Roosevelt knew more about politics.

When the Soviet Union and Germany had just begun to enter a state of war, the United States had not yet taken action, after all, the Soviet Union at that time was also coaxing, believing that the Soviet Union's millions of troops were not the same as Britain and France.

And now, the Soviet Union is being beaten by the Germans, and it is indeed aware of the huge gap with the Germans in terms of the army.

The German army swept across Europe, relying not only on strategic resourcefulness, but also on the superiority of the Germans themselves, whose army was the most powerful, well-equipped, experienced, brave and disciplined.

The German war machine was in motion, and it was a sweep.

Now, the Soviet Union has been defeated, the Soviet Union is very wounded, and at this time, the Soviet Union can only be relieved by the blood transfusion of the United States.

Of course, the United States will not make the Soviet Union strong all at once, and the best outcome is, of course, that the Soviet Union will contain Germany, and both sides will lose.

The Soviet Union warmly welcomed the arrival of the Americans, in fact, Hopkins had already informed the Soviet side before the arrival, but they had put all their attention on Petersburg and had long forgotten about it, and now, the arrival of the Americans was simply a relief in disguise.

In a secluded room in the Kremlin, Stalin cordially met with the arrival of Hopkins and his party, and not only the Americans came, but he also saw other old faces.

For example, Stamford Cripps, the former British ambassador to Moscow, left Moscow as a diplomatic officer appointed by George VI when Edward VIII came to power, and now he has come here secretly again.

Hopkins is not good-looking, he is quite thin, and the bulging cheekbones can almost be seen on his face.

He came from a humble background and grew up in a difficult family. Because he has suffered from typhoid fever since he was a child, he is frail and sickly, and has the nickname of "skinny monkey".

However, people cannot be disguised, such a skinny monkey became the most important staff around Roosevelt, and now, with a great responsibility, to visit the Soviet Union.

"We were very supportive of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviets, and now that the whole world is in the shadow of the Axis powers, we must unite to defeat these damn madmen." "Just after I got off the plane, I got word from Petersburg, and on behalf of Roosevelt, on behalf of the United States, I would like to express my condolences to those who died there, which is yet another war crime committed by the Germans," Hopkins said. ”

Petersburg died hundreds of thousands of people at once, which was the heaviest blow to the Soviet Union, and Stalin also had a serious expression: "The slaughter of the city by the Germans will not make us afraid, but will only arouse our patriotic enthusiasm, and we, the 200 million people of the Soviets, will continue to fight with the conviction of victory." ”

In fact, the Soviet Union had only a population of 180 million before the outbreak of the war, and Stalin was not wrong when he rounded it off.

"Yes, we firmly believe that justice will prevail." "At the same time, we will reach out, even if we are in difficulty, and we will support the just cause of the Soviet Union," Hopkins said. ”

Before the outbreak of the war, the military strength of the Soviet Union was not weak, and a large number of troops and a large number of aircraft and tanks were deployed on the borders, but now, the Soviet army has disappeared in one branch and the equipment has been greatly reduced.

Now, since the Americans are here to support, Stalin will definitely not be polite.

"Yes, we need the support of our American friends, we need planes, artillery, tanks, food, fuel, we lack everything now." Stalin said.

Tanks, planes, artillery, all brought in, no too much.

Stalin was full of hope, it seemed that tomorrow the support of the Americans would arrive, and at this time, he was already a little naïve.

"Food and fuel, we can start supporting immediately, it's humanitarian." "As long as we have the handover done and the route planned, we can get it quickly," Hopkins said. However, tanks, planes, artillery, these heavy weapons, we cannot make a decision immediately, after all, it is related to many internal problems. ”

Food and fuel can be humanitarian relief materials, and now, the Pacific Ocean is not very peaceful, and the United States must plan a good route if it wants to transport these materials to the Soviet Union.

As for those heavy weapons, it's hard to say, when the Soviet Union was founded, the ideology was different from that of the West.

Hearing this, Stalin's face changed, so he came to play with me? What's the use of just some food and fuel, no weapons?

However, as a politician, he was not immediately annoyed, he knew that the Americans still had something to say.

Sure enough, Hopkins continued: "I propose that we, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, hold a positive response from our three governments, so that we can make a common study of our strategic interests and the interests of our nations on each battlefield." ”

The United States supports weapons, then it must first say everything, the Atlantic theater, the Pacific theater, Europe, the Middle East, how these interests should be distributed, and we must say it well in advance.

Between countries and countries, interests are the only one, and if there are no interests, how can the United States come to the aid of the USSR!

Stalin nodded: "I don't have any doubts about convening such a meeting, I hope we can convene it as soon as possible, right in our Moscow, how about it?" ”

After speaking, Stalin explained: "In this case, I can personally attend this meeting." ”

Now that the Soviet Union is fighting fiercely, it is impossible for Stalin to go anywhere else to attend the meeting, and this reason is quite right.

Hopkins nodded: "Okay, I will tell President Roosevelt as soon as possible, and at the next meeting, we will discuss the details of various supports, but seeing your recent actions, we have found that you are indeed in urgent need of fighter jets now." ”

Petersburg was bombed because the fighters were not powerful, and the fighters of the main Soviet Union were almost bombed on the first day of the war, and the existing aircraft production could not catch up with the needs of the battle at all.

Stalin was immediately overjoyed.

"Therefore, although we have not yet started a specific meeting, we in the United States can first provide a batch of fighter jets for your use to help you protect your airspace." Hopkins said.

"On behalf of the Soviets, I would like to express my gratitude to our American friends for their deliverance." Stalin was very happy in his heart, the technical level of the Americans was much higher than that of the Soviet Union, and the fighter planes provided by the United States would play a huge role in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviets.