"Oh, young Alan, what's wrong?" Edward Bridges, a little surprised by Alan Wilson who suddenly appeared in front of him, he hadn't encountered such a thing in a long time, "Is it a matter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Relax, you know, when it comes to foreign affairs, your job is limited to public relations and hospitality. There's nothing difficult about it, and maybe Barron hasn't taught you that yet. ”

Edward Bridges showed that everything was under control, and he spoke lightly, and did not behave impolitely towards Alan Wilson, losing his gentlemanly demeanor.

"Sir Edward, did you show up?" Alan Wilson showed an anxious look and organized the language, "There is something that none of us want to happen, but it has appeared, subjectively we should try our best to prevent it, but in fact we can't do anything, we should show our attitude, but it is better to pretend not to know, we should play the role of the British Empire, but it is better to let it happen, which is very embarrassing." ”

"Wow, I'll just say Barron is good at spotting talent." Pointing to the chair in front of him to signal Alan Wilson to sit down, Edward Bridges, who was holding afternoon tea in his hand, asked unhurriedly, "What happened?" ”

Alan Wilson immediately reported on the Yugoslav refugees who had crossed the border to the north, waiting for Edward Bridges's instructions, Edward Bridges held the hand of afternoon tea and did not move, glanced at Alan Wilson, and said without a trace, "This is a big deal, especially at such a moment, when the Potsdam Conference is about to take place, and now that the country is about to hold elections, if the Potsdam Conference cannot be held because of this, the great prime minister may be very unhappy." ”

"Yes, Sir Edward, we don't want any twists and turns at this time." Alan Wilson's panic was not entirely fake, and deep down he was also afraid of his classmates.

Although this probability is not large, nothing is 100% true, and there are consequences for doing things.

"It's rare that you can see the seriousness of the matter, I remember you went to Vienna specifically?" Seeing Alan Wilson's sudden change of color, Edward Bridges stretched out his hand to signal a little calm, "We must avoid being in a hurry at all times, and speak with emotional agitation, that is what politicians do, as a successful civil servant, we must maintain a calm and calm attitude at all times, but it does not mean that your matter is not serious." ”

Edward Bridgeston continued, "Strictly speaking, the crossing of the border by these refugees is an emergency, and we do not want to have consequences at such an important moment that could have caused the cancellation of the Potsdam Conference, and if there is such a consequence, and the Soviets catch the problem, it may be that even if this matter has nothing to do with you, you, as a party, may inevitably be affected, then now it is a matter of dereliction of duty." ”

"Sir Edward, I have been very wronged." Alan Wilson defended himself with some words......

"It's just an assumption, not mixed with any bias." Edward Bridges stretched out his finger and shook it indifferently, "So the current consequences depend on whether it affects the convening of the Potsdam Conference, and where these refugees are going, if they happen not to affect the order of the British occupation zone, you are safe." ”

At the dawn of peace, there was such an event that might damage the unity of the current Allies, and Alan Wilson certainly did not dare to guarantee that he would retreat in his entirety, and in fact even ordinary cabinet secretaries would be troubled by this matter.

But Edward Bridges was an exception, he was the cabinet secretary who went through the whole wartime, from Prime Minister Chamberlain's mistakes to Prime Minister Churchill, who was like a bullfighter and fought with Germany, he saw all kinds of operations during the war, including major mistakes.

Although the crossing of the border by Yugoslav refugees this time is not a trivial matter, it is not very large. And the consequences have not yet been seen, and since the consequences have not yet appeared, it is too early to deal with Alan Wilson.

After Alan Wilson left, Edward Bridges closed his eyes and said to himself, "Barron, you can really give me a problem!" ”

Barron, as Edward Bridges spoke, was naturally Sir Barron, the head of the civil servants of British India, and in terms of the importance of British India to the British Empire, he, as the cabinet secretary, of course, had to have reliable subordinates in British India.

Sir Barron, of course, carried some native products of British India for Edward Bridges.

However, when the wave of refugees from Yugoslavia appeared, how could Eisenhower, the commander-in-chief of the US army, be frightened by the new Soviet tanks and attract attention? The Daily Mail and The Times, with sensational headlines, reported on the appearance of new heavy tanks in the Soviet Union at a joint military parade.

In fact, some public opinion is very keen that the United States and the Soviet Union are currently entering a fierce confrontation.

The Yugoslav refugees, like fellow soldiers, quickly crossed small Austria and appeared on the border between Germany and Austria, and by the evening the news of the Yugoslav refugees crossing the border had already spread completely.

The top leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France all knew about it, and General Eisenhower finally learned the destination of these refugees, which was the German state of Bavaria, where General Patton lived.

"Just let them come!" General Patton gave the order in a menacing manner, and he did not know about the new Soviet tanks that appeared at the military parade in Berlin during the day.

I don't know why, maybe Eisenhower wanted to determine the movement of these refugees, whether they stayed in Austria or what, and if they stayed in Austria, it was a problem for the British, because the American-occupied zone was north of the British-occupied zone.

Eisenhower did not contact Bavarian Administrator Patton at the first time, also because he made up for the gaffe during the day, repaired his image, and thought that the British-occupied zone facing these refugees would deal with it, which was his own fuss.

General Eisenhower, who had this idea, knew that these people were just refugees without weapons, including women and children, and felt that the British in the British occupation area could easily deal with this problem.

This is the disadvantage of coalition armies, so often coalition forces will have catastrophic consequences because friendly forces are surrounded and immobilized.

Most importantly, Eisenhower never dreamed that General Patton would actually order the refugees to be taken in, and by the time he found out, it was too late to send a telegram to stop them.

On Germany's southern border, countless refugees crossed the border with their bare hands, and the American soldiers who had already learned of the situation looked at each other, and no one knew whether to shoot at the procession full of women and children.

General Patton's order relieved the soldiers who were in a state of distress and made way for the refugees to enter Germany.