Chapter 902: Injunction
"Can we contact a TV station?" General Giraud asked: "Or which newspaper may allow us to refute de Gaulle, or clarify, at least that we fought those battles and not 'Fight France'!" β
Zhang Chi thought for a while, and replied: "I don't think we will find such media, because this is Britain, and it is still a time of war!" β
"I don't agree!" General Giraud replied: "The media have their freedom, and this is Britain!" β
And then General Giraud did exactly that, and a few days later he arrived in England from Algiers, taking his government with him...... Then contact newspapers and television stations. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
But all of General Giraud's efforts were in vain, and there was no response.
"This is ridiculous!" General Giraud said, "How can they do this?!" β
"No, that's normal!" Zhang Chi replied: "If it was at another time, it may not be appropriate to do this, but now is the very moment!" β
"What extraordinary moment?" General Giraud's face was full of anger: "At any time they should give us the right to speak, what is the difference between this and fascism?" β
"War, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because I'm worried about leaks!" β
General Giraud is talking about ideals, while Zhang Chi is talking about reality.
The so-called freedom of speech is just a coaxing thing in peacetime.
At this time, especially when both sides are nervous and likely to affect the outcome because of a single piece of information, it would be a bit pedantic to talk about freedom of speech.
Therefore, as soon as Eisenhower took office, he took charge of censorship, and he did not want the casual writing of a journalist to become a clue for the enemy to judge a major military action.
As a result, no matter who it is, every manuscript, every telegram and telex, not to mention a television program, it must be strictly checked and agreed before it can be published.
This gave the British side a great deal of convenience, and they could use the power to check the manuscript to easily stifle the "shout" of the Algiers government in the cradle.
In fact, this is nothing, at this time, Britain was even worried that German spies would mix with tourists to reconnoiter the Allied forces, and even issued a prohibition order: all non-military transportation between the southern part of England and other regions was stopped, except for doctors, special staff and a few licensed staff, everyone was not allowed to take trains, cars and other means of transport to the south of England, that is, all passenger cars were stopped.
Of course, if you're going to walk or bike you don't have anyone to limit you, but walking or biking can be weird and easy to get caught.
After tossing and turning for a while, General Giraud realized that he was doing useless work.
So he could only say to Zhang Chi dejectedly: "What should we do now?" Do we just watch 'Fighting France' plagiarize the fruits of our victory? I've even heard people shamelessly refer to these victories as 'Battle of France'! Oh, God...... How could they do that in Sicily? β
General Giraud was naΓ―ve at this point, and politics was certainly everything.
Some things, although they were indeed wrong or deliberately wrong, but the benefits they brought to "Fighting France" have become a reality, and it is too late to correct them.
Therefore, things like "justice can always be justified", "justice can always be upheld", and "heroes can always defeat their opponents" can only exist in TV dramas or novels.
The closest point to us: The United States launched the war against Iraq on the grounds that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, but after the defeat of Iraq, no weapons of mass destruction were found at all.
Has this mistake been corrected? Has the axiom been upheld?
Not really!
Not only did it fail to correct it, but the United States will also be heavily involved in Iraq's oil in the days to come...... Who's going to take it?!
"Major General!" Seeing that Zhang Chi didn't speak, General Ji Luo asked again: "What should we do?" Do you just do nothing? β
"Yes, we don't do anything!" Zhang Chi replied.
"How's that going to work?!" General Giraud replied: "If this is the case in England, then it will be in France...... If this is the case, where is the reason for the Algiers government to continue to exist? β
It should be said that General Giraud's fears were justified, and since de Gaulle would have thought of using the British press, he would naturally have thought of using the French press.
De Gaulle had an advantage in this regard, because the "fighting France" were overwhelmingly French, and many of them were generals with some influence in France, while the Algiers government was a colonial force...... Not to mention that the soldiers are Algerians, the officers have also lived in Algeria for a long time, and they do not have many connections in France at all.
"So!" Zhang Chi said to General Giro: "The Zoaf Corps needs to win a battle, and it is enough to attract the attention of all countries in the world!" β
General Giraud couldn't help but say "oh": "Only then will the media focus on us, and we will have the right to speak, right?" β
"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Moreover, once we get the right to speak, the French people will discover those lies of 'Fighting France', which will not only benefit us, but also deal a blow to 'Fighting France'...... This can be said to be our difficulty, but also our opportunity! β
General Giraud nodded.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly became happy: "Major General, I just said that it is not wrong to hand over the team to you, and we once again have to pin our hopes on the Zoaf Corps!" β
Zhang Chi couldn't help but be speechless, General Ji Luo said a word is simple, but all the burden is on Zhang Chi.
Of course, there is another important figure in the Zoaf Corps, that is, the commander-in-chief of the Corps, General Zhu An.
It's just that although General Zhu An is named commander-in-chief, about half of the troops are under Zhang Chi's control, and more importantly, ...... These troops controlled by Zhang Chi have all been reformed and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, so the key figures are still in Zhang Chi's hands.
As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, so this headache finally falls on Zhang Chi's shoulders.
In this regard, Zhang Chi really regretted saying that to General Ji Luo...... You must know that the total number of troops invested by the Allied forces in the Normandy landing reached more than 2 million, and the first batch of landings was 170,000.
With so many people and the first batch of landers to be elite soldiers, it is not easy for the Zoaf Corps to emerge!