There may be comrades who want to say, Comrade Li Xiaofeng, your attitude is very strange. Before, Sverdlov asked for toughness, you didn't allow it, Sverdlov coaxed the egg, why did you raise the bar and resist the Americans again. Aren't you tearing down the stage?

Please note that Li Xiaofeng is by no means a demolition. If you engage in a political struggle of will, you will really kill people. Li Xiaofeng is not even at this point, please note that his attitude has always remained the same, he has never said that he wants to compromise and retreat, nor has he said that he will be tough, his attitude has always been to deal with this matter in a reasonable, evidence-based and restrained manner.

To put it bluntly, Li Xiaofeng means that he will do what he wants, neither compromising nor being unreasonable. Your Harvest intruded into Icelandic waters, sank an Icelandic fishing boat, and opened fire to arrest you, all of which are illegal acts, since you have violated the law, you have to be punished, the sentence that should be sentenced is the shooting that should be changed, you American threats or intercession, I will not move.

To be honest, this is a bit of what Lenin once mentioned about having persistence and a bottom line, which can be regarded as a politician. However, Li Xiaofeng's insistence is under pressure at this time, after all, the Americans have already spoken, you don't have to look at the face of the Buddha if you don't look at the monk's face, what if the Americans are annoyed and cut off the aid?

In this regard, Li Xiaofeng's statement in the ****** was: "Even without the assistance of the United States, we will continue to fight and win the war, and we Bolsheviks cannot even have this ambition. ”

Li Xiaofeng's speech won a round of applause in the ******, and the older the revolutionary, the more he liked his speech, such as Dzerzhinsky, who clapped hard and clapped his hands red. Afterwards, when someone asked why others were so excited, the man in the iron mask happily replied: "In recent years, our economy has been developing and the country's strength has been improving, but the fighting spirit of many comrades has been shrinking. What did we have in 1917? We are poor and white, at that time we all dared to let go of the revolution, let go of the advance, how come today, the strength has increased, but there is no confidence to speak? As a revolutionary, how come you don't even have this fighting spirit? No war without American aid? What is this like? In my opinion, imperialism has pinched on our destiny and put pressure on us with that bit of aid, and today's speech by Comrade Andrei has broken down these strange theories, and we just want the Americans to see whether the Soviet Red Army relied on their assistance alone to defend the country! ”

Of course, everyone will say that how to deal with this matter requires not only courage, but also wisdom. It's just that Sverdlov's previous performance was so poor that ****** couldn't even see his courage, so there was no need to mention any wisdom. So this matter was handed over to Li Xiaofeng, obviously, ****** just wanted to take a look, are you Li only talking big? Or is there really this wisdom.

Li Xiaofeng immediately flew to Reykjavik on a special plane, and as soon as he got off the plane, he heard that the British special liaison officer had lost his temper there.

"The British seem to know that Roosevelt is putting pressure on us, look at their attitude!"

Yakov's attitude towards the British is also very disdainful, when the Americans didn't speak before, the British were not so awesome, but now that the Americans are backing up, they suddenly trembled, what the hell!

However, Yakov also knew that the British would not be able to shake for long, because his boss had already set the tone for this incident, and the British would not be able to bounce for long.

Sure enough, when the British liaison officer almost pointed his nose and lectured the Icelandic Foreign Minister that he was a cool bird who had decided to eat you, and Lao Tzu could do whatever he wanted. Li Xiaofeng calmly walked up to the Icelandic Foreign Minister, didn't even look at the guy, and asked, "Who is he?" ”

The Icelandic Foreign Minister was also angry at this time, and as an Icelander, he really didn't like the British. But as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he could not act rashly, especially after the events became more and more complicated, and he had to restrain his feelings and deal with the British against his will. And Li Xiaofeng's arrival made him both look forward to it and be a little nervous. He was really not too sure whether the Soviet Union would be able to withstand the pressure of the United States, but he hoped that the Soviet Union would be able to do so, and to be honest, he was a little apprehensive.

"This is Mr. Wesley, the British Special Liaison Officer, who is responsible for communicating with us as the British Special Envoy Plenipotentiary."

When the Icelandic Foreign Minister made a briefing, this Mr. Wesley was also watching Li Xiaofeng, as a diplomat, of course he recognized who someone was, and he was really excited about this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has suffered at someone's hands not once or twice, and this time he felt that with the support of the United States, he should be able to make someone deflated. As the first British diplomat to make someone deflated, this is an honor when I go back!

However, just when this Mr. Wesley wanted to get into trouble, Li Xiaofeng directly poured a basin of cold water on him, because a certain immortal first directly ridiculed: "It turned out to be a British diplomat, no wonder he can't speak human words." ”

The sound of this sentence is not small, in fact, Li Xiaofeng did not mean to hide it, and immediately made Wesley stupid, he was a little suspicious that his ears were not in addition to the problem, what did someone just say?

"I protest in the strongest vehement!" Wesley blushed angrily and shouted through gritted teeth.

"What right do you have to protest?" Li Xiaofeng directly glanced at the goods, and said contemptuously: "At least I don't understand what qualifications the families of criminals have to protest, is this the so-called bandit logic?" ”

Li Xiaofeng didn't finish what he was going to say, he didn't give Wesley a chance to interject, and continued: "I don't like your attitude very much, Mr. Wesley. I don't like your bandit logic even more, so I solemnly inform you that you should leave the territory of Iceland immediately, bandits are not welcome here! ”

"What did you say?" Wesley suspected he was hallucinating, what did someone say to him?

Li Xiaofeng was even more polite this time, and said bluntly: "I said to let you get out of here immediately!" Can't understand people, do you? ”

"You are not qualified to ......" Wesley made a start, and the Icelandic Foreign Minister, who had been very aggrieved just now, immediately said: "I have, Mr. Wesley, on behalf of the Icelandic government, I officially inform you, please leave immediately, robbers are not welcome here!" ”

Speaking of which, this foreign minister is also a talent, and he immediately realized that the attitude of the Soviet Union is probably tending to be tough, otherwise a certain immortal would not be so domineering. However, he also likes such domineering, and the toughness of the Soviet Union is beneficial to Iceland, at least he doesn't have to pretend to be a grandson.

Soon after, Wesley was escorted by the guards, thrown onto the plane, and driven back to London in disarray, driven by Red Army fighters.

"You have to give a formal excuse, right?"

Li Xiaofeng glanced at Yakov and said very domineeringly: "The reply to the British Foreign Office says that robbers are not welcome, and this is the best reason!" ”

Li Xiaofeng's unexpectedly tough reply stunned the British, especially since the official reason for the expulsion given by Iceland in official diplomatic documents was that Iceland did not welcome unreasonable imperialist bandits.

"Do you want to send another liaison officer to Iceland?" Learwin asked.

Churchill did not speak, and the Prime Minister was just smoking a cigar, because the Soviet reaction seemed to him to be somewhat unexpected. Of course, this is not to say that Churchill did not anticipate the toughness of the Soviet Union, Churchill considered that the Soviet Union would be tough, but in his opinion, even if the Soviet Union was tough, it would not directly drive the liaison officer away, and this kind of toughness was a bit excessive.

Don't look at Churchill's intention to create friction to bring the United States closer, but this does not mean that he is ready to openly turn against the Soviet Union. The wishful thinking of the old smoker is to constantly use small means to provoke, which not only makes the Soviet Union very unhappy, but also keeps the Soviet Union from exploding. Anyway, it's a bit like walking a tightrope, wandering around the G-point, bringing Anglo-Soviet relations to a low point without completely rupturing them. After all, Qiu Fatzi still has to guard against the Americans, although Britain and the United States have a certain basis of common interests, but this does not mean that they can wear a pair of pants. If Britain completely turns its other face with the Soviet Union, then Britain's choice is only to move closer to the United States, which is equivalent to having no choice, and the Americans are not good men and women, and they will inevitably take this opportunity to slaughter them.

Churchill didn't want to be slaughtered, so he chose just the right amount of force, well, at least in his own opinion. Iceland is Iceland, the Soviet Union is the Soviet Union, and although Iceland is now the younger brother of the Soviet Union, Iceland is a very weak younger brother after all, and does not belong to the core sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. Unlike Nagada in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union will be highly vigilant as long as Britain makes a move, so knocking Iceland will not cause Britain and the Soviet Union to completely turn their faces.

At least Churchill thought that if the Soviet leaders had a little common sense, they would not have invested too much leverage in Iceland, because it would not be worth it!

You see, Churchill is really an old fox, who seems to be menacing, but in fact, he has just the right amount of proportion, and he is really more than able to advance and retreat. It's just that to the old fox's surprise, he ran into another little fox who didn't play according to the routine. As soon as Li Xiaofeng came up, it completely exceeded Churchill's expectations, which made the old fox hesitate and begin to doubt himself.

"The British cannot be dealt with too politely, it is now a ruined house, and it wants to maintain decency without the courage to devote it to everything, and it must be carefully calculated on every issue, and if we show more strength than they can bear, they will be frightened and will be at a loss! I will start anew to consider the question of whether I can draw it or not! ”

In fact, if you think about it, the British are all shit at this time, that is, the relationship between Britain and the Soviet Union has not completely broken down, otherwise there are too many bad points for the British, and the massive colonies from Asia to Europe mean a lot of bad points, and if the Soviet Union really has the intention to pit the British, it will be too easy.

For the British Empire at this time, maintaining the status quo was more important than anything else, and if there was a real disturbance, the national liberation movement in the colonies alone would be enough for them to drink.

So when the Soviets showed an extraordinary determination to defend Iceland, the British had to weigh a little more. If it really provoked the polar bear to break the can, the British Empire really couldn't afford the consequences.

So Qiu Fatzi's attitude swayed all of a sudden, and at this time, even with the support of the United States, he didn't dare to come nonsense. Instead, he pondered more: Is it really too hard to exert force in Iceland this time?

Li Xiaofeng's strategy worked, he did not roar like Sverdlov to retaliate, and in other places to do things like the British, it was exactly in line with the expectations of the British, which was equivalent to following the rhythm of the British. On the contrary, he was not in a hurry to retaliate, but seized the factors in favor of his own side in the Harvest incident to exert pressure, and asked you British for an explanation in a proper manner. If you don't give an explanation, then don't blame me for not giving face.

In this way, the British had to follow his pace, and the whole incident was confined to the rules and regulations of the Harvest conflict. In this range, even with the support of the United States, how big of a wave can the British make?

In desperation, Churchill could only reassign a liaison officer to Iceland to negotiate with the Soviet Union, and once again played a bitter scene: "See, we British Empire has been restrained and unreasonably slapped in the face by the Soviets, and we are still trying to solve the problem by peaceful means." Look at the polar bear, how ungraceful it is, how indiscriminate it is. ”

Anyway, Churchill tried to occupy the moral high ground to put pressure on the Soviet Union, but what he didn't expect was that the Soviet Union and Iceland directly held a press conference and invited reporters from various countries to watch a video.

What video? This is the course of events filmed on 2135. Here we have to admire Li Xiaofeng's foresight, he has long known that in international disputes, it is too powerless to just fight with mouths, especially when the majority of international public opinion is still in the hands of Britain and the United States, it is not too difficult to win this kind of mouthpiece. So he demanded that everything speak for itself, and that the border and security forces in conflict-prone areas be equipped with portable cameras. For example, the 2135 will turn on the camera for recording every time it conducts maritime law enforcement.

This trick really works. For example, in this incident, Britain resolutely refused to recognize the Harvest as an armed ship, and always emphasized that the Harvest was only a civilian trawler. Even when the Icelandic side invited reporters from various countries to board the Harvest that was towed back to Reykjavik and saw the weapons and equipment on it, the British still flatly denied it, saying that these so-called weapons were temporarily installed by the Icelanders, just to frame them and beat them up.

And at this press conference, when the real footage was released, when reporters from all over the world saw the scene of the Harvest firing guns, the floor could not be cleaned.

Ordinary trawlers? Your trawler is armed with 127-mm naval guns? Is it easier for your fishing boat sailors to shoot than to fish? Fool it!

So the poor liaison officer had not yet landed in Reykjavik when he received an urgent telegram from Downing Street in the air, and Churchill urgently revised the strategy he had developed earlier, asking the liaison officer to show more restraint. The reason is that public opinion is really not favorable to him now.

What about the less favorable ones to come? This press conference released not only the footage of the day of the incident, but also the complaints of the crew of the Icelandic fishing boat that was previously sunk by the Harvest, these poor fishermen wept and complained about the atrocities of the British, from how they were sunk to how the British could not be saved, anyway, whoever listened to their complaints would have a thought - the British are so hateful!

After the release of these incriminating evidence, the situation was completely reversed, that is, the British media still pretended to be invisible, and still pointed to the deer as the horse, while the media of other countries, including the United States, also condemned the British atrocities, believing that the British approach was really contrary to the traditional virtues of the sea.

It can almost be said that this press conference has already set the course of events that followed, and Britain has fallen into total passivity, and can no longer be as aggressive and fearless as before. As for the United States, even Roosevelt could not speak for Britain in the face of these evidences, so he could only pretend that he had not written the letter and pretended not to know anything.

The matter did not end there, after all, although the British were passive, they were not willing to admit defeat easily, and Churchill knew that if he accepted it all, it would become a huge black spot in his political career. So his attitude is: try to get a decent result as much as possible.

The so-called striving for a decent result as much as possible means to eliminate passivity and strive for a passable result as much as possible. For example, regarding the nature of the ship, the British could not wash it, so they turned to the place where the incident occurred. The British refused to admit that the Harvest had entered Icelandic territorial waters and that the Harvest had rammed and sunk an Icelandic fishing boat. Anyway, it's a dead duck with a hard mouth.

This kind of Laipi tactic is also absolutely sufficient, anyway, in an instant, the focus of the British media suddenly shifted from whether the Harvest was armed before to whether the Harvest had entered Icelandic territorial waters. Anyway, the British flatly denied it, emphasizing that the Harvest had always sailed on the high seas, and was forced to defend itself only after being attacked by the 2135 on the high seas. As for sinking a fishing boat and dying and not saving it, how could this be something that a Royal Navy like Our Lady would do?

For the British denial, the Soviet Union and Iceland still use evidence to speak, there is still a lot of evidence, the first piece of evidence is in the video, No. 2135 began to pursue the harvest when the theodolite used a theodolite to determine the bearing, and the full set of measurement procedures and data were recorded.

As for this piece of evidence, the British said that it was fake, that it was re-filmed after the Icelandic personnel, and that they had selectively ignored the fact that the film had not been cut. However, this tactic is also a common practice, and it is not uncommon, because there is a second piece of evidence from the Icelandic side.

The second piece of evidence comes from the Harvest's logbook, which clearly records the Harvest's tracks, which clearly indicate that the Harvest entered Icelandic territorial waters.

Of course, the British are still dead ducks, and continue to say that these logbooks are also fake, anyway, the attitude of the British is that all the evidence against me is fake. But when you ask him to show evidence to prove that what he said is true, there are only empty words.

For a time, the rogue and scoundrel features of Britain were exposed, and even Americans felt that the British cousin was a little indiscriminate and shameless, and Roosevelt wrote in his private diary: "The British Empire is still the same as before, and the skills of sprinkling and rolling are incomparably skilled." ”

Churchill probably thought that as long as he didn't admit it, the Soviet Union couldn't do anything about him, and you couldn't really turn against me for the sake of a little Iceland, right? Anyway, Lao Tzu is a procrastination trick, dragging the heat of the incident over, and then finding a way to eliminate the impact when no one pays attention to this matter.

Churchill probably felt that after waiting for a while, when no one was paying attention to international public opinion, Britain would pay a little money to compensate Iceland for its losses and redeem the people. Anyway, as long as the crew returns, the British people will not pay attention to who is right and who is wrong on the Harvest.

It's just that his calculation is useless at all, what kind of person is Li Xiaofeng, he will never follow the rhythm of others, you British want to drag it out, right? You want to make a big thing a small thing and then eliminate the bad influence, right? Then I won't let you get what you want.

Just when the British were getting more and more reckless, at the behest of Li Xiaofeng, the Icelandic government formally filed a lawsuit against the crew of the Harvest and officially opened a trial for them.

"What!"

Churchill's face turned white, this trick was beyond his expectations, he couldn't have imagined that the Soviets would really not play with you if they said they wouldn't play with you, and if the British crew was allowed to go to the Icelandic court for trial, no matter what the result was, the British Empire would have no face!

"Immediately lodge the strongest protest with the Icelandic government! They must not be allowed to do whatever they want! ”

However, the British had the freedom to protest, and Iceland had the freedom not to accept protests, and the crew of the Harvest was brought before the Icelandic national court on time, and the Icelandic government charged them with "piracy". It is believed that they illegally invaded Icelandic territory and used violence to cause huge losses to the personal and property safety of Icelandic citizens, and finally violently resisted the law on the premise of knowing that it was illegal, causing huge losses to Iceland.

In addition to these major offences, the captain, co-captain, first mate and gunner of the Harvest were charged with intentional homicide and endangering public safety. Even if they don't have to be punished for several crimes, the crime of intentional homicide alone is enough to make them lose their heads.

By this time, Churchill was really anxious and angry, and there seemed to be no good way to do it except shout that he would never accept the interrogation and persecution of the British crew by the Icelandic government. Seeing that he could no longer afford it, he could only instruct the liaison officer to contact Iceland again, saying that the British government was willing to compensate Iceland for its losses if Iceland withdrew all charges and court hearings...... (To be continued.) )