Chapter 28: The Dawn of Victory
In terms of mentality, Alan Wilson is definitely more unambiguous than anyone else, this will be under the obscenity of the Congress Party, get out of British India with a disgraced face, and still have time to bury mines here, so that Pamela Mountbatten will have time to go to the princely state of Junagadh to see.
Because leaving British India forgets the interests of the princely states? This is absolutely not, even in Europe, he can contribute to the great lords of the South Asian subcontinent. In a sense, it can even be better.
Although he had not been the commissioner of the princely state of Hyderabad for a short time, Alan Wilson succeeded in establishing a dedicated image in front of Ali Khan with a sincere attitude, and if he was not British, Ali Khan was even ready to make Alan Wilson the minister of Hyderabad.
Among those who came to Bombay to bid farewell was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from Hyderabad, but in Alan Wilson's view, the chancellor of the Exchequer was very limited in his discretion with such a miser monarch.
It happened that Pamela Mountbatten was also there, and Alan Wilson also introduced Pamela's identity, and the other party was immediately overjoyed and praised, "Commissioner, it can be seen that London seconded you to return to China temporarily, just to let you play a greater role in the future." So that our Maharaja is relieved. ”
After that, he took out the prepared gift, a palm-sized box, and opened it to see that it was full of gems.
"This is all the importance that the country attaches to me!" Alan Wilson of course knows that this is entirely because of Pamela Mountbatten, if it is really a gray return, the other party may not take out the box, but bring it back, "Say hello to Lord Ali Khan on my behalf, although I am temporarily returning to China, my heart has always been with Hyderabad, this is my personal commitment." ”
Alan Wilson was about to leave the place where he had been working for a long time, but he was relaxed and maintained his usual optimism, which even affected Pamela Mountbatten, and as for the gems sent by Ali Khan, he also passed them on to Pamela Mountbatten.
"Don't you care about wealth?" Holding a box of colorful gems in her hand, Pamela Mountbatten's mind went blank, and she couldn't understand the person in front of her at all.
Of course I care, otherwise what are you doing with these big boxes? The chests were empty, the gold was in the steel layer, and it took as much time to design them as it took to go to college.
Despite this, Alan Wilson pretended to be open-minded and said, "There is a comparison between precious and unprecious, and it depends on what these gems compare with?" To me, they're really stones. ”
Before leaving, Alan Wilson, who regarded money as dung and had a face that could make me bad, immediately became tall in front of Pamela Mountbatten.
The freighter at the dock had already blown its whistle, and Alan Wilson said goodbye to Pamela Mountbatten with a smile, "So dear Miss Pamela, we are destined to meet again, and there is ......"
"I'll take care of your assistants!" Pamela Mountbatten tilted her head and preemptively said, "If you have time, you can write a letter and take me to say hello to my mother and sister." ”
Thumbs up to Pamela Mountbatten, Alan Wilson waved his hand on the freighter.
"Let's go back to New Delhi too!" Pamela Mountbatten smiled and greeted the soldiers beside her, "Thank you so much." ”
At the same time as Alan Wilson's long sea journey, the European theater had reached a critical moment, and the Allies on the Western Front launched the Ruhr Campaign, hoping to join the Soviet Red Army on the Eastern Front.
The Allied forces under Eisenhower's command were confronted by Field Marshal Modell, who was known as a firefighter in Germany. But at this time, compared with when he was a firefighter on the Eastern Front, Moder was facing a worse situation at this time. Berlin moved a large number of troops to the Eastern Front to resist the threat of the Soviet Red Army to Berlin.
The Allies on the Western Front had an absolute superiority in strength and weapons, and the air force carried out interdiction bombing before the campaign began.
When Alan Wilson arrived in London, the Battle of the Ruhr had come to an end, and the newspapers on the streets of London were full of news of Moder's suicide and the victory of the German army on the Western Front had collapsed.
"Who would have thought that a few years ago, the Germans were invincible." Alan Wilson, holding the newspaper, shrugged his shoulders and disembarked with his suitcase, keeping these priceless treasures in good condition first.
Then it is time to fulfill one's duty and be a competent messenger. I have to say that the traces of the war are still very obvious, such as the women on the street, but rarely see men of the right age, which makes Alan Wilson himself feel a lot more presence.
The depression in London was visible compared to before the war, and as the war drew to a close, the question before many was how to revitalize London after the war.
But compared to the depression in London, the cities of continental Europe are now a real gloom, and for many people, life after the war is no easier than it was during the war. The only country that was really not affected by the world war was probably the United States, which was not attacked on its own soil.
Alan Wilson had just returned home and stored the boxes that had been delivered, and he began his work as a messenger non-stop. On the list of deliveries were Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for Indian Affairs Leo Emery, and possibly Cabinet Secretary Edward Bridges if they were to Whitehall. Edward Bridges led the Cabinet Office in an excellent response to World War II.
Whitehall is a street in the city of London, England. It connects the Houses of Parliament to Downing Street. In and around this street there are a number of British government offices such as the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office, the Home Office, and the Admiralty. Hence the use of Whitehall as a synonym for the British executive branch.
This does not include the fact that he still has to accept MI6 talks, after all, it is a time of war, and whether he is loyal to the British Empire is a very big question, not to mention that Alan Wilson himself is an informant stationed abroad.
At the top of the list, of course, was Pamela Mountbatten's letter, and after settling the empty boxes for the time being, he went to Mountbatten's London residence according to the address.
Rather than repeating the mistake of delivering documents the first time, Mountbatten's wife, Edwina Ashley, and eldest daughter, Patricia Mountbatten, were at home, even easier than in New Delhi, at least not as heavily guarded.
But the luxury is no less than that of a villa in New Delhi, as evidenced by the wealth of Mountbatten's wife, Edwina Ashley, whose marriage can be described as a strong combination.
"I came from colonial India, and Pamela asked me to bring the letter." After saying that he had no ill intentions, Alan Wilson entered the living room and introduced himself.
"You work in British India? How's it going over there? Is Pamela okay? When Patricia Mountbatten heard this, she was very interested in asking questions continuously.
"It's okay, it's okay! British India was generally calm. Alan Wilson was quite helpless, and he was now a little tired of this kind of soul question. I don't know if it's the sequelae of Pamela Mountbatten.