Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2493

The night before Roque left London, Winston came to Roque, emphasizing the Russian threat once again.

Compared with his time in St. Petersburg, Winston's attitude is more radical now. He proposes to provoke a war with Russia immediately after defeating Germany.

Rock was very surprised. He didn't expect that after witnessing the military parade in St. Petersburg, Winston still had the courage to fight Russia.

Winston's fear also came from that military parade.

"When hundreds of tanks came together, I really felt the fear brought by Russia - every day in St. Petersburg, I spent in panic, sleepless nights, several times I dreamed of The Russians have crossed the English Channel." Winston came to Roque to complain, and his plan certainly could not find supporters in the UK.

But that doesn't mean Winston can't do it.

If Winston wanted to, he could tie the British Empire to the chariot, even including southern Africa.

Southern Africa has an agreement with the United Kingdom. Once the United Kingdom is in a state of war, Southern Africa will declare war on the other side, and vice versa.

Winston doesn't have a chance now, but in the future, when the British army and the Russian army join forces, in case the gun goes off—

Things are impermanent.

"We still have a chance now, before the Russians have mastered the atomic bomb." Winston has been driven crazy by the Russians.

"Winston, you have been under too much pressure in recent years, and you need to take a good rest." Rock didn't want to fight a nuclear war with the Russians, and most likely he wouldn't win.

The size of Russia is too large. Any army that goes deep into Russia must take into account Russia's winter and long supply lines.

Think about when the Russo-German War first broke out, the Russians were almost cornered by the Germans. At that time, except Roque, no one believed that Russia could persist.

So Russia that persisted was reborn from Nirvana.

If the former Russia was evil.

So now Russia is powerful and evil.

Winston's proposal sounds like it has a great chance of winning, but it may not be. The production speed of the atomic bomb is very slow, Russia is too large, and there are many internal conflicts in the Allied Forces. Maybe after two years, Russia suddenly has dropped the atomic bomb.

This certainly has nothing to do with America.

So Rock refused very simply.

"Lock, if we don't act decisively now, there will be endless troubles." Winston was very disappointed, his plan required Rock's full cooperation.

Otherwise, even if the British army misfired with the Russians, Southern Africa is fully capable of putting out the fire.

"Winston, give up your hostility to Russia. Your proposal will not get any support. People, including the British, are tired of war." Rock followed public opinion, and not only the British, but also the people of southern Africa called Peace.

Even if there are not 1000 million soldiers in southern Africa, there must be 800 million. If you count the people who served in the war, there will be even more. Not to mention, the families of these soldiers must hope that the war will end as soon as possible.

"If the threat from Russia is not removed, our world will be destroyed by the Russians sooner or later!" Winston was stubborn, but he seemed to be saying the opposite. The threat to the world from the Onsa people was far greater than that of Russia.

Rock did not entangle Winston on this issue. He left London by plane early the next morning and flew directly to Cyprus.

De Gaulle and Arthur greet Rock at the airport.

De Gaulle now needs Roque's help very much. He originally invited Roque to Paris, but Barton strongly opposed it.

Paris is not safe right now.

De Gaulle himself did not want to go to London, so he chose to meet in Cyprus as a compromise.

"Is there any problem in Paris now? Pétain shouldn't be able to pose a threat to you, right?" Rock felt that even if De Gaulle couldn't cover the sky with one hand in France, the situation shouldn't get out of control.

Free France was founded by Charles de Gaulle alone. As long as the Free French army is still loyal to Charles de Gaulle, Roque does not think anyone can threaten Charles de Gaulle's position.

The problem lies with the Free French Army.

What do the politicians in Paris say, let them fight, they are all laymen, but they are experts in dealing with their own people.

Looking at the average time the French prime minister has been in office, one can see how serious the conflict of interests in France is.

The key point is that the French never learn the lesson. Even if a person does not perform well in the position of prime minister, he still has the opportunity to serve as prime minister. For example, Aristide Briand, this man has served as French prime minister for 11 times. It's like a hotel to him.

For other countries, such as the United Kingdom, it is very difficult to return to No. [-] Downing Street after being kicked out of the prime minister's position, unless it is a special historical moment such as the two world wars.

The French were able to give Briand 11 chances to prove themselves, which shows how tolerant the French are.

And, what a joke.

Back to the Free French Army.

Like the famous French army in French history, the Free French Army quickly degenerated after returning to the French mainland, and the speed was so fast that people were caught off guard.

Most of the soldiers of the Free French Army were colonial servants, and one of their main purposes of joining the army was to become a real Frenchman.

After de Gaulle returned to Paris, the first order he signed was to give all soldiers of the Free French Army a true French identity and fulfill his promise.

Then something happened that caught de Gaulle off guard.

After becoming real French, most of the soldiers of the Free French Army lost their motivation to fight. They got lost in the glitz and prosperity of Paris, drinking, having fun, gambling, stealing when they had no money, and even robbing. The generals of the army were bought by the veterans in Paris, and even publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with de Gaulle.

Some time ago, Rear Admiral Marjorie of the Navy publicly stated at a dinner held by the Ministry of Finance that Charles de Gaulle's handling of the East Asian colonies was not appropriate and that the East Asian colonies should be taken back.

De Gaulle was still very decisive, and the next day he dismissed Major General Marjorie and transferred Marjorie to North Africa.

Due to de Gaulle's timely handling, this incident did not cause much impact.

But this is a very dangerous signal.

If de Gaulle lost the support of the military, he would definitely not be able to do the old French politicians.

"Didn't you dissolve the Congress?" Rock was curious. Under normal circumstances, De Gaulle should gather power as soon as he returned to Paris.

"My lord, France is a democratic country—" de Gaulle couldn't say it.

The meaning of this statement is not to imply that southern Africa is undemocratic, but that the situation in France is rather special.

The leaders of Free France are all paratroopers for the current France. Their foundation is not deep enough, and their influence on France is incomparable with the old politicians.

When in North Africa, de Gaulle could decide with one word on the personnel rights of Free France.

When you arrive in France, you have to rely on public opinion. Veteran politicians can't fight wars, and they can blow their bullshit to the sky in order to win votes.

So now French public opinion is very unfavorable to de Gaulle.

Roquelao is upset because the person who poses the greatest threat to de Gaulle is none other than Ada's brother Leonard Capet.

Renard Capet was already extremely influential in France, and he was eligible to run for Prime Minister of France before the outbreak of the World War.

Paris was foreign to Charles de Gaulle.

It was like duck to water for Leonard Capet.

After Pétain went to Germany, panicked veterans quickly gathered around Leonard Capet, and de Gaulle's election prospects were greatly affected.

Moreover, Leonard Capet's reputation in Free France was not much lower than that of de Gaulle.

"To what extent have you liquidated the war criminals?" Rock hated iron and iron, and those veterans in Paris could all be thrown into prison in the name of liquidation.

If it were Rock, those people would be easily ruined, not to mention cheating.

"This work is not going well—" De Gaulle frowned, he lacks political experience now.

You can't blame others, you deserve it!

In the Vichy government, who should be liquidated most?
Obviously Pétain.

But in order to sing a double reed with Petain, de Gaulle actually issued an amnesty to Petain, so how can he liquidate other war criminals.

While Pétain was tried in absentia, Laval, the Vichy French foreign minister, was also tried.

Laval was arrested while fleeing France.

In the Vichy government, Laval served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Intelligence at the same time. He was loyal to Mustache and tried his best to collect materials to support the German military operations.

Last year, Laval also enacted the "Volunteer Labor Service Law", which drove a large number of French migrant workers to Germany to serve in labor.

With the lessons learned from Petain, Laval denied everything during the trial, describing his behavior as a curve to save the country. For all the evidence against him, such as the "Volunteer Labor Service Law", Laval insisted that he was obtained According to Pétain's instructions, Pétain ordered Laval to do everything that harmed France.

This is embarrassing.

Now that Petain has been pardoned, Laval is naturally eligible for amnesty.

But in fact, everyone knows that Pétain was dismissed early in Vichy France, and the person who dismissed Petain was Laval.

Pétain is still in France and cannot appear in court to defend himself.

The court did not pronounce the verdict on the spot, and it is estimated that the judge was also quite embarrassed.

"Joseph, if you want to build a brand new France, then you must have the determination to break it and build it later." Roque couldn't say too much, this is interfering in France's internal affairs.

De Gaulle fell into a long silence, and his heart was at war with heaven and man.

De Gaulle did not have the determination to break through and build up, hoping to complete the reconstruction of France in a relatively relaxed manner.

Now the problem is not only with the Free French Army, because after de Gaulle returned to Paris, the lives of the workers who had gone on strike in Paris did not improve immediately, so the workers in Paris also began to be dissatisfied with de Gaulle.

This is very bad. The army is not satisfied with de Gaulle, the Congress is not satisfied with de Gaulle, and now even the workers are beginning to be dissatisfied with de Gaulle. No matter how you look at it, it is a dead end.

"If I were you, I would hold a general election right away and leave the fate of France to all French people to decide, so that no matter those who are satisfied with you or not, they will have to accept the result of their choice." Arthur actively helped out The idea, the meaning in the words is to make de Gaulle mess up.

In terms of attitude towards de Gaulle, the French are too forward-looking and not backward. Before de Gaulle really gained power, he was about to be abandoned by the French.

Looking at it this way, these old friends of Rock seem to be quite dangerous.

De Gaulle was in a huge vortex.

Winston's appeals to contain Russia were met with no response.

Roosevelt, who was originally the most stable in the election, was shaken, which fully demonstrated people's attitudes.

Since this group of people can't do it, why not try another person.

"No, at any time, I will put the interests of France first." De Gaulle's attitude remained firm.

"Politics is about strategy. Stopping and resting properly is to move forward more powerfully." Arthur inadvertently dug a hole for de Gaulle and France.

This statement sounds reasonable.

In fact, it is completely unfeasible. Once France misses this opportunity, it will return to the previous path. Even if the French learn from the pain and choose de Gaulle back, de Gaulle will not be able to face the counterattack of the entire ruling class.

De Gaulle was distraught, he needed time to sort out the words of Rock and Arthur.

Rock's words are easy to understand.

You have to think carefully about Arthur's words.

De Gaulle knew that Leonard Capet was Arthur's uncle.

After seeing off De Gaulle, Rock and Arthur had to talk about business first.

"We must pay attention to the threat of Russia. Russia will not give up the access to the Black Sea, and we must work hard to limit Russia's influence outside the Mediterranean Sea." It is impossible for Rock to stay in Cyprus all the time, and Arthur is still responsible for this job.

"As long as I'm here, the Russians will never rush out of the Black Sea." Arthur had a correct attitude towards Rock, and he was impatient to dare to dig a hole for Rock.

"It is also necessary to strengthen the control of the Persian Gulf. If there is a chance, we must weaken Britain's influence on the Suez Canal. Don't worry about Italy and France. They will never recover from the fall." Rock has high hopes for Arthur, so many tasks are dropped. , Arthur will not even think about leaving Cyprus for the next 20 years.

"We can secretly support the Egyptians. The Egyptians must be very interested in taking back the canal." When Arthur was serious, his brain was still very reliable.

"It's best to get the French and Italians to do this kind of thing together." Just now, Roque asserted that France and Italy were in a state of collapse, and at this time he looked up to them again.

This is the parents.

Arthur and de Gaulle are not even plastic friends.

Between de Gaulle and Renard Capet, Arthur definitely preferred Renard.

Before De Gaulle left Cyprus, Leonard Capet hurried over by plane, and they all wanted Rock's support.

"Joseph is an upright man, and no one can doubt Joseph's love for France—" Leonard gave de Gaulle a high evaluation, but the higher the evaluation, the greater the next turning point: "—Joseph's biggest problem is Inexperienced, he lacks the experience to lead a large country, especially one as complex as France."

Inexperience is a problem, but it can be made up for through learning.

(End of this chapter)