Chapter 1025 Evacuation of Overseas Chinese
The international dispute caused by the use of the Salom Bay "has a high fever" that has not subsided, the New United Kingdom issued a notice to all expatriates living in Scotland, requiring them to evacuate Scotland within a week. The New United Kingdom Government will set up evacuation sites in 36 cities and ports including Perth, Glasgow, Lochgilphead, Inverness, to provide free air and shipping tools for expatriates' evacuation.
Salom Bay is the 37th evacuation site outside the announcement.
On the second day after the New United Kingdom issued the evacuation notice, under the surveillance of two Scottish naval torpedo boats, the amphibious landing ship "St. Stephen" flying the New United Kingdom Navy Navy flag slowly arrived at the tanker 3 in Salom Bay.
Based on the requirements of North Sea oil fields to exploit and transport, there were once more than 4,000 Irish people living around the Salom Bay. After Scotland demanded that the place be reclaimed and the control was implemented, the output of crude oil through the Salom Bay decreased by 95% compared with the past. More than half of the Irish people returned home one after another, but more than a thousand people remained here, hoping that the new United Kingdom could make the Scots make concessions through non-war methods.
Unfortunately, the "dictator" Barriole offered compensation conditions that would not be accepted by the other party on the grounds of "defending Scotland's legitimate sovereignty". The talks between the two sides reached a deadlock several times. The new United Kingdom government and the people gradually lost patience. The call for a punitive war against Scotland with the momentum of victory in the United Nations has risen. The new United Kingdom military, together with the army of a number of friendly countries, held a large-scale military exercise in Wales, made people smell the atmosphere of war.
After the "St. Stephen" landed, the two Scottish naval torpedo boats still aimed the bow at this behemoth with tonnage exceeding all Scottish ships. The torpedo soldiers were on high alert in their respective combat positions. As long as the other party dared to make any bad moves, they could launch a deadly torpedo at this deadly distance.
In the Salom Bay, the area where tens of thousands of tons of wheels can be used is very limited. In terms of geographical location and natural conditions, this remote northern bay is not outstanding. Without the development of the North Sea oil field, it would never have been possible to develop to its current scale. Indigenous people who have lived here for generations would not have the current living conditions.
The "St. Stephen" is not a Trojan horse in the Trojan horse. Before entering the Salom Bay, it had been inspected by Scottish naval officials on boarding ships. Only four rescue ************ was parked on the spacious deck. There was no chariot or an armed infantry in the landing cabin. Instead, it temporarily installed seats, beds, dining cars and medical vehicles for transporting expatriates.
The escort destroyer that came with him was also waiting fifteen nautical miles away from the port channel.
"The Irish go back to Ireland!"
"Don't see each other again, never meet!"
"No one can occupy an inch of Scotland!"
A few banners were hung in a conspicuous location near the dock, which was the only expression given to the local Scottish residents for gifts to special neighbors. Most of them just watched silently as these people who brought prosperity to the Salom Bay left. With the stagnation of crude oil transportation, the cranes were lined up, and the modern harbor had lost its original vitality and even showed the desolate scene of the abandoned land.
Most of the Irish expatriates from the New United Kingdom were Irish. Under the protection of their own Marines, they boarded their new warships in an orderly manner. Externally, the New United Kingdom Navy classified amphibious landing ships as military auxiliary ships. Internally, whether it is tactical rules or exercise roles, the two newly-income amphibious landing ships are both major ship-level battleships. Moreover, their tonnage and cost are about two-thirds of the Finnia-class aircraft carrier. Why do real auxiliary ships need such high unit construction costs?
In the afternoon, the ground command and liaison officers of the evacuation operation in the Salom Bay followed the last batch of expatriates on the "St. Stephen". They met Captain Colonel Igrien under the bridge.
"Gentlemen!" the colonel nodded, "We are here on time, and it is not bad for an hour. I hope your work is also ready, and you must not miss even an expatriate!"
"Don't worry!" the leading official replied, "All registered diasporas have been implemented, and there are several guys who have dual or multiple nationalities who volunteer to stay and try their luck. We have asked them to write a letter of commitment to ensure that after we leave, we will not engage in any activities in the name of the New United Kingdom Nationals."
"There are such weirdos?" Colonel Grien said curiously.
The official directed the colonel's gaze to the perimeter of the dock: "Look at these towers, tracks and oil depot facilities, which one is not worth millions? When we go, these assets are nominally sealed, but who will ensure their safety? Just the Scottish police officers at the police station?"
Colonel Grien thought for a while: "Well, I understand what you mean. If I were you, maybe they would force them to take them away so that they would not do bad things to steal after we left."
The official shrugged: "If we take compulsory measures, we will leave a message to the Scottish authorities at this moment. Besides, these unemployed guys will dismantle and sell some small equipment and large equipment facilities at most. They are not able to get rid of them. Moreover, the Scottish authorities have been coveting these crude oil transfer and primary treatment facilities for a long time, so they will not let them do anything wrong."
"What if the Scottish authorities want to get them away?" the colonel asked again.
"Not to mention the technology and costs of relocating them, they have served the North Sea oilfield since their design. After leaving the Salom Bay, they have lost their original value and are no different from a pile of scrap iron." The official said proudly and worriedly, "Mr. Colonel, we will not be able to return here as a winner, right?"
Colonel Grien smiled sly: "For us, teaching the Scottish Navy is like cutting butter with a knife, without any pressure. The key is to take action."
Official Zhan Mei said, "Isn't the letter accurate?"
The colonel nodded: "Yes, I don't know yet, but it should be soon!"
Compared with the calm of the evacuation of the Salom Bay operation, in the southwestern Scotland seaport Glasgow, the new United Kingdom's comprehensive evacuation of expatriates has aroused strong dissatisfaction among the local people. This dissatisfaction is not aimed at the government and army of the new United Kingdom, but at the dictator Griol and the senior military officials appointed by him. Since Scotland's independence, Glasgow's recovery and development speed is second to none in Scotland. The prosperous shipping and manufacturing industry has benefited greatly from the rise of the new United Kingdom. Because of this, the evacuation of the new United Kingdom in the port of Glasgow is a rule for all evacuation points.
The largest model, with more than 60,000 people boarding the ship and leaving, while the population of Glasgow is less than 500,000. You should know that the Irish people who work and live in Glasgow are mostly businessmen and technicians. Their withdrawal means the exit of capital and technology. In the past two weeks, factories have been closed, banks have runs, and the bond market has plummeted. People seem to have returned to the economic crisis in the late 20s and early 30s. Therefore, people of all walks of life have become increasingly resistant to the decisions of Scottish senior officials. The dissatisfaction accumulated over the years has been vented through public opinion demonstrations, marches, strikes and protests.
At Glasgow Port Pier, you can see such slogans everywhere:
"Goodbye, Irish friend!"
"Long live peace! Long live friendship!"
"We don't want to fight!"
"The Britanns are a family!"
In order to evacuate expatriates in the shortest possible time, the New United Kingdom mobilized and directed its commercial capacity. All Atlantic maritime passenger routes and air passenger routes were suspended. Six trans-ocean cruise ships, 20 ordinary cruise ships and liners, 16 trans-ocean passenger planes and 60 ordinary passenger planes were concentrated in the Glasgow evacuation operation, showing the world the strong strength of the new United Kingdom in the fields of transnational and intercontinental shipping from one aspect.
Faced with this situation, even the Scottish officials stationed in Glasgow who supervised the evacuation of the new United Kingdom had to express their feelings: If Scotland wants to evacuate expatriates from the other side, even if all the transportation capacity is concentrated in one place, it is still not as good as the new United Kingdom's actions today!
From 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. at night, the New United Kingdom evacuated more than 720,000 expatriates from all over Scotland, and more than 50,000 people with dual or multiple nationalities were evacuated from Scotland. The evacuation operation was completed at 82%, and the evacuation could be successfully concluded in half a day. Although the New United Kingdom Government claimed in the announcement that the revocation of this revocation was mainly aimed at the diplomatic dispute between the two countries, and the increasing force of exclusion throughout Scotland was to protect the lives and property of the expatriates, without direct military purposes. Such a comprehensive evacuation still prompted many waiters to make the decision to temporarily leave Scotland. There was a hard time to get tickets for cruise ships, liners and airliners to England. Trains to England were full, and long queues were lined up all night at the border highway ports...
The New United Kingdom withdrew hundreds of thousands of expatriates at a rapid pace. The Scottish government's evacuation announcement came late. Their reasons were exactly the same as those of the other, that is, to avoid their expatriates being excluded, suppressed, and persecuted by the other people before the diplomatic dispute between the two countries subsided. However, what made Scotland embarrassed was that the Scots living in Ireland and Wales responded plainly to the announcement of evacuation announcement. Only 60% of the more than 200,000 expatriates registered to report to the evacuation site on time. The remaining people either lost contact on their own or expressed their willingness to stay in other countries and bear all the consequences accordingly.
The Scottish military was responsible for organizing and implementing the evacuation operations, which also mobilized its own maritime and air capacity, and the evacuation operations were limited to two days. The Scottish military strictly implemented the orders, and the recruited crew and ships also followed the military's dispatch. However, at the end of the two-day deadline, tens of thousands of Scottish expatriates were still stranded in ports of Ireland and Wales. In the end, these people had to return to Scotland on foreign passenger ships and flights, including ships and planes from the New United Kingdom.
Chapter completed!