Nine hundred and forty-seventh Paris
In addition to military preparations, Eisenhower also called Alexander.
"It's time for Paris to prepare!" Eisenhower said.
"What?" Alexander couldn't help but be stunned: "But our troops are all in Normandy now!"
"The Chinese troops and Algerian troops are about to arrive in Paris!" Eisenhower replied.
"But..." Alexander said: "Why are they?"
No wonder Alexander was a little unwilling. The so-called "Paris preparation" refers to the British using its influence and the influence of "fighting France" to contact underground organizations, guerrillas, etc. in Paris, and even providing them with weapons and support in all aspects through various channels. If these preparations are used now... wouldn't that be a wedding dress for the Chinese and Algerian troops?!
"Do we have any other options?" Eisenhower said: "Look at the current situation! We can only win first!"
Alexander couldn't help but remain silent.
Feeling Alexander's displeasure, Eisenhower continued: "Please, General! Even if you don't use Paris' preparations, the Chinese troops will still capture Paris, but the casualties are relatively large. Then what do you think others will think of you? Internal disagreements lead to out-of-synchronization? And what do you think the French guerrillas and underground organizations will think? Why have the Allied troops captured Paris, but the signal given to them has not been sent?"
Alexander had to admit that Eisenhower was right, and even... the guerrillas and underground organizations were not troops that would firmly implement British orders. After they saw that allied troops attacked Paris, they were likely to put aside the British spontaneous action.
After thinking about it, Alexander replied reluctantly: "Okay, I will send the signal!"
So, on French TV and radio stations, obscure signals soon appeared: "The oranges are ripe, it's time to collect them!"
The one who has the biggest opinion on this matter is Charles de Gaulle, because before that he also invested a lot of energy in "Paris preparation", but now he not only has no harvest, but also has to cooperate with his "opponent" to pick the fruits...
So after hearing this, Charles de Gaulle protested to Alexander immediately.
But Britain would not pay attention to the idea of the puppet regime of Charles de Gaulle... In the face of British and American interests, Charles de Gaulle's interests are not even considered, so Charles de Gaulle was unable to even see Alexander.
At the same time, after receiving Rommel's warning, Lundstedt actively garrisoned in Paris.
"The situation is not as severe as Rommel imagined!" Looking at the map, Lundstedt said: "The enemy has only one regiment and another division. Although we only have two regiments in Paris, there will be reinforcements one after another in three hours, and in ten hours it will increase to two divisions. In one day, more reinforcements we urgently dispatched from Calais will arrive... Defending to Paris should not be a problem!"
"Yes!" the consultant replied: "So, I don't understand why Rommel let us retreat!"
Another staff officer said jokingly: "He must have been frightened by the Chinese!"
As he said that, the command center burst into laughter, but the laughter soon calmed down because there was no smile on Lundstedt's face.
"Generals!" Lundstedt said: "It's time to put away your pride, because it turns out that Rommel's previous predictions were correct, so this time, it's very likely that he is still right. So, you either cheer up and defend carefully, or be prepared to retreat, do you understand?"
"Yes, Marshal!"
At this time, a correspondent sent a telegram to Lundstedt. When Lundstedt saw that it was sent by Hitler.
After carefully reading the telegram, Lundstedt was stunned: "If I can't possess Paris, then no one else can think about it, so... if I can't hold on, I will put Paris in a sea of explosion and fire. You must ensure that the enemy will only get a piece of ruin!"
Lundstedt couldn't help but look through the Paris Tower outside. Fighting with the enemy was the same thing, but to blow up this beautiful city... Lundstedt fell into hesitation.
Rouen was only 140 kilometers away from Paris. The expeditionary force marched rapidly at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. Five hours later, the Eiffel Tower in Paris appeared in the aperture of the Zhangchi telescope. At this time, the German army in Paris was even busy dispatching troops.
"I thought they would run away!" Cookie said, "but they were obviously waiting for us!"
Zhang Chi smiled, put away the telescope, and ordered: "Start an attack right away!"
"Shouldn't we surround them?" Cookie was a little surprised: "You must know that there may be more German generals there than soldiers!"
Although Cookie's words were exaggerated, they were not without reason... Paris is the political and economic center of France. After the German army entered France, the generals and dignitaries tried every means to squeeze into Paris, so it is not difficult to imagine that if Paris surrounded, big fish would be trapped.
But Zhang Chi gave up this tempting idea.
"It doesn't make much sense to us to capture those generals!" Zhang Chi said: "They are just corrupt elements who squeeze into Paris to enjoy themselves. If they delay the time to capture Paris for them, they will likely drag them to the arrival of their reinforcements one after another, and then we will be in trouble!"
Cookie nodded and then quickly issued an offensive order.
The sound of cannons bombing Paris then rang out, and then the soldiers of the Zoaf Corps drove more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles seized from the Germans and led a group of soldiers toward Paris.
All the German soldiers were waiting in the bunkers and trenches.
But what they didn't know was that the greater threat to them actually did not come from the front, but from the rear, that is, Paris.
The moment the sound of cannons siege sounded, the Paris uprising broke out.
The interior of Paris instantly became a battlefield, and the streets and alleys were filled with the sound of war at the first time... The French underground organization had been preparing for this for a long time, so the battle almost reached a white-hot temperature from the beginning.
The guerrillas attacked the German sentinels, logistics supply teams, warehouses, etc. everywhere, and the German troops stationed in Paris quickly fell into chaos.
The German soldiers who were originally in the trenches were preparing to fight to the end, and when they heard the gunshots coming from behind, they all looked at each other.
Chapter completed!