Different from heads of state and foreign ministers strolling in the garden, showing friendship, delegations from various countries are nervously preparing meeting agendas and negotiating materials to advance the agenda of this economic reconstruction conference, which nominally aims to revive Europe.

In fact, the remaining colonial empire newspapers kept warm and defended each other's collective interests together.

But in fact, because of the differences in the distribution of colonies, the threats faced vary from big to small. Although the general direction of the meeting should be in the same direction, there must be some debate at the meeting.

Take the current British and French countries as an example, their treatment of colonies is absolutely different.

The attitude of France after the war was naturally repressive. It can be seen from the fact that before the meeting, the French army had once again embarked on a journey and went to Asia. It can be seen that France, including Charles de Gaulle himself, now has an attitude of maintaining all the colonies.

And Britain, especially Prime Minister Attlee, is no longer ready to waste time in British India. Once the local elites in British India lose their patience, they choose to rise up. With the current capabilities of the United Kingdom, unless they are not prepared to live well, they will be broken and broken. The wartime rationing system has been maintained, otherwise there is no way to stop it.

The most important thing is that even if the wartime rationing system is maintained, Britain may not be able to suppress the resistance of British India.

In fact, this problem has already appeared for a long time, and it is not even a problem that has appeared in recent years.

During World War II, Britain fought against French troops in West Africa, Syria and Madagascar, against German and Italian troops in Egypt, against Japanese troops in Australia and Burma, while maintaining the routes of the North Sea, the North and South Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean, and then transfusion of blood to Malta was simply an impossible task.

The colonial empire itself is not a big empire in the traditional sense, but the components that are isolated overseas are connected with each other among powerful enemies. Defending a colonial empire means fighting all enemies with different fronts at the same time. Geographically bad to the extreme.

When Germany declared war, Britain and France had the ability to assemble troops and confrontation similar to the German army, but after Italy declared war on France, the British army was incapable of being separated, and after Japan also declared war, its troops were even more stretched.

The British Empire has never had the ability to fight multiple major adversaries on multiple major fronts at the same time. The security of the Empire is entirely dependent on the build-up of troops brought about by the so-called imperial commitment. When war breaks out in India and Afghanistan, troops can be mobilized from Britain. , when the war in North Africa is tight, troops can be mobilized from Australia and New Zealand.

It is best to face only one enemy at a time. This is the idea of ​​the Germans when they are fighting on two fronts, and this is not the idea of ​​the United Kingdom. It is necessary to suppress the resistance of the colonies, and to guard against the prying eyes of other powerful countries on the colonies. Russia confronts, intrigues with America in America, and competes with France in Africa.

After two world wars, London finally felt that it was really impossible to play with its current national strength. Prime Minister Attlee felt that it must shrink, kick out the colonies with more input than output, and concentrate on managing the weak resistance. colony.

And British India is the burden that Prime Minister Attlee wants to kick out, to complete the contraction of the empire and gain breathing time.

Alan Wilson just hopes that the empire of the British Empire will shrink, not become the collapse of the empire, and shrink all the way to the British Isles. He doesn't think it's his life pursuit to let Britain be his sidekick behind the Americans.

If that's the case, it's better to resign and go to the sea to become a rich businessman. That way, you will have more freedom. You don't have to be bound by your civil servant status, and you have to worry about being a master even in the British-occupied area.

At the meeting within the British delegation, Alan Wilson also worked very hard and launched an extremely violent attack on the Soviet Union, but the core argument was that the Soviet Union did not have the strength to start another war.

"According to what I found in the British-occupied area, German generals with experience in fighting in the Soviet Union know that the German army has caused extremely serious damage in the Soviet Union. It is no worse than the destruction in Germany now! I believe you gentlemen, you should Recently, I heard from the newspapers about the exaggerated level of the male-to-female ratio in Germany."

At the internal meeting chaired by Alexander Cadogan, Alan Wilson spoke eloquently, saying that the losses of the Soviet Union should be inferred from the losses suffered by Germany. The Soviet Union's casualties should be more than 15 million. is a man.

"The former Prime Minister Churchill once said that we would like to see the Germans in their graves, but we would prefer to see the Russians on the operating table. We can conclude that this is the case now."

"The Soviet Union has not announced its losses in the war until now." A middle-aged diplomat said, "Is the estimate of the Soviet Union too optimistic?"

"This is where the Soviet people are guilty. Can't count them? It's impossible. Moscow doesn't know about the domestic population. They have done three censuses. It's impossible to come up with population statistics now, then it's intentional. Concealed. And judging from the insatiable greed of the Soviets at the Potsdam Conference, the polar bear must be in very poor condition, so everything from Germany was accepted.”

The diplomats at the meeting nodded in approval, as did Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Cadogan. Alan Wilson should be the most qualified civil servant to question the Soviet Union. At the Potsdam Conference, he was the one who carried out dark-box operations on behalf of the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.

"Although Allen's estimates are too optimistic and there is no direct evidence, the combination of various factors can also explain part of the problem. The brutality of the Germans and the huge destruction in the Soviet Union are real. If the Soviet Union and Germany The level of damage to the other side is on one level, the loss of 15 million young people of school age in the Soviet Union is very reasonable."

"That's right, Sir Alexander. The Soviet Union is definitely not much better than Germany. If we can send a delegation to visit the Soviet Union, pick a few big cities to visit, and communicate with ordinary people in the Soviet Union. , mentioning the issue of German aggression, if the interviewee expresses hatred and mentions that relatives died in the war, we will gather these interviews together and we can have a rough estimate.”

"By the way, before coming here, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received news from Moscow that the Soviet Union wanted to conduct an art visit to London in the form of people-to-people exchanges. It seemed that a team called the Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe would be sent over."

Alexander Cadogan listened to Alan Wilson, nodded and said, "The Foreign Secretary means that this kind of people-to-people exchanges are welcome, and our reply is that we can conduct an exchange of visits, indicating that the British Empire has no intention to be an enemy of the Soviet Union, and make unity and harmony. Since it is a non-governmental exchange, the returning team can naturally communicate with the ordinary people of the Soviet Union, so that it can be confirmed whether the Soviet Union is really unable to launch a world war in a short period of time. "

"That's great!" Alan Wilson couldn't hide his excitement. He believed that for ordinary people, Britain's master of words in the delegation would be able to get the desired information.

The Red Flag Song and Dance Troupe is the famous male choir, right? If there is time, he also wants to listen to it. After all, the opportunity is rare, and if it is missed, there will be no more.

Why criticize the Soviet Union for being strong outside China and making it a consensus is actually very simple. According to the experience of the previous two wars, it will be enough to beat the entire British Empire without leaving a young man within a few years.

This is the same as the Soviet Union believed that imperialism would provoke a world war. Britain was also afraid of the Soviet Union, and the idea was the same as that of the Soviet Union. At this difficult time, the other side must not dare to provoke the idea of ​​war.

The Soviet Union's solution was to establish a buffer zone in Eastern Europe to prevent the invasion of Britain and the United States, especially the United States.

If it can be clear that the Soviet Union has no ability to provoke a world war and is lying on the operating table to heal its wounds, the British Empire will not have to welcome the United States to enter Europe, at least limit the right of garrison to the Federal Republic of Germany.

You must know that the North Atlantic Treaty was actually established by the United Kingdom and France, which first persuaded the United States to establish it. It is just that the history of the United Kingdom’s initiative to mention the establishment of NATO is not well known.

What is also unknown is that after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Britain's continental equilibrium instinct broke out. It was suggested that Russia should join NATO, but the strength of the United States has already been dominated by one time, and it is very difficult for the British tradition of breaking down the fortress from the inside. I understand, as if I didn't hear this advice.

Before the official meeting, the internal meeting of the British delegation had come up with a consensus that the Soviet Union was only superficially strong, and the United States had a nuclear bomb~lightnovelpub.net~ The Soviet Union would not take risks to provoke a world war.

As for the main issue, the colonial issue is the real top priority. News has come from the Far East that Jakarta, Indonesia, and Sukarno, Indonesia declared independence, which made the Netherlands, with its large army still on the way, furious.

The Dutch are now the countries most eagerly awaiting the meeting, but the French are the first contacts of the British delegation.

When meeting with Nino Bertrand, the diplomat of the French delegation, Alexander Cadogan took the initiative to open his hands and hug each other, setting a tone of unity for this Brussels meeting.

"The French army is even faster. Vietnam is not a colony of the British Empire. We have no reason to stay there for a long time." Alexander Cadogan offered his favor.

"The unity of Europe lies in the relationship between Britain and France." Nino Bertrand gave a positive response, "How to protect the interests of the greater Europe requires the joint efforts of our two countries. By the way, on the question of the Saar region, we I think the same should be resolved at this meeting."

"In principle, London will not object!" Alexander Cadogan said in an official tone, "Who made Britain and France allies."