Li Zhen sat alone in the room and fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he shouted: "Guard! ”

Footsteps were heard, and a guard walked in.

"Please Huang Qiang!"

"Yes!"

The guards went to convey the order, and soon, Huang Qiang walked in in a military uniform. He raised his hand and gave a military salute to Li Zhen, and said loudly: "President! ”

Li Zhen instructed: "You are in charge, and immediately investigate Gobard's recent movements." Remember, when keeping an eye on Gobard, you can't leak the slightest bit of information, and once you startle the snake, you will definitely lose more than you lose. ”

"Please rest assured that the mission will be completed."

Huang Qiang's voice was high, full of confidence, and he was personally responsible for this matter.

……

Gobard left the governor's residence and did not return to his place of residence, but went directly to the U.S. federal embassy in Guangzhou. After he entered the embassy, he asked the soldiers to report and then met directly with Ma Hui, the ambassador to China.

In the living room, guests and hosts are seated.

Gobard smiled and said, "Mr. Ma Hui, your country's Major General George and thousands of soldiers should still be under the control of Governor Chen Fang of Hawaii Province, right?" ”

As soon as he came up, he directly mentioned the captured soldiers.

"Major General George, along with British's Lieutenant General Mehard, was under Li Zhen's control. The matter has been reported to Congress and has aroused great concern from Mr. President. It is believed that in the near future, this matter can be resolved. ”

Ma Hui's brows furrowed, and doubts flashed in his eyes.

The U.S. Commonwealth, like the British Empire, had its troops and commanders captured.

Right now, what's the matter with Gobard reaching out to him?

Gobard saw Ma Hui's expression in his eyes, guessed Ma Hui's thoughts, stopped selling Guanzi, and said directly: "Don't hide it from Your Excellency Ma Hui, I came this time for the captured soldiers of the American Commonwealth, as well as the soldiers of my British Empire." The commanders and soldiers of the armies of the American Commonwealth and the British Empire, all controlled by Li Zhen's subordinates, were people in the same boat because we had a common goal. ”

After a pause, Gobard continued: "The empire wants to bring back Lieutenant General Mehard and the soldiers, and Li Zhen wants to take back Hong Kong. In this way, there is an opportunity for war. As long as the empire does not agree to return Hong Kong, Li Zhen will definitely send troops. When the time came, the two armies fought, and the empire defeated Li Zhen's army in one fell swoop, enough to capture the opponent's men and suppress China in one fell swoop, thus returning Lieutenant General Mehard. ”

Ma Hui shook his head and said: "We have fought more than once with China, but in the end they all failed. I don't think there is much hope that the British Empire is preparing to engage the Chinese army in Hong Kong this time. ”

"No, this time is different."

"Oh, what's the difference?"

"Here's the thing, the Empire, after more than two years of careful research, has created a new generation of weapons. Our new weapon, called the tank, is powerful and amazingly powerful, and it will definitely defeat Li Zhen's army on land, making the army under Li Zhen's command useless. As he spoke, Gobard took out the drawings of the tank from his bosom and introduced the functions of the tank one by one.

His eyebrows fluttered, as if he had seen the scene of the tank defeating Li Zhen.

After hearing this, Ma Hui couldn't help but take a breath, although he hadn't seen the tank with his own eyes, he could imagine its power.

The two talked, but Ma Hui was not led by Gobard, and had the same doubts as Rankfurt. Gobard immediately explained that he also planned to sell weapons to the U.S. Federation to make money. Ma Hui thought about it in his heart and felt that he had to buy tanks, because with the emergence of tanks, the engagement on the battlefield would change, and the United States could not do without.

While the two were chatting hotly, a waiter with coffee walked in and came to the two of them to put the coffee down. The waiter looked at the drawings carefully, listened to the continuous discussion between the two, and roughly understood that this was a new weapon against Li Zhen.

Seeing the waiter standing beside him, Gobard said lightly, "Go out!" ”

Ma Hui also waved his hand and asked the waiter to leave.

After the waiter left, Ma Hui continued: "Your Excellency Gobard, the U.S. Federation is definitely willing to buy tanks. It's just that the price of tanks, and the matter of joint troops with the British Empire, how to determine? Can you call the shots? ”

Gobard shook his head and said, "I don't have the right to call the shots about the price of tanks and the dispatch of troops. Of course, I think it will be difficult for you to decide, so you need to immediately report the matter to the Confederation and ask the Confederation to make a decision. I believe that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to suppress China. ”

Ma Hui nodded, agreeing with Gobard's suggestion.

Gobard stood up and said, "Your Excellency, I still have to contact the rest of the countries and take my leave!" ”

Ma Hui got up to see him off, and after Gobard left, he walked towards the residence of the Russian envoys who had remained in Guangzhou. After some discussion with the Russian envoy Stopsecrin, Gobard finally left satisfied. For the next few days, Gobard was busy with the envoys of various countries, dealing with the heads of various countries.

At the same time, all the news continued to reach Huang Qiang's hands.

The governor's residence, Li Zhen's room.

Huang Qiang stood in front of Li Zhen, lowered his head slightly, and reported loudly: "President, all the news about Gobard has been gathered. In the past three days, Gobard has met with French envoy Frankfurt, US federal envoy Ma Hui, Tsarist Russian envoy Tropicillin, and other envoys from the Netherlands, Italy, and other countries who remain in China. ”

Li Zhen asked: "Gobard has met so many people, has the specific things discussed been found out?" ”

Huang Qiang shook his head and said, "There is no news for the time being." ”

Li Zhen's expression was extremely serious, and he commanded in a deep voice: "Gobard frequently visits envoys from various countries, and I think it is likely to be a matter of Hong Kong." The stakes are very high, there can be no sloppiness, and there is a force to investigate, and it is necessary to find out what Gobard and the envoys of various countries discussed. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win all battles, and if we don't know the other party's strategy, it is very unfavorable to us. ”

"Understood!"

Huang Qiang raised his hand and saluted, turned around and prepared to leave.

A soldier from the Sharp Knife Battalion walked in and whispered something in Huang Qiang's ear.

After the soldier finished speaking, Huang Qiang's face changed greatly.

The soldier took out another piece of paper and handed it to Huang Qiang's hand, Huang Qiang glanced at it, waved his hand to let the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion out, and then came to Li Zhen's side, handed this piece of paper to Li Zhen's desk, and said solemnly: "President, this is the news I just obtained." On the blank sheet of paper, is the latest weapon invented by the British Empire. ”

Li Zhen saw the pattern on the paper and exclaimed: "Tank! ”

At this moment, Li Zhen was extremely surprised.

Although the pattern outlined on the white paper is very sloppy and somewhat different from the appearance of the tank, it is enough to be recognizable. Li Zhen couldn't help but stand up and walk back and forth in the room. I didn't expect Britain to develop a tank in advance. Historically, tanks appeared in the First World War to restrain positions made of machine guns, trenches, and barbed wire.

Because of Li Zhen, Britain actually developed a tank.

This kind of thing made Li Zhen feel extremely surprised, and there was also a chill behind him. If you don't know that Britain has developed a tank, it will be a fatal blow if you are unprepared on the battlefield.

ps: first update;