Chapter 953 This Is Very Jacobin

"Commander Henry must be on our side." These generals immediately made it clear that they wanted General Henry Lorieux, commander of the French army in Algeria, to express a clear attitude towards the Paris government on their behalf.

More than a dozen generals got up and rushed to the headquarters together in a car. However, at the gate of the headquarters, a car stopped right at the gate. A man in civilian clothes looked at the team with the same surprise, but then he smiled.

This man is not the commander in Algeria, but his former position is no worse than these generals. He is Navarre, the former commander of the French and Vietnamese troops who lives in Libya. After the defeat in Vietnam, he has left the military and is in the Kingdom of Libya and the Mountbatten Group. Served in the Libyan oil project co-led by Total Group.

Although the Total Group is a French oil company, General Navarre is the representative of the Mountbatten Group.

Apparently, someone among the generals in this area knew Navarre and asked, "Navarre? Why are you here?"

"Jones, judging from what you said, I was also the commander-in-chief of the Vietnam Army." General Navarre said with a smile on his face, "When I was defeated in Vietnam and left the military, I represented Britain and France in Libya. The two countries work in companies in the oil field, and you also know that didn’t the Mountbatten Group sell Algerian oil to France?”

"History is like a reincarnation. I didn't expect that a few years later, you would also face the same difficulties I faced."

The expressions of some generals were not good-looking. As the commander-in-chief of the French army in Vietnam, Navarre, in a sense, was used as a scapegoat and left the military community. Some people present were also cynicizing at the time.

But after a few years, they were also unable to do anything about some of the things they used to find fault with Navarre.

"I'm not here to quarrel with you. I have already set a time to meet with Commander Henry through an appointment." Navarre raised his wrist and looked at his former colleagues, "The army is a place that pays attention to discipline, but you are committing a crime. It's a big or small mistake, maybe our goals are the same, why don't you let me meet with the commander, after all, I have left the military and can be regarded as an outsider."

"This?" The generals looked at each other, and one of them, Major General Jones, who had just greeted him, asked, "Are you here specifically because of the current situation in the country?"

"You can say yes." Navarre smiled and hesitated, "My current job is still in North Africa. Of course, I hope we can stabilize the situation. I am also French."

Navarre was also the commander-in-chief of a local garrison. There is no level gap between him and Henry, the current commander of the French army in Algeria. If there is a gap, it is only reflected in the number of people under his command.

In the commander's office, Navarre patted the sofa in the office with emotion, "I have to say that the support the French army in Algeria receives is much stronger than what we had at that time."

It was impossible for General Navarre to say that he had no complaints when he came to Algiers. The defeat in Vietnam led to the end of his military career, although he was mentally prepared at the moment he left Vietnam.

But after all, the process of leaving had nothing to do with glory. Some of the excuses were not listened to. And now the Algerian war has been going on for several years. There are several times more French troops than in Vietnam. Didn't the war end?

"Navarre, the area of ​​Algeria is many times that of Vietnam." General Henry heard the resentment and began to explain the differences between the two places and that they cannot be compared in this way.

"But the number of Vietnamese is nearly three times that of Algeria. There are a lot of virgin forests there. What about Algeria? The vast desert and the guerrilla warfare environment are much worse than in Vietnam."

Navarre sighed and said, "At that time, half of the army in my hands was Vietnamese, and the other half was still a colonial army in North Africa. You now have an army of 800,000 people, with the help of Britain in diplomacy. Before that, you had 800,000 troops." The Mediterranean Fleet of the Royal Navy is helping to block external aid, and now there are a lot of domestic conflicts.

This is the result you get. "

"Of course it's easy to accuse. We can't make specific comparisons. I also have my own difficulties." Henry said helplessly, "You just came here specifically to complain about the injustice and complain that I didn't stand in your perspective and report to the government." Explain the problem?”

"Misunderstood, I am French." Navarre shook his head and denied, "Of course I also hope that the French will be better. In fact, you know the attitude of some garrison generals even if I don't tell you. They want to make the military's attitude clear. Newspaper Paris Government.”

"You are no longer a soldier. There must be a reason for you to come here in person." General Henry lit a cigarette, took a puff and asked, "Speak directly, what are you going to do?"

"In fact, in essence, the attitude is the same as that of the generals, but the order of specific actions is different." Navarre chuckled, "Once Algeria is lost, Total Group will suffer heavy losses. Also, some of the killings are very low Effectively, there is no need for cruelty against women and children. After all, wars are fought by men. Just eliminate the resisters and eliminate the men."

Of course, there are also pacifists who support France in Algeria. Together with French immigrants, there are two million people. In recent years, the French army has moved two million people to Algeria and controlled them to cut off the soil for guerrilla warfare.

Navarre said that in fact, France is not far away from victory. The key is that all French people must know it.

"So many bad things have been done. If we don't win the final victory, then the bad things will not be in vain. Once Algeria becomes independent, will we forget our actions?" Navarre looked at General Henry with a smile and said, "When I came here, I Other generals happened to meet me, but I actually knew in my heart that everyone had the same idea."

Algeria is about to undergo great changes. At the Woodpecker Films headquarters building in Paris, the diligent Permanent Under Secretary of the British Foreign Office found an excellent observation point, set up a telescope, and hung a camera. Only now did he discover that he actually had something to do with it. Innate agent potential, especially at times like this.

Hedy Lamarr pushed the door open and saw only a man with a bare buttocks and a messy big bed. She followed the sound of water to the bathroom and saw Ingrid Bergman taking a shower. , couldn't help but said in a sour tone, "Hurry up and use your most fragrant body to please men."

"You scared me." Ingrid Bergman, who was washing her delicate body, rolled her eyes at her partner, "It's like you don't take a shower. You keep saying things like this, you can't even care about cleanliness anymore?"

"Maybe that man likes your taste." Heidi Ramanu said, her eyes sweeping away the burden on the other person, "Push me out to take charge of the company's operations, and sleep with the man here, huh."

"Well, today's parade has started again." Alan Wilson, who took two photos, walked over with a camera hanging, preventing the partners from falling apart.

Hedy Lamarr turned around, but then looked away, "Put your pants on, what does it look like."

"It's not like you haven't seen it before." Alan Wilson muttered and walked over like pants, but of course he didn't succeed.

Don't you have to put on pants? Facing the proactive Hedy Lamarr, Alan Wilson felt relieved when he thought about this wolf-like age. There are no good years, but there are people like him who carry the burden forward for the citizens. .

On the same day, in Algiers, the French National Salvation Committee was announced. This news put the French Fourth Republic, which was already in a confrontation between left and right, in a precarious situation.

"The term National Salvation Committee seems familiar." Alan Wilson, who was hiding in the British Embassy in France during a break between heavy loads, thought hard, as if he had heard this word somewhere.

"During the Jacobin dictatorship, a National Salvation Committee was established." Eiffle, who also came to the embassy, ​​replied. Obviously, this old colleague came to Paris from West Berlin and his professionalism has increased a lot.

The National Salvation Committee does not have a chairman, but its power is very centralized. It adopts a collective responsibility system and has an appropriate internal division of labor.

"I see." The reason Alan Wilson was at the embassy, ​​besides taking a break, was to wait for his wife's telegram.

It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to send the telegram to the embassy, ​​but isn't that an ordinary person? Pamela Mountbatten is not an ordinary person. If it were not for the sanctity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, she could send it to the NATO headquarters.

The last short telegram with only YES was sent from London. Alan Wilson put the telegram away and prepared to use it while going to the toilet. This shows that Navarre already understood what the French army in Algiers was thinking. .

"This is a coup." Pierre Flimland, the twenty-third chairman of the French Council of Ministers after the war, who had just completed his ten-day term, angrily took the news that the Algerian garrison announced the establishment of a National Salvation Committee. cried, "This is the restoration of the Jacobins, the coming of autocracy, and the cause of democracy is in crisis."

The French National Assembly, which used to be bustling with people, was silent at this time, no matter what party members belonged to.

Outside the National Assembly, in the streets of Paris, the red-white duel is still going on. Compared with the anti-war teams organized by the French Communist Party, the parades supporting the war are indeed much more complicated. It is very much like what Capital said, the Pope and the Czar. , Metternich and Guizot, the French radicals and the German police all united.

The gendarmes in Paris had been helpless to deal with such a huge demonstration a few days ago. They could only adopt fourth-level tactics to deal with it. Finally, in a tone like Louis XVI, they reported to the government that nothing happened today.

The marchers did not know that while they were taking to the streets, news of the establishment of the National Salvation Committee had spread throughout the country.

"Essentially, this is a military coup." Secretary-General Sir Ismay explained to the representatives of various countries in the North Atlantic Treaty headquarters building, "However, we still have to see how things develop."