Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2278 he or she
When France surrendered, many people lamented that France would never recover and lose its role as a great power in international affairs.

Now it seems that surrender may be the best solution for France. Petain is not an idiot, he has always been a very smart person.

Unlike the previous world war, France had lost the ability to fight against Germany in World War II.

With the strength of France, it can't even support Britain to complete the national mobilization, let alone wait for reinforcements from southern Africa thousands of miles away.

So surrender is the best solution for France.

As for international status——

Sorry, with the rise of the United States and southern Africa one after another, there is a rising star like Germany. Even the Russians, who have been widely criticized, have shown strong resilience in the war with Germany. Even if France resists to the end, it will be wiped out. The last bullet, fight to the last person, can you keep your international status after the war?

Not to mention France, even Britain can't do it.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

According to Gu Long's words, people can't help themselves in the arena.

The same goes for zooming in to countries.

surrender--

The French don't think they are surrendering, they just stop resisting. Although there is no difference between the two in essence, at least "stop resisting" can give the French some psychological comfort.

After cessation of resistance, Vichy France withdrew from the war and became a neutral country under German control.

The status of a neutral country has brought many benefits to France. At least French merchant ships will not be attacked in any sea area around the world.

After all, France was once part of the Allied Forces, and the British could raid the French navy and still have a bottom line against French civilian ships. .

The southern African navy will not target civilian ships, not to mention French civilian ships, even if they are German civilian ships, the southern African navy rarely attacks them, so merchant ships in southern Africa are rarely attacked by German submarines attack.

Not to mention the Axis powers, after the cessation of resistance, France became the only channel for communication between the Axis powers and the Allies. This channel may not be used, but it must be available.

Then something amazing happened.

Just when the war between the Axis powers and the Allies has reached a fever pitch, France has found a wonderful balance between the two groups, and it is like a duck to water.

Even because of France's neutrality, in recent months, France has actually been a hotspot for immigration. Those Europeans who are unable to escape from Europe have regarded France as the best choice to escape the war.

This is also a surprise.

The same goes for the Far East.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. and Southern African navies joined forces, and Japan became an isolated island in the world. The sea lines of communication were seriously threatened by the southern African navies and the U.S. Navy.

Compared with the old industrial powers of the allies, Japan is much worse. Germany sank a British merchant ship, and southern Africa can help Britain build ten ships.

Japan’s merchant ships are one less if they lose one. After the interruption of trade with the United States, Japan has lost the best way to obtain industrial raw materials. Relying on plunder is not enough for Japan to maintain the war.

In the past 1941, Japan's steel production reached the highest ever, 770 million tons. This was mainly due to Japan's overseas plunder. Yield.

In southern Africa and the United States, the steel output is almost 16 times that of Japan.

Since the middle of last year, southern Africa has increased its supply to East India, and more than 140 "ghost" submarines were delivered to East India throughout the year.

East India now has more than 200 submarines, more than Southern Africa.

When the fierce battle between Russia and the Far East was in full swing, no fighting broke out in the North African battlefield after entering 1942. Rommel did not launch a new offensive, and the Allied forces did not advance. There was a short and strange peace in North Africa.

It can be said that the progress of the North African battlefield depends entirely on the results of the Russian battlefield.

During the most difficult period for Russia last winter, the Allied forces stepped up their offensive in North Africa, and the Southern African Army was also able to enter North Africa to join the fight, which had never happened before.

With the addition of the Southern African Army, the pressure on the North African Army led by Rommel was doubled, and the troops that had already invaded Egypt had to be withdrawn. Tobruk, which had changed hands several times, also returned to the Allied forces.

Seeing that the Allied Forces could drive Rommel out of North Africa with a single effort, Alexandria was raided and the Mediterranean Fleet was severely damaged. Just as Russia won the Battle of Moscow, the Allied Forces immediately stopped their offensive.

There are good reasons for stopping the offensive. After the British Mediterranean Fleet was severely damaged, the Allied Forces' control of the Mediterranean Sea was seriously affected. Rommel received reinforcements from Italy. The Allied Forces needed time to accumulate strength and give Rommel a final blow.

This reason is obviously perfunctory. Rock knows it, Beard knows it, and De Gaulle knows it.

After the Third Army led by Patton entered Algiers, de Gaulle began to run between Algiers and Pretoria. Algiers was not only the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion, but also the headquarters of the Free French Army under de Gaulle. .

The Free French Army under Charles de Gaulle now has a total strength of more than 20 troops, and Charles de Gaulle himself serves as the commander-in-chief of the Free French Army.

The Prime Minister of Free France was Renard Capet, a famous French industrial tycoon.

Algiers thus became the capital of Free France.

In the early morning, Renard Capet came to de Gaulle's office, and the two met every day.

"Hasn't François agreed yet?" Renard Capet was very concerned about the choice of Darlan, who is now also the third pole of France.

France now has two governments, one is the Vichy government in mainland France, and the other is the Free France in North Africa.

Darlan, who served as the commander of the French Navy, became the third pole of France. Both the Axis and the Allies were wooing Darlan, hoping to win the support of the French Navy.

After "Operation Ballista", Darlan broke with the British Navy and would not accept the command of the Royal Navy anyway.

The Axis powers are also not a good choice. If Darlan agrees to accept the command of the Axis powers, then the tragedy of "Operation Ballista" will be repeated. The weak Italian navy obviously has no willingness and ability to protect the French navy.

What's more, Darlan got the news that once the French navy chooses the Axis powers, the French navy will accept the command of the fat bald Italian, which is also absolutely unacceptable to Darlan.

In the Mediterranean, the strength of the French navy is not weak.

现在的法国海军还有超过80艘军舰，其中包括3艘战列舰、8艘巡洋舰、17艘驱逐舰、16艘鱼雷艇、16艘潜水艇、7艘通讯舰、3艘侦察舰以及其他60多艘各型舰船。

The most eye-catching of these are the three battleships, which are the "Dunkirk", the "Strasbourg", and the second ship "Provence" of the "Brittany-class" battleships.

The "Provence" started construction in 1912, and the "Dunkirk" and "Strasbourg" belong to the "Dunkirk" class battleships that started construction in recent years, and the age of the ships does not exceed ten years.

The "Dunkirk" class battleship has a full load displacement of 35500 tons and a maximum speed of 31 knots. The armament system is two quadruple 330mm main guns, which can carry three seaplanes.

Compared with the cutting-edge battleships of Britain, the United States, Japan and other countries, the performance of the "Dunkirk" class is not outstanding.

But at the moment in 1942, the combat power formed by the three battleships was invaluable, and both the Axis and Allies wanted this fleet.

Mustache's attitude is very urgent. If the French navy obeys the command of the Axis powers, then the French navy and the Italian navy can join forces to break the blockade of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron and give Rommel's North African Army a greater degree of support.

The attitude of the Allies was more urgent.

In the past, neither southern Africa nor the United Kingdom would be too worried about the threat of the French navy.

The current situation is different from the past. The strength of the Mediterranean Fleet has been greatly damaged, and the southern African navy has not worked hard. Winston urgently needs the support of the French Navy to make up for the loss of the Mediterranean Fleet.

So Darlan's choice became the focus of many parties' attention.

De Gaulle also attached great importance to Darlan.

In order to obtain Darlan's support, de Gaulle even promised that if Darlan led the French navy to join the Free France, then de Gaulle could give up his position to Darlan and let Darlan be the commander-in-chief of the Free French army in North Africa. All armies in North Africa will be under the command of Darlan.

"No, now the resistance does not only come from Francois, Laborde's attitude is more determined, he refuses to cooperate with the British in any form." De Gaulle was at a loss, and "Operation Ballista" caused great damage to the French Navy The rift cannot be repaired.

Darlan is the commander of the French Navy, and Admiral Laborde is the commander of the fleet, and his influence on the fleet is no less than that of Darlan.

Before, de Gaulle had bypassed Darlan to win over Laborde, hoping to get Laborde's support.

Laborde's response was "Merde," which means to fuck, or to hell.

"If possible, I don't want to have any form of cooperation with the British." Reynold Cape was also helpless, this is the difference between politicians and soldiers.

The world of soldiers is black and white, there are no gray areas, you can say they don't know how to adapt, but it's a pure emotion.

Politicians and businessmen are much more tactful. Today they fight each other in battle, but tomorrow they can become brothers and sisters. As long as there is interest, the devil can also cooperate.

"We can't put too much pressure on Francois and Laborde to avoid pushing them to the Axis powers." De Gaulle wanted to take it slowly, which is the best choice at the moment.

"If François agrees to come to Algiers, we can guarantee his command of the fleet and will never give command to the British." Reynard Capet is confident that the thighs of southern Africa are comparable to the British It's much thicker, so you have to choose a good partner for hugging your thighs.

The results of the Battle of Guam proved that battleships have lost their decisive role in naval battles and have been completely marginalized.

Japan's powerful battleship formation did not even have a chance to fire during the Battle of Guam. The aircraft carrier was performing from the beginning to the end. The role played by the battleship was not as good as that of the cruiser. The cruiser could at least keep up with the speed of the aircraft carrier and provide anti-aircraft firepower for the aircraft carrier.

Compared with the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron, the biggest gap is also on the aircraft carrier.

Now the Cyprus Squadron has three aircraft carriers, all of which are secondary aircraft carriers converted from comprehensive supply ships. The strength is actually not weak, at least much stronger than the French Navy, which does not have a single aircraft carrier.

"No, no, Ray, you haven't figured it out, Laborde doesn't want any form of cooperation with the British, understand? Even if it's just a nominal ally, the British have lost all the trust of the French Navy." De Gaulle emphasized, Now the French Navy has probably reached the level of physical discomfort when they hear the name "Britain".

Leonard Capet was completely helpless.

Renard Capet can donate all his wealth to Free France, and money can buy advanced equipment, but it cannot buy the loyalty of the French navy.

"Francois, the key is still Francois, let Francois find a way to remove Laborde from his post and replace him with an obedient person." Leonard Capet offered the ultimate method, since he couldn't solve the problem , then address the person who asked the question.

"Ray, the army is not the government, so we can't use such simple and crude methods." De Gaulle tried his best to be euphemistic. The army is not a commercial organization, and Renard Capet's method will not work for the French navy.

The French navy is not listening to the tune or the announcement. It neither obeys the orders of Vichy France nor is it attached to the Free France, maintaining a relatively neutral position.

This has a lot to do with Petain's protection.

After France stopped resisting, it was forced to disarm. The entire country could only retain [-] troops, and the navy, as a highly specialized arm, was retained to the greatest extent.

Pétain wanted to keep the fire for the French Navy. When the Vichy government was established, Darlan was appointed as the Minister of the Navy, and soon Darlan was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Last year, Darlan was appointed as the Minister of Defense. The French Navy became Pétain and The last bottom line in Darlan's hands.

Laborde's tough attitude is not friendly to the Allied forces, but within the French navy, Laborde has a high degree of support, comparable to Darlan.

If Darlan revokes Laborde's post, the French navy might mutiny, which Darlan would never want to see.

For other countries, mutiny is a vicious event that is enough to shake the country.

For the French army, mutiny is almost a tradition, just like the Japanese Xia Keshang.

"Why not? Even if we destroy the French navy, we cannot let the French navy become an accomplice of the Germans." Renard Capet is cruel, not to mention Laborde, if necessary, the candidate for the French Minister of Defense can also be replaced of.

After the war is over, the current leaders of Vichy France will definitely become the sinners of France, and they will all be sent to the trial stand for trial.

Not only French officials, but everyone in France who has relations with Germans will be tried, whether they are voluntary or forced.

And, he or she.

(End of this chapter)