In the restaurant on the second floor of the White Crane Tower Restaurant, everyone sat around a large round table, Gu Yu and Luo Zhiping sat on the east side, and Americans sat on the west side. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIt's still raining outside, and the raindrops are hitting the wooden lattice windows, making a clattering sound, and the swishing sound of cold wind is heard from time to time. But in the room, the atmosphere was warm. Gu Yu held a wine glass and said with a smile to the captain Lieutenant Colonel George Herbert and other five crew members: "This smooth return to Yan'an, thanks to your hard work all the way, thank you, here, I toast you." ”

George, with his hooked nose and high cheekbones, said happily, "It is a great honor for me and my colleagues to be able to serve General Gu, a famous general of the Communist Party. If possible, we hope to serve General Gu again in the future. ”

Gu Yu also said happily: "Thank you." We will never forget the help you have given us. In the future, when we Communists write history, we will include the help of our American friends to our Communist Party after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. ”

Several Americans understood, and they nodded to Gu Yu with their wine glasses, and then drank the wine.

Gu Yu's two staff officers, Wei Yi and Su Hong, frowned dissatisfiedly. The two of them approached Gu Yu, and Wei Yi whispered: "The U.S. government is much more helpful to the Kuomintang than this. Su Hong also whispered: "The Americans are actually stepping on two boats, on the one hand, they support Lao Chiang, and on the other hand, they don't want to completely tear their faces with our party." ”

Gu Yu whispered meaningfully: "You remember, the US government will never just step on the ship of the Kuomintang. They are willing to step on our boat, and for our party, it is better than not stepping on it. Now North Korea is divided into two parts, the north and the south, and North Korea has nothing to do with the United States. In the event of a war between North and South Korea, I am sure that the United States will soon help South Korea one-sidedly, including sending troops to fight North Korea directly. As a soldier, you see, is it better to fight two enemies at the same time? Or is it better to try to neutralize one enemy first, wait for the other enemy to be cleaned up, and then calmly deal with the possible attack of the previously neutral enemy? Of course, we still have to prepare for war with two enemies at the same time. ”

The two staff officers were silent.

After that, the guests and hosts chatted while eating. Chatting happily, Gu Yu enthusiastically recited a poem by the English poet Byron "LinestoaLadyWeeping" in English -

Weep，daughterofaroyalline，ASire\'sdisgrace，arealm\'sdecay;

Ah!happyifeachtearofthine，Couldwashafather\'sfaultaway!

Weep―forthytearsareVirtue\'stears―，Auspicioustothesesufferingisles;

Andbeeachdropinfutureyears，Repaidtheebythypeople\'ssmiles!

(Weeping for the shame of your father, the decline of your kingdom, princess of the royal family!)

Yes! I hope that every tear of your father can wash away a mistake.

Your tears are the tears of "virtue" and will benefit this troubled island nation;

The people will repay you with a smile in the years to come. ）

Several Americans couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard this, "Oh, I can't imagine that General Gu's English is so fluent?" ”

Gu Yu explained with a smile that he used to attend a civilian middle school, a church school in Hunan, and all classes were taught in English. Later, he recited a passage from the American Declaration of Independence in English.

Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident，thatallmenarecreatedequal，thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights，thatamongtheseareLife，Liberty， andthepursuitofHappiness.

Thattosecuretheserights，GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen，derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned.

ThatwheneveranyformofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends，itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit，andtoinstitutenewGovernment， layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform，astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.

(We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men are created equal, and that their Creator has endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.)

In order to guarantee these rights, men establish governments among themselves, and the legitimate powers of government arise with the consent of those governed.

When any form of government has a destructive effect on these aims, the people have the power to change or abolish it in order to establish a new government; The principles on which it was founded, the way in which it organizes power, make sure that the people believe that this is the only way to achieve their security and well-being. ）

The eyes of George and the others widened and almost burst out, "Oh God! General Gu, you, you will recite the Declaration of Independence? Afterwards, George gave a thumbs up and praised: "I have heard from the Kuomintang government officials in Chongqing how rude and rude your officers are, but now I see that at least General Gu is a very elegant and very learned gentleman." ”

Gu Yu waved his hand and played a Chinese-style modesty.

After George took a sip of wine, he blinked and looked at Gu Yu, "You Chinese like to talk around the bend, General Gu reciting the fragment of the American Declaration of Independence, obviously not for the sake of recitation, right?" ”

Gu Yu laughed, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you see, is the current Kuomintang government the kind of government that destroys the people's freedom and happiness as stated in the American Declaration of Independence?" You Americans call the American Revolutionary War an American Revolutionary War, and now that the Kuomintang has launched a large-scale attack on the liberated areas of Northeast China, this local war in Northeast China will soon develop into a full-scale war. For us Chinese Communists, this all-out war is also the Chinese Revolutionary War. ”

George smiled, he waved his hand, and said stiff Chinese, "No, No, your war with the Kuomintang is not comparable to our American Revolutionary War." We, the United States, were fighting for the independence and freedom of the country, and there was a civil war between you, that is, a war between the Chinese and the Chinese. ”

Gu Yu smiled and said: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel should know that from the perspective of the British, the United States was British territory at that time, and your independence was actually a betrayal of Britain, and all those who participated in the War of Independence were actually rebels who split Britain." And it is not the indigenous and black people of the United States who are seeking independence, but all white English-speaking Americans, who belong to the British category by blood and culture. More importantly, when the United States declared independence, Britain did not recognize the United States. In other words, in the eyes of the British, the war that took place at that time was actually a war between the British and the British. Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you don't deny that, do you? ”

George nodded, "General Gu is right, but we in the United States finally let the British government recognize us in the United States. ”

Gu Yu also nodded, "From a legal point of view, before Britain recognized the United States in 1783, Americans were still British. Therefore, the British government's recognition of the United States in 1783 does not deny that the war of 1775-1781 was a war between the British and the British. ”

George blinked, "What does General Gu mean is that your war with the Kuomintang is actually the war of independence of your Chinese Communist Party?" He deliberately said "War of Independence" in Chinese.

Gu Yu waved his hand, "It can only be said that it is similar, but there are still major differences." The purpose of your American War of Independence was to secede from Britain, and we, the Chinese Communist Party, did not want to, and never wanted to, secede from China. (To be continued.) )