When you leave Outer Mongolia, you will see endless hills and mountains, as well as steep and steep cliffs and dangerous walls. The dangerous peaks and gullies are everywhere, and the rugged strange rocks are lying straight in the wilderness, intertwining, and captivating.

From Urigei in Mongolia to Novosibirsk in Russia, it is full of mountains and rivers, winding and twisting, and it is 1,400 kilometers away. Since this large area is a barbaric land with few people, many people will come here to walk once a year. This road connecting the Qing Dynasty Mongolia and the hinterland of Russia has long been disrepaired and dilapidated. The desert is lonely smoke and the long river sunset, Qingying and his group are trekking on the Mao country road full of gravel; with the violent and cold wind, it seems that they have been abandoned by the world, and only a few of them are left in the world.

In the first few days, Qingying was still excited about the desolate and ancient artistic conception revealed by the wilderness, and had the intention to write a poem; but after that, he had not even seen a personal figure along the way, and almost all of these scenery had not changed much, and the excitement of appreciation was soon replaced by boredom and depression. After half a month, Qingying just wanted to leave this ghost place where birds do not shit early, even if he went to an ordinary village, it was thousands of times better than now!

When she was bored, Qingying either opened the moment of light and shadow of her close collection, missed Xueer Loli thousands of miles away; or analyzed the current situation and thought about her next behavior.

Since the last decade of the 19th century, the world has been chaotic and the world has been in a state of great success. England has dominated the world, Germany has risen to the Rhine, Russia has looked at the Far East, and the American tiger has swallowed North America; old imperialist countries hope to go further, and emerging powers are even more looking forward to re-dividing the colonies under the sun. The two colluded and fought each other, which destined that there would be no long-term peace in the current world. With the growth of national strength, the United States on the other side of the ocean is no longer willing to stay in a corner of North America, but is eager to extend its hand south.

The United States and Asia. Historically, the United States officially declared war on Spain on April 25, 1898 under the excuse of the explosion of the "Maine" ironclad ship, annexed Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In the Far East, since the Three Kingdoms intervened and returned to Liao, in order to compete for the northeast of the Qing Dynasty, the conflict between Russia and Japan suddenly became sharp; both sides were preparing for war, waiting for the opportunity for the other side to launch a fierce attack like thunder and lightning. In 1904, war finally ignited between Japan and Russia, and the two sides fought to the darkness, ravaging China's Northeast region into a mess.

In this case, what should I do? After several days of thinking, Qingying had a clear idea in his mind. The most important task in the next three years was to snatch the Philippines from the Americans as the frontline base for Germany to intervene in Pacific and Far East affairs. Compared with the historically German leased Jiaozhou Bay in Jiaozhou Bay, the Philippines has a vast area of ​​more than 500 square kilometers, and its population and resources are not comparable to Jiaozhou Bay. If the red, white and black three-color iron cross banner can be raised above the Philippines, the benefits to Germany will not be explained.

In history, William II had planned to annex the Philippines and serve as a German Far East colony; but because he was half a beat slower and Britain did not support Germany in this matter, he could only give up and watch the Americans take the lead and take the lead. In fact, if Germany could prepare early, the United States would not have any chance: after deciding to use force against Spain, in order to ensure that they could achieve absolute victory in the Cuban battlefield on the Atlantic Ocean, they drove the only battleship of the Pacific Fleet, the USS Oregon, to the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Fleet was extremely powerful.

It is empty. Dewey commanded the fleet of expedition to the Philippines, with only 4 dome-armored cruisers and 2 gunboats, with a total tonnage of only 20,000 tons. This naval strength is a joke in front of European powers. However, because Spain's naval power is even weaker, there is only one old 3500-ton cruiser and five 500-1,100-ton gunboats, and there is no tiger in the mountains, which makes the American monkey call the king. If Germany wants to get involved in the Philippines, it only needs to send a squadron to stop next to the Philippines; the Americans' dome-armored cruisers alone dare not do anything!

However, using force is a bad idea and is easy to lose people's discourse. If you want to annex the Philippines, Germany must have to balance between Britain, France and other powers. After thinking about it, Qingying did not think of a perfect solution, so he simply threw it aside and left it to the group of ministers under his father to be troubled.

On March 14, Qingying arrived at Novosibirsk City, located in the hinterland of Mao. As the largest city in Mao’s Siberia region, although Novosibirsk is located in a remote area, it still has a unique cityscape of a modern city. Street traffic, crowded people, and various commercial port stalls were scattered, which made Qingying, who had been with sand and dust for more than two months, feel like he came to heaven. When reporting his itinerary to William II, a new idea suddenly arose in his heart: Since Japan and Russia are destined to fight in the Far East, why didn’t he use the cheap identity of William II’s second son to support Russia’s development in the Far East and fight Japan to the death?

From a personal perspective, as a young man who grew up in the Celestial Empire, Qingying naturally had no favoritism for Japan under militarism; otherwise, he would not have spent so much effort to rush to the Far East, which directly affected the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that made the people of later generations sad. From the current international relations, if Russia could turn its attention to the Far East and compete with Japan and Britain after Japan itself, it would be the situation that Germany would be most willing to see. With the rapid growth of Germany's national strength, the desire to re-dividate the colonies is getting more and more urgent, and conflicts with the old power Britain will be inevitable; and if Russia stands in front to attract the attention of Britain, Germany will retreat behind the scenes and achieve better results in many aspects!

In the Russo-Japanese War in history, Russia's war damage with Japan on land was not ugly. Instead, the proud navy was defeated by Japan. At the beginning of the war, Russia's Pacific Fleet stationed in Lushun was attacked by Japan and suffered heavy losses; then the huge Baltic Fleet went on an expedition to East Asia, and the entire Typhoon Strait was wiped out, while only three torpedo boats were sunk. The Russian Navy, which was once the third in the world, was almost wiped out, and only a few warships and the Black Sea Fleet that had never participated in the war were preserved. After this battle, the Russian Navy's strength was greatly deteriorated and there was no longer a balance between the power of the Japanese Navy in the Far East.

Thinking of this, Qingying's thoughts began to become active. Due to its own interference, Germany's new first-class battleships have started construction, and their performance is far better than the historical German products. At present, Russia does not have even a large main ship in the Far East. Since this is the case, Germany can support the Russian navy by selling warships to Russia, so as to narrow the gap with the Japanese navy's strength in the Far East. Since these two companies are imaginary enemies of Germany, if the navies of the two countries can really fight to the death in the Pacific, it will undoubtedly be excellent for Germany!

As soon as he thought of this, Qingying did not immediately step into the gate of the telegraph station, but returned to his temporary residence and wrote a manuscript, and then sent it to the Berlin Palace 5,000 kilometers away. Qingying didn't need to say anything about high-quality figures like William II and Tirpitz; just a few words and a little guidance could make the two of them understand the thoughts and follow their will.

After staying in Novosibirsk for two days and purchasing enough food and water, Qingying and his team embarked on the long journey to St. Petersburg again. Although there were still no trains, after entering the hinterland of Mao, the road situation was much better than before. Novosibirsk's latitude was already the same as Moscow, and the direction of the Qingying convoy was almost opposite to the sunset. Walk 700 kilometers west to Omsk, go 900 kilometers west to Chelyabinsk, walk 900 kilometers west to Kazan, and then go 900 kilometers west to Moscow... Along the way, Russia's vast territory left an indelible impression on Qingying. If it were Germany, I wouldn't know how many round trips I had walked in China!

From Moscow to St. Petersburg, there is still a journey of nearly 900 kilometers. Qingying set off from the capital in mid-January 1895 and arrived in St. Petersburg on June 8, the hot summer. As soon as he settled in a hotel in St. Petersburg, his cheap Tsar Nicholas II immediately sent several psychiatrists to provide psychological counseling and emotional sorting for Qingying, fearing that his distant nephew would be tortured by this long journey and would be broken.

Under the guidance of the Maozi Doctor, Qingying gradually walked out of the shadow of the nightmare like a purgatory in the first four months; looking at the huge map of Russia hanging on the wall, looking back at the arduous 13,000-kilometer path, Qingying suddenly felt passionate and felt that in this world, there is no endless road to walk! When people keep struggling forward, at some point, they will find that they have completed the grand blueprint they had never dared to think about before!

At first, Qingying proposed this global trip to William II, with the purpose of this purpose not to temper himself, but to go to the ancient country in the East, breathe the breath of her era, and dispel the haze she is about to face. Later, he met Xueer Loli, which added a touching beauty to this sacred responsibility. Qingying originally thought that these were all the gains of his trip; but today, he discovered that persistence and struggle are the most precious wealth he gained on this global trip!

According to the traditional etiquette of the European royal family, Qingying would visit the Winter Palace after resting.
Chapter completed!