Chapter 884: Antoine
Three days later, Qin Chuan went to visit Antoine again.
The first thing Qin Chuan said when they met, "Can you give us an answer, Antoine?" ”
"No, there is no answer to this question!" Antoine replied, "Because I don't know what I would do if that happened." But I believe that France will finally be free and victorious, and you invaders will get out of French soil! ”
"You're right, Antoine!" Qin Chuan replied: "We will indeed leave France!" ”
Qin Chuan lit a cigarette and handed it to Antoine like last time, and then said, "But you didn't think about it, when we left France...... What will become of France? ”
"What do you mean?" Antoine slowly took the cigarette.
"You know, Antoine!" Qin Chuan replied: "The British support De Gaulle, the Americans support Giraud, and the German Darlang in Algeria, who are you under command?" ”
"General de Gaulle, of course!" Antoine replied: "If you think that this will divide us, then you are wrong!" ”
Antoine was right, although the United States at this time had a great business, it was far inferior to the old spy country Britain in intelligence, propaganda, and guerrilla warfare in the rear, and there was a huge gap between General Giraud and De Gaulle in terms of ability, so the "fighting France" supported by the British had a high reputation in France.
"That's not what I'm talking about, Antoine!" Qin Chuan said: "Do you think they will want to establish a truly united and independent France? They each have their own interests, and they will not sit idly by and watch France become so unified and become their competitors! ”
Qin Chuan did not lie to Antoine.
Britain and the United States did have the idea of dismembering France, but after Germany's surrender, their interests changed......
For its part, Britain wants to remain the number one in the world, so its enemy is the United States, which is becoming more and more influential.
Therefore, it needed a strong, independent, and pro-British France to crowd out American influence in Europe, and it turned to fully supporting the independent and sustained power of the de Gaulle regime.
For the United States, it is not difficult to foresee that its enemy is the growing Soviet Union, and the United States needs to rally European countries to fight against the Soviet Union, so it also needs a stable and strong France.
Britain and the United States hit it off, and finally made France, which did not make much contribution in World War II, one of the P5, and even helped and supported France to re-enter the pre-World War II colony - Vietnam.
The latter is simply a big joke, and it is a clear proof that there are only naked interests between countries.
But none of this happened.
To put it simply, before Germany surrendered, its interests had not changed, so the United States and Britain both hoped to cultivate their own forces in France and take what they needed...... There is no greater national interest than this.
"'Fighting France' will be victorious in the end!" Antoine said.
"Oh, really?" Qin Chuan replied: "The British occupy a piece of land and give it to Degaor, and the Americans occupy a piece of land and give it to Giraud...... what can they do to 'fight France'?" Attacking the American army? ”
Hearing this, Antoine couldn't help but be silent.
The decision was not in the hands of France at all, but in the competition between Britain and the United States.
"What do you want, Antoine?" Qin Chuan said: "A united, independent France, or is it such a France? ”
What Qin Chuan didn't tell Antoine was...... In fact, Antoine is now on the right path, as long as he defeats Germany together with Britain and the United States, then everything will change, and France will finally be able to fight for independence.
But of course Qin Chuan wouldn't tell Antoine like that.
"Can we stand with you and gain unity and independence?" Antoine couldn't help but laugh.
"Why not?" Qin Chuan replied: "Think of Libya, think of Algeria. Especially Algeria, you should have heard of it...... Doesn't it tell us that the Algerians have their own armed forces, that their economy has developed considerably and that their people are living in relative stability? ”
These words were fatal to Antoine.
Because the truth is indeed as Qin Chuan said...... Algeria is well developed and has a considerable degree of autonomy and independence.
Instead, the British-occupied places, such as Egypt, Greece and Libya, were all under British control and even caused a civil war in Greece.
Why, then, is France an exception?
That is to say, Qin Chuan played a certain role in the African cloth bureau at this time.
What is more important is that Britain deceived and even betrayed France not long ago, and the pain caused to the French by Churchill's "Ballista Plan" is still vivid, and now it has to accept the "fighting France" regime controlled by the British...... It was also one of the points of contention in several French partisan organizations.
Some of them were inclined to support Giraud, some were inclined to support Charles de Gaulle, and some wanted to "set themselves up as kings".
Either way, however, the prospect and hope of France being independent from outside interference is slim.
"What's your advice to me?" After thinking about it, Antoine smiled miserably: "Join you invaders and fight for you losers?" No, I'm not that stupid! ”
"No, you're not joining us!" Qin Chuan replied: "Join the French regiment, that is, your sister's troops." Also, do you really think we're going to be losers? ”
"Isn't it?" Antoine asked rhetorically: "Who told me that you were going to withdraw from France?" ”
Qin Chuan shook his head: "Antoine, it's not been a day or two since you've known me, why do you think I'll say so much to you?" I hope you can help Germany defeat the British and the Americans, please...... You're just a guerrilla vice-captain, and your team has uprooted us not long ago. Your existence is only dangerous and questionable to me, do you understand? ”
Antoine couldn't deny this, and even if Qin Chuan wanted to be unfavorable to him, there was enough reason to do so when Antoine shot Qin Chuan in Algiers.
"The French regiment is a soldier I have trained single-handedly!" Qin Chuan said: "They are all from wealthy Algerian families like you, and they are also hesitant to join the Allied forces. Any idea what advice I gave them? ”
Qin Chuan stared at Antoine's eyes and said, "I said to them, 'Why don't you wait' to see what the situation will be after the British and Americans enter France before making a decision, and to see if Germany or the Allies will have the upper hand in the end before making a decision." Why don't you wait? ”
After thinking about it for a while, Antoine nodded and replied, "You convinced me, Lieutenant Colonel!" ”