Chapter 1575 The Royal Navy Strikes
In addition to Margaret Thatcher herself, the other members of the wartime cabinet, were William Whitelaw, the Home Secretary, Cecil Parkinson, the Trade Secretary, John Nott, the Defense Secretary, and Francis Pym, the Foreign Secretary.
After forming her wartime cabinet, Mrs. Thatcher went to the House of Commons and announced, in the presence of six hundred members of Parliament, “In the interests of the British Empire, I, on behalf of the ruling party, propose to Parliament the immediate severance of diplomatic relations with Argentina, and at the same time the declaration of war against Argentina.”
The House of Commons was abuzz with voices, initiating a vote in favor of Margaret Thatcher’s declaration of war, and Britain’s declaration of war against Argentina quickly spread around the world, and the news reached Argentina, where Caltieri, who had already been included in the list of those who should be held responsible for the war by the United Kingdom, was silent, and was completely surprised by Britain’s reaction.
The relationship between Britain and the United States after the war was by no means a close ally, and it can even be said that every American president was more or less tossing Britain around. Just when Gal Tieri visited Washington, the U.S., while giving him a warm reception, the words were centered on the Monroe Doctrine, that the Americas were the Americas for the Americans.
Galtieri believed Reagan’s rhetoric almost without hesitation, assuming it was just another US rip and torment against Britain, after all, the US had been doing this for decades.
This is a fact, Allen Wilson can say that Galtieri thinks right, only the United States in this world did not find the United Kingdom a fatal entry point, only to let the United Kingdom has been lingering until now, the United States to be able to go the way of the United Kingdom, directly sell out Israel, the United Kingdom in the Middle East has long been out of road, after all, the United States than the United Kingdom’s strength of the strength of a lot of people, to buy a country like Egypt is not impossible.
History ultimately the United States or in the eighties on Egypt to complete the buyout, dismantled the Egyptian hostility to the United States, did the control of the Suez Canal, but the world is not so.
Just because the U.S. didn’t seize the opportunity to cut Britain’s throat doesn’t mean that Britain is safe and sound, so of course Caltieri believes the Americans when they say that the U.S. will invoke the principles of the Monroe Doctrine to insulate European countries from interfering in the affairs of the Americas when Argentina breaks out into a conflict with Britain over the ownership of the Isle of Man.
The battlefield was thirteen thousand kilometers away, and even if the navy had been deployed immediately, it would not have reached the battlefield for weeks, but by this time all sectors of the British community had already acted.
Francis Pym, the Foreign Secretary who replaced Carrington, made an urgent visit to European countries, especially Germany and France, to seek the full support of the two countries.
Latin America is a different picture, the vast majority of countries are firmly in favor of Argentina, except for the long-standing relations between Chile, Chile and Argentina once also because of the territorial issue of conflict, the turn of the century there is the Latin American Naval Race, and now although the Socialist Party is in power, but the reality of the conflict on the territory of the Chilean government to remain silent.
But wanting to provide assistance to Britain as it had done historically was probably unlikely, and Alan Wilson suggested to Margaret Thatcher that she intervene to persuade Labor leader Callaghan to inquire about Chile’s attitude.
After all, during Allende’s time, Britain had also helped, not to say that Chile must return the favor, but there was nothing to lose by asking.
The mobilization of public opinion has begun before the diplomatic work, regardless of political bias on which side, at this time, a unified voice neatly, the Argentine move to seize the Falkland Islands, molded into a trample on the dignity of the British, is a provocation of British glory, a certain small civil servant Britain does not give, you can not rob the narrative, very relevant to the psychological needs of the citizens, was widely accepted.
As it turns out, the civil servant who has already made it into the textbooks with his photo of the French women he saved in Paris is also not just going to save women, but is just as capable of stepping up to the plate when the country needs it.
At this time Alan Wilson was at the Ministry of Defense, side by side with the formation of the Expeditionary Force battle plan, for a controlled military conflict description, he carried out a firm opposition, “I do not care how much military power the Argentineans have, big or small, the United Kingdom to face any opponent to use the full force of both respect for the opponent, but also for the country’s responsibility.”
Like in history, forty-eight hours to deploy a task force, if the cloud gathered a ten thousand expeditionary force hastily, not what Alan Wilson expects, but to make a big move, don’t expect to do forty-eight hours on all ready, the fish and the bear’s paw can’t have it both ways, this reasoning is more than simple.
“Navy, the Atlantic Fleet three carrier battle groups all deployed, the Pacific Fleet side, the collection of merchant ships in Xiangjiang, transport Nepalese soldiers, deployed two Centaur aircraft carriers, to Perth will be and Mountbatten Marshal missile battleships, formed a task force from the South Pacific to Latin America. Tierra del Fuego was taken as a landing base. It should be emphasized, of course, that Britain will not want an inch of Argentine territory, and that this is the utmost goodwill towards the current international order.”
“Everything must be ready to move.” The battle plan for a forty-eight hour sortie of the task force was rejected over the staunch objections of another member of the couple. In order to fight fast, so preparations must be slow, whether Argentina was soft or hard, there was no hurry.
Britain’s military power is scattered all over the world, all of them have a part in this war, how can it be done by a single forty-eight hour mobilization order from London?
“Secretary General, Galtieri has refused the Prime Minister’s request to withdraw.” The Foreign Office put the call through to the Ministry of Defense to inform the Cabinet Secretary General of Galtieri’s latest response.
“Ten Downing Street has been informed, right? That’s fine.” Alan Wilson nodded as he took the microphone, “Probably got another dose of the Monroe Doctrine, his good days are numbered.” ,
Putting down the phone, Allen Wilson instructed the military generals to draw up a battle plan according to the configuration of the two fleets, the main fleet in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean and the task force in the direction of the Pacific Ocean. The end of the war ends with the occupation of Buenos Aires, and at that time, Britain is naturally interested in unilaterally terminating the war.
“Allen, you first wait for news, the Ministry of Defense will solve the problem.”
Field Marshal Peng Yingwu did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, as the current British Chief of Defense Staff, the military’s No. 1 figure, his respect for Alan Wilson is not because, Whitehall, the civilian group can pinch military spending, but because this once worked in the Xiangjiang Executive Council, so there is a Chinese name of the marshal, in the sixties used to be a member of the staff of Field Marshal Mountbatten, at that time, Field Marshal Mountbatten is his current Role.
Good old Albert’s promotion to Colonel was also made possible with the care of this current military number one, throwing in the towel, and the relationship between the military and Whitehall was quite amicable.
“Hard work Marshal, what Britain needs now is a resounding victory. Not just a disciplinary action.” Alan Wilson got up after expressing his gratitude and then disappeared into the Ministry of Defense.
Supreme Authority had no problem handling Whitehall, no problem handling the military, and he was even able to handle the Prime Minister, at least for the time being.
But the richest woman in the world still needed a little detour, he couldn’t always be out wandering around, living on Hepburn and Monroe’s side, although that was fine.
Because his son must join the war this problem, or to find an opportunity to solve, Albert officially ended the consultant’s career in Thailand, is the most appropriate opportunity to solve.
Alan Wilson greeted his son’s return with pride, never beat around the bush and began moral abduction, “Currently I encountered a big problem with your mother’s sensibility, I think this war is a good opportunity, after the end of the end of the war you will logically as a war hero, stepped into the ranks of the generals, but your mother does not think so. ”
“I can understand my mother’s concern, war kills people after all, but Grandfather also contacted me before he returned and thought that he really shouldn’t miss this war.” Albert replied with a face full of honesty and reliability, “I believe that a marshal like Grandfather who has experienced war is more professional.”
“When it comes to that, there’s really no one more professional than your maternal grandfather, how long has MacArthur been dead? When the tensions of the Great War were high, Field Marshal Mountbatten was vacationing in Sri Lanka ten months out of the year, and if he hadn’t been, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to get so close to your mother so easily.”
Alan Wilson’s eyebrows were raised and he didn’t think it was such a shameful thing, the fact was obvious that everything today depended on Mountbatten’s easy-going career as a theater commander.
“Don’t worry my good son, by the time the Army lands it will surely be towards the end of the war. The Navy and Air Force are sure to assume a major role in the lead up to this war, and by the time the Army lands, Buenos Aires, a coastal city, will just have to be careful for a few days.” Alan Wilson patted his son’s shoulder and thought freely, “Plant the rice flag in the Argentine presidential palace and deliver a satisfactory answer.”
While the two men were conversing, the Atlantic Fleet’s three Queen Victoria-class carrier battle groups, three heavy carriers that were also the entirety of the Atlantic Fleet, were assembling in Portsmouth harbor.
After the sale of the two Eagle-class carriers, the Royal Navy’s global arrangement of carrier battle groups became three-two-two, under the Atlantic Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet and Pacific Fleet respectively.
Together with the three carrier battle groups, there is also the 7th Armored Division of the Rheinland Group Army assembled in Hamburg, Germany, this kind of ace division stuffed in as a proper commander is obviously too difficult, so Albert is definitely not suitable to return to the original unit, but it doesn’t matter, the Rhodesian royal domains and the resident British army merged, the Royal Rhodesian Armored Brigade will usher in a new commander.
Galtieri because of the supreme authority to run for peace efforts, spent the last comfortable time, this time is enough for half a month, instead of forty-eight hours as in history to hear the news of the task force out, this is not to be thanked, in the middle of these ten days, the British Foreign Office has taken care of the United States, France and Germany, at the same time to convince South Africa to provide military bases, although there is no less than the Soviet Union to be criticized, but in the middle of the ocean In the middle of the ocean, if the Soviet Union makes a move, the US Navy will not stand by and watch.
At the same time, Britain successfully recruited the world’s largest British merchant fleet, more than one hundred and twenty merchant ships to provide logistical support for the main fleet, April 20, Portsmouth harbor crowded with people, with three carrier battle groups as the core of the main fleet set sail, the Royal Navy struck.