Chapter 947 946 [Get Up]

In fact, there is no need to do Roosevelt any favors, because the United States has always been preparing for war. Its army and navy are quietly expanding, and it has strengthened its forces in the Philippines and the Pacific. It is obvious that it has long been aware that it will fight Japan.

But in the face of the interests of capitalists, the President of the United States does not dare to act rashly.

What's more, Roosevelt was preparing for the general election and wanted to serve as the president of the United States for an unprecedented three consecutive terms. At this time, no mistakes could be made or any big financial group could be offended. Roosevelt just wanted to keep his position safely.

Under this premise, even though Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and War Secretary Stimson both advocated a comprehensive embargo against Japan, Secretary of State Hull put pressure on Roosevelt on behalf of the interest groups. In the end, when Germany bombed Britain indiscriminately, the US government only issued a "moral embargo" statement.

This embargo statement is complete nonsense. It only embargoes aviation gasoline with an octane number of above 87 and certain iron ore and scrap iron. Japanese aircraft use gasoline with an octane number of below 87.

Roosevelt's strategy was the same as Churchill's, which was "Europe first, Asia later". As long as Asia didn't completely collapse, it didn't matter if China was reduced to rubble.

Unexpectedly, China suddenly wanted to "surrender", which really shocked Roosevelt, and he quickly sent a mission to China to stabilize the situation.

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London.

The Old Town has been blasted to the surface of the moon, the Houses of Parliament have been blown up, and three people have been killed in the House of Commons. A wall and some rooms in Buckingham Palace were also blown down, and three royal servants were injured. If the impact point of the bomb had been more than ten meters away, the King and Queen of England would have met God directly.

After the bombing, Zhou Hexuan should go to express his condolences, both in public and in private.

Reporters gathered outside Buckingham Palace. Everyone took photos of the bomb crater with their cameras and kept asking the guards about the safety of the king and his wife.

George VI and his wife showed up. They had been panicked by the bombing just now, but they had regained their composure at this time. King George VI stammered to reporters: "At such a critical juncture for the survival of our country, I promise to my people... British citizens at home and abroad... that the King will never Abandon...his people...the King and Queen will not leave Buckingham Palace...I will face the German bombing...with my people...together we...resist...God bless Britain...we... …will win in the end!”

"Long live the King!"

"Long live the British Empire!"

Citizens and reporters shouted in unison that this was how George VI, the stuttering king, won the respect of the people bit by bit.

Zhou Hexuan walked over, shook hands with King George VI and said: "God bless, fortunately you are all right, otherwise it will be a huge loss to the world's anti-fascist righteous force."

King George VI said: "Zhou, thank you for your...concern. Neither I nor the UK will give in. I am going to inspect the most severely bombed places in London. Are you willing to accompany me...to go together?"

"Of course." Zhou Hexuan nodded.

George VI's calmness and bravery were, of course, all fake. Under the threat of bombing and death, he became more and more extreme and irritable, often beating his wife, and even privately said that Britain was going to be finished and Germany was invincible.

Along the way, George VI remained expressionless, which seemed to others to be sad and serious. In fact, he didn't know what he should do. Even condolences to the citizens were the responsibility of Queen Elizabeth. After all, His Majesty the King stuttered.

In the Old Town, where the situation was most serious, mutilated corpses were exhumed one after another. George VI was so sick that he wanted to vomit, but he could only hold back the turmoil in his stomach.

As more and more citizens gathered around the king, the queen reminded her in a low voice: "Bertie, you should say something."

George VI prepared for half an hour the words he said at Buckingham Palace. His mind was in chaos now. He was completely petrified by the tragedy after the bombing. He subconsciously said to Zhou Hexuan: "Zhou, you are an excellent orator. Please... say a few words."

Queen Elizabeth was very unhappy. How could a foreigner steal the spotlight in this situation?

Since the fire had been extinguished, Zhou Hexuan climbed onto an idle fire truck and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Zhou from China. I feel the tragedy of London. London is the capital of the United Kingdom and is known as the Fog City because of the persistent fog. The current capital of China is Chongqing because of the persistent fog. Also known as the Fog City. China and the UK, Chongqing and London, are all facing the same experience."

"Britain was forced into a war, and China was also forced into a war. London was bombed indiscriminately by Germany, and Chongqing was also bombed indiscriminately by Japan. The difference is that London was only bombed It’s been a month, and Chongqing has been bombed for two years!”

"Last year, seven streets in the main city of Chongqing were reduced to rubble within two days. Those were the only seven prosperous streets in Chongqing. More than 100,000 people were displaced and could only build shacks to live a hard life. But we did not give up resistance, let alone Will choose to surrender."

"On top of the largest bomb crater in Chongqing, people used scrap wood and stones to build a spiritual fortress. It has been more than a year, and the spiritual fortress is still not completed because it is blown up every time it is built halfway. China People's spiritual fortress has been built and bombed, and it has been bombed and built again. As long as Japan does not withdraw from China, our spiritual fortress will continue to be built forever."

"There is a very popular song in China. Two of the lyrics are: 'Rise up, people who don't want to be slaves, and build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood!' The fascist invaders can destroy our bodies, but they cannot destroy us. Our will cannot destroy our spiritual fortress."

"Today, I saw a similar scene in London. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom, like China's leader Mr. Chang Kaishen, is leading the people on the road of resistance. The fascist invaders are destroying our homeland and ravaging us country, but please don’t be depressed or afraid, because we are righteous and justice will surely defeat evil!”

"I hope that China and Britain, as well as people around the world who are forced to be involved in war, can join hands to help each other. Japan is not only invading China now, but will also invade Britain's Far East colonies. As a friend, China will do its best to delay Live in Japan.”

"I believe that when the just war is won, China and the UK will become brothers sharing weal and woe, and will lead the people of the world towards eternal peace!"

Zhou Hexuan's speech level is still very high. Whether it is Chinese or English speech, he speaks in a cadence and has a rhythm.

If the same content were spoken from the mouth of George VI, the effect would definitely be reduced exponentially.

After the emotions of London citizens were aroused, Zhou Hexuan suddenly sang the English version of "March of the Volunteers": "Arise! You who refuse to be bound slaves..."

Before "March of the Volunteers" became the national anthem of New China, it was also very powerful.

Although the United States had not yet entered the war, Paul Robeson, the African-American singer king, had already sung this song at the music party, both in Chinese and English. He told the 7,000 spectators present: "Tonight, I will sing a Chinese song dedicated to the fighting Chinese people. This song is called "Get Up"!"

After Paul Robeson finished singing, the audience burst into applause, and many people even shouted to sing it again. When the concert ended, people left the venue while humming: "march on march on march on!"

When the Second World War was about to be won, when selecting the music of the victorious countries to be played on Anti-Fascist Victory Day, the U.S. government suggested choosing "March of the Volunteers" as the music to represent China.

This song is so powerful, and its passionate lyrics and melody can shock all those who are in national crisis. The English version sung by Zhou Hexuan at this time changed "The Chinese nation has reached its most dangerous moment" to "People all over the world are facing tyranny and aggression", which made the British sound even more indifferent.

"March on march on march on!"

"March on march on march on!"

"March on march on march on!"

After singing it several times, more and more British people began to sing along, especially the final "Forward" was sung extremely loudly.

"Long live China!"

"Long live Britain!"

"Long live the Sino-British friendship!"

"Long live world anti-fascism!"

Zhou Hexuan finally raised his arms and shouted, and countless passers-by shouted after him. George VI's eyes were full of envy and admiration.