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The atmosphere in the whole office was extremely dull, only the scratches of Salmond's pen nib on the paper, and the propaganda draft he had prepared for the independence of the Scottish people.In his eyes, these things are the last straw to destroy the British government, and he is constantly adding weight to the balance.

A burst of rapid phone ringing interrupted Salmond's thoughts. He picked up the phone impatiently and said hello in a rough voice.However, the voice on the other end of the phone made Salmond's expression change instantly.

"Mr. Salmond, recently your deeds have not only reached the ears of Prime Minister Major, but even the whole of Europe has attracted 'concern'. Once we become independent, we wonder if our previous agreement will still be effective?"

"Of course. My hero of Scottish independence, with the support of you, an oil businessman, the Scottish independence movement will surprise the whole world, and the independence movement we have been fighting for for thousands of years will also be achieved. When the time comes for Scotland The nation will build our own country!" When Salmond described the country's future blueprint, there was always an expression of excitement and fanaticism on his face, and it was this paranoia that supported him from Professor's transformation from politician.

De La Villier's reply seemed a bit cold, "But you have carried out the referendum rashly now, have you really thought about dealing with the crisis after leaving the UK?"

Salmond was very surprised. In his eyes, this oil businessman who supported the Scottish independence cause was more like a staunch national independence element, both in spirit and in actual actions. "Why? Didn't you always support Scottish independence? Why did you back down now?"

"I hope you understand, Mr Salmond. It's not a retreat, it's a strategy. Don't you remember that the British government has the power to dissolve the Scottish Parliament? I'm afraid your referendum bill hasn't passed Scotland yet. meeting, the British government dismissed them ahead of schedule."

Parliamentary struggles have become a customary tradition since King James II of the United Kingdom, otherwise the far-reaching "Bill of Rights" would not have been born, but this time it is a struggle between the Scottish Parliament and the British Prime Minister.But a contest between the British Prime Minister and the Scottish Parliament.

"The time is not right yet. If Chairman Salmond insists on going his own way, I can't guarantee what direction it will develop in the end. Although it is indeed the best time, Prime Minister Major is about to leave office, which means that no matter at this time What kind of cards he plays will not affect his own future in the end."

"And once the referendum is successful, Scotland's existing administrative system will have to be overthrown, including the military, politics and economy. Of course, I know that you want to join the EU as a Scottish country. So what Prime Minister Major is most likely to do now , is to dissolve the Scottish Conference so that you cannot pass the referendum."

"This kind of behavior adds fuel to the flames. Scotland is already on the verge of death."

"So Prime Minister Major wants to break the tight string. Once it is broken, it will be difficult to gather strength again. At that time, the ultra-nationalist faction will definitely adopt more radical measures, which will also open the way for the British army to directly intervene Scottish affairs present an excellent opportunity, don't you see it all playing out according to the British government's script?"

A long silence followed, and in the end Salmond didn't reply to De La Ville, but hung up the phone hastily before a busy tone sounded.

"It's just ridiculous."

Salmond cursed angrily.

Chapter 498 Mantis Catching Cicadas

10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Major's office, the atmosphere was silent.

Standing in front of Prime Minister Major this time, in addition to Scotland Yard's director Blair, is also the commander of the Ground Force Command, Admiral William.One is responsible for defending the safety of most of Great Britain, and the other protects the entire country from war.Two people with completely different powers gathered together, and they also belonged to the department of protecting national security. If you think about it with your head, you can know what might happen next.

The atmosphere was eerily silent. Prime Minister Major was holding a cigarette that was almost burnt out between two fingers. His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, and he seemed to ignore the two people standing in front of him.After a long time, he threw the cigarette on hand into the ashtray, turned his head to face Blair and Admiral William, and the first sentence he spoke startled the two people in front of him.

"Scotland is very likely to have a turmoil in the future. I hope that the two of you can prepare now, mobilize all the people you can mobilize, and prepare for the conflict. Especially the Royal Scottish Regiment of the British Army, when necessary, three The Battalion, the Sixth Battalion and the Seventh Battalion all cooperated with the Scotland Yard police to maintain order on the scene, two, I am not joking, but a real, possible accident is approaching."

After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves and glanced at his watch, then raised his head and said unhurriedly, "There are still six hours before the announcement of this important decision, I think you two have enough time to prepare for possible events. Scottish crisis, wish us luck."

After listening to Prime Minister Major's words, Director Blair of Scotland Yard took a step forward, his expression was a little anxious, but Major's words were like a magnet, attracting his curiosity, "With all due respect, Your Excellency Prime Minister. In the end you Let us have a bottom line in our minds about what kind of major decision we are going to make."

"Yes, we need to know what kind of decision the Prime Minister made, and the sooner we know the whole story, the easier it is to formulate a strategy." Admiral William seemed much calmer, and he also noticed that the top leader of the police department People and the top leader of the British Army are standing in the office of the Prime Minister who is about to resign at the same time. Even a fool can see that there must be some major accident, and it is an event related to England's political stability.

Major thought for a while, and he felt that what William said made sense, so he confessed the whole plan that he had almost completed.

"This is my last move, and I hope my successors in the future will understand my good intentions. At least I want everyone to know that Scotland belongs to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and no one can separate him from us. Separate hands. Three hours later, we will announce that the British government has canceled the Scottish Parliament, because there are some irregularities in the process of forming the parliament, so the Scottish Parliament will be dissolved immediately and a new election will be held."

Admiral William and Director Blair were taken aback at the same time. The re-election of the Scottish Parliament means that the referendum bill voted by Salmond will not be passed. In this way, the North Sea oil fields are prevented from being separated from Great Britain. Prime Minister Major is really I tried my best.

In this case, the anger of Scottish nationalists can be imagined.They will think that Westminster is backtracking on them, and extreme nationalists may launch organized and large-scale riots to force the central government to make concessions.That's why the Metropolitan Police Chief and Admiral William were summoned to this office by Major, telling them to prepare for possible future crises.

"But so far, we haven't received any information that a large-scale conflict may occur. Is it necessary to put the whole of Scotland under martial law during this period?" Director Blair hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his doubts.

"If necessary, yes. Martial law in Scotland is much better than the whole of Scotland in chaos. Remember, Britain can't lose our domestic oil fields under any circumstances. Even if they suppress theirs like they suppressed the Northern Irish Republican Army. Riot. No mercy."

Prime Minister Major's eyes became more and more determined. This was the only thing he could do before resigning.

"Afterwards, I will take all the responsibilities and announce my resignation. Director Blair, Admiral William."

Prime Minister Major suddenly stood up, and unexpectedly bowed to the two of them, causing William and Blair to look at each other, feeling a little overwhelmed by the sudden gift.

"The future of Britain is up to you two."

After coming out of John Major's office, General William remained silent, and Blair, who couldn't bear the silence, finally broke the previous silence, and he said to General William, "General William, don't you Have you thought about what we should do after it happens?"

"What should I do?" William asked him back.

Blair said communicatively, "About Scotland, about our future. Prime Minister John Major can choose to leave office to let the Scottish side find a step down, but what about us? Obviously we have no such right."

William stopped, turned his head and said to Blair, "Director Blair, I hope you can understand one thing. Everything we do is to ensure the unity of the country. And it is a bounden duty for soldiers to obey orders, even if John No matter how dangerous Prime Minister Major's decision is, I support what he did. Because it is to preserve our territorial unity. Although many people can't understand what he did, there is no doubt that he is indeed right. "

"but……"

"Nothing but, if anything happens, I am willing to stand up to Prime Minister John Major. If you are not willing to fight for your country, then please at least step back and don't get in the way of those People who are fighting for their country."

After saying this, General William left Blair alone and left alone. He would also mobilize soldiers from the Royal Scottish Regiment to implement conservative martial law. Once the trash from the Metropolitan Police Department could not control the development of the situation, the army would intervene as appropriate.Although these things do not fall within their remit.

Walking out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the car that picked him up stopped right in front of the gate.Before General William was about to board the car, the gloomy sky just started to snow. General William raised his head to look at the gloomy sky and the falling snowflakes, and muttered to himself, "This winter in London is destined to be unsettled." .”

Chapter 499 The oriole is behind

John Major, who once served as Secretary-General of the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet, has experienced 1968 years of political changes in the UK from the beginning of his political career in 1996 to the end of 28. position of supreme leader.John Major knew better than anyone the cruelty of political struggle.So when Salmond was preparing to hold an independence referendum in Scotland, John Major was already preparing to fight back in the last step before leaving office.So far, the UK cannot lose Scotland's North Sea oil fields, just as Yanayev speculated, once it loses the support of the North Sea oil fields, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the British energy industry.This also led to why the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom had a secret game in Scotland. The Soviet Union supported Scottish national independence, while the United Kingdom stepped up its plundering of North Sea oil fields.All these dramas will become the root cause of further turmoil in the UK.

In the eyes of all European countries, the independence of Scotland seems to be an event on the agenda, but many Western European countries hope to see Britain suffer from this incident.Among them is Chirac, the head of the French government who has always been at odds with Britain.

However, this time Vladimir did not bring good news to Yanayev. The reply he received was that the Scottish National Party was nervously preparing for the referendum, and it was taking a risky approach while the British political arena was at its most unstable. bet.However, KGB foreign intelligence personnel analyzed that the probability of Salmond's success was almost lower than 40.00%. As for the reason?In addition to the people who support Scottish independence, there is also a group of people who strongly insist on staying in the UK.Coupled with the secret left by Major, Yanayev was very worried about this referendum, and he felt that it was destined to fail.

"But I think it's okay to lose the referendum, and it's not the worst situation." Yanayev said to Vladimir, "Just like Salmond thinks, the failure of the referendum will at best wait for the next election." A referendum, but what I'm most worried about is Prime Minister Major's use of legal means to prevent the passage of the referendum bill. After all, the UK can dissolve parliament early and prevent the referendum from taking place. This will inevitably lead to riots by Scottish nationalists. If they do By doing so, Major can complete one last bloody political task before leaving office, providing a stable internal environment for the next successor to focus on solving post-Brexit problems."

"Is it as unscrupulous as the Iron Lady Thatcher against the IRA? But can Prime Minister Major really make up his mind?" Vladimir recalled the bloody suppression of the IRA, but this time the target was changed to Scottish Nationalist Party.

Under Mrs Thatcher's extreme force, the Northern Irish Republican Army was forced from political assassination to peace negotiations, so what about Scotland?Or is there some unexpected surprise waiting for everyone?

Yanayev stretched his waist. He has almost realized what will happen next. The riots, repression and deepening of estrangement are simply the British version of the Tbilisi incident. The crisis of the franchise countries split the Soviet Union, and now he himself has become the target of being split.

As long as the tanks continue to move forward, what will happen to those old drivers, oh no, the thugs.

"Anyway, he is about to resign. What else can't be done? If Prime Minister Major does this, then this will be a wonderful performance that is even stronger than the Iron Lady. And, Comrade Vladimir, Once Downing Street releases the news of the cancellation of the Scottish Parliament, immediately abandon Salmond. He is no longer worthy of our continued investment."

"But we have spent enough money and energy on him." Vladimir was not reconciled to his failure, he said a little aggrieved, "I want to consider whether to continue to support Sasha after the referendum results are over. Almond's plan for Scottish independence."

"But I advise you to put away your little emotions, Comrade Vladimir, this is called a stop loss of investment. Salmond is not a person who dares to challenge the British government by force. Once the British government crushes by force Overwhelmed, he is likely to choose to compromise. You are looking for the kind of character who sacrificed for independence like Komis in Ireland. Salmond has no such confidence. Now you know what I should say Who are they?"

"Scottish ultra-nationalists?" Vladimir's first thought was these lunatics.

Yanayev gesticulated on the table casually, and said casually, "It would be the best if you can encourage them to form the 'Scotland Republican Army', and if Scotland cannot go out peacefully, then let the British government resume The nightmare of the 70s."

As a traveler with insight into history, although the world has developed in a completely different timeline since 1991, Yanayev can still judge where his opponent's next move is based on the previous clues.Therefore, Yanayev can always know the enemy's next step in advance and make a countermeasure in advance.

Of course, the practice of instigating ethnic extremists in other countries to riot must be done secretly and without leaving a trace. Once it is discovered, it will affect the diplomatic face of a country, and the previous nuclear power plant cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom has not yet been completed. .That's why Yanayev told Vladimir that the KGB must never reveal its whereabouts.

"But the extreme ethnic groups in Scotland seem to be in a state of disunity. They don't have a strong alliance to support them in rioting." Vladimir scratched his head, and this issue made him very entangled.If you can't support an agent, you can't let the KGB go to Scotland to preside over the cause of independence, right?

Yanayev pointed out a way to Vladimir, and Yanayev said with a smile, "So you also need to wait until the British government sends troops to suppress the Scottish independence movement. This is the best way for us to support the agent." Timing. It's too early to make small moves behind the scenes, and the success rate is much lower than we thought."

Yanayev threw the chess piece in his hand on the table, and while turning the chess piece, he said, "Prime Minister John Major predicted that there might be a riot in Scotland, but he never expected that this riot There are still a series of plans waiting for the Downing Street government. When the time comes, hehe."