Chapter 826 We Are Professionals

It was still a division of labor, with Alan Wilson talking to Rahman al-Mahdi while the Sudanese commissioner dealt with the other.

"Although the two sides will inevitably have some differences when it comes to looking at the issue, Mr. Rahman, it's not that we don't have a common language. What you want is Sudan's independence, not the so-called common development with Egypt, right?" Alan Wilson, a descendant of the enemies fought by the British Expeditionary Force, still maintains a good temper.

"I have never denied that in some places, Sudan also has a common language with Britain." Rahman Mahdi nodded. He is actually very old now. At this age, he has nothing to pursue.

Historically, Sudan and the British had enmity, and his father led Sudan to fight against the British.

But don’t forget that Sudan and Egypt are not without hatred. They also have hatred.

Like South Sudan’s concerns, Rahman Mahdi’s group has much the same ideas as South Sudan’s black leader Joseph Agu. Joseph Agu is worried about Sudan’s Arabs. Rahman al-Mahdi is worried about the Egyptians, although broadly speaking everyone is Arab.

In the eyes of Rahman Mahdi, Egypt is Egypt and Sudan is Sudan.

Ali Pasha is a national hero to Egypt and a representative of modern Egypt's hard work. However, this kind of historical figure has always been my honey and the other's arsenic. In the eyes of the Sudan, especially the faction of Rahman Mahdi, Ali Pasha There is no essential difference between Xia and Britain.

This will not change just because both sides believe in the same religion. Egypt's invasion of Sudan was first launched to plunder sufficient mineral resources.

However, many minerals could not be mined due to insufficient technical level. The new army built by Muhammad Ali was also stretched by meaningless consumption. Since it could not generate sufficient profits, it resorted to plundering and plundering to recover costs.

Many Sudanese people who could not pay taxes were forced to become slaves. In addition, the Egyptian army also took the initiative to plunder slaves and return them to the country. A lot of bloodshed broke out. In order to maintain its rule, Egypt could only continue to increase its troops. In the end, it could only rely on gradual mobilization. The massacre established rule in Sudan.

Sudan suffered a massive loss of population, squeezed out all its wealth, and destroyed its infrastructure due to the rebellion. The Egyptian military fortress at that time even became Khartoum, the capital of Sudan today. It can be seen that Egypt's invasion and rule caused horrific harm to Sudan.

Next came the welcome appearance of the British. In the late period of Ali Pasha, Egypt was already exhausted from years of war. In the end, Ali Pasha's reforms failed. The British then seized the opportunity and turned both Egypt and Sudan into colonies.

Alan Wilson is very happy. Rahman Mahdi is already a seventy-year-old man. Even if he can rule Sudan after independence, how many years can it be independent? He remembered that within a few years of Sudan's independence, Sudan had entered the established path of most African countries, moving from one coup to another.

It would be best to start chaos in Sudan before Joseph Agu becomes independent in South Sudan. In this way, we might be able to continue fighting in South Sudan and maintain the British presence in South Sudan.

Rahman Mahdi did not know that the British in front of him were looking forward to his early death. Sudan hurriedly entered the daily political chaos of African countries. The constitution of the French Fourth Republic also served this purpose.

At this time, he was still thinking about how to avoid Egypt's influence on Sudan after the British left. After all, among the two major parties in Sudan, Ismail Azari's Brotherhood Party was closer to Egypt than his National People's Party. .

This does not mean that once Ismail Azari comes to power, Sudan will definitely merge with Egypt.

But there was a possibility, so he spoke again to confirm, "I don't know if the previous guarantee still counts."

"Looking at what Mr. Rahman said, of course it counts." Alan Wilson said with an aggrieved look, "We British have always attached great importance to contracts, but because of the current situation in South Sudan, some details may Regarding the issue, there are some variables.”

Reasonable people knew that there was little hope of persuading Britain to accept Egypt's full sovereignty over the Sudan, which the Egyptian public now believed was Egypt's right.

Therefore, when the colony becomes larger, this kind of thing will happen. The British attitude is favorable in Sudan, but not necessarily in Egypt. A plan that is acceptable to Sudan may be objectionable to the Egyptians.

It would be fine if Britain only had interests in one of them, but the problem is that Britain has both Egypt and Sudan.

Alan Wilson had to make a trip to Sudan, and he believed that the matter was handled well and would be a very positive example of the thorny problems faced by Britain in the colonial issues as a whole.

Now it depends on whether the two colonial commissioners who have experienced the independence of British India can have the skills of a clown and figure out the clown ball in their hands, so that the United States can shut up and not express its position, and passively wait to be dragged into the water by the British. Basically, there will be no problem. .

Now it is about muddying the waters and not offending any party on major issues, including Egypt, which seems to have nothing to do with it. At this time, Alan Wilson has long forgotten that the heroic words at the Cairo Embassy, ​​and what a big stroke of a pen can do The birth of a new country cannot be known until you really start to do it, how difficult these things are.

After the black protest march in South Sudan was quelled by Joseph Agu, the international community already knew that the black people in South Sudan publicly declared that they were unwilling to stay in the same country as the Arabs because of the slave trade in the 19th century.

Because it involved the slave trade, it actually led to a situation where the United States and the Soviet Union remained silent.

Because of its dark history, the United States cannot take a stance on this. The Soviet Union's idea is simpler. This is an issue that offends people. Whether you support it or not will offend one of them. It is better to pretend that you don't see it.

After a flurry of reports in public opinion, just let other countries know what the problem is. Anyway, this is just an excuse to give South Sudanese lions a big opening.

With the media attention, the protest was over, and it became natural to hold talks again. This time the talks were still hosted by John, the Sudanese commissioner, and Alan Wilson was still hiding elsewhere and pretending to be dead.

Before the meeting began, John elaborated on London's attitude and said to several power leaders with different ideas, "Prime Minister Attlee has authorized me to make the following guarantee to the people of Sudan: The constitution and powers of the Sudanese government will not be affected by the recent events. negotiations. The Government of the Sudan is actively engaged in the task of preparing the Sudanese people for self-government and preparing the Sudanese people to freely choose their future status. Her Majesty's Government will not allow anything to divert the Government of the Sudan from its mission. happened."

Of course, this kind of official article has no binding force on representatives of all parties. The only binding thing is that Britain has not left yet. You can make as much noise as you want, but you can never solve the problem on the battlefield.

"There are many black people living in Darfur, and they are not Arabs." After the British government's attitude was conveyed, Joseph Agu directly blackmailed him at the beginning of the negotiations. The lion opened his mouth and said that it was not just South Sudan that wanted to break away from Darfur. Under the jurisdiction of Toumu, the entire Darfur has nothing to do with Khartoum.

Joseph Agu's opening was a heavy blow, which directly confused Rahman Mahdi and Ismail Azari. Neither of them expected that it would involve Darfur.

But immediately, the two party leaders retorted angrily, and a fierce quarrel broke out with Joseph Agu. The entire Darfur occupies one-fifth of the entire Sudan. If South Sudan and Darfur both break away from Sudan, Sudan will immediately lose half of its land.

Just because there are not many black people in two places, half of the land must be taken away from the Arabs who make up the majority of the population. This is not just a matter of provocation, but also a matter of life.

This time the negotiations were even more tense than the last time, and the dialogue between Arabs and blacks was full of gunpowder.

Even York Kidston, who reappeared in the talks, seemed as if he was not participating in an independent meeting, but two feuds giving each other ultimatums.

Neither Rahman Mahdi nor Ismail Azari could accept Joseph Agu’s unreasonable demands. If they accept it, the two of them will definitely be killed as traitors when they go back.

Not surprisingly, this time the talks ended dismally without any results. At this time, Sudanese Commissioner John found Joseph Agu again. Instead of communicating, he complained, "The black people in the south are probably blackmailing. It seems that the hatred between the two parties is indeed irresolvable."

Two days later, at the junction of North and South Sudan, a bloody incident shocked representatives from all parties in Juba. Two Arab settlement villages were massacred, hundreds of people were killed, and the houses where the victims lived were destroyed. According to the survivors who survived, it was a group of black people armed with weapons who carried out the massacre.

The matter was first reported to Khartoum and then to Juba. The negotiations in Juba were of great importance. The Sudanese British army immediately dispatched to investigate the massacre site. At the same time, this incident also complicated the talks.

Both Rahman Mahdi and Ismail Azari angrily stated that they were no longer prepared to negotiate and were still trying to resolve the issue on the battlefield. However, in the end, under pressure from representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, they did not pay. For action.

"Joseph, how could you do this?" Alan Wilson accused Joseph Agu head-on. "Don't tell me that it has nothing to do with you, or that you can't control South Sudan's army."

Joseph Agu opened his mouth and finally said, "I must investigate this matter clearly."

When Joseph Agu left, Alan Wilson said to himself, "Is there going to be any problem?"

"Don't worry, absolutely not." Grace replied flatly, "We are quite professional in this kind of thing."