At the train station, William II held his cousin's hand and said, "Take a good look at the book I gave you. Marx? Mr. Weber is a scholar with insightful ideas. The German Confederation must be rebuilt so that it can face future challenges with greater strength. Now the Min dynasty's Emperor Vézé is promoting a peaceful national policy, but he won't live for long. Once he's dead, his successors will have their own policies and routes. "
Grand Duke Ferdinand nodded slightly. His cousin had adopted a brand-new policy after driving out Prime Minister Bismarck. The Min dynasty also had the saying that a new emperor would replace his ministers. Once the Min dynasty's Emperor Vézé died, changes were inevitable. But Archduke Ferdinand asked another question, "Cousin, do you think Denmark is still willing to follow the British?"
"That's not important. What's important is that I persuade Germany to accept Czechoslovakia, and you try to persuade Austria to give up expanding in the Balkans. Croatia is very important to the Mediterranean Sea, and I believe that Germany can still understand this. But it was not easy for Austria to let Hungary leave with the Slavs. Don't make trouble out of nothing and create a three-way empire! "William II expressed his opinion in a serious tone.
Grand Duke Ferdinand agreed with this view very much. His uncle, Franz Joseph I, had a stubborn insistence on expansion, and this insistence was more for the sake of his reputation. Archduke Ferdinand did not have this problem. Like many young Austrian nobles, he thought that this was a good time to reunite Germany.
The two brothers had a common understanding on the same topic, and they talked endlessly. They talked until the train was about to leave before they reluctantly parted. William II watched the train start and waved goodbye to his cousin's carriage. Before the train was out of sight, his adjutant brought him a telegram. These adjutants were all children of nobles, and they knew when not to disturb him. To be able to send it at this time was probably really big news. William II opened the telegram and looked at it. His eyes widened with a puzzled expression. After a moment, he raised his hand to cover the lower half of his face and cried.
The telegram read, "Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary. Joseph I passed away early this morning. " The attendant bowed his head respectfully, but he had already seen the emperor's tears. The attendant was very confused. He didn't know that the emperor of Germany, William II, had such a deep kinship with the emperor of Austria. In terms of blood relations, the deceased Queen Victoria of India was much closer than the recently deceased Emperor of Austria. However, when the Queen of India passed away, William II was not as excited as he was.
At this moment, William II was not in love with himself. When this chuunibyou emperor learned that the true emperor had passed away, he cried tears of joy from the bottom of his heart. The death of the old man with the granite head greatly increased the chances of the reestablishment of the German Confederation, and it was a blessing to Germany. … If the Chinese Emperor were to die at this time, the situation might be better. William II had this thought for no reason.
The emperor of China, Vézé, did not know that the emperor of Germany was so looking forward to his death. Even if Vézé knew, he probably would not have any reaction. He was grieving over the death of Wei Changrong. Only Vézé and Wei Changrong participated in the Taiping Rebellion. The other relatives were killed by the enemies of the two when they were mercenaries. Although the two were uncle and nephew, Vézé could not help but see Wei Changrong as a brother. Of course, Vézé's opinion of Wei Changrong did not represent everything about Wei Changrong. Although Wei Changrong was Vézé's nephew, to the Min dynasty, Wei Changrong was the founding father of the country and a revolutionary hero. He had held a series of important positions, and finally became the head of the organization and a member of the Politburo. The funeral was extremely grand. Apart from Vézé, all the national leaders attended in person.
Wei Kun gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and took a flight. The plane took off from Nanzhan, a port city in East Africa. It first arrived in Madagascar, then flew to Sinhala, which was controlled by the Min dynasty. When the plane landed at the Carla Canal Airport, Wei Kun finally felt relieved. Accurately finding a small island in the vast sea really made Wei Kun feel extremely worried.
Qi Rui did not attend the funeral. The flight from North America to Asia was too long. By the time Qi Rui arrived, the funeral was already over. Therefore, Qi Rui sent a message to the central office to help him send a wreath and elegiac couplets. He was still immersed in the construction of the armored forces. This armored vehicle, named T34 by Vézé, had five pairs of load-bearing wheels, torsion bar suspension, hydraulic shock absorption, a radio in the vehicle, and a dedicated internal communication headset for the four members.
The engineers involved in the production were full of praise for the overall design. No one expected this big guy, weighing a total of 22 tons, to be able to run so fast on rugged roads and even easily cross a river 1.4 meters deep. Although there were countless details to consider in the process, the basic design was so excellent that the details made the young engineers interested. The design team set up a number of new research teams for different details, increasing the number of people involved and improving the safety.
If one team was responsible for all the projects, to steal the tank technology, they only needed to target one team. Now that the number of people in this team was not large, it was much easier to manage. The units in charge of the various details did not know who the other participating units were. Most of the participating units did not even know what project they were involved in. Armored vehicles and tractors were actually common in many aspects. It was just that the requirements for armored vehicles were far more stringent than civilian tractors.
Qi Rui also considered armored vehicles as an opponent for armored vehicles in the future, but this battle task was handed over to the T59 armored vehicle. The T34 armored vehicle could not compare to the T59 in terms of armor thickness and cannon weight. The T34 was equipped with a 55x 75 single-walled self-tightening cannon. It was not equipped with armor-piercing bullets, and its purpose was to destroy the enemy in the field.
There were also some radical designs based on the T34 for a light armored vehicle with a top speed of 30 kilometers per hour, a 50x 60 cannon, a side-by-side machine gun, a high inclination, 2040mm thick armor, and a total weight of 16 tons. According to calculations, the average pressure of this armored vehicle was lower than the average pressure of a human foot. In theory, it could even pass through swamps.
Gritting his teeth, Qi Rui approved this plan. He did not tell others that the armored vehicle and armored battle were proposed by his father, Vézé. Therefore, Qi Rui was willing to give the young people a chance. Moreover, the design of this light tank seemed to be quite reliable.
As soon as this matter was done, someone appeared outside Qi Rui's office. The secretary came in and reported, "Comrade Zhong Fugui wants to see you."
When Zhong Fugui retired from the army, he was only a first lieutenant. One could imagine how difficult it would be for him to see General Qi Rui. However, no one thought so in reality, including Zhong Fugui himself. Qi Rui did not refuse. He asked the secretary to invite Zhong Fugui in. During the North American War, Zhong Fugui worked as a guard for Qi Rui for four years. No matter what Zhong Fugui asked of Qi Rui, Qi Rui could not refuse to see him.
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