The arrival of British Prime Minister's special envoy Armland was secret, and reporters from outside newspapers did not know about it at all, but the embassies of various countries in China still received relevant news, and the envoys of various countries speculated about the real purpose of Armland's visit to China.

Xiao Zhenlei met with Armland at the Presidential Palace, and since Armtland came in secret, the Chinese side did not prepare for the welcoming ceremony with much fanfare, and the staff of the Presidential Palace brought him to the Presidential Palace and arranged for him to meet with Xiao Zhenlei.

After the two met, they immediately started talks, and Xiao Zhenlei asked: "What do you have to say about Mr. Special Envoy's visit to China this time?" ”

Armtlan said: "Your Excellency, I have been appointed by the Prime Minister of our country to come to China to exchange views with His Excellency the President on two issues, and if the two sides agree on the same issue, I hope to reach an agreement to some extent!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei stretched out his hand and said, "Please speak clearly!" ”

"Okay, in your Huaguo words, then I'll get straight to the point!" Armlan nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "First of all, the first aspect, of course, is the current top priority, the war against the Allies!" On behalf of His Majesty the King and Prime Minister of our country, I would like to congratulate Your Excellency the President, your country and your army. ”

Xiao Zhenlei knew that Armtlan just said an introduction, and the rest of the words had not yet been said, so he nodded with a smile: "Thank you!" ”

Armtlan continued: "But our Prime Minister and our military Marshal Haig, Marshal Robertson, and others think that if your army can take advantage of the victory at this time, the whole army will march north, with your army's 1.5 million troops in southeastern Europe plus 1.5 million troops from the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. A total of 3 million troops can definitely defeat the German army in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and other places in one fell swoop, but we are very puzzled. With such a good momentum, why did the Chinese army give up in vain? We believe that it is necessary for His Excellency the President to remove General Cai Guodong. Put on a shrewd general to command the battle! ”

Xiao Zhenlei's face was not good-looking on the spot after listening to Armland's words, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was the prime minister's special envoy, and now the two sides were still allies, he really wanted to walk away. But he is no longer a stunned young man who doesn't care about the hot blood rushing to the top of his head.

He said in a tactful, but euphemistic but firm tone: "Mr. Special Envoy, the appointment of General Cai Guodong to command the troops of our expeditionary force was decided by the Supreme Military Council of our country after careful consideration, not on a whim. The siege of 300,000 elite German troops forced them to surrender, and now the entire Balkan Peninsula has been conquered by our army except Serbia in the hands of Austria-Hungary, and this kind of record has never been seen in any country of the Entente. ”

Armtlan was speechless for a while: "??????".

Xiao Zhenlei did not let Armtland continue to be embarrassed, but shifted the topic to why the Chinese army did not continue to attack the German army in the north, "After this big battle, although we have achieved a great victory. But our army also paid a heavy price, more than 100,000 people lost their combat effectiveness, their ammunition was almost exhausted, and they were simply unable to fight again. The main thing for our army at the moment is to rest, to replenish ammunition, and not to attack the Germans when there is not enough ammunition! ”

Armland didn't quite believe Xiao Zhenlei's words. He was suspicious: "Your Excellency, I'm afraid your statement is not true. As far as I know, your army has less than one and a half million people in the Balkans. With your country's current logistical supply capacity, you will not be able to afford to fight a two-month war for 1.5 million people, right? ”

Xiao Zhenlei asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency the Special Envoy has only seen our country's supply capacity, hasn't you used a ruler to measure the distance from our country to the Balkans on the map?" How far is it from your country to the battlefield on the Western Front in France? And how far is it from our country to the Balkans? And that's not all, in addition to the 1.5 million troops in the Balkans, there are also a million troops in Japan, Korea, Siberia, and Kazakhstan that need to be supplied, all of which are far away from our territory, and the transportation situation is very bad, and it is not easy to replenish the garrison in time!

Since today, Mr. Special Envoy, I would like to question our Excellency, after the signing of the armistice agreement between Russia and Germany, Germany and Austria-Hungary still have a total of 3.5 million troops on the Eastern Front and in Southeast Europe that need our army to confront, and now our army has annihilated 1.2 million, and Germany and Austria still have 2.3 million troops held back by our army, but they do not dare to move at all, because the existence of our expeditionary force makes the German and Austrian side extremely jealous, but it is your country, France and the United States, The nearly 4 million troops of your three countries were driven away by the German army in France, and you still have the face to question me, I want to ask you, did all the generals, officers and soldiers of your three armies grow up eating? There are only two million Germans on the Western Front, but you are not ashamed that you four million people were beaten and fled by two million Germans? ”

Xiao Zhenlei's wild spray scolded Armland as a bloody dog, Amotlán's face turned pale for a while, today's meeting with Xiao Zhenlei was a humiliation he had never experienced, he couldn't afford to lose this face, at this time he wanted to die in this hall on the spot.

As a noble nobleman and gentleman of the British Empire, Armtland felt a great humiliation, a humiliation that he will never forget, and which he will remember until his death, and which he later mentioned many times in his memoirs, that he felt ashamed and indignant every time he remembered it.

Xiao Zhenlei did not intend to let go of Armland, and continued to mend the knife: "Mr. Special Envoy, I hope that you and the British authorities can understand that our country has spared no effort in attacking the Allies, you ask yourself, our government has only been established for a few years, and your country, France and the United States and other countries are all powerful countries with hundreds of years of heritage, in terms of national strength, our country cannot be compared with your country at all, but we still dispatched more than three million troops to fight against the Central Powers led by Germany, and your losses are nothing." In order to defeat the Allies, the people of our country are now tightening their belts to live, and you still have to accuse our country of not contributing, why can't you love yourself to find the reason? Why was it that our country was able to defeat more than 3 million German and Austrian troops with only an army of less than 1.5 million and still achieve a brilliant victory that attracted worldwide attention? Why was the British, French, and American armies of four million defeated by the German army of two million fleeing in disarray? You tell me why? ”

"Oh God, Your Excellency the President, I beg you to stop talking??????" Armland clutched his head, slumped in his chair with a pale face, and passed out after saying this.

Xiao Zhenlei didn't expect that Armland would be so delicate that he was scolded to faint, his secretary and assistant were shocked, and hurriedly got up and came over to check on his situation.

Xiao Zhenlei was also taken aback, if something happened to this guy here, it would be a lot of fun, and he hurriedly called someone to find a doctor.

There are special doctors and medical staff in the presidential palace, and they rushed over with a medical kit in less than two minutes, and after a nervous examination, the doctor told Xiao Zhenlei that Armland was just angry and bloody, and he fainted temporarily, and if he was not treated, it might take a few hours to wake up, but in view of Armland's heart function is not very good, and he is currently in a coma, he cannot move for the time being, so he can only lie down in the presidential palace to rest, and can no longer stimulate him, otherwise the consequences are difficult to predict, If it is stimulated, it is possible to cause a heart attack and sudden death.

The doctor gave Armtlan acupuncture and acupuncture, woke him up, and then gave him a drip before leaving, leaving the medical staff to take care of him.

Xiao Zhenlei said to Amtran, who was already sober: "Mr. Special Envoy, I see that you are too excited, it is better to wait for you to recover and we will continue to talk, you will live in the presidential palace for the time being, if there is any need, call the medical staff, I still have something to do, so I will not leave you!" ”

Amtran also knew that with his current physical condition, it was not the time to talk about things, and besides, he was extremely tired and had no energy now, and he was a little afraid to face Xiao Zhenlei at this time, after all, Xiao Zhenlei's words just now were like a sharp knife piercing his heart, it was too powerful, and he was a little scared.

For five days in a row, Armtlan lived in the presidential palace, and after five days, he was completely fine, but he had to continue the talks without looking for Xiao Zhenlei, Xiao Zhenlei did not refuse, and the two began to talk again.

After the talks started again, Armtlan first apologized to Xiao Zhenlei: "Your Excellency, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have questioned you and your army in the last meeting, during this time I have realized after reflection that your country and your army have made great efforts and sacrifices in the fight against the Allies, I understand very well that your army needs to rest and replenish supplies now, I don't know how long it will take for your army to relaunch its offensive again?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei said: "It may take two to three months, but before our army launches a new offensive, should the British, French and American armies make some achievements?" You can't always pin your hopes on our country, and now the mood of the officers and men of our expeditionary forces is very unstable, and they think that why should we fight tough battles and hard battles, while your British, French, and American armies will only lose their armor? Sir, can't the armies of Britain, France, and the United States make a little bit of a record to block the mouth of the world? I hope that before our army launches an attack on the German army, the British, French and American armies will attack the German army on the Western Front to attract the attention of the German army, so that we can defeat the German army of nearly two million troops in the north in one fell swoop! (To be continued......)