Battle of the Third Reich

"This...my head, do you mean?"

Weierle asked timidly, he found a dangerous green light in the eyes of the head of empire, making the chief of staff straight hair.

"I don't know if there is a problem with your memory or my memory, Weierle. I remember you talked to me about dumplings last month, when we were talking about China."

Although Xu Jun still had a smile on his face, Weierle saw from the slightly twitched eyes of the German head of state that he was preparing for madness.

The savvy Weierle was a bit puzzled by the panic. Which tail did he step on the head of the head of state this time? Weierle had stepped on the small tail of the head more than once intentionally, but the head of state has never shown such a violent tendency like this. Seeing the fierce ducái chanting his teeth and ready to bite, Weierle quickly burst into tears and launched a self-help operation.

"My head, this... that... as far as I know, all Asians make food like dumplings, Chinese... Japanese,... and Indians. , They all seem to pay attention to the enjoyment of taste... Ah, please forgive me, my information must be wrong..."

Looking at the strip-shaped weapon in Xu Jun's hand with the dazzling laurel stick of the only marshal stick in history in Germany, Weierle stuttered hard to tell.

"Of course there are mistakes. The dumplings are created by the Chinese, so that is the representative food of China. How can you bring it to Japan..."

Xu Jun paused here suddenly, watching Weierle's innocent and panicked expression. Xu Jun finally remembered that it is not the 21st century of globalization, but the **** 1940.

The Germans in 1940, no, it should be that almost all Europeans know very little about Asia.

Prior to this, the information they obtained came from colonial newspapers and descriptions of some explorers. Out of deep-rooted narrow nationalist ideas, most of the materials from that mysterious eastern continent have suffered deliberate distortions and ugliness. What makes people cry even more is that because of the different cultures in the East and the West, most data collectors simply cannot understand the essence of Eastern civilization. Many people simply rely on the so-called experience gained from the indigenous peoples of other continental colonies and European-style inertia. Thinking interprets and analyzes the information they obtain, so these materials have a considerable gap from the actual situation before they are distorted by ugliness.

In the writings of European literati at that time, Asia was often associated with primitive, ancient, savage, stupid, evil, and other derogatory words. Even Japan, which was classified as a civilized country by Europeans at that time, could not escape this. Plant off. On the other hand, some Europeans also believe that Asians are polite, humble, kind, smart, and brave, but this is just the view of some Europeans who have contacted Asian students. In the eyes of ordinary people, Asians are small, skinny and savage guys. The land they live in is far away from themselves, full of weirdness and mystery and full of opportunity and wealth. But no matter what kind of statement is accepted, Asia is now very backward and poor.

But no one has ever thought about whether Asia's backwardness and poverty have a direct relationship with them.

Although after the First World War, the influx of a large number of Asian students and the rapid development of communication methods have brought Europe and Asia closer. However, most Europeans still stubbornly retain the impression of Asians in their minds of the last century. At that time, many Europeans thought that the Chinese still had that strange and ugly braid, and some even thought that Chiang Kai-shek was the current Chinese emperor.

In comparison, the Germans are better.

After the World War I, they were bound by the Versailles and they carried out close exchanges and cooperation with China. Many Chinese people came to Germany to receive military education, and many foreign students went to Germany to learn advanced technology. At the same time, Germany also sent a group of military advisers to China, and compared with the so-called military advisers imported into China by other countries, German advisers are the highest in terms of quality and quantity, even the former general of the German Defense Force General Hans von Seckert served as general counsel in China for some time.

These exchanges finally gave the Germans some intuitive understanding of China, coupled with the government’s deliberate publicity on this, it even triggered a China fever in Germany and continued until a major turning point in Sino-German relations. In nineteen thirty-eight, before this, the Germans even launched a donation to the Hankou Red Cross.

Although the honeymoon period of Sino-German cooperation is short, many Germans have buried a good impression of the mysterious country.

However, the Germans still have a common problem of Europeans, that is, they cannot distinguish the subtle differences between Asian countries. They often take all the Asian information they know.

"I think I'm a little bit excited, sorry, Weiler."

Xu Jun calmed down and smiled apologetically at Weiller.

"Ah, my head of state, it doesn't matter. As your chief of staff, it's very undesirable to make this common-sense mistake. It's me who should apologize."

Weierle humbly owed to Xu Jun, and then went on to say: "However, you are so sensitive to this kind of problem, Your Excellency, this makes me very curious."

"Well, I just dislike people confusing China and Japan. This is for a very personal reason. I think you understand what I mean."

Xu Jun smiled a little embarrassingly, and he felt that there was indeed some overreaction in front of him.

"Understood, my head of state. I will pay attention to this problem. It seems that I got the information office to find relevant information to make up for the class. I really did not know that the dumplings are unique to China. I just remember to I had dumplings at a banquet at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, and that kind of taste made my memory fresh. Now it seems that I was misled by the Japanese chef."

"It seems so, alas, my dear Weierle, you were cheated by those Japanese." Xu Jun nodded and accepted Weierle's explanation.

"Okay, now back to the original topic, how much do you know about the Japanese Empire?"

Xu Jun asked while rummaging through the pile of documents on the table.

"My head, I don't know much about this country."

Weierle straightened his face and answered seriously.

The previous joke almost caused the most powerful ducái in Europe to leave a few tooth marks on himself. Now Weierle feels that he must seriously consider this issue.

"Just talk about what you know now, what is your impression of this country."

Xu Jun has found the document he is looking for. He looks down at the document with his head down and draws out a pen to circle it.

"That's an emerging maritime country, and the speed of its rise is amazing. To be honest, I haven't always liked them."

"Oh why."

Xu Jun put down the pen and raised his head to ask with a smile.

The chief of staff keenly felt that the head of state seemed to be satisfied with his answer. He cleared his throat and answered.

"That's a feeling, my head of state. From the Japanese officials I contacted, I felt that this nation has an indescribable ambition. Especially for their officers, that feeling is even stronger.

They seem very inferior, but sometimes they are very arrogant. In my experience, opponents with this character are extremely dangerous because they are generally very disguised and aggressive. The humility and obedience resulting from inferiority makes them look harmless, and they cleverly hide the brutal and destructive aspect of their character.

They are really humble and polite in front of outsiders, because they have been trained as slaves to the superiors and the strong since they were young, and they mechanically acted according to the ideas instilled in them by the superiors.

They are very united and highly hierarchical. They will freely remove any ideas and theories that they believe will destroy this unity and hierarchy.

The current state of mind of the Japanese is very intriguing, whether it is a belief or a concept. Belief in such things, if the guidance is correct, a country and a nation will exert a great power beyond human understanding, but if the guidance is wrong, it will bring great disaster to the country and the nation. I believe you can understand what I mean . "

Weierle finished looking at Xu Jun with profound eyes.

"Yes, I know."

Xu Jun nodded with a smile, didn't he just look for an opportunity to click on the status quo of the Nazi Party, his party leader would still not understand what the old fox meant.

"As far as I know, the Japanese regime is swayed by those outstanding soldiers and chaebols and the selected elites, and it is the dream of every Japanese to expect to be cast out, because in Japan, the privilege of the superior is very great Yes. Every Japanese officer I have seen is an artist who uses the privileges in their hands. As long as they want, they can freely decide the fate of their men and even their lives."

Weierle was excited. He took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette for himself. This was a privilege Xu Jun gave him.

"Their strange sense of inferiority makes them crazy to absorb any kind of advanced knowledge and technology. In this respect, they can be regarded as the best and most compliant students in the world.

Indeed, they are humble, but the more humble they behave, the more frightening I am. Because I know they don’t sincerely admire you, they are doing this now, just want to get what they need from you.

And if one day they gain power beyond you, when they suddenly feel that they do not need to be humble, and you unfortunately fail to notice this fact, these well-behaved students will not hesitate to find all opportunities to use what they have All techniques and methods will bring you down until you step on your feet without mercy. "

Xu Jun nodded when he heard this.

"That's right, they always do."

Seeing Xu Jun empathize with him, Weierle continued to talk excitedly.

"They never conceal their greed in the face of interests. They launched a war against China because of this. Their extreme advocacy for violence.

Although we also strongly advocate the use of force, this is based on basic morality.

And those people are not, they seem to think that force is everything. They ignored the laws of war in any civilized world and abused violence unscrupulously.

The Nanjing incident is the strongest proof that they slaughtered countless civilians and prisoners of war. They even bluntly rushed into the hospital with the Red Cross flag to take doctors and nurses and raped and killed them. It is simply a group of beasts without military honor.

I had deliberately started this matter in front of the Japanese diplomatic military officer. That **** lied in front of me. He even said that these were all rumors fabricated by the Chinese government. He also said that the Japanese army are strictly trained soldiers and would not do that. This is a decent thing.

Damn it, I almost wanted to go back to the headquarters to find those disgusting photos and John Rabe’s secret report and toss it on the bastard’s face. "

Weierle frowned angrily.

"I'm thankful that someone like you is by my side. You are very thorough, Weierle. Why do you humbly say that you don't know much about the Japanese Empire."

Xu Jun's expression was a bit bleak, and when he thought of the tragedy, he would burn with anger, but because his men were in front of him, he had to work hard to restrain himself.

"These are just my impressions of the Japanese I have come into contact with, and I have also added my personal analysis of some of the situations discovered during the Sino-Japanese War."

"What is your conclusion? Weyler."

"It's a very dangerous country, my head of state." Weierle replied respectfully.

"They have a strong naval force, which is what we lack. But their army... Although they have also been systematically and rigorously trained, compared with the German Wehrmacht, they are not opponents at the same level."

"Huh? Your opinion is that we will have conflicts with them? You know we have a close relationship with them now."

"You don't have to hide anything from me, my head, everything has been written in your eyes. I think you must be prepared to adjust our current Asian policy, my head."

Weiler asked with a respectful smile.

"It seems that I can't hide anything from you, my Chief of Staff, I really don't know whether I should be happy or afraid."

Xu Jun handed the document he reviewed earlier to Weiller.

"Of course I should be happy, my head of state. Because a clever man like me can't be controlled by anyone, you now not only control me easily, but also get all my loyalty, that's not a thing Is it a happy thing." Weierle answered with a smile.

"Is that right?"

Xu Jun stared at the old fox for a while, then smiled heartily.

"The report of Ribbentrop? The imperial government of Japan issued a note. They sent a mission to ask for a meeting with you?"

"Yes, they have arrived in Paris now."

"I think you already have a plan to receive these guys." Weierle asked.

"No, I actually don't want to see them at all, but out of **** diplomatic courtesy... I have asked Ribbentrop to handle everything. If this guy doesn't want to go back to the Berlin Military Prison to drink soup, You should know what to do." Xu Jun sneered.

"Now I am in a bad mood and I don't want to deal with other things."

Xu Jun suddenly pressed the bell on the table. Two seconds later, Disenhofen appeared at the door.

"Cancel all the meetings and events today. I want to go out. How about, Weller, walk with me and relax, I invite you to lunch."

"It's an honor to be my head."

"Well, Eric, check where is the best Chinese restaurant in Paris. I want to ask the chief of staff to eat a Chinese meal and let him know what real dumplings are."

Xu Jun's arrogant order arrived. He had long wanted to find a Chinese restaurant to try his hometown dishes, but he never found a vacancy. He is now ready to go out, take a day off, and indulge himself thoroughly.

"Follow your orders, Your Excellency."

Disenhofen retired respectfully.

"By the way, Weierle, you said that you attended a diplomatic banquet with the Japanese. What else did you eat besides dumplings?"

Xu Jun asked with some curiosity.

He knew that the Japanese would hold diplomatic dinners almost every month. Although they always wanted to invite Jack to participate, every time they were pushed away by the biochemical person who liked to keep a low profile.

Jack's guy never took the Japanese into consideration (this is the only place Xu Jun can reach consensus with that guy).

Moreover, because of his special status, the Japanese never dared to complain at all, but just kept expressing their regrets.

"Some grilled fish, some grilled meat slices, the other is vinegared rice, the other is some common European dishes, what kind of grilled chicken caviar and the like. The only thing that interests me is the dumplings. Right In addition, there is a very light wine they made, which has a very special taste."

Weierle tried to recall the dishes at that time.

"I knew it."

Xu Jun sneered with pride in his shoulders.

"These guys have nothing to learn other than what they have learned from China. So they got some grilled fish and fooled the Germans.

After all, those Japanese still have self-knowledge, and did not take out their sashimi or something as a national essence.

What if Randolph was present at the time? Presumably, this guy will definitely slobber the Japanese, and at the same time tell them rightly: Why haven't you learned to use fire until now, you know that we Germans started to eat cooked food eight hundred years ago. Come here, my brother will send you a lighter, and send Minger to your emperor. He must haven't drunk hot porridge yet. It's a pity. He will be very happy to see that you can bring great flames to Japan, and when you get promoted to a fortune, don’t forget your brother’s favor. . . . "

The head of the Third Reich made a smirk that made Weierle's back cool as he worked hard.

The Chief of Staff, while wiping his sweat, cast an awe of glances at the head of empire. The head of state seemed to have thought of some poisonous plan.

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