François, the French consul, stood outside the gate of the British Chamber of Commerce, looking at the crowd passing through the streets of the Bund, and became a little impatient.

"Jensen, is it necessary for us to stand outside to greet that Guo Yu, you may not give him too much face, I don't think it's necessary, he is just a warlord in the Republic of China." The French consul François said with some grumbling.

"François, you know, he is now not just a warlord of a local power, but a leader of the army that defeated the Japanese Second Fleet, and I think we should give due respect and importance to those who have such strength." Jensen said.

Alder looked at François, who was known as a playboy in France, if it weren't for the fact that his family had some power in the country, how could it be the turn of this guy to come to such an important place as Shanghai as a consul, it is estimated that he spends much more time with his lover than at work.

"Do you think he will agree to our request and reach a rapprochement truce with Japan, I heard that this guy is not easy to talk to, and it seems that he is not afraid of the country behind us." François was still chattering.

Alder glanced at François and said, "Whether he agrees or not, we have to call him here to find out his bottom line and ideas, so as to provide information support for our future plans, and you and I both know that the Japanese actually don't have much confidence in this war, their treasury was stolen, and Yan zhòng has affected the Japanese economy, Japan has no money now, you must know that fighting a war is very expensive." ”

"But I always feel that Japan wants to fight this war more in this situation, so that they can collect the money of the Republic of China through the guò war, so as to make up for their own shortcomings, I think the Japanese navy still has the strength to fight, after all, in the last naval battle of Shanghai, the other side was successful in a sneak attack." François said.

At this time, Jensen said, "Gentlemen, there is no point in us discussing these here, we have all received orders from the country, that is, we should try to resolve this war, because we do not want any of them to rise, only by achieving balance, can we be controlled, either side becomes bigger, it is the result we do not want to see, our task is to try to calm this matter, and when we win the European war and have the energy to manage the East, they will be suppressed by us." ”

At the beginning of the lanterns, Guo Yu's motorcade stopped at the door of the British Chamber of Commerce, first two armored vehicles comparable to combat vehicles stopped in front, the heavy armor of the armored car, the configuration of eight tires, and the rapid-fire cannon with black holes, all showed the strength of this guy, which attracted the attention of all the people who greeted outside, including Jensen, Alder, and Francois.

Although their country also has combat vehicles now, and they have been used on the battlefield of the European war, but the two big guys brought by Guo Yu do look very bluffing, and they are also very fast, much faster than the tanks that their country has put into the battlefield, and they don't seem to have bad firepower.

Although the power of rapid-fire guns is no less than that of tanks that have just come out, but their biggest use is not to fight wars, these two armored vehicles are armored command vehicles and armored communication vehicles, both of which are used for battlefield command, Guo Yu with these two guys is equivalent to taking a troop and commanding his army wherever he goes.

The door of the off-road vehicle opened, Guo Yu took Anna's hand and walked down first, and saw Jensen and others standing at the door of the British Chamber of Commerce, and greeted them warmly.

"Jensen, Alder, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, we're all old friends, there's no need to wait for me outside the door, it's so polite." Guo Yu didn't like the foreigner's veneer gift very much, so he directly stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two.

Jensen said, "Welcome to the British Chamber of Commerce again, and I would like to introduce you to François, the French consul in Shanghai, who has come to greet you this time." ”

"Hello Consul François, welcome to China, I hope you like China and Shanghai." Guo Yu said to François in French.

"Oh, your French is very authentic, it should be a Parisian accent, have you ever been to Paris, you must know that since I came to China, I really rarely heard such pure French." François was very happy to hear Guo Yu greet him in French, and immediately opened his mouth to pieces, ready to have an in-depth exchange with Guo Yu.

Realizing that François might be about to turn on the chat mode, Jensen hurriedly said: "Is this Mr. Guo's female companion, why don't you introduce it to us, it's really beautiful like an angel, and this dress is really gorgeous." ”

When Guo Yu chatted with a few people, Anna stood quietly aside, once as a waiter of the British Chamber of Commerce, he had seen these big people, how had he ever seen them so polite and humble to people, and after the conversation, the British consul, the high-ranking big man, the manager of the British Chamber of Commerce were extremely respectful consuls, but he sent a greeting to himself, and he was so polite, and the tone was angelic, this is an aristocratic greeting.

"My girlfriend tonight, Anna." Guo Yu doesn't know if these people can still deny Anna, but Guo Yu won't take the initiative to say it, and it is estimated that these people won't take the initiative to mention it, after all, it was not a pleasant experience for Anna.

"Guys, get to know some of my subordinates." Guo Yu pointed to Wu Erzhu and the others who were already standing behind him and said: "Deputy Commander of the Huafu Army, Wu Erzhu, Chief of Staff of the Huafu Army, Cheng Quande, Director of the Internal Affairs Department Zhou Wu. ”

Under Guo Yu's introduction, several people exchanged pleasantries again, and then Jensen asked a few to go upstairs, and Anna took Guo Yu's arm and walked up to the dance hall on the second floor.

Today's dance hall is not as noisy as the last time Guo Yu came, all the guests are invited, not ordinary customers, so everyone has rules, after the music is remembered, everyone brings their dance partners onto the dance floor and starts dancing.

But some of these big men were thinking about dancing, which was just an excuse, and at the end of the song, Jensen said, "Mr. Guo, let's go inside and have a glass of wine and smoke a cigar and rest." ”

After only dancing one dance, he has to rest, even if he is not a person who likes sports, he is not so weak, but everyone knows the key point of today, and Guo Yu naturally agreed.

"Anna, take a look here, if you have a suitable dance partner, you can go down and dance, let's go in and smoke a cigarette and talk, and then come out in a moment." Guo Yu instructed Anna when he left.

"Master, you're busy, don't worry about me." Anna said obediently, she naturally knew that Guo Yu couldn't just dance when he saw these big people, these people were not so idle.

Walking into a conference room on the left side of the ballroom, the classic leather sofas, marble coffee table, dark wool carpets, and gold lacquer wall decorations are very luxurious and elegant, but also very casual.

Jensen asked the waiter to pour a cup of tea for everyone, and then waved the waiter away, and several people sat on the sofa and lit cigars, Guo Yu knew that the main topic was coming.

Jensen was the first to speak: "Mr. Guo, we are also old acquaintances, there are some things I want to talk to you straight to the point, do you think it's okay?" "Jensen is an old diplomat, speaks fluent Chinese, and uses idioms very well.

"Of course, we're old friends, so please tell me something." Guo Yu said.

"The last Lend-Lease incident was because we didn't think about it, and in the end things developed to such a point, which is not what we want to see, from a very small thing, the situation has been escalating, and finally it has developed into a war between the two countries, which has made us a little unexpected."

"We Britain, France and the United States have a lot of investment in China, and we very much don't want the situation to develop to this point, if there is a war, it will affect the investment of several of our countries, so we invited Mr. Guo here today, just hoping to mediate the conflict between the two of you and let this matter settle down, Mr. Guo, do you think it's okay." Jensen asked.

"Which side do the consuls represent, Japan?" Guo Yu asked.

"Oh, don't get me wrong, we don't stand for either side, we only stand on a neutral side, we just don't want to see a senseless war happen." U.S. Consul Alder said.

"Then what do you want me to do, surrender to the Japanese, and then hand over Jiangsu, and all the industries of Jiangsu, and go to other countries in disgrace, and live like a mouse." Guo Yu said with a frown.

"No, I think there is a lot of room for negotiation, I don't think things will be as strict as you think, we are all partners, you Jiangsu and our country also have extensive economic exchanges, we don't want them to fall into the hands of the Japanese, but after all, the Japanese lost a lot in this incident, a whole fleet, the loss of a dozen cruisers, I think there is still compensation." Jensen said.

"Have you been in contact with the Japanese, and what are the Japanese demanding?" Guo Yu himself was also very curious about this, so he asked casually.

"Yes, we contacted the Japanese government, and at first their attitude was very resolute, that is, to fight to the death, and they had to share the victory or defeat with you, you also know that the Japanese are stingy and love face, and they feel that they have lost face in this matter, so they want to get it back, but in the end, under our persuasion, they also agreed to talk, but the requirements are very high." The French consul, François, finally seized the opportunity to speak.

"I'm interested to hear how high the Japanese are demanding." Guo Yu asked with a smile.

"This is just their initial request, but we will not do exactly what they asked, negotiations, both sides make demands, and we will mediate as an intermediary." François was still saying irrelevant things. R1152