In addition to the Soviet Union, there is another country that is at war with the Allied Powers. It may not be accurate to say a country, because this so-called "country" is only recognized by one country in the world, the United Kingdom, and it is only recognized by three countries.
recognized by one of the British governments.
This country is the "Free France" led by Charles de Gaulle.
"General de Gaulle and Prime Minister Gott of the United Kingdom have surrendered to Germany. Including Ireland, the two regimes on the entire island of Ireland have officially applied to join the Allied Powers group." A Free French colonel said to De Gaulle anxiously
reported.
The island of Great Britain belongs to the Central Powers, and now the island of Ireland has also surrendered. Of the three British islands, only the Isle of Man is still at war with the Central Powers.
The embarrassing thing is that the resisters on this island are not the British, but the Free France led by de Gaulle.
"The British surrendered..." De Gaulle gave a wry smile and covered his face: "Didn't they say they would never surrender? In the end, they didn't surrender so easily."
"The British really like to say one thing and do another." De Gaulle sneered through gritted teeth.
When he defected here, Churchill swore in his speech that even if their island or most of this island was conquered and starved, British subjects overseas would continue to fight under the protection of British overseas troops.
As a result, more than half of the British mainland had not yet fallen, and the British leaders gave up resistance one after another.
De Gaulle couldn't figure out why the Duke of Gott was unwilling to continue to resist even though he still had strength and had transferred a large number of troops to the island of Ireland.
Furthermore, Gott's British government and de Gaulle's Free French government stationed troops on the Island of Ireland and the Isle of Man respectively, leveraging each other's power and taking care of each other. It seems impossible to say that they cannot resist at all.
Although the probability of success is very small, it is not necessarily impossible. In history, there are countless cases of defeating more with less. The British and French forces guarding the two islands can barely be self-sufficient in terms of living materials. Military supplies, the United States has also been
In aid.
In other words, they haven't reached the end of their rope yet.
In fact, de Gaulle's determination and thinking, which was completely different from Gott's, and resisted to the end, had a lot to do with his experience.
During World War I, de Gaulle escaped from prison five times and was captured five times after being captured. He never settled down from beginning to end.
In this world war, due to his opposition to Pétain's government, De Gaulle had been demoted and suspended in Vichy France. When he moved his capital to the Isle of Man, he was even sentenced to death by Vichy France.
In other words, after Gott surrendered, it would not be difficult for him to continue serving as a high-level official in the new government based on the popularity and reputation he accumulated during the war. But de Gaulle was different. If he announced his surrender, he would definitely be executed.
of.
For a worthless little guy like him, Germany would definitely be too lazy to take care of him and leave it to Vichy France. The Vichy regime wants to strengthen its legitimacy and legitimacy, so there is no reason to keep a guy like de Gaulle, who has been sentenced to death.
The rebel leader.
"Fortunately, I thought Gott was a man of integrity and suggested to him to retreat to the island of Ireland and wait for the situation to improve." The more de Gaulle thought about it, the more sad and angry he became. Looking back on the past, he sighed: "In the end, he just kicked me out as a resistance strategy.
, as a bargaining chip when surrendering, using the resistance advantages that can obviously be used to win victory in exchange with the Germans, and what they are fighting for is just to pay less for surrendering."
"I misjudged him." De Gaulle sighed in front of the French colonel.
"But general," the colonel thought for a while, and finally felt the need to make it clear to de Gaulle: "Our telegraph office received a telegram from Duke Gott today."
The colonel paused, and after confirming that de Gaulle was listening, he continued: "Duke Gott told us that he mentioned us to the German Foreign Ministry and said that he would strive for a decent ending for us..."
"A decent ending?!" De Gaulle waved his hand ruthlessly, interrupting the colonel.
He sneered and looked at the colonel's innocent face: "Do you really think Gott wants to help us?"
After being interrupted, the colonel was stunned for a moment, then closed his mouth and quietly let de Gaulle, who seemed to be in a bad mood, continue speaking.
"No, of course Gott is not doing it for our own good!" De Gaulle waved his arms and shouted loudly: "Goth wants to take credit for selling favors to the Germans. He wants to persuade us to surrender on behalf of his new German masters!"
After the colonel heard this, he curled his lips and slandered De Gaulle in his heart. Whether Gott is as dark as you think, let's not say for the moment. Even if this is the case, from the result, Gott is now fighting for us more.
A good ending is not a bad thing.
Of course, the colonel would not say these words. Otherwise, he really didn't know whether de Gaulle would continue to use his villainous heart to embarrass himself and name himself some crime or bad intention.
Catch yourself and tidy up.
However, the colonel was really disdainful of de Gaulle's slander of Gott's character.
Gott's help in moving the capital of Free France to the Isle of Man is infinitely greater than that of his predecessor, Churchill.
Gott arranged for the British transport fleet to transfer Free French personnel and troops, vacating British territory, and providing the cornerstone for Free France's restoration. An independent and complete Isle of Man was lent to the Free French government.
Isn’t such a favor worthy of gratitude?
Besides, Gort's character is obvious to all. During this war, many people may have abused Churchill and other politicians for being short-sighted, or many may have accused the British military of being incompetent. However, no one has ever said anything wrong with Gort.
It is true that Gott was completely unable to compete with the famous German generals in terms of military literacy, and the battles he commanded were also mediocre.
However, everyone knows that Gott is trying his best!
Perhaps the environment and conditions of the British army are not suitable for the birth of famous generals. Otherwise, why can't the great British find a general who can fight?
There is a very popular saying among the British military circles: "If Rommel had served in the British Army, he would probably have been a corporal at most by the time the war started."
In other words, the British leadership is also aware of the lack of capabilities of its own command.
Among the British generals, Gott was somewhat like a short man who acted as a tall man, and he did better than many of his colleagues.
There is really nothing to criticize about Gott.
It's a pity that de Gaulle didn't think so, or in other words, he didn't want to think so: "Tell Gott that I will not choose to surrender like him! I will continue to resist, in the name of France and the name of the Axis Powers!"