Chapter 501 Bombarding Hollywood

By the Krishna River, the dark yellow water overflowed, and the trees beside the river sank into the water, obediently grasped by death. Unable to break free from the siege, the soldiers stared into the yellow water. The eyes were frozen and motionless, as if they were nailed to the face.

As one of the few large rivers in South India, even if the Krishna River is not as wide as the Ganges, it cannot be crossed by one person in the water. The so-called good water quality is a minority among any group.

After several days of fighting, the Hyderabad private army finally achieved a landmark victory.

Not all British officials in India have evacuated. The plan to replace British officials with Indian officials is in accordance with the steps. There are still British officials from the British Raj serving in the Indian government.

With the existence of this group of people, although no one could figure out the situation clearly from the beginning of the war, after the initial chaos, everyone already had a general understanding of the current situation.

Thanks to the presence of these British officials, albeit inconveniently, Alan Wilson was able to clarify the situation in the Indian subcontinent through careful attention.

With the sunrise, the whole of Kolkata gradually wakes up. A swarm of ants began to stir, thought Peter Morgan, dullness, fear, fear of God, and pain.

It's seven o'clock in the morning. But there was a dusk-like morning light. The clouds on the horizon are still, covering the sky above Calcutta. Although the hardware of this long-term center of British India and the largest city in eastern India is still very perfect, after the partition of India and Pakistan and religious vendetta, he is the only one. The vice-consul knew in his heart that the vitality of this great city in the subcontinent was gradually disappearing.

The sky in the city in the morning showed a kind of morbidity, which made those white people who were not accustomed to the climate of Calcutta look pale and ugly after waking up. Peter Morgan was looking at himself in the mirror.

Peter Morgan went to the consulate and started running around. After all, he was not a member of that famous family in the United States. He stayed in India just for a decent salary. On the road, several women were spraying water in all directions. The dry dust was soaked by the water and stuck to it. The ground smelled of urine.

He had come from Lahore, where he had served as vice-consul for a year and a half, until something happened and he was transferred out of Lahore, which the diplomatic authorities in Calcutta considered a headache. Here he is waiting to be rescheduled. However, there has been no movement for a long time, which seems to be quite troublesome.

Let him wait in Calcutta. His office work consisted of sorting and sorting things, exactly what was assigned to officials in his situation. The official residence where he stayed was reserved for officials awaiting transfer in Calcutta.

The biggest change was the end of British India. Compared with him, an official who was still waiting, other officials had already found a way out. So after several changes, Peter Morgan became one of the very few British officials left in India.

"Contact the Los Angeles Consulate to inform New Delhi that the negotiations with the Portuguese Governor-General have failed. The attack on Hyderabad is not going well either. At present, the situation is in a stalemate.

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The purpose of Patel entering Goa was to persuade Portugal not to be hostile to India and to abandon its colonies and leave India.

This is something the Portuguese can never agree to. Since India's independence, Goa's status has been similar to that of Hong Kong, becoming a bridge for European control next to a big country. Of course, the Portuguese will not give up this almost exclusive status.

The two large battleships docked at the port of Goa and the air base within the territory gave the Portuguese confidence, and the Governor-General of Goa heard a rumor that the country was preparing to purchase an aircraft carrier from London and join the Indian Ocean Fleet.

How long has it been since the Portuguese Navy had such a large fleet? The Portuguese on the subcontinent have almost forgotten it.

London will naturally not consider how Salazar called for frugality and tapped internal potential to come up with such an aircraft carrier. Anyway, as long as he lives, he will fight to the end to defend Portugal's overseas territories.

At the United Nations General Assembly, India's ambassador to the United Nations has protested, accusing the Portuguese of being a remnant of colonialism, occupying Goa, and holding military exercises while India is resolving its internal affairs, which is a gross trampling on India's internal affairs.

The earnestness of the words was empathetic, and the aide next to Alexander Cadogan whispered, "Ambassador, how do we express our position."

"In terms of traditional friendship, we should stand on the side of India, but the traditional friendship with the Portuguese cannot be harmed. Of course we sympathize with the feelings of the Indians, but from a legal perspective, what are the Portuguese doing in their overseas territories? It is also beyond reproach. It is good that we should give Indians respect, but we must also maintain the unity of European countries."

Alexander Cadogan looked at his assistant, pondered for a moment and said, "The Salazar government is talking to the country about the Giant-class aircraft carrier. Any statement we make here may hurt the hearts of our friends, which is very difficult. manage."

Regarding the accusations made by the Indian representatives, the Portuguese also made a well-founded rebuttal, saying that when Goa was in the hands of the Portuguese, the Mughal Empire did not exist and had nothing to do with the current Indian government. "Some Independent countries believe that they have the right to inherit all the colonies of the suzerain country in the region. This is wishful thinking. Even if the suzerain country leaves all its land to independent countries, it will not be thanked."

As soon as the Portuguese ambassador finished speaking, the ambassadors of several countries, including the French ambassador, gently tapped the table to express their support, and the atmosphere of the conference became anxious.

"There's going to be a quarrel again!" Alexander Cadogan looked vaguely in the direction of the Soviet ambassador and made a judgment in his heart.

Not all countries in Europe have caught up with the colonial wave. Many Eastern European countries have not benefited and are naturally unwilling to be attacked by colonialism. What's more, these Eastern European countries are all under the influence of the Soviet Union.

As he expected, the most common situation since the founding of the United Nations occurred again. Eastern European countries and Western European countries once again quarreled over colonial issues.

It is also not surprising that the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, as always, has a vague policy on this issue and is unwilling to stand beside allies who talk a lot about it.

Alan Wilson, who had finally figured out the situation in India, did not know that another daily outbreak had occurred at the United Nations. Even if you know it, you won't have any opinion. Under normal circumstances, this organization can basically do nothing.

"There are too many people talking, and everyone talks the same way, and nothing can be done." Alan Wilson snorted and said with a smile, "India's level of organization in military operations is still too poor. If a military operation can only spend tens of thousands Humans, how can they fight? Look at their northern neighbors, their size, not to mention the type of weapons, quantity sometimes means quality."

"Ellen, look at my belly, it's moving inside." Vivien Leigh tapped her belly with her fingers, inviting the criminals to observe the crime scene.

"He is a very energetic little guy." Alan Wilson kissed the British baby's belly and said with great aftertaste, "It's so comforting. I will have a child soon."

Alan Wilson himself was unmarried. As for the other children, Vivien Leigh did not know their existence, so she directly showed her joy of becoming a father for the first time in front of Vivien Leigh.

Alan Wilson's mood improved again because of the clarity of the situation in India. Of course, he knew that New Delhi could not tolerate the existence of a state within a state forever, and would look for opportunities to attack Hyderabad. However, if he failed this time, he would be able to ensure stability for a few years. Even if it’s only for one year?

They are all fighting. Look at East Asia and South Asia. East Asia has almost covered the entire subcontinent in half a year. The South Asian side spent the same amount of time trying to figure things out in Kashmir, but in the end they gave up when things got better. This is the gap.

Maybe the whole country will be liberated and Hyderabad will still be alive and well. This is a matter of course.

Turning on the TV, there happened to be his friend McCarthy on the TV, questioning the double act performed by Reagan, the chairman of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild who was invited.

Although Reagan had progressive aspirations at this time, he was still not enough in front of Senator McCarthy. The protagonist is of course McCarthy himself, and the future president of the United States can only play a supporting role.

McCarthy aggressively questioned the cultural invasion of American citizens by hidden pro-Soviet elements in Hollywood.

Reagan showed the qualities of a professional actor, changing the subject and talking about him. On the one hand, he created his own image of a weak person, and on the other hand, he also showed his guilty conscience about this issue.

"Mr. Ronald, you cannot adopt a protective attitude just because of personal friendship. You must know that this matter is extremely important to the United States." McCarthy shouted righteously, "We must protect this free country. Any weakness will be exploited by the enemy."

"Dear Senator, are you being too drastic? People who engage in art may be just idealistic and do not realize the dangers involved." Reagan took a step back and defended Hollywood, "Maybe it's because of these There is no vigilance against danger, but there is absolutely no intention to subvert the great United States."

"Thank you, Mr. Ronald." McCarthy said to the gathered reporters, "I don't mind being this evil person, because I can't sit back and watch the country in danger and remain indifferent. Some dangerous ideas have been embedded in the United States. This is a very dangerous fact in proud Hollywood."

Bang bang! In front of the TV, Alan Wilson applauded with admiration, proud of McCarthy's determination to safeguard American interests.