Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2319 The Greatest Frenchman
Darlan was very unlucky, the young man only fired one shot, which accurately hit Darlan's heart, and Darlan stopped breathing before the ambulance arrived.

The staff of the Rhodesia Hotel were well-trained, and the young man who shot was immediately brought under control. The python detective pistol with a short barrel was put into a transparent plastic bag, waiting for follow-up investigation by the police.

George Bloom revealed Darlan's identity to the police who arrived later, and the incident was quickly reported to Pretoria. Only then did Rock know that Darlan was actually in Walvis Bay.

It's useless to know in advance. Rock didn't know that Darlan in another time and space was also assassinated and killed, let alone that Darlan was hated by ordinary French people.

"The young man who shot the gun is Jeffrey Price. He just came to Walvis Bay from France last year. He has not yet joined the southern African nationality. His father and two older brothers have served in the French Navy. The French Navy is in Toulon. After the sinking of Hong Kong, this person told his friends many times that he must make Marshal Darlan pay the price." Alvin's expression was complicated, just like the character of a Frenchman.

The character of the French is too complicated. When it comes to the French, many people's first impression is that they are romantic and free, or they are mavericks, or they are completely flat.

The above statements are all correct, but they only illustrate part of the French character, and human nature is complex.

"Where is Leonard?" Rock's first reaction was that someone, or a certain country, was trying to blame Southern Africa and drive a wedge between Southern Africa and Free France.

This time point is too critical. The last fleet of the French Navy has just sunk in Toulon, and Darlan has escaped from Toulon for less than a week. The key to handing over two "Richelieu" ships to Free France in this southern Africa At the same time, Darlan was assassinated in the Whale Bay restaurant. It is hard not to be connected with conspiracy theories.

As we all know, the two "Richelieus" belong to the ranks of the latest battleships. Southern Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom are all trying to obtain these two warships.

Britain has the least chance. After Operation Ballista, the French Navy and the British Royal Navy completely broke up. The relationship between the Free French and the British government has also dropped to the freezing point since the beginning of the new century. Even if de Gaulle dismantled the two "Richelieus", he would to the British.

Southern Africa takes the lead in the competition with the United States, thanks to the long-standing friendly relationship between southern Africa and France, which is probably the European country that hates the United States the most.

"In Los Angeles, with Little Leonard." Alvin knew Leonard Capet's whereabouts very well.

Leonard Jr. is the son of Leonard Capet. During the last World War, Leonard Capet's family members were sent to southern Africa. grams of trust.

Reynard Jr. got married and had children in southern Africa, and now he has joined the southern African nationality. He runs several trading companies, and his main business is to export southern African goods to mainland France and overseas territories.

"Send a telegram to Algiers, in the name of the federal government, to invite President de Gaulle to visit southern Africa." Roque worked hard to deal with the aftermath, so that this incident should not affect the relationship between southern Africa and Free France.

Algiers responded promptly, and within three days de Gaulle would arrive in Pretoria on a plane from the Atlantic theater.

Leonard Capet was faster. On the night Darlan was assassinated, Leonard Capet flew to Pretoria and did not miss breakfast with Rock.

"What's the situation with the assassin? Is there anyone behind it?" Leonard Cape's first reaction was also a conspiracy theory.

"It's not clear yet. Whale Bay and Brad's office are investigating. If someone instigated it, then everything would be too coincidental." Rock is not sure now, George Bloom and Darlan went to the Rhodesia Hotel The meal was an impromptu idea. According to the information provided by the Rhodesia Hotel, the assassin ordered the meal in advance and arrived at the Rhodesia Hotel earlier than Darlan and George Bloom. There is a high probability that it was an accident.

Rhodesia hotels are of high grade, and most ordinary people need to make reservations to dine in Rhodesia hotels.

Darlan and George Bloom don't need to be booked, which is one of the big man's perks.

Leonard Capet let out a long sigh, Darlan is too unlucky, he is responsible for the whole of France, and he is not really the one who should be punished.

At least not the only ones who should be punished.

This has also sounded the alarm for many people. At least when dining out, bring a few more entourages with you, and don't eat in public places lightly. The war has been fought for several years, and many people are about to be driven crazy. God knows what they will do what happened.

"Could it be the Americans?" Leonard Cape looked dangerously. It seemed that as long as Rock nodded, then even if this matter had nothing to do with the Americans, it would have to be blamed on the Americans.

That's right, for a qualified politician, the truth is not important, since things have already happened, it is necessary to maximize the benefits as much as possible.

For Leonard Capet, Free France's relationship with southern Africa was obviously more important than its relationship with the United States.

"It's hard to say now—" Rock has no bottom line, what is morality?

Morality is nothing before national interests.

To deal with the Onsa people, you have to learn the way the Onsa people think. Even if Rock doesn't take the initiative to attack, the Americans will make use of it.

Darlan was assassinated on the territory of southern Africa, and the two "Richelieus" were still docked in the port of Walvis Bay. From this perspective, southern Africa is more suspicious than the United States.

Southern Africans are better at creating public opinion than the French, but it was the French media that took the lead.

Among them, the Vichy French media responded the fastest.

With the popularity of telegraph broadcasting, the speed of information dissemination is too fast. When the Second Boer War broke out, it took at least a week for what happened in southern Africa to reach the European continent, but now it only takes half an hour.

The local French media have been overwhelmingly reporting the sinking of the French Navy in the past few days. Now that the French admiral and former Vichy French defense minister was assassinated in southern Africa, the local French media immediately targeted southern Africa.

Before the French Navy sank, it was preparing to go to North Africa to join the Allied Forces.

When the French Navy sank, there was a support fleet outside the port ready to take over the French Navy.

The tough French navy chose to express its attitude in a tragic way of self-sinking, which has been widely praised by the French media these days.

At the moment when France completely lay down and stopped resisting, the tough attitude of the French navy fully demonstrated the unyielding spirit of the French. This excellent quality is too precious for France at the moment. A layer of tragic color.

For the French media, the Allied Forces forced the French Navy to sink, and then killed the disobedient French Admiral, which is simply worse than the British.

The media in Liberty France is at the other extreme.

Before he was assassinated, Darlan had repeatedly told his friends that many people wanted him dead.

This certainly does not include southern Africa, which is the thigh of Free France, and the media of Free France will definitely not speak ill of Southern Africa, so the only ones who can be damned are the Germans and the British.

And the more detestable Americans, and some in Vichy France.

The day after Darlan's assassination, the local French media started a war with the Free French media, each blaming Darlan's death on the other's conspiracy.

Immediately afterwards, the British media and the southern African media also joined in. The southern African media was quite restrained. While mourning Darlan's assassination, they called on the allies to maintain reason and strengthen cooperation.

The British media is very bad, and the tone of gloating can be felt across the English Channel. It is full of remarks about the complete destruction of the French navy.

When de Gaulle arrived in Pretoria, after several days of in-depth analysis, the media of various countries had already pointed their finger at the United States on the other side of the Atlantic.

If the relationship between southern Africa and France is affected, there is no doubt that the United States is the biggest winner.

Inferring from this conclusion, the United States is the most suspected.

As for the truth of the matter is not important, what the media want is to attract attention, the more shocking the content, the better.

Roque and Leonard Capet personally went to the airport to pick up Charles de Gaulle. This standard was high enough. When Winston came to Pretoria, Roque didn't go to the airport to meet him.

"General, welcome to Southern Africa—" Roque used his military rank to distance himself from De Gaulle.

Don't forget that Rock himself is also a soldier, and the Marshal of Southern Africa does not retire, and he is also a veteran when he retires.

"My lord, thank you for your invitation." De Gaulle was in a bad mood, and he was under a lot of pressure recently.

De Gaulle's mind is not complicated. He doesn't care who wins between Germany and Russia, nor does he care about the attitudes of Britain and the United States. He only cares about when southern Africa will launch an attack on the French mainland.

Now de Gaulle is extremely convinced that as long as the federal government of Southern Africa is willing, even without the assistance of the US and British troops, Southern Africa can defeat Germany on its own.

Unlike the profit-seeking Americans and the half-hearted British, de Gaulle can understand why southern Africa stands still, because Rock wants to consider the interests of his allies, although this will delay the time for French unification.

Just delayed, not forever.

What De Gaulle cared about was Rock's attitude.

Since Roque can take into account the interests of the United Kingdom, Roque will also take into account the interests of France. As long as Roque can be leveled, de Gaulle can accept it.

Darlan's assassination is a tragedy, but also an opportunity.

On the way to the Palace of Justice, Roque did not take the same car as De Gaulle and Renard.

This is normal, de Gaulle and Leonard don't care about avoiding being bombed by someone. Compared with Algiers, Pretoria is still very safe.

"Locke agreed to give us more assistance, from aircraft carriers to carrier-based aircraft, as long as we need it, we can even produce it ourselves." Reynard Cape was in high spirits, and actually felt a little grateful for Darlan.

Good man, he devoted himself to the French navy while he was alive, and could contribute the last wave of influence after his death. If all French people can do this, why worry about France not being able to rejuvenate.

"Reynard, we don't want aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. What we really need is a strong army." De Gaulle has his own decision. Does France really need a navy?

This is obviously a false proposition. During the process of Germany's conquest of France, the navy that France spent a lot of money on built did not help at all, and it completely became an existing fleet.

Unlike the United Kingdom, France is completely threatened by land. If France had a strong army like southern Africa before the war, the situation might improve.

It's just improving.

France's problem is not only the differences between the army and navy, but more importantly, the philosophy.

In the two world wars, Germany broke through the French defense line through the part of the border between France and neighboring countries. The first world war can be said to be an accident, and the second world war repeated the same mistakes. It can only show that the French politicians and generals are even more blind.

The Maginot Line is still very solid, and the Germans can only choose to bypass the Maginot Line to avoid frontal attacks on the Maginot Line.

If France had covered the French-Belgian border when it built the Maginot Line, France's security would have been more secure.

It’s too late to say this now. When France built the Maginot Line, Charles de Gaulle was still the battalion commander of Treve.

"Andre, the current situation in France does not allow us to have an equally powerful army while building a strong navy." Renard Capet understands the situation in France, and the army is not cheaper than the navy.

The current army is no longer the era of one-man-one-gun tactics.

In the mechanized troops formed in southern Africa, a division has hundreds of tanks and thousands of cars. When the troops move, everyone is in the car. Individual weapons have advanced to the era of automatic and semi-automatic, and the consumption of ammunition is not the same as before.

Even if the cost of weapons and equipment in southern Africa is low, the cost of building an armored division is about the same as building a battleship.

Southern Africa has so far had 21 armored divisions.

There is no one in Free France, and the troops with the most automated weapons and equipment have only realized motorization.

This is not bad, many field troops of the German army are still mules.

"Then give up the navy and keep only the most basic deterrent force. The two 'Richelieus' can fully undertake this task." De Gaulle was decisive.

This decision is wise. In the future, the ocean does not belong to France, or even to the former sun never sets, but to the two countries of southern Africa and the United States. France only needs to retain a certain deterrent power.

This deterrence is for countries other than southern Africa and the United States. With the strength of France, it is impossible to pose a threat to southern Africa and the United States, so what is the deterrence?

(End of this chapter)