In the early morning of the White House, Huang Ke woke up with the first rays of light in the east. Not long after he got up, Chen Liewen and Gu Weijun walked in, Huang Ke saw the two of them coming in, and knew that they were here to report the specific arrangements for the day's itinerary, so he asked, "Tell me about the arrangements for today and tomorrow." ”

Chen Liewen, who was in charge of these affairs, spread out his notebook and said: "At ten o'clock in the morning, I will hold a formal meeting with President Roosevelt, and attend the official state banquet at noon; In the afternoon, you'll attend a welcome dinner and speeches by local government and American friendship groups, as well as meet with local and federal dignitaries. ”

Huang Ke nodded, and Chen Liewen continued: "Tomorrow morning, you will attend the Sino-US Industrial Symposium and the welcome reception held by the overseas Chinese community, and visit local enterprises and schools. At noon, he will attend a luncheon with Vice President John Garner, and in the afternoon he will visit the Ford Motor Factory in the United States......"

At this time, Huang Ke had already washed his face, and Fourteen handed over a warm towel and a glass of milk, Huang Ke took the towel and wiped his hands, and then brought over the hot milk and paced while drinking.

"Contact the U.S. side to postpone or cancel the visit to Ford and change it to Boeing." Huang Kedao.

"Okay, I'll communicate with the US side later." Chen Liewen is still recording in his notebook.

Huang Ke added: "Gu Weijun helps him, and you are more familiar with Westerners than him." ”

"Well, I'll go with Levon to the Secretary of State later." Gu Weijun said.

Huang Ke continued: "In addition, when arranging the trip, I set aside an afternoon to make private contact with the Corleone family, and I want to express my gratitude to them in person." ”

Chen Liewen also made a record in the notebook. Huang Ke asked again if today's newspaper has been collected? Fourteen Tsai said that it had been delivered, and he was sorting out the translation.

Huang Ke said no, he drank the milk and began to read the major American newspapers that were delivered that day.

Not surprisingly, the visit of Huang Ke and his entourage to the United States has set off quite a stir in public opinion in the United States and even in the world. On the same day, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and many other mainstream media in the United States focused on Huang Ke's visit to the United States in large full-page or cross-page pages.

However, these media did not praise or belittle Huang Ke and himself excessively, but they observed Huang Ke and the ancient civilization behind him with a questioning tone, of course, these news also revealed sympathy for China's war against Japan, but only sympathy, the text did not say how to help these Chinese.

For most Americans, the Führer from the East seems a bit mysterious, and they can't tell whether they are friend or foe for the time being.

After reading the news from the mainstream media, Huang Ke casually flipped through some other newspapers. He casually picked up a penny tabloid called "The Sun" on the corner of the table, which also reported the news of Huang Ke's visit to the United States, but unlike the analysis of other major newspapers and first-hand news materials, one of the pages he made today was very interesting, and he made a division of the American crowd with various attitudes on Huang Ke's trip, and attached some analysis of the reasons.

Huang Ke picked it up and looked at it, there were no esoteric and obscure words in this newspaper, Huang Ke read it effortlessly, and did not need to rely on dictionaries and translations.

The newspaper said that in addition to the Chinese diaspora in Chinatown, there were also some workers and engineers who had worked in China, because for these Americans who came to China during the Great Depression because of the Sino-American trade deal, Huang Ke and his people did achieve a lot in the East, and they also had a good time in China.

They saw China's development from a backward artisanal farming country, where engineers and workers from Germany and the United States gathered to see barrels of oil, railroad tracks, and high-rise buildings built there...... There is no doubt that these people were full of favor for Huang Ke and China, and at the same time condemned and opposed Japan for the war between China and Japan.

However, after all, there are not many people in this category, and they are mainly workers and engineers, so they have little guidance for public opinion.

The newspaper followed up with another large group of analysts who were cautious and unconcerned about Huang Ke's trip. For the majority of Americans, they stay in the ignorant and backward perception of China in the far east, and they are also indifferent to the war between China and Japan in the two eastern countries, they are more concerned about their own pockets, and this type of people are mostly the middle and low strata of society, although they are soft-spoken, but this group is large in number and is the main component of society.

Of course, there are also people who welcome Huang Ke's visit, but have no opinion on the Sino-Japanese war, they believe that the war between China and Japan can better promote the sales of American products, this group of people is mainly oil tycoons, arms chiefs, and it is clear that although this group of people is smaller, it has the most influence.

Of course, the newspapers also listed the opinions of other groups of people, such as those who oppose China or Japan, but they are not representative enough, so they do not analyze them.

Huang Ke put the newspaper after reading this article, his brows furrowed, the main purpose of this visit to the United States is to promote US military industrial cooperation with China, so that the United States will cut off Japanese aid, if the American society is as analyzed in this article, then the probability of success of this trip will be greatly reduced.

However, despite the reluctance in his heart, Huang Ke still has to admit that the analysis of this report has a certain credibility. A weak country is bullied, not only by a barbarian country like Japan, but also by a country like the United States.

Huang Ke sighed, he could still coerce and lure Stalin, after all, if China failed against Japan, it would directly affect the interests of the Soviet Union, but for the United States, at least the current United States, Huang Ke could only patiently persuade or wait for someone with outstanding insight to foresee Japan's future intentions.

It's a pity that there are too few such people. That's why he made that remark before the White House press conference yesterday, because he understood that only by making Americans aware of the threat posed to them by Japan would they generously support the Chinese in their war against Japan.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Liewen pushed the door in, and said that it was time for breakfast, and President Roosevelt invited Huang Ke to have breakfast.

When Huang Ke arrived, President Roosevelt was already sitting in a seat in the dining room at the push of the black servant, Owen McDuffy. He was savoring bread and omelettes, eating with relish.

"Good morning, Mr. Chairman, please." Roosevelt greeted Huang Ke with a smile. He knew that as the head of a great country, they worked more than 15 hours a day, so this breakfast might be the second meal of the day for him.

Breakfast was simple, not as rich as the legend says, just simple bread, minced meat, omelette, milk and the like, and the dessert was a small slice of pineapple, two cherries, and a little walnut kernel in a thin cream.

Both of them were eating, and Roosevelt would read the newspaper as he could. Huang Ke appropriately took out the penny tabloid, and he smiled: "Mr. President, I saw a very interesting report today, and the content is the best one I have ever seen. ”

After hearing this, Roosevelt raised his head and said, "Yes? I'd love to see it. ”

After speaking, Huang Ke handed him the newspaper in front of him, and he took it and looked at it carefully. Huang Ke watched his reaction attentively, only to see that Roosevelt's expression was sometimes frowning, and sometimes the corners of his mouth were raised, it seemed that he was attracted by the content here.

After reading it, he smiled and said, "It seems that this newspaper is very ingenious. ”

"Well, it's ingenious but it makes sense, and I think this newspaper says that most people in the United States are mindful of visiting the United States." Huang Ke nodded, his expression was a little serious, and it could be seen that he was a little worried about this matter.

"......" Roosevelt changed the subject after seeing his expression, "Mr. Chairman, I am deeply honored to hear that your children are studying at universities in the United States. If possible, my wife and I would like to invite them to the White House tonight and give them a taste of my wife's craft. By the way, the cheese bread she makes is very delicious. ”

"Well, I think they'll be more than happy." Huang Ke said with a smile.

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At the time of Huang Ke's visit to the United States, the war against Japan on the land of China had entered a cold winter. Although the situation in the Northeast Theater has improved, due to the continuation of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, coupled with the sabotage of Japanese spies and aircraft, the large number of weapons and equipment and later supplies needed by the army are becoming more and more stretched.

In North China, the Japanese army captured the important town of Jinan and began to march to the front line of Dezhou. Liu Jian deployed heavy troops to resist the enemy, and the battles were carried out very tragically.

What's worse is the East China battlefield, because the East China front line is related to the safety of the capital Nanjing, and it is the concentration of the Yangtze River's golden waterway and heavy industry, so it has always been quite important, but as the campaign progressed, the Japanese army continued to increase its military strength in this area, and vowed not to break Nanjing and not give up.

Zhang Zhizhong deployed heavy troops to fight a bloody battle with the Japanese army on the front line of Suzhou for several months, and now the front line of Suzhou has become a ruin, and from the sky, there is a color of slaughter everywhere.

The snow fell, and there was no longer any beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River here, only thick gunsmoke and dusty soldiers......