British civil servant

The appropriation promised by London at the previous Kuala Lumpur meeting just turned around and returned to London.Theoretically, British Malaya has no financial balance this year, and all the money is spent on the treatment and repatriation of prisoners of war.

Therefore, the attacks on Japan by the major newspapers in British Malaya at this time were absolutely out of sincerity and without any falsehood.

The fifth battle on the peninsula was in full swing. Ridgway, who succeeded MacArthur, was not as narcissistic as his predecessor. He quickly noticed the instability in the rear. On the one hand, he let the new Eighth Army Commander James Van Fleet continue to follow the A military deployment is planned.

The U.S. military adopts the tactics of "retreating gradually, maintaining contact, and killing and injuring the enemy's vital forces in large numbers".Prepare to launch a counterattack when the offensive is expected to be unsustainable by the opponent.

Li Qiwei himself sent a telegram to ask what happened to Japan. At this time, the U.S. military was planning a counterattack. If Japan was unstable, it would definitely have an impact on the front line.

Knowing that the delay in the issue of prisoners of war caused dissatisfaction on the British side, and joined forces with the Netherlands, Portugal, and Australia to attack Japan, Li Qiwei began to ask the Far East Command in the rear to inquire about the situation.

At this moment, Ichiro Hatoyama of the former ministry spent a few days to formally challenge the Shigeru Yoshida cabinet in Congress and public opinion. First, Ichiro Hatoyama criticized the Shigeru Yoshida cabinet for its work on prisoners of war on the largest Sankei Shimbun in Japan. indifferent.

Even now Japan is attacked by the four countries of Britain, Australia, the Netherlands and Portugal.The words of this interview were very intense, and Ichiro Hatoyama used this to vent his anger at being betrayed by Shigeru Yoshida.

Shigeru Yoshida, his right-hand man Ikeda Hayato and others are the focus of Ichiro Hatoyama's firepower coverage.A day later, Hatoyama Ichiro arrived at the National Assembly Hall, and expressed his views on the repatriation of prisoners of war amid the cheers and support of a group of former members of the Ministry.

"Today there are more than 50 soldiers in the hands of Britain, Australia, the Netherlands, and Portugal. These soldiers were blinded by the previous military department and are still paying the price today. They have left Japan for more than five years. The United Kingdom expressed its willingness to release these soldiers When the Japanese returned home, our prime minister pretended not to hear, and I don't understand why."

"Don't Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida know how many countries are attacking Japan now? How can we be ostriches and ignore the plight of hundreds of thousands of Japanese as if there is no such thing?"

Ichiro Hatoyama asked Yoshida Shigeru loudly in front of the members of this term of Congress, "Does the Prime Minister think that as long as we are willing to follow the arrangements of the United States, everything can be resolved? Then why is Japan being accused now?"

Ichiro Hatoyama's attack made the Congress boil all of a sudden, and many congressmen who supported Ichiro Hatoyama applauded, or voiced their support for Ichiro Hatoyama.

The speech this time was quickly serialized by major newspapers including the Sankei Shimbun. For a while, Shigeru Yoshida was criticized by all walks of life because of his evasive attitude towards the repatriation of prisoners of war.

Although the old Japanese soldiers are far less respected than before the war, and there have been some social problems.But these are not excuses for indifference. After all, this involves political correctness, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese cannot be left alone.

Ichiro Hatoyama, who spoke out for this matter, should have been the first prime minister of Japan after the war. If MacArthur hadn't used the name of the occupying army to force Ichiro Hatoyama, the current prime minister should have been Ichiro Hatoyama, not Shigeru Yoshida.

Even now, Hatoyama Ichiro still has a large number of supporters in Congress. Such a heavyweight politician spoke out because of the prisoner of war issue, coupled with political correctness, the Japanese public opinion was unprecedentedly consistent, and Yoshida Shigeru was drawn into the whirlpool.

"Mr. Wilson, we have already understood the attitude of the United Kingdom. In fact, there is no need to be like this." Lieutenant General George Sturtmeyer, commander of the Far East Air Force, came to the British Embassy on his own initiative to talk about this matter.

Lieutenant General George Sturtmeyer has generally understood the ins and outs. After all, this is Japan, a country under the control of the US military stationed in Japan. After some investigation, the US military intelligence agency quickly grasped that Alan Wilson The purpose of coming to Japan, and the Japanese government's deafness and dumbness.

"Dear General, in fact, my time is also very precious. I finally came to Japan once. Of course, I hope that things will come to a conclusion. However, the Japanese adopt delaying tactics. It is an insult to the career of a civil servant!"

Alan Wilson chuckled, but still said in a friendly manner, "As for the superficially polite but in principle opposed behavior of the Japanese, I think the necessary pressure is completely logical. All the consequences should also be determined by these Japanese officials who do nothing will be held accountable.”

Chapter 612 The First Batch of Prisoners of War

Alan Wilson understood that the appearance of the commander of the Far East Air Force in front of him at this time was also a point-to-point reminder.

Japan is a place for Americans. For example, Alan Wilson met with Japanese political leaders. As a military representative of the US military stationed in Japan, Lieutenant General George felt very uncomfortable.

Alan Wilson also hinted at this point that he has no intention of causing trouble in Japan. To put it bluntly, the United Kingdom does not have this ability.This response satisfied Lieutenant General George, and the British still knew how much they were worth.

On the one hand, it is really beyond what Britain is doing in Japan, or in Japan under the control of the United States.

On the other hand, Alan Wilson also respects the US military stationed in Japan, especially Lieutenant General George in front of him. The US Far East Air Force will be very important in the next few years, and there is no need to offend the other party.

After five large-scale battles, the opposing sides should have an understanding of each other.

In fact, the stories of the MiG corridor appeared in large numbers, and it was after the five battles that they were reported in large numbers.The reason is that there is no progress on the ground, and the United States relies more on the Far East Air Force to gain the initiative in the war, which makes the battle over the peninsula more intense.

Considering that Lieutenant General George is an American, Allen Wilson was embarrassed to mention Hokkaido in front of the Japanese, but sincerely wished that the US military could quickly break the deadlock.

"It would be great if the British government could speak as well as Mr. Wilson." Lieutenant General George didn't think too much about it. Hearing Alan Wilson's good wishes for the war, he responded amicably.

Alan Wilson smiled helplessly, "Dear General, we can't control the affairs of politicians. And to be honest, most members of the current Whitehall understand that Britain is not what it used to be, and what colleagues think is Earn a suitable pension and live a normal life in peace."

Alan Wilson felt that if his official career didn't go well, he could consider joining Vivien Leigh's thighs and joining the show business. If he prepared for a few years, why not earn the title of an old drama star and support each other with many famous actresses in history What.

Lieutenant General George's attitude was very good, and Alan Wilson also expressed his best wishes. Britain did not feel unhappy about participating in the war, and the two of them had a tacit understanding without mentioning it.

After talking for a while, they both clarified each other's bottom line. Lieutenant General George confirmed that the British did not know the power of the sky and made troubles on the American territory. Then the two sides still maintained the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

"But I heard that Mr. Hatoyama seems to want to rebuild the national defense system." Alan Wilson said, not betraying anyone. Many people know Ichiro Hatoyama's proposition.

"In fact, I personally have no objection to establishing a certain self-defense force alone. It mainly depends on Washington's attitude." Lieutenant General George, as a soldier, is unwilling to express his position on political matters at this time. The reason is simple. MacArthur, the five-star Emperor MacArthur who was talking about President Truman, just got out for a long time.

You may not know what happened to the faction that participated in the Korean War in history?Alan Wilson secretly smiled inwardly.

Together with MacArthur, including Ridgway and Van Fleet, they all interrupted their rising careers, and quit the front-line troops directly when they reached the age. Even Van Fleet, who did not have a high sense of existence, was wasted by Washington because of Van Fleet’s ammunition. Inquiries were launched and eventually VanVleet was transferred.It is in stark contrast to the faction of Eisenhower who will continue to shine among the future U.S. military.

In fact, before the Korean War, MacArthur's reputation far surpassed Eisenhower's, and how he was overtaken by Eisenhower later, this answer can be seen by individuals.

When bidding farewell to Lieutenant General George, Alan Wilson also mentioned that he was going to get married soon, and that he would invite a friend to the wedding, but he didn't know if the other party would have time.

"Who is it?" Lieutenant General George asked curiously.

"Oh, Congressman McCarthy, we have been in touch with letters." Alan Wilson said with a reserved smile.

He didn't invite any friends to his wedding. Except for his colleagues in Whitehall, he only planned to invite McCarthy in his heart.

Although Pamela Mountbatten said that she was unwilling to make a big fuss, as far as General Mountbatten's connections and colleagues in Whitehall might cheer her on, there was a limit to not making a big fuss.

It's just that it doesn't need to be known to everyone. This is actually a good opportunity for McCarthy.Once he receives the invitation, McCarthy believes that he is very willing, because he also needs to show up on such an important occasion to raise his status.

When Lieutenant General George left, he congratulated Alan Wilson because of McCarthy's name, and the special relationship between Britain and the United States was further consolidated!

"Huh!" Allen Wilson snorted softly, and turned back to the ambassador's office, tea, tea, tea please!

Lieutenant General George's personal visit to remind us, can it be said that the warning has worked?That's what he thought.

A team of more than a dozen professional journalists was actually MI[-] agents handpicked by Philby arriving in Tokyo.

These people arrived in Tokyo not to do anything to Japan, but to prepare to enter the peninsula battlefield as war reporters.The real purpose is to secretly investigate the massacre of civilians by the U.S. and South Korean troops during the war in the next few years.

Alan Wilson remembers that the U.S. military has done this kind of concentrated massacre more than once. The reason why the South Korean leftists were restless throughout the Cold War, and the United States had to rely on the military government to suppress it, was because many massacres had clear evidence. And the U.S. military itself has admitted it.

Investigating this matter is not that the British Empire wants to eliminate the strong and help the weak. After all, the United States is too strong.It is to grasp the handle in hand, and it is good for the UK to be prepared.

In this matter, Philby, who was the designated successor of MI[-], was very willing to help, and used his power to form a team of agents affiliated with the major media, and there were completely legitimate media agents to come to help.

"Even if it is a traitor, it depends on how to use it!" Alan Wilson fully recognized Philby's efficiency.

From the experience of storming prisoner-of-war camps in Northern Rhodesia and Malaya, I told Alan Wilson that in addition to binding interests, joint crimes are also a good way to bind each other.

If the evidence of the massacre of civilians by the U.S. military in the war can be seized, the United Kingdom may be able to exchange for the possibility of retreating at a critical moment.

Of course, Alan Wilson hopes that the United Kingdom can rely on its strength to preserve the interests it holds.But if it can't be done, it is understandable to use some external tactics to let the United States stop in moderation.

"I believe in Philby, but whether these agents are professional or not, we should create an opportunity. See if they have entered the role of a reporter." Alan Wilson glanced at the mission in front of Burgess The agent asked, "A group of prisoners of war will arrive in Tokyo soon, and there will be a scene to test your photography ability."

"Alan, what do you want to do?" Burgess frowned. He couldn't judge Alan Wilson's behavior, but the two things seemed to have nothing to do with each other.

"Repatriation of prisoners of war, after all, the end of the war is something worth celebrating." Alan Wilson changed the subject when he said this, and asked in a low voice, "Employees of the embassy, ​​don't they have a Japanese mistress or something like that? As far as the conditions in Japan are concerned, I believe there is absolutely."

"Let's just talk about the purpose!" Burgess frowned slightly, really speechless about Alan Wilson's thinking.

"It's very simple. How do you set up the headlines for the repatriation of prisoners of war? This is what I think. The photos on the headlines are the best. There are ragged clothes on a photo, and it is best to have some wretched Japanese prisoners of war returning home, walking in the bustling Japan. On the street, and in the background is a young Japanese woman with a happy face holding the hand of a US soldier stationed in Japan, these two images are best in the same photo."

Speaking of Burgess' eyes changing color, Alan Wilson hurriedly explained, "Burgess, don't look at me like that, it's not that you haven't worked in the media, you should have a conscience for these British Empires Understood. It would be good to do that, maybe it would lessen the hostility of the Australians, wouldn't it?"

In fact, it is not important to reduce Australia's hostility. The important thing is to create a famous image. Even the current British Malaya needs this image.Only the Japanese are not happy, everyone is happy, why not do it.

All that was needed was the borrowing of a US military uniform and a good-looking young Japanese woman.

It took a few minutes to finally get Burgess to agree that this posed test to test the professional ability of the detectives has just come out. If it is successfully passed, it will definitely appear on the front pages of Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Portugal. superior.

According to the time, the first batch of prisoners of war from East Malaysia had already been shipped, and Ichiro Hatoyama was waiting for this occasion to increase his influence.

During the waiting time, the fifth battle on the peninsula has lasted for a month, and the deadlock between the two sides has not been broken in the end. As the battle stopped, Alan Wilson also discussed the situation on the peninsula with Burgess, and said, " It should be transformed into a low-intensity war, or a law and order war. If it becomes like this, it will not be easy for the United States to end the war in the short term.”

"If it's you, what can I do?" Burgess couldn't help asking when he saw Alan Wilson's winning look.

"Modern society can't solve it! Unless the Americans amplify the massacre of civilians by a hundred times." Alan Wilson shook his head decisively, "I guess the Soviets are very happy."

"So the Americans had their own Boer War?" Burgess found an example.

"It's hard to say!" Alan Wilson didn't answer this question. In fact, the Vietnam War fit Burgess' definition better.

On June [-]th, in Tokyo Bay, the ship carrying the first batch of repatriated prisoners of war docked slowly. Ichiro Hatoyama, who had already made preparations, waited at the pier with his Congress supporters.

Chapter 613 Preparing for Marriage

This group of prisoners of war set off from East Malaysia half a month ago, and they are all from Tokyo. They were the first batch of prisoners of war to be repatriated.It aroused the attention of all walks of life in Japan. Of course, Ichiro Hatoyama, who has been running for the return of prisoners of war, would not let go of this opportunity, and even prepared a touching speech.

All the responsibility for the outbreak of the war can be pushed to the military. From now on, the new Japan will start again and so on.

Finding a floor with a wide view and a good angle, Alan Wilson and Ambassador Burgess sat down to do what they should do at the right time, drink a cup of afternoon tea, or drink in the evening.

As for the agents sent by Philby, they are all ready to leave a classic photo to prove their professional ability.

"Even the Soviet Union began to repatriate prisoners of war last year. In fact, it was a bit late for us to do this." Burgess held a teacup, and had to wait for a while when the ship docked, chatting with Alan Wilson, "And the effect not good."

"Is it the Soviet Union that reformed the minds of the prisoners of the Japanese Kwantung Army? I heard that it aroused the vigilance of Japanese public opinion, but most of the Soviet prisoners of war should not be repatriated. It would be more appropriate to send them to Hokkaido." Alan Wilson looked worried. Xie Zhise said, "Actually, with the land of Hokkaido, as long as it does not meet the population carrying capacity, life should not be difficult."

"I heard that the climate in Hokkaido is similar to that of the mainland, but I have never been there." Burgess shook his head slightly, expressing that he himself did not understand. After all, Japan's domestic protection against information penetration from the Soviet Union is still very strict.

"To be precise, the climate is worse than the local climate." Alan Wilson thought for a while, "But the population is not comparable. The local area is 5000 million people, which is already very crowded."

Due to the poor soil and bad climate in the UK, most of the fruit cannot be grown locally.Most of the fruit in the UK is imported, especially from the Iberian Peninsula.

This is not Alan Wilson connoting the British mainland. There are very few island countries in the world with rich land.In fact, Japan's land is among the island countries, even if the agricultural conditions are excellent.As for the top agricultural allocation of island countries, it has to be Java Island, the core of Indonesia.

Britain's advantage over Japan and Indonesia lies in the existence of coal mines and iron mines in Britain, which are sufficient to support the needs of the industrial revolution.

"Burgess, what do you think of the Japanese Socialist Party?" Alan Wilson asked the ambassador to Japan.

"Based on my observation, Americans are very wary of this party. It's not that I'm dissatisfied with the United States. If Prime Minister Attlee was Japanese, there might be American agents staring at his door every day." Burgess shook his head slightly. Said, "I can't see any development in a short time."

Alan Wilson nodded. Although the Japanese Socialist Party maintained a certain strength during the Cold War, it has a sense of existence similar to the Italian Communist Party. A powerful opposition party cannot break through.

There is a [-] system in Japan, that is, after the two major parties merged into the Liberal Democratic Party, they held power until the end of the Cold War.The Italian political arena during the Cold War also had a similar phenomenon, where the status of the Catholic Democratic Party and the Liberal Democratic Party was similar.

After the end of the Cold War, the South Korean military government originally wanted to form a super party like the Liberal Democratic Party, but times have changed, and finally the South Korean leftists came up and entered the alternation between the two parties.

If the electoral country wants to be in power for a long time, it must be backed by economic growth. The Liberal Democratic Party has long controlled the Japanese political arena, overwhelming the Socialist Party of the Cold War, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party.The reason is that the Liberal Democratic Party is a hodgepodge party. The Liberal Democratic Party has no propositions and programs, and is deeply bound to the Japanese chaebol.

In fact, the Japanese political arena is more solidified than the American political arena. In the face of the Japanese establishment faction, the American establishment faction just wants to have fun.

But now that Hokkaido is lost, it is hard to say whether Japan will be the same as the future.In addition, there was competition from British Malaya in the early stage, which made it even more difficult to predict.

If the economic development is not smooth sailing, perhaps the Liberal Democratic Party's dominance will turn into an alternation between the two parties.This is the possible effect of British Malaya's competitive eligibility.

As for Hokkaido, if the Soviet Union annexes Hokkaido and Japan has not recognized it, the Soviet Union will not even be able to enter the United Nations.What this political influence will become, no one knows.

While the two were chatting about nothing to do with each other, the ship full of prisoners of war had already sounded its whistle. Looking from a distance, many soldiers still wearing old Japanese military uniforms could be seen on the deck, and their heads were surging.

Because of the distance, Alan Wilson couldn't see the expressions of these prisoners of war. Did he have mixed feelings?In tears?The five-year prisoner of war career is finally over, tears are about to fall, right?

Alan Wilson, who had been prepared for a long time, took out the binoculars, which made Burgess face full of helplessness, why did he seem to do this kind of thing often?

Burgess didn’t know anything about it. People who left photos of Alan Wilson included, but were not limited to, Heidi Rama, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Berg Mann, Pauline Goddard, Lana Turner, Joan Bennett, and even Margaret.

Camera technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, let alone a small telescope.With the help of the telescope, he could see the expressions of the Japanese prisoners of war who came down from the ship more clearly.

Hatoyama Ichiro has already got off the pier and started his speech, sincerely expressing his reflection on the war and expressing his optimism for Japan's future development.

"Heh!" Because of the function of the radio, Hatoyama Ichiro's speech crossed the space and sounded in front of Alan Wilson and Burgess. With Ozawa Ichiro's translation, both of them knew what it meant.

"Oh, Alan, didn't Mr. Hatoyama express his reflection on the war?" Burgess couldn't see Alan Wilson's eccentric look, so he couldn't help but stop this ungentlemanly behavior.

"Whether it is anti-war or anti-war defeat, these are two issues. Let alone Japan, the Germans apologize eight times a day, and I will not believe it." Alan Wilson scoffed, "Don't forget how much we supported Japan. For a long time, eventually got bitten, but I believe that Americans will not make the same mistake."

I have to say that Ichiro Hatoyama has done enough homework for his official comeback. Alan Wilson listened for a while, and if it wasn't for Ichiro Ozawa's translation, then Ichiro Hatoyama could consider going to Whitehall for a second job.

With the end of Ichiro Hatoyama's speech on both reflection on the defeat and chicken soup on the future, these ragged prisoners of war re-boarded the land of Japan after five years at the pier full of political correctness.

Many prisoners of war who were subjected to five years of forced labor had tears in their eyes, probably because they loved this land deeply.

Although they will soon be taught to be human by the post-war society, the feeling of homesickness at this moment, even Alan Wilson, who was watching the excitement with a telescope, also raised a trace of sympathy that should not appear, although only It took a second, but it finally appeared.

"This kind of scene, even for the Japanese, can't help but make people sigh." Burgess also watched the scene of the prisoners of war disembarking surrounded by the Japanese people, expressing his feelings.

"Think about the scene when the expeditionary force returned to China five years ago." Alan Wilson reminded Burgess with a cold face, and said quietly, "I heard that there were [-] cases of cross-border marriages between Britain and Germany in the past five years. Guess what is the reason?" ?”

He didn't lie. If the three occupied areas don't merge for a day, the British-occupied area trade committee will be in operation.That's where Allen Wilson has worked, and the figures provided by the Trade Commission will not lie.

I just don’t know if it has something to do with the transnational wedding he facilitated. Anyway, it’s almost become a trend for retired soldiers to marry German girls after the war. In recent years, the feminist movement in the UK has been dealt a devastating blow.

Ichiro Hatoyama, who came back, got enough exposure on the repatriation of prisoners of war. Major Japanese newspapers, including the Sankei Shimbun, spoke highly of Ichiro Hatoyama's speech.

As for the media in other countries, the style of writing is a little bit crooked. In the relevant reports in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal and Australia, they all use the comparison photos of Japanese prisoners of war in ragged clothes and tall American soldiers hugging Japanese girls. According to reports, sales are still very high.

Under Hatoyama Ichiro's aggressive coercion, the current Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida could not continue to perfunctory. In the subsequent speech to the Congress, he offered to send ships to be scattered in Southeast Asia and be held in Britain, the Netherlands, Australia and Portugal. The prisoner of war in his hand was brought back.

It can be said that Hatoyama Ichiro successfully passed the repatriation of prisoners of war this time, and successfully gained enough sense of presence after his comeback.The battle with Shigeru Yoshida remains to be seen in the future.

Alan Wilson also achieved his goal, and finally got these prisoners of war who lost their use value to eat light energy to return to Japan. At least his trip to Japan has been a complete success. The repatriated prisoners of war are actually nothing but broken bones and lame With one crutch or a bandage on the arm, or missing a thumb, high-intensity labor cannot be performed.