Chapter 449 Freedom of Information on the Battlefield

It is a well-known fact that Britain's leader in the world war was Churchill. Apart from being submissive in front of the United States, Churchill struck hard in front of all countries.

So the fact emerged that the amount of aid provided by the United States to the United Kingdom was far less than the amount of aid provided by the United Kingdom to all anti-German countries. The United Kingdom's aid to the Soviet Union exceeded 1.1 billion pounds, and the exchange rate between the pound and the U.S. dollar was one to four.

The aid provided by the United States to the United Kingdom, through the operation of the Lend-Lease Act, was actually exchanged for eight billion U.S. dollars of British assets in the United States. I don’t know whether the Americans made a profit, but they certainly did not lose.

During the world war, did Britain under Churchill not only aid the Soviet Union?

After the Second World War and until Churchill stepped down, in order to maintain stability in the Middle East, Britain spent a lot of effort supporting the Arab League to meet Britain's own strategic defense requirements.

Against this background, one month before Germany's surrender, representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan, and Yemen held a signing ceremony in Cairo to form the Arab League.

The Arab League, which was also established with British support, held a meeting in Beirut and decided to send the Arab League's army to Palestine after the British troops retreated.

After all, Britain spent a lot of money when the Arab League was established, and it certainly has prestige in the Arab world now.

However, the Arab League is not extremely united. There are sharp internal conflicts due to long-term discord and competition for leadership. The two main political rivals were King Abdullah of Transjordan and the Iraqi royal family.

King Abdullah dreamed of establishing a "Greater Syria" consisting of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine. Another figure on this stage is King Farouk of Egypt. Although he is regarded by all parties as the leader of the Arab world, he is opposed by Iraq. Iraq has always believed that it alone is the leader of the Arab world.

It can be seen that in this era, Iraqis already feel that only those who have the ability to lead the Arab world are not a problem that only appeared after Saddam came to power.

Originally, the Palestinian-Israeli war had little to do with Britain. According to the historical trend, there will be a series of unknown enemy situations. For example, Israel has always judged that the three kingdoms, mainly Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, plus the support of troops from other Arab countries, once When the war started, Israel had to face at least 150,000 Arab troops.

But in fact, as of the second ceasefire, the number of Arab coalition forces was less than 50,000. Originally, for both Israel and the Arabs, the first Middle East war was a war with little technical content.

A war that follows feelings in the dark.

But Alan Wilson saw that this would not work. It was similar to boxing with eyes closed. The war trend must be made open and transparent. Arabs did not know how many people there were in Israel. He leaked the population of Israel.

Subsequently, open and transparent Israeli population information was used to inspire the Arab League to pile up numbers, thereby realizing Israel's original desire for an Arab army of 150,000 people, and even exceeding the expectations of the Israelis.

He does not need the thanks of the Israelis for this kind of thing. After all, this is a modern society, and it is extremely important to maintain transparency in wars. The British have not left any officers, but they have completed the work on freedom of information. Israel and the Arab League have started fighting for their names. , both have a clear understanding of the cards in each other's hands.

Although the Chief Executive of Newfoundland was not a soldier, he also conducted some drills for information warfare to let his father-in-law Mountbatten, who was near Egypt, understand the importance of information warfare.

After all, he was his daughter's fiancé. General Mountbatten was serving in the Mediterranean, so he told Alan Wilson what he knew. Although the number was sufficient, the composition of the Arab coalition was questionable. Compared with the previous 50,000 Arab coalition forces, the new members Hundreds of thousands of troops have been mobilized, and it is hard to say whether they have combat effectiveness.

Alan Wilson sighed sadly. It seems that everything is not easy to say. The only advantage of the Arab League is that it can afford to die.

If what Daying Long Aotian said is correct, Alan Wilson is still a little pessimistic in his heart.

However, he did not know that in Amman, the capital of Jordan, the Arab coalition forces had drawn up a joint combat plan. This was something that the first Middle East war did not have.

According to this combat plan, the Arab armies of Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria oppressed and contained the Israeli army from the south and north respectively. The Iraqi army and the Arab Legion coordinated with each other to cross the Jordan River and attack Haifa.

There are two Egyptian divisions attacking Israel. These included armored units equipped with Cromwell cruise tanks and Crusader cruise tanks, five infantry battalions, a machine gun company, and an artillery regiment. In addition, fifteen Spitfires provided direct aviation fire support. Its deployment and objectives are: advance along the coastal road with a reinforced brigade and capture Tel Aviv; the main force attacks inland and captures Jerusalem.

The Cromwell cruise tank was one of the important tanks produced by Britain during World War II.

He played an important role in the Normandy landings. It is a tank that uses an aviation engine and reduces the power. The most commendable thing is its maneuverability.

At least in the field of engines, the UK is no worse than any other country. The engine of the Cromwell cruise tank adopts the efficient Meteor engine carrying system with excellent motion performance. The Meteor engine is reliable and durable, and maintenance is not difficult. Therefore, this type of tank is very popular among tank soldiers.

Although the Crusader cruise tank is inferior, it is also a tank that has been equipped in large quantities by the British army. Although there are only less than forty tanks of the two types combined, they can be said to be well-trained.

The Syrian army in the north launched an attack with two mechanized brigades, with the main attack direction pointing towards the southern end of Lake Tiberias. The Lebanese armed forces were also under Syrian command.

To the east are the coalition forces of Iraq and Jordan. The Iraqi army is also accompanied by the Kingdom Guards composed of Christians. To the east, two feuding relatives and royal families have formed the largest group. Together with the local Palestinian armed forces, there are nearly 100,000 people in total.

Although the Iraqi royal family and the Jordanian royal family are one family, the two relatives are indeed competing for the leadership of the Arab League, and then the armies of the two countries have gathered together to form the largest group in eastern Israel.

As for the Persian Gulf countries that did not seem to have participated in the war, they also participated in this war, but the forces they sent were more coping. Take Saudi Arabia, for example, it sent two battalions of troops to obey the dispatch of the Egyptian army.

It can be easily seen from this joint combat plan that in the current Arab world, Saudi Arabia actually has no say. It considers itself to be powerful. The countries that have the final say are Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. Even Syria has little say. .

Even if Alan Wilson knew this plan, he would not feel comforted, because the reason why this combat plan is so clear is because Israel has already obtained the combat plan and made targeted deployments.

Now Israel is still warmly welcoming the United States to send peacekeeping troops to the United Nations, but because the Arab coalition has more and more troops, even if it is deployed by the Arab coalition, it feels a little unsure.

Ben-Gurion's envoy met with Truman in Washington but did not meet with Marshall because Marshall opposed Israeli independence and was considered by the Jews to be anti-Israel.

Truman has been quite busy recently. At the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Truman took advantage of the divisions within the party and adopted various strategies to defeat him, allowing his cronies to control the Democratic Party leadership, and divided the party to win over his opponent Wallace. supporters.

After difficult mediation, Truman barely won the presidential nomination, but almost all Democrats believed that he could not win the election at all.

Now Truman was preparing to launch a national speaking tour and face off against Dewey, whose Republican Party had been praised by the national media.

Truman actually criticized the Jews in his early years, but today is different from the past. The United States, like the Soviet Union, wants to use Israel to leverage the British and French operations in the Middle East.

The emergence of Israel was the result of Truman's vigorous promotion. After hearing the difficulties expressed by Special Envoy Ben-Gurion, Truman said, "In principle, the United States and the Soviet Union support the Jewish people, a suffering nation, to have a homeland of their own. And are prepared to Use the British proposal to start a war in Kashmir and set up a peacekeeping force to end the war."

"That's so grateful, dear President." Ben Gurion's envoy was overjoyed. With the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, Israel was determined to fight hard.

"Of course it is best not to do this. If you can win on the battlefield yourself, you can avoid a lot of trouble. Of course, a resolution must still be made. The United States will be ready to use the name of the United Nations to stop the war from continuing when Israel encounters difficulties. "

"Of course, the Republican Party has always adopted an isolationist stance. Once Dewey becomes president, it may give up its support for Israel." Truman, who was anxious to campaign, was still very busy. He only said a few words to Ben Gurion's special envoy, making it clear The US attitude ended this topic.

The second ceasefire period ends on October 15th. The countries participating in the war and the supporters behind them are constantly uniting. During the second discussion on the proposal to establish a peacekeeping force, the Indian representative reiterated India's position and stated that Prime Minister Nehru firmly refused to allow peacekeeping forces to enter Kashmir.

This group of newly independent Indian leaders knew the British style very well. Once the peacekeeping troops enter Kashmir, it is absolutely impossible for Kashmir to remain within Indian territory.