British Civil Servant

v2 Chapter 1046: Congo crisis

A lot of things have happened recently, Britain and the United States, France and the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States, Britain and France, one after another is dazzling, and the entire northwest of Shanxi has become a mess.

Even Alan Wilson, who has always been methodical, feels overwhelmed and doesn't know where to start.

For him, this is a very rare thing. He has always believed that under the cover of time, everything he wants can be done. If he can't do it, it must be because there is not enough time.

This complaint was known by Pamela Mountbatten, and she could only comfort her husband that he had done well enough. Many things could change the course of history without personal efforts. "In any case, it is the most patriotic and The one who puts it into action.”

"Even if there is only one person in the world who praises me, as long as this person is you, then all my efforts will not be in vain." Alan Wilson's frowning brows relaxed, and the momentary dejection was just a small episode.

The death of Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, has long been thrown out of the sky by him. In the final analysis, he was just a minister.

Perhaps the status is a bit special, but it is not indispensable to the United Kingdom. If it has any major impact, it seems that there will be one less so-called patriot who may betray the United Kingdom to the United States in the future.

From the perspective of Chinese tradition, there are no two days, and there cannot be two speakers in a country. Duncan can talk about being patriotic, but he may not love Britain at that time. Naturally, Alan Wilson will not have any psychological burden.

"Go home, dear, the situation in Congo has deteriorated, and I may have to be busy for a while." After the rocket ride, Alan Wilson put his arms around his wife's delicate body and begged, "I must go and see if I can learn from it." for the benefit of Britain."

"I don't want you to go. There was an assassination just now." Pamela Mountbatten sighed quietly. She knew that she was powerless to stop what her husband wanted to do, so she could only whisper, "Be careful."

"Definitely." Alan Wilson kissed his wife's forehead, "I will definitely strike first if anyone is against me."

For example, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs who had just blossomed, after Duncan died, Alan Wilson first waited and watched. Through subsequent developments, it was concluded that Duncan himself was interested in overseas assets, or the current government thought so.

If it was Duncan's personal thoughts, then the problem has been solved. If it is the idea of ​​the current government, then it needs to be delayed. However, the Conservative Party has just come to power and still has a relatively long time in power, so delaying time may not necessarily be effective.

That may be a long-term plan. At least with the blessing of the huge colony, Whitehall can fight the cabinet.

Politicians are powerful at home, but they are always one in the colonies, and civil servants are also one, a whole.

Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief after seeing his wife and sister-in-law board the flight home with his own eyes. At this special time, he still does not want his relatives to get too close. Staying away from the whirlpool is out of safety considerations.

Alan Wilson enjoyed the treatment that Duncan did not enjoy. Along the way, he was escorted by British Air Force fighter jets in the colonies. This was also in exchange for Duncan's death.

In other words, Duncan's death made Alan Wilson justifiably raise the danger of working overseas, in exchange for this kind of treatment.

This is not unfounded worry. Alan Wilson can remember that because of mediating the Congo issue, the United Nations also took in a current secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjöld, and the plane crashed in Northern Rhodesia.

Later investigations have shown that, according to the report, an external attack or threat may have been the cause of the crash of Hammarskjöld's plane. According to the report, one situation is that the plane crashed due to direct attack; the other situation is that the pilot was distracted for a short time because the plane was threatened, which led to the plane crash.

Evidence shows that witnesses saw more than one plane in the air, another plane that may have been a jet, and that Hammarskjöld's plane was on fire before it crashed. Witnesses said they witnessed Hammarskjöld's plane being shot at. Witnesses also identified a plane that was "pursuing" Hammarskjöld's plane.

It is not known whether Hammarskjöld's death was related to the United Kingdom in history, because Northern Rhodesia was a British colony. If it was really attacked and killed, the first suspect is of course the United Kingdom.

But it cannot be ruled out that it is the United States. The sky has fallen and there is a tall one. The United States is definitely the tallest one at the current time.

Heidi Rama, who was on the same plane, looked surprised, "I didn't expect you to be treated better than your minister."

"The full-time commander of the British armed forces, Marshal Mountbatten is Pamela's father. This is all about our own family!" Alan Wilson put one hand on Heidi Lamarr's shoulder and whispered, "If our son To be the chancellor of Austria in the future? He will also be escorted by fighter jets when visiting abroad."

This time, the route to Northern Rhodesia is not dangerous. After Ethiopia, there is a continuous stretch of British East Africa.

Before departing from Somaliland, Alan Wilson had already sent a telegram to convene a meeting of commissioners of overseas colonies, and the location was set in Lusaka, the capital of Northern Rhodesia.

To reach North Rhodesia, it is best to choose to fly in. On the ground, there is only one road connecting with South Rhodesia.

Most of the remaining places are boundless minefields. How many landmines are there around Northern Rhodesia is already an uncountable number. Anyway, those Slavs have been mineing mines for more than ten years.

The manufacture of landmines was a pillar industry in Northern Rhodesia, as it developed a number of novel methods of laying mines.

According to Grace himself, it is impossible for the Slavs themselves to clear the minefields now.

It is precisely because North Rhodesia is almost surrounded by a railway, only the middle of the barbell is left, which is near the capital Lusaka.

Because the distance between the north and the south is too narrow, there are two sequelae.

Northern Rhodesia’s communication with the outside world is extremely dependent on air transportation. Northern Rhodesia Airlines is the largest airline in Africa, but not all of them are really passenger planes, or they may be modified transport planes. Lusaka Airport is second to none in the whole of Africa.

In addition, Lusaka is the middle of the barbell, but it is close to the protrusion that Grace and the others think, so there is no minefield.

At Lusaka International Airport, Grace was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Alan Wilson. Fortunately, Alan Wilson knew that Grace was a man and a woman, otherwise the enthusiasm would be unbearable.

"The changes in North Rhodesia are really the same every year." After seeing Grace, Alan Wilson praised very intimately, "It is simply the brightest pearl of the British Empire."

"I believe that this pearl will shine brighter in the future." Grace also responded with a pun. "Of course, whether it can shine brighter or not is in the hands of Sir Wilson."

"You can't say that, we work together, and everything needs everyone's concerted efforts." Alan Wilson saw through and asked suddenly, "I wonder how the production capacity of North Rhodesia is?"

"Five million landmines, we can take them out at any time." Grace is obviously very proud of the pillar industry in Northern Rhodesia. "The northern border of Lusaka has never been mined, and it is completely a pure land."

"It's not a day or two since you've been thinking about the land of the Congo." Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows. The entire Northern Rhodesia is narrow at both ends, like a barbell. Lusaka is in the middle of the barbell, facing Luben of the Congo. Bashi.

In addition to farming and mining, these Slavs live in Bray. The reason why they kept the north of Lusaka must have discovered the disadvantages of Northern Rhodesia. They have been eager to seize it, and now they are finally waiting. Chance.

In Lusaka, Alan Wilson was waiting for the other commissioners to arrive. The only pity was that things were different. Duncan, the Minister of Commonwealth Affairs, would not be able to come again. From the heart, drunk with Grace, "Haha..."

"Sir Wilson, as long as you speak, I will kill even the Prime Minister." Grace raised his glass frequently, expressing his loyalty to the queen. It was because there were bad people around the queen that brought Britain to this point.

"That's right, sometimes you can't solve the problem if you don't know your side." Alan Wilson yelled, belching, "If you dare to touch my overseas assets, you will have to pay the price."

Here is a cup of tea, and the Congo, which is not far away, is essentially in a civil war. The leader of Katanga Province, Moise Tshombe, received the weapons of the local Belgian garrison, raised the banner of independence and finally the central government of the Congo Lumumba troops went to war.

From time to time, shells strike like convulsions, cut through the night sky, and intermittently illuminate the distribution lines of each other's frontier trenches~lightnovelpub.net~ At this time, you can clearly see the opposite gun barrels, various artillery, and machine gun guards, and behind them are covered by forests. A small hill, with the heads of soldiers in military caps poking out, looked like unwashed potatoes scattered on the ground.

The rumble of battle, left and right, sometimes far and sometimes near. Some soldiers exhausted their patience and couldn't hold back any more energy. They actually wanted to rush into this dense forest to open fire and fight fiercely to break this deadly situation.

The older fighters have been battle-tested and seen a lot, and they persevere through this test of life and death, hoping that this time they will be safe.

The shells flew over the infantrymen's heads with a heavy whistling sound, forcing them to retract their heads into the collars of their uniforms.

The sound of shelling continued to expand and become more intensive, and it became more and more intense one after another. There was a frightening flash of light on the trenches as the rumble of mortars and the piercing roar passed.

After all, war is not a game. Immediately, the recruits who were tribal warriors a while ago grew up quickly. The soldiers who had not had time to grow had long since returned to the embrace of Mother Earth, and the remaining soldiers were still alive.