Chapter 155 "European Army"

"At least so far, the British are doing pretty well." Charles de Gaulle was unwilling to stand and talk to others because of his height, in order to show respect for others. He sat down immediately after drinking a saliva, "I hope the British People can also understand the current situation, at least the current decision-making is the same as my thinking, France’s short-term threat is Germany, and the long-term threat may be the Soviet Union, but this long-term threat may not necessarily be expressed in the form of war.”

"I'm afraid that the British today, because of Chamberlain's mistakes, have turned to the other side, over-exaggerated the threat of the Soviet Union, become neurotic, and surrendered the interests of Europe. The Soviet Union is certainly a threat, but the Americans The same is unbelievable, for example, in Vietnam before, the Americans gave our surrendered rights to the Chinese."

After listening to de Gaulle's words, Georges Pidur nodded, expressing his agreement with de Gaulle's thoughts, "Whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, the threat to our colonies is the same. In the short term, the Soviet Union cannot project its power overseas, but the United States Humans have this ability, and the British made a correct judgment at the critical moment this time."

"The key is what role Germany plays in it." Charles de Gaulle opened his mouth, and he has no good way to deal with Germany. "People have to admit that the possibility of Germany joining the Soviet Union is not completely impossible. , but so slight that from a practical point of view it is not necessary to consider it. This is above all because of the long history of the contemptuous hatred which separated the Germans from the Slavs, and the nationalities between the Germans and the Anglo-American The kinship, and the genuine, though not always reciprocated, sympathy of the Germans for the British, indicated that Anglo-American sympathy favored Germany."

"Beyond this, the visible signs of British strength and affluence, through the treatment of prisoners of war and the conduct of the occupying forces, etc., also set them apart in the minds of the Germans across the English Channel. The cross-border admiration that my distant relatives have always cherished has been greatly deepened."

"George, if Germany is eventually Sovietized, we can conclude that France cannot survive in this situation and will definitely become the next after Germany. So we also hope that Germany can stand up to the Soviet Union and become an outpost to protect Europe , but the Germans are distant relatives with Britain and the United States, and they have hatred against us. This problem is too difficult to solve.”

When it comes to how to get along with Germany, Charles de Gaulle is full of sighs in his heart. Most of the opinions in the French provisional government are to retaliate against Germany. Even de Gaulle is unwilling to oppose it, which will make him isolated.

However, the consequences of retaliating against Germany may lead Germany to the Soviets, although this possibility is not great. Another possibility is that the United Kingdom and the United States will exclude France's influence in the German-occupied area, but this possibility is very high.

No matter which result emerges, it will be unfavorable to the long-term development of France. Britain and Germany have a sense of closeness in national sentiment. It is still too difficult for France to compete for influence in the face of this closeness.

So de Gaulle has been trying to speak for Italy,

Anyway, Italy is also part of Latin civilization. For this reason, France did not firmly oppose when Britain proposed to allow Spain to join the Brussels Conference.

Italy and Spain are both allies of France to maintain its influence. Of course, France can only do so now. Poland in the Middle Ages has proved that it is not a good idea to repeatedly jump between two powerful enemies.

Between Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, if France alone wants to go its own way, it must be Poland's fate.

But fortunately, the UK seems to be more sincere now. From firmly supporting France to become a permanent member of the Security Council, to fighting for the right of France to station troops in Germany, the current UK is still relatively credible.

While the leaders of the French interim government and the foreign minister were negotiating, the soft and hard measures against Spain continued.

If someone interviewed Alan Wilson, who devoted himself to the British Empire in 1945, but could only look at the United States and the Soviet Union, would it be a hellish task?

Alan Wilson will definitely deny it in his heart, it is better than serving France in 1945. At least on the colonial issue, although France's internal political situation is unstable and it will step down at any time, it is still the same on the colonial issue.

What is really at a loss is Britain, which seems to have a stable political situation. If Alan Wilson is a Frenchman, he will be truly desperate, because this pig teammate in Britain is completely untrustworthy.

When Churchill came to power for the second time, he still felt that Britain had the strength to play the three-ring diplomacy and become the link between the Commonwealth, the United States and the Soviet Union. At that time, even British India had been independent for several years. Churchill also believed that Britain had the strength to be the mainland A balanced balancer.

When Churchill's successor, Eden, was prime minister, the Suez Canal War failed. France finally understood that Britain was unreliable.

At that time, it was too late for Britain to take the initiative. France had repeatedly rejected Britain's accession to the European Community.

In 1945, the conditions of the UK were actually much better than that of France. As long as they were willing to put down face, it would be easy to establish a European Community with a dual core of Britain and France. A French-supplemented EC is predictable.

Alan Wilson, who together with Nino Bertrand threatened the Spanish representative with words and force, launched a lure offensive after the French showed a tough attitude, saying that Europe still welcomes Spain to make contributions.

"I must report the situation here to General Franco truthfully." Inspired by the glory of the two colonial empires, Manuel Martin was very grateful to Britain and France regardless of the past.

"For Spain, this is an opportunity to re-enter the international community." Alan Wilson said slowly, "Of course, the premise is that Spain will make strong compensation for the previous damage to Europe. At this time, the opportunity has come I hope Spain can seize this opportunity, otherwise, the goodwill of Britain and France will be wasted."

At any rate, Britain and France are now big countries with global influence. In the eyes of the rest of the world, they are very tyrannical, if not equal to the United States and the Soviet Union.

Obviously, in front of Spain, it is still very face-saving for the ancestors to be wider than Britain and France whose underwear has not been pulled out.

Manuel Martin even felt a heavy responsibility in his heart. Whether Spain can break through the diplomatic dilemma of complete isolation, this hope falls on himself.

I don’t care about the Spanish representative who has a lot of inner drama. After the effect, Alan Wilson and Nino Bertrand left the residence of the Spanish delegation directly, moving his stiff arms. Recently, he did work at full power. Also a little tired.

To show hypocrisy in public meetings, and to show the arrogance of old-fashioned imperialism through secret operations, not everyone can do double-faced, especially with the French representative next to him, which consumed the most saliva.

"Alan, are you a little tired?" Nino Bertrand asked with concern, "Actually, at the beginning of the meeting, I still had some doubts about you, but you changed my mind."

"Do I know Mr. Nino?" Alan Wilson asked puzzledly. People can't be biased, right? The two sides don't know each other, so why do the French have doubts about themselves when they come up? Just because you're British?

"Um, it's nothing." Nino Bertrand hesitated to speak, and wanted to ask, have you ever stood up and talked impassionedly on the streets of Paris without pain in your back, and even appeared in a local British newspaper?

It can be imagined that this is not a glorious thing after all, Nino Bertrand still did not ask, he could only say, "You are different from ordinary British diplomats, and you seem to be very enthusiastic about your current job."

"Of course, I'm a European." Alan Wilson stood upright and said proudly, "But it is true that many people in China have doubts about Britain's initiative to intervene in Europe, which violates tradition."

Tradition? Nino Bertrand's face changed. It can be said that France is the biggest victim of Britain's European tradition. A long illness has become a good doctor, and France is the country with the most thorough understanding of Britain's diplomatic philosophy.

"So it's the European faction!" Nino Bertrand's tone was more perfunctory, but Alan Wilson couldn't hear it because of his French accent. "I don't know what Alan thinks about a united Europe."

"The greatest bond of unity is the colonies!" Alan Wilson looked at the representatives of the Netherlands and Portugal far away, and lowered his voice. "In fact, we can use Spain as a breakthrough point to form a joint foreign legion, the European Foreign Legion."

"This is London's idea." Nino Bertrand's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know how many supporters there are in London?" :(/

"Oh, my friend, this is the idea of ​​the French." Alan Wilson shirked responsibility without a trace, "How can there be such a whimsical idea among the British. If someone brings it up, they will be laughed at. But if If the French make this suggestion, it must be taken seriously, because this is a diplomatic issue and must be taken seriously."

Nino Bertrand stood by Yun Ai for a moment, savoring Alan Wilson's words carefully, and finally said with a smile, "Actually, France has always had similar ideas, and has always wanted to bring them up at this meeting."

"Oh, is that so? It seems that the British Empire must seriously consider this issue." Alan Wilson moved his stiff neck with surprise, "Go and talk to the Belgians, it is probably much easier to deal with than Spain .”