Chapter 86 The United States' Request

It is hard to imagine that when the leaders of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union posed for the camera, there was such a scene in the conference hall of the Three Kingdoms, but the basic mathematical logic and the history of the Three Kingdoms have proved this point, that is, the triangle is stable .

It is difficult to make breakthrough progress when each is talking to himself.

"Our diplomats had frank exchanges with the United States and the Soviet Union, and all countries have come up with constructive opinions." Alan Wilson changed the subject, maintaining a posture with his hands folded over his chest, facing the diplomat Secretary Robert Eden said, "Our first proposal, which was opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, was a proposal to blackmail the Soviets by occupying Soviet territory."

"It's not surprising that the Soviets actually objected." Foreign Minister Robert Eden smiled wryly. He didn't quite agree with Prime Minister Churchill's blatant threat, but Churchill was the prime minister, and both of them belonged to the Conservative Party, so they could only let it go. .

"Ah! To be precise, it was the Americans who opposed it. The Americans expressed their respect for the division plan of the Yalta Conference and opposed the one-sided, irrational, and unilateral demands of the British Empire that undermined the spirit of unity." Alan Wilson recalled the Americans. The wording, while repeating intact.

"I knew that the Americans were untrustworthy. They were humiliating us." Robert Eden couldn't help complaining when he heard this. He thought that the first objection proposal would definitely come from the Soviet Union, but he didn't expect it to come from the Soviet Union. In the United States, just yesterday, President Truman, who arrived in Berlin, had a good talk with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Alan Wilson kept silent, and the two young men from the United States and the Soviet Union did not speak martial arts, and attacked the British Empire, an old comrade who had ruled the world for more than 300 years. However, from the perspective that heretics are more hateful than heretics, it is not incomprehensible.

There is nothing new under the sun. Alan Wilson just listened to the complaints made by the Foreign Secretary in front of him. Robert Eden must have just talked, because the Suez Canal War proved that a person can fall into the same pit twice.

"Minister, the topic most mentioned by the Americans is the issue of the Soviet Union's war against Japan." Alan Wilson thought that occupying a piece of the Soviet-occupied area was just a small issue, and it should not be the focus of discussion at the Potsdam Conference. He reminded "I heard that the Americans lost a lot in the just-concluded Battle of Okinawa. Strictly speaking, Okinawa is not the mainland of Japan. The tragic casualties have already made the Americans feel lingering fear. If they attack the mainland of Japan, the casualties of the US military cannot be estimated. Judging from the round of meetings, the United States is asking for something from the Soviet Union. Therefore, it is not a good idea to insist on attacking the Soviet Union first."

In fact, the Battle of Okinawa had just ended a few days ago. The landing battle lasted 82 days. The attacking side was the US military and the defending side was the Japanese army. Although the U.S. military finally wiped out the 100,000 Japanese troops guarding the island, it also suffered nearly 80,000 casualties.

This is an appalling figure for the United States. You know, although the previous battles of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima were equally fierce, the US military killed less than 20,000 people in total.

What shocked the U.S. military the most was actually the Kikusui Operation launched by the Japanese army around the time of the Battle of Okinawa. Ten death squads were mobilized successively, and they became the pioneers of the Peace Cult. The U.S. military before and after the Battle of Okinawa was greatly shocked by the suicide attack method of killing each other!

Although the battle was won in the end, the Americans were deeply afraid of the irrational madness of the Japanese soldiers and the way they died together.

Traveling all over the world, the U.S. military has never encountered such an opponent. A small Okinawa is already like this. If it really lands in Japan, how many soldiers will the United States, which has not suffered major damage in the world war, lose?

"Alan, the representative of the United States wants us to attend a reception together." At this moment, a British diplomat pushed in the door and invited, "The Americans should have some communication with us."

"Eh!" Alan Wilson looked at Robert Eden, got the latter's approval, turned and replied, "Of course we can't refuse our close allies.

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After the door was closed again, Robert Eden said, "It should be that we hope to support us in the war against Japan."

"If there is no accident, it should be like this." Alan Wilson nodded with a smile, "Today the Soviet Union mainly mentioned the issue of European rights and interests, and it seems that they have no interest in the Far East. It seems that the Soviet Union is paying more attention to Europe now."

"Just go and see what the Americans think, and come back and tell me." Robert Eden sighed. As the foreign minister, Robert Eden's position is actually very embarrassing.

This is not a problem with the United Kingdom itself. The problem comes from the United States. There is actually no Secretary of State in the United States now. There was originally, but recently, for unknown reasons, there just happened to be a vacancy for the Secretary of State.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill showed solidarity with Truman in the US and Stalin in the Soviet Union. Robert Eden can only be equal to Molotov and start a one-on-one contest. If the US now has a Secretary of State and comes to Germany, he is now facing The situation will definitely be much better.

After all, it is still the honeymoon period of the Allies, and Potsdam is not short of receptions that symbolize celebrations. Although the positions of the three countries are not completely consistent, they still have to be passable on the whole.

It's just that compared with the downstairs hall belonging to political figures, the atmosphere in the small hall on the second floor of the representatives of various countries is a bit inferior. There is no way to do this. There are almost no intact palaces in Germany. Although the Zeitzlienhof Palace is not magnificent enough, it can only be used as it is. Small also has small advantages, and some information exchanges can be carried out.

boom! After having a drink with the staff of the U.S. Secretary of State, Alan Wilson asked, "James, why didn't your U.S. Secretary of State come to Germany? This will deprive us of an extra boost for us in the UK during negotiations, and add some that are unnecessary. hindrance."

"Allen, actually I don't know why. On June 27th, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius was fired by the president." James Jones shrugged helplessly, "Now there is only one agent Sergeant Joseph Crew, actually I heard that James Burns was very popular as Secretary of State, but President Truman came to Germany without waiting for the Secretary of State to be appointed."

Alan Wilson nodded knowingly. He didn't know if this kind of thing had happened before, but it was a coincidence that it happened at this time, but it happened ten days earlier than in history.

"Of course, we still hope that the United Kingdom will support the United States' position, especially on the issue of fighting against Japan. We can resolve other issues later. The most important issue now is to end the world war. Alan, what do you think?" James Jones said very Opened the mouth with sincerity.

"Hmm!" Alan Wilson took a sip from the wine glass, not knowing what he was thinking. The United States is more urgent than expected about the issue of fighting against Japan.

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