Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2511 five kilometers

Angie is not busy at all, he just doesn't want to waste time with the British.

The British wanted to return to the Pacific, and it had nothing to do with Angie, who was the commander of the war zone. After all, after the war, even the war zone was gone.

MacArthur was interested. He is a standard American who wants to have a hand in everything. Even if he can't get any money, it's good to gossip.

"So, aren't you going to meet that British man?" MacArthur hoped that the Lion City would be as chaotic as possible, just like the Philippines now.

The Philippines is a mixed bag right now.

After recovering the Philippines, MacArthur carried out several months of retaliation. About 30 Filipinos who cooperated with the Japanese during the Japanese Occupation, as well as their family members, were executed or disposed of in a commercial manner.

It's okay to be executed, after all, one death kills a hundred, and people die for nothing.

Dealing with it in a commercial manner is to extract the surplus value to the greatest extent. Men are sold to plantations as workers, and women are sent to work in various clubs, becoming a tool for American soldiers to vent during the battle.

Don't listen to the good words of the US government. Some of the actions of the US during the war were more disgusting than the Japanese government.

The brutal methods of the Japanese government left all kinds of evidence to the victims, at least the victims would have grounds for compensation in the future.

The U.S. government's method is more covert. If the female police officers in the U.S. military club claim compensation from the U.S. government after the war, there is no evidence at all.

What you love and what I want, money and goods are settled, and there are even employment contracts.

But the Filipinos are still happy.

I don't know whether the Americans should be said to be cunning, or the Filipinos are too weak.

Now the Philippines has nominally returned to the embrace of the United States and has become a part of the United States.

Some people in Washington do not think so. They even want to take this opportunity to get rid of the heavy burden of the Philippines and escape from this quagmire.

Everything is afraid of being true.

Before the war broke out, in order to maintain its colonial rule in the Philippines, the United States had to bear a heavy financial burden every year, but it received very little income from the Philippines.

After the war broke out, the U.S. military suffered heavy losses in the Philippines. Of the 6000 prisoners of war in Bataan’s death march, none survived the war. It has to continue to invest billions of dollars, and then pay about [-] million dollars a year to maintain the colonial rule of the Philippines.

With these 6000 billion, and [-] million per year, there is nothing good to do with it. Why waste it in the Philippines for the sake of being a suzerain country.

Look at what Britain did to southern Africa.

When Britain gave up Southern Africa, Southern Africa at least had potential compared to the Philippines.

What is there in the Philippines now?
There are only tens of millions of mouths waiting to be fed.

Of course, it would not be decent for the United States to leave the Philippines just like that.

Therefore, with the support of Washington, the Philippines formed a political party and formed an interim government to restore freedom to the Philippines in the name of democracy.

Then Washington discovered that this was simply a stroke of magic, and everything suddenly became clear.

The Philippines has established itself as an independent country, so naturally it does not need financial support from the United States.

However, all the lifelines of the Philippine national economy are controlled by American companies. How much tax the Philippine government can receive is completely up to the American companies. Compared with the past, this is simply a win. The Philippines has once again become an adventure for American entrepreneurs. paradise.

Unlike before, this time not only American businessmen, but also businessmen from South Africa and East India, and even businessmen from the Lion City flocked here.

Therefore, the current Philippines is full of demons, which is not at all the Philippines that MacArthur is familiar with.

Although MacArthur's headquarters is in Manila, he himself has stayed in the Lion City for seven consecutive months.

"Why do you see him? It's just those bad debts from back then. If it's General Cunningham, maybe you can still meet him, but forget about the others." An Qi treats all British generals equally, except for Cunningham. .

For Cunningham, it is also because Cunningham maintained a good relationship with the Cyprus Squadron during his tenure as the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet.

None of the others, such as Alexander, Mountbatten, and An Qi, could take it seriously.

As for Major General Howard—

Sorry, a mere major general is really not qualified to meet An Qi at any time.

MacArthur whistled to express his appreciation to Angie.

Having dealt with Angie for so long, MacArthur's attitude towards Angie has changed from arrogance and arrogance to disapproval, and now he is calm. MacArthur has been able to treat Angie with a normal attitude and treat her as equals.

This is very valuable to MacArthur. After all, when Angie was still serving as an adjutant next to Rock, MacArthur was already the principal of West Point.

Angie's attitude towards the Japanese and the British was especially appreciated by MacArthur.

"When will your army be in place? If it can't be in place before the end of the year, then I won't wait for you—" Angie's attitude towards MacArthur is also changing. On this point, Angie and MacArthur have a lot in common.

There is nothing to say, blood debt can only be repaid with blood, whoever dares to tell MacArthur and An Qi to be magnanimous, An Qi dares to let him taste Tokyo BBQ.

MacArthur's expression was awkward, and Angie continued to squeeze him out, but he only squeezed out a sentence: "Don't worry, southern Africa is not the United States, our situation is different."

Angie has won the trust of Rock, and she can get what she wants. The Fourth Army under her command plus the servants from East India, Australia, and Malaya has a total strength of more than 200 million, plus the navy and air force, which is extremely powerful.

The relationship between MacArthur and the U.S. Department of War is not very good. The support he received from the United States was limited. After recovering the Philippines, MacArthur originally planned to form a Filipino servant army to make up for the shortage of U.S. troops. Unfortunately, the Filipinos are busy with the general election. To MacArthur work, the support is not strong.

The attitude of the Filipinos is very clear, the Japanese have all been driven away, why should they go after the Japanese to beat the Japanese?

With this attitude, it will never become a climate.

The current policy of the United States is still Europe first and then Asia. Before Germany is completely defeated, the United States will not transfer its main force from Europe to East Asia.

Therefore, the tens of millions of troops in the United States only exist on paper, which is different from the Russians.

Russia really has tens of millions of troops, and they are all fighting on the front line.

Tens of millions of American troops are always in training camps, and the total number of American troops in Europe and Asia is less than 250 million.

All the front-line troops in southern Africa add up to more than 400 million troops.

In the middle of last year, An Qi and MacArthur began planning to attack the Japanese mainland.

The plan was announced at the beginning of this year, and An Qi's side began to make intensive preparations.

MacArthur also prepared, but only verbally. The US troops were not in place, and MacArthur was like a staff officer without a leader, so he didn't make a sound.

However, MacArthur did not want to miss the landing in Japan, so under MacArthur's strong request, the Olympic plan will not be implemented until at least next year.

"You Americans manage the country like a business, how can this work?" Angie is now very proficient at complaining about the United States.

"You are not much better. We govern the country like a business, and you are cooking." Described by American standards, MacArthur is absolutely familiar with southern Africa.

Angie froze for a moment before realizing what MacArthur wanted to say: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.

This is not really about cooking.

"We cook at least one pot, can you do business for a win-win situation?" Angie was sharp, and MacArthur was at a loss for words.

It's not that Americans can't win-win, but they don't have this awareness at all.

Major General Howard is not a person who gives up easily. After being rejected by An Qi, Major General Howard took the initiative to come to An Qi's headquarters every day for three consecutive days to wait for An Qi, from nine o'clock in the morning to five o'clock in the evening. The staff of the department are all on time.

"This guy is stubborn, and he will never give up until he reaches his goal." An Qi's new adjutant, Han Ya, still admires Major General Howard.

After all, they have all reached the level of major general, so they need to show some face and not stalk them.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the Royal Navy asked Howard to do the preliminary preparations.

"I'm going to Darwin tomorrow. If that guy is still here when I come back, I'll give him a chance." Angie was actually surprised.

This time I went to Darwin to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Darwin Naval Port.

It is even more difficult for the Royal Navy to find a suitable military port in East Asia, but it is too easy for the Southern African Navy. No matter where you like it, just say hello, and all countries are very cooperative.

Within the scope of the Indian Ocean alone, the Southern African Navy currently has 9 official military ports, of which there are 7 around the Indian Ocean. No matter where there is a need in any corner of the Indian Ocean, the Southern African Navy can arrive within 48 hours.

This 48 hours includes preparation time. After all, the navy needs a lot of preparation work to dispatch, not to mention large warships, small and medium-sized ships such as destroyers and light cruisers. The cost of fuel alone for a trip to sea will be 10,000+ rand, so the navy is really burn money.

In order to better meet the needs, the Southern African Navy has leased Darwin Port from Australia at a rent of [-] rand per year. The Southern African Navy is responsible for the port construction. After the lease contract expires, the port will be owned by the Australian government.

Affected by the war, the construction speed of Darwin Port was not fast, and it took three full years to finally complete it. If this speed were placed in the UK, Cunningham would go to Congress to report the good news no matter what.

It is common in southern Africa. It took more than two years to build Saint Rocco from scratch in southern Africa.

The Australian government still attaches great importance to Darwin Port. Prime Minister John Curtin, who was born in the Labor Party, and Foreign Minister Herbert Ewat, as well as senior officials of the Australian government were all present. Except for An Qi, the only one in southern Africa who came from Pretoria Gavin, who was rushed by Leah, was present, and according to the usual practice, he was not ignored.

It’s just a military port, and Roark definitely wouldn’t fly here on purpose. Australia has now completely abandoned the United Kingdom and joined the southern African camp. After the world war is over, Australia will apply to withdraw from the Commonwealth and join the Southern African Union.

Although Southern Africa is not a hereditary system, Gavin is also recognized as the most qualified candidate to succeed Rock, so Gavin's presence is also a surprise for John Curtin and Evat. An Qi's mental preparation for the scene.

"Is Lord Nyasaland still in good health?" John Curtin asked politely. He had just been elected as the Prime Minister of Australia, and his first overseas trip was to southern Africa.

John Curtin was elected Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Australia at 41. At that time, the world war had broken out and Britain was not satisfied with Australia's response. John Curtin was under great pressure.

During the First World War, Australia, with a total population of only 550 million, sent the Anzac Army with a total strength of 50 to make great contributions to the British Empire.

In this world war, Australia's support for the British Empire was far less than the previous one. Not only did it not send troops to the British mainland to assist in the defense, but it also sent only one army to the Mediterranean.

This made Winston very angry.

As soon as John Curtin took office, Winston proposed to John Curtin that Australia could send at least 70 expeditionary troops to Europe.

The last time 550 million people paid 50.

Now that Australia's population has exceeded 70 million, it seems reasonable to send [-] people.

John Curtin thought it was unreasonable, so he went to southern Africa for help as the first stop of his trip.

Roque supports the Australian government's approach, because more than half of the Australian population is of Chinese descent. If it is really necessary to form a 70 expeditionary force, it must be the Chinese descent.

One thing to explain is that before John Curtin, the last Australian Prime Minister, Robert Gordon, completely collapsed because he fully supported the British Empire.

Even for his own presidency, John Curtin will not go all out.

"Lord is in good health. He also participated in the opening ceremony of the Pretoria Marathon last month and ran a five-kilometer—" Gavin is still mild, which is the main reason for his widespread support. Southern Africa is now You don't need a bold leader, you need stability.

As long as Southern Africa makes no mistakes, other countries are not qualified to compete with Southern Africa.

The Pretoria Marathon has a history of 20 years. As long as Rock is in Pretoria, he will participate every year.

Influenced by Rock, southern Africans have a high enthusiasm for participating in sports, which also keeps the health level of southern Africans at a relatively high level.

After the outbreak of the world war, the average life expectancy of all countries was affected to a certain extent, and only southern Africa maintained the expectation.

You must know that even during the truce, thousands of allied troops were killed every day. It is normal for a dozen or 20 to die in a war. Therefore, the average life expectancy of southern Africans can remain unchanged, which is really commendable.

People in their 60s can still run five kilometers, which is pretty good.

"Thank God, a healthy Lord Nyasaland is what we all hope for." John Curtin was still reserved, but Evat's boast had no bottom line.

(End of this chapter)