Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2148
News of the cessation of French resistance quickly shocked the world.

Is this still the France that once dominated the world and forced most of Europe to unite to fight against it?

From 1793 to 1815, European countries led by Britain and Russia formed a total of seven anti-French alliances. It was not until Napoleon defeated Russia that the anti-French alliance succeeded, and France has since become a nightmare for Europeans.

Now I know why Britain is so wary of France.

In the last world war, France persisted for four years, and finally succeeded in killing Germany.

This time, it took 38 days from the start of Operation Sickle to the cessation of French resistance, and everyone was caught off guard.

Even Roque, who had expected the surrender of France, was stunned when he heard the news.

Objectively speaking, the situation Petain was facing at this time was indeed worse than the last world war.

After Petain announced the cessation of resistance, Winston immediately called Petain on the phone.

On the phone, Winston did not criticize Petain, but referred to the words of the then French Prime Minister "Tiger" Clemenceau during the last world war.

When Clemenceau was Prime Minister, he said this: I decided to fight in front of Paris, fight in Paris, and fight in the rear of Paris-in this way, I expressed my determination to fight.

Pétain's tone was calm: In the last world war, when Pétain was the commander-in-chief of the French army, he could mobilize 60 divisions, and at the same time, 60 British divisions cooperated in operations.

Now Petain doesn't even have a division in his hands.

Winston could only look up to the sky and sigh.

He is also unable to provide aid to France now.

Needless to say, the army, if someone has no weapons, they cannot go to France empty-handed, and France is not capable of providing so many weapons.

There are only 25 air squadrons left in the air force, which is the last aviation force in the UK.

The Royal Navy is powerful, but the Germans don't go to sea, and the battleships of the Royal Navy are just decorations.

After Winston finished talking with Petain, he immediately called Rock again.

This time Winston finally realized the urgency of the situation, and unconditionally agreed to all Rock's requests, with the purpose of obtaining advanced fighter jets in southern Africa as quickly as possible.

Rock didn't take the opportunity to make things worse, and offered a cheaper price than before. A "Crown Eagle" only cost [-] rand, and agreed to provide a guarantee for the United Kingdom in the name of the Southern African Federal Government.

Winston was very grateful, and the first order was 2500.

At this time, Winston no longer struggled with whether to produce in southern Africa or in the UK, as long as he had an aircraft.

On the phone, Winston hoped that southern Africa would join the war as soon as possible.

Roque did not give a specific time for participating in the war, but promised that southern Africa would definitely participate in the war, which made Winston more confident.

It's not that Rock doesn't want to join the war.

Rather, the preparatory work has not yet been completed, and southern Africa will also need time.

Cyprus.

Since the outbreak of the European War, Lieutenant General Mike Tolan, the commander of the Cyprus Squadron, hoped that Arthur would leave Cyprus and return to southern Africa.

Arthur did not accept Mike Tolan's suggestion. Cyprus was Arthur's territory, and Arthur would never leave at this time.

"The war between us and the Germans is about to break out. Once we declare war on Germany, we will also be in a state of war with Italy. Cyprus will be under the threat of Italy at any time. Lord Rhodesia wishes you to be as fast as possible Returning to southern Africa, this is by no means running away, but I hope you will play a greater role in this protracted war." Mike Tolan came to Arthur immediately after Petain announced that France would stop resisting.

Arthur had a calm expression, and beside him was Roya with the same calm expression.

As soon as the European War broke out, Roya returned to Arthur and expressed her support for her husband with practical actions.

It is Stoudemire's decision that the children stay in southern Africa.

In Xiao Si's words: you two can take risks, but my grandson and granddaughter can't take risks. If something goes wrong with them, it will kill me.

"I don't need to worry about the mainland. I am the Viscount of Cyprus, and I am responsible for my territory." Arthur was firm. Neither Rock nor Ada had sent a telegram yet, so Arthur was not in a hurry.

In fact, the situation is not as tense as Mike Tolan described.

Rock and Ida don't have a single telegram now, but they still have things to do.

After the outbreak of the European War, Cyprus entered a state of combat readiness, the evacuation of civilians should be evacuated, and the number of troops is increasing.

Before the outbreak of the war, Cyprus only had 5 air brigades, but now it has 15, with nearly 400 fighters of various types.

The army stationed in Cyprus before the war consisted of only one army division and one brigade of marines.

Cyprus now has three army divisions including one armored regiment.

Across the sea, Marlborough also has two airborne divisions ready to reinforce Cyprus.

The League of Nations peacekeeping force in the Dardanelles can also reinforce Cyprus at any time. Arthur really has nothing to fear.

Speaking of the Dardanelles, Greece has to be mentioned.

Last summer, Italy once threatened Greece with war after occupying Albania.

After all, Greece is not Albania, and the fat bald head dare not act rashly. After a year of preparations, the fat bald head finally waited for the opportunity to invade Greece.

Greece has an alliance with Britain and France. If Italy launches a war against Greece, then France will definitely declare war against Italy. By then, Italy will be in a state of fighting on two fronts.

After France announced the cessation of resistance, the fat and bald head finally couldn't bear his ambition and issued an ultimatum to Greece.

"Cyprus is about to become a war zone—" Mike Tolan tried hard to persuade, if Arthur left Cyprus, Mike Tolan could do a good job without any worries.

"General Tolland, are you confident of defeating the Italians?" Arthur turned against the general.

"Of course, as long as the Italians dare to invade Cyprus, I will let them come and go!" Mike Tolan is full of confidence. Cyprus is actually not alone. In addition to the Greeks, the British Mediterranean Fleet is also a force that cannot be ignored. .

Compared with the local fleet, although the strength of the British Mediterranean Fleet is somewhat inferior, compared with the Italian Navy, the Mediterranean Fleet is not in vain at all.

After Italy entered the war, the British Mediterranean Fleet frequently launched attacks on Italy's North African colonies, but the effect was not good due to the lack of ground force cooperation.

Alexandria, the home port of the Mediterranean Fleet, lacked the protection of ground troops after the British deployed Egyptian troops, and faced serious threats from the Italians.

This is also an important reason why Winston hopes that southern Africa will join the war as soon as possible. As long as southern Africa joins the war, Alexandria can be protected by the southern African army.

"Then what are we worried about?" Arthur is actually the one who resembles Rock the most.

Then don't go.

It still makes sense for Arthur to stay in Cyprus.

As the lord of Cyprus, Arthur is the spiritual symbol of the Cypriots. As long as Arthur does not leave, the Cypriots will have the courage to unite as one.

On June 6, the third day after Petain announced that France would stop resisting, Arthur came to the 20th Division's station to condolences to the southern African officers and soldiers who came from afar.

The 35th Division is a motorized infantry division expanded from the Nyasaland National Guard. The division has 16000 officers and soldiers, well-equipped and well-trained. The only armored regiment in Cyprus is in the 35th Division, equipped with "Leopard" type 45 tanks.

In 1940, the organization of each country was different. Taking ordinary infantry divisions as an example, an infantry division in the United States may have as many as 2.8 troops, while an infantry division in India may only have a few thousand people.

The organization of the armored forces is more chaotic. The armored forces in southern Africa are based on companies, each with 12 tanks, and a battalion is composed of two to three companies. The organization of the tank regiment is two battalions, with 45 tanks. It is almost equivalent to an armored brigade in Germany.

That's not to mention the difference in tank performance.

The overall performance of the "Leopard" tank is only stronger than the German No. [-] tank. The No. [-] and No. [-] tanks are scum in front of the "Leopard", which is not enough for a single shot.

Considering that Cyprus is an island and does not need too many armored troops, only one armored regiment is equipped.

The two ace armies in southern Africa each have more than 600 tanks, plus a total of more than 1000 armored vehicles, plus almost the same number of cars, only southern Africa can be so rich.

The key is that there is no shortage of oil in southern Africa.

If Germany plays like this, even if Germany can afford it, it will not have so much fuel supply.

The commander of the 35th Division, Anthony Jones, is a native of Nyasaland. He graduated from the Nyasaland Army Academy and has been serving in the Southern African Army.

This is very rare.

You must know that after the last world war, southern Africa also disarmed many times. Only the real elites can stay in the southern African army.

"We are ready to fight. Whether it is the Italians or the Germans, we are confident that we will win the battle. Of course, the premise is that the Germans or Italians can land in Cyprus." Anthony Jones is very satisfied with his troops. Confidence, the 35th Division is a soldier from Nyasaland, and has a special feeling for Arthur.

"The Germans and Italians want to land. I guess General Tolland disagrees." Arthur is also confident. Looking at the performance of the British and French coalition forces in France, what are they fighting for? If they are replaced by the Southern African National Defense Forces, Paris is now The horse still runs and dances.

In the last world war, although there were twists and turns in the process, the performance of the French in general is still worthy of respect.

Now the little prestige that France accumulated through the last world war is gone.

Of course, the French did not completely admit defeat.

After Petain announced that France had stopped resisting, de Gaulle, who served as Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defense and War, went to London to form Free France and continue to fight against Germany.

Familiar?
The surrender of the former Leopold III was not recognized by the Belgian government.

Now Petain surrendered again, but de Gaulle did not admit it.

Europeans are really good at hedging.

(End of this chapter)