Beiyang reactionaries

Most of Iran is controlled by the British, while northern Iran is controlled by the Soviet Union.Moreover, Iran directly borders the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union has a great influence here.Compared with the United States, as a late-developing country, its strength and influence in Iran are not comparable to that of the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.

At this time, Stalin lost his temper.

Tell Roosevelt directly, or hold a meeting in Iran.If the meeting was held outside of Iran, then Stalin would not attend the meeting, but send representatives to attend.This is a bit of a shame, but for Roosevelt, it is indeed a general.

Because this is the first meeting of the heads of state of the United States, the United States and the Soviet Union, including China, promoted by Roosevelt.There are many issues to discuss this time.All four countries will send heads of state to attend.If Stalin did not participate, many problems would have arisen at the meeting.

After all, the subsequent European war requires the cooperation of the Soviet Union.

If the Soviet Union does not cooperate, or even suddenly withdraws from the battlefield like World War I, it will pit the British and American coalition forces.And only when Stalin participated, could everyone discuss how to divide the sphere of influence in Europe.If Stalin had not participated, it would not have been easy to divide the spheres of influence in Europe after the war.

So Roosevelt decided to take a step back and agreed to meet in Iran.

After discussions among the four countries, it was finally decided to hold a meeting in Tehran, Iran on October 1943, 10.Duan Xun also made sufficient preparations. The meeting was attended by Duan Xun, Chairman of the Supreme Council, Wang Jingwei, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council, Gu Weijun, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fu Bingchang, Chinese Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and Xu Yongchang, Chief of the General Staff of the Military Commission. , Zhang Zhizhong, deputy chief of staff of military intelligence.

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The Tehran Conference, the first meeting of the heads of state of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.Also because of this meeting, the four heads of state of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China were hailed as the four giants of World War II.They officially started the Tehran Conference at 1943 pm on October 10, 23.

At 3:3 in the afternoon, Duan Xun took the Chinese participants from the villa where the Chinese delegation was located to the meeting place directly.As early as [-] o'clock in the afternoon, Stalin was already wearing the uniform of the Soviet Generalissimo, and first went to the villa where the American delegation was located to visit Roosevelt.

Because although this meeting was a four-nation meeting, it was actually mainly promoted by the United States and the Soviet Union.The United States and the Soviet Union had the most to discuss, and this was the first time Stalin and Roosevelt met.So the two met first and exchanged opinions with each other.

At about 3:45, Duan Xun came to the meeting site.British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has come to the meeting site.

"Mr. Churchill, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"Me too."

Duan Xun and Churchill met for the first time.

So both sides are very polite.Not long after Duan Xun and Churchill greeted each other, Stalin and Roosevelt also came to the meeting place.Stalin was followed by Molotov, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, and Marshal Voroshilov of the Soviet Union.The lineup on the Soviet side was the simplest. Apart from some staff members, there were only three people who actually participated in the meeting.Compared with the other three countries, very few people attended the meeting.

As for the people from the United States, there are more people.

U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Roosevelt’s special assistant to the president Harry Hopulos, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Harriman, U.S. Chief of Staff Admiral Marshall, U.S. Navy Commander Joseph King, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Arnold, and U.S. logistics General Somerwell, Admiral Legg.A very large team, many military and political leaders came.

Of course, many people followed Churchill.

British Foreign Minister Eden, British Ambassador to the Soviet Union Kell, British Chief of General Staff Brooke, Admiral Lord Kenningerheim, British Air Force Chief of Staff Admiral Porter, and Chief of Defense Staff General Ismail.

In addition to some staff who need to record and translate, more than 40 people came to the meeting place.

"Chairman Duan, I have been looking forward to meeting you. I am very happy to meet you today."

"me either."

After Stalin and Roosevelt entered the meeting place, they greeted Duan Xun first.

This is actually an attitude.

To be honest, Churchill participated in this meeting more like a follower, like a follower in the United States.Whether it is Stalin or Duan Xun, Roosevelt is more important.Also in the eyes of Roosevelt and Stalin, they valued Duan Xun more than Churchill.Because China is becoming more and more important in their hearts, even surpassing the position of Britain in their hearts.

Of course, this does not mean that the United Kingdom has no strength.

In fact, the contribution of the United Kingdom in the Second World War was also great, and the strength of the United Kingdom was also very strong.The British overlord for hundreds of years was not in vain.After the outbreak of the Second World War, the United Kingdom led the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, led the British colonies, mobilized tens of millions of troops, and made great contributions to the victory of the Second World War.

Like Canada and Australia, there are not many people, but they have contributed millions of troops to the United Kingdom.There is also South Africa, which is also one of the important military bases of the United Kingdom.Even a small country like New Zealand has dispatched more than [-] troops to Britain.

Not to mention India.

With the British and Indian troops and the Indian divisions participating in the Middle East and North Africa, India has mobilized more than 200 million troops so far.This is not over yet, Britain continues to equip the Indian Army and prepares to continue mobilizing troops in India.

Of course, even the British mainland mobilized millions of troops for this battlefield, not to mention producing so many warships to participate in the battle.Canada has become the largest producer of industrial products in the UK, and South Africa has provided the UK with a large amount of gold.

It can be said that Britain, as the former world hegemon, has shown great strength in this war.

It's a pity that the trend is not in the UK.

The Axis Powers of Germany, Italy and Japan not only suffered heavy losses in the British mainland, but also severely hit the strength of the British colonies.The Second World War is not over, and everyone knows that Britain's time is over.The Second World War was Britain's last glory.Because during the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union showed everyone what a powerful country is.The United States shocked the world with their strong industrial strength, with their industrial strength surpassing the sum of the industrial powers of Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union used their powerful army, or their powerful army mobilization capabilities, to shock the world.After all, countries like the Soviet Union that suffered heavy casualties and survived are absolutely rare.

Compared with them, Britain has really declined, and it is no longer an empire on which the sun never sets.

The rise of the United States and the Soviet Union has become a major trend that no one can stop.Even Britain knows this.Therefore, many important things, especially the division of power, are discussed by the United States and the Soviet Union, and they ignore the United Kingdom intentionally or unintentionally.

China has not participated in the Second World War until now.

But Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union dared not ignore China's role.Therefore, whether it was Stalin or Roosevelt, no matter whether they liked Duan Xun or not, they greeted Duan Xun warmly when they came in.

Let's get to know each other.

After Duan Xun came to Beijing, this was the first time he met the heads of industrial powers such as Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, except for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka and Hideki Tojo.

"It is a great honor and honor for me to preside over this meeting today. Because today, for the first time, Russians, Americans, British, and Chinese are participating in the meeting as members of a family. We are here today for the meeting, and the biggest goal It is to end the war as soon as possible, win the war, and bring peace to the world. For this goal, I hope that today everyone can discuss freely and speak freely without any worries."

Because this meeting was promoted by the United States, it was promoted by Roosevelt.Moreover, the United States has been the largest supplier of supplies to the Anti-Fascist Alliance in recent years, and the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union have turned to the United States for the past two years.After all, both countries have received a lot of support materials from the United States.

Therefore, Roosevelt did his part to preside over the Tehran meeting.

After Roosevelt finished speaking, Churchill immediately echoed: "This meeting may symbolize the unprecedented gathering of power in the entire world in the history of mankind. The happiness and destiny of mankind are completely in our hands. We will become the most important in maintaining world peace." strength."

Stalin also continued: "The friendship between the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and China is very important. I hope everyone will make good use of this opportunity to increase your friendship."

That's it for the prologue.

In fact, there is no specific content, just to express the joy of meeting together today.After all, Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China are the major powers in the world. It is the first time for the heads of state of the four countries to gather for a meeting. Of course, they must express their joy and set the tone for this meeting.Duan Xun looked at these three hypocritical people and said a bunch of unnutritious words, which made him laugh in his heart.

But after all, it's the first time you meet, so you should be polite.So Duan Xun also followed their words: "I hope this meeting can be held as a united meeting, a peaceful meeting."

"Papapa——"

After everyone finished their opening remarks, they all got applause.

Roosevelt continued to preside over the meeting until Duan Xun finished his opening remarks.Duan Xun, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill, as the leaders of the four countries, have a lot of domestic affairs to deal with.We are not idle people.

These four people came all the way to Iran for a meeting, not to chat, but to reach an important agreement.

The front is all nonsense, but the next situation is different.To start getting into specific content.In fact, everyone basically knows the main content of this meeting.

But before discussing specific issues, Roosevelt's first topic was directed at Duan Xun.

"Chairman Duan, I think the current world trend is the anti-fascist war, which is to restore world peace. As a major country in the world, China should contribute more to world peace, actively participate in the anti-fascist war, and stand to maintain world peace. in action."

"Yes. China is the backbone of world peace, and it should play a greater role at this time."

"Since you are here, you should directly issue a statement of joining the Anti-Fascist League."

Duan Xun smiled.