Chapter 80 The Real Man Barton

"Oh, young Alan, what's the matter?" Edward Bridges was a little surprised at Alan Wilson who suddenly appeared in front of him, he hadn't encountered such a thing for a long time, "It's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Take it easy, you know, when it comes to foreign affairs, your job is limited to public relations, hospitality. There's nothing hard about it, and maybe Barron hasn't taught you that."

Edward Bridges showed an attitude that everything was under control, and he spoke calmly, and he did not behave rudely to Alan Wilson, and lost his gentlemanly demeanor.

"Sir Edward, something has happened?" Alan Wilson organized his words with an anxious look, "There has been something that none of us wants to happen, but it just happened. Subjectively, we should try our best to prevent it, but in fact We are helpless, we should express our attitude, but it is best to pretend not to know, we should play the role of the British Empire, but it is best to let things go, which is very embarrassing.”

"Wow, I just said that Barron is good at spotting talents." Edward Bridges, who pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned for Alan Wilson to sit down, asked calmly with afternoon tea in his hand, "What happened?" matter?"

Alan Wilson immediately reported on the Yugoslav refugees who crossed the border to the north, and waited for Edward Bridges' instructions. Edward Bridges held the afternoon tea motionlessly and gave Alan Wilson a sideways glance. , said without a trace, "This is a big event, especially at such a moment, when the Potsdam Conference is about to be held, and now there will be elections in the country. If the Potsdam Conference cannot be held because of this, the great prime minister may be very unhappy .”

"Yes, Sir Edward, we don't want to have twists and turns at this time." Alan Wilson's panic was not completely feigned, and deep down in his heart he was also afraid of the incident.

Although this probability is not high, nothing is 100% certain, and you have to bear the consequences for doing things.

"It's rare that you can see the seriousness of the matter. I remember you once went to Vienna specifically?" Seeing Alan Wilson's discoloration suddenly, Edward Bridges reached out his hand to be calm, "We will not be impatient at any time." We must avoid rushing and speaking with emotional agitation, that is what politicians do, as a successful civil servant, we must maintain a calm and calm attitude at all times, but it does not mean that your matter is not serious."

Edward Bridge continued after a pause, "Strictly speaking, these refugees crossing the border is an emergency, and we do not want to have consequences that may cancel the Potsdam Conference at such an important moment. As a result, if the Soviets caught the problem, it may be that this matter has nothing to do with you, and you, as the person involved, may be affected, so now it is a matter of dereliction of duty."

"Sir Edward, I have been wronged very much." Alan Wilson defended with some words...

"It's just a hypothesis, without any prejudice." Edward Bridges shook his finger and said indifferently, "So the current consequences depend on whether it affects the convening of the Potsdam Conference and the purpose of these refugees Wherever they go, if they happen not to affect the order of the British-occupied area, you are safe."

At the dawn of peace, there was such an incident that might damage the unity of the current Allied Powers. Of course, Alan Wilson could not guarantee that he would retreat unscathed. In fact, even ordinary cabinet secretaries would be confused by this incident.

But Edward Bridges is just an exception. He is a cabinet secretary who has experienced the entire war period. From Prime Minister Chamberlain’s mistakes in coping, to Prime Minister Churchill who is like a matador and fighting with Germany, he has various operations during the war, including All major mistakes were seen by him.

This time the Yugoslav refugees crossed the border, although it was not a trivial matter,

But not very big. And the consequences have not yet been seen. Since the consequences have not yet appeared, it is still early to deal with Alan Wilson.

After Allen Wilson left, Edward Bridges closed his eyes and said to himself, "Barron, you can really give me problems!"

The Barron mentioned by Edward Bridges is naturally Sir Barron, the head of civil servants in British India. Considering the important status of British India to the British Empire, he, the cabinet secretary, must of course have a reliable official in British India. underlings.

Usually, Sir Barron, and of course Edward Bridges, carried some local products from British India.

However, when the refugee wave appeared in Yugoslavia, how could U.S. Commander-in-Chief Eisenhower be scared to pee by the new Soviet tanks, so how could he attract attention? The Daily Mail and The Times reported on the new heavy tanks that appeared in the Soviet Union at the joint military parade with sensational headlines.

Some public opinion is actually very enthusiastic about the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union are currently entering into a fierce confrontation.

The Yugoslav refugees, like army ants, quickly passed through the small Austria and appeared on the border between Germany and Austria. By nightfall, the news of the Yugoslav refugees crossing the border had been completely spread.

The top leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France have all known it, and General Eisenhower finally learned of the destination of these refugees, the German state of Bavaria where General Patton is located.

"Let them come over!" General Patton gave the order aggressively. He didn't know about the new Soviet tanks that appeared at the Berlin military parade during the day.

I don't know the reason, maybe Eisenhower wanted to determine the movement of these refugees, whether they stayed in Austria or something. If they stayed in Austria, it was the problem of the British, because the US-occupied area was to the north of the British-occupied area.

Eisenhower did not contact Bavarian Chief Executive Patton immediately because he made up for his gaffe during the day and repaired his image. In addition, he thought that the British-occupied area that faced these refugees would deal with it.

General Eisenhower, who held this idea, knew that these people were just refugees without weapons, including women and children, and felt that the British in the British-occupied area could easily deal with this problem.

This is the disadvantage of the coalition forces, so often the coalition forces will cause disastrous consequences because the friendly forces are surrounded by mountains.

Most importantly, Eisenhower never dreamed that General Patton would actually order to take in these refugees. After he knew it, it was too late to send a telegram to stop it.

On the southern border of Germany, countless unarmed refugees crossed the border. The American soldiers who had been informed of the situation looked at each other. No one knew whether to shoot at these teams full of women and children.

General Patton's order freed these entangled soldiers and made way for these refugees to enter Germany.