-- Washington, the time and space of the Republic of China

Roosevelt listened calmly to his account as Secretary of State Hull.

"My President, our exports to Japan last year amounted to $280 million, including $160 million in military supplies, and this year is expected to rise, which has greatly improved our economy. However, Chiang's government has protested many times, do you think there should be a cut? ”

Roosevelt opened his eyes and asked, "Hull, do you think there is any hope for this war in China?" ”

Hull pondered for a moment and said: "My president, China has retreated to the central part of the country to prepare for the Wuhan General Battle, this war may be a general battle of more than 1.5 million people, although there are many Chinese, but the Japanese are superior to China in terms of equipment, quality and other aspects, I personally am more optimistic about Japan, but even if Japan takes Wuhan, it will not be able to get the final victory, after all, China still has a lot of territory." ”

Roosevelt nodded and said, "I agree with you, if the outcome is certain, why don't we use this outcome to do something for our American people, our unemployment rate is still a bit high." ”

Hull nodded, understood, and said, "So continue to let those companies export to Japan?" ”

Roosevelt nodded and said, "Our eyes should not be on Asia, but on Europe, Hitler's movements are getting bigger and bigger, and I have a hunch that war in Europe is already imminent." ”

Hull laughed, "It's a pity that our congressional veterans don't feel anything yet." ”

Roosevelt sighed and said, "Unless someone teaches them a hard lesson, our old men will not change anything." ”

Hull nodded in agreement and said, "But that Hu Shi in China is making a lot of trouble now, he is giving speeches everywhere with photos of Japan's massacre of Chinese civilians, saying that we should not sell military supplies to Japan, and now some civilians have been affected, Mr. President, you see?" ”

Roosevelt thought for a moment and said, "Well, after all, we in the United States are a responsible power and must contribute to peace in the whole world." From now on, we will prohibit the sale of Air Force aircraft and aviation equipment to Japan. ”

Hull couldn't help but feel amused when he heard it, Japan has never imported planes from the United States, after all, Japan is not China, they can produce planes themselves, and this ban is a complete trick to fool people.

Hull soon withdrew and gave orders, and in 1938, under Roosevelt's instructions and the clamor of countless American businessmen, the United States exported 22.2 million barrels of oil, 1.86 million tons of scrap steel and other steel products, and 7,400 tons of rubber to Japan. These military materials were quickly turned into guns and bombs through Japanese military factories and crossed the sea to the Japanese arsenal in China to prepare for the Battle of Wuhan.

The Art of War. "Attacking the Chapter": "The upper army is scheming, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city; The siege of the city is a last resort. ”

In order to gain foreign support, the Nationalist Government sent a diplomatic delegation headed by Hu Shi to the United States, and Hu Shi said to the people who worked together: "We are the farthest army, the last hope of the country, and we must not abandon our responsibilities." I came here knowing that my country was in danger. The more unlucky the country is, the more it can use us. We will not be able to stop until the country is at peace. ”

After Hu Shi arrived in the United States. Immediately publicize the truth about China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, China's difficult situation in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and China's help to the United States in the War of Resistance. Beginning in 1938, Hu Shi traveled throughout the United States. Use all your strength, that is, the so-called travel of thousands of miles, and speak a hundred times. Hu Shi traveled 35,000 miles across the United States in six months. Records for foreign envoys traveling to the United States. In the past few years in the United States, he has given more than 400 speeches, but the history of weak countries without diplomacy has once again been staged. Hull often reprimanded him loudly, and Hu Shi was a person who dared to quarrel with Jiang Intermediary and Song Ziwen in China, but in the United States, for the aid of the United States, he could only bow his head and listen to the training, such bitterness, any older person should deeply understand.

-- Paris, France

Edward. Daladier was the prime minister of France at this time, this person was born in 1884, 54 years old this year, participated in World War I, was the leader of the French Radical Socialist Party, and was also the leader of the French People's Front at this time.

In February 1934, fascist organizations such as the French Action Party and the Fire Cross instigated anti-government riots in an attempt to seize power. Left-wing parties and groups have joined forces to counter the attacks of the right-wing forces and gradually strengthen their unity. In July 1935, the French Socialist Party, the French Radical Socialist Party, the French Red Party and the major trade unions organized nationwide anti-fascist demonstrations and decided to draft a common programme for the action of the parties on the left, and the Popular Front was born. And he was one of the leaders in organizing the people's front at that time.

Daladier listened impatiently to the report in front of him at this time and said, "How is the war between Japan and China endless, can't they stop for a while?" ”

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Ge, said with a smile: "Prime Minister, the Japanese want us to stop supporting China, and China wants us to increase our assistance to them. ”

Daladier snorted coldly, "The Japanese protest? What are they protesting for? A bunch of yellow-skinned monkeys, if it weren't for Hitler and Stalin, we would have let them make waves in Asia? ”

Lyger nodded again and again and said, "That's natural, but the Japanese have a lot of opinions because we use railways to transport German and Soviet weapons for the Chinese, and often ask us if we have pro-Soviet ideas, which makes us very passive." ”

Daladier said unhappily: "Could it be that we in France still have to listen to their opinions in Japan?" ”

Lyre, Daladier's appearance, had to say, "My Prime Minister, Japan is constantly showing its closeness to Germany, although Germany has not made too many performances, but secretly it is also constantly hinting at Japan, I am worried that if we continue to support China, Japan will completely turn to Germany, and then we will be more passive." ”

Daladier thought for a moment and said, "Well, if the railroad to China is closed, and all the arms that the Soviet Union wants to ship to China are detained in the ports of Vietnam, then Japan should have nothing to say." ”

Lehotspot nodded and said, "Here is Hitler's latest speech to the Sudetenland."

-- London, England

In Britain in 1938, both the British people and British government officials felt that the era of the empire on which the sun never set was getting farther and farther away.

In 1938, Britain produced 10.5 million tonnes of steel and France 6.1 million tonnes, both far behind the 28.8 million tonnes of steel produced by the United States, 23.2 million tonnes by Germany and 18 million tonnes by the Soviet Union. At that time, the empire of the sun never set had been reduced to the fourth in the world and the third in Europe in terms of industrial power. Its manufacturing output is only 10.7% of the world's, compared to 31.4% in the United States, 12.7% in Germany and 9% in the Soviet Union.

At 10 Downing Street, Chamberlain was talking to a group of people about the situation in Asia.

"Therefore, our British power in Asia is actually very fragile, and we must be aware of this fact, although if Japan and we go to war, we will definitely win in the end, but in the early stage, we will not be able to effectively counterattack in any way. Therefore, our Asia policy should still be based on the theme of avoiding any war or hostilities. Chamberlain held his head high, as if he were telling something noble.

A fat man next to him said disdainfully, "Appeasement, appeasement, my prime minister, do you really think appeasement is omnipotent?" With Hitler in Europe and Japan in Asia, how much of our British Empire can we concede? ”

Chamberlain glanced at the fat man, then looked at the crowd and said, "I know." As a country with a long history of world leadership, it would be uncomfortable for some people to make concessions to Germany and Japan now, but I ask. My Chiefs of Staff of the Navy and Army, are you ready for war against Japan and Germany? ”

The two chiefs of staff glanced at each other and quickly shook their heads.

Chamberlain nodded and said, "My friends, war is not the best option. War just kills our children, and now it's 1938 and we can't rely on our navy to revolve the whole world around us. We have to solve some problems through our political wisdom, not forgetting that in our West, there is another extremely evil country - the Soviet Union. ”

For a while, the people in the room talked and agreed, and the fat man stood up angrily and walked out of the door.

Chamberlain looked at the fat man, but there was a flash of glint in his eyes.

The hostility between Britain and China began in the Opium War era, and even in 1938, the British marked on their Chinese passports as hostile expatriates, and the so-called hostile expatriates could not go out casually once it was dark, and could not approach the military area casually even in broad daylight, and violators were subject to arrest.

In 1938, Britain was very "generous" enough to allow China to build the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and "generously" provided China with a loan of 500,000 pounds, which was probably enough for all the Chinese troops at that time to eat for a day

Weak countries have no diplomacy, nothing else.

-- Wuhan

A blond-haired soldier walked into an office and said to an old officer, "General, the Führer has sent another telegram asking us for our views on the Battle of Wuhan. ”

The officer was Falkenhausen, who took off his glasses, sighed and asked, "As soldiers and generals, we only have victory in our hearts, what is the purpose of Berlin asking us like this?" ”

The officer looked outside and said in a low voice, "General, news has come from my friend that the Führer seems intent on us to evacuate. ”

Falkenhausen's hand wiping his glasses trembled and asked, "Does this mean that we are going to give up on China?" ”

The officer nodded and said, "The Battle of Wuhan should be the final bottom line of the Führer, once the Battle of Wuhan is lost, the Führer will completely choose Japan." ”

Falkenhausen said excitedly, "Japan? It is a country with no bottom line and no morality, and if you ally with them, they will only lead us into the abyss. ”

The officer said sharply, "Your Excellency, General, we are soldiers, please pay attention to your words and deeds. ”

Falkenhausen snorted coldly, knowing in his heart that he was warning himself not to be dissatisfied with any decision made by Hitler, and although he was a general, he was nothing in front of these Nazi party members.

The modern system of the Nationalist Army has the countless sweat of Falkenhausen, whether it is the Battle of Songhu or the recent bursting of the Yellow River, there is his shadow, in his heart, China has become his second home, but as a soldier, he has no way to refuse.

Falkenhausen sighed, waved his hand for the officer to leave, and secretly made up his mind that he would not betray China no matter what.

Just as he was thinking, Falkenhausen suddenly remembered the young man who went to Germany with him, Falkenhausen rang the tablebell, and a German soldier quickly walked in.

Falkenhausen wrote a few lines and said to the soldier: "Go, give this letter to the people of Weihua Company, and let them give it to their owner, and say that I am Falkenhausen." ”

The soldier gave a military salute and quickly withdrew.

-- Moscow, Soviet Union

Stalin listened to Dimitrov's report, frowned and asked, "Isn't there still much information about Yan'an?" ”

Dimitrov shook his head awkwardly and said, "China's Wang Ming is now in Wuhan, and we lack information about Yan'an. I only know that the Red Party in Yan'an is expanding rapidly. ”

Stalin smiled and waved his hand and said: "The Chinese are a bunch of braggart people, their words are probably hoping to get our support, by the way, today I received the news that France has seized the military supplies we are preparing for Chongqing to the port, what is going on?" ”

Yezhov immediately said, "Yes, the French seem to be very jealous of the Japanese, and the French have told us that they do not want to target us, and that as soon as we bring back the supplies, they will let them go immediately, and the French say to us is to prevent Japan from defecting to Germany." ”

Stalin angrily knocked on the table and shouted, "Stupid, extremely stupid, where is the ambition of the Japanese that China can feed, and Britain and France think that after China is destroyed, will their Southeast Asia be safe?" ”

Saying that, Stalin stood up, thought about it, and said: "How many supplies do we have that have not been delivered to China now?" ”

Yezhov immediately said, "There is not much, about one-tenth of the supplies, the second batch of military supplies worth 50 million dollars has been prepared and can be delivered to China at any time, if it is not possible by sea, it can also be taken by land, from Kazakhstan, and then through Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi to China." But the distance is longer, 30,000 kilometers. ”

Stalin shook his hand and asked: "What is your analysis of the results of the Battle of Wuhan?" Will Chiang Intermediary surrender? ”

Ye Ruofu said firmly, "I don't think so, after all, they regard Chongqing as the capital, and if Chongqing is not broken by the Japanese army, Chiang will not surrender, but it is very possible to negotiate peace." In addition, the information we have received about the Battle of Wuhan is that although Japan is elite but few in number, while China's troops are three times that of Japan, and they are defense, and we have already received a lot of assistance, it is difficult to say who will win or lose in the Battle of Wuhan. ”

Stalin took a puff of his pipe and said: "Japanese imperialism has always wanted to extinguish the fire of our pavilion, we want to support China, but our purpose is not to make China strong enough to fight back and drive the Japanese out of China, I see this, the second batch will go by land, let the Chinese build guest houses in these 30,000 kilometers of Chinese domestic roads, and when he repairs it, our materials will be transported over, if the Chinese are unwilling, let him persuade France to open the port, there is nothing else to talk about." ”

After talking about China, Stalin said, "Let's talk about Germany and Czechoslovakia" (to be continued. )