British 1986

Hughes stared blankly at Allen, who was playing with the little tiger.

The most important person he wanted to take away this time was already dead. He didn't know if he was really dead, and he didn't have the courage to question Allen. Anyway, if he said he was dead, he was definitely gone.

"What's wrong?"

Dahuang, who was about to bite him again, was slapped on the forehead. The little thing's eyes were fierce just now. After receiving the slap, his eyes instantly became clear. Allen nodded with satisfaction. After having Dahuang, , there is more fun in life, at least he has another fun of hunting tigers in his daily life.

He raised his head and glanced at Hughes who hadn't gone to pick up anyone yet. Of course Allen knew why Hughes didn't leave, but he told people to be killed in that hometown last night, for no other reason than to disgust their security department!

As for whether this old guy was of any use, he didn't care.

"Uh-huh. Your Excellency, this is Clements."

"I suggest you hurry up and pick them up. If you go a little later, you might not even be able to pick up five."

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Hughes gritted his teeth. He couldn't afford to offend this person. If anything happened, he would go back and report it later. Everything would be decided by the leader. His little arms and legs couldn't participate in this matter.

"Well, Your Excellency, I'm going to disturb your tea time. I'm going to get you."

"Go!"

It's the end of November, and it's almost December. Boss Cha has yet to make arrangements, but there are new changes on the EU side.

Alan went to Strasbourg for a meeting.

The first and biggest thing is of course to celebrate Sweden’s new membership in the EU.

At the meeting, Allen listened to the leader on the stage express his appreciation for the group that was investigating human rights in Sweden. He said that this time the Swedish human rights inspection group acted with a fully responsible attitude, did not overly listen to rumors from outside media, and worked tirelessly. , inspecting Sweden’s human rights issues for several months.

Because of this inspection, Swedish officials also found many small details that they had not noticed before.

For example, titles on some key issues, and specific words that are not too strictly defined for gender, etc.

Some of the older congressmen in the audience looked confused as they listened to the speech above. Some of the words they had never heard of before today. These uncommon words even gave people the illusion that they were outdated.

But seeing the sincere appreciation from the spokesperson above and the expression of approval from the Swedish spokesperson, a few people who knew the inside story frequently looked at Allen.

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Allen looked at the front with an expressionless face. This group of bumpkins made him feel embarrassed. They made trouble for others and even found out their feelings. They praised and gave examples.

What will he do next?

In just two days, the smile on Allen's face has not disappeared. The Human Rights Council gave him a formal director position, and the European Women's Association, because of Mr. Allen's bravery in saving a fallen woman in the United States some time ago, Due to his deeds, he was also given a directorship and a certificate of commendation.

In a good mood, Allen rarely takes the initiative to make an appointment. Now in France, he still has an old friend he hasn't contacted for a long time, the famous ballet principal Sylvie Guillen.

Evening on the banks of the River Ill.

This is a tributary of the Rhine River, leading directly to the city of Strasbourg. Allen's temporary river view villa is located next to the Ill River.

Looking through the window at the neighbor opposite, they are about ten meters away, very close.

Living here, ignoring the architectural style, the overall layout has the feeling of a Jiangnan water town, with small bridges and flowing water. This kind of situation is very suitable for evil men to bully good women.

There are several soft ropes tied to the reinforced horizontal bars on the balcony.

Allen was wearing a bathrobe and sitting on a large soft chair. On it was the artistic exercise shown to him by Sylvie Guillian.

This kind of old-fashioned rope art is not too common here. Now the best people to play it should be from the island country. However, for a ballet prima ballerina of a song and dance troupe, although she does not know how to do rope art, she can She knows yoga, so the effects are almost the same, so it’s not a big problem.

The feeling of spiraling into the sky made Alan, who had never experienced such a feeling, take a breath.

"Huh? What's going on?"

As soon as he came out of the bedroom, Allen was originally planning to take a drink of water to calm down his shock and calm down his anger, but he didn't expect that Xiao Shitou was sitting on the sofa at the door with his mobile phone and playing with Snake.

"Hey, Master? I just received a call and I wanted to inform you. I see you are busy, so I will wait here for a while."

Xiao Shitou quickly put down his phone, without any trace of embarrassment on his face. As a personal butler, what has he never seen before?

He heard strange noises when he first entered the door, so he wisely sat down and rested, preparing to wait for Allen to finish. Unexpectedly, his young master was not in good condition today?

"What's the matter? Tell me."

Allen sat next to the small stone, took a few deep breaths, and then his heart rate slowly dropped.

"Master, I just called home. It was from Butler Capel. He said that His Highness's arrangements have been made. He will go to Portsmouth for a visit at noon the day after tomorrow, and then go to the offshore ship in the afternoon so that you can prepare."

"Huh? Has it been arranged? Did Butler Capel tell me which ship has been arranged?"

Allen blinked. He had been thinking about it for several days. Boss Cha finally summoned him. It was not easy.

"That's not true. Maybe it needs to be kept secret."

Xiao Shitou shrugged, stood up and said, "Master, I'll go down first. Call me if you need anything."

"Well, go ahead and call home by the way and let the camera crew get ready. I'll go back tomorrow and I'll leave the rest to you."

"Ok, I see!"

Portsmouth, as the main base of the British Navy, is famous and has a long history.

In the past, every time we returned from an expedition and the warships returned to the port, this place would be the busiest. This port could also be regarded as witnessing the rise and fall of the British Royal Navy.

In the past, thousands of ships covered the sea, but now there are only two or three big cats and kittens.

Today, there is still a legendary battleship in Portsmouth Port. In theory, it can still be regarded as the mascot battleship of the British Royal Army-the sailing battleship Victory.

Alan, wearing an untitled navy uniform, followed Boss Cha and boarded the Victory parked in the No. 2 dry dock.

This battleship once served as the flagship of the famous Admiral Nelson and participated in the Battle of Trafalgar. In this battle, Britain defeated the French Combined Fleet in one battle and established its position as maritime supremacy in one fell swoop.

Its background is very legendary. Even after it was finally retired, it has always been the mascot of the British Royal Navy and has been permanently retained and converted into a museum for military education.

Before boarding the ship to offer condolences, Boss Cha’s business team specially arranged a visit for him, and it was arranged on this ship.

The meaning behind it is quite a bit like remembering the bittersweet and reminiscing about the past.

Standing in the former combat command room, looking at the imitation combat command map above, Allen could already imagine the battle at Cape Trafalgar, Spain, in that era.

No matter how numerous the crimes of the Angsa people are, they still have some meaning when it comes to naval warfare. This thing is like raising a poison. The more you fight, the stronger it becomes. You must survive in the early stage, and when it is fully developed, you can attack the opponent in a wave. Take it away, and then never leave the opponent a chance to rise.

It's just that as times change, things are unpredictable.

It's hard to guard against domestic thieves day and night. When the foreign enemies are gone, a traitor actually appears.

I secretly glanced at Boss Cha's face, watching every item explained by the commentator. Boss Cha simply nodded. He didn't speak, and just walked and watched. The camera crew brought by Allen behind him followed the whole process to shoot the material.

"Let's go, we have an hour's flight soon, and we'll have dinner on the Royal Ark."

"Okay, Your Highness!"

Finally knowing where to go, Allen couldn't hide his excitement. To be honest, they haven't been on the British aircraft carrier yet. This time, following Boss Cha, he could go up for a walk openly and take photos. Thinking about it, he was a little excited.

The English Channel is close to the British side.

A Navy Sea King early warning helicopter flew over the sea, followed by two helicopters of the same model on both sides of the helicopter. In addition, slightly higher in the sky, there were also five escorting Sea Harrier carrier-based fighter jets following in formation.

Allen wore soundproof earmuffs, holding the armrest with one hand, and holding a telescope in the other hand to look at the illuminated Ark Royal on the sea in the distance.

Many people may have a misunderstanding. The decline of Great Britain is often identified as after World War II. It seems that after World War II, the presence of the British Navy was not obvious.

Some people even think that after World War II, the British Navy has completely declined.

In fact, this understanding is too one-sided and too shallow.

After the end of World War II, Britain had fifty-two aircraft carriers!

Fifty-two aircraft carriers!

Let’s not talk about how many modified aircraft carriers there are, nor how advanced they are. Just talking about this number, how weak can fifty-two aircraft carriers be?

It's just that compared to the United States, this power seems to be a lot less powerful, but it still deserves to be number one in the entire Europe!

Later, as the Labor Party came to power, Britain's naval strategy changed, and the navy experienced an epic weakening.

Because its hegemonic status is gone, the Navy no longer has to take on more overseas development battles as before. It has shifted from taking the initiative to regional conflicts, or to put it more directly, it has become the gatekeeper of the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft carrier basically has little effect. Yeah, it’s too expensive to maintain so many aircraft carriers!

Therefore, all the aircraft carriers at that time were sold and decommissioned.

The navy bosses at that time argued hard and refused to comply, so they finally retained another alternative to the aircraft carrier - the helicopter landing ship, which is also a helicopter aircraft carrier or a light aircraft carrier.

This period of time is when the British Navy is at its weakest.

With the finalization of a new vertical takeoff and landing fighter in the late 1960s, the Harrier fighter, the British Navy saw new hope.

According to the requirements of the Navy, the Harrier fighter jets underwent all-round upgrades and modifications, and then the famous Navy-type Sea Harrier fighter jet was born. The aircraft carrier that boarded the British aircraft carrier was reincarnated into a fixed-wing fighter jet, and had a certain combat effectiveness.

Then came the battle for the Falklands. At that time, Britain's only two remaining aircraft carriers "heroically" participated in the battle, carrying a handful of Sea Harrier carrier-based fighter jets, which caused a devastating blow to the Argentine Air Force.

When talking about the Falklands War, they talk about the tragic victory of the British and the decline of the empire.

Although this is also true, many people fail to see the core of this war.

The British fought an expedition more than 12,000 kilometers away, while Argentina fought a defeat more than 400 kilometers away from home.

One side was working on an expedition, the other side was defending at home, and in the end it ended up like this.

Compared with the previous image of the British Navy, this result can definitely be regarded as the "decline of the empire", but it is essentially an expedition of tens of thousands of kilometers to win at someone else's doorstep.

With the victory in the Falklands War, the Vulcan bombers at that time became famous in one battle, and the one more famous than the Vulcan was the Sea Harrier fighter jet.

This fighter jet was completely developed by Great Britain itself. It has pure British blood and its special take-off and landing methods. In close dog fights, its combat effectiveness is even stronger than the current American F15!

Later, the United States felt itchy, so he also bought a batch from Daying for his own use and improvement at the same time.

After the Falklands War, Britain suffered a tragic victory, and after learning from the painful experience, it accelerated the aircraft carrier update process.

Throughout the second half of the 1980s, three Invincible-class aircraft carriers were put into service!

The aircraft carrier that Allen and the others will board today is the last new ship in service among the three Invincible-class aircraft carriers - Ark Royal.

This ship is also a light aircraft carrier. Each aircraft carrier can only carry eight Sea Harrier fighter jets plus several helicopters, but this carrying capacity is enough!

In this day and age, if you look around, how many countries have three aircraft carriers in service?

Can this be called weak?

If you add in the aircraft carriers owned by other member states of the entire Commonwealth, Britain is forced to rush, and it is not impossible to get three or four more.

Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the Ark Royal, the Sea Harrier fighter squadron that had been following the helicopter and responsible for the escort left two to continue the escort. The other three formed a smaller triangle formation and flew towards the aircraft carrier from a distance.

Allen watched the three fighter jets fly across the field at low altitude, and the entire Ark Royal erupted in fierce cheers. Even if he was wearing soundproof earmuffs, he could faintly hear them.

"Did you take a picture? Did you take a picture!"

This is the benefit of following Boss Cha. The pomp and circumstance was huge. In order to welcome Boss Cha to express his condolences, all sailors on the entire Ark Royal deck, except those on duty, had already begun to line up and wait. Allen excitedly patted the man next to him. Photographer.

"It was filmed, boss. Don't worry, the camera was on the whole time!"

"Hahaha, okay!"

Allen looked at the aircraft carrier in the distance. Just thinking about this scene, nearly a thousand people standing on the deck to greet it, was exciting. If he hadn't been afraid of the negative impact, he would have planned to clean up the deck of his yacht another day and also tidied it up. Such a greeting mode is quite enjoyable.

PS:

I thought it was published successfully, but I didn’t expect it to be reviewed. I deleted some paragraphs and just revised them. I’m sorry.