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Chapter 672 Great Power Ambition

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    The important role that national spirit plays in the existence and development of a country is very obvious in Germany.

    From the Kingdom of Prussia to the founding of Germany, Germany was a country for just over two hundred years. During this period, it experienced the Franco-German War, the Anglo-German War, and then launched the First World War on the basis of its alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and ended in failure.  In just over ten years, the two countries launched the Second World War, failed again, and then rapidly developed again in the ruins. Germany successfully explained what the German spirit is: education, discipline, frugality, and pragmatism.

    Mommsen, a master of German history in the 19th century, juxtaposed universities, the army and tariffs at the same time, believing that these three were the core factors in the rise of Germany.

    In the middle of the 19th century, Germany established a large and diverse school and training system.  The university reform implemented by Humboldt and others has achieved remarkable results. It reversed the direction of university development, created a German-style research university, and ushered in the beginning of modern universities.

    Li Shanlan in the late Qing Dynasty once gave a very concise summary of German education. He said that the characteristics of the German education system are "no place, no time to learn, no one to learn." This statement is very accurate. To this day, this  Article 3 should still be in effect.

    The Prussian Officer Corps had a profound influence on Japan and China, and some of Zhang Hanqing¡¯s practices also drew on its advantages.  Through this system, Germany established a first-class army on the European continent that was invincible.

    The Prussian-dominated German Customs Union is the best example of economic integration and economic and political interaction in German history.  Due to the development of the alliance and its ability to dominate the German economy, it also reached a political and military alliance, and then German unification was a natural result.

    Its vitality is reflected in the fact that in the 17 years from 1886 to 1913, German industry has developed greatly: the urbanization rate reached 60%, steel production was 27.943 million tons, railway mileage was 61,000 kilometers, and shipping was 3 million tons, all exceeding those of the United Kingdom.  , coal output is close to that of the United Kingdom, both surpassing the United Kingdom, becoming the largest industrial and technological power in Europe and the second in the world.

    However, with the defeat, Germany also suffered great humiliation and was forced to sign the most infamous Treaty of Versailles in modern history.

    Because Versailles was a plunder agreement, French General Foch said: "This is not peace, but a twenty-year truce!" Hitler launched World War II exactly twenty years and a few months after the signing.

    Wilson described the covenant as a "brotherly charter of friendship," but Germany paid a huge indemnity of US$31.68 billion, 1/8 of its territory, 1/12 of its population, and all its overseas colonies.  For this reason, German Minister Zimmer scolded: "Wilson is a hypocrite, and the Treaty of Versailles is the most despicable crime in history."

    In addition, Germany also handed over a large amount of war materials: 5,000 cannons, 25,000 machine guns, 3,000 mortars, 1,700 aircraft, 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 wagons, 500 trucks, and all 150 submarines of the High Seas Fleet.  , and the United States took away more than 500,000 tons of ships.

    All of this is sowing the seeds of revenge against the Aryan nation of the past.

    Judging from the general reaction of German soldiers, they were unconvinced by their defeat.  At 10 a.m. on June 21, 1919, the German High Seas Fleet sank collectively under the conspiracy of Rear Admiral Ludwig. 52 warships, including 10 battleships, 10 battlecruisers and cruisers, and more than 30 destroyers, sank.  In Scapa Flow.

    After the news came out, the whole world was shocked and the French were very angry, but London quietly expressed joy.

    Although the loss of the ship is embarrassing, the Europeans can no longer take the opportunity to strengthen themselves. In the foreseeable future, the British Navy will still maintain the advantage of the number one naval power, so a British admiral even called self-sinking "  A true blessing.¡±

    Because of the petty calculations between the victorious countries, Germany quickly found an opportunity to correct the chaos.

    Germany was the Weimar Republic at this time, with the current President Albert and Prime Minister Wilhelm Marx.  However, Zhang Hanqing was interested in another person: Foreign Minister Stresemann.

    There have always been outstanding figures in German politics. Among the three who have the highest regard for German politicians in history: Bismarck, Moltke and Stresemann, the latter is now exerting his personal charm and great role in revitalizing Germany.  Rise up and work hard.  Zhang Hanqing's diplomatic strategy of "balancing between East and West" was influenced by him.

    For Zhang Hanqing, the legendary young marshal, the Germans know him better than Zhang Hanqing himself, and their high evaluation makes Zhang Hanqing ashamed.  Being able to stand out from the cracks between Britain, the United States and Japan and almost unifying the country, allowing China's economy to catch up with Japan, the major power in Asia, at an ever-changing speed is a miracle in itself.  And his diplomatic philosophy of conciliation with the United States and Britain and openness to the Soviet UnionHow can I reject these talented people thousands of miles away because of partisan opinions and sectarian opinions?  The symbol of a strong country is that it can make people use their intelligence and talents to play a role in the fields they are familiar with. This is the confidence of the leader and the blessing of the country!  "

    Suspects do not need to be suspected. Now, Yang Yongtai represents himself and negotiates with Germany's political circles to reach a comprehensive partnership on China and Germany.  As for himself, he specified that he wanted to meet someone.

    General von Sickert!

    No one knows better than him the value of this man to Germany's military take-off.

    If Stresemann politically freed Germany from the shackles of a defeated country, then Sickert was the godfather of the re-emergence of the German Army: He raised the war concepts of all generals to a modern level based on aircraft and tanks.  The reserve of large-scale technical arms laid a solid foundation for the German army's later implementation of lightning tactics.

    These insights of his are not something that Zhang Hanqing particularly cares about. What a joke. He also has more advanced concepts than these. Do you think that after so many years of war tests, pre-travel theory and acquired practice, Zhang Hanqing is still a military novice?  ?

    Zhang Hanqing wanted to see him because he had a big game to play.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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