Ge Yunfei looked at Venizelos' eager gaze, and felt a little smug in his heart. Although this gentleman is hard-mouthed, he has no bottom in his heart. Ge Yunfei deliberately hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in providing advanced tanks and fighters, but it takes time to operate tanks and fighters, and it will not be possible to form combat effectiveness in the short term. I judge that the Turks will attack next year, and the only shortcut to increasing the combat effectiveness of your army in a short period of time is to increase the striking firepower. ”

Seeing Alexander and Venizelos' eyes widen, Ge Yunfei continued: "In the fastest way to improve the combat capability of your army, I suggest that your country can first buy light machine guns, grenadiers, mortars, and submachine guns, which are of good quality and low price, and can quickly equip the troops." ”

"Is it difficult that your country doesn't plan to sell tanks and fighters?" Venizelos was a little disappointed. "Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Marshal, it is difficult to quench your thirst from far away, and the crisis in your country is of particular importance at this time. I suggest that your country select outstanding soldiers to go to China to learn how to drive tanks and fighters, and when your country has mastered the combat skills of tanks and fighters, it is not too late to buy them. ”

Ge Yunfei continued: "Your Majesty, I know that your army is not equipped with light machine guns, grenadiers, submachine guns, and mortars. I've brought a sample this time, so you can see how powerful it is and then decide. ”

The Chinese army was able to defeat the powerful Japanese army, and its weapons and equipment have long been famous in the world. King Alexander, who was also a soldier, naturally couldn't wait to see first-hand the advanced weapons he had never seen before. In the afternoon of the same day, weapons were transported from a warship to a barracks training ground on the outskirts of Athens. There are 5 light machine guns, 5 grenadiers, 2 mortars, and 10 submachine guns. The group came to the barracks training ground to check the effect of the advanced weapons on live ammunition.

King Alexander and Marshal Venizelos were amazed to inspect the various weapons and listen to the Chinese military attaché's explanation of the performance of the weapons. Soon after, the live-fire drill began, and the two Chinese military attachés first operated the mortar, which was accompanied by a deafening bombardment, and the effect of the mortar melee was manifested. Then the five Chinese soldiers practiced light machine gun shooting, they quickly changed different firing positions while shooting, and the strike fire was not inferior to the heavy machine gun, especially against the enemy's group charge.

The effect of the grenade can be used both against enemy fire points and at medium distances to block enemy charges. Submachine guns, on the other hand, are close-range strike firepower that can massively kill and injure enemy forces, and play the same role in defensive operations and offense. After watching the drill of the new weapon, the king and the marshal decided on the spot to buy 500 light machine guns, 300 mortars, 1,000 grenadiers, and 5,000 submachine guns. Light machine gun cartridges and submachine gun cartridges, Greek arsenals can produce them themselves, they just need to buy grenades and mortar shells.

That night, Ge Yunfei telegraphed to China that he would hire a British freighter to transport weapons and ammunition to Greece, which was extremely efficient. Greece buys with real money and transfers money through British banks, which is also efficient. Such an arms deal is so dazzling that the outside world has no access to information at all. The next day, the two sides continued to negotiate, and King Alexander decided to send 150 outstanding soldiers to China to learn tank and fighter piloting skills and combat skills. At the same time, Ge Yunfei initialed a letter of intent with King Alexander to sell tanks and warplanes.

Since the British had already developed howitzers, the Greek side did not buy artillery. In the economic field, the two sides also initialed an agreement, in which the two sides agreed to open their respective markets without economic barriers, and industrialists and businessmen on both sides were free to come and go to do business and set up factories.

In the evening of the next day, Marshal Venizelos said to Alexander: "Your Majesty, Ge Yunfei is a legendary general of China, and he really deserves his reputation. Now that China has become a military power in East Asia, Britain and France are willing to bow to the upper hand. China's future is limitless, and it is necessary to strengthen Greek-Chinese relations. ”

"The marshal is right, it is necessary to further strengthen the friendly relations between China and Greece, do we make a statement?" "No, General Ge is asking for a private transaction, but it is actually for our sake. The aim was to avoid suspicion on the part of Britain and France, and it was not too late for us to have a say in Eastern Europe in the future. General Ge is very strategic, if the rare earth starts a war again, we must win in order to realize the great ideal. ”

Venizelos continued: "Your Majesty, I have a proposal to facilitate a royal marriage between China and Greece. As far as I know, the emperor of China has abdicated, but he still retains his royal demeanor. Only marriage can maintain the friendship between China and Greece, and we need the help of the great powers of the East. "Can the emperor of China get married?" "As far as I know, not married! General Ge can completely influence the marriage of the Chinese emperor! "The marriage can truly express our sincerity, and I came to General Ge to negotiate."

The next day, King Alexander hosted a banquet for Ge Yunfei. During the banquet, Alexander said bluntly: "General Ge, for the sake of friendship between China and Greece, we hope that the royal families of the two countries will marry. We know that the emperor of China is not married, and we hope that General Ge will facilitate the marriage! Ge Yunfei was overjoyed when he heard this: "His Majesty's good intentions are very much agreed. Emperor Xuantong can get married at the age of 17 next year, can your royal family have a suitable candidate? Alexander pulled out a photograph and said.

"This is a jade photo of my cousin Princess Mary, 15 years old this year, please General Ge take a look!" Ge Yunfei took the photo and looked at it a few times, nodded very satisfied, and then handed the photo to Wen Qing and said, "Madam, what do you think?" Wen Qing took the photo and looked at it and said softly: "I heard that the little emperor has already chosen the princess and asked the princess to be his aunt's wife, I'm afraid the Greek royal family will not agree!" "Then let the little emperor push off the chosen princess and marry Lord Mary."

"Yunfei, this is difficult for a strong man!" "For the good of the country, the little emperor has no choice!" Ge Yunfei looked at Alexander and said, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of marrying Princess Mary in the spring next year!" "Thank you, General Ge, for your kindness!" Alexander rejoiced. Ge Yunfei waved his hand, and his subordinates brought up a few boxes. Open a box, revealing a neatly arranged line of pill bottles. Ge Yunfei said to Alexander with a surprised face.

"Your Majesty, this is my gift to you!" "General Ge, what's the white powder in this bottle?" "The powder in the bottle is called penicillin, which is a special anti-inflammatory drug, especially to prevent wound infection. The drug is very expensive and works best when injected subcutaneously. "Thank you, General Ge!" Ge Yunfei gave Alexandria penicillin for two purposes, one was to prevent him from dying of wound infection in the future, and the other was to sell penicillin to Europe through Greece, taking advantage of foreigners' worship of Western medicine to obtain sky-high profits.

"Your Majesty, there is no unpleasant past between China and Greece, which is the basis for the friendly development of the two countries. In the future, the trade between the two countries will become a distribution center for Chinese goods to reach Europe, and Chinese silk, porcelain, and local products will spread to all parts of Europe through Greece, and Greece will gain a lot of profits. Our Chinese philosophy of doing business is a win-win situation, and I believe that in a few years, Athens will become the most prosperous and largest trading port in Europe. ”

"General Ge was not only a military strategist, but also a successful and shrewd businessman. Greece is willing to take off with the help of China's strength, and hopes that China and Greece will have a friendship for generations to come. Before Ge Yunfei left Athens, King Alexander said that he would make every effort to facilitate China's participation in next year's Olympic Games. Ge Yunfei left behind two military advisers, and there is no doubt that Ge Yunfei flapped his butterfly wings in Greece, and the history of Greece and perhaps the history of Europe will be rewritten.

In late August, the battleship left the port of Athens and sailed westward. On the deck, Ge Yunfei and his wife looked side by side, and Mrs. Wen Qing sighed and said, "Yunfei, I met Princess Mary, she looks more beautiful than the photo, and has a good temperament. But I noticed that Princess Mary had a sad look on her face, and it was evident that she knew about the marriage. The fate of European royal princesses is no different from that of Qing princesses, is it too cruel to do so? ”

"The marriage was first proposed by King Alexander, and if I reject the Greek king, I will think that we are not sincere, and besides, I am also thinking about the little emperor." "For the sake of the little emperor?" Wen Qing was surprised. Ge Yunfei said with a smile: "As far as I know, the imperial concubines chosen by the Manchu royal family for the little emperor are not very good, and the little emperor is not happy. I interfered in his marriage, maybe the Manchu nobles were not happy, and the little emperor would definitely thank me. "Are you so sure?" "Let the facts do the talking!"

At this time, the Greek warships escorting the ship sounded their whistles and told them that they were going home. Sure enough, the two Greek frigates began to turn their bows. At this time, the commander of the navy, Sa Zhenbing, walked out of the cockpit, and his wife Wen Qing saw Sa Zhenbing coming over, so she found an excuse to leave.

Sa Zhenbing said with a spring breeze on his face: "Chief Executive, we have received the highest courtesy in Greece, which was unimaginable before. "Commander Sa, only when the country is strong and the nation is strong can we gain dignity, and we will also receive the highest courtesy on our next trip to France."

"Chief, this time you are the master of the marriage for the little emperor, I am afraid that this kung fu palace will become a mess!" "There is no way, for the good of the country, I must do this wicked person." "I guess the old and young of the Manchus are pleading with the president." "I sent a telegram to the president, and everything was pushed on me and they came to me to settle the score. But when I get back, they'll have to stop! "Maybe this will be a good story, and it will last for a hundred years!"

Ge Yunfei smiled lightly, his eyes looked out to the sea, and his thoughts flew to France.