Expedition to Europe

On the fourth day after the "Tianjin Wharf Incident", the Foreign Legion finally spoke out.

Admiral Qin Zhiyuan of the Foreign Legion was going to hold a press conference at the Black Swan Castle.

This news quickly spread throughout the news circle of Paris and spread to the surrounding areas at an incredible speed.

This was the first time that the Foreign Legion publicly responded to the "Tianjin Wharf Incident". No matter what Qin Zhiyuan's attitude was, it would be regarded as the Foreign Legion's final attitude towards this matter.

In fact, Europeans really didn't pay much attention to the "Wharf Incident". They didn't care how many Chinese died. Too many people died in Europe during the World War, and they were numb to the numbers.

What Europeans care about is the final destination of the "invincible legion" of the Foreign Legion, and the final destination of Qin Zhiyuan, the "God of War" who can be compared with Ares.

For a time, almost all the media in the world focused their attention on the Bois de Boulogne, and even stole the limelight of the Paris Peace Conference that was being prepared.

The attention paid to the Foreign Legion by the world can be imagined.

Later, the French Army Department issued a statement that French Army Minister Lyautey would attend Qin Zhiyuan's press conference. No matter what the Foreign Legion explained or what Qin Zhiyuan decided, the French Army Department would stand firmly with the Foreign Legion and unconditionally support any decision of Qin Zhiyuan.

Immediately afterwards, George Patton of the US Army also said that he would attend. George Patton did not represent the US Army Department, he only expressed his support for Qin Zhiyuan on his own behalf.

Then there was Foch, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces who had just been awarded the title of French Field Marshal. Foch bluntly pointed out that regardless of whether the deaths on the docks were caused by the Foreign Legion, the Beiyang government should bear the main responsibility for this incident.

From the beginning, the Beiyang government lost control of public opinion, which was the fundamental reason for the outbreak of this tragedy.

As for some ambitious people hidden in this matter, Foch directly warned and said that Qin Zhiyuan would never give up.

Then there is John Monash, who is even more famous than Qin Zhiyuan. This "Commonwealth military god" who has been awarded the title of knight only said one sentence: Qin is my idol, I will express my support.

In fact, there is a branch of the Republic of China Newspaper in Paris. Because of the existence of the Foreign Legion and the establishment of the world's first "ambassadorial diplomatic relations" with France, the Republic of China Newspaper still attaches great importance to Paris, the center of the world.

Ambassadorial diplomatic relations...

On the second day after the outbreak of the "Wharf Incident", the French government has announced that it will downgrade its "ambassadorial diplomatic relations" with the Republic of China government to "ministerial diplomatic relations."

Because of the emergence of the Foreign Legion, the diplomatic progress of the Republic of China in foreign exchanges over the past three years has all gone to waste.

For now, the world has not focused on mocking the Republic of China, they are still paying attention to Qin Zhiyuan's decision.

If the decision made by Qin Zhiyuan at the press conference is not favorable to the Republic of China, then it can be determined that almost the whole world will laugh at the Republic of China's "self-destructive Great Wall" behavior.

In fact, just as all kinds of unfavorable words against the Foreign Legion were spreading in the Republic of China, all kinds of unfavorable words against the Republic of China were also spreading around the world.

The knowledgeable people in the Republic of China have realized that it is wrong. They tried to speak out and say a few fair words for Qin Zhiyuan and the Foreign Legion, but it was useless. Those few words were soon drowned in the overwhelming insults.

So the current situation looks absurd. The Republic of China is against the Foreign Legion, and almost the whole world is against the Republic of China.

There is only one country that is different, and that is Japan.

Only Japanese newspapers are hypocritically shouting "Asia is Asia for Asians", "Asians who have left Asia are not worthy of returning to Asia", "Asian affairs do not need other countries to intervene", etc.

This immediately aroused the disgust of the French government. Clemenceau called Count Makino Nobuaki, the head of the Japanese delegation who had arrived in Paris and was waiting for the "division of the spoils", to the Prime Minister's Office and severely reprimanded him, and said that if the Japanese continued to speak nonsense, then the Japanese would be unwelcome in Paris.

Since the signing of the Armistice Agreement, Clemenceau has become more and more arbitrary. Clemenceau has been overwhelmed by victory. He does not listen to other people's opinions. He is increasingly impatient in his attitude towards Germany and other countries, which makes the French government and the Allied countries complain about Clemenceau.

At 3 pm on January 5, the press conference was held on time.

This is the first time for many reporters to have the opportunity to enter the Black Swan Castle, the heart of the Foreign Legion known as the "Invincible Legion".

No matter how much film is used, it is not enough. Every corner and every detail is worth recording with the camera, because in the next two hours, everything that happens here will affect the fate of many people.

If you stand from the perspective that the Republic of China occupies a quarter of the world's population, then what happens here will almost change the fate of the whole world.

Think about it, if the Foreign Legion and the Beiyang Government reach a reconciliation, the Foreign Legion will return to the Republic of China. If the Republic of China establishes a strong government with the Foreign Legion as the core, the national strength of the Republic of China will be greatly improved. For a period of time, it will not affect Europe, but at least it will cause bloodshed in Asia.

But the possibility of this happening is extremely small.

Many reporters know that the Republic of China government is trying to reconcile with the Foreign Legion.

Because the wife of the Republic of China Ambassador to France Lu Zhengxiang was ill and Lu Zhengxiang was currently in Belgium, the Republic of China government asked the Minister to the United Kingdom Shi Zhaoji and the Minister to the Netherlands Wei Chen to try to communicate with Qin Zhiyuan, but Shi Zhaoji and Wei Chen were not able to go there at all. opportunity in France, the French government would not allow them to enter France.

The Republic of China has been poor and weak for hundreds of years, and there are many countries that have enmity with the Republic of China.

Speaking of which, France was also a victim of the Republic of China. If Qin Zhiyuan returned to the Republic of China, after the rise of a powerful Republic of China, would it settle accounts with those countries that had bullied the Republic of China for hundreds of years?

This is very possible.

No……

This is almost certain!

Based on the analysis of Qin Zhiyuan's past performance, this guy is definitely a strong nationalist. Once Qin Zhiyuan becomes the helmsman of the Republic of China, the interests currently owned by the great powers in the Republic of China will not be guaranteed.

It seems that the whole world is not willing to let Qin Zhiyuan return to the Republic of China.

So what decision will Qin Zhiyuan make?

This has become a worldwide concern.

Before the press conference started, reporters gathered at the entrance of Black Swan Castle. They wanted to see how many of those who issued the statement a few days ago would support Qin Zhiyuan with practical actions.

Starting at one o'clock in the afternoon, there was an endless stream of motorcades.

It can really only be described as an endless stream. Almost every big person who arrived was accompanied by security personnel. They were all wearing military uniforms of their own countries, which meant that they were protected by the military. They were all important guys.

The first one to arrive, which was surprising but also felt natural, was Louis Renault, who had been silent recently.

The relationship between Louis Renault and Qin Zhiyuan is well known. They are good friends and partners. They provided help to France in the world war. The Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan pulled France from the edge of the cliff at least twice. came back, and Louis Renault's factory has been supporting France to persist in fighting. Without Qin Zhiyuan and Louis Renault, it can be said that France would not have been able to insist on the participation of the Americans.

Since the "pier incident", Louis Renault has not made any sound, but as soon as Qin Zhiyuan decided to respond, Louis Renault personally came to provide support. It was obvious that the two of them maintained a high degree of consistency.

Seeing Louis Renault appear, the reporters' enthusiasm immediately burst out, and almost all reporters asked questions.

"Louis, tell me what you think..."

“Louis, in your opinion, how will Qin decide?”

"Louis, don't leave, okay? Say something..."

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"Louis, if Qin chooses to join the Commonwealth, will Renault Group continue to maintain a strategic cooperative relationship with the Foreign Legion?"

Well, the last questioner was a British reporter. As soon as he finished his question, he immediately earned glares from his French colleagues around him.

Your sister, you came to the Bois de Boulogne and dug so blatantly, do you really think you are a big clove of garlic?

Old Renault was good at dealing with the media. Seeing that he could not escape, he stopped at the door and answered a few questions.

"Join the Commonwealth? I'm afraid you are the only one who would think so. You can ask everyone here if they will agree?" Old Renault had no good intentions.

"Absolutely not!"

Such a neat and resonant answer startled the guards on duty.

"But you can't deny that there is a possibility..." The British reporter was sly and cunning.

"There is no possibility!" Old Renault concluded decisively, with the help of decisive gestures: "If Qin considers joining other countries, France will be Qin's only choice. In the past three years, France has understood the value of Qin, and France has given Given the sufficient freedom of Qin’s foreign legion, any country in the world, except France, No country will give it. We are different from the short-sighted people of the Republic of China. If Qin joins France, we will not let him "get out". We will open our arms and say to Qin sincerely, "Come on Qin, we love you!" '. When the time comes, Qin will be greeted by flowers, applause and enthusiastic French girls."

These words were so inflammatory, and whistles and applause suddenly broke out.

There were also discordant voices: "I'm afraid not, I'm afraid Ms. Julie Qin won't agree..."

This immediately caused another round of laughter, including the British reporter who had looked ugly just now.

Well, everyone knows that about men.

"Louis, do you support Qin joining France?" Someone did not cherish the opportunity and asked a question that was almost nonsense, and successfully received a blank stare.

"Of course I support it, if Qin chooses to join France. But no matter what decision Qin makes, I will support him unconditionally." Louis said in a hurry, and then stopped answering any questions.

It was impossible to say more. Another convoy came in from behind, and Louis wanted to give up the venue to others.

The next person to arrive was Lu Zhengxiang, the Republic of China’s Minister to France. However, what was surprising was that Lu Zhengxiang did not take the car of the Republic of China’s legation, but took a car with a Foreign Legion license plate, and was escorted by two cars in front and behind. Makes people think.

Reporters are no strangers to Lu Zhengxiang. In recent years, thanks to the Foreign Legion, reporters have frequently dealt with Lu Zhengxiang.

"Lu, why did you take the Foreign Legion car? Have you decided to put on the military uniform?"

"Lu, I heard that the Republic of China government sent people to reconcile with Qin. What do you think of this?"

"Lu, I heard that the Republic of China is extremely disgusted with Qin. What do you think?"

"Lu, I heard that Qin's former residence in the Far East has been destroyed. Is this true?"

Lu Zhengxiang is now a member of the Beiyang government. As the representative of the Beiyang government in France, Lu Zhengxiang's attitude is very important. Lu Zhengxiang's attitude also represents the attitude of the Republic of China.

"First of all, I want to make a statement. Before I come here, I have just resigned from the post of Minister of the Republic of China in France, and renounced the nationality of the Republic of China and became a Lanfang nationality." As soon as Lu Zhengxiang opened his mouth, it was indeed explosive news.

As a diplomat sent by the Beiyang government, Lu Zhengxiang actually declared his separation from the Beiyang government and renounced his nationality of the Republic of China. This was simply the biggest scandal of the Beiyang government and was a curiosity in the diplomatic circles around the world.

This trip was indeed not in vain. This piece of news alone was worth the price of admission. However, the reporters were not satisfied. They were still waiting for Lu Zhengxiang to continue to break the news.

"Lu is not talented and is trusted by the Grand Duchy of Meng Lanfang. He currently serves as Lanfang's Foreign Minister and Ambassador to France. We will have many opportunities to interact with each other in the future." Seeing that the reporters were not satisfied, Lu Zhengxiang repeatedly handed over: "Okay, okay, If you have any more questions, please ask Qin directly later. Lu can only say so much now..."

After Lu Zhengxiang finished speaking, he ignored the reporters' eager calls and entered the Black Swan Castle while apologizing.

Lu Zhengxiang has already said a lot. Just the words "Lan Fang Ambassador to France" have already revealed a lot of information.

In other words, Lanfang will exist as an independent country in the future, and it has already established ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations with France, and perhaps a secret alliance.

This is very possible, because judging from the relationship between France and Qin Zhiyuan, it is strange that there is no alliance agreement.

Although this press conference has not yet begun, reporters have already obtained enough information to compile several news reports.

What a spectacle!