Chapter 677 Suppression of the Free Officers Organization
After walking out of General Mountbatten's headquarters, Alan Wilson immediately contacted the embassy in Egypt through the telegraph room here. Grace, who had been staying in Egypt, learned about Alan Wilson again after a month.
After translating the message, he left the embassy in Cairo and went down the river to meet King Farouk I of Egypt and expressed Britain's support for the Egyptian royal family to clean up the house.
After doing all this, Grace went directly to the British military base in Alexandria. On the one hand, he could watch the fire from the other side, and on the other hand, he could maintain contact with Cyprus at any time.
At a critical moment concerning Egypt's future political direction, Alan Wilson is not irrelevant. On the contrary, he is very busy now. He is communicating with the top Greek officials on the island of Cyprus.
Cyprus is also a colony, but the main population on the island is Greek. Since it is a colony, at this moment, when the British Empire is in decline, Cyprus naturally has the same problems that other colonies encountered.
Of course, Cyprus also pursues independence, although it has not yet taken military action. However, it cannot be ignored that the Greeks on the island are indeed very dissatisfied with their colonial status.
Alan Wilson remembers Cyprus mainly because it later caused a sovereignty dispute between Greece and Turkey.
Yes, this is of course also related to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has traditionally tended to merge colonies and has made great contributions to the unification of countries around the world. But at the same time, it also tends to merge colonies with different nationalities in one country.
Although countries in general can cause ethnic conflicts, they tolerate it for the sake of having more land. If it is really unbearable, the partition of India and Pakistan will occur. Or, for example, Malaysia kicked out Singapore.
Later, Cyprus caused a competition between Greece and Turkey, which was also related to the United Kingdom. The fundamental reason was that the Greeks were seeking independence, and Britain supported the Turks, causing Greece and Turkey to compete for Cyprus.
In addition, as early as before World War II, on the Greek mainland, the public voice for Cyprus to break away from British rule and return to Greece was getting louder and louder. They secretly encouraged the Greeks in Cyprus to implement a path that combined democratic demonstrations and armed riots.
After the end of World War II, the Cyprus issue resurfaced again. Is it possible to return Cyprus to Greece? The answer is no, because Turkey's population and national strength exceed that of Greece, and the main force blocking the Soviet Union's southward movement comes from Turkey, not Greece.
Therefore, the free world cannot harm the human shield of Turkey. Not only Britain thinks so, but the United States also supports Britain in continuing to occupy Cyprus. To the north of Turkey is the Soviet Union, and to the north of Greece are Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Both Turkey and Greece are trying to prevent the Soviet Union from moving south.
The fortress. Compared with the national strength of Turkey and Greece, Turkey has undoubtedly made a greater contribution.
Now that there are Turkish troops in Greece, what can we do from the British perspective? Just take it one day at a time!
The diligent social servant started to meet with the leaders of the two communities in his father-in-law's territory, also with a sincere attitude. The British did not want the history of India and Pakistan to become enemies again after the partition.
But this is not what the UK has to say. Once the nationalist ideas of Greece and Turkey enter Cyprus, open confrontation may be inevitable.
When it comes to mediating ethnic issues, Alan Wilson has gone from a fledgling to a more professional person.
It can be said that he has been doing this kind of work all along the journey. It can't be said that he enjoys it, but he is indeed somewhat used to it.
While he continued to do his old job in Cyprus, King Farouk I of Egypt finally took action against the rebellious officials and traitors of the Free Officers Organization after receiving verbal guarantees of British support.
King Farouk I of the Thien Corner Palace ordered to the commander of the palace guard to eradicate the Free Officers Organization supported by Israel, solve domestic hidden dangers, and maintain Egypt's leadership in the Arab world. This speech marked the eradication of the Free Officers Organization.
The action officially begins!
At the same time, military and political governors across Egypt received telegrams from King Farouk I. All of Egypt immediately took action and devoted themselves to the battle to eradicate Israeli agents. The operation to arrest members of the Free Officers Organization almost
Simultaneously throughout Egypt.
Egypt's middle- and high-level military and political officials who were loyal to Farouk I had long been worried about the development of the Free Officers Organization. Deep down in their hearts, they were not disappointed with the king, but today they were waiting for the king's order to act decisively.
Under the leadership of the royal spies, a group of teams received Farouk I and rushed to the houses of members of the Free Officers Organization. Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
But in Cairo, the Free Officers Organization had been preparing to overthrow Farouk I, and they immediately sensed the approaching danger. Without further ado, Nasser reacted quickly, evaded arrest, and immediately contacted the team that was already preparing to attack, launching an attack.
coup.
At this time, the situation in Cairo was very critical. Most of Cairo was out of control and was surrounded by the king's troops. The number of armed troops supporting the royal family far exceeded Nasser's armed forces.
Nasser was appointed at a time of crisis, and he quickly reorganized the current situation with unusual energy.
Nasser participated in the first Middle East War and was nicknamed the "Tiger of Faluja". The first thing he thought of was how to use cannons.
He conceived a plan to attack the rebel troops with artillery fire. At that time, there were artillery and ammunition near Cairo, but there were forty cannons idle in the army barracks northwest of Cairo.
Nasser immediately assigned his assistants to lead two hundred soldiers to control the cannon.
The well-equipped king's team, led by spies, had already taken control of the main streets of Cairo. They thought it would not be difficult to achieve their goal, so, amid cheering and cheering, they held up flags and launched a search for the fleeing Free Officers.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Nasser took control of this artillery, he greeted them with artillery fire. These teams, who thought it was just a capture operation, did not expect to encounter such a scene.
, they were caught off guard by the artillery fire and could only fight back with rifles. After leaving two hundred corpses behind, they dragged the wounded and fled in a hurry.
At this time, another team of 500 people rushed towards the artillery position set up by Nasser. Nasser launched a fierce bombardment without mercy. The rebels quickly collapsed. The battle lasted only more than an hour and ended.
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The armies of these old kingdoms were vulnerable, but they were superior in numbers, because Farouk I was confident after receiving verbal assurances from the British. He issued orders in telegrams, which made the military and political commanders in Cairo also feel confident.
Although Nasser could not be captured for a while, the army loyal to the king still had an advantage. The most important thing was that Nasser could only contact members of the Free Officers Organization who were also in Cairo. These members were mainly middle- and lower-level officers. Who let Nasser
He's just a lieutenant colonel.
The imminent problem before Nasser was that although he had ensured his own safety, he was unable to control the radio station. Nasser was listening to the radio broadcast, which was playing the warrant of Farouk I, indicating that the Free Officers Organization was supported by Israel and was used to destroy it.
Egypt's stable subversive organization.
However, after investigation, it was found that most members of the Free Officers Organization did not know the real conspiracy of this organization, but were deceived. They also did not know that their so-called patriotic actions were actually harmful to Egypt as a whole.
King Farouk I said that for most members of this organization, he himself will focus on education. He hopes that these patriotic officers can continue to contribute to the Arab world led by the Kingdom of Egypt.
This broadcast was broadcast in the streets and alleys of Cairo. After Nasser heard this broadcast, he knew it was over. The broadcast of Farouk I's speech on the radio was fatal to the current Free Officers organization.
Once the citizens of Cairo believed the king's speech, the direction of the situation became obvious, and even the fighting enthusiasm within the Free Officers organization would be dismantled. Nasser immediately knew that it was not suitable to stay here for long.
Several assistants nearby believed in Nasser and expressed their willingness to fight to the end for a better Egypt. Nasser was deeply moved, but did not believe it, and immediately made an escape plan.
Farouk I's confusion of right and wrong made Nasser furious, but he knew that this was the difference between others being able to speak through radio broadcasts, and him not having a voice channel.
He believed and could rely on the fighting power of his comrades, but he could not change the opinions of the Cairo citizens who heard the broadcast.
Escape from Cairo and wait for a comeback is a realistic choice, but of course the fight will continue.
The army supporting the king also mobilized armored vehicles to enter downtown Cairo. The streets where the armored vehicles walked were cheered by Cairo citizens, and there were many cheering people.
The addition of armored vehicles also made the battle much more intense. Bursts of gunfire rang out in Cairo. Along with the hail of bullets and bullets from the attacking team, blood and flesh flew from both sides of the war.
Tat-tat-tat-the machine guns on the tower wildly fired a dense rain of bullets at the Egyptian soldiers exposed in the open space, and fired at the Egyptian soldiers. Each soldier was suddenly covered with bullet holes and swept to the ground.
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There were painful groans, violent roars and violent gunshots everywhere, and flying bullets made no place safe.
Time passed little by little, and the outcome was already clear. Nasser decided to leave before the encirclement appeared. In fact, he had already prepared to do so when Farouk I's speech was broadcast on the radio.
No one knows how the nervous Nasser escaped, but after escaping from Cairo, Nasser felt that the world was too big and he had nowhere to live. Where could he go?