Chapter 1078: Ike's Perception

Churchill has always been confident in his diplomatic methods.

The telegram received by the secretary was very short, and it was only the Coalition Government that they were accepting Churchill's visit. The rest are polite words, including welcome speeches and the like.

This telegram looks extremely perfunctory. It's like a customer who is already impatient with a salesman who always comes to the door, and simply gives you a chance to speak.

Despite his official tone, Churchill at least saw a glimmer of light. Now the United States has focused its efforts on supporting China.

At the very least, the Chinese Wehrmacht, which can drive the invading army out of its own territory, is much more credible than the British Empire**, who was driven out of its own land like a lost dog.

Churchill was helpless about this. Who told them that they didn't guard the dangerous English Channel at that time?! Privately, many members of the U.S. Congress told Churchill that the British Empire was fighting too badly.

This is already rotten level, and they are not good at speaking for the British Empire.

"The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Wartime Production are ready to come with me on a foreign visit!" Churchill, who saw a glimmer of light, immediately ordered: "This time, our agreement should be richer. At the very least, we need to get the right to share in the new weapons of the Wehrmacht. This was very helpful for our campaign in Moscow. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Chancellor of the Exchequer Kingsley. Sir Wood stood up and said solemnly: "This time, I hope that the problems of India can be solved as well." This betrayal of India has hurt the dignity of the British Empire. They have to pay for it! ”

"It's necessary to discipline them, we have many overseas territories. If India can ignore our dignity with impunity, we will face more of these in the future. Churchill nodded and agreed with Kingsley.

"We should step up our efforts to confirm this as soon as possible."

Washington, USA. Roosevelt was having afternoon tea with Marshall in the White House. The weather began to get colder, and Roosevelt changed into a trench coat and sat on a chair.

"Marshall, now I don't understand the situation in the Far East." Roosevelt picked up the teacup and said to Marshall with emotion: "Although I expected the rise of the tiger and his motherland, what I did not expect was that India would also be mixed in......

When Marshall heard this, he put down his teacup and said, "Mr. President, I personally don't think India can last. Compared to the Tigers and the coalition government, they were just a flash in the pan. ”

"Hahaha...... I think so too, and in fact it seems to me that India is going to suffer a lot this time. They took advantage of the time when the British were too busy to take care of themselves. There is nothing wrong with choosing to become independent with the help of the Japanese. It is a pity that they have foolishly decided on a foreign policy without recognizing their own strength, which is extremely unwise. ”

As he spoke, Roosevelt took a sip of tea and said, "In comparison. The tiger was much smarter than they were. ”

Marshall nodded in agreement. But then he asked Roosevelt curiously: "Your Excellency, how did you judge that the tiger and his homeland would rise?!" I'm curious about that. ”

Roosevelt smiled, picked up his teacup and walked out into the lawn. Marshall hurried to follow, and the guards who were protecting the president quickly deployed in the woods to keep Roosevelt and Marshall safe.

"China...... It's a complex country, and their culture is amazing. I used to be out of curiosity. And I have read a lot of Chinese history. From it, I discovered a secret ......"

Roosevelt said, smiling mischievously at Marshall, "I find that it seems that for most of history this country has accounted for a very high percentage of the world's gross national product. ”

Marshall listened to Roosevelt. I couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Roosevelt, on the other hand, looked at the bushes outside the lawn with emotion and said, "Marshall, don't you believe it?!" Then you can look up the historical sources. ”

"In the first year of the Common Era, it happened to be the first year of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty. Converted based on the national production records recorded at the time. Their GDP at that time accounted for at least 26.2% of the world's GDP at that time. ”

By 1700 AD, China's GDP was 23.1 percent of the world's. At that time, the GDP of Europe as a whole was only 23.3% of the world's. To put it simply. They already have more production capacity in one country than in the whole of Europe......"

As he spoke, Roosevelt turned to look at Marshall and said with great solemnity: "The most terrible thing is that by 1820, China's gross national product had reached 32.4 percent of the world's total, nearly one-third. At this time, the total for the whole of Europe fell to 26.6%! ”

Saying that, Roosevelt sighed and said: "In fact, the reason why the British launched the Opium War later was largely to make up for the huge trade deficit between them and China......"

"At that time, Britain needed to import too much from China, and China had almost nothing to import from the UK. As a result, a large amount of wealth has flowed into China, resulting in a huge trade deficit between China and the UK......"

"To compensate for this enormous loss of wealth, the British chose to sell opium as a drug. They even went to war to sell opium......"

Marshall heard Roosevelt's words and couldn't react for a long time.

"A country that has been able to occupy more than 20% of global GDP for more than a thousand years without falling apart is really easy to rise. It would be unwise to be hostile to such a country. Roosevelt smiled at Marshall and said, "Although in recent history, they have paid a great price for their arrogance. But in the process of groping, they will always find their own way forward. ”

"I don't think anyone will be able to stop their rise without exceptional circumstances. Even if we suppress them, we can only suppress them for a while. Eventually, they will still stand up. ”

As he spoke, Roosevelt paused and said, "And the appearance of that tiger confirmed my judgment. After all, there are people in this country who understand, and they will do their best to build their motherland well. When they stand up, they think of the people who have bullied them......"

That's it. Roosevelt didn't go any further. But Marshall already understood in his heart why Roosevelt befriended China. It is true that the United States also has its own interests and intentions.

But in general, the cooperation between China and the United States is relatively pleasant now. Both sides have benefited from this.

Historically, Roosevelt was also the only leader of the victorious Allied powers to call China a permanent member. Historically, during World War II, Roosevelt was the first leader to propose the concept of the "United Nations".

Historically, on January 1, 1942, Roosevelt officially used the term for the first time in the Declaration of the United Nations. Since then, the Allies have used the term "United Nations" to refer to their alliances.

At that time, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union were reluctant to hand over this precious veto to China, which had not achieved significant results in the war. Moreover. At that time, China's international standing was far less than it is today.

In the "Yata Agreement", Britain and the United States agreed to stand outside the country behind the backs of Chiang Zhongzheng and Stalin, and the Soviet Union sent troops to the northeast. Jiang Zhongzheng was not even informed of this matter. It can be seen from this that His Excellency the Chairman and the Nanjing State Government at that time had a real position in their hearts.

Under such circumstances, why did Roosevelt insist that China win a veto seat in the United Nations?! On the one hand, the United States needed an alliance to contain the USSR at that time.

On the other hand. Roosevelt was not optimistic about Chiang Zhongzheng, but it did not mean that he was not optimistic about China. History has proven that Roosevelt was right in his vision. Sadly, few American leaders have had the same vision as he did.

"I'm sure the British are angry now, and maybe our old friend Prime Minister Winston Churchill is anxiously telling his MPs that the Asia they used to be is not the Asia they once had......"

August 6, 1940. After a long march, Sugiyama finally joined up with the Soviet Expeditionary Force of the Empire of Japan. Looking at those Japanese soldiers with yellow faces and thin muscles, holding guns and shaking their guns, Sugiyama Moto, immediately ordered the distribution of the supplies he had collected.

There is almost no difference between these Japanese soldiers and the hungry ghosts. They got the food and cooked it a little. I devoured it.

They had been without supplies for a long time, and since the news of their atrocities spread the Soviet Union, the Soviets have had the guerrillas respond to their on-the-spot supplies in a fortified manner.

In this strange land, they wandered like lonely ghosts. Everywhere you go, you can't find anything to eat or drink. Not even a human being.

Supplies are getting scarcer. Reserves are also getting dwindling. From time to time, the guerrillas attacked them. The entire Japanese soldiers of the expeditionary force have almost all become walking dead.

They followed the team numbly, and when it was time to eat, they ate. When you take a break, you rest. And this land, it seems, to remove them and those Soviet partisans who attacked them. There was no one anymore.

"We must get to Moscow as soon as possible......" Sugiyama Moto, looking at the Japanese soldiers who had finally recovered a little bit of anger after eating, said to his chief of staff.

"We won't be able to sustain ourselves for long. The Soviets have now moved everyone away. It was also a problem to resupply on the spot, and we had to join up with the Germans to get supplies, including ammunition and food......"

The chief of staff of the Japanese Southern Army, Shimizu Rules, did not speak, but the meaning he wanted to express was very clear. Because he took out a map, which marked the distance between their current location and Moscow.

"Your Excellency Commander, even if we are traveling day and night, it will take more than half a month to reach the Moscow battlefield at the earliest......" Qing Shui said with a wry smile: "Although the Soviets did not destroy the road, they have already demolished most of the railway......"

"The most serious are the annoying Soviet partisans, who will always come out from time to time to kill and injure some of our Imperial warriors, and then slip away like moles......"

Sugiyama had a headache, but there was nothing he could do. He knew the difficulty of this matter, but it was also the only way out for the Japanese army. If they continue to stay here, they will only be trapped and die after running out of supplies.

"Shimizu...... We have no choice, inform the troops! Trim for three days, and then immediately we will attack in the direction of Moscow! Sugiyama Moto pointed to the map and said, "Don't pay attention to the harassment of the bunker, as long as we reach the city of Moscow, it will be victory!" ”

"If we want to survive, we can only march to Moscow as soon as possible before the Wehrmacht arrives in ......the Soviet Union," he said, Sugiyama sighed, "if they come." Then it's too late......"

"Hay!" Sugiyama Moto's order was issued, and the rules of Shimizu could only be carried out in response to the order.

While Sugiyama Yuan joined his troops, Qi Muden was marching leisurely with his troops on the grassland. Suddenly, a war horse in the distance rushed over, and Qi Muden reined in front of the war horse and gave a military salute.

"Report! We received a call from the Soviet side that Sugiyama had already joined forces with the Japanese Soviet Expeditionary Force. Now they are repairing, and it is estimated that the next step will be to march to Moscow......"

Qi Muden said "Got it", and then took the telegram and read it. The Soviet guerrillas never relaxed their surveillance of the Japanese army, and they were also responsible for constantly harassing small groups of Japanese troops.

In order to slow down the pace of the Japanese army's advance and buy more time.

And after the convergence of Sugiyama Moto, and the expeditionary force. The Soviet partisans clearly felt that they could not confront such a large force.

So, they chose to escalate the situation. The Soviets, on the other hand, forwarded the telegram to Zimuden as quickly as possible. It was hoped that Zimuden would be able to speed up the march and stop the Japanese threat to Moscow.

After carefully reading the information gathered by the Soviet side, Zimuden immediately ordered the troops to speed up the march. The Japanese are already in place, so his role as the leading singer should also be in place.

Otherwise. How can this drama be sung?!

"Ray! You're finally back, you know?! You haven't come back, and we're all terrified. Five telegrams from the Wehrmacht asking about your situation......"

Commando No. 18, which had withdrawn from the German-occupied area, finally found a gap in the German patrol and successfully withdrew from the occupied area.

"I'm sorry, General. We need to keep the radio silent, otherwise our hiding place may be discovered by the Germans......" Ray said to Eisenhower with a big smile, "but you don't have to worry about our safety. If we can't cope with this little difficulty, then we don't dare to accept this task. ”

Eisenhower laughed and invited Ray to sit down. Mission Completion Briefing, Eisenhower had already seen it. Even the reports of two American troops who fought with them. Eisenhower also saw it.

On the whole, if it weren't for the intensification of the Allied offensive during this time, then it would definitely not have been possible for them to withdraw so smoothly.

Due to the ferocity of the Allied offensive, the Germans had to draw out patrols and fight on the battlefield. And for a long time no valuable clues were found, and the Germans also believed that the detachment had long since withdrawn.

It's a pity they don't know. This squad is actually lurking around them. It's just that they lurked so stealthily that the Germans, who were not trained in special operations, were not aware of their location at all.

"Ray. In the time you have been in hiding, your country has taken over all of Southeast Asia. However, the commander of the Japanese Southern Army, Sugiyama Moto, retreated to the Soviet Union with the remnants of his troops and prepared to join forces to assist the German attack on Moscow......"

Eisenhower quickly told Thunder about the current situation and situation. Lei Daxiang was not at all surprised by the victory of the Wehrmacht in the Southeast Asian theater.

After several years of preparation and careful planning by the Wehrmacht, it would be hilarious if it had not been able to take down the South East Asian Army, which lacked major generals.

Of course, he didn't care much about Sugiyama Moto's arrival in the Soviet Union with the remnants. Because he believed that the Wehrmacht would certainly not allow the Japanese to run around.

The fate of these Japanese was either to be killed or to become laborers in the repair and construction of reservoirs in various parts of the coalition government. There is no third way.

“…… My suggestion is that you carry the Tiger Roar to the rear battlefield to join General Zimuden. Eisenhower shouted at Ray, "I'll send some people to learn from you how to use this rocket......

Hearing this, Ray couldn't help but glance at Eisenhower. In fact, when he heard that Sugiyama Moto's withdrawal to the Soviet Union, he vaguely guessed the thoughts of the top brass of the Wehrmacht.

And Eisenhower's words directly made him see through it. The Wehrmacht made plans, and Eisenhower was not unaware. After all, he had been in the Wehrmacht, and he had worked with Tu Menghu and others.

So, he roughly guessed something. But Eisenhower would not have told the Soviets that the Wehrmacht had deliberately driven the Japanese to the Soviet Union.

His relations with the Soviets were not so good. Moreover, he seems to have a better relationship with the Wehrmacht.

"Okay, I'll take the people you have appointed to General Qimuden." Lei Daxiang smiled slightly and said, "Of course, we need the authorization of the General Command. ”

"There is no problem with this, I will personally ask your commander-in-chief for it." Within a few words, Lei Daxiang and Eisenhower had already made a verbal agreement.

In these veiled words, Eisenhower said that he had guessed the Wehrmacht's intentions. At the same time, the "hush money" he asked for was to train the US military to use Tiger Roar.

And Lei Daxiang responded to him, teaching the US military is no problem. But to find Zimuden's troops, this requires the authorization of the General Command......

Of course, Eisenhower's words would not embarrass him. He would personally tell Tu Menghu about it. Something like this, Tu Menghu will never refuse the future president of the United States.