Because of the return of the Toulon fleet, the Algiers command was in an atmosphere of jubilation, and at this time there were several more people in the command, who were the commander-in-chief of the Toulon fleet, Admiral de la Bird. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For this reason, the French generals even held a celebratory reception.

Couples of young officers and ladies danced on the dance floor to the sound of melodious music, surrounded by a variety of food and unnamed liquor...... Zhang Chi has never studied wine, and for him, no matter what kind of wine it is, it is actually the same, because they are alcohol and water in the heads of science students, but the difference between more and less content.

"Gentlemen!" General Giraud seemed to have drunk a little too much, and he took advantage of the wine to stand on the stage and "Ding Ding Ding" rang his wine glass to indicate that he had something to say.

"First of all, allow me to pay tribute to Admiral Drabard and all the officers and men of the Toulon fleet, for you have managed to escape from the Germans, just like me, because I have had the same experience, so I know that it is not easier than winning a battle, let us congratulate them and welcome them!"

General Giraud was in the habit of propagating himself through the cracks, and he was fond of publicizing his escape, but the French bureaucrats in the room gave him a round of applause.

"Secondly!" General Giraud said: "I think we should be most grateful to a general from China......

As he spoke, General Giro waved his hand in the direction of Zhang Chi and said: "It was he who planned the entire rescue operation, and at the same time, he liberated Algeria, and even launched a vigorous liberation operation, thanks to his help to us, he will always be our friend of France!" ”

This time, the applause was obviously much louder, because everyone had heard the story about this Chinese general, so the applause was also from the heart or it could be said to be confident.

At this time, Zhang Chi was a little confused, he couldn't understand why General Giraud was so flattering to himself, at this time, it should be said that it was Darlan, the number one person in the Algiers government, right?

Zhang Chi's eyes couldn't help but look at Dar Lang, and Dar Lang's eyes looked at General Giraud with disdain, as if he was looking at a jumping clown.

Suddenly, Zhang Chi understood that this was actually a political struggle between Giraud and Darrang.

To put it simply, Giro flatters Zhang Chi so much, on the one hand, because Zhang Chi has considerable influence on the United States, and the United States is very important at this time.

On the other hand, it was Giro's reluctance to take credit for Darrang's ...... That's why Ji Luo is emphasizing Zhang Chi's credit, and he is actually telling everyone that Zhang Chi did this and has nothing to do with Darlang.

The most important point is that Zhang Chi is not French.

This is somewhat like the ancient emperors who always liked important relatives and eunuchs.

It is no accident that these two types of people have always been able to control military power and government throughout the ages, such as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and eunuchs such as Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian......

The fundamental reason why they can be reused is that they can reassure the emperor: no matter what, the relatives have no right to inherit the throne, and it doesn't matter if they have the power to control the army, and it is even more impossible for the eunuchs to be emperors, but those emperors' immediate family members...... Everyone is terrified, and if one accidentally says something wrong, he will lose his head.

Zhang Chi is a Chinese, no matter how much credit he has, it is impossible to become the future president of France, so Giraud can rest assured to pile the credit on Zhang Chi.

"Major General!" At this time, Drabard walked up to Zhang Chi and said, "I think I need to say thank you for saving our fleet for you!" ”

"As it should be!" Zhang Chi replied.

"I want to!" General Juan also came up and said: "What is even more impressive should be the 'crocodile' plan, if I can, I really want to know the expression of the Germans when they know that they have been deceived." They must be thinking, 'God, I actually sent the French fleet out'! ”

A few people burst out laughing.

"So......" De La Bird then asked Zhang Chi, "I wonder if the major general already has a plan to attack Tunisia?" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned, attacking Tunisia?

Looking at Zhu An again, Zhu An also looked like a matter of course.

So Zhang Chi understood that the successful rescue of the Toulon fleet seemed to give these French generals the psychology of underestimating the enemy.

Zhang Chi was right, the French generals, including Darlan, were overly optimistic about the situation, or it could be said that they were eager for revenge...... These French generals have had enough of the oppression of the Germans, as said before, the French are more about "dignity", and the more they talk about "dignity", the more they can't bear the shame, and it only took more than a month for Germany to break through France and force France to surrender, which is undoubtedly a great shame for the French generals and even the whole of France.

With this mentality, now that there is a chance to show off the shame of the flotilla, and the morale of the fleet that has just rescued Toulon is high, then it is time to attack Tunisia.

Zhang Chi didn't want to express his opinion at first, because he didn't want to hurt the pride of these French generals, but he had to tell the truth soon after.

Because after the reception, Darlang soon convened a meeting of senior officials, and Zhang Chi was of course on the list.

And this meeting is about how to attack Tunisia.

"Tunisia's geographical location is undoubtedly very important!" "It's like a rock in front of us, and only by removing this stone can we attack Libya and Flank Rommel's Afrika Korps with the Allies," Darlang said. According to our intelligence, there were 100,000 German and Italian troops in Tunisia at this time, which were organized into the German-Italian African Army Group, commanded by General von Anim, under the command of the German Fifth Panzer Army and the Italian First Army, with a total of 17 divisions and two brigades! ”

"100,000 people?" General Giraud said, "We have 200,000! ”

"Do you guys have any ideas?" Dar Lang directly ignored General Giraud's statement, and a simple comparison of forces was meaningless.

"We have an advantage!" General de la Bird said: "Tunisia has always been our colony, and the Tunisians are more supportive of our rule!" ”

This is actually untenable, because for the colonized countries, whoever occupies the country is actually the same, and even as long as the German army makes some empty promises, such as allowing Tunisia to become independent, the Tunisian people will soon point the finger at France, which oppresses them.

This can be seen from the fact that the Burmese people supported Japan and opposed Britain on the battlefield in Burma.