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Elysee Palace.
Prime Minister Mollet of the Fourth French Republic concluded an emergency cabinet meeting and had a long discussion with the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff.
Both Britain and France have been hit by U.S. sanctions and financial blows. The British stock market has wiped out tens of billions of pounds, and France is not much better.
Not only did the exchange rate and national debt plummet, but the United States also rejected the loan applications from the United Kingdom and France to the International Monetary Fund, and stopped economic assistance to the United Kingdom.When the Soviet Union proposed at the UN General Assembly to conduct joint military operations with the United States to stop the aggression of Britain and France, the US representative to the UN General Assembly did not refuse on the spot, but said to wait for further high-level coordination.
Needless to say the attitude of the Soviet Union, three warships entered the Mediterranean Sea with the acquiescence of the United States, Syria is being armed by the Soviet Union to deal with Israel, and the Soviet Union threatened to bomb Paris with nuclear bombs!
If a missile flew over from Belarus and exploded over Paris, France would not even have time to raise the white flag...
The war situation in Egypt is actually not 100% smooth.The advance speed of the Israeli army was very fast, and the daily bombings from October 10 were also very successful. Egypt basically lost its air supremacy, and the ground troops could only be bombed.But when they attacked Port Said, the British and French allied forces discovered that it was not so easy to chew.
Nasser distributed a large number of weapons to the civilians in Port Said, three to four thousand young and middle-aged men each armed with a gun, and some militiamen even got anti-tank rocket launchers, and the city of Port Said was shot into flames.By the evening of November 11, the British and French allied forces defeated the Egyptian field forces, but were blocked when they occupied Port Said. Although more than 5 Egyptian defenders were annihilated or defeated very early, they only controlled one-third of the urban area. The rest of the city is filled with armed Arab civilians dancing with kerchiefs on their heads and rifles in their hands.
As for the Israeli army... they fought outside the downtown area of Port Said, occupied three suburban wharfs, and then stopped their attack. It is said that they were waiting for a ship to bring heavy artillery.
"Most of the ministers in the cabinet believe that this war can no longer be continued," Mollet said nervously, "France's gains from continuing the war are far less than the losses it pays for it."
Chief of the General Staff: "As far as I know, the British have always preferred to withdraw from this war."
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10 Downing Street.
When Aiden received a call from Prime Minister Mollet, he was so excited that he almost cried on the spot.Looking at the wall clock in the office, it's past midnight and it's November 11th.
有的人，11月1日就死了，11月6日才埋……不对，是这场战争英国11月1日就输了，11月6日才能退游下线。
During the 48-hour flight to visit the United States, Eden talked with Dulles and Eisenhower several times.Eden is not good at saying that Britain, France and the three countries have signed a shady agreement. Britain cannot withdraw now. He can only use cryptic language to imply that "if you want to end this war, you should work hard to communicate with the French."
Eisenhower understood the meaning behind Eden's words.Sure enough, the next day Wall Street began beating the franc and French bonds exclusively.
Since then, Aiden has been waiting for Morriet's call every day in the office, and the past two days have been as long as two months.
"Given that the United States and the Soviet Union have expressed clear opposition to our military actions, the United States' opposition has caused substantial economic and financial losses to France," Mollet said wearily, "The French government and parliament believe that Suez The canal conflict should not continue. I will negotiate with Israel to explore the possibility of an active ceasefire."
"I am very sorry about this. We were successful in this battle militarily, but due to the interference of the international environment, we had to stop the follow-up operations. The cooperation between Britain and France is very pleasant, thank you." Aiden said, "I will also Telegraphed to Ben Gurion explaining the matter."
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Beijing.
In the past few days during the Suez War, Tang Hua became a melon-eating crowd.Reading newspapers and radio, the Chinese people at this time are not only eating melons, but also launched a massive action in solidarity with Egypt.
Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union ended in person, while the people and officials of China, India, and Indonesia all strongly supported Egypt.
The Suez Canal reminds the Chinese people of the ceded territories, concessions, and foreign-controlled railways in China decades ago. Nasser forcibly took back the shares in the Suez Canal, which obviously aroused strong empathy among the Chinese.
Although the Suez Canal was funded by the French, most of the road workers were Egyptians
12 road construction workers died due to harsh conditions and France’s rush to work. The 175-kilometer canal buried a dead road construction worker every 1.5 meters on average. Putting it on, the length is a little longer than the Suez Canal.
While supporting, the situation in the Middle East is changing. In the early morning of November 11th, that is, at 6:9 am on the Chinese side, the British and French joint statement made people feel that the script was running automatically: Britain and France decided to cease fire at 11:6 pm on November 11th and withdraw from the war!
"To support the just war of the Egyptian people against the British and French imperialists, we are ready to provide Egypt with special assistance of 2000 million U.S. dollars," the prime minister said.
Ye Jizhuang: "Of course it is difficult to support domestic materials to Egypt. The money will be allocated from the overseas account of our Ministry of Foreign Trade, and a batch of materials will be purchased in the international market and sent to Egypt."
Vice Premier Chen: "You can also transfer money directly to the Egyptian government. They need foreign exchange to stabilize finance after the war."
At the meeting held by the State Council, Ye Jizhuang proposed this plan, and the following ministries and commissions unanimously agreed.
Tang Hua also agreed.It is definitely necessary to support Egypt, and it must be supported to some extent.After all, the Soviet Union personally threatened Britain and France and sent warships to cheer.
Boss Chen: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' embassy in Egypt reported the situation. Egypt is currently in short supply of food and cloth. When we buy supplies, we can pay more attention to this aspect. Another thing we may have to pay attention to is that Britain and France have announced a truce. He said that he would gather troops and return to the ship in a few days to get out, but Israel is not very honest."
By November 11, the United Kingdom did not want to fight, France did not want to fight, and Israel felt that it could still fight.
Ben Gurion was born in the army, so he feels that in the current situation, Egypt has been beaten all the time, why is there a truce?What should I do if you stop the war between Britain and France?
Israel's official response to the British and French ceasefire proposals was somewhat ambiguous.
On the morning of November 11, Britain and France fought for a while to drive away the approaching Egyptian army. In the afternoon, they gathered their troops, withdrew from the urban area of Port Said, and assembled near the Egyptian military camp and dock near the coast, waiting for the final withdrawal.
Israel has no intention of withdrawing. On November 11th, Port Said was bombarded, and on the evening of November 6th, Port Said was still bombarded. On November 11th, Israel sent three transport ships from Jaffa to transport arms and supplies to supplement the two ships that besieged Port Said. Israeli brigade.Israel intends to occupy the Sinai Peninsula in fact, and they will not leave, anyway, the Egyptian army will not be able to drive them away.
Near the coastline of Egypt, the two destroyers "Experience" and "Mighty" of the Soviet Navy have not yet left.
Tang Hua: "Oops, Boss Chen, something may happen to Israel."
Chapter 144, Sure enough, I was beaten
On the morning of November 11th, Moscow Red Square.
Military parade for the 39th anniversary of the October Revolution.
On the anniversary of the October Revolution this year, when Khrushchev and the members of the Presidium of the CPSU inspected the troops, they had mixed feelings.
If Tang Hua was watching the military parade, he should be smiling now: the Budapest incident was finally quelled by Hungary itself, and the Soviet army did not intervene, so the Soviet Union did not fall into a crisis of confidence in Eastern Europe, and the Warsaw Pact would not have been established for more than a year There were signs of incongruity.
But Khrushchev had no real history to compare with, and he didn't know how much trouble he had avoided, so his mind was not so balanced.Now his mood is: "Mad, this thing about Hungary is too much, Mad."
It's too fucked.The Soviet army did not need to intervene to hold the passing line, but this matter was limited to passing, and Hungary lost all the test points that could be lost or not.The bronze statue of Stalin on the streets of Budapest is still lying there belly up and I don’t know what to do with it.The head that was pulled to the Capitol was taken away by a big truck.
"Thank you very much for the opinions and suggestions put forward by the Chinese comrades at the critical moment." Bulganin was actually quite satisfied with the result. succeeded in keeping Hungary in the League."
In front of the inspection stand, Soviet infantry, tanks, motorized vehicles, and artillery passed by in turn. After the self-propelled rocket launcher, there were Eagle-2 and P-5 anti-ship missiles, and after that were S75 and Hongqi-4 air defense missiles.The last thing to go was the R5 ballistic missile.
"Serov, Serov, he is a hero of Budapest," Khrushchev also said to the people around him, "when he returns to Moscow, he should be given a gold star."
After arduous lobbying, Serov, the spy chief, allowed the Hungarian high-level officials to make a decision, held a meeting to dismiss Najib from his post, and achieved a peaceful and secret transfer of power.It wasn’t until November that Hungarian citizens began to realize that Najib hadn’t appeared in public for a long time, but newspapers and radio were intensively exposing the saboteurs, appeasing the people who eat melons, repairing the destroyed city, restoring order, and distributing monetary subsidies and food. Najib Whether it is missing or not is not very important.
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Eastern Mediterranean.
Route from Jaffa, Israel to Port Said.
The destroyer "Eilat" of the Israeli Navy sailed slowly towards Port Said at a speed of 11 knots.The reason why it drives so slowly is because the slowest cargo ship in the fleet has a top speed of 11 knots.
The "Eilat" was originally the Z-class destroyer "Enthusiasm" of the British Navy. It was equipped with 4 single-tube 114mm guns and 2 quadruple torpedo tubes. The speed was good and it could drive to 37 knots.It was only in service in 1944. It didn't take long for World War II to end. In 1955, Israel bought the destroyer from the United Kingdom. It is now one of the two main forces of the Israeli Navy.
Behind the "Eilat" is an 1800-ton bulk carrier, which is responsible for delivering oil to the Israeli army outside Port Said.The equipment of the Israeli army is the IWC brand. The fuel used by tanks and vehicles is as many as four grades of gasoline and two types of diesel oil, and there are more grades of lubricating oil.Therefore, bulk carriers are used to transport oil to the front line, four or five thousand gasoline barrels, diesel barrels, lubricating oil barrels, and paint on the outside to write clearly what kind of oil they are. Roll the oil barrels off the ship at the destination to unload.
在1800吨散货轮后面是一艘1500吨散货轮，这船装的是军械和弹药。昨天11月6日，以色列国防部给塞得港外的以军运送了6门美式155毫米榴弹炮，今天这船上有3门德制150毫米榴弹炮——现在的以色列就是这么穷。
It can also be seen from these two freighters that Israel has not yet planned to stop, and they are going to stay on the east bank of the Port Said-Suez Canal.
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It is noon on November 11th.Twelve hours ago, the British and French landing forces stopped fighting the Egyptian army and huddled in several bases, waiting for high-level communication between Britain, France and Egypt, and then boarded the ship and returned home.