Chapter 68: Secretly Plotting
What could be more annoying than being a soldier! Now as commander of the occupation forces, even more annoyed than he is the French president. >8β§1 > β€β¦β¦.<8<1β¦ As the leader of France, he was threatened more than the occupying forces in the Ruhr region.
Will France dare to go to war against the "Thunder International"? That's a problem!
To start a war, this is an ironclad war with huge costs, in the face of serious problems in the domestic economy, plus the military spending of 1o billion francs in the Ruhr region, if the war is started, then how much this cost will rise, this is a question.
This question was raised along with the telegram from the front to French President Alexandre. On the desk at the ΓlysΓ©e Palace in Millerand. Along with this incident arose another important issue, the collective decision of the League of Nations to impose sanctions on France almost on the same day.
This decision was the result of the response of the Americans, the Chinese Federation, the United Kingdom, and a number of other countries. In addition to economic sanctions, the sanctions also include a plan for the Chinese Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States to send international peacekeeping forces.
"These stupid John Bulls, don't they understand? The Federal Republic of China and the United States have always wanted to get involved in European affairs, and the contradictions between France and Germany are just some regional disputes. β
French President Alexandre. Millerand left his desk and came to the ΓlysΓ©e Palace. Breathing in the less clean air outside the window due to the increasing number of cars, he had to think as quickly as possible to make a decision.
"Hmph, the emerging world aristocracy of the Chinese Federation, they are still very far from becoming the world's number one power, and the current crisis ......"
Alexander. Milleran's gaze fell on the globe beside his desk, his teeth biting at his lip, as if he couldn't make up his mind. His fingers twitched the globe and watched as the countries of Europe passed by him.
"The northern part of Vietnam is controlled by the pro-Chinese Ho Chi Minh regime, the southern part is controlled by the United States, and Ukraine is maintained by all of us. This Chinese Federation has done a lot of things in the past few years! But I don't understand, why do Americans always partner with them? We can't back down forever, and Europe must never become the Europe of the Chinese Federation, and I think this must be understood by the British and Americans! β
In the blink of an eye, Alexander. Millerand seemed to have an idea and a plan, and he understood by now that the emerging Chinese Federation was not an easy guy to deal with. In particular, in the use of force, their unsparing methods have often caught the old powers off guard.
This time, then, France should not compete with them militarily, but should use some more subtle and gentle means to achieve its own goals.
"Compared to these war maniacs, today's France is not capable of military confrontation. Then there are other methods that they don't quite understand, maybe we can use more! Well, that's it, let's stage a drama that the young politicians of the Chinese Federation have not seen! β
With the beginning of the military confrontation in the Ruhr region, it became a new focal point of political struggle in Europe. What is puzzling is that at this time, de Gaulle was ordered to return to Paris, France. Naturally, the news could not be concealed from the brain of the "MI5" in Paris - Colonel Picard, codenamed "The Lion King".
"What is this guy doing when he was recruited from the front? It's something I have to figure out, and I think the boss must be very interested! β
De Gaulle, who was supposed to be studying at the military academy at this moment, became the commander of the occupation forces in the Ruhr area. Speaking of this, everyone has to envy his good luck. This good fortune came from the Polish-Soviet war.
During the Polish-Soviet War, he was drafted into the Polish army. During his service, he had the honor to take part in the defense of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. In this war, due to the large number of officers killed, he soon began his career as a major and began to rise through the ranks. By the time the Polish-Soviet war ended, he had already attached the rank of colonel on his shoulders.
To everyone's envy, when the occupation forces in the Ruhr needed an experienced commander, the French commander at the time, Marshal PΓ©tain, thought of him, who had just returned from an almost completely mechanized war in the open field and ground, and then came to the Ruhr with the epaulettes promoted to major general.
Originally, this was a pretty good opportunity, but the appearance of "Thunder International" filled his heart with gloom.
By the time his car arrived in Paris, the city was covered in a cold air. The pressures of the economy have made people frown, and the threat of war has caused almost all of them to show some kind of depression.
The French plane trees, which were once full of romance, are shaking in the cold wind one by one with their jagged branches. Pedestrians on the street are in a hurry, disdainful of the neon lights that fill the street.
"War can break out at any time, and if you bring me back from the Ruhr area at this time, will the marshal or Mr. President doubt my ability to confront Thunder International?"
After the end of the First World War, his career was almost smooth sailing. But now, his future depends entirely on the imminent start of the big war. To this end, he has prepared a whole set of operational plans. De Gaulle believed that with the full support of the French team, as long as he had enough supplies, he could win the battle.
"I hope that the War Department and Mr. President will be able to approve this plan!"
Thinking of this, de Gaulle patted the briefcase beside him gently, and that was all he hoped for. If this plan does not pass, or if there is someone who can replace him in the post of commander in the Ruhr region, then .......
"No, Charles, you can convince them, you have to have faith, at least for now, then complete air-ground integration and mechanized warfare are the only ones you have seen! So ......"
Thinking of this, he closed his eyes and "reviewed" his plan and the questions he might be asked again. His heart was pounding like a drum, as if he had just arrived at the recruit company.
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"Charles. General de Gaulle? Hello, I'm Alexandre, President of France. Millerand. It's strange that today is such a situation, if you understand my thoughts, you will understand that I am the right choice to meet you like this! β
To De Gaul's surprise, the staff at the ΓlysΓ©e Palace took him directly to a villa in the suburbs of Paris. Here he met President Alexander Murphy. Millerand, and at the same time met Fuxi and Petain.
As a young Major General of the 6th Army, Degaard did not understand why he had received such an honor, and would start a rather mysterious meeting with the highest-ranking officials of these countries.
"In any case, I believe you have had enough of your sins on the front, so the sumptuous dinner here by Major General de Gaulle should be our compensation for you!"
As he said this, Petain patted de Gaulle on the shoulder. It felt as if De Gaul was not a general, but a child of his family.
"Probably, this method of treating subordinates like this comes from the teachings of that 'father'."
Although de Gaulle thought so in his heart, he still felt some warmth in his heart in this cold winter.
"Thank you for your concern, but I would like to say that our soldiers on the front line lack enough fuel to heat their homes. The quantity and quality of our aircraft cannot compete with the enemy, and the ground forces lack reliable cover ......"
He was so nervous that de Gaulle didn't even feel that today's dinner was not the same as he had guessed. At the very least, the main point of this dinner and discussion is not the current war. but to finish Alexander. President Millerand has in mind a certain means in his mind for the sake of the future of France, to get out of the predicament once and for all.
"In any case, General de Gaulle, we would like to hear your opinion on the war in the Ruhr region, I mean, if there is a war, what kind of outcome will we receive under what circumstances!"
Faced with the French president's question, de Gaulle could not indulge in the rare food in front of him, and began to talk about some of the basic elements of his battle plan, as well as the war materials needed at the front.
Both in the future French President Alexander. What kind of means Millerand will use can be seen from this dinner, and everything will start from the army.
While the sumptuous dinner was underway, there was no excessive number of high-ranking officials at the table. In fact, apart from the president and the two marshals, only De Gaul was the only one. And from the beginning to the end of the dinner, everyone seemed to be listening carefully to De Gaulle's conversation alone, and everyone seemed to be in a mood.
"My God, are they not happy with this plan? If that's the case, I'm afraid I'm ......"
Tasting the tasteless red wine, de Gaulle said a rather gloomy sentence to himself.
"God has left Europe, at least he has stopped caring for me......"