Mahan once said that a country cannot have both land power and sea power. For Britain, the choice of land and sea was only a one-way street as early as after the Hundred Years War. For three hundred years, the glory of the rice flag has been relied on from generation to generation. sailors, plug it all over the world.

To this day, only the afterglow remains of the brilliance of the sun. Only at this time can the task force in Tokyo Bay remind others of the glorious days of the past.

Tokyo Bay is the international name for the Beibu Gulf. It belongs to two countries. For the British Royal Navy at this time, it is still a quite suitable place for demonstration. In most areas of North Vietnam, only the Viet Minh, which had no control around Hanoi, was tense.

Compared with France, Britain, which has the title of Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, is more famous among colonial empires.

Inside the Viet Minh, there was also a discussion about the spending of the task force in the outer seas. After all, on the eve of such a victory, no one wanted to make a difference. The bright future of reunification of the motherland has already appeared, and facing a new enemy is not everyone. would like to see.

The Vietnamese think too much. Even if the United Kingdom does not appear, Vietnam's dream of reunifying the motherland is still a dream at least for now. It's just that at the Geneva conference, Vietnam is not qualified to speak, and now they don't know what is about to usher in disappointment.

Although the task force has battleships and aircraft carriers, it is enough to calm 99% of the countries in the world, but for a military such as the navy, it is not the first or nothing. This is the navy of embarrassment.

The current size of the British Royal Navy is shabby enough compared to the past, and it can only look for confidence in front of a country like Vietnam, and show off the glory of the British Empire.

The battleships of the task force, although there is no problem at a distance, they are a group of old ships after all, and they are purely used to show off their residual heat. The task force did not even have George V-class battleships, but they were sealed once. The Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that has been re-opened.

This class of battleships had already been in service in the First World War. After the war, they were to be dismantled, but they were put back into the colonies as a deterrent force. Maintenance not only required funds, but also a group of professionals.

Alan Wilson also pardoned the naval logistics prisoners of war of the Japanese Southern Army. If Japan really has the spirit of craftsmanship, he hopes that these prisoners of war will serve these old ships well and save some logistics costs.

Although a little sigh, in Asian waters, these warships that have gone through two world wars and have made outstanding achievements are still very powerful. At this time, they are overcoming obstacles in the calm Tokyo Bay.

What is a little gratifying is that the naval officers and soldiers lined up on the deck and broadside of the battleship are neatly dressed and in high spirits. Their young faces are in stark contrast to those of these old ships. As a service with a reserve reserve of 150,000, the UK has never lacked professional sailors.

The **** destroyers of the Special Guard Fleet are obviously not related to the two old battleships among them. Their hulls are brand new and have smooth lines. The navy battle flag fluttered in the wind.

Part of the **** battleship will play the role of the imaginary enemy of the poor country at sea, and threaten the righteous **** of the task force with the sea guerrilla warfare imagined in the mind of the British naval staff.

In the rumbling sound of cannons, those cutting-edge light warships fully displayed their agile characteristics. They sometimes attacked and harassed each other, and sometimes they launched intensive torpedo attacks in formation, and they used torpedoes for training to shuttle across the sea.

After all, at this moment, even the navy of the number one socialist power, the Soviet Union, is a standard poor country navy in the eyes of the free world. Apart from this hit-and-run idea, it seems that there are not many ways to fight against an opponent like the Royal Navy.

After the confrontation drill. Several light cruisers were also replenished and repaired at sea with auxiliary ships. Finally, the confrontation ended and the task force continued its patrol of Tokyo Bay.

"Every exercise will attract the attention of the surrounding forces. For exercises like this, if there is a truth or a hypothesis, it may become a fake." General Bilton looked at Alan Wilson and asked, "You know this, Admiral Mountbatten is the The commander of the Mediterranean Fleet is a little more powerful than the Pacific Fleet."

"In terms of tonnage, not necessarily, the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet do have an advantage in terms of service age." Alan Wilson was referring to the Malayan fleet, there are a lot of warships that need to be dismantled, but they are just thrown over. Colonial waste utilization.

"For many countries, this is already an unimaginable weapon." General Bilton shook his head, expressing that he did not agree with the other party's views. "By the way, it seems that the role of helicopters on the battlefield should be taken seriously."

Alan Wilson was taken aback for a moment, he was surprised by this question, and then agreed, "Very novel view, from the experience of France in Vietnam, helicopters really deserve more attention. Many aircraft carriers with insufficient tonnage also Consider becoming a helicopter carrier, and we all know that fighter jets are getting bigger and bigger."

In Alan Wilson's mind, there is really no memory of the development trend of British helicopters, which shows a problem that the level of Britain in this field is not high.

Of course, the development of helicopters in the United Kingdom is in line with the development of all weapons in the United Kingdom after the First World War.

During World War II, the British developed the Cherva W.9 experimental helicopter. The Chelva W.9 is not a practical helicopter, it is mainly to verify some aircraft technology, perhaps this is what makes this helicopter very weird.

In terms of balancing the torque of the aircraft, the Cerva W.9 is also unique. It does not use a tail rotor, but uses side blowing air. The engine has a variable-pitch cooling fan, which blows cold air over the engine to dissipate heat, while the hot air mixes with the hot exhaust from the engine, and is transmitted through a long duct to the rear of the tail boom, and then the duct turns to the right, and the driver controls the cooling fan. Changes in the magnitude of the wind, thereby adjusting the direction of the aircraft.

Alan Wilson does not know if the helicopter without tail rotor is the only one, but it is in line with the usual British style of judging ugliness. Naturally, this type of helicopter had no development potential and was soon abandoned.

Now the British helicopter manufacturing company, Bristol Aircraft Company, has finally gotten rid of the previous tailless rotor layout. Alan Wilson felt that he should be able to help the development of British helicopters.

At least he has seen the helicopters of later generations. Many weapons of later generations may not be fully adapted to this era, but there is still something to learn from in appearance. After all, the aerodynamic layout has been developed for so many years.

"I really should let the British military industry take a few detours. After all, the current British foundation is weak and can't afford it." Finally, almost ten years after the end of the war, Alan Wilson finally thought of this.

You can't use an old ship older than his father to support the scene during naval gun diplomacy. Britain also needs some new things, or sooner or later it will be a waste of time.

The news of the task force exercise in Tokyo Bay spread to all parties in the Geneva Conference, and the major British media, who would never bow to the government, were invariably under no pressure from any government, and started their own reports.

Public opinion in the UK focuses on the UK's usefulness in helping the French to evacuate, while outside the UK, the traditional British media are less polite, clamoring to show North Vietnam a bit of color.

At the Geneva Conference, news of the Gulf of Tonkin exercise was considered by the Soviet Union as a British demonstration against the socialist family, which in fact was, but on a level between unacceptable and acceptable.

In his reply to Moscow, Molotov said that this is just a matter of the UK taking advantage of the international hotspot situation to find a sense of presence.

"There is no doubt that the main negotiating opponent is the United States, and the actions of the United Kingdom will not have any consequences." Khrushchev quickly called back Molotov, "From Comrade Molotov's telegram, I and All comrades believe that this is Britain's efforts to win a decent retreat for France, just as in 1945, Britain was trying its best to help France restore its status as a great power. In fact, we all know that Britain and France are no longer the opponents of the Soviets. , to maintain the unity on our side, and at the same time try to keep the other side out of unity, is the fundamental purpose of diplomats."

"My personal suggestion is that you should ask the Chinese comrades for their true thoughts~lightnovelpub.net~ Try to embarrass the United States on the North Korean issue. After all, China was a party to the Korean War, and of course it should make its own voice, but Vietnam The problem? We'd better not take a stand."

Consistent with the memory in Alan Wilson's mind, the Soviet Union at this moment is not interested in distant Southeast Asia. The Soviet Union was not particularly concerned about bloodletting France through Vietnam. If it was replaced with bloodletting of the United States, that would be another issue.

In another location, British Foreign Secretary Scott Morrison and French Foreign Minister Georges Pidour were communicating with Deputy Secretary of State Smith after Dulles left.

"We are very supportive of the position of the United States, and in fact it has never wavered. But on the Vietnam issue, I believe Washington also knows that France's demands are not excessive, and we must maintain the balance between North and South Vietnam. Just like the Korean Peninsula! Otherwise! If so, once the domino theory appears, the future world will be terrible."

"The question is what does the other party think?" Smith spread his hands and said, "You have also seen that, whether the Soviet Union or China are difficult to deal with, they have always been **** for tat with us."

"This matter, I think? It shouldn't be a problem!" Morrison smiled slightly. "It's not so difficult to reach a consensus on the Vietnam issue alone. Of course, our countries need to be united."