De Gaulle's forces located here are completely in disarray at this moment.
Just this morning, Prime Minister Gott, who followed George VI, announced that his British government no longer recognizes the legitimacy of Charles de Gaulle's Free French regime. In other words, no government in the world is willing to recognize the legitimacy of the Free French regime.
Already.
In the final analysis, a government that is not recognized by the whole world can no longer be regarded as a government. At most, it can only be regarded as a resistance organization, nothing more.
Under this situation, a man in a suit anxiously persuaded de Gaulle: "General, the entire Isle of Man received a large number of surrender leaflets ordered by General Weygand to airdrop this morning. The situation is very serious. We must
No we..."
"Flyers? What kind of leaflets!" De Gaulle interrupted his subordinate rudely, squinting his eyes and snorted coldly.
He could actually see that the so-called Free French government officials who followed him to move the capital to the Isle of Man had long thought of surrendering, but he absolutely could not agree with this idea.
Others may still have a way to live if they surrender, but if De Gaulle surrenders, then there will only be a dead end waiting for him. The Vichy government can publicly announce its death sentence.
"They said on the leaflet that the French will not fight the French. Let us abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side..." The man in the suit once again said something unpleasant.
Abandoning darkness and embracing light, who is darkness and who is light?
Isn't this a clear statement that he wants all his officers and soldiers to defect, abandon him as a leader, De Gaulle, and defect to Pétain's Vichy government?
"Damn it! This is the plot of Pétain's puppet government. They want to separate us and break our will to resist!" Of course, De Gaulle did not recognize this logic and immediately became furious: "Inform my security company and ask them to capture the enemy.
flyers and arrest those who spread rumors at the same time!”
He continued to wave his fists and encouraged loudly: "We are not allowed to surrender. We must resist to the end. Let the three armies defend to the death and drive all enemies who attempt to land back to the Irish Sea! We have sea water to rely on. If the enemy wants to land, there will be no way."
Not easy!”
However, after listening to de Gaulle's encouragement, the man in a suit not only had no excitement at all, but was more pessimistic.
Irish River? At that time, the British had hundreds of thousands of troops, relying on the English Channel for defense. The British also had a large Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. But in the end, they were beaten to disgrace and had to surrender.
Although he wanted to complain a lot in his heart, this man still followed de Gaulle's instructions on the surface: "Okay, General. I will arrange for government personnel to cooperate with your security company to collect the enemy's leaflets.
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"Well, very good." Seeing that the other party was very understanding, de Gaulle's mood changed slightly, and he even promised: "As long as you can handle this matter well, I will promote you to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French government later!"
Hearing de Gaulle's promise, the man smiled more like a wry smile. Not to mention the minister of foreign affairs, even if he was appointed as the minister of defense, even if he was appointed as the prime minister, what's the point of a high-ranking official whose regime is about to be destroyed?
"Okay, let's go." After de Gaulle gave the promise of "high official and generous salary", he waved his hand and began to think about his more important things.
Immediately, before the future "Free French Minister of Foreign Affairs" could walk out of the office door, De Gaulle, who was sitting in his chair, eagerly grabbed the phone: "Hello, this is De Gaulle. Pick up the three armies for me.
Commander, I want to arrange combat missions!"
The commanders of the three armies mentioned by de Gaulle are actually only about the size of a reinforced battalion. After all, the Free French Army currently stationed on the Isle of Man only has a total of the First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army.
, as well as an Alpine Army detachment, and de Gaulle's guard company.
This small amount of troops was not even enough to cripple General Wei Gang's Vichy French army. If it were not for the fact that it was across the Irish River, such an army in exile would have been wiped out by the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces that invaded the British mainland.
.
Next, de Gaulle hurriedly said a few words, such as tightening coastal defenses, being wary of enemy landings, and guarding against the laxity of officers and soldiers, and then stated that the commander of the corps with the best performance would be promoted to the position of national defense of the future French government.
The minister's promise.
After that, De Gaulle had nothing more to say, so he hung up the phone and began to stare blankly at the map of the Isle of Man hanging in his office.
His three armies, which only had the size of reinforced battalions, were compactly deployed along the east side of the Isle of Man. After all, although the British government on the island of Ireland in the west had surrendered, it would not do such a thankless task as attacking Free France.
Things are coming.
What really needs to be guarded against is the Allied forces on the island of Great Britain to the east.
To the west of the Isle of Man, there are three key cities: Castleton, Ramsey, and the capital Douglas. These three strategic towns have an average of one army deployed each. As the capital Douglas, there are also other
De Gaulle's guard company was deployed, as well as a reserve unit called the Alpine Army Detachment.
"Please wait ten minutes, it will be refreshed immediately"
This small amount of troops is not even enough to fill the teeth of General Wei Gang's Vichy French army. If it were not for the fact that it is across the Irish River, such an army in exile would have been wiped out by the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces who invaded the British mainland.
.
Next, de Gaulle hurriedly said a few words, such as tightening coastal defenses, being wary of enemy landings, and guarding against the laxity of officers and soldiers, and then stated that the commander of the corps with the best performance would be promoted to the position of national defense of the future French government.
The minister's promise.
After that, De Gaulle had nothing more to say, so he hung up the phone and began to stare blankly at the map of the Isle of Man hanging in his office.
His three armies, which only had the size of reinforced battalions, were compactly deployed along the east side of the Isle of Man. After all, although the British government on the island of Ireland in the west had surrendered, it would not do such a thankless task as attacking Free France.
Things are coming.
What really needs to be guarded against is the Allied forces on the island of Great Britain to the east.
On the west side of the Isle of Man, there are three key cities: Castleton, Ramsey, and the capital Douglas. These three strategic towns have an average of one army deployed each. As the capital Douglas, there are also other
De Gaulle's guard company was deployed, as well as a reserve unit called the Alpine Army Detachment.