Chapter 509

"Mr. guff, this time you come to the United States on behalf of Germany, you must explain to President Roosevelt the problem of the attack on our American merchant ships..." as soon as we met, the personnel of the U.S. Department of foreign affairs in charge of receiving guff mentioned the successive attacks on merchant ships by German submarines in the Atlantic Ocean.

"I'm sorry, sir. I come to the United States on behalf of our German head of state, the great akkado? Mr. Rudolph is here to meet with President Roosevelt of the United States... Not to talk about these little things. " Guff glanced at the chattering American diplomats around him and said coldly, "how did your ship sink? Do you want our MSA to take care of it?"

"You...!" Who doesn't know that you Germans did all these shipwrecks? Who doesn't know your submarines are already patrolling the east coast of the United States? We sank a German submarine the other day! U.S. diplomats yelled in their hearts.

Finally, the red faced American diplomat pointed to guff's nose and said, "there are times when you come to ask us, too! At that time, you'd better remember today's insolence. We Americans will certainly pay you back double! "

Gufu nodded and replied with a smile: "I hope there will be a time, but even if there will be a time, I will not be as hysterical as you are today."

"..." American diplomats think it's better to shut up. It seems that there is really no advantage for a strong diplomat elected by such a strong country.

Soon Gough met President Roosevelt of the United States. After greeting each other, they found a sofa and sat down face to face. The atmosphere of the meeting was so friendly that it could not be seen that the two countries were already at daggers drawn in the Atlantic and North Africa.

"You still owe me an explanation, Mr. Gough. You have not given a reasonable explanation for the sinking of our merchant ship. " Roosevelt did not give up on the investigation of the Atlantic submarine war. After a few words, he turned the issue to this issue.

Gufu was obviously well prepared and didn't beat around the bush or refuse at all. He put away his smile, put on a solemn face, looked at President Roosevelt and said: "Mr President, since you think there should be an explanation, then the German submarine sank the transport ship to Britain instead of the merchant ship, do you think this explanation is reasonable?"

"No, Mr. Gough, these are not transport ships, they are merchant ships!" Roosevelt gave a sneer and played the German game of "dead denial" for a long time. He knew that the ships were full of arms and strategic materials, but he could not admit it at this time.

"Mr. President." Gough obviously guessed Roosevelt's attitude, and continued: "if you don't admit that those ships are transport ships, then we won't admit that they were sunk by German submarines - that's how simple it is."

Obviously, both sides are not willing to tear their skin, nor are they willing to give up the right to stab each other in secret. So the game will continue to play until there is a power between the two countries to break the balance of the world.

Roosevelt was silent, but guff didn't stop talking about it. He looked at Roosevelt and continued to say, "American tanks and cars have appeared in North Africa. Our general Rommel defeated an American army in North Africa and captured more than 270 prisoners of this army... Mr. Roosevelt, Would you like to talk about it? "

"Is there such a thing?" Roosevelt pretended not to know the inside story, called his secretary, and the two began to whisper there. It seems that they really heard the news today, and it seems that those American soldiers really have nothing to do with the United States.

After learning something from his subordinates, Roosevelt's eyes eased obviously. Then he looked at Gough with a smile and said, "those American soldiers volunteered to go to North Africa to support Britain. Most of them have British relatives and friends, so they joined the British * team and fought for the British * team. This matter has nothing to do with the US government. Please consider the historical and traditional relationship between the US and the UK, and do not let the spontaneous actions of the people affect the friendly relations between our two countries. "

Gough looked at Roosevelt with such a look in his eyes. His face was full of two words, which seemed to remind Roosevelt: you've been looking for a place in North Africa for the Atlantic submarine war, so don't complain about the sinking of a merchant ship next time, or I'll talk about the American prisoners in North Africa!

Both men were silent for more than ten seconds, as if they were digesting each other's diplomatic attitude. Soon both of them seemed to understand. They looked at each other and laughed.

"Germany does not want to be the enemy of the United States. We will try our best to exercise restraint in the Atlantic and North Africa. You know, we have been opposing the Soviet Union's westward advance and resisting the erosion of the Communist International." Guff said with a smile: "I don't want the United States to ignore the common interests of capitalist countries at this time and do something harmful to capitalist countries."

Roosevelt nodded and replied with a smile: "the United States also hopes to maintain friendly relations with strong Germany. The small friction in North Africa and the Atlantic will not affect our extensive cooperation in other fields." Germany is now concentrating on the war on the eastern front, so it has no time and energy to deal with the powerful United States. The United States is now worried that its interests in the Philippines will be damaged by Japan, and obviously does not want to establish a strong enemy like Germany. Neither of the two countries wants to tear up the superficial friendly relationship, so they hit it off on this issue. It seems to have been agreed. The United States seems to have forgotten the fact that German submarines wreak havoc on the Atlantic Ocean. Their hundreds of sunken ships have really become tragic; It seems that Germany has never seen American soldiers in North Africa, and Rommel's prisoner of war camp has always had only British people. Guff and Roosevelt had a tacit dinner together. They tasted the tender steak, tasted the old red wine, and talked about music and sports. In 1936, the Olympic Games were held in Italy because akado was busy preparing for the war. The performance of the German delegation can only be described as moderate. But obviously, there are not many things that people can talk about at this kind of diplomatic dinner. After avoiding many sensitive topics, there are only a few things that can make everyone interested. You can't let the president of the United States and the special envoy of the head of state talk about women together, so fencing and sailing become the main conversation content“ I heard that Mr. Fuehrer has many lovers? Isn't this a scandal for leaders in Germany? " At the end of the banquet, Roosevelt asked Gough this question curiously. Gufu was stunned, and then explained with pride: "in the Middle East and Far East, it is reasonable for an emperor to have many concubines. Even if the head of state wants to ascend the throne of the emperor, I support it very much. What's more, how many women do you associate with? " With a nod, Roosevelt brought the topic back to the Olympic long-distance race. He lamented that his legs were not convenient and he could not feel the charm of fast and passionate sports. However, in his mind, it was a tremendous storm: the head of state's ruling power in Germany was obviously far more than that of the United States under his leadership. Akkado's words in Germany were almost orders, while Roosevelt's actions in the United States were always constrained by Congress. On this point, he thought that he could not surpass akkado.