Chapter 1258 Free Cruise
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Of course, he took the third route, but Alan Wilson did not discuss this issue in depth with his father-in-law. Even if he did, De Gaulle would not listen. France would still establish diplomatic relations with a certain big country. He just said in an understatement, "Maybe Britain monopolizes trade with China." It’s heartbreaking to think that our happy time is coming to an end.”
"But, Marshal, you also talked about the situation in Vietnam with your friends?" Alan Wilson was still more concerned about the Saigon moment, and was not very concerned about what happened to France.
France has nothing to worry about. If France makes trouble, the United States will rely more on Britain for the situation in Europe. This is at least not a bad thing for Britain.
You must know that France is much stronger than in history, and the current Britain is also stronger than in history. In other words, both Britain and France have more united front value than in history.
Mountbatten nodded and repeated what he said about the situation in Vietnam in the United States in front of his son-in-law, "According to my experience in Southeast Asia, in addition to establishing a national government that is truly accepted by the people,...anything that relies on external forces to maintain rule Neither regime will succeed. Although I believe it is important for South Vietnam to stand on its own feet outside the 'Bamboo Curtain' through the establishment of a progressive ethnic government, I feel it is impossible to achieve such an end by military means."
Alan Wilson was really surprised that his father-in-law still had such an understanding. In a sense, this was a reminder that the United States might not win! No wonder the Pentagon was unhappy with Mountbatten's advice. If Alan Wilson were the Pentagon general, he wouldn't be happy either.
"The Marshal and I have the same judgment, but the Americans are really unwilling to listen to such words." Alan Wilson's words were half true and half false. Marshal Mountbatten was really doing it for the good of the United States.
I hope the United States will not waste its national power in a place like South Vietnam. How can it be that his son-in-law is hiding evil intentions and talks about the special relationship between Britain and the United States. In his heart, he wishes the United States would jump into the trap immediately. "At the moment when we are ruling Malaya, it may not be possible for us to tell the Americans like this." It is not convincing. On the contrary, the United States may also believe that this is an opportunity to compete with Britain for control of Southeast Asia."
This is not impossible. After all, there are many reasons. Maybe this is one of the excuses for the Pentagon to start a war.
But at least now it can be clearly judged that the United States will definitely intervene in the Vietnam War. This is certain, and it is nothing more than when it will start.
"Once the Americans are defeated, will it affect the confidence of the free world?" Marshal Mountbatten is far from as calm and calm as his son-in-law. He is a soldier and participated in World War II, so he does not want war to come.
"Don't worry, the United States actually has an important chess piece in its hands. If this chess piece is not lost, it will not be a total loss." Alan Wilson comforted his father-in-law. This important chess piece is Scam Island.
The effect of Scam Island on the United States is too great, which is equivalent to the testicles of a large country being pinched in the hands of Americans, and they have to pinch them from time to time. Just looking at the sour expression of a certain big country can make Washington feel happy physically and mentally.
In the foreseeable future, there will be no solution. This chess piece is so effective. No matter what difficulties the United States encounters or how strong the Soviet Union becomes, the United States will not abandon Scam Island during the Cold War.
The Strait is not an obstacle to the United Kingdom, but it is like a natural chasm to countries with weak navies.
Even if we have to give up in the end, destroying Scam Island America will not be a loss. After all, the dead are all Chinese. The number of 23 million is not too much in Alan Wilson's opinion anyway. What can we do if they all die? Sample?
The United States will definitely do this. Ukraine is still Slavic, and Slavic people are also white. There are no psychological barriers in the United States, let alone people of color.
The communication with Marshal Mountbatten made Alan Wilson feel happy physically and mentally. He already knew that it was only a matter of time before the Vietnam War started, and even his work status improved a lot in a good mood.
The two men are almost equivalent to two naked officials, one represents the army and the other represents Whitehall. It can be said that Whitehall's influence on the military is irreplaceable, especially since Field Marshal Mountbatten accepted his son-in-law's suggestion. , also supported Marks to become the permanent undersecretary of defense, replacing Sir Coster.
"Are you planning for my retirement?" Mountbatten was a politician-type soldier, and he could tell at a glance that his son-in-law was twisting and turning. This was to strengthen his influence on the military. By way of Lord Sheffield who was already deeply tied up.
"Marshal, the relationship between Whitehall and the military should indeed be close. Only in this way can the government be harmonious and the relationship should continue. It will better serve Great Britain." Alan Wilson started a long speech, describing the various benefits. It’s good for Whitehall and good for the military, to put it simply, yes.
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Mountbatten couldn't help but smile. He found that his son-in-law had the kind of revolutionary optimism that the Soviet Union said. He was not worried about the United States' military interest in South Vietnam, nor was he worried about France establishing diplomatic relations with a certain major country. The most interesting thing is that even Mountbatten himself felt as if nothing would happen today after chatting with his son-in-law for a while.
Alan Wilson was someone who had seen the war in Ukraine. He wanted to fast forward to it. The President of the United States, Sleeping King, claimed, "Russia is a broken house. Now we just need to kick it hard, and the whole building will be destroyed." Collapsed."
Now he has one thing to do, which is to remind the French that they are disloyal to the United States. The evidence is clear. France wants to establish diplomatic relations with a certain major country. For this reason, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet will write a flattering article praising the United States for leading the free world and criticizing France for undermining the unity of the free world and even destroying world peace.
That's right, it is destroying world peace, because France's pursuit of independence was actually called calling for a multipolar world decades later. The very word multipolarity undermines world peace.
Isn't it right? From the perspective of the United States, some people are calling for multipolarity, which is a subversion of world peace.
And history has proven that before World War I, the five European powers refused to accept each other, which was a kind of multi-polarity. The result, as everyone saw, was to fight against each other.
A world war will not break out in a single world or even in two world powers. It is precisely in a multi-polar world that a world war will not be far away.
Alan Wilson knows very well that a certain major country in a few decades does not want a true multi-polar world. The worst is for two powers to exist side by side, which is no different from the pursuit of the United States. Once a truly multipolar world emerges, war will not be far away.
This piece of flattering praise for the United States and France's plan to establish diplomatic relations with a certain major country took half an hour of the Cabinet Secretary's time to finally publish it. The core idea was to support the United States' leadership of the free world and angrily denounce France's move to establish itself on its own. It was then handed over to The Times, which had a financial relationship with his wife, for publication.
On the road to practicing the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Alan Wilson has never looked back, and even specifically reminded France not to forget who was behind the disgraceful retreat from Vietnam. While the United States was sharpening its sword, Britain expressed its support for the United States at a critical moment.
Along with this public opinion support for the United States, Alan Wilson routinely performed a two-pronged operation. On the one hand, he maliciously allowed the United States to benefit South Vietnam, while on the other hand, he told the United States that France was disloyal and was secretly communicating with a certain big country. , if the United States wants to maintain its hegemony, it is time to strike hard.
In Washington, the capital of the United States, Secretary of Defense McNamara was conveying the Pentagon's assessment of the current situation in South Vietnam to President Lyndon Johnson, "Mr. President, the deterioration of the situation in South Vietnam cannot be saved by special warfare. To put it bluntly, special warfare It has failed, and now if we want to reverse the situation in South Vietnam, we must intervene in Vietnam on a large scale, which cannot be achieved by maintaining the current scale of the military garrison."
Special warfare is a strategy formulated by the Kennedy administration to intervene in the situation in Vietnam. This kind of special forces is generally small in scale, and its organization and weapons and equipment vary from place to place. It usually undergoes specialized training such as counter-guerrilla warfare, and mainly uses irregular combat forms. It can also be used when necessary. Can assist and cooperate with regular operations.
However, special warfare has proven to be useless. Without large-scale military intervention as a backing, the US special forces in Vietnam are extremely difficult to deal with the Vietcong guerrillas, let alone achieve any results. South Vietnam is now infiltrated It was a sieve, and the combat effectiveness of the South Vietnamese army was also disappointing.
"Has the situation proven serious?" Lyndon Johnson held the Pentagon documents and frowned. "Indonesia has been occupied by the Soviet bloc. Do they want to pursue the victory and occupy the entire Indochina Peninsula? And then the entire Southeast Asia. Occupation? It’s such a scary prospect.”
"Although I don't want to admit it, the dominoes seem to be crumbling." McNamara looked grim. "Once the entire Southeast Asia is lost, the entire eastern Asian free world will no longer have a foothold, and the pressure on Europe will suddenly increase. Soviet control Eurasia will be destroyed, which will be a disaster for the United States."
"We need a reason," Lyndon Johnson hinted to McNamara, understanding the Pentagon's thinking.
"Enable free cruising and blockade the North Vietnamese coastline." McNamara immediately gave his suggestion. "The British used this method when France was fighting in Vietnam. The risk is not great, and North Vietnam has no way to deal with it. Navy weapons inflicting lethal injury.”
Lyndon Johnson nodded, acquiescing to this approach. At the end of December, the U.S. Congress voted to pass a proposal to patrol Tokyo Bay, stipulating that starting from February 1, the U.S. Navy will begin cruising in Tokyo Bay to protect the local waters. Freedom of navigation was passed by a unanimous vote.
"Wow!" Holding the U.S. Congressional vote sent by Dixon, Alan Wilson carefully listened to the strongest voice from the city on the hill. Is the Tokyo Bay Incident already brewing?
It seems that there is a word in the ear, and the United States is almost saying to North Vietnam, "You go down with the trend and suppress my mount. This is not a big wave. If you dare to take another step forward, the world will be turned upside down!"