Chapter 1776 I Am a Royalist

The significance of this day to the Democratic Republic of Germany cannot be overstated. At least this is what the GDR government promoted. But in fact, the greatest significance of this meeting is the Three-Power Entente. Regarding the traditional allies from the First World War, how To maintain peace and development in Europe, the premise is that there is no American role.

Before the formal talks, Mrs. Thatcher and Mitterrand had an in-depth talk and reiterated the leadership role of Britain and France in Europe. Regarding the relationship between Britain, France and the Soviet Union, the two had a basic consensus that they must stand together to deal with it. The Soviet Union is a relatively strong party in terms of national strength among the three countries. The cornerstone of the future alliance between Britain and France is the foundation for the European peace framework to continue.

The Soviet Union's difficulties are temporary. If we don't show sincerity to balance the disadvantages of Britain and France, there will be no talk at all. Mitterrand also said that the balance of military power is very important.

Mrs. Thatcher revealed that Britain had been working very hard to balance the Soviet Union in terms of military power. Britain would definitely not use money to solve the Soviet Union's economic difficulties in vain, but would have to use military concessions in exchange. Mitterrand believed this and agreed. .

"If the price is right, France is willing to help with arms purchases." Mitterrand was also interested in purchasing Soviet armaments. After all, they were relatively cheap.

The more Britain and France buy, the faster the Soviet Union's mind-numbingly huge military power will be reduced. Mitterrand does not think this is a disadvantage. After all, it is more appropriate to keep these military equipment in their own hands than the Soviet Union itself. , it’s not like there is no place to store them in France, for example, North Africa is very suitable for storage.

What's more, the Soviet Union is also willing to share its exclusive economic and political power in Eastern European countries. This is something that no amount of money can buy, and it can be called an extremely cost-effective deal.

Indeed, if Alan Wilson had not known the history of the collapse of the Soviet Union, he might have felt that this deal was a very good deal. Of course, now in the eyes of others besides him, this deal is just as good a deal.

Not monopolizing Eastern Europe and being willing to share it with Britain and France is satisfactory enough in the current situation.

Shevardnadze had an important responsibility. He knew that his position in the Soviet Union would be established in this meeting. But immediately, he knew that the task was not simple. Fortunately, the cultural tsar Furtseva also came secretly. You can give him advice.

In the past five or six years, the details of the Soviet Union have been found out. Britain and France will not be deceived. This time, the British Prime Minister and the French President come with sincerity. It is not impossible to provide money to solve the Soviet Union's difficulties, but one code must be unified. Codes all required the Soviet Union to come up with something in exchange.

Of course, what Alan Wilson valued most was something that the Soviet Union and even the entire socialist country did not value, but something that was extremely important to Britain, which was the pound settlement share of international trade.

As for the second most important thing, it is the division of the European banking system shared with the French. Just like what was discussed with the French before, the UK wants Democratic Germany and Poland, and the rest belongs to France.

"Forty-six years." Alan Wilson faced the same opponent at the Potsdam Conference, Deputy Director of the Soviet Advisory Committee Fortseva. After forty-six years, both of them were old and fell into nostalgia for a while. , belonging to two countries until today, which is lamentable. …

Fortseva looked at each other in silence and whispered, "You must be very proud now. The Soviet Union is now in a similar situation to the UK back then."

I will never see Sister Mao suffer any injustice in this life! Although he was a little older, his feelings were still there. Alan Wilson comforted him, "Actually, as long as the Soviet Union does not pursue world domination, wouldn't it be easy to develop well? The United States is the enemy of the Soviet Union's development. As for the United Kingdom, our size determines , will not take this matter seriously.”

Before World War I, the United States had already surpassed the United Kingdom in economic aggregate, but this data exceeded the United Kingdom itself, not the British Empire including its colonies. At that time, the United Kingdom, as the world's hegemon, even though its economic aggregate was not as good as that of the United States, it far surpassed the United States in many stock data and was able to suppress the United States so that it did not dare to act rashly.

Alan Wilson knows that the UK is destined to fail to win the title of number one in terms of total population. In the future, with a population of nearly 100 million, it will be worthy of his lifelong struggle to obtain per capita data that is much higher than that of other developed countries. .

Even Alan Wilson hoped that other countries would quickly balance the economic aggregate of the United States, so that Britain would have a chance to secure its position as the arbiter.

Since France has expressed interest in arms sales, the UK has immediately adjusted its focus and focused its arms sales on the navy. There is still room for strengthening the Royal Navy's strength.

After all, the total tonnage of the navy, one of the top three in the world, is not far from that of the U.S. Navy. What if there are some active warships from the Red Navy to supplement it? This will be a landmark event.

Alan Wilson believes that the Royal Navy is stronger than the surface fleet, so the focus of reinforcements should be on the submarine force, which is exactly what the Soviet Union is good at. The size of the Soviet Red Navy's submarines is 660, half of which are conventional Submarines are generally nuclear submarines, and both types of submarines number more than 300.

Of course, the surface fleet cannot be spared. The Modern-class and Glory-class can be placed in Malaya, allowing the Royal Pacific Fleet to try another route. One day, a big country will really understand the anti-ship guided missile. The United Kingdom is catching up from the beginning. It must be understood that the lack of size means that the United Kingdom must not make mistakes in its route. Once it takes the wrong path, it will be extremely difficult to catch up.

This is especially true for the navy, which is the military branch that best embodies the tradition of the law of the jungle and not some bullshit navy.

Let’s put it this way, if the People’s Navy suddenly brings out a fleet of twenty aircraft carriers, and the number of the U.S. Navy remains unchanged, even if the U.S. Navy has long-term experience in using it and understands various favorable factors in the sea conditions of various oceans, it will still be knocked off its pants. .

The army can persevere with arduous spirit, but the navy is different. If the ship sinks, everyone will drown and there will be no second outcome.

Conventional submarines are a weak project in the UK, because Britain was not good at submarines. After the war, it transferred to nuclear submarines. Conventional submarines were slowly abandoned. The most recent class of conventional submarines is the Advocate class, which is only in service. Four ships were built, and obviously they cannot compare with the Soviet Union in terms of manufacturing experience.

Alan Wilson is interested in the Soviet Union's Kirov-class. Of course, Alan Wilson also said like Fortseva that he will not refuse the Shark-class and Typhoon nuclear submarines. He also wants to see what the world's largest nuclear submarine has. Outstanding. …

"That's all the result of decades of military industry talent in the Soviet Union." Fortseva was indignant. This man is really good at picking.

"The salary is almost gone. The Soviet Union can't afford to keep the Typhoon class, so why not show your sincerity? I don't get it for nothing from the arms sales." Alan Wilson reminded softly that such remarks were in his In the ears, usually only a subtext can be analyzed, and you have to pay extra!

Besides, isn’t the Borei God under construction? The Soviet Union can completely replace the Typhoon-class, just like the Kuznetsov-class replaced the Kiev-class. What is not sustainable development?

In fact, these seem to be extremely important, but what everyone in the UK really values ​​​​this time is precisely what the Soviet Union attaches least importance to. What the UK wants is the hegemony of the pound brought by the international trade settlement of the Warsaw Pact countries. This is actually a socialist country. The most ignored and least valued place.

The Soviets have no understanding of this aspect at all. Even if the agreement is eventually known to the entire Soviet people, the Soviets will not care, because Soviet banks can only deposit money.

And British banks can do a lot. The British will take advantage, but the Soviet Union will not suffer, because the Soviet Union has never had financial hegemony. In the Soviet Union's understanding, this is only an objective existence, and even objective existence is I only realized it after Tutou came to power.

The Stock Exchange of the Soviet Union was established last year, and it is still one month and one year away. How can we develop this understanding?

As for arms sales, in fact, the arms purchased by Britain and France cost nothing. The T55 and T62 are both main battle tanks from the 1950s and 1960s. Even if the quantity exceeds 10,000, how much value can they have? But the fight is different. The purchase of these tanks was for the sake of European security. The two leaders of the European Community, Britain and France, only agreed to purchase them for the peace of mind of other countries.

Afterwards, Britain and France not only would not say that they had taken advantage, but would also make public comments that they had suffered a loss, indicating that the two countries had paid too much for Europe's security.

Of course, this is not enough. Now that Britain, France and the Soviet Union are ready to return to the good era of the Triple Entente, there is no need to retain the Soviet tactical nuclear weapons. Britain and France will also destroy their own tactical nuclear weapons in exchange for the Soviet Union's huge nuclear arsenal. If it threatens any European country again, if you want to threaten, please target the United States.

This was a grand event of unity. Although the Soviet Union's map was not in Berlin, it didn't matter. Mrs. Thatcher and Mitterrand found that the relationship between Britain and France seemed to have never been so good.

Even if the economic strength of Britain and France is not weak, it is impossible to spend all the money at once when facing military equipment of the Soviet Union's scale. Therefore, the two countries proposed to formulate a five-year plan that the Soviet Union was very familiar with, ensuring that they would accept the Soviet Union's willingness to negotiate step by step. Talk about the sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

After discussing with Fortseva, Shevardnadze decided to inform Tutou of the conditions of Britain and France. After getting Tutou's approval, he expressed no objection to this request.

This was also a show of sincerity to the Soviet Union, and it also provided mutual security guarantees in black and white. Alan Wilson suggested that Prime Minister Thatcher proposed to Shevardnadze that February next year be the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. The grand military parade invited the Soviet Red Navy and the French Navy to participate.

"This will show the British Empire's important position in the world, that is, in two or three months." Alan Wilson said in a middle-class tone, but he has always been a royalist.

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