"Huh? What exactly?" John raised his eyebrows. He still didn't understand what it meant, but he immediately came back to his senses, "Oil embargo?"

"Hmm! It's aimed at India alone." Allen Wilson said to his old friend, "Oil is a weapon, especially for India. Is there a large oil-producing area in India? No. If there is, we won't know ?Oil is a major weakness of India, so once the India-Pakistan war starts, letting Middle Eastern countries use it as a weapon can help Pakistan.”

"Oil, that's what the Germans lost at the beginning." John snorted and compared the Germans to India, "Do you think oil is enough to defeat India?"

"If you can defeat us, you won't do it, but it can make India quite uncomfortable. But then again, this is not the weakness of Europe. Compared with the United States and the Soviet Union, Europe has too many resource shortcomings here."

Alan Wilson sighed quietly. Europe, or Western Europe to be precise, is on the same level as India in terms of natural resources. The place that is better than India is that the agricultural conditions in Europe are good. At least the rain and heat are in the same season, unlike India. Focus on two months.

To say that there are not many places with good natural conditions in this world, there are good places that favor industry and agriculture, such as the European part of the Soviet Union, a certain big country and the United States.

Comparing the conditions of the agricultural era alone, the United States cannot be ranked. The cold snaps that are harvested every few years in North America make the farming community untenable. Otherwise, Spain would choose North America instead of Central America. Of course, who in the industrial era All admit that the United States is blessed with unique conditions.

Of course, a big country in the industrial age is not bad, and the reserves of various minerals are also considered large, but the quality is not very good. This is no matter how to compare, not every country is Australia.

As for Western Europe, the agricultural conditions in Western Europe are good, but because of the ownership of the coal and iron on the German-French border, the two countries are almost out of their minds. Only the poor quality coal and iron in the UK suppresses Western Europe. You know that Western Europe and India are in natural resources. Mountain shoulder to shoulder is by no means a vain reputation.

"You know this, why do you still do this?" John was very surprised. Europe also lacks oil. Of course, Britain does not lack oil. Britain has North Sea oil, but North Sea oil cannot fill the oil gap in Europe. If India does this, if the Arab countries taste the sweetness, will it be used in Europe in the future.

"Actually, for us, the damage is not that big. After the development of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa, the damage to Europe caused by the oil embargo is controllable. But India is something we don't have the conditions for. What's more, if something like this happens, it will provide European countries with Wake up, it is good to realize that oil security is also a good thing.” Alan Wilson told his friends that the reason for doing this is nothing more than using India as a European touchstone.

Alan Wilson is an iron-clad pro-European cabinet secretary, and now the situation is much bigger than before, at least from the fact that Britain will never surrender before the blood of the Indians is drained, and Europe will never surrender.

"Furthermore, the United Kingdom has not withdrawn from the Persian Gulf. We can use this to get European countries to support Britain's permanent presence in the Persian Gulf, at least with understanding." Alan Wilson continued to persuade, "Let them know that Europe cannot be self-sufficient in energy resources and has serious energy security issues. .In that case, they are at least tacitly supporting the British presence in the Persian Gulf."

When playing cards, the timing of playing cards is different, and it will bring different results. The oil crisis was originally the result of the fourth Middle East war because the West supported Israel. At that time, the United States and the United States were hit hard, not to mention Europe. At that time, the British military presence had already withdrawn from the Persian Gulf, so it was naturally unable to exert influence.

It is easy to withdraw things like colonies, but it is even more difficult to go back. If an oil crisis breaks out while Britain is still there, and the tragedy is known to European countries. Not only does Europe have no objection to the British presence in the Persian Gulf, but the British mainland can also recognize this risk, and it is no longer a naive so-called decolonization.

As long as the United Kingdom stays in the Persian Gulf, it will naturally have solutions to many Middle East issues. Whatever the United States wants to do, it must have the cooperation of the United Kingdom. As long as the UK does not cooperate, it will not be possible.

John was silent for a long time, nodded and said, "Will the cabinet agree?"

"Does the cabinet dare to joke about their approval ratings? They don't dare!" Alan Wilson said in a non-joking tone, "The spontaneous actions of the Arab countries have nothing to do with the United Kingdom. Since it has nothing to do with the United Kingdom, it is important whether the cabinet agrees Is it?"

Anyway, Alan Wilson feels that at the moment when Britain still has a military presence in the Persian Gulf, a targeted oil crisis is beneficial. Use India's plight to serve Britain.

It can also show the unity among the peace religions and make Europe aware of energy issues. There are not many things that can achieve multiple goals at one stroke, and it is completely a win-win outcome.

Now that the United States is busy marching northward, it is unlikely to intervene in the war between India and Pakistan. At this time, when will the United Kingdom not take the initiative to shoulder the important task of the special relationship between Britain and the United States?

The importance of the Persian Gulf has been brought up. Is it necessary to retain Britain's huge ocean-going fleet, and whether it is necessary to maintain the shipbuilding industry? This is also good for the Royal Navy.

It must be emphasized here that the United States has never been a shipbuilding power. The vigorous development of American shipbuilding has a great relationship with the World War. Once the war is over, American shipbuilding will return to its original shape. The largest fleet in the world is still owned by the United Kingdom, and even Japan's fleet is much larger than that of the United States.

The shipbuilding industry in the United States only serves the military field, and it is not a problem that only appeared in the 21st century. It is just that there are still some civilian shipbuilding that are better than nothing, and it does not seem to be the case in later generations.

Even the merchant fleets that travel between North America and Europe are mostly British, and there are very few American merchant fleets.

Of course, it is still much better than later generations. Among the more than 40,000 ocean-going merchant ships in the world in the 21st century, the number of merchant ships registered in the United States is less than 200. Although the vast majority of the more than $1 trillion in trade to and from the United States is carried by sea every year, only about one percent of it is registered in the United States.

The powerful U.S. Navy is protecting the route from a certain big country to the United States, preventing this extremely important lifeline for the United States from being threatened by a certain big country.

In the past 1964, the U.S. civilian shipbuilding industry only fluctuated by 200,000 tons a year, which was only a fraction of the current British shipbuilding industry. With Alan Wilson targeting Japan, the civil shipbuilding competition between Britain and Japan will only have a negative impact on the US shipbuilding industry, which is better than nothing.

Of course, it is always a little unsafe to only make moves in Arab countries. Alan Wilson thought hard, and still considered the interests of Portugal, a loyal ally for hundreds of years. Decided to conduct some exchanges in the field of intelligence cooperation, hoping that the Salazar government can exert its influence and play a positive role in this conflict between India and Pakistan.

Although Portugal has mined mines around Goa, turned its back on New Delhi, and is no longer negotiating on the Goa issue, objectively Goa is still in Portuguese hands. The Salazar government cannot deny this fact and should make due contributions to regional peace.

In case the outbreak of the India-Pakistan war affects the stability of South Asia, the interests of Portugal will also be damaged. This is a bad thing for everyone, and the UK does not want to see this happen.

The meeting of the Colonial Commissioners came to an end in victory, and the profits would give Britain the motivation to continue to maintain the existence of the colony.

A total of 3,500 Marines landed in South Vietnam in the first batch of Marines who crossed the ocean from the mainland of the United States. At this time, it has come to March. In the past period of time, the United States dispatched an average of 3,600 aircraft per month. sorties, carpet bombing of North Vietnam.

"In terms of intelligence support, we and Washington still need to cooperate closely, which is also what the Prime Minister means." General Intelligence Six handler Chad White called, and Alan Wilson solemnly ordered, "Joining the war is not in the interests of the United Kingdom. , and we are in a confrontation with Indonesia. But outside of the military field, we still firmly support all actions of the United States.”

Richard White nodded to express his understanding, "We have been in close contact with the US~lightnovelpub.net~ There is absolutely no problem with this."

"What's more? Pay attention to the cruelty of American soldiers to civilians." Now that the trivial matter is over, Alan Wilson also began to talk about the serious matter, "Don't get me wrong, Americans always say that Britain is a colonist. During the Nassau meeting, We have produced some evidence of mishandling of American soldiers in Japan and South Korea. Well, we must keep pace with the times. You and I know that everyone in the war hopes to not disturb civilians, but in fact it is not It’s possible. War itself is desperate, and you still expect the soldiers participating in the war to be like angels?”

"Brutalities against civilians will definitely occur. We have some evidence in our hands, and it will have a positive effect on the exchanges between the United Kingdom and the United States."

"Uh, I understand." Richard White accepted this explanation, and heard the Secretary-General continue, "Secrecy is extremely important, we don't want to delay the actions of the US military, and we can even help cover up some incidents, but like As I said just now, the evidence must be in your hands. And you must be careful, the United Kingdom will not participate in any link in the war in name. Agents working outside, don’t make trouble for the United Kingdom.”

The nine missing agents in Indonesia should have unfortunately sacrificed their lives for the country at present, because the Soviets did not make a fuss about this matter, which also made Alan Wilson breathe a sigh of relief, and can only say that they died well.