Chapter 969 Nasser’s Ambition (Third update, please subscribe)
Li Yi’an has always believed that he is absolutely sincere towards the British Empire.
Although staying in the Commonwealth was just for the big market under the Empire's preferential system, now Nanyang's help to Great Britain is visible to the naked eye. Even Britain's satellites were sent into space by Nanyang.
I don’t know how many talented people from Great Britain were put into great use only after arriving in Nanyang. Just like Turing, if he hadn’t been teaching in Nanyang, he would probably have been chemically castrated by now.
The British Empire has sacrificed a lot, and it is not too much to ask for something. However, at this point, Elizabeth was still very considerate of his efforts.
In this way, with a heart to fight against the British Empire, Li Yi'an was enjoying the pleasure of driving a British car.
Driving is very tiring. Finally, after sweating for Da Ying, everything calmed down. I have to say that the shock absorption effect of British cars is still very good.
After everything subsided, the panting Elizabeth just lay back on her seat and said.
"Ayden got his wish."
"Yes,"
"What about yours? Did you get what you wanted?"
Li Yian's hands became dishonest again.
"What do you think?"
As he said this, Li Yian became more and more anxious.
"Nasser, you should do it quickly!"
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Egypt, Cairo, Egypt in 1956 has become to a certain extent the center of the Arab world. The "Free Officers Movement" originating from here is like a spark. A prairie fire is spreading across the Arab world. No one knows how vigorously this fire will burn. But as the Prometheus who brought this fire to the Arab world, Nasser is standing in front of the map at this time. , frowning and staring at the map.
His eyes moved in several places from time to time. From Aswan to Suez, from Suez to Aswan and then to Sudan.
"Sudan, that is our land!"
When he said these words, Nasser's expression was filled with unconcealable anger.
Sudan belongs to Egypt!
Before today, Egypt still had 3.5 million square kilometers of land, but what about now? Sudan's independence caused Egypt to lose 2.5 million square kilometers of land, and now Egypt only has 1 million square kilometers of land left.
On January 1st this year, Sudan became independent with the support of Britain.
Faced with the reality that Sudan declared independence from Egypt, Nasser was not only angry, but also had a headache. He found himself in a dilemma.
If Egypt goes to recover Sudan, the Sudanese army armed by the British will inevitably drag Egypt into a protracted war, so that the British can regain control of the Suez Canal. Therefore, Nasser could only choose to tolerate Sudan's independent behavior.
A little impatience will mess up a big plan!
“We lost not only Sudan, but also the large cotton fields and grain fields there. More than 130 years ago, Ali Pasha occupied Sudan. From that day on, it belonged to Egypt. But now, in Under the instigation of the British, we lost an entire 2.5 million square kilometers of land!”
Sadat, who was standing behind Nasser, was his close comrade and naturally knew what he was thinking.
Although Sudan is actually a colony of Egypt, for many Egyptians, it has long been a part of Egypt. After being separated from Egypt by the British through conspiracy, how could they not What about anger?
Sudan, in particular, has inestimable economic value to Egypt. Therefore, after losing Sudan, Egypt was extremely angry.
But what about anger?
After all, this world depends on strength. Without strength, they can only watch the country split.
"Yes, Mr. President, it belongs to us. We will take back Sudan one day!" He nodded and just became the second president of Egypt through a referendum as the only presidential candidate. Nasser turned around, looked at Sadat and said.
“But now, all we can do is to completely drive away the British first, and then we can recover Sudan and collapse their division.”
Then, Nassar said again.
“Those who oppose us say that it was because we sought help from the Soviet Union that the British supported Sudan’s independence. However, they are unwilling to admit that even if we did not seek help from the Soviet Union, the British would not Stop arming the Sudan, and they are unwilling to arm us. If we don't have the weapons provided by the Soviet Union, there will be no way to drive those Jews out of this sacred land, and there will be no way to recover Sudan."
Nasser. As he spoke, he paced and occasionally paused, as if thinking about something.
“Now, they say again - look, that guy Nasser doesn’t even want the money provided by the Americans and the British. Without the funds they provide, what can that guy Nasser do? How about building the Aswan Dam? Without the Aswan Dam, not only would the entire Egypt face the threat of floods, but there would also not be enough water for irrigation. Therefore, that guy Nasser is a sinner! "< br>
Obviously, Nasser was satirizing some people. When he spoke sarcastically, his seemingly calm tone was full of anger. Sadat did not remain silent, but continued.
"Yes, those guys are a group of extremely short-sighted guys. They don't know at all that the US$70 million and the World Bank loan provided by the United States and the British are essentially a dog chain. We accepted it, and not only can we no longer rush Go away from the Jews and lose Sudan forever! Perhaps if we reject them now, we will face some difficulties, but at least our hands will not be tied up by American loans."
Nods. Serge looked at Sadat with admiration in his eyes and said.
“Yes, the reason why we reject the Americans is because the Americans want to turn us into their dogs and want to tie our hands with dog chains.”
Na Serge said as he walked over to the map.
“Americans’ loans come at a price. If we accept their loan, those people will definitely say... Look, that guy Nasser actually sold his own for a few dollars. Soul, he actually recognized Israel, you see, my friend..."
Nasser looked back at Sadat and said with a smile.
“This is politics. No matter what we do, they can find reasons to oppose us, and what they say makes sense.”
“Yes, what they care about It's never right or wrong, what they care about is how to oppose us."
Sadat said,
"Opposing us is their original intention, but now, the president, must do it. Faced with a problem, they will use this matter against us - without foreign funds, we cannot build the Aswan Dam. If the dam cannot be built, then those flies will keep buzzing around There, use this excuse to attack us.”
Listening to Sadat's story, Nasser was silent for a while, and then looked at the map aside again.
He just looked at the map quietly, his eyes flowing on the map again, and finally he set his sights on the Suez Canal.
Then he said as if he had made up his mind.
“Now, we have another option——”
Nasser pointed to the Suez Canal and said.
"Take back the Suez Canal and nationalize it! This will not only make the people more supportive of us, but also use the revenue from the canal to build our dams."
Although the president's decision is somewhat unexpected, it is also Sadat said as he expected.
“The British will definitely not be willing to do this.”
“The United Kingdom today is no longer the United Kingdom more than ten years ago.”
Nasser waved his hand. Speaking of.
"They have no power to stop us from taking back the Suez Canal. After all, the British troops have withdrawn from there, and there are only some British staff left there. We can take it back at any time, as long as we want."
In In Nasser's view, the current Britain is simply not worth mentioning. After all, Britain's decline is obvious to all. If it were in the past, the British would never have evacuated Egypt so simply. From the day they voluntarily evacuated Egypt , Nasser knew very well that Britain is now a sick tiger worth mentioning. Under such circumstances, it is not impossible to recover the Suez Canal.
“Now is the time for us to take back the Suez Canal. The time is ripe now.”
(End of this chapter)