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“Khrushchev is in Addis Ababa!”
Almost on Khrushchev’s plane As soon as he landed at Addis Ababa Airport, some people in Kenya, which borders Addis Ababa, were eyeing this visit.
“This is not a simple visit!”
In the representative office in Mombasa, Li Gangqiang stared at the map and said:
"Next, they are likely to launch a large-scale attack!"
The people Li Gangqiang refers to are those who have conquered cities and territories in Kenya in the past two years and controlled nearly half of the country. The "Kenya Free Army" of one third of the land.
The whole world is a Free Army. Whether it is supported by the Western world or supported by the Soviet Union, it can be called a Free Army.
As for what kind of free law it is, it depends on their understanding.
However, for Li Gangqiang, an intelligence officer, those so-called "Freedom Army" are just puppets of the Russians.
Two years ago, it was with the support of the Russians that the so-called "Free Army" crossed the border and occupied a large area of Kenya, although it was still far away from Mombasa, but who knew? Once the British cannot hold on, it is impossible for them to stay out of the matter.
Because of this, the representative office has been paying attention to changes in the local situation. As a representative, the first thing Liu Hongying does every morning is to listen to the intelligence officer's report.
"Large-scale attack? What about the British? If the Free Army launches a large-scale attack, can they block the opponent's attack?"
As soon as the representative finished speaking, Li Gang Qiang said:
"Malcolm Macdonald is simply a fool. He can neither make the local people surrender to British deterrence, nor can he effectively quell the rebellion."
The Malcolm McDonald Li Gangqiang mentioned was the Governor-General of Kenya. Historically, he was the last Governor-General of Kenya. It was he who designed the Kenyan flag and national emblem, and it was he who lowered the British flag.
But now, London still wants to save it. After all, Kenya is now a cow. Because of this, even if there was resistance from the Free Army, the British still mobilized troops to suppress the rebellion here.
The only problem is... the Governor isn't tough enough.
Li Gangqiang's answer made Liu Hongying frown. He was silent for a moment, and then said:
"So, you think the situation here is in danger!"< br>
"Yes,"
Li Gangqiang took out some photos and information and handed them to the representative, and then said:
"Representative, the Kenya Free Army has not only received support from the Soviet Union, but also other With the support of Eastern Europe and major powers, they not only obtained a large number of weapons, but most of their officers were trained in Moscow and other places. Now the British army is not just facing a guerrilla force, but an army that has received the full strength of Eastern countries. branch They even have MiG fighter jets!” In the photo, the Free Army is not a force with only light weapons. In the photo, they not only have T31/85 tanks, but also T54 tanks or 57 tanks. Not only do they have a variety of ground weapons, they even have an air force .
Is this kind of Free Army still a guerrilla group?
While the representative was meditating, Li Gangqiang continued:
"80,000 people! This is the strength of the Free Army. In comparison, the British Army only has 15,000 people. A strength advantage of more than 5 times is The British cannot make up for it in any way. Maybe the Royal Air Force can use bombing, artillery and other methods to make up for the lack of strength, but they will eventually be defeated."
Then, Lee. Gangqiang looked at the representative and said:
"Unless we intervene, I don't think the British can stop the Free Army's all-out attack. At least, in the foreseeable future, they are destined to lose this place. When they lose this place, it also means that we will lose this place."
As soon as Li Gangqiang finished speaking, Liu Hongying said:
"We can't lose East Africa! This is our granary. We can lose anywhere, but we can't lose this place!"
Then Liu Hongying said:
"If the British hold on If we can’t hold on, then… we will definitely go up ourselves!”
Actually, Malcolm MacDonald can’t hold on any longer!
On the day Khrushchev arrived in Ethiopia, the Free Army launched another offensive along Highway 3. Although the British troops from colonies such as Rhodesia fought very bravely, they faced a fierce attack , they were still repelled, and more than a thousand defenders had to retreat to the rear.
Ethiopians in Addis Ababa cheered after the news broke, and its leader Mengistu gave an impassioned speech and invited Kenyan African Union leader Jomo Kenyatta and Khrushchev Participate in public gatherings with your husband.
At the rally, Khrushchev called this victory - "The failure of the imperialists' colonial policy in Africa! The Soviet Union will support the African people to win freedom!"
And this is undoubtedly showing the world that the Soviet Union's position is that they are going to strengthen Britain in Africa!
In response to this, while London was protesting to the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels, in Downing Street, Macmillan had already discussed another issue in a very serious manner.
"East African Federation, gentlemen." In the Prime Minister's Office, Macmillan once again mentioned the idea of an "East African Federation" proposed by Douglas Wilson, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Dominion of Tanganyika.
“Now we must seriously consider the pros and cons of establishing an “East African Federation”. We must realize that in East Africa, relying solely on colonial authorities is no longer able to maintain local order.”
While speaking, Macmillan turned his attention to Defense Secretary John Profumo. He did not know that if someone did not take action, this Defense Secretary would become a cannonball that brought down the conservative cabinet.
"John, how much force do we need to invest to stabilize the local situation?"
"Invest another 20,000 troops and at least 1 billion pounds. It will take about 2 years to restore the local situation. If the rebels fail and retreat to Ethiopia, then we have to face a problem - they will launch another rebellion in a few years."
As a well-known hardliner in London, John Profumo has always been resolute in suppressing colonial rebellions. It is precisely because of his attitude that the situation in Kenya still maintains a certain balance, at least not yet. collapse.
"So, what do you think of the "East African Federation"?"
Listening to the Prime Minister's question, John Profumo thought for a moment and said:
"From From a certain perspective, the establishment of the East African Federation will help integrate Kenya We can fully mobilize the power of Niya and Tanganyika to quell the local rebellion. However, even so, we cannot relax our local investment in the short term..."
Then , he added:
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“But in the long run, this is our only chance to keep Kenya and Tanganyika, so I think the establishment of the East African Federation is the best option at the moment.”
And Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home on the side said:
“But Mr. Prime Minister, what we must pay attention to is that the Americans will not agree with us to establish the East African Federation, and in this way "
The Americans have indeed been deliberately trying to dismantle British colonial rule. Five years ago, with the support of the United States, the United States launched an outstanding youth training program. The following year, U.S. Senator Kennedy, the man with the brightest ideas, provided financial support for this plan. In another world, this plan trained 70% of Kenya's political leaders in the early days of the country.
Now...
Although Kenya has not yet become independent, the "outstanding young people" trained by the United States are making a difference little by little.
"Americans..."
Macmillan pondered for a moment, and then said:
"No matter what, we cannot satisfy the Americans, and we are even more It is impossible to please the Americans at the expense of British interests, we must consider our own interests.”
Although Macmillan is not as good as his two Conservative predecessors, as the last "imperialist" of the British Empire, he has always insisted on safeguarding British interests, at least to a certain extent.
In the nineteen years since the end of World War II, Britain has been saved bit by bit from the brink of collapse. Although it had to give up large areas of its colonies, Britain is recovering, especially after the establishment of the Oceanic Bank. Colonies such as Africa are constantly transfusing blood to the mainland, and there is no need to consider the issue of over-issuance of pounds. In such a good situation, how can it be possible to abandon the colonies?
"The abandonment of every colony will have a corresponding chain reaction. We can abandon Kenya, but then we will lose Tanganyika, Rhodesia, and all colonies in Africa..."
This is actually a necessity. Sometimes, giving up is like this. When you start to give up a colony, it means you will keep giving up.
Eventually everything will be lost!
As for the UK, they do not want to give up, at least not in this way.
“So, we must maintain the connection between the colonies and the United Kingdom in a special way, not just the Commonwealth...”
In fact, now for the United Kingdom Although the Commonwealth is the pride of Britain, everyone knows what this Commonwealth is.
Tell me the biggest joke - India is still a member of the Commonwealth.
But so what?
That's just a formal member.
Macmillan said:
“We need to establish a more solid form of connection between us and the colonies.”
(End of Chapter)