"Not only Tsarist Russia, in addition to Tsarist Russia, we can also fight for Portugal and Belgium, because geopolitically, Belgium is now in the same situation as France, the whole territory has fallen, and Portugal, although it has Spain, a neutral country, stands in the way, but in fact it is also unsafe, who knows that Germany will not enter Spain? And as far as I know, German submarines are already operating in the waters near Portugal, and Portugal pays a lot of price for this, and every day freighters are sunk by German submarines, so I don't think it will be difficult to win over Belgium and Portugal."

Xiao Zhenlei said this, glanced at Clemenceau, and said: "It's just that there is a problem here, and I don't know what benefits the British promised to Belgium and Portugal, these two countries and other countries are actually linked to want to snatch food from our country, in fact, for the rude demands of the representatives of these countries, our country can completely ignore it, but after all, we are in the same camp, if there is a contradiction between us, this will only make the allies see a joke, our country is not afraid of anything, From a geopolitical point of view, our country does not pose any threat to Germany, and it is not easy for Germany to fight China, so why should China join the Entente to fight against Germany? Don't these countries understand? Not only can they not help but also pull their hind legs, there is a saying that 'not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates', we are fighting in front, these countries are pulling back legs, what is this? Do they have to make peace with Germany, and let their restoration be far away, and they are willing, I understand why they are so short-sighted. If they forget the supreme interests of their own country for the sake of the little profits given by the British, are they not afraid of being scolded by their own people? ”

"Mr. President, rest your anger, stop your anger!" Clemenceau was furious when he saw Xiao Zhenlei say. lest he, a young man, have a bad temper and a hot head, announce that China will withdraw from the Entente, and then make peace with Germany alone. In this case, the Entente will be miserable, not to mention winning, it would be good not to be defeated by Germany and Austria, so he tried his best to appease Xiao Zhenlei.

"I have always hated the despicable acts of these countries!" Clemenceau immediately stated his position, adding: "They are not only short-sighted, but also incompetent!" Actually, I've been wondering why I should bring these people over. What can they do? You can't do anything but scrape like a crow all day long! I think that they do not need to participate in this summit meeting at all, and they will not be able to decide anything, just as we France, Britain, China, and Russia can hold specific talks, and now only our four countries have the strength to confront the allies, and the other countries are either completely destroyed or do not have the strength to send troops, and they are not qualified to participate in the summit meeting at all! ”

Xiao Zhenlei smiled when he heard this: "Actually, I also have this idea, arguing with so many people all day long. After a few days of arguing, it is better for the four of us to decide at the conference after private consultation, and if this is the case, the British will not be able to play any tricks. Britain is the only one that advocates the Eastern Front as the main battlefield, and all three of us advocate setting the main battlefield on the Western Front and placing the main offensive direction on the Western Front. Three-on-one, we're the winner! ”

Clemenceau, the old Frenchman, smiled after hearing Xiao Zhenlei's words. He said, "Yes, I think we need to do everything we can to make this happen. The sooner we open up a second battlefield on the Western Front, the more beneficial it will be for us, and when the Western Front fights, most of Germany's forces will inevitably be contained on the Western Front, and when the time comes, your country will cooperate in the Eastern Front to launch an attack, I think this will be a fatal blow to the German and Austrian soldiers! ”

Of course, the old man of France is considering the interests of his own country, so he hopes to open a second battlefield on the west coast of France immediately and drive the Germans out of French territory as soon as possible, but Xiao Zhenlei knows that even if the old man of France thinks so, his ideas are consistent with the direction of the overall strategy, and do not conflict with Xiao Zhenlei's ideas, and the ideas and propositions of both sides are the same.

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said: "Yes, only if the eastern and western fronts are launched at the same time, and the western front battlefield is the mainstay, supplemented by the eastern front, it will inevitably make the German-Austrian coalition army exhausted, if the Italian side can continue to increase some troops, I think the situation of the German-Austrian coalition army will be even more dangerous!" ”

"Yes, such a good strategy, a strategic offensive strategy that can give Germany and Austria the greatest blow, why can't the British see it? He still insists on putting the main direction of attack on the Eastern Front, I really don't understand! Clemenceau said helplessly, revealing some pity.

Next, the two reached an agreement on several aspects, Xiao Zhenlei agreed to help France ask Britain for more weapons and ammunition to equip the army, and at the same time in the direction of strategic offensive, the two decided to be consistent, but also to bring in Tsarist Russia, Belgium and Portugal, in addition, it is best to let the four major powers reach an agreement privately, without the participation of other small countries, and ignore the demands of other countries for the time being, and defeat Germany first is the current first priority!

The two talked for more than two hours, and at about eleven o'clock, Clemenceau talked about the distribution of benefits after the war, and he asked: "Mr. President, what do you think about the distribution of benefits after the war?" Or what does China want? ”

Xiao Zhenlei thought about it and quickly made a decision, he said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I think it's too early to talk about the distribution of benefits after the war, why do you say that? Although we have great confidence in defeating the Allies, after all, Germany is still very powerful, and if we talk about the distribution of interests after the war, it will certainly cause dissatisfaction among many of our member states, after all, everyone's demands and goals are different, and it is impossible for us to meet the demands of every country. That's why I suggest that I save the issue of the distribution of benefits after the war until after the war is over, and at that time, even if a few small countries are dissatisfied, it will not affect the overall situation! What do you see, Mr. Prime Minister? ”

Clemenceau really didn't think about the impact of the post-war distribution of interests now, and now he realized the seriousness of the problem when he heard Xiao Zhenlei say it, in fact, the interests of each member of the Entente are related to the overall interests, if you want to ensure your own interests, you must first defeat the Central Powers, if you can't defeat the Central Powers, your own interests will definitely not be guaranteed, this problem, many people understand, but many people can't restrain the weakness in their human nature, that is, greed, It is precisely because of this that those small countries will be fooled and bought off by the small profits promised by the British.

Since Clemenceau figured it out, of course he agreed with Xiao Zhenlei's proposal, so he said: "Yes, Mr. President's proposal is very good, and I agree with it very much."

The results of this meeting made Xiao Zhenlei and Clemenceau very satisfied, mainly because there was no conflict of interests between the two countries, and now the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, and the Asia Minor Peninsula controlled by the Chinese military are not the sphere of influence of the French, and Xiao Zhenlei has already emphasized that the Chinese army has no intention of Europe, so China has no involvement in the Balkan Peninsula, and this is not in conflict with France, France has no interests in the Balkan Peninsula, if China does not participate, France can also fight with Britain and Russia, and it can get a piece of it.

The next day, early in the morning of 14 February, the convoy left the hotel near the pyramid and headed for Cairo.

After returning to the villa in Cairo, Xiao Zhenlei and Clemenceau talked to the foreign minister of Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia was unable to win over China and France, because Tsarist Russia also hoped to open up a second battlefield on the Western Front at this time, which would attract the main attention of the German army, so the pressure on Tsarist Russia was reduced a lot, especially the civil strife in Tsarist Russia now, especially hoping that there would be no problems on the defensive line, and now France and China have decided to unite against Britain, and the Tsarist Russians are naturally not stupid, At this time, of course, it was on the side of France and China.

Later, Xiao Zhenlei and his wife went to British Prime Minister Lloyd with his wife and Clemenceau? George stayed at the villa to visit his condition, and when a few people arrived, Lloyd? George had already gotten up, and was sitting on a deck chair in the garden of the villa basking in the sun, Xiao Zhenlei and Clemenceau thought to themselves that it was estimated that the words that wanted to break up yesterday evening had played a role, and George didn't dare to go too far, if Xiao Zhenlei turned back to China before the meeting was over, it would be bad, this kind of thing was too much, especially in politics, it was not blindly tough to achieve their goals, sometimes they had to make certain compromises, George was well versed in this.

"Oh, Your Excellency, are you better? Why did you sit in the garden? Xiao Zhenlei stepped forward and leaned over to hug George, patted him on the back and said.

George couldn't help but be angry when he heard this, and said in his heart, you are going to go back to China, can I still lie in bed? This guy is too ruthless, and he even threatens to return home, which is really a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense.

In fact, George was really angry yesterday, he didn't expect Xiao Zhenlei to expose his intentions on the spot without giving face, how could that kind of thing be said on the table? This will make his face bigger, and it is impossible to say that he does not hate Xiao Zhenlei.

Although he wanted to strangle Xiao Zhenlei to death, George had to show a smile and said: "I'm not sick at all, it's just that I walked faster yesterday, which caused some lack of oxygen in the brain, after all, when I'm old, it's normal for this situation to occur, the doctor said it's good to take a break, it's not a big deal!" (To be continued......)