Three days before the International Labor Day on May 1, 1961, the People's Daily and the Central People's Radio Station simultaneously broadcast the news that the Chinese Navy would hold a large-scale naval military exercise: From April 29 to May 10, 1961, the Chinese Navy would hold a live-fire naval confrontation exercise codenamed "Longteng 61" in four sea areas above 16°4200 north latitude and 118 east longitude. It is hoped that passing ships will not enter the above-mentioned sea areas without the permission of the exercise headquarters during the exercise announced by the announcement, so as not to cause accidental injury. According to a spokesman for the Chinese Navy, the exercise took place in the Andaman Sea, the South China Sea, the Sulu Sea and parts of the Java Sea at the northern and southern ends of the Strait of Malacca. The purpose of this military exercise is to test the actual combat capability of the Chinese People's Navy, such as coordinated maritime supervision, tracking and antisubmarine warfare, communications support, control of key sea routes, and confrontation at sea, as well as the actual combat effectiveness of new weapons. China will invite military attaches of various countries stationed in China to attend the exercise.

All countries spoke highly of the Chinese Navy's large-scale "Longteng 61" live-fire confrontation exercise at sea, inviting foreign military attaches stationed in China to participate in the exercise. The world's major media have made a lot of reports on this, "The rising China, with its incomparable self-confidence, has once again demonstrated to the world its powerful scientific and technological and military strength after the military parade on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China." "China is moving from a traditional land power to a maritime power, and the Chinese people's navy is transforming from a yellow-water navy to a blue-water navy." "With China's entry into the club of the world's maritime powers, the maritime era that has been ruled by Western armours for three centuries is over."

Military analysts around the world are also speculating about the purpose of China's large-scale naval exercises

At a time when the people of Singapore braved the rain to celebrate Singapore's complete liberation from British colonial rule and the official establishment of the Singapore People's Self-Government Axe, a task force composed of the largest and youngest Far East Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held a four-day live-fire confrontation exercise with the South China Sea Fleet in the waters west of Tammillan Island in the southwest of the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea and east of Tanjung Pinang. Subsequently, the Chinese Red Navy, which was composed of the elites of the former Soviet Pacific Navy Fleet and various Chinese fleets, entered the Strait of Malacca through the Singapore Strait through the Singapore Strait, consisting of the destroyer Vladivostok, two destroyers, four "Dolphin" submarines, two missile frigates, two minesweepers, four submarine hunters, and two large integrated supply ships. At the northern entrance of the Strait of Malacca, another five-day military exercise was conducted with the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet to control and confront the main sea routes.

The afterglow of the Imperate Empire was fading, and after World War I, Britain had given way to the United States in terms of overall strength. After World War II, Britain had been reduced to a second-rate country. On the surface, it seems that the war made Britain fall from the top, but in fact, Britain has hidden serious problems in its heyday, and the reason why a small country like Britain can become one of the most powerful countries in the world is that it seized the opportunity of the first industrial revolution in the process of rising, and in the process of bold innovation made it the forerunner and absolute leader of the first industrial revolution, creating a new type of political and economic system and a new mode of production. If this spirit of continuous improvement is not maintained, its decline is a matter of time. There are many reasons for the decline of Britain. In the final analysis, it is the conservative factors inherent in British culture that hinder the continuous innovation and development of British industry, thus putting Britain in a passive position in the face of world name competition.

Another reason is that when Britain completed Britain's primitive accumulation through invasion and plundering of the world, the martial spirit of those "pioneers" was constantly lost. This is because in British society, the extreme worship of the aristocracy and its way of life is deep-rooted, the first generation of "pioneers" for this small island country to expand the territory of the creation of the foundation of the future, often want to train children and grandchildren to have an absolute gentlemanly demeanor of the nobles, after several generations of "aristocratic education", the kind of pioneer should have the passion has been replaced by "aristocratic temperament", the kind of blood used for pioneering has disappeared. When a country loses its ability to innovate and its deserved "blood surname", it is on the verge of decline. Britain is no exception, and the British are inferior to those who fought the world from generation to generation. All that remains is "aristocratic temperament, gentlemanly demeanor". People are more likely to pursue tranquility and comfort, covet enjoyment, pursue the gentlemanly culture of pastoral life and the national special surname of conservative surnames, and reshape themselves with the image of nobility. It is this kind of aristocrats who pretend to be gentlemen who have lost the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that their ancestors have opened up little by little.

The French laughed at the short working hours and the long weekend holidays of the British; The Americans looked to the British to be forever gentlemen and to profit from the old ways; The Germans said: If we have another hundred years of peace, we will put Britain to death.

After the Suez Canal crisis, the anti-British rhetoric in the United States was quite strong, and the Suez Canal incident showed that the Americans vigorously opposed Britain's role as a great power. In the Suez Canal incident, the incompetence of the British political axe was exposed in an extremely humiliating way. Britain is like a broken aristocracy, unaccompanied, and the current British Prime Minister Harold . Macmillan also witnessed the prelude to reading power in the African colonies. In 1957, the British Gold Coast and Malaya were the first to gain readability. In 1960, he gave a lecture entitled "The Changing Storm", which further promoted the reading movement in the British colonies. After the Gold Coast became Ghana, Nigeria was also able to read in 1960. Now, instead of seizing power by armed force through the traditional form of violence, the people of Singapore, who are in this small land, have completely broken the framework set by the British Empire through the "color revolution" of regime change in a peaceful and non-violent way, and established the Singapore People's Self-Government Axe. Even the president who symbolizes British rule and has no real power will have to rush in, the British constitution for its system has been overthrown and no longer in force, and the garrison that symbolizes British rule must all be withdrawn from Singapore unconditionally after a month and a half. What's more, there will be a referendum on Singapore's self-government to join the People's Republic of China. Needless to say, Singapore will certainly become part of the People's Republic of China, just like the seven northeastern provinces of India.

Everyone in the world knows that behind this "color revolution" in Singapore is the result of the intervention of Chinese forces. But what good things can Britain and China do now?

While the British people were already asleep, the noble members of the House of Lords were still "fighting over the lights" of Singapore in Parliament.

In the halls of the House of Lords, Earl George Dallston, a member of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, said: "What disturbs me about the situation in Singapore is that China is constantly devouring our traditional sphere of influence in this way while we are now very tired. I think Britain should consider re-engaging in Singapore and intervening appropriately in the situation in Singapore.

"Intervention? "Even in a very sleepy situation, the ruling and opposition MPs are still in a clear position, and the Duke of Greaves, a member of the Labour Party, said disapprovingly: "Everyone in the House of Lords should remain calm, and we in the UK and China are fighting against each other for this small local issue of Singapore?" Now let alone a war with China, even a little tension with China will cause great social turmoil in Britain, will cause the stock market to plummet, and will put strong pressure on the ruling government. ”

An opposition MP stopped snoring, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, rubbed his dry eyes, took a sip of the British black tea prepared for the MPs in the House of Lords, ate two snacks, and then said energetically: "The situation in Singapore is very dangerous, and the UK should react in order to curb China's continuous expansion." Even if the reaction is symbolic. The British Navy should organize a powerful fleet of aircraft carriers, battleships, battle cruisers, and destroyers to sail to the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, so that the descendants of those discerning soldiers can see the deterrence of the invincible navy of the British Empire, so that their actions can be restrained. We retract the proposal to join the China referendum. ”

"Mr. Richard, are you still immersed in the stories your grandfather, Viscount Richard, told you, or your own dreams?" Duke Greaves said in a mocking tone: "Mr. Richard, this is not the time when you can bring the Chinese to their knees by going around the coast of China with a few warships. I can assure you that the British warships will die at the bottom of the Andaman Sea before they enter the South China Sea. Perhaps the Chinese are waiting for this opportunity to avenge the century-old humiliation inflicted on them by our British Empire for more than 100 years. Let's not forget the tragic lesson of the Malay Battle in August 1941, which led to the annihilation of the Z Fleet consisting of the battleships "Prince of Wales" and the battlecruiser "Counterattack". The Chinese today are many times stronger than they were at that time. At present, provocations against China can only bring shame upon oneself. The only preferable option for the moment is to resist the proposal for a referendum on Singapore's accession to the People's Republic of China through the international community, which has guaranteed your family's investment in Singapore. ”

"Won't your administration join forces with the United States and us in Britain to stop this kind of territorial expansion by China?" Opposition MP Viscount Richard asked loudly in frustration.

"Viscount Richard, you are so naïve to the point of cuteness. Do you think those nasty cowboys in the United States will be your gunner? Don't you see them and the Chinese in the Middle East, dividing up our traditional spheres of influence? Don't you see the indifference they have when China is fighting the Philippines? Bah! America's despicable outbursters only think of their own interests when it matters most. Duke Greaves said indignantly: "What can he do when he uses you, how can he use him!" We Conservatives must not forgive those hateful Americans, and we should severely criticize the United States for a series of despicable performances"

Except for a few members of the British House of Lords, such as Viscount Richard, who had their own family interests in Singapore, who shook their lips at the meeting and demanded that the political axe be done, the rest sat slumped in their seats, yawning for a long time, rubbing their eyes constantly trying to stay awake, and some simply closed their eyes, opened their mouths, and snored soundly with their necks on their backs.

Finally, British Prime Minister Harold . Macmillan delivered his speech in the House of Lords, in which he said: On the issue of Singapore. Some people always feel that Britain, as a big country and a strong country, cannot be at the mercy of Singapore, the so-called people's self-government, and should teach those inferior people in Singapore who do not understand the rules a lesson, and must not allow the British colonial areas to completely ignore the interests of the British, so that our interests and the country's reputation will be damaged.

Ladies and gentlemen, it will not be easy to find a balance between interests and principles in the Singapore affair. I have not the slightest doubt that Britain has the right to react to the events in Singapore. However, behind the axe of Singapore's self-government stands the People's Republic of China, a great power, and this great power is ready to face us. Now there are three of their fleets operating in the waters around the Strait of Malacca, and there is no possibility of victory in our war with China, as Duke Greaves said just now. It is precisely because of this that those [***] people in Singapore have the audacity to take advantage of the provisions of the Atlantic Charter that "respect the right of peoples to choose their form of government and restore the sovereignty of peoples who have been violently deprived" to put us in a situation where we must sacrifice our legal principles and the blood and lives of the noble Britons in order to protect our interests.

As far as I am concerned, I fully understand the opposition LDP's Earl George Dalston and Viscount Richard's call for appropriate intervention in Singapore. To curb China's expansion, the British Navy should organize a powerful fleet to demonstrate against Singapore and China in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea. Even if I fully understand it, I still can't say yes. First, we should not engage in military action unless we have the resolve and the ability to win. Second, in major international matters affecting British interests, we must fully communicate with our allies for their understanding and support. Thirdly, we should ensure that our actions are in accordance with international law. While China is not interested in complying with international agreements, unless they are extremely beneficial to them. But we, the gentlemen who represent Western civilization, cannot be as uneducated and uneducated as these barbarians

(To be continued)