attention to Turkey and Yugoslavia, because these are important passages to the Mediterranean Sea.In addition, Turkey and Yugoslavia are also very important springboards. If the British control them, they can use the bombers from the airports there to attack the main artery of the empire, the Prishti oil field. Therefore, it is necessary to contain the British in Africa and Asia. colonies, and to ensure that its arteries will not be cut off, then it is necessary to control Turkey and Yugoslavia.

In William II's plan, both Yugoslavia and Turkey can be wooed. As long as he exerts a little pressure, these two countries will submit, and he does not need to spend much money at all. However, his wishful thinking Although it was played loudly.However, the stupid behavior of Ada, a crazy woman, completely disrupted his original plan, and this could not make him feel angry.

"Your Majesty." While William was still furious, Jodl, who had been standing by the side, said, "Judging from the current situation, the performance of the Italians is still good. Especially they just occupied Albania, and they It also occupies a huge military advantage. I think if the Italian army can maintain this advantage, then we have reason to believe that they can win the final victory." The bald artillery lieutenant general replied cautiously.

"Yordell, your strategic view is really bad, right?" William did not agree with the other party's suggestion. Instead, he shouted loudly at the other party: "Yordell, don't you understand that the fighting power of the Italians, when we Those Italian idiots were still playing checkered squares in the Alps when Northern Europe was in full swing, what's more, they chose the wrong time to attack Turkey this time, if there is a stalemate, wouldn't we be very bad?"

"Yes!" Before William could finish his sentence, Haus continued, "Besides what His Majesty just said, there are still some things that deserve our attention. This mainly depends on the actions of the British. Don't forget, the British Although people's combat effectiveness is poor, their combat effectiveness is much better than our lovely allies. In addition, Ada is now playing divisional combat, which is bound to produce a series of bad effects. Don't forget the 1910 Sa Lonika. We suffered a big loss in that battle. Therefore, I think we must assist them as soon as possible under the current situation!"

"Hmm!" After hearing Haus's words, William slowly fell into deep thought.Obviously, Hao Si's words deeply stimulated this mighty guy.Seeing his boss like this, everyone present left the room very wisely, leaving William alone in the carriage.With the closing of the walnut door, the originally noisy carriage fell into silence again.

Florence, the thousand-year-old Roman city, has been whitewashed by the art-loving Italians, because they are going to hold a grand military parade today to celebrate the 1st anniversary of their Italian Prime Minister Edda successfully taking power.

At 1925 o'clock in the morning on February 2, 28, William II's special train slowly entered the beamingly decorated Florence Railway Station.

And Ada was already waiting for him outside the platform.This woman looks full of spring today. Wearing her signature black fur coat and a big dark blue cap, she looks a bit heroic.Compared with William's military uniform, this woman's figure cannot support her dress.Therefore, in the eyes of Hauss, the Italian head of state always feels strange to him.

However, Ada did not pay attention to the strange expressions of Hauss and other German generals at this moment. William II and the others had just stepped off the train, and this woman rushed up, and then opened her arms, ready to warmly hug her most loyal ally.As she walked, she shouted loudly to William II: "Your Majesty! We are marching! The great and invincible Italian army has crossed the Turkish border in the early hours of this morning, and we are marching towards victory!"

Faced with the complacent look of the other party, William, who was still furious in the carriage just now, miraculously controlled himself at this moment.Hao Si knows that because things have become like this, there is no point in complaining about whether it is good or bad.At this time, it is very important to maintain the demeanor of a leader of a big country.Therefore, William stretched out his arm slightly, and hugged each other. "Hello, leader of Italy, we meet again."

What made Haos feel very frightened was that.William's greeting was haughty, a far cry from the usual enthusiasm given to Ida.That's because William II also has self-esteem, and his self-esteem is still very strong.He was very dissatisfied with the reneging of Eda, an ally, but since Italy was one of Germany's most important allies, it was impossible for William to turn his face against the other party immediately.So he can only use this small gesture to express his dissatisfaction, so as to remind the other party.

But Ada, who was a little slow to respond, didn't know that the Kaiser was expressing dissatisfaction. On the contrary, she still enthusiastically introduced some recent developments in the Italian army to the Emperor of the Fourth Reich.Facing the other party's explanation, William listened hard with his ears sideways, saying that he worked hard because William had been disturbed by Ada's rhetoric.However, since this place is the territory of Italy, it is not easy for him to get angry.

A group of people came to the famous Pitti Palace in Florence by car.At this time, the outside of this ancient palace was already crowded with all kinds of people. When the two dictators and politicians slowly walked up the granite steps at the entrance of the palace, a sudden burst of excitement erupted from the dark crowd. Shout out.The sounds are neat and consistent.When words like "Führer! Long live the Führer! Leader! Long live the leader! Long live the friendship between Germany and Italy! Long live the Holy Alliance" were shouted from people's mouths, William's original coldness changed slightly.

William and Ada pushed away the bodyguards who were on the verge of an enemy, and kept shaking hands with several people leaning against the front row, and then they walked up the steps of the palace hand in hand.However, the enthusiastic people did not disperse because of the departure of the two.On the contrary, these people were still standing there, they kept raising their arms and shouting loudly.Faced with such an enthusiastic crowd, the two dictators had to go to the balcony several times, and they raised their hands horizontally to signal the crowd to be quiet.Just like the actors thanking the audience at the opera concert.However, unlike Ada's self-satisfaction, William still didn't have much smile on his face.His expression was very strange, like the feeling of being aroused by anger but unable to get angry.At least Hauss, who was standing next to him, thought so.

After a while, when everyone left to go to the meeting place, William pulled Haus over, and then whispered to him: "Those Romans only cheered their Caesar like this. Although they did, I feel flattered .However, Ida's little tricks didn't fool me, they were trying to please me. In fact, I am still angry, because the strategy of these Italians is so stupid. So stupid!" Speaking of this, William waved his arms lightly and irregularly, and after a few seconds, he continued: "Hoss, you have to be careful, don't be moved by the friendship shown by this woman Ada, You must stick to your principles. This time I will let Ada know how good I am!" After speaking, he gave the other party a meaningful look.

However, in the actual meeting, William did not show up, and the scene of being furious. On the contrary, in the eyes of Haoss, William controlled his emotions very well. She was very surprised by this different attitude. "At this time, he didn't even show signs of gritting his teeth, but he didn't have that fake smile either. Everything was so plain, just like the feeling when two old friends met." But William's performance was seen by Ada. Very happy to come.At least for now, William didn't blame her, and that was enough.

However, in Hauss' view, Ada did this to save her own face.According to Hauss' understanding, rather than saying that Ida feels guilty for what William reluctantly agreed to do, then it is also her retaliation for William's interference in Balkan affairs without her own consent.For example, at the Brenner Pass, the two had pledged to maintain peace in the Balkans, but within a few days, William sent troops to invade Romania.Ada complained to her husband Ciano: "William II often comes to see me after the facts have already been made, and I am caught off guard every time. But this time, I will fight back. I believe it will not be long before he will Find out in the papers that I and our strong Italian army have occupied Turkey. In this way we can gain control of the Balkans and even the Mediterranean, and the balance will be re-established."

(End of this chapter)