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Volume 2: My Country Chapter 638. The King¡¯s Banquet

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    !The news that Baron Alexson of Germany and Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom teamed up to win the Royal Rowing Race Championship spread all over the world in an instant.

    What I have to say is that everything Baron Alexson does is always incredible.  For example, this time, no one expected that he, who secretly visited the UK, would appear in public with such a high profile.

    The next day, major newspapers in Europe and the United States published this news on their front pages that shocked the world:

    The war between Germany and Britain is about to end!

    Yes, after this incident occurred, no one doubted that Germany and Britain would continue the war, and they might even become allies.

    The United States also breathed a long sigh of relief. Now they can devote all their energy to the war against Japan¡§

    In the UK, the most unhappy, and even the most angry, person was probably de Gaulle, who felt completely abandoned by the British.

    Baron Alexson of Germany visited England secretly, and no one informed him at all. He still vaguely heard some rumors from other channels.

    And when he was about to take countermeasures, Baron Alexon killed him again and caught him off guard¡§

    The Free French Movement and the French National Liberation Committee lodged a formal protest with the United Kingdom. In fact, Prime Minister Churchill at this time was also very embarrassed.

    He also had no idea such a thing would happen.

    He asked King George VI, but the King of England told him that this was just a naughty thing done by his naughty daughter. If it had an impact on the operation of the cabinet, then he would express his deep apology.

    He is even willing to abdicate to express his guilt.

    Churchill was helpless. If there is anyone in the world who is not willing to be king at all, then there is no doubt that it is the current British King George VI.

    Even if there is a slight possibility, George VI is not willing to sit in his current position, so abdicating is the best relief for him.

    But on the other hand, this is not a bad thing.  After his first meeting with Baron Alexson, Churchill had made the decision to end the war, but he had to face the pressure from the opposition.  But now Baron Alexson's drama has allowed Churchill to find a solution.

    The British welcomed the Skeleton Baron far beyond Prime Minister Churchill's imagination, and now all the burden is thrown on their opponents.

    Germany also responded very quickly. They decisively organized a negotiation team and secretly rushed to the UK to negotiate an armistice between the two countries.

    Of course, this is still a secret negotiation, and it will go through a long period of sawing and haggling.

    At this time, Wang Weiyi received an invitation from the British royal family, inviting him to attend His Majesty the King's luncheon.

    This is the highest honor in the UK, although it is nothing special for Wang Weiyi.

    At the banquet, King George VI expressed his official welcome to Baron Alexon for his visit to the UK, and congratulated him and Princess Elizabeth on their "Royal Princess" rowing championship.  At the same time, he announced Baron Alexon as the most distinguished guest of the British royal family¡§

    In fact, most of the European royal families are related by relatives. Even if wars are going on between countries, the level of kinship cannot be erased no matter what.

    Now, of the three major countries in Europe, only the United Kingdom still retains its king, and when Baron Alexson, a representative of the German aristocracy, arrived, George VI showed a special affection for him.

    Political issues were never mentioned at the banquet. This is not a matter for the royal family to interfere with.

    This luncheon just showed the attitude of the British royal family. After the luncheon, George VI took a nap as usual, and the task of accompanying Baron Alexon fell on Princess Elizabeth.

    The British princess has clearly expressed her growing interest in Baron Alexon.

    This legendary baron was not only invincible on the battlefield but also showed extraordinary talent in sports.  Of course, until now, neither Wang Weiyi nor Princess Elizabeth knew that the oars of the "Prince Daubert" had actually been tampered with by the owner of that ship, Sir Monlington.

    "Do you have a wife, Baron?" Princess Elizabeth suddenly asked while visiting the royal gardens.

    Wang Weiyi was silent for a moment: "It should be considered yes."

    "What should be considered as having?" Elizabeth suddenly became curious.

    Wang Weiyi rubbed his nose: "I agree??A woman I have known a long time ago, and she gave birth to a son for me. Unfortunately, until now, I have not given him a formal title.  "

    "Ah, that's not what a gentleman should do." Princess Elizabeth understood immediately.

    "Yes, this is not what a gentleman should do." Wang Weiyi murmured.

    ¡°I have never regretted anything I did, and I have never had any worries, but only when it comes to treating Leonie and Elina, I do owe them.

    Maybe, there will eventually be a chance to repay it.

    "Mr. Baron, can I ask you a question?"

    Princess Elizabeth¡¯s words interrupted Wang Weiyi¡¯s thoughts: ¡°Of course.¡±

    "How old are you?" The question raised by Princess Elizabeth may be of concern to many people: "During the first war, you were the youngest general in Europe! Later, during the Battle of Montfaucon, you were mysteriously  After missing for twenty years, you appear again, still so young. Maybe you don¡¯t know it yourself, but the upper class in Europe are commenting on you, saying that you have received a mysterious blessing and are immortal.  The legend of the Baron is spreading wildly in Europe. I think only you know your true age, right?"

    Wang Weiyi smiled bitterly.

    In fact, I am really only in my twenties, but it is the Ziguang Military Base that created my so-called "legend of immortality", but how can I explain it to Princess Elizabeth?

    "I did get guidance somewhere in China." Wang Weiyi said perfunctorily: "It's hard for me to explain that kind of power to you in words. Maybe you can only understand it if you go to that place in person."

    Although she was very dissatisfied with this answer, Princess Elizabeth obviously did not continue to ask further.

    Everyone has their own secret, so why bother to find out the secret?

    "When the war is over, will you come to England again?" Elizabeth asked another strange question at this time.

    "Why do you ask that?" Wang Weiyi didn't quite understand.

    Elizabeth was a little lost: "Many people say that you were born specifically for war. When Germany encountered danger on the Somme River, you appeared, and then disappeared again. Now, when Germany encountered danger on the Russian battlefield, you appeared again. When Germany encountered danger on the Russian battlefield, you appeared again.  Will you continue to disappear after the war is over?"

    "I don't know, I really don't know." After a long silence, Wang Weiyi said slowly: "I don't know how the war will end, let alone where I will go when the war ends. My only  What you know is that I will do everything in my power to help my country, just like you are helping the UK in your own way."

    Elizabeth blinked: "What does this mean?"

    "I mean you and your father did it." Wang Weiyi smiled: "Let me participate in the rowing competition and put pressure on the government in this way. I think this is indeed a very smart way."

    "You are also a smart baron." Elizabeth also smiled: "But I think this is a secret between us¡§"

    "Yes, this is the secret between us." Wang Weiyi said lightly.

    Now, the characteristics of the little girl Elizabeth have been fully revealed.  She thought that no one would know this secret, but in fact, for a veteran politician like Churchill, she could see through it at a glance.

    The only advantage is that even if Churchill knew it, he would have no solution.

    ¡°The most troubled people now must be de Gaulle and the French people he led.

    De Gaulle was indeed extremely distressed.  Now, the attitude of Britain, the once staunch ally of the Free French movement, has been greatly shaken.

    De Gaulle even had a keen premonition that the Free French Movement was about to be abandoned by Britain.

    This is politics. When two countries face a common crisis, they will not hesitate to unite and do their best to form an alliance to resist the common enemy.

    And when the crisis passes, all conflicts will break out among the allies.

    After the Royal Regatta, de Gaulle issued a "Message to the All French People" without consulting the British government:

    "We have suffered great defeat. Is this the final outcome? Must we give up all hope? Is our defeat a foregone conclusion and irreversible? My answer to these questions is: No, absolutely  No! I am speaking based on a full knowledge of the facts. I say that the French cause has not failed. I ask you to believe that the factors that caused our failure will one day turn our defeat into victory.  Remember France is not aloneSingle.  It is not isolated.  Behind her is a vast empire, and she can also form an alliance with the British Empire.  The British Empire's struggle for control of the seas continued.  Like Britain, France can also make unreserved use of the inexhaustible resources of the United States.

    This war is not limited to our unfortunate country.  The Battle of France did not decide the outcome of the struggle.  This is a world war.

    Mistakes have been made, delays and untold suffering have been made; but the fact remains: everything we need to crush our enemies in the future still exists in the world.  Today we have been defeated by the ruthless power of mechanized power, but we can still look forward to the future, and more powerful mechanized power will bring us victory.  The fate of the world remains to be decided.

    I am General de Gaulle. I am now in London. I appeal to French officers and soldiers, armed or unarmed, who are currently on British soil and who may come to British soil in the future.  All engineers and technical workers in the munitions factories on British soil are calling on you to get in touch with me.

    No matter what happens, the fire of French resistance cannot be extinguished, and it will never be extinguished!  "

    This "letter to all the French people" put the British government into a passive position. Including Prime Minister Churchill, they did not expect that de Gaulle would make such a speech at such a time.

    It¡¯s as if they didn¡¯t expect Baron Alexon to suddenly appear in front of the British public.

    Churchill was very angry. He believed that de Gaulle's actions had greatly damaged the prestige of the British Empire.  In fact, huge differences and contradictions had already occurred during the Dakar War between Britain and France.  !

    Dakar, located on the west coast of the African continent, has always been a place de Gaulle wanted to conquer.  Control of this place brought control of Senegal and the rest of French West Africa.  Although he was very painfully aware that it would be difficult to avoid fighting between the French and the French because the garrison was a subordinate of the Vichy government.  But he was determined to avoid large-scale fighting.  He planned to send a small force to land in Conakry, French Guinea, gradually approach Dakar from the rear, and expand his strength and gain support from all parties along the way.

    But for this plan to be realized, Britain must be asked to provide maritime support, otherwise this small expeditionary force will soon be wiped out by the Vichy government's navy.  So de Gaulle revealed his plan to Churchill, hoping to get his help.

    De Gaulle was invited to No. 10 Downing Street, Churchill¡¯s official residence.  Upon meeting, Mr. Churchill bluntly refuted de Gaulle's plan, believing that it would strand a British fleet in Africa for several months.

    Then he proposed a more imaginative plan.  With his unique literary temperament, he described such a dawn scene in Dakar for de Gaulle:

    People woke up from their sorrow and fear and saw that the sea was covered with warships.  Hundreds of ships approached slowly, broadcasting sounds of friendship as they advanced.  Some ships were flying the French tricolor flag, while others were flying the flags of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Poland, and Belgium.  An unarmed boat sailed out from the Allied fleet, flying the white flag of negotiation, and entered the harbor carrying General de Gaulle's personal representative.

    They were brought to meet the Governor and put some friendly but firm pressure on him: Cooperation or a war of disparity?  At this time, Free French and British aircraft will fly over the city; dropping leaflets of advice.  Of course the Governor had to pretend to fire a few shots, but he would not fire any more.  In the evening, he, Mr. Governor, will have dinner with General de Gaulle and toast to the final victory!

    Churchill's overflowing enthusiasm had a special effect. De Gaulle believed that the plan itself was very reasonable and in line with the original intention of "avoiding large-scale bloodshed", so he agreed with this opinion.

    In British Admiral John.  Under the command of Cunningham, de Gaulle's expeditionary force set out from Liverpool.

    De Gaulle was riding on the "Westland" warship flying the French flag, with General Speirs standing beside him, happily sailing towards the beautiful picture painted by Mr. Churchill.

    However, the rosy picture painted by Mr. Churchill is destined to never come to pass.  First of all, it was the "hundreds of ships" promised by Mr. Churchill. By the time of departure, only two old battleships, four cruisers, one aircraft carrier, several destroyers and one oil tanker were left. In addition, there were two ships carrying De Gaulle.  Three transport ships of the battalion Marine Corps, a total of about twenty ships.  In addition, the biggest mistake is to leak the secret.  The French people's opinionated and free-spirited nature prevents them from realizing that secrets are the lifeblood of military operations.  During the twenty days of preparations for the expedition, it was openly discussed that some Free French officers were shouting in the hotel "for"Toast to Karl" and "Toast to victory", at this moment, Axis spies were almost everywhere. Therefore, while de Gaulle's expeditionary force was still sailing at sea, the Vichy government had sent a fleet of three ships  A powerful fleet composed of a giant cruiser and three light cruisers arrived in Dakar, and was later reinforced by the cruiser "Plymouth". At the same time, there was also a giant warship "Richelieu" that the French Navy was proud of.  Anchor in Dakar!

    After receiving intelligence about changes in the enemy's situation, de Gaulle discussed with General Cunningham and decided to continue implementing the Dakar plan, codenamed "Deterrence."  But when they arrived at their destination two days later, they encountered another extremely unfortunate thing: a thick fog!  In order to achieve the dramatic deterrent effect envisioned by Churchill, there must be excellent visibility, so that the opponent may be intimidated by the "powerful" formation of the British and French fleets.  However, God was not kind, and this rare thick fog in the area made it impossible for people to see anything.

    The envoy sent by de Gaulle was bombarded and two people were seriously injured; after a period of exchange of fire between British gunboats and coastal forts, a British battleship and two destroyers were severely damaged.  The combined fleet had no choice but to change tactics and wanted De Gaulle to land at Rufisk, a small port near Dakar. Unexpectedly, it encountered strong resistance from the shore.  At this time, de Gaulle and Cunningham both painfully realized that they had to reluctantly abandon the "deterrence" plan.

    This failure caused immeasurable damage to the Free French movement!  It seriously affected de Gaulle's reputation and dashed the hope that West Africa and North Africa would soon side with the Free France. As a result, many French people were unwilling to believe and defected to de Gaulle, and it also caused more people who were hostile to his cause to rejoice in his misfortune.

    In Britain, it led many to view the Free French as untrustworthy, and many in the War and Admiralty used this as a reason to exclude the Free French from future plans of action.

    Even more devastating was the reaction in the United States:

    President Roosevelt showed great enthusiasm before the operation began; but the failure of the operation left an unforgettable impression on him. As a result, he felt at ease to have a low opinion of de Gaulle and always regarded him as an inexperienced and reckless person.  A low-level general and a puppet of the British.

    This is where the irreconcilable conflict between Britain and France begins!
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