Nine Songs of Anti-Japanese War

Amid the hasty pace of office workers and the sighs of students, Hong Kong under British rule ushered in the last month of 1941.The end of the year means festivals, and Christmas and New Year’s Day are long overdue with people’s longing for a year of hard work; the end of the year means trials, and the old mothers who usually sit in front of the door and gossip are gradually getting restless, busy cleaning their rooms and renewing their lives Supplies are on all fours.Although the political atmosphere is somewhat tense, daily life has not shaken in the slightest. The waiters in front of the gift cabinets in department stores stand until their feet are weak early in the morning, and there are few opportunities to sit down and take a breath before dark.Who would dare to infringe on this Pearl of the Orient, which carries the infinite honor of the Pacific Ocean? ——Last month, a group of Canadian soldiers were dispatched, accompanied by a resounding bugle, strolled around Nathan Road and returned to the Sham Shui Po Barracks. Put on a golden light amulet.

Hong Kong squeezed through the bustling crowd in the morning to go to the stock exchange to inquire about market conditions. The financial order is operating as usual, so there is not much to say.At noon, I ordered a light meal from the staff, finished it in a hurry, and drove my own car to the concentration camp.Although the relationship between the British Hong Kong government and Japan has slipped to the brink of collapse, they are always unwilling to tear their skins apart. On the one hand, they use a small number of garrison troops to carry out unserious exercises, and on the other hand, they strictly observe neutrality in diplomacy. After disarming, he was sent to a concentration camp for control.Hong Kong lied to the Governor's Mansion, saying that he was going to buy gifts in the afternoon, and he needed to pick slowly so he went alone.

But today, who can he give the gift he bought carefully?The dignitaries of the Governor's Mansion?They can't cope with socializing, and they won't take a second look at the contents under the gift box.The cities of the British Isles?They were preoccupied with the European battlefield, and they were afraid that they would not be able to spare time to receive him, his nominal eastern companion.Cantonese relatives across the river?They were controlled by Japan three years ago, and running over there would be tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap...

"I wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance." He shared the expensive candies equally and gave them to the prisoners. "I will come again before New Year's Day."

There were many voices of thanks, mostly in Cantonese, mixed with the broken English learned during the detention period.He waved his hands to them, and felt that there was no need to stay, so he turned and left.A non-commissioned officer who seemed to be the platoon leader before entering the concentration camp called him: "Sir, we have heard a lot of air defense and blackout exercises this year. Is the government actively preparing for war?"

"It's not bad. The governor said that a defense line of drunken bay has been built in the middle of Kowloon Island, and many bunkers have been set up on the coast and on the island. I don't know anything about military affairs, but the preparation time is quite long. If there is a war, it should be able to withstand it for a while."

Hong Kong really doesn't understand military affairs.He proposed to the governor to spend two months learning basic strategies and tactics, but the governor said that there is a specialization in the art and rejected the proposal.He did not intervene before and after the deployment of the defense network. On the one hand, he was not really interested, and on the other hand, he understood the intention of the British side: Chinese nationalism was high, and they did not want to risk Hong Kong's involvement in the military field.

"Ah, that's good. Do you have enough people? We don't know if we are locked up here, but the European war is in full swing. Will the government lack military support?"

Hong Kong read its expectations and fears from his words.If Japan attacked Hong Kong, it would be tantamount to declaring war with Britain. Hong Kong repelled the attack, so naturally it could no longer claim neutrality, and the officers and soldiers imprisoned in concentration camps would be free again.If you can't fight back... it's a big problem.

"There will be no war in the foreseeable future. The governor went to the Peninsula Hotel to attend a charity ball last night. Even if there are not many troops now, it will be too late when the situation in Europe improves. Thank you for your concern, I should go back..."

On the return trip, he turned the dial to listen to a British radio station talking about the naval confrontation in the Atlantic.The Atlantic Ocean went through a formal blockade period at the beginning of the war, and after two years of brewing and fermentation, it finally turned into a sea of ​​flames, while the vast Pacific Ocean was temporarily calm.Radio stations tried their best to promote the achievements of the British Navy, but they could not conceal the fact that a large number of American supply ships had been sunk by German submarines.In the evening, the traffic flow increased sharply. Listening to the radio, Hong Kong turned the steering wheel distractedly, and finally drove back to the high-rise residences in Victoria Harbour.

After spending the night in the bar, he went to the balcony and opened the big window when he returned to the bedroom.With a cool breeze blowing against the face, the Hong Kong Island at night was full of stars, and the stars in the sky were ashamed to hide their brilliance.Behind the barbed wire fence all over the north shore of the port, the gray sea lies quietly.He dug out the reprinted edition of "Nie Haihua" [Note 1] in his bag. The bookmark made of white flowers and bauhinia bumped into somewhere between the pages, and broke off.

He suddenly lost the center of gravity in his life, and he looked around in a daze, with nothing to rely on.

Let's pick another flower and make it again in the spring of next year... He calmed down, put the book on the bedside, and fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep was extremely restless.He was dreaming a dream that was both illusory and real, recalling many of the past in a trance.Shenzhen struggled to pick up the wooden basin, making a gesture to splash the river water muddy with fish tails on his face.Macau leaned his upper body, said something indifferent, and put the oyster into his bowl.The dusty Guangzhou arrived and told Hong Kong that they planned to revolutionize, "The country will change to an advanced system, and there will be great development. Not only will the people's livelihood and civil rights be better, but the international status will also rise rapidly, and maybe we will be gradually occupied. The territory to go to..." The noon sun flooded through the curtains, shaking the Order of the Garter [Note 2] Hong Kong was wearing on his chest.Guangzhou suddenly fell silent, and said after a while, "You just want to live happily."

The man with a blurred face stretched out his hand to him, and opened his lips under the shadow of the bowler hat, but it was the voice of Shanghai: "Young Master Gang, I will take care of you from now on."

He was about to hold it, when the other party opened his white-gloved right hand, a puddle of fresh blood was entrenched in the palm, Gululu was bubbling hot bubbles from the boiled blood.He withdrew his hand, but the white glove was persistently stretched forward, and the blood stain multiplied into a pool of blood, rushing down from the gap in the glove.When he stepped back again, the other party sneered, blood pooled his arms and legs, and rushed towards him...

"boom!"

Hong Kong turned over and got out of bed.The sound of bomb explosions and anti-aircraft artillery fire came one after another, playing a magnificent war movement under the background of gunpowder smoke.He picked up the phone and called the Governor, who told him in the same unbelievable tone: "In the early morning of this morning, the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, an overseas base of the United States. I called you but you didn't answer...they acted really fast." After a while of noise , the Governor said, "The latest news is that Kai Tak Airport and the Sham Shui Po Barracks were bombed, and our air defense force is over."

"You mean..." Hong Kong stared at the decapitated bauhinia, "War is coming?"

"Yes, sir. The war is coming."

Happiness often has similar faces, but there are many kinds of tortures to endure in order to live.There are times of peace and times of war.There are exclusive tortures for nobles, and general tortures for commoners.Hong Kong is a city lord of a British colony. When the war broke out, he could not enjoy the torture of aristocrats—because he was always excluded from the defense deployment before, and he had no special military accomplishments, so he could only answer passively. The battle report of the headquarters, hiding in the air-raid shelter that is still safe, doing nothing all day long.

After a week of this kind of life, he couldn't bear it, so he filed a report with his superiors, and went to the hospital to take care of the wounded as soon as he reported in the morning.The few supplies were confiscated for military use, and gasoline was scarce, so he simply abandoned his car and took the tram to and from get off work like ordinary citizens.Hearing the wailing of the wounded with festering wounds during the day, and listening to stray bullets streaking across the sky while riding a tram at night, as sharp as the cry of a baby.Far and near, high and low, the sudden sound of machine guns is like a non-stop shower after another, crackling and hitting the lotus leaves, bringing the ardent greetings of death.

The defense line retreated step by step, and there was no way out before withdrawing to Victoria City.Bad news came from the power outage headquarters. While he was looking at the skyline, his secretary sent him a message.The opening of Hong Kong was encouraged by British Prime Minister Churchill: "If you can resist the enemy for a day, you can still contribute to the allies around the world."

When he turned his head, the garrison commander was also in a daze at the telegram.

"I'll leave it to you." After Hong Kong said this, he ran out of the headquarters as if fleeing, and got on the morning tram.Where can he escape to?There is simply no way out.There is hunger and infectious disease everywhere, despair and death everywhere.The machine guns were still ringing, but they were very close, one after another, hitting the heavy beating heart like a fist.Suddenly the air-raid siren blared again, and people rushed to jump off the tram before it stopped, and ran to hide in the doorway by the side of the road.The doorway was filled with the smell of plague, but the men and women curled up with him in the narrow space were indifferent, their expressions seemed to return to the beginning of human birth, helpless in the face of the boundless world, only solemn and bewildered.

A round of stray bullets flew by and landed less than a hundred meters away from them, and the smoke rose suddenly. "He's dead!" Cries came from the doorway next door, and there was no rest for a long time, but the doorway here was completely silent, no one had the desire to speak, Qi Qi walked silently on the duckweed of life and death.Life and death are extremely close.Usually you live in the layered packaging of gift boxes, and you never raise your eyes to look at the sky; now that the war is coming, you tear the packaging layer by layer with a smile determined to win, and force you to look at the sky by pulling out your neck.Ah, he has succeeded...

"Let me have a good meal!"

In a trance, someone grabbed his shoulder.Hallucination, he thought, ignoring it.But that force was gentle but irresistible, and he just pulled him 180°.

People are next to each other, and the breath of the other party is on his face.

"Shanghai?" He murmured as if to himself, "Why did you come here...?"

Shanghai smiled wryly.The shaved palms without white gloves slid down his shoulders and grabbed his arms instead.

"Because I dreamed of you."

Really, what a coincidence.On the eve of the war, I also dreamed of you.Hong Kong's lips moved, but no sound came out.Shanghai changed his posture and leaned into his ear: "Just kidding. Hong Kong, I'll pick you up."

"go out?"

"Well. Kowloon and the New Territories have fallen, and the city of Victoria is already in danger. You must not be handed over to the Japanese on the day the British surrendered. It will cause a very unfavorable situation for you personally. It would be great if I found you earlier , but there is still time..."

"Surrender? The government is determined to fight. The British may send reinforcements from Singapore. It is too early to say defeat."

"Not early, not early at all. Wake up, Hong Kong. If I were the British authorities, I would be mentally prepared to lose you from the beginning of the war. Time is running out, please, leave everything to me!"

Shanghai grabbed his wrist, and dragged him out as soon as the air raid siren stopped, completely uncontroversial.He occasionally asked Hong Kong for directions, but most of the time he kept silent and rushed forward blindly.They went out of the city and climbed to a hill not far from Repulse Bay, which the Japanese army captured just yesterday.Shanghai stopped, leaned down in the bushes and handed him a carbine, "It's for self-defense, don't lose it."

Immediately afterwards, he put his index finger on his lips, made a silent gesture, set up a US standard sniper rifle, pulled the trigger instantly, and shot through the temples of two soldiers patrolling outside the fortress.The two fell in a pool of blood and were still twitching their hands and feet, so he rushed into the bunker, where five soldiers were sitting on the ground and smoking, but they didn't react when they heard the screams, so Thompson's dark muzzle was aimed at the front. chest, can only raise his hands.Shanghai held a gun and went around to check their equipment. As soon as he lowered his head, he heard a man yelling, and rushed towards the Type 38 gun lying on the ground with a shiny bayonet, while the other four rushed towards him.Shanghai dodged dodging and rushed behind the soldier who had just picked up the gun. With his right hand, he pulled out the pistol and cut his throat. The blood spurting from the main artery instantly hit the gray concrete wall. His left hand fired at the same time, and the gunshots echoed everywhere. And pour.In just 2 minutes, the five living people in front of Hong Kong turned into five corpses.

"It's fine if you're dead, and it's clean if you die. We don't have time to escort the prisoners." Shanghai frowned and kicked away the mess and searched for the bodies of five people. "It's just that their clothes were too bloody to wear. The two outside Those who got shot in the head should be able to do it. Ha! Look, there is a map of their troop configuration here. With this, and your familiarity with the terrain in Hong Kong, we can snatch an armored vehicle and get out."

Hong Kong squatted down silently, looked at the crude chart in Shanghai's hand, and nodded in agreement.He wanted to talk to Shanghai all the way, asking him the details of what happened before and where he wanted to take him, but Shanghai refused to stop and ignored his words.While squatting in front of the five corpses, Hong Kong tried his best to resist the urge to vomit, and didn't want to say a word.

As night fell, they took advantage of the changing of the sentry to cross the strait in a small boat, arrived in Kowloon, and slept for a few hours in the nearby woods.At daybreak, they went on the road again, and within an hour, Shanghai really captured an armored vehicle at the cost of a shrapnel scratch on the cheek and a small hole in Hong Kong's calf by the bullet.The carbines in Hong Kong fired only once, wounding one soldier, and the rest were taken care of by Shanghai.

They even tricked them through the large and small sentry posts and headed north.Shanghai occasionally asked "Are you hungry?" or "Are you thirsty?" Hong Kong always answered "No." Then they fled silently.Only when they crossed the Shenzhen River, there was an accident. After the gendarmes let them pass, they suddenly became suspicious of the Japanese accent in Shanghai, which is unlikely to appear in the dialect of the troops attacking Hong Kong, and rushed to the middle of the road to stop urgently.Without blinking, Shanghai drove forward, broke the barbed wire and rushed towards the military police. The other party couldn't dodge in time, and one leg was caught under the wheel. The screams were still clearly audible despite the rumbling cars.Shanghai just puts on the horsepower and moves forward rapidly.

So non-stop, on the third day through Bao'an, after passing a lookout post, Shanghai pointed to the flashing lights ahead and said: "We are almost there. That is Baishilong, the base of the Dongjiang column. You know it?"

"I know."

As soon as he entered the village, Hong Kong fell asleep after drinking two sips of hot tea handed by the guerrillas.He slept deeply, and no one ever broke into his dreams.After an almost endless sleep, I opened my eyes, and it was still night.The calf wound was bandaged, and Shanghai sat on the edge of another bed not far away, lighting a cigar with a burning China Reserve coupon. 【Note 3】He only took two puffs before throwing it to the ground, staring at the cigarette burning and peeling off.The scratch on his face has not been treated, but it has almost healed, leaving only a thin scab.His face was soaked in light smoke, like a sculpture of an arhat who was smoky all day long in the temple pavilion, indifferent to life and death, without sorrow or joy.

Hong Kong asked: "How long have I slept?"

"Two days and two nights."

"Our base in the Dongjiang column?"

"Correct."

"Failed to defend the city?"

"Correct."

"But I have to go back."

"Going back after negotiating enough conditions with the Japanese side is completely different from signing a surrender agreement with the Governor's Mansion and sending you away. Otherwise, what is the reason for me to break through the heavy blockade at sea and come to Hong Kong Island and take you to escape."

"..."

"By the way, I'll borrow a radio in the living room. You'll know after listening to it." Shanghai got up and opened the curtain of the bedroom, and returned with a heavy radio in his arms after a while.He dialed the knob to tune to the British radio station, and the voice of the male announcer drifted out: "... On December 12, Hong Kong Standard Time, the Japanese army launched an invasion of Hong Kong less than 8 hours after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Although our garrison in Hong Kong was tenacious The resistance was still outnumbered and forced to cease fire. This evening, Governor Yang Muqi signed his surrender at the Japanese Imperial Army Headquarters at the Peninsula Hotel, and Lieutenant General Takashi Sakai took over as governor. This is an unprecedented humiliation of the British Empire since the independence of the United States of America..."

The announcer said something more angrily, but Hong Kong didn't listen.He took out the Order of the Garter from the inner lining. After the war began, he always carried it close to his body so that he could show it when London sent people to reward him after repelling the invaders. It showed his determination not to bow to the Japanese Imperial Army and believed that Britain would always be his own. Strong backing, so that London will not be suspicious anymore, so that he can let go to improve people's livelihood.He held the small medal in both hands, and the gold lettering "Honisoitquimalypense" (Shame on those who harbor evil thoughts) in the center of the garter was blurred and blurred even more when he blinked.

He cleared his throat and said, "This is the end..."

Shanghai sat next to him, wrapped his arms around his shoulders, and wrapped his hands with the other hand that was gradually unable to hold the medal steadily.

"I only explained the purpose to you, and I didn't say anything else for fear of wasting time. Now you can ask." Shanghai said hurriedly, "Whatever you want to ask, whatever you want, just say it..."

He leaned his head against Shanghai's chest and burst into tears.Tears welled up in my eyes, but there was no sound at all, only salty water.Tears rolled down the cheeks continuously, and a single action, without asking the reason or thinking about the consequences, completely wet the chest of Shanghai's shirt.He was very guilty, but he couldn't stop crying, his heart was empty like a high wall was built to block all his emotions outside the wall, not to mention sad, he just wanted to cry, and he couldn't stop crying until the sky fell apart.

——On the soles of the absurd reality, weeping and struggling to the death.

Shanghai patted him on the back lightly, without saying a word, and let him cry against him as if desperate for his life.I don't know how long it took, until the tear glands were almost dry, he heard Shanghai say slowly: "I almost forgot, today is December 12th...Hong Kong, Christmas, happy."

"Bad times, new life. On January 1942, 1, Washington was sunny."

After writing down the impromptu emotion, New York quietly stuffed the pen and notepad back into his pocket. Under the colorful flags of 26 countries, diplomatic representatives from cities of various countries formed a semicircle and stood solemnly. Standing in front of the long central table as the host, Washington, wearing a tie with a blue background and white stars, read out a short declaration: "For the sake of ... have agreed to a common program of purposes and principles enshrined in the Atlantic Charter."

He saw London clasping his hands before him, and nodded slightly at the word Charter.This English man was a little thinner than before the war, but he looked good, and his dark green eyes were full of energy.

"Convinced that total victory over their enemies is necessary to preserve life, liberty, independence and religious liberty, and to uphold human rights and justice, in their own countries as well as in others, and that they are now engaged in a common struggle against barbaric and brutal forces seeking world domination struggle."

Novosibirsk carefully controlled his breathing rate, and his black hair and blue eyes combined Eurasian features in his appearance.He came in place of Moscow, which was fighting the Germans, and was a little nervous.

"Declares:

[-]. Governments undertake to use all their military or economic power against the members of the Triple Alliance and their followers with whom these governments are fighting.

[-]. The governments of all countries undertake to cooperate with the governments of the signatories of this Declaration, and not to conclude separate armistice agreements or peace treaties with enemy countries. "

Chongqing's eyes drifted to the representatives of the Commonwealth countries on the left for a moment, and then it focused on Washington.His English has improved by leaps and bounds in the past three years, and he no longer needs a translator to accompany him.

"This declaration may be signed by all other nations which are or may be rendering material aid and contributions in the struggle against Hitlerism."

Washington paused, put down the manuscript, looked around and said: "The above is the entire content of the Declaration of the United Nations. Not much, right? Today, for a common cause, we come together to send the same message to the world. Sound. Take this decisive first step, and we will have plenty of time and opportunity to refine the details later.”

London took the lead, and applause broke out among the participants, loud but restrained.

"Then, please, all diplomats, proceed to the stage of signing the declaration in accordance with the agreed procedures." Washington raised his right hand to signal to everyone, "First of all, I, Washington, on behalf of the United States of America, sign and confirm the "Declaration of the United States" and pledge to do everything possible to realize the declaration sacred cause to pursue."

Immediately afterwards, London, Novosibirsk and Chongqing came to the long table to sign in turn. After Chongqing, diplomats from Latin American countries, Commonwealth countries and countries in exile in London signed their names in alphabetical order.This order of signing was President Roosevelt's previous vision, and he proposed that the world after defeating the Axis powers would be jointly maintained by the "four policemen" who signed first. [Note 4] New York does not know whether the simultaneous signing ceremony of the president and foreign officials from other countries is in line with his idea. At least on his side, London showed rare cooperation when he first came to the United States to discuss matters. [Note 5], Novosibirsk Satisfied with having the United Kingdom and the United States as allies, Chongqing naturally has no complaints, and the implementation of the plan has been very smooth.

After the signing ceremony, the declaration was broadcast to the world in various forms in the name of 26 countries.During lunch, New York was complaining to Washington that the eggs were fried too hard, and I heard an angry conversation from the diplomats of the exiled countries who were sheltered by London: "Speaking of the form of television broadcast, it was the first one used in the 36 Berlin Olympics. ... didn't feel that serious at the time, it's disgusting to think about it now."

New York looked back.Brussels said: "Who knew it would evolve to this point? Baron Coubertin also enthusiastically supported the Berlin Olympics, thinking that hosting an Olympics would be able to gather peace forces to resolve wars."

"Because of innocence? Not necessarily." Narvik of Norway responded very rudely while turning a knife to shave a beef bone. "It is said that he received a lot of bribes from Hitler. It's not all on his head, after all he Living in poverty in his later years, the activities for the Olympic Games did not receive a penny of funding from the French government. Heh, the French Third Republic...it pushed Europe on the crazy track in disguise, and then did anything useful. ?”

Her words resonated with diplomats from countries including the Czech Republic and Poland.Due to the inconvenient contradiction between Britain, the United States and Free France, several French cities in exile in the UK did not come to sign the declaration, and the pro-French ones such as Brussels did not make any rebuttals, their faces were obviously darkened, and Hague, who was sitting next to her, turned away quickly. Topic: "Aren't we sitting here turning the tracks back? It's all going to be okay."

With The Hague to ease the atmosphere, and London, as a show of perseverance, came to sit among them with a plate, and the previous unpleasantness disappeared.

New York continues to eat fried eggs with peace of mind.Seeing that Washington was still looking in that direction after eating, he asked, "Who are you looking at? With such relish."

Washington smiled: "What do you say?"

"Oh, I see. You are always very high-end, Hua. You come to satisfy your eyes when your stomach is not satisfied."

"It is a fortune to have such an object before appetite. Haven't you, York?"

"No. My life creed: If you have a house and money to spend, eat enough and sleep well, you will have the strength to rise to the spiritual level. But I do have someone I really want to see, but it's a pity that I didn't come."

Washington randomly drew a fork on the surface of the tablecloth, and traced the marks of a sickle and a hammer: "I probably guessed who it was. Just looking at the face, you have a good eye."

"The personality is also very interesting, much more interesting than London. His defense battle has not been decided since November last year. Do you think he will be able to attend the Allied Conference in the future?"

"He has dragged the German army into the severe winter, and will soon reappear with that red face, don't worry."

"I think so. From what I saw at his place last year, the German breach of the contract was a huge blow to them, but he soon recovered. Such an interesting man should not fall into the hands of Berlin. Things are going badly, Ah Hua! The wars we witnessed back then generally followed procedures, but now everyone is learning to fight without declaring war.”

Washington scoffed: "And proud of it."

"It's time to bring justice back into this world. Yes, wecan—the only ones who can do this are us."

"Yes, York, I couldn't agree with you more."

London heard the doorbell from the bathroom.He who dared to visit near bedtime could only think of one person. He turned off the shower head in a hurry, put on his pajamas, and rushed to open the door with bare feet.

As he expected, it was Washington standing in front of the door.Seeing that London's hair was still wet, and the tips of the hair were dripping on the hastily put on pajamas, he opened his eyes with a little embarrassment, and said, "Sorry, I didn't expect you to be in the shower."

London laughed shortly: "It's okay if you're sleeping? Well, it's okay, come in quickly."

Washington didn't refuse much, and entered the room and sat down in the soft chair.London also wanted to sit in the chair next to him, but he thought that being too formal would be incompatible with the current close relationship between the two countries, so he simply sat on the edge of the bed opposite the soft chair.He waited for Washington to reveal the purpose of his evening visit, but Washington was not in a hurry to speak, and kept staring at the wall hangings, as if he had suddenly developed a strong interest in the Victorian decoration of the house in London where he was temporarily staying.

"I brought good tea..." London had no choice but to speak first, "Do you need a cup?"

"It's so late, no need. There are many cities on the east coast that like black tea, but I haven't been able to understand the essence of it. I like coffee more."

“The coffee is also very good. Personally, I think the beans from Ethiopia are the best.”

"It is occupied by Italy." Washington finally turned his attention away from the decoration. "You want the Allies to open up a battlefield in Africa first, don't you? We will discuss this matter later, and we can't talk about it today."

So what exactly do you want to say?Although London prides itself on being insightful and good at playing tricks, it is hard to avoid being puzzled by Washington's behavior.Washington went on to say: "Today is a great day. Perhaps we should thank Japan. Without it, the signing of the declaration would have been delayed for an unknown amount of time."

"...You think so?"

"I must think so. You must think so too, but with different motives. Let us all be frank, London, there is a rumor that your Prime Minister cried immediately when he heard about Pearl Harbor?"

"..." London lowered his head and remained silent.

"It's normal. If you really behave like this, it means that the old man is still a good-natured man, not as cold as I thought. Did you cry like him, London?"

"I... I just said 'oh, I see', and I didn't overdo it in person or in private."

"It seems that you have tenacious self-control."

"Not so tenacious. I can't hold it anymore..." London raised his head and looked at Washington, his eyes were flushed, and tears rolled out as soon as he opened his mouth, "A whole year and six months... We endured the bombing, fought against the Axis powers in the skies of Britain with a motley army integrated with a group of exiled countries, demanded a garrison without backup in the deserts of Africa to take turns from Italy and Germany, and risked being attacked by submarines in the Atlantic Ocean at any time Hit the risk of delivering supplies... The Commonwealth is united, fearless of war, yes, fearless of war... We are strong in war! I trust my brothers and sisters and allies as they trust me, as strong as Rock... the only fly in the ointment is that I have never had a peaceful sleep. Whether I was awakened by a bomb or a nightmare, I never fell asleep from the beginning to the end..."

Tears trickled down his cheeks mixed with the dripping water from his hair.He choked up and finished the last sentence: "Until Pearl Harbor."

"Until Pearl Harbor, you can finally lay down your burdens and sleep peacefully." Washington grinned, "It's ironic, isn't it? I only visited the Pearl Harbor base in November and had a chat with the naval officers and soldiers. A group of naive Romantic lads, relying on their enthusiasm to join the navy, some want to serve the motherland, some are determined to defeat fascism, and some just think that being a navy is fun and can wander around... Oh, Hawaii is indeed a paradise that tolerates dreams, Pearl Harbor It is indeed a beautiful pearl.

"I remember in particular that each warship was a friendly little group, and almost everyone knew each other. They were assigned to the same ship and lived together for maybe 30 or 12 years until they retired. Contact them. A general can know thousands of officers and soldiers, call hundreds of names, and make friends with dozens of people... On December 8th, we lost not only 7 main battleships, but nearly all of the warships. Hudao aircraft, and people, non-numerical people... They were killed in batches by armor-piercing bombs, dragged down and drowned, and burned to death by the sea of ​​​​fire above the oil layer. The commander said that when he heard the news and went to the window, A bullet pierced through the window pane and hit him in the chest. Although it was useless, he sincerely hoped that he could die. [Note 6] I completely understand him, and I would regard death as the mercy of God. "

Washington narrated calmly, except for the need to move his facial muscles to speak, he didn't have a trace of extraneous expression.

"And you? Weep with joy, weep with joy, and sleep peacefully for the first time in a year and six months. But I cannot declare that the death of these officers and soldiers has bought our alliance. I am sure it is an insult to them..."

In the moment of listening to his description, the tears on London's face dried.He stretched out his hand and held the side face of an American with half of his blood: "I have experienced the biggest mistake, and a similar tragedy will never happen again. Washington, you and I are already unbreakable allies."

"Allies, brothers, lovers, do what you like." Washington covered London's hand, which was also thin, but the blue veins were more clearly winding on the back of the hand, as strong as it could smash any obstacle, "The important thing is that we Stand together. Rest assured, London, the United States will not be driven by the desire for revenge against Japan. We will firmly implement the strategy of first Europe and then Asia. But no matter who takes the lead, the Axis powers will all know one thing— —”

He walked over to London, whispering in his ear: "If they mess with the United States, they are asking for their own death."

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Note 1: "Nie Haihua", one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty, shows the history of political and cultural changes in the 30 years of the late Qing Dynasty.The process of making the book and the version are tortuous and complicated. What appears here is the 1941 [-] reprinted editions of Shanghai Zhen Shan Mei Bookstore.

Note 2: A medal awarded to knights in England, issued by the British monarch, is the highest level of the British honor system.Foreign monarchs can also receive medals such as Emperor Hirohito, which was stripped after Japan entered the war. (Reissued after the war)

Note 3: The Central Reserve Bank is the currency issued by the Central Reserve Bank of the Wang puppet regime. The Shanghai branch of the bank is located at the former site of the KMT central bank on the Bund, which is the actual head office.I have long wanted to write a story about Hu Shao using money to light cigarettes. China Reserves is an ideal object XD Note 4: Specifically, China and the United States are watching Japan, and Su Ying is watching Germany.Britain maintained the colonial empire, and the United States also took care of the Americas.

Note 5: The British delegation set off to visit the United States in mid-December 1941, and tried their best to promote the plan of landing in Northwest Africa.Code-named "Arcadia," the talks led to the formation of the United Nations Declaration.

Note 6: The original words of Admiral Kimmel, then commander of the Pacific Fleet, were: "If this bullet kills me, it would be too kind."