Chapter 1577 Meeting loyal ministers in a rough situation (Second update, please subscribe)
When superheroes save the world, the world is shocked.
In France, in Paris, when the TV station broadcast this extremely exciting battle scene, the host couldn't help but complain about the French army.
“As far as we know, there were several French soldiers among the French tourists visiting near the palace at that time.
What are they doing?
They were just like the civilians around them. Fleeing in all directions in terror. There is absolutely no sense of military responsibility. ”
Faced with the insult from the public opinion circle, the French military was naturally extremely angry, and some French soldiers even said excitedly.
"Why blame them? They only had cameras in their hands at the time. Are they going to use cameras to fight terrorists' machine gun grenades?"
Faced with the defense of these soldiers, the host of French TV said unceremoniously.
"Yes, so you chose to raise your hands directly like in 1940."
The damage value is not great, but the insult is very strong.
Faced with such humiliation, the French finally chose to remain silent. Of course, they did not forget to pull up a back support when they were silent.
"There was no reaction from the British at that time. Even until the terrorist attack was over, only a few policemen and two soldiers rushed to the scene."
Well, if you want to be embarrassed, let's all be embarrassed together.
Of course, despite what they said, the French soldiers still admired their colleague extremely. After all, the emotions between soldiers are simple.
On the other side of the ocean, in the United States, the American news media was excited about the terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. After all, the British had not long ago accused the United States of discriminating against black people.
And now?
After this terrorist attack, American public opinion focused more on the identity of the terrorists—Africans.
Of course, while they were provoking this kind of domestic confrontation, they did not forget to pay attention to the superheroes who turned the tide in terrorist attacks.
“When people fled in panic, only one person rushed over without hesitation.
Even though he was unarmed, even though he had nothing to do with those people. However, he still rushed towards the terrorists more times than ever..."
On TV, in the host's sensational words, people saw how the hero defeated terrorists and protected hundreds of people under a hail of bullets.
What outsiders see is the excitement, but what insiders see is the doorways. While TV stations in the UK, Europe and the United States are constantly broadcasting this news, people are praying for this superhero and marveling at his courage,
There were also many military experts there discussing the fighting qualities displayed by the superhero in the battle.
One against six, this is not the case in history. However, from seizing weapons with bare hands to calmly killing terrorists one by one, whether it is his tactical movements or shooting skills, the quality of the soldier he displayed can be said to be amazing to the world.
"Now we can basically determine the reasons why they have never suffered a military defeat in the past twenty years."
"This is the first time we can get a direct glimpse into the performance of these soldiers in war,"
"They are definitely the best group of soldiers."
Unlike ordinary people who marvel at the heroic performance of superheroes, military experts discuss more military topics.
The terrorist attack in London not only made people see the harm of terrorist attacks, but also saw an excellent soldier and the extremely excellent army behind him.
Even the tactical movements used by Lin Zhipeng in battle have been sought after by many military experts and have been included in textbooks.
It can only be said that people's focus is different.
In the first two days, while the world's news media and the general public were paying attention to the news, they were also praying for superheroes.
When they learned that the superhero had passed the critical period and had woken up, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"God always favors the righteous."
After the palace learned that Lin Zhipeng had regained consciousness, they could not help but pray for him and also sought the advice of the cabinet:
"Should we award him a medal? In recognition of his bravery!"
The cabinet naturally agrees with this. After all, Lin Zhipeng did save many British people, and the amazing courage he showed in the battle with terrorists is also admirable.
However, when the Queen said that she would award Lin Zhipeng the Victoria Cross, there was still some debate. After all, this is their highest medal of honor.
Although there were some disputes, in the end, Prime Minister Macmillan made a decision:
"We should award him the Doria Cross in recognition of his courage. As we all know, the courage he showed in this incident was extremely amazing. And this is also in line with the criteria for awarding this medal - after all, This medal is awarded only to those who "exhibited outstanding courage in the face of the enemy!" ””
In Downing Street, Macmillan said to the Foreign Secretary and others:
"Beyond that, I think awarding him this medal is beneficial to the friendship between us and sea.
Over the past 20 years, our relationship with them has become even closer. Many times, Sea appears as the interest maintainer of the Commonwealth. Whether in Southeast Asia or Africa, they all play this role, and their responsibilities are becoming increasingly heavy. ”
When the Prime Minister finished speaking, Foreign Secretary Rab Butler also agreed:
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, although Sea has always been called the right hand of the free world, we must see that most of the time he is the right hand of the Commonwealth."
Rab Butler, the Foreign Secretary, was also an imperialist, or the last imperialist.
Because of this, he, like many people in the Conservative Party, has never been reconciled to the end of Britain and is still trying his best to save everything. In other words, they have not accepted their fate. Although they admitted that Britain was in decline, they did not kneel down completely and still tried their best to maintain the Commonwealth.
"Without their presence over the past few days, we would have suffered far more. They were there to help and sustain the interests of the Commonwealth at a time when we were forced to strategically retrench.
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In fact, they are safeguarding the interests of the United Kingdom. Of course, we cannot deny that they are also fighting for their own interests in this process. When we withdrew, they filled our space, obtained extremely generous returns, and expanded own interests.
But without them, we lose not just our colonies, but our global influence. ”
"Yes, to a certain extent, in the Commonwealth. Britain is the leader of the Commonwealth, and sea is the defender of the Commonwealth's interests."
MacMillan took a drag on his cigarette as he said this.
What is a defender of the interests of the Commonwealth?
He is clearly a thug from the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth needs such a helper.
And to London's great relief, this helper didn't have much ambition. At least they have never had the idea of challenging Britain.
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Challenging the British In the past few years, they have been doing everything possible to safeguard British interests.
Especially when the interests of the United Kingdom and the United States conflict, they basically side with the United Kingdom, although in the process, they also receive extremely generous rewards from the United Kingdom.
But as the leader, if you want your younger brother to contribute, you always need to offer some benefits. After being the hegemon for so many years, the British are very clear about this, especially people like Macmillan, as the last imperialist element. , they know very well that only interests are eternal between countries, and friendship is based on interests.
"I believe that in the future, we need to cooperate more with them, and this is not just in Africa. It involves world leadership."
Macmillan took a drag on his cigarette when he mentioned world leadership. Speaking of:
"The French and Germans came together to create the European Community. They created this organization not just for economics. It was more to challenge the United States' control of Western Europe, but this is just the beginning."
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. The European Community is just the beginning. In the future, they will definitely seek to further expand their influence with the world. In the name of the European Community, they will inevitably challenge the United States' influence on the Western world in the process. leadership position, and we..."
Rab Butler said, looking at the Prime Minister.
"As another global organization whose economic, military and political influence is far inferior to that of the European Community, what role should our Commonwealth play in this process?"
"It's not about what role it plays? It's about how we can recapture the yesterday's glory of the British Empire in the future."
When MacMillan mentioned yesterday, there was a hint of memories of the past in his eyes.
The British are arrogant and proud. Just like when faced with Hitler's ultimatum, they chose to resist to the end without hesitation, even at the cost of sacrificing the British Empire.
As some say, in order to maintain the British Empire, we sacrificed the British Empire.
In fact, what they were protecting was the glory of the empire.
It was also due to their efforts that the British Empire was withdrawing from the world stage in a rather dignified way.
But for these last wave of people who grew up in the imperial era and cared about the empire, how could they willingly withdraw from this stage?
It is precisely because of this unwillingness that they choose to cooperate with ses. Although the interests of both parties are different, they still join forces and do everything possible to safeguard their own interests.
But now, they seem to have seen a glimmer of opportunity, a chance to regain glory in the future.
"A European Community cannot challenge Washington's hegemony over the world. But if we add our Commonwealth,"
A smile appeared on MacMillan's face. He pointed out the window with the fingers holding the cigarette and said:
"We still have a good chance of forcing Washington to share the world with us."
Share the world!
Compared with many politicians, these veteran politicians in London are very realistic. They know very well what goals they should set. They have never tried to challenge or destroy American hegemony.
They prefer sharing to destroying. After all, the strength of the Commonwealth rests here.
"So, this African meeting..."
Macmillan, the Foreign Secretary in front of him, said.
"It is still very important. After all, after we lost India, Africa was the last colony of the British Empire. Maybe the colonial era has been lost now, but we must strengthen our ties with Africa in another way. ”
"Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, this is also the fundamental reason why we established the East African Federation. Of course..."
Looking at the Prime Minister, Rab Butler said:
"This is why we want to bring Sea into Africa. They need to expand their sphere of influence, and we need them to maintain British interests in Africa!"
(End of chapter)