Chapter 763: Ask for Qingdao

Wu Shaoting waved to Li Xuanting, who was standing against the wall of the war room. Li Xuanting immediately walked over with his briefcase. He took out a piece of material paper from the briefcase and said to Colonel Philip: "I need to add a treaty to the Sino-Germany Covenant. This is the only request made by our Chinese side unilaterally."

Colonel Philip took the material paper, which had a comparison of Chinese and German words, and the content was very short. He finished reading it quickly, and a layer of sorrow was immediately shrouded in his eyebrows, and there was even a bit of irrepressible anger in his eyes.

"Wu Zhizheng, are you treacherous? Our Great German Empire has provided assistance to Wu Zhizheng at the end of last year, and even insisted on the promised payment of aid funds when the European war broke out three months ago. Now that you have completed the reunification of China, do you have to abandon your credibility and morality?" Colonel Philip said excitedly.

He Fuguang and Cai E were both very strange. They didn't know what treaty Wu Shaoting added to it that angered Colonel Philip. Cai E walked up to take a look. Although he didn't see it clearly, he noticed that the words "return to Qingdao" were on the material paper, and gradually understood it in his heart.

"Col. When I was in Munich, you often told me that as a soldier, you should always keep a calm mind at any time and anywhere. You should not be angry just because of the surface of my request. You and I know the current relationship between China and Germany. If Germany did not support behind the scenes, how could I have the confidence to deal with the *** people?" Wu Shaoting said calmly.

Colonel Philip immediately took a deep breath, calmed himself down, picked up the paper again and looked at it again, but he still couldn't find any words that could comfort himself.

"Let me understand more clearly. First of all, this supplementary treaty will be based on the existence of the Sino-German alliance, that is, China and Germany are still standing closely together in military terms. At the same time, as a country receiving German aid, I will do my best to guarantee the personal interests of German expatriates and military personnel in China. You can still retain the privileges of some concessions. I will also arrange diplomatic talks to discuss this matter. Secondly, from a strategic perspective, China's intervention in the German-Japanese war requires a reasonable reason. This reason is not only an explanation to our Chinese people, but also an explanation to Britain and Russia." Wu Shaoting made this explanation in detail.

"I admit that this can indeed solve a series of problems in China, but it has been damaged to the interests of our Great German Empire in the Far East. You should know that the fortifications, factories, docks and other industries built by Germany in Qingdao have put in great effort. If you really want to do it as you said, why should the German Affairs Committee formulate a Far East strategy and simply give up defending Qingdao, and you don't have to spend so much assistance on your country." Colonel Philip said extremely seriously.

"College, I have said just now that I will do my best to guarantee Germany's interests in China as an ally. All I want is Qingdao's sovereignty. As for Germany's industries in Qingdao, military facilities can be retained in their original state. Qingdao Fortress can be used as a cooperation project for the Sino-German military alliance, and the Qingdao Naval Base is still the case. As for Governor Melwadek, it can continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of Qingdao, it is nothing more than abolishing the title of Governor General." Wu Shaoting said without changing his face.

Colonel Philip frowned and thought. He could already roughly understand what Wu Shaoting meant. All the other party needed to retrieve was a name. All Germany's industries and military facilities in Qingdao were still under German management. As for the original privileges exercised by the concession, it would more or less reduce the advantages of the Germans, but this is not without room for discussion. From a diplomatic relationship, since China and Germany are military alliances, they should be treated equally. From an objective perspective, China will develop sooner or later, and will sharpen the unequal treaty through gradually increasing national strength.

He sighed slowly and said worriedly: "Wu Zhizheng, I don't know how to evaluate this matter. As a friend, I am very considerate of China's desire to restore sovereignty, but as a German emperor, I also have to think about the immediate benefits of the motherland. I cannot predict what the attitude of the Minister and Governor Melwadek are. Your decision is too sudden and you don't even have enough time to discuss it."

Wu Shaoting smiled secretly. He deliberately did not discuss this with the German side in detail a few months ago. The purpose was to delay time and make the oppressive people approached, the Germans had no choice at all. Only in this way can they achieve their plan to kill two birds with one stone.

He missed the interests of *** to revise the unequal treaty, so he naturally had to make money back from the Germans. He would not have thought that he was willing to start with the Germans after taking aid from the Germans. Everything he did was to achieve the self-reliance and self-reliance of the Chinese nation.

"This matter is indeed a bit urgent, but once it can be determined, it will only take half a month to complete all military deployments, which is enough to ensure the successful achievement of the Sino-German Far East strategy. So, I will invite your ministers to meet to discuss this matter in detail tonight. I believe that as long as your ministers agree, Governor Melwadek will not have too many objections."

When the Central Government delegation went to Qingdao Headquarters three months ago, Wu Shaoting had secretly instructed Ropekin to contact Melwadek and other important officials under his command at the appropriate time, and tried to use the method of buying heavily to induce Qingdao Headquarters to lean towards China's position. This time, as long as he could convince the German minister, Melwadek would definitely not be too difficult.

That night, in the conference room of the Presidential Palace residence, Wu Shaoting, Colonel Philip, Gu Weijun, Li Xuanting, Wu Peifu and German Minister to China Paul von Xinci held a secret meeting, which was about the issue of Germany's transfer of sovereignty to China. At first, Xinci's attitude was not friendly. He was the same as Colonel Philip's emotions when he heard the news, thinking that China had received enough assistance from Germany, but now he made such rude requests, which was simply a despicable act of burning bridges across the river.

Wu Shaoting was not in a hurry. He expressed his opinion. According to the Far East strategy formulated by Germany, the purpose was to restrain or disperse the center of the Allies on the main battlefield of Europe by opening up some battlefields in the Far East. He believed that the circle of power of the European powers in the Far East was not enough to affect the main battlefield of Europe. France received extremely limited subsidies in Vietnam. Britain could not control the situation with just a few concessions. The only thing that could play a role was India and the Middle East.

In the final analysis, these are not important. The only enemy that Germany really wants to restrain in the Far East is ***. Although *** is 100,800 miles away from Europe, the *** navy still plays a major role. Even if it provides commercial escort to send Asian military supplies to Europe, this will be enough to affect the development of the situation in Europe.

"In other words, the core of the Far East strategy is to control Asian resources, make the British and French powers lose their role in Asian colonies, and completely separate Asia from the European battlefield. Now the most important connection between the Allies and Asia is ***. Even if Britain and France have more power in the Far East, they will definitely not have the influence of this Asian country." Wu Shaoting said profoundly. He did not see this meaning from the German Far East strategy, nor did he even know that the Germans planned to understand the purpose of their combat in the Far East, so he could only help these old-fashioned Germans sort out the order.

Colonel Philip and Minister Xin Ci looked at each other, and both of them were very interested in Wu Shaoting's words. Philip was just an army colonel. He understood that the Far East strategy arranged by the Military Commission was limited to the defense of Qingdao. Now after listening to Wu Shaoting's powerful analysis, he had a sudden enlightenment.

Taking advantage of this, Wu Shaoting threw his own conclusion: "If the Minister and the Colonel believe that a naval fortress in Qingdao alone can defeat a country, then I will immediately take back this matter and fully support the Qingdao headquarters to drive the warship into Tokyo Bay."

Lee Tingxian and Wu Peifu in the next seat couldn't help but whisper. They all praised Wu Shaoting as a strategist. If he stood in Germany, he would now use Qingdao to exchange for the overall situation in Asia and then exchange for the overall situation in Europe.

"If I were German, I wouldn't have any choice, and I wouldn't have any hesitation. I would agree immediately." Wu Peifu sighed "tsk" and said.

Minister Xin Ci looked at Wu Shaoting seriously and said seriously: "So, Wu Zheng is confident of defeating the entire *** Empire? This seems a bit fantasy to me. Please forgive my presumption. However, since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, countries around the world have almost unanimously agreed that *** is an emerging power in Asia, and China is still different from the past."

Wu Shaoting laughed and spread his hands and said, "But Mr. Xin Ci, do you have any other choices in your country? Is your country willing to send a powerful force from Europe to the Far East and defeat the *** himself? If your country really has such a plan, I fully welcome it and can even bear all the logistics supply of your *** team."

Minister Xin Ci's face suddenly became awkward. He frowned and said, "If it were Wu Zhizheng's words, you wouldn't have given us any choice from the beginning?"

Wu Shaoting shook his head, put away his smile and said solemnly: "No, it's your country that had such an idea from the beginning, but now it's just that it's just that you're starting to realize it. Isn't your country's generous assistance to China just to use China's power to complete the Far East strategy? What your country needs to figure out is what your Far East strategy is!"
Chapter completed!