I have to say that Li Xiaofeng's luck is sometimes a bit out of the blue. He inexplicably won the favor of Charles de Gaulle without doing anything, which made Churchill, who had dealt with Charles de Gaulle, break his glasses.

The old smoker thought he knew more about Charles De Gaulle. This is a stubborn donkey. He could not walk and retreat. Only by touching the hair can he have some effect. In order to deal with the French, he was also very worried. Who would have thought that the stubborn donkey met someone once, and after everyone talked politely for a few words, the stubborn donkey actually developed a favorable impression of someone.

This seemed extremely unscientific and incredible to Churchill. Fortunately, he didn't know that someone was an immortal, otherwise he would have suspected that someone had cast a ** curse on Charles de Gaulle. Of course, Churchill could not watch the immortal capture Charles de Gaulle's heart, so he kept reminding Charles de Gaulle:

"The Russians are evil, and the Bolsheviks are even more evil. My friend, you must recognize the true face of the Russian Bolsheviks and must stand on the side of the world!"

De Gaulle was actually very disgusted with such preaching. With his temper, he might have to blow up his thorns, but fortunately, Old Dai understood that he had to bow his head under the roof. Roosevelt had disliked him. If he offended Churchill again, he would definitely not be able to survive. He was determined to save France and would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.

So on the surface, De Gaulle humbly accepted and thanked Churchill’s reminder and warning, but in fact he disagreed. Why is De Gaulle’s one set on the surface but actually another? Is it really just because he is an emotional person and easily misled by emotions?

It is certainly not the case. De Gaulle has always been a pragmatist. He advocated France to handle international relations independently. But he also knew that France had not been able to win an independent position before. If he wanted to realize his ideal, he must rely on external forces. For example, without the support of the British, France would have no source of funds, and without money, he would have to part with the group. However, it would be necessary to pay a price to rely on external forces. There would never be a free lunch in this world.

Therefore, what Charles de Gaulle pursues is a kind of balance, using external contradictions to get along with each other, and winning time and opportunities for France's re-rise. As a politician, Charles de Gaulle is very clear. After the elimination of the Nazis, the world pattern will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes. The international status of the Soviet Union and the United States will definitely rise, and the status of Britain will inevitably decline. Since he is unwilling to be a lackey of Britain and the United States, he can only move closer to the Soviet Union and use the influence of the Soviet Union to offset the huge political pressure from Britain and the United States.

Based on this consideration, Charles de Gaulle naturally had to look at Li Xiaofeng differently, and the French actually had another account in their hearts. In history, except for the bad times of Napoleon, the relationship between France and the Soviet Union was good at the rest. At one time, a French-Russian alliance against Britain was formed. If Germany had not committed suicide, this alliance would have existed for a longer time.

Even on the eve of World War II, France almost reached a limited alliance with the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, France was defeated too quickly and would be over without implementing the alliance.

However, these are not problems in Charles de Gaulle's opinion. Since everyone has the foundation of an alliance and traditional friendship, it is not a big problem to cooperate in the future. What's more, what he pursues is not an alliance with the Soviet Union, but "raising the enemy to respect himself". In the future, the confrontation between Britain and the United States and the Soviet Union will be mainstream, and we can completely use the confrontation between these two major groups to seek a more comfortable road to revival for France!

To put it bluntly, De Gaulle was just a good idea, and he believed that with France's political status and industrial economic foundation, he could use this method completely. Therefore, it is very necessary to contact the representatives of the Soviet Union in advance and establish a good relationship.

But what Charles de Gaulle didn't expect was that Roosevelt saw through his thoughts and was quite wary of his hidden personal ambitions. Even Roosevelt once said to Churchill: "He wants to be the second Napoleon and be the French dictator!"

Anyway, because of the presence of Charles de Gaulle, the atmosphere at the venue was very delicate. According to the procedures agreed by the three countries (French is not considered a "one country"), the meeting will be taken turns by the three countries. The first day's meeting will be held on the Augusta, followed by the London and the Moscow Communist Youth League members.

It has to be said that the open and secret struggles between the Three Kingdoms have also developed to the conference. In the dinner after the first day of the meeting, Americans brought not only rich delicacies, but also brought Broadway singing and dancing to entertain themselves in addition to the best beef and seafood.

The next day, the British were naturally unwilling to fall behind. Although the dark cuisine of the British Empire was really bad, the vast colonies still gave them unique products, including tropical fruits transported from air, Australian top lamb, and Scottish whiskey. In short, the British did not cook well, but the variety was Doha! As for the programs used to cheer up, the British directly sent the National Symphony Orchestra, which was quite exciting.

The pressure instantly fell on a certain immortal. Compared with these two countries, it seems that Russians can not have many things to do. But who makes a certain immortal live? What are the wild game, beef, and mutton? We have bears and tigers, and there are all other wild game. After eating, we can even give each person a good piece of fur. As for music, Russia is even less afraid of playing music, playing ballet and Ulanova!

Anyway, this troubles made it difficult for those who participated in the meeting. They had to compete in meetings during the day and compete on the dining table stage at night, so some staff members recalled: "This is the most troublesome and cumbersome negotiation I have ever seen..."

Of course, revolution, no, negotiations are not about treating guests to dinner. Negotiations related to the future international status of the three major powers are definitely not as simple as eating, drinking and having fun. At the negotiation table, the three parties are fighting each other, which is so exciting.

The main issues that the three countries are concerned about are: issues of post-war international relations, such as the sphere of influence in post-war Europe and Asia; issues of punishment for Axis powers such as Germany, Italy and Japan; issues of cooperation on the united front of the three countries; issues of assistance related to the leased bill;

Let’s start with simple to complex one by one. Let’s talk about the simplest lending bill issue first. On this issue, the British did not have high requirements. They just needed to maintain their previous share. The Soviet Union, or Li Xiaofeng, had higher requirements. In Roosevelt’s opinion, it was somewhat a bit like opening his mouth.

Li Xiaofeng asked to obtain 100,000 trucks, 1,000 transport aircraft and 1,000 b17 or b24 bombers. In addition, he also required a large amount of food, medicine, and machine parts and accessories.

How big is the number? Even Roosevelt was a little surprised. Of course, it was just a little surprised. It was not that the Americans couldn't give it, but that they didn't want to give it so much.

Because this involves a series of problems, Roosevelt believes that if he gives it too much, the Soviets will not cherish it. Or he thinks that the United States is the sucker and will continue to become more and more serious in the future.

So on the first issue, Roosevelt had to adhere to principles and make the Soviets pay a certain price. He put forward a series of recent joint operations against the Axis powers, such as demanding that the Soviet Union put pressure on Japan in the Northeast, such as demanding that the Red Navy send its main fleet to the Far East to assist the US Navy in fighting together, and even conveyed strong protests from the Democratic Party, accusing the Soviet Union of splitting and annexing China in fact.

Li Xiaofeng replied with a smile: "Mr. President, don't you think these requirements are too excessive? The Soviet Red Army underwent more than 90% of the military pressure of German and Italian fascists on the Eastern Front battlefield, and also restrained 500,000 Japanese Kwantung Army in the Northeast. To be honest, it was under more than 60% of the military pressure of the Axis powers alone. Your country is just fighting against the Japanese navy and is shouting that it is too much pressure. No matter how you look at this, can't you say it?"

After a pause, Li Xiaofeng said again: "As for joint combat with the US Navy or the Royal Navy, the Red Navy is not rejected. However, the Red Navy has always been weak, and its main fleet is old and cannot afford the consumption of ocean-going operations. Moreover, in order to ensure the smooth flow of Arctic routes that are crucial to our country, it is necessary to maintain sufficient naval power in this direction. Of course, we are willing to promise to turn to the Pacific direction after the German Navy is eliminated..."

"As for the issue of China, all the accusations were made out of nothing and ulterior motives. Since 1937, the Soviet Union has spared no effort to support China's anti-Japanese struggle, supporting a large number of weapons, ammunition and other materials, most of which were given to the Democratic Party. Why do some people scold the Soviet Union's mother after eating Soviet food? This is morally unreasonable, right?"

Roosevelt frowned slightly. To be honest, he knew that what someone said was the truth. Now the Soviet Union is indeed the country in the world with the greatest pressure on axis affairs, and absolutely no one. But he is not a Soviet, so it is impossible for him to speak for the Soviet Union. What he wants to safeguard the interests of the United States, and the United States needs the Soviet Union to put greater military pressure on Japan.

So he immediately said: "I understand the current difficulties of your government, and this is the main reason why our government is willing to provide assistance. However, we still hope that your country can show greater courage and put greater pressure on the Axis powers!"

Li Xiaofeng immediately shook his head: "The established strategy of our government is to first resolve German and Italian fascism. Japan and the East are temporarily secondary battlefields. Before defeating Germany and Italy, we do not have any extra troops or resources to invest in the war against Japan!"

Roosevelt stared at Li Xiaofeng tightly. The old president exerted strong silent pressure, but to his surprise, the 42-year-old man directly ignored the pressure he exerted and hesitantly rejected his unreasonable request.

The negotiations were in a stalemate for a while, and Churchill hurriedly jumped out to smooth things over: "We understand the difficult situation of the Soviet government, but opposing the Axis powers is the obligation of the world's responsible major powers. I believe the Soviet government will not shirk this responsibility!"

Li Xiaofeng sneered in his heart, one sings the white face and the other sings the white face. This is to force the Soviet Union to submit both openly and secretly. He really thought that he had never seen the world, and he wanted to fool me for a few bullshit responsibilities?

He immediately replied: "The Soviet Union has fulfilled its obligations and has been fighting fascist forces in Spain, China, Norway, Denmark, Poland and East Prussia since 1936. The reason why we can talk here is that the Soviet Union resisted the joint attack of the Axis powers. Without the efforts of the Soviet government and people, the British and American people will face the main force of the Axis powers. Isn't this the great contribution of the Soviet Union to the whole world?"

Li Xiaofeng continued with a cheerful intent: "On the contrary, the American people and the British people who have the least pressure on anti-fascism should take responsibility more actively and liberate France in Europe as soon as possible. Fight against Japan's expansion in Southeast Asia. This is your unavoidable responsibility!"

Roosevelt and Churchill looked at each other and knew how difficult it was to deal with a certain immortal. Anyway, they were not good at soft and hard, and they were really impatient. They didn't mind squeezing their legs and leaving immediately. Anyway, Britain and the United States could not argue with the Axis powers to deal with the Soviet Union. At most, the Soviet Union continued to play the one-on-one challenge mode!

Seeing that the first plan did not work, Roosevelt and Churchill did not dare to force it too quickly. After all, they had heard that a certain immortal had a firm anti-alignment stance. As the special envoy of the Soviet Political Bureau, once he was angry, he could immediately disrupt the alliance. In order to stabilize the Soviet Union, they could only make certain concessions.

"Let's do this," said Roosevelt, "we understand the difficult situation of your government and cannot do our best to combat Japanese fascists for the time being. But we hope that after the domestic situation in your country will improve, we will declare war on Japan as soon as possible, and the allies will fight Japanese fascists together."

Li Xiaofeng still didn't let go easily. He asked in detail: "This situation has improved, is there a deadline?"

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

Li Xiaofeng immediately began to shake his head: "I am a serious person. I don't like general words like probable, maybe, or maybe. I don't want these vague words to hinder the relationship between our three countries. On behalf of the Soviet government, the promise I can give is that the Soviet Union will declare war on Japan only after defeating German and Italian fascists."

This answer naturally cannot satisfy Roosevelt and Churchill. They always hope that the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan as soon as possible, and even Roosevelt promised: "In the anti-fascism issue, we cannot favor one or the other. It is true that Europe is being ravaged by fascism, but the Asian people in the East also hope that we will save it. At the same time, it is reasonable and necessary to attack all the forces of the Axis powers. I hope the Soviet government can be more fair in this regard!"

Li Xiaofeng thought to himself: "Only fools can get into your evil deeds. Do you say that in China? You Americans have long made the decision to first the West and then the East, and your focus is on the West. Why do you have to be a slap in the Soviet Union? Do you really think I am a novice in the political arena?"

Li Xiaofeng knew very well that Roosevelt and Churchill were so anxious to demand that the Soviet Union strengthen military pressure on Japan. There was only one purpose, that was, to disperse the Soviet Union's energy in Europe. What is the benefit of this? After the Soviet Union's strength in Europe was weakened, it would naturally take more time to defeat the Germans. What Britain and the United States need most now is time. They are very worried that the Soviet Union's progress in Europe is too fast. When the sphere of influence is divided after the war, the Soviet Union's power will penetrate into Western Europe, which is too unfavorable for them.

If the Soviet Union could obediently divide the troops in East Asia and draw a considerable number of troops to attack the Japanese, then Europe would naturally have made small progress. Moreover, Roosevelt and Churchill were not worried that the Soviet Union's power in the East would be too expanding. Who made the legal regime of China slaughter the civil government? Although this government is a little bit incompetent, it is at least an obedient dog and it will never be possible to follow the Soviets.

However, Li Xiaofeng was impossible to be fooled. When he started planning for the future in 1917, he believed that the focus of the Soviet Union was only in Western Europe and the Middle East. As for the revolutionary issue in the East, he believed that it could be left to the Eastern class brothers to solve it. The Soviet Union's excessive intervention in the side may have a counterproductive effect. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Britain and the United States to coerce and lure him to the east.

He said: "The most powerful Japanese fascist is the navy, and the Soviet navy is not strong. As the world's navy, I think your governments are the first choice to take on the solution to the Japanese navy. The Soviet government is willing to provide support and cooperation in this regard, but our country's capabilities are limited. Under the huge military pressure of the bandit group led by German and Italian fascists, our country is really unable to take into account the Eastern battlefield. Therefore, our government can only apologize to the Asian people. There is nothing we can do about it, it is a pity!"

Roosevelt and Churchill were depressed. In the past, they only heard that someone was difficult to deal with and difficult to deal with, but they always subconsciously thought that a young man in his early forties was that awesome? But today, they had to admit that someone was indeed difficult to deal with. Because no matter how they did it, someone was firm in his belief and unshakable. This made them feel like a dog biting a hedgehog and having nowhere to put his mouth.

So they decided to put this topic aside for the time being. Anyway, they couldn't continue to talk about it anymore. Maybe they would give someone a reason to turn against each other. It would be better to go to the next topic first and see if they could fool someone.

"Let's do this, this issue will be discussed in detail later," Churchill said. "These are all details. We can implement the issue of the Three Kingdoms Alliance first. We must first determine to establish an alliance, and then discuss the details. I believe that the three countries should be consistent in the most basic issue of combating the Axis powers! Yes?"

Looking at Churchill's hypocritical smile, Li Xiaofeng felt that he wanted to vomit. He knew very well that the old smoke ghost was still using tricks. This was an attempt to reach an alliance first. As long as the alliance could be achieved, his mission as a special envoy would be completed. The next details had nothing to do with him. This was just a trick to repair the plank road and secretly traveling to Chen Cang! (To be continued.)

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