Chapter 686 Here I come, Great Britain (fourth update, please subscribe)
November is not a good day for the United States and Britain.
Commander Mai, who was once fierce and determined to seize the peninsula, finally felt the wrath of the dragon.
The iron fist attack from a certain big country directly stunned the arrogant United States. These soldiers carrying Japanese-style 99 rifles and 99 light machine guns will head on the United Nations troops who rushed to the Yalu River. Marshal Mai, who was severely beaten and severely injured, responded in a timely manner - after the 1st Cavalry Division suffered heavy losses, he immediately ordered a full retreat.
If it weren’t for the many cars in the United States, or if it weren’t for the fact that the other party only had two legs, he would have been defeated immediately. In the days that followed, Marshal Mai was destined to be sad.
However, the war on the peninsula has nothing to do with Nanyang after all.
If it is relevant, it is that a year ago, in order to transport as many people as possible, the merchant ships in Nanyang were forced to throw away some weapons - not many, that is, hundreds of thousands of rifles and machine guns And more than a thousand artillery pieces, oh, by the way, there are also two to three hundred thousand tons of ammunition. Originally, these weapons and ammunition were sunk into the sea by the Americans...
But, what does it matter?
Nanyang just played the role of the captain of the transportation team once. Occasionally, people always have to play some guest roles. When it comes to the captain of the transportation team, we have to talk about Principal Chang!
However, the Americans themselves will soon play a role. Before Marshal Mai could react, the general launched a second battle. Marshal Mai was hit by such a series of heavy blows. When he was at a loss, Li Yi'an also boarded a plane to London. Although the C95 is known for its longer range than the DC6, it still had to go through constant transitions to reach London.
"Seeing the situation on the peninsula, Principal Chang's mental internal conflict should have almost completely healed..."
Thinking of the ongoing second battle, Li Yian's lips raised slightly, and then he withdrew his mind from the distant peninsula
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Looking down at Li Yian from the South Asian subcontinent, it seemed that he could smell something interesting through the porthole.
For the Indians in the South Asian subcontinent, independence did not make them a significant power. After the military adventure in Hyderabad ended in failure, Nehru in New Delhi seemed to have accepted the military failure.
There are rumors circulating that Nehru seems to be preparing to negotiate with the princely states, including Hyderabad, about establishing status and about commercial economy. In short, Nehru has learned a lesson , began to face reality.
Don't care where the news comes from. Indians don't seem to care about this. For most Indians who can't read a word, unification and independence actually have nothing to do with them.
After all, all this has nothing to do with Li Yi'an. India's fate has been doomed from the day when the independence of the independent princes was planned. Under the deterrence of the "independent princely states union" and the "collective security force", India It is impossible to unify the South Asian subcontinent.
In this case, Nehru’s so-called “spectacular great power” is just a dream.
"India... is no longer a problem!"
What Li Yian needs now is to work hard for the future of Nanyang.
India may have become a great and impressive country, but Nanyang... is not without opportunities!
“As a big and powerful country...”
Frowning his brows, Li Yian raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"In fact, Nanyang should be positioned as a regional power and a technological power. As for a big country..."
Nanyang only has more than one million square kilometers of land. If you want to be a big country... it is really difficult. A bit small!
Moreover, as the post-war world order stabilizes and is controlled by the superpowers, if you want to be "sound and dramatic", you may be trapping yourself in it.
After all, competition costs money, and it will cost a lot of money. The United States pays for the milk powder for Nanyang children. If Nanyang pays for milk powder for others, Li Yian himself will be the first to be unwilling. Hui The people are the duty of the country, but if it benefits the people of other countries, it is not the duty. As for any major country... competing with the United States and Russia?
Why bother?
The most valuable thing about a person is self-awareness.
For Nanyang, the most important thing is of course to take advantage of the long-term peace after the war to continue to strengthen itself through trade, develop economy and technology, and seize the forefront of science and technology. As a technological power, Nanyang can stand on the world stage. Have your own place!
This is the most realistic idea. The best we can do is to put Nanyang into the role of Britain and France to ensure that it will not affect the future of Nanyang.
In fact, this is also the most basic bottom line.
“I just don’t know what Attlee will cut from the British Empire this time...”
In fact, after receiving Margaret’s telegram, Li Yi’an felt confused in his heart. Understand that Attlee's reaction may have a lot to do with the loss in Britain.
Attlee was trying to take advantage of Britain's material resources and the people's favor, but he apparently forgot that in addition to bread, as British people who had experienced the "Glory of the British Empire" era, they also longed for the glory of the empire. People sometimes Need bread, sometimes glory.
And Attlee, in the past few years, has pushed the British face to the ground and ravaged it, and said - look, this is to give you bread, you must not The price is not paid, but the problem is... Until now, Britain is still living on the wartime rationing system. In other words, the glory of the empire has been ravaged, but the British people still do not have enough bread.
This is Attlee's fault,
"There is not enough bread, and there is no face... Measuring the material resources of Great Britain, where have you measured the material resources of Great Britain?"
In fact, this is also the most tragic thing about post-war Britain - as a victorious country, life was even more miserable than that of the defeated country. Taking the 1946/1947 fiscal year as an example, the debt-to-GDP ratio was close to 250%. , borrowing accounts for 6% of GDP. Even Germany, Italy and Japan after the defeat were not in such financial distress - because the defeated countries did not have to pay back their debts at least for now. They could pay them back slowly in the future when they had money. However, because Britain could not, the due international debts had to be paid back.
It is precisely because of this embarrassment of financial resources that the Labor Party has embarked on a flesh-cutting mode - tearing the British Empire into pieces and ruthlessly ravaging the glory of the British Empire.
This is also the reason why the British will abandon the Labor Party next year. It is not because the Labor Party does not measure the British material resources and the popularity of the people, but because the British do not even eat bread. As a result, the glory of the empire and the face of Britain All lost.
Under such circumstances, the British naturally missed Fatty Qiu and the glory of the empire he brought.
So in the general election next year, the British decisively abandoned the Labor Party and chose Fatty Qiu.
“The impact of this atomic bomb in Nanyang on the British is probably far greater than any other incident!”
It is not normal for the British to feel this kind of impact. After all, Nanyang is a member of the Commonwealth, and the British King is the head of the Commonwealth. When the United Kingdom did not have atomic bombs, there were actually members of the Commonwealth. How can the British not be sad? Well!
“But why does Attlee want to leave Malaya to him at this time?”
It’s a bit confusing to speculate on Attlee’s little thoughts. Li Yi'an can't help but look forward to this trip to London.
After all, there are not many opportunities to take advantage of the British Empire. These veteran imperialists are all very shrewd!
During World War I, the Americans were deceived into giving money and blood. In the end, the United States came to draw water from a bamboo basket but failed. During World War II, the Americans were deceived into it again. Attlee, the "master of destroying the enemy," estimated that the Americans would break through their defenses again.
"Hey, this plane is so slow!"
Now, Li Yian is full of expectations for jet planes again, and even has the idea of buying a few "Comets" as special planes.
But this thought only passed by in a flash. After all, he didn't want to become a "comet" plummeting from the sky.
Wait a little longer, wait...
(End of this chapter)