Chapter 1001 1000【Nehru】

New Delhi Airport.

The moment Chang Kaishen walked down the gangway, the military band started playing. 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, the 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 then 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, the British already had a unit known as the "Desert Rats", which was the British 7th Armored Division under Wavell.

Wavell had been fighting the Italians in North Africa for the past two years. At a disadvantage in all aspects, Wavell captured more than 100,000 Italian troops within two months at the cost of 500 killed and 1,400 wounded. The deceptive tactics he used in North Africa were dubbed "Special Warfare" by Churchill, so some people say that Wavell was the inventor of special operations.

The one-eyed general also competed 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 fired in a few days. The reason is that the Allied forces are full of conflicts and cannot unified command. Wavell can only be changed to the 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.

The important people from both sides shook hands and exchanged greetings for more than ten minutes, and then the two British guys accompanied the Chinese delegation along the runway. There were Indian and British troops on both sides of the runway. They all stood at attention and saluted, accepted Chang Kaishen's review, and also released two rows of blank ammunition to show their welcome.

Everyone took cars to the city, and the atmosphere in the city became even more lively. Thousands of Indians waved flags and lined the streets to welcome them. This made Chang Kaishen and Song Meiling feel very proud, and they stopped guessing whether these people were shills arranged by the British.

That night, Linlithgow held a grand banquet for the Chinese delegation, all of whom were British officials and nobles living in India. Except for the servant who served tea and water, Zhou Hexuan didn't see even an Indian at the banquet.

In the following days, Chang Kaishen had been conducting military talks with Wavell, while Zhou Hexuan was led 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 was that the floors were shorter and there was less industrial waste. There are still cows running all over the ground, there are still hungry people everywhere, and there are still no toilets to be found outdoors.

Major newspapers in India have published a large number of articles about China, mainly introducing the Chinese people's heroic resistance to the war. This shows that British war propaganda in India is already in operation. As for the newspapers that focused on Chang Kaishen and Zhou Hexuan, they came from media controlled by Indian progressives.

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 all Chinese characters, and they were specially named when they supported China's war of resistance.

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 days and nights. He performed a total of 558 operations and treated more than 800 sick and wounded patients in 13 days. Another Indian friend named Basuhua 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. At that time, the British were still practicing appeasement. They were afraid of causing dissatisfaction in Japan and directly sent Mu Kehua 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 his other identity was that of a reporter.

At this time, the Indian National Congress was definitely a progressive party, engaging in friendly exchanges with oppressed ethnic groups around the world all day long. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Nehru decided to send a medical team to China at the invitation of President Zhu. All walks of life in India responded enthusiastically. There were more than 700 medical personnel who signed up to assist China. "Wuhua" started from Selected from among the more than 700 people.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"Hello, Mr. Nehru."

"Hello, Mr. Mukherjee."

"Hello, Mr. Zucker."

Nehru said: "I have high respect for 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 are still of the same race—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 obviously has 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 untouchables in India account 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. Immediately afterwards, he praised Mrs. Sun profusely and asked Zhou Hexuan to help bring gifts to Mrs. Sun.

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 released the news that it wanted India to be independent as early as 20 years ago, but it was a lie every time. This time in the Joint Declaration of the United Nations, although the British clearly expressed their willingness Let India be 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!"