Chapter 1466 – Great Britain as a Self-Reliance

Since the withdrawal of the vast majority of US military forces from South Vietnam, the South Vietnamese regime has been plunged into unprecedented isolation, not to mention the Soviet camp, which was the enemy of South Vietnam.

On the free world side, the United States can no longer be the backbone of the South Vietnamese regime because of the anti-war wave, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the South Vietnamese regime as an outcast of the world.

Being in the situation of the world’s outcasts, even a little bit of support would be grasped tightly, as evidenced by the song Asia’s Orphans, which was circulated on Fraud Island.

The bought and paid for regime is no such concept as self-reliance and self-improvement, even an illusory support is extremely important to the South Vietnamese regime, and now the South Vietnamese army is a waterfall of American weapons, coupled with the ability to govern from so far underneath, is exactly what the Arab countries need.

“There are ex-Vietnamese royals in the Malayan colony who have some contacts with the South Vietnamese regime, and Mr. Ambassador can think of a way out of this. The local colonial government will help you.” Although Alan Wilson just moved a mouth, he was also full of sincerity and gave what support he could.

Queen Nam Phuong’s family was still doing quite well in Malaya, and had some connection with the South Vietnamese side of the regime, so they could start with that.

After pointing the finger, Allen Wilson added that on weapons that did not involve American technology, Britain would still give enough support to do what it had to do.

Britain was the United States came to a hand of long arm jurisdiction, that is not still France, Britain and France to take most of the responsibility, in South Vietnam that the U.S. active arsenal in the search, it is estimated that it is almost the same.

Of course, Alan Wilson also has a small request, about the United Kingdom by the United States back stabbing this, the United Kingdom can not be declared in the mouth, which is detrimental to the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

The Egyptian side should make Britain’s plight widely known, explaining the totally different positions of Britain and the United States.

In particular, the matter of the Royal Navy being tuned out by the American side, resulting in the emptying of the British Mediterranean fleet and its inability to give more support to Egypt, should be explained cleanly and in detail.

This is also a matter of great concern to the Egyptian side, the Egyptian ambassador asked the United States Sixth Fleet has been deployed to scare the Arab League side, how this matter is cracked.

“The Arab League’s just action, by the international community’s general support, even the African landlocked Kingdom of Uganda, also give the diplomatic level of solidarity, which is sufficient to show the attitude of the international community. As far as this matter is concerned, the Sixth Fleet is certainly powerful, but the Soviet Mediterranean Fleet, as Syria’s backing, will not stand idly by.”

Alan Wilson spoke eloquently, a look of planning in a tent, a thousand miles away, the United Kingdom will play a first half on it, the full confrontation is still the Soviet Union.

Syria is the focus of the Soviet Union inserted into the situation in the Middle East, not to mention the Soviet Union, Russia has rebuilt the Mediterranean fleet in order to Syria, or else there is a Damascus left of Assad is surely Gaddafi’s end.

This world Egypt did not fall out because of the Suez Canal and Britain and France, the Soviet Union’s operational focus is even more on Syria. The US Sixth Fleet’s outing will surely elicit a reaction from the Soviet Mediterranean fleet,.

Historically, the Mediterranean confrontation, because the Soviet Union has fallen out with Yugoslavia and Albania, resulting in the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean Sea lack of pivot point, no port support, bringing enormous logistical pressure.

Now, the Soviet Red Navy’s bottom line is certainly more adequate, as for the United Kingdom? My Great Britain Mediterranean fleet that is not, by the Soviet Union or the United States to transfer the tiger away from the mountain.

After the Egyptian ambassador left, Alan Wilson picked up the phone, “Wick, send a protest to Washington, secretly. Demand, the United States to give an explanation about the situation in the Far East, some voices suspect that the request for the Royal Navy to go to the Far East to support, is the United States and the Soviet Union to play a tacit ball.”

Although I, Great Britain, was led out of the Mediterranean by the American and Soviet hands and was unable to be present at the impending Mediterranean confrontation, there was no doubt that the blame for everything lay squarely on the American side.

That was the official attitude, but from the point of view of conspiracy theories, public opinion could be opened to some discussion about why the Royal Navy was not in the Mediterranean, and the discussion went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on it was surely Britain that was not responsible.

This treatment was also recognized by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who laughed openly and said, “It’s not that we don’t want to support the Arab League, it’s really that we’ve been deceived by the United States.”

In this side to the prime minister to submit a proposal to defuse at the same time, the Egyptian side has begun to contact with the Delfont Group in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, the four major families more or less have a shipping business, looking for whoever you can.

The British side is busy defusing the long arm jurisdiction of the United States, and the other protagonist of the Earth ol stage in this era, the Soviet Union does not have to throw in the towel, even if the United States is really a long arm jurisdiction is useless, the Soviet Union and does not recognize any patents, the Kremlin is extremely important to the U.S. Sixth Fleet’s outing.

“American bases in Europe are mobilizing military supplies, and according to spy satellites, there are similar movements on American soil, and the airlift will begin immediately.” Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko reported to Brezhnev, “The U.S. Sixth Fleet has left its home port in Naples, and all indications are that the military reserves on the Israeli side have fallen to a frightening level. It is only then that the United States has made such a move.”

“I really don’t understand why the United States is insisting on supporting Israel, but it’s good for us.” Foltseva spoke in disbelief, if the Supreme Authority was there it would have spanked her, it wasn’t mocking Hedy Lamarr, a lady of the same status as her, family harmony and national unity were greater than heaven.

“What does the Defense Ministry think?” Brezhnev looked to Defense Minister Ustinov, waiting for an answer.

“Of course the Defense Ministry has a plan, after the war breaks out, we are prepared to mobilize seven airborne divisions and parachute into Syria.” Ustinov spoke up and replied, “But judging from the current situation, it seems that the airborne divisions won’t be needed to be deployed. The new threat is the movement of the US Sixth Fleet, I would suggest sending the Mediterranean Fleet, because of the military exercises in the Far East, the Royal Navy has rushed to the Far East, and the Mediterranean Britain’s military power lies in a few military bases, which do not constitute a hindrance to the Red Navy.”

Ustinov finished the preparation of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, and then looked to Brezhnev who did not say anything to ask, “Comrade Ilyich, do we wait a little longer or?”

“Right now!” Brezhnev replied succinctly, “Order, the Mediterranean Fleet to follow the American Sixth Fleet closely to stop the United States from intervening in the war, as for the rest?”

Brezhnev paused at this, Andropov understood, “The KGB will do its part in the grand strategy of which it is a part.”

As for Brezhnev himself, of course, he had his own business to attend to, and the Supreme Soviet Leader picked up the special U.S.-Soviet phone line and sent a message calling the shots on the U.S. “I want to say bluntly that if you do not think it is possible to act together with us in this matter, we must immediately consider taking appropriate steps unilaterally.”

“Immediately, resolutely, and in a step-by-step manner, we will implement our plan.” Alexeyev, in his capacity as head of the Advisory Department, got in touch with Latin America, “When will we do it? It’s now …… Cuba first, then Chile, to catch the Americans by surprise.”

“The Transcaucasian and Odessa military districts are put on a state of combat readiness and all leave is canceled.” Marshal Glechko placed the call to the two military districts, “Stand by for the latest orders from the Ministry of Defense.”

In any case, this Middle East war Israel is really in a difficult position, taking care of or making the Egyptian army incapable of strategic offense is not the end, because Israel still faces an attack from Syria in the north, as for the Jordanian army that threatens the West Bank even more, it also makes the Israeli Ministry of Defense feel at a loss.

Britain’s support for Egypt, Jordan and Iraq focus on different areas, the Kingdom of Iraq is far from Israel, not easy to be a sneak attack on the air force to take out, so to Iraq is mainly fighter jets, Egypt is easy to be a sneak attack on the tanks given.

And for Jordan? Helicopter gunships, and Jordan also has a land-based aviation unit.

The West Bank is more populated than Gaza next to Egypt, and naturally has more settlements, making it more suitable for entanglement, and the Jordanian army there has the kind of land and air units that would do well in the Middle East.

If Egypt, Jordan and Iraq were combined, it would be a powerful army that could do everything, but Alan Wilson didn’t really believe that such an army could emerge in the Arab countries and didn’t want the pro-British Arab countries to be flattened by a single wave, so he came up with a specialized force that focused on strengthening one aspect.

If the Egyptian army also have Jordanian land and air force, will never appear sheikhs can not beat the Patton tanks, the key is that Britain is not the Soviet Union that big wrong kind, take how much money to do how much things. You can’t just not give money and the UK is still in charge of everything, it would be interesting enough to strengthen one aspect of each of these countries.

In the United States opened a strategic airlift a few hours later, the Soviet Union also immediately took out to their own side of the pro-Soviet countries to support, the Middle East has never been so crowded over the sky.

The U.S. and the USSR have begun strategic operations that are being side-lined by the world, with the Arab states giving the U.S. a sideways bashing.

Of course the Arab countries don’t like the Soviet Union, but both Yemen and Syria are also Arab countries, and in the context of the outbreak of the war, the feudal lords have to sing the praises of the Soviet Union, because the Soviet Union is really just supporting the Arab side right now, and the United States is just supporting Israel.

While the U.S. and the Soviet Union were fighting over the Middle East, after an exchange of views with Paris, France announced a military sales contract with the Iraqi Air Force.

“Air-to-air missiles must be localized, and this one is a lesson for Britain.” Alan Wilson, in a meeting at the Ministry of Defense, expressed his determination to stand on his own two feet and duplicate the wheel? It’s not that Britain wants to do this, but there are times when not doing it is not an option.