Chapter 45: Disappointed Barton
The complaint of the little commissioner did not delay this united, victorious, and harmonious surrender ceremony, and the bigwigs of the Allied countries enjoyed themselves and enjoyed the joy of victory, and as for the place of celebration in Berlin, the capital of Germany, this was only a small problem.
Eisenhower also brought gifts to Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Red Army, a truck full of Coca-Cola, Eisenhower, who was directly holding Coca-Cola in his hand, opened it in front of Zhukov and handed it to the other party, "Honorable Marshal, at such a special moment, we sincerely wish you good health, the friendship between the United States and the Soviet Union can be maintained for a long time, the war is not over, and the Japanese in the Far East are still unwilling to this great victory, The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will continue to fight. ”
"General Eisenhower, thank you." Marshal Zhukov took the Coca-Cola handed over by the other party very happily and drank it directly one sip at a time, looking very comfortable. Apparently this is not the first time he has tasted this drink.
In fact, Coca-Cola has made another adjustment to its personalized offerings. At the request of a very special consumer, the company created a colorless white cola, who happened to be a well-known Soviet general.
This man was Marshal Zhukov, and one of the other biggest lovers of Coke was Eisenhower. He was not only responsible for supplying the American army, but also recommended Coke for the first time to the famous Soviet Marshal Zhukov.
This time Eisenhower came to Berlin and took fifty boxes of Coca-Cola with him to Marshal Zhukov. Because the Soviet Union had a ban on Coca-Cola, no one could buy more than fifty cases of Coke for the first time. Eisenhower's move was also to comply with the ban and at the same time establish a friendly personal relationship with Marshal Zhukov.
Other people at the surrender ceremony also shared American drinks by the light of Marshal Zhukov.
"You see how happy the Soviets are." Ivor also held a bottle of Coke and said, "It doesn't seem that it is impossible to touch." ”
This is not the people's coke! Alan Wilson almost couldn't hold back a laugh, People's Coke was a meme from the Soviet era. Pepsi couldn't raise its head because it was suppressed by Coca-Cola, so it thought of opening up a market without Coca-Cola.
Is there such a market? Of course, it was the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries influenced by the Soviet Union, so every year during the October Revolution, Pepsi promoted in the Soviet Union, denouncing Coca-Cola as the spokesperson of imperialism, and Pepsi was the Coke that belonged to the proletariat and the people.
"We think we can hold a military parade in Berlin, and when Berlin is initially cleared, our four countries will hold a military parade in Berlin to show unity." Marshal Zhukov proposed to the generals, including Eisenhower, "I don't know how you feel. ”
"Hmmm! I agree with that. When Eisenhower heard Zhukov's words, he thought a lot at once, but he did not refuse.
And the other British and French generals present, including Montgomery and General Drancy, did not object, in fact, they did not think that if the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France held a joint military parade in Berlin, the protagonist would of course be the Soviet Red Army with heavy troops near Berlin, and the armies of the United States, Britain and France were destined to play a supporting role.
But this is another opportunity to directly observe the Soviet Red Army, and on the surface everyone can also parade together to show unity. Covertly it was also possible to assess the combat effectiveness of the imaginary enemy, and Marshal Zhukov's proposal was unanimously agreed upon for a number of reasons.
On the streets of Berlin, American soldiers shook hands with Soviet Red Army soldiers to express friendship, British soldiers crossed the road under the command of Soviet female soldiers, soldiers from various countries stood together to take pictures, at least at this time, most people's minds were thinking that the war was finally over, in this unforgettable battle, they survived, and for the last memorial they could go home and reunite with their loved ones at home, forgetting the damn cruel battlefield.
"This is a demonstration of the Soviets against us!" Of course, not everyone thinks so, in the center of Bavaria, Munich, a city famous for its Munich conspiracy, only a few days after becoming the governor of Bavaria, the commander of the US Third Army, four-star General Patton, is furious, and the vulgar words are unbearable to look at.
"We should attack the USSR now, so that the whole world will be controlled by the United States and its friends, this is a feat that has never been seen in history, I don't know what Eisenhower is hesitating about now, and giving the Soviets Coke, it's a joke."
"Commander, the war is over, and peace is hard-won." General Patton's chief of staff was full of helplessness, and the generals who hated the Soviet Union were not the United States, on the contrary, most of the generals were more or less hostile to the Soviet Union. Even the five-star general Eisenhower was not as friendly to the Soviet Union as he was on the surface, but a high-ranking general like General Patton, who did not hide it at all, is indeed very rare.
To be in the position of a five-star general, how can you learn to hide your true intentions? But there are exceptions to everything, and General Patton is precisely a high-ranking general who is unwilling to do so.
"In my eyes, this is just a half-war, and the real enemy has not yet been destroyed." Patton sighed indignantly, "Well, maybe I'm too pessimistic, isn't Japan still not surrendering?" I can go to the Far East. ”
This nostalgia for the war was not heard by the chief of staff, and he believed that Patton would eventually figure it out.
At the four-nation military parade, scheduled for next month, Alan Wilson was writing a report to London in which he analyzed the current situation in Europe and asserted that the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union would not be so evident until Japan surrendered.
He knew that this report would definitely pass through MI6, and that it was a highly probable event that Philby would see it, and he brushed it off in ambiguous language about Yugoslavia's opposition to Tito's forces, emphasizing that the joint military parade would become the home of the Soviet Red Army, but such an opportunity to assess the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army up close was not to be missed.
Putting down his pen, Alan Wilson put the report away, and now he was thinking of a suitable reason to go to Munich. It's best not to take the initiative to go, but wait for the local affairs to be dealt with by someone, and have no choice but to pass.
It seems that this is a difficult thing, but in fact it is not difficult, the refugees of the Yugoslav Fatherland Army have already poured into the border, and when the next report comes in, he can push the boat down the river and be sent there in desperation.