Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1243 The Choice of the Small White Country

"I still have something to do, I will not accompany you, thank you for your medal."

"Wait" Just as the other party was about to leave, Mannerheim's voice came from behind.

"What else is there?"

Mannerheim bit his lip: "It's not that I don't want to join the Holy Alliance, but that Finland doesn't want to endure a world war similar to the last one. I hope you can understand that as a soldier, the biggest shame is I am too helpless to watch the loss of my country's territory and do nothing, but Zhongzheng. I am not only a soldier, but also a politician. You also know how much it will bring us to Finland if I rashly participate in the war A serious disaster. I believe Your Excellency knows better than me, so"

"I don't agree with you, old Carl." He interrupted the other party's words, "There is an old saying in China: 'If the skin does not exist, the hair will not be attached', which means"

"It means that if the skin is gone, how can the hair on it survive?" Mannerheim interrupted, "I know what you mean, if there is no country, then what is the need for people? But you have to understand , the main body of a country is people, and if people are gone, what is the use of having that country?"

"But I think you are wrong. Although the main body of the country is the people, there is no country without people. But you have to know that the concept of the country is the most basic centripetal force that supports a nation. If there is no such concept, then What's the use of keeping so many people? So I insist that the country is more important than the nation!" Continue to insist on your point of view.

"Okay! Okay! Let's not talk!" Mannerheim immediately interrupted the other party, "Zhongzheng, this question is more complicated, just like a famous logic question, which came first, the chicken or the egg. I just hope for one thing. I will do what is good for our country, good for the Finnish nation."

"Old Karl, I want to ask you one thing. If, I mean, if a war broke out between us and the Soviet Union, would Finland join the imperial alliance and fight the Soviet Union together?"

"Zhongzheng, I want to ask you a question. If, I mean, if you are really fighting the Soviet Union, what do you want Finland to do?"

"Personally, I think you have two choices! First, you maintain your so-called neutrality, but you must allow us to station troops in Lapland and Turku, give us the right of military and material access, and help us build The railway from Urvik to Lapland will ensure the supply lines of the Finnish garrison. However, after the war, the empire will guarantee your territorial integrity and independence."

As soon as the first article was finished, Mannerheim felt a little disappointed.To be honest, this plan is not beneficial to Finland at all, and depending on the posture, the other party will still fight on its own territory.So he said in a deep voice, "What about the second one?"

"Article [-], Finland joins the war against the Soviet Union alone, and cooperates with our empire to attack the territory of the Soviet Union. We don't want you to attack anything or Baku, just two places, first, Murmansk. Second, Stalingrad. War After the end, not only will all the territories you lost be returned, but also the Soviet territories including Murmansk will be given to you. Of course, after the signing of the agreement, we will fully support you in all aspects, including giving emergency subsidies and helping you rebuild Industry and more."

When the second condition was made, Mannerheim fell into deep thought.To be honest, the second suggestion made by the other party is still very good.At least it makes a lot more sense than the first one, Finland can get much more land and power after the war than before.At the same time, the economy damaged by the war can also be quickly restored.

But Mannerheim was also well aware of the problems that would arise in such a situation.If Finland depends too much on China, then eventually they will also become a province of China.He still believes that the highest goal of Finland is to maintain the independence of the country, and the so-called militarism is not suitable for Finland.However, the request made by the other party is really a bit tempting, which makes Mannerheim feel a little difficult to choose.

"Old Karl! I know what you are worried about. But I think we can follow the example of the Empire and Sweden. On the surface, we are not called allies, but in fact you help us, or we can only sign a contract between us." An agreement on the war against the Soviet Union. You do not undertake to fight among the Allies. You remain neutral with respect to the Allies."

"This..." Mannerheim was taken aback for a moment.To be honest, the other party's proposal is getting more and more tempting.Just go to war alone, and don't fulfill the obligations of an ally.It couldn't be better for Finland.

But before Mannerheim could speak, he went on to say: "But, old Carl, there is something I want to remind you. Even so, joining in this situation is only time-sensitive. If the empire fails or perishes, then You are bound to be threatened by other countries. Politically speaking, the so-called agreement is just a silly game played by those politicians and can never be taken seriously."

Mannerheim said: "As for your second suggestion, I agree in principle. However, as far as the whole proposal is concerned, there are some things that we are not clear about. For example, let's take aid as an example. If Finland sends troops If so, what kind of assistance will we get? Is it purely military assistance, or is it sending officers to transform our army, or directly providing us with weapons and military supplies? These are all things we need to know.”

"Unfortunately, old Karl, I have no right to decide the specific situation. All I can give you is my personal offer. For the rest, you have to communicate with other departments of the empire." After a pause, he continued: "But soon I will report my proposal to the Emperor. First of all, the Imperial Security Service needs to establish a good cooperative relationship with Finland. Both of us have good cooperation on most intelligence issues, especially the Soviet Union and the Scandinavians. The intelligence in the Navia area should be shared. Secondly, we hope to add two training camps in Finland on the basis of the original two training camps. Of course, the agents of the Finnish intelligence department can also conduct special training here. In addition, we are allowed to establish long-wave radio stations and ground listening stations in Finland, and allow our agents to enter Finland smoothly in emergency situations. For this reason, we will provide your country with the following materials, and subsidize your country with 500 million dragon coins every year, For a period of 5 years. Provide 400 long-wave radio stations and a batch of monitoring equipment to Finland’s intelligence agencies. In several important cities such as Helsinki, Finland, set up ground radar stations for air surveillance.”

After three hours of urgent negotiations, Mannerheim and the second floor of the Arrond Hotel reached a preliminary agreement.China will assist Finland to keep it safe from the Soviets, while Finland will take part in certain military and political operations of the Holy Alliance when necessary.Of course, this agreement is only a preliminary framework between the two generals.If it is to be perfected, a final decision must be made after discussions between the heads of state of the two parties.

However, I still made a suggestion to the old man, that is, no matter what, he must meet with His Majesty the Emperor, which will be the key to determining the entire Sino-Finnish cooperative relationship.

At this time, Guan Xuqing was facing a huge map of Europe, and his eyes stopped for a long time on the tiny world colonial power.

1926年9月8清晨2点40分，在苏格兰北部，距离阿伯丁45里的拉克维克的No.20战斗机集群司令部里，正在进行夜间的交接班工作。

The hall of the so-called "Westminster Battle Opera House" was gradually filling up, and there was a muffled chatter from the audience.All eyes were fixed on the huge frosted glass panel that filled the entire wall, and on the frosted glass panel was drawn a map of the United Kingdom, marking the defense areas of the various anti-aircraft combat units.When enemy planes strike, the ever-changing battle situation is projected onto this frosted glass board with a magic lantern.

Opposite the glass panels sat some female plotters.They tidied up their desks, adjusted the slide projector, and waited for the battle alarm and the notification of the enemy's situation.They each had a telephone with a direct line to the radar station.The coast guard radar notified them as soon as they spotted enemy aircraft.

"There are about [-] enemy planes, and their target is 'Edward'!" The female plotters skillfully projected these data onto the corresponding defense zone on the large map showing the battle situation with two slide projectors.

"It's there again, it's been four days in a row! I didn't expect the Chinese to really attack there with all their strength. It seems that their goal is really there. Just like a certain commander of the Dragon Army said on the front line That way, we want to wipe our capital off the face of the earth!" The source of the voice came from behind, and in front of the glass panel, a row of combat guidance officers sat neatly.A little higher behind them sat the communications officer, who was in charge of getting in touch with the division commander, fighter units, night bases, and radar stations.On the higher top seats, there are also some plotters who are responsible for projecting the positions of the Chinese fighters onto the glass panels.

This tight organization is now starting to work, issuing attack orders from time to time and conveying enemy reports.Signals of various colors are moving on the glass, and yellow dots appear continuously on the map, indicating that the Chinese fleet is approaching itself, and if the plane guided by itself takes off to intercept, then a batch of new dots will appear on the screen soon , except that the color of these light spots is green.If the green light spot is still moving when it first appears, and then stops after a while, it proves that they have intercepted the enemy plane.This command method is like a child's pinball game, so they call it "air pinball game" inside the Air Force

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