British civil servant

Alan Wilson, who was on the plane, arrived at Penang Airport soon, and Penang Commissioner Evered was already waiting. Seeing Alan Wilson appearing in a hurry, he asked in confusion, "Commissioner, Alyssa told you to come here Now, did something urgent happen?"

"I heard that a transport ship has arrived at the port in mainland China. How is your arrangement? What is the attitude of the military!" Alan Wilson kept walking and asked several questions one after another.

"We just prepared a place to live. Lieutenant General Bilton is very serious. The entire port has been controlled by the military, and we don't disclose the news. I don't know why." Even though he looked confused, he still quickly answered all the questions. question.

"At your level, some secrets are indeed kept secret from you." Alan Wilson got into the prepared car directly, "Let me communicate with Lieutenant General Billmon and the people in China, maybe there is some work to be done. Let you help."

The alloy tube project has already cost the UK a heavy price. As the first country to discover an atomic weapon, it did not produce a finished product until [-]. The twists and turns of the road are almost sad.

This is already two years earlier than in history. Originally, Prime Minister Attlee was deceived for two years at the beginning, and he had been hung up by the United States until his patience ran out before restarting the alloy tube project.But this time at the Potsdam Conference, I met Truman, who had just become president, and was directly shattered.

Even now, the United States is still making trouble for the alloy tube project. Originally, the United Kingdom intended to borrow the United States’ nuclear weapons test site because it was ready-made, but the United States even rejected the United Kingdom’s proposal to test the first atomic bomb at the test site in Nevada requirements.

The proposals of Australia and Malaya were only taken seriously after they were clearly rejected.Eventually the Malaya program was approved.

At the Penang Commissioner's Office, Alan Wilson, who was in a hurry, met William Penney, the head of the alloy tube project who came from the mainland, and Lieutenant General Bilton Walker, commander of the British Army in Malaya.

"Commander, sir!" Alan Wilson greeted the two of them directly, "I'm talking about investment with a guest, I hope it's not too late, Mr. William has worked hard all the way."

The two nodded, mainly to discuss the specific test site. Allen Wilson already had a test site. "There are two small islands in the westernmost part of the Langkawi Islands not far apart. The main island is far away and will not be affected, and the two islands are not far apart, so it is appropriate for us to choose one and the other as observation locations."

Langkawi Islands, the largest island group in Malaysia in later generations, consists of 99 islands, located in the Strait of Malacca, north of Penang Island, and was closer to Thailand before the Kra Isthmus.The local scenery is pleasant, and later generations of Malaysian tooth decay beat tourist destinations.

But Alan Wilson thinks it is more suitable as a test site for nuclear weapons. If possible, he actually wants to occupy an uninhabited island in Indonesia to conduct nuclear tests, but doing so may intensify conflicts, although he himself does not think it is a big deal , but London is always a problem if you ask.

When Lieutenant General Bilton Walker heard what Allen Wilson said, he asked the staff to take out a map and found the location of the two westernmost islands of the Langkawi Islands. He couldn't help but nodded. It was indeed a good place to observe.

"I will invite the leaders of the local ethnic groups to observe. I hope to get the approval of the two." Alan Wilson said, "Don't get me wrong, before I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, I always advocated nuclear tests in Malaya. Because of the important position of the Strait of Malacca, to deter and contain some people's threats to British Malaya. This is also agreed by the cabinet, and the nuclear test must not be a one-off, right?"

Inviting Malay and Chinese leaders to watch the nuclear test was originally a matter he had made before, and there is no possibility of it being shaken.

"Alan, our nuclear test is to protect the security of the UK." William Penney felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, and the deterrence was too strong.

"This is British Malaya. It doesn't matter whether it's Malaya or not, what matters is the British." Alan Wilson said to himself, "The most important thing in our business is not to find the answer, but to find the problem. I want to deter any potential anti-British forces, it doesn't matter where it comes from, whether it's an enemy or an ally."

As a scientist, William Penney was either so rational that he didn't recognize his relatives, or he was so idealized that he didn't recognize his relatives. Now it seems that William Penney can't completely say that he is the latter, but he has some colors of the latter.

In the eyes of Alan Wilson, this is just the beginning. He even wanted to learn from France and wreak havoc when he withdrew from the colony. If one day he could not stand in Malaya, he wanted to razed it to the ground.

Although he is not the same person as William Penney, Alan Wilson still concealed his evil heart and did not reveal it in front of a scientist. It is a pity that nuclear weapons have only gone through two actual battles.

After deciding on the location of the experiment, Lieutenant General Bilton Walker's doubts were about inviting the leaders of the Malayan group, whether these people would come.

"If they still want to live, they should come." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "I have already communicated with these people when I took office, and I will invite them again in a short time. If I promised at the time but backtracked now, I will doubt whether they are reliable, and now the current question is how long it will take to prepare. I suggest as soon as possible, preferably in May to have good news.”

Lieutenant General Bilton Walker and William Penney also agreed that they also wanted good news as soon as possible.

Alan Wilson had little to say when it came to test targets, and Lieutenant General Bilton had prepared escort carriers, Liberty, and Japanese abandoned warships.William Penney said some animals were being released.

What did Alan Wilson say?He can't suggest using people to experiment, although he really wants to do it in his heart.

The three set May 25 as the date for the nuclear test, and Allen Wilson immediately asked Evered to issue a ban on going to sea starting May [-] in the name of the Penang Commissioner, and at the same time evacuate Langkawi now. Executive Order for Residents of the Islands.

Almost at the same time, under the military order of Lieutenant General Bilton Walker, the escort aircraft carrier, Liberty and other target ships that served as test targets also left the port one after another and drove to the nuclear weapons test site.

Anyway, Alan Wilson thinks that the location of the test site is very good. It is not far from the Straits of Malacca, the Andaman Islands, the entire colony of British Burma, and Thailand, which was forced to cede the Kra Isthmus. If you want to deter, you can come together.

With all the details confirmed, Alan Wilson sent a telegram to Alisa in Kuala Lumpur, asking her to send an invitation to the Malay Sultan, the MCA, and the Malayan National Congress on her behalf. .

He felt that Chinese leaders shouldn't be surprised, and it's not that they haven't learned Hongmen Banquet, so there's nothing strange about it.

Now we are waiting for the countdown. The relevant personnel in Malaya are busy, and the London side is also paying close attention to the progress of the matter.

The success of the alloy tube project was a major event for the entire British Empire.Even Prime Minister Attlee was looking forward to it, and kept calling to inquire about the preparations.

Alan Wilson, who never wastes time, took the time to put his arms around Ingrid Bergman's body and told the Prime Minister that everything was under control. After thinking about it, he changed the word that was too strong. In his eyes, nothing is synonymous with accomplishing nothing. Don't give this important nuclear test to poisonous milk.

"No, I can't even say no." Ingrid Bergman avoided the man's desire for intimacy, "It's not safe."

"Don't make trouble, it's not these days at all." Alan Wilson has a diary, which clearly shows that he has been very safe recently.

"I'm so busy right now. You don't know that a big project is about to start." When the attack was not enough, Alan Wilson changed to outsmart and showed his cultural accomplishment. He wrote a Chinese character to explain the meaning of the word , "The word good means woman, and a woman who gives birth to me is good to me."

"I really can't do anything about you." Ingrid Bergman sighed quietly, "If it's what I said, it depends on what you will do then."

After tossing for a long time, Ingrid Bergman still let this crooked man achieve his goal.

Alan Wilson, who was full of energy, almost wanted to take Ingrid Bergman to hold a Hongmen Banquet with local leaders, but finally gave up this tempting idea.

5Chapter 16 Operation Hurricane

Allen Wilson invited the nine sultans of Johor, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, and Perlis, the leaders of the MCA, Chen Zhenlu, Lim Lianyu, and others. The chairman of the big party, Di Wei.

He also formally admitted in front of the leaders of these ethnic groups that he was about to adopt a land policy that would benefit the Malays. Let us realize that it will take a period of development and construction before we become independent. Currently, Malaya does not have an independent soil. Now that I have finished my words, who is for and who is against?"

The nine sultans representing the Malays naturally would not object, and Alan Wilson went further and said, "Dear sultans, you should understand one thing, neither the United States nor the Soviet Union has a good impression of the monarchy. , as a local monarch, it is in your interest to be on good terms with England."

"As for the Chinese ethnic group, I personally respect you very much." Alan Wilson switched to Mandarin, and Shi Shiran said, "The current two major, oh, three major Indian ethnic groups, the most important thing is stability and development. The Chinese have high hopes. You can talk about anything without talking about independence. I believe you also know that business restrictions have been lifted, and no one will restrict you if you want to make money. We make money with harmony, and peace is the most important thing."

As for the marginalized Indians, as a high commissioner who once worked and struggled in British India, how could Alan Wilson be indifferent?Speaking of Malayan National Congress Chairman Di Wei, he has publicly stated that the Andaman Islands are an inalienable part of the British Empire.

Allen Wilson also revealed that London had agreed to support the Malaya economy. Generally speaking, this banquet held in accordance with the oriental tradition was not at all like a grand feast.The atmosphere in Gang Kashgar is joyful, and it is simply a model of the colony of the empire on which the sun never sets.

During the period, there were some dancers dancing to add to the fun, which simply gave Alan Wilson the illusion that he should be a man.

"Commissioner, we actually have no problem with the land distribution." The Sultan of Kelantan said, "Actually, the few of us are trying our best to ensure the loyalty of the Malays at present, and none of this is a problem."

"Continue to play music and dance!" Alan Wilson waved his hand, and then withdrew his attention, "From my point of view, I will do everything possible to maintain the stability of Malaya. The British Empire has high hopes for British Malaya. It can even be said that it has exceeded the expectations of British India at the beginning, and I believe that no matter what ethnic group the guests here belong to, they all hope that life will get better and better."

"The chairman of the National Congress Party should not want to be deported to India, right?" Di Wei, the chairman of the Malaya National Congress Party, suddenly tasted bad.

"My respected sultans, I definitely don't want my status to disappear!" The faces of the nine sultans became ugly.

"The Chinese are asking for money, but they certainly don't want the war to repeat itself. In the past 50 years, the Chinese people's minds are full of memories of the war. That is a terrible thing."

Only dancers with a Middle Eastern style were left in the field, scratching their heads and posing in the music, but there were no voices from the guests. It seemed that the atmosphere in the hall was very discordant. Alan Wilson took a drink and said, "If everyone can Working together, I believe good times are not far away, after all, there is still local support, if any part is dishonest, before I leave, I will restore Malaya to the state it was before the British landing."

When the Dutch were in Java, they carried out systematic destruction, blew up railway bridges, set fire to rubber plantations, and the Malay Peninsula was separated from Java by a strait, so they knew exactly what happened at that time.

It's just that these people don't know that although the Dutch did it, the person who made the suggestion was right in front of them.

As long as the meaning is in place, it doesn’t need to be too clear. It’s better to make insinuations, Alan Wilson said softly, “If the French withdraw from Vietnam one day, I hope the British Empire will help bombard the coastal cities of Vietnam. Out of the traditional friendship between Britain and France, I think Britain will not refuse. By the way, some warships of the Pacific Fleet will permanently reside in Malaya, and sooner or later all the battleship fleet will reside permanently. Everyone has a mental preparation."

"By the way, in a few days, respected guests, go to sea with me to watch the ceremony." Alan Wilson put down the wine glass in his hand, and emphasized gently, "You have to go, otherwise it will be difficult for me to think that those who don't go are reliable. "

After a series of verbal attacks and threats, the important leaders of these ethnic groups were all left in Kuala Lumpur, but as a reasonable person, he still allowed these people to report their safety to their families.

The unfriendly term of house arrest cannot be used to explain his current behavior. It is entirely because the leaders of these ethnic groups are kind and voluntary to stay.

He is waiting for the battleship Malaya to arrive at the port, and at the same time, he is also looking at what happens to the group where the leaders of these various groups leave.

Compared with these former bosses, although the group they belong to is already the largest group in Malaya, Tian Qianqiu and Su Yang, the Chinese workers who have been to Newfoundland, still have no corresponding status.

Of course, their relationship with Alan Wilson is still very close, closeness is closeness, and the necessary security protection is still not lacking. After the safety is confirmed, the two parties are very close.

Asked why these people were detained, Alan Wilson did not use words to prevaricate, "I want to invite these people to watch the ceremony. I am afraid that they will not want to go, so I made this move. But I believe they will forgive me by then."

"Master Zhongtang, what is it, and you still want to go to sea to see it?" Su Yang asked curiously, "It's so mysterious."

"You are not outsiders, so there is nothing to tell." Alan Wilson pondered for a moment, showing his white teeth, "It was the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki."

On the 24th, using a military transport plane, Alan Wilson transported these people together with himself to Penang.

The port of Penang is docked with the battleship HMS Malaya, named after the colony where he is now a commissioner.

Belonging to the last of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships in World War I, the battleship HMS Malaya, which should have disintegrated two years ago, is still sailing in the ocean in its old age.In fact, none of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships have been dismantled at present, and the remaining two ships are sealed in the mainland, and the Warspite is also serving in the Royal Netherlands Navy.

In the telegram with General Mountbatten, Alan Wilson stated that the part of the logistics cost that Malaya can afford actually refers to these old antiques from World War I. It doesn’t matter if they are old, as long as they can fire guns, what high technology is needed to deal with colonies? ?According to Jakarta, it can still scare Indonesians to pee their pants.

What about the old antiques from the First World War, how many countries can make them?

Boarding this battleship that has been on the ship for more than 30 years, Alan Wilson felt the weight of history oncoming. The 380 mm main gun seems to be telling the story of the past.

As a former capital ship of the British Royal Navy, although it is a bit older, it is absolutely no problem to use it for observation. Could it be that the two modernizations were done in vain?

From the performance of these distinguished guests after boarding the ship, Alan Wilson can also see that these distinguished guests who have a considerable status in British Malaya have actually never boarded this battleship named after this colony.

Because the sea conditions in the North Atlantic are well known to the world, British warships are outstanding in terms of seaworthiness.

Alan Wilson even took these guests to visit, bragging with a red face, "Like a round of salvo in Jakarta, see if they dare to disturb everyone's stable life, and install nuclear bombs when the time comes, hum."

Amidst laughter that may have been insincere, the battleship Malaya left the port of Penang and headed for the small island where the nuclear test was carried out.

On the two parallel islands in the west of the Langkawi Islands, and on the isolated island to the west, the British nuclear weapon for this test has been installed on a free ship, and there is also a stranded test next to it Target ships, cars and tanks placed on the shore.

The codename of this nuclear test is Hurricane Project. In order to observe more intuitively, the person in charge, William Penny, also temporarily boarded the battleship Malaya. Through the equipment on this capital ship, he can feel the nuclear weapons more intuitively. power.

With some preparations ready, the countdown to the hurricane plan officially began, and the battleship Malaya stayed at an appropriate distance. All crew members and observers who came to witness the history put on the sunglasses that had been prepared.The broadcast in the command room kept reminding the countdown.

As the direct person in charge of the project, William Penney was also quite nervous, and chatted with Alan Wilson to ease his tension, "During the experiment, we discovered a more powerful fusion reaction."

"This is similar to the news fed back from some secret channels." Alan Wilson knew what William Penney was talking about as soon as he heard it. He also said, "Of course the Americans blocked the news from us, but some It’s just unconfirmed information, but what Mr. William said today, with the American way of doing things, it must be true.”

However, according to history, it will take two years for the United States to successfully develop the hydrogen bomb. If it is not impossible to catch up now.

"Remind everyone, wear sunglasses to cover, count down for 1 minute, 59 seconds..."

Following the prompt from the command tower, heavy people gathered at the ship window put on sunglasses one after another, and listened to the countdown without emotion. Finally, at the same time as the countdown was completed, a dazzling light erupted on the freewheel with the nuclear bomb installed. , and at the same time the entire free wheel was vaporized, followed by the soaring smoke and the accompanying crashing sound...

The experimental island turned into a sea of ​​flames, shrouded in gloom and mist.The British on the entire battleship and the observation post on the East Island cheered loudly, celebrating the advent of the British nuclear bomb.

"Great!" Alan Wilson clenched his fists. Two years in advance, this has already solved a big problem.

5Chapter 17 Big Ideas

A similar scene was also staged in the observation post on another island. Lieutenant General Bilton congratulated each other with observers from France, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Australia who were fighting in the Asian colonies.

The French on the battlefield in Vietnam happily emphasized the similarities between Britain and France in the current situation.The Dutch and the Portuguese nodded one after another.

The faint vibrations on the ground did not disturb everyone's good mood, especially the Australian young man Herbert Jones, who apparently had nothing to do with this matter, was probably the happiest person besides Lieutenant General Bilton, just like nuclear weapons It's like holding it in your own hands.

The battleship Malayan at another location, whose main guns had not been opened for a long time, fired a salvo in the direction of the nuclear bomb explosion, expressing the meaning of celebration with practical actions.

Whether it was in the observation post or on the battleship, the cheers continued for a long time, but the situation on Alan Wilson's side was more complicated. The leaders of Malaya, who were forced by him to observe the nuclear test, saw the mushroom cloud lingering for a long time, There are mixed feelings in my heart.

As the leaders of the group, they certainly understand what Alan Wilson means by forcefully pulling them over. On the surface, it is friendly, but in fact it is deterrent.

It's like mentioning that the battleship Malaya was going to bomb Jakarta before the nuclear test started, copying the deeds of the Royal Netherlands Navy.It is okay to bombard Jakarta when it is hot, but it is also possible to change it to any city in Malaya, such as Penang...

Although on an old battleship with few missions, there was still champagne for celebration on the battleship Malaya.

William Penney was excited. The success of the nuclear test made him, the person in charge of the alloy tube project, release his emotions severely. From 11, the research began and stopped until it was restarted again. Britain was originally the earliest The alloy tube project that began to be studied did not finally succeed until [-] years later.

The hardships along the way made it very difficult for William Penny to calm down at this moment. It was really not easy.

"It's been 11 years, and I can't describe how I feel now." William Penney shook his head in front of Allen Wilson and the captain of the battleship Malaya, all emotions burst out.

"Yeah, it's been 11 years." Alan Wilson shook his glass gently, "Facts have proved that it is dangerous to be an enemy of the United States, but it is fatal to be an ally with him."

"Since [-], it has been difficult to distinguish whether the United States has done more to the Soviet Union or caused more trouble to the British Empire."

After talking, he drank the red wine in the glass, and Alan Wilson poured another glass, although it still can't decide anything.But take your time, and Britain, which has suffered from splints, will definitely change.

The news of the complete success of Operation Hurricane immediately arrived in London along with the radio waves, and after being known by the cabinet and Whitehall, it was immediately announced to all British citizens, and instantly made the headlines of major newspapers.

The United Kingdom has become the third country to control nuclear weapons after the United States and the Soviet Union. Many newspapers interpreted this as an important step for the United Kingdom to go back on the road. There are two options for the special version of the photo, and almost all newspapers chose it. British Malay Regardless of ethnic groups, they celebrated the success of Operation Hurricane together. People danced and danced, and everyone's face was filled with joy from the heart.

Among the photos are British Malaya High Commissioner Alan Wilson, the Malay Nine Sultans, the leader of the MCA, and the leader of the Malayan National Congress.

It is simply that all ethnic groups are closely united under the leadership of the British Empire, which is very symbolic.As for another photo of Lieutenant General Bilton with French, Dutch, Portuguese and Australian military representatives, it was too serious and was not published.

The news of the success of Operation Hurricane in the United Kingdom also caused reprints in Western European countries. People in these countries believed that although two world wars had passed, Britain had proved that a lean camel was bigger than a horse.A day later, the news of Kung Fu, the British nuclear test city, has spread all over the world.

After the successful nuclear test, both the military personnel of the observation post and the distinguished guests of the battleship Malaya have all returned to Penang, but what they saw is still a topic that people like to talk about.

In front of Allen Wilson, William Penney also mentioned that after the alloy tube project was restarted, it was blocked by the United States for a purpose, and how local scientists overcome all difficulties to achieve today's harvest.

"We also have the atomic bomb, and I believe it will be much easier to talk about cooperation." William Penney sighed.

"Really?" Alan Wilson listened to such innocent words. As a professionally trained commissioner, he would never laugh unless he couldn't help it, hehe...

"Commissioner Allen, am I wrong?" William Penney looked at Allen Wilson suspiciously. The United Kingdom has broken the blockade, and now there is no request for the United States. Now they can communicate face to face.

"Sir William, remember what you said about fusion? It was you who said that it could be a more powerful weapon. If it is true, I have a suggestion that you take the technical exchange with the United States as a Probing. If the attitude of the Americans changes, this matter is still inconclusive. If the Americans still arrogantly refuse, it means that nuclear fusion is being researched by the Americans, and they will of course continue to block the technology.”

Alan Wilson remembered that the original history of Britain was in [-]. After Prime Minister Attlee restarted the alloy tube project in [-], it took five years to develop the atomic bomb.However, the British hurricane plan was successful in October, and the United States carried out the hydrogen bomb for testing in November.

Such a short period of time did not make the UK happy for long. Whether it is in terms of public opinion or specific operations, this is an embarrassing behavior for the UK.After the successful detonation of the hydrogen bomb, the United States continued to impose a technical blockade on the United Kingdom until [-], when the British hydrogen bomb was successfully detonated.

There is nothing wrong with opening your mouth to test it out. As for whether the Americans will find out with conscience.You can rest assured on this point, just like the Cannon Party will never disappoint people when it should be disappointing.

The United States has never made mistakes on many issues. For example, in terms of nuclear weapons, the United States has to guard against even the United Kingdom, let alone other countries.

For the leadership of British Malaya, this nuclear test left a deep impression on them.But for civilians, the impact of nuclear testing is not so great.It doesn't matter whether the people pay attention or not, as long as the upper echelon can be deterred, the goal has been achieved.