Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2673 The Iron Curtain
Once Russia was called the "European Gendarmerie" and ruled Europe invincibly.

France was once known as the "No. [-] Army in the World", and it was invincible all over Europe. In the end, it failed in the Battle of Waterloo.

As for the earlier Spanish Netherlands, they are all yesterday's flowers, which have been submerged in the long river of history, and can only be recalled by future generations.

Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years. No matter how Attlee struggles, the British Empire will eventually be eliminated by history just like Spain and the Netherlands.

In the final analysis, it is still comprehensive strength.

Russia was beaten so badly by the Germans, and in the end it relied on its incomparable war potential to push back against Germany, which is why it has today's status.

During the Anglo-American War, the United States even burned the White House by the British army, but now the United Kingdom has to live on the breath of the Americans.

Britain, France and Germany, as well as Spain and the Netherlands, the biggest problem is that the land area is too small and the population is not large enough. With special historical opportunities, they may be able to flourish for a while, but after a long time, they will still reveal their true colors and return to their due international status.

Attlee must not be reconciled, so he is still struggling.

When a whale falls, everything is born. The British Empire is now the dying whale. Everyone is waiting to share the legacy of the British Empire. The Lion City is just the beginning, followed by the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar, and even the entire Commonwealth of Nations , This is what Attlee is most worried about.

Winston was inferior to Attlee in the election.

In terms of diplomatic relations, Winston was far better than Attlee. At least when dealing with southern Africa, Winston was better than Attlee and Bevin combined.

"You have already obtained the Changi Naval Base, so can't you let the Lion City go?" Winston came to Roque aggressively, and determined that the chaos in the Lion City was related to southern Africa.

Without An Qi's support, just relying on the people of the War Council, they really couldn't do Mountbatten.

Mountbatten has many problems. He loves vanity, has a weird personality, and has no outstanding achievements. However, he can become an admiral and a lieutenant general in the army and air force. This has a lot to do with his deep background.

Mountbatten's father is Prince Louis of Badenburg of Germany, his mother is the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, his uncle is Edward VII, his uncle is Nicholas II, and his wife is the daughter of the richest man in Britain. This person has been loved by thousands since he was born All in one, the journey was smooth sailing without any setbacks.

The Governor of the Straits Settlements was Waterloo of Mountbatten.

"If the British Empire is as strong as ever, there will be no twists and turns in the Straits Settlements." Rock also admitted frankly that appointments must be made when they are due.

Even if Southern Africa does not seek the Straits Settlements, the Americans will not let go of this opportunity. It is better for the Straits Settlements to be controlled by Southern Africa than to fall into the hands of the Americans.

"The United Kingdom can withdraw all the troops in the Lion City, but you must guarantee the United Kingdom's right to manage the Lion City." Winston took the initiative to make concessions. If Roque agrees, this will be what the United Kingdom can obtain under the current circumstances best result.

Now Winston no longer has any complaints about the British general election, and he was even a little lucky in the dead of night.

Fortunately, it is no longer Winston who is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Otherwise, even Winston, a veteran in the political arena, really does not know how to deal with this complicated situation.

In the past, the United Kingdom was able to handle the continental balance policy with ease, playing with the European countries in its hands, and reaping the benefits of fishing outside the European continent, with remarkable results.

Now the continental balance policy is completely unplayable. Russia is the only one, and southern Africa and the United States are two countries outside the region that are strongly intervening.

"What do you think of exchanging the management rights of the Lion City for Southern Africa's support for the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar?" Roque made the condition, implying that if the United Kingdom disagrees, then what Southern Africa is looking for next is not just the Lion City up.

If it were Attlee, Roque might be a little more reserved, waiting for Attlee to offer the conditions.

There is nothing to be reserved about Winston. His old friend for decades, Winston can be straight to the point with Rock, and Rock doesn't need to hide it.

"Aren't you worried about us cooperating with Washington?" Winston also had a hole card, and it would be a big deal.

"Then you are not worried, we are cooperating with the Americans on the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar?" Rock smiled, this is the real killer.

Winston was very entangled. He didn't want to give up the Straits Settlements, let alone lose control of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the core interests of the UK in implementing the Continental Equilibrium Policy. If it loses control over the Mediterranean Sea, the UK’s influence will shrink directly to the British Isles, which is the Achilles’ heel of the UK.

Potential cooperation partners in southern Africa are not only the United States. On the issue of the Mediterranean, France, Italy, and Russia are all potential cooperation partners in southern Africa.

So Rock has a lot of cards in his hand.

Take your time and don't rush.

"I used to think that you were my best friend. Southern Africa and the British Empire were also my best allies. I would never betray you. You really let me down. You and Southern Africa will lose my friendship with the British Empire." Wen Wen Backed into a corner, Stone is far more dangerous than he thought.

"For the benefit of the British Empire, southern Africa was dragged into the two world wars for no reason. We sent expeditionary forces to Europe to provide material support and low-interest loans to Britain. Up to now, hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the southern African expeditionary force are protecting The safety of the British Empire, southern Africa is not India, should not, and has no obligation to pay for the British Empire, if this cannot be a witness of friendship, then the friendship of the British Empire is too cheap." Rock said that Winston was dumb Mouth speechless.

Is it true?

Indeed it is.

But is Southern Africa really as selfless as Roque described?

That's not true, India is truly selfless.

As for feelings.

Personally speaking, Winston was indeed one of Rock's best friends in the world.

But personal feelings cannot override national interests. After Winston became the prime minister, he did not stop asking for gold from southern Africa. The benefits that Rock transferred to Winston were so great that Winston made a mistake. I thought that Roque would continue to make concessions on the Lion City issue.

If it was changed to another region, maybe Rock would let it go.

More than 90.00% of the residents in the Lion City are Chinese. How can this make Roque?
Continue to let the Chinese in the Lion City be squeezed by the British and the Malays?
It is said that they do not look at the monk's face but at the Buddha's face. When Winston was prime minister, he did not look at Rock's face to improve the status of Shicheng Chinese.

So now that Rock is poaching the corner of the British Empire, he will naturally spare no effort.

Since you British cannot guarantee the interests of the Chinese in Lion City, let southern Africa try it. The future of Lion City will only get better and better.

Unlike the future of the Lion City, the future of this world is full of uncertainties.

After all, Winston is a political strongman, and he will not pin all his hopes on Rock and southern Africa. After hitting a wall with Rock, Winston went back and accepted a special interview with The New York Times.

In this interview, Winston emphasized the concept of "Iron Curtain".

"From Stettin on the Baltic Sea to Trieste on the Adriatic Sea, the Iron Curtain across the European continent has been pulled down - behind this Iron Curtain lies the capital of all the ancient countries of Central and Eastern Europe - Warsaw , Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, and Sofia. These famous cities and their surrounding populations are all within the Russian sphere of influence, and all, in one way or another, are not only under Russian influence, but It is increasingly controlled by Moscow—" Winston deserves to be the number one anti-Russian fighter, and his extremely provocative and infectious speeches will seriously mislead the people who do not know the truth.

What Winston said is not all exaggeration, a large part of it is true, but in the interview, Winston seriously misled readers' attention and directed readers' attention to Russia's expansion, thereby achieving multiple purposes .

The first is the Labor Party cabinet led by Attlee, who has an inextricably close relationship with Russia.

The success of Russia surprised the world. It was able to turn defeat into victory when it was almost out of ammunition and food. It made people have to re-examine Russia as a country, and thus became interested in the Communist International.

The success of the British Labor Party is closely related to the victory of Russia.

The concept of "Iron Curtain" was not created by Winston, but at this critical time point, the attention caused by "Iron Curtain" may exceed people's imagination.

The second thing to alienate is the fragile tacit understanding that southern Africa and Russia have just reached.

Southern Africa and Russia have reached a tacit agreement that the United States cannot retreat to the Americas. The impact is not serious, and the most injured is the United Kingdom.

In the interview, Winston called on all democratic countries to unite to fight against Russia's power expansion. As a member of democratic countries in southern Africa, do you want to follow?

If it follows, the relationship between southern Africa and Russia will be completely broken.

Otherwise, Southern Africa will be cut off from the bloc of democracies.

"It's not that serious. Southern Africa's foreign relations will not be coerced by any country." On the second day of Winston's interview with the New York Times, although the content has not yet appeared in the newspaper, Rock has already learned the full content of the interview.

This may have been done on purpose by Winston.

Britain and Russia are still allies. As the former British Prime Minister, even if Winston was anti-Russian, many words could not be publicized. When the editor of the "New York Times" wrote the manuscript, he would cut it down.

"We are now working hard to avoid the outbreak of the Third World War, which will lead to consequences that all of us cannot bear." Yang Smotz was very angry. Winston was restrained when he was prime minister, but now he is completely relaxed. .

When Winston was prime minister, his attitude towards Russia was not good, but it was passable. The opening of the Arctic route was inseparable from the contribution of the United Kingdom.

The Arctic route is the main channel for US aid to reach Russia. If this route is not safe enough, then US aid can only bypass the Indian Ocean and enter Russia from Persia.

Britain's direct assistance to Russia is very small, which is not a problem, because Britain's own needs cannot be guaranteed, and the assistance to Russia is mainly responsible for southern Africa and the United States.

In the past, Yang Smozi would not have been so worried.

Super weapons have been applied to the battlefield, and now if three wars broke out, it might really be the end of the world.

"We have just reached a cooperation agreement with the Russians. The British are jealous!" Stoudemire was also angry. He was still waiting for the diamonds in the Mill Mine to replenish their inventory.

Although Kimberley's diamond output is high, it will always run out when it is used up. The emergence of the Mill Mine is at the right time, allowing De Beers Consolidated Mining Company to continue to maintain a monopoly in the diamond industry.

Stoudemire has gained a lot during this period. The scope of his cooperation with Russia is not limited to diamonds. South African companies and Russia have broad prospects for cooperation in the fields of timber, iron ore, oil, and agricultural products.

Russia lacks everything except resources.

As a resource tycoon, Stoudemire has long been coveting Russia's resources. Now that the preliminary work has been completed, and the cooperation is about to start to make money, Winston is making a mess. One can imagine Stoudemire's mood.

"Confrontation is confrontation, cooperation is cooperation, and the two do not conflict." Rock is not worried about the prospect of cooperation, and Stoudemire has rich experience in this area.

Consider how South African companies bypassed the British blockade and brought goods into Commonwealth markets.

Now the old trick can be repeated. In the words of the Americans, this is called favors belong to favors, and business belongs to business.

Taking a step back, the United States used its neutral status to do business with both sides of the war in the early days of the two world wars, and made a lot of money. What the Americans can do, southern Africa can naturally do.

So Winston's so-called Iron Curtain is really not airtight, it's just Winston's wishful thinking.

"What do the Americans say?" Yang Smolts was also worried about the reaction of the Americans.

Rock just smiled and said nothing.

During the interview with The New York Times, Roque did not believe that Truman was not behind the scenes.

During this period, Truman was particularly low-key in Potsdam, which was not in keeping with the American character.

But this is not surprising. Americans are very smart and never confront countries of the size of Russia and southern Africa. Their toughness is only fully manifested when they face countries like Mexico and Brazil.

To put it bluntly, they are bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Americans never do things that are not beneficial, let alone do business that loses money. Even if they target Russia, they will not come out on their own.

Winston is also willing to be used as a gunman. He still wants to make a comeback and continue to compete with Attlee for the position of prime minister. The Potsdam meeting is a good opportunity to gain reputation.

Otherwise, why Winston, a retired former prime minister, was so active in Potsdam is simply unreasonable.

As low-key as Truman is the beard.

The bearded low-key is not because of being targeted, but because of Japan.

Although southern Africa and the United States have an advantage in East Asia, Big Beard did not give up and wanted to get a share in Japan.

(End of this chapter)