Chapter 776: Touching the Heart

Destroying the war potential of North Vietnam, which Allen Wilson certainly supported, and the French expressing their adherence to colonial policy and their willingness to be the villainous deterrent, coupled with the destruction of Indonesia and the shelling of Jakarta prior to the Dutch evacuation of the country many years earlier. Deterrence could be effectively expected for the major colonies.

The bad influence is carried by the French, the benefits are for everyone, Paris has done this, can Allen Wilson even applaud from the sidelines? This matter should not only British Malaya know, the entire British colonies should know.

“Everyone should know what to do with the Commissioner’s telegram, to report it from a neutral point of view, we are not favoring any side.” Inside the Malayan Administrative Office, Alisa tilted the telegram in her hands and said to her colleagues in a pleasant manner.

The crowd nodded, by not taking sides they meant taking sides with France, the truth was actually quite obvious, this was a retaliation before France withdrew, and it was everyone’s job in public opinion to make the obvious not so obvious.

“Then let’s go with the narrative of the Commissioner stating France’s position in the telegram, both that France is simply taking back what was once given away.” Richard, the head of the administrative bureau, spoke up and clapped his hands, “That’s the way it was, Malaya wouldn’t have made it into the modern world for five hundred years without us.”

“We don’t take a position, we’re just porters of news. As for contacts in the other colonies, the Overseas Asset Management Council office will find a way to liaise.” Ender said after a moment of silence, “We also need to keep an eye on the movements in Malaya, after all, this is an extraordinary time, beware of infiltration from all sides.”

“Watch out for newspapers that go against the official attitude in public opinion, especially the Chinese newspapers.” Alisa nodded, “Whoever does not share our caliber at this time is an enemy of the British Empire.”

This is a trick of finger pointing, Alan Wilson who took the return telegram was relieved but not awestruck when he thought about it, the reasoning is the same, if the destruction of North Vietnam and the withdrawal of troops goes well, he can just pat himself on the back.

As the only hegemony of public opinion not hit hard by the war, it made sense that all the British colonies were the first to reprint France’s act of justice, and public opinion was very successfully oriented.

Many of the colonial newspapers, tended to believe that the French were justified in doing so, which of course caused resentment in the Soviet camp. The war of words erupted instantly, and as the country that broke through the hegemony of the free world in this era, the Soviet Union certainly couldn’t afford to wait around.

But it is not worth making a fuss, this year the colonies are generally not yet independent, the hegemony of the free world’s public opinion in the third world is still very solid, unstable place is the European countries within the country, there is a huge pro-Soviet ideology. As long as the European countries did not make a big mess, the war of words was ready to go on.

For the Soviet Union’s accusations, France is the first country to counterattack, although the French Communist Party is the second largest party in Europe, but France’s support for the colonial hard-line attitude of the force, far more than the French Communist Party.

Although in terms of public opinion France was in disarray domestically, since the French Revolution, when has the French political sphere not been in disarray? France had long ago honed in on a way of not disturbing each other; you curse your own, I do mine, no delay between the two.

As for the United States, which is ready to pick the peach, it is not as enthusiastic as Britain, France and the Soviet Union, which are in diametrically opposed positions blaming each other. For the current Washington, it is possible to transcend the world and watch the countries involved tear each other apart.

Siding with Britain and France could potentially bolster colonial policy, while joining with the Soviet Union could lead to the alienation of Britain and France. This is also simple, even if the United States also think that the Soviet Union’s accusations are not unreasonable, stifled silence on the line, sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers is also very wonderful.

Only a few days from the official withdrawal date of October 8, the French army before the departure of the crazy moves, beyond the VC’s expectations, wanton destruction of the army in the long run is huge, but the French military command released is the North African soldiers mainly troops, but also their own, then be prepared to strain, alert to the last time, will be planned on the destruction of the target will begin to evacuate.

At this moment, a large two small three Royal Navy warships have sailed into Tokyo Bay, Rear Admiral George Bauer raised his eyes far away, in the command cabin in the middle of silence, seems to listen to the sound of the sea.

The current destination is North Vietnam Haiphong harbor, Haiphong harbor to Hanoi’s role, similar to the role of the Dagu port. It is the first line of defense for Hanoi, which is now controlled by the Viet Cong, and the purpose of this small fleet is not to let the evacuating French troops be blocked by the Viet Cong soldiers in Haiphong, and to deter them in the outer sea.

This kind of sabotage is something France is familiar with, not because of the history of making an example of a colony in Africa a few years later, singling out one colony for destruction to deter other colonies from pursuing independence, but because it has been done for a long time.

France in order to maintain the centripetal force of the colony to the sovereign state often destroy local historical sites and cultural patterns, so that people in the very French centralized management gradually forget their original racial attributes.

France’s experience in this regard is evident in the fact that it once found the jade seal of the king of Vietnam specifically to be smashed.

The present operation was merely on a larger scale, and the factory facilities in North Vietnam still in French hands were planted with bombs or shelled outright, and after blasting them, the local French troops did not hesitate to retreat to Hanoi.

It has been proven that an army that wants to do banditry often doesn’t need to be taught by anyone, and it is absolutely true that soldiers and bandits have been in the same family since the beginning of time, and the resident French troops showed even more stamina and professionalism than they had in previous operations.

“We can emphasize that the French behavior stems from the aftermath of the frequent French revolutions. It is well known that the French themselves are in daily trouble, and it is not unusual for it to affect the army.”

Alan Wilson, with a copy of the Three Kingdoms in his hand, very nonchalantly urged Vivienne to help him write his letter. Didn’t he see that his hands were all wrapped up, and he had the presence of mind to try to work right now.

Fei Wenli blankly glanced at the man, how could she not know that this man was pretending, the Great British Treasure is also considered an accessory, and could only move the pen while inquiring, “This hobby of yours, reading books, is really good.”

“Reading books is a kind of communication, a book writing no matter how to avoid it, will inevitably add a little bit of their own subjective factors, I can judge what kind of person this is by the books I read. It’s even better if it’s a full-time author, you can also see what he knows at different stages of his life.” Alan Wilson puts down the trio of books and tells what he’s learned.

For example, Xia Meng’s admirer, Mr. Jin Yong, his work in his twenties, Book Sword and Enmity, and his work in his forties, Deer Tripods, can be seen twenty years of Jin Yong’s journey.

As for Qiong Yao, she is a mistress, and the mistresses in her works are all white moonlight.

Even the network is like this, potato’s protagonist a person hot blooded, red hair’s works protagonist to dictate all the ancient, to fight the sky and the earth, as for Tang San’s, seven eight valleys and eight aunts of a family are all gods, he wants to be an official is still a good thing?

“How do you say and reasonable!” Fei Wen Li said but Alan Wilson, then took the paper and said, “Write it, want to send it directly? Or are you going to send it personally.”

“It’s not confidential, just let Radvich which to send it to Kuala Lumpur.” Alan Wilson, deep in his heart, said unconcernedly, “What kind of spirit is it for me, an Englishman, to come all the way to South Vietnam to help France find excuses for its actions.”

“Reasons you have many, but is it useful?” Vivienne asked as she walked over and sat on the man’s lap, “Is it that after the destruction, the North will have no ability to move south and South Vietnam will be safe.”

“It’s only useful in the short term, as for North Vietnam don’t worry, someone will pay for them.” Alan Wilson was not unaware of the consequences, on the contrary he knew very well that the damage to North Vietnam would not last. The consequences of destroying many of the facilities in North Vietnam, naturally, there were countries that were going to bleed, but it was good to know or not to do so.

Even the French Air Force, which had been out of action for a long time, joined in, but this time the bombing was no longer aimed at the VC forces, but at factory facilities, dams, power stations, warehouses, and grain depots, the list goes on and on.

Everything that could not be taken away, as long as it was still in French hands, was included in the destruction except for houses. With this instruction, the French in North Vietnam did not skimp on ammunition, which was not expected to be taken away anyway.

Even the Viet Cong did not expect the French to be so thorough in their actions, and many of the Viet Cong units bordering the French arrived at the news. What they saw were booby-trapped mines buried in items, even among the iron ore mines, shot-down livestock everywhere, and French-controlled granaries were torched.

“Evacuation operation in Hanoi, do not move the buildings, but completely destroy the power supply, all important warehouses planted with explosives, October 8 at the same time for blasting.”

In the midst of the French headquarters in Hanoi, General Kony loudly gave the order, “Ensure the destruction of North Vietnam’s industrial and war potential, this is the only thing we can do at the moment, from today Hanoi is under military control, and any suspicious elements found are to be killed on sight.”

As it turns out, once imperialism gets shameless, the Third World simply can’t look away, and once France is not thinking about maintaining its rule, the orders for destruction that are given are absolutely devastating.

The operation that should have been staged in French Africa where not a single telephone pole was left standing fell first on North Vietnam.

Off Haiphong Harbor, the Royal Navy fleet that had come to meet it loomed large, and George Ball was mentally prepared to shell Haiphong Harbor as soon as the French forces withdrawing from the Red River if they were stopped.

The Royal Navy had already made contact with the French command in Hanoi and were aware of each other’s presence, and the two colonial empires, Britain and France, at the end of the colonial empire, showed a unity that had never been seen in the past three hundred years.

“How touching!” Alan Wilson sobbed twice, reaching up and touching the corner of his eye, wiping away non-existent crocodile tears, “I guess North Vietnam is going to take a two-year reprieve.”