Chapter 2001 Change 3

"Well, you can make any decision on my behalf, but after you make a decision, you must inform me. That's it, I will arrange your car back to Paris now." Foch was relieved after finishing speaking, now, He finally didn't have to think about those annoying rectification issues. Now Foch is a pure soldier to deal with the Germans on the opposite side!

And just when Pétain was preparing to go to Paris, in the French Prime Minister's office, French Prime Minister Alexander Ribeau was exchanging views with a British representative on some issues.

"You mean, the British Empire asked to take back the German ships that were previously assigned to the French Republic? What's the reason?" Prime Minister Ribo asked, frowning.

"The first is the issue of troop transportation. We need to transport a batch of new troops from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. As you know, slow merchant ships are easily attacked by submarines. High-speed cruise ships are the fastest and safest option."

"Secondly, the British Empire lost too many merchant ships some time ago. We need to replenish the size of the merchant fleet. The French can use American merchant ships to transport supplies. German submarines generally do not attack, but the British Empire cannot. There are very few American ships that will transport supplies to the UK, and in this case, we have to solve the problem ourselves," the British representative said.

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The merchant fleet belonging to France has also suffered heavy losses. These merchant ships seized from the Germans are very important, especially among them are large cruise ships such as the Fatherland, Hesse, and Rhine. Now there are at least More than 40 German ships with a total of more than 500,000 tons are serving France. If they are returned to you, it will be very difficult for us. For the sake of our friendship, I hope that your country will not make such a decision.” Prime Minister Ribo refused Mention the American ship thing.

At the beginning of the war, the Royal Navy all over the world captured a large number of German ships, and some of these ships were temporarily handed over to the French. These ships belonged to the United Kingdom in terms of ownership, after all, they were captured by the British. So at this time, it makes sense that the British suddenly demanded to take back the ownership of these ships. More importantly, the crew on these ships are all British, and they will execute immediately after receiving orders from the British government.

"This is just a notification process. We will make up for the loss of transport capacity returning home in the following time, but these ships must return to the British mainland after performing their last mission." The British representative did not come to meet with Prime Minister Ribo I'm talking about this matter, but I'm fulfilling my obligation to inform you that the British have already made their decision, and the attitude of the French is not important.

"Is this okay? The large cruise ship used to transport soldiers will be returned to you first, but is it feasible for us to delay the delivery of ordinary cargo ships? After the fleet you compensated arrives, we will hand it over." Prime Minister Ribo said.

"I'm afraid it won't work," said the British representative as gently as possible.

"You are destroying the cornerstone of cooperation between France and Britain! At the most critical moment of the French Republic, when the German soldiers may reach the outskirts of Paris at any time, what the British did was not to help us fight against the powerful enemy. All kinds of dismantling! If I'm not wrong, those so-called compensation fleets are just a lie, right? What do you want to do?" Prime Minister Li Bo finally couldn't help but exploded!

"Our military is still fighting alongside you. Our navy is also blocking the North Sea. Our air force is defending the skies of France while the capital is bombed. We did everything we could, yet our men are found in America I saw some familiar figures." The British representative said calmly.

"Have you been exposed?" Prime Minister Ribo was like a deflated ball,

Obviously, what the British were talking about was the presence of the French representative in Washington.

"If you have any objections, you can contact our government, and I am only responsible for informing you of this matter. If you have nothing to do, then I will leave." The British representative said.

"Damn it! Is this considered revenge?" Prime Minister Ribo said in his heart. In fact, this is not a deliberate revenge by the British, but because after Prince Albert and British Foreign Minister Balfour reached an agreement, some of the ships that the British needed to hand over to neutral countries were being used by the French, while the Germans Persist, these ships captured by the UK and lent to the French are also within the scope of handover, so the British sent this note to the French. As for whether there is any element of retaliation for contact between the United States and France? This is really hard to say!

And just after Prime Minister Ribo had just dealt with this matter, he received news that the area around Paris was attacked by air, and that Chief of General Staff Pétain, who had returned from the front, wanted to meet him. At this time, Prime Minister Ribo, who was not military-sensitive enough, hadn't thought about the situation he was facing. He only thought that there were some cracks in the relationship between Britain and France, but he didn't think that Britain and Germany might have reached some kind of tacit understanding.

"The British have taken back their merchant ships?" Petain said after a brief exchange of pleasantries.

"It's like this. What's worse, the British know about our connection with the Americans. There are some problems in the relationship between the two parties." Prime Minister Ribo said a little decadently.

"Is that bad?" Petain sneered. "Mr. Prime Minister, now, you need to listen to me. My words may be shocking, even unbelievable. But in any case, you must listen to it. Because this is related to the life and death of the French Republic. Every word must be carefully analyzed!"

"The Germans did not bomb London today, but chose to bomb us. The German fleet has begun a large-scale transition. The three most powerful bomber wings have transitioned from the northern line to the central line and the southern line. After arriving in Brussels, there has been no bombing for a long time. The five Bavarian armored divisions that were mobilized also embarked on a journey to the central front. Do you understand what I mean?" Petain said seriously.

"You mean that the Germans are going to target us? Didn't the crown prince regard the British as Germany's greatest enemy? Didn't he claim that the dignity and interests of the French Republic could be preserved at the right time? Didn't he say everything?" Is it a lie? Damn it, we shouldn't believe him!" Prime Minister Ribo said angrily.

"A week ago, the Kaiser's representative came to the Western Front. It was Prince Albert. The other party came very abruptly, because the prince did not understand military affairs, so he may have suddenly come to the Western Front for political issues. I feel that he The arrival of the Germans has a lot to do with the adjustment of the German military deployment, and the timing is completely right." Petain said carefully.

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