"Let's go, Governor Berante, it's time to leave here." At the airport in Moutiers, Berante's adjutant reminded him contemptuously.
Because he defeated the invasion of the Italian army and almost counterattacked into Italy, Berante can be said to be the only shining light of the defeated French army.
The great victory in the battle against Italy earned Berante himself a lot of prestige, and at the same time, the French Army, which had been humiliated in front of the German army, regained face with the Italians.
The French Marshal Pétain, who planned all of this, in order to protect Berante, the French hero, passed the cabinet at the last hour before the armistice and appointed Berante as the Governor-General of Algeria on the grounds of his military exploits in the war against Italy.
He sent away his most proud subordinate and student.
"I didn't expect that after we defeated the Italians, we would not go back to Paris, but run to the colonies in despair." Looking at the north, Berante sighed with emotion.
How could he not know that his teacher Pétain, in order to protect himself, sent him far away to the French African colonies that the Germans could not control for a while.
It can be said that Pétain was very thoughtful. He kept himself, but transferred Berante to Africa to prevent Berante's reputation from declining due to joining Vichy France. And Berante was able to hold on to his previous position in Algeria.
The largest oil field discovered in Africa protected France's purse.
You must know that the defeated side will inevitably have to cede territory and pay compensation no matter what. After the war, France, which was full of waste, wanted to pay compensation that the Germans were satisfied with. It was not easy.
But things are different now. During the day today, testing has been completed in Algeria. The oil there is of very high quality and has huge reserves!
As long as the oil fields there are exploited and the oil is directly exchanged for compensation, both Germany and France will be very happy.
Go to Algeria, lead the army there, and guard the French purse. This is the responsibility Pétain entrusted to Berante!
"I will return!"
Berante turned around and strode into the plane door.
Next, he will take over everything that Petain has entrusted to him, and all the wealth that Marshal Petain can scrape together.
What he holds in his hands will be the future of France!
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"In the hands of Governor Berlant, we have our last strength and the seed of France's revival. When our land is occupied by the Germans, when we have to choose to cooperate with the Germans, Governor Berlant's power will enable us to
We can still have the capital to negotiate with the Germans.”
The speaker was the famous French general of the previous generation, Wei Gang.
He witnessed the defeat of France and the rise of the Third Reich. Now, he will stay with Pétain in France to witness the future together.
Weygand believed that his heart was too weak to take on the important task of leading France's future renaissance. However, he did not mind witnessing the growth of the new generation of French star Berante.
"Admiral Darlan's fleet has been stationed in the southern ports and North African colonies." Pétain obviously had full trust in his student Berante and Admiral Darlan.
"He controls 80 modern warships and well-trained naval forces under his command, and Admiral Darlan has been committed to the construction of the French Navy all year round, from doctrine, technical equipment, treatment of officers and soldiers, commander training, etc.
All have made indelible achievements. Our navy, under his ten years of dedicated management, has become more effective than at any time since the French Revolution."
In advance of Darlan, Pétain praised without hesitation: "It can be said that, to a certain extent, Darlan is our French Tirpitz. In our navy, every battleship and every sailor has
Being absolutely loyal to him is no accident!"
Tirpitz is the famous father of the German navy. Today, when the German High Seas Fleet defeated the British Home Fleet and became famous, Pétain put Darlan in the same position as Tirpitz in his evaluation, which shows that he valued
How trustworthy it is.
"Darlan's navy, Berante's army," Wei Gang clenched his fists and waved violently: "With Algeria's oil fields, they can continue to fight. In this way, we will still have an army
Enough power, a force that everyone has to pay attention to!"
Needless to say, Darlan's navy is one of the top five maritime forces in the world. No one dares to underestimate it. And Berlant, the three divisions he led south, have already organized a war with Darlan's help.
Emergency luck.
Transported by a huge French fleet, the officers and soldiers of these three divisions who had just followed Berante to defeat Italy, with high morale and loyalty to Berante, would become Berante's armed team when he took office as Governor of Algeria and went to many places in France.
Among the African colonies, Algeria is quite close to the southern mainland and has just discovered a large number of oil fields.
There, Berante will receive 110,000 colonial troops including local security forces and indigenous troops. In other words, Berante will have an army force of 150,000.
Because of its proximity to southern France, Pétain could even privately send a large amount of obsolete equipment to Berante.
With this batch of equipment, it is not difficult for Berlante to recruit another 300,000 indigenous troops in Algeria.
As for the final 450,000 troops, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. They can completely wait and see from the other side, choose the appropriate reality, and use it as the capital for negotiations between France and other international countries to join in future disputes.
They are the hope of France's revival!
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At noon on June 7th.
A previously unsuccessful French general named de Gaulle bid farewell to General Speirs, a British ally, at the airport.
Because during the Battle of the Ruhr, de Gaulle, who was still Colonel at the time, did not listen to the dissuasion of Division Commander Sidel and acted arbitrarily, which resulted in the French-Belgian coalition losing the first battle and eventually leading to a major defeat.
Therefore, after he returned to China, he has not been reused.
At this time, when de Gaulle shook hands with his British friend and said goodbye, and the plane was about to take off slowly, he suddenly jumped up the gangway of the plane, got into the cabin of the plane, and closed the door with a "bang".
Finally, the plane flew into the blue sky and took off. People at the airport were shocked, but there was nothing they could do.
Unlike Berante and others who went to the French colonies, General de Gaulle, who had been unsuccessful at home, was ready to change his mind and complete his idea of reviving France.
His decision to flee France was not just as simple as leaving the country!
He wants to completely escape abroad, reorganize his forces, and build a force that belongs to him, De Gaulle!
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