The decentralization of power was put on hold because of General Giraud's opposition. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although Zhang Chi actually has the ability to get General Giraud to agree...... The method is simple, just tell Eisenhower about the situation.

Obviously, it is in the interests of the United States to form a force of its own belonging to Algeria, which can increase the combat effectiveness of the Zoaf Corps and facilitate the battle at hand. Second, in the long run, the more difficult it is for General Giraud to control his army, the more he will have to rely on the United States or listen to the United States.

So Zhang Chi believed that if Eisenhower knew this, he would quickly find an excuse to make General Giraud succumb.

But Zhang Chi was reluctant to do this, because this matter was insignificant to the expeditionary force, and whether the Zoaf corps was strong or weak, it didn't seem to have much to do with the expeditionary force, so Zhang Chi didn't need to worry about it.

But then again, it can't be said that this matter is completely irrelevant, Zhang Chi still has a little selfishness here...... Just like Britain and the United States are thinking about it, the strength of other countries is not beneficial to Britain and the United States, and only when other countries are in chaos or in the midst of war can Britain and the United States, the big industrial powers, especially the arms powers, benefit from it...... If other countries stop fighting, who will sell weapons produced by Britain and the United States?

From this point of view, Zhang Chi also hoped that France would be dragged into the trap of war.

This was easy for Zhang Chi, because he knew that France would fight in Algeria for eight years after World War II over independence, and that Vietnam and even the United States would be dragged into the quagmire of various wars.

Of course, that's all for later.

What Zhang Chi needs to do now is to pave the way for these things to happen, that is, to find a way to make these countries sink deeper into the quagmire and suffer greater losses.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Chi devoted himself to the training of the Zoaf Corps and established good relations with the Algerians, and even trained them with the tactics of the Japanese army, if he could...... Zhang Chi also wanted to teach them some theories of guerrilla warfare, such as "regardless of the gains and losses of one city or one place, the main thing is to destroy the enemy's living forces," and "one shot to change a place."

It is conceivable that if the Algerian soldiers had learned this, it would have caused a lot of trouble for post-war France.

From this point of view, General Giraud was right to be reluctant to delegate command, but of course he was not because of foresight, but because of a kind of "small peasant mentality" in politics, that is, he always wanted to seize the power of the army, and it was best to be able to order every soldier like Principal Chiang, and a little relaxation was like killing him.

But Zhang Chi is not in a hurry, there is time in the future, there is no need to rush for a while, and whether this thing is done or not, anyway, the favor is made...... Kukeyi knew that Zhang Chi was running for the Algerian troops to have autonomous command, and he couldn't help but be grateful.

In fact, not only Kukyi, but the entire Zoaf Corps heard about this, and the Chinese advisers sent to them got along well with them, respected and friendly them, and more importantly, taught them practical and life-saving things on the battlefield, so it was natural that the favorability of the Chinese army rose sharply.

So much so that it didn't take long for a saying to circulate in the Zoaf Corps: "The Chinese are our true friends!" ”

Ku Keyi was also very open-minded, and he even said to Zhang Chi: "General, if there is really difficulty, don't be reluctant, you have done enough for us, we all remember it!" ”

"Don't give up too soon, Kukyi!" Zhang Chi said: "There will be a chance, it's just sooner or later!" ”

This is not to comfort Ku Keyi, because Zhang Chi believes it...... As the war deepens and the French army wants to play a greater role on the battlefield, then there will be higher requirements for the combat effectiveness of the Zoaf corps, and then the problem will be solved, and then General Giraud will not be able to agree to it.

Zhang Chi was right, and this opportunity came faster than Zhang Chi imagined.

A few days later, General Giraud summoned all the French generals and of course Zhang Chi for a meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, General Giraud raised a stack of telegrams in his hand and said: "Gentlemen, these telegrams have been sent by General de Gaulle, and he urgently asks me to meet with him to discuss the plan of merging the Algiers government and the two armies of 'Fighting France' to fight the fascists together!" ”

(Note: De Gaulle's government-in-exile was originally 'Free France', but after 1942 it was renamed the "Militant France Committee", referred to as "Militant France")

"Merge?" "The question is, who will command this force after the merger?" De Libard said. ”

"That's the point!" General Giraud nodded and said, "Obviously, De Gaulle wants to be the commander-in-chief of the French army after the merger!" ”

"Why?" "As far as I know, they have only 70,000 men, while we have 200,000, and more importantly they are subordinate to the British......"

The "Battle of France" still had a certain strength, initially more than 200 infantry and artillery soldiers who fled from the Dunkilton retreat to Britain, and then after de Gaulle issued the "Letter to the French People" with the support of the British, many French people defected from all directions, and now it has grown to a size of 70,000 men, and there are also naval and air forces:

The navy was formed on the basis of these ships and personnel at the beginning of the French surrender, when Britain launched a war against the French navy, captured a number of warships and captured their crews.

In the Air Force, Britain provided aircraft and trained French pilots, as well as French pilots who fled from France to England.

General Zhu An said the truth at this time: "If you look at the size of the troops, they are indeed inferior to us. But, gentlemen...... We have in our hands the Zoaf Corps, which is a colonial force, and there are no more than 10,000 French soldiers. And most of the troops of the 'Battle of France' are French, not to mention that they still have a political advantage! ”

General Juan is referring to the political superiority in which de Gaulle insisted on resisting the surrender of France, and he said in his Letter to the French People:

"The French cause has not failed...... France is not alone! It is not alone! It's not helpless! …… No matter what happens, the flame of French resistance cannot be extinguished and will never be extinguished! ”

Although the Algiers government was not a Vichy government, it was undeniable that it was born out of the Vichy government, and both officers and soldiers were once members of the Vichy government.

As soon as General Zhu An said this, everyone in the conference room fell silent.