The superficial meaning of what Churchill just said was to imply that no matter how much the United States contributes, the solution will be like water in a sponge, there will always be squeeze.
With your United States's strong industrial production capacity and mobilization capabilities, is it not easy to work overtime and rush to get a sufficient number of landing ships? Churchill obviously started from the perspective of a politician and regarded it as a game that is close to governing negotiations.
, but I never expected that Eisenhower was not simple either.
This guy is not a pure soldier. He also has political thoughts and considerations in his mind that correspond to his status, which cannot be dealt with by just a few words.
After understanding this, I thought that Eisenhower was actually not the one who took the trouble. Regarding the opening of a new battlefield and the highest level of strategic issues in mobilization preparations, it was better for me to talk to Roosevelt than to talk to this person here.
Eisenhower, you criticize me and I criticize you, arguing back and forth to be stronger.
Thinking of this, Churchill, who was no longer interested, directly ordered Eisenhower at his desk to be kicked out.
"Maybe President Roosevelt has a plan B that we don't know about. If you're interested, we can make a one-pound bet."
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I have long heard that Churchill was known as the "Thousand-faced Politician" who could change his face faster than he could turn the pages of a book. However, even so, Eisenhower really did not expect that this guy's thinking would be so quick.
Just now he was talking about the issue of the landing ship, quarreling with each other, but now he started to half-jokingly ask himself if he wanted to make a bet with him???
It's a pity that Eisenhower is not a troll netizen in the 21st century. If Eisenhower could come to China in the 21st century and stay for a year and a half to become familiar with Internet pop culture, he would probably have to send Churchill a "fuck you retarded" emoji right now.
All right, no problem.
Looking at the back of Eisenhower who said a simple farewell to him in an official tone and then left, Churchill, who was sitting behind his desk, put away his indifferent expression just now, and his face was full of sadness and worry. There was no one else but himself here.
In the quiet office alone, a sudden flash of light suddenly appeared on his face.
Opening the desk drawer, he took out an important document that had been carefully placed and flipped through two pages. He couldn't remember how many times he had seen this thing, Churchill, but he still felt heart-wrenching and uncomfortable, and his chest was really blocked.
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"Stalin is a liar. He has been playing tricks on me and Roosevelt! He is defrauding support and supplies from us!"
"In one battle, hundreds of thousands of Nazis and servants in the encirclement were completely eaten up, and not a single one escaped. This is the Soviet Red Army that Stalin said had "suffered heavy losses and was in urgent need of blood transfusions"? German guy
Now they are simply imprisoning me in the Soviet Union and beating me up!"
"No, we can't continue like this! If this trend continues, these Bolsheviks will sweep through most of Europe before us. By then, Stalin will have to spit out the meat he has eaten. This will be worse than
There is no chance that Hitler will be assassinated tomorrow!”
"We must talk to Roosevelt immediately. Since Americans want to get enough benefits, they have to use more chips. Stalin, this liar, is almost out of control!"
Even now, what Churchill is still thinking about is how to keep the Soviet Union out of Europe, at least out of Western Europe. He doesn't want to face these red Bolsheviks across the sea.
When you open the door, you can face the wind and the sea to your neighbor who is urinating. This scene is simply terrifying to think about!
The situation described by Eisenhower really needs to be taken seriously. The later the Allies start to take action, the faster Stalin's front will advance, and the closer it will be to the "bottom line" that Churchill and Roosevelt can bear. We can't count on those who were defeated by Russia.
What shocking things can a German who is locked up in the country and beat up violently do? At this point, everyone knows that Hitler is already a grasshopper after the fall, and he has not been able to jump around for more than two days.
With active forces being decimated on such a large scale, it is only a matter of time before the Germans' accelerated defeat. The Soviet Red Army's campaign progress, especially the advancement speed of the ground forces, and the powerful combat power displayed, indeed far exceeded Churchill's previous efforts.
expectations.
The Allied operations started a month late, which may mean that the post-war territorial division may include a few provinces or even a small country, all of which will be included in Stalin's pocket.
Churchill never expected that the consensus reached at the Tehran Conference could tie down Stalin. If the Bolsheviks could be made honest with a few scraps of paper and put away their thoughts of external expansion, why would they need the Royal Navy and aircraft and artillery?
In the final analysis, who wins the territory first and stabilizes it is the key to the problem. Now it is not even clear how fiercely the Germans will resist the Allies. It all depends on war games, repeated meetings, and the collection of various intelligences.
I'm afraid it will be a different story what it will be like when the war actually starts.
What if Hitler was wrong and focused on resisting the Allies but made some tacit compromise tactics with Stalin to fend off foreign workers and mobilize all his main forces to fight against the Allies? How would this drama be played?
Churchill could not trust Stalin from beginning to end. He would never forget that during World War I, the newly born Soviet Union compromised and signed an armistice agreement with Germany alone, which allowed Germany to free up its hands to mobilize troops to massively return to the Western Front and invest new troops, allowing the Allied forces to fight for a time.
It was so difficult and the losses were heavy.
Churchill could not forget that Stalin once had such a good relationship with Hitler that they wore a pair of trousers and stood on the Polish soil holding hands, arm in arm and calling each other brothers.
Let’s not forget that Stalin’s true face is communism, a scourge that is incompatible with the entire Western world.
Once the Germans were beaten to the ground, they would have to break up with Stalin. A new round of confrontation would soon begin. Churchill had already been mentally prepared for this and believed that this would definitely happen.
In the eyes of this politician with many faces, nothing in this world is absolute. Only the size of the interests is worth the corresponding trade-offs or even breaking the contract. It is impossible for him, Churchill, to put all his treasures in the Stalin Conference.
He is an extremely good man and a true gentleman. It is impossible to imagine such a person.
The only person who has common interests with him is Roosevelt, and he is also the only person who can help him now.
Churchill had reason to believe that as long as Roosevelt had the ability, he would definitely take action, because this would not only help his allies, but also help the United States itself.
If those Bolsheviks really got out of control, no one would be able to live a good life. Roosevelt would not fail to understand this truth.
"The operation must be launched as scheduled, and it must not be delayed until June! These Bolsheviks are going crazy, and we cannot let them turn all of Europe red!"