Expedition to Europe

In fact, although Lev didn't know what Lan Fang had in mind, he could vaguely guess it.

The people of Lanfang are actually similar to the Russians. They all have an extraordinary love for the land. The former tsar spent every penny and fought for every inch of land, and this is how the huge Russia came into being.

The same goes for the people of Lanfang. Looking at the history of Lanfang, Lev came to the conclusion that Lanfang is indeed warlike, but every war in Lanfang has a clear purpose, which is territory.

With Lanfang's continuous victories on the battlefield, Lanfang's territory is also expanding step by step. Even if Japan is not included, Lanfang's territory has reached 8.57 million square kilometers, including an area of ​​3.3 million square kilometers. kilometers of northern Xinjiang.

Just at the beginning of this year, the Lanfang government announced the first complete map of Lanfang, which includes Lanfang mainland, northern Xinjiang, Korea, Yingzhou, the western provinces including Sardinia, part of the original Siam, and the Pacific Ocean Some islands, as well as the Moon Islands in the Indian Ocean, etc., are all identified as the mainland of Lanfang.

Considering that there are huge island groups in Lanfang, Lanfang's territory and territorial waters may have surpassed Russia and become the largest country in the world.

And all of this was achieved in less than ten years, eight years to be exact, which is really jaw-dropping.

Thinking of this, Lev couldn't help being pessimistic and disappointed. Now it was the Soviets who took the initiative to beg Lanfang for peace. He almost knew with his feet that the people of Lanfang would definitely not miss this opportunity. Lev really didn't know what else the Soviets could lose.

The cost of obtaining peace was not something Lev had to consider. Lev went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lanfang on the afternoon of the 2nd and stood outside Zhang Jingzong's office, asking for a chance to meet Zhang Jingzong.

While Lev was waiting at the door, Zhang Jingzong was talking to Lu Zhengxiang on the phone in the office.

"What should I do? Lao Maozi is blocking the door of my office. It seems that he will not give up until he achieves his goal. Why don't we continue the negotiation tomorrow?" Zhang Jingzong was really annoyed.

"Let's just talk -" Lu Zhengxiang now has the air of a prime minister. The word "呗" is drawn out long enough to fully show his joyful mood: "Anyway, the negotiation is left to you. You watch the negotiation, or Russia People give up Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, or give up Central Siberia. Choose one of the two, and we must be kind to our guests. "

Lu Zhengxiang, the prime minister with a background as a diplomat, is also shameless now. This "choose one from two" is really kind.

"I said, why should we care about the lives of people in Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan? We want Northern Xinjiang. If I dare not agree, let Xu Sheng send troops, and we will get it ourselves." Zhang Jingzong also spoke domineeringly. , looking at Russians, it’s almost like making dumplings. If you want to make them round, you can make them round, and if you want to make them flat, you can make them flat.

"Don't worry, Belarus is the place where Stalin made his fortune. Stalin will never give up. Ukraine is the granary of Russia and the home of the Cossacks. Without Ukraine, the Russians will have to drink from the northwest wind, and their Cossack cavalry will have no sources of troops. As for Kazakhstan is a land of more than 2.7 million square kilometers. If it were you, would you give up? "Lu Zhengxiang was not in a hurry and had plenty of time to wait for the Russians' gift.

"De Ling wow -" Zhang Jingzong was completely relieved and hung up the phone while chanting.

There was no trace of anxiety on Lev's face at the door, and he had already cursed his mother in his heart.

Lev knew that Zhang Jingzong was in the office. Zhang Jingzong's secretary had already left several times before he came in. Wang Rutang, the ambassador of the Republic of China to Lanfang who came later than Lev, had already left, but Lev had not yet been able to meet him. Zhang Jingzong’s opportunity.

Could it be that Lan Fang really does not intend to restart negotiations?

Lev couldn't help but think wildly.

No, it’s impossible. The Lanfang people will never let this opportunity go, so the Lanfang people are discussing what conditions should be put forward——

God bless, I hope people in Lanfang won’t be too greedy——

Of course, if you are too greedy, there is nothing you can do about it. The Soviet Union is in this situation now. It cannot be said that for the sake of peace and peace, it must first satisfy the ambitions of the Lanfang people——

Sooner or later, they will have to spit out their capital and profits——

Lev was thinking wildly when a secretary wearing a short skirt suit and uniform came over and stood in front of Lev.

This was a blonde beauty. If it was normal, Lev might have whistled to strike up a conversation or something, but now, Lev was not in the mood for beauty, and was only filled with fear.

"My Lord Minister, please go to Conference Room 3 of the Imperial Hotel in Coconut City at nine o'clock tomorrow morning with you and Mr. Special Envoy. Negotiations will begin again." The secretary's voice was like the sound of nature. Lev really wanted to hug the secretary and kiss him.

Lev could swear there was no blasphemy, just gratitude and relief.

Just restart the negotiations. If you have anything to say, you can talk slowly——

The Coconut City Imperial Hotel is the hotel where Georgi stayed. It is a hotel under the Jianyuan Group controlled by Lanfang Parliament Speaker Huang Bohan. It is also a hotel designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lanfang. Thinking of the conference room of the Imperial Hotel, Lev immediately I couldn't help but shudder.

The Imperial Hotel's conference rooms are open to all guests. Customers can rent any of the twelve conference rooms. The cost is quite expensive. The cost of using each conference room for one day ranges from 1,500 to 100,000 Lanfang depending on the area. Yuan.

Fortunately, Conference Room 3 is not the largest one. Conference Room 1, the largest room, can accommodate hundreds of people, and only Lanfang Ministry of Foreign Affairs is willing to rent it.

Of course, all the facilities of the Imperial Hotel are free to the Lan Fang Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and there is no question of whether to rent or not.

Although it is not the largest, Conference Room No. 3 is not cheap either. The daily fee is 20,000 Lan Fang yuan. For the Soviet Embassy in Lan Fang with limited funds, this money is really a pain for Lev.

However, compared with the importance of the negotiations, this amount of money is not worth mentioning.

In a blink of an eye, it was nine o'clock the next morning.

At nine o'clock, Lev and Georgy arrived at Conference Room No. 3 early to wait for the Lan Fang delegation.

Since the time was agreed, Zhang Jingzong did not play any tricks on the time. As soon as the nine o'clock bell sounded, Zhang Jingzong strode into Conference Room No. 3.

Negotiations will definitely not be done by one person. Zhang Jingzong is the head of the Lan Fang delegation, but there are still six or seven members. In addition to experts in certain fields, there are also recorders, translators and so on.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

In the Lanfang delegation, Lev found a familiar figure, Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov, the former ambassador of the Kolchak coalition government to Lanfang.

After the establishment of the Soviet Union, the coalition government fell apart, and the members of the coalition government's embassies and consulates abroad did not dare to return to Russia. The Bolsheviks had no intention of accepting these "remnants of the previous dynasty", so these people joined the nationality of their countries, or applied for political asylum in their countries, becoming "international refugees".

Lev knew very well that after the establishment of the Soviet Union, all the staff of the Kolchak coalition government's embassy in Lanfang joined the Lanfang nationality, but Lev could never have imagined that Ivan would appear here.

Worried that Georgy did not understand the situation, Lev and Georgy bit each other's ears, and then Georgy's fierce eyes kept staring at Ivan.

"Mr. Georgy, nice to meet you--" Ivan did not show weakness, and responded with a more fierce look, while blurting out fluent Chinese.

Yes, it is OK to use Chinese in this room. Lev must be proficient in Chinese to be appointed as the ambassador to Lan Fang. Georgy has lived in the Qing Empire and is not unfamiliar with Chinese.

Ivan is a tall middle-aged man in his forties, which is the perfect age for energy and experience. It is estimated that Ivan’s life in Coconut City was not very happy before, because Ivan is very thin, has very little hair, and has a high degree of glasses, which makes Ivan look very deep in the eye sockets, and the eyes hidden behind the lenses are elusive.

Not elusive, Georgy can clearly see hatred in Ivan’s eyes now.

"Ivan - nice to meet you." Georgy didn't say much, and he didn't talk endlessly in the embassy at all.

Georgy has entered the working state at this time and has a clear understanding of the difficulties of the negotiations.

Strictly speaking, Ivan and the Bolsheviks had an irreconcilable hatred. After the establishment of the Soviet Union, diplomats like Ivan were abandoned by the Soviet Union and became homeless vagrants, so one can imagine Ivan's hatred for the Bolsheviks.

Although Georgy did not want Ivan to bring this hatred to work, looking at Ivan's appearance, this was inevitable.

"Before the negotiations, I want to inform you of one thing--" The opening remarks were not made by Zhang Jingzong, but Ivan stood up. It seemed that this negotiation was led by Ivan. Ivan raised his wrist to look at his watch while speaking, his expression as cold as a piece of ice: "Our Northern Region launched a routine exercise at 8 o'clock this morning. The exercise area is 50 kilometers to 750 kilometers west of Lake Baikal, and the exercise range is 1.65 million square kilometers."

"West of Lake Baikal--" Georgy was so angry that he was shaking all over. He jumped up from the chair with a "swoosh", slammed his hands heavily on the pearwood table in front of him, leaned forward and almost yelled at Ivan with all his strength, and his saliva almost sprayed on Ivan's face: "That's our territory, ours!"

Georgy was right. Lanfang's Northern Region included Lake Baikal, but it was limited to Lake Baikal. All the territories west of Lake Baikal belonged to the Russians.

That was all old news. From the moment Lanfang's Northern Region decided the range of the exercise, Lanfang was equivalent to formally making territorial claims to this vast land. Not to mention Georgy spitting saliva now, even if Georgy vomited blood now, Lanfang people would not spit it out.

So Ivan was not angry, and he didn't even wipe the saliva off his face. He just looked at Georgi with a mocking look, as if he was looking at a monkey in a zoo.