Chapter 837 The World’s No. 1 Uranium Mine

Apart from its firepower, Alan Wilson doesn't think there is anything wrong with the Vanguard. This battleship is the last class of British battleships, and all indicators are top-notch. The small issue of firepower is already the least important option in the current era. It's not about going to war with the United States. It's enough to scare the third world countries.

In the future that can be seen with the naked eye, there will be no battleships again. Of course, it is worthwhile to be happy that this afterglow of the era of big guns and giant ships has the opportunity to fall into the hands of Alan Wilson.

Originally, the retirement of the Vanguard marked the end of an era. The Royal Navy, with battleships as its core, had fought for four hundred years of sea power for Britain. The sailing battleships witnessed the rise of an empire on which the sun never sets. The Vanguard witnessed this. The fall of empire.

When the gun barrel of the "Vanguard" was cut off and the mast was knocked down, it marked that Britain handed over the sea power it had held for four centuries to the emerging United States. Although it is not perfect, the "Vanguard" still brought a successful end to the grand and continuous development history of British battleships.

But now the Admiralty is looking for ways to preserve the size of the Royal Navy, which shows that Britain has not given up its sea power, even though the current size of the U.S. Navy has surpassed that of the Royal Navy.

As for whether battleships can still keep up with the times, Alan Wilson thinks there is no problem. The world is not just the United States and the Soviet Union, but also a large number of less powerful countries, waiting for the Vanguard to exert its remaining heat.

"One more thing, the commander of the Far East Joint Operations Command may need to be replaced. Lieutenant General Bilton may want to join NATO." Pamela Mountbatten then mentioned another thing, which is very important to the Malay people. It is even more important for sub-colonies.

"So?" Alan Wilson said he was not particularly surprised. Lieutenant General Bilton was the commander of the garrison before he took office. It is normal to change positions after such a long time. "Who is the successor?"

If he sat in Malaya and never moved again, wouldn't this mean that Lieutenant General Bilton was on the bench?

"Lieutenant General Sconce, David Scarce." Pamela Mountbatten knew that her husband was interested and immediately spoke with familiarity.

Alan Wilson was startled and said uncertainly, "A subordinate of Marshal Slim, the division commander of the British and Indian Army?"

Pamela Mountbatten nodded, "This is also approved by Marshal Slim. Lieutenant General Sconce has served in Asia and has some understanding of the local situation. He also visited Malaya when he was surrendered in Singapore."

"That's really good." Alan Wilson sighed. Since he had served in the British and Indian Army, it meant that he was a former subordinate of his father-in-law, so cooperation would not be a problem.

As for the former garrison commander Bilton, he was promoted highly. He was returned to Europe and joined the British Army in Germany and became part of NATO. Good thing for him too.

"The military also recognizes the importance of the Malayan Colony. After all, although you never feel in danger, the threat is objective." Pamela Mountbatten expressed implicitly that the military was worried about the Malayan Colony.

Alan Wilson had nothing to say. He could understand what the military was worried about and who it was worried about. Bamboo curtain!

Although he is not worried and feels that London is making a fuss out of a molehill, he will not object to this arrangement.

Once the Vanguard joins the Pacific Fleet, the temperament of the entire Pacific Fleet will be exactly like that of the previous era. The Pacific Fleet, with eight battleships as its core, would have been lost if the Prestige-class battlecruisers had not been dismantled after the war. It will be more interesting.

Looking at the fleet west of the Suez Canal, with heavy aircraft carriers as the core, it is difficult to imagine that both belong to the same country's navy.

It's like modern Britain,

Situated in the same contradiction, the post-war economic Britain embarked on a journey of healing under the leadership of the Attlee cabinet, but its results were obviously not as impressive as those of the United States.

Although the UK withstood the US gold and dollar offensive, other European countries did not.

The Marshall Plan was still quite powerful, allowing the U.S. economy to continue to grow rapidly after the war. After Eisenhower came to power, the United States started major infrastructure construction again, and now the entire country is really thriving.

In terms of finance, the United Kingdom, which was the first to establish a financial market and has long played the role of the world's financial center, is more worthy of a "rich talent" in this regard. The United States, which has made great economic progress in the past century and gradually replaced the United Kingdom in the world's financial world, is also Has a large number of outstanding talents.

It is no wonder that some voices believe that the relationship between Britain and the United States is like that between Greece and Rome. It is about to inevitably give up its long-standing world dominance.

Alan Wilson also knows that with the current situation in Britain, only God can do it if he wants to step on the United States again.

All he wants now is independence. It's a bit ridiculous to say that the once empire on which the sun never sets is now able to achieve its goal of independence, which requires extra efforts.

At least compared to the current France, isn't it still passable? The Algerian War is no longer a trivial affair. Only a few months later, the French garrison in Algeria has doubled to 400,000 people.

Paris has used practical actions to show that it is absolutely serious about suppressing the colonial French government.

Based on the dispersed and concealed characteristics of guerrilla warfare, the French army determined the tactics of "key encirclement and suppression, mobile search, and airborne assault."

At the same time, in view of the fact that the National Liberation Army's equipment mainly comes from abroad, it has strengthened the border blockade. It has established multiple land and sea blockades on the borders between Algeria and Morocco, Tunisia, and the Algerian Mediterranean coast. It has deployed heavy troops to guard it and dispatched motorcycle units. and aircraft patrolling day and night.

For security reasons throughout Africa, the United Kingdom also began to help secretly. The Mediterranean Fleet was, to a certain extent, tasked with intercepting other countries' aid to Algeria from the sea.

Although it has nothing to do with Britain on the surface, Britain is actually extremely concerned about France's suppression of Algeria.

In turn, France's attention to North Africa also stemmed from the entry of Britain and the United States into North Africa during the World War, which led France to see the power of other countries in North Africa for the first time. It's okay for Britain, but the role of the United States makes France very wary.

The area of ​​activity of French monopoly capital is shrinking, but on the other hand, French capital is becoming more and more concentrated, and it needs a way out.

It is not difficult to understand why the French government strives to maintain and consolidate its colonial rule in various places and actively carries out "development". In particular, the three colonies in rich North Africa - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia - are increasingly seen as its lifeblood.

Now that oil has been discovered in Algeria, France cannot give up. Compared with Britain's influence in the Persian Gulf and the news of the discovery of North Sea oil, France has become more eager for Algeria's oil resources.

Although French land has the best agricultural basic conditions in Europe, it does not have many resources. It was also for this reason that Germany fought desperately for Alsace and Lorraine.

Petroleum resources are becoming more and more important in modern society. France has little influence in the Persian Gulf, so naturally it cannot let go now.

"Perhaps the oil we discovered, in some ways, exacerbated the suffering of the Algerians." Alan Wilson joked with his wife when talking about this incident.

"There is no way." Pamela Mountbatten didn't care. Anyway, she had the money, and the French had the final say on the rest.

Alan Wilson was all smiles. He felt that Malaya's oil resources should be put on the agenda. This further increased the importance of the Malayan colonies in the eyes of London.

Compared with the blanket search in the North Sea for several years, it should not be difficult to find oil resources in Malaya. Just search around Brunei. The scope is much easier than searching for an elephant in the North Sea.

However, there is no rush to arrive. Malaya's military strength needs to be strengthened, at least until the Vanguard arrives.

As for when to go back, it couldn't be done in the past few days anyway. Alan Wilson still had to be a good father for a few more days, so he found that his daughter was a little strange to him now, which was not a good thing.

Pamela Mountbatten now has a question that is similar to Anna's question, and that is the discussion about the second child plan.

"Sometimes there is nothing you can do if you are too charming. Excellent genes are remembered by others!" Alan Wilson said quite narcissistically.

One hand accurately grasped the man's ear, Pamela Mountbatten said with a cold smile, "I would like to hear how many people care about your excellent genes."

"I'm talking about you, my dear." Following his wife's hand, Alan Wilson didn't panic at all and kissed his wife's red lips directly, and his hand was placed where it should be placed with ease. Pamela Mountbatten is a very hygienic woman, so smooth!

In this situation, the imperial commissioner wanted to sing loudly, "Ride on my beloved ocean horse..."

Sometimes it's not that Alan Wilson has no resistance to beauty, but that there are bad people among the masses who always attack his weak points. Among those who want to corrupt excellent officials, there is even the princess of the dynasty.

Alan Wilson actually has a lot he wants to implement, but his current position is in the colonies. If one day he can return to Whitehall, these ideas can be realized. After all, the content of "Two Wings Flying Together" can be even richer.

A telegram was sent from Perth, and Pamela Mountbatten immediately shared it with her husband, "My exploration team has discovered a large uranium deposit in Australia."

"This is very important to the country. If the Australian government doesn't know yet, it should first block the news and ask the cabinet for its opinion." Alan Wilson sighed secretly. The world's largest uranium mine has been discovered. Australia's mineral resources are completely a gift from God. Food is just the opposite of France, and agricultural conditions are really poor.