The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 314: 723 (4)
This chapter's subtitle: If we don't water Churchill, can we still water? How naive!
20:20 GMT.
Yuan Yan glanced at his Haute Horlogerie watch and checked the time.
In fact, he didn't have much time left. If he didn't chat with Churchill now, he would have no chance later.
If he didn't have any chances after a while, it would mean he wouldn't have any chances before World War II. He figured that after this big business deal was done, it would be difficult for him to set foot on the British Isles again.
The future meetings will either be Churchill going to America for help, or they will be in Yalta and Cairo... I don't know if there will be two such meetings in this timeline that will determine the fate of the entire blue planet.
"Excuse me, excuse me..."
Our Master Yuan is now considered a master of traditional Chinese martial arts with "Kung Fu" skills.
With a "Wild Horse Parting Mane" on his left and a "Sparrow Tail" on his right, he squeezed through the crowd and came in front of the Churchills.
Before the two could react, Yuan Yan suddenly bowed...
He is now 175 cm tall, while Churchill was only 160 cm tall. It looks like he is saluting, but in fact he is just bending over and looking down at the other person from a superior position.
"His Excellency Winston Churchill..."
Please note that the "Your Excellency" here is not the general "Your Excellency". It is a proper noun - The Right Honorable.
The Right Honorable is a special title for British cabinet ministers, followed by their titles and names.
"My name is Yan Shu Yuan. Mr. Churchill, I apologize for coming here so presumptuously because I was so eager to meet you, a hero of the British Empire."
In such a formal social setting, a stranger would need an introducer to meet a great figure like Churchill. His careless approach to introduce himself was indeed considered rude.
But even though he was rude, he flattered Churchill so loudly that the people around him couldn't help but turn their eyes in that direction.
Even though Churchill did not like this low-end blackening of the British Empire... of course, this was in his opinion. The vast majority of American people believed that Master Yuan was a high-end blackening who was very correct, very satisfying, and very beautiful.
However, in front of so many people, he still had to maintain his demeanor as a cabinet minister, so he tilted his neck and said, "So you are Dr. Yuan. I've read your articles and novels... Haha, your writing is quite good, especially for a Chinese like you."
Is our Master Yuan a narrow-minded person who cannot tolerate others’ ridicule?
Nonsense , of course he is.
But this time he pretended not to hear the other party's sarcasm, and said happily: "It turns out that Mr. Churchill also knows my name. It's really an honor for me."
"This must be Mrs. Churchill. It's my honor to meet a beauty like you." Yuan Yan suddenly turned and greeted Clementine Churchill, then took her hand and kissed it.
He smiled and said, "Dr. Yuan, I'm also very happy to meet a literary figure like you."
In fact, this petite and pretty lady, who is 36 years old, is not a pushover either..
Churchill's mother-in-law was a very strange woman. Like the Virgin Mary, she accomplished the feat of giving birth to a child for her husband without him.
Unlike the Virgin Mary, she not only has a "lover in heaven", but is also said to be having relationships with dozens of "underground lovers" at the same time.
Her husband actually didn't mind at all, after all, this is a big country. Yes, Mrs. Churchill was actually an illegitimate daughter.
Therefore, although their family was of Scottish aristocratic origin, they were not accepted by the British upper class. Moreover, because there were always people jealous of Churchill's mother-in-law, they had to move frequently.
What Incus heard was that, precisely because of her humble background, Clementine was not like the women Winston Churchill had seen, who were only interested in clothes and balls and nothing else.
Clementine was very interested in participating in politics and participated in the political movement to promote women's voting rights. Of course, their so-called "movement" was to write letters to people from all walks of life in the UK.
Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared in front of Winston Churchill who was interested in everything he said, and this beautiful woman also had her own ambitions, so they hit it off and had such a "successful" marriage.
Of course, this "successful" couple wasn't always successful. Before World War II, Clementine eloped with her bodyguard and went to the United States...
Our Master Yuan secretly said in his heart what a pity, it’s a pity that he has limited time, otherwise he would have cuckolded one of the “Big Four”.
This is one item that can be checked off the time traveler’s wish list.
But it doesn't matter, because she is one of the wives of the Big , so he still has a chance.
Then he introduced Lin Huiyin to the two of them: "Let me introduce you, this is Miss Lin, the daughter of our country's former Minister of Justice."
Although Lin Changmin served as Minister of Justice for only less than four months (July-November 1917), he was the head of a country's Ministry of Justice after all, so it was still a bit of face to say it out loud.
"Mr. Churchill, what I admire most about you is the Dardanelles Campaign..."
As soon as Churchill heard the words "Battle of the Dardanelles", his face turned dark.
This battle is also known as the Battle of Gallipoli. The Allies aimed to force their way into the Dardanelles, open the Bosphorus, and then occupy Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
This was the largest landing operation of World War I, and was single-handedly promoted and planned by Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty. However, the Allies ultimately suffered a crushing defeat, with half of the 500,000 landing troops killed or wounded, and were forced to return home in disgrace.
Churchill was forced to resign as First Lord of the Admiralty because of this, which can be said to be a major black spot in his life.
By the way, this also made Kemal successful and he was hailed as the “Great Savior of Istanbul”.
"Mr. Churchill, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not laughing at you..."
Yuan Yan suddenly spoke passionately, "I know the real purpose of the Dardanelles Campaign was to open up sea routes to Tsarist Russia. If Tsarist Russia had received sufficient and timely assistance, not only would it have been able to hold back the German forces on the Eastern Front, but the October Revolution... that uprising would have very likely not happened."
Hearing this, Churchill's expression suddenly looked better.
Our Master Yuan tutted his lips and said, "I think this is a correct, bold, and far-sighted plan. But it was ruined by a mistake unprecedented in British history during its implementation."
These two sentences are from "Military History of the West" written by British military scholar Charles Fuller, who was also one of the pioneers of tank warfare.
"So Mr. Churchill, this is not your fault!"
This time, Churchill looked more amiable, and even nodded slightly.
Yuan Yanshu's voice suddenly rose a little, attracting more people's attention, and then everyone heard the Chinese man give the final summary.
"In the final analysis, it's just that the people of the British Empire these past few generations are not good enough!"
The number of vehicles and horses in front of the Japanese Embassy has become smaller. After all, it has been twenty minutes since the opening, and almost all the people who should have come have arrived.
At this time, a few people, probably late guests, or possibly passersby, appeared in the eyes of the Japanese security guards and British policemen at the door...
