Chapter 628 The Water Is Too Deep Here
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"I didn't expect that the Soviets would do this. It was a trampling on the free world." Alan Wilson was angry in front of McCarthy, showing his solemn position. At the same time, he said with regret, "The pressure on the US military stationed in Japan is now very short. Guilt will not diminish.”
McCarthy nodded in agreement with a stern look. He was not as roundabout as Alan Wilson, but considered the issue from the standpoint of the United States and the Soviet Union.
At this time, experts on Eastern issues were used, and Alan Wilson was willing to give some answers to this question. Worryingly, the Soviet Red Navy may become a big threat in the future.
In the original history, before World War II, let alone Hokkaido, even Sakhalin was half the size of Japan. Similarly, the four southern islands of the Kuril Islands are also in Japanese hands. This situation was originally very unfavorable to the Soviet Union. When the Soviet Union launched the August Storm during World War II, it only took back Sakhalin Island and occupied the Japanese part of the Kuril Islands.
The goal of getting Hokkaido is even further away. Without Hokkaido, the Soviet Far East is still under the blockade of the United States.
If Hokkaido was in the hands of the Soviet Union, whether it could block the Soviet Union would no longer be a geographical issue. It’s a matter of when.
At present, the Soviet Red Navy has not received a lot of investment, so the problem will not be big in a short period of time. If one day the Soviet Union's national strength could be sustained, it would increase investment in the navy while maintaining the strength of the army. It can easily break through the US maritime blockade.
Moreover, Hokkaido has a freeze-free port, but Vladivostok is not a freeze-free port and has a freezing period. The remaining issues include Hokkaido fisheries, Hokkaido agriculture and other issues.
Of course, Alan Wilson did not mention these issues, and fisheries and agriculture were not within the scope of the discussion between the two. All Alan Wilson said was the question of whether the Red Navy could continue to be blocked.
After criticizing the Soviet Union from a common standpoint, McCarthy was still unsatisfied and prepared to return to Washington to continue his old business of criticizing Truman. Now there is more material. The Soviet Union has just annexed Hokkaido. There is no doubt that this is another evidence of the inaction of Truman and even the entire Democratic Party.
"Joseph, still waiting." Alan Wilson still had reservations about McCarthy leaving immediately. On the one hand, it was already too late for McCarthy to go back. On the other hand, what if the Soviet Union invaded the east and west?
After all, McCarthy is not in the country now, and it is not appropriate to express opinions on the situation in the Far East while in Europe. If something happens in Europe, you can take advantage of the situation and express your opinion.
"Allen, if only you were an American, I would definitely run with you." McCarthy spoke very sincerely.
"That's such a pity." Alan Wilson considered this issue seriously. If it is, of course there is nothing to say. The problem is that it is not.
McCarthy once again gave up the idea of returning to the country on the grounds that it was too late to make remarks. Alan Wilson also had to shoulder his own work and go to Whitehall to discuss countermeasures.
In fact, what is there to discuss? To put it simply, it is a win. It is better for the Soviet Union to take action in Japan than in Europe.
And it will be good for the UK in terms of its long-term future.
Since the annexation of Hokkaido, the Soviet Union has completely overcome its geographical disadvantage in the Far East. It cannot be said to be dominant, but the geographical balance of power is certain.
"Colleagues, please pay attention to Europe! The Soviet Union has three directions in which the Red Navy can go to sea. In the direction of the Baltic Sea, there are countries tending to the free world along the way. The Red Navy in the Baltic Sea is extremely easy to be blocked. In the direction of the Dardanelles Strait, the Soviet Red Navy's All actions are at the discretion of the Turks.”
"Even in Yugoslavia, there are Italians who are watching. Any seaport from Europe to the Soviet Union is geographically disadvantageous to the Soviet Union. This cannot be changed."
"But we can't just wishfully think that the Soviet Union will never develop a Red Navy, right? Once the Soviet Union starts to develop a Red Navy,
That's when we worry. Although we have an advantage in maritime power, once the Soviet Union starts investing in the navy, even the United Kingdom will have to withstand the pressure of the Soviet Union. "
"But now, the Far East has such a geographical situation that allows easy access to the ocean. We have reason to believe that the Soviet Union will focus on the layout and strength of the navy and invest it in the Far East. Based on the existing data and experience, it will be launched later The navy will initially develop a naval force with submarines as its core."
Alan Wilson carried Mountbatten out, proposed the strategic concept of air-to-submarine speed, and spoke loudly in front of the bosses of various departments.
This was originally a strategy that the Soviet Union had been pursuing for many years. Starting in the 1920s, the main task assigned to the Workers' and Peasants' Red Navy was to mobilize the navy's surface ships, submarines, aviation and coastal defense forces to cooperate with the army to jointly defend the coastal waters. area.
By virtue of Mountbatten's status as Sea Secretary, it is concluded that the Red Navy will focus its shipbuilding efforts on submarines in the coming period. Then the place where it is easiest for the Soviet Red Navy to enter the ocean in the future is already obvious, which is the semi-inland waters of the Soviet Union in the Far East from the Kamchatka Peninsula to Hokkaido, which is completely controlled by the Soviet Union.
"It's just that Japan, as a defeated country, lost an island, but it can have a bright future of sharing the pressure of the Soviet Red Navy. From this point of view, Japan has contributed to world peace. I don't think any of the gentlemen here would want to. While supporting the ground forces of the Soviet Union, we must also support the Red Navy, which may develop and grow in the future. But there is no such problem in the Far East. Japan can find its own role in the free world. Isn't this great?"
"And!" Alan Wilson reminded lightly, "Within Asia, only Japan can compete with British Malaya. As the commissioner of British Malaya, I certainly don't want Japan to have fewer weaknesses. Lost In Hokkaido, Japan's agriculture will have a big gap and its dependence on overseas will become more serious. However, British Malaya controls the Strait of Malacca. We can make reasonable adjustments to keep Japan's development within a controllable range and avoid being disrespected by the Japanese during World War II. Europe’s experience repeats itself.”
"Then my suggestion to the Prime Minister is to respond with strong condemnation of the Soviet Union's annexation of Hokkaido." Sir Ismay nodded and looked to his colleagues present for advice.
"Is it a little too intense? I mean, it might be the same as the reaction of the United States." Alan Wilson said in a considerate tone, "I mainly do it out of consideration for maintaining the special relationship between Britain and the United States. Everyone knows that in On the Japanese issue, the United States should have the most say."
"That makes sense. I think expressing regret is more appropriate." Norman Brooke made the final decision. After asking his personal secretary, he immediately said, "That's the end of the discussion."
Britain expressed regret over the Soviet Union's decision to annex the island of Hokkaido and called on the United States and the Soviet Union to sit down and find a win-win solution. Alan Wilson felt that it was already a win-win situation, with the British mainland winning once, because the opened Pacific Ocean would inevitably share the strength of the Soviet Red Navy in Europe.
British Malaya won once. Now Japan has more weaknesses, a greater resource gap, and the strength of its competitors has decreased. This should not be a bad thing.
Hokkaido is equivalent to a land of plenty in Japan, with a food self-sufficiency rate of 27%. With Hokkaido, Japan can maintain a self-sufficiency rate close to half. Without Hokkaido, Japan is almost entirely dependent on imports. As for the issue of fishing grounds, we no longer need to consider it.
In short, Japan will lose its bargaining power in agriculture. As the foreign commissioner of the United Kingdom, a close ally of the United States, Alan Wilson once returned to British Malaya for the sake of belonging to the free world. The willingness to provide certain support to Japan in agriculture depends on whether Mr. Yoshida Shigeru is willing to fully open the agricultural market.
Currently, Japan has a large population engaged in agriculture. If the excess agricultural products from British Malaya can be used, these Japanese farmers will be in a low-income society. This isn't a bad thing.
As a foreign commissioner, Alan Wilson can't just think about profits. Sometimes he has to take a longer-term view.
The Soviet Union's annexation of Hokkaido aroused a fierce reaction from Washington. Said this was unacceptable, and a war of words broke out. In response to Washington's accusations, the Soviet Union retorted by saying that the United States, Britain and France had dismembered Germany.
The two camps exchanged fragrances with each other, like honey on their lips. Not only was the Soviet Union not timid at all, but it became more and more courageous as they fought. It said that retaliation for the crimes committed by the United States, Britain and France to break up Germany was just the beginning, and there would be greater counterattacks in the near future.
When this kind of remarks appeared, the entire atmosphere in London and Paris changed. They all said that they had listened to the words of the old British and French imperialists: the water in imperialism is too deep, and they are afraid that the Soviet Union cannot control it.
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