Chapter 1388 Overturning the Table

"This election result depends on whether West Pakistan accepts it. I think it is difficult. Pakistan is essentially controlled by Western forces." Handing the latest election results to the Prime Minister allowed Harold Wilson to have some perspective on the latest situation in South Asia. learn.

Even if there is a re-election, there will be no change in the outcome. West Pakistan is still divided into Punjab and Sindh, while all East Pakistan are Bengalis. The overall population of West Pakistan is at a disadvantage, not to mention that West Pakistan is not even a country. Overall, Mountbatten had said to Ali Jinnah that Pakistan would break up sooner or later.

But if British India had been preserved as a whole, would today's results have been avoided? Add that to the fact that the total number of Pakistanis in the two parts of Pakistan is more than 111 million, and today's South Asia is expected to be very lively. It is probably in a similar state to the Republic of China. The prime minister is almost a large governor-general of Liangjiang similar to Chang Gong.

So the problem of British India lies there. It is only on a downward trajectory and cannot have a good future. This has nothing to do with Britain. In fact, if it were not for Britain, the Peace Church would only be stronger than it is today.

"Alan, as the election has just ended, we will immediately send out a diplomatic document to congratulate Pakistan on the results of its first election since independence." Harold Wilson thought for a long time and said.

It is hoped that a diplomatic congratulation can let West Pakistan, especially Yahya Khan, know that the international community has noticed Pakistan's election. It is hoped that Yahya Khan can recognize the result and not push the country into conflict. It is also a congratulation. It’s also pressure.

"I will call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately and ask them to send a congratulatory message." Alan Wilson agreed happily. He knew that the Prime Minister wanted to avoid armed conflict in Pakistan, or a civil war.

The only way to avoid civil war is for West Pakistan to accept reality and admit that East Pakistan's political parties came to power, at least in theory this would not intensify the situation.

But this is only theoretical. East Pakistan is a jute exporter and has always been responsible for exports. The foreign exchange earned has become the basis of West Pakistan’s imports. Some people say that 20% of this money is left for East Pakistan. No one would be satisfied if not even a rupee was left. This contradiction is too great.

Even Yahya Khan did not dare to give in. On the contrary, as the leader of the military government, it was almost certain that he would choose armed suppression.

The British Foreign Office's congratulatory letter was immediately sent to the Pakistani capital, and London has officially issued an official document recognizing the legitimacy of Pakistan's election.

As the de facto number one figure in Pakistan, Yahya Khan, Chief of Army General Staff, threw aside the congratulatory letter with a heavy face, boarded a military plane directly and rushed to Dhaka, the central city of East Pakistan. It is already obvious that Yahya Khan will never accept the results of this election.

At this point, he was ready to give Rahman one last chance, either to maintain the status quo obediently as before, or to accept the suppression of the Pakistani army. This was Yahya Khan’s last act of mercy.

At this time, throughout East Pakistan, countless Bangladeshis poured into the streets, ecstatic about the results of the general election. Having won a majority in the parliament, they no longer have to endure the exploitation of West Pakistan. East Pakistan’s hard-earned foreign exchange will also be used Yu was built locally.

The local Bihar military and police looked on with cold eyes, watching the Bengali people singing and dancing to celebrate. Although the Bihar people have the same faith as the Bengali people, they fled from neighboring India during the partition of India and Pakistan. , with the distance between the two places in Pakistan, they, the refugees who escaped from India, were more controlled and entrusted with important tasks. Therefore, the Bihari people were more inclined to the government of West Pakistan.

It was under this circumstance that Yahya Khan's military plane landed from Dhaka. Yahya Khan, dressed in military uniform, went directly to the local government station without stopping and asked Rahman, the leader of the ruling Awami League, to come and talk to him. Talk.

Despite the advice of some aides, Rahman decided to accept the invitation and wanted to see what the military leaders meant.

Are you going to accept the election results or not? After all, Britain had issued a diplomatic message congratulating it on the election, and Rahman's Awami League had also received it.

Yahya Khan did not hide his thoughts. When he saw Rahman, he said directly, "Sheikh, regarding the election, the country is now facing the threat from India, and it is not realistic to adopt democratic elections. Especially it is not conducive to the construction of the Pakistani army. , I hope you can understand."

"General, this is fraud, and we have already received a congratulatory letter from London." Rahman said angrily, "Can't you afford to lose?"

"The British do not understand the situation and the national conditions of Pakistan." Yahya Khan said unmoved, "I might as well make it clear. From a national perspective, the conditions advocated by the Awami League cannot be Accept it, if you insist on doing this, it may cause unnecessary bloodshed."

Yahya Khan thought that he had made his words very clear. As the leader of a major party, Rahman must understand the meaning, "I will leave Dhaka tomorrow."

The powerful Army Chief of Staff believed that his visit this time had given Rahman a lot of face. If the other party did not cooperate, he would be a little ignorant. The local garrison would not let the Awami League do whatever it wanted. With the army as its backing, Yahya Khan believed that he controlled Rahman just as Aydin controlled Nasser.

A day later, Yahya Khan returned to West Pakistan and entered the Congress to declare that the election was illegal. Congress was dissolved and the first general election after independence came to an abrupt end.

London, Ministry of Defense Building, Deputy Secretary of Defense Marks, is sworn to introduce the Royal Navy destroyer fleet replacement plan, Defense Secretary Denis Healey, Chief of Defense Staff Sir Charles, and Alan Wilson are listening.

"After the successful launch of the last satellite of the Galileo system, the UK has acquired the ability to maintain real-time monitoring of the world. The problem the Royal Navy is encountering at this stage is that the escort fleet is increasingly unable to adapt to the times, and the old escort The ship must be updated, and how to face the saturation attack of the Soviet Red Navy is a big problem for the Royal Navy."

Saturation attack refers to the anti-ship combat principle proposed by the Soviet Navy to launch a salvo and intensive missile attack before the enemy.

Therefore, when conducting anti-aircraft carrier operations, the Soviet Red Navy will definitely mobilize cruise missile submarines, conventional or nuclear-powered torpedo submarines and other underwater forces as the first echelon in predetermined sea areas, with multiple surface anti-ship assault groups cooperating with Moscow-class aircraft carriers Ambush to the preset battlefield area in advance. The second echelon and the main force will cooperate with submarines to launch intensive missile assaults in multiple channels, multiple domains, multiple batches, and all directions.

The radar systems of the 1950s or even earlier are no longer sufficient to deal with such attacks. They can still parry a small number of anti-ship missiles attacking from a single direction. However, if the number and direction of incoming missiles are slightly larger, the number of irradiating radars will be limited. Pay attention to one thing and lose the other, and it is impossible to guard against it.

"Of course, this problem is not unsolvable now. The application of the Galileo system can be combined with some new applications of the Admiral Mountbatten guided missile battleship built a year ago. The radar layout and subsystem application on the Mountbatten, It can be used for the upgrade and construction of destroyers and frigates.”

"And it is reported that the U.S. Navy is also trying to apply it in this area. We don't know the specific situation, but we believe the path is similar."

After hearing this, Defense Secretary Denis Healey said in a tone that was not objectionable but not very favorable, "This is a huge expenditure, especially under the current situation."

"My dear minister, it is for this reason that, according to Keynesian theory, the UK should be at the forefront of job creation."

Alan Wilson explained, "The United Kingdom is capable of this. I have no doubt that the United States is more powerful. But specifically in the shipbuilding industry, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has never been very good. The cost problems caused by it are different from those of the United Kingdom." Shipbuilding promotes the Royal Navy in a different way.”

The U.S. shipbuilding industry only broke out once during the World War. What is the current scale of U.S. civilian shipbuilding? The scale of shipbuilding last year was 150,000 tons. The failure of the U.S. civilian shipbuilding industry is not a matter of the 21st century. The fleet of the Greek shipping kings is enough to sustain the U.S. shipbuilding industry for ten years. This is just Greece. Since the 1950s, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has Just relying on military orders to survive.

Unlike Japan, the UK is not restricted by the United States, nor is it like the poor civilian shipbuilding capacity of the United States. Why not put it to full use?

"Although we have transferred part of the civilian shipbuilding to Penang, we are facing competition from the Japanese shipbuilding industry. At this time, the scale of the shipbuilding industry is maintained through orders from the navy. It is not a bad thing for the UK. Otherwise, shipbuilding workers will become national burden."

"Not to mention, there is still appreciation pressure on the pound. We need to resolve the appreciation pressure on the pound. The upgrade and construction of the destroyer fleet will definitely satisfy the shipbuilders."

It's a cash-for-work thing, it's Keynesianism. Alan Wilson feels that there won't be a shop like this after this village. While the British shipbuilding industry is still doing well, he should get started as soon as possible.

"Sir, of course we pay attention to the shipbuilding industry and the employment of shipbuilding workers." Dennis Healy, at this moment the Ministry of Defense's phone rang.

Magins went to answer the phone, "Is the Secretary-General here? There is something. Pakistan declared the election illegal. The diplomat at the consulate in Dhaka said that bloody clashes broke out between Bangladeshis protesting on the streets and the military."

"Then there was the financial summit in Washington, where Japan bowed and apologized in response to our disregard for supporting property rights and manipulating exchange rates."

"Bow down and apologize, and I won't change my mind." Alan Wilson stood up and walked directly out. When he reached the door, he turned back and said, "Makins, complete the construction plan of the escort fleet."