David. Root. Gurion wore a white suit and a dark red tie, and his elongated face had large eyes and thick black eyebrows.

The baldness of the young age, the wrinkles on his face, and the gray mustache of Hitler-style added a bit of age to the then fifty-five-year-old Gurion, who looked like he was sixty-five.

In order to realize the noble ideal of establishing a state of his own for the Jews, Gurion was active in his youth

At that time, however, he was dealing more with Britain and the treacherous British government with his like-minded comrades-in-arms.

In 1917, the third year of the outbreak of the First World War, after the Russian Revolution withdrew from the war, the British government urgently issued the Balfour Declaration, expressing support for Zionism and the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine. The British army then began to organize the Jewish Legion. In 1918, Gurion joined the Jewish Legion and returned to Palestine with the British.

However, with the entry of the United States into the war, the balance of victory quickly tipped in favor of the Entente led by Britain, who immediately postponed the implementation of the Balfour Declaration indefinitely, mercilessly teasing the feelings of the Zionist organization.

After the unremitting struggle of the Zionist organization, coupled with the rising tide of Arabism in the Middle East, in 1937, in order to solve the Palestinian question, Britain first put forward the idea of partition, that is, the establishment of ↗ an Arab state and a Jewish state in Palestine.

Gurion was already the chairman of the Zionist organization's executive committee at this time, and with his own political sense, he quickly captured the significance of the word "state." Realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He immediately expressed his support for the idea of partition.

But two years later. The British government issued a white paper in which it decided to reduce the quota for Jews to move to Palestine and forbade Jews from buying Palestinian land.

The zeal of the Zionist organization was once again coldly teased by the British government.

Another two years passed, and by 1941, the pattern of Europe and the world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and Germany had almost unified Europe. Britain sued for peace, and control of Palestine fell into the control of the Axis powers.

Gurion and his comrades-in-arms were disheartened by the fact that anti-Semitism had been included in the platform of the ruling party, and that there was no hope of recovering the country in the face of a terrible Germany, and that the Jews currently living in Palestine would soon be wiped out.

Just then, an English banker surnamed Hepburn-Roston came into contact with Gurion and gave Gurion a glimmer of hope.

Although I knew that my life was in danger, I fought for the cause that I had fought for all my life. Gurion decided to rush to Warsaw to negotiate with Chen Dao without hesitation.

It's just that he is accustomed to dealing with the cunning and backsliding British government, and Gurion has a straightforward attitude towards Chen Dao. On the contrary, I didn't know what to do for a while, and the countless negotiation drafts prepared before departure all became useless in an instant.

"Why, Mr. Gurion doesn't agree with my plan, or can't you trust me?" Chen Dao asked.

Only then did Gurion realize that his silence was a sign of rudeness, and hurriedly opened his mouth to make amends, so as not to anger the great man in front of him who decided the fate of his country.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Governor. To me, your proposal is so powerful. To your credibility, of course I believe, otherwise I would not have been here today. ”

Chen Dao nodded understandingly and said, "Mr. Gurion, I want to remind you that I am a soldier, not a businessman, nor a politician. I like to negotiate in the most time-saving way, and you don't want to negotiate with me with the same negotiation mindset as a politician or a businessman, that will only waste our time. ”

Gurion didn't get distracted this time, but quickly adjusted the frequency of his thinking and completed the docking with Chen Dao's thinking.

"I see, I will not waste the time of His Excellency the Governor. As our plenipotentiary, I agree with His Excellency the Governor's proposal that we may then speak of price and quantity, as well as of transfers and transports. ”

Chen Dao happily raised his goblet and toasted to Gurion.

"Mr. Gurion, I like a cheerful person like you."

Taking a sip of wine, Chen Dao put down his glass and continued: "Mr. Gurion, don't worry, those are all stubble issues, and there will naturally be someone responsible for negotiating with you in the future, and what we are going to talk about today is some principled issues." ”

Gurion didn't talk much nonsense, just said simply: "Please speak." ”

"First, Britain's peace talks with Germany are nearing completion, and British merchant ships will soon be allowed to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. After our negotiations are successful, you will only be allowed to use British merchant ships to transport the Jews you have ransomed, and you will not be allowed to use the ships of other countries. If you can't accept it, then the negotiations end here. ”

Gurion wrote down the pen in his notebook, and did not forget to look up and ask: "Your Excellency, may I ask the reason for this?" ”

"No, you can't." Chen Dao said.

"Okay, I agree, what other conditions do you have?" Gurion said.

Chen Dao did not give Gurion time to think, and continued: "With the wisdom of Mr. Gurion, you should know how the surrounding Arab countries will react to the emergence of a Jewish state in the Palestinian region. ”

"War."

"Since there is going to be a war, then my second condition is that your country is only allowed to buy weapons from Germany, and if you want to buy weapons from other countries, you must get Germany's consent." Chen Dao said.

Gurion wrote down the second condition and then asked: "Can Germany guarantee the quality and quantity of weapons?" ”

"You can rest assured that the quantity and quality of weapons can be guaranteed, whether it is a fighter plane flying in the sky, or a tank armored car, as long as you want, I can sell it to you, if you have the need and sufficient funds, even if you want to buy a battleship, I can sell it to you, not to mention small arms such as rifles and machine guns. Let's be blunt, I want to see your country established and grow in Palestine, not as fleeting as the dew of the morning sun. ”

How reliable is this statement? Guri drew a big question mark in his peace of mind.

There was a doubt in his heart, but a smile bloomed on Gurion's face.

"I am honoured to receive the assurance of His Excellency the Governor. I accede to the request of His Excellency the Governor. ”

That's great. Finally found a market for the decommissioned weapons in advance. Chen Dao thought with relief.

"The third request, starting from next year, is that within three years, you are not allowed to establish a state, and if you do it within this time, then you will see the commander of the German Middle East Army, General Rommel, and his armored cluster appear in the capital of your country, and of course, it will be followed by countless Arab armies. Three years later. You can build a state whenever you want, and Germany absolutely does not interfere. Chen Dao said.

Gurion was quick to come up with the idea that it would take a lot of time to emigrate and train armies, as well as to build various civilian and military buildings, and that the demand that a state would not be allowed to be established within three years was perfectly acceptable.

Thinking of this, Gurion said, "I accept this request. ”

Chen Dao smiled and said, "Very good, I like to negotiate with a cheerful person like Mr. Gurion." Let's talk about the last condition. ”

Guri secretly raised his vigilance in peace, the last condition must be a very harsh condition, maybe there is a trap hidden in it.

"I just said that. I don't want your country to be killed by the Arabs just after it was established, to survive the Arab siege. A strong army is needed. My last condition is that I will form an army of honored Jews in the Polish Viceroyalty, tentatively as an army, and I will send the best German officers to train them, build them into a strong army, and then send them to your country before you establish a state, and help you meet the Arabs.

With their combat effectiveness, as long as you command it properly, I think they can defeat at least five times as many enemies. With their presence, your country will no longer have to worry about survival. ”

Gurion asked cautiously, "Your Excellency, you have been very thoughtful, and I would like to thank you first of all for your kindness. Only, there are no other requirements for this condition? ”

Chen Dao first raised his wine glass and drank wine to moisten his throat, and then said with a natural look: "Of course, there are conditions, all the expenses of these personnel during the training period, such as the cost of weapons and ammunition, daily necessities, construction of barracks and instructor rental fees, etc., all expenses must be paid by you." And there is also the most important sum of money, the cost of buying their personal liberty. ”

Gurion didn't just fall into deep thought.

The question of cost is a trivial matter, and compared to a country that belongs to one's own, money is nothing more than waste paper.

But will the Germans take advantage of this opportunity to plant spies in the army or cultivate pro-German agents?

Seeing Chen Dao's eyes staring at him with blazing eyes, Gurion asked tentatively: "Is this request the same as the first three, if I don't agree" "If you don't agree, our negotiations will end here, we don't have to meet again in the future, and after you go back, you can discuss with your comrades and choose a more suitable piece of land to realize your lofty ideals." ”

Gurion hung his head weakly, sighed, and said, "Your Excellency, in front of you, I find that I have no right to say no. ”

"I know this request is a bit difficult for a strong man, and if you need to go back and discuss it with your comrades, I can wait." Chen Dao said.

"This request is indeed very sensitive, and I must go back and discuss it with my comrades."

"How long will it take you?" Chen Dao asked.

"A week."

"Add in the time to go back and forth, and I'll give you ten days. And in order to show my sincerity, I can give you 500 families for free, and you can choose these 500 families yourself, but you can only wait until our negotiations are successful. Chen Dao said.

Gurion's efficiency was beyond Chen Dao's imagination.

Five days later, Chen Dao saw the dusty Gurion again.

Everything was expected by Chen Dao, and although he knew that he might swallow a poison packaged in a sugar coating, Gurion and his comrades still chose to cooperate with Chen Dao, for the simple reason that they had no choice.

The premise of the negotiation has been resolved, and the following details such as the price are naturally responsible for it.

When Chen Dao and Ben-Gurion were in a hot fight, the sky over Europe was turbulent, and with Europe as the center, it caused a storm to sweep the world.

After more than two months of negotiations, on the last day of August, Germany and Britain finally completed a marathon of negotiations.

Britain accepted the three conditions put forward by Germany in its entirety, decided to compensate Norway for its losses in the war, and British Prime Minister Attlee publicly apologized to the German people.

Most importantly, the British government acknowledged all responsibility for the war and crimes committed against German civilians, and paid Germany 3.7 billion Reichsmarks, to be paid in gold or equivalent.

In addition to this, Britain will pay Germany 300 million marks to compensate nearly 300,000 British prisoners of war for their daily living expenses in German prisoner of war camps.

After cost accounting, the price of an E-40 tank is about 150,000 Reichsmarks, and the reparations of 4 billion are enough to purchase 25,000 E-40 tanks, and there is a surplus.

This amount is already satisfactory for the Attlee government.

During the more than two months of negotiations with Germany, the Axis powers refused to open the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal to Britain on the pretext that the negotiations had not yet been concluded and did not represent a final armistice.

The desperate British fleet had to continue to choose between a detour to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa into the Indian Ocean to aid India, or a transatlantic crossing the Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean.

In the past two months, the Japanese army's offensive in Southeast Asia has been overwhelming.

On 8 August, the Japanese army occupied Rangoon, the capital of Burma, and the Japanese troops assembled in northern Thailand also began to cross the Thai-Burmese border and launch an attack on the interior of Burma, intending to cut off the retreat of the British troops retreating from Yangon, and the British troops were forced to retreat to India.

In mid-August, the entire island of Peninsular Malaysia fell, Singapore was besieged, and fresh water was cut off.

On 23 August, Singapore surrendered, leaving 80,000 defenders captured by the Japanese, and the Strait of Malacca, the sea passage connecting Asia, Africa, and Australia, fell into the hands of the Japanese.

In late August, Japanese troops occupied Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Timor, and Sumatra. After that, the British, Dutch and other ** teams attempted to assault the Japanese fleet in the Java Sea, but failed miserably.

The Japanese army landed on the island of Java and occupied the Indonesian capital of Bandung, and on August 28, the Dutch governor formally surrendered. The important islands of the Dutch East Indies and the Borneo oil fields, with an annual output of more than 6.5 million tons, all fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

After the mediation of the German government, the Dutch soldiers who had been captured by the Japanese were immediately released.

The retreat on the battlefield spurred the Attlee government, which finally chose to back down in order to gain passage through the Strait of Gibraltar as soon as possible and the nearly 300,000 elite troops in the German prisoner of war camps. (To be continued......)