Chapter 1344 Not Targeting Third Parties

Rest is not a waste of life, it allows you to do more efficient things when you are awake.

Any medical student still in school. will tell you. Fatigue reduces the body's resistance to common illnesses and colds; and any psychotherapist will tell you that fatigue also reduces your resistance to feelings of worry and fear. so. Preventing fatigue also prevents worry.

Just as the hostess came back, the two took a good rest and explained their gains in the gold rush. Pamela Mountbatten asked about the news in the country.

"It's nothing big, just preparing for the opening of the World Cup. After all, it is the most widespread sport in the world and deserves attention." Alan Wilson replied lazily, "We can also use this to promote the surrounding products and see if we can borrow them. The World Cup will give a boost to the economy."

The world's influence far exceeds the Olympic Games, especially for Europe. When it comes to the promotion of World Cup peripheral industries, Alan Wilson remembers the World Cup mascot concept as the first in the UK.

The trend of using the national flag as clothing in later generations started with the British World Cup mascot. In the early traditional European thought, the national flag pattern could only be embellished in prominent positions on clothing, such as the chest, in the form of badges, symbols, etc. The "Willy" top is made directly from a British flag cut ribbon, and the "rice" pattern forms the main theme on the front of the "Willy" top.

It can be said that the patriotic theme of wearing clothes with national flag patterns can be regarded as the first of its kind in the UK and influenced the wearing trend in the world in later generations.

"Be careful of football hooligans." Pamela Mountbatten reminded after hearing this, "This kind of sport has an inherent market atmosphere, which is too barbaric."

"I'm not from a noble family either." Alan Wilson patted the richest woman's buttocks, and immediately made Pamela Mountbatten groan and say something like "You are an exception."

British football hooligans have indeed appeared and attracted media attention, but it is difficult to say how serious the troubles were. Alan Wilson remembers that British football hooligans were the most troublesome in the 1980s and 1990s.

It’s very simple. In the 1980s and 1990s, Britain carried out a vigorous wave of privatization under the leadership of Thatcher, and social conflicts expanded rapidly. The working class affected by the privatization reform was often the main supporter of the football league, just like Palme. As Ramon Button said, football itself has a market atmosphere.

A group of unemployed people used football to vent their dissatisfaction, causing frequent tragedies. Mrs. Thatcher teamed up with UEFA to ban British clubs from participating in the three major European Cups, directly cutting off the stadiums where football hooligans were born. This incident made British football There has been a huge step backwards, with Britain's perennial monopoly on the European competition being disrupted directly by the government.

British football is actually famous in Europe for its technological prowess. When it reappeared in the European arena, it had become English and rough. Later, although it used capital power to build the Premier League into the first league, it could no longer regain its original results in terms of results. British fans did not forgive Thatcher until her death.

After spending a day as the richest woman in ensuring logistics, Ellen Wilson returned to her two-point and front-line work and asked the Ministry of Defense for its assessment report on whether the Warsaw Pact exercises were a threat to Poland.

Alan Wilson listened to the ambiguous and incomplete report, and also gave an ambiguous and vague response.

In fact, this year was the time when the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia, but it seems that the situation in Poland attracted greater attention from the Soviet Union and covered up Czechoslovakia. I wonder if this has anything to do with Alan Wilson driving the Polish government-in-exile back.

If problems arise in these two countries at the same time and they choose one between Poland and Czechoslovakia, there is no doubt that the Soviet Union will choose Poland. For the Warsaw Pact, the Democratic Republic of Germany was the Soviet Union's front line, while Poland was the Soviet Union's bottom line. As long as it didn't encounter traitors, the Soviet Union would never let Poland lose control.

Once something happened to Poland, it would represent the bankruptcy of the Soviet Union's strategy of building friendly countries around the border, because Poland was a neighbor of the Soviet Union.

It is still a heretical Slavic country that is quite difficult to deal with the Russians. The Soviet Union could not afford to risk losing Poland.

"Regarding this Western June 8th exercise, it may be both to shock Poland and to demonstrate against us. In fact, the exercise we are planning can also be based on this idea. The same is true for the student organizations in France now, and we can easily see it. , some supporters of Trotsky seemed to have appeared. To be honest, I even wanted to shout to the Soviet Union and ask the Soviet Union to promise not to support these heretics who were driven out of the country by Stalin."

Alan Wilson twirled his fingers and changed the topic, "How about we discuss with the Americans and use the secret warnings from Britain and the United States that the Soviet Union should not subvert France and obtain a commitment."

I have to say that the Soviets have never changed their names. They call them "Western" and "Eastern" during exercises in the Far East. There is really no sense of humor at all.

"The United States is still playing hide-and-seek with the Vietcong. If we don't respond at all, it will inevitably make the Soviets underestimate NATO. A certain response is necessary."

When meeting with US Ambassador Donald in the afternoon, Alan Wilson made this statement. The free world has no intention of aggravating confrontation, but the Soviet Union is conducting exercises over there, and if there is no response at all, is it a bit unjustifiable? Regarding NATO discourse, In terms of power, the pattern of the United States as the dominant force and the United Kingdom as the auxiliary has not changed.

Now it depends on what the Americans think. Because of the Vietnam War, the United States has transferred part of the US military stationed in Germany. At this moment, the scale of the US military stationed in Germany is not as large as the British army stationed in Germany.

And in terms of ground armaments, the US Army's Patton tank modifications, which have remained unchanged for thousands of years, are really not very deterrent.

The British Army in Germany claims to be the Rhine Army. It is the heavily armed force of the British Army. It has about 58,000 people. It originally had nearly 80,000 people. However, with the investment of British nuclear forces, conventional forces have also been strengthened. It was reduced to its current size.

At this time, the British and American armies in Germany are about the same size. The main combat unit under the British Army is the First Army, which contains four division-level units: the Second Infantry Division, the Sixth Armored Division, the Seventh Armored Division, and 11th Armored Division. In addition, the Rhine Army also includes a Canadian division with a mechanized brigade of 7,000 people.

According to NATO's defense plan, the First Army of the British Army will face the Soviet Third Combined Arms Army based in Magdeburg, Democratic Germany. This is one of the most powerful armored forces in history.

Facing the echelon attack of the Soviet steel torrent, the 1st Armored Division in the northern left wing and the armored division in the southern right wing will serve as the main forward force in the echelon defense operation. The 7th Armored Division was arranged as a reserve force, preparing for a decisive battle with the Soviet second echelon to gain battlefield initiative.

The Second Infantry Division used the Visser River as a backing to protect the security of the rear areas of the battlefield. At the same time, the aviation brigade was assigned to the Second Infantry Division. This was to break through the layers of defense lines or the armored divisions of the First Army when the Soviets When overwhelmed, the last aerial anti-tank barrier was propped up.

If you have a little understanding of the layout of the four-nation occupation of Germany, you will know that the British troops stationed in Germany are facing the front of the Soviet attack. As for the US troops stationed in South Germany, they are simply wandering around without attacking.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Who told the British to insist on Germany's Ruhr area? Now that they have taken over the best part of Germany, they will face problems like today. The United Kingdom rejected the United States' suggestions several times to exchange occupied areas, and only then did it secure its position as the number one human shield.

"Washington also knows the capabilities of the Rhine Army." Donald said in agreement, "At this critical moment in the Vietnam War, Britain's friendship is extremely important."

"Mr. Ambassador, you are doing yourself a disservice by saying this. The US military should also play its role. The officers of the Rhine Army all know that once a war begins, they will face an armored force five times their own. The internal assessment is to defend for three days, not what the ambassador said. British friendship. In order to prevent the Soviet Union from misjudgment, we still recommend that NATO announce the exercise plan. It is best not to conduct exercises with the Warsaw Pact at the same time, as it may lead to misfire."

Alan Wilson spoke in a moderate tone. This was not a random remark made by him. It was the result of the Rhine Army's own judgment. The entire British army stationed in Germany only had less than 60,000 people. To be able to sustain it for three days was with the unlimited hope for the free world. Loyalty has made a judgment. What else do you want to do when facing an enemy five times your size?

Once a war breaks out, do you expect the UK to come across the sea to help within three days? First of all, let’s not talk about whether the UK can do it. It is useless to do it. The base camp of the British Army is not in London at all, but in Germany.

Alan Wilson estimated that after receiving the order for the exercise, the officers and soldiers of the Rhine Army at all levels were cursing in their hearts. They chose to demonstrate against the Warsaw Pact at this time. What if there was a fight?

But what can the UK do to highlight the special relationship between the UK and the US? We must shoulder the obligation to defend the free world during the time when the United States was stuck in Vietnam. You can't count on France. France has withdrawn from NATO and has been colluding with the Soviet Union in recent years.

Soon news came from Washington, expressing its appreciation for Britain's courage to defend the free world at this time, moving its headquarters to the NATO Command in Brussels, announcing the schedule of upcoming military exercises, and emphasizing that it would not target third-party countries. Bielefeld is the headquarters of the Northern Command for the main military exercise.

The Northern Command is actually the Rhine Army Group and is responsible for commanding the NATO troops on the northern front. The British commander of the Rhine Army Group is also the commander of the Northern Army Group. As for Army Group South, it is naturally dominated by the US troops stationed in Germany.

While the Warsaw Pact countries were conducting exercises, the NATO headquarters made this statement, which undoubtedly attracted the attention of Moscow.