Chapter 1106: The Ninth Anniversary of the Founding of the Army
Roosevelt in the United States was still in the mood to take the opportunity to hit China hard. Churchill in the United Kingdom did not dare to refuse Soong Ziwen's request because of the wars in North Africa and the Middle East. As for France's Ambos, because he had a strong "China" "mark, and China has fulfilled its promise to formally send troops to help it launch the war of restoration, so he will not have trouble with the Chinese government on such a trivial matter. On the Soviet side, after winning the decisive battles between Osa and Sabi, The situation of the Soviet Russian government has greatly improved. Due to this positive impact, Stalin's personal prestige has been restored, and it has also allowed him to regain the initiative in the political struggle. With the strength of his words, Stalin in exchange for the Far East Expeditionary Force to be more active Investing in the counterattack against Germany, even though there is considerable domestic opposition, he still insists on implementing the "Chongqing Secret Agreement" reached with China. Even if he is willing to really give up the land in the Far East, naturally he will not negotiate with the United Nations on such a trivial matter. China is in trouble.
Until this time, although the Allied Forces had become a force that could not be ignored on the Soviet-Russian battlefield, neither Roosevelt nor Stalin took the United Nations too seriously, and the United States and Soviet Russia would inevitably regret what they had done today afterwards. Negligence swallows a bitter pill.
On May 5, 1944, when the Xuebing Army Special Zone and Chongqing, Nanjing and other places celebrated the ninth anniversary of the founding of the Xuebing Army, in a newly built three-story building at Chaotianmen in Chongqing, under the auspices of the Chinese people Amid cheers, the foreign ministers or plenipotentiaries of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France, as well as the nominal leaders or foreign ministers of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, North Korea and other countries gathered together to hold the "Working Conference on Preparing for the Establishment of the United Nations Headquarters." The first meeting was chaired by Song Ziwen, the Foreign Minister of the Chinese government. On this solemn day, he was dressed in traditional Chinese Hanfu and gold-rimmed glasses. He attracted everyone's attention as soon as he took the stage.
"This is also the Hanfu of the Chinese people." The representative of the United States is General Stilwell. This man should have been regarded as a guest of honor by Chiang Kai-shek. He could shake up the Asian region with just a stamp of his feet. Now he doesn't seem too energetic. Okay, he was sitting with British Foreign Minister Eden and asked softly at this time.
In the original time and space, because of China's dependence on US aid supplies, the Chinese government had to be controlled by the United States. Stilwell could only become the chief of general staff of the Chinese theater with the rank of lieutenant general, and even did not even have Chiang Kai-shek's account. Buy, and now, because the U.S. government is eager to obtain more advanced military technology from China, he not only dares not show off when facing Ouyang Yun, but also when facing Chen Cheng, Feng Yuxiang and other senior officials of the Supreme Command He also had to be accompanied by a smiling face all the time. Stilwell was not a person willing to bow his head and be a small person, so although he later became the chief representative of the US military in China, he did not want to stay in Chongqing all the time. He usually stayed in New Delhi.
The Hanfu worn by Song Ziwen was a dress worn by ancient scholar-bureaucrats for important events. It was made of Shu brocade and looked very gorgeous. In Chongqing, due to the influence of the Xuebing Military Special Zone, it has become very common for people to wear Hanfu. Shi Di Stilwell had seen a lot of them, but there was still a big difference between the Hanfu that people usually wore and the dress that Song Ziwen wore today, so Stilwell asked this question.
"Probably." Aiden replied, but his eyes were searching behind Song Ziwen. He wanted to know whether Ouyang Yun would be present at such an important occasion as today. The Queen's Government of the United Kingdom solemnly sent its foreign minister to participate in the preparations for the establishment of the United Nations. Of course, the intentions of the meeting were not so simple. The Chinese government fulfilled its original promise to send troops to help France recover, which made Churchill feel mixed. He was happy that the pressure on the British army had been reduced sharply, but at the same time he was worried that the Chinese would invade North Africa. He sent Eden to attend this meeting, mainly hoping that Eden could obtain confirmation from Ouyang Yun to ensure that British interests in North Africa would not be harmed.
Judging from the shape alone, Hanfu is quite beautiful and eye-catching. Compared with Westerners who are only impressed by the appearance of Hanfu, the representatives of Southeast Asian countries, especially those from Thailand and North Korea, because they themselves still retain the national customs of wearing them. Traditional costumes, and their national costumes are somewhat influenced by Hanfu, so when they saw the Chinese foreign minister appearing in Hanfu, not only were their eyes shocked, but their hearts were also shocked.
"Are the Chinese declaring the power of their ancient suzerainty?" Vietnamese representative Ruan Shan thought in his mind, and looked at each other with Cambodian representative Mote Ailon who was sitting next to him.
Neither Vietnam nor Cambodia has yet become independent at this time. Like Nguyen Son and Mothe Aylong, one of their official identities is the governor of Hanoi Province, and the other is the deputy leader of the largest party seeking Cambodian independence, the Khmer Independence Party. .
Ruan Shan and Mote Ailon thought a little too much. The representative of North Korea, Kim Tae-myung, the deputy general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, had a calm look on his face, but he was cursing in his heart: “The Chinese people just care too much about these superficial things. things, so their prosperity never lasted long.”
Wearing Hanfu to host such an important meeting was not a pleasant thing for Song Ziwen, who was accustomed to suits and leather shoes. However, because this was Ouyang Yun's request, and he was not averse to discovering and spreading national traditions, So even though he felt uncomfortable all over as soon as he put it on, he persisted and walked up to the podium, ignoring the wonderful expressions below. He glanced at everyone, nodded with a smile, and then said: "Gentlemen, everyone is welcome to participate in this event." This meeting will change the course of human history, and you will be destined to leave your name in the annals of history."
"Pah, pah." The spotlight flashed, and then applause sounded.
"As you all know, the United Nations Charter has been formulated for a certain period of time, which means that the United Nations already has the legal basis for its existence. At this meeting, we will mainly discuss the preparations for the establishment of the United Nations Headquarters. Before the formal discussion, I would like to It is necessary for me to introduce to you gentlemen the current world situation..."
While Song Ziwen was introducing the world situation to representatives of various countries in Chongqing, Ouyang Yun was delivering a speech entitled "Continue Efforts to Welcome the Final Victory" at the Xuebingjun Square in Guangzhou. The Army Day of the Xuebingjun has always been the Xuebingjun It is the biggest festival in the Special Administrative Region, so on this day not only will people from various places spontaneously organize parades to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Cadet Army, but the government will also hold a large-scale rally and the most popular military parade in Guangzhou.
The Xuebing Army grew from scratch and developed into a large-scale group army. As the head of the family, Ouyang Yun experienced hardships that could not be explained to outsiders. As the war in the country gradually became clearer, the country also moved forward because of the Xuebing Army. After embarking on a brand new path, Ouyang Yun finally felt relaxed and returned to the place where Xuebingjun truly made his fortune to participate in the celebration.