Chapter 692: The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings
The term "Middle East" or "Middle East" refers to the eastern and southern regions of the Mediterranean, from the eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf of Bōs, and the "Middle East" is also geographically the region of northeastern Africa and the southwestern part of the Asian continent. The main climate types are tropical desert climate, Mediterranean climate, and temperate continental climate. Among them, the tropical desert climate is the most widely distributed. He has visited more than 10 countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, Cyprus and Turkey.
The Middle East has always been a British colony, and although the United States, France, and other countries also have some interests in the Middle East, their influence in the Middle East is very insignificant compared to that of Britain.
Now Roosevelt gasped when he saw the note handed over by Wang Ziyang, because the note was written in English with a few big words of Saudi Arabia.
"Saudi Arabia? This is the traditional sphere of influence of the British, is China finally going to reach into the Middle East? Roosevelt's originally kind eyes suddenly became sharp, and his blade-like eyes suddenly shot towards Wang Ziyang.
"Mr. Wang, can I think that your country is about to attack the Middle East?" Roosevelt's voice began to grow cold. Although the United States does not have many interests in the Middle East, the United States, Britain, France, and other countries have always regarded the Middle East as their taboo and have never allowed other countries to meddle in Middle East affairs.
Ziyang smiled and shook his head, "We are not interested in other affairs in the Middle East, all we need is some resources, you know, our country is an oil-poor country, oil has always been a short board of our country's development, without oil, China's development will be greatly restricted, so we need to find a place in the Middle East that can provide us with resources, our country is not interested in hegemony, but for the development of the country we will have to use some methods that we are not willing to use, do you understand what I mean?" ”
Wang Ziyang knew very well that it was who was sitting across from him, and it was useless to play those little tricks and conspiracies in front of him, so he clearly told the other party that we need oil, and we will not hesitate to use all means, including force, for this goal, Roosevelt stopped Wang Ziyang's words and frowned slightly, and then stretched out again, he looked at Wang Ziyang and said with a smile; "Ambassador Wang, can I understand what you just said that your government will not hesitate to use force and other means for the sake of oil?"
"Yes, that's what I meant! At the same time, this is also the meaning of our president and Congress. Wang Ziyang said categorically.
After stopping Wang Ziyang's words, Luo Xinfu, Nimitz, and Marshall all fell into deep thought, and there was a brief silence in the office. The three people in Rao is room can be called American elites, but this is also the first time they have heard the Chinese people voice their voices, and this voice is also the first time that the Chinese government has issued a roar to the outside world that they need their own living space, which makes them a little uncomfortable for a while.
After a long time, Roosevelt said slowly; "But you must know that the Middle East has always been a British colony, and now your government is asking us to intervene in the Middle East. I think it would be good for your government to consult with the UK government. ”
Wang Ziyang laughed when he heard this, "Mr. President, forgive me for being rude." Although the Middle East has always been a British colony, our government believes that the current world situation has changed, and that Britain cannot protect the stability of the situation in the Middle East with its current strength, so they need our help. Prior to my arrival, my Government had authorized and promised your Government that in due course we would join the Great Anti-Fascist League against the expansion of Nazi Germany and Japanese imperialism. ”
As soon as Wang Ziyang spoke, Marshall on the other side immediately asked; "So your country has agreed to form alliances with the United States, Britain and other countries?"
"Yes!" Wang Ziyang smiled; "But not now, but at the right time."
"But as far as I know, your country is still providing weapons and equipment to the German fascists, how can this make us believe in your commitment?" A glint flashed in Roosevelt's eyes.
"The reason is simple, because we need Germany to contain the expansion of Soviet Russia, don't you think it is in the interests of our democracies to let the polar bears consume the Nazis' national strength and manpower first?"
As soon as Wang Ziyang's words came out, Roosevelt and the others laughed.
Roosevelt smiled and nodded; "No, Ambassador Wang, I have to admit that you are an excellent lobbyist."
"So you've agreed to our terms?" Wang Ziyang asked.
"It depends on whether or not your country's armed forces will be stationed in Japan after the war." Roosevelt smiled slyly.
Wang Ziyang shook his head; "It seems that you have misunderstood what I mean, my government and my authorization is that you can be promised a limited amount of access to Japan, but after the disintegration of Japan's armed forces and government, your country's armed forces must all withdraw from Japan, this is our country's bottom line, if your country has to station troops in Japan after the war, unless you can agree, let our country also garrison troops in Mexico or Canada."
"It's absolutely impossible." Marshall stood up at once and said aloud; "Unless you want to provoke a war between you and us!"
Wang Ziyang's expression also cooled; "In the same way, our country will never allow any country to station troops in the Japanese army, and we will never put our own lifeline in front of someone else's gun. It's better to let Asians get along with Asian affairs, and we in China don't need the protection of others. ”
The atmosphere in the office cooled down all of a sudden, and seeing that the conversation was likely to fall apart, Roosevelt stood up at the right time and smiled; "Ambassador Wang, please don't get me wrong, we have no intention of interfering in Asian affairs and interfering in your country's security and defense. "Your country would like to grant me one condition, that is, it will not finance Japan in any name, including military and civilian materials."
When Wang Ziyang heard this, his heart sank, and he was worthy of being able to serve four consecutive terms as the president of the United States, and he immediately saw the key point of the problem. Although everyone on the earth knows that the hatred between China and Japan can be said to be incompatible, and one is bound to fall down to solve the problem, this does not prevent the Chinese government from making stumbling blocks in the war between the United States and Japan to secretly fund Japanese military supplies and add to the blockage of the Americans. This is not a matter of Roosevelt's unfounded worries, but a fact that is likely to happen, as can be seen from the Soviet-German war, when the Chinese government confronted the Germans in Yekaterinburg with the German planes, and at the same time secretly transported military supplies to Germany.
Wang Ziyang's psychology secretly rotated, but his face was silent; "Of course, China and Japan have declared war since 37 years, and there has been no truce so far, so naturally they will not fund Japan with any materials."
"Including civilian supplies?" Roosevelt asked in hot pursuit.
"Yes, we guarantee that even a single screw will not flow into Japan." Wang Ziyang almost patted xiōng chest and said.
"Well, I believe in your country's commitment." A smile finally appeared on Roosevelt's face, "Then I would like to ask your government now, when will our hero, Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle, return to the United States?" ”
Wang Ziyang stared at Roosevelt and asked; "So do you agree to our country's entry into Saudi Arabia?"
Roosevelt smiled slyly; "Oh, Saudi Arabia is a country with complete sovereignty, and we can't promise you anything for it, I can only say that we neither support nor oppose it."
"This cunning old fox!" Wang Ziyang scolded secretly, but he obviously knew that this was already the best result, and it was obviously a dream to expect the Americans to come out for the benefit of Huaxia. It would be very good to be able to get the Americans to acquiesce to China's entry into the Middle East, and as long as the Americans do not object, there is no way to prevent China from entering the Middle East with the current strength of Britain.
"Okay#, in that case, then I will report to our government immediately, and if my estimate is correct, it won't take three days for the warriors of your country to go home." Seeing that he could no longer fight for more interests for Huaxia, Wang Ziyang didn't say anything, stood up and walked to Roosevelt, stretched out his right hand and said with a smile; "Thank you for your generosity, so that I didn't come for nothing."
Roosevelt nodded as well; "I would like to ask you to convey to the President of your country that I sincerely invite him here to visit our country at a convenient time, and I will greet him at the Washington airport."
"Thank you for the invitation, and I will definitely convey your words to the President of our country." Wang Ziyang also replied with a smile, and after speaking, he nodded lightly to the three people in the room and walked out.
"Bump!" Seeing the door gently closed after Wang Ziyang left, Roosevelt's face slowly sank, and he sighed lightly and said; "It seems that things in Asia are getting more and more complicated, and we need to be more careful in the future."
"Mr. President, now the Chinese people regard Asia as their own yard, and they do not allow others to get involved in it, and our situation is very embarrassing." Marshall, who was on the side, said worriedly.
"This is not surprising, Asia has been the sphere of influence of the Chinese people since ancient times, and they naturally had no way to do it when they were weak in the past, but now that they are strong, they naturally want to restore their past traditions." Nimitz was unimpressed.
Roosevelt smiled wryly; "Avoiding it reminds me of an old Chinese saying, "The mountain rain is full of wind"!