Chapter 2 Washington Conference
Washington in April is sunny and the spring breeze is warm.
After more than ten hours of bumpy ride, the plane Chu Sinan finally landed safely at Washington Airport. After all, it was a war period, and it was not easy to travel from Moscow in the Soviet Union to Washington. The route of the plane was limited by many factors. In addition to natural factors such as weather, airflow and other natural factors that had to be taken into account in the past, the countries that transited were also considered.
"Mikhail, are you okay?" After a violent bump, the plane parked steadily on the airport runway. Chu Sinan stood up from his seat, quickly came to Tukhachevsky's side, and asked with concern.
At this time, Tukhachevsky's face looked extremely pale, and he couldn't even see a trace of blood. He had a serious heart disease. According to regulations, he shouldn't have been on a plane, especially for this long flight. However, for this meeting, Tukhachevsky did not accept the doctor's advice and stubbornly boarded the plane to Washington.
"I'm fine," Tukhachevsky squeezed out a smile, and he waved his hand slightly and whispered, "It seems that this person is really not acceptable to always be dissatisfied."
"Do you want to take a break? Let's wait for a while and get off the plane." Chu Sinan suggested.
"No," through the window, Tukhachevsky looked out of the plane, and saw that the neatly dressed US honor guards were quickly organizing their formation on the outside of the airport runway. "We will go on now. After all, these Americans are landlords. What kind of etiquette is this for us as guests to wait for a long time?"
Chu Sinan nodded helplessly.
Tukhachevsky supported the armrests of the seat with both hands. He slowly stood up from the seat, shook his body slightly, and then said, "Okay, let's go down."
"Come on, I'll help you." Chu Sinan stepped forward and stretched out his arms to support Tukhachevsky's arm, but was gently broken away by the other party.
"No," Tukhachevsky took a step, walked around Chu Sinan, and smiled. "I don't want to see myself being helped off the plane in Times. A dignified Soviet marshal actually needs someone to help him walk. This reputation spreads. Do I still want to be a human being? Haha."
Looking at Tukhachevsky's figure as he approached the hatch, Chu Sinan shook his head helplessly. This old man was really stubborn and so strong. I really don't know what he thought.
He called two followers at will, and Chu Sinan whispered: "You follow Comrade Tukhachevsky and must pay attention to his condition. No accidents are allowed, do you know?"
"Yes, General," the two followers responded in unison, and then quickly ran towards the hatch.
According to etiquette, the special planes at the visiting site have a sequence of identities when passengers step out of the hatch. Just like this time, Tukhachevsky should be the first to step out of the hatch, followed by his follower in charge of his safety work, and then Chu Sinan and several other representatives of the Soviet side who attended the meeting.
The order of the departure of the plane is very important, because the list of visiting places has been delivered to the United States in advance, so the Americans will also make corresponding plans for the arrangement of the reception staff. As the number one leader of the Soviet country, Tukhachevsky shook hands with Roosevelt who came to greet him and had a cordial conversation. There was a reporter next to him. Chu Sinan, his identity was a lieutenant general of the Soviet army and a general who performed outstandingly in the war against Germany. However, he was not the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union, so Roosevelt would not be received. The United States would arrange a person in the same place as his identity to receive him.
Therefore, in this case, Chu Sinan cannot get off the plane next to Tukhachevsky, otherwise, it is likely to make a joke.
About half a minute after Tukhachevsky left the hatch, Chu Sinan walked out quickly. Before he could see everything in front of him, a familiar music rushed towards him. This was the Soviet national anthem played by the guard of honor, the famous "Internationale". With this music, Chu Sinan saw that on the outside of the airport runway, there was now a sea of flowers. Countless American children were waving flowers and shouting happily in their hands. In front of these children were countless reporters holding cameras, as well as a large number of American policemen wearing uniforms with guns and live ammunition.
With his eyes recovered, Chu Sinan saw Tukhachevsky not far from the plane, who was shaking hands with two people. The two smiling guys seemed a bit funny to Chu Sinan. From their tall and short, fat and thin figures, Chu Sinan vaguely remembered a novel he had read  ̄ ̄ "The Deer and the Cauldron".
Roosevelt and Churchill were all here, and Tukhachevsky stood with them and formed a brand new "Big Three" combination. Who would be the one who greeted him? Chu Sinan thought so in his heart, and he also searched casually under the stairs of the plane.
As the steps moved, a middle-aged man wearing a dark US Army Major General's uniform entered Chu Sinan's sight. At this time, the US Major General with a wide forehead was also standing a few steps away from the stairs, looking up at Chu Sinan.
It seems a bit unequal to the specifications of using a major general in the Army to greet him, the Soviet Army Lieutenant General, but in fact, Chu Sinan knew that this was not the case, because the US Army Major General in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person. Although this person is only a major general in military rank, his position is the Secretary of the Operations Department of the United States, and the Operations Department is the highest command organization of the US Army. On the other hand, Chu Sinan is also very satisfied with the person who greeted him, because the other party is indeed a famous figure in history. Being able to welcome him by him means that his status and reputation are equal to this person. Who is this person? He is Eisenhower, one of the ten five-star generals in American history, the 34th president, and one of the world's famous generals in World War II.
When Chu Sinan looked at Eisenhower, the other party was also looking at him carefully. For Eisenhower, he was filled with emotion at this moment.
According to Roosevelt's previous plan, when the United States was preparing to welcome the Soviet delegation, he found the welcome personnel who were completely in line with the other side. This match included military rank, position, military merit, age, etc., and many other factors. However, when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs obtained the list of personnel sent by the Soviet delegation, Roosevelt was worried. He suddenly saw Chu Sinan's name on the list of the Soviet delegation, and he even suspected that Tukhachevsky was deliberately making things difficult for others.
Chu Sinan, as the president of the United States, could not have known or studied it. As far as he knew, this young man in the Soviet military and political circles became increasingly famous, was definitely a rare war genius. He was promoted to Lieutenant General of the Soviet Army at the age of 28, and personally commanded and won the battle against Germany. Since the outbreak of the war, he had the greatest achievements in the battlefield and the most inspiring the morale of the world's anti-fascist forces in the Soviet Union. He wiped out more than 200,000 German soldiers in one fell swoop. Just like this, where did Roosevelt find generals who were equal to him?
Today, on the battlefield against Germany, the US and British troops have not made any achievements. On the battlefield in North Africa, the coalition forces of the two countries were defeated by Rommel and were in a mess. Not to mention annihilation of the enemy, if they are not annihilated by the enemy, it is already the blessing of Virgin Mary.
From the current point of view, it seems that only Lieutenant General MacArthur, the Pacific Fleet he commanded had just stabilized the situation of fighting against the Japanese navy. This should be considered a merit. But don’t forget that MacArthur was a lieutenant general of the navy, and he was a lieutenant general of the navy. What was this going to accompany the Soviet Army? What’s more, MacArthur is now in his sixties, so he asked an old man in his sixties to accompany a young man in his thirties. If he didn’t get rid of it, it would be too eye-catching.
In desperation, Roosevelt had to arrange Eisenhower. After all, he had the highest position in the army and was only in his early fifties, which was much more suitable than MacArthur.
A great country cannot find a suitable receptionist. How can Eisenhower, who is in it, sigh? He couldn't think of how the young man who was walking down the ladder had a brain. Even if he was a military prodigy, he shouldn't be so magical, right?
Just as Eisenhower sighed, Chu Sinan had already stepped down the stairs, smiled and walked straight towards him. Eisenhower hurriedly put down his thoughts, stretched out his arms, and quickly walked forward to meet him.
"General Chu Sinan, I am very happy to see you. On behalf of President Roosevelt and the army of the despised country, I would like to welcome your arrival." Eisenhower smiled as he held Chu Sinan's outstretched hand tightly.
The translator who followed Chu Sinan translated Eisenhower's words to Chu Sinan. After listening to it, the latter smiled humbly and said, "Thank you, I'm also very happy to see you, General Eisenhower,"
"I was still a little suspicious when I saw the general in the newspaper that he was so young. I couldn't imagine how could a wise general like the general who could turn the tide and defeat the undefeated German man, who was so young? Now it seems that my eyes are too short-sighted. I really didn't expect that the general looks younger than those in those photos." Eisenhower still held Chu Sinan's hand and praised with emotion.
"The general is too rewarded," Chu Sinan smiled after the translator explained to him, "It is important to know that war is never a direct confrontation between the commanders of both sides, but a battle between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Therefore, the victory that time cannot be attributed to me, but should be the victory of our Soviet country and the victory of countless heroic Red Army soldiers."
After hearing what was translated, Eisenhower thought for a moment and said, "Of course, what the general said is good. But it goes without saying that without the general's wise command, the victory of the soldiers alone would not be guaranteed. I have studied the Northern Line Battle commanded by the general during this period, and in it, I discovered a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the general seems to have permeated the adventure throughout the entire battle, which is a step-by-step crisis, like walking on thin ice, but in the end, he was able to overcome dangers and escape from dangers. This is something that people admire."
Chu Sinan smiled but said nothing. To be honest, he already felt that he was so glorious.
"As far as I know, the general seems to be from the school with the Fulongzhi Military Academy. But your way of fighting..." Eisenhower continued, "Well, how do you say it seems to be very different from the commanders who came out of this school."
"Oh, the general discovered this?" Chu Sinan said happily, "To be honest, I have not received any formal military education at Fulongzhi Military Academy. My so-called educational experiences are all for giving it a face, haha. I can't take it seriously."
"Oh, ah?!" Eisenhower was shocked. He cried out in a flash, then shook his head and smiled. "General was joking."
Chu Sinan shrugged, and he didn't argue much, anyway, he was telling the truth.
Think about it, although Chu Sinan's resume was forged at the beginning, now when talking about this matter, I am afraid no one will believe that those qualifications are fake. A Soviet commander who could defeat the powerful German army and forced Hitler to change commanders three times in the process had never received formal military education. Who would believe this if he said this? At least Eisenhower would not believe it.
Just as Chu Sinan was talking with Eisenhower, the reporters around had already aimed at the camera lens on the two. Perhaps for them, Chu Sinan, a young "war god" from the Red Soviet Union, was more attractive than Tukhachevsky.
However, among these reporters, there are naturally some people with high sensitivity. They soon discovered the inconsistency between Chu Sinan and Eisenhower: the age difference is very different; the popularity is very different; the military ranks are also different, etc. In addition, Eisenhower, as the Minister of the Army Operations Department, can be said to be the highest officer of the United States Army. Although Chu Sinan is a lieutenant general, he is definitely not the highest officer of the Soviet Army. Why does this phenomenon occur? The answer seems to be in front of everyone. In the entire US Army, there is no one who can do it.
Although this point makes all Americans feel embarrassed, it is true. Perhaps the Soviet Union wants to take advantage of this to make Americans lose face first. You should know that American journalists are very powerful. They only make revelations but rarely take into account the face of the government. Therefore, they quickly formed some journalists' minds in various reports on titles using this point as a gimmick. For example, "The White House loses 10% first when the Three Kingdoms meet", "The Red Soviet Union is coming in full force, and the White House has no one to deal with the moves", etc.
"You should be the one who is called the 'Red God of War, General Chu Sinan by our newspaper?" Chu Sinan just let go of his hand that was tightly clenched with Eisenhower, and a soft voice with infinite majesty sounded beside him, "I didn't expect that he was really so young."
Chu Sinan turned around, but suddenly found Roosevelt, who was leaning on a crutch with one hand, standing beside him, looking at him with a smile. Beside him was Tukhachevsky, who looked slightly rosy. On the left was the short and fat British Prime Minister Churchill, who had not seen him for many years, always pretended to be cool with a cigar in his mouth.
The person who spoke just now was undoubtedly Roosevelt. Chu Sinan felt a little curious when facing the Americans called the "President who won the war" by later generations. In his impression, all the information about Roosevelt seemed to say that the president was a person who could not live without a wheelchair, but he didn't expect that he could still stand up even though he was using a crutch.
"Mr. President, you have been awarded the prize," Chu Sinan said with a smile by holding Roosevelt's stretched out hand.
Roosevelt shook his head and turned his gaze to Tukhachevsky beside him, and said humorously: "No, no, no, General, you don't understand my character. I never overestimate anyone, especially those under the Red regime. I think Mr. Tukhachevsky will agree with this."
Chu Sinan smiled knowingly and said nothing.
"This is the first time for General to come to the United States?" Roosevelt changed the subject and continued to ask.
"Yes, Mr. President." Chu Sinan replied, but he was saying in his heart, this is not nonsense. If he had been here before, he would have been classified as a spy in the West long ago.
"Then why not bring Mrs. Zun too?" Roosevelt smiled. "I heard that Mrs. Zun is also an amazing female hero. It is not easy for her to manage your CIA in an orderly manner."
The CIA that Roosevelt mentioned was naturally the Security Committee, but Chu Sinan felt a little alert in his heart. It seemed that Americans had noticed their own situation a long time ago and had also found out their own situation very clearly.
"If I have the chance, I will bring her to visit Mr. President." Chu Sinan said calmly.
"Okay, let's not waste time here," Roosevelt said a little politely to Chu Sinan, then turned to Tukhachevsky and said kindly, "Mr. Tukhachevsky, can I take the liberty to ask you a private request?"
"Sir, President, please speak." Tukhachevsky smiled slightly and replied with a very graceful look.
"I think this time the cooperation between our two countries will probably be long-term, and our meetings will probably be quite frequent," Roosevelt moved his cane hard, shifting his body in a direction, and then said, "To reduce the trouble in these meetings, I hope you can allow me to call you Mr. Mikhail."
"Of course," Tukhachevsky smiled, "I'm glad my friend can call me that, and Mr. President, aren't you my friend?"
"Ha, that's great," Roosevelt waved his hand without a cane and said with an exaggerated smile. "To celebrate, I think we need to have a drink. Mr. Mikhail, I am in the White House residence for you, oh, and General Chu Sinan, and I have prepared a sumptuous welcome banquet for you in the White House residence, and I hope you will be satisfied."
Chapter completed!