Chapter 857 Penang Military Parade

A spectre, the spectre of imperialism is consolidating in Penang, the British colonizers, the Malayan feudal monarchs, the Chinese big buyers, the Dutch governors, the Portuguese military governors, the Australians, the New Zealanders, all united.

At this moment, the spokesman of imperialism, the High Commissioner of Malaya, Alan Wilson, did not hide his thoughts, “To put it bluntly, Britain will never leave in Malaya, and we will destroy everything who dares to drive us away. And, what I see is that the subjects of Malaya are generally embracing the British Empire.”

“Embrace the Queen!” The sultans spoke with one voice, expressing their embrace of Queen Elizabeth.

“Embrace the Queen!” The group of Chinese merchants led by Su Yang, Tian Qianqiu, and Gu Ke owed their heads slightly, but with a righteous look.

“Long live the Queen!” On the streets of Penang, subjects holding British flags chanted in unison, Penang was originally the home base of the Straits Colony, and the residents here couldn’t piss in the same pot as the rest of Malaya.

In the Penang Strait, a steel behemoth looms large, age has inevitably left its mark on these battleships, but the sense of oppression brought about by the tonnage has not disappeared because of the passage of time.

For the vast majority of countries and regions in this world, this Royal Navy Pacific Fleet, fed by the Malayan colonies, is still a force that can destroy a nation at the drop of a hat.

The entire population of Penang came out of their homes and appeared either at the harbor or on the sides of the streets, waiting with a curious look for the parade to begin, and at eight o’clock in the morning, the armies of the five nations that took part in the parade, had appeared.

“I, a colonial administrator, did not expect to have such an occasion in my life.” Alan Wilson took the speech and said to Penang Commissioner Everard, “When in Rome, I’ll speak Mandarin, you use English, and don’t interfere with each other. Just leave gaps and I’ll do most of the talking.”

He then walked up to the reviewing stand, a coastal street, where the sea and land parade would begin at the same time, and the loud speakers, already set up, would carry his voice to the ears of the clustered crowd.

“Honored subjects of the Empire, it is an honor to witness this display of security power.” Alan Wilson began the current Bibi Chatter into the microphone, “Since taking office, with humility, balanced with professionalism. Benefiting the diverse community of Malaya will, on reflection, be a rare and precious experience in my life.”

“There have been many challenges along the way, but the tolerance of the communities has been amazing, not to say perfect, but complimentary. Malaya has made explosive progress over the years, thanks to the support of the Commonwealth as a whole. Admittedly, it is not as good as developed societies in the traditional sense, but when you look around, there are very few comparable within Asia.”

“We are not one people, but we live together. With a tolerant heart, the esteemed sultans have made outstanding contributions to stabilizing society, being charitable and humble and kind. The commercial giants, represented by Su Yang and Coco, have energized this society, while Britain’s task is to do its best to protect, and keep safe, this rapidly growing society.”

“To the credit of all, and including today’s honored guests, Governor Okuste of Kalimantan, and Governor Kale of Timor, the five-nation security mechanism has contributed to the region’s security prize, deterring some countries with unrealistic ambitions.”

“To this day, in all humility, Malaya has left its neighbors in the dust, and how to develop does not need to be taught by a lagging place, for the perspective of governing a society, they are all still far from being able to do so. The normal perspective should be to rise up and catch up, not to harbor jealousy and want to take someone else’s wealth for themselves.”

“If there is a security threat to Malaya, two world wars broke out in Europe, and Britain as well as the European countries are reflecting deeply after the war. Recognizing that economic development is the mainstream in this era, if someone has to resort to military confrontation to subvert Malaya, the jewel of the Commonwealth?” Alan Wilson paused when he said this, “To the vast majority of countries in this world, Britain is still an existence that can dominate a country by setting up a few cannons.”

Toward the end, Allen Wilson’s voice shifted abruptly, an exclusively imperialistic sound that reached no one’s ears, and Everard transmitted the last paragraph in English to the ears of the troops on parade.

At once, a mountainous roar of approval erupted from the troops on parade in the five-nation joint defense mechanism.

“I now have the honorable Commander of the Far East Joint Warfare, Lieutenant General Sconce, to preside over the start of the parade.” With that, Allen Wilson stepped away from the microphone.

During this gap, the citizens of Penang, who heard the speech, savored the words of the Malayan administrator in their minds.

As Lieutenant General Sconce announced the start of the parade, the vampire fighter jets, which had suppressed the Kenyan rebellion only last year, appeared over the parade ground spraying colored exhaust, and the joint parade by land and sea was considered to have officially begun.

On the esplanade, the British, Australian, New Zealand, Dutch and Portuguese troops on parade took the stage. In the distance, battleships of all ranks, including battleships and aircraft carriers, crossed the Penang Strait and appeared in full view.

The main force of the Royal Navy’s Pacific Fleet, which was a permanent resident of Malaya, would undoubtedly be the third largest surface fleet in the world if it were a Malayan proprietary force, and the black holes of the main gun batteries on the battleships were chilling.

The presence of two Glory-class carriers in the channel caused a flurry of sideways glances from onlookers.

Unfortunately, Alan Wilson was selling the Kohinoor class carriers to the Timor governor, Calais, swearing that Timor needed the protection of the Kohinoor class carriers, and that Britain would sell them as soon as Portugal’s finances would allow it to do so.

Always catch a sheep woolgathering is a bit unkind, but sold is better than the final dismantling. Portugal is at least a European country, Alan Wilson is also embarrassed for the Giant-class matchmaking, that level of aircraft carriers to cope with what India can cope with, not in line with Portugal’s identity as a European country.

For today’s Penang residents, will be an eye-opening day, even in the United States or the Soviet Union, a similar scene is not rare. Britain was in the awkward position of having a navy inferior to the United States and an army inferior to the Soviet Union. But it still found confidence in faraway Asia.

The soldiers of the troops on parade held their heads high, and those who didn’t know thought that the glory days of the British Empire had returned.

Soldiers of the five countries on parade, because of their different styles, are not like their counterparts in Moscow’s Red Square, who explode into a mountain of momentum once they take a step, but they are good enough to cope with the uninformed masses.

The key is the battleships and aircraft carriers slowly sailing across the Penang Strait, greatly enhancing the force of this parade.

Alan Wilson was still exchanging words with the Timorese Governor Kale, his eyes sweeping over the Portuguese army. Algerians encountered France is not really unlucky, if Algeria is a Portuguese colony that is called bad luck, if similar to Salazar’s leadership of France, he did not even dare to think of what will happen.

Portugal was the first colonial empire to start the great voyage and the last to admit defeat. Carrying a weapon older than a 38-gauge in the middle of a dense forest in Africa, it faced the rebels with automatic rifles until the last moment.

Salazar did what he said he would do, and kept the Portuguese empire alive to the very end while he lived. The colonial era began and ended in Portugal, completing the circle of destiny.

With this parade, all over colonial Malaya, marches broke out in favor of Britain and independence from Indonesian ambitions, which were interpreted as an anti-Indonesian movement.

Immediately afterwards Indonesia returned the favor by breaking out into anti-Malayan marches, Malaya against Indonesia and Indonesia against Malaya. The two places, separated by a strait, were hostile to each other.

Alan Wilson accompanied Lieutenant General Sconce, Commander of Far Eastern Operations, and with Governor-General Okuste of Kalimantan and Governor-General Calais of Timor, who had come with him, as well as the garrison commanders of Australia and New Zealand, signed a declaration of the Five Nation Joint Security Mechanism aimed at guaranteeing the security of the Southeast Asian region.

Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand will guarantee freedom of navigation in the Malacca Strait. The five countries jointly oppose the threat of Indonesian infiltration into the neighborhood, call on Indonesia to terminate similar actions, and recognize the existing land as Indonesian territory, terminate the promotion of Greater Indonesiaism, abandon the propaganda agitation hostile to the white countries, and so on.

Each and every one of these accusations is a real thing, Indonesia did infiltrate Kalimantan. It is also true that it does not recognize the territorial extent of what is now Indonesia, and as for hostility to white nations, Sukarno’s speech at the Bandung Conference is direct evidence.

“Post-independence Indonesia should not become a regional security threat. The adoption of an aggressive attitude and the encouragement of hostility to white nations is very worrying, and Indonesia’s ambitions deserve the vigilance of all members of the free world.”

What resonates most in this is what Sukarno originally called white old world rhetoric. The attack on public opinion, brought up by Britain and followed by Holland, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand, established Indonesia almost overnight as an enemy of the free world and an ultra-nationalist against whites.

Allen Wilson then announced in Penang that the five countries would activate a joint defense mechanism to block Indonesia’s infiltration routes into neighboring territories and to stop illegal incursions into regional territorial waters.

“If Indonesia does not stop its moves that threaten regional security, the ultimate consequence will be that even a plank of wood going into the sea will require the consent of the free world.” Allen Wilson expressed his determination that no piece of board shall go down to the sea to the various media outlets that had caught wind of the incident.

The Jakarta government, on the other hand, responded with even more vehement accusations of white old-world bullying of Indonesia and the despicable act of trying to permanently cut off Indonesia’s inherent territory.