Chapter 445: Bad Friends (Continue to Add Recommendation Votes)
The Times, the heavyweight newspaper that once unearthed the secrets of the Soviet-German battleship deal, also wrote an article.
"Some people always say how strong the German army is, how sharp the tactics are, how brave the army is.
But there were too many factors for success or failure in the war, and there were many elements that the Germans could not control.
Suffice it to say, as long as the British Home Fleet existed, Reinhardt would not have chosen to land on the British mainland. Not only don't dare, but also can't!
No matter how many troops are sent, no matter whether the landing is successful or not, it will inevitably end up in failure.
The German landing force will inevitably be wiped out in the end.
And after the failure of the landing, the Germans were bound to lose a large number of elite troops. The support for the war at home, the morale of the troops, and so on, were a serious test for Reinhardt.
Therefore, the British people need not wonder why Reinhardt did not land in England with all his strength immediately. If you analyze it carefully, even if you cross over to Reinhardt and become Reinhardt, you will not dare to give such an order before the British home fleet is destroyed! ”
I have to say that the reporter who wrote this article is really a bit awesome.
He was even fooled about Reinhardt's crossing!
At the same time, he pointed out an important factor needed for a German landing - the defeat of the British Home Fleet.
True, the German High Seas Fleet had already routed the main forces of the British Home Fleet in the North Sea.
However, the Royal Navy still has the strength to prevent Raeder's high seas fleet from landing without much problem as long as they use a large number of native shore defense guns, fortress guns, and gunboat support for coastal defense.
The only thing to worry about may be whether Darlan's French fleet will defect to Germany and attack the British Isles together.
Once the powerful French fleet was merged, the German navy had an overwhelming advantage over the current British home fleet.
Fortunately, Sir Forbes has secretly sent troops to attack the main force of Darlan's fleet.
After destroying the main force of the French fleet, even if Germany turned around and annexed the remaining fleet in Darlan, it would not get too many warships.
In this way, although it completely offended the French allies, it was at least worth it to take the defense and security of the British Isles to a higher level!
However, this made General de Gaulle, who was in London, suffer.......
"Smack!" With a crisp crackling sound, General de Gaulle angrily smashed a fine glass on his desk.
"Churchill, bastard! He asked me to be a man in the future?! Holding the notice sent by Churchill's secretary in his hand, de Gaulle only felt a warm blood mixed with anger, and suddenly rushed to the top of his head.
The British Navy's Special Operations Fleet, led by Sir Forbes, attacked the main force of the Darlan fleet in Port Oran, and has now won a great victory.
"Churchill! Churchill! De Gaulle gritted his teeth and chewed on the name, his eyes flushed with rage.
"A few days ago, he had sent a telegram in my name to get in touch with Darlan, and to make the world think that Britain would be considerate of the suffering French navy." De Gaulle covered his head sullenly: "But how dare he ....... now?"
That's right, Churchill broke his word.
The most important thing is that Churchill swore by his reputation and guaranteed it with the credibility of the British Empire.
Just a few days ago, he had used de Gaulle's personal reputation as a French general to pledge that the French Navy would be treated well and that the water from the well would not interfere with the river.
"On the African side, several colonies in Chad, Cameroon, Congo, Ubangi, and Gabon have just expressed their willingness to join our camp and cooperate with the British."
De Gaulle's voice was hoarse, as if he were describing an irrelevant matter.
But everyone knows how important this matter was to De Gaulle, who was alone in exile in England.
Just the day before yesterday, when de Gaulle received a telegram from several African colonies that were willing to support him, he couldn't sleep all night in excitement.
He took a few French cronies and drank wine in a London tavern all night, dancing excitedly.
In Africa, there is a Belunte. It was a French war hero, a French general who defeated Italy.
However, these colonies, who were willing to join de Gaulle, chose him, chose to completely break off relations with the Vichy government, and joined de Gaulle's command.
It's a trust, but it's also an honor.
If only Churchill could have been as considerate of France as he had in his telegram to the world.......
"That's it! Now everything is fine! De Gaulle suddenly raised his voice, and in front of Churchill's secretary, he sneered and retorted: "Except for the Congo, the other French colonies have fallen to Belante in Algeria." Now, the movement of Free France has gone smoothly to the extreme! ”
Everyone knows that de Gaulle's Free France was not the same as Pétain's Vichy France, which was founded on its own soil.
De Gaulle's regime was dependent on the British.
However, the insidiousness and cunning shown by Churchill in this sneak attack are simply outrageous!
At this moment, de Gaulle really wanted to grab Churchill, the fat man, by the collar, throw him to the ground, and then step on his face that had nothing but fat and asked: Are you fucking a spy sent by the Germans?! Is it afraid that the French people will not be able to completely fall to Germany, and that they will be lucky with the British allies, so they deliberately fell into the trap and broke the thoughts of all walks of life in France!
De Gaulle really wanted to pull out a pistol, point it at Churchill's oval head, and yell at him: Are you stupid?! Have you forgotten that your telegram to France was sent in plain code and was visible to the whole world!
A country that has lost its trust in the world, de Gaulle could not understand what this bullshit camp he belonged to should use against Germany in the future.
Just yesterday, Churchill, the hypocrite, made a speech in which he informed the world: "The vertical line of London and Paris is not a barrier, but an axis." The British government would join forces with the Free French government to form one of its alliances, a firm coalition called the Axis bloc. ”
But now, the member countries of the Axis alliance are also two countries, Britain and Free France.
Of course, this is still on the premise that Free France is counted as a country.
The current Free French regime is only recognized by Britain in its entirety.
In fact, the rest of the countries recognized the inheritance of the orthodox Vichy French regime.
It is worth mentioning that far to the east, Huaxia, which had just been blocked by the British on the Yunnan-Burma Highway, also made a special statement that it only recognized Vichy France as the only legitimate French government.
It can be said that de Gaulle's Free France found a bad friend.
This bad friend always has a posture of not offending the whole world and vowing not to give up!