Respectfully

In mid-May, the final draft of the contract between the victorious countries and Germany was drafted, and the text was handed over to representatives of the German government.

The content of the draft is extremely harsh. According to this contract, Germany will lose 13.00% of its territory, 10% of its population, and all its overseas colonies.Half of the steel industry was handed over to the Allied Powers, the developed arms industry was ordered to cease fighting, and all existing artillery, aircraft, and tanks must be destroyed.The High Seas Fleet will be divided between Britain and France. At the same time, Germany shall not implement compulsory military service, and the standing army shall not exceed [-].The west bank of the Rhine is occupied by the Allied Powers, and there is no fortified zone within a certain range on the east bank.The Rhine River has almost become an undefended zone, paving the way for the French and Belgian troops to occupy the Ruhr area in the future.

In addition, the contract also called for the abolition of the monarchy in Germany and the trial of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German generals.

The content of the draft aroused great anger among the Germans. German newspapers publicly declared: The German army did not raise its hand to surrender, and Germany does not accept such an unreasonable and harsh treaty!If necessary, the German soldiers will continue to pick up their guns and fight!

The Chinese soldiers who stayed in Germany for a short time to deliver aid saw the Germans protesting loudly in front of the government, marching with banners, and heard speeches by the opposition parties dissatisfied with the government.

"Look, it's definitely not over."

"Tuan Zuo, how do you say that?"

"What do you say?" The head of the group got on the bucket cart and patted the steering wheel. "Who wouldn't be furious if such rules and regulations fall on them? Even if they sign the contract, they will have to fight sooner or later."

"The Germans can't afford to eat anymore, are they still able to fight again?"

"How to say a few words, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, riding a donkey to read the account book?" The head leaned back in his chair, "That's not right, anyway, remember what I said today, there are gunpowder buried under Germany, Sooner or later it will explode."

The barrel car and the truck following it were moving all the way in Berlin. The five-color flag on the body saved the soldiers from a lot of trouble.

After the Chinese sent aid with great fanfare, even if they were not friends, the hostility of the Germans would be reduced a lot.

The convoy was forced to stop on the side of the road because the parade crowd passed by. Brother Bing rolled down the window and saw a few Germans wearing German military uniforms without epaulettes or military caps. He guessed that they should be retired soldiers. He took out a pack of cigarettes and smiled friendlyly at them.

Cigarettes, cans, and packets of biscuits are all signs of "friendliness".Brother Bing saw a little girl of eleven or twelve years old with a man, and took out an apple from the back seat pocket. The little girl in front of him reminded him of his sister at home.

Back then, before their family fled famine and went to Guanbei, they couldn't even eat dry food, not to mention apples. Now that their lives are better, the past years are engraved in their minds like a brand, and they can't be erased even if they want to.

I don't want to go back to those days.

Many soldiers from the six northern provinces had the same idea as him.They took up guns, fought for their country, and went to Europe to fight, in order to prevent future generations from living the hard life they experienced, and to prevent anyone from riding on China's head to show off their power.

"Thank you."

The little girl's voice interrupted Brother Bing's thoughts. Brother Bing shook his head and took out a few more pieces of candy.The parade team finally dispersed, and the car restarted. Brother Bing waved his hands to the German retired soldiers who had spoken before. He seemed to think of something, poked his head out of the car window, and said, "Huaxia is recruiting retired military officers. If you are willing, You can go to the temporary station of our army to have a look."

Retired military officer?

Several Germans were stunned for a moment, and only hissed when the convoy left and the cigarette burned to their fingers.

"Leo, are you going to try your luck?"

"Go." Leo held his niece's hand. His elder brother died in the battle, and his wife also died of the disease that broke out last year. The provisional government did not pay salaries for three months. A large number of soldiers were forced to retire. In order to feed For the few children in the family, he will not let go of any opportunity.

Leo went home quickly, found out his best set of clothes, and met up with a few friends at the appointed place. When they arrived at the temporary station of the Huaxia Army, they found that the people who came to "apply" had long lined up. Team.

Supplies are not given for free, and things are not given for free.

The reason why Li Jinyan sent this batch of supplies was not only to make good friends, but also to make it easier for talents from all over the world to start.Russia's "resources" have almost been tapped, and it's time to get off the net towards Europe.

Physics, chemistry, medicine, heavy industry, light industry.The net is generally cast in a large area, regardless of the big fish and the small fish, first catch it and then talk about it.

Germany's retired military officers are the focus of the search, especially the air force and navy.After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, a large number of German soldiers were unemployed, especially the air force and navy.During the Weimar government, various opposition parties used to hire these veterans. Now, Li Jinyan plans to take the first step and recruit based on merit.

The three military schools in the six northern provinces had a very good evaluation of the previous batch of German instructors. Li Jinyan naturally couldn't miss such a good opportunity.When the stormtrooper of the mustache head of state is established, it will not be so easy to catch the leak.

Besides Germany, there is also France.French infantry aside, the air force and artillery are pretty good.Although France is a victorious country, the northern industrial area of ​​France was completely destroyed in the First World War. Recovery, national defense cuts are certain, and a large number of soldiers will lose their jobs, which is also certain.

Other professionals will rely on luck.Germany's chemical and mechanical industries are quite developed. The real "blowout" was before World War II and the first two years of World War II, mainly because of the various "blockades" and "sanctions" imposed on Germany by the victorious countries, which caused a shortage of resources in Germany.If Britain and France knew that there would be such a result in advance, they don't know how they would react.

In addition to Germany and France, there are also Belgian railway engineers, and Austrian... eh, musical talents?

In short, all-round development of morality, intelligence, body and beauty...

Li Jinyan is here under the veil of "humanitarianism" to poach the corners of various countries, and the negotiations in the Palace of Versailles have also come to an end.

No matter how the Germans protest or march, the victorious country will not give up the benefits that are about to be obtained.

In the formally drafted contract, Britain and France basically got what they wanted.Britain successfully reduced Germany's sea power and maintained its maritime supremacy.France has received a large amount of war reparations, and will also get most of the ships in the German High Seas Fleet. China will give up Germany's war reparations and overseas colonies. The only requirement is the ten cruisers promised by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The United States, one of the Big Four at the peace conference, neither signed the proposed treaty with Germany nor joined the League of Nations.This decision was voted by the U.S. Congress, and President Wilson cannot go against it.The signing of the treaty with Japan was approved by the U.S. Congress with a majority vote.In the American mind, Europe is a place of right and wrong, and once it gets involved, it will be troublesome.It's not worth wasting precious American lives for this mess.

Not so in Japan.The United States focuses on trade. In the Pacific region, the Japanese fleet is the biggest threat to the US Atlantic Fleet. It is in the interests of the United States to try its best to weaken the Japanese navy.

The trade friction with Huaxia can be resolved later.President Wilson's proposal to guard against China and contain China's development was also rejected by the isolationist Congress.

On June 28, in the Palace of Versailles, the "Contract with Germany among the countries participating in the war" was formally signed.German Foreign Minister Müller signed on behalf of Germany, and most of the representatives of the victorious countries who attended the peace conference also signed the contract.

Signing the contract on behalf of Huaxia was Lou Shengfeng, President of the coalition government, with a shiny bald head becoming the most eye-catching presence in the hall of mirrors.Many Europeans who are keen on Chinese products suddenly understand where the shiny bald head logo on Huaxia’s cigarette packages and cans comes from...

Young Marshal Lou stood behind President Lou Da. He was dressed in military uniform with the brim of his hat pulled down, an armed belt, white gloves, and a tight jaw.

Even politicians are interested in gossip.

Many people are very curious about Lou's father and son, from their appearance, figure, temperament, to the thickness of their hair... Finally, they came to the conclusion that the young General Lou should be more like his mother.

The Japanese representative attended the signing ceremony that day, but did not sign the treaty with Germany. What was placed in front of the Japanese representative was a treaty with Japan jointly drawn up by China and the United States.

The harshness of this treaty is even worse than that of the "Contract with Germany".Makino's face was pale, his eyes turned black, and he could hardly hold the pen in his hand steadily.How nice it would be if he was lying on the bed instead of Xiyuan Temple!

It was not President Lou Da who signed the treaty with Japan, but Zhan Changqing. After Minister Zhan signed and used his seal, the Japanese representative Makino did not move at all.

It wasn't until Marshal Lou coldly "reminded" Makino to sign that the Japanese struggled to put pen to paper at the end of the treaty. He was absolutely sure that if he refused to sign, the Chinese would take the initiative to "help" without hanging himself.

After the American representative signed the treaty with Japan, the treaty with Japan came into effect. Young Marshal Lou leaned over and whispered a few words into President Lou Da's ear, and President Lou Da nodded.

On June [-], the Huaxia delegation set off to return to China. Huaxia expressed no interest in participating in the negotiations and signing of treaties with other members of the Allied Powers.

On July [-], a flight formation composed of two Huaxia bombers and [-] fighter jets suddenly flew over Wakkanai, Hokkaido, and dropped a large number of leaflets. The next day, they flew to Hakodate and dropped leaflets again.

The front of the leaflet is printed in Chinese, and the back is in Japanese. The content is the treaty with Japan signed at the Paris Peace Conference.At the end of the leaflet, it is emphasized that since the signing date of the treaty, the Ryukyu Islands will be separated from Japan, and Hokkaido will be the Chinese concession. Japanese living here can choose to leave or stay. Those who stay must abide by the Chinese concession. Violators of the law will be severely punished.

The leaflet also stated the time when the Chinese army entered the leased land, July [-]th.

There is not much time left for the Japanese.

The Huaxia plane not only visited Hokkaido, but also made a circle over Nagasaki and Shimonoseki. It dropped not only leaflets, but also two ten-pound bombs, which happened to land on a Japanese cruiser docked in Nagasaki. A small fire.

To the Japanese envoy who came to the door, the Chinese coalition government's answer was "misbombing".

Although Zhan Changqing was not there, the whole staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by the deputy minister, was still so angry that Lin Quanzhu wanted to vomit blood.

In today's world, whoever has a hard fist counts what he says.

Huaxia's set of combined fists swung out, and he had already beaten Zongzi to internal injuries. If he said it was a mistake, it was a mistake!Say no?Simple, the plane will go there again to re-demonstrate the whole process of "mistaken bombing".

Japanese Minister Lin Quansuke was really so angry that he vomited blood.

On July [-], four Chinese cruisers and the squadron of the US Atlantic Fleet appeared in the East China Sea and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, and the time for the ultimatum came.

The Japanese troops stationed on the island of Hokkaido had retreated a long time ago. Most of the Japanese residents on the island did not leave. After seeing the Chinese and American warships, they took the initiative to pull up long white cloths. In every fishing village along the coast, every household hung On the white flag.

As the ship approached, Huaxia soldiers began to land.

At first, the Japanese looked at the Chinese soldiers with guns and live ammunition and helmets with trepidation. Many of them knelt on the ground and prayed to Amaterasu.

As more and more teams landed, people on the island saw a strange team. They said it was strange because the soldiers in this team were somewhat different in uniform and weapons. Judging from their size and appearance, they were similar to Huaxia soldiers are also different.

Soon, the speculation of the island residents was confirmed. This is a police force composed of Japanese prisoners of war, overseas Chinese, and some Korean overseas Chinese.

The police chief is none other than Reiichi Kawaguchi.The deputy director is a Korean.Using the Japanese to deal with the Japanese, and then using the Koreans to contain the Japanese, the so-called "balance technique" was invented by the Chinese ancestors.

"Leases need to be managed."

This special police team will bring greater convenience to China's governance of Hokkaido.

As for another heavyweight who took refuge in China, Oshima Yoshimasa, he was sent to Central Siberia to supervise a large number of Japanese miners for labor reform.

The few Japanese who survived the incident of "the Chinese merchant ship was sunk by a German submarine" also became the leaders of the miners' team, holding Japanese women and squeezing the Japanese miners. Their lives were quite nourishing.

Ryukyu became independent, and the descendants of the Ryukyu royal family and the descendants of the Shang family also left Tokyo one after another. The Japanese did not stop them, and they couldn't stop them even if they wanted to.

It's impossible to be soft, but to be hard, just say directly: "Ryukyu is a vassal state of China, aren't you afraid of China's revenge?!"

Not afraid?Of course I'm afraid.

Japan is like a gambler. If you win the bet, you can make it so public that you forget your last name. If you lose the bet and keep losing again and again, it will be completely different.

Regarding China's "lease" of Hokkaido, large-scale demonstrations and protests broke out in Japan, but amidst the protests, another voice appeared, "Why did China suddenly become so strong? Where did Japan lose? ?”

Another comment said: "Follow the ancestors to send Tang envoys, and send overseas students to China!"

Just like after the First Sino-Japanese War, a large number of Chinese students entered Japan. Now the situation is reversed. Some Japanese hope to find a way to "save the country" from China.China and Japan have been separated by a narrow strip of water since ancient times. As long as they really "repent", compared to Western ghosts and animals, China will definitely be willing to help Japan!

When the U.S. Atlantic Fleet entered the Sea of ​​Japan and the U.S. consul formally proposed to the Japanese government to deliver warships in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, this voice almost became the mainstream.

After learning about the situation in Japan, Li Jinyan was stunned for a long time.

What is going on in the heads of these Japanese people?They think that the current Huaxia is still the "good old man" in the past, say a few good words, cry and wipe away tears, and let the past go, and let go of the past?

Broad-mindedness also depends on the object.Only a fool would call a white-eyed wolf who always wants to bite off a piece of meat from him a brother and brother!

After thinking about it, if the Japanese shamelessly stick it up, it will be like a dog's skin plaster, and it will definitely not be able to stop it just by blocking it.

Li Sanshao pondered for a while, then slapped the table, and immediately sent someone to invite Shen Heduan, and also found three or four intelligence personnel who are good at doing ideological work, want to come to Huaxia to study?First go to a language school for two years, get good grades in Huaxia language, and then take two years of ideological, political and moral education courses, and then pass the exam.

As for what to talk about in terms of ideology and politics, and what to learn about moral education... Li Jinyan sneered twice, and sooner or later the Japanese will shoot themselves in the foot!

Huaxia was busy "renting" Hokkaido and when Ryukyu was liberated, Europe, which had been in a truce for more than eight months, still did not stop.

Following the general strike in France, a national general strike also took place in Italy, which withdrew from the Paris Peace Conference.The price of grain and food remained high, coupled with the dissatisfaction of being played by Britain and France as fools, the Italians were completely angry.

Several bloody conflicts broke out between the Italians and the French living in Fiume. The situation was so serious that the two sides almost dispatched troops. Mussolini's fighting fascist organization took the opportunity to advocate, walked out of Milan, and began to attack the highest Italian regime.

Germany's Weimar government promulgated the so-called most democratic constitution, but it was still unable to consolidate the power in its hands.

Due to financial pressure, Britain and France began to reduce their equipment one after another. In France, in the most difficult period, the salaries paid to soldiers were reduced by a full tenth, and the defense budget was also reduced to the point where it could no longer be reduced.

The United States has begun to implement the Prohibition of Alcohol, and the No.18 Amendment to the Constitution is about to take effect. The famous American gangsters are about to enter the stage of history.

The war is over, but the world is still not peaceful.

In mid-August, Huaxia successfully trial-produced the first seaplane, and the first light cruiser jointly manufactured by Dalian Shipyard and Jiangnan Shipyard was launched for sea trials.The Huaxia submarine, which was built on the basis of a German submarine, has improved its power system, increased the number of torpedoes it carries to twelve, and can stay underwater for up to sixteen hours.

In early September, the ship that President Lou Da and his party took arrived at Qingdao Port, and a large number of journalists and welcome personnel gathered at the port.When the ship docked and President Lou Da, Marshal Lou and others showed up, cheers resounded through the sky.

Five days later, the coalition government officially announced that a military parade would be held in October, and the troops from all provinces were assembled again. At this time, Young Marshal Lou had already boarded the train back to Guanbei.

During this period, German sailors, as in another time and place in history, scuttled most of the warships in the High Seas Fleet before France took over.

At the same time, ten cruisers flying the Chinese flag set sail from the Belgian port.