The moment Chang Kaishen stepped down the gangway, the military band began to play. Linlithgow, the British Governor-General in India, strode forward and said with a smile: "Welcome Mr. Chiang and his wife to visit British India."
"Darling, my lord is saying hello to you." Song Meiling still knew the basic etiquette. She did not overstep the rules and rush to speak during important occasions, but honestly stood by and acted as an interpreter.
Chang Kaishen immediately shook hands and said in Chinese: "Hello, Lord Linlithgow."
Linlithgow introduced the officer beside him: "This is Lord Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific."
"Hello, General Wavell."
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang."
Rommel was called the "Desert Fox" and Montgomery was called the "Desert Rat." Before Montgomery's massacre, there was already a British unit called the "Desert Rat", and that was Wavell's command.
The British 7th Armored Division.
In the past two years, Wavell had been fighting with the Italians in North Africa. At a disadvantage in all aspects, Wavell captured more than 100,000 Italian troops in two months at the cost of 500 killed and 1,400 wounded. He
The deceptive tactics used in North Africa were named "Special Warfare" by Churchill, so some people say that Wavell was the inventor of special operations.
This one-eyed general also had a duel with Rommel last year. The casualties on both sides did not exceed 1,000, but the British army lost dozens more tanks.
Wavell is now the Commander-in-Chief of the American, British, Dutch and Australian Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific, with unified command of all Allied forces in the Far East except China. Of course, this position will be dismissed in a few days. The reason is that the Allied countries are full of conflicts and there is no
France unified command, and Wavell could only be changed to commander-in-chief of the British forces in India.
Chang Kaishen's trip to India, in addition to easing the conflicts between the Indians and the British, was more important to discuss the war in Myanmar with Wavell. Wavell took over the defense of Myanmar a month ago.
Song Meiling continued to show her English: "This is Mr. Zhou Hexuan and his wife Ms. Zhang Leyi."
Linlithgow smiled and shook hands and greeted: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am a loyal fan of your books."
"Hello, Your Majesty the Governor." Zhou Hexuan returned the greeting.
It took more than ten minutes for the important people from both sides to shake hands and exchange greetings. Then the two British guys accompanied the Chinese delegation along the runway. There were Indian British troops on both sides of the runway. They all stood at attention and saluted, accepted Chang Kaishen's review, and also played
Two rows of blank ammunition were given as a welcome gesture.
Everyone took cars to the city, and the atmosphere in the city became more enthusiastic. Thousands of Indians waved flags and lined the streets to welcome them. This made Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling feel very proud, and they did not speculate whether these people were shills arranged by the British.
Already.
That night, Linlithgow held a grand banquet for the Chinese delegation. All the guests were British officials and nobles living in India. Except for the servants who served tea and water, Zhou Hexuan did not see even an Indian at the banquet.
In the following days, Chang Kaishen had been conducting military talks with Wavell, while Zhou Hexuan was taken around for sightseeing.
To be honest, there was really not much to see in India in the 1940s. The only difference from the 21st century is that the floors were shorter and there was less industrial waste. There were still cows running around, hungry people still everywhere, and you still couldn’t find them outdoors.
Go to the toilet.
Major newspapers in India have published a large number of articles about China, mainly introducing the heroic resistance of the Chinese people, which shows that British war propaganda in India is already in operation. As for the newspapers that focus on Chang Kaishen and Zhou Hexuan, they are from the Progress of India
Media controlled by people.
After the military talks ended, Chang Kaishen went to the Indian border to inspect the Khyber Pass Fortress, while Zhou Hexuan stayed in New Delhi to meet with progressive people from all walks of life in India.
The first person who came to visit him was Nehru, the leader of the Congress Party. Nehru also brought two doctors, whose Chinese names were Mu Kehua and Zhuo Kehua. These "hua" characters are the essence of China, and they are
It was specially created to support China's Anti-Japanese War.
There were a total of five "Hua" who went to China, and two of them are still staying in China.
Kotnis served as the first president of Bethune International Hospital. During the Hundred Regiments War, he stayed up for several days and nights. He performed a total of 558 operations in 13 days and treated more than 800 sick and wounded patients. The other one was Basu.
Hua's Indian friend works in the Hospital Affiliated to the Ministry of Health of the Eighth Route Army and will serve as a senator of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region in two years.
Both Mu Kehua and Zhuo Kehua returned to India due to illness, especially Mu Kehua. After his recovery, he immediately collected medicines and personally escorted him to China. As a result, he was stopped by the British in Myanmar. The British were still engaged in appeasement at that time.
For fear of causing dissatisfaction in Japan, Mu Kehua was sent directly back to India.
After Zhuo Kehua returned to India, he worked as a doctor and engaged in propaganda, introducing what he saw and heard in Yan'an to the Indian people. This time he accompanied Nehru to visit Zhou Hexuan, and he was also a reporter.
At this time, the Indian National Congress Party was definitely a progressive party and engaged in friendly exchanges with oppressed nations all over the world. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Nehru decided to send a medical team to China at the invitation of President Zhu.
In response to this enthusiastic response, more than 700 medical staff signed up to assist China, and "Wuhua" was selected from those 700 people.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou."
"Hello, Mr. Nehru."
"Hello, Mr. Mukherjee."
"Hello, Mr. Zucker."
Nehru said: "I pay high tribute to the Chinese people's anti-war spirit. Your deeds inspire the Indian people."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Thanks to the Indian people for their support, and even more grateful to the Congress Party and the medical personnel aiding China for their generous help."
Nehru, the future founding Prime Minister of India, was born as a Brahmin and was a standard Caucasian. If we go by various wonderful misunderstandings, Nehru and Hitler were both Aryans (squinting smile).
As for the two doctors Mu Kehua and Zhuo Kehua, one is white and the other is black. The black one is obviously of a lower caste, but he is definitely not an untouchable because untouchables do not have the right to receive education.
Although Mahatma Gandhi opposed the caste system throughout his life and encouraged intermarriage between upper and lower castes, he did not include untouchables. The untouchable group in India accounts for more than 20% of the total population, but great tolerance and greatness such as Gandhi do not treat untouchables as human beings.
, wasting one-fifth of human resources.
Nehru quickly talked about his study abroad career in the UK, and also talked about Einstein, Romain Rolland, Bernard Shaw and other friends. Then he praised Mrs. Sun profusely and asked Zhou Hexuan to help bring Mrs. Sun
Gift.
Nehru took out a copy of "The Rise of the Great Powers" from his bag and said: "Mr. Zhou, I have benefited a lot from your masterpiece. Please be sure to leave your signature."
"That's my honor." Zhou Hexuan quickly signed the title page as a souvenir.
Nehru asked for advice: "Mr. Zhou, you are an expert on international issues. How do you think a country like India should seek independence, liberation, development and rise?"
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "India's independence is inevitable, and this world war is an opportunity."
Nehru shook his head and said: "Britain had announced its intention to make India independent as early as 20 years ago, but every time it was a lie. In these "United Nations Joint Declaration", although Britain clearly expressed its willingness to
India is independent, but they are always perfunctory, and Indians cannot see any hope."
Zhou Hexuan said: "The key to India's independence lies in the United States, not the United Kingdom."
"America?" Nehru seemed to have caught some inspiration, but couldn't figure it out. He said in surprise, "Mr. Zhou, please explain in detail. Thank you very much!"
