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Ernest Bevin and Herbert Morrison glanced at each other, both were very surprised. They didn't expect a civil servant trained by Whitehall to boast and didn't take politicians seriously at all.

"Alan, I heard that you have a good personal relationship with Senator McCarthy of the United States?" Ernest Bevin asked.

"Yes!" Alan Wilson nodded and replied, "He is a very nice person and treats people very sincerely. He is different from traditional senators. If there is anything wrong with him, he may be too fond of alcohol."

McCarthy is of course a good person. Although due to the outbreak of the Korean War, McCarthy's popularity in the United States has risen even higher, and he appeared in a majestic appearance, but after all, McCarthy helped Vivien Leigh get the shares of United Artists.

Just relying on this point, McCarthy is his friend of Alan Wilson, even if McCarthy shoots and kills people on the streets of New York in the next second, it will not change this point.

This answer made Herbert Morrison frown slightly, "According to his remarks, the current cabinet is all Soviet spies."

"Dear minister, if you tell the truth, it is true!" Alan Wilson said helplessly, "In the eyes of McCarthy and the forces represented, the current government is indeed suspected of being a Soviet spy, but it is the United States after all. Confined to the United Kingdom, the Americans will find that there are pro-Soviet forces everywhere in Europe, France? Italy? Greece? Wait..."

The opposition party talks nonsense and is irresponsible. McCarthy is not mentioned. Churchill, who is still energetic, often fires cannons in Congress. I just don’t know if it has anything to do with the rumors of copyright tax adjustments.

Thinking of Greece, Allen Wilson couldn't help but feel a little worried. The pro-Soviet forces were still entrenched in the northern mountainous area close to Yugoslavia. Historically, by [-], the pro-Soviet forces in Greece had long ceased to pose a threat.There are also a large number of US military officers and soldiers who have combat experience in Greece and went directly to the Korean Peninsula.

"Bevin and I have read your report, and you also know that President Truman has decided to intervene in the Korean peninsula. The cabinet means that the United States should be helped. There are several reasons for this attitude."

Herbert Morrison said that if the result of the Korean War is the victory of the Soviet bloc, it will greatly damage the prestige and reputation of the free world, especially in Germany, which will seriously endanger Central and Western Europe, which is close at hand. Safety.

And support for the U.S. war policy can be exchanged for U.S. support for British rule in Malaya and France in Vietnam, thereby safeguarding British strategic interests in the Far East and Southeast Asia.Supporting U.S. war policy could also mend an Anglo-U.S. partnership that had previously been viewed with suspicion over Britain's support for Arab states in the Middle East.

These ideas seem to be very reasonable, but Alan Wilson asked, "I personally think that the outbreak of this war has shown that the United States and the United Kingdom must stand together. Under the premise of facing the Soviet Union, The so-called mending the relationship that was previously suspected? It is not very urgent. According to the current news, the US participation in the war has not changed anything. All the US troops on the Korean peninsula can do is to retreat together."

"If the scale of the war cannot be controlled, as in the second half of my report, the [-] million pounds invested in the Far East may be confiscated, and Xiangjiang may also be unstable. Dear Minister, in all fairness, according to the current summary As far as the news is concerned, the news of the confiscation of American capital has already spread, and we cannot let British capital suffer the same fate.”

"It is foreseeable that because of the confiscation of American capital, the United States will definitely retaliate. I believe that the Paris Coordinating Committee will have new business in a short time. Once this consequence occurs, the entire Far East is as big as Hong Kong. It will be the only outlet, and I certainly haven't forgotten the piece of land occupied by Portugal, but it's too small."

"The Xiangjiang River under the British administration will become the only communication channel, so this benefit is exclusively enjoyed by the British Empire, and the benefits it brings are very limitless."

Ernest Bevin nodded in approval, and said, "We are also firmly opposed to the expansion of the war, and we will oppose any attempt by the United States to expand the war. In the joint defense of the Five Nations, including Australia, and the upcoming We cannot risk another world war against the backdrop of economic aid."

"The most important thing is that there are no winners!" Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, "Judging from the several wars that broke out after the war, especially in Asia, the forces supporting the Soviet Union far exceeded the forces supporting the free world. The supporters of the free world are usually the losers. Naturally, it is not good for the British Empire to fight."

Although it is rather frustrating, this is a fact, and it is not the first time that this has been proved. The US military that is retreating is the example in front of us, as is the French army that has not made progress in Vietnam for a long time.

Regarding the discussion of the Korean War, Alan Wilson said that what he hopes most is that Britain will not participate in this war that has nothing to do with him, but he also knows that this is almost impossible.

So I try to use my own relevant analysis to help the two ministers formulate countermeasures. Britain does not want to see the Korean War spread from regional conflicts to surrounding areas, or evolve into a full-scale conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, or a world war. It will not be in the interests of the United Kingdom. .Therefore, Britain has basically determined the policy of localizing the Korean War and limiting intervention in the war.

So far, the cabinet has also formally formulated the combat scope of the British army, which cannot exceed the military demarcation line previously drawn by the United States and the Soviet Union.Considering the landing in Incheon, Alan Wilson seemed to feel that the restrictions were too strict.

"Actually, we are also opposed to the fact that the United States sends its navy to intervene in the civil war in the Strait. If possible, we can even help China regain its seat in the United Nations." Ernest Bevin hesitated to speak, "All this is the expected scale of the war Don't expand."

"It's a pity that we failed to achieve our goal. The Americans now feel that they are invincible. Britain is just a past hegemon!" Alan Wilson replied with a wry smile. "On the issue of European security, we have the same position as the United States, but on other continents We seem to be more at odds with each other on the issue of the United States. If the nuclear test hadn't been successful, we really don't know how to respond to the U.S. proposal to ask the U.K. to send troops."

Allen Wilson can do so much, and sometimes he doesn't really hit a head and bleed.The deep-rooted touch will never disappear. For example, before the outbreak of World War II, Britain and France believed that the Soviet Union was just another imperial Russia, and it would definitely not stand up to the German Blitzkrieg.

It was only when the Soviet Union and the Germans fought inextricably that the Western European countries realized that the Soviet Union was the Soviet Union, and Imperial Russia was Imperial Russia. Although they all lived in the same group of people, they were completely different.

For this reason, Alan Wilson, with the care of the two ministers, drafted the fourth-level tactics for this limited intervention.Britain is willing to use all possible support, in addition to help.

If not, the British Royal Navy will organize an expeditionary fleet to depart from the mainland and arrive in the Far East to participate in the war after half a year.Third, if the United States thinks that the time is too long, the United Kingdom will use the Royal Air Force to conduct large-scale maneuvers to help the United States.

In the end, if ground forces had to be sent, the UK would send limited ground forces to participate in the war under the pretext of strengthening its defenses against the Soviet Union's troops in Europe, using Nepalese mercenaries as much as possible instead of sending British ground forces.

While Alan Wilson was running for world peace, war broke out again in South Asia, and the Indian Army once again launched an attack on Hyderabad.

"Why do you like to join in the fun so much?" Alan Wilson was very helpless when he got the news. This should be regarded as a chain reaction.

Chapter 556 Don't send the army

I have to say that India has seized a good opportunity, because of the outbreak of war in the Far East, who has time to pay attention to India?

Allen Wilson can only cheer up his good friend Ali Khan, and can't do anything else.

After returning to London, he now pays more attention to the situation in Europe. In terms of the current total strength of the United States, it is far from enough to start a war. The 100 million troops in [-] have long since disappeared.

The United States, which has wiped out nearly tens of millions of troops, cannot fight a major war with its current military strength, and military expansion is definitely imperative.

The U.S. military, including its logistics personnel, is probably more than a third of the strength of the entire British army.At present, the total strength of the British army is 80, and that of the US military is 130 million.

Like the United States, the navy and air force account for a relatively large proportion of the total force due to national attributes.Excluding the navy and air force, the U.S. Army has only 70 million people.The ratio is similar in the UK!

Under such a distribution of troops, the most important thing at present is not the Far East, but the Soviet Union, which is close at hand and very convenient to mobilize troops. Once the Soviet Union increases its troops stationed in Germany, whether it is willing or not, the United States and Europe must follow.

It is necessary to use its own less powerful army to confront the most powerful army of the Soviet Union.

Whether it is for the United States or the Soviet Union, Europe is far more important than other regions. Alan Wilson's report stated that the Soviet Union will definitely increase its troops to Germany, and this is a way for the United Kingdom to defend Europe and try not to send a large number of ground troops there. Pretext for the Korean peninsula.

If there is an option, the cabinet definitely does not want Alan Wilson's report to become a reality. London would rather the Korean peninsula be bombed to nothing, and it does not want even one more Soviet soldier on the European side.

But there is no way around this. Alan Wilson just informed the Foreign Secretary of this possibility. It depends on how Herbert Morrison, who is called the middle-class Stalin in the UK, communicated with Moscow.

Anyway, Alan Wilson is very pessimistic, and the Korean peninsula is an innocuous place for Britain.

Europe is different. He doesn't have the ability to make London turn a blind eye to the Soviet Union's increase in troops, unless the Soviet Union does not increase its troops, which is impossible, so this is a deadlock.

War broke out in the Far East, and the Soviet Union increased its troops to deter Europe, making European countries unable to help the United States.But European countries must defend themselves, and even once the confrontation in Europe intensifies, NATO, an organization, will immediately take firm steps forward.

After several years of hard work, in the end, NATO was delayed by one year.It still doesn't have much impact on the overall situation, and the impact only exists in some local areas and local events.

For example, around next year and the year after that, two Malta-class aircraft carriers will be ready to serve.For example, the Comet Airliner has sold [-] units, but historically, no orders were even received in the same year, and it has just been tested for flight.

The biggest change lies in the UK’s finances. Historically, the UK owed a huge amount of debt to the US, which was always taken advantage of by the US. The most favorable thing for London at present is that all short-term debts have been cleared. As for the Marshall Plan, 90.00% of them are free gifts.

After calculating the results of his work in the past five years, Allen Wilson can only sigh that he still needs to work harder in the future.

The United States' participation in the Korean War is a good opportunity. If the United Kingdom is not affected, it can hide and take a break.

The most important thing is that if there is no financial problem in the UK, it will have the confidence to talk face-to-face with the Americans.This is the same as having food at home and not panicking.

"Things are universally connected!" Alan Wilson remembered Lenin's words. If Europe continues to play music and dance, Britain will not be able to pass without participating in the war.However, the Soviet Union increased its troops to Europe, and Britain also felt uncomfortable.

These two results mean that one must be chosen. If the Soviet Union does not increase its troops to confront Europe, Britain has no reason to prevaricate the United States.However, the Soviet Union's increase of troops in Europe will definitely make Britain very uncomfortable.

Although the current government has accepted the fact that the Soviet Union was hit hard by the world war, it must be guarded against this thing.

In the end, Allen Wilson can only sigh, in the final analysis, it is a matter of national power. If the national power is strong, it can handle things that are in a hurry. If the national power is not strong enough, even things that have nothing to do with your country will have more impact than the countries involved. big.

Things have come to this point, and Alan Wilson can only use the situation of the Koreans to have fun. When this war breaks out, I believe that the Federal Republic of Germany will not drag on any longer, and NATO will appear soon.

"I don't believe it anymore. With the nuclear bomb in hand, the economy is so much better than in the same period in history. The occupied areas of the three countries have not yet merged. Can't even negotiate a condition that the army will not be deployed?" Alan Wilson, who finally completed the European part of the report Thinking about it, he saw who was negotiating on behalf of the United Kingdom. With so many favorable conditions in hand, if he could not negotiate a more favorable condition than in history, he would go to Philby to investigate whether the person in charge of the negotiation was reliable.

The United Kingdom began to discuss the United States' request for assistance in the cabinet, and the first official action was the unsealing of the battleships Queen Elizabeth and Warrior. The two battleships will rush to the Far East to strengthen the Royal Navy's military power in Asia.

Allen Wilson fully agreed, and told the respected Sea Secretary Mountbatten that even if the Korean War is not discussed, now that India is attacking Hyderabad, it would be good to have a sense of presence in the past.

"Alan, you don't think you are the assistant commissioner of British India, do you?" General Mountbatten sighed. As for this son-in-law, he basically has nothing to dissatisfy with, except that he is too enthusiastic about India.

Alan Wilson does not deny this. He has 1 reasons to express his concern for the future super fast country.

"Portuguese Goa's warnings to New Delhi have been ignored. This trend is very worrying. Portugal still plays a role in the five-nation defense in Southeast Asia. If New Delhi gets rid of Ali Khan in the future and threatens Portuguese Goa, What should we do, we still need Portugal’s support for things in Southeast Asia.”

Allen Wilson sighed, expressing concern for the country and the people for the current situation.

"The current situation is unstable, and I believe the Portuguese can understand." General Mountbatten pondered for a while and said, "Explain Portugal with the war in the Far East and pretend that we are very busy."

"That's what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does!" Alan Wilson nodded, saying that everything was as General Mountbatten expected.

Before he came to see the unsealing of the two battleships, he just sent a telegram at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talking about the things that the United States is most concerned about, such as the establishment of NATO and the merger of the three-nation occupied areas. Then he changed the subject and told the people in Washington Sir Oliver Franks, the British ambassador to the United States, in principle, can discuss the above issues. The war is currently going on, and the Soviet bloc is aggressive. Britain can give up some of the previous conditions, but it is best not to send troops.

"Sir Oliver Franks, you are considered by my colleagues in Whitehall to be an extremely reliable gentleman."

Sir Oliver Franks of the British Embassy in Washington took this telegram and shook his head with a wry smile. It actually involved the issue of reliability. It seems that the cabinet has made up its mind and must avoid sending ground troops.

This is a prudent decision made after research by the cabinet and the heads of Whitehall.After all, the U.S. military is now beaten to shame. Americans always say that they are invincible, but European countries see continuous retreat.

In the telegram, it even stated that European countries generally believed that this was the Soviet Union's smack in the east, and that the conflict was initiated in the Far East to divert attention in order to let European countries relax their vigilance.

At this point, Sir Oliver Franks can only do his best. Alan Wilson himself added some personal contacts in the telegram, saying that Sir Oliver Franks can go to Senator McCarthy, and there may be unexpected gains .

Alan Wilson is an extremely nostalgic person, and of course he has kept in touch with McCarthy.

As a friend at the time of the other party's downfall, regarding the current situation of the Korean War, whether the combat effectiveness of American soldiers is worth relying on, appeared in the recent correspondence.

He also expressed in a private letter that he hoped that McCarthy would not disclose Europe's suspicion of the United States' retreat.This is not conducive to solidarity between Europe and countries.

It’s definitely interesting to be friends with Alan Wilson. He knows that McCarthy’s conflicts with the military ended dismal in history, so he helped his friend make up for this loophole.

Because of Alan Wilson's understanding of McCarthy, McCarthy will definitely take the opportunity to criticize the weakness of the Truman administration.This is actually in the arms of the military.

Sir Oliver Franks discussed with the U.S. government and mentioned European countries' doubts about the retreat of the U.S. military. It should have been kept very secret, but McCarthy still knew about it.

At the hearing, with the support and solidarity of the Republican Party, McCarthy lashed out at the rotten situation in Asia, arguing that the domino effect had already appeared, all because of Truman's weakness at the beginning.

"The United States under the leadership of the Democratic Party made the Soviet Union look down on it, made its allies suspicious, and now the frustration of the soldiers who are constantly retreating, and the Americans who have lost their lives, should all be borne by the Democratic Party."

McCarthy shouted hoarsely at the supporters, "The soldiers who don't know where to retreat now, they are helpless, and there is no reason for the panicked faces. Even our European allies, at this time All have questioned the leadership of the United States, and we should immediately, immediately, hit the enemy who challenges the United States head-on."

On the other side of the Atlantic, in London, aerial photos of the Soviet-occupied areas of the Soviet Union's increase in troops were placed in front of the cabinet ministers.

"The first thing we need to do is to maintain the prosperity and stability of Europe." Prime Minister Attlee was silent for a long time, and it was a final conclusion for this matter. The ground forces remained in Europe and sent naval and air forces to support the United States.

Chapter 557 War Brings Needs

"Even if we have an exchange condition, it is estimated that it will not be easy to achieve the goal. The United States definitely hopes that we will send ground troops." Norman Brook informed Alan Wilson of the cabinet decision, but said that things may still be repeated.

"It's best not to. Once the scale of the war is out of control, you must know that most of the population of British Malaya is Chinese." Alan Wilson pondered for a while and said, "Of course I will not judge whether it will destroy Malaya because of ethnic issues." stable. But it is also possible.”

"It seems that the move to balance the Malays is not very correct." Norman Brook frowned slightly and sighed.

"But we couldn't have predicted that the situation in Asia would become like this." Although Alan Wilson knew it in his heart, he still shirked responsibility with the unpredictable future, "We may be careful in stabilizing Malaya for some time in the future. Some, but if we pass this hurdle, the benefits will be limitless. The window of Xiangjiang is in our hands, and Malaya, the core of Southeast Asia, is in our hands. As long as we can stabilize the Chinese in Malaya, there will be Chinese in all Southeast Asian countries. Through this channel, we can successfully enter the markets of various countries.”

Alan Wilson mentions the benefits and describes the lofty goals for the future.

Now there is no other way for Britain. If Malaya cannot be kept, the British colonial system will undoubtedly collapse.

You can't support Africa vigorously, can you, North Rhodesia? With more than 20 Slavs, how long will it take for the population to increase to support the United Kingdom? How can the United Kingdom have such a long wait now?

"Yes, there are not many options left for the UK, so your work is still very important. By the way, Alan!" Norman Brook asked another question, "What do you think about New Delhi's military strategy against Hyderabad?" In terms of actions, you have worked in India."

"There are only a few hundred instructors in Germany. We know that if New Delhi has long-term ambitions for Hyderabad, there will be problems in Hyderabad sooner or later. It's really hard to say." Alan Wilson replied hesitantly, "But As for India, I personally think that it is still not appropriate to look at it highly. It is quite difficult to realize the so-called big country. Although Nehru is very powerful, the mouth of the Ganges River and the Indus River Basin already belong to another country, British India Good geography has been destroyed. He can't change anything."

India wants to be a powerful and powerful country. Even if the United Kingdom agrees to this point, the United States will not agree.

Britain dominates.With the further development of the war, the United States became the world's largest power and gradually took the lead. The attitude of the United States towards India is similar to that of Britain towards India.

In order to maintain its dominant position in society, the United States can suppress any country, including but not limited to India. The United States marginalizes India.What began as inequality in economic status spread to other areas and reinforced it.

In terms of governance, strengthen the dominant position of the United States.Looking at various industries in the world, it is basically the United States that stands at the top of the pyramid.In terms of values, it emphasizes the differences between East and West, marginalizes India, promotes core values ​​centered on the United States, and denies the value of India.

In terms of social roles, restricting and hindering India's creativity, restricting India's access to core areas, and placing them in a secondary position.

Let India participate in world affairs, but the world still belongs to the United States.In other words, the United States has kept India in a secondary position, making India feel that it should be secondary by nature, so that India can always, only, and serve the United States as a low-level labor force.

After the Cold War, the United States played a hand in the East, and it will only be more cautious when dealing with India.After all, taking history as a warning is not the patent of any country. The United States will not be so stupid if the same pit is dropped twice.

In front of the cabinet secretary, Allen Wilson still assured his confidence in stabilizing the situation in Malaya. If it was not possible, when the two unsealed battleships arrived in Asia, they could bombard Jakarta to add to the fun. dry.

Is there anyone in the whole of the UK who is more confident than him in achieving results in a place where the majority of the population is Chinese?

Due to the rigor of the language, there may be, but from the analysis of the actual situation, there will not be at all.

So far, Alan Wilson has completed his work. This time, London recalled his work to draft an analysis of the response to the Far East War, providing a model for the UK to deal with this matter.

When looking at Asian issues, Britain and the United States have completely different considerations, which can also be seen from the media reports controlled by Pamela Mountbatten in Australia.And the US media in Australia are talking about two different things.

Thanks to McCarthy's smooth work, the United States regards all countries with a political structure similar to the Soviet Union as part of the Soviet Union. It believes that as long as it is a socialist country, it has no autonomy at all. Like Eastern European countries, it directly obeys the orders of the Central Committee of Moscow. orders.

Prime Minister Attlee also viewed Eastern European countries in this way, but he did not view Yugoslavia in this way. This is a big difference.Moscow is not viewed that way, nor are the socialist countries outside of Eastern Europe.

In view of this, after the incident with the people in Northern Rhodesia, London still maintains contact with Belgrade.The Labor cabinet believed that maintaining ties with autonomous socialist countries was in itself defusing the threat of the Soviet Union.

If you are fully hostile to all countries with the same system as the Soviet Union, it will only force these countries to increase their dependence on Moscow.

At the same time, the force is mutual. The more socialist countries are persecuted, the counterforce will force Western European countries to cling to the thighs of the United States, including the United Kingdom.

However, Alan Wilson knew that Britain's advice would definitely be ignored by the United States. The United Kingdom thought that Americans were relatively inexperienced in handling world affairs and would be willing to listen to Britain's experience.

But this is the British assumption: that there is a certain alignment of interests between Britain and the United States, and this assumption will soon prove to be too optimistic.Due to the unequal strength of the two countries after World War II, the national power of the United States is stronger than that of the United Kingdom, which limits the exertion of British influence.

Perhaps the only thing that can make people happy is that because the war broke out and the United States has decided to intervene, the U.S. steel stocks retained by Allen Weir have ushered in a wave of rise. If the history remains unchanged and the war lasts for about three years, he will still Can usher in a wave of rising wealth.

Of course, compared with the Australian iron ore in the hands of Pamela Mountbatten, this can only be regarded as a small amount of money.At the same time that the United States decided to intervene armed, it was also the time when iron ore ushered in a rise.

In this case, Australia's extremely high-purity iron ore will have more significant advantages.

It can even be said that the European market can be supplied. If iron ore is at a low price, Europe is far away from Australia after all.In addition, Europe itself also has iron ore, so the demand for Australian iron ore is not urgent.

But it will be different after the price of iron ore rises. After all, Britain is supported by the imperial preferential system.It is very exciting to be imported into other European countries through the hands of the United Kingdom.

Pamela Mountbatten, who was painting cakes in France, also sent a telegram to her fiancé who returned to London during this period to express her joy because of the news that the iron ore rose due to the war.