Chapter 616 Politicians’ Faces

Stalin did not prepare a grand welcome ceremony for Churchill in the Kremlin.

To be precise, the recent bad news of defeats on the front line left Stalin with almost no extra time to think about other details, and giving Churchill half a Kremlin welcome ceremony was even less on the list.

The safety of the city named after him was Stalin's biggest concern at the moment. The news that Churchill's visit to the Soviet Union brought about the opening of a second battlefield in Europe was very important, but the situation where the fire was burning at home was the most urgent issue that needed to be solved at the moment.

In the reception room of the Kremlin, Stalin received the visiting Churchill and Harriman, the special envoy of US President Roosevelt, without any grand welcome ceremony.

For the two originally mortal enemies of capitalism, Stalin, out of the need to jointly fight Hitler, responded with warm greetings regardless of previous suspicions. Churchill, who knew that this was just a formality, was in a similar situation, and his smiling face almost reached his ears. He stopped saying polite words praising the Soviet Union and Stalin.

After some innocuous but necessary polite words, Comrade Stalin, the candid and loving father, finally took his seat at the conference table with Churchill and Harriman.

Harriman, who had something on his mind, threw an obviously suggestive look at Churchill before he could sit still, which made Churchill, who was still smiling, feel a little unhappy.

"You Americans are always at the forefront when you are in the limelight, but when you are scolded, you act like a coward and take a back seat. How could the British Empire lose to these guys and these damn French guys back then?"

He fired a shot at France, whose body was already cold as he lay on the ground. Churchill, cursing secretly in his heart, knew that the Americans were of no use at this time, so he immediately adjusted his tone and shot towards the opposite side in a way that he thought was appropriate. Starlin, who was sitting down, spoke.

"I am here to explain to Your Majesty the Marshal that we, the British Empire and the United States of America, have made a joint decision. At present, in 1942, the coalition forces of our two countries are unable to land on the coast of France, and they are unable to launch a large-scale campaign deep into Europe ruled by Hitler. Scale attack."

The loving father Comrade Stalin, who was silent and stern, looked very displeased, but Churchill, who was talking endlessly, was still going on. He wanted to explain to Stalin the reasons why the second battlefield could not be opened and strive to win the victory. Stalin was as understanding as possible.

"In the Pacific, those Japanese yellow-skinned monkey fleets are very difficult to deal with. Although they have just lost four aircraft carriers, they still have strength. On the other hand, the American war machine has just started and it will take some time to completely defeat Japan."

"With the current strength of the U.S. Navy, it is impossible to completely defeat Japan in a short time. This is an objective fact. Before that, the Americans cannot spare their fleet and come to the Atlantic to implement the landing plan. Although we destroyed Germany Most of the German surface ships were lost, but the Germans still had one super battleship and two battlecruisers.”

"Without the help of the U.S. Navy, the British Royal Navy alone cannot ensure the absolute safety of the landing fleet. Those large German surface ships will use huge cannons to send all our boys to the bottom of the sea. Therefore, we need to wait until the U.S. Navy is free. Acting with us is the only way to ensure the success of the plan. ”

"Anything to add? Mr. Harriman."

It remains to be seen whether Qiu Zhongtang, the founder of German blowing, has fooled his loving father, Comrade Stalin, but what is certain is that Churchill's long and plausive speech just now did fool Harriman.

"What the hell, why didn't this English guy tell me he was going to talk about this before? What should I do now? Anything to add?"

Harriman pushed Churchill in front of him as a shield, and Churchill simply played a trick on Harriman without doing anything else. How can we call it happy politics without insidiously plotting against each other?

Harriman, the special envoy of the U.S. President who was stared at by both Churchill and Stalin, was extremely embarrassed. He glanced back and forth like a thief who had stolen something and was surrounded by the police and didn't know where to run. He quickly summarized what Churchill had just said in his mind. Harriman, who was all speechless, cleared his throat and spoke a little.

"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal, our U.S. Navy is currently unable to withdraw from the Pacific battlefield. The Japanese still have a great overall advantage. Our U.S. Navy can only concentrate on attacking one point and try to eliminate more of the main force of the Japanese combined fleet. Before more and newer warships are committed to the Pacific battlefield, we need to take some avoidance measures against the Japanese combined fleet. "

Lying without blushing is the basic operation of politicians, and Churchill and Harriman obviously possess this basic attribute.

Seeing that Stalin still remained silent with a hung face, Churchill, who felt that he might need to add more fuel to his anger, then began to pour out more bitter water towards Stalin.

"Things are bad for Americans, but things are even worse for us in the British Empire."

"The Germans have come to the north of Finland and the shores of the English Channel to threaten us. Hitler's eagle dog, that damn fox Rommel, has already reached a place only 80 kilometers away from Alexandria in North Africa, where the German Africans are now flying. The flag of the Legion.”

"Mussolini, the fascist leader of Italy, has been thinking about some new evil ideas recently. My intelligence officer told me that he has assembled his captive army and is preparing to march to Cairo. God, even if these Italians only know how to We also have to prepare a lot of prisoner of war camps for them. This is a huge project that requires many people to complete. "

Having said so much, Churchill actually left one of the most embarrassing things unsaid: the British troops holding on to Tobruk Fortress had surrendered to Rommel. At that time, Churchill, who received this unexpected news telegram, was so angry that he almost shook his office table. It was lifted.

But even if he didn't say it himself, Churchill estimated that Stalin might have learned about it from some channels. Those Soviet agents were so pervasive in Europe that they could even find out what color underwear the heads of state were wearing. Churchill even suspected that they were capable of assassinating Hitler, but Stalin didn't want to do it.

Churchill, who tried his best to describe the current difficult situation of the United States and Britain as even worse and hoped that Stalin would understand what he meant, was doomed to be disappointed.

Comrade Stalin, the loving father who had been listening to Churchill's nagging for most of the day, still had a look on his face that looked like he was about to go mad on the spot.