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The life of the richest woman is very monotonous. With her husband by her side, Pamela Mountbatten clings to Alan Wilson as usual. She knows that her husband cannot stay for too long, "Life is so boring."

"Why don't you find a way to order a battleship, the drawings of the Vanguard are still there? You can consider building a guided missile battleship." Alan Wilson suggested with a smile, "The military has a kind of thinking called an arsenal ship, but it suffers from The cost is beyond the reach of most people. It might be interesting if it is built based on the drawings of the Vanguard.”

"The cost is 1000 million pounds." Pamela Mountbatten said pitifully, "You obviously want to see a big toy, but you have to say what I like."

After being arrogant, Pamela Mountbatten still agreed to build a big toy for her husband in the name of a patriotic donation from British immigrants in Western Australia.

The words of the richest woman can't be wrong. Alan Wilson does have a special liking for the Soviet Kirov. At this age and status, he wants to satisfy his personal hobbies.Pamela Mountbatten has the financial resources, why not do it?The Soviet Union can hold back Kirov, so what if the UK builds another Vanguard, no problem.

The Kirov-class battlecruiser is less than [-] tons, and it is not a problem for the Vanguard to scale up. At this time, Alan Wilson's plagiarism is needed.The vanguard is used as the blueprint, but the aesthetics must be taken into account. As a former radar power, Britain can also try passive phased array radar on this warship.

Thinking about it carefully, it is not such a luxury to do technical verification with such a large hull. It can be done in the name of technical verification and judging the route of the aircraft carrier battle group and the arsenal ship.

There is no need to modify the Vanguard. There is no need to modify the previous battleships. It is better to build another one based on the blueprints.

As long as Pamela Mountbatten can create this demand, Alan Wilson will pass this plan in Whitehall. As long as the donation reaches half of the construction cost, the cabinet has no reason to refuse the rest.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the rocket." Alan Wilson, in a good mood, sent a sincere invitation to his wife.

"A rocket cost 1000 million pounds, which is very expensive." Even so, Pamela Mountbatten still jumped up and down, not only did not feel the slightest reluctance, but was full of enthusiasm.

Before leaving, the sketches with the traces of Blade Sea and Kirov were left to Pamela Mountbatten. He wanted to wait until the US election was released before going back, but the plan did not change quickly.

Nehru, who lived an extra half a year, died at this time, just like Alan Wilson said, either he was fine or everything was rushed.Before [-], the leader of the Third World, the leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, who was widely respected by all countries in the world, although his dream of the Himalayas was broken, his own popularity was still there.

Politicians from various countries have expressed their condolences. Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and France have already prepared to send important figures to India. Alan Wilson, who is preparing to return to China to see the progress of Richard’s payment of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of China, weighed the time and took his wife to go directly. In New Delhi, the British delegation included the last Governor of British India, Field Marshal Mountbatten.

It was more than ten years ago that British India was established. When it appeared in New Delhi at the same time, Alan Wilson was full of emotions for a while. The glory days are finally gone.

Marshal Mountbatten obviously didn't think so, and went directly to his son-in-law, "What kind of ecstasy soup did you give my daughter? You must build some missile battleship."

Alan Wilson had question marks in his head, but after hearing this, he said confidently, "She is my wife, so it's only normal to listen to me."

The cabinet secretary said that although you are also one of the very important men in Pamela's life, you are only one of them, and you are the man who will stay with her all her life.Isn't that obvious from whom?

"Marshal, technical verification is inevitable. In fact, the construction cost of 1000 million pounds is not expensive compared with technical verification. Now is not the time for World War II. The cost of aircraft carriers is lower than that of battleships. The cost of heavy aircraft carriers has exceeded At that time, it was several times. If we knew the correct path, the verification fee of 1000 million was only a small amount. And the emergence of guided missile battleships, even if it is verified that it is not worth developing, may also lead competitors astray.”

In India, Alan Wilson also had to do as the Romans did, imitating the Indians and starting to debate scriptures, "I even decided on a name, called Mountbatten."

It is Whitehall that influences the military and not the military that influences Whitehall. Otherwise, would Britain not be a military government?As cabinet secretary, Alan Wilson was completely confident.

"If you have money, you can't spend it like this." Marshal Mountbatten was heartbroken, and his heart ached for the waste of his daughter and son-in-law. How could he be like a young man now when he was young?But the first car I bought was a Rolls-Royce, I drove a destroyer, I made some suggestions for an ice carrier, I had nothing to do to repaint the warship, what else?

"That's right, the marshal is right." Alan Wilson didn't take it seriously, and said to himself that you dare to do so many things with a property of 500 million. What's wrong with his wife paying 1000 million pounds for construction?

The debate between the two has long been decided, because Pamela Mountbatten is on the side of her husband, and Marshal Mountbatten took this incident as an episode after starting from his position of strength.

Concentrating on preparing to attend the funeral of his old friend Nehru, the old man gradually transferred orders, like leaves falling in the wind, and he will retire next year.

The funeral procession carrying Nehru's body slowly walked through the streets of New Delhi, and 150 million citizens stood on both sides of the street to express their condolences to their beloved leader.In the funeral procession, Nehru's body was half-covered with the Indian flag and surrounded by flowers. He wore a high-necked white coat with a red rose logo in the buttonhole.The funeral procession passed buildings symbolic of the past British rule, including the Governor's House.

"An era is over!" Looking at the endless funeral procession, Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh with emotion. In any case, the Nehru era was really the era with the most national pride in India.

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The leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement and the leaders of the third world are all real, and this is a status that India has never achieved in the future.At the time of the Geneva Conference, India also appeared as one of the parties mediating the French-Vietnamese War. Who can still think of India now.

"Honey, what are you thinking?" Pamela Mountbatten flashed a smirk on her face. She felt that her husband, who was in a trance, must be recalling the glorious days of the colonists.

This time she really guessed wrong, Alan Wilson didn't think so, "I was just thinking, if you choose war, you must be prepared for all wars. Otherwise, it will be India's end."

When the Indians stand up bravely, the enemy will retreat?Is this a strategy that modern people can think of?It is no surprise that Nehru was unhappy.

War will have an impact on any country, but because of the gap in national strength, some countries can resist hard.

Take the United Kingdom as an example. The United Kingdom has at least survived the Boer War and the two World Wars, and now it is really unstoppable.At least not with the permanent members of the United Nations.

While Alan Wilson has a profound artistic conception, the ceremony to commemorate Nehru is still going on. Indians still have great affection for this de facto founder of India.

In a sense, Gandhi, whom Allen Wilson ridiculed, is also a hero of India.Although Gandhi's idea was indeed to turn India into a large rural area.

Every era has its own ideas, and the era when Gandhi fought for independence cannot be judged by the ideas of later generations.

When did Gandhi claim independence?It was before the First World War. At that time, Gandhi, not to mention non-violent non-cooperation, would have been betrayed by the Indians themselves to the colonial government of British India if he chanted two slogans.

At that time, Britain was a genuine empire on which the sun never sets. When the soldiers were recruited from India in World War I, Indians were all eager to join the army to maintain the glory of the empire on which the sun never set. Their enthusiasm was no lower than that of the British mainland.In the eyes of Indians at that time, no country in the world could compete with Britain.What Germany, it will surrender in three months!

In a society that was going through fire and water for the empire on which the sun never sets, Gandhi dared to call for independence, of course he deserved Nehru's praise for Gandhi.As for India's discovery that Britain was actually not much stronger than other powers, and its thinking began to change, that is another issue.

As the last Governor-General of British India, Mountbatten is of symbolic importance, appearing from start to finish until standing next to the pyre where Nehru was to be cremated.

On this occasion, Allen Wilson thanked him for being insensitive, and took Pamela Mountbatten away by the way, not wanting to witness the cremation ceremony.

Anyway, both the Foreign Secretary and Mountbatten were there, and the U.S. Secretary of State Rusk also had a strong desire to perform. In front of the top leaders of the Congress Party, he called Nehru the greatest figure of our time.

But in fact, what Rusk wants to communicate with the British most now is how the future situation of India will develop, especially whether India will fall into the arms of the Soviet Union like Indonesia.If this is possible, the United States hopes that the United Kingdom will use its influence to intervene.

"Although the National Congress Party tends to be socially fair, it still has a very different concept from the Soviets." Alan Wilson said in his heart that Americans really look down on Britain, and a country of India's size can be easily Intervened? "Some hasty thinking and action could escalate the situation in South Asia. Our view is to wait and see."

Rabo Butler also deeply agreed, and his consideration is naturally similar to that of Alan Wilson. The United States highly values ​​the influence of the United Kingdom. Once the colonization withdraws, it will never go back.Do you still hope to influence the political situation in India?I really think too much.

"We just think that Britain should play an important role in Indian affairs." Rusk said calmly, "The United States has always respected Britain's interests in South Asia."

"Thank you for the respect of the United States!" Alan Wilson responded with a smile, "We hope that the situation in South Asia will be stable, and we will try our best to maintain the current situation."

You can't just get carried away just because the United States is pouring ecstasy soup. Now that India has become independent, it is impossible for Britain to come back.

If you really believe in the United States, the United Kingdom is short-sighted. Faced with a dilemma, it is probably equivalent to a certain big country releasing an aircraft carrier promotional video to prove that I can build it, and at the same time testing anti-ship ballistic missiles to prove that I can also do arsenal ships, and then Ask the Americans how to follow.

This kind of far-reaching decision-making cannot be done in one go. The reason why the United States encounters naval problems is not because the Soviet Union felt that it was invincible after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and then made such crap as the Zumwalt-class and Littoral Combat Ships. , squeezing the normal update schedule?When I came back to my senses, dozens of capital ships lined up to reach the service life, resulting in continuous spending of money and the fleet getting smaller and smaller.

It can be seen how terrible the decision-making mistakes are. No matter what the Americans say, the UK must remain calm. Alan Wilson did not forget to take the opportunity to say, "I hope to solve this problem with the new US government."

Mountbatten finally came back with the unique atmosphere of Indian open-air cremation. Alan Wilson immediately avoided and asked his wife to bite his ear. It is more appropriate to leave this occasion to Mountbatten.

During these two days in India, the U.S. general election officially kicked off, and McCarthy challenged Lyndon Johnson like a fighter.

President Lyndon Johnson succeeded his predecessor, John F. Kennedy, as president of the United States nearly a year ago after the assassination, and Johnson has managed to link himself to Kennedy's popularity.

Many people think that Lyndon Johnson will lead the Democratic Party to a big victory, which is exactly the case. Public opinion is generally not optimistic about McCarthy.

In particular, many Republican candidates have taken a radical stance on the situation in South Vietnam, including McCarthy himself.Lyndon Johnson declared that if McCarthy won, nuclear war with the Soviet Union would break out.

The war accusations against McCarthy, combined with Kennedy's influence, made Lyndon Johnson invincible, and even the Republican camp just hoped that McCarthy would not lose a record.

As the voting began, McCarthy's disadvantage became more and more obvious. In the end, Alan Wilson, a good friend, did not perform miracles and lost in this general election.

However, it is worth noting that although McCarthy lost this election, he managed to win seven southern states. In the past, the Republican Party had never won in a southern state. Because many southern Democrats were dissatisfied with the Democratic Party's support for the civil rights movement, they began to support the Republican Party. The idea of ​​the Republican Party marked that the Republican Party gradually gained an advantage in the South.

This change was also noticed by the Republican camp. Although McCarthy was defeated, he was also encouraged by his Republican colleagues.

Alan Wilson, who got the news, knew that this general election was an exchange of the fundamentals of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Base, since then, the term Southern Base has officially entered history.

Alan Wilson, who had finished attending Nehru's funeral, immediately sent his blessings to McCarthy, hoping that this old friend would not be discouraged and make persistent efforts.

Lyndon Johnson, who was re-elected, does not need consolation. He has been successfully re-elected, but now he must practice bravery and give a severe blow to North Vietnam, which bombed the US aircraft carrier and opened fire on the United States.

The first person to arrive in Washington was South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Dong-won. With the expectations of South Korean President Park Chung-hee, Lee Dong-won met Lyndon Johnson and expressed South Korea's willingness to join the war.This was a boon for Lyndon Johnson, who struggled with the potential for civil discontent over conscription.

"We are willing to deploy [-] soldiers to provide support for the U.S. military operations in Vietnam." Lee Dong-won spoke with great sincerity. Of course, he did not hide the fact that South Korea is now impoverished and was almost swallowed up by famine last year. South Korea must guarantee Domestic stability requires some economic support from the United States.

This is the right time for South Korea to express the value of the united front. For Lyndon Johnson, the United States could not have given support to a country like South Korea. On the contrary, few allies such as the United States are willing to send troops. Needless to say, France is now confronting the United States in almost all fields.

Both the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy were defeated countries, especially when Germany faced the Soviet Union directly, and the United States was unwilling to weaken Germany's armed forces in the face of the Soviet Union's ground threat.

After encouraging the Koreans, Lyndon Johnson held a military meeting and called in former President Eisenhower to listen to the views of the five-star general.

"The bombing will help to achieve that goal. The bombing will not eliminate the infiltration completely, but it will help to weaken Hanoi's resolve to continue fighting. So, I think it's time for the President to change from a retaliatory strike to a pressure campaign." Eisenhower finished listening Then, to Lyndon Johnson, "Has the Pentagon assessed how many troops it needs?"

"It may take eight divisions." Lyndon Johnson didn't hide anything, and said [-], "If we don't pay attention, the entire Indochina Peninsula and even the entire Southeast Asia will be lost."

"I wish I didn't have to use so many troops, but since that's the case, let's do it this way." Eisenhower did not hesitate for long before expressing his support for the ground war.

Since even Eisenhower, an American hero, supported the war, Lyndon Johnson had no obstacles in front of him, and the three-year bombing of North Vietnam officially began at this moment.At the same time, together with South Korea, they continued to increase troops to South Vietnam and began to prepare for ground war.

"Do you know what to do when you get back to Perth, dear?" Alan Wilson asked confidently as he took his wife's arm to see him off at the airport.

"The Americans are invincible, and the North Vietnamese suffered heavy casualties." Pamela Mountbatten answered her husband knowingly, "I understand, and Australians love to hear this."

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"Yes, the context of the Australians, my dear, has always been very accurate." Alan Wilson laughed heartily, "So after the war, I asked you to go to Australia instead of Canada. Although Canada has a deeper relationship with the United Kingdom, but It is too close to the United States, Newfoundland cannot carry a large number of mouths, and it will not have enough influence on Canada. At least it will not play the role of Malaya. If the cost is invested in Canada, the final result will not be able to play a check and balance.”

"What's more, Lyndon Johnson estimates that he will choose to sign the affirmative action bill after he officially takes office. If this matter is done well, it will definitely shake up the Australian political circle."

The Five Eyes Alliance will encounter future immigration problems in the future. If anyone faces this problem more seriously, it must be the United States in absolute numbers, but Australia faces a greater threat.The threat facing the United States lies in boiling frogs in warm water. There are more than 2 million Americans themselves. The influx of immigrants will not be obvious for a while. Australia only has a few people.

In fact, it is safer that the United Kingdom, Canada, and Alan Wilson have blocked the channels for foreign immigrants. As for the flow of immigrants in the direction of North Africa, Britain was safe before the fall of France.

Pamela Mountbatten wrote down everything her husband said, and then asked, "Honey, there is such a big movement in the United States. I heard that South Korea is also preparing to send troops. Is it really impossible to win?"

"Don't underestimate the ability of the Chinese motherland to smash the pot." Alan Wilson pondered for a while, "American warfare is actually not suitable for this kind of medium-scale war. Once it gets stuck, it will be ugly."

Of course it is useful to bear hardships and stand hard work. Even if you don't have to bear hardships and stand hard work, don't do things like blowing up tents with cruise missiles.

What the Soviet Union spent in Afghanistan for almost ten years, the United States spends this money in a year.No matter how big a family is, it can't afford such corruption. The Soviet Union's main force during the Afghan war was not in Afghanistan at all, and there were also military aid from the Angola war and Central America.

They are all superpowers, and the United States can do things that cost several times more than its opponents. This is not a problem in the 21st century, but it is a problem now.The Korean War was just beginning to emerge, and the Vietnam War began to lay the foundation for future generations to be shameless.

After some persuasion, Alan Wilson watched his wife board the plane. He would stay in New Delhi for one more day before returning to London with Marshal Mountbatten.

During the period when he was getting closer to retirement, during the period when Mountbatten was the de facto full-time commander of the United Kingdom, he fulfilled his promise when he first took office, "The future of the Royal Navy is bright."

In fact, the importance attached to the air force at that time made many naval officers and soldiers feel that Mountbatten could not fulfill his promise. At the beginning of his tenure, the chiefs of staff of the army, navy and air force could go directly to the cabinet ministers and the prime minister. Mountbatten believed that doing so would undoubtedly damage the Since he lost the authority of the chief of the national defense staff, he made a rule at the beginning of his tenure that all military services should consult the Ministry of National Defense for instructions, and they are not allowed to leapfrog to the cabinet ministers and prime ministers.

At this time, Mountbatten was already the leader of the British army. During his tenure, the orderly change of the Royal Navy was completed. The Cuban missile crisis proved that the large navy is still useful. The Royal Navy has made outstanding contributions to the Middle East and Far East. Now, the only remaining work for Mountbatten is to understand the personnel arrangements after retirement.

"Pamela said that the next Chief of Defense Staff has already been selected." Sitting on the return plane, Alan Wilson asked about the inside story.

"Sir Hull, the general of the army. After I go back, I plan to gather the opinions of forty generals and make personnel arrangements." Marshal Mountbatten did not hide it, "I am indeed old now."

Mountbatten was indeed a little old and frail, and he often dozed off at important meetings, and when urgent decisions needed to be made, he would go out for walks.

"It's not a matter of being old. In fact, as long as the marshal takes a good rest, whether he is in the army or not, I believe that his influence on the military is unique." Alan Wilson comforted, "Is there a life after retirement?" It's kind of planned."

"Edwina likes Perth too, so I'll leave the domestic affairs to you. Patricia's husband is in the House of Lords, so there's really only so much he can do to help." Marshal Mountbatten said this and glanced at his son-in-law, "Of course Now, the situation has not deteriorated, and it is not as embarrassing as it used to be."

Alan Wilson pretended not to understand this hint. It is nothing more than the House of Lords full of aristocrats. Now there are many naked officials who have put their family businesses in Australia. With the help of British capital entering Australia, they have found their glory days again. a feeling of.

Taking advantage of the time before his father-in-law retired, Alan Wilson had nothing else to ask for, but to quickly settle the missile battleship and change a military speaker, which might lead to changes.

The way of anti-ship missiles is undoubtedly the way of the Soviet Red Navy. It is completely wrong for some people in later generations to compare the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and the Arleigh Burke-class against the Yanhai-class of a certain big country.The closest thing the two get is in tonnage, and there is nothing close.

The anti-ship capability of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and the Arleigh Burke-class cannot be said to be completely zero, but it can basically be said to be zero.

The core of the U.S. Navy's combat is the aircraft carrier, and the cruisers and destroyers are only air defense forces. The positioning of the Blade Sea class is completely different.This is a big problem of different routes, not a small contradiction.

If a certain big country can make the Red Navy go halfway through, the U.S. Navy will not be able to replicate it, because it will have to overthrow everything and start over. The cost of a frigate of one billion dollars in U.S. shipbuilding will only cost Congress money. The days are even worse.

In the end, Marshal Mountbatten also believed that the construction cost of 1000 million pounds was really not a loss, and it was very cheap to do technical verification, but he still wanted to ask his son-in-law, why is he so fond of the giant cannon ship?

That is of course because of the existence of Kirov battlecruisers, big is beautiful, more is better, caliber is justice, and range is truth.

What's more, Alan Wilson doesn't think that guided missile battleships are very backward. Kirov was indeed very backward in the 21st century, but who would dare not take a look at it when it first entered service in the 70s?

Returning to London, Alan Wilson held a Whitehall meeting to discuss the recent major events, as well as the independence of Yemen and the independence of Mauritius involving the colonies.The Prime Minister also needs to look at the follow-up impact of the U.S. election on international affairs, as well as the assessment of the South Vietnam War.

"With best wishes, we wish that the United States, the most powerful country in the world, can mercilessly contain the pro-Soviet elements."

Alan Wilson was full of confidence, and took a sip of the United States that was already involved in the Vietnam War. "We must pay attention to the guidance of public opinion. From the perspective of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, we must not complain at this time. Although some On the issue, Britain and the United States are not without differences."

When dealing with people who eat melons, I strike hard. Faced with the Prime Minister's consultation, Alan Wilson changed his attitude, "Our American allies are really hard to win, and they may evolve into the Korean War."

In fact, compared with the Korean War, the consequences of the Vietnam War are even more disastrous, because South Korea still exists, and South Vietnam is gone, but how could Alan Wilson, who is also responsible for the special relationship between Britain and the United States, hit the confidence of the Americans at this time, so in the past The evolution of the Korean War, that is, a draw, embodies the demeanor of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet who is strict in predicting the enemy and decisively winning thousands of miles away.

"Alan, let's make it clear." Aiden is very concerned about this matter, because Britain has indeed received a request from the United States to send troops.The Secretary-General of the Cabinet thinks that it is not serious to expect the enemy to be strict, but in Aiden's eyes, the consequences of the Korean War are not serious?Tens of thousands of soldiers have died in battle, and the pension alone can make people's heads big.

"Simply put, no matter what Washington says, Britain cannot accompany these Romans to burn money." Alan Wilson said of this, emphasizing, "This will definitely affect the approval rate."

"Of course I won't let Britain fall into a boring war." Upon hearing the support rate, Aiden instinctively responded like this, "But it seems that the United States is very serious this time."

"We don't know whether the other side is also serious. From our research on the Soviet bloc, it also includes the tradition of the Russians. That is, they have hardly fought particularly beautiful battles, but they will win in the end."

Alan Wilson said solemnly, "If the war is an exchange ratio, Russia has lost more battles than it won, but in fact, the Soviet Union's land of 2000 square kilometers was obtained in this very ugly war. of."

Napoleon also crushed Imperial Russia back then, and the Germans also severely humiliated the Soviets, but in the end Imperial Russia was the European military police, and the Soviet Union even occupied the land of Longxing in Germany.If it is an exchange ratio, the Korean War was also won by the United States, so when Aiden heard that it might turn into a Korean War, why did he not calm down all of a sudden?

Finally, Alan Wilson reminded the Prime Minister, "Dear Prime Minister, the intervention of the US military has just begun. What is needed now is encouragement, at least verbal encouragement. Otherwise, it may damage the special relationship between Britain and the United States. We all know that Americans are not like It was so easy to talk before the war."

Aiden also nodded, and then ordered, "After the new year, according to the time we agreed with the Yemeni locals, a roundtable meeting with an independent agenda should be held. You can arrange it."

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Alan Wilson's face was full of loyalty, and then he left the Prime Minister's office. At the end of the year, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet still has a lot of things to do, such as confirming the exact data of the colony's profits, and Inform the cabinet of the true situation of making ends meet.

Monroe is making food for the visiting guests, and she is preparing to let men of the same status as her husband taste her craft with the seasoning.