According to Fang's arrangement, Roosevelt will have half a day's rest on the day he arrives in Chongqing. Song Zi's arrangement is a more appropriate arrangement based on Roosevelt's physical condition. However, out of practical needs, Roosevelt
But he did not accept Fang's kind arrangement. At his insistence, after he got off the plane, Fang arranged a high-level meeting for him to meet Ouyang Yun and start his state visit.
"I believe that the governments and peoples of the United States and the United States are and will certainly be the closest friends in the future. They can work together to overcome the difficulties and usher in a bright tomorrow..." This is how Roosevelt defined the cooperative relationship between the United States.
Faced with Roosevelt's optimistic outlook on the future, Ouyang Yun's statement focused more on reality: "The Chinese people will never forget the help the American people gave us during the most difficult times. The Chinese nation has always been a grateful nation.
.So, no matter how the current situation changes, the people of the United States will look at the American people as they look at their friends. However, the world anti-fascist war still has a long way to go, and it requires the people of the two countries to unite as one and work together. So I think,
At present, as long as it is beneficial to anti-fascism, we should support it, and vice versa!"
The opening remarks seemed a bit stylized, so much so that the entourage on both sides thought this would be a stylized meeting. However, only about a quarter of an hour later, conflicts still arose.
The conflict naturally comes from the war situation in the Pacific and Australia. As for the United States, Roosevelt hopes that China can take over the war situation in Australia and the Pacific as soon as possible and show the attitude that a regional power should have. Ouyang Yun is naturally not satisfied with this. He based on the previous agreement between the United States and the United States
The agreement clearly requires the highest command authority in Australia and the Pacific War. He believes that under the current situation, only by gathering allied forces can the situation in Australia and the Pacific War be completely reversed. He clearly pointed out that China's current main task is still to regain its homeland.
The Japanese invaders were completely driven out of the country, so the country was unable to ensure that the two battlefields operated at the same time.
Are there conflicts between the United States? Of course. If you ask the people of both countries the same question, they will mostly say that because the United States and the United States have a common enemy, it is natural for them to fight together. As for military expenditures and other related issues
, they certainly could not consider it. Ordinary people can consider this issue so simply, but Roosevelt and Ouyang Yun did not dare. As far as the U.S. government is concerned, although the current situation is that Japan's Mount Fuji super fighter has threatened the U.S. mainland and caused
The United States has caused considerable losses, but because there is no such thing as a homeland fall, this situation is actually tolerable. This has led a considerable part of the U.S. government to think that everything the United States is doing now is still a threat to the world.
If you make sacrifices for peace, then it is natural to obtain certain benefits in return. Such a voice at the top of the U.S. government cannot be justified from a moral perspective. However, because the U.S. government is the representative hall of capitalists, this
It is the thinking habit of the capitalist class, so the top leaders of the allied countries can't say anything.
As far as the Chinese government is concerned, it still has a large area of territory that has not yet been recovered, but it has to vigorously help other countries to defend their territory or even regain lost territory. This is a bit overwhelming. At this time, if we raise issues such as self-funded military expenditures, then, let alone
Within the coalition government, even within the Xuebing Army, Ouyang Yun's decision may not be passed.
Due to various reasons, Roosevelt and Ouyang Yun were unwilling to shake the foundation of their rule. As a result, conflicts inevitably occurred.
There were differences of opinion between the two sides. Roosevelt first expressed his own point of view and pointedly said: "General Ouyang, your government's request is too much. Australia is not America's Australia, and the Pacific is not just our United States' Pacific. Your country
The government does not want to bear military expenditures, but it also wants to demand the highest command authority. This is a cheap thing. Ask yourself, would you agree to it if our positions were reversed?"
The reason why Ouyang Yun went to the airport to pick up Roosevelt in person was, on the one hand, to take the opportunity to express his admiration for Roosevelt, and on the other hand, it was actually to show a gesture. The Xuebing Army and the National Defense Force all won victories in various battlefields.
This has caused blind optimism within the government. Many people who are eager for quick success and instant benefits have even suggested that the time is ripe for the country to comprehensively defeat Japan, and believe that the scale of the counterattack should be expanded to drive the Japanese invaders out of the country in one fell swoop. Only those in charge know that oil and rice are expensive, Ouyang Yun
He is well aware of his own strength and knows that if he does this, the coalition government will never be able to win. He tried hard to eliminate this view, so he wanted to emphasize the importance of foreign aid by picking up Roosevelt at the airport, further demonstrating that the current country does not
Has the ability to defeat Japan on its own.
Ouyang Yun had good intentions, but it was a pity that the people of the country did not understand this. Roosevelt did not know this. He only thought that Ouyang Yun wanted to profit from the Pacific Ocean. Under the instigation of a group of aides, he came up with this view.
Objectively speaking, Roosevelt's words revealed Ouyang Yun's true thoughts. However, what Roosevelt did not expect was that compared to their understanding of Ouyang Yun, Ouyang Yun knew their thoughts better. From a superficial perspective, the United States sent troops
When Australia sends troops to the Pacific, it seems that it is really starting from the position of an ally and fulfilling its obligations as an ally. If Ouyang Yun was not a time traveler and had some understanding of past history, he might have been deceived by the selflessness of the Americans. Fortunately,
He knew this period of history and had long understood the true thoughts of the American heart, so he was not moved at all.
"Australia is indeed not America's Australia, and the Pacific is not just America's Pacific. But Mr. President, Australia is not our country's Australia, and the Pacific is not our country's Pacific. Mr. President, you should know my original intention of establishing the Pacific Fleet. I
It’s not that we want to dominate the Pacific, but our country’s maritime territory is too vast and must be defended by a matching naval force. Well, do you think this is good? We will never sit idly by in Australia and the Pacific, but this will have to wait.
Let’s completely regain our territory first. Mr. President, with all due respect, I think that although the Japanese seem to be very powerful in Australia and the Pacific, I think they are at the end of their strength..." Ouyang Yun said, looking completely dissatisfied.
An attitude that kept the Australian War and the Pacific War situation in mind.
After he finished speaking, Roosevelt smiled bitterly.
Roosevelt, who thought he had a certain understanding of Ouyang Yun, certainly did not think that this was what Ouyang Yun said from the bottom of his heart. The question is, if China can afford to wait, what about the United States?
Why is the United States so worried about other people's concerns and so righteous in Japan's invasion of Australia? Isn't it because it is worried that Japan will easily use troops against the United States after acquiring Australia? The reason why Americans are willing to spend money on the Australian war
Investment, that is, hoping to block the war from the mainland. Roosevelt knew how much the United States had already invested in the Australian War. The question is, how much more will the United States have to pay if it continues to serve this purpose? Will Congress agree?