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    Chapter 172 The meeting of the two giants

    History has been completely messed up. Without China¡¯s Anti-Japanese War, Japan¡¯s march south would have been advanced by more than a year, which in turn led to the early birth of the Atlantic Charter.  The secret meeting between the British and American leaders was originally supposed to be in August 1941, but this time and space was moved forward.

    Newfoundland, Port Aginsha, an easy chair is placed under the canopy of the main battery turret in front of the USS Augusta, a US battleship.  Franklin Roosevelt sat quietly in his chair and stared at the exit of the harbor.

    Suddenly there was a cry: "Warship!" Roosevelt raised his telescope. The first thing that appeared where the blue sea and sky connected was a destroyer, then five destroyers appeared one after another. The last thing that appeared was a huge body, the USS Hood.  Battleship.

    Standing next to Churchill was Hopkins, the special envoy of the U.S. President. As Roosevelt's most trusted staff member, he led this secret meeting.  When Churchill's fat body and Hopkins' thin face appeared in the telescope, Roosevelt said: "Elliot, help me up."

    The two warships were getting closer and closer. "God Save the King" was played on the Augusta. Roosevelt took off his hat and stood solemnly on the deck.  The melody of "The Star-Spangled Banner" floated from the battleship opposite. On the side deck, Churchill stood upright and solemn.  A small boat sent Churchill to the USS Augusta, and the naval honor guard lined up to respond. Amid the salute, Churchill first saluted the flying Stars and Stripes when he boarded the battleship.

    "Mr. President, it's so exciting to finally meet you." Churchill extended his thick hand, and Roosevelt responded enthusiastically.  After shaking the other person's hand, he solemnly replied: "I am very happy to meet you on the warship. Prime Minister Churchill."

    Two easy chairs are placed side by side, and the two leaders sit side by side.

    "The Chinese government issued a statement expressing regret for Japan's military operations going south! To be honest, this joke is not funny at all. Although President Fang is secretly cooperating with the United Kingdom, I still want to say that there are mainly sufficient interests.  , it is not difficult to impress this great man who led China on the road to prosperity." When Roosevelt said this.  It has a somewhat sour smell.  Churchill could understand his subtext, but the Prime Minister still decided to pretend to be confused.

    ¡°The Chinese government extended a helping hand to the British Empire during its most difficult time, and I am deeply grateful. As you said, the British Empire has shown sufficient sincerity.¡±

    The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled, and Churchill continued: "This is a very helpless thing. The military potential of the red regime in northern China is too huge. The Chinese industrial capabilities are not enough to support two battlefields. The British Empire needs the help of the United States.  , enough arms are needed to defend the motherland, but now the empire¡¯s treasury is empty, leaving only rats scurrying around.¡±

    "The purpose of inviting Mr. Prime Minister to come this time is to talk about this matter. I have to say that it would be deeply regrettable if President Fang could sit side by side with us at this time. Formally, China is a democratic country. Because of the Neutrality Act.  The United States will not be able to intervene in the war in the short term. After Japan went south and occupied the Philippines, the attitude of most members of Congress has softened, but it has not been able to promote the United States' participation in the war. In general, the United States still needs an opportunity to participate in the war. Of course, there are many things that the United States can do.  a lot of."

    The conversation between the two started in China.  Not like that meeting in the alternate history.  The topic focused mainly on the previous wars between the Soviet Union and Germany.  In this period of time and space, the Sino-Soviet War, Japan's march southward, and the European War are the main conflicts in the world.  It is impossible for the United States to give up its interests in the Pacific, but Roosevelt hopes that China and Japan will start fighting first.  Churchill was more urgent, but he had other concerns. He hoped that it would be best to restore peace between China and the Soviet Union, so that Germany would have less worries and the pressure on Britain would be reduced. It would be best if Germany and the Soviet Union also started fighting.

    The problem is that because of the Sino-Soviet war, the bearded man in this time and space has no experience in teasing the mustache on the issue of Romania. Moreover, Germany in this time and space has not only developed the Bavarian oil fields, but also has Libyan oil fields in Africa that need to be developed, so the Soviet Union  There was no conflict between Germany and Germany that made Hitler restless.  Unlike in the parallel history, Romania's oil is almost Hitler's lifeblood. The big beard can influence Romania's calculations by forcing the mustache to follow his life-threatening rhythm.

    The distorted history has caused the nature of this meeting to be different. The same thing is that the ambition of the United States represented by Roosevelt has not changed.  The Versailles system has been broken, and after the old world order was destroyed by the rise of Germany, the opportunity for the United States to dominate the new world order has arrived.  The problem is that there are many uncertainties in this new world order.  First, the United States has to join the war, and then you have to deal with Germany, which is more powerful in time and space and does not yet have a two-front war.  There is also Japan, which is not hindered by China's battlefield, joining in the fun, and China, which has created the miracle of rapid rise, cannotignore.

    Generally speaking, the current world situation is elusive. As Roosevelt, the first thing to do is to protect the United Kingdom. Without the existence of the United Kingdom as a springboard, how can we intervene in the European continent?  Secondly, there is the issue of Nanyang. Japan's ambitions must be curbed.  Finally, it was the turn of the issue between China and the Soviet Union. This issue was the most complex and difficult to deal with.  The best outcome would be for both China and the Soviet Union to suffer losses and then negotiate peace.  China turned to the Southeast Asia to fight against Japan, and the Soviet Union turned to fighting against Germany.  But this can only be a good wish. Things have been difficult to improve since Stalin launched the attack. This is based on Roosevelt's understanding of Fang Jianxiong.  There is also a possibility that because there is no immediate conflict between the Soviet Union and Germany, Stalin may turn to the path of cooperation with Germany because of the disadvantages of the Sino-Soviet war.

    Various possibilities will happen. What Roosevelt can do now is to increase aid to Britain first, and then depend on the situation.  Another problem is different. Because the United States has withdrawn from the Philippines, after Japan moves south, there will no longer be any problem of resources being choked by the United States.  Now if the United States wants to join the war, it must attack the United States first.

    Churchill was also having a headache at this time. While discussing the world situation with Roosevelt, he was wondering whether to let submarines attack American warships and then frame them for Hitler. This idea had not lasted for a day or two. Now that Japan has moved south, this idea has changed.  It was extremely strong.

    "Your Excellency, I heard that the Chinese are secretly developing atomic weapons in the northwest." Churchill suddenly brought up such a topic. Roosevelt was not surprised at all. The United States was also developing atomic bombs. The problem was that it was only after the United States started to develop atomic weapons that the Chinese discovered that  The uranium mine was intercepted.  Now if the United States wants to develop an atomic bomb, it must mine uranium ore.  Invisibly, the speed of U.S. research and development has been delayed.

    "The intelligence department only discovered this matter recently. President Fang Da of China was doing this five years ago, and this time is probably several years earlier. Because our intelligence personnel discovered that about ten years ago  , somewhere in northwest China was turned into a military restricted area. Just two years before that period, the Chinese government purchased a large number of thermal power generating units from the United States. Mr. Prime Minister must also know that the development process of atomic energy weapons requires a large amount of  Electricity serves as a guarantee. Unfortunately, during that period, the United States was in the most severe stage of the economic crisis, and American companies could not refuse orders from the Chinese. Not only generator sets, but also a large amount of precision processing equipment and technical data also flowed to  China and the Soviet Union. After long-term research by American China research institutions, it has been found that China's industrial capacity has increased at least ten times in the past ten years. Although it is not enough to catch up with the United States, it is already the first in Asia and the third or third in the world.  Fourth." Roosevelt spoke of this with a heavy expression of helplessness.  If it weren't for the damn economic crisis, China's industrialization process would not have been so smooth.

    Churchill was also very sad about the economic crisis in advance. If it were not for the response to the economic crisis, Britain would not be able to adopt conservative economic policies, let alone have so much technology taken away by the Chinese with banknotes.

    "I mean, if the Chinese invented atomic weapons ahead of time, then China must be our ally." Churchill's reminder was not subtle at all, while Roosevelt said calmly: "Mr. Prime Minister, don't worry. As long as our  As long as the ambition of the noble president of a democratic country is still there, China will not be our enemy." This sentence fully reflects Roosevelt's understanding of the ambition of someone on the other side.

    ¡°I have to tell Mr. President frankly that the British Empire is likely to be defeated in Nanyang, and in order to preserve India¡¯s interests, it has to hand over the interests of Burma.¡± Churchill¡¯s heart bleeds when he talks about this.

    "I really hope the Japanese attack Burma before the Chinese!" Roosevelt sighed, Churchill's cheeks twitched a few times, and the thought in his mind became stronger.  If the bastard in front of him hadn't given up on the Philippines, would Japan dare to go south?  Even if Japan dares to go south, without Taiwan Island, Japan's southbound route will have to bypass the Philippines. In this way, Japan's transportation capacity will become Japan's fatal shortcoming.

    After sighing with emotion, Roosevelt put away his expression of regret and said: "I will submit a bill to sanction Japan to Congress! The possibility of passing it will be very high. Other issues are easy to talk about. The difficult thing is the conflict between China and the Soviet Union. The U.S. government is very  It is difficult to make a clear attitude. This will definitely become a major obstacle to Sino-US relations."

    Roosevelt was not embarrassed at all when it came to mentioning this. The United States did express deep regret when war broke out between China and the Soviet Union.  In fact, so far, there are three biggest beneficiaries of the Sino-Soviet war, one is the United States, one is Germany, and the other is Japan.  Because of the Sino-Soviet war, the Soviet Union increased its efforts to smuggle aluminum from the United States, especially aviation aluminum.  In China, a new round of Sino-US joint ventures has begun.
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