Chapter 172: The Meeting of the Two Giants

History has been completely chaotic, and without China's anti-rì war, the time for the southward march was advanced by more than a year, which in turn gave birth to the early birth of the Atlantic Charter. It was supposed to be a secret meeting between the heads of state of Britain and the United States in August '41, but this time and space was brought forward.

In Agin Xia Harbor, Newfoundland, an easy chair is placed under the canopy of the front main turret of the American battleship Augusta. Franklin Roosevelt sat quietly in his chair and looked out at the exit of the harbor.

Suddenly, there was a shout: "Warship! Roosevelt raised his binoculars, and the first thing that appeared was a destroyer, followed by five destroyers, and finally a huge body, the battleship Hood.

Standing at Churchill's side was US presidential envoy Hopkins, Roosevelt's most trusted aide who led the secret meeting. When Churchill's fat body and Hopkins' emaciated face appeared in the telescope, Roosevelt said, "Elliott, help me up." ”

As the two warships drew closer, the Augusta played "God save me," and Roosevelt took off his hat and stood solemnly on the deck. On the opposite side of the battleship, the melody of "the Star-Spangled Banner never falls" floated, and on the side deck, Churchill stood solemnly and upright. A small boat carried Churchill aboard the Augusta, and the Navy guard of honor responded with a salute, and Churchill saluted the flying Star-Spangled Banner as he boarded the battleship.

"Mr. President, it's exciting to finally meet you." Churchill stretched out his big thick hand, and Roosevelt responded warmly, and after holding the other party's hand, he replied solemnly: "I am very happy to meet you on a warship, Prime Minister Churchill." ”

Two easy chairs are placed side by side, and the two leaders sit side by side.

"China zhèngfǔ issued a statement expressing regret over the military operation of rì ben to the south! To be honest, this joke is not funny at all, and although President Fang is secretly cooperating with the British, I still have to say that the main one has enough interests to impress this great man who led China on the road to prosperity and strength. When Roosevelt said this, he had a somewhat sour smell. His subtext was understood by Churchill, but the Prime Minister decided to pretend to be confused.

"I am deeply grateful that China has extended a helping hand to the British Empire during its most difficult time. As you say, the British Empire paid with enough sincerity. ”

The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled, and Churchill continued: "This is a very helpless thing, the military potential of the red sè regime in northern China is too huge, and the industrial capacity of the Chinese is not enough to support two battlefields." The British Empire needed the help of the United States and needed enough arms to defend its homeland, but now the Empire's treasury was empty and all that was left was rats scurrying around. ”

"This is the time to invite Mr. Prime Minister to talk about this matter. I can't help but say that it would be a deep pity if that President Fang could sit side by side with us at this time, because China is formally a mínzhǔ country. Because of the neutrality bill, the United States could not intervene in the war in the short term, and after the occupation of the Philippines after going south, the attitude of the majority of the members of Congress had been relaxed, but it was not yet possible to promote the United States to enter the war. In general, the United States still needs an opportunity to enter the war, and of course there is much that the United States can do. ”

The dialogue between the two began in China. Unlike the meeting in parallel history, the topic focused on the war that preceded the Soviet Union and Germany. At this time in this period of time and space, the Sino-Soviet war, the southward movement, and the European war are the main contradictions in the world. It is impossible for the United States to give up its interests in the Pacific, but Roosevelt preferred to have the two sides first. Churchill was more urgent, but he had other concerns, hoping that it would be better for China and the Soviet Union to restore a state of peace, so that Germany would have worries, Britain would have less pressure, and Germany would better fight with the Soviet Union.

The problem is that because of the Sino-Soviet war, the bearded man did not experience the problem of Romania in this time and space, and Germany in this time and space has developed the Bavarian oil fields, not to mention the Libyan oil fields in Africa, so the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Germany have not been stimulated by the contradictions that make Hitler restless. Unlike in parallel history, Romania's oil was almost Hitler's lifeblood, and the beard moved Romania's abacus to force the mustache to play with him.

The distorted nature of this meeting is also different, and the same thing is that the ambitions of the United States represented by Roosevelt have not changed. After the Versailles system has been broken and the old world order has been destroyed by a rising Germany, the opportunity for the United States to dominate the new world order has come. The problem is that this new world order has a lot of uncertainties. First the United States has to enter the war, and then you have to deal with Germany, which is much more powerful in the plane and has not yet fought on two fronts. There is also a rì that is not dragged down by the Chinese battlefield and comes in to join in the fun, and there is a China that has created a miracle of rapid rise that cannot be ignored.

In general, the current world pattern is elusive, as Roosevelt, first of all, to keep Britain, without the survival of Britain as a springboard, how to talk about intervening in the European continent? The second is the problem of the South Seas, and the ambitions of Rì Ben must be contained. In the end, it was the turn of the question between China and the Soviet Union, which was the most complex and difficult to deal with. The best outcome would be for both China and the Soviet Union to lose, and then peace talks. China turned to the South Seas to fight against Rì, and the Soviet Union turned to fight against Germany. But this can only be a good wish, and since Stalin took the initiative to attack, things have been difficult to get right, which is based on Roosevelt's understanding of the other side of the sword. There is also a possibility that, because there was no immediate contradiction between the Soviet Union and Germany, Stalin was likely to turn to the road of cooperation with Germany because of the disadvantage of the Sino-Soviet war.

All that could happen, and all Roosevelt could do now was to increase aid to Britain first, and then depending on the situation. There is another problem that is not the same, because the United States withdrew from the Philippines, and after the United States went south, there was no question of what resources were stuck by the United States. Now if the United States wants to enter the war, it will not attack the United States first.

Churchill also had a headache at this time, while discussing the shape of the world with Roosevelt, and at the same time wondering whether to let the submarine sneak attack the American warship, and then frame Hitler, this idea has not been a day or two, and now that Rì Ben has gone south, this idea has become extremely strong.

"Your Excellency President, I heard that the Chinese are secretly developing atomic weapons in the northwest." Churchill suddenly threw out such a topic, Roosevelt was not surprised at all, the United States is also developing the atomic bomb, the problem is that after the United States started, it was discovered that the Chinese had intercepted uranium ore in Africa. Now if the United States wants to develop an atomic bomb, it has to mine uranium ore now. The pace of U.S. research and development has been delayed.

"The intelligence department only recently discovered this matter. China's President Fang Da was doing this five years ago, and this time is likely to be a few years earlier. Because our intelligence officers discovered that somewhere in northwest China was turned into a military exclusion zone about a decade ago, just two years before that, China had purchased a large number of thermal power units from the United States. Mr. Prime Minister is also aware that in the process of developing atomic weapons, a large amount of electricity is required as a guarantee. Unfortunately, during that period, the United States was at the height of the economic crisis, and American companies could not refuse orders from Chinese. Not only generator sets, but also a large number of jīng dense processing equipment and technical data also flowed to China and the Soviet Union during that time. After a long-term study by the American research institute on China, China's industrial capacity has increased by at least 10 times in the past decade, and although it is not enough to catch up with the United States, it is already the first in Asia and the third or fourth in the world. Roosevelt said this, his face was very helpless. If it weren't for the damn economic crisis, China's industrialization process wouldn't have been so smooth.

In advance of the economic crisis, Churchill was also very sad, if it were not for the economic crisis, Britain would not have been able to adopt a conservative economic policy, let alone be used by the Chinese to get so much technology.

"I mean, if the Chinese invented atomic weapons in advance, then China must be our ally." Churchill's reminder was not subtle at all, and Roosevelt said very indifferently: "Mr. Prime Minister, don't worry. As long as the ambitions of our venerable president remain, China will not be our enemy. This sentence fully reflects Roosevelt's recognition of someone's ambitions.

"I cannot but tell Mr. President frankly that the British Empire is likely to be defeated in the South Seas, and that it will have to surrender the interests of Burma in order to preserve the interests of India." Churchill's heart was bleeding when he spoke of this.

"I really hope that Rì himself will attack Burma before the Chinese!" Roosevelt sighed, and Churchill's cheeks twitched a few times, and the thought in his heart grew stronger. If it weren't for the bastard in front of him who gave up on the Philippines, wouldn't he dare to go south? Even if the rìben dares to go south, without the island of Taiwan, the southbound route will have to bypass the Philippines, so the rìben transportation capacity will become a fatal shortcoming.

After some emotion, Roosevelt put away his regretful expression and said: "I will propose a bill to Congress to sanction Rìben!" The possibility of passing guò will be large. Other issues are easy to say, but the difficult thing is the contradiction between China and the Soviet Union, and it is difficult for the United States to make a clear attitude. This point is bound to become a major obstacle in Sino-US relations. ”

Roosevelt was not embarrassed at all when he mentioned this, and the United States did deeply regret the outbreak of war between China and the Soviet Union. In fact, by far the biggest beneficiaries of the Sino-Soviet war were three, one was the United States, one was Germany, and one was Rìben. Because of the Sino-Soviet war, the Soviet Union increased its smuggling efforts from the United States, especially aviation aluminum. In China, a new round of Sino-US joint ventures has been set off.