Churchill thought that after Ouyang Yun shook hands with Roosevelt and exchanged greetings, he would definitely take the initiative to say hello to him. Therefore, he had made preparations early and decided to properly show the pride of the British gentleman and let the Chinese people recognize this reality: Westerners still have the right to speak in this world, and Great Britain is one of the leaders of Westerners. In this way, when Ouyang Yun shook hands with Roosevelt and went straight to the empty sofa and sat down, his expression suddenly changed. It became exciting. His old face turned red instantly, the cigar on his mouth trembled, and a thick smoke came out of his nose. "It's so rude, you dare to despise the Prime Minister of Great Britain," he cursed angrily in his heart. , his small round eyes glanced at Ouyang Yun, not hiding his anger,
Ouyang Yun felt his gaze and looked back unceremoniously. What made Churchill even more depressed was that Ouyang Yun seemed to be heartless, with a faint smile on his face. He immediately It feels like I've been punched empty,
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that all the distinguished guests have arrived, I announce the start of the banquet." Hull walked to the microphone and announced the start of the banquet loudly.
It was not only Churchill who was angry. The middle-aged man in Arab robes standing behind Faruk was also angry. As the king of Egypt, Faruk himself was completely unaware. He turned his head to look at Ouyang Yunliang from time to time in curiosity. He glanced at Ouyang Yun and soon received a smile from Ouyang Yun. Ouyang Yun's seat was between Roosevelt and Faruk. Encouraged, Faruk turned around and stretched out his plump right hand towards Ouyang Yun, saying hello with a smile: " Hello, my name is Farooq."
Ouyang Yun had been wondering about this young fat man's identity since he entered the hall. Now that he heard the name "Faruk", he immediately guessed his identity, smiled, shook hands with him, and said, "Nice to meet you." , young Mr. King.”
"Your English is so authentic." Farooq was at a loss for words.
Ouyang Yun smiled: "This is American English. I lived in the United States for a long time when I was young." He said it loudly to ensure that both Roosevelt and Churchill could hear it. As he wished, Roosevelt heard it. A tacit smile immediately appeared on his face, and Churchill's face became even more angry. He took the cigar away from his mouth, blew out a heavy puff of smoke, turned to Roosevelt and said: "Mr. President, I want you to Our two governments should sign an additional memorandum on the Myanmar issue. Myanmar is a colony of the British Empire, and the British Empire’s rights and interests in Myanmar must be guaranteed.”
Roosevelt and Churchill arrived in Cairo the day before yesterday and yesterday respectively. Just last night, Churchill mentioned the Burmese issue when he visited Roosevelt. He expressed that he was very worried about the national elements in Burma fighting for independence, and implored the US government to support the British government in the post-war war. He continued to exercise colonial rights over Burma. Roosevelt agreed that he would provide British support on this issue at an appropriate time. Churchill was so angry with Ouyang Yun that he suddenly raised the matter publicly, apparently to give Ouyang Yun eye drops.
The agreement reached in private, no, it was not even an agreement, but Churchill took it to a public forum to discuss it. Doing so was against the principles of diplomacy. Roosevelt noticed from the corner of his eyes that Ouyang Yun pricked his ears, feeling dissatisfied. He said to Churchill in a voice lacking in warmth: "Mr. Prime Minister, it's banquet time now. I think we should seize the time to taste the delicacies prepared by Secretary Hull for us." Then he turned to Ouyang Yun and said: "General Ouyang, Have you had dinner? Sorry, we couldn't find a Chinese chef, so please make do with it."
Ouyang Yun nodded with a smile and said: "Mr. President, you are too polite. I am not picky about food." Then he stood up and said to Faruk: "Young king, I would like to borrow flowers and offer you a cup of Buddhist scriptures. Please don't refuse."
No matter how ignorant Farouk was about politics, he still asked about the smell of gunpowder in the air. Although Egypt was independent at this time, many rights and interests related to the state were still in the hands of the British. Naturally, he did not like the British. Pleased to see Churchill defeated, he immediately stood up and said: "Of course I will not refuse, General, please do."
The two people immediately walked to the dining table together,
After they walked away together, Roosevelt returned to his usual amiable expression and said softly to Churchill: "Mr. Prime Minister, General Ouyang is our ally after all. You should not embarrass him on this occasion. Please remember that in Southeast Asia, we Now we can’t do without Xuebingjun’s help.”
"Mr. President, it was he who embarrassed me first." Churchill muttered,
Britain is now inseparable from the assistance of the United States, so Churchill can't be tough in front of Roosevelt. Fortunately, Roosevelt does not use force to overwhelm others, but even so, Churchill is still unhappy. He thinks that the relationship between Britain and the United States is not good. The bottom line of the previously agreed upon meeting guarantees that Roosevelt will definitely help him.
Little did he know that Roosevelt's attitude at this time was actually wavering on the issue of establishing the Allied Unified Southeast Asia Command in Burma.
Roosevelt must have seen through him completely, so he felt that it was necessary to inoculate him to prevent the Cairo Conference from achieving nothing and not being able to solve any practical problems. After thinking about it, he said seriously: "Mr. Prime Minister, we should see that , what our two countries need to pay most attention to now is the war in Europe, so even if we want to establish the Allied Southeast Asia Unified Command, we can only rely on the power of the student army. Even considering the overall situation, we should give General Ouyang enough Respect, please listen to me. I know that many people in China think that the Chongqing government can control the student army, but I don’t think so. In fact, if you pay attention to the war situation in China, you will find that the main force in China’s domestic war against Japan is now It is not the Central Army, but the Cadet Army. Australia must not be lost, so we need the Cadet Army to abandon the Philippines. As long as the Cadet Army is willing to withdraw from the Philippines and instead help us defend Australia, I think we can bring the highest number of Allied Southeast Asian forces to Leave the command to them..."
While Roosevelt was talking, Churchill's face became more and more ugly. He smoked his cigar "tat-tat-tat". He wanted to interrupt several times but was stopped by Roosevelt. Roosevelt finally finished speaking, and Churchill looked at him with his head raised. , said with emotion: "I don't believe the Chinese. Mr. President, you should know what the Chinese have done in Southeast Asia. In the name of resisting the Japanese army, they are actually encouraging Southeast Asian countries to become independent. This is something we cannot tolerate. I still insist on my original opinion that the supreme command of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia must not be handed over to the cadet army. If the Chinese insist on doing so, I will not hesitate to tear up the Karachi military base lease agreement. Mr. President, I regret it very much now. I should not have let it go in the first place. The Chinese entered Indochina.”
Churchill was determined to go all the way to the dark side, while Roosevelt frowned deeply and became really worried about the prospects of the Cairo Conference.