Four hundred and twenty-three. Visiting France
France, 20 February 1942.
On this day, the Honorary Generalissimo of the German Army, Army and Air Force was honored by Ernst Anderson. Alexon. Feng. Baron Bream arrives in France.
This is Wang Weiyi's own request.
Now, he must use his influence to stabilize the situation in France!
In order to welcome the arrival of Baron Alecson, the Germans and the officials of the Vichy government in France organized a grand welcome ceremony in the shortest possible time.
In addition to Guo Yunfeng and the necessary guards, Wang Weiyi did not let his friends accompany him, and only brought one person to France from the Ziguang military base:
Elena! And it was the German military uniform that Elina put on and accompanied him
Commander-in-Chief of the German Occupation Forces in France, Dietrich. Feng. Sauken, Prime Minister of the Vichy government of France, Pétain, welcomed the arrival of Baron Alexon.
Chancellor Petain and Baron Alexon were "old friends", and they fought each other on the battlefield during the First World War.
And General Dietrich was full of pride.
Baron Alexon's first stop was France!
At both ends of the streets of Paris, the French stood welcoming the Baron.
The war does not seem to have affected this fashion capital in the slightest, and it seems that the flames of war have never befallen this French capital, where romance is more important than one's own life!
Men and women dressed in fashionable clothes and waving German and French flags welcomed the baron.
Especially those French women, I have to say that they are the most fashionable in the world.
Those are just starting to catch on. Sunglasses with white rimmes are worn by almost every French woman.
This kind of white-rimmed sunglasses that have been popular for decades and have never been eliminated. It was one of the great "inventions" of the French.
When Ernst. Alexon. Feng. When Baron Bream entered Paris, a cheer came from the mouths of the Frenchmen.
It seems that they did not realize at all that the man standing in the convertible was the marshal of the enemy country!
The SS officers and soldiers immediately raised their right arms and let out a thunderous cry:
"Hey, Ernst! Hey – Ernst! Hey – Ernst! ”
The brand new generalissimo suit was worn in Ernst. Marshal Bream's body, with his young and heroic face, caused the French woman to scream like crazy.
Some even hid their faces and wept with excitement
Can you imagine this being the reaction of a deceased population in an occupying country?
Wang Weiyi frequently waved his hands to the surrounding German officers and soldiers and the French people, as if he was conducting a review there.
When the lady who had come to lay flowers on behalf of the Vichy government appeared. It's a little quieter
The woman, who was about forty years of age, could tell that she was trembling with excitement.
She stood in front of Baron Alexon. Then in a distinctly trembling voice he said: "Welcome to Paris, Monsieur Baron!" ”
"Thank you." Wang Weiyi said with a smile.
However, the lady stared at Wang Weiyi deeply: "Mr. Baron, don't you know me?" ”
"You are," Wang Weiyi couldn't remember if he had ever seen the woman.
General Dietrich whispered in his ear: "He is Isabelle, the wife of the French Minister of Defense Güntmann." ”
"Ms. Isabel. Hello. Wang Weiyi nodded at her.
"Nope. Baron. Isabel's voice was full of emotion: "I specially asked my husband to win this opportunity for me to present you with flowers. Have you forgotten about Reims? The flower girl who arranged the flowers on the tank for you? That tank full of flowers"
That tank covered with flowers!
Wang Weiyi remembered it in an instant!
"Is that you? Are you the flower girl? ”
"It's me, Monsieur Baron." Isabel's eyes were a little red: "The diamonds you gave me allowed me to come to Paris and meet my current husband." Without you, I wouldn't be where I am now. Baron, I have always wanted to repay you, and today this opportunity has finally arrived. I'm going to tell you that I look up to you. And madly in love with you, if you took me away back then. I will marry you at all costs! ”
The sudden incident made the French, after a brief period of stunned, suddenly burst into a burst of cheers and whistles.
Isabel's husband, Gauntman, was in the welcoming procession, but instead of being jealous, he was smug and cheered loudly along with those around him.
God, it was a great honor for his wife to meet the Baron so early. Look, look, his current wife is almost going to become the baron's lover.
The French way of thinking is really very strange
On the contrary, Wang Weiyi was a little embarrassed: "Thank you, Ms. Gauntman, I express my blessings to you and your husband." ”
Isabel offered the flower to Wang Weiyi and kissed him lightly on the cheek.
This time, the cheers were almost suffocating
"You're welcome everywhere, Marshal." Dietrich said sincerely.
In the Vichy government, Wang Weiyi finally met his old rival, Marshal Pétain.
Of course, now we have to call him Chancellor Petain.
The French heroes who resisted Germany in the past have now chosen to work closely with Germany.
Petain was very enthusiastic, and he welcomed Baron Alexon with all the high-ranking officials of the Vichy government, and did not hesitate to express his respect with praise.
"The most honorable thing for me is to fight Mr. Marshal on the battlefield more than once." Petain said with a smile: "But the thing I regret most is that I have never seen a marshal on the battlefield. ”
General Dietrich would have liked to say that all those who had seen the marshal had become dead, but at such a happy time, it was better not to say such things
"The marshal is so young, it's a miracle of God." Reival, the deputy Chancellor of the Vichy government, would never give up this opportunity to curry favor with the baron: "Undefeated god of war, ageless baron, praise be to God, and praise be to you, marshal!" ”
Undefeated God of War? The ageless baron? Dietrich thought Reival had said something quite brilliant.
"Mr. Marshal, there are some reporters here, would you mind answering some of their questions?"
"I'd love to." Wang Weiyi said with a smile.
A dozen German-French reporters were called in, and soon a French reporter asked unceremoniously: "Mr. Marshal, are you here as a conqueror?" ”
The faces of the German and French officials suddenly became gloomy.
Wang Weiyi still kept a smile: "No, I'm here as a friend." I came to France many years ago, I went to Reims, I went to Paris, and I was very impressed by everything here. I chose Paris as my first stop on my return to show everyone that the Franco-German friendship is inextricably linked, and that I will do everything in my power to express my support for the current French government. ”
At the sound of the "whoop," the applause of the German and French officials rang out.
"Mr. Marshal, what do you think of the Free French movement in London?"
"The Free French movement led by Charles de Gaulle?" Wang Weiyi said lightly: "In France, there is only one legitimate government, which is here. The French government is recognized by every country in the world except England, and this is its legitimacy. As for the Free French movement, I think they have their claims, but they should not be violent, and they could have sent representatives to Paris for a face-to-face meeting. ”
"You invited the Free French Movement to Paris for negotiations?"
For a moment, everything fell silent.
"Yes, you heard it right." Wang Weiyi nodded: "Why can't you do this?" I think that's a good suggestion. The war in France was over, and despite sporadic resistance, a new French government had been formed, which would always maintain close relations with Germany. As for the Free French movement? I don't think a man who was once a captive is qualified to lead it"
"Boom", a laugh came out of the mouths of the Germans.
The baron was mocking De Gaulle for having been a prisoner of the Germans.
"Prime Minister Petain was the hero of France, and de Gaulle was a former prisoner." Wang Weiyi didn't have a smile at all: "Is it better for a hero to lead a country, or is it better for a shameful loser to lead a country?" I think that at this point, the entire French people do not need my advice. The only thing that puzzles me is that no one in the Free French movement is aware of this. We are willing to negotiate with all the Resistance movements and listen to their demands, but there are two things: first, I will not face a prisoner of the past; The second point is that this must be done when the violent movement stops"
His tone became a little heavier:
"The Resistance and the partisans are attacking everywhere, and I must frankly admit that this will cause some casualties to the Germans, but it is the interests of the majority of the French who are really hurting. In the event of an attack, the Germans will fight back, artillery fire and bullets will inevitably fly across France, countless houses will be destroyed, and countless French people will die. So I propose to negotiate, and I swear on my honor that the representatives involved in the negotiations will never have to worry about their personal safety. ”
This happened so suddenly that Pétain and his officers did not expect Marshal Ernst to make this suggestion.
"Mr. Marshal, what do you think of hearing that the Free French Movement is preparing to hold a military parade in London on the 14th of July?"
Wang Weiyi said slowly, but firmly:
"This is something that I and the German government firmly oppose!" (To be continued.) )