There are still two hours to go before seven o'clock in the evening, Xiao Zhenlei hurriedly gave instructions to the telegrams that need to be approved in the past few days, and then asked Xiao Gao to take them out, these messages are all sent from China, they are all some important things, some Song Shijie and others who stayed in China can't make up their minds, or they can't make up their minds, they are all sent in the form of telegrams to Xiao Zhenlei for instructions.

Just halfway through the review, Yang Shiqi knocked on the door and walked in: "President! ”

Xiao Zhenlei raised his head and said, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Yang?" ”

"Yes, didn't you just ask me to draft a speech to the conference? In the first part of the speech, you should write about the main direction of the next stage of the attack on the Allies, and I am not entirely clear about your intentions, and I think that it is better not to write in the speech the post-war treatment of the Allies, after all, it is still too early to defeat Germany, and if the punishment of the Allies is proposed now, does it seem a little urgent? ”

Xiao Zhenlei listened to Yang Shiqi's words and pondered, and after two minutes, he nodded and said: "You have to be reasonable, as for the opinions on how to punish the Allies after the war, so let's not write this, let's observe the intentions of other countries for the time being, as for the main direction of attack on the Allies in the next stage, my opinion is to first Europe and then Asia, first the Western Front and then the Eastern Front!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei's proposition made Yang Shiqi quite puzzled, "President, why do you want Europe first and then Asia?" The Japanese are so close to our country, and if we deal with the Japanese first, we will be able to deal with Germany and Austria-Hungary wholeheartedly. And it solved the Japanese. It can also make our country breathe a sigh of relief. In addition, you advocate the Western Front first and then the Eastern Front in Europe, which is with the British Prime Minister Lloyd? George's proposition is the complete opposite, can George agree? ”

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head and smiled when he heard this: "The Japanese don't have to worry about it at all. Now that Japan has been completely blockaded by our country, it is simply impossible for it to jump up, and it will only take a few months to solve the problem of the Japanese, and it will be ready to fight and surrender at any time. There are two more reasons: second. The Tsarist authorities have not yet fallen, and if we defeat the Japanese and surrender, then the Tsarist authorities want us to withdraw from Siberia. Isn't our strategic intent unattainable? The day the Russian Revolutionary Party came to power was the day the Japanese surrendered. Third, judging from the analysis of the current strategic situation and the war situation, it is undoubtedly the most correct to place the main direction of attack on the Western Front in Europe. It was also the most aggressive against Germany. In the past year or so, the German army on the Western Front has basically not been at war, although the British have pinned down a large part of the German army on the Western Front, but these German troops have been in the process of resting, if a landing operation on the Western Front is launched at this time, most of the German troops can be attracted to the Western Front, and the pressure on our army and Tsarist Russia on the Eastern Front will be reduced a lot, and it will also facilitate the intensification of the fierce civil unrest in Russia. So that the Russian revolutionaries could safely overthrow the Tsarist authorities, and at the same time the British and French launched a landing war on the Western Front. Let them fight to the death, and they can continue to weaken Britain and France! As for Lloyd's? George advocates an offensive on the Eastern Front, hehe, what does he advocate, I have to go along with him? We can say no to any country, especially on this kind of strategic issue, we insist on our own views and principles, we must safeguard our own interests, and we cannot let other countries lead the way! ”

Yang Shiqi groaned slightly and said, "I understand, President, then I'll go out first!" ”

At half past six, Xiao Zhenlei was notified by Yang Yongtai that he was going to participate in Lloyd's? George set up a banquet, so he simply washed up and changed into a clean set of Chinese clothes prepared for him by Wang Yanan.

Xiao Zhenlei and Wang Yanan rushed to Lloyd's by car? By the time George stayed at his villa, most of the French Prime Minister Lecmonceau and other senior representatives of various governments had already arrived.

After the two got out of the car, Xiao Zhenlei saw Lloyd? George came out to greet him and hurriedly stretched out his hand: "Mr. George, we are not late, are we?" ”

George shook hands with him and smiled: "No, in fact, the time is just right, and the banquet is about to start!" After speaking, he said to Wang Yanan: "Oh, thank you for coming, dear madam!" ”

Wang Yanan said with a smile: "Mr. Prime Minister's banquet, I must come, I hope it won't cause you trouble!" ”

"Oh, no, no, I'm honored. Two please! ”

The three of them walked into the banquet hall on the first floor together, at this time there were already three rectangular dining tables inside, each long table was ten meters long, the table was full of Western dishes, fruits, desserts and drinks, some national dignitaries gathered together in groups to whisper, in the corner of the banquet hall, a band was playing a brisk tune, this banquet was not an ordinary buffet-style cocktail party, but a very formal banquet, so it was very formal.

With the arrival of Mrs. Xiao Zhenlei, dignitaries from various countries raised their hands to greet them one after another, Xiao Zhenlei raised his hand and nodded as he walked, followed by Cai Yi and other military representatives and several important cabinet officials, they were also one of the people invited, and the people invited by each country were different, at most five or six, at least one.

Under George's guidance, everyone came to the rest area by the wall and sat down, George said: "Everyone, please sit down for a while, the banquet will start soon, I still have something to arrange, so I won't accompany you!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, please take care of yourself!" ”

Everyone sat down and started chatting, Xiao Zhenlei asked: "Brother Songpo, do you think that judging from the current strategic situation in Europe, the correct main direction of attack on the Entente side is to put it on the western front or the eastern front?" ”

Cai Yi said: "From a purely military strategy point of view, the main direction of attack is, of course, placed on the battlefield on the Western Front!" ”

Liang Qichao asked, "Songpo, why do you say that?" ”

Liang Qichao used to be Cai Yi's teacher, Cai Yi has always respected him very much, he replied: "Except for the year at the beginning of the war, Germany dispatched large-scale troops on the Western Front, and swept through France with a very rapid offensive, the German Army is basically war-free on the Western Front, and the only role played by the British on the Western Front is to contain it. The only area in the southern Alps that is really still firing is still being fired, and now that the Tsarist side is in a state of civil strife, it is no longer possible to launch an offensive against the Central Powers on the Eastern Front, and judging from the current combat effectiveness and ammunition reserves of our Second Army Corps, it is impossible to launch an attack on Germany and Austria alone, and can only be on the defensive, if our Second Army Corps and the First Army Corps act together, they can launch an attack on the Central Powers, but in this way, all the military forces of the Central Forces will be attracted to us, and our army will be under very great pressureThe important thing is that our army is an expedition, and it is much more difficult than European countries in terms of supply, and once there is a problem with the supply, it will affect the war situation, but if the main direction of attack is placed on the battlefield on the Western Front, then the three million soldiers stranded in Britain will have a place to use, and Germany will inevitably garrison heavy troops on the Western Front, so that the Entente can carry out a two-sided attack on the Central Powers, Britain and France will be the main offensive task on the Western Front, and our army will assist the offensive task on the Eastern Front, especially the German army, in the case of being flanked from both sides, the pressure is very large, In terms of strategic situation, it will be in an even more unfavorable state, even if there will be no problems with the supply of the German army, the German army will not be able to withstand a two-sided attack! ”

Everyone talked for a while, and then they heard Lloyd? George said in a loud voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the banquet has officially begun, please take your seats!" ”

The meal was sumptuous, and the dignitaries of various countries talked softly while eating the food, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time. When the feast was over, the tables and chairs were removed, and five thousand music was played in the hall, and everyone began to dance with their female companions.

On the morning of the next day, the meeting of the heads of state officially began. The conference was held in the largest building in downtown Cairo, and the conference site was a circular space, where the delegates sat around the middle, and the heads of state and delegates successively walked to the middle podium to put forward the purpose of attending the conference, the requirements for the conference, and the proposals.

One of the British Prime Ministers, Lloyd's? George put forward two demands: First, the establishment of a joint command of the armies of China, Britain and France to exercise unified command over the Chinese, British and French armies participating in the war; in order to achieve this goal, he even proposed that China or France could send senior generals to serve as commanders of the coalition forces, and Britain would give up the post of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Second, he hoped that the Chinese side would send at least one million more Wehrmacht troops to the European theater to participate in the war and increase the offensive on the Eastern Front. To this end, he said that he could send ten more divisions of British troops to the peninsula of Asia Minor and hand them over to the command of the Chinese army. In addition, he also proposed that after the victory over the Central Powers, Germany should be sanctioned, first of all, to limit the size of Germany's army, and secondly, to pay reparations, and again hope to obtain German colonies in East Africa and other places.

French Prime Minister Georges? Lekmonceau put forward three demands: first, he hoped that more weapons and equipment could be obtained from Britain and China to equip the French army; second, the desire to open a new battlefield on the west coast of France, to attack German troops from the Western Front; Third, the hope of obtaining Germany's huge war reparations, colonies in Cameroon and other places in Africa, access to Germany's Ruhr industrial zone, control of Germany's coastline, and import and export channels can be said to be a matter of putting Germany to its death.

Hua Guo only put forward the strategy of focusing the strategic offensive of the Entente on Europe, Europe first and then Asia, and the Western Front before the Eastern Front, and did not mention how to punish Germany after the war, but the representatives of other countries also put forward their own demands and the acquisition of German interests after the war. (To be continued......)