Chapter 894 Winter Is Coming

While the German and French representatives were discussing their first meeting, in the military camp outside Paris, Charles de Gaulle, commander of the armored corps of the Paris garrison, also met Martin, commander-in-chief of the Australasian Expeditionary Force and commander of the 3rd Army of the Army.

"General Martin, what are you doing?" Seeing Martin, commander-in-chief of the Australasian Expeditionary Force, coming over with a dusty face, Charles de Gaulle, who was in a depressed mood, couldn't help but be a little surprised and asked with a puzzled look.

"General de Gaulle, I have heard about the decision of your government." Martin looked at Charles de Gaulle and said straight to the point.

"If the general is here to see our jokes, then you have done it. Goodbye." Speaking of the decision of the French government, Charles de Gaulle's face became even more depressed, and he said angrily.

"Of course not, General de Gaulle." Martin shook his head and said to Charles de Gaulle seriously: "I just want to ask General de Gaulle a question."

"What question?" Hearing that the other party was not here to laugh at himself and France, Charles de Gaulle's face became much better and asked.

"Is General de Gaulle willing to watch France go to ruin?" General Martin asked meaningfully.

"What can I do?" De Gaulle shook his head helplessly and said to Martin with a wry smile: "I am just the commander of the armored army. I can't even influence the Paris garrison, let alone influence the decisions of the military and the government."

"No, now you have the ability." Martin shook his head and looked at de Gaulle with a smile in his eyes.

"Huh?" De Gaulle was stunned for a moment and quickly raised his head to look at Martin.

"General de Gaulle, do you want to become the commander-in-chief of the French army?" Martin continued to smile, but what he said surprised de Gaulle.

"Commander-in-chief of the army? No, it's impossible." De Gaulle shook his head and said in disbelief.

Judging from his current qualifications and status, it is impossible for him to become the commander-in-chief of the army unless he made great contributions in the war.

What's more, there are many generals with older qualifications above him. The commander-in-chief of the army is absolutely impossible for him.

"But what if we and the British help?" Hearing what de Gaulle said, Martin's smile deepened, and he told de Gaulle the truth: "The ignorant French government does not understand what they are doing at all. They are creating an extremely powerful enemy for the whole of Europe.

Compared with the stupid and ignorant French government, we and the British are willing to cooperate with real French people like you, General de Gaulle.

Whether it is for France or for our respective countries, the most important thing at present is to win this damn war."

Hearing what Martin said, de Gaulle swallowed his saliva, but a trace of madness flashed in his eyes.

It is true that if the government and the military are allowed to implement the so-called undefended Paris and engage in capitulationism, I am afraid that the German army will only need a few days to occupy Paris.

Without Paris, France will only be slaughtered by the Germans. Although it is indeed possible to avoid war, for the French, is it really what the French want to survive in exchange for the loss of their country?

"Have the British agreed to help us?" De Gaulle was still a little unbelievable and repeatedly confirmed with Martin.

"Of course. If General de Gaulle doesn't believe it, he can call the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters to confirm the news later.

Please rest assured that we are very sincere. We currently have a common powerful enemy, that is, the German Empire.

The premise of our willingness to help France is that France can continue to join this war as our indispensable ally."

De Gaulle nodded, not surprised by Martin's request.

If Martin said that Australasia and Britain had no demands, then such an action would be really strange.

Only when both parties are sure that they have their own demands and the same goals, such cooperation is close.

"What should I do?" De Gaulle took a deep breath, as if to strengthen his belief, and looked at Martin.

"Wait for our signal, and then lead the army to attack Paris." Martin smiled, but what he said made the originally confident Gaulle's eyes stunned.

"Invade Paris? Doesn't that mean a complete break with the current French government?" De Gaulle was stunned and became a little hesitant.

"When they proposed the plan of leaving Paris undefended, General de Gaulle, you should have understood that the current French government is no longer the French government. They are just a group of cowards who can make any sacrifice for peace.

If you don't want to be a coward, then your only outcome is to break with the current cowardly government.

What France needs now is not a coward, but a real warrior who can make up his mind to save the country.

General de Gaulle, don't you understand the situation yet?" Martin said with a smile.

"Moreover, the plan of leaving Paris undefended proposed by the peace faction just facilitates our actions." Martin said jokingly: "There is no defense around Paris and in the city. If we want, we can control the French government and military high-level officials at any time.

As long as General de Gaulle quickly establishes a temporary military government with our help, the current French government will not be a concern."

De Gaulle nodded again, but soon raised his own question: "If I rely on my armored army alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control the entire French army, right?

Even if Deputy Chief Ron is added, it will be difficult for us to influence all the troops, and the government is likely to counterattack again. "

"Yes, this requires a guy who is very prestigious in the military to suppress them." Martin seemed to have been prepared for it, and proposed a candidate that de Gaulle could not think of: "What do you think of General Wei Gang?"

"Of course, General Wei Gang is definitely the most suitable candidate." De Gaulle nodded, finally having some trust in the plan proposed by Martin.

At least for now, there are no loopholes in the plan proposed by General Martin.

The army can easily break through the current Paris and take control of the current government. With the help of General Wei Gang, controlling the French army will not be a problem.

This also means that this operation is basically foolproof, and France can finally get rid of the poison of those peaceful cowards and regain the glory of France.

"Then when will we take action?" After confirming his participation in this plan, De Gaulle also firmed up his idea. De Gaulle could not wait for this action.

If we don't act early, it will be difficult to implement a coup when the German troops arrive in Paris.

"Wait for our signal, General de Gaulle." Martin smiled, as if the plan was something unimportant: "Letting this negotiation continue for a few more days will also be very helpful for the future provisional military government to control France."

Obviously, a coup also needs a relatively legal reason.

If you want to win this war, the support of all French people is an absolutely crucial factor. To gain the support of all French people, this coup must have a very reasonable excuse.

Of all the excuses, collaboration and treason by the current government is definitely the best. As long as we can get more information about the negotiations between the French government and Germany, and at the same time, based on the various actions of the current French government, we can promote the current French government as a traitor and collaborator, there will be a very good reason for this coup.

More importantly, it would also shift all responsibility for the war to the previous French government. As long as the provisional military government reorganizes its armaments, the French army can face the war with a new look.

A French government that is completely committed to war is obviously more in line with the interests of Britain and Australasia.

Coupled with the efforts of all parties, it is still very possible to delay the war completely in France, or even to the north of Paris.

Of course, although it seems that the French are the ones who have sacrificed the most. But compared to the France whose reputation was ruined in history, perhaps the France of this world will have some gains in reputation.

After all, the joke that Paris could never be conquered before France surrendered was too harmful to France, which was the European hegemon 100 years ago.

On August 5, 1936, the first contact between the French government and the German army broke down.

The French government hoped to retain most of its territory, which was completely impossible for the German army.

After the negotiations broke down, the German troops continued to advance and soon reached the banks of the Maas River.

If they crossed the Meuse River, Paris would most likely be surrounded by German troops.

At such a critical moment, some members of Congress made an even more ridiculous proposal to the French Congress, which was to have all troops withdraw from Paris and relocate to Tours in the south to avoid unnecessary casualties caused by the war.

What is even more ridiculous is that in the vote in Congress, nearly half of the members of Congress voted in favor, facing a quarter of the abstentions and nearly a quarter of the opposition votes, almost occupying an absolute advantage.

On August 6, 1936, at a meeting between the British and French rulers, Prime Minister Churchill made a proposal to French President Albert, saying that after the French army was defeated, France should enter guerrilla warfare to harass and delay the German attack, and Seek opportunities for the reorganization of the French army in the rear.

However, Churchill's proposal was decisively rejected by President Albert. President Albert said that doing so will cause France to suffer deeper harm and is not in the interests of the French government and people.

President Albert's decisive refusal also made Churchill understand that peace negotiations could not force France to return to the war position.

On the morning of August 7, 1936, a large number of reports about "winter is coming" were published in London and Paris.

Just when people were wondering what the news in the newspapers was talking about, the rumble of armor outside Paris completely changed the French government and the war.

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