There are always some people who think that they are very good, but in fact he is just a showman, such as Prince Philip, when he is honestly a "vase", Whitehall will maintain the highest ceremonial respect for him, but once he crosses the line, Whitehall will teach him how to behave in minutes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, some comrades may ask, why did Britain stand on the side of the USSR this time? As mentioned earlier, the British have always been on the side of national interests, and if His Royal Highness Prince Philip does not have a piece of shit, then Whitehall and the Cabinet are naturally willing to administer justice for His Royal Highness. But now His Royal Highness the Prince's-like performance, it is really mud that can't support the wall, as long as the British side disgusts the Soviet Union according to His Royal Highness's intentions, then the Soviet Union will immediately turn over piles of evidence to slap the face.

At that time, the fun will be great, and once the glorious achievements such as shooting women and children, unorganized and undisciplined, and rotten hypocrisy will be revealed. The stories that Churchill had made up for His Royal Highness the Prince before would be completely ruined, and how would the Cabinet explain it then? And the prestige of the royal family will also be disgraced.

So the best way is to shut up His Royal Highness, who does not know the height of the sky, as long as he does not go too far disgusting to the Soviet Union, then presumably the Soviet Union will not trouble him. That's how good you are, I'm good to everyone.

Dealing with the little turmoil caused by Prince Philip, Churchill and Learvine were finally able to devote themselves to the work that really mattered. Because the current form is quite bad for the UK.

Operation Market Garden caused a great defeat for the British and American allies, and they were beaten to the point of losing their armor in the Low Countries, and they really almost came to Dunkirk again, but fortunately the Germans had problems with the mobility of their armored forces, fortunately the Germans lacked gasoline, and fortunately the Anglo-American Allied air force was strong enough. On the seashore, Montgomery finally regained his footing.

Of course, it was good news that it was not thrown into the sea, but the operation was completely ruined. Not only did they not enter the hinterland of Germany quickly, but they were driven far away, and even the people of the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and other countries who were once ready to welcome the liberation were happy in vain, and they could only look west to the king for another year.

There may be comrades who are going to say again, isn't there Bradley after Montgomery's failure? Bradley's 12th Army Group is not without losses, so let's change his Army Group to the vanguard.

Easier said than done? In order to help Montgomery build a market garden, Eisenhower gave Montgomery all the supplies and material priorities, and a large amount of supplies were all invested in this operation, and all of them were lost, and even given to the Germans. It is really not powerful to let the commander-in-chief come up with supplies to support Bradley's attack for a while. In the words of the commander-in-chief: "It takes time!" ”

In fact, it is accurate to say that it will take a lot of time, because it is now more difficult to obtain supplies on the Western Front. As mentioned earlier, the supply of the Allied forces on the Western Front was completely supported by the port of Cherbourg. The material throughput capacity was quite limited, and the Soviet Red Army fell into the ground and engaged in some offensive mine-laying operations, as a result, the mines laid greatly interfered with the shipping lanes of the English Channel and the Strait of Dover. Britain and the United States can only turn around and go to mine clearance first, and the mines of the Soviet Union are really difficult to do!

Thanks to a certain immortal, the Soviet Union was at the forefront of the world in the field of mines. In addition to drifting mines, anchor mines, and magnetic mines, they were also the first to develop acoustic mines, sinking mines, and floating mines on rockets. In particular, acoustic mines and rocket-mounted floating mines were a nightmare for the British and American minesweeping forces. At one point, the English Channel was almost impassable.

When it was easy to use the "mine" tactic to consume these mines, too much time was consumed. While Montgomery was trapped on the beach, and Bradley was struggling to move an inch, the Reds were making great strides. Triandafilov's 1st Belorussian Front bypassed Berlin and headed for Hanover and Bremen, while the 1st Baltic Front advanced in the direction of Hamburg and Denmark. Konev and Vasilevsky in the south also swept through southern Germany, anyway, according to the current trend, Britain and the United States in Germany will not even be able to drink soup, and even the Netherlands and Belgium are still dangerous, if they move slowly, the Red Army may take the lead.

So Churchill is now worried that the Red Army has almost won the race, that is, the Soviets have taken the lead in the big fat of Germany. The issue of the distribution of interests in Germany after the war is the most important thing, and here Britain must not give up, and now this area is quite dangerous, and Britain must take action!

What would Churchill do? Naturally, it was to unite with the United States to put pressure on the USSR and force the Russians to cede most of the fat. So soon he wrote to Roosevelt: "Mr. President, in order to maintain peace in Europe by taking a consistent and strong stand on the German question, the Soviet Union must be contained!" ”

Roosevelt also had no opinion on this, the current Soviet Union was indeed too strong, and he had to be suppressed. So he immediately wrote back to Churchill and proposed that a summit of the three countries be convened immediately to discuss the issue.

Qiu Fatzi naturally understood and immediately agreed. He believed that Britain and the United States could unite to exert pressure on the Soviet Union at the summit of the Troika, so he immediately responded to Roosevelt's proposal: "It is time to convene a new summit of the Troika!" ”

However, what Roosevelt and Churchill did not expect at all was that the reaction of the Soviet Union turned out to be: "Comrade Trotsky's agenda for the last three months has already been set, and there is no extra time to attend the summit of the three countries." "That is to say, the Soviet Union directly said that Britain and the United States want to have a meeting, then the two of you will have a meeting, anyway, Lao Tzu will not go.

This trick is also scoundrel enough, didn't Britain and the United States just want to force the Soviet Union to make concessions at the summit of the three countries? Then I won't go at all, the two of you just have a meeting that is out of the blue, and the Soviet Union does not agree, what can you do?

Well, this trick also made Britain and the United States quite speechless, but it also reminded them that the Soviet Union did have plans to eat alone on the German issue, and this naturally made them more anxious.

Immediately Churchill suggested: "I can only regret that President Trotsky did not have time to attend the summit of the three countries. But the post-war issues must be resolved, so let's convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries! ”

Churchill was also determined to get along with the Soviet Union, he felt that the Chairman of the People's Commissariat could not come, but the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs could always come, right? There's a kind of time you say you're not available!

This time, Li Xiaofeng didn't say that he was not available, and his answer was: "The meeting of the foreign ministers of the five countries has just ended, and there is no need to convene a new meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries, which is a waste of time." And now there are a lot of more important problems in the USSR that I need to solve, so we will not participate in this meeting! ”

The attitude of the Soviet Union is still not going, which makes Churchill angry, and the old Maozi does not enter the oil and salt, how can this be done?

Hey, don't underestimate the tricks of the imperialist hooligans, Roosevelt was quick to suggest: "If the Russians don't come, they won't come, let's just meet and then issue a joint declaration and see how the USSR reacts!" ”

Roosevelt was also black-bellied, he was ready to give the Soviet Union a dismount, and the meaning was very clear, whether you come to Germany or not, I will share this cake.

Soon the British Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State began to meet, and they were so bold that they sliced meat into their own bowls, and put all the fattest parts of Germany into their own bowls, and they simply treated the Soviet Union as if they were air.

And what about the reaction of the Soviet side? Li Xiaofeng was not in a hurry at all, and took the time to see that Britain and the United States had almost divided the meat slices before he made an announcement to the world in the name of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.

The main content of this proclamation was on the issue of the partition occupation of Germany after the war, and the main content was as follows: "The Soviet government will deal with the defeated countries in accordance with the Cairo Declaration and other international agreements to which the Soviet Union is a party, and it is imperative to occupy Germany by partition...... Britain was to have the right to garrison troops in Germany, and since the British army was now making extremely poor progress and could not spare the forces to fulfill the occupation obligations, the Soviet government considered that a thousand British troops in Germany for a temporary time would be sufficient, and more than Britain could handle. As for the United States, for the same reasons as the British, the number of American troops stationed in Germany was also a thousand. I believe that this distribution method is fair and reasonable, and it is also in line with the previous practice. ”

This is a stone that stirs up a thousand waves, the United States and Britain have not yet reached an agreement, and they are still thinking about how to cut meat with a small knife, and here the Soviet Union directly raised a big axe, clicked an axe down, and directly announced that Britain and the United States are all out of the game and get out, and Germany is all Lao Tzu!

Churchill and Roosevelt were dumbfounded, and fools could see that this was the same mess that the Soviet Union had made in Italy before it retaliated. It's obviously humiliating. And for similar reasons as Italy, they have no way to deal with the Soviet Union for the time being, at most they will protest and sneer like the Soviet Union did before. But can this change the status quo?

"Germany must not be allowed to fall completely into the hands of the Soviet Union!" Churchill roared in his office at 10 Downing Street. And Roosevelt made much the same statement at the White House.

Bombing! Intensify the strategic bombing of Germany! Even if we can't get it, we can't let the Russians get it!

Soon the two big hooligans came to an agreement and were ready to carry out the plan to blow up Germany. Their first target, of course, was the Ruhr region, Germany's most industrially developed area. It's just that as soon as their bombing began, the Soviet Union announced a new message: "The French occupation zone in Germany has been demarcated, including the North Rhine-Wester**** state ......"

The Soviet Union actually designated the most important part of the Ruhr industrial area as a French occupation zone, which Churchill and Roosevelt did not expect at all, and if the Ruhr industrial area was bombed according to the original plan, then I am afraid that the French would be quite unhappy, because this would be tantamount to Britain and the United States destroying the meat in the mouths of the French. With de Gaulle's urine, it is estimated that he will explode again.

"De Gaulle, a boy of two or five boys, must have reached an agreement with the Russians!" Churchill roared indignantly, "I have long said that De Gaulle is unreliable, this bastard has always been anti-British, and has always had no lower limit, for the sake of such a small profit, he actually betrayed the whole liberal democratic world, he is the contemporary Judas!" ”

Roosevelt was also quite dissatisfied with this, he had never liked de Gaulle, and he had a belly of opinions about this tall and thin man, and this time these opinions became real hatred: "We should get rid of de Gaulle and send him to St. Helena, where the French are suitable!" ”

Well, for a while, De Gaulle was the finger of a thousand people, and he was almost spurned by thousands of people. But what made de Gaulle depressed was that he really did not betray Britain and the United States, to be specific, he had not yet negotiated the price of the sale, he asked the Soviet Union for a high price, and the two sides were in the process of bargaining, and had not yet reached a final agreement. In other words, the designation of a significant part of the Ruhr industrial zone as a zone of French occupation was merely a unilateral act of the Soviet Union.

What, you say the USSR went crazy? How can the French be so cheap without an agreement? Note that the French really took advantage?

Li Xiaofeng's monkey spirit monkey spirit behavior will make the French take advantage of it for nothing? It's impossible to think about it. Be clear about the twists and turns inside, and take your time.

The Soviet Union and France did reach a certain agreement before, and the Soviet Union would indeed give France certain benefits in exchange for France dragging Britain and the United States back. But this is only the agreement on the big picture, and many details need to be improved. For example, the strength of the support of the French, the difference between de Gaulle and Li Xiaofeng is very large.

The so-called support for the Soviet Union that de Gaulle thought of was more like peace and neutrality, that is, France had to take advantage of it, but it was difficult to expect them to offend Britain and the United States for the sake of the Soviet Union, unless the Soviet Union offered a very high price.

And Li Xiaofeng wanted more support than this, he hoped that France would give the Soviet Union neutral and friendly support. In other words, when Britain and the United States are making trouble, you can't pretend to be stupid, you have to really stand up and speak fairly.

Undoubtedly, this is difficult for de Gaulle to do, after all, France is currently in such a bad state, and it is not qualified to argue with Britain and the United States. I even had to tie up a little bit with Britain and the United States to get a little more help. Moreover, at this time, de Gaulle's own position was not stable, and he had to face the challenge of domestic political enemies, and what he wanted to do now was to settle down first, and as for external problems, he would wait a minute.

What's more, De Gaulle did not intend to really be friendly with the Soviet Union, he was communicative. Materialism was also suspicious, and it was highly vigilant about the Soviet Red Army's entry into Germany. It is clear that he must have had reservations about the Soviet Union.

So in the previous negotiations, de Gaulle was what Ruhr Industries wanted, but was unwilling to contribute, which is quite a bit of a scoundrel and who I am afraid of. In any case, de Gaulle felt that the Soviet Union would not dare to risk forcing France over to the side of Britain and the United States.

For this kind of Gallic chicken that plays with the skin, Vyshinsky is really a little helpless, and he doesn't eat it soft and hard! So at this time, Li Xiaofeng appeared, a certain immortal was much more magnificent, and the reality was to suspend negotiations, and then after learning that Britain and the United States were ready to completely destroy Germany's industrial capacity, they immediately unilaterally announced that the Ruhr industrial zone would be divided into a French occupation zone.

What's in it for you? Obviously, if the French want the fat of the Ruhr industrial area, then they must exert pressure on Britain and the United States, and if they allow Britain and the United States to bomb indiscriminately, then even if the Ruhr industrial area falls into their hands, it will not be a profit but a mess. So the French can no longer do the trick of not working hard, if you really don't make any effort, the Ruhr industrial area will not feel a loss if the Soviet Union is flattened, anyway, this pot has already been thrown to you France.

So, if they want to eat the Ruhr industrial area, the French will have to step up and help, and then they will want to play the trick of riding the wall with absolute neutrality? What's more, once the Soviet Union announced that the Ruhr industrial area would be assigned to France, the British and Americans would probably have the same opinion! Can they believe that de Gaulle did not have a secret relationship with the Soviet Union? This is tantamount to dividing their relationship with de Gaulle. Li Xiaofeng believes that both Churchill and Roosevelt would definitely give De Gaulle eye medicine.

As mentioned earlier, de Gaulle's political position in France is not stable, once Britain and the United States jointly dismantle his platform, will he be able to withstand it? In order to maintain his political status, de Gaulle must pull the tiger skin as a banner, at this time De Gaulle has any other choice?

Unless De Gaulle gave up his political ideas and really flattered and knelt down to lick Britain and the United States without discipline, he would not be able to pass this hurdle at all. And if de Gaulle really did this, would he still be de Gaulle? It can be said that de Gaulle had only one choice, and that was to stand on the side of the Soviet Union against his will and help the Soviet Union eat Germany, so that France could eat the Ruhr area.

Some comrades may be asking again, what if France has no discipline and loses its sincerity to Britain and the United States on the one hand, and asks the Soviet Union for the Ruhr area on the other?

Li Xiaofeng's answer was: "It's not that easy. "If you think about it, the military power of France for the time being is not worth mentioning, they simply do not have the ability to eat the Ruhr area alone, and there is only one way for the Ruhr area to come into their hands, and that is the Soviet Red Army to transfer it to them. Note that Li Xiaofeng only said that the Ruhr industry was classified as a French occupation zone, but did not say how many French troops were allowed to enter the area. If the French have no discipline, then they can also have no discipline, and divide an empty shell occupation area for France, but only allow the French to garrison symbolically, then the French will have no fun either!

To put it bluntly, strength is king, strength is not dominant, the Soviet Union can be played by Britain and the United States in Italy, and the strength of the Soviet Union can play the French on the German issue. Of course, Li Xiaofeng still hopes that this situation will not happen. He was still willing to be friendly to France, and as long as the French did not die, he would not go out of line.

Sure enough, when the Soviets declared the Ruhr zone to be occupied by France, de Gaulle's attitude immediately changed, and he reluctantly stood up and demanded that Britain and the United States stop the indiscriminate bombing of Germany's major industrial cities, although the excuse he gave was to avoid more civilian casualties.

De Gaulle's statement immediately aroused further dissatisfaction and suspicion among Churchill and Roosevelt. Rumours immediately spread in private, with one saying: "Churchill is prepared to turn in favor of General Girard, who privately admits that Girard is better suited to France than de Gaulle." ”

It was also said: "President Roosevelt's patience with de Gaulle has reached its limit, and if the French are no longer light, then the United States will cease its support for Free France." ”

Even more terrifying was the grapevine: "MI6 has prepared a plan to assassinate de Gaulle, just waiting for Churchill to sign it." ”

These gossip were almost openly disseminated, and it was obvious that this was deliberately said to De Gaulle, who also knew in his heart that this was a subtle expression of high dissatisfaction to him by Britain and the United States, and that once he did not rein in the precipice, it was very likely that the next step would be to become a reality.

Sadly for de Gaulle, he had so few means of resistance to such a threat, and if Anglo-American were so shameless, he seemed helpless.

"What's your master's opinion?" De Gaulle asked Morrigan angrily.

Morrigan had traveled to Paris as a special liaison for the Soviet Union, and she communicated with de Gaulle as Li Xiaofeng's representative. However, de Gaulle always doubted the real relationship between her and Li Xiaofeng, probably in De Gaulle's eyes, Morrigan was just a "female secretary" who relied on female sex. So he has always called Li Xiaofeng the master of Morrigan.

Of course, Morrigan doesn't have the same level of knowledge as him, and in a sense a certain immortal does resemble her master.

Morrigan replied calmly, "Mr. Andrew's suggestion to this is to push the boat and use his strength!" ”

De Gaulle fell into deep thought, and he naturally knew what this so-called "borrowing power and pushing the boat with the current" meant, was nothing more than taking advantage of the growing national sentiment of the French people to put pressure on Britain and the United States. Deliberately expanding the spread of these gossip to create an atmosphere in which Britain and the United States want to persecute him, he can also take advantage of the situation to guide the Ruhr industrial area to talk about things, saying: "This is the British and Americans who are jealous that France has taken the Ruhr industrial area, and they think that France does not deserve such a reward." And some traitors in our country, in order to cater to Britain and the United States, are also ready to be willing to persecute General de Gaulle as their minions. ”

Well, then the situation completely turns. One of the most important concerns for the newly liberated French people is the question of dignity. They were not less ridiculed for their premature defeat and surrender, which was simply unacceptable to the proud Gallic rooster. So at this moment, they urgently need the kind of heroes who can maintain the dignity of the nation. And de Gaulle is a hero of this kind, especially the capture of the Ruhr industrial area as an occupation zone, which is a big killer that can brush the favor of the people.

Anyway, the French liked this tone, and they would choose to support de Gaulle for the sake of face. As long as public opinion is on De Gaulle's side, it will be difficult for the Anglo-American agents in France to overthrow De Gaulle, and if there is any more covert support from the Soviet Union, there will be even fewer ways for Britain and the United States to bring down De Gaulle, at least De Gaulle does not believe that Britain and the United States will be stupid enough to really assassinate him.

But Morrigan asked, "Why not?" (To be continued.) )