Chapter 729 Revolutionaries in the Western Hemisphere
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"This is a question of trade-offs that will delay the development of Malaya." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment and replied, "I don't want the UK to fall into the French predicament, especially now that there is hope of eradicating the debt. General. On the issue of trade-offs, let alone now, even a hundred years ago we were very cautious when facing China."
It may be painful to say this while standing up, but it is a fact. If we list the countries that were hit by the British during the colonial era, the Qing Dynasty is considered very minor in this list.
Some people will refute the losses caused by the Zulus and Afghans to the British army, but in fact this is a false proposition, because the purpose of the war is different. The British eventually turned the Zulu territory into a colony and ceded Afghanistan. Nearly half of the territory did not do anything to the Qing Dynasty in the end.
Because when facing the Zulus and Afghans, no matter how heavy the loss was, the British still believed that the loss was visible. In the end, no matter how the enemy resisted, the British were willing to pay the price to achieve their goals.
This is different from when the British army attacked the Qing Dynasty. The British army's combat goal against the Qing army was always to force the Qing Dynasty to surrender. Once the Qing Dynasty surrendered, the British would take advantage of the situation and sign a treaty to withdraw their troops, rather than choose to expand the war.
The difference lies in the fact that the Qing Dynasty had the largest population in the world at that time. Once the scope and scale of the war were out of control, all British mathematicians combined could not calculate the price that Britain would have to pay to achieve its goals.
In other words, the British Empire in the 19th century had been fighting a planned war with the Qing Dynasty. The British army would not go deep into the inland and conquer some coastal or offshore cities like the imperial capital to establish its power, but would wait to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty.
So why in the 20th century, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces were still aggressive at first, but after arriving in the imperial capital, they no longer headed inland. This is the same reason. If faced with a country like Afghanistan, the Eight-Nation Alliance will never retreat.
General Bilton is a soldier. Let's not talk about his level. He can understand what Alan Wilson is talking about. To put it simply, Britain can choose between attacking Argentina or attacking the Soviet Union.
Even if Argentina's entire German army is at the level, Britain will have no trouble beating Argentina. Even if the Soviet Union really knows nothing about human wave tactics as advertised by the free world, it can still crush Britain to death. This is a very simple reason.
"Actually, I am also hesitant. Let's listen to the cabinet's opinion first. Yangon has also sent a request to London." General Bilton pondered for a moment and said that he did not firmly support the military as Alan Wilson thought. action.
France is now in the same predicament in the forests of Southeast Asia.
It's not that he can't see it, he still has doubts about military operations.
"I don't think the Prime Minister will engage in military adventures!" Alan Wilson knew very well what Prime Minister Attlee valued most. Of course, the existing colonial prime ministers did not want to be lost during his term, but for the colonies that had been lost, Attlee Not much interest anymore.
After receiving General Bilton's attitude, Alan Wilson was completely reassured that the Burmese people were handling matters in Burma reasonably. If it doesn't work according to history, having China come over to suppress the bandits is another way.
However, Alan Wilson did not say it out loud. After all, China is now a general of the hostile camp of the free world. He still has this understanding of basic identification of friend or foe.
So now it is highly likely to turn a deaf ear to Yangon for help, and Alan Wilson will continue to walk the world, promote truth, goodness and beauty, and care for the third world, to be precise, the children of South Korea.
Regarding the ethnic policy of British Malaya, Alan Wilson made a simple binary distinction between Chinese and Malays. As long as the foreign population is not Malay, they are all classified as Chinese.
Therefore, these Korean children rescued in the name of the European Red Cross will of course be classified as Chinese. if not? Does he still need to find Koreans for Korean language education? Wouldn’t that increase the cost of training?
These children sponsored by the Mountbatten Group through the Red Cross were also arranged to live in Sarawak, East Malaysia. He was raised in the chaebol model that Koreans of later generations are familiar with since childhood.
"As these children get older, they will undergo practical training. The executioners who will clear the prison in the future will be selected from among them."
In Sarawak, a former camp where Japanese prisoners of war were held, Alan Wilson accompanied his wife in to express his goodwill to the Korean children who had just been rescued.
These thin, timid boys and girls peeked at these different-looking Europeans with wandering eyes, not knowing that their future life trajectories had already been planned.
"You let them kill people?" Pamela Mountbatten was a little surprised, but she still controlled her voice and whispered softly, "Is it this far? Or do you think you have to deal with some infiltration operations, so you adopted them?"
"There are various reasons!" Alan Wilson put his hands in his pockets and said with a hypocritical smile, "Have you wronged them by working for Concern Group?"
"I just feel uneasy. Will these children listen to us when they grow up?" Pamela Mountbatten said melancholy.
"I no longer want to use the French Swiss Guards and the Ottoman New Army as examples!" Alan Wilson yawned. "Anyway, you have to believe that your husband will not harm you."
If it were another country, this topic might still be controversial, but what if it was Korean? There is no need to debate this issue at all. No one knows how to be a slave state better than the Koreans.
South Korea has a strong history of one-sidedness, so much so that a term called "biggerism" has emerged.
The doctrine of majoritarianism was later used by North Korea to criticize South Korea, saying that South Korea had no sovereignty at all and was just a semi-independent country controlled by the US military.
South Korea itself does not have the ability to resist foreign ideas. Ancient Korean writing used Chinese characters, and its own writing cannot be promoted. In modern times, there is no invasion of European and American culture. The largest religion in South Korea is Christianity and a series of cults.
Faced with such a group, how could Alan Wilson not have confidence? These children are destined not to speak a word of Korean when they grow up, and will be completely absorbed into a private force of the Mountbatten Group, used to do some not-so-bright things. .
Finally, General Navarre came to Kuala Lumpur again, this time with a simpler purpose. This time General Navarre returned to Paris to win the support of the government, but the chaotic political situation in Paris continued the traditions of the Fourth Republic.
Although the various parties still reached a consensus on major issues related to France, the reinforcements and reinforcements still fell far short of General Navarre's requirements. In the end, he only needed ten battalions of reinforcements.
These reinforcements are related to the United Kingdom, because with the French navy, it is still difficult to transport ten battalions of troops to the Far East. As in 1945, most of the reinforcements were transported by the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.
After this fleet arrives in Asia, it will be stationed in the ports of Malaya and become part of the military force to defend Britain's largest colony in Asia.
The current configuration of the Royal Navy is very obvious. The Admiralty has decided to place ships, including battleship formations, in the Pacific Fleet, while retaining new warships and heavy aircraft carrier formations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean directions.
This configuration divides the Royal Navy into two, with Hong Kong and Malaya responsible for the older part of the Royal Navy. The British mainland is responsible for a relatively new part of the fleet, and each has its own division of labor.
The warships of the Persian Gulf Fleet and the Pacific Fleet all have home ports in Malaya. Together with the ports of Ceylon and the Persian Gulf, they are responsible for British overseas rights and interests east of the Suez Canal.
The formation carrying French reinforcements is still on the way. This is the second time since 1945 that Britain has helped transport French soldiers to Asia. For this, Attlee's cabinet also received thanks from the French government.
"Ten battalions? This number is not bad!" After hearing General Navarre's words, Alan Wilson congratulated, "Dear French allies, if you need help with anything, you can just say it!"
In fact, according to the standards of offensive battles, these troops are naturally sufficient, and the French army has not never participated in the Battle of Topying-ri. In fact, the European army is not unsuited to the offensive battle of opening up the battle array.
It's just that if this kind of bait operation is done well, the center will blossom, but if it is not done well, the entire army will be annihilated. France must really do this. The outcome may not be better than history.
If Alan Wilson were General Bilton, he might really try to help, but there is not much he can do now. Who is stopping warships from going ashore? Land warfare is not Britain's strength.
"Thank you very much for the British help. There have been some obstacles in our communication with Washington. It seemed that something happened in Cuba that attracted Washington's attention. Only recently did the Americans respond positively." General Navarre frowned slightly, "You can imagine And knowing how much influence the Soviet Union has now, it actually has influence in the Western Hemisphere."
"Cuba?" Alan Wilson was stunned. He had no time to pay attention to what was happening in the backyard of the United States, but then he seemed to remember something, as if it was the year when Castro launched the Cuban Revolution.
There is a fire under the eyes. No wonder the United States did not respond to France’s request for assistance immediately.
However, Castro was still far away from success, and he did not follow the Soviet Union wholeheartedly from the beginning. It was entirely due to the onset of Soviet phobia in the United States. Looking at it horizontally and vertically, Cuba was suspected of being pro-Soviet. In public opinion, Castro was forced to become a socialist.
Due to the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Alan Wilson had an obligation to remind him, but after thinking about it, he forgot about it. Americans are the world's hegemons, so why should they be reminded by a has-been hegemon?
As General Navarre returned to Saigon to formulate a battle plan, military supplies from Malayan ports also began to set sail and were delivered to the French army in Vietnam. When the French reinforcements that were still on the way arrived, France's large-scale offensive would begin. .
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