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The parade team didn't know that when they took to the streets, the news of the establishment of the National Salvation Committee had spread all over the place.

"Essentially, this is a military coup." In the NATO headquarters building, Secretary-General Sir Ismay explained to the representatives of the participating countries. "However, we still have to see how things develop."

Chapter 954 The Last Man in France

"Judging from the current situation, this is a military coup." Alan Wilson, who returned to the headquarters of the film and television company, came to the same conclusion as Sir Ismay. He was the French general in Algiers. A joint open letter requesting General de Gaulle to form a cabinet.

Seeing Heidi Rama and Ingrid Bergman showing panic, he immediately added, "But don't worry, there is unlikely to be a military government in France."

The military launched a coup. Unless there is major fraud in the congressional elections, a coup for any reason is tantamount to betraying the country.

"It scared me." Ingrid Bergman had a flash of blame in her eyes, and gently pushed the man. "Can't you, the UK, exert some influence? You always say that you have the responsibility to lead Europe."

"Well, even though we said that, the French never admitted it." Alan Wilson said dumbfoundedly, "This is France, the strongest country in Europe for centuries."

Don’t think that France’s kneeling in World War II means that this country is not good. Considering the situation faced by the French army at that time and the depth of France’s territory, after the mobilized army was wiped out by the Manstein plan, the potential French soldiers could not support it at all. Fighting head on.

Even so, the troops mobilized by the French colonies were still under the command of Charles de Gaulle, and achieved considerable results. This question depends on whether the Italian army is considered human. When the Free France returned to its homeland, there were already millions The army, warships of hundreds of thousands of tons and thousands of combat aircraft.

In terms of the number of enemy troops eliminated, Free France is definitely above the Cannon Party, and it is incomparable with the Big Three in World War II, but there is no problem in ranking fourth.

If there is no accident, the French army in Algeria is now looking for Charles de Gaulle, the hero who led the Free France in World War II, immediately after making a public statement.

The French hunk is about to come out to clean up the mess, and Alan Wilson has started another round of brainstorming to deduce the possible impact. The most direct impact is of course that the NATO garrison in France is about to usher in a handful of days.

No matter which party France is in, they are actually quite critical of the presence of the US military in France. However, the French government changes faster than Alan Wilson can buy underwear. It is a miracle that it can persist in the Algerian war. Drive away, but de Gaulle is different.

The reason why the statement of the Algerian French army is called a coup d'état is of course a coup d'état in various senses.The significance of de Gaulle's existence to the end of the Fourth French Republic was to overthrow it.

Once de Gaulle established a stable French political system, it was almost impossible for NATO to continue to exist in France.

What Alan Wilson is thinking about is, will the United States take another opportunity to let the United Kingdom open its military bases?It is not acceptable to save France but bring Britain in. Do you want to remind the Foreign Secretary?

"What are you thinking about? We'll talk about it tomorrow." Heidi Lamarr unbuttoned her blouse and whispered provocatively, "Today I'll let you taste the treatment of a leading actor in a movie."

"Of course I can't wait to ask for it." Alan Wilson's face was grim, like a trivial matter that threatened the democracy of the free world, thinking about it sooner or later would not make much difference.

The security of the free world is important, so is manned spaceflight not important?This is the cutting-edge technology of mankind.

At this moment, seven generals, represented by the Algerian French commander Henry, came to Paris, the center of the old revolutionary base, with the collective will of Algeria's 80 French troops.

Since the fall of the Bourbon dynasty, Paris in the old revolutionary district has been keen to practice various political ideas for other regions of France, such as dictatorship, democracy, restoration of the monarchy, as long as you can think of it, the glorious citizens of Paris will come here again.

During the period of the Third Republic and the Fourth Republic, Napoleon was a derogatory term. After the war, many people compared de Gaulle to Napoleon, which shows that many people did not support de Gaulle's political ideas very much.

But although Napoleon represented the monarchy, it was the peak era of French military power.

Although this peak is compared with the Sun King, it is like the comparison between the Third Reich and the Second Reich. In terms of military power, it seems that the head of state has achieved greater results, but in terms of national power, Germany under Wilhelm II is far stronger than Germany led by the head of state. .

After 13 years and more than [-] French governments, they finally picked up the traditional projects in the old revolutionary base area and called for a strong figure to clean up the mess. When the news came that the French army in Algiers would support Charles de Gaulle to form a cabinet, a lot of support continued The populace of the Algerian war embraced with open arms the emergence of a political strongman.

France is an extremely free country, which has something to do with its traditions. During the Sun King era, France was drained of blood by the centralized system.

The French rose up to resist and the French Revolution broke out. Since then, the French's yearning for freedom has been number one in the world.

But the French revolution does not necessarily mean the pursuit of freedom. The French revolution is essentially a revolution for the sake of revolution. You can embrace the republic with open arms, and you can also express your support for Napoleon III’s coming to power. The subsequent results are actually not important, the process of revolution is very important.

"Those so-called congressmen in the National Assembly are not only incompetent but also shameless." A general who followed General Henry commented dismissively after witnessing the powerlessness of the cabinet to protest against it.

"Okay, Jones." General Henry said, "The purpose of our coming is not for the purpose of these protesters. Go directly to the office on Solferino Street. We want to see General de Gaulle."

Undoubtedly, General Henry came back this time as the commander of the Algerian French army, not to do anything to the current cabinet, but to find someone who can support the war until the rebels are eliminated, just like the old story of Napoleon III receiving the support of the Algerian army. people to lead France.

Rue Solferino on the left bank of the Seine is the office of de Gaulle in Paris. Apart from his hometown, de Gaulle would meet some important guests in this office when he was in Paris.

This time, the return of the seven generals stationed in the French army in Algeria to Paris represents the collective will of the 80 French troops in Algeria. If something happens to them, the 80 French troops will return to their homeland under General Salang. This is not a big deal Impossible.

The seven generals arrived at Solferino Street and directly entered Charles de Gaulle's office to meet with the leader of the Free French. In fact, in recent times, politicians have been coming here, but this time is different. Man is the collective will representing the 80 French troops in Algeria.

"Henry, you are quite brave to come here in person." De Gaulle immediately recognized the person who came, calling him Henry Loriot's name, "Do you know what your actions mean?"

"General de Gaulle, we really cannot tolerate domestic chaos, which may bring France to a point of no return." Henri Loriot directly expressed his intention, "Now you are the only one who can save France, just like you led the Free France, [-] It took five years to regain the glory of France, and those mediocre politicians took away your power to lead this country, but made the country what it is now."

"Henry, it's all over." General de Gaulle pondered for a moment, "but I agree that the chaos and weakness of the parliamentary system have weakened the national strength of France."

The days when de Gaulle went to the field, as Henri Lorillo said, are indeed very unfair in retrospect.

During this period, de Gaulle was banned from speaking on radio and television.So he had to travel around, traveling back and forth between Brunaval and Strasbourg to promote his ideas.

But the RPF did not win enough seats in the parliamentary elections to influence social policy and state institutions.Therefore, de Gaulle decided to gradually stop the activities of the French People's League.But the experience cultivated and mobilized many of de Gaulle's followers.

"General, now only you have this prestige, reshape the united France, and continue the war to the end."

"We are not far from complete victory. There are 200 million French immigrants and groups supporting France. We set up no-man's land to centralize the management of the migrating Algerians. The number of these people is 200 million. After several years of fighting, there are hundreds of people. Tens of thousands of rioters were killed, and we all thought there would be no more living rebels for another one to two years."

"The problem now is that the chaotic political situation in the country has made the efforts of the soldiers in vain. Once we give up our Algerian brothers, France's status will also plummet, and the entire French Africa will also fall apart. This is something France cannot afford."

These generals from Algiers spoke one after another, expressing their opinions and expounding the reasons why de Gaulle came out to unite France. "The unstable political situation has weakened the national power of France, and the soldiers are very distressed."

"Is that so?" General de Gaulle was lost in thought, as if he was considering whether the timing was right.

In the evening, several generals left Charles de Gaulle's office. It can be seen from their expressions that the results of the talks were satisfactory.

The sun rose, and the protests lasted for three months. The evolution of left and right factions continued to blame each other, and the French capital was almost paralyzed. Anti-war opponents believed that the huge casualties caused by the Algerian war had brought the prestige of France to the bottom. Supporters called on the country to immediately take strong measures to put these money-collecting anti-war fighters in jail.

And in some newspapers, reports calling for General de Gaulle to come out to rectify the situation also appeared on the front page headlines, and the image of General de Gaulle who led Free France once again appeared in the public's view.

Chapter 955 De Gaulle Takes the Stage

"It seems that the whole of France is calling for this hero to appear." At the British Embassy in Paris, Alan Wilson joked with his colleagues with a teasing look.

Just 5 minutes ago, in a telegram sent from NATO headquarters, NATO Secretary-General Sir Ismay revealed that after communicating with the United States, the United States was inclined to de Gaulle.

God knows how reluctant the Americans were when they said this, but when they thought of gathering a hodgepodge of liberals, colonialists and even monarchist supporters, they would face off against the anti-war forces represented by the Communist Party of France.Washington is indeed unable to find a reliable candidate from the hodgepodge.

If it has been decades since World War II, all parties are similar, and the French Communist Party is not worth worrying about.But it’s just not, the leaders of the French Communist Party in World War II are still alive, and the supporters of the French Communist Party have been baptized by war.

Ordinary parties are definitely not opponents of the French Communist Party in battle. During this period of time, Paris is almost paralyzed, and public opinion is on the verge of civil war. If you don’t vote for Charles de Gaulle, who is supported by the French military, who will you choose?

The most capable military has already chosen Charles de Gaulle, leaving Washington with few choices. After comprehensive consideration, choosing Charles de Gaulle is almost an inevitable choice. Otherwise, choose the leader of the French Communist Party, Thorez?

The more chaotic the moment, the poorer the public, the faster the class thinking of the French Communist Party will spread.

If decades later, there are many ways to dissolve dangerous thoughts, but now, after all, it is too close to a world war.Those who fought with the French Communist Party back then were too old to move.

"De Gaulle is indeed a feasible choice. Washington should have considered this judgment for a long time." Eifel has worked in NATO for many years and knows what the United States thinks of De Gaulle and France.

Generally speaking, it is a bit contemptuous, and I think that De Gaulle is not an obedient person, and he dances around without any strength.

Allen Wilson knew what Eifel was talking about, "The instant killing of more than 200 million French troops by Manstein in World War II really dealt a huge blow to the prestige of France for centuries."

France's performance in World War II surprised Americans.The German army launched a fierce attack on France.Americans believe that France can withstand the German attack, because the French army is considered the most powerful in the world.As a result, the German army easily tore through the French defense line, dividing and encircling the French main force who wanted to fly to the front line of Belgium.

Although it was a fierce battle of millions of troops, Germany and France turned the war into a roulette game, and it was over with a single bullet.

Although within a month, the French army made the exchange ratio one to one, but after all, more than 200 million French troops were surrounded. After France surrendered, the United States believed that France was a coward.

Since then, the United States has believed that France is no longer worthy of respect. In the current NATO, France is treated at the same level as Belgium and the Netherlands. NATO is a military alliance led by the United States and Britain.

From the position of France within NATO, we know that even though de Gaulle made many efforts after the war and squeezed into the standing member of the United Nations with the help of the United Kingdom, the Americans only partially respected it and did not regard France as a real powerful ally.

"In fact, this choice is very simple. Although de Gaulle is a thorn, it is better than France becoming the Soviet Union, right?" Alan Wilson laughed at his colleagues.

London, the capital of the United Kingdom, at the Prime Minister's residence at No. [-] Downing Street, Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke is practicing the flexible use of fourth-tier tactics in front of Prime Minister Attlee, "Minister Harold, visit Egypt as originally planned. Ruke I negotiated the sale of the aircraft carrier, which was also a huge diplomatic victory. Whitehall believes that supporting the Egyptian Navy to maintain influence in the Sultanate of Zanzibar on the east coast of Africa is an excellent location for potential offshore balance. , can help the Egyptian royal family enhance national self-confidence."

"The navy is our professional field. Egypt's increased investment in this area poses little threat to the United Kingdom. We can send the Egyptian navy to the bottom of the sea within a day, but Egypt can help the United Kingdom and dilute the colonial color of British Africa. "

"I originally wanted Harold to go to Paris to express Britain's concern about the situation in France." Prime Minister Attlee fell into hesitation. Compared with the previous years, the prime minister who led Britain out of the quagmire after the war was more energetic. Obviously not good.

"The foreign minister's trip to Paris in person is still too obvious. Allen is paying attention to the situation in Paris, and Sir Ismay is also there. Both of them have profound experience. The most important thing is that they will not attract attention. The whereabouts of the minister is still too obvious." It’s easy to be concerned about. Especially at this time, although we have no evidence, the French Communist Party has made a big fuss this time, and there may be secret actions by the Soviet Union.”

Norman Brooke explained the distinguished status of the British Foreign Secretary. It is not appropriate to go to Paris at this time, and the US Secretary of State did not go to Paris. This kind of move that may cause fluctuations in the polls should be avoided as much as possible.

"The safety of the Suez Canal is indeed extremely important to the UK, and it is indeed very important that we treat Egypt with tenderness." Attlee was finally persuaded by Norman Brooke, "Let Harold go to Cairo to express the importance that the UK attaches to Egypt." And approval, the Admiralty wants to sell the aircraft carrier to Egypt, and the joint use of the Sannibar Sultanate base, all of which can be discussed.”

"Prime Minister, you are really very wise." Norman Brooke sighed, "Although it is a bit flattering, but you have been able to govern for such a long time, and the love of British citizens is justified."

After the generals of the Algerian French army arrived in Paris, the military expressed their support for de Gaulle's call to end the chaos, which quickly aroused strong repercussions in France. In fact, there are still many supporters of de Gaulle. Many French people know that de Gaulle could not be under the parliamentary system before. Fight with many powerful factions.

At this chaotic moment, countless supporters of de Gaulle poured into Paris from all over the world, hoping that de Gaulle would come out to clean up the mess.

At this time, de Gaulle was accepting the concerns expressed by the United Kingdom and the United States towards France. Alan Wilson, who was named by the cabinet secretary for mixed qualifications, was considering the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. Expressing concern from time to time only stimulated de Gaulle's determination to be independent.

It is better to let the Americans perform in this kind of hatred occasion. He really wanted to tell de Gaulle that NATO had formulated a plan to suppress the French Communist Party, so that de Gaulle could be more determined.

De Gaulle told NATO senior officials that he knew the free world's concern for the current situation in France and his support for him.Immediately left the NATO headquarters.

"Alan, it's not like your work attitude to be so quiet today." Sir Ismay was very strange. Although the new permanent deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't have much contact with him, at least he knew that this young man Usually not so silent.

"I think, out of the consideration of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, it is better to leave this opportunity to show off to the Americans." Alan Wilson replied in a tone that I have grown up.

He is such a mediocre person.At present, he is not ready to be involved in the high-end game. It is more suitable for him to attack the third world with heavy blows, and it is not suitable for him to speak nonsense in front of people like de Gaulle.

Sometimes you can only choose one that is not so bad in a dilemma, such as Charles de Gaulle and the French Communist Party.

At the end of World War II, the United States wanted to take advantage of the trend to separate its colonies from France. It was because of its own interests and the fact that the British colonies were bigger than France, that it spoke for France in order to preserve France's overseas colonies.

During this process, many people in the Roosevelt administration publicly revealed that France in the eyes of Americans was only France in Europe and did not include overseas colonies.

This kind of inadvertent real emotion made the French stung at that time, and the French leader at that time was Charles de Gaulle.

Alan Wilson, who had disappeared for two days, decided to go to the film company to rest, experience the French people's sentiments, and conduct some factual investigations, "Ingrid, the most famous scene in the movie Casabraca is the French singing Marseillaise?"

"Well, yes!" Ingrid Bergman, who was experiencing the fun of manned spaceflight, responded vaguely.

"Sing it for me, please?" Alan Wilson asked with a begging look while supporting Ingrid Bergman's body.

Facing Charles de Gaulle, who was packed with supporters in the streets of Paris, he accepted the appeal of the President of the Fourth Republic, René Coty, to form a cabinet. After finishing his speech, he hummed the French national anthem Marseillaise, "Forward, sons and daughters of the motherland, hurry up!" Rise up, a glorious day awaits you!"

"We have been subjected to tyranny and oppression, and the flag of tyranny is flying bloody. The enemy is crying and screaming, and they are approaching step by step, trying to kill our wives and children."

"Father and brother went to the front line to sacrifice their lives for the country. We joined the army and continued to kill the enemy. We buried the bodies of our compatriots with tears in our eyes. We went on to take revenge..."

"These French people don't sing as well as you." On the street far away, Alan Wilson could only see the distance with a telescope. The French people who were venting their emotions did not forget to pay attention to Ingrid who was wearing sunglasses. Bergman expresses loyalty.

"You're a badass." Ingrid Bergman would have certainly been spotted flushed had she not been concealed by oversized sunglasses.

Alan Wilson put down the binoculars, and said something that he didn't understand the meaning of, "Everyone in the whole of France counts as one, and you should thank me, the villain."

Charles de Gaulle, who authorized the formation of a cabinet, walked into the French National Assembly amid the cheers of his supporters. On the same day, the parliament voted to authorize Charles de Gaulle to form a new government.At the same time, de Gaulle was given special rights for a period of six months by authorization and allowed to carry out constitutional reforms.

After more than ten years of dormancy, the hero who led the Free France reappeared at the center of the political stage.

Chapter 956 The Secret Observation of England

It can be said to be what everyone expected, especially when looking at the upsurge of the French Communist Party for comparison, Alan Wilson was full of sighs, and a trace of complexity flashed across his face, which fell into the eyes of Ingrid Bergman, and the actress was full of confusion ,"What's wrong?"

"No matter how you say it, France has found someone to rely on." Alan Wilson said this and kept silent.

Ingrid Bergman thinks carefully, isn't she a leader?Can't Britain find a leader?

I really can't find it. After years of tossing, Allen Wilson, now looking at the United States across the Atlantic, still feels that the accumulation of this rebellious child is unfathomable.

If you compare the hegemony of the United Kingdom and the United States, the British Empire is of course the greater one, but the United States is stronger.

Of course, the United States is stronger, and it usually uses countries such as North Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as a backdrop, and the United Kingdom has successively compared Spain, the Netherlands, France, Imperial Russia, and Germany.By the way, the achievements of the Ottomans, the Qing Dynasty, and the colonization of South Asia cannot be compared.

If the combat power of the United Kingdom is 95, at least [-] can be used in battle.If the United States has a combat power of [-], it can be regarded as a good performance if it can display [-]% when it encounters a strong enemy.

For the free world, everyone thinks that the United States is very strong, but at critical moments, the United States cannot convince the public. It is a standard king of the World Cup qualifiers, but unfortunately, for Britain and France, when they face the United States, they happen to be in the United States comfort zone.

This is like the British attacking the Qing Dynasty while annihilating the entire army in Afghanistan.At the same time, Daoguang was able to scare the peace religion countries in Central Asia to pee their pants.The United States has stumbled against less powerful countries, but it happens to be in a position to firmly dominate Britain and France.

France is led by de Gaulle, and it really turned against the United States at a critical moment. There is also such public opinion in France.

But does the UK have such public opinion?Even if there is public opinion that is not willing to be a younger brother, it depends on what the politicians think.

Alan Wilson has been creating conditions for France to deal with the Algeria issue toughly since France withdrew from Vietnam.

The reason for doing this is to move towards his guess, which of course has never been confirmed by anyone.

That is, are Britain and France really diametrically opposite on the issue of colonies? France insists on retaining colonies, while Britain is completely laissez-faire and independent if it loves independence.

Alan Wilson can discern from history that the so-called African Independence Year is actually the Independence Year of French Africa.

The British colonies in Africa generally became independent later than France's.Especially the contiguous colony of British East Africa.

During the war in Algeria, the British called for France to deal with the colonial problem by itself.

Do you have the mentality to observe secretly from the sidelines, and formulate colonial policies through the results of the war.

Alan Wilson thinks there is, and Britain should have realized that Africa's resistance is not strong, at least within the range of Britain's tolerance, but it is still waiting to see whether France, which uses military force to suppress Algeria, can successfully keep this country that is most important to France. important colony.