Chapter 640: The French National Salvation Army
PS: Yesterday the child had a fever and has been tossing in the hospital for a day, sorry.
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On June 30, the year 2782 (1941), another big news broke out in the world.
Louis Napoleon, also known as Napoleon VI, declared the uprising in Beirut, Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, the great-great-grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of the Kingdom of Westpha# Lun, and the contemporary head of the Bonaparte family.
He declared to the reporters that he would regain the glory of his ancestors and lead the French people to defeat the German invaders and regain the occupied territories. Subsequently, he announced the establishment of the "French National Salvation Army" and called on French and French expatriates from all over the world to return and defend their motherland.
After Napoleon VI raised the banner of righteousness, the royal party elements in France were the first to respond, and the Bonapartist faction naturally needless to say, it must have followed the boss to wave the flag and shout. But to the surprise of the audience, even the Bourbons and Orleans, who had always been difficult to deal with, stepped up to respond.
Nima, what kind of script is this? Most of the onlookers were at a loss. Well, they quickly thought that it was not normal times, and the big French was being pressed to the ground and beaten violently by Erdezi. No matter what disputes there are between these three royal parties, it is also an internal contradiction in France, and at this juncture, everyone first unites to fight away the two virtues, and then says, "Brothers are on the wall, and they are insulted by the outside".
However, there has been little reaction from the top leaders of various countries, and it is not a secret to them that the movement of the three royal parties in France, the integration of these three has begun more than ten years ago, and it is not surprising that this practice is now practiced.
At the beginning, most viewers, whether informed or unaware, regarded Napoleon VI's show as a joke about the "convergence of the three royal parties", because in their opinion, France has been a republic for more than 70 years, and at this time, the royal parties that support the monarchy have no political influence in France, and even if the three families are united, it is not enough for many French people to respond.
The "French National Salvation Army" is nothing more than a gimmick, and I am afraid that few others are willing to come except for the royal party itself. Even if they want to fight the Germans, they are going to join the government army.
Of course, the very few who really know the inside story will not think so, they are well aware of the influence of the current French royal coalition.
Although the French royal coalition now has many supporters at home, and their influence far exceeds that of the original time and space, their biggest supporters are overseas. North America is the region with the largest number of French people abroad, with about 10 million French people now, the largest French population in the United States, with about 6 million, followed by Canada with about 3.6 million, especially in the Canadian province of Quebec, and the region with the largest number of French people abroad, with nearly 2 million.
Many of these French immigrants were royalists who had been forced to flee during the French Revolution, and they were hostile to the republican government, but hardcore to the royal forces. Of course, this is to get rid of those who have integrated into the mainstream English-speaking society and no longer identify with France, as well as those who are inclined to the republic, but even so, there are at least six or seven million people who are willing to support the royal forces, which is also the reason why the Third Republic of the original time and space almost reverted to a dynasty after hitting the streets.
On the other hand, the French royal party has developed better and has a greater influence among these people, so as soon as Napoleon VI issued a statement, a large number of overseas French people came to vote. Within a month of Naliu's public speech, more than 50,000 young French people went to the offices of the royal parties in North America to sign up for the "French National Salvation Army." Among them are not only Canadians, but also many Americans.
The appeal of just taking six is so strong! This made the audience who were ready to watch the joke smash their glasses on the ground.
And not counting just some people, a number of enterprises and non-governmental supporters of the royal party led by the pioneer also generously donated money and materials to this "French National Salvation Army". Within a month, the Preparatory Committee for the "French National Salvation Army" received a large amount of cash and supplies, equivalent to more than 500 million Chinese yuan.
That's not all, Naliu also formed a foreign army according to French tradition, recruiting mercenaries all over the world. Their salaries were high, and it didn't take long to recruit a team of tens of thousands of foreign mercenaries, including many Chinese and ethnic Russian mercenaries with Chinese nationality.
Well, these Chinese are all employees of the special security industry, and these people have a nickname in China, the big company is called "hyena", and the small company is called "vulture". For example, the well-known "Yuting Security Company" is a big hyena, the company now has more than 3,000 front-line employees, and this year they have received three big orders, the security war in Malaya and New Zealand, and the "French National Salvation Army".
Over the years, China's special security industry, or "bullet rental" industry, has gained a lot of international fame, and they have a wealth of experience. The French royal coalition recruited 3,000 "special security guards" from China at a cost of 1.5 million Chinese dollars per month. Of course, there must be the acquiescence of the Chinese government, otherwise these "hyenas" and "vultures" would not have taken such orders. China's special security industry is nominally a private enterprise, but in reality their business is supervised by the government, and not all jobs can be accepted.
As for the reaction of the Government of the Third Republic to this, they have been fine-grained. There were those who were opposed, those who were in favor, and those who played soy sauce, and in the end it was the ones who supported it that prevailed. Their reasons are very sufficient, first of all, the Wang Dang has the ability to bring in people and sponsorship. Secondly, most of the people they are looking for are from abroad, not competing with the government army for troops, and they are not even French, so they are not obliged to join the government army. These people are all coming for the royal party, not for the republican government. If you come out in the republican government, I'm afraid people will ignore you.
As soon as this kind of mass murder comes out, there is no way to refute those who oppose it. In the end, those soy sauce people also came out to play a round, thinking that in this critical autumn of survival, everyone should put aside their old grudges and unite to get Erdezi back.
Well, in the end, it was the government of the Third Republic that pinched its nose and recognized the identity of the "French Salvation Army" and gave them the establishment of a foreign legion, which can be regarded as a civilian volunteer or volunteer army. The French government does not care about what the personnel replenish, but it still has to take care of the supply of weapons and ammunition. No matter how unhappy the opposition of the Third Republic is, you still need this kind of face, and people come all the way to help you fight the war and sell your life, and it is impossible for people to bring their own dry food, right?
As for the role played by Mr. Wen in it, there is no need to say more.
As for why we should support Naliu, this is all for the sake of the balance of power in Europe in the future. In the post-war pattern planned by President Wen, this part of Europe should be balanced. It is not in China's interest to be too strong for Germany, so it is necessary to find them a few opponents, knowing that this is an industrial power with 675,000 square kilometers and a population of 100 million. If you count the three small Baltic states, which are extremely pro-German, there are still 175,000 square kilometers and a population of 6 million.
Such a strong country will not work without checks and balances. So the USSR and France became the choice.
Needless to say, the Soviet Union, even the Soviet Union, which was greatly weakened in its own plane, was a great power and a powerful country. It has a land area of 5.32 million square kilometers and a population of 145 million. After the annexation of Finland, it had a land area of 5.66 million square kilometers and a population of 148.5 million.
But only the USSR was not enough, and the strategic state of affairs in Germany would be too good if there was not a single great power to the west. So supporting France is a key. Of course, it is necessary to grasp the proportions of this.
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When preparations for the "French Salvation Army" began, World War II did not stop in the slightest.
Overall, the Western Front was still in a tug-of-war, and since the Western Treaty entered the war, Britain finally had the freedom to launch a large-scale attack on Ireland. Originally, they had to defend the mainland, so the attack on Ireland was not effective, but now that the mainland is assisted by the American army, they can naturally let go of their hands to fight.
Originally, the British wanted the US military to go to Ireland, but as we all know, the Irish are the mainstream component of white Americans and have a lot of influence, and they don't have a good impression of the British. As a result, the U.S. military refused to enter Ireland to fight, and the British, who originally wanted to shake the pot, had to go into battle himself.
Ireland is a small country after all, and although the Germans sent five divisions before the war, they were separated by the English Channel and could not send many reinforcements. So at present, Ireland is being pressed and beaten by the British, but Ireland's resistance is very resolute, making it difficult for the British army to move an inch. Basically, it's stuck in a quagmire, and you can only slowly fight for consumption.
On 7 July, Germany launched a large-scale offensive in northern France, code-named the "Rhine Storm". Under the three-dimensional attack of Germany, the British, French, American, and Belgian coalition forces, which were already exhausted, could not bear it for more than half a month and had to retreat at Dunkirk. However, the retreat from Dunkirk was not so easy, they only retreated 120,000 people to Britain this time, and lost 350,000 people, of which 150,000 went to prisoner of war camps.
After driving the Allied forces into the sea, Germany began to plan an attack on Britain. Of course, this is just preparation, this time is not a war, Britain suffered a big loss last time but has a very tight grasp of coastal defense, over the years, Britain has spent a lot of money on coastal defense. Wherever it was suitable for landing, they built a large number of batteries and forts. Now that there are 200,000 more Western soldiers to assist in the defense, it is impossible for the Germans to land as easily as they did in World War I.
Now Germany and France are in a tug-of-war on the front line of Orleans, and neither side has made much progress.
Both sides are interested in achieving a breakthrough in Africa, so in recent months, the war in Africa, especially the North African theater, has become the focus of both sides.
On July 16, the Greek Communist Party, which had taken control of the Greek government, announced the formation of a new Greek government, with the chairman of the Greek Communist Party, Kachulanis, as prime minister. Originally, they wanted to abolish the monarchy directly, but under the strong opposition of Germany and Italy, the Soviet Union could not press too hard, so both sides made concessions. Greece continued to retain its monarchy, George II, who fled to Germany, continued to be king, and the Greek Communist Party became the sole ruling party in Greece. In this way, Greece became a nondescript political system.
The Third International, led by the Soviet Union, immediately recognized the new regime, and subsequently the Allies. The Entente and the Western Covenant refused to recognize. After hesitating for a while, China also recognized the new government half a month later.
On July 18, the Third International coalition led by the Soviet Red Army landed at Selum, Egypt, and officially entered the African theater.