December 16, 1942, was a good day.

The bombing of the Germans had been far from London for a long time, and the biscuits they brought with them sent a very clear message to the British:

The war, perhaps, will soon be over.

The journey of suffering has been so long, and now, it is finally coming to an end.

And on this day, to the delight of the British, the annual rowing competition is still coming after all. This adds a bit of a bright spot to London, which lacks entertainment.

Early in the morning, Londoners began to assemble at the venue of the rowing race, and they were happily discussing something, and they were anxious to look into the distance.

Then, many well-dressed and upper-class Britons also arrived. This made the scene more and more lively. Then British Prime Minister Winston. Churchill, accompanied by a large number of government officials, also appeared, which quickly caused a round of cheers.

Churchill himself, he was not willing to participate in any regatta. The United States has just declared war on Japan, and there are still too many things to deal with on its own. At this time, not a single second can be wasted.

But this is a competition held by the royal family, and it is a relatively important festival in London, and if the British Prime Minister does not participate, there will be a lot of unnecessary discussion in the future.

When everyone arrived one after another, a large group of royal guards appeared, and then a loud voice sounded:

"King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other Territories and Dependencies by grace of God, Head of State of the Commonwealth." The defender of the state church, George VI, arrived! ”

The music of "God Save the King" then sounded

When King George VI of England and his family appeared, every man present bowed deeply and every lady curtsy to welcome their majesty.

It is this stuttering king. sat on the throne of the King of England at the most critical time in Britain, and overcame his stuttering weakness to give an inspiring speech, which instantly greatly enhanced the prestige of the royal family in the hearts of the British people.

Therefore, it was a very popular king.

When the music of "God Save the King" ended, everyone let out a huge cheer

Standing next to George VI was Princess Elizabeth, who had already enlisted in the army. She kept looking ahead, hoping to see her "Royal Princess" and her newly hired rower:

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Baron Bream!

She was not disappointed, she saw Baron Alexon with his "Royal Princess" rowing boat even. She also seemed to see the smile on Baron Alexon's face.

A charming enemy, Princess Elizabeth, suddenly thought to herself

Several men with military trumpets stood up, and then, in unison, everyone looked at George VI standing on the viewing platform.

George VI announced the start of the rowing in the most concise language, and the military horn sounded

That's the order – the rowers who are in the race. Raise your rowboat and rush into the water. The annual Royal Rowing Conference has begun!

Sir Montrington and General Rosen did not look at their rowboats. Instead, his eyes fell on the "Royal Princess". This rowing boat is probably the most "expensive" rowing boat in the world.

Its owner was Princess Elizabeth, the future first in line to the British throne, while its rower was the German baron Marshal Alexon.

Is there anything more valuable than this rowing boat? What worries the two even more is the reaction of the whole British people once the second incident is made public

Sir Montrington's "Prince Dobert" was the first, and its rower, Bloss, was a Cambridge rower and had even competed in previous Olympic Games.

Because of this, the "Prince Dobert" is considered the favorite to win the championship.

As for the "Royal Princess", in fact, not many people are optimistic. Originally, its rower Lu Geyi was a very strong guy, but he fell ill on the eve of the competition. Newly hired rowers. Who knows where he came from?

"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. de Gaulle has arrived."

Hear the voice. Churchill gave a faint "en", when the leader of the Free French Movement, the chairman of the French National Liberation Council, and the commander-in-chief of the French Interior Army, Charles Murphy. Andre. Joseph. Mali. When de Gaulle appeared, Churchill greeted him politely.

Just polite. The regatta has already begun, but the French guests have been late, which is clearly disrespectful to the hosts. Of course, this does not rule out some subtle changes in Churchill's attitude due to the arrival of Baron Alexon

"Mr. Prime Minister, I'm sorry I'm late." De Gaulle glanced down at His Majesty the King, who was not far away, and said apologetically to Churchill: "There are so many things, we have another important resistance group in Paris that has been destroyed by the Germans, and I have to reconsider the head of the army in Paris."

Churchill did not answer immediately

After Baron Alexon returned to Germany, the head of German intelligence in Paris was replaced by the more experienced veteran spy chief Nikolai.

As soon as this man arrived in Paris, he activated the vast intelligence network at his disposal and quickly destroyed the intelligence network of many important French underground resistance groups, causing heavy losses to the Free French movement.

Above all, the attitude of the German army in France was becoming softer and more charitable, which also aroused the favor of the Parisians, who did not have much will to resist.

Now, it is difficult for the underground resistance to continue to gain support from its compatriots

None of this is nothing, and the worst thing is that under pressure from Germany and China, Churchill was forced to cancel the military parade of the Free French Movement, which had been negotiated, which made the originally close Anglo-French relationship begin to quietly crack

"Mr. Prime Minister, I need the assistance of the RAF." De Gaulle's attention was not at all on the rowing race: "This time. We are ready to airdrop 100 to 150 intelligence officers, so "

"Monsieur de Gaulle, do you like rowing?" Churchill suddenly interrupted him and asked inexplicably.

De Gaulle was stunned. Reluctantly nodded.

"yes, who doesn't love the sport?" Churchill smiled and said, "Look, the whole of London is crazy about today, everyone wants to let their emotions out today, and I don't think it's appropriate to discuss things in Paris at this time." ”

"Ah, yes," de Gaulle's mood was struck.

However, he was not reconciled: "Mr. Prime Minister. Did I hear that Baron Alexon was in London? It's the best chance we can get, I think we could."

"Look, Princess Elizabeth's 'Royal Princess' is up!" Churchill interrupted de Gaulle again.

De Gaulle said no more. He knew that it would be difficult to discuss any formal issues with Churchill today

The "Royal Princess" gradually caught up, and the rowers on it rowed the oars with dexterity, and the "Royal Princess" was like a lightning bolt, overtaking one racing boat after another.

Cheers rang out from the shore. Almost all of them were cheering for the "Royal Princess".

In George VI worked hard to elevate the royal family. After Princess Elizabeth joined the army again, the British people's lost confidence in the royal family completely returned, and they loved their king and princess again, and it was driven by this mentality that everyone became the cheerleader of the "Royal Princess".

Now that the water is a contest between two boats, the Princess Royal and the Prince Dobert, Bloss rows hard, he is an Olympian after all. As the Royal Princess approached, Bloss struggled to regain his distance from it

But. The tenacious "Royal Princess" did not decide to give up just like that, it drew closer again

Princess Elizabeth watched the rowing boat chase after me, and excitedly kept cheering for her rowing boat. If it weren't for her identity, she would have screamed.

At the last 1,000 meters, the competition has reached a white-hot stage

The strength of the 800-meter, 700-meter, and 600-meter Bloss is too strong, and it is always one position advantage.

You must know that Wang Weiyi has done his best, he is not a real rower, but he is just a temporary number, and it is very remarkable to be able to maintain the second place.

However, the accident happened all of a sudden, and when there were still 300 meters to the end, the oars in Bloss's hand suddenly broke!

Bloss was dumbfounded, and the "Prince Dobert" stopped

And Sir Monrington, who was on the shore, had a smile on his face, yes, it was a good thing he had done, and last night he had secretly sent someone to make a hand at the oars used by Bloss, which was only a symbolic race, and the first place did not bring him anything.

In that case, why not give the championship to Princess Elizabeth and Baron Alexon? Count yourself into some of the things you do for them

Wang Weiyi didn't know what was happening in the road, he still rowed hard, and the "Royal Princess" soon surpassed the "Prince Dobert".

The excitement of the spectators on the shore was at its peak, and they cheered for the "Royal Princess" with all their might, and even George VI and Churchill couldn't help but join the ranks

When the "Royal Princess" was the first to cross the finish line, a loud and frenzied cry resounded on both sides!

First - the royal family's rowing has won the first!

The crazy cheers, the crazy crowds, everything, everything fell into a huge madness

Sir Montrington stopped laughing, and knew that the show was about to begin

"Second place, the 'Hound Dog', which is owned by General Rosen, rower Peter"

When the third and first places were announced one by one, there was silence in the scene, and then the master of ceremonies began to announce the names that attracted everyone's attention:

"1st place, 'Royal Princess'. It is owned by Princess Elizabeth."

As soon as these words came out, the enthusiastic cheers were heard again, forcing the master of ceremonies to stop. Wait until the cheers have passed before resuming the sermon:

"The rower"

The master of ceremonies suddenly stopped, with an incredulous expression on his face, as if he suspected that he had seen the wrong thing and that everyone didn't know what was going on.

After a full minute, the master of ceremonies said in a trembling voice:

"Its rower is Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Baron Bream"

The scene was dead silent Churchill opened his mouth wide in disbelief what he had heard, and the audience opened their mouths wide in complete disbelief what they had heard

Who? Who is the master of ceremonies talking about?

"Please Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Baron Braham came to receive the award," the master of ceremonies' voice was still trembling.

Wang Weiyi stepped out from King George VI of England. To Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to every ordinary British, the gaze of any pair of eyes. Now it's all down to this man:

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Bram – Skeleton Baron?

No, no, maybe it's a duplicate name, maybe he happens to be a baron too

Prizes are given to the first place. It was awarded by George VI himself. This is also a good play directed by George VI, when he handed the trophy to Wang Weiyi, he asked: "Are you really the skeleton baron?" ”

"Yes, I'm Baron Skeleton." Wang Weiyi kept his smile and then looked at the stunned audience: "I, Ernst. Braim, come for peace! I share the 'Royal Princess' with Princess Elizabeth, and the Honourable Princess Elizabeth and I won this contest together. This is the dawn of peace! ”

Finally, the crowd went completely crazy again!

"God bless the king - God bless England - Baron Alexon. The Gentleman at the Bottom—" Countless such fanatical cheers flooded the entire scene

"The Lowest Gentleman" - Baron Alecson, this is the new nickname given to Baron Skeleton by the British. It is important to know that the British are a country that is particularly fond of nicknames and titles.

For example, in addition to "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other territories and dependencies by the grace of God, Head of the Commonwealth, and defender of the state religion", the full title of their king should also be added "Duke of Lancaster, Lord of the Isle of Man, Duke of Normandy, Lord of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Lord of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lord of the Order of the Order of Loyalty, Lord of the Order of Loyalty, Lord of the Order of Military Merit, Lord of the Order of the Royal Police of the Order of Merit" and so on for hundreds of words.

There is no more complicated title than that of the King of England

And now, Wang Weiyi is also known in the United Kingdom:

"Baron Skeleton, Creator of the Miracle of the Somme, Messenger of Peace from Hell, Invincible German, Birther of Mythology, Gentleman of the Last"

The nickname "The Last Gentleman" probably comes from what Wang Weiyi did before and the cookies that the Luftwaffe airdropped to London.

Who knows what the way is?

But now the cheers were rising and rising, and the British completely forgot about the man in front of them, having repeatedly defeated the British on the battlefield and captured their supreme commanders, Alexander and General Montgomery, alive in North Africa.

It is strange that an enemy can get so much cheer, but Wang Weiyi's fame, which has been widely circulated in Britain and continental Europe since the First World War, has become a legend, and few people regard him as their real enemy.

While Wang Weiyi, George VI and Princess Elizabeth were receiving cheers, de Gaulle said angrily: "Mr. Prime Minister, what does this mean? ”

"If I say I don't know anything at all, would you believe me?" Churchill said with a wry smile.

He knew that de Gaulle would not believe it, but he was really completely kept in the dark. George VI did not participate in politics, did not interfere in the cabinet, but he steered Britain in his own ingenious way.

Just look at Baron Alexon's popularity here, and the German-British truce has become inevitable

"No, I don't believe you don't know the truth." De Gaulle, utterly furious, exclaimed: "This is a conspiracy, and I must make the strongest protest to the British Government on behalf of the Free French Movement!" Who is standing there? What an enemy, I ask you to arrest him immediately! ”

His use of the word "demand" challenged Churchill's pride. You must know that in the most difficult time for France, only Britain reached out to it and helped them at any cost, but now, this Frenchman actually asks for himself?

"This is a British matter, and it is a private matter, and there is no way I can arrest Baron Alecson." Churchill said coldly: "Monsieur de Gaulle, the scope of your rights is limited to the Free French Movement and the French National Liberation Committee, and not to what I am asked to do in London. ”

De Gaulle also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but the situation in front of him was absolutely unacceptable to him.

Look, the Allies' worst enemy, is receiving the cheers of the British, and his prestige here is incredible.

Soon, there will be a truce between Germany and Britain, so what should France do?

Without the help of Britain, France would never have been able to win liberation by its own strength.

But what can he do now?

The cheers continued.

All the cheers for one person:

Baron Alexon! (To be continued......)