Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1299

It cannot be said that southern Africa is not helpful at all. India and Japan will be different after all. What Japan needs is raw materials, what India needs is food, and there are a lot of things in southern Africa, not strategic resources. India only needs to pay for it. As much as you want, southern Africa does not restrict exports, the more the better.

The problem lies in "money", India has no money.

I don't have the money to talk about it, but Sastri deliberately provoked Roque. He probably thought that if he showed enough hostility, Roque would make appropriate concessions to India in order to turn hostility into friendship.

Nonsense, Rock has always convinced people with reason, and the truth is only within the range of naval guns.

Therefore, the international common territorial sea line is 12 nautical miles, because the range of naval guns at that time was 12 nautical miles.

"Lock——" Belfort knew that there had been some unhappiness between Rock and Sastri, but this was not the time to get entangled in these details. It was Belfort's task to integrate the team as soon as possible.

"Ah—" Rock was as dazed as if he had just woken up.

Belfort was speechless.

Sastri was also speechless.

Viscount Gladstone and Bowden were even more speechless.

"Lord Nyasaran, both India and Southern Africa are countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. Now that India is in trouble, Southern Africa should help India." Sastri can't wait, this "should" is well used, you help me is God's will, don't help me or die.

"Hehe, should it be?" Rock was blunt. God knows why Sastry is so confident. He is a cabinet member. Should he be naive or naive?

"Yes, southern Africa should provide complete help to India. You have the ability." Sastry is really not a weirdo. Many white people really think that this "should" is justified from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, later on many Africans also imitated the mentality of the whites.

"That's right, Southern Africa does have this ability, but why does Southern Africa provide you with help? It's still completely complete, are you awake? Is India's suzerain the British Empire or Southern Africa? You are not my son, I rely on What spoils you?" Rock really wanted to be a little more tactful, but he was afraid that Sastri would not understand, so he just said it directly.

"You——you're too much—" Sastri is also a shameless person, and he immediately loses face.

Rock sneered, he couldn't bear such a blow, and his mental capacity was seriously insufficient.

"Locke, India and Southern Africa are both—" Belfort tried to ease the atmosphere.

"Your Excellency, these problems are not something we can solve now. We should focus on the naval meeting." Roque said bluntly. If Belfort wants to hold a meeting to resolve the interest disputes within the Commonwealth, then Belfort It was wrong, very wrong.

To put it bluntly, when the Commonwealth of Nations was established, hundreds of politicians gathered in London to argue for more than a year but failed to understand it. If Belfort thinks so, he is completely overestimated.

But this is also normal. Thinking about the impact of the "Balfour Declaration", our Lord President of the Privy Council is sometimes naive.

It cannot be said to be naive. If Southern Africa does not reject Balfour, then this is definitely a good move for the British Empire. It not only solves the refugee problem that has plagued the United Kingdom for a long time, but also smashes a nail in the Middle East. Hidden dangers are planted in the future, so that Britain can continue to have an impact on the Middle East from a detached position.

It's a pity that Belfort didn't expect the British Empire to weaken so quickly, nor did he anticipate the reaction in southern Africa, let alone how urgent Rothschild's mood was.

It's still the same now. Belfort didn't expect Roque to be so direct. As soon as Roque finished speaking, Belfort looked at Roque with stern eyes.

Probably the same as the dean.

Rock is the student with excellent grades but also a very distinctive personality.

"If this problem cannot be resolved, then there is no need for India to participate in the naval meeting—" Sastri thought he had caught Roque's pain point.

These words are also out of control. When did the naval meeting have anything to do with India?

The meeting broke up unhappy, and after the meeting, Bowden took the initiative to come to Rock.

"If southern Africa can send armored troops to Canada, then the Americans will not dare to do it. Of course, there is also the air force. The sky of Canada also needs the protection of the southern African air force. Don't worry, Locke, all the expenses incurred during the stationing of the troops in Canada , the Canadian government is fully responsible." Bowden's attitude is very good, and when you ask for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help.

During the World War, the armored forces played an increasingly important role. By the end of the World War, the performance of the armored forces had directly determined the balance of the war. It was precisely because the Allied Forces were equipped with a large number of tanks that they were able to fight against Germany on the battlefield. Form positive pressure.

After the end of the World War, only two troops remained in southern Africa, one was the armored army and the other was the mountain army.

Bowden knows the combat effectiveness of the southern African army, and the United States also knows that if southern Africa sends armored troops to Canada to assist in the defense, it does not even need to send the entire division over, and sending a symbolic armored regiment is enough to form a huge threat to the United States. deterrence.

For Canada, which has an area of ​​998 million square kilometers, one regiment is obviously not enough.

If necessary, Southern Africa can form hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops at any time. This is where Southern Africa's confidence lies.

"Canada's defense cannot always rely on southern Africa. The power must be in its own hands. Southern Africa can send troops to Canada to assist in defense, but this is only a stopgap measure. If necessary, southern Africa can help Canada train troops , so as to better deal with the threat of the United States.” Roque seems to be really thinking from the standpoint of Canada, but in fact it is also a conspiracy.

If Canada wants to have its own troops, it must purchase all kinds of equipment that the troops need.

Canada basically has no military industry capabilities in the country, so if tanks and aircraft are needed, they must be purchased from southern Africa.

This kind of military purchase is not a one-time business. Buying weapons always requires repair and maintenance. In the future, it will also involve replacement and upgrading. These tasks require the cooperation of southern Africa to ensure that the weapons and equipment can exert their due combat effectiveness.

This is the same as Southern Africa. Before the establishment of Southern Africa, the British weapon system was used. Therefore, after the establishment of Southern Africa, it can only be developed and upgraded on the basis of the British weapon system. This will affect the future of Southern Africa. lasting impact.

To give the simplest example, if you are used to a left-hand drive car, you will experience various discomforts when you drive a right-hand drive car. Sometimes carelessness may cause traffic accidents.

Winston has a great say in this aspect. In another time and space, Winston was in New York, and the car accident happened because he was not used to the American traffic.

"Locke, Canada is not southern Africa. We only have a population of 800 million. If we need to form an army, a small number is not enough to protect Canada. If the number is too large, the Canadian government can't afford it financially. Therefore, southern Africa and Canada will join hands. The advantages of each other complement each other." Bowdoin is very clear-headed, the vastness of the country also has the sadness of the vastness of the country, Canada is not southern Africa, there are no endless Africans to drive, and now there is not even a decent railway in Canada, which is very miserable.

To put it bluntly, there is still no one. If Canada can have human resources like India, then Bowden will not come to ask Rock.

Just kidding, with more than 3 million people, millions of troops can be formed casually, and the United States can be heaped to death with human tactics.

What Bowden said about complementary advantages is actually the way of the British government.

For the British Empire, colonies all over the world are an advantage, but also a burden.

During the Second Boer War, Britain easily mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the world, forming an overwhelming advantage over the Boer coalition forces.

It was the same during the World War. Britain relied on the Southern African Expeditionary Force, the Anzac, the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the Indian Army to easily form millions of troops and consume Germany alive.

It seems that Britain has a huge advantage. In fact, in order to maintain the British Empire's global maritime hegemony, the United Kingdom has to invest more and more budgets in the construction of the navy, and the navy is notoriously a gold-swallowing monster. Take a look The United States and Japan now know that even the United States is unable to cope with the increasingly large-scale arms race, let alone the United Kingdom, which has already sunk down.

The reason why the British government wants to bring southern Africa, Australia, and Canada to participate in the naval meeting is probably the main purpose of apportioning military expenses.

This reason is very appropriate. If the UK wants to safeguard the interests of its colonies and overseas territories, it must not be all paid by London. The colonies and dominions must also make due contributions.

For example, in southern Africa, southern Africa does not want to build capital ships, but wants to build aircraft carriers.

In this way, it is simple. The United Kingdom won the corresponding share of aircraft carriers from the Navy Conference, and then gave some of them to southern Africa to equip the southern African navy. In this way, if the world war breaks out again in the future, the southern African navy will also fight side by side with the Royal Navy. , and will not affect the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy.

As for whether the aircraft carrier belonging to the Southern African Navy will fully obey the orders of the British War Department, the current British government is not in the mood to consider this.

It's not that I'm not in the mood, but that I don't have the ability. If the British government does this, it will definitely have an impact on the future of the Commonwealth. The influence of southern Africa will continue to increase, and the influence of the UK will continue to weaken.

But even knowing this, the British government has no choice. This is drinking poison to quench thirst. Knowing that drinking poison will kill you, but if you don’t drink it, you will die now.

(End of this chapter)