Chapter Eighty-Nine: Who to Sell This Time?
Relying on Alan Wilson's military professionalism, the battle plan against Japan was simply summarized as follows: The Japanese army was invincible, the Red Army was invincible, and everywhere it went, it would definitely fall to the wind, and as for how much preparation the Soviet Union itself had made in the eastern theater, he had no relevant information, and of course his eyes were black.
It's almost an idea to send it ashore and leave it alone, and Aifuel, who also has a good performance in military affairs, nods frequently and feels that it makes sense, since it is blackmail, it doesn't need anything to be professional.
If the Americans had seen the plan, they might have protested against Britain directly. It's not about sending death to something, nothing, just charging with courage.
However, if the Soviet Union was asked to do so, the United States would not object, and the Soviet Red Army was known to have a strong spirit of sacrifice.
Alan Wilson, who was militarily blind and dared to manipulate the Soviet Union to attack Japan, has to say that he showed courage that bordered on stupidity, and it can only be said that his courage is commendable.
"However, the Soviet Red Navy does not seem to be able to complete the landing cover. However, there should be no problem on the part of the Air Force. "It depends on how much defense Japan has on the mainland, but then again, before Germany surrendered, there were seven or eight million troops, and Japan's population was no less than that of Germany, and there should be so many, I believe that this is why the United States is eager for the Soviet Union to enter the war." ”
"It could be so!" Alan Wilson approved of his colleague's idea, even though he knew in his heart that it was fake.
Hokkaido is in the low cold zone, as of the 21st century, the population of the entire Hokkaido is only more than 5 million, the population of Japan during World War II was 78 million, and the 21st century is close to 130 million, according to this ratio, Hokkaido now has three or four million people, the population is so small, and the defense of the decisive battle in the Japanese mainland Hokkaido should be the last in the sequence, so how many troops can there be.
Hokkaido is underpopulated, for sure, and Alan Wilson remembers that Hokkaido was the main site of Japanese plundering labor because the local population was too underpopulated to afford the Japanese labor force for Hokkaido's development.
Compared to its negligible population, Hokkaido is the largest island in Japan outside of Honshu, and is no smaller than the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany.
"If it weren't for the fact that the Americans always put pressure on us, let's put the war against Japan in the first place in the order of discussion, who cares about their business." After deciding to change the content of the talks, Alan Wilson began to shirk responsibility, which was not to shirk, it was originally the request of the Americans, and Britain just respected the opinions of its close allies and pushed the boat aside.
"Yes, we were going to talk about Europe." Ivor also agreed, saying that this was not a matter in the British negotiation sequence, and that the Americans had to talk about war against Japan first.
After the map was completed, Alan Wilson sat down with his friends and asked about the negotiations during the day, so that he could go back to the next day to summarize and write a file.
"There is no doubt that at the end of this meeting, everyone will get what they want." Alan Wilson's words mean something, who doesn't know that this will add luster to his resume and will make an immeasurable contribution to future development.
"This credit belongs to all the diplomats who worked hard." Ivor smiled brightly, but did not deny this, and said to himself, "I don't know where I will work after this meeting." ”
"Maybe there's a place for you at the embassy in France." Alan Wilson joked at the Vanguard.
"It's not funny." When Ivor heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Getting up to let Ivor rest, Alan Wilson returned to his room and pushed the door in, startled, the person in front of him with a pair of black-rimmed glasses looked at him indifferently, who was not Edward Bridges, the cabinet secretary.
Turning around and carefully closing the door, Alan Wilson cautiously said, "Sir Edward, why are you here?" ”
"What? Surprised? Edward Bridges tilted his body, satisfied with the reaction of the young man in front of him, and said indifferently, "I naturally came for my purpose, in fact, I can let Alexander come, but in terms of the urgency of the matter, it is better to come here in person, and I am not very old." ”
"For a cabinet secretary who is inspired to serve the country, it is not just not old, it is simply the prime of life." Alan Wilson smacked the snake with a stick, using the words of the cabinet secretary as the guiding standard.
"But people can't always be in one position, and I'm deeply worried about some of the phenomena in the current civil service." A look of concern flashed across Edward Bridges' face, "Young people deserve more exercise, don't they?" ”
Forehead? Alan Wilson was in a state of mind teaser, he didn't think that a cabinet secretary would suddenly appear in front of him at this time, just to instill some chicken soup.
Edward Bridges didn't care either, and nodded his fingertips to let Alan Wilson sit down, and said slowly, "The negotiations have reached an impasse, the United States and the Soviet Union have different priorities, and now is the time to break the deadlock." There should be some unconventional approach, and sometimes some minor sacrifices are inevitable for the sake of a more ambitious goal. ”
As soon as Alan Wilson heard that this was a task, no matter what the task was, he had no reason to refuse, the reason was simple, the cabinet secretary was the head of the civil service.
"Sir, I am willing to do everything for the sake of the British Empire." Alan Wilson showed a go-to attitude.
Edward Bridges was very satisfied, nodded and said, "The British Empire needs a diplomat like you, yes, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and I all think that if we want to achieve results as soon as possible, we may need some private communication. Diplomats who negotiate directly are not suited for this job, because it is to be done in secret. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, myself and Alexander are all too ambitious, and you are the most suitable person to go unnoticed as a liaison officer. ”
"Me? I do, but for what purpose? Alan Wilson promised to say whatever the consequences, but he didn't know what his purpose was.
"We hope that the Soviet Union will immediately agree to a war against Japan, and that will create an opportunity for you." Edward Bridges said word for word, "You and the Soviets have reached a consensus in private. ”
Isn't this the Munich conspiracy? As soon as Alan Wilson heard this, he made a judgment, but who to sell this time?