Chapter 802 Visiting the Nautilus

Mountbatten had few qualms about expressing his views in front of old friends, even if his opinions sometimes sounded harsh to them, as he did in the Pentagon.

This also reflects that the British and American perspectives on the threat from the Soviet bloc are not entirely consistent.

When talking about France's withdrawal from the Indochina Peninsula, Mountbatten gave his own advice, "The important thing is to have a national government in South Vietnam to make it independent from the Bamboo Curtain, so I am not opposed to some assistance, but a big war." It could undermine the power of the free world."

Mountbatten's next trip will include a visit to the U.S. nuclear submarine factory, nuclear test sites, and a meeting with U.S. President Eisenhower after approval by the United States. Of course, these will require a response from the White House.

Anyway, Mountbatten had time. During this interval, he gathered with his comrades from the war period, which was considered a pleasure. In his heart, he was ready for a protracted war.

In view of the fact that the world is far from peace, Alan Wilson went to the Far East Joint Operations Command again. With good conscience, he is definitely not addicted to the tutoring lessons from the boss of Woodpecker Pictures. Well, even if there is a certain reason, he is really They have business to do, and they are thinking about the summary of the battle of Yijiangshan Island with the people at the British Army Command.

Chang Gong was finally one step closer to the aircraft carrier of the free world, just like the 99.8% probability of the war of liberation. I wonder if my father-in-law, who is visiting Washington at this time, and his comrades in the Pentagon, can Talked about Chang Gong's glorious victory.

Anyway, currently Alan Wilson and General Bilton are indeed very serious about using public information to make summaries.

"Mr. Chang Gong's army never surprises anyone." Alan Wilson shook the whiskey in his hand and said to Lieutenant General Bilton, "According to the public war records, during the entire war for more than three years, a total of In more than a thousand battles, Chang Gong won more than 20 times and lost more than 50 major battles. Therefore, this result is not surprising to us. We are saying that this has nothing to do with the British Empire and is a matter of concern to Americans. "

In later generations, some people embellished Chang Gong, thinking that the enemy was too strong and it was not an excuse for the incompetence of our army. Alan Wilson believed that it was not worth refuting. Starting from the time when the United States withdrew from Vietnam, South Vietnam still held up North Vietnam for a year.

Chang Gong was able to hold on for longer than South Vietnam simply because China's area was much larger than Vietnam's. It perfectly embodies Chang Gong's vision in the Anti-Japanese War, exchanging space for time.

"But in a battle like this to seize the island, we thought a miracle would happen." General Bilton shook his head slightly.

"The reason why miracles are called miracles is because they don't happen very often." Alan Wilson chuckled, drank the whiskey in his hand, and said with afterthought, "So the strategy in Asia, Whitehall What it means is to do everything possible to prevent the occurrence of war. As long as the war starts, no matter what the final result is, Britain has already lost."

This is especially true for British Malaya. If the war spreads to Malaya and the British army loses, the British will pack up and get out.

The British army won, Malaya was destroyed by the war, and lost value in the eyes of London. Britain still packed up and left.

The barrier of British Malaya is the Royal Navy, and the only place bordering other countries is the Kra Isthmus. Generally speaking, there is still hope. Indonesia wants to replicate the Battle of Jiangshan Island and give it to the British.

To put it bluntly, in front of the Royal Navy, this kind of behavior seeking death would be better than hanging yourself.

Using this war example to discuss how to deal with Indonesia's ambitions towards British Malaya was the focus of the discussion between the two.

After all, the Sukarno government was actually not the Sukarno government. Many countries had obvious pro-Soviet tendencies at this time.

Regarding how to subvert the Sukarno government's plan, the Far East Joint Operations Command has done countless things. It can be said that relevant plans are updated every year, even the Administrative Office.

Alan Wilson did not expect to overthrow Sukarno, he just wanted an excuse to stay in Malaya. If Indonesia becomes a member of the hostile camp, Britain can legitimately stay and maintain its military presence in Asia in the long run in order to protect Australia and New Zealand.

It can be said that he, the colonial commissioner, was the biggest supporter of Greater Indonesia, even more sincere than Sukarno's supporters in Indonesia.

He hopes that the surrounding situation can be settled before the end of his second term, so that he can leave office with confidence.

This was a dilemma, involving the interests of the entire free world and the interests of the United Kingdom. He did not hesitate to choose the latter. The free world was far more powerful than the Soviet bloc, and it would be okay to let the United Kingdom reap a little more dividends.

Even if Indonesia becomes an ally of the Soviet Union, Alan Wilson is not worried. After all, Indonesia is an extremely fragmented country, and there are still many disadvantages to overcome if it wants to transform into a powerful country.

A powerful country must not be too small in area and have a sufficient population. Both of these points are important.

Indonesia has lost its two largest islands and has withdrawn from the candidacy in terms of area. The population is sufficient, and considering the capacity of Java Island, it is already overpopulated.

Once the population is too large, it will bring about involution in all aspects, and any aspect can be involved. This has been proven by the three East Asian countries in the 21st century. Japan and South Korea also have a large population for their territories.

Once it is rolled up, it will affect all aspects of people. Take education as an example. Qingbei is at the same level as Oxford and Cambridge, but it is infinitely more difficult for Chinese people to go to Qingbei than it is for British people to go to Oxbridge. times. Comparable to this level of difficulty, it is estimated that only the Indian Institute of Technology in another populous country can achieve such a level of success.

In Alan Wilson's mind, Indonesia no longer has the foundation for a strong country. Now he just wants to use a weakened version of Indonesia to provide a widely accepted reason for Britain's military presence in Asia.

After leaving the British headquarters, Alan Wilson returned to Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman's apartment. His wife Pamela Mountbatten took dozens of professionals from accounting firms to Xiangjiang to calculate the properties of the four major families.

For a short time, Alan Wilson could only be alone, seeking comfort from the two movie queens to comfort his fragile heart.

As for the work of the Administrative Office, it can be controlled remotely by phone, and the West Malaysia Commissioner is helping to manage it. On this day, Alyssa made a phone call and said that administrative documents of a large northern country were under discussion.

"Let's see the effect first, don't rush to implement it." Alan Wilson held the microphone around his neck and said in a relaxed tone.

A pair of thieving eyes are not idle, constantly looking in the direction of the bathroom. The climate in Malaya is so hot, it is normal to love cleanliness and take showers frequently.

Alyssa's voice came again on the other end of the phone, "Then let's archive the file first and look at it when you come back."

"No problem." Alan Wilson agreed happily and encouraged, "This method saves us a lot of energy and is a very smart method."

A large part of the development of British Malaya was to adopt a learning attitude and use the Sharingan to plagiarize.

I will do whatever you do. You listed diseases such as smallpox, leprosy, filariasis, and schistosomiasis as diseases that must be eradicated. Coincidentally, the colonial government also did the same.

You launched a national literacy campaign, and British Malaya also became literate in the colonies. You clean up the bandits, and I will clean up the bandits. You suppress counterrevolutionaries, and I will crack down on crime and eliminate evil. All in all, if any policy is effective, the colonial government will follow up.

One day, when the wave of ideas swept over them, the people of colonial Malaya would discover that it made no difference. Having already experienced it, you will naturally extinguish your desire to cause trouble.

Just as the elimination of disease requires the body to develop immunity, Alan Wilson also built immunity in Malaya. It's also in the spirit of the British Empire that we join them and stir things up from within.

Putting down the phone, Hedy Lamarr walked out of the bathroom with a towel on her head, complaining that the tropical climate here was a challenge to her.

"It came out so quickly. I still want to go in and help you rub it." Alan Wilson expressed his desire to serve without blinking his eyes. With such a life every day, he would be willing to be hung up from the street light.

"She has a bad mind." Hedy Lamarr spat. This man thought she didn't know and clearly wanted to rub her insides.

However, this kind of life also made her addicted to it. In fact, it didn't matter if she thought about it. Compared with running around in Hollywood, her life now is very comfortable. Therefore, Hedy Lamarr recognized some of the requests one by one and regarded them as some of this man's special hobbies.

At this time, Mountbatten was more than one rank higher than his son-in-law. Accompanied by Hyman George Rickover, he was visiting the Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine. This was a very good proof of connections. , Hyman George Rickover was the Nautilus's chief engineer.

The two were also familiar with each other. Originally, the Nautilus refused to visit all foreigners, including the British. But in the end, thanks to Mountbatten's personal efforts, Hyman George Rickover made a special case and personally accompanied Mountbatten alone on board this highly confidential powerful weapon.

Compared to his son-in-law, who could only dominate Hollywood queens, Mountbatten proved with his own experience that the Imperial Commissioner was just having fun. Being able to control the shadow queen is nothing, but being able to control the headquarters of the United States Armed Forces is the real difficulty.

"Heyman, have you heard about the progress of the Soviet nuclear submarine?" Mountbatten's tall body shuttled inside the nuclear submarine and turned around to ask his friend with difficulty.

"I've heard of it!" Hyman Rickover bent down and replied, "But there isn't much news right now, so I don't know how far it has reached."