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The China Military Observation Group ended its work in the European battlefield ahead of schedule and set off to return to China. Although China's current relationship with Germany and Tsarist Russia is relatively subtle, and its early return is somewhat surprising, after all, China is only a country in the world.

As a weak country, at the same time that the Ministry of National Defense of China issued an order for the military observer group to return home, Deputy Minister Cao Rulin met with the ambassadors of Germany and Russia respectively, and frankly informed that due to the accelerated construction progress of the Chinese National Defense Force, these backbones were greatly needed.

The officers will return to their posts as soon as possible, and the Chinese government will continue to carry out commercial cooperation between China, Germany, and China and Russia in accordance with the reservation agreement as always.

Such an explanation makes sense on the surface. Not to mention that Germany and Tsarist Russia have been at war with each other in this war and have no energy to take care of such a trivial matter. As long as the Chinese government does not interrupt commercial cooperation with them and continue to provide various

Commodities like these are enough. As for the coming and going of the China Military Observer Group, in their eyes, they are just a plaything for the Chinese people. They can go back if they want, and save themselves the effort to entertain them.

Of course, it is not that no one thought of other reasons. For example, British Ambassador Zhu Erdian was very sensitive to this.

"Your Excellency, Ambassador, what do you think of the Chinese sudden withdrawal of their military observation mission in Europe?" At the British Embassy, ​​Jules Dian, smoking a cigar, asked the visiting French Ambassador Conti with a smile, seemingly casually.

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"Haha, China's military observation group is just a not-so-funny joke." Holding a glass of Bordeaux red wine in his hand, Kangti, who was wearing a formal dress and had the taste of a French aristocrat, said dismissively: "The Chinese are good people.

Coolies, good cooks, but definitely not good soldiers. Their army is like a rabble like black Africans. In my opinion, this military observation group is just a flashy thing that the Chinese put on their faces, just like they

New Year pictures posted during the New Year. Ambassador, do you still remember that during the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese emperors sent their ministers to Europe and America to study? In Chinese terms, the idiom "watching flowers on horseback" is very appropriate."

Zhu Erdian frowned slightly. He disagreed with Kang Ti's words. Since China overthrew the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China, as a senior diplomat, he has watched this ancient and huge country become stronger day by day. This cannot be ignored.

Reality. Moreover, Zhu Erdian, who is well-informed, is particularly concerned about the various measures of the Chinese government, especially the development of industry and commerce and the construction of the national defense force. In his view, the strength of the Chinese government's central government has been basically stable. Except for a few places in the country, the government has unified the government.

Under the vigorous promotion of the central government, the national army has also developed into an immature form of a modern army. Although China's overall strength is still far behind that of the great powers, such a prosperous country must not be underestimated.

"Don't you, Ambassador, have other opinions? Perhaps the Chinese recall of the military observation group is a sign that they intend to join the war."

"Participate in the war?" Kang Ti was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Haha, it would be a good thing if this is the case. Since the European War started, almost all the young men from our two countries have been sent to the battlefield, domestic production and front-line positions.

There is an extreme lack of labor, and Chinese soldiers cannot fight. But as I just said, the Chinese are good coolies. If China joins the war, France can just ask the Chinese government to send some workers to Europe to assist. My Ambassador,

What do you think of this idea?"

"It is indeed a good idea!" Zhu Erdian smiled and nodded in agreement. But he cursed "idiot" in his heart. In Zhu Erdian's view, if it weren't for the help of the British Empire, your France would have fallen to the German-Austrian Allied Forces.

Under the iron heel, this Conti still clings to the French people's bullshit pride. Doesn't he have a little political sense? God knows how the French government sent such a fool to China as ambassador. Is it because of his aristocratic status?

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The words were not conducive, and Zhu Erdian never talked about this matter with Kang Di again. The two parties exchanged opinions on other matters. After Kang Di stood up and left, Zhu Erdian quickly came to the study, picked up a pen and wrote a telegram.

"Your Excellency!" Hearing the ringing of the bell, an embassy attaché quickly walked into the study and saluted Zhu Erdian.

"Send this telegram to London immediately." Zhu Erdian handed the telegram over and said, paused and then warned: "Encrypt it!"

"Yes!" The military attache nodded in response, took the message and left quickly.

Lighting his cigar, Jurdian walked to the window and looked at the ancient capital through the window. As a veteran and also qualified diplomat, Jurdian's sense of smell was much sharper than that of the flashy French. When he was recalled by the Chinese government

When he received the news from the European Military Observer Group, he immediately smelled a different smell in the air. In his opinion, the Chinese would never do this innocently. According to his intelligence, the Chinese Military Observer Group

He did a pretty good job on the Eastern Front, especially Wu Peifu, the head of the military observation group, who is a famous general in China. His quality and tactical accomplishments are excellent even in the UK.

After spending so much effort and sending out so many elite backbone soldiers, are the Chinese going to give up halfway? If it were as simple as the Chinese government explained to the outside world, Zhu Erdian would never believe it. You know, China has thousands of years

history, during these long years, the wisdom of the Chinese people will definitely not be as bad as that of the African Tu people, not to mention that Zhu Erdian has been in China for a long time, speaks fluent Chinese, and has a deep understanding of the Chinese people.

You look down on a nation, but you cannot look down on their wisdom and potential to survive for a long time. Although Zhu Erdian looks arrogant in front of most Chinese people, he does not deny that he has deep feelings for this ancient and huge nation.

The country has always had a strange sense of governance. The Chinese people are poor and lazy, ununited, do not follow order, and like to play tricks, officials are greedy and incompetent, ordinary people are cowardly and accustomed to accepting things, soldiers are greedy for life and fear death, and generals are greedy for money and lust...

But at the same time, China is a country that is diligent, brave, and indomitable against foreign enemies. Almost all of these contradictions are concentrated together. Just like the Japanese in the east, China is a country that is difficult to deal with.

The longer he stayed in China, the stronger this feeling became for Zhu Erdian. This was also the case when the European War just broke out. Zhu Erdian was the only person who, as the ambassador of a great power, first issued an invitation to the Chinese government to join the Allied Powers in the war.

However, due to various reasons, China finally chose neutrality. In Zhu Erdian's view, such a choice was not harmful to China. On the contrary, the Chinese government made the right choice and not only took back Qingdao, but also took advantage of the European war to develop rapidly.

In just over two years, its national strength has increased significantly.

As the European War continues, almost all countries in the world are involved in this damn war. All the old powers are fighting fiercely. Except for the United States, which is far away in North America, it is temporarily watching from the other side. Among the big countries, China is still maintaining its

Neutral. What puzzles Zhu Erdian is that although China has developed rapidly in recent years and its national strength has increased a lot, the outcome of the European War is still unpredictable. It can even be said that the Allies still have the upper hand. In this case

, the time for China to join the war was not appropriate. If he were the president of China, he could have waited and waited until the most appropriate time to join the war, thereby obtaining the maximum benefit at the minimum cost.

This question confused Zhu Erdian. As for China joining the ranks of the Allied Powers, Zhu Erdian was not worried about it. The Allied Powers were far stronger than the Allied Powers in Asia, and no matter how idiot the Chinese were, they would not make such a choice. Joining the Allied Powers, no matter what

Win or lose, China will benefit. This is very clear.

"Weird Chinese people, what are they thinking?" Zhu Erdian frowned and was puzzled. Although he had vaguely guessed the truth, he still dared not confirm it because of this. What he just posted

The telegram sent out was to report the matter to London and hope that local intelligence agencies could provide some answers and guidance on this matter.

In any case, China's participation in the war was an excellent thing for the mired British Empire. With Britain's influence in China, whether the Chinese government participated in the war head-on or, as the French said, sent workers to participate in the war, it could greatly benefit the British Empire.

Greatly reduce the burden on the front line. Zhu Erdian has always been a strong advocate for China to join the Allied Powers. Of course he is quite enthusiastic about this matter. He will never let go of such an opportunity.

While Zhu Erdian was thinking about this, Fang Zida was also preparing nervously in the capital. After a lot of effort, he finally convinced Yuan Shikai, Song Jiaoren and others to start China's decision to participate in the war, and now it is left to China to prepare

There is not much time. Japan’s Okuma Cabinet will end its term soon. When the new cabinet takes office, it will also be the time for the new Japanese government to make a choice. Due to Japan’s economic problems, European and American countries have already begun

For Japan's official trade punishment, Japan has little time to use war to get out of trouble. It's just that the Japanese government needs some time to prepare, and the old and new cabinets have to alternate before they can start taking action. Calculating the odds, the most time left for China is still

There are three months, and it will take at least more than a month for the members of the China Military Observation Mission to return home. In addition to the mobilization and preparation of domestic troops, Fang Zida is very busy these days.

"President, documents from the Ministry of Defense."

"Secretary General, request for funding from the General Staff."

"President, someone from the Manufacturing Bureau..."

"Secretary..."

Fang Zida's office, for the sake of work efficiency, he simply moved the work of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance here. Every day, he had to face countless problems that needed to be solved. It was just the financial preparation and allocation, and money was like running water in this month.

Usually it comes out of his hands. If he hadn't saved a lot of money for the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance, these funds alone would be enough to give him a headache...)

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