Churchill has always been confident about his diplomatic methods.

The telegram brought by the secretary was very short. It only stated that the coalition government accepted Churchill's visit. The rest was some polite words, including a welcome speech and the like.

This telegram looks extremely perfunctory. It's like a customer who is impatient with the salesman who always comes to your door and wants to leave immediately after giving you a chance to speak.

Although his tone was very official and bad, Churchill at least saw the dawn of contact. Now the United States has put its focus on supporting China.

At the very least, the Chinese National Defense Forces, which can drive the invading troops out of their own country, are much more credible than the British Empire, which was driven out of its own country like a lost dog.

Churchill had nothing to do about this. Who told them not to guard the naturally dangerous English Channel at that time?! In private, many members of the U.S. Congress expressed to Churchill that the British Empire was really bad at fighting.

This is already beyond bad, and it is not easy for them to speak up for the British Empire.

"Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of War Production, please prepare and accompany me on the trip!" Churchill, who saw a glimmer of hope, immediately ordered: "This time, our agreement must be more generous. At least we need to get the share of new weapons from the National Defense Forces.

Right. This will be very helpful for our campaign in Moscow."

"Okay, Prime Minister!" Finance Minister Sir Kingsley Wood stood up and said solemnly: "This time, I hope to solve India's problem. India's betrayal has hurt the British Empire.

Dignity. They have to pay for it!"

"It is necessary to punish them. We have many overseas territories. If India can ignore our dignity with impunity, then we will face more such situations in the future." Churchill nodded and said to Kingsley

Agree with the opinion.

"We should step up our actions and confirm this matter as soon as possible."

In Washington, USA, Roosevelt was having afternoon tea with Marshall in the White House. The weather began to get colder, so Roosevelt put on a windbreaker and sat on a chair.

"Marshall, I can no longer understand the situation in the Far East." Roosevelt picked up the tea cup and said with emotion to Marshall: "Although I expected the rise of the tiger and his motherland, what I did not expect was

India is also involved..."

After hearing this, Marshall put down his tea cup and said: "Mr. President, I personally think that India cannot last. Compared with the Tigers and the coalition government, they are just a flash in the pan."

"Hahaha... I think so too. In fact, I think India may suffer a big loss this time. They chose to rely on the power of the Japanese to become independent while the British were busy. This is understandable. It's a pity.

However, they foolishly set their foreign policy without recognizing their own strength, which is extremely unwise."

As he spoke, Roosevelt took a sip of tea and said, "In comparison, that tiger is much smarter than them."

Marshall nodded in agreement. But then he curiously asked Roosevelt: "Your Excellency, how did you judge that the tiger and his motherland would rise?! I am very curious about this."

Roosevelt smiled, stood up with his teacup and walked to the lawn. Marshall quickly followed, while the guards protecting the president quickly deployed control in the woods to protect the safety of Roosevelt and Marshall.

"China... this is a very complicated country, and their culture is very wonderful. I once read a lot of Chinese history out of curiosity. From it, I discovered a secret..."

Roosevelt said, smiling mischievously at Marshall: "I discovered that it seems that for most of history, this country has accounted for a very high percentage of the world's gross national product."

Marshall couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Roosevelt's words. Roosevelt looked at the bushes outside the lawn with emotion and said: "Marshall, don't you believe it?! Then you can check the historical materials."

"In the first year of AD, it happened to be the first year of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty. According to the national production records recorded at that time, their gross national product at that time accounted for at least 26.2% of the world at that time."

"By 1700 AD, China's GDP accounted for 23.1% of the world. At that time, the GDP of Europe as a whole only accounted for 23.3% of the world. To put it simply, their country's production capacity was already

More than in all of Europe…”

As he spoke, Roosevelt turned to look at Marshall and said with great solemnity: "The most terrifying thing is: by 1820, China's GDP reached 32.4% of the world's total, nearly one-third. And this is

At that time, the total volume in Europe as a whole dropped to 26.6%!”

As he spoke, Roosevelt sighed and said: "In fact, the reason why the British later launched the Opium War was largely to make up for the huge trade deficit between them and China..."

"At that time, Britain needed to import too many things from China, but China had almost nothing to import from Britain. Therefore, a large amount of wealth flowed into China, resulting in a huge trade deficit between China and Britain..."

"In order to make up for this huge loss of wealth, the British chose to sell opium, a drug. They even went to war to sell opium..."

Marshall heard Roosevelt's words and couldn't react for a while.

"A country that has been able to occupy more than 20% of global GDP for more than a thousand years without falling apart can easily rise. It is unwise to be an enemy of such a country." Roosevelt smiled at Marshall and said:

"Although in modern history, they have paid a huge price for their arrogance. But in their exploration, they will always find their own way forward."

"If there are no special circumstances, I don't think anyone can stop their rise. Even if we suppress them, we can only suppress them for a period of time. In the end, they will stand up."

As he spoke, Roosevelt paused and said: "The appearance of the tiger confirmed my judgment. After all, there are sensible people in this country, and they will try their best to build their motherland. When they stand up, what comes to mind is

It will be those who have bullied them..."

At this point, Roosevelt did not say any more. But Marshall already understood why Roosevelt made good friends with China. It is true that the United States also has its own interests and plans.

But in general, the cooperation between China and the United States is quite pleasant now. Both sides have benefited a lot from it.

Historically, Roosevelt was also the only leader among the victorious Allied powers to advocate for China to become a permanent member of the Security Council. Historically, during World War II, Roosevelt was the first leader to propose the concept of the "United Nations."

In history, Roosevelt officially used this term for the first time in the Declaration of the United Nations on December 1, 1942. After that, the Allies began to use "United Nations" to refer to their alliance.

At that time, Britain, France and the Soviet Union were not willing to hand over this precious veto power to China, which had not achieved significant results in the war. Moreover, at that time, China's international status was far lower than it is today.

In the "Yatta Agreement", the United Kingdom and the United States agreed on diplomatic independence behind Chiang Zhongzheng and Stalin's back, and the Soviet Union sent troops to Northeast China. Chiang Zhongzheng was not even notified of this matter. This shows what status the Chairman of the Generalissimo and the then Nanjing government held in their hearts.

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Under such circumstances, why did Roosevelt insist that China obtain a veto seat in the United Nations?! On the one hand, the United States needed allies to contain the Soviet Union at that time.

On the other hand, Roosevelt was not optimistic about Chiang Kai-shek, but that does not mean that he was not optimistic about China. History has proved that Roosevelt's vision was correct. Unfortunately, few American leaders later had his vision.

"I believe that the British must be very angry now. Perhaps our old friend Prime Minister Churchill is anxiously telling his congressmen that Asia is no longer the Asia they used to be able to roam freely..."

On August 6, 1940, after a long march, Sugiyama Gen finally reunited with the Soviet Expeditionary Force of the Empire of Japan. Looking at the sallow and thin Japanese soldiers who were shaking with their guns, Sugiyama Gen immediately ordered the distribution of the supplies he had collected.

There is almost no difference between these Japanese soldiers and hungry ghosts. After getting the food, they cooked it a little and then ate it hungrily.

They have been without supplies for a long time. Since news of their atrocities spread, the Soviet Union began to let the guerrillas use the method of clearing the country to deal with their local supplies.

In this strange land, they were wandering like lonely ghosts. Wherever they went, there was nothing to eat or drink, and no one could even be seen.

Supplies were getting less and less, and reserves were getting less and less. Guerrillas attacked them from time to time. Almost all the Japanese soldiers in the expeditionary force became walking zombies.

They followed the team numbly, eating when it was time to eat and resting when it was time to rest. But on this land, it seemed that there was no one else except them and the Soviet guerrillas who attacked them.

"We must get to Moscow as soon as possible..." Gen. Sugiyama said to his chief of staff as he looked at the Japanese soldiers who finally regained their anger after finishing their meal.

"Our supplies will not last long. The Soviets have now moved everyone away. It has become a problem to supply local supplies. We can only get supplies including ammunition and food by joining the German army..."

Shimizu, the Chief of Staff of the Southern Japanese Army, did not speak, but what he wanted to express was very clear. Because he took out a map, which marked the distance between their current position and Moscow.

"Your Excellency Commander, it will take us more than half a month to reach the Moscow battlefield even if we travel day and night..." Qingshui Ruijie said with a wry smile: "Although the Soviets have not destroyed the roads, they have demolished most of the railways...

"

"The most serious thing is those annoying Soviet guerrillas. They always come out from time to time to kill some of our imperial warriors, and then slip away like moles..."

Sugiyama Gen had a headache, but there was nothing he could do about it. He knew the difficulty of this matter, but it was also the only way out for the Japanese army. If they continued to stay here, they would only be trapped to death after running out of supplies.

"Qingshui... we have no choice, notify the troops! After three days of repairs, we will immediately attack in the direction of Moscow!" Sugiyama Yuan clicked on the map and said: "Ignore the bunker harassment, as long as we reach the city of Moscow, we will win!"

"If we want to survive, we can only march to Moscow as quickly as possible before the National Defense Forces arrive in the Soviet Union..." As he said, Sugiyama Gen sighed: "If they come, it will be too late..."

"Hai!" Sugiyama Gen's order was issued, and Shimizu's rules can only be implemented according to the order.

When Sugiyama Yuan gathered his troops, Qi Muden was leisurely following the troops marching on the grassland. Suddenly a war horse ran from far away, stopped the horse in front of Qi Muden and gave a military salute.

road.

"Report! We received a call from the Soviet Union. Sugiyama Yuan has joined the Japanese-Soviet Expeditionary Force. They are currently undergoing repairs, and it is estimated that the next step will be to march to Moscow..."

Qimudeng said "I understand" and then took the telegram and read it. The Soviet guerrillas never relaxed their surveillance of the Japanese army. At the same time, they were also responsible for constantly harassing small groups of Japanese troops.

The purpose was to slow down the advance of the Japanese army and buy more time.

After Sugiyama Gen and the expeditionary force merged, the Soviet guerrillas clearly felt that they could not fight against such a huge force.

Therefore, they chose to report the situation. The Soviet Union forwarded the telegram to Qimudeng as quickly as possible, hoping that Qimudeng could speed up the march and prevent the Japanese army from threatening Moscow.

After carefully reading the situation collected by the Soviet Union, Chimuden immediately ordered the troops to speed up the march. The Japanese were already in place, so his role as the protagonist should also be in place.

Otherwise, how can we sing this great drama?!

"Lei! You are finally back, did you know?! You haven't come back yet, and we are all scared. The National Defense Forces sent five telegrams asking about your situation..."

The No. 18 Commando, which retreated from the German-occupied area, finally found a gap in the German patrol and successfully withdrew from the occupied area.

"I'm really sorry, General. We need to keep the radio silent, otherwise our hiding position may be discovered by the Germans..." Lei Daxiang smiled and said to Eisenhower: "But you don't have to worry about our safety. If you don't even have this point,

If we can't cope with all the difficulties, then we won't dare to accept this task."

Eisenhower laughed and asked Lei Daxiang to sit down. Eisenhower had already read the mission completion briefing. He had even read the reports of the two American soldiers who accompanied them in the battle.

Taken together, if the Allied offensive had not intensified during this period, Lei Daxiang and the others would never have been able to withdraw so smoothly.

Because the Allied offensive was too fierce, the German army had to mobilize patrol forces to enter the battlefield for combat. However, no valuable clues were found for a long time, and the German army also believed that this small team had already evacuated.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that this small team was actually lurking around them. However, they were lurking so secretly that the German soldiers who had not received special operations training were not aware of their location at all.

"Lei, during the period when you were hiding, your country has taken over the entire Southeast Asia. However, the commander of the Southern Japanese Army, Gen. Sugiyama, retreated to the Soviet Union with his remaining troops, and was preparing to join forces to assist Germany in attacking Moscow..."

Eisenhower quickly explained the current situation and situation to Lei Daxiang. Lei Daxiang was not surprised at all by the National Defense Force's victory in the Southeast Asian theater.

After several years of preparation and careful planning by the National Defense Forces, it would be really funny if they still could not capture the Southeast Asian Southern Army, which was short of major generals.

Of course, he didn't care much about Sugiyama Gen taking the remnants of his troops to the Soviet Union. Because he believed that the Japanese would not be allowed to run around within the National Defense Forces.

The fate of these Japanese was either to be beaten to death or to become a labor force for the coalition government to repair and build reservoirs. There was no third way.
To be continued...