Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2558 Spectacular Disaster

The bearded man doesn’t really have much hope for Greece. He knows how much southern Africa and the United Kingdom attach importance to Greece. It would be a surprise if the National Liberation Front could seize power in Greece. Jujube didn't jujube hugged a pole.

Rock didn't get too entangled in the Greek issue, Arthur could handle this matter, and Rock was used to being a shopkeeper, so he wouldn't waste energy on such trivial matters.

Winston still attaches great importance to Greece. Cunningham, who once served as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, is also a member of the British delegation.

Cunningham was promoted to Admiral of the Navy in 43, and his current position is the First Sea Lord. This position can only be held by soldiers. Unlike the Secretary of the Navy held by civilian officials, Cunningham is specifically responsible for the intervention of the British army in Greece. of.

In essence, Winston is also a hands-off shopkeeper. Although he has served as the Secretary of the Navy, he is obviously not proficient in naval affairs and does not know enough about Greece. The biggest difficulty Cunningham faces is even a port that can be used by the British army. nothing.

There are many ports in Greece, but there are not many ports where large warships can call.

Before the outbreak of World War II, all ports in Greece were unconditionally open to the British army, and the British army could use them at any time.

This situation changed completely after the Southern African Expeditionary Force defeated the Italian Invading Army, and the position of the British Army in Greece was completely replaced by the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

"The current situation is like this. The ports in mainland Greece are not safe enough. If we must go to Greece, we can only land on Crete." The current commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice Admiral John Henry Cunningham is also helpless , Britain is paying the price for its pre-war arrogance.

Henry Cunningham and Andrew Cunningham have only the same surname and are not related by blood. After Andrew Cunningham left the Mediterranean Fleet and returned to China as Secretary of the Navy in 43, Henry succeeded Andrew as the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Allied Mediterranean Theater. Commander in Chief of the Navy.

As a member of the Allied Forces, the Cyprus Squadron must also accept the restraint of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Theater Navy, but Mike Tolan obviously did not have this awareness. His reply to Henry has already expressed the attitude of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Mike Tolan's meaning is obvious. If the Mediterranean Fleet wants to use the Greek mainland port, then the Southern African Expeditionary Force will not be responsible for the safety of the Mediterranean Fleet.

This threat is very deadly. Since Alexandria was raided by frogmen of the Italian Navy, the Royal Navy has been cautious about the choice of ports.

The strength of the Southern African Expeditionary Force far exceeds that of the Italians. Even if the national guerrillas cannot threaten the Royal Navy, the Southern African Expeditionary Force fabricates the facts and then shifts the responsibility to the national guerrillas. Neither Cunningham can afford this responsibility .

"What does Athens say?" Andrew still had the last ray of hope for the Greek coalition government.

"Athens believes that the situation in Greece has stabilized and does not need the help of the Royal Navy—" Henry's expression was ugly, and Athens' attitude fully proved the weakening of British influence in the Mediterranean region.

Greece has always been Britain's most important ally in the Mediterranean.

Egypt is not, not even a normal country.

France and Italy are Britain's competitors, and only Greece can provide Britain with a certain degree of help.

Now Greece has completely fallen to southern Africa, Britain is alone in the Mediterranean, and the future of the Mediterranean fleet is also worrying.

"——!" Andrew couldn't help being rude, and he didn't expect that the British international environment would collapse to such an extent in just a few years.

But who can blame this!
Winston was not responsible, he had done all he could, and no one—no other Englishman could have done it better.

Andrew also has a clear conscience. Whether he is the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, or the position of the Minister of the Navy and the First Sea Lord, he is conscientious and does his best, and he never slacks off for a moment.

Henry's responsibility is not great. When he replaced Andrew as the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, many things were already beyond his power, and Andrew would not be able to restore the decline of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean.

This is what made Andrew confused.

Since everyone is not responsible, why is the British Empire no longer superior?

Andrew did not want to land on Crete, that would do nothing to restore British influence in Greece.

However, Andrew was also unable to use other channels to force the Southern African Expeditionary Force to ensure the safety of the British army.

This issue still had to be coordinated by Winston.

That's right, it's coordination. Even if Henry is the commander-in-chief of the Allied Mediterranean Theater Navy, he has no power to give orders to the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and he can't even coordinate.

The position of theater commander is more of a symbolic meaning, and it can only coordinate with the allied navies.

The Cyprus Squadron only obeys Arthur's orders, and the Southern African Expeditionary Force in Greece is an army, which accepts the dual jurisdiction of Arthur and Patton.

After learning about the specific situation, Winston also had a headache. He finally understood that being a good shopkeeper also requires talent.

"Sending the Mediterranean Fleet to Greece is superfluous now. The key is to deal with the Russians. Otherwise, what can the Mediterranean Fleet do when it goes to Greece? Go into the mountains and fight guerrillas?" Rock is not afraid to expose his scars. With personal experience, Winston was captured by Boer guerrillas in southern Africa.

"The key to Greece lies in Athens. As long as Athens' problems are solved, 90.00% of Greece's problems will be solved." Winston boasted boldly. To put it bluntly, his understanding of war is still in the last century.

In the last century, each country did not have much potential for war. The main economic belts were all around the capital. Basically, if the capital was captured, the war could be declared over.

But isn't the core of guerrilla warfare lies in encircling cities from the countryside? The bankrupt version of using war to support war.

"What about the remaining [-]%?" Rock didn't want to explain the power of guerrilla warfare to Winston, and he, a dude of noble origin, couldn't understand it either.

"The remaining [-]% is the problem of the Greeks themselves!" Winston was confident and confident, and the truth was indeed the same, but doing so would definitely waste all previous efforts.

"Let's talk about this issue after we go to Crimea—" Rock didn't think Winston's method was effective, and the intervention of the British army would only make the situation in Greece more complicated.

Crimea is also not easy to visit.

Winston met with Rock and Roosevelt in Cyprus, the purpose of which was to reach an agreement to fight against Russian expansion before meeting Beard.

Now this goal has not been achieved at all, not to mention that there is no consensus, and internal differences seem to be increasing.

Winston's idea is good, but Roque and Roosevelt have their own considerations. Russia's threat is great, and the corner of the United Kingdom must continue to be dug. Even compared with the threat of Russia, the corner of the United Kingdom is more important .

The further expansion of Russia's influence is unlikely to expand to the Americas and Africa, and there is no direct threat to the United States and southern Africa.

The precarious international status of the British Empire is even more coveted for the United States and southern Africa.

Compared with the United Kingdom, Russia is actually a rising star.

So in a sense, southern Africa should join forces with the United States and Russia to cut off the British Empire first.

"Russia's expansion in Eastern and Northern Europe has become unstoppable. The only thing we can do now is to ensure democracy and freedom in Western Europe." Rock never mentioned the East Asian battlefield at the last meeting of the trio.

In order to receive his allies, Big Beard mobilized tens of thousands of people to build a large-scale construction project in Yalta, Crimea Island. In just two months, he was ready for the reception.

The Russian system is indeed very advantageous in this matter.

The condition of Yalta itself is also very good. For hundreds of years, it has been the most desirable resort for Russian nobles. There is even a summer palace dedicated to the tsar on the island. The main venue of this meeting was placed in the summer palace.

Rock, Roosevelt and Winston, all three have a lot of entourages, and it is impossible to hide the Russians when they meet in Cyprus. The bearded man who has arrived in Yalta in advance these days, has been urging the three to arrive in Yalta as soon as possible, and does not leave the three of them alone. Too much trading time.

"What about Germany? If Russia possesses German technology, then Russia will become extremely scary!" Winston's fear of Russia probably cannot be compared with that of Germany and France combined.

This is what Rock has been worried about.

Regardless of whether the Germans are rigorous or not, the technical strength is indeed obvious to all, and Rock is envious.

Southern African industry, in essence, started to take off only after World War I almost emptied German industry.

Under such circumstances, Germany was able to rebuild its industrial system and build a German army that almost swept across Europe. Rock felt incredible.

"A Russia pursuing technology is always better than a Russia that is expanding its military crazily—" Roosevelt also had plans. A country like Russia was almost impossible to defeat through war, so he had to find another way.

Before the outbreak of the Russo-German War, many people still had doubts about this point, thinking that Russia was superficial, and the war process might be more difficult, but it could be defeated after all.

No one should be under the illusion of defeating Russia by now, so Roque and Roosevelt's opinion is to siege, trap Russia in Eurasia, and then leave this problem to time to solve.

Big Beard is full of ambitions, and he wants to build a "Great Russia" covering Eurasia and rule the world.

Just think about it, basically there is no possibility of realizing it. With such a large area and so many ethnic groups, it is impossible for God to satisfy everyone's requirements.

Now Russia's strength is indeed daunting, and even Roque and Roosevelt feel a huge threat.

At this time, there is no need to go head-to-head with Russia. If you don't want to fight three wars, you have to think of other ways.

Roosevelt hadn't thought of a countermeasure yet.

Roque has a well-thought-out plan, and Roque will do what the United States does against Russia in another time and space.

It's not that there are no other ways, but that there is a correct way to copy, so there is no need to take risks.

As for those abandoned Eastern European and Northern European countries——

This can't be blamed on Rock, after all, it is their own choice.

"So you are going to let Russia expand?" Winston didn't want to fight three wars, but hoped that Southern Africa and the United States would fight three wars instead of Britain.

After all, southern Africa and the United States now have tens of millions of troops, and their military strength is at an unprecedented peak.

Although Russia also has an army of tens of millions, it has just fought with the Germans, and its war potential has been basically exhausted. If you want to use war to solve Russia's threat, then now is the best opportunity.

"If there were to be three wars, how many troops could the United Kingdom dispatch?" Rock couldn't be a scapegoat. Britain is the most populous country in the world.

The most populous must include India.

Although the British and Indian troops have performed poorly in previous wars, they have never been absent, so in name, Britain's war potential is the greatest.

It's a pity that the mobilization ability is too poor.

Speaking of it, many people don't believe it. As soon as the World War broke out, the British War Department claimed to form a British army with a size of 800 million.

The world war has been fought for five full years, and this is coming to an end, and the 800 million British troops are still there.

"In order to contain Russia, the United Kingdom can do everything in its power." Winston's words were impassioned, listening to Jun's words was just words.

Rock and Roosevelt looked at each other subconsciously, both of them smiled helplessly.

And a little bit uplifting.

The less confident Winston is, the greater the chances for Southern Africa and the United States.

"Winston, have you ever thought about a question, how did the sun never set in the past, why did it become the United Kingdom?" Rock's words directly made Winston blush, which was much more ruthless than exposing scars.

Winston could not utter a word.

This cannot be expanded, the space is limited.

"If the Russian alliance includes the Slavs, Germans, Poles, Norwegians, Mongols, and even Romans and French, what a spectacular disaster it will be!" Roosevelt added quietly, he still has a bottom line, The Anglo-Saxons were not included.

Winston frowned, he understood the situation all too well.

As the largest country in the world, the United Kingdom is outstanding in its complexity. Not to mention, the small British Isles are full of contradictions. Even the chief of the general staff was hacked to death at the door of the house by the rebels. In Russia, it is estimated that the contradiction will be more acute.

The United Kingdom is already the best colonial country in the world, and it is still so difficult to appease the interior.

Switching to Russia, which has a more violent way of solving problems, will not last for many years. Russia may be the most inexperienced country in the world in terms of colonization.

As the old saying goes, fortresses are breached from within.

Roosevelt's words opened up a new way of thinking for Winston, and Winston's mood was very complicated until he boarded the plane.

Obviously, the southern Africans and the Americans are out of the game. If Winston wants to maintain the status of the British Empire, he can only hope for the Russians.

(End of this chapter)