Chapter 1342 Anti-War Wave

The Third Middle East War was also known as the Six-Day War. Israel defeated the three Arab countries of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days, occupying more than three times the land area of ​​Israel. After this battle, Israel completely established its control over the Arab states. The country's confidence, until it was peeled off by Hezbollah, Israel has always had a psychological advantage over Arab countries.

This battle was the founding battle of Israel's war. Without this battle, Israel would not be able to understand the military strength of Arab countries. In history, almost all Arab countries except Saudi Arabia relied on the Soviet Union for arms. The Arab armies armed by the Soviet Union The country will inevitably focus on one thing and not the other, and it is impossible to treat everyone equally.

With so many Arab countries, it is normal to have some emphasis. In the current Middle East countries, the Soviet Union is based in Syria and Yemen, while the United Kingdom is arming Egypt and Iraq, and still maintains a strong influence in the Persian Gulf. The Soviet Union provides tanks, and the United Kingdom Selling missile boats, the Soviet Union used anti-aircraft missiles to cooperate with MiG fighters, and the United Kingdom used interceptors to mount air-to-air missiles.

After doing all this, the UK did not stop working for peace. For more than a year, the UK did not even care about the direction of the Vietnam War. It only did two things. It felt that India could become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and was backed by Saudi Arabia. , Arab countries represented by Pakistan are firmly opposed.

Another thing is to come up with the so-called road map for peace in the Middle East, hoping to maintain the borders until 1947. No one agrees. Israel feels that it is at a loss, and so are the Arab countries.

The United Kingdom also showed its strength when necessary, indicating that the Middle East cannot start a war lightly, as this will affect the entire Europe.

In terms of domestic economy, Western European countries have established oil reserve systems in recent years. In addition, India, which has been subject to an oil embargo, has a pretty good life as a fuel guzzler in the UK.

Projects to build desalination plants in protectorates in the Middle East are still expanding, hoping to consolidate British influence.

The idea of ​​letting go of Africa and operating in the Middle East and Southeast Asia has always been in practice. Domestically, most of the light industry has been transferred out. The coal and iron industry is an important area for nationalization by the Prime Minister. Naturally, it cannot be abandoned and replaced by the semiconductor industry. In terms of development, it can at least be said that the UK's semiconductor industry is not worse than Japan's. Although there is a gap between it and the United States, it is outstanding within Europe.

Of course, the UK does not just sit back and develop on its own. It has not forgotten that while providing semiconductor subsidies, it also accused Japan at the European Community meeting of providing subsidies for the semiconductor industry.

In the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Alan Wilson raised his head slightly and accepted the sunshine with his face, and smoke slowly emitted from the cigar held between his fingertips. Dixon, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, and Marks, the Permanent Undersecretary of the Department of Defense, came hand in hand. When I opened the door, I saw the supreme authority bathing in the holy light and thinking about life.

"Secretary-General!" Although the two of them couldn't stand this pretentious look, they were the supreme authority. They said hello and sat down directly.

The past year has not been smooth sailing. Since NATO was driven out of its own country by the French, it has tried to place its military base in the UK. However, because the incident of the hydrogen bomb dropped in Spain has been hyped by the UK for so long, the Labor government is naturally determined not to do so. Yes, coupled with the protracted Vietnam War, Britain could also see that the United States could not win, and decisively began to oppose the war.

"I didn't expect that there are righteous reporters in the United States who exposed the My Lai Village massacre." Alan Wilson put out his cigar and said in a neutral tone, "How is the communication with the United States? Push it to the South Korean military. Failed?"

Although he also serves as the Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his main job now is to have an overview of the overall situation rather than focusing on specific details. Naturally, it is impossible to know everything.

"From what Wick said, it seems that it was unsuccessful." Dixon sighed, "Now the major newspapers in the United States have followed up. The main reason is that it is too correct and it is too late to blame the South Korean army."

"That's such a shame." Alan Wilson then looked at Dixon, "Be careful.

Regarding students from major universities in the UK, please do not be deceived by the so-called illusory justice. Once anti-war demands arise, we must resolutely state the attitude of the Ministry of Education. We are also firmly anti-war, but this has nothing to do with the UK. In principle, we stand with the students. Let's talk when it's time to talk, and study things that can't be done first. There's nothing that can't be postponed. A week ago, French students staged a protest. This was no small matter. Maybe British students are more effective than the French when they make trouble. "

Alan Wilson remembers that this was the beginning of the May Storm. The May Storm was an important factor that finally led to the resignation of de Gaulle. Although from the British perspective, it is not a bad thing to let the French be chaotic for a few months, but if one accidentally affects The UK is no better.

Students, as a group, have not been severely beaten by society and can easily develop empathy.

He believes that most students will be inactive after graduation, but he cannot completely rely on the invisible hands of the market to play a role. He must take precautions before they happen.

"Secretary-General, I will definitely keep an eye on this aspect." Seeing Alan Wilson being so solemn, Dixon naturally did not dare to be careless and quickly promised.

French student gatherings are a tradition in the old revolutionary areas, but now British students have one thing that surpasses French students, that is, the military training system of the British education system has been established. If the barricades are built, they may be much more professional than French students. .

The agitation began in late March, when a left-wing commando occupied the MRT América building in Paris to protest against the continuation of the Vietnam War. Police arrested six people, one of whom was a Nanterre College student. The next day, led by Cohen Bundy Students occupied the administrative building of Nanterre College in protest, marking the first time in French history that students occupied an educational administration building.

For a time, various student organizations gathered at Nanterre College and established an organization headed by "Red Danny".

Although the chaos has not expanded, these organizations still exist and are brewing. The Ministry of Education must be vigilant immediately. Alan Wilson suggested that Dixon make up some French jokes to spread. The British have their own national conditions here, and they have never been good at humor. They are all available, and it is not just for France. Britain will be the origin of Polandball in the future, so it is not aimed at anyone in this regard.

Makins immediately mentioned Poland, "The military exercises organized by the Warsaw Pact are still in progress. I have suggested to the minister that we jointly conduct a tit-for-tat exercise with the US military stationed in Germany in response. Brussels has generally agreed."

"Very good. Now that the US military has deployed some of its troops stationed in Germany, we must provide resolute support to NATO." Alan Wilson nodded and said, "In this regard, we also need to rely more on the Germans. After all, the German army But it’s the heavily armed troops fighting on the front line.”

The Federal Republic of Germany's army is not a waste of later generations, with a total strength of nearly 500,000. The United Kingdom currently has only 600,000 troops around the world including the mainland, 595,000 to be exact. France only has an army of 600,000 soldiers, while the size of the German army is close to that of Britain and France.

The German army is mainly composed of the Army Field Army. The First, Second, and Third Field Armies are all deployed on the border with East Germany, and radars are alert to East Germany's movements day and night. Each German field army is divided into five divisions, two of which are armored divisions, equipped with American M47 tanks and M48A2 tanks, totaling nearly 2,000. The southern field army also includes mountain troops and paratroopers, the traditional elite of the German Wehrmacht.

Although in terms of the number of tanks, this is the level of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, but unlike some countries that have more tanks than armored vehicles, the Army’s fist is not limited to tank troops. They also have more than 7,000 armored vehicles forming a mechanized mobile corps. These vehicles It can transport tens of thousands of troops to the battlefield in a short time, and can also penetrate the enemy during the attack. It is by no means an army that can only fight one wave of wars.

"The Germans can give the Warsaw Pact a surprise." Makins said confidently, showing his optimism that watching the excitement is not too big a deal.

"It's better not to spread this word everywhere." Alan Wilson said with a long face. There is no army in this world that can face the Soviet Union, let alone try it. "Let our citizens believe that we can Just protect them, anything more is a luxury."

Still threatening the Soviet Union? There are not many countries that can threaten Russia. Ukraine is the second largest country in the Soviet Union, with 30% of its strength in Ukraine. In 2014, I felt like you were like a torrent of steel and I was like a torrent of steel, and was directly beaten into a highway of death by the Russian army. When the American instructors saw this result, they judged that Russia's strength was still there.

Eight years later, Ukraine changed its tactics. The specific change was to stay in the city and wait for the Russian army to surround them, and never leave the city to fight in the field, because they would not be able to defeat it anyway.

This kind of turtle shell tactic would not work if the Soviet Union was still there, because Russia would not have the strength to mobilize millions of troops at the Soviet Union's command. Otherwise, it would still end up being defeated if it went out of the city to fight in the field.

But the problem is that the Russian army is also a force that can disrupt the war. Huddled in the city and defending it will only prolong the time of death. The Russian army is facing such an opponent in Syria. The Russian army can still win if it drags on.

The exercise was scheduled for May. Alan Wilson felt that this time was good. At the same time as the May storm, it might be able to shock France and satisfy its determination to eat two fish.

"Tomorrow is the 1st. Pamela is back from Perth. If you don't mind, you can come to my house as a guest." Alan Wilson looked at the time and extended the invitation.

The two standing deputy chiefs understood instantly, and of course they politely refused in unison. Has anyone in Whitehall been to the home of the supreme authority? Many people have been to Hoxon Manor, but no one has ever been to the house in London.