Chapter 22
"Geng, I would like to know what you think of our French nation."
While Geng Chaozhong was praying silently, Mr. Fillo's voice came from the other side.
"The French nation is a great nation, they overthrew the feudal dictatorship for the first time and created the first republic, which is an unprecedented miracle of mankind and a precedent for human civilization........ "Geng Chaozhong preached according to the script.
"No, no, Geng, what I want to hear is not history, but the present." Mr. Filo interrupted Geng's perfunctory remarks.
"Now, it's okay now." Geng Chaozhong blinked and said.
"What else can you mean?" Mr. Fillow's eyes widened.
Geng Chaozhong laughed.
Recently, he has been working with Monsieur Fillo, and has tried to grasp some of Mr. Firmo's weaknesses, but this Monsieur Fillow, in addition to some arrogance, turned out to be a complete gentleman, with whom he has been with for a long time, and has followed him several times, but has not found any of his shortcomings, and found that this man is very kind-hearted, and has gone to orphanages and almshouses in Paris several times to help the poor, and is really a rare good man.
So far, the two have become rare friends.
Mr. Filo saw Geng Chaozhong laughing, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, and he said: "Geng, I've heard you talk about our France these days, but you only talk about the glorious history, and never mention the reality, I'm afraid you have a lot of opinions about the current France, right?" ”
"Yes, Mr. Fillo, since you asked, I will also be blunt," Geng Chaozhong straightened his face and said seriously:
"Although France pioneered the republic, in recent years it has been decayed and decayed, in our Chinese words, it is called Wen Tian Wu Xi, well, that is, the literati only care about pleasure, but the army is only arrogant and arrogant, and if this continues, I am afraid it will be ........."
"Oh, how?" Philo leaned over.
"Take this Maginot Line as an example," Geng Chaozhong took out a piece of paper from the table, drew a line of defense on it with a pen, and drew two small squares on the western front before he spoke:
"This line of defense has been built for twenty years, and in terms of its strength, it can be said that there is no army in the world that can break it, and we French people are very confident in him, but have you ever thought about it, if it is a German attack, why do you have to enter France from here?"
"Our borders with Germany have been completely covered by the Maginot Line!" Mr. Fillow replied.
"And what about here?" Geng Chaozhong pointed to the two squares to the west.
"You mean Belgium and Luxembourg?" Mr. Fillow understood.
"Yes, if the Germans were to attack, they could have bypassed the Maginot Line and attacked from Belgium and Luxembourg, so wouldn't the Maginot Line become a meaningless concrete wall?" Geng Chaozhong said.
"No, if the Germans attack Belgium and Luxembourg, they will give the French team plenty of time to react, so we are not afraid of that. Moreover, what reason did the Germans have to attack Belgium and Luxembourg, which have always been neutral and peaceful countries. Mr. Fillo smiled.
"Mr. Fillow, this goes back to the question that we talked about a long time ago, which is that you always thought that the system of collective security in Europe was still solid, but I think it was destroyed long before Germany entered the Rhine zone." Geng Chaozhong shrugged.
"One more point, the British will not allow the Germans to attack Luxembourg and Belgium." Mr. Fillow continued.
"It's ridiculous to pin your fate on the British," Geng Chaozhong shrugged, "what is the essential difference between Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Britain and President Rylf of France?" They will only wait and see each other, hoping that their allies will stand up first, and in the end, no one will stand up. So, I have formulated a word for your concession to Germany: appeasement. ”
"Appeasement ........"
Mr. Fillow chewed on the word.
"Yes, you have compromised too much with the Germans, and this will fuel their ambitions, as the Japanese did in the Northeast, and once the adventure succeeds, it means that the adventure is no longer an adventure, but a regular means." Geng Chaozhong said.
"The Germans won't be that crazy." Mr. Fillow shook his head.
"Yes, we also don't think that Japanese people will be so crazy, but human beings are crazy more than you think." Geng Chaozhong said speechlessly.
Mr. Fillow fell into deep thought.
"Also, according to the comparison of the military power of Germany and Belgium, once the Germans invade Belgium, how much buffer time will it bring to France?" Geng Chaozhong once again pointed out a key point.
"Well, Geng, although I can't accept your point of view emotionally, reason tells me that what you say makes a lot of sense, that Europe is indeed moving towards an era of power," Mr. Filo raised his head and looked Geng Chaozhong's eyes.
Then, Mr. Fillow took out a stack of manuscripts from a drawer and handed them to Geng Chaozhong:
"Moreover, many of the points which you have recently discussed with me cannot but be taken seriously by me, and I have compiled them into several political essays, which will be published in Le Figaro in the near future, and I now cordially invite you to sign the names of the contributors."
"Signature?" Geng Chaozhong was stunned.
"Yes, although I am the writer, most of the ideas come from your conversations with me, so you are a worthy copywriter." Mr. Fillow spoke.
"You are a gentleman worthy of your deputies, and I must take my hat off to you." Geng Chaozhong stood up and bowed to Mr. Fillo.
Not everyone has such a mind as Mr. Fillo, and from this moment on, Geng Chaozhong developed a real respect for the old man in front of him.
"Geng, please sit down," Mr. Filo pointed to the seat in front of him, "there is no doubt that you have come to me for a considerable purpose," Mr. Filo waved his hand at the same time, stopping Geng Chaozhong's defense, "but I can deeply understand from my conversation with you that you are an upright person who cares for the survival of the whole human race, and we have a great deal in common in this regard, so you have gained my trust, haven't you always wanted to go to Germany for an interview?" ”
"Yes." Geng Chaozhong looked at Mr. Filo with sincere eyes, this is a wise old man.
"I fulfill your wishes, from tomorrow you will not have to stay here, you can go wherever you want, I will issue you a letter of introduction to Le Figaro and at the same time, all my information will be shared with you." Mr. Fillow smiled.
"Thank you, my most respectable Mr. Fillo." Geng Chaozhong's face showed an excited expression.
I didn't expect that what I had been looking for so easily could be obtained!
"No need to thank you," Mr. Filo smiled at Geng Chaozhong:
"For love and justice are greater powers."