"Brigadier General Victor said that the most incredible thing about you is that you predicted the direction of the Pacific War." Churchill pushed the wine glass in front of Lin Yue: "The Battle of the Coral Sea, the bombing of Tokyo, the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Alamein in North Africa, Everything you said one by one, this strategic vision is not something a captain can have."

"No, you are now a lieutenant colonel, and you are the fastest-promoting officer I have ever seen."

Lin Yue raised his glass and took a sip of the wine.

"This is not a native American whiskey, this taste...Johnnie Walker from Scotland."

Churchill put down his glass: "Mr. Lin also has research on whiskey?"

"Last year, I drank some at the airport where Brigadier General Victor was stationed. I remember its taste, rich and smooth, but sweet. I heard that it was used by the royal family in the British Empire. After finishing speaking, Lin Yue glanced at Churchill: "It is also Mr. Prime Minister's favorite brand, have a drink in the morning, and you will be refreshed all morning. "

"Haha, it seems that Mr. Lin knows me very well."

"Of course, what I admire the most is a person like you who is not afraid of difficulties and is brave enough to face them. Among the voices of appeasement in the political arena of the British Empire, only you have always advocated being tough on the Communist Party, and you have suffered a lot for this." Criticism."

Churchill took another sip of wine: "Mr. Lin came here today to talk about my hobbies and past events, right?"

"Mr. Churchill, I have made a special trip to call on you this time, and I hope that you will condescend to go to New York to meet with the first lady, so as to strengthen and consolidate the friendship and unity between the Chinese and British peoples."

Churchill glanced at him and said nothing.

Lin Yue said: "I know that there are many misunderstandings between you and the first lady. In fact, these are all caused by the different cultural and social backgrounds of the two countries. The appeasement policy advocated by Prime Minister Chamberlain when he was in power hurt the interests of our country and caused Many people are dissatisfied with the British Empire. Because of the social background in East Asia, most people cannot understand the subtle differences in positions and propositions between you and Prime Minister Chamberlain. Coupled with your consistent tough style, the First Lady has many misunderstandings about you. and resentment born of misunderstanding."

Churchill still didn't speak, just looked at him with a smile.

Lin Yue continued: "At the time when the Maginot Line fell, the Japanese steel torrent drove straight in, the soldiers of the British and French allied forces retreated steadily, and the appeasement faction in your government was advancing step by step. You picked up the phone and had a conversation with President Roosevelt on the other side of the ocean. After a long talk, when you ask the U.S. government for help with mixed feelings, hoping that your brother country can support some destroyers, you are rejected, and even the P-40 fighter jets you paid to buy have to find a way to transport them back to Great Britain from Canada I don’t know what mood you were in when you were in the archipelago, anger? Resentment? Disappointment?”

"When the retreating Anglo-French forces fled to Dunkirk, and there were not enough warships to evacuate them, you called Brigadier General Nicholson and all the soldiers of the 30th Infantry Brigade in Calais, ordering them to fight the Communists to the last moment, When you won a chance for the Anglo-French coalition in Dunkirk, when you knew that the brother of the little girl who sent you a telegram would never come home because of your orders, Mr. Churchill, would you be depressed, lost, and hate yourself? "

"Later, the territory of the Axis powers became larger and stronger, and the US government's attitude became looser. It was not until the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor that they made up their minds to join the war. I don't know if you are sitting on the toilet while smoking a cigar. When drinking whiskey, would you say "these stupid country bumpkins finally made the right decision"? Would you think that if there was no British Empire to withstand the German attack? Facing the combined fleet of Germany, Japan and Italy, what would the United States do? Against the Axis powers?"

"Back to the issue of China and Britain. Prime Minister Chamberlain implemented a policy of appeasement, and his attitude towards the Japanese invasion of our country was ambiguous. When we hoped to get solidarity and support from your country, what we got in exchange was spectators, indifference, and even connivance. If you Being a Chinese, would you be angry, resentful, disappointed?"

"When nearly half of the land of China fell, Japanese imperialism showed its fangs to Southeast Asia, and the interests of the British Empire were threatened. China and Britain announced an alliance. Our expeditionary force went abroad to fight against Japan in Burma, but what happened? Your country's army I gave up without contact with the Japanese army, and my expeditionary force became the main force covering the retreat of the main British army. How many people died in foreign lands, and there was no chance to collect their corpses and pay homage to them. Mr. Churchill, if you were the leader of China, would you? Blame yourself for the situation, feel sad, feel depressed?"

"When the Japanese captured the Northeast, they didn't care about it. They didn't wake up until the Japanese army's guns were pointed at their foreheads, and regretted the past. Faced with the repeated actions of the British government, if you were the leader of China, wouldn't you say 'this group of arrogant people'? My fellow, finally you have your brains cleared up?' Do you think that if China falls, or if they are willing to be the lackeys of the Japanese army like Thailand and use East Asian materials and labor to supplement the Japanese army, Burma, India, and Australia will soon become Japanese-occupied areas? At that time, what did the British Empire use to fight a war of attrition against the German and Italian troops that almost conquered the European continent?"

Lin Yue looked at Churchill and said: "We have all experienced the difficulties you have experienced, we have all endured the pressure you have endured, and we have all experienced the emotions you have experienced, so you should be the one who understands us best people."

Churchill drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, poured half a glass in front of the wine cabinet, and said with the glass: "Clear thinking, logical order, good, very good, you will be a very good speaker."

Lin Yue shook his head: "I'm here to see you, not as a lobbyist, but to ask for your help."

"When the King of England lacked trust in you, the frontline soldiers retreated steadily, and the appeasement faction among the cabinet members pressed forward step by step, asking you to accept Mussolini's mediation and negotiate peace with the Communist Party, where did you go at this critical moment? ?You go to a London Underground station. You talk to the miners, you talk to the bricklayers, you talk to the weavers, and ask them how they are doing, and ask them what they think about the war, and whether they won it Confidence, ask them what people do when the enemy appears in the streets. You listen carefully to their answers and take confidence from their answers. You are a Prime Minister who loves and respects his people and they reward you, It is the feat of the Dunkirk evacuation and the chivalry of never admitting defeat."

"And now, in far East Asia, there is also such a group of respectable and trustworthy people who are fighting with the British people at the forefront of anti-fascism. I sincerely hope that you can condescend to come to New York, not for the first lady or some Those in power, but for the kind and respectable group of them on the land of China."

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