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Half an hour later, the two walked out of the embassy together. Selt said with a look of admiration, "We are looking forward to the good news from Jazz and the vigorous development of the two countries in the economic and trade field."

"The deep friendship of the French makes it impossible for me to ignore the current difficulties facing France. As an implementer of the concept of a greater Europe, I am duty-bound." Alan Wilson pondered for a while when he said this, "About Britain, France, Germany and Italy at the European Community meeting , Jointly launch shipbuilding standards and patent protection?"

"This is what France wants to do." Serter said sternly, "Just as Jazz said, the United States supports Japan to balance the influence of Britain and France, and to use Japan's advantage in low wages to squeeze Europe. industry. France will never agree to actions that harm the interests of European countries.”

"Very good!" Alan Wilson nodded in satisfaction, holding more than a dozen economic and trade-related memorandums in his hand, expressed his gratitude to France for its firm attitude, and then turned and left.

First of all, he had to send a telegram to Northern Rhodesia. When he arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he learned from Wick that the cabinet meeting on the mobilization order issued by France had no results in the end because of disagreements.

In the port of Toulon, the first batch of French troops rushing to aid Algeria, under the watchful eyes of the residents of Toulon, boarded the ship singing the Marseillaise, and rushed to Algeria, which is not too far away.

Almost at the same time, the leaders of the independent countries in the former French African countries openly stood on the side of France. "In fact, everyone knows that Algeria is different from other colonies. Of course, it is an inseparable part of the French mainland."

These fathers of the nation who became independent from France last year, each of them showed that the French were the first to look forward to it, and each of them was a staunch supporter of de Gaullistism. The lesson from the past is not far away. Couldn't find a single pole.

"I don't always get a little free time." The exhausted Alan Wilson rested his chin on Princess Margaret's fragrant shoulders, complaining in her ear that he had paid too much for the country.

"Is there no free time here? I have time in Pamela." Princess Margaret pouted, with crystals on her red lips, which was the aftermath of the verbal exchange.

"What did your highness say? I don't want to see your highness all the time." Alan Wilson embraced Princess Margaret in his arms, and placed one hand on the mountain with ease, feeling the care from the royal family , said gratefully, "Even if I was asked to die for the interests of the United Kingdom, I would have nothing to say. The only regret may be..."

Listening to the whispers in her ear, Princess Margaret couldn't help but blush, she shook her head and whispered, "I want to worry about the reputation of the royal family, it's not that I don't want to, I also want my own child."

"Yeah, I'm still your brother-in-law." Alan Wilson comforted in a low voice with great distress, "Take your time, I believe there will be a way, and when I climb to the position of secretary-general of the cabinet, I will have enough strength to protect Her Royal Highness Privacy."

"Shameless!" Princess Margaret leaned in the man's arms, feeling the warm palm on her lower abdomen and scolded with a smile. Didn't the man mean to be serious?It's as if having children for this man is an obligation.

How could Alan Wilson come to see Her Royal Highness without business? He does have a business operation now. He hopes that Princess Margaret can shoulder the responsibility of the royal family and serve as the convener of this competition.

"Cape Town Rally?" Princess Margaret looked shocked, "Let me be the convener."

"Her Royal Highness, an important member of the royal family of the British Empire and loved by citizens, used her influence to hold this grand event, allowing the world's major car companies to bring out the best cars to join this event."

Alan Wilson said slowly, "Pamela will be the main sponsor of this event, and the convener is none other than Her Royal Highness, the Queen must not let Her Majesty pay attention to this event in person, Her Majesty has her own responsibilities. Her Royal Highness is more suitable.

The French threatened him before, which inspired his own rebellious psychology and decided to copy the French rally.

The later Dakar Rally is known as the game of the brave and the most difficult rally in the world.As the harshest and most adventurous motorsport, it is known all over the world and is eagerly watched by more than [-] million people around the world.

On the one hand, holding this kind of event can stabilize the British influence in Africa to a certain extent, and on the other hand, it can advertise British off-road vehicles, especially Land Rover.As for the Japanese Toyota, which has just launched a small car and has not made any achievements in off-road, it is not eligible to participate.

It is definitely beneficial to the development of Land Rover to make a first impression by binding off-road vehicles and Land Rover through this event.Expenses are naturally necessary, but this expense is not huge for Pamela Mountbatten.

To maintain Britain's traditional influence in Africa, plus it can bring benefits to its own industry, why not do it?If Princess Margaret is willing, preparations will start after this year, and the competition will officially start next year.

Half an hour later, the two appeared talking and laughing, and were still talking about the holding of the car rally. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

"How about these new agents?" Alan Wilson asked Her Royal Highness how she felt while walking.

"Much better than the previous group." Princess Margaret was very satisfied and praised the replacement of the five agents.

"The most important thing is reliability." Alan Wilson felt relieved after hearing this, "Especially the safety of Her Royal Highness, you can't be too careful."

I don't feel safe because of the meticulous care of your brother-in-law!Princess Margaret was heartbroken.

The news of France's mobilization order was suddenly replaced by this martial arts conference in the automotive industry.

At the press conference, Pamela Mountbatten used the most adventurous sport to make an opening speech for the Mountbatten Group's move to organize a car rally, "Only the bravest knight and the best mount will become this test Mental and endurance events, winners at the end."

Lusaka, as the capital of Northern Rhodesia, does not seem to be affected by the war in Katanga.It seems to be Elizabeth Square in a European city, with unusually many female figures.

Ten kilometers to the north, a large number of Slavic men with guns and live ammunition sitting in Land Rover Defenders formed a huge team and rushed to the north. Behind them, there were towed artillery and a long team of trucks.

"Get off work!" Alan Wilson walked out of the office with a stretched waist, saying hello to his colleagues, "I have something to say tomorrow."

Today is another day without incident, even if the telegram from Northern Rhodesia is sent, it will be processed tomorrow.What important business can a colony have?Impossible, impossible at all...

Waves of ups and downs followed. When France activated the mobilization order because of Algerian affairs, more than 4 militants from Northern Rhodesia crossed the border and rushed into Katanga province. The chaos in Congo seemed to expand.

Chapter 96 Pretending to be ignorant

Even if he got off work early, after returning home, Allen Wilson still received a call from the duty officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and learned that Grace in Northern Rhodesia had entered the Congo with the assembled Slavic armed forces.

Now that he knew, this matter could not be hidden from the cabinet. Putting down the phone, Alan Wilson thought about how to answer when asked about his opinion, and most importantly, whether he would be involved.

This should not be the case, although these Slavs were sent to Northern Rhodesia by himself.But in the chaos of the early post-war period, no one would figure out the truth of what happened at that time, and neither could the Americans.

Strictly speaking, those anti-Tito elements traveled through the US-occupied area at that time, and the Americans were arranged to be in Northern Rhodesia because they were afraid of causing dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union and being forcibly digested by these people in the UK.

No matter how you look at it, the Americans are more responsible, and Britain has to accept these unstable factors.

"What happened to North Rhodesia?" Pamela Mountbatten also heard her husband's conversation and asked about the specific situation.

"Well, the Slavs gathered and intervened in the Congo Civil War." Allen Wilson told his wife truthfully.

"A lot of people will die?" Pamela Mountbatten was a little worried, and I was disturbed by the tragic prospect of the war.

"That's not a big deal." Alan Wilson comforted with a smile. He was a smile. In essence, he lacked a kind of sympathy, so how many people would die, he didn't even have a thought in his heart.People are going to die.

In terms of the number of deaths caused by wars, a certain big country has repeatedly broken world records.As long as you understand a little bit, looking at other statistics will become a small scene.

There are 500 million people in the Congo, and the main concentration area must be near Kinshasa on the lower Congo River.

The entire Katanga province has about 60 square kilometers, and it would be good to have three to four million people.Taking the area south of Lubumbashi means expelling hundreds of thousands of tribal people proportionally.

Even if these Balkan Slavs were cruel and killed everyone, it is not worth making a fuss about breaking the sky.

"It's fine if you think it's okay." Pamela Mountbatten couldn't guess her husband's essentially ruthless personality, and just thought that the matter was really not serious. "The turmoil in the colonies, as long as it doesn't affect Malaya."

"Acting impulsively when the head is hot, any ethnicity may do this, but the possibility of the Chinese is the lowest." Alan Wilson knew what his wife was worried about, and patted his chest and assured, "Relax, nothing will happen. .”

Alan Wilson was thinking about the comparison between Britain and France. Even if France took over Algeria, as long as Britain could keep Northern Rhodesia, it would still be stronger than France.

Because in terms of effective area, the United Kingdom still surpasses France. Northern Rhodesia has a lot of livable land, and the plateau is not a tropical rainforest climate. The only weakness is that it is an inland colony, which is not as convenient as the coast of Algeria.

Geographical environment plays a big role. Even if East Asians who boast of being hardworking and willing to work are placed in Niger or Mali, the local living standards will not change much.

Britain is not a colony without a good geographical environment. Malaya is located in a well-connected location and can shoulder another part of the role.Of course, the most important role is to resist the rise of Japan.

Now Japan is in the midst of the so-called demographic dividend, that is, the labor force that does not worry about hard work and sheds blood for the country, but this is not impossible to resist. If Malaya gains more benefits, Japan's sea operations will fail more.The demographic dividend cannot last forever.

One generation can work hard, so can the second generation?What's more, the previous generation struggled when they were young, and they wanted to occupy the latrines in middle age without shitting. As long as the momentum of Japan's rise is curbed even a little bit, the accumulation of decades will be enough to make Japan run out of fuel.

Compared with the late-developing countries in East Asia, Europe still has money to eat.What's more, now Allen Wilson has begun to cooperate with other European countries to build patent barriers to block the pace of Japan's industrial upgrading.

Allen Wilson is even ready for a price war, and must put a brake on Japan's development.

Of course, the United States can continue to open its market and continue to support Japan, even if the Americans want it, there is nothing they can do.

Grace's current action is to lead the Balkan warriors to intervene in the Congolese civil war in the name of the original Katangan warlord Tshombe. At this time, he also understands in his heart that it is not time to open his mouth to annex it.

Our own troops still have to prepare, and some military supplies are still in the process of being transported, and we will wait until everything is ready.When Chong Bo is no longer useful, it's not too late to turn his back on him.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the harsh climate makes survival one of the greatest tests that humans, animals and plants must face.

Grace will not learn from South Africa. North Rhodesia deeply believes that although South Africa seems to be very strong now, it will be a matter of time before the volcanic eruption will swallow the Boers.

The Boers always take it for granted that the aboriginal butcher knives and bullets cannot hit them, and those who can enjoy a superior life contentedly can naturally say that they want to be magnanimous to the aboriginals.The colonies of South Africa have nothing to do with these people. If the action of sending troops to wipe out the aborigines is discovered, it will only usher in hypocritical criticism and criticism.

For a long time, some people seemed to hope to profit by keeping the natives primitive.Grace would rather not have these cheap labor and develop slowly, but at least the results are his own, and he will not give the accumulated wealth to the local aborigines for nothing one day.

Similarly, the top leaders of the two major military organizations also knew in their hearts that with a base of less than a million people, they must need a country as their backing, and independence is irrelevant.The key is whether you can live your own life quietly. There are two problems. The border of Northern Rhodesia is very unfriendly. Only when the salient is occupied can the gate be closed.

The other is that Northern Rhodesia is landlocked, so to live a good life, you must take a risky military operation, even if you face Tito's advisory group again.

In the resting camp, Grace inspected the barracks, and people stood up and said hello everywhere he passed. Grace said to the people around him as he walked, "Everyone has come from afar, how can we do it without taking a serious look? Raising soldiers for a thousand days , use the army for a while, we train for such a long time, if we don’t even get any land, wouldn’t it be a waste of money and manpower?”

No one else dared to refute Grace's words.These people were gathered together and were willing to fight against the natives because of their own security issues. This is the consensus of the military.After this battle, what awaits everyone is a life of no worries about food and clothing.

There is no need to have scruples to start, this is what Grace himself said.Most of the people who took part in this operation are not innocent, they all have more or less unbearable pasts, and the war itself is no stranger to them.

"Now I believe that I should be happy to go out of Tshombe and contact the Belgian expats after arriving in Lubumbashi. Whether we can succeed depends on whether they will stand with us." Grace raised his wrist and looked at the time , "I hope to arrive in Lubumbashi within three days. Immediately send people to survey the terrain and mark out our land that is only temporarily controlled by Tshombe. Once we turn our backs, we will start mining immediately."

Alan Wilson, waking up to work early in the morning, yawned as he listened to the sudden events in Northern Rhodesia.Compared with his listlessness, Macmillan is obviously much more energetic, and he also expressed a lot of concern.

"A call from No. [-] Downing Street." Just as Alan Wilson said that this was a matter for the Colonial Department, the Prime Minister's call had already come to the door, and Macmillan had to stand up, "Alan, come with me to No. [-]."

"Yes, Minister." Alan Wilson said in a duty-bound tone, and drove to No. [-] Downing Street together.

If the action in Northern Rhodesia happened in Japan, it can be explained in one sentence.But the UK does not face many such things. Originally, the independence of Southern Rhodesia was of a similar nature, which caught the UK by surprise.

But now that Southern Rhodesia is not yet independent, Northern Rhodesia has set a precedent.

At No. [-] Downing Street, McMillan and the Prime Minister were discussing some boring countermeasures. Alan Wilson's eyes were at the same level, as if he would accept the call of sleepiness at any time.

"Alan, you have also dealt with a lot of African affairs, don't you have anything to say?" Aiden asked.

"Dear Prime Minister, the thing that can attract the attention of all countries at present is the mobilization order of France. The matter in Northern Rhodesia is not noticeable. How can a colony attract more attention than France." Alan Wilson said this The topic changed, "We will also take this opportunity to see the reaction of the United States. If a friendly atmosphere towards the United Kingdom can be established in Katanga, then at least part of this African mine will become a bargaining chip for the United Kingdom to increase its strength."

"If it doesn't go well, let's just say we don't know about it. Anyway, with France rushing ahead, we can take advantage of the opportunity to operate. It's good to get benefits. Even if we don't get it, we won't lose anything."

Alan Wilson talked eloquently, and this also has an explanation for France. You see, as a colonial country, it is not just you who did it. My Great Britain has also tried its best to sublimate it this time, and may be able to establish a restricted area.

I believe that France has nothing to criticize. Aiden nodded. The colonial policy depends on whether France can quell the war in Algeria this time. If Algeria fails to become independent, Britain will naturally not let the important colonies become independent.

"However, those Slavs should also know that we cannot ignore our opinions." Aiden said.

Alan Wilson understood in seconds, and suggested, "I don't know if there are any Redbeard tactical nuclear bombs in China? You can send a batch there. Of course, I'm talking about sending them secretly."

Chapter 97 European Cooperation

"The person who took over at the beginning seemed to be you, didn't you, Alan." Aiden also knew about the whereabouts of the anti-Tito elements after the war, but the Conservative Party stepped down soon, and the follow-up matters were not well understood.

"I have almost forgotten what happened more than ten years ago." Alan Wilson thought hard. He seemed to have stripped out these anti-Tito elements and let them board the ship without a doubt.

Although it was a bit ungentlemanly, the situation in Britain at that time could not tolerate poverty and generosity. After World War II, Britain was exhausted. When I saw any money, I wanted to grab it. Seeing that these old people still have some deposits in the Vatican For the sake of this, Britain decided to be a good guy once.

Speaking carefully about this matter, Britain was sorry for him, and he didn't even issue a medal.

The past cannot be recalled, the glory is in the past, and now we are talking about the big problems of Northern Rhodesia.

Aiden is also weighing the pros and cons in his mind, simply speaking, it is a matter of both needs and needs.It is necessary to judge the reaction of the Soviet Union, but also to guard against the small actions of the United States.But Aiden believed that, at least in name, the United States could do nothing to Britain.

If the United States directly backstabs when Britain is fighting the Soviet Union in Africa, it is unreasonable.

And at least for now, the UK can still be regarded as having a deep foundation in Africa. With Africa as the battlefield, the UK may not be unable to compete with foreign demons.

As for Alan Wilson, he was even more indifferent, not to mention that the United States had no reason to take the opportunity to attack Britain, even if it was a real attack.He believes that Britain's current national strength will be a matter of consciousness for a while.

Next year will be the time when the Cuban Missile Crisis breaks out. If we persist until that time, the United States will naturally hold high the banner of unity calmly. Therefore, Aiden judges that the risk is not great, and Alan Wilson directly judges that there is no risk.

In principle, the deployment of nuclear weapons overseas should not be widely advertised, so it is limited to discussions among small circles.But as the full-time commander of the British military, Marshal Mountbatten got the news immediately.

When Marshal Mountbatten came to your daughter’s house, Alan Wilson was holding the latest newspaper to show his knowledge of Chinese and Western knowledge. Today’s newspaper mainly has two main contents, “New and old colonists get out of Africa… ..."

"The Sino-Soviet alliance has entered its No. 11 year..."

There is nothing wrong with these two things appearing alone, but it is very embarrassing if they appear in the newspaper on the same day.

If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, it seems that the hostile camps have accused each other for more than a year, and now they are entering the No. 11 year?Is there something wrong?

"Then what do you think will happen?" Pamela Mountbatten asked softly after hearing her husband's playful joke.

"It's nothing. Just pretend you didn't hear it." Alan Wilson put down the newspaper. It was hard for him to imagine that Britain would rely on China in African affairs.But if people want to shout slogans against colonialism, he can't stop talking.

At this time, Mountbatten, the No. [-] commander of the British military, knocked on the door of his daughter's house.

Pamela Mountbatten cheered and warmly welcomed her father, "I'm going to get some whiskey, dear father."

After discussions in the cabinet, the UK will temporarily treat the fact that Northern Rhodesia is involved in the Congolese civil war at the government level as ignorant. Whether it is the United States or the Soviet Union, it will not take the initiative to inform or admit the involvement of the UK. If it is discovered Yes, that is the local behavior, and has nothing to do with the United States, so we can wait and see the direction.

This attitude is external, and Marshal Mountbatten is the head of the British military, so it is naturally not within this scope.Moreover, it is impossible to bypass Mountbatten himself by using tactical nuclear bombs.

"You dare to give this kind of advice, you are too courageous." Marshal Mountbatten shook his head, lamenting the audacity of his son-in-law.

"It's not the first time. Malaya also has a tactical nuclear bomb." Alan Wilson picked up the whiskey and clinked glasses with his father-in-law. Regret. It can also be used to test the reactions of all parties."

"The most important thing is concealment." Mountbatten nodded tacitly. The Redbeard tactical nuclear bomb was the first nuclear weapon that could be carried by a naval carrier-based aircraft.It can be carried on a wide range of platforms: from the Air Force's Canberra and 3v bombers, to the Navy's Marauders, Scimitars and Sea Mosquitoes.

Even armed helicopters can be used as weapons platforms. If the UK wants to quietly send nuclear bombs to Northern Rhodesia, it will be difficult for other countries to find out, and they don’t need strategic bombers stationed in Africa. They can use these nuclear bombs at any time.

Now that a decision has been made, there is no need to delay. It happened to use the Belfast strategic transport aircraft to transport tactical nuclear bombs to Northern Rhodesia for the local British garrison to respond.

Mountbatten quickly made a decision to personally take care of this task.The huge prototype of the Belfast strategic transport aircraft took off from the British Isles and began to serve the empire before it entered service.

"We, the UK, will naturally do our best to create conditions for the peaceful return of Goa. Of course there are difficulties, and Salazar is indeed stubborn, but we always believe that the possibility of peaceful return of Goa exists."

Alan Wilson was full of hypocrisy, and in front of the Indian ambassador, he expressed his goodwill to the powerful country before the collision.

The current India is still valuable, and has enough prestige to make Britain value it. As for the future?Which piece of toilet paper will wipe the butt twice?

Don't be stingy with your bragging talents in front of India, what is the Asian century, what is a big country that cannot be ignored.Anyway, it doesn't cost money, Indians like to listen, and Alan Wilson is also willing to talk.

After all, the deputy secretary is full of affection for India, which is the place where he worked and fought. If there are more golden temples in India, it is not impossible for us to be resurrected in situ after the end of World War II.