Chapter 762 Surrender
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, some things are often in it.
It is actually very simple to analyze things in a logical relationship:
France can almost be said to have been disarmed by Germany, just as Darlang said, "The Germans' muzzle was aimed at France."
Then, under this premise, France will only survive if Germany wins the war.
Of course, here we just say "possible". In fact, if Germany really wins, it will be a war, and France will not be the "surviving place" in the end.
If Germany is destined to be defeated, they will definitely try their best to make use of all the resources they can use, hoping to revive the dead or continue the war.
Then France will inevitably become a victim.
"So!" Zhang Chi continued: "France was destined to fall from the beginning, and there was no second possibility... Oh, if France could do its best to help the Germans fight, just like the British used the Olympians, New Zealanders, you used the Algerians, and Tunisians. I mean, if you were willing to be German colonial troops on the battlefield for them, then I believe there might be a second possibility. But this possibility might be even more terrible, do you think?"
Darlang nodded in agreement.
The arrogant French would never be a German colonial army, but if the French were unwilling to do so... the result was just as the Chinese major general said, the Germans would inevitably pull the trigger before they died.
"Now..." Zhang Chi turned around and asked Darlang: "Let's go back to the original question, General! Tell me the reason for you to continue to resist!"
Darlang had nothing to say.
If France is destined to fall, what is the point of resisting the Allies in Algeria? Its own persistence and all these casualties...it just made France fall a few hours or days later.
Thinking of this, Dallang couldn't help but sit back on the chair slowly. He suddenly felt that the balance he had been trying hard to maintain for so many years was actually in vain. France had never had a future, and its fate was already destined when it signed the Armistice Agreement with Germany.
After a long time, Dallang said: "Can I send another telegram to France?"
"Of course!" Zhang Chi nodded.
Darlang stood up and walked to the radio station, stunned for a while, and then said, "Although our army tried its best to stop it, the enemy has entered the command headquarters. I have ordered the local garrison commander General Zhu An to negotiate the surrender of Algiers!"
As he said that, he ordered the guard battalion commander: "Bring General Zhu An!"
"Yes!" The guard battalion commander turned around and went out, but this time he was disarmed and two expeditionary soldiers followed him.
Soon, an old soldier wearing a French combat beret appeared in the command center. Needless to think about it, he was General Zhu An.
General Zhu An shook hands with Zhang Chi first and said, "Welcome to you. I was surprised by your persistence, and I was also ashamed that I was unable to contribute in this action!"
"You have done a lot, General!" Zhang Chi replied.
Then General Zhuan walked to Dallang, stood up and saluted, "General, I want to ask you to command us!"
"What?" Dallang looked at General Zhuan in disbelief, and then laughed: "Stop making trouble, Zhuan, I'm just a prisoner!"
"No, General!" General Zhuan replied: "I believe that under your command, we will soon be able to liberate France and obtain a truly free France!"
"I'm old, Zhu An..."
"No, General!" Juan interrupted Dallang's words: "Even for France!"
Darlang turned his gaze to Zhang Chi, who nodded in agreement.
Those who can sacrifice themselves for their own country or safeguard the interests of the motherland are worthy of respect. General Zhuan is such a person, and Darlang is such a person.
But in fact, there are other reasons why Zhang Chi would agree to continue commanding by Darlang.
One is in front of us. At this time, Algiers and even the entire Algerian army were actually in the hands of Darlang. Having his help would be of great benefit to controlling Algeria.
The other is long-term. Dallang has a very good appeal in France... After all, he is the second-person of the Vichy government, and has always been fighting among major powers to protect France's interests.
One day if the Allies fight back to France, Darlang will definitely play a big role.
Another reason is Zhang Chi's selfishness: Britain trained Charles de Gaulle in exile, and Dallang hated the British very much, so why not use Dallang as a means of checking and balancing the UK?
The next effect can be said to be immediate. Darlang immediately ordered all troops to cease fighting, and gunfire and cannons soon disappeared over Algiers.
When everyone didn't know what was going on, Darlang made a statement to Algiers and even the entire territory of Algeria through telegrams, radio stations, etc.: French Algeria has joined the Allies and fought against German fascism with the Allies!
Algiers immediately burst into cheers.
Of course, most of the people who cheered were French officials, and many French people living in Algiers... They have always been unwilling to live humiliatedly under the guns of the Germans.
As for the Algerians, their performance was much more muted: it seemed that there was no big difference for them whether to join the Germans or the Allies.
At this time, Montgomery sent a telegram to Zhang Chi.
"Major General!" Montgomery said in the telegram: "I can't believe that you succeeded! Do you know? Everyone thought you could not come back in Algiers, but they didn't expect... God! You conquered a country with just one division, a country with more than 200,000 troops!"
"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "Now, you can make a plan to pursue Rommel's African Legion. If they don't retreat, they will probably stay in the desert of Africa forever!"
"Yes!" Montgomery replied: "I have to plan!"
Seeing this telegram, Zhang Chi was stunned... Do you still need to "plan well" the pursuit?
No wonder Montgomery missed the fighter planes repeatedly and allowed Rommel to escape from his nose. This is probably not only a problem of slow British tanking, but also a problem of Montgomery's excessive conservatism and overcaution.
But it doesn't matter.
The defeat of the African Legion is only a matter of time sooner or later, and there is no need to rush for a while now.
Chapter completed!