The decentralization of power was stranded because of General Giro's opposition.

Although Zhang Chi is actually capable of getting General Giro to agree... the method is very simple, you just need to tell Eisenhower about this situation.

Obviously, it is in the interests of the United States to form a unit belonging to Algeria, which can enhance the combat effectiveness of the Zoafu Corps and is conducive to the immediate battle. Secondly, in the long run, the more difficult it is for General Giro to control the army in his hands, the more he needs to rely on the United States or listen to the United States.

So Zhang Chi believed that if Eisenhower knew this, he would soon find an excuse to let General Giro surrender.

But Zhang Chi was unwilling to do this because it was irrelevant to the Expeditionary Force. Whether the Zoafu Corps is strong or weak, it seems that it has little to do with the Expeditionary Force, so there is no need for Zhang Chi to worry about it.

But then again, this matter cannot be said to be completely unrelated. Zhang Chi is still holding a little selfishness here... Just like the fighting between Britain and the United States, the strength of other countries is not good for Britain and the United States. Only other countries are in chaos or in a war, can the industrial powers such as Britain and the United States, especially arms powers, profit from it... If other countries stop fighting, who will the weapons produced by Britain and the United States be sold to?

From this perspective, Zhang Chi also hopes that France will be dragged into the trap of war.

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

Of course, those are funerals.

What Zhang Chi needs to do now is to lay the groundwork for what is going to happen, that is, to find ways to make these countries sink deeper and suffer greater losses in the quagmire.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Chi is committed to cultivating the Zoafu Corps and establishing good relations with the Algerians, and even trains them with the tactics of the Japanese army. If possible... Zhang Chi also wants to teach them some theories of guerrilla warfare, such as "not counting the gains and losses of a city and a place, focusing on eliminating the enemy's living forces", and "fighting a shot and changing the place."

It can be imagined that if Algerian soldiers learned these, they would cause a lot of trouble to post-war France.

From this point of view, it is correct for General Giro to be unwilling to delegate command, but of course he is not because of his foresight, but because of a political "small peasant thought", that is, he always wants to seize military power. Just like Principal Jiang, it is best to be able to order every soldier, and relax a little bit is like killing him.

However, Zhang Chi was not anxious. There was time in the future, so there was no need to hurry for a while. Moreover, whether this matter was done or not, it was done with human nature... Cookie knew that Zhang Chi was running for the Algerian troops to have independent command, so she couldn't help but burst into tears.

In fact, not only Cookie, but also the entire Zoafu Corps heard about this. In addition, the Chinese consultants sent to them got along well with them, respected and friendly to them. More importantly, what they taught them during training were things that were practical and life-saving on the battlefield, so naturally their favor towards the ** team increased sharply.

So not long after, a saying spread in the Zoafu Corps: "The Chinese are our true friends!"

Cookie was also very open-minded. He even said to Zhang Chi: "General, if there is really difficulties, you don't have to force it. You have done enough for us, and we will all remember it in our hearts!"

"Don't give up too early, Cookie!" Zhang Chi said: "There will be a chance, just sooner or later!"

This is not to comfort Cooki, because Zhang Chi believes... As the war deepens and the French army wants to play a greater role in the battlefield, it will have higher requirements for the combat effectiveness of the Zoafu Corps, and the problem will be solved at that time. At that time, General Giro will not be able to agree or not.

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

A few days later, General Giro convened all the French generals, including Zhang Chi, for a meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, General Giroud yang a stack of telegrams in his hand and said, "Gentlemen, these telegrams were sent by General Charles de Gaulle. He urgently asked me to meet with him to discuss the plan for the Algiers government and the "Fighting France" army to merge with the fascism together!"

(Note: The government of Charles de Gaulle in exile was originally 'Free France', and after 1942 it was renamed the "Combat France Committee" and referred to as "Combat France" for short)

"Merge?" said Drabad. "The question is who will command this force after the merger?"

"That's the point!" General Giro nodded and said, "It's obvious that Charles de Gaulle wants to become the commander-in-chief of the merged French army!"

"Why?" said Drabad: "As far as I know, they have only seventy thousand people, but we have two hundred thousand, and more importantly, they obey Britain..."

"Fighting France" still has a certain strength. It initially retreated from Dunkieldun to more than 200 infantry and artillery soldiers in Britain. Then, after Charles de Gaulle released the "Letter to the French People" with the support of the United Kingdom, many Frenchmen detoured from all directions, and have now grown to a scale of 70,000, and also the sea and air force:

The navy was formed on the basis of these ships and personnel when France surrendered.

The Air Force provided aircraft and trained French pilots, and some were French pilots who fled from France to Britain.

General Zhu An said the truth at this time: "If we look at the size of the troops, they are indeed inferior to us. But gentlemen... we are in the hands of the Zoaf Corps, a colonial force, with only more than 10,000 French soldiers. Most of the troops that "fight France" are French, not to mention that they have an advantage in politics!"

What General Juan said here is that he has a political advantage refers to the image of Charles de Gaulle insisting on resisting when France surrendered. He said in his letter to the French People:

"France's career has not failed... France is not fighting alone! It is not alone! It is not helpless everywhere!... No matter what happens, the flame of France's resistance cannot be extinguished and will never be extinguished!"

In comparison, the Vichy government is weak and incompetent and will only give in. Although the Algiers government is not the Vichy government, it is undeniable that it was derived from the Vichy government. Both officers and soldiers were once a member of the Vichy government.

When General Zhu An said this, everyone in the conference room was silent.r
Chapter completed!