The British are sometimes quite naive. They always look down on Iceland and think that they can give away the Icelanders by just using three melons and two jujubes. At the beginning, they didn't even want to give them three melons and two jujubes, and they were eager to grab a ticket from Iceland. But now the situation completely exceeded their expectations. These guys were thinking about how to quickly dismiss the Icelanders, thinking that they could get rid of them by just giving one or two yes.

I have to say that the British really didn’t understand the status quo. Why should I accept the British three melons and two dates now? No one could support Iceland in the past, so naturally he could only swallow his anger. Now with the support of the Soviet Union, international public opinion is beneficial to themselves. Keep your British cow and eat it yourself!

The Icelandic Foreign Minister directly mocked the British at the press conference: "The British government has never realized what they were wrong. It is an era when imperialism can do whatever it wants, and it is thought that it can scare the Icelandic people with guns... Our Icelandic economy is not rich, but we will not sell our dignity just because of a few stinky money. Anyone who commits crimes on Iceland's land must be punished accordingly, and there will be no exception!"

Churchill was stunned. He found that things had completely exceeded control. He underestimated Iceland too much that he did not expect it to be a big pit. Although the wartime news control laws in the UK have not had much impact, abroad, the image of Britain's nationality has been widely questioned. Those who do not like the British can jump out and point at the nose of the British Empire and sneer. Although this does not have substantial lethality, it invisibly encourages the activity of the reaction strength.

Churchill could imagine how excited they would be when the colony's thorns heard the news, and when they knew that the little Iceland could give the British Empire eye drops, they would be and what actions they would take.

Once the flames of the colony are ignited, those ***ists and separatists will jump out and bite hard on the British Empire. Although this is not fatal, it will greatly consume the energy and strength of the empire, making the empire overwhelmed by the small troubles one after another. At this time, the United States and the Soviet Union will complete the transcendence of the empire in one fell swoop and will leave the empire farther and farther away!

When Churchill thought of this terrible possibility, he regretted provoking the conflict in Iceland. He had really miscalculated the determination of the Soviet Union. He wanted to play a strait ball and turned into a solid head-on collision. With his imperial style and his body was so thick that he could not withstand the rough and thick polar bears torture!

"This farce must be ended as soon as possible!" Churchill made up his mind secretly. In his opinion, it would be a big deal that would really hurt his vitality if he continued to make trouble.

Churchill once again called Roosevelt, asking the old president to act as an intermediary to mediate with the Soviet Union to strive for a decent ending. In response, Roosevelt readily agreed and promised to try his best to reconcile the conflicts between Britain and the Soviet Union and maintain unity between the allies.

Churchill breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that he thought Roosevelt could make the Soviet Union surrender. Judging from the previous situation, it was impossible. Roosevelt's pressure was not enough to make the Soviet Union submit. However, now Churchill has lowered his goal, and his idea has gone from forcing the Soviet Union to taking a small step back and ended in a decent manner. He believed that this little face was given to Roosevelt.

Poor Fatty Qiu, he once again miscalculated. Roosevelt was not as friendly to Britain as he imagined. Who was Roosevelt? He was also a person who completely took the protection of the national interests of the United States as his responsibility, and his political determination was quite firm.

Look at Roosevelt's campaign path (not limited to the first time), the first time his opponent was Hoover. From the perspective of later generations, Roosevelt won by an overwhelming advantage, which seemed to be a breeze in winning, and it seemed to be easy to enter the White House with the support of the American people.

Is this the truth? The answer is no. Roosevelt was cynical by most media across the country when he was running for president, and most media were not optimistic that he could win the election. Instead, the media kept building momentum for Hoover, and compared with this, Roosevelt was like a disabled ugly duckling.

It can be said that Roosevelt was elected president under the criticism of the national media. Who is so determined? Of course, some comrades would ask, "Didn't you say that Hoover has caused the American public to be resentful? Why did the media criticize Roosevelt and praise Hoover one-sidedly? This is a bit irrelevant!

This is not a big deal, because the media has attributes. At that time, the major American media were in the hands of capitalists, and Hoover was a president who was very bad for the people and loved the capitalists. His way to solve the "Great Depression" during his tenure was to save the big capitalists regardless of the lives of the common people and give the capitalists a large amount of "disaster relief" money to the capitalists to fill the pit. Naturally, the media named capital had to sing praises to President Hoover loudly.

In fact, Roosevelt's relationship with the media has never been very good. When he started his second presidential journey, it was similar to the first copy. He was still sarcastic and attacked by the media. Even the whole country was circulating about his sexual illness (Roosevelt's wife was not a good wife and mother. At that time, the romantic affairs of the first lady were circulated in the United States. In fact, the relationship between Roosevelt and Elinor was more like a political marriage. The true love of the old president was Lucy. In the end, the old president fell in Lucy's arms when he died). Under this large number of abuse and attacks, he magically reversed and successfully defended his title.

Roosevelt was not only very determined, but also very good at political skills. After he was elected president, in order to preserve his political legacy, Hoover imposed the Republican economic program on Roosevelt, constantly demanding the handover of work with Roosevelt. Anyway, he kept talking to himself and putting pressure on Roosevelt to express his opinion to the capitalists. How did Roosevelt deal with it at that time, that was, he refused to meet and refused to make any comments on Hoover's calls in the media. He persisted until the end of Hoover's term, and then when he came to power, he was naturally fine and swept the pile of garbage in one stroke.

It can be seen that Roosevelt's methods of struggle were also quite clever. For example, Churchill asked him for help this time, which gave him an opportunity. He had said before that although the national interests of the Americans and the British were close, the closeness did not mean that they were exactly the same. On a lot of issues, the two countries still had sharp differences. Especially on the colonial issue, it was impossible for the United States to completely safeguard Britain's interests.

The United States also wants a colony, right? Which capital does not like cheap raw materials origin and finished product dumping market? Americans also like it, so they started Spain at the end of the 19th century and robbed Cuba and the Philippines. But to be honest, there is really not much oil or water in these two places, and it is not like the British and French colonies, the oil or water.

Therefore, Americans have always tried every means to open up the colonial market, but everyone has seen the result of the First World War. The two old wealthy British and French teased the nouveau riche, and the United States, which made great efforts, almost did not get any benefits. Now, Roosevelt naturally did not want to follow the footsteps of the last World War, and the United States must definitely make a big profit.

The problem is that the world is only so big. The Soviet Union has already put most of Europe into the bowl. It is too difficult to grab it. In addition to this area, the only places where you can put chopsticks is the traditional sphere of influence of the old imperialist British and French. But Britain and France were also seriously injured this time, and they were thinking about how to recover from the colony and how could they let the Americans willingly put chopsticks.

Therefore, in order to break Britain's monopoly over the colonies, the British colonial system must be bankrupt, but the United States cannot do too out of line. After all, the British are still lean camels and still have influence on a lot of international issues. It is not good for the United States to make a fuss too stiff, and it is likely that the Soviet Union, which is eyeing it, will even make the Soviet Union get a bargain.

This problem also made Roosevelt feel embarrassed. If the British do not put pressure on the UK, the British would not spit out fat, but the pressure applied too much will hold back the hatred of the British. So what degree should be taken is something Roosevelt has been wondering about.

This time, the Soviet Union's approach to the Harvest Incident made the United States see a possibility, which seemed to be a good opportunity to intervene. If it is done properly, it will not only deceive the British, but also avoid offending them to death. Well, just do it!

Roosevelt soon thought of a solution. He quickly wrote to the Soviet Union again, expressing his unwillingness to see the division within the alliance and believed that when the war was about to be won, the allies should maintain unity. As for the disputes between interests within the alliance, he felt that it should be resolved through dialogue. He and the US government were willing to act as a bridge between Britain and the Soviet Union.

Li Xiaofeng naturally saw this letter. He could see clearly what Roosevelt was planning, and he could see clearly that the Americans smelled bloody sharks, and probably realized that the fat piece of British meat was placed on the chopping board.

"Old fox!"

This is Li Xiaofeng's evaluation of Roosevelt, but he also knew that the fat piece of British meat was too greasy and the Soviet Union could not eat it. Since Americans also wanted to eat meat on the table, why not do it?

However, Li Xiaofeng also knew that the Soviet Union did not have the appetite to eat alone, but the United States had it. If Americans were allowed to serve, they had to be careful of this guy eating a tycoon meal. If this happens, it would be called marriage for others.

So his claim is: "Americans are willing to intervene in the Harvest Incident, yes. They can send observers or liaisons to Iceland! The Icelandic government and we both welcome the international community to supervise the trial, so that the whole world can see how we are different from the British!"

Roosevelt quickly conveyed the Soviet Union's "good intention" to Churchill, but this "good intention" was still full of maliciousness in Churchill's opinion. The old smoker hoped for private reconciliation rather than an open and fair trial. What he always resisted and refused was a public trial.

So he immediately replied to Roosevelt and said, "His Excellency the President, can we further do the work of the Soviet Union? During this period, there is no need for so many quarrels in the alliance. It is necessary to see a stable and united ally for peace-loving people all over the world. Expanding contradictions and making it public is not a responsible attitude... And it is obvious that what the Soviet Union wants now is irresponsible trampling on international principles, which is completely unacceptable to the British government... I know that you have always been determined to maintain world peace and civilization progress, and I believe you will definitely agree with my judgment. In this critical moment, you need to put in more efforts to maintain civilization and avoid a barbaric counterattack!"

How did Roosevelt view Churchill’s statement? To be honest, this was not beyond the expectations of the old president. Roosevelt knew that the British would not like the Soviet solution. After all, as the suspect, was the British Empire? Who would stand in the dock to endure abuse and attack?

But Roosevelt likes to see the British standing in the dock. When the British have to stand in the dock, the whole world can see that the old international order dominated by the British Empire has died, which will make more smart people understand the situation.

Of course, Roosevelt also knew that if he was fooled and said to Churchill directly, "I think it's nothing wrong for you to stand in the dock, really, it's pretty good!" Fatty Qiu would definitely not be fooled, no one was so stupid. So Roosevelt knew that he had to use some tricks to fool the British, making them think that it would be safe to take the dock.

However, to do this, we must first put some pressure on the British, and we cannot make them think that with the United States' "support" they can do whatever they want. Therefore, Roosevelt wrote: "The current situation is extremely complicated. The Soviet Union has accumulated a huge reputation in this world war, which has allowed them to have a large number of supporters in the world. Especially in the United States, there are many such pro-communist elements, and they have put great pressure on the government through public opinion. At present, we are under tremendous pressure to support your country and government as much as possible. Especially the public opinion situation is one-sided and unfavorable to you and your country. Some pro-communist elements have equated your government with the British government during the American War of Independence. Therefore, I hope you can understand that I can do not do much for you now. I can only work hard as much as possible to persuade the Soviets to give up those unrealistic things..."

Roosevelt's reply made Churchill feel cold. Obviously, although Roosevelt did not say it clearly, the subtext was very clear, that is, the crew of the Harvest must be tried, which is inevitable. The Americans can only promise to make the penalty as light as possible and not to let the British Empire be too shameless.

This result naturally cannot satisfy Fatty Qiu, but he also realized that things might be quite bad, but this does not mean that he has no choice. He immediately suggested: "If a fair ruling must be made on the incident, then I don't think the Icelandic government can unilaterally decide. The country involved in this case should form a joint court, and the joint court will make an open and impartial ruling. This is reasonable!"

Roosevelt could see Churchill’s plan at a glance. The fat man was still trying to get away with it. The countries involved in this case formed a joint court. It seemed fair, but in fact it was nonsense. You, the British, violated the sovereignty of other countries and had to act as a judge by yourself. What is the nature of this? You can imagine that if you really want to get what you want, then what will this court become.

Anyway, Roosevelt would definitely not agree to this plan, but he couldn't refuse it openly. Instead, he made a haha ​​and kicked the ball to the Soviet Union. He told Churchill: "I will notify the Soviet Union of this idea and try my best to convince them."

So will the Soviet Union be convinced? Well, in fact, the Americans did not do any convincing work at all, just conveyed the news. As for the Soviets, "Yankee, what do you mean?" Uncle Tom's answer must be: "It's meaningless, it's just conveying the proposal of the British government."

It is conceivable how powerless such persuasion is. Anyway, Churchill's proposal was sarcastic by Iceland: "A robber told me that he would be the judge who tried his crimes. Well, this is the funniest joke I have ever heard in my life! And for this joke, the answer to the Icelandic government is that the Icelandic government will do its best to safeguard the dignity of its own laws and will not allow him to blaspheme!"

This reply immediately made Churchill anxious and looked for Roosevelt again: "Lao Luo, the Soviets and Icelanders are not good at it. You can't watch them play tantrums like this, hurry up and help!"

Roosevelt's answer was: "Fat Qiu, don't worry! Of course I won't stand by and watch, and I have to dig a hole for you... No, I have to help you jump out of the fire pit. But then again, your suggestion is too nasty. Everyone is watching, and no one knows what you are planning. It's so simple and you can see through it all at once. Who will be fooled? Is this good or not? Do you think I, Lao Luo, can I still trust me? If you think I, Lao Luo, are full of moral character, then you just listen to me, and don't directly participate in this matter. It's so bad that you can just grab the position of the judge, and you will give me this task. How about I represent you to be the judge?"

Does Churchill believe Roosevelt's words? From the bottom of my heart, Fatty Qiu doesn't believe at all. Everyone is a big hooligan. Who doesn't know that this industry is looking forward to death and walking with his hopes. Putting hope on other hooligans is equivalent to picking up soap in the bathhouse where the guys are huddling their butts!

Obviously, Churchill was very reserved for Roosevelt's advice. The old smoker didn't like this feeling of powerlessness that could not control the situation. This made him feel no sense of security at all. What if the Americans sold him for money? When the time comes, it was the Americans who invited the reinforcements. This was not a scam to grandma's house. Then there would be no place to cry.

Anyway, Churchill was very hesitant, so he was ready to think carefully and wait and see before talking about it. However, the Soviet Union and the United States were really cooperative. The British wanted to wait and delay, but Iceland and the Soviet Union did not give him the chance to delay. They immediately announced the court time, which was equivalent to giving the UK an ultimatum.

There are two roads in front of Churchill. One road was Iceland. The Soviet Union worked together to kill him, and the other road was to bet on Uncle Tom's character. If you were Fatty Qiu and there would be no third road to choose, how could you choose?

At that time, in order to ensure that you would not be cheated too badly, Churchill also wrote a letter to Roosevelt in tears. The specific content was very long, more than ten pages, and it was as sensational as watching a bitter show. In summary, the meaning was actually very simple. My cousin, my brother, I really don’t have a few taels of flesh. You must show mercy!

Roosevelt was also very moved by this and replied a very long and emotional letter. Of course, the meaning is very simple. In summary, it is: Big cousin, please don’t worry. You don’t know me yet, I’m responsible for taking action!

Soon, Churchill announced his acceptance of the US government's proposal and decided to hand over the final judgment of the Harvest incident to the joint tribunal led by the United States, the Soviet Union and Iceland.

Churchill or Britain had no control over what happened next. The British Empire, which had to send lawyers to defend the crew of the Harvest, was dragged onto the dock. In the courthouse opposite him, the Soviet Union and the United States had raised their knives and forks.

The entire trial process can be summarized in general: the Soviet Union was a slut. Once the British wanted to bare their teeth at the small Iceland, the polar bear immediately took out his mace and fucked it a few times. After the polar bear was finished, Uncle Tom would slowly stand up and say a few words of mixed words. The general meaning was: "Xingxiong, don't be so cruel. Niu Niu is also very pitiful. Just hit two sticks. Haven't you seen him be honest? As for Niu Niu, you are the same. I don't know if Xiongxiong has always been so cruel. If I hadn't helped you say good things and I would have to be killed by Xiongxiong today. By the way, don't forget to thank me, this is a favor, and it's not for the world to repay the problem. It's a very long time, I can't wait for that long. Let's do this. I heard that your beef tenderloin tastes good. Cut a piece and let me put it in the bar!"

It is conceivable that in such a trial environment, it would be strange if the British could get it well. Anyway, it was not enough to be disgusted by this duo and he also owed the favors of the American boss. To be honest, the British have not suffered such great grievances in the past three hundred years.

So what is the final result? Mitchell, the captain of the Harvest, was sentenced to death for multiple crimes, but it was not executed immediately. Instead, it was detained in an Iceland prison to see his repentance. If he performed well, he would continue to not execute him. If he performed poorly, he would drag him out to death. As for other deputy captains, first mates, etc., they were basically sentenced to more than 15 years in fixed-term imprisonment. As for ordinary crew members, the punishment was different depending on their positions, and it was basically between five and ten years.

Some comrades want to ask, this result is very unfavorable to the British. Can Churchill accept it? Hehe, this is what makes the most disgusting things between the two American and Soviet families. I have to say that these two families are too harmful... (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!