Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1236 The Last Supper
In addition to the plundering of artworks, he also generously distributed a large number of bonuses to his subordinates.These bonuses are rewards to his subordinates.A large number of Chinese soldiers carrying French francs began to wander the streets of Paris.When these soldiers faced the dazzling array of goods in the merchandise window with a large amount of cash, a crazy big purchase began.They rushed to all the shops that were still open, frantically purchasing what they needed, including perfume, cosmetics, clothes, socks and hats, while other soldiers rushed to the opera house and cinema to watch the world-famous Parisian movies and opera.

The most exaggerated ones are the purchasing groups of relatives and friends of senior military officers, perhaps for the sake of currying favor or showing off.In short, I personally went out and organized a group of wives of senior military officers. Almost all wives and young ladies above the general level were invited.The men were flown to Paris on a chartered plane escorted by fighter jets.

As soon as these ladies arrived in Paris, they started working immediately. It can be said that women's interest in shopping is far higher than their interest in other things.Especially in the face of so many commodities and enough money, this kind of hysterical behavior is even more obvious.Under the gracious leadership of the French tour guide, they swept across the large and small department stores and cosmetics stores throughout the city of Paris like locusts.

After a while, large and small packages appeared in the hands of orderlies and bodyguards following these ladies, including: perfumes, furs, cosmetics, leather bags, hats and women.The sheer number left everyone speechless.

In the end, a large number of trucks and nearly a company of soldiers had to be dispatched to pack and transport these things away.Of course, this move was also criticized by most people.They agreed that the guy was messing around.However, Guan Xuqing, who was in Beijing, did not criticize this incident, he just sent a telegram to remind him to pay more attention to the safety of these ladies.

"Please bring me another glass of champagne!" whispered to the French waiter standing aside, and soon the flat crystal glass was gradually filled with this golden liquid.

"Hehe! Jieshi, you will get drunk if you drink too much!" Soong Meiling who was sitting opposite smiled and looked at her husband, while gently separating a pile of black truffles with a knife.

"I'm happy!" He took the cup, took a sip gracefully, and said, "I'm really happy that you can come here. How is Jingguo?" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and held his wife tightly. arm.

Song Meiling let her husband hold her arm and continued: "Jing Guo is very good, and he can already speak a lot of English words. It's just that you, a father, haven't come to see him, and he probably won't recognize you in the future."

"Hehe! I can't help it, who told me to be busy." Stretched out five fingers and clasped Soong Meiling's wrist tightly. "What did you buy this morning?"

"It's nothing, it's just some portable things." Soong Meiling said lightly, "It's just that I bought a set for 3000 francs!
"Ah! 3000 francs?" Touching his bald head: "Where is it, I want to see."

"Hey!" Soong Meiling quietly got rid of her husband's restless claws, and then gave him an ambiguous look: "It's on me."

While they were making crazy big purchases in the city of Paris, other Chinese troops did not stop.They marched in neat steps through the suburbs of Paris to the south of France, where much land remained unconquered and France had not surrendered.

On the day the Dragon Army entered Paris, France, which had become frightened, decided to go south again and retreat to Bordeaux.Soldiers set fire to several gasoline depots on the outskirts of Tours and again set fire to some important materials.But they did not destroy several important arsenals near Tours and the famous Renault car factory.This has brought unexpected joy to the Chinese, because for them, the latter is far more important than the former.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill realized that French organized resistance had entered its final stages and that the French war chapter was drawing to a close.In the next step, the Chinese will launch an attack on Britain.At this time, neither Churchill nor the other ministers of the British cabinet had any hope that France could win, but in order to make a final effort, he decided to go to France again.

On the 6th and 15th, he took his special plane and came to France again to participate in the last joint meeting of the coalition forces in the French campaign.Before the plane landed, Churchill noticed the change in Tour.The airport had just been bombed by Chinese bombers the day before, and the runway was empty, with no refueling trucks, no ground crew, not even an air controller.

To the disappointment of Churchill and his party, there was no one in the Tours City Hall, where the French office is located.Hungry British people had to drive around the city by themselves, hoping to find some restaurants to fill their stomachs.

After the meal, the British came to Tours City Hall.French Minister of the Interior Mandel is working intensely there. He is already the only person in France who still insists on continuing to fight.Soon, de Gaulle and some people from the party also arrived one after another, and the meeting began.

At the beginning, de Gaulle tentatively proposed to Churchill, if faced with the worst situation, would Britain be able to lift the obligation of "neither party shall negotiate a separate peace" in the alliance signed between France and the United Kingdom on March 3?The reason why de Gaulle said this is obviously the influence of the continuous noise of Gan Molin and Pétain.At the same time, it also shows that De Gaulle's mentality is changing.

After discussing with the entourage, Churchill gave the British answer: "We cannot agree to relieve France of its obligations. However, no matter what happens, we will not and cannot blame France. This is different from agreeing that France will not fulfill its promise. After a pause, Churchill continued: "I think the best way to prevent China from continuing to attack is to persuade Spain, Australia and Canada to join us. I think we should continue to appeal to them and let them join the war." After all, they are still at the same pace as us to some extent." After speaking, Churchill glanced at de Gaulle, and then at the other people present.

"I agree with you!" De Gaulle replied immediately: "But judging from the current situation, they will not help us much. In my opinion, it is impossible for these countries to declare war on China. Let’s declare war.” After speaking, De Gaulle shook his head: “Take our France as an example, this battle will end sooner or later. Those countries see it very clearly, so they will not be so stupid as to jump into the fire pit! "Speaking of which, de Gaulle looked up at Churchill. Obviously, this guy's face was very gloomy.He continued to say lightly: "Of course, although we will continue to fight, at least we will continue to fight until the battle is over."

"Hey!" Churchill stood up abruptly when he heard what de Gaulle said.Although he hadn't wanted to say this so far, he couldn't help it anymore when he heard de Gaulle's words.Because he has already heard the meaning of this sentence clearly.That is, France is ready to surrender, ready to abandon Britain and surrender.

"When will you cease fighting with the Chinese?" Churchill said loudly, his arms began to swing wildly: "How much time do we have before you force an armistice? One day? One week? Ten days? Or more?" After a pause, he pointed to de Gaulle's nose and continued: "Here, I would like to warn you that once France ceases war alone, the British blockade of Europe will inevitably affect all French ports, including the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, so I invite you You think about it. At that time, there may be some conflicts, and then we will regard your army as an enemy, and if your army acts hostile to us, then we will be in a state of war."

"Ha ha!" Hearing Churchill's threat, de Gaulle laughed: "War? We have already lost. I don't care about one more enemy. If this is really the case, I have nothing to say." After finishing speaking, he sighed heavily He breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "I'm not afraid to tell you that my political life has come to an end, and I'm expected to be kicked out in two days. At that time, whether or not your UK will declare war with France, it's up to me how to declare war. "After he finished speaking, he sighed heavily.

De Gaulle's words were obviously beyond the other party's expectations.As a result, the negotiations reached a stalemate. This deadlock lasted for more than an hour. By 1:5 in the afternoon, the meeting still had not made any progress.In the end, the two sides only agreed that even if France withdraws from the war, British soldiers in the French area will still be able to move freely. At that time, the French will guarantee their personal safety and send them out of France when necessary.

After the talks, de Gaulle persuaded Churchill to attend the French cabinet meeting held in Cange Castle, but Churchill coldly rejected him.Because he didn't want to face so many capitulationists.He left France on June 6 on his own plane.For him, this is also the last stay in France.

Saturday, June 6, at 20 o'clock sharp.The first cabinet meeting in Bordeaux was held on time.The meeting had not been held for long, and a violent quarrel broke out between the leader and the Allied Commander-in-Chief.In view of the fact that the French army had been defeated, de Gaulle asked Gamelin to learn from the precedent of the Netherlands, that is, the army alone ceased war with China, and France would move to North Africa and lead the navy and air force to continue fighting.

(End of this chapter)