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Chapter 1506 is incredulous

On 1 March, almost all newspapers and magazines in France reported the complete fall of the Cochinchina region of the French colony of Annam and the fact that Saigon had fallen into the hands of the living South China Republic. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

French Prime Minister Eduard Daladier was dismissive at first, because just yesterday he had telegraphed with the governor of French Annam, Julbreyer, who told him that "everything is normal" and that after receiving reinforcements, the troops assembled in the border area between Cochinchina and Zhongqi already had the strength to hold the existing defensive line, and even had the opportunity to take back Cambodia and drive the South Chinese army out of the Mekong Plain.

But then he read a few more newspapers, and found that there were almost all the words in the newspapers, and Daladier was a little unsure of the truth of the matter, and after thinking about it, he invited Marshal Petain, Minister of Defense, and Admiral Darlain, Chief of Staff of the Navy, to the Chancellery.

Darlang was also confused: "No, I also telegraphed with the three generals King, Darby and Esteva yesterday, and they didn't say that they found anything abnormal!" General Esteva reported that the day before yesterday, he led the North African Fleet and successfully sent the army to Saigon, and then went north with General King to the Cam Ranh Bay military port for replenishment, and yesterday morning was attacked by bombers of the Chinese Air Force, but due to the super anti-aircraft fire of the eight warships delivered, the Chinese did not make any gains, *** lost eighteen fighters, but a destroyer of the North African Fleet commanded by General Esteva was also sunk by bombs! ”

Marshal Petain frowned: "This matter is indeed strange, I read the newspaper early in the morning, and I contacted the commander-in-chief of the army in Annam, Buhl, who said that there was absolutely no such thing, and it was very likely that it was a conspiracy of hostile countries, in order to divert our attention, perhaps to take advantage of the opportunity of our attention to Asia, and Europe to make trouble!" ”

Daladier's face changed: "Marshal, do you mean to say that this matter was manipulated by the Germans behind the scenes?" ”

Pétain nodded: "Dear Edward, I don't know if you have noticed it, all these rumors of the loss of Cochinchina have not been identified as the source, not even the name of the provider, what does this mean?" It shows that it is a rumor-mongering and an incident, taking advantage of the opportunity of China's civil unrest, so that it can be convenient for him to secretly act and do something. ”

Daladier's face changed, Huo Ran stood up, paced back and forth a few steps, and immediately called the secretary to call the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgio Bonet, and the Minister of the Interior, Albezarro.

Like Daladier, Georges Bonnet is the leader of the Radical Party, but in contrast, Georges Bonnet is more right-leaning and more afraid of war, advocating that the bottom line of peace should be adhered to no matter what the circumstances.

As for the Minister of the Interior, Albesaro is not a simple person, he served as Minister of the Navy several times in the cabinet of Shaw and Sti, and successfully formed a cabinet twice in 1933 and 1936, and his current position as Minister of the Interior can be regarded as a condescending talent. And Albezaro also has an identity, he is the godfather of Admiral Darlang, the chief of staff of the Navy, and Darlan's ability to get to this day is related to him and Darlang's other godfather, George Leglet, who was eleven times Minister of the Navy in the cabinets of Clemenceau, Briand, Poencaré, Tardieu, Helio and Paul Boncourt.

Georges Bonnet was pondering the intentions of so many newspapers to suddenly send out such an unbelievable news, and when he heard Daladier's offer, he hurriedly came to the chancellor's office, and as soon as he entered the prime minister's office, he heard the Minister of the Interior, Albezarro, report on Germany's recent moves:

"At the beginning of February, Hitler's chancellery on the Forth Strasse of Berlin was inaugurated, and Hitler held a ball with diplomats from all over the world, who, according to the intelligence officer who accompanied Ambassador Ponce, was built in great luxury, including the palace of the German railway tycoon Bausig, which took up two blocks, and our diplomats entered through the gate of the chancellery and walked ten minutes to Hitler's parlor. Judging by the decoration and furnishings of the Chancellery, Hitler's ambitions were not small, and he repeatedly declared in his speech that he would be a great figure compared to Bismarck and Napoleon, and I could not think of anything else like Napoleon's Emperor except for the defeat of our France and the unification of the European continent."

Dara said with a wry smile: "My Minister Albert, you still want to get to the point, whether Hitler's mansion is luxurious or not, it's none of our business, I'd rather he spend all the money of the Germans to build these extravagant and depraved things, in that case, the German *** team will have no aircraft and artillery, and we will face less pressure." ”

"Germany really didn't get any useful information, but we arranged for Slovak agents to call the area, which is frequented by Nazi henchmen, and according to past experience, it is likely that there will be a farce of independence in the region soon, and then the Germans can justifiably extend their hands to the territory behind Czechoslovakia." With that, the Minister of the Interior, Albezaro, shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly.

"I knew it was going to be like this, I knew it was going to be like this"

Daladier closed his eyes in pain, held his face in his hands, and muttered: "Even if the Sudetenland is sacrificed, it will not stop the ambition of the GermansWhen Chamberlain greeted me, I expected that there would be today, but I never expected that the time for Hitler to choose to do it again would be so short."

Georges Bonet, who had always advocated compromise with Germany, could not listen anymore and strode up to Albezaro: "Mr. Albert, do you have any evidence that you say that Germany wants to annex Czech Slovak?" Is it just because of the speculation of the agents in the intelligence services that you have? ”

Albesaro would not buy Giorgio Bonet's account, and rolled his eyes: "George, I'll put my words here, believe it or not!" In fact, we have no other way than speculation, and the Germans have a tight grip on their country that is far from what we can imagine, especially the secret police controlled by Reinhard Heydrich, who is pervasive, and has repeatedly captured the spies we have spied, resulting in the exposure of several of our intelligence stations. The more than a dozen intelligence officers who are now lurking in Germany no longer dare to spy on overly sensitive intelligence, because if they are not careful, they may be exposed! ”

Georges Bonet, who also looked at the other party unpleasantly, asked aggressively: "Since there is no way for your Ministry of Internal Affairs in Germany, what about Annan?" What's really going on in the newspaper today? ”

Albesaro looked confused and said with some uncertainty: "I don't know what's going on. Our 22 spy officers stationed in various parts of Annam send telegrams back every day. As of yesterday, they all reported that Cochinchina was still in our hands, and it would be too strange to say that these people were bought by the Chinese! ”

Albesaro didn't know that Leonardo, who was once the intelligence chief of the Ministry of the Interior, was in charge of the affairs of the Asian colonies, and he was familiar with the situation of Annan and all the French colonies in India and the Middle East. After the outbreak of the global economic crisis in 29 years, the funds of the French Ministry of the Interior were extremely tight, and it was not surprising that even a meritorious intelligence officer like Leonardo would be dismissed, and he knew how bad the situation of the spies stationed around the world was, so it didn't take much effort for these French spies to be corrupted and bought by Leonardo.

This is also an important reason why the French government and army have always believed that Cochinchina is in their own hands, because there is no bad news from the open or the dark. People have the psychology of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, who will persistently think about the bad? So more than a month has passed, and at this moment, they still can't believe that their intelligence system will fail.

Admiral Darlan, a loyal supporter of Albesaro, glared at Giorgio Bonet: "Monsieur George, even if you fear the Germans, you don't have to take your anger out on an old man who is respected by the world. I don't think that there would be a mistake in this case, but it was the Germans, and I suspect they would have taken a crucial step, and I can't think of any shame in the position of foreign minister if Germany openly annexed the Czech Republic. ”

George Bonnet's face changed, and then he sneered: "What if Germany annexes the Czech Republic? The Munich Treaty was signed and confirmed by Edward and the British Prime Minister and the German and Italian Führers, and afterwards the Parliament ratified the Entente by a vote of 535 to 75. ”

Daladier frowned and waved his hand: "Don't make any noise! Every time it's like this, when we meet, we make a noise, can you stop and devote your energy to dealing with the Germans? Now let's discuss how to solve the news disclosed in today's newspapers! Need we clarify at the press conference? ”

Albesaro hesitated: "What if what is revealed in the newspaper is true?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and stopped squeaking, and then George Bonnet said: "Look, it's like this every time, who wouldn't say big things?" The key is to solve the problem. Let me hold the press conference, ladies and gentlemen, and let me ask you later, is there a good chance that Saigon will still be in our hands? ”

Darlang said with some uncertainty: "It should be very big, but it is too far away from the mainland, all of it is connected by airwaves, and no one knows the real situation, if the North African fleet can return smoothly in ten days, it proves that what is lost and what is fallen is nonsense, if there is no news about it, then"

Speaking of this, Darlan suddenly felt a chill in his vest - if the North African Fleet could not return, would it mean that the ocean-going fleet, the French Annam Fleet and the North African Fleet sent by France with the Mediterranean Fleet as the main team were all wiped out? If such a tragic scene really occurs, then isn't he, the chief of staff of the Navy, dangerous?

"The odds are good!"

George Bonet stood up and said as he walked: "This matter is in a lot of noise, it is better to hold a press conference to clarify." I expect that something big will happen in the next two days, and it may not be true that Mr. Albert will step down anyway, and I don't care about adding another crime, so it's better for me to bear the blame."

After George Bonet left, everyone had no intention of talking and dispersed. After returning to their respective territories, these bigwigs immediately sent their henchmen to the Far East to investigate the situation.