Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1231 The Undefended City of Paris
Compared with the increasingly chaotic French army, the progress of the Dragon Army seemed easier and easier. On June 6, the 12st Mechanized Corps defeated the last French counterattack.Since then, the main resistance of Chen Jitang's armored group has only been conflicting orders from superiors.The orders Chen Jitang received during these three days can be described as varied.Some asked to go south, some asked to go east, and some asked to go south first and then east. Therefore, Chen Jitang could only follow this dizzy order.His method is very simple, first use a mechanized army to the southeast, then a mechanized army to the east, and finally personally lead the 41th mechanized army to advance south along the Marne River.

By the 13th the ministry had reached Saint-Dizier.There they captured a large number of French troops.These prisoners were from the [-]rd Armored Division, the [-]rd North African Division and the [-]th Colonial Division.For these captives, the continuous fighting and escaping has made them exhausted one by one.The logistical cutoff also left most of them starving.At this point, being captured by the Chinese has become a relief.

The Dragon Army in other directions is also making rapid progress. The 41st Mechanized Army in the east is near Le Dick, and Du Yuming's Lightning Army is making faster progress.As the French army retreated across the board, the commander who advocated blitzkrieg finally found the pleasure of beating the dog in the water.In front of the armored forces under his command, the French army was almost defeated.The Chinese tanks drove straight in, and they didn't even bother to pay attention to the scattered French army on the roadside, but left these people to be captured by the following infantry.The force reached the Seine northwest of Troyes.Less than 100 miles from Paris.

At this time, the only army that didn't make much action was the army.On the 11th this force reached the forest of Dewisay, only 10 kilometers from Paris.Just when he was about to move on, an order from the Supreme Command interrupted them.In the telegram, the Supreme Command asked the bold commander to go slower this time, and then slower, for the simple reason that conquering the capital of France is a great honor for everyone.In this matter, the superior must balance.In addition to the commander, there must be a highly respected general of the dragon army, so as to achieve a complete balance.As a result, the troops who could only order stood still.An attack on Paris is prohibited until the follow-up main force arrives.At the same time, in order to protect the buildings in Paris and maintain the civilization of the soldiers of the Dragon Army, the superiors also prohibited the erection of cannons and air raids on Paris.

So, starting from the overall situation, he quickly issued an order, and the six divisions in his hands began to line up slowly along both sides of the Seine River, surrounding Paris.

On June 6, a telegram was sent to the French defenders in Paris in the name of the Huben Army Command.In the telegram, it was stated that a liaison officer with a white flag would be sent to discuss the takeover of Paris.At the end of the telegram, he threatened nakedly: "For the sake of the 14 million citizens of Paris, I think you should accept our conditions. I don't want the tragic scene of World War II to repeat itself over the beautiful Paris."

However, since they could not find the radio call sign of the other party's station, the Chinese signal soldiers had to send the telegram to the police station in Paris and asked them to forward it on their behalf.

General Henri Fernand Danz, commander of the Paris region who was ordered to stay in Paris, fell into deep contemplation after seeing this telegram.After a while, he raised his head and looked at Vuldanov, the head of the Paris Police Headquarters, who had sent a telegram. "Do you think what is said in the telegram is true? They will really attack Paris?" Having said that, Danz flicked the narrow telegraph with his hands vigorously.

Vuldanov took the telegram handed over by the other party, looked at it carefully, and then said in a low voice: "I personally think that the other party is not joking. They are very likely to be serious!"

After a pause, Vuldanov continued: "What's more, I heard that the moody man. He led the Dragon Army and directed the Nagasaki massacre a few years ago. If we don't deal with it carefully, the other party may be killed at any time." It will go crazy. At that time, not only us, but also Paris will be completely destroyed by the other party. Therefore, we must be cautious and cautious about this matter."

After listening to the other party's words, Danz raised his head: "So you think we should give up Paris? But we haven't received any orders! If we just give up Paris like this, I may be sent to a military court by my own people .” After speaking, Danz spread out his hands, looking rather helpless.

"No! No, no!" Vuldanov waved his hand immediately: "General, things are not as bad as you imagined. In my opinion, the other party is just making a trial. Because they should have rushed into the Paris, but until now they just surrounded it from all sides and did not attack. So, I think they may be waiting for something. Maybe waiting for us to surrender so that they can take the city without breaking a sweat. Maybe they are Waiting for orders from superiors. Even they are still waiting for super weapons for siege. In short, we still have time. , and don’t agree to the other party quickly, just drag it there. For the rest, we should seize the time to communicate with the headquarters. At least we need to know the meaning of the headquarters, whether to defend or give up Paris. For us, It’s not us who ultimately make the decision, it’s the head office, so pushing things to head office is the best thing to do at the moment.”

Danz immediately made the following decision. First of all, he replied to the Chinese, and he fully agreed to the request of sending military envoys, etc., but he did not promise whether to hand over Paris, nor did he say when he would withdraw from Paris. He just replied It is said that everything involved in the peace talks is for the safety of the people of Paris.In addition, he also sent two copies of the other party's telegram to Gan Molin and his boss, General George, hoping that the two generals could give him a clear answer, whether to surrender or give up.

"These French people! It's really romantic!" Seeing Danzi's eloquent reply, he couldn't help shaking his head slightly.Although the Frenchman rejected his proposal very tactfully, the current situation has satisfied him.In front of him, the French Seventh Army was fighting and retreating. Under the leadership of Commander Georges, they gradually withdrew from the originally heavily fortified front.Most of their troops did not enter Paris, but went directly to the Browneye Forest south of Paris.The biggest problem for him and his Sixth Army moving forward was purely in the speed of delivery vehicles and logistical supplies.In addition, the tide of refugees is also a problem that affects the continued advancement of the Dragon Army.

At the same time, another army group of the Dragon Army, the No.18 Army, also rushed to the vicinity of Paris, and their forward was only 20 miles away from Nordenz, north of Paris.The distance between Nordenz and Paris is less than 40 kilometers.So now I am completely relieved.With so many troops, it is impossible for the enemy to make any big waves.

"What's the matter? Is it because the French are unwilling to surrender?" Zhang Zuolin asked while smoking a pipe.

"Of course!" Handed the telegram full of words to the other party: "The French disagree. They think that although they are in a disadvantaged position, as the capital of a country, if they surrender without a fight, they will greatly degrade themselves. Moreover, they also warned us not to enter Paris without their permission. Otherwise, the dragon army entering will be stubbornly resisted by the Paris defenders."

"Oh? So they don't agree?" After hastily reading the telegram, Zhang Zuolin said subconsciously: "What are you going to do? Do you want to let the bombers of the Air Force go out first? Or use the super-large-caliber heavy artillery to test the power. ? Or send armored troops directly into Paris"

"Hehe! Mr. Zhang, why do I feel that you are more anxious than I am?" Seeing this wise general keep giving advice to this junior, he said with a smile, "I don't want to launch an attack easily, because there is Eiffel there. If things like the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame de Paris, and the Louvre are accidentally hit by our bombs, our losses will be great. The emperor is very concerned about these buildings and the artworks stored in them. "

After a slight pause, he continued: "Actually, what interests me is this telegram." After speaking, he took out a telegram and handed it to Zhang Zuolin as if by magic. "The content written on it is completely different from the first one, which makes it difficult for me to figure out, what are these French people trying to do?"

"Oh?" Zhang Zuolin took the telegram suspiciously, glanced at it, "strange, really strange. At first you rejected your proposal, but now you allow us to send military envoys to negotiate. What the hell are these French doing?" , He suddenly slapped his thigh: "I see, these people want to delay time. They are afraid that they will be punished if they lose Paris for no reason, so they put all the responsibility on us. The purpose of negotiating with us is to delay our attack Date." At this point he raised his head: "If this is the case, things will be a little difficult. Jieshi, we are all soldiers, and I really can't think of a way to deal with this political trick. You'd better Communicate with the country and let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs make a final judgment."

"Hmm! This! The action seems a bit too big, right?" Slowly said: "In my opinion, the French should surrender soon. I think what we need to do is to let the soldiers put on the helmets, rifles and leather shoes Polish up. All get new clothes. Tanks and trucks should be spray painted, painted should be painted, and then go to Paris in full order to be welcomed by the citizens of France!"

(End of this chapter)