I have to say that Li Xiaofeng's luck is sometimes really a bit against the sky, and he inexplicably won the favor of De Gaulle without doing anything, which made Churchill, who had a lot of dealings with De Gaulle, a broken glass.

The old smoker thinks that he still knows more about de Gaulle, this is a stubborn donkey, leading and fighting backwards, only touching the hair has some effect. In order to get rid of the French, he was also very troubled, who would have thought that the stubborn donkey and someone had only met once, and after a few polite conversations, the stubborn donkey actually had a good impression of someone.

This was extremely unscientific and inconceivable to Churchill, who did not know that someone was an immortal, otherwise he would have suspected that someone had cast an ecstasy spell on de Gaulle. Of course, Churchill could not have watched a certain immortal capture de Gaulle's heart like this, so he kept reminding de Gaulle:

"The Russians were inherently evil, and the Bolsheviks were even more evil. My friend, you must recognize the true face of the Russian Bolsheviks, and you must stand by the people. Main. By this side of the world! ”

This kind of preaching De Gaulle is actually very disgusted, with his temper may be about to blow up the thorn, but fortunately, the old Dai understands that he is now a person under the eaves and has to bow his head, and Roosevelt originally looked at him unpleasantly, if he offended Churchill again, he would not be able to get along. Determined to save France, he naturally would not make such a low-level mistake.

Therefore, on the surface, de Gaulle humbly accepted and thanked Churchill for his reminders and admonitions, but in fact he was very unimpressed. Why did de Gaulle appear to be one set but in fact another? Is it really just because he is an emotional person who is easily misled by emotions?

This was certainly not the case, de Gaulle was always a pragmatist. He advocated that France should handle international relations independently. But he also knew that France had not been able to win independence in the past. He wanted to achieve his ideals. It must be with the help of external forces, such as without the support of the British. Since France has no source of funds, it will naturally have to disperse without money. But there is bound to be a price to be paid for relying on external forces, and there is never a free lunch in this world.

So what de Gaulle pursued was a balance, using the contradictions of the outside world to win time and opportunity for France's re-emergence. As a politician, de Gaulle was well aware. After the Nazis were eliminated, the world pattern would inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes, and the international status of the Soviet Union and the United States would certainly rise, while Britain's status would inevitably decline. Since he did not want to be a lackey of Britain and the United States, he could only get a little closer to the Soviet Union and use the influence of the Soviet Union to counteract the huge political pressure from Britain and the United States.

Based on such considerations, de Gaulle naturally had to look at Li Xiaofeng differently, and the French actually had another account in their hearts, France and the Soviet Union had a good relationship in history except for the Napoleonic period. For a time, a Franco-Russian alliance was formed against Britain, if not for the death of Germany. This alliance is likely to last much longer.

Even on the eve of World War II, France came close to reaching a limited alliance with the Soviet Union, but unfortunately France lost the war too quickly and ended without implementing the alliance.

However, in de Gaulle's view, none of this was a problem, and since we had the foundation of the alliance and the traditional friendship, it was not a big problem to cooperate in the future. What's more, what he pursued was not an alliance with the Soviet Union, but "self-respect". In the future, the confrontation between Britain and the United States and the Soviet Union will be the mainstream, and it is entirely possible to use the confrontation between these two blocs to seek a more comfortable road to rejuvenation for France.

To put it bluntly, de Gaulle was the one who played the right and left ideas, and he thought that with the political status and industrial economic base of France, he could play this set of methods. Therefore, it is very necessary to get in touch with the representatives of the Soviet Union in advance and improve relations.

But what de Gaulle didn't expect was that Roosevelt saw through his ideas, and was quite wary of his hidden personal ambitions, and even Roosevelt once said to Churchill: "He wants to be the second Napoleon and be the great independence of France. Cutter! ”

Anyway, because of the presence of de Gaulle, the atmosphere in the venue was very delicate. In accordance with the procedures agreed upon by the three countries (since the three countries, since the By France does not count as "one country"), the meeting will be held by the three countries in turn, and the first day of the meeting will take place on the Augusta, then the London and the Moscow Komsomol Members.

It has to be said that the open and secret rivalry between the three countries has also developed outside the conference, and in the dinner after the first day of the conference, the Americans brought not only sumptuous dishes, in addition to the finest beef and seafood, but also Broadway singing and dancing.

The next day, the British were not far behind, and although the dark cuisine of the British Empire was really enough, the vast colonies still gave them unique products, such as tropical fruits flown in, the finest lamb from Australia, and Whisky from Scotland. All in all, the British don't cook very well, but the variety Doha! As for the programs used to fuel the fun, the British directly put the National Symphony Orchestra. I sent it, and it was quite exciting.

The pressure fell on the side of a certain immortal in an instant, and compared to these two countries, it seemed that the Russians could not show much in their hands. But who made the brains of some immortal come alive? What is wild game, beef and mutton? We have bears and tigers, and we have all kinds of other game, and we can get a good fur after eating. As for music, playing music in Russia is even less frightening, on ballet, on Ulanova!

Anyway, this toss is enough for the people who participated in the meeting, the meeting is intrigued during the day, and the table has to fight at night, so that some staff recalled: "This is the most laborious and stomach-consuming negotiation ...... I have ever seen"

Of course, the revolution, no, the negotiations are not a dinner party, and the negotiations on the future international status of the three major powers are certainly not as simple as eating, drinking, and having fun. At the negotiation table, the three parties are at loggerheads, and you come and go, which is not exciting.

The main issues of concern to the three countries are: post-war international relations, such as post-war European and Asian spheres of influence; the question of punishment for the Axis powers such as Germany, Italy, and Japan; the issue of coordination of the united front of the three countries; assistance issues related to the Lend-Lease Act;

Let's start with the simple to the complex. Let's start with the simplest Lend-Lease issue, on which the British are not demanding. Just ask for the previous share to be maintained. And the USSR. In other words, Li Xiaofeng's requirements are relatively high. In Roosevelt's view, it was somewhat of a lion's mouth.

Li Xiaofeng demanded 100,000 trucks, 1,000 transport planes and 1,000 B17 or B24 bombers. In addition, large quantities of food, medicines, and machine parts and accessories are required.

How big is it? Even Roosevelt was a little surprised, of course, only a little surprised, not that the Americans couldn't give it, but they didn't want to give it so happily.

Because of the problems involved, Roosevelt thought that if he gave too much, the Soviets would not cherish it. Or they think that the United States is the one who has been wronged and will continue to open its mouth even more in the future.

So on the first issue, Roosevelt had to stick to his principles and make the Soviets pay a certain price. He put forward a series of recent demands for joint operations against the Axis powers, such as asking the Soviet Union to exert pressure on Japan in the northeast, such as asking the Red Navy to send its main fleet to the Far East to assist the US Navy in fighting together, and even conveyed a strong protest from the Scraping People's Party, accusing the Soviet Union of de facto splitting and annexing China.

Li Xiaofeng replied with a smile: "Mr. President, don't you think these demands are too much? The Soviet Red Army assumed more than 90% of the military pressure of the German and Italian fascists on the Eastern Front, and also pinned down 500,000 Japanese Kwantung Army in the northeast. To put it mildly, he single-handedly shouldered more than 60% of the military pressure of the Axis powers. And your country is shouting that there is a lot of pressure just by confronting the Japanese Navy. No matter how you look at this, you can't say it's going to go, right? ”

After a pause, Li Xiaofeng said again: "As for joint operations with the US Navy or the Royal Navy, the Red Navy does not exclude it. But the Red Navy has always been weak, and the main fleet is too old to afford the attrition of ocean-going operations. And in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Arctic route, which is vital for our country, it is necessary to maintain sufficient naval forces in this direction. Of course, we are ready to commit ourselves to switching to the Pacific direction after the destruction of the German Navy......"

"As for Huaxia's problem, all the accusations are made out of nothing and ulterior motives. Since 1937, the Soviet Union has spared no effort to support the anti-Japanese struggle in China, supporting a large number of weapons, ammunition and other materials, most of which have been donated to the Scraping People's Party. Why do some people scold the Soviet mothers after eating Soviet food? It's morally unjustifiable, is it? ”

Roosevelt frowned slightly, to tell the truth, he knew that what someone said was the truth. Now the USSR is indeed the country in the world that bears the greatest military pressure on the Axis powers, and there is absolutely no one. But he was not a Soviet, and it was impossible for him to speak for the Soviet Union, and he wanted to defend the interests of the United States, which needed the Soviet Union to exert greater military pressure on Japan.

So he immediately said: "I understand the current difficulties of your government, and this is the main reason why my government is willing to help. However, we still hope that your country will show more courage and put more pressure on the Axis powers! ”

Li Xiaofeng immediately shook his head: "The established strategy of our government is to solve the German and Italian fascists first, Japan and the East are temporary secondary battlefields, and before defeating Germany and Italy, we have no extra troops and resources to invest in the war against Japan!" ”

Roosevelt stared at Li Xiaofeng, and the old president exerted strong silent pressure, but to his surprise, the 42-year-old directly ignored the pressure he exerted and hesitated to refuse his unreasonable demand.

For a while, the negotiations reached a stalemate, and Churchill hurriedly jumped out to play a round: "We understand the difficult situation of the Soviet government, but opposing the Axis powers is the duty of the world's responsible powers, and I believe that the Soviet government will not shirk this responsibility!" ”

Li Xiaofeng sneered in his heart, one singing with a white face and the other with a red face, this is a combination of soft and hard in the open and in the dark to force the Soviet Union to comply. Brother Zhen has never seen the world, and the responsibility of a few bullshit wants to fool Lao Tzu?

He immediately replied: "The Soviet Union has done its duty to fight fascism in Spain, China, Norway, Denmark, Poland and East Prussia from 1936, and the reason why we are now able to talk here is that the Soviet Union has resisted the joint onslaught of the Axis powers." Without the efforts of the Soviet government and people, the British people and the American people would have confronted the main forces of the Axis powers, and this was not the great contribution of the Soviet Union to the whole world? ”

Li Xiaofeng continued in a hurry: "On the contrary, the American people and the British people, who are under the least anti-fascist pressure, should be more enthusiastic in assuming their responsibilities and should liberate France in Europe as soon as possible. Countering Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia. This is your unavoidable responsibility! ”

Roosevelt and Churchill looked at each other. Knowing how difficult a certain immortal is, he doesn't eat hard and soft anyway, and it's really urgent, people don't mind pulling their legs and leaving immediately, anyway, Britain and the United States can't deal with the Soviet Union with the Axis powers, at most, the Soviet Union continues to play heads-up mode!

Seeing that the first plan did not work, Roosevelt and Churchill did not dare to rush too much, after all, they had already heard that a certain immortal had a firm anti-alliance position. As the Soviet government. Special Envoy of the Governing Bureau. Once provoked, you can immediately mess up the alliance. In order to stabilize the USSR, they could only make certain concessions.

"Well," Roosevelt said, "we understand the plight of your government, which is not in a position to do its best to fight the Japanese fascists for the time being." However, we hope that after the domestic situation in your country improves, we will declare war on Japan as soon as possible, and the Allies will fight together against the Japanese fascists. ”

Li Xiaofeng still didn't let go easily, he asked very carefully: "This situation has improved, is there a time limit?" ”

Churchill replied vaguely: "We hope it will be as soon as possible!" ”

Li Xiaofeng immediately began to shake his head: "I am a more serious person. I don't like general terms like probably, maybe, probably, etc. I don't want these vague words to hinder the relations between our three countries. On behalf of the Soviet government, I can make a promise that the Soviet Union will not declare war on Japan until the German and Italian fascists have been defeated. ”

Naturally, this answer did not satisfy Roosevelt and Churchill. They always hoped that the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan as soon as possible, and even Roosevelt promised: "On the anti-fascist issue, we cannot favor one over the other, and it is true that Europe is being ravaged by fascism, but the Asian people in the East also look forward to our rescue." It is both reasonable and necessary to strike at all the forces of the Axis powers at the same time. I hope the Soviet government will be fairer in this regard! ”

Li Xiaofeng said in his heart: "Only fools will fall for your evil." Is that what you say in China? You Yankees have long made the decision to put the West before the East, and your focus is on the West. How did you get to the Soviet Union, you have to have a bowl of water here. Do you really think Lao Tzu is a novice in politics? ”

Li Xiaofeng knew very well why Roosevelt and Churchill were so eager to demand that the Soviet Union strengthen military pressure on Japan. There was only one purpose, and that was to distract the Soviet Union from the European side. What's in it for you? After the weakening of the Soviet Union on the European front, it naturally took more time to defeat the Germans. And what Britain and the United States need most now is time, and they are very worried that the Soviet Union's progress in Europe is too fast, and when the sphere of influence is divided after the war, the Soviet Union's influence will penetrate deep into Western Europe, which will be too unfavorable for them.

If the Soviet Union can obediently divide its forces in East Asia and allocate a considerable part of its forces to fight the Japanese, then the progress on the European side will naturally be small. And Roosevelt and Churchill were not worried that the Soviet Union's power in the East was too extensive, and who made the legitimate regime in China a scraping government, although this government was a little incompetent, but at least it was an obedient dog, and it was impossible to run with the Soviets.

However, Li Xiaofeng could not be fooled, and from 1917, when he began to plan for the future, he believed that the focus of the Soviet Union could only be in Western Europe and the Middle East. As for the question of revolution in the East, he thought that it could be completely handed over to the Eastern Order. Level brothers to solve. Too much Soviet involvement in that area may be counterproductive. Therefore, Britain and the United States intend to coerce and lure him to the east, which is absolutely impossible.

He said: "The most powerful Japanese fascists are the navy, while the Soviet navy is not strong. As the world's two great navies, I believe that your two governments are the first choice to take on the task of dealing with the Japanese Navy. The Soviet Government is willing to provide support and cooperation in this regard, but our capabilities are limited, and under the tremendous military pressure of the bandit groups led by the German and Italian fascists, our country is really unable to take care of the eastern battlefield. Therefore, our government can only say sorry to the people of Asia, this is really no choice, it is really a pity! ”

Roosevelt and Churchill were depressed, they had only heard that someone was difficult to entangle, difficult to deal with, but they always subconsciously felt that a young man in his early forties was so awesome? And today, they have to admit that someone is really hard to do. Because no matter what they do, someone just has a firm belief and does not waver. This gives them the feeling that a dog bites a hedgehog and has nowhere to put its mouth.

So they decided to put this topic on hold for the time being, they couldn't talk about it anymore anyway, and maybe they would turn someone's face, so it was better to move on to the next topic first and see if they could fool someone.

"Well, we'll talk about it in more detail later," Churchill said, "and these are the details, and we can do it first." After deciding on the formation of an alliance and then discussing the details, I believe that our three countries should be on the same page on the most basic issue of fighting the Axis powers! Right? ”

Looking at Churchill's hypocritical smiling face, Li Xiaofeng felt like vomiting, he knew very well that the old smoker was still playing tricks, this was an attempt to reach an alliance first, as long as the alliance could be achieved, his mission as an envoy would be completed, and the next details had nothing to do with him, this was just the trick of Ming Xiu Plank Road and the secret Chen Cang! (To be continued.) )

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