Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2437 The Cat and the Mouse

Preparations for Operation Overlord were nearing completion as the Southern African Army and the Free French Army advanced northward.

With only one week left until 'D'-day, all eyes are on the weather in the English Channel region.

The weather has been very bad in recent times, and the English Channel has been rough and rough, which will bring countless difficulties to the landing operation.

The meteorological department predicts that the bad weather will continue. If the "D" day does not improve, then the landing operation may be postponed.

Rock didn't pay attention to the weather. When Lin Mao and Sidney Milner came to Rock's office, Rock was watching TV.

What was playing on TV was "Tom and Jerry", an American cartoon. In his previous life, Rock always thought that "Tom and Jerry" was made in the 80s or 40s, but he didn't expect it to be in the [-]s.

Watching the cunning Tom put poor Jerry in the refrigerator on TV, Rock was completely relaxed.

Watching cartoons doesn't need to use your brain, just treat it as relaxation.

Lin Mao was surprised, he had been working in the Palace of Justice for more than two years, and rarely saw Roque so relaxed.

Lin Mao graduated from Nyasaland University two years ago and came directly to the Palace of Justice. He is serious and responsible in his work, and he is an outstanding young man.

Sidney Milner was also surprised. The surprising point was that Rock was interested in cartoons.

"Good news or bad news?" Rock signaled Lin Mao to turn off the TV.

"The weather forecasting department can't predict the weather. It's a joke. I think the weather forecaster is a magic stick—" Sidney Milner was annoyed.

Rock feels normal.

Don't underestimate weather forecasting, it's a complex science that wasn't really grasped until the 21st century, and people are just beginning to study the weather now.

"Even if the weather on 'D' day is bad, we must act." Rock was determined, and if he didn't act, he could only watch the Russians occupy Berlin.

For southern Africa, the greatest value of Berlin lies in the black technology of the Third Reich. Even if southern Africa cannot get it, it cannot be obtained by Russians or Americans.

It sounds mean, but it has to be done from a Southern African standpoint.

And Rock is also very curious. Since Mustache came to power, Germany's technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Rock sometimes doubts whether there are aliens helping the Germans.

Southern Africa's advanced technology is based on strong human resources, material base, and decades of continuous investment.

It has only been a few years since Mustache came to power, and it is completely unreasonable for Germany to go from ruins to sweeping across Europe.

Rock hopes to occupy Berlin before Russia, so that southern Africa can bring all of Germany's technology and talents to southern Africa as it did after the end of the last world war.

Looking at it this way, it is not surprising that the Germans can rise rapidly, after all, they still have a foundation.

"Our British friend seems to be in trouble. Someone is targeting him. Would you like to send him a present?" Milner was referring to Winston.

The British are not only good at digging pits for their allies, but also good at infighting, and even their own people are not spared.

Southern Africa has a strong intelligence capability in the UK, and Rock knows better than Winston the twists and turns of the British Parliament.

Milner's attitude is obvious, as long as Rock agrees, Brad's office can help Winston.

Rock thought for a while and shook his head slowly.

Help also depends on the situation.

If the strength of the United Kingdom is weak, Rock will not hesitate to lend a helping hand, and forget about this kind of thing.

Britain is now a wartime cabinet, and Winston does not need to face the pressure of elections, otherwise, with the current state of enthusiasm in the UK, Winston probably cannot do the Labor Party.

It has nothing to do with prestige, the British will be grateful to Winston for leading Britain to the world war.

But at the same time, the British will not forget the rationing system that Winston implemented in the UK in order to win the victory, and the cruelty in suppressing the strike.

The British are so entangled, and this can be regarded as the British style of distinguishing between love and hate.

"If we don't help, Winston will probably be abandoned by Britain after the war—" Milner felt sad for his friend. This is not the first time Winston has been abandoned.

After the last world war, Winston was tragically abandoned and was sent to southern Africa as the governor.

Winston was so disappointed that he broke away from the Conservative Party and became an independent.

This time it was like this again, the war was not over yet, the conspiracy against Winston had already taken shape, and even the King of England was digging holes for Winston.

The Duke of London is unbearable for ordinary people, and the king is also afraid of the master.

"Compared to Winston, I want the Labor Party to come to power." Rock is not worried. Even if Winston is desperate, he can go to southern Africa to spend his life. This is Rock's promise to Winston.

There is one thing to say, although Winston has various shortcomings, he is more threatening to southern Africa than the British Labor Party.

Winston didn't get enough support from Rock before, so he turned around and went to Washington to increase cooperation with the United States.

If it were the people from the British Labor Party, if Rock hit a sugar-coated shell, those people would come over.

Sidney Milner understood that Winston was at least a political strongman, and the petty bourgeoisie of the Labor Party were very weak.

Sidney Milner came to Rock in the hope that Rock would increase his support for the "New League of Nations".

Although the League of Nations has not yet been formally disbanded, it is on the verge of dissolution. After the end of the world war, a new international organization will definitely be needed to replace the League of Nations. At the very least, countries must have a channel of communication.

"Find a place in Pretoria, build a new headquarters of the League of Nations, and move the League of Nations here." Rock started ahead of time, and first moved the League of Nations to southern Africa to seize the opportunity.

“We have the headquarters of the Southern African Union in Pretoria—” Milnero worried.

"Then Los Angeles, or Walvis Bay is also fine." Rock is not conservative, and the UN headquarters in another time and space is not in Washington.

"Then L.A.—" Milner chose L.A., because Whale Bay is almost in every way, and L.A. is the most suitable.

Then Los Angeles City, the Nyasaland State Government and the Los Angeles City Government are very excited about the arrival of the League of Nations, and Los Angeles City is also fully capable of preparing for the reception.

After sending Milner away, Rock continued to watch "Tom and Jerry".

The TV shows a standard American big house with a sumptuous dining table. The author probably doesn’t know that there are still many people in this world who are hungry. Tom and Jerry are fighting and accidentally sweep a sumptuous table of food to the ground.

Rock also didn't realize how much impact this scene would have on people in impoverished areas.

It won't be too big. The real poverty-stricken areas don't even have TVs, so they can't watch this scene at all.

After all, it's a cartoon, so don't be too picky. For the vast majority of people in southern Africa and the United States, although the cartoon is exaggerated, it's not too outrageous.

But for some people, Southern Africans and Americans are just too wasteful, especially with their attitude towards food.

Still at Portsmouth Naval Port, as the "Overlord" operation is approaching, more and more troops are stationed at Portsmouth. The [-]st US Airborne Division that has just arrived at Portsmouth is stationed here. wave of attacking troops, launching a landing operation in Normandy.

There is only one week left before the "Overlord" operation. Referring to the Battle of Sicily, the airborne troops were in bad luck, so since the first airborne division arrived in Portsmouth, the law and order in Portsmouth deteriorated again, and the gendarmes were dispatched frantically. The sobering room was filled with drunken American soldiers.

The logistics here in Portsmouth are all provided by southern Africa. The logistics standards of the US military are similar to those of the southern African army, which is considered a luxury by most British people.

The army with tens of millions of people consumes astronomical figures every day. Food alone is calculated in units of "thousand tons". The First Airborne Division throws away several tons of kitchen waste every day. These kitchen wastes have become a treasure for the people of Portsmouth. Every day, people wait outside the camp of the First Airborne Division, waiting for the garbage truck to take out the garbage.

Americans are indeed wasteful. They throw away the whole piece of unfinished bread. If you don’t like the taste of canned food, you throw it away after taking a bite. All have great appeal.

Garbage trucks are the most valuable every night. In order to ensure the health of American soldiers, the US military’s freshness standard for vegetables is 24 hours, and all vegetables that exceed 24 hours are thrown away.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the garbage truck drove out of the [-]st Airborne Division camp on time.

Some children who were waiting at the gate of the camp early ran wildly with the garbage truck. Before the garbage truck was stable, the British who were still waiting rushed forward and scrambled wildly.

At this time, it is normal to have quarrels and even physical conflicts.

The two truck drivers were not in a hurry, squatting beside them to watch the excitement, without noticing that in the bushes tens of meters away, a photojournalist was secretly recording all this with a camera in his hand.

So the next day, the major British newspapers were very lively.

"Countless people die tragically from hunger every day, but American soldiers are wasting precious food! "

This is the headline on the front page of The Times, which is slightly conservative.

The "Daily Mail" is very explosive: "The British are scrambling for the garbage that the Americans don't want, and our poor self-esteem is being trampled!" "

Even more shocking, the headline on the front page of the "Evening Post" is a photo of two American soldiers squatting next to them watching the excitement, with several British men fighting in the background.

Almost instantly, the self-esteem that the British have always been proud of was dealt a huge blow.

This was the empire on which the sun never set.

What is America?

The United States was a former British colony, and the British once set fire to the capital. The restaurant in Paris still has a sign saying "Americans and dogs not allowed". How could the American soldiers in the United Kingdom dare to be so presumptuous?

At this time, there must be no British people who would think about whether American soldiers can go to a Paris restaurant to eat.

The focus of public opinion immediately focused on the American soldiers.

Still in the British Parliament, the leader of the Labor Party, Clement Richard Attlee, immediately attacked Winston.

"Americans have American living habits. This is not something we should interfere with—take a step back and say, in another week—no, in six days, those American soldiers will parachute to Normandy to meet their generals." It will be the tracks of German tanks and the shells of anti-aircraft guns, so it is understandable for them to be more presumptuous." Winston was very angry, and the UK also has a news censorship system, but the newspaper office last night obviously bypassed the British news censorship agency, Otherwise these reports and photos would not have appeared in the newspapers at all.

The reason is also very simple. The wartime cabinet is a coalition government, and the news censorship is in charge of the Labor Party.

"Even if those American soldiers are going to die in a few days, can they insult us British so unscrupulously?" Attlee roared wildly, and most of the surrounding congressmen looked at Winston with unkind eyes.

There is no way to explain this matter. In principle, how American soldiers use the materials provided by southern Africa is their business. Britain has no right and should not interfere.

Although the behavior of the two watching American soldiers was inappropriate, they did not act excessively. At least the Americans did not exchange canned food and lunch meat for the opportunity to learn German from German women as they did during their stay in Germany.

Oh, I almost forgot, the United States also speaks English, so there is no need to learn English from British women.

But you can learn to cook from British women.

Or just plain chat.

"Gentlemen, please clarify the fact that our enemies have not disappeared. They are waiting across the strait, waiting for us to send them to our door. If there are no American soldiers, we will have to send our children to fight them to the death. Is this what you want?" Winston also roared, which should not have been said, but Winston could no longer care about it.

In the British Parliament, there must be eyes and ears of the Americans. It is estimated that the Americans will know what Winston said in the Congress within half an hour at the end of the meeting.

"If we lose our dignity, then even if we win the war, what's the point?"

"Why don't we put it another way, for example, we lost the war, but protected our dignity, how about it?" Winston was rarely sharp, and he was exhausted physically and mentally during this period, and he put too much energy on Congress.

Attlee was quite smart, and he didn't completely tear his face apart.

But this matter is not over yet, the contradiction is only temporarily covered up.

In the British Parliament, there are not only American eyeliners, but also members with close ties to southern Africa.

Shortly after the meeting, Gavin found out what was going on in Congress.

Gavin can only be thankful that the British reporter did not go to the southern African military camp with a camera to wait for the news.

Although the Federal Government of Southern Africa has always educated southern Africans to cherish food, if you want to find news about camps with tens of thousands of people, you will definitely be able to find them.

"Is Attlee crazy? Why would he do this?" Gavin was puzzled.

"He's not crazy, but he's almost crazy." Yang Smother sneered, some people just didn't stop for a moment.

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