Seeing Hitler leave, Hersmann and Ribbentrop glanced at each other, and Hersmann said: "Comrade Stalin should already know our bottom line. But this does not mean that we will seize those lands and give them to the USSR. You have to take Turkey and Iran and India for yourselves. If your offensive fails or you are slow to get started, then we will still consider liberating those areas. ”

"The people of those regions have been waiting for the moment of liberation for a long time, and they should not be allowed to wait endlessly." Ribbentrop chimed in, "And we are convinced that the British Empire is at the end of its rope and that they will not be able to hold out for long." ”

The singing and harmony of Hersmann and Ribbentrop, as well as Hitler's anger before, are actually performances. The aim was only to induce Stalin to launch an operation in the Middle East as soon as possible, and it did not matter to Germany whether it was Iran or Turkey that suffered, and Germany benefited from it. Because the system of scientific socialism in the Soviet Union was very unpopular with the reactionaries of all countries, the prospect of Soviet occupation was too terrible for the reactionaries of Turkey and the whole of the Middle East.

If the Soviet Union were to attack northeastern Turkey from Georgia and Armenia, Turkey would have no choice but to turn to Germany for help - Turkey's mountainous terrain made it impossible for the Soviet Union to fight a blitzkrieg, and Turkey's military strength was not weak, and the Soviet attack could not be won quickly, and Germany had every time to rush to the rescue.

Of course, rushing to Turkey's aid is not the same as breaking with the Soviet Union. After all, after the rapid defeat of France, Germany's military strength appeared to be very strong, and it was obviously not something that the Soviet Red Army could defeat, and the Soviet Union would most likely choose to compromise.

And if the Soviet Union attacks Turkey's neighbor Iran, then Turkey will have to see whether Britain will come out to protect Iran. Since Iran and Britain are contracted by oil development, this is also considered to be a protection fee! If Britain cannot keep Iran, then Turkey will have to immediately turn to Germany. As soon as Germany enters Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Kuwait, all countries ruled by reactionaries, will pounce on Germany and hug Germany's thighs.

Although it is sent out of Iran, it is not a loss to be able to take down oil-producing countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

Moreover, the Soviet Red Army was moving very slowly in Finland and Poland (compared to the Germans), and if the Iranian army had resisted a little more effectively in the north, the Germans might have even occupied the oil-producing areas of southern Iran near Iraq before the Soviet Red Army.

In short, as long as the Soviet Union moves in the Turkish-Iranian direction in the near future, Germany's chess game in the Middle East and the Mediterranean will be completely revitalized. Even if they could not win at sea for the time being, they could defeat Britain by advancing rapidly on land.

But the three Soviet comrades, Molotov, Shaposhnikov and Mrs. Koluntai, were not stupid, and the "respected Comrade Stalin" behind them was even more intelligent. Of course, you can see through at a glance the tricks that "dear Comrade Hitler" put on the Soviet Union.

Therefore, after receiving the report from Molotov, Stalin immediately gave instructions for the Soviet delegation to secretly contact the American delegation.

This contact was arranged by Madame Colontai on June 26, 1940, at the White Crane Hotel in Geneva. Kollontai asked an attaché of the Soviet embassy in Switzerland to open a room at the White Crane Hotel. Then the three main members of the Soviet delegation quietly arrived in the evening and took into the room. The Americans, on the other hand, went to the restaurant for dinner at noon the next day, and after the meal went to the rooms of the Soviets to meet.

"President Roosevelt would approve the program to export 39 P-40 and P-12 fighter jets to the Soviet Union after the election."

After a few pleasantries, Harry. Hopkins told the Russians good news in a cheerful tone.

"Oh," said Madame Colonte, with a skeptical look, "after the election?" Mr. Hopkins, can you guarantee that the next president of the United States will not overturn President Roosevelt's decision? ”

The favourite for the next president is Dewey, a Republican, who advocated non-intervention in the war in Europe. If Dewey had won the November election, he would most likely have reversed Roosevelt's decision not to export planes to the Soviet Union. All he had to do was announce that the U.S. government would strictly abide by the 1939 Neutrality Act, and World War II would be over...... Ended with a German victory!

"Ma'am," Harry. Hopkins laughs and says, "What you're worried about isn't going to happen." Just yesterday's Republican National Convention, Dewey and Devta lost to Wilkie. ”

The speed of information transmission in this era is not comparable to that of later generations, and the results of the Republican convention in the United States have not yet reached Geneva. But who is Hopkins, he is the operator of Roosevelt's election, so he naturally knew it for the first time.

"What?" Colontai was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly changed greatly, "Dewey actually lost?" ”

"Comrade Korentai," Molotov, seeing Korentai's surprised expression, hurriedly asked her, "what happened?" ”

"Public opinion in the United States has changed dramatically!" Having spent several years in the United States, Colontai knows the rules of the game for the American election. "Dewey, who advocated non-intervention in the war in Europe, lost the Republican primary."

Thomas. Dewey was a star figure in American politics, and before he ran for the presidency, he was a special prosecutor who fought against the gangs in New York, and became a hero in the eyes of the people by sending hundreds of crime leaders to prison without regard for his personal safety. In previous polls, Dewey's approval rating (among Republican-pro-Republican voters) was as high as 67 percent, and he was almost certain to win the Republican presidential nomination. But now he has lost to Wilkie, who switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, and his previous approval rating was only 3%.

And there is only one reason for this miracle, Dewey advocated non-intervention in the war in Europe, while Wilkie strongly advocated support for Britain!

"Now it's Wilkie against President Roosevelt," Hopkins said with a laugh, "and there will be no surprises." ”

In Hopkins's view, there is little doubt that Roosevelt will be able to re-elect three times, and even if Roosevelt is not elected, Wilkie will certainly continue Roosevelt's line -- this is determined by American public opinion (perhaps manipulated public opinion).

"Then the United States will immediately enter the war against Germany?" Molotov immediately asked.

His words were immediately translated into English by Colonte. Molotov's culture is not very good, he does not speak English very well. However, both Kolontai and Shaposhnikov are fluent in English.

"No, it won't." Harry. Hopkins replied with a smile, "But the United States will be much stronger in its support for Britain and all the countries and governments that oppose Nazi Germany...... If the USSR was also willing to side with the United States, then the good days of Nazi Germany would soon come to an end. ”

"The USSR and the United States went together against Germany?" Molotov said, "We've all been through those times, right? ”

Hopkins and Hull looked at each other, and Hull said, "It wasn't the same then as it is now. ”

"Different?" Molotov said, "What are you talking about? I'm talking to you about what was the difference between 1917 and now? Leave this to historians. ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

"You," Molotov noted, "your friend Britain has an unfulfilled contract!" If the UK wants to work with us, then it should first fulfill the previous contract. ”

The so-called "contract" was certainly not a promise between the Entente and the Bolsheviks, but a blank check written by Britain and France to Russia.

"But that's a thing of the past," Hopkins said, looking at Molotov, "isn't this Geneva Peace Conference intended to negate the Treaties of Versailles and Saint-Germain?" Did you, the Soviet Union, take a position against it? ”

Molotov did not answer Hopkins head-on, but said: "Given Russia's contribution in the First World War, we are entitled to Turkey and Iran!" This is what Britain owes us, give us Turkey and Iran, and then there will be room for cooperation! ”

Mrs. Kollontai translated Molotov's words into English, but Hopkins was a little puzzled and asked: "The chairman of the Council of People's Commissars said 'give'?" ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Colontai replied with a smile, "Yes, 'give'." Britain must cooperate with us in the capture of Istanbul! ”

"It can't be!" Hopkins shook his head desperately, "How can this ......?"

"How could it be?" The Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army, Shaposhnikov, interjected that "the Turkish government is very pro-British, and they will not prevent the British Mediterranean fleet from sailing into the Bosphorus, and they will not be defenseless." The British could quite well launch a surprise attack, take the nearby batteries and airfields, and then the Soviet Red Army would come by plane to liberate Constantinople! ”

This is indeed possible...... Militarily speaking! But the political consequences were serious enough for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to get out of the way - it was Britain's basic national policy to block Russia's seizure of Istanbul into the Mediterranean! Moreover, Turkey has signed a non-aggression pact with the United Kingdom. If the British government had openly betrayed Turkey to the Soviet Union by such means as a military raid, then Churchill's political life would have come to an end once and for all.

Moreover, Britain will not have one more friend in the whole Middle East!

"Mr. Chief of the General Staff, what you said cannot be done!" Cordel. Hull knew that it would be very difficult to win over the Soviet Union, but he also did not expect the Soviet Union's asking price to be so high.

"If Prime Minister Churchill had done anything, he would have been ousted, and then someone willing to compromise with Germany would have come to power!" ”

Koluntai translated his words into Russian, and Molotov only smiled coldly after hearing them: "He should have stepped down, he single-handedly planned the events in Batumi, and he was a reactionary element with extreme hatred of the Soviet Union and the Bolshevik Party!" The USSR will never cooperate with someone like him! (To be continued.) )