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 had in hand the French general in Algiers. A joint open letter called on General de Gaulle to form a government.

Seeing that Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman looked panicked, he immediately added, "But don't worry, a military government is unlikely to appear in France."

If the military launches a coup, unless there is major fraud in the congressional election, a coup for any reason is tantamount to betraying the country.

"It scares me." A trace of blame flashed in Ingrid Bergman's eyes, and she gave the man a slight push. "Can't you, the UK, exert some influence? You always say that you have leadership responsibilities for Europe."

"Well, although we say this, the French have never admitted it." Alan Wilson said in a dumbfounded voice, "This is France, the most powerful country in Europe for centuries."

Don't think that just because France knelt down in World War II, you think 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 annihilated by the Manstein plan, France's potential soldiers simply could not support it. Fighting head-on.

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

In terms of the number of enemy troops destroyed, the Free French are definitely above the Artillery Party and cannot compare with the Big Three of World War II, but there is no problem in ranking fourth.

If nothing else, after the French army in Algeria issued a public statement, they will immediately look for de Gaulle, the hero who led Free France in World War II.

France's tycoon is about to come out to clean up the mess. Alan Wilson started another round of brainstorming to deduce the possible impacts. The most direct impact is, of course, that NATO's garrison in France is about to have a number of days.

No matter which political party in France, they actually criticize the presence of US troops in France. However, the French government changes faster than Alan Wilson can buy underwear. It is a miracle that the war in Algeria can be continued. Naturally, there is no time to remove the US military. Drive away, but de Gaulle is different.

The reason why the statement of the French army in Algeria is called a coup is of course a coup in every sense. The significance of de Gaulle's existence at the end of the French Fourth 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 the opportunity to let the United Kingdom open its military bases again? It's not okay to save France but involve Britain. Do you want to give the Foreign Secretary a warning?

"What are you thinking about? We'll talk about things tomorrow." Hedy Lamarr unbuttoned her shirt and whispered provocatively, "Today I'll let you taste the treatment of a movie actor."

"Of course I can't ask for it." Alan Wilson looked disgusted, as if it was a small matter that threatened the democracy of the free world, and thinking about it one day earlier and one day later would not make much difference.

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At this moment, seven generals, represented by Henry, the commander of the French army in Algeria, carrying the collective will of 800,000 French troops in Algeria, came to Paris, the center of the old revolutionary area.

Since the fall of the Bourbon dynasty, Paris, the old revolutionary area, has been keen to practice various political ideas for other parts of France, such as dictatorship, democracy, monarchy restoration, as long as they can be thought of, the glorious citizens of Paris have to do it again.

During the Third and Fourth Republics, 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.

But although Napoleon represented the imperial system, he was also the peak era of French military power.

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

After thirteen years and twenty-odd governments, the French finally picked up the traditional projects in the old revolutionary areas and called for a strong figure to emerge to clean up the mess. When the news came that the French army in Algiers announced its support for de Gaulle to form a government, there was a lot of support. The people who continued the war in Algeria supported the emergence of a political strongman with open arms.

France is an extremely liberal country, which is related to its tradition. During the Sun King's 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 people's yearning for freedom has been the first in the world.

But the French revolution is not necessarily about pursuing freedom. The French revolution is essentially revolution for the sake of revolution. You can open your arms to embrace the Republic, or you can express your support for the rise of Napoleon III. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether it is an imperial system or a republic. Revolution The subsequent results are actually not important, the revolutionary process is important.

"Those so-called members of the National Assembly are not only incompetent but also shameless." A general who followed General Henry saw with his own eyes the cabinet's inability to respond to the uprising and made a disdainful comment.

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

There is no doubt that General Henry's return this time as the commander of the French army in Algeria is not to do anything to the current cabinet, but to find someone who can support the war until the rebels are eliminated, just like Napoleon III was supported by the Algerian army in the past. to lead France.

Solferino Street on the left bank of the Seine is de Gaulle's office in Paris. In addition to his hometown, de Gaulle would meet with some important guests in this office when he was in Paris.

This time the seven French generals stationed in Algeria returned to Paris, representing the collective will of the 800,000 Algerian French troops. If anything happens to them, the 800,000 French troops will fight back to the homeland under General Salang. This does not mean It's not something that's impossible to happen.

The seven generals arrived at Solferino Street and directly entered de Gaulle's office to meet with the leader of Free France. In fact, in recent times, politicians have been coming here, but this time it was different. The people represent the collective will of the 800,000 French troops in Algeria.

"Henry, you are quite brave to come here in person." De Gaulle immediately recognized the person who came and called Henri Loriot's name. "Do you know what your behavior means?"

"General de Gaulle, we really cannot tolerate domestic chaos, which may lead France to a point of catastrophe." Henri Loriot directly stated his intention, "You are the only one who can save France now, just like you led Free France in 194 It took five years to regain the glory of France. Those incompetent 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 and said, "But I agree that the chaos and weakness of the parliamentary system have weakened France's national strength."

The days when de Gaulle was out of office, as Henri Loriot said, were 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 between Brunaval and Strasbourg to promote his ideas.

However, the RFP did not gain enough seats in the parliamentary elections to influence social policy and national institutions. As a result, de Gaulle decided to gradually cease the activities of the French People's Alliance. But the experience cultivated and mobilized many of de Gaulle's followers.

"General, now only you have the authority to rebuild a united France and continue the war to the end."

"We are not far from complete victory. There are two million French immigrants and groups supporting France. We have established no-man's land to centrally manage the migrating Algerians. The number of these people is two million. After several years of fighting, there are Millions of rioters were killed, and we all thought that in another year or two there would be no more left alive."

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

These generals from Algiers spoke one after another, expressing their own opinions and explaining the reasons why de Gaulle came out to unite France. "The political instability has weakened France's national strength, and the soldiers are very sad."

"Is that so?" General de Gaulle fell into deep thought, seeming to be considering whether the time was right.

In the evening, several generals left de Gaulle's office. It could be seen from their expressions that the outcome of the meeting was satisfactory.

The sun rose, and the protests that lasted for three months continued. The evolving left and right factions continued to accuse each other. The French capital was almost paralyzed. Anti-war opponents believed that the huge casualties caused by the Algerian War had caused France's prestige to fall to the bottom. Supporters called on the country to immediately take strong measures to imprison these anti-war opponents who received money.

In some newspapers, reports calling for General de Gaulle to come out to rectify the situation also appeared on the front pages. The image of General de Gaulle, who led Free France, once again appeared in the public eye.