The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

A super-large oil field was discovered in Alberta, Canada, with reserves exceeding 100 billion tons!

God Save the King! Canada Discovers Super-Large Flowing Oil Field, Helping the Allies Achieve Victory

Great news, great news, a gushing oil field has been discovered in Alberta with astonishing reserves

Under Liu Qi's arrangement, the relevant news quickly spread around the world, and the United States and Britain, as locals, immediately fell into a silent and non-public confrontation.

The British army rushed to Alberta as soon as possible and blocked the entire area.

First of all, if we rule out the possibility that they are wary of oil harming Canada, then what are they wary of?

Oh, it’s really hard to guess (reading).

Downing Street, the Prime Minister's temporary office in Ottawa, Canada.

"Is the news confirmed?"

"It's confirmed, Prime Minister. It's a super-giant, self-flowing oil well with reserves potentially exceeding 100 billion tons."

"God save the king."

Churchill's expression was very complicated, because after this incident, the royal family's attitude towards returning to their homeland would definitely change. Perhaps they would still say "We will not abandon the people of our homeland, we will definitely go back", but no one stipulated that the royal family cannot be divided into two. It is very possible to arrange a royal family member in Canada, improve the status here, or even redefine it as a new homeland.

In particular, the self-flowing oil fields in Alberta have been verified by experts to be cost-effective oil fields. Although the heavy crude oil that is sprayed out requires complex processing, it can be sprayed out by itself, so the mining cost is directly eliminated. There are hundreds of oil fields like this, and even if you just bend down, you can pick up money from the ground.

Britain will never give up its interests here. It can be seen from the reaction of the British army that many troops with royal titles have been sent there, which shows how much the royal family attaches importance to this matter.

But this brings up another question: What is the US attitude towards this matter?

Also, what impact will this incident have on my political career?

After all, the loss of the homeland happened during Churchill's term of office. If he could not wash away this shame, then the day the Second World War ended would be the day he stepped down and was liquidated. Although his embarrassment would be just a formality because everyone was flying the Union Jack, his political career would definitely be over.

As a qualified politician, Churchill believed that he was in his prime and could continue to serve Britain for another ten or twenty years. He hoped that he could maintain power until he wanted to retire.

Soon, Downing Street in Ottawa published Churchill's speech. It contained a lot of content, but most of it was a standard official speech announcing good news. However, in this speech, Churchill actually made a clear statement.

He directly defined Canada as the British mainland. Before that, he had already met the King of England at the Platinum Villa (temporary palace) in Ottawa and firmly stated that Britain must ensure that its interests in Canada will not be violated by anyone. In other words, the United States will not be violated either. At worst, we can just give up our mainland and change Canada's name to Britain.

"Politicians who change their stance according to the wind, forget it, it doesn't matter."

Liu Qi was the first to receive the information that Churchill had changed his tune.

Liu Qi had complete contempt for this fat guy. Roosevelt and Comrade Steel had become the Big Three through their own hard work and talent, but what did Churchill have? His family background was good, but his ability and talent were definitely not worthy of a place in the Big Three. It was Britain's special status during a special historical period that allowed him to appear in that photo.

Churchill downplayed the value of the Big Three.

The photo here refers to the one of Steel, Churchill and Roosevelt. The one of Truman at the back doesn't count. He was forced to squeeze in.

Churchill's shift did not mean Britain's shift to "returning to localism". There were still some stubborn people among them, but Churchill would not openly break with these people. It was just that the British royal family had more choices when taking action. In any case, a series of statements from the British side made the United States very unhappy.

"Those bandits are planning to live next door to us." This was Vice President Wallace's complaint.

Truman only began serving as vice president on April 12, 1945. It was only 1943 now, and he was still a federal senator. He probably couldn't have imagined that in the future he would be able to take over the power of the president as vice president.

"Some things are not for us to decide."

Roosevelt sighed. He knew that it was impossible for the United States to break off relations with Britain now. Britain had only lost its homeland, not its combat effectiveness. If a war were to break out with Britain over the oil fields, the Axis powers would be laughing to death in their beds.

Not only could the United States not react at this time, Roosevelt also had to suppress the greedy capitalists at home. Even if he wanted to compete with Britain for this piece of meat and control of the entire Americas in the future, he had to pull the other side to defeat the Axis powers first.

But everyone knows that America, which originally belonged to the United States, is now entering a sharing mode.

Interesting fact: Canada's history of large-scale oil extraction began after the 1960s.

Liu Qi has artificially accelerated Canada's development. This is obviously good news for Canada and the UK, but Canada's domestic industrial level...

Don’t count on importing from the United States. The United States will definitely not be cheaper than the UK now.

But it doesn’t matter, there are always brave businessmen who break through layers of obstacles and bring warmth.

"Cybertron Corporation?"

"Yes, Cybertron Corporation, we can provide everything Britain wants, as long as the price is right."

Bai Yu showed a formulaic smile, as if tempting others into the abyss of depravity.

Churchill frowned and asked, "You can get the industrial equipment we need at this time. It seems that you have great connections."

"This is a commercial secret, Your Excellency, Prime Minister. This is our product catalog."

Not long after, bad news came from the American capital circle that Britain had a complete set of oil processing and smelting equipment, which could be put into production after installation and trial operation. It can be said that it was quite complete.

American capitalists were furious, and Roosevelt was so angry that bubbles appeared on the corners of his mouth. They had only one question.

"Which bastard did this!?"

Section 244: The Middle East needs cruel beliefs

(I went out for a trip today. After all, it’s May Day. I still have time to watch it when I come back, so I’ll update it. Happy May Day everyone?(^?^*))

After the birth of Mithril Corporation and Amalgam Corporation, players created Cybertron Corporation.

It's all just memes, happy memes.

Anyway, the people in this world don't know what these three companies are really about. So the final right of interpretation naturally lies in the hands of the players.

I said they are a company that maintains world peace, and they are a company that maintains world peace.

Nuclear war is also a form of peace. If you dare not obey, believe it or not, nuclear war will happen to you! -p

This is just fucking disgusting for the US government.

We agreed to be a band for life, and you suddenly said I'd be better off if we disbanded and started over. Isn't that bullying an honest person?

But considering the current situation, the United States has no choice but to endure.

As for whether there will be other small actions in private, it is not clear. Anyway, on the surface, the US government congratulated Britain on the gift from God in Canada.

But the press release had a bit of a gnashing of teeth feel to it.

For Americans, seeing the British make money is more painful than losing money themselves.

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met privately on this issue.

But the current situation is fundamentally different from the previous one. After all, this involves the interests of the vast majority of vested interests throughout Britain. As a qualified politician, Churchill naturally knows what choice he should make now, so he clearly refused to respond to Roosevelt's various hints during the talks.

The oil fields belong to us, the British. The British are the boss. Canada only has a high degree of autonomy, not independence from the Commonwealth. Now, as a father, I want to call my son back. Is that a problem?

You know what, according to the current internal unspoken rules of imperialism and various documents on the surface, there is really nothing wrong with what the UK is doing now.

In this case, the United States can only grit its teeth and swallow this loss.

America: I (C) love (N) you (M).

Britain: I am (angry) but I (don’t) love (you) to death.

After experiencing this turmoil, although Britain and the United States still maintain a friendly relationship as allies on the surface, any discerning person can see that the United States is very dissatisfied with the fact that Britain has become its neighbor.

This was undoubtedly a sign of a rift within the Allied forces. However, due to their common enemy, this rift was only a rift, not a true division. For the Axis powers, this rift was not something they could really make a fuss about. They couldn't reach the Americas, and relying solely on rhetoric without any real benefits would certainly be difficult to fool the United States and Britain, at least for now.

Moreover, the current situation of the Axis powers is only advancing on the surface, but in fact they have fallen into the quagmire of war, and their legions in Africa will officially face the full-scale impact of the volunteer army.

Yes, the Volunteer Army's troops in Africa are ready, and players are beginning to prepare for the Battle of the Suez Canal.

The operational goal was to cross the Suez Canal and completely expel the German army from Africa.

Player Yuecheng is in a meeting to deploy tasks.

"Our next operational goal is to cross the Suez Canal, liberate Egypt, and then form a deterrent to the German army in the Mediterranean region, so we must do..."

"report!"

"Come in, what's going on?"

"Two Egyptians of special status want to see you."

"An Egyptian of special status?"

"One is called Nasser and the other is called Sadat."

"Wow, I didn't expect to meet Tongliao heroes here. Okay, I'll go meet them after the meeting."

The appearance of the two historical figures made the gaming group lively for a short time. Regardless of whether they shook their heads, expressed regret, or criticized, they basically admitted that these two people had a profound impact on the situation in the Middle East in history, and their endings also reflected the combat effectiveness limits of a country that has not completely and thoroughly revolutionized when facing international challenges.

Don’t talk about how Egypt would be like this or that if it weren’t for the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union.

If there were no United States and the Soviet Union in this world, the political landscape of the Middle East and even the entire world would not be what it is today. As a leader of a Middle Eastern country, no matter how you complain privately, the influence of the United States and the Soviet Union here is an objective environment that has existed for centuries. You must have at least awe and try to use this power. Chess pieces are indeed pathetic, but the operation of the human world is not a chessboard in the absolute sense after all. Chess pieces can also gain the favor and help of chess players through their own subjective initiative, and even jump out of the rules of chess players, but instead ask chess players to cooperate with themselves through other paths. Even if it is only for a short time, it is enough to create miracles.

Small countries are just weak, not without the opportunity to resist.

"It's such a pity for both of them. Do you want some help?"

"Don't bring personal emotions into this matter. The key is what benefits we can gain in the Middle East."

"Although Xinhua is no longer an oil-poor country thanks to our efforts, oil will remain an essential industrial resource for mankind for at least the next century, so we must keep it in our own hands as much as possible."

"I agree. The Arabs, who are scattered and disunited, obviously cannot hold on to this wealth."

"How come the two above have strayed into imperialist ideologies?"

"That's the truth. For our country, concessions and garrisons are humiliating, but for many small countries, they represent a security commitment and future guarantee from a major power. At worst, we can just change the name in the Middle East and make it a Special Economic Cooperation Zone. What do you think?"

"Exactly. Even if we're all after resources, we'll at least help the locals develop and respect their customs, culture, and beliefs. But if European countries go, well, the Arabs of this world will tell us how bad Western colonizers are."

"This is going a bit too far. Okay, comrades, what do you think should be done with these two (Nasser and Sadat)? Anyway, we have no intention of invading Egypt, so I personally tend to cooperate with these two people?"

"As independent leaders, they are both truly remarkable figures, and I agree with them."

"Let's give it a try. If they're good, we can help them take a step forward. There are already too many abstract countries in this world. It would be great if we could create a few secular, normal countries."

In the end, the vast majority of group members agreed to support the two. Now that the decision has been made, the next step is to consider how to influence the two's decision-making and judgment, which requires some historical data.

Then the players began to study "Nasserism".

As the Arab lion, Nasser thought of using "Arab nationalism" as the core of his ideology to create a huge Arab country in the Middle East. This idea sounds very good and seems to have good feasibility, but the Middle East is a geographical term, not a political concept. Even among Muslims, there are Shiites and Sunnis, and these two factions have had a "close relationship" in history. Unless the pressure from external enemies makes it impossible for the Arabs to survive without unity, heretics are more hateful than pagans and must die.

But in the Middle East, you can ignore anything, but you must never ignore religion.

During his tenure, Nasser actively promoted secularization and successfully offended the domestic religions. However, the reforms he implemented were not very thorough. For a country like Egypt, a revolution that is joyful but difficult but adapted to local conditions can solve the most fundamental problems. Otherwise, a country that cannot even have absolute control over means of production such as land will at best become a normal India. Those ills that cannot be eradicated will be like chains from the abyss, tightly entangled with every step Egypt takes forward, greatly increasing the cost of national governance.

The cost of national governance is so high that even God would shake his head, not to mention the relatively full treasury. An even more cruel reality is that Egypt does not have the economic foundation to establish a "Pan-Arab Federation". To give a historical example: in 1970, Egypt's foreign exchange reserves totaled less than US$10.

This is the foreign exchange of a country that is respected as the "leader of Arab countries". According to national standards, this is already on the same level as Haiti. At least Haiti can get tens of millions of dollars in US aid during this period. Any money they take out is worth a lot of money, US money.

But you can't say Nasser was wrong, because Sadat, who changed his course, posed greater hidden dangers to Egypt.

Many people say that Sadat was a pragmatist and helped Egypt to recover the Sinai Peninsula, which was a meritorious service. However, Israel at that time demanded that Egypt should not station troops in the Sinai Peninsula. In order to recover its own territory, it also required the enemy country to put forward conditions. This was the "real benefit" that Sadat exchanged for the ideals of all Arabs. To be honest, it was too much of a loss. This was the same as the Chairman publicly writing a government document to tell the Japanese that the Northeast was given to you, but it had to be ours in name only, and we could cooperate in development.

Do you feel your blood pressure rising instantly?

Although this guy is indeed a traitor, he is at least still pretending and acting openly. It has collapsed. As long as some things are not made clear, there is room for maneuver in politics. However, Sadat's behavior is to openly sell the ideals of the entire Arab world for what he thinks is a good price, and his final outcome is also the expensive political cost that Egypt will pay in the future.

In fact, if Sadat had chosen to stick to it, even if he died, he would not have been controversial like that after his death. Those who die for national justice are heroes even after their death. The bottom line and ideals cannot be compromised. This is the most essential difference between big countries and small countries.

Sadat did not choose realism, but instead made Egypt give up the possibility of becoming a regional power, which dissipated the spirit of the Egyptians and even the entire Arab world. Otherwise, Israel would have been ahead of the Soviet Union.

Of course, the players who said this also knew that they were evaluating history from the perspective of history. Sadat at the time must have had his own considerations, but as a leader, if he made the wrong choice, he would be scolded. The answer given by history is always cold, ruthless and realistic. This is true realism. Nothing is more realistic than this.

However, after discussing all possibilities, the players still feel that if the current model in the Middle East continues, the final result will be nothing more than a slightly larger Egypt. The biggest problem here is that the revolution is not thorough, but there is a lack of persevering revolutionaries who can pass on the spirit. If you want to completely reverse the local situation, you must at least pull out one million highly ideologically conscious collectivist fighters. They are not required to believe in communism. As long as they can fight to the last moment for the future welfare of the Arab people, then they can change this land.

"To put it bluntly, Islam's niche is too strong to be broken by conventional means."

"We players can fill this niche."

"Yes, we can, but how long will it take? Don't forget, Xinhua still needs us. The construction of the three horizontal and three vertical railway and highway networks that we just started to formulate will require a lot of people."

"Then let us become the anchor here. The Sixth Column of the International Volunteer Army will maintain a garrison here. If war breaks out here again in the future, at least we can shelter more civilians and deter those with ulterior motives from making any moves."

"Yeah, if we ever get itchy hands and want to play a few FPS games, why not just come to the Middle East to play dungeons? There are plenty of terrorists out there who can give us bonus points."

"No way, we're all here, and in the end, there's still an Israel?"

"Do you think it's better to keep the Jews together or to let them spread out and cause harm to others?"

"So the Middle East has to carry on with its burdens, right?"

"Can we launch them into the sun? And Xier, could you please be more efficient and clean this time?"

"Jerusalem's special religious status means it will definitely attract a lot of attention, and even if we do nothing now, many Jews will already be here."

"Damn the British! It's all their fault!"

"We can choose to be stationed in Jerusalem for the purpose of protecting historical sites and making it a permanent neutral zone in a real sense, while also being able to radiate and influence the entire Middle East through it."

"If there's an Israeli terrorist attack...oh, I get it."