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- !December 16, 1942, was a good day. !
The German plane bombings have been far away from London for a long time, and the biscuits they brought sent a very clear message to the British:
The war may be over soon.
The journey of suffering has gone through such a long time, and now it is finally coming to an end.
On this day, what makes the British even more happy is that the annual rowing competition is finally coming. This adds a bit of excitement to London, which lacks entertainment activities.
Early in the morning, Londoners began to gather at the venue where the rowing competition was held. They were discussing something happily and looking anxiously into the distance.
Then, many well-dressed British people from the upper class also arrived one after another. This made the scene more and more lively. Then, British Prime Minister Winston. Churchill, accompanied by a large number of government officials, also appeared, which was quickly greeted with cheers.
From Churchill¡¯s point of view, he was not willing to participate in any regatta. The United States had just declared war on Japan, and there were still too many things waiting for it to deal with. At this time, not a single minute can be wasted.
¡°But this is a competition held by the royal family, and it is a relatively important festival in London. As the British Prime Minister, if you do not participate, you will encounter a lot of unnecessary discussions in the future.
When everyone arrived one after another, a large group of royal guards appeared, and then a loud voice sounded:
¡°By the grace of God, King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other territories and dependencies, Head of the Commonwealth, and defender of the state religion has arrived!¡±
The music of "God Save the King" immediately started playing.
When King George VI and his family appeared, every man present bowed deeply and every woman curtsied to welcome their King.
It was this stuttering king who sat on the throne of the British King when Britain was in the most critical moment. He overcame his stuttering weakness and gave an inspiring speech, which instantly greatly improved the royal family's reputation in the hearts of the British people. prestige.
So this is a very popular king.
When the music of "God Save the King" ended, everyone gave a huge cheer.
Standing next to George VI was Princess Elizabeth, who had already enlisted in the army. She kept looking forward, hoping to see her "Princess Royal" and her newly hired rower:
Ernst. Alexson. Feng. Baron Brahm!
She was not disappointed. She saw Baron Alexon and his rowboat "Royal Princess" together, and she even seemed to see the smile on Baron Alexon's face.
A charming enemy 1. Princess Elizabeth suddenly thought so in her heart.
Several people holding bugles stood up, and then everyone turned their attention to King George VI standing on the viewing platform.
King George VI announced the start of the boat race in the simplest language, and the bugle sounded.
This was the order - the rowers participating in the competition raised their rowing boats and rushed into the water. The annual Royal Regatta has begun!
Sir Monlington and General Rosen did not look at their own rowing boats but set their sights on the "Royal Princess". This rowing boat may be the most "expensive" rowing boat in the world.
Its owner is Princess Elizabeth, the future first heir to the British throne, and its rower is Marshal Alexander, the German Baron.
Is there anything more valuable than this rowing boat? What worries the two people even more is the reaction of the entire British people once the incident is made public.
Sir Monlington's "Prince Daubert" rushed to the first place. Its rower, Bloss, was a rowing expert from Cambridge and had even participated in previous Olympic Games.
Because of this, the "Prince Daubert" is regarded as the favorite to win this competition.
As for the "Royal Princess", not many people are optimistic about it. Originally, its rower Lu Geyi was a very capable guy, but he fell ill on the eve of the competition. Newly hired rower, who knows where he is from?
"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. de Gaulle has arrived."
Hearing this voice, Churchill gave a faint "Yes". When the leader of the Free French Movement, Chairman of the French Committee for National Liberation and Commander-in-Chief of the French Mainland Army, Charles Andre Joseph. Mali. When de Gaulle appeared, Churchill greeted him politely.
It¡¯s just polite. The regatta has already begun, but the French guests are late. This is obviously disrespectful to the host. Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that Churchill¡¯s attitude was due to AlexSome subtle changes have taken place with the arrival of Baron Johnson.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I'm sorry that I'm late." De Gaulle glanced at His Majesty the King not far away, and said apologetically to Churchill: "There are too many things. Another important resistance organization in Paris has been attacked. The destruction of the Germans forced me to reconsider my general charge in Paris¡§"
Churchill did not answer immediately.
After Baron Alexson returned to Germany, the head of German intelligence in Paris was also replaced by the more experienced veteran spy leader Nicholas.
As soon as this man arrived in Paris, he activated the huge intelligence network in his hands and quickly destroyed the intelligence networks of many important French underground resistance organizations, causing heavy losses to the Free French Movement.
Especially important, the attitude of the German army in France is becoming softer and more charitable, which has aroused the favor of the Parisians who originally did not have much will to resist. !
Now, it is difficult for underground resistance organizations to continue to gain support from compatriots.
These are nothing. The most terrible thing is that under pressure from Germany and the country, Churchill was forced to cancel the originally agreed-upon military parade of the Free French Movement. This caused the originally close relationship between Britain and France to quietly begin to emerge. Crack one.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I need the assistance of the Royal Air Force." De Gaulle's attention was not at all on the rowing competition: "This time, we are preparing to airdrop 100 to 150 intelligence personnel, so"
"Mr. de Gaulle, do you like rowing?" Churchill suddenly interrupted him and asked inexplicably.
De Gaulle was startled and reluctantly nodded.
"Yeah, who doesn't like this sport?" Churchill smiled and said: "Look, the whole of London is crazy for today. Everyone wants to release their emotions today. I don't think it is appropriate to discuss Paris at this time."
"Ah, yes¡§" De Gaulle's mood was suddenly hit.
However, he was not resigned to it: "Mr. Prime Minister, did I hear that Baron Alexon has arrived in London? This is the best opportunity. I think we can do it."
"Look, Princess Elizabeth's 'Royal Princess,' is coming!" Churchill interrupted de Gaulle again.
De Gaulle said nothing more. He knew that it would be difficult to discuss any formal issues with Churchill today.
The "Princess Royal" slowly caught up, and the rowers on it rowed the oars with great agility. The "Princess Royal" was like a bolt of lightning, surpassing one rowing boat after another.
Cheers rang out on the shore, and almost everyone was cheering for the "Royal Princess".
After George VI worked hard to improve the status of the royal family and Princess Elizabeth joined the army, the British people's lost confidence in the royal family completely returned. They once again loved their king and princess. It was driven by this mentality. , everyone became the cheerleaders of the "Royal Princess".
Now, the water turned into a competition between the two rowing boats "Royal Princess" and "Prince Daubert". Burrows paddled hard. After all, he was an Olympic athlete. When he got close, Boulos tried his best to widen the distance between him and it again.
However, the tenacious "Royal Princess" did not decide to give up just like that, and it got closer again.
Princess Elizabeth was so excited as she watched the rowing boats chasing each other that she kept cheering for her rowing boat. If it weren't for her identity, she would have screamed uncontrollably.
In the last kilometer, the competition reached a fierce stage.
Eight hundred meters, seven hundred meters, six hundred meters. Boulos is so strong that he is always one boat position ahead.
You must know that Wang Weiyi has tried his best. He is not a real rower but just improvised. It is already very remarkable that he can maintain the second place.
However, an accident happened all of a sudden - just three hundred meters away from the finish line, the oar in Boulos' hand suddenly broke!
Blossom was stunned and the "Prince Daubert" stopped.
"But Sir Monlington, who was on the shore next time, had a smile on his face. Yes, this is a good thing he did. Last night he sent someone to secretly tamper with the oars used in Boulos. This is just a symbolic competition, and the first place will not bring you anything.
In this case, why not give the championship to Princess Elizabeth and Baron Alexon? It can be considered some of the things I have done for them.
Wang Weiyi didn¡¯t know what was happening, but he still rowed hard, and the ¡°Royal Princess¡± soon passed him."Prince Daubert" No. 1.
The excitement of the audience on the shore reached its peak. They cheered and cheered for the "Princess Royal" at the top of their lungs. Even George VI and Churchill couldn't help but join the ranks.
When the "Royal Princess" crossed the finish line first, huge and fanatical shouts resounded from both sides of the Taiwan Strait!
First¡ªthe royal family¡¯s rowing team achieved first place!
Crazy cheers, crazy crowds, everything is plunged into huge madness.
Sir Monlington stopped laughing. He knew that a good show was about to begin.
"Second place, Hound, is owned by General Rosen and rower Peter I."
When the third place and the first place were announced one by one, the scene was quiet, and then the emcee began to announce the name that attracted the most attention to everyone:
"The first place, 'Princess Royal,' is owned by Princess Elizabeth."
As soon as these words were said, warm cheers came again, forcing the emcee to stop, and waited until the cheers passed before reading again:
¡°The rower¡§¡±
The emcee suddenly stopped, with an incredible expression on his face, as if he suspected that he had seen it wrong. No one knew what was going on.
After a full minute, the master of ceremonies said in a trembling voice:
¡°Its oarsman is Baron Ernst Alexson von Brahm¡±!
The scene was deathly silent. Churchill opened his mouth wide and couldn't believe what he heard. The audience opened their mouths wide and couldn't believe what they heard¡§
who? Who is the emcee talking about?
"Please invite Baron Ernst Alexson von Brahm to come and receive the award." The master of ceremony's voice was still so trembling.
Wang Weiyi stepped out. From the British King George VI to Prime Minister Churchill and then to every ordinary British person, all the eyes of any pair of eyes fell on this man:
Ernst. Alexson. Feng. Brahm¡¥¡ª¡ªSkeleton Baron?
No, no, maybe it¡¯s the same name, maybe he also happens to be a baron.
The award for the first place was presented by George VI himself. This was also a good show directed by George VI. When he handed the trophy to Wang Weiyi, he asked: "Are you really the Skeleton Baron?" ?"
"Yes, I am Baron Skeleton." Wang Weiyi kept his smile, and then looked at the stunned audience: "I, Ernst Brahm, come for peace! Princess Elizabeth and I jointly own the 'Princess Royal' , No., the noble Princess Elizabeth and I won this competition together, this is the dawn of peace!¡±
Finally, the crowd went completely crazy again!
¡°God bless the king¡ªGod bless England¡ªBaron Alexon, the last gentleman¡ª¡± Countless such fanatical cheers flooded the entire scene.
"The Last Gentleman" - Baron Alexon. This is the new nickname given to Baron Skeleton by the British. You know, the British are a country that particularly likes nicknames and titles.
For example, in addition to "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other territories and dependencies by the grace of God, Head of the Commonwealth, and Defender of the State Church", the full title of their king should also include "Duke of Lancaster, Isle of Man" Lord, Duke of Normandy, Lord of the Order of the Garter, Lord of the Order of the Bath, Most Ancient and Noble Order of Scotland, Lord of the Order of Valor, Military Merit. Lord of the Order, Lord of the Knights of the Royal Police Order of Merit¡§" and other titles of several hundred words.
There is no title more complex than that of the King of England.
And now Wang Weiyi is also known as:
"The Skeleton Baron, the creator of the miracle of the Somme, the peacemaker from hell, the invincible German, the birther of myths, the last gentleman" 1.
The nickname "The Last Gentleman" probably comes from Wang Weiyi's previous actions and the biscuits dropped by the Luftwaffe on London.
Who knows?
But now the cheers are getting louder and louder, and the British have completely forgotten the man in front of them. He has defeated the British army on the battlefield many times, and captured their top commanders Alexander and General Montgomery alive in North Africa.
It is really strange that an enemy can get so many cheers. But Wang Weiyi's reputation has been widely spread in Britain and continental Europe since World War I. He has become a legend, and few people regard him as their real enemy.
 While Wang Weiyi, George VI and Princess Elizabeth were cheering, de Gaulle said angrily: "Mr. Prime Minister, what does this mean?"
"If I said I didn't know at all, would you believe it?" Churchill said with a wry smile.
He knew that de Gaulle would not believe it, but he was also completely kept in the dark. George VI did not participate in political affairs or interfere with the cabinet, but he used his own ingenious way to guide the direction of Britain.
Just look at the popularity of Baron Alexson here. The armistice between Germany and Britain has become an inevitable trend.
"No, I never believe you don't know." De Gaulle, who was completely angry, said loudly: "This is a conspiracy. I must make the strongest protest to the British government on behalf of the Free French Movement! Who is standing there? ? What kind of enemy is this? I ask you to arrest him immediately!"
He used the word "demand", which challenged Churchill's self-esteem. You know, when France was in the most difficult time, only Britain lent a helping hand to it and helped them at all costs. But now, this French guy is actually asking himself?
"This is a British matter and a private matter. It is impossible for me to arrest Baron Alexson." Churchill said coldly: "Mr. de Gaulle, your scope of rights is only limited to the Free French Movement and the French National Liberation Committee, not to the French National Liberation Committee." What London asked me to do.¡±
De Gaulle also knew that he had said the wrong thing, but the situation in front of him was absolutely unacceptable to him.
Look, the Allied forces¡¯ biggest enemy is receiving cheers from the British. His reputation here is so high that it¡¯s simply incredible.
Soon, Germany and Britain will cease the war, so what should France do?
Without British help, France would never be able to win liberation on its own.
But, what can he do now?
The cheers continued.
All the cheers are for one person:
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