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. Churchill's visit to the Soviet Union brought news of the opening of a second battlefield in Europe that was very important, but the situation where the fire was burning at his doorstep was the most urgent issue that needed to be resolved 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 polite words that were useless but had to be said, the frank and loving Comrade Stalin 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, and when you are scolded, you act like a coward and take a backseat. How could the British Empire lose to these guys back then... these damn French guys?"
..."
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.
Stalin, who was sitting, 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 under Hitler's rule.
Scale attack.”
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 to take action 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 withdraw 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 a 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.
Act together with us, only in this way can we 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 kind 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 tricks on Harriman without making any mistakes. How can we call it happy politics without insidious 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 looked 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.
At last Harriman cleared his throat and spoke.
"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 put into the Pacific battlefield, we need to take some avoidance measures against the Japanese combined fleet."
Lying without blushing is a basic skill of politicians, and both 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."
"Italy's Fascist leader Mussolini 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 can only eat hollow
Fans 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 defending 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 guessed 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 wore. Churchill even suspected
They had the ability to assassinate Hitler, but Stalin didn't want to do it.
Trying to describe the current difficult situation of the United States and Britain as even worse, Churchill, who hoped that Stalin would understand what he meant, was doomed to be disappointed.
Comrade Stalin, who had been listening to Churchill's nagging for a long time, still had a look on his face that looked like he was about to go mad on the spot.