British civil servant

Even in Sweden, the country with the best iron mines in Europe, Britain has more traditional and strong relations than Germany and France.In general, if the last war can be used to drive the rise of related raw materials, Britain can still reap some benefits.

Alan Wilson returned to London this time, and also brought Malayan profits in the first half of the year, a total of 800 million pounds.After all, Malaya’s tin ore and rubber accounted for half and one-third of the world’s demand, respectively, and had strong pricing power.

At the same time as the Netherlands withdrew from Indonesia, it also destroyed the rubber industry of the Netherlands in Indonesia, and also boosted the pricing power of British Malaya in the rubber field, resulting in an income of 800 million pounds in half a year.

The Indonesian rubber industry destroyed by the Netherlands actually helped the United Kingdom, which is the same as the United States entered the stage of rapid growth after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. After all, the competition is gone, so there is no need to lower prices to pretend to be grandchildren. This is the case with the Cold War dividend. .

The behavior of the Dutch can be regarded as giving British Malaya a small-scale Cold War dividend.

Iron ore's expectations exceeded expectations, and it also made Pamela Mountbatten's success course in Paris more comfortable.She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she found that the French seemed to be particularly interested in the news about Libyan oil.

Alan Wilson knew that this was definitely not an illusion, the Mediterranean and North Africa had always been France's back garden.In particular, France in North Africa is the most French-speaking country, and there are continuous stretches of it. The first country in later generations to jump out and kill Card Dazo is also France.

France does not hesitate to send troops to stabilize the back garden and strengthen its control over the Mediterranean. Is it false to establish the Mediterranean Alliance headed by France?

It would be okay if oil was found elsewhere, but in North Africa, how could it not make the French cheer.Maybe because of the increasing interests in North Africa, France is now even more reluctant to let go of North Africa.

Alan Wilson expressed his congratulations to his fiancée's successful sales course, and then directly approached Zakharova to ask him about the things he was more concerned about, such as seeds, breeding pigs and projects to promote the revolution in agriculture and animal husbandry.

He is no stranger to Zakharova. After all, it is an assistant arranged by Mikhailovich. In fact, it is not just a matter of Malaya. Northern Rhodesia is also following these channels to introduce relevant Project, the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, the goals of the above two places are the same, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Chapter 558 Anti-war Britain

It was inevitable, with the help of Edward Bridges, a former cabinet secretary and now permanent undersecretary to the Treasury.Fortunately, as an expatriate civil servant, Alan Wilson does not need to be involved in the intricate relationships within Whitehall.

Edward Bridges was a man at a distance from all parties, notably different from Norman Brooke.

Norman Brooke has always maintained a personal relationship with Churchill, the leader of the opposition party. Prime Minister Attlee also knew this. Attlee also agreed that Churchill could borrow government files to complete his memoirs, provided that government secrets were not leaked and party interests were not sought. , and the censorship was done by Norman Brooke.

Norman Brooke is often the first reader of Churchill's works, and Norman Brooke still has revision work.

Alan Wilson believes that in recent months, Churchill must have discussed with Norman Brooke whether the rumored royalty reform should be implemented or not.

Churchill will definitely inquire about this kind of thing that is related to vital interests.Norman Brooke also knew Churchill's style and vulnerability very well.

Although the two cabinet secretaries before and after are not as close as they were at the beginning, this does not damage the authority of Edward Bridges. Regarding what Alan Wilson is going to do, everything is going well.

It is undeniable that the influence of the cabinet secretary is greater than that of the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance and the secretary of the civil service.But that doesn't mean Edward Bridges will lose his influence.

Naturally, Edward Bridges also talked about the recent outbreak of war, "The Americans will not listen to our suggestions."

"It's not necessarily true. Their way of thinking is different from ours." Alan Wilson shrugged, "It's impossible to estimate."

The United Kingdom and the United States are different. Although the United Kingdom has also pursued world hegemony, the United Kingdom still prioritizes maintaining stability.

As an island country isolated overseas in Europe, its long-term policy is to unite the second child of the European continent to beat the boss of the European continent, and will never allow a superpower to emerge in the European continent.

But after the fight, Britain is often the most kind to the defeated side after the fight.Because it knows that if the boss is completely killed, the second child behind will immediately become the new boss with a big tail, and it has to fight again.

France knows this best. Britain has always chosen a balance between war and allowing the defeated country to preserve its strength.

Britain also seems to put its interests first in treating its colonies. Of course, judging from the current results, it was also chosen by Britain to be ridden on the head by the Americans. If it were France, it would not be so easy for the United States to become independent.

The strategy adopted by the British in the colonies is a high degree of autonomy, turning the locals into merchants, squeezing trade, and squeezing out the last penny.

For this reason, it will actively arrange for local people to study in the UK, which is convenient for self-government.Therefore, the middle and upper classes in the British colonies often still have a good impression of the British.

Although the United States has a similar environment to the United Kingdom, it is not a real island country, and the thinking of the two countries is still different.

Edward Bridges is more in favor of keeping a distance from the United States, and he fully approves of sending ground troops to participate in the war as much as possible, just as he has always kept a sense of distance from cabinet ministers.

However, like Norman Brook, Edward Bridges also believes that it is not as easy as imagined to completely avoid sending ground troops, but he also said that this matter can be discussed.

Regarding the news that the Soviet Union increased its troops to Germany, Edward Bridges was also obviously more concerned, and gave his own opinion, and finally said, "Alan, it seems that after you return to Malaya, the situation you are facing There may be some changes, do you need any help?"

"Sir Edward, I will definitely speak up if needed." Alan Wilson didn't hide anything, and said directly, "Although people in many places are just like Indians, they always miss the land they occupied for a short time thousands of years ago. But I believe that no matter how confident the Chinese are, they will not have any thoughts about Malaya. I really hope that the other party will do this. Once they do this, won’t the Soviet Union be vigilant?”

Alan Wilson has no objection to the mentality of his ancestors being more generous, as long as it is moderate.The British also have this kind of mentality. After all, the Industrial Revolution was completed independently by the UK. There is no such thing as an industrial revolution that happened in the West and not in other places. The correct answer is why it didn’t happen in other countries, but in the UK.

It's just that the UK happens to be in Europe geographically, which makes European countries follow suit.It is true that Oxford University, which was established before the Northern Song Dynasty perished, is a fake.

"It is really difficult to exert influence on the United States with our current strength. If Canada and Australia can stand by our side, it may be much easier." Edward Bridges knew in his heart that to calm the United States, only relying on Britain alone is not enough.

"It is very difficult to convince Canada and Australia." Alan Wilson said with a wry smile. "Based on my understanding of the two countries, Canada does share a common language with us, but Canada is too close to the United States. Australians' mentality and The United States is almost the same, very keen to participate in the war, but it used to follow the United Kingdom, and now it follows the United States. Of course, I agree, in a candid manner, to inform the two countries of our concerns. Once the situation finally gets out of control, it can be regarded as our early warning. pass."

Although Alan Wilson felt that it was useless, there was no problem in frankly reminding him.

If all goes well, the glory belongs to the United States. If a series of tragic consequences are caused in the end, of course the United States will bear it alone.

Although historically throughout the war, Attlee's cabinet maintained great restraint, Britain contributed one-thirtieth of the U.S. ground troops with two-thirds of the U.S. military power.

But Alan Wilson still thinks it is not enough. If he is told the truth, it is best not to participate in the war.The United States does not spend the military expenditure of the British army, so why should it take the risk of the confiscation of British-owned enterprises and the loss of Hong Kong as the core monopoly and trade channels in China?

What is different from history is that Malaya is now dominated by Chinese, and rubber and tin mines are factors that promote the British economy. Once Malaya falls into a state of instability, the British economy, which has just started to improve, will have problems again.

In exchange for the merger of the three occupied areas and the positive response to the United States, and the establishment of a transatlantic military alliance, in exchange for Britain not sending its army to participate in the war, the United States has already made a lot of money. In this case, what else does Washington want?

With the rapid advance of the North Korean army and the continuous retreat of the U.S. military, Alan Wilson, who returned to London, learned from the geographical situation, historical traditions, and the extremely adventurous foreign policy in the early days of the Soviet Union, plus the estimation of the damage to British interests. .

To show the Labor Party government that the risks of this war are huge, and that the Americans think they are invincible is only because the Americans think so. This war is not as easy to win as Washington imagined.

At the same time, Canada and Australia were informed about Britain's position in this war through public opinion. Out of traditional feelings, Britain very much wants to help the United States.However, the United Kingdom cannot organize a five-nation defense to contain Indonesia, while confronting the Soviet Union in Europe, and at the same time organize an expeditionary force to go to places it has never heard of.

Moreover, the object of support was part of Japan just five years ago, and many of the Allied soldiers captured in Southeast Asia were guarded by Koreans.

How to create an anti-war atmosphere does not need Alan Wilson, a Whitehall civil servant, to worry about anything. As long as politicians want to avoid participating in the war, they will naturally have countermeasures.

For example, in the past few days, the number of anti-war letters from local organizations of the Labor Party has suddenly increased.The anti-war petitions organized by veterans of World War II, especially in the Asian battlefield, the prisoners of war who had been captured and returned by luck, were very dissatisfied with helping a place that was once the main source of Japanese soldiers to fight the war.

Public opinion needs to be guided. For example, after Alan Wilson discovered that the anti-war public opinion was unprofessional, he said that he could focus on the fact that Austria and Thailand were punished after the war, while South Korea was safe and sound.

The situation in Austria is known to everyone in Europe, and it is occupied by the four-nation division just like Germany itself.As for Thailand's foresight of relying on a humble social institution, it was settled by Qiuhou immediately after the war and ceded to the Kra Isthmus.

The reports focused on the veterans of World War II, especially those who participated in the Southeast Asian war, claiming that the Koreans were part of Japan at that time, and the cruel treatment of Allied soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camps was ultimately due to the Koreans.

For a while, anti-war public opinion in the UK was completely raised. After such an atmosphere, Prime Minister Attlee's Labor Party government officially opened communication with Washington, saying that the UK should not be involved in the most difficult issues.

The United Kingdom is willing to contribute more to the defense of Europe, but it has nothing to do with the United Kingdom on the issue of the Korean Peninsula.

Moreover, the fact that the current US military is constantly retreating makes it difficult for the UK to have confidence in the next military operations.

But even so, Britain is still willing to dispatch its navy and air force to assist the United States in stabilizing the situation on the peninsula.This is already the maximum that the UK can do at this stage.

This can be regarded as the current British government, officially sending a signal to the United States that limited intervention in the United Kingdom is supported. As for other issues, such as sending ground troops, the United Kingdom is powerless.

As for Alan Wilson himself, of course he is doing very important things, such as learning ballet with Hepburn.He also has official business. Isn't he running for Malaya, looking for excellent breeding pigs of Great White York?

The fact that the current U.S. military is retreating steadily is indeed embarrassing for Washington, but this does not mean that the five-star general Mai Tianhuang.In Tokyo, Emperor Mai, who helped Japan solve problems, was obviously not as timid as the British. Even if the American soldiers kept retreating, Emperor Mai still believed that he could win.

Chapter 559 The Emperor Mai's Assist

If you want to find a figure similar to MacArthur in the UK, this person is none other than Alan Wilson's respected father-in-law, the current fourth Sea Lord General Mountbatten who actually does not know who he is.

Except for MacArthur, the commander of the US military who broke out in this war in the Far East was not the second choice at all.While chatting with Mountbatten, Alan Wilson also asked his father-in-law what he thought of the five-star emperor.

"He? He's a very narcissistic person!" Mountbatten frowned slightly. He didn't like MacArthur because of homosexuality. "He should take off his military uniform and go to politics instead of fighting. Just as a general As far as he’s concerned, that’s about it for him, and while we shouldn’t judge anything in our limited meetings, I’ve been impressed by his desire to perform.”

Is this why two similar people can't be friends?Alan Wilson is a professional civil servant. Although he wanted to laugh out loud, he still looked indifferent.

"By the way, in fact, MacArthur has no smoking addiction in private." Mountbatten revealed to his son-in-law, "His big pipe that usually appears in newspapers is not used in private at all. At the same time, there are leather jackets and That gaudy Philippine marshal hat is his image in front of the public. This man is best at building his own image. If there is anything about MacArthur’s character, it is that he is a person who never suffers. What a setback."

Just like you!Of course, Allen Wilson just said it in his heart, and didn't say it in front of General Mountbatten.

"If he has never suffered a loss in his life, we can judge now that he will definitely try his best to get President Truman to give him a chance to meet him. This war will not end so easily."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Alan Wilson's mind. Isn't this another opportunity to write a report?

In fact, MacArthur's insistence on expanding the war to regain face is similar to the reason why Mountbatten was hostile to Japan all his life.It's all because of a life of smooth sailing, and a big loss in the Earth protagonist template was remembered.

The reason why Mountbatten was not very interested in MacArthur was also because the United States represented by MacArthur failed to a certain extent Mountbatten's attempt to go to Japan to liquidate the whole of Japan.As a result, Mountbatten did not enjoy the feeling of MacArthur's return to the Philippines.

Most importantly, Japan's early surrender disappointed a large number of British people represented by Mountbatten.After finally ending the European battlefield, just waiting for Japan to cause the United States to suffer heavy losses and bring the major participating countries back to the same level, Japan actually surrendered.

Alan Wilson, who is for the country and the people, immediately took out an analysis report on MacArthur's own personality, and also drew the co-signature of General Mountbatten. The conclusion of this report is that based on the analysis of MacArthur's past experience, With him as the commander-in-chief of the army, it is inevitable that the scale of the war will become uncontrollable.

This is a secret report, the most practical part of which was provided by the current Lord of the Sea, General Mountbatten himself.

On the issue of whether US President Truman could control MacArthur, the report indicated that it was very difficult.Truman was not a very prestigious president.In front of the powerful generals of the US military, there is not much that can be done.

Because this report involved Mountbatten himself, Alan Wilson handed it to the cabinet secretary before sending it to Prime Minister Attlee.

"Actually, for Britain, it's not a bad thing for this five-star general to be the commander-in-chief." Alan Wilson, who submitted the report, sighed.

If it was another general, maybe this war would not last for such a long time even if it was an inevitable expansion.But with MacArthur, this result is almost inevitable.

MacArthur, who has been going smoothly all his life, will never end the war so easily after being driven back to the [-]th parallel again. After all, Emperor McArthur believes that he has the appearance of a great emperor, and he must not suffer such losses in his glorious life.

MacArthur repeatedly undermined Truman's idea of ​​ending the war, and was eventually dismissed entirely because MacArthur had completely disobeyed the White House's orders, including but not limited to publicly issuing an ultimatum speech when Truman was preparing to negotiate .

A few days after this report was handed in, the precise assist from Emperor Mai arrived.The British newspaper reprinted an insider news from an American newspaper. The news is that Emperor Mai came to Swindle Island and had a secret talk with Chang Gong and his wife.

Throughout the life of Emperor Mai, the routine operation of starting to boast without a shadow is exactly what the UK needs to avoid sending ground troops. Under the personal care of Whitehall, the threat of expanding the scale of the war, because There is real evidence for this unwilling operation.

At this time, the report signed by Mountbatten himself appeared in front of Prime Minister Attlee and the ministers.Emperor McGregor came to such an operation, which made the Labor Party cabinet deeply doubt the reliability of the US guarantee to control the scale of the war when it corresponded with the previous report.

"What the hell is he going to do?" President Truman complained to Secretary of State Dean Acheson in the White House, a symbol of American power. To work in diplomacy? Then what is our country? A military government?"

The newspaper in Truman's hand reported the news of MacArthur's arrival on Deception Island.

Just a few days ago, Truman had just met with MacArthur. The meeting place was Wake Island near Hawaii today, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, [-] miles away from the continental United States.

After getting off the plane, it is said that these two people meet, you are the general, he is the president, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, it is always okay to give a military salute, right?This is also a rule, no, MacArthur just gently helped Truman's arm, which is regarded as a salute.Then when the two sat down to talk, Truman spread out his notebook to take notes like a primary school student, and MacArthur talked about his strategy and tactics alone there.

It doesn't matter, but Truman couldn't stand MacArthur doing this. Who gave a general such power?

"Dear President, we have just received news from the United Kingdom expressing doubts about the ability of the United States to control the scale of the war. This is a formal refusal of our request to send ground troops to support. The reason is the report in your hand!" Dean Acheson With a wry smile, he took out the telegram and placed it in front of Truman.

"Of course, the UK stated that it is indeed time to establish a common defense mechanism for allies and merge the occupied areas of the three countries as soon as possible. From this point of view, this war is not without gains."

Listening to what Dean Acheson said, Truman thought for a while and sighed, "Well, it's not without gain. Britain wants to use the concessions on these two things in exchange for avoiding sending ground troops to participate in the war. We don't want to It's too pushy. But we have to be careful about the UK trying to get Canada and Australia to take a common position."

Now it is meaningless to comment on Britain's timidity and fear of getting into trouble. Truman also understands that the current fact that the US military is constantly retreating makes Britain doubt the combat effectiveness of the United States.

And what he has to do now is to break the suspicion of the British and prove that the strength of the United States is beyond doubt.Prove it to Britain, but also to Canada and Australia, and to the whole free world.

So although Truman didn't like MacArthur very much, he still wanted to support MacArthur.As a president, he still understood that he had to support MacArthur at this time.

The biggest reason is that MacArthur has a particularly high prestige among the American people. For a long time, MacArthur's management of his personal image has indeed made Americans trust this maverick general very much.

The news of the fall of Daejeon in South Korea came at the same time that the United States agreed to support Britain with the Royal Navy and Air Force.Alan Wilson, who took out the map, knew that Daejeon was already considered a city in the center of South Korea.

The fall of Daejeon is enough to prove that South Korea is suffering a crushing defeat. After all, Seoul is geographically very close to the border.Daejeon is already considered a city in the central part of South Korea. This city has been conquered, and everyone can see that the situation on the peninsula is already extremely bad for the United States.

"Thank you, Emperor Mai!" Alan Wilson especially thanked Emperor Mai for his trip to Deceit Island. If it wasn't for the American version of General Mountbatten, who performed this impromptu, let's pay close attention to see what favorable conditions can Taking advantage of Britain's grasp, it is estimated that the two sides will have to go back and forth for a while about whether to send ground troops to participate in the war.

The key lies in the special status of Emperor Mai in the U.S. military, which was seized by the United Kingdom, and U.S. President Truman could only choose to support him, and he could only approve of Britain's attitude of staying out of the matter.

"I even thought of the reason for the Labor Party's victory in the next general election." Alan Wilson touched his smooth chin.

Up to now, the matter of whether to send ground troops to participate in the war can be regarded as officially over.As long as this event can be avoided in the first place, it will naturally be avoided forever.

Anyway, Alan Wilson doesn't believe that once the U.S. military really suffers, Britain will suddenly realize its conscience and fight side by side with Nizi.

Not even Churchill would do such a thing, and Prime Minister Attlee was even less likely to do it.It is more in line with Britain's usual style to say that because it avoided joining the war, the United States suffered a big loss and gloated at other people's misfortunes.

5 Chapter [-] Merger of Occupied Areas

Alan Wilson didn't look down on MacArthur. In fact, he was very clear about MacArthur's achievements. There is no doubt that the most successful place in MacArthur's military career was in the Philippines.

He fought several victories in the Philippines and successfully defended Manila.Then General MacArthur went through more than a dozen bloody battles and took full control of the Philippines. American newspapers reported his achievements in prominent pages.He soon became commander of all U.S. forces in the Philippines and was appointed military governor of the archipelago.

These achievements have made MacArthur widely praised, and Americans are well aware of it. Later, this love was transferred to his son, the current five-star general, Emperor Mai.

This time Britain was able to escape the fate of sending ground troops to intervene in the war. In the final analysis, the current Federal Republic of Germany did not appear, and NATO was not established.

The precondition for the absence of the Federal Republic of Germany and the establishment of NATO is that the United Kingdom is supplementing itself with the British-occupied areas of Germany. After the financial relief, the enthusiasm for the transatlantic military alliance has declined. In essence, it is still a matter of money.

The continuation of financial support is the reason why the Federal Republic of Germany and NATO did not appear.At the same time, it is also the confidence that Britain insists on not wanting to participate in the Korean War.When the Korean War broke out in history, NATO had already been established. At the same time, Britain could not do without the assistance of the United States. It could only follow the United States to join the war.

Now it is conditional to use the three-nation occupation zone and the military alliance to negotiate with the Americans. Anyway, it is impossible for Britain to accept NATO as an organization that the United States holds Britain to die on the other side of the world.

From this point of view, Alan Wilson's tossing over the past few years is still very effective.

Even without Alan Wilson, Britain and the United States would not have been less dirty during the Korean War.

Participating in the war was originally reluctant, and he also ran into MacArthur, who was ashamed and did not hesitate to expand the war, which caused Britain to have many quarrels with the United States during the Korean War.

Even Churchill, who came back to power, did not change the conflict of interests between Britain and the United States. For this reason, during the Korean War, Churchill finally made the opposite decision to support the war after personally experiencing the two world wars.Unite with Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and sing against the United States.

It is a series of consequences brought about by financial problems, such as the absence of NATO and the absence of the Federal Republic of Germany, which gave the United Kingdom room to bargain. Of course, Edward Bridges, the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, understands this issue best.

"Dear sir, do we rely heavily on the United States now?" Alan Wilson felt a lot more relaxed after the result of not sending ground troops to participate in the war, and he laughed a lot these days.