Bratislava, the forward offensive position of the Chinese army on the periphery.

Yang Laoqi leaned against the chest wall of the trench and smoked a cigarette, humming a small tune in his mouth, and the soldiers were also sitting in the trench, some of them gathered together and whispered, some checked their ammunition and equipment, and some held the photos they carried with them.

At this time, the observation post shouted: "Squad leader, look! Two people came on the other side with white flags! ”

Yang Laoqi immediately turned over and lay down in the trench, as the most basic officer-squad leader, he was not qualified to wear binoculars, so he could only put his hand on the pergola to observe the two people who came over with white flags on the opposite side.

", why are they two foreign women? What the hell! Yang Laoqi couldn't help but scold after seeing clearly that the people were two women, in his opinion, it was very unfortunate to meet women on the battlefield.

"Stone, go report to the platoon commander!"

As soon as Yang Laoqi's voice fell, the voice of the platoon commander came not far away: "No need to report, I have already seen it!" Which one of the foreign devils on the other side is singing, what do you want to do when you send two women over? We don't understand what these foreigners are saying, they are here, and we don't know what they mean! Who, stone, you go and report to the company commander, hurry up! ”

"Yes!"

The news was reported layer by layer, and it has to be said that the efficiency of the army is high, and in less than half an hour, the news reached Zhou Chuandong, commander of the Fifth Army Corps Headquarters.

The adjutant of the headquarters said to Zhou Chuandong: "Commander, there is news from the forward positions of the 89th Division that they have a big man from the Austro-Hungarian Empire there, and the other party claims to be Empress Zeta, the wife of Emperor Karl I, except for her. There were also two palace maids with them, and there was no one else else. She's going to meet our Supreme Commander here! ”

"What?" Zhou Chuandong couldn't help but stand up when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Has the identity of the other party been confirmed?" ”

The adjutant shook his head and said, "I just called over there." Haven't had time to verify yet! ”

Zhou Chuandong thought to himself that the Empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire came in person, and there were only two palace maids in her entourage, which is already very telling, at least two points: First, the other party came to seek peace, and in this period, in addition to seeking peace. Zhou Chuandong could not think of anything else that Austria-Hungary needed to contact with the Chinese side; second, the other party's trip is absolutely secret, otherwise he would not have brought only two palace maids; Third, as a woman, and a queen, Queen Zeta's courage is not insignificant, as a queen, it is impossible for her not to know the truth that "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall", but she knows this. She still came, and when she came to this battlefield where the flames of war were raging, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and she could be hit by stray bullets at any time, this queen was really a woman. However, the necessary authentication is still required.

Come to think of it. Zhou Chuandong immediately said to the adjutant: "Immediately notify the military intelligence department, immediately check the authenticity of the identity of this Queen Zeta, and prepare a vehicle for me." Rush to the front to see her right away, before I meet her. I must hear about the verification of her identity by the military intelligence department! ”

The adjutant couldn't help but say, "Commander, you personally went to the front line to meet her?" This isn't necessary, right? ”

Zhou Chuandong couldn't help frowning and said, "Why is it unnecessary?" What do you know? If she really was the Empress of Austria-Hungary. It's not condescension for me to greet me in person, I am the queen of an empire, I am just a former general, and my identity is not at the same level at all! What are you doing in a daze, don't go quickly! ”

"Uh, yes!"

89 Division Headquarters.

Several cars stopped, and a Chinese army general wearing the rank of major general stepped out of the car and came to one of the cars, and at this time three young foreign women had already stepped out of the car, and one of the three foreign women was graceful and extraordinary.

"Your Royal Highness, this is my headquarters, the conditions are simple, please don't mind, I have sent someone to inform the above of the news of your arrival, our Fifth Army Commander General Zhou has already set off for the arrival, before General Zhou arrives, you and your entourage please deign to rest here for the time being, if you need anything, you can always find the guards, they will be happy to serve you!"

The translator immediately translated the words of the major general, and Empress Zeta smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Excellency General!" ”

Subsequently, the three Empress Zeta were taken by the Chinese army major general to stay and settle down. Along the way, when passing by many soldiers watching from the side, many of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva after seeing Queen Zeta.

When Empress Zita and her party were far away, a soldier was kicked to the ground, and then someone scolded: "I see that you kid wants to be crazy about women, and you don't look at your virtues?" What saliva do you swallow? Don't you lose people? ”

"Okay, okay, what are you kicking him for? Don't you know that when you looked at that queen just now, your eyes were straight? You are all all the way, big brother, don't talk about second brother! ”

"Hahaha?????" The soldiers burst into laughter.

The distance from Budapest to the headquarters of the 89th Division in the front-line position was not very far, and Zhou Chuandong's convoy of the headquarters drove fast on the road and arrived in less than a day.

When he arrived, it was the next morning, in order to maintain his image, Zhou Chuandong did a simple washing at the headquarters of the 89th Division, and then went down to see Empress Zeta under the guidance of the commander of the 89th Division.

In the small courtyard, the two palace maids greeted the commander of the 89th Division and some people coming over: "Hello general! ”

The commander of the 89th Division nodded and asked, "Hello two girls, is Her Royal Highness the Queen up?" ”

"Yes, General! Is there anything you guys are up to? ”

The commander of the 89th Division introduced: "This is General Zhou Chuandong, the commander of our Fifth Army, I don't know if it is convenient for Her Royal Highness the Empress, if it is convenient, our General Zhou wants to meet Her Royal Highness the Empress!" ”

"Her Royal Highness the Queen is getting dressed, please wait a moment, I will report to the Queen immediately!" The palace maid said as she lifted the hem of her skirt and walked quickly towards the courtyard.

Only a few minutes later, Empress Zeta and the palace maid walked out of a room, Zhou Chuandong stepped forward after seeing it, because the other party was not a soldier or a senior official of his country, so Zhou Chuandong did not need to salute, just slightly bent down and said: "Dear Royal Highness the Empress, I am Zhou Chuandong, the commander of the Fifth Army of the Western Theater of the Huaguo Expeditionary Force, good morning!" ”

After listening to the translator's words, Empress Zeta looked at Zhou Chuandong, nodded and smiled: "Good morning, General Zhou, thank you for your tireless efforts to come to see me overnight, this has shown your sincerity and importance to us, thank you very much!" ”

"Her Royal Highness the Queen is too polite, although our two sides have different positions and are also in a state of hostility at this time, but our army is a civilized division, and respecting the opponent is also respecting ourselves! What's more, Her Royal Highness the Queen deigned to come regardless of the danger of shrapnel and gunsmoke, which has a saying to describe you in my country, called women do not let the eyebrows, Her Royal Highness's courage makes her admire Zhou, if Her Royal Highness doesn't mind, I want to invite you to breakfast! ”

Empress Zeta smiled and said, "Thank you, I accept your invitation, this is the first time in my life that I have dined with a Chinese general, I think there will definitely be a different kind of thanks."

Zhou Chuandong threw off his cloak and gave way, stretched out his hand and said, "Her Royal Highness the Queen, please!" ”

Zhou Chuandong is actually not a very verbal person, but in order not to make the atmosphere at the table look dull, he had to bring a female doctor to eat at the same table, and he also had nothing to say while eating, which made Queen Zeta almost think that he was a very talkative person.

The female doctor he had hired was very qualified as a companion, and she chatted with Empress Zeta about fashion, perfumes, and how to wear makeup, which made Empress Zeta talk a lot, and the breakfast was eaten for more than an hour, an experience that Queen Zeta remembered vividly.

After breakfast, the two sides came to the conference room of the 89th Division and sat down face to face, and the alert level outside was the highest, Zhou Chuandong spoke first: "Your Royal Highness, there are no other irrelevant people now, I want to ask what is your intention?" If I can call the shots, we can talk here, and if I can't call the shots, I will convey your intentions to someone at a higher level! ”

"Okay!" Empress Zeta began to enter the role, and she said with a straight face: "Your Excellency, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, I have come to ask your country for peace talks, and until the two sides reach an agreement, we hope that the other side can guarantee that this meeting will be confidential. The war has come to this point, and it has caused great harm to both our side and to you, and our people are currently living in dire straits, and your army has come from thousands of miles away, and there is great physical and mental damage, and continuing the war will only make the situation worse! ”

Sure enough, Zhou Chuandong said: "Your Royal Highness, I have understood your intentions, please forgive me, this matter is not within my authority to decide, and I am afraid that the only person who has the right to decide whether to hold peace talks with your country is His Excellency the President of our country, but please rest assured, I will report your intention to the above, and we will give you a reply as soon as possible!" In the meantime, if you're willing to stay and wait for news, we'll do everything we can to make your entourage have a good time! ”

Empress Zeta asked, "I wonder how long it will take you to give a reply?" ”

Zhou Chuandong said with a smile: "Your Highness, please rest assured, this is not a negotiation, and it has not yet entered the negotiation period, it is just a reply, whether we have the intention of holding secret peace talks with your country in our country, this decision will not take too long, if I guess correctly, there will be news in two to three days, I can promise His Highness that our army will never launch an attack on Bratislava before the domestic reply in our country has not arrived."

Zita breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Okay, since His Excellency the General said so, then we will stay and wait for your country's reply!" (To be continued......)