Reborn as a police officer in South Africa
2376 Restoration is impossible
Gavin has done something, but it has not reached the level of being knighted. Is the earl of the United Kingdom already so worthless?
The root cause lies in Gavin's win-win value to the United Kingdom.
It's a pity that the United Kingdom has nothing to offer, and the title has become one of the few bargaining chips. The key is the place in Cape Town. Gavin will only accept it if he is crazy.
As the earliest British colony, Cape Town has a special status in southern Africa. Cape State is still the gathering place with the highest concentration of British descendants in southern Africa.
As the former suzerainty of southern Africa, the United Kingdom still has a certain influence on southern Africa, especially in the Cape, where most British people still have illusions about the United Kingdom.
It is impossible for the UK not to know this situation.
"It's just an honor, you don't have to worry too much." Winston seemed relaxed.
"I heard that Buckingham Palace wants to make you Duke of London -" Gavin shot back easily.
Just last month, there were rumors that King George VI was going to confer upon Winston the title of Duke of Renton, but Winston wisely declined.
If Winston really made it so easy, why didn't Winston accept it?
"That's just a rumor, there's nothing -" Winston denied it.
Gavin smiled and said nothing. Whether it was true or false was not important. What mattered was the attitude of the royal family and Winston.
There are more than 20 dukes in the UK, either members of the royal family or founding heroes, and there are only a few with foreign surnames.
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and has a special status. If George VI really wanted to make Winston a Duke, he would not make Winston a Duke in London at all.
So this is a matter of attitude. The royal family expressed its reward for Winston, and Winston showed his humility and perfection.
Seeing that Gavin didn't accept the move, Winston immediately changed the subject: "You acted very quickly in the Mediterranean, especially your paratroopers. I hope our paratroopers can also perform as well."
This cannot be blamed on Roark for acting without authorization. Before Roark approved Arthur's operation, he had informed Winston and Roosevelt in advance that Winston and Roosevelt did not approve of the operation in the Apennine Peninsula because they wanted to devote all their energy to
On the upcoming "Operation Overlord".
This is a good reason, but there are other reasons as well.
In the battles of Sicily and Sardinia, the poor performance of the British and American paratroopers caused huge errors in the assessment of the Italian troops by the British and American troops.
In fact, it is not an error. Before the Sicily campaign was launched, Roque reminded Roosevelt and Winston many times that the Italian army fighting on the mainland would definitely explode with full combat effectiveness, which was completely different from North Africa.
Roosevelt and Winston were unimpressed at the time.
After the Battle of Sicily, after considering the performance of the Italian troops on the Russian battlefield, Roosevelt and Winston only remembered Roque's judgment of the Italian army.
To put it bluntly, they were worried that the casualties would be too heavy to explain to the country.
So try another direction, maybe the French are easier to bully.
"The situation in Italy now is different from that in Italy before." Gavin did not explain much. Whatever he said now was only an afterthought. It was impossible for the British and American troops to transfer their main forces back to Italy.
"You only used the Fifth Army in the direction of Italy, so you are fully capable of assuming a larger role." Winston hopes that southern Africa can dispatch more troops to participate in the "Overlord" operation.
A week ago, Winston went to Congress to deliver a speech. He was questioned by some members of Congress. Opponents hoped that Winston would spend more energy on maintaining people's livelihood instead of saving Europe.
Especially France.
Winston did not mention the specific location of Operation Overlord in Parliament, but it was obvious that it was either Calais or Normandy, both of which were located in France.
In the last world war, Britain paid a huge price to protect France. Will the tragedy happen again this time?
Some things cannot be explained too clearly.
The opponents also knew that protecting France meant protecting Britain, but they took the initiative to admit this because the situation had not yet worsened to the worst, after all, the German troops had not yet landed in Britain.
So the reason for the opposition is that Britain is already in such a difficult situation. As the British Prime Minister, Winston, you do not take protecting people's livelihood as your first priority, but instead go to save France. Are you the British Prime Minister or the French President?
It is said that Winston was in a very embarrassed state when he was besieged by the opposition, and his allies failed to give him any help.
It is inappropriate to say anything at this time. To support Winston is to ignore people's livelihood. What the opposition is best at is to criticize.
"A soldier fighting on the front line needs at least five people behind him to provide him with various support services, so our troops around the Mediterranean have gone all out." Gavin knew what Winston was worried about.
Of the two major countries in the Mediterranean, Free France will definitely take the leadership of France after the war and its stance is firm.
If Southern Africa regains Italy, Italy will definitely become the sphere of influence in Southern Africa after the war. By then, Britain will lose its leadership in the Mediterranean. How long can Britain maintain control of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar?
Winston is not short-sighted, on the contrary, he has a long-term vision. He would rather have his friendship with Rock be affected and insist on keeping the Southern African army out of North Africa. The root cause is the growing influence of Southern Africa.
The situation in North Africa is now completely out of control. Even the oil fields discovered by the British have to be handed over to the Adam Company for development. Winston and the United Kingdom have been forced into a corner.
"We are now facing huge troubles, very serious, very dangerous -" Winston sighed, infinitely desolate.
If Gavin doesn't pick up the fight, who can blame him?
In other words, of all the countries in the world, which one is free from trouble?
Not to mention the weak countries, their biggest problem is whether they can survive.
The relatively powerful countries, Germany and Russia, are both losing. Japan is about to fall, France has fallen, and Italy has been beaten into macaroni. The United States and southern Africa are in slightly better condition, but they are dragged down by the old continent and cannot survive alone in this worse world.
Let’s not talk about the United States. Let’s take southern Africa as an example. If it lent so much money to Britain and Russia during the World War, how many years will it take to get it back after the war?
Countries surrounding Southern Africa are all following Southern Africa in making a living. If the boss is living a good life, the younger brothers must also have a drink of soup, otherwise they will rebel.
The expansion of Southern Africa has been smooth sailing over the years, but for the expelled Africans and Africans working in Southern Africa, it is a history of blood and tears. God knows whether they will seek compensation from the Southern African federal government in the future.
If southern Africa had been strong, none of this would have been a problem.
If southern Africa declines into the United Kingdom like the British Empire, then these problems will explode.
Therefore, it is better to seek help from others than from yourself. Gavin, an outsider, cannot speak to the British problems that only the British can solve.
"A stable United Kingdom is the cornerstone of stability in this world -" Winston sincerely hopes that Southern Africa can provide the United Kingdom with selfless help as it did with Free France.
Southern Africa is really like a biological son to Free France, otherwise Free France would not have such a strong relationship with Southern Africa.
Winston wanted to plead, but in front of Gavin, a junior, he couldn't do it, so he could only talk here and there.
If it were Roark, Winston would have to get some benefits even if he was begging for nothing.
Gavin just nodded.
A stable United Kingdom is good, but the world would probably be better off without the United Kingdom.
You can only think about this and cannot say it in front of Winston, otherwise Gavin is afraid that Winston will not be able to breathe.
"After Operation Overlord begins, I will go to southern Africa and talk to your father face to face." Winston went around in a circle, but still had to find Roque for help.
The results of the Tehran Conference showed that the Americans were unreliable. During the Tehran Conference, Roosevelt and the Bearded Man met many times. Winston did not know what they talked about, but they must have reached some consensus.
Since the end of the Tehran Conference, the United States has once again increased its assistance to Russia.
This time it is not just weapons and equipment, but also machinery and equipment, as well as production processes. The Americans are helping Russia improve its technical level in an all-round way.
After the Russians' technological level rises, who will be the first threat?
It's not the United States anyway.
"Okay, I'll send a telegram to Pretoria." Gavin was the mouthpiece in this matter and couldn't make a decision.
The purpose of Winston inviting Gavin to dinner was not to test Gavin's attitude.
The next day, Gavin learned that while Winston and Gavin were having dinner, something happened in Italy that might determine the fate of Italy after the war.
This matter has to start with the old Italian king who has been in North Africa.
His Majesty the Third was depressed in North Africa. He had no way to go to heaven or earth, and his situation was worse than that of a library director in Italy. This made His Majesty the Third very sad.
It is estimated that after countless sleepless nights, His Majesty the Third will definitely regret it. If he had known this, he should not have left Italy and fought with the Allies to the end.
The idiot will eventually be punished.
After Arthur launched his attack in Italy, His Majesty III's opportunity finally came.
No one expected that Arthur's operations in Italy would go so smoothly. Rome surrendered without firing a shot. The German army was defeated by the overwhelming bombing of the Southern African Air Force. There were originally hundreds of thousands of Italian troops defending south of Rome. As a result,
After the surrender of Rome, the Italian armies south of Rome expressed their intention to stop fighting and stay in place waiting for the southern African army to take over.
"Southern Africa" should be focused on.
This means that the Italian army will only surrender to the southern African army, and the British and Americans will stay where they are.
Almost within a week, most of the Apennine Peninsula was affected by the crisis, and only northern Italy, where German troops were stationed, was still waiting and watching.
On the second day after Rome surrendered, His Majesty III was impatient and took the initiative to find Patton, hoping that Patton could send troops to escort His Majesty III back to Rome.
For this reason, His Majesty III promised Patton that after he returned to Rome, as the King of Italy, he would order all Italian troops to defect before the battle and lead Italy to join the Allied camp.
This idea is good, but unfortunately it is unrealistic.
The question now is not whether Patton will allow His Majesty III to return to Rome, but that the Italians no longer need him as king.
During Italy's most difficult time, the king abandoned his people and fled Italy, which broke the hearts of all Italians.
We don’t even talk about sharing life and death, and we can’t even share joys and sorrows. Why do we need you as a king?
Forget it if you don’t have the ability, you don’t even have the responsibility, and you just think about how to jump repeatedly to get the maximum benefit every day. It’s true that Italians like the nickname “Noodles” so much.
If necessary, Italians can also transform into baguettes, weapons-grade ones.
Patton spoke earnestly and analyzed the pros and cons to His Majesty the Third.
His Majesty the Third did not agree with Patton's statement.
In the words of His Majesty III, Italians are loyal and peace-loving. As long as he announces on the radio that Italy will withdraw from the war, all Italians will cheer for his wise decision.
Therefore, in the view of His Majesty the Third, all of Barton's rhetoric was to create obstacles for him to return to Rome.
Since Patton couldn't make sense here, His Majesty the Third turned around and went to Alexander.
I don’t know how His Majesty III persuaded Alexander. Early the next morning, Alexander took a destroyer of the Mediterranean Fleet and personally escorted His Majesty III to Rome.
As the King of the Kingdom of Italy, His Majesty the Third deserves this treatment.
Algiers is very close to Rome. One day later, His Majesty III arrived in Rome, which felt like a world away.
During the period after the Battle of Sardinia, the Allied bombing of Rome never stopped, once a week, and it was even more punctual than the flights.
Under the repeated visits of Allied bombers, Rome was not only in ruins but also completely changed beyond recognition. Valuable bombing targets were bombed by the Allies at least ten times.
Ports, airports, and train stations are all valuable targets. All ports near Rome are under the control of the southern African army. After the passenger ship on which His Majesty the Third arrived in Rome, he could not help but shed tears when he saw the devastation.
Alexander didn't speak, and the smile on his face was sarcastic.
Just crocodile tears.
"General, the Southern Africans ordered us to stay where we are and wait." The communications officer brought a telegram from the Cyprus Squadron.
"Tell the people in southern Africa that the king of the Kingdom of Italy is on my warship." Alexander was full of confidence. Who dared to stop the king of Italy in the capital of Italy.
The communications officer looked slightly embarrassed and stood still.
"What do the southern Africans say?" Alexander realized something was wrong.
"Southern Africans say that the fighting in Rome is not over yet, and there are still Germans resisting in the city, so for the safety of His Majesty the King, His Majesty the King cannot return to Rome yet."
This reason seems to be very good.
Alexander listened.
There seems to be no movement.
"Rush, rush over, I am the king of the Kingdom of Italy, this is my land, no one can stop me." His Majesty the Third suddenly became furious. He was so close to the palace, but out of reach.
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