The mage in the late Qing Dynasty

Zhao Chuanxin can somewhat understand why Germany produces so many madmen.

They keep saying: the backbone of the country is not the citizens, but the nation.

They still maintain the national tradition of advocating unity at the root - the Germanic soul.

They are neither Latin nor Greek. They do not believe in foreign forms and imposed orders. They believe that only traditional customs born from the earth and nature are worthy of trust.

Such Germany naturally often clashed with France, which relied on the Roman Catholic Church and Latin culture as its pillars.

From William II to the mustache on the back, they always emphasize the pride of the Germanic nation. Does this sound familiar?

Wilhelm II often shouted: I pursue a world policy, Berlin should be a world city Berlin, German trade should be German world trade, Germany and the world have the same meaning...

This arrogant energy was later perfectly inherited by the failed art students.

It is not surprising that even Nicholas II was afraid of Zhao Chuanxin, but Wilhelm II was arrogant.

Auguste Victoria wore a black dress, which was worn on very formal occasions.

She calmed down and clasped her hands in front of her belly: "Who are you? Do we have any grudge against you?"

"You are Queen Victoria, right? In order to distinguish you from your mother-in-law, your family calls you Donna, right?" Zhao Chuanxin asked her with his gun hanging by his thigh.

August Victoria nodded nervously: "Yes, sir."

Just as Zhao Chuanxin was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and looked outside the door. He took out another Xingyue M1908 grenade, pulled the safety cover, waited for two seconds and threw it towards the door.

The grenade hit the wall like a billiard ball, and the clear sound of it rolling on the ground could even be heard in the room.

boom……

"ah……"

Explosions and screams came at the same time.

August Victoria jumped up in fright and covered her ears.

Where has she seen this before?

Zhao Chuanxin pulled out the Renaissance-style Rococo Revival chair, sat on it, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture: "Donna, please sit down."

August Victoria sat tremblingly opposite Zhao Chuanxin, with his legs together and his hands behind his knees, showing dignity.

Zhao Chuanxin unbuttoned his suit, took out a box of Laodao and said, "Smoking can calm your mind. Do you want one?"

Few women smoked at this time.

Auguste Victoria, a somewhat nervous woman, shook her head no.

Zhao Chuanxin crossed his legs and said, "Donna, do you know? I've been to many places over the years, sometimes sleeping on the bed, sometimes sleeping on the roof. Before, I thought I couldn't even kill a chicken. But later I discovered that I just don't want to slaughter weak people who are slaughtered by others. However, if a strong person provokes me, I will sleep more peacefully if I kill the strong person. At that time, a violent seed was planted in my heart. It took root and sprouted silently. It spread out in countless details. It was both quiet and violent. It kept smearing and modifying it until I I have become what I am today. Yes, I am the Butcher of the Far East, Zhao Chuanxin.”

August victoria pupil earthquake.

She emphasized: "Sir, I am not a bad person. I have even been doing charity. I am the chairman of the German Red Cross Society."

"So you are not dead. I know that there is a pocket pistol in the drawer next to you. If you had picked it up just now, you would be dead now."

August Victoria couldn't be happier.

With one thought, he survived.

She asked: "Sir, you have made such a big deal, why don't you leave?"

"I told you, I'm waiting for William II."

"He went out. He learned that there was an enemy invasion, and he would not come back."

Zhao Chuanxin stood up and poked his eyes into the corner of the window.

He came back and said: "He will come back. Your husband is an arrogant fool and he will not be convinced. I came here mainly because of one of his paintings and one sentence."

August Victoria did not know what stupid things William II said or did.

Her panic calmed down for the time being, and she asked curiously: "Sir, what painting are you talking about? What words?"

Zhao Chuanxin stretched out his hand, and a painting appeared like magic.

He shook the painting away, and Auguste Victoria's eyes widened.

She finally knew why Zhao Chuanxian came here.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Your husband threatened my daughter, saying that when she succeeds to the throne, he will invade the Netherlands and seize the city. Your husband really doesn't take me seriously."

August Victoria was even more surprised: "Who is your daughter? As far as I know, you are not even a noble in the Qing Dynasty, right?"

"My daughter is Juliana, who is also the child of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands."

August Victoria had never heard of this, and the huge melons exploded in her head.

At this time, Zhao Chuanxin came to the window again and looked at the large number of dragoons and infantry gathered downstairs.

He bent his bow and nocked an arrow.

Whoosh!

boom!

August Victoria quickly covered her ears and was shocked to see Zhao Chuanxin controlling the bow and arrow as if he were photographing something from a distance.

Draw the bow and shoot.

boom.

shoot.

boom.

boom!

Zhao Chuanxin shot four arrows in a row, causing heavy casualties among those below, while the rest fled in a hurry.

Zhao Chuanxin turned around and smiled: "Don't be afraid, life is short, don't take life and death seriously, just do it if you don't accept it."

August Victoria: “…”

Wilhelm II, this idiot, summoned an evil star!

…

The idiot Wilhelm II actually went to Berlin Cathedral.

This church was built in recent years and is on Linden Street, not far from the Berlin City Palace.

It is a Renaissance-style Protestant royal palace church, but its extravagant Baroque style can be felt from the outside. Different from the Gothic-style spiers, Berlin Cathedral has three large domes.

William II first heard gunshots and explosions, and then the guards told him the situation over there.

William II was shocked, but in an instant he became furious: "Damn it, who is it? Who dares to risk the disdain of the world?"

Who dares to offend the arrogant Wilhelm II?

Was it screwed alive?

The guard shook his head: "According to the people who escaped, he was an Asian."

William II immediately thought of Zhao Chuanxin.

He had just insulted Zhao Chuanxin, and the other party was about to kill him?

Is the speed too fast?

Did you fly here?

Even a bird might not be able to come so quickly.

But William II did not take Zhao Chuanxin seriously. He roared angrily: "Deploy me the Victoria Guards Dragoon Regiment and the First Bosen Infantry Regiment. I will kill him. Damn it, I will." kill him……"

The guard said, "Your Majesty, this place is too close to the palace. Please go north to avoid the danger."

"Damn Zhao Chuanxin, I want him to remember me like other Chinese people, remember Germany, I want him to bury his bones here!"

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to evacuate. Also, do you want to notify the Prime Minister?"

"Inform me, and call my adjutant Hans and Field Marshal Leopold Maximian. I have to rescue Donna. She will definitely fall into the hands of thieves. If the queen is injured, I will cut Zhao Chuanxin into pieces. Wan Duan!”

…

The Hague.

Jane Simscock is having a secret meeting with her ministers.

They were discussing Juliana.

Jane Simscock asked: "What do you say?"

The chancellor said: "I don't think Juliana is a suitable candidate for crown prince."

The Home Secretary shook his head: "She is the only one with Nassau blood flowing through her veins."

"No, there must be someone else."

"But others are not suitable."

Everyone was talking about it.

At this moment, someone hurriedly came to report: "Oh no, the Berlin City Palace has been captured by Zhao Chuanxin!"

The ministers stood up suddenly: "What?"

Jane Simscock's mind was buzzing: "Just because of the paintings sent by Wilhelm II and the threat to Princess Juliana, Zhao Chuanxin captured the Berlin City Palace?"

It's unimaginable.

Even if Zhao Chuanxin makes trouble in the United States, it will only be in New York, not Washington.

But now it's better, he went directly to William II's lair.

After a while, everyone calmed down.

They looked at each other and saw a hint of fear in each other's eyes.

If the result of their secret meeting today is to abolish Crown Prince Juliana's qualifications, will Zhao Chuanxin kill them all in the blink of an eye?

The problem is that with Zhao's ability to pass on troops, his invasion may only be detected if the border is lined up with garrison soldiers. Even if they knew in advance that he was coming, no one could stop him.

Is Germany awesome?

Didn't you just do it?

The finance minister wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "What a madman."

At this time, someone else came to report: "Fros Feng from the Arms Limitation Committee requests to meet with you, Prime Minister."

Jane Simscock said solemnly: "Let him in."

Flos Feng has basically determined that Zhao Chuanxin was indeed responsible for the Lusitania pissing on the British.

He was so brooding that he couldn't sleep at night.

Come today to seek allies and denounce Zhao Chuanxin's barbarism and rudeness together.

As soon as he entered, he noticed that the atmosphere was different.

He asked: "Sir, what happened?"

Jane Simscock said in a serious tone: "Zhao Chuanxin captured the Berlin City Palace."

"..."

boom.

It was like a thunder on the ground, exploding in Floss Feng's mind.

He asked blankly: "He leads an army?"

"As far as I know, he is the only one." Jane Simscock shook his head: "By the way, why did you come to me?"

Flos Feng said "Ah" and shook his head like a rattle: "No, nothing happened. Nothing happened. I'll leave first..."

Jane Simscock: “…”

Are you sick?

Floss Feng was frightened and ran away from the scene.

…

The small square in front of the Berlin City Palace was bombed into craters.

No German soldiers dare to come yet.

But don't forget, there is an entrance at the back.

Zhao Chuanxin could not guard all the entrances and exits by himself.

He didn't want to defend either.

He just sat and chatted with Auguste Victoria, which made the queen pee. He spoke with embarrassment. He was also worried that Zhao Chuanxin misunderstood that she wanted to escape, so he tried his best to explain: "I don't want to escape, really. I will cooperate with you."

"It doesn't matter if you run away, I'm not trying to hold you hostage." Zhao Chuanxin shrugged.

"..."

These words hurt Auguste Victoria.

After she went to the toilet, she thought about it and tentatively moved towards the stairs, but there was no movement.

If she were braver, she would have reached the stairs.

Suddenly, there was a sound of metal hitting metal at the top of the stairs.

The hair on the back of August Victoria's hands stood up, and he turned around and ran back: "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Until she ran back to the room where Zhao Chuanxin was staying, and saw Zhao Chuanxin with his legs on the table, looking at her in astonishment.

August Victoria: “…”

Who was that person just now?

Of course they were reinforcements, she just needed to be bolder to escape.

She missed freedom.

The German soldier whose gun barrel collided with the stair railing was scolded by the sergeant.

The German soldier was not very convinced: "On the battlefield, tension is inevitable."

The main reason for the scarcity of non-commissioned officers in Germany is this. They do not get the respect they deserve, their salaries are not high, and they have no hope of promotion.

On the other side, Zhao Chuanxin closed the window and filled the room with cold wind. He also took out a coat and put it on August Victoria: "Oh, look at how cold you are."

August Victoria couldn't say whether she was annoyed, regretful, or grateful.

But she finally felt at ease, knowing that Zhao Chuanxin did not lie to her and did not want to hold her hostage.

She couldn't help but said: "Sir, listen to my advice and leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late. William has a bad temper. He will send a large army to surround this place, and you will not be able to escape by then."

Whether this was an unintentional remark out of self-protection or a sincere persuasion, Auguste Victoria could not tell.

She was also a princess and a cousin of William II.

European royal families are always related to each other, and marriages between close relatives are common.

For example, her maternal grandmother is a half-sister to William II's maternal grandmother, the Queen of England.

Therefore, August Victoria has also seen the world.

Zhao Chuanxin pressed the bullet into the empty magazine: "You made a mistake. The person who should be afraid is not me, but your husband, haha."

After filling the bullets, Zhao Chuanxin took out the Xingyue M1909 light machine, loaded the ammunition box, and said to August Victoria with a cigar in his mouth: "Madam, you have to understand that being grumpy does not mean being brave. Today you I'm lucky to have seen what a real man is."

After saying that, he came to the door, leaned on the door frame, and waited with guns in both hands.

Soon, someone appeared at the top of the stairs.

Ta Ta Ta...

The gunshot was not very loud, but it was more obvious than the sound of a pistol. Zhao Chuanxin's ears were filled with ecstasy.

"ah……"

Light machine guns and screams sounded at the same time.

The wall covering at the corner of the stairs peeled off and spattered, causing damage to the stairs as well.

Those flying fragments can also hurt people.

Of course August Victoria could hear it.

She turned to look at Zhao Chuanxin and saw that he was as motionless as a statue, with only cigar smoke rising.

His face was calm and fearless.

Bullet casings rolled on the floor tiles, and smoke billowed from the muzzles of the guns.

Zhao Chuanxin's hands were as steady as a mountain.

What is a tough guy? This is what a tough guy is.

There was someone over there who didn't believe in evil and quickly poked his head in.

Ta Ta Ta...

"ah……"

Zhao Chuanxin's reaction speed may have been engraved in his genes.

"Listen, I advise you to surrender. A dragoon regiment and an infantry regiment are coming. You can't run away. If you are captured at this time, you will suffer less."

Awesome.

Zhao Chuanxin said to August Victoria: "Don't go out. Bullets have no eyes on the battlefield and it is easy to die."

August Victoria asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Obviously they don't realize the seriousness of the matter and I have to teach them a lesson."

After saying that, Zhao Chuanxin walked forward with his gun in hand.

He did not tiptoe, and his leather boots collided with the floor tiles, making a crisp sound.

All the soldiers at the stairway suddenly had sweat pouring from their foreheads.

"He's coming, he's coming, get ready..."

"Fight him, let's go out at the same time..."

"No, let's wait for him to come over and retreat to the corner to ambush him."

Zhao Chuanxin heard the sound of retreating.

In fact, he knew the opponent's movements very well.

He held the gun in his left hand and took out the Xingyue M1908 grenade in his right hand. He bit off the ring with his teeth, waited for two seconds and threw it down the stairs.

boom……

Tata Tata...

Zhao Chuanxin stepped down the steps calmly, and the German soldiers below covered their heads and ran away.

Zhao Chuanxin just explained how they came up and how they were driven down step by step.

The Xingyue M1909 light machine had no jams or malfunctions, and its 100-round ammunition life allowed him to use it as much as he wanted.

Suddenly, he turned off the gun, quickly grabbed the flying knife and threw it backwards. The wrist of the not dead man behind him was cut off just as he touched the rifle.

Whoosh...

When the flying knife flew back, the corners of the man's mouth were opened, and blood flowed profusely.

"ah……"

Three injuries.

Zhao Chuanxin stepped back from the ammunition box and took a quick look. He estimated that there were twenty or thirty rounds of ammunition left, so he stopped walking and turned around to go upstairs.

August Victoria hasn't run away yet.

"Since you haven't left yet, come and help me reload the ammunition." Zhao Chuanxin took out a pile of bullets and taught her how to operate them.

Auguste Victoria couldn't say anything to refute, she thought to herself: I loaded the ammunition myself to slaughter our soldiers.

But what else can she do as a queen who does charity every day?

Thinking this way did not alleviate her guilt.

August Victoria said: "Sir, I can see that you are an expert in the use of weapons."

"Haha, I didn't use weapons, but various weapons kidnapped me." Zhao Chuanxin said: "I have thought about getting rid of killing many times, but the various weapons that kidnapped me made me unable to get rid of the violence in my heart."

"Why don't you try surrendering?"

"Why don't you try asking them to surrender? As the saying goes, put down the butcher knife and make a box on the ground."

"..."

Sure enough, as the German soldiers who came to the rescue said before, William II gathered the Praetorian Guards Dragoon Regiment and the Infantry Regiment outside, and had surrounded the Berlin City Palace.

At this time, someone shouted from downstairs: "Zhao Chuanxin, listen, the person speaking is Hans von Plessen. I am the aide-de-camp of the German Emperor. What I say at this time represents the will of the German Emperor."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't care about the noise below. He saw a gramophone and a pile of records in the room.

The phonograph was invented by Edison, and he mailed one to Li Hongzhang.

He sifted through the records, finally picked out one, put it on, and put down the tonearm and cartridge.

"Canon" recorded on the record sounded from the speakers.

Zhao Chuanxin opened the window and jumped on the window sill. The cold wind blew up the hem of his clothes.

He hadn't heard this piece of music for a long time, with its clever canon counterpoint, different parts sharing the melody, and the magical changes in the starting scale. Although Zhao Chuanxin looked at Hans von Plessen's mouth closing below him, he What I listened to was music.

He smiled slightly. The performance of this piece of music at this time was far less exciting than that of later generations.

It is said that Pachelbel did not take this piece of music seriously when he composed it, and it was not even considered a show of skill. He just made it up casually and picked it up at random, but it became a classic.

Zhao Chuanxin likes skilled craftsmen in various fields and likes to watch their pretentious performances.

He once thought that he could also become a painter, carpenter, jeweler, etc.

He yearns for perfect skills, he wants to explore the bridge reaching the sky from the clouds and smoke at the bottom of the painting, he wants to carve out the most exquisite patterns with an axe, and he wants to use fire to carve and inlay the most essence of art in the world.

However, I never expected that his famous work would be killing.

Downstairs, Hans von Pleasant was chattering away.

But as he talked, he felt something was wrong.

He found that all the soldiers were looking up. When he looked up, he saw Zhao Chuanxin stepping on the window edge, his eyelids lowered, his gun used as a baton, and he was immersed in the music.

"Canon" floated out of the window just as it entered its climax.

Blanch...

Hans von Plessen's nose was so hung up and crooked.

He pointed at Zhao Chuanxin and shouted: "If you don't surrender, we will launch a strong attack!"

After the song ended, Zhao Chuanxin opened his eyes and laughed: "Stop talking nonsense, if you dare, shoot at me!"