Since 1945, Li Xiaofeng has been secretly supporting the national independence and liberation movements in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It is done quite concealed and cleverly, and a large number of remaining weapons in World War II were imported into these areas. Li Xiaofeng even hired World War II veterans in the United States as military advisers in the name of shell companies to train national uprisingers in the three North African countries.

This work was so successful that the Fourth Republic had no sign of Soviet activities in the region. At most, they only caught some American World War II veterans, who were legally entering the country from the United States, and there was no way to get the French. They could only protest to the US government verbally.

But the Americans ignored it. On the one hand, the French protests were too weak, and sometimes they were not even verbal. Secondly, these veterans who went to North Africa were all mercenary companies in their own country who went to North Africa in legal terms, which was legally irreproachable. Moreover, Anna, the old lover of a certain immortal who was in charge of this matter, did a clever job. There were at least a few members of Congress standing behind these mercenary companies. The members who received large political donations naturally had to help the company solve their problems.

In short, the French had a headache and there was no good solution, so in 1950, Anna's mercenary company simply did not export military consultants, but directly exported veterans with rich combat experience. Most of these veterans were experienced old birds who had participated in World War II North Africa or France. Their combat power was much stronger than those ordinary uprisingers.

Anyway, the French could not get any advantage. After more than a year of battle, although many rebels were killed, the French team also suffered losses, with casualties of more than 20,000. For France, it was a shame that more than 10,000 were killed in the colonies. The country was immediately in trouble. After a big quarrel, the cabinet fell again and "solved" the problem in the Fourth Republic.

However, changing the cabinet is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The previous batch of cabinets took the blame and stepped down. However, the uprisings of the three countries in North Africa continued. Whether to fight or reconcile, the new cabinet did not give a clear letter. How can we continue to fight? Anyway, there is no accurate number and it has been fighting and stopping until 1952. During this period, the casualties of the French army increased day by day, military expenditure increased even more, and the dissatisfaction between the people and the army also increased day by day.

At this time, the French people had really endured the Fourth Republic to the limit, and the only thing they needed was a person who called out. And this person was actually there, and Charles de Gaulle stood up!

De Gaulle has a good relationship with the military. After all, the current French team has a close relationship with him. The military urgently hopes that the former Free French leader will come forward to clean up the situation. So after the new French army suffered a heavy blow in Algeria, the cabinet fell again, and De Gaulle came forward to form the cabinet.

After years of hardship and fighting, De Gaulle has become more mature than during World War II. At this time, he can be said to be an experienced politician. His idealistic style has been completely abandoned by him. He is facing everything to reality.

At the beginning of his career, Charles de Gaulle promised the military that he would increase his investment and severely crack down on the separatists in the colonies. This made the military very satisfied with the hesitant colonial policy of the cabinet. They readily agreed to the proposal to amend the constitution.

At the same time, Charles de Gaulle kept speaking to the people, and he fiercely attacked the political system of the Fourth Republic, saying that the only way to change the current passive situation is to give the president greater power, let the president take control of everything, and let the president ensure that the cabinet truly "serves the people" instead of being in a position and doing nothing.

In addition, in order to cater to the people and the military, he strongly stated that France must re-enhance its international status and give France real freedom, not NATO slaves. He even hinted that France may withdraw from NATO. In a private interview, he said: "At the end of World War II, we reached a series of peace agreements with the Soviet Union, turning Germany into a demilitarized zone, and ensuring that the Soviet Union does not regard France as an enemy is an important political achievement. Unfortunately, these achievements were quickly destroyed by politicians who hoped to please the United States for so-called economic aid. They tore up the agreement and ignored the possible revenge of the Soviet Union and threw themselves into the arms of the United States... What is the benefit? Originally, France could be left out, but now hundreds of nuclear bombs in the Soviet Union are aiming at France, and France has become cannon fodder that shares the nuclear pressure of the United States!!"

Don’t think that Charles de Gaulle is changing his course and preparing to turn to the Soviet Union. Never be so naive about politicians, especially those who say to the public, and most of them cannot be taken seriously. Those just now were no exception, because Charles de Gaulle said in a private meeting with British and American ambassadors: "France attaches importance to developing relations with traditional allies such as Britain and the United States. The continuous deepening of relations between the two sides is beneficial to both sides. France cannot turn to the Soviet Union, and it is even more impossible to become a poisonous country like the Soviet Union. France always advocates freedom! France will remain unswervingly in the free world."

Is it very contradictory? In fact, it is not at all contradictory. The idea that Charles de Gaulle believed in was always to maintain France's independence and autonomy. This independence and autonomy required France to adopt a special attitude in international affairs, to prefer the so-called free world, and to use the mature economic system of the free world to seek benefits for France. But at the same time, it should also develop relations with the enemy of the free world, and not let the Soviet Union be too hostile to France. It is best to completely push the pressure of the Soviet Union to Britain and the United States. To put it bluntly, it is to take advantage of it, but it is not worth it to lose. De Gaulle is so realistic.

However, De Gaulle's style is really popular. The French people like a leader who has the pride of France, especially this leader is a great hero in World War II, which is even more welcome. Britain and the United States think that De Gaulle is just another politician who tries to fool voters. His words may not be true, so it is not worth being shocked that this great hero will become a perfect bear in less than half a year.

Charles de Gaulle, who was well-in-come, came to power. The first priority he did after he came to power was to amend the constitution. Because Charles de Gaulle knew very well that as long as France was a parliamentary republic, he would not be able to do anything as the president. If he wanted to build a France he ideal, he would have to overturn the annoying National Assembly.

Of course, the National Assemblymen do not like De Gaulle's policies. For the members, they have lived a very comfortable life over the years. If they curse in the parliament, they have a salary to get, and they don't have to bear any responsibility at all. Anyway, if something happens, there will always be a cabinet to take the blame. Is this kind of life too good? Once De Gaulle realizes the presidential centralization, what stability can they have? Of course, they have to fight against De Gaulle and call him the new poisoner.

However, the slander of these members only has the counter-effect, because the people have long been patient with them. Over the years, these bastards have done almost no fact except shirking responsibility and cursing. Now there is a person who wants to take responsibility to clean up the situation. How dare these people spread rumors and slander? It's simply unbearable.

Therefore, after the referendum on Charles de Gaulle's constitutional amendment, the enthusiasm of the people was quite high, and they actively voted to support Charles de Gaulle's constitutional amendment. Soon a new French constitution that conformed to Charles de Gaulle's wishes was born, and Charles de Gaulle also changed from a temporary rule of the cabinet to a real president.

The changes in France's political situation did not attract the attention of Churchill and Eisenhower at the beginning, because the political situation in France has been changing in recent years, and everyone got used to it after the changes. Moreover, Charles de Gaulle is also an old friend. Although this person is a bit difficult to deal with, he is always his own person.

So Churchill and Eisenhower "watch the change" and did not interfere, but they soon regretted this approach. The reason is very simple. After Charles de Gaulle, who had the power to take office, the first thing he did was to attack NATO. He severely criticized the US's garrison in France and severely criticized NATO's collective security strategy. In short, it was all kinds of dissatisfaction and displeasure with NATO.

It was nothing at the beginning. Churchill and Eisenhower believed that this was de Gaulle's pretending to be a pretentious gesture, just for the voters to show him, and he claimed that he was a leader who truly maintained France's independence and independence. This method is really too common in politics, and it is typical of saying but not doing it, commonly known as a verbal cannon.

But De Gaulle is really not a verbal trick this time. He is here and he does not like American soldiers. These big-headed soldiers who "help" France to resist the evil Soviet Union are a kind of destruction of his national pride! So he really wants to drive away these Americans.

Not long after, Charles de Gaulle claimed that the French were enough to maintain France's security. He strongly refused to extend the lease of the US garrison base in France and required the Americans to withdraw from France by the end of 1955.

Finally, Eisenhower felt nervous. He immediately spoke to Charles de Gaulle and asked the new French president to change his mind. But when will the matter decisively change? He firmly rejected Eisenhower's request and announced again after the call: "The NATO Allied Command should be moved from France immediately. The French people do not like this command, and the actual role of the command is also questionable."

Charles de Gaulle, who had just come to power, gave Britain and the United States two consecutive tricks, which made Churchill and Eisenhower stunned. They didn't understand what this tall Frenchman wanted to do? Are you not afraid of the United States' interruption of economic aid, or are you not afraid of the Soviet Union's call?

Hehe, Charles de Gaulle is really not afraid!

First, France's economy has come out of the weakest period. Now it is actually a period of rising French economy. Although it is not particularly satisfactory at the moment, the future development is still relatively optimistic. What's more, the important reason for the tight money before was that it consumed a lot of military spending in the colonies. De Gaulle, not in name, promised the hard-core colonists in the military to forcefully deal with the unlucky people in the colonies, but in fact, De Gaulle was only prepared to stop, whether it was Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia, and there was no need to waste too much time, energy and money there.

Moreover, there are different benefits to getting rid of the aid of the US economy. The hard condition that Americans promised to give aid was that France opened the market to the United States. This was equivalent to France's domestic market exchanged for some life-saving money.

Although life is now preserved, American goods have also impacted local French enterprises, which makes the French middle class and working class full of anger. If the economic aid agreement is torn down and American goods are driven out of the French market, this is a good thing for the middle class and the working class, which means more job opportunities and better income, which will inevitably bring a large number of votes.

Nothing is more important to politicians than votes. As for offending the United States? De Gaulle had a bad relationship with Americans before, so offending the other politicians were not worried at all.

Moreover, because it has drawn a clear economic boundary with the United States, French goods can still enter the socialist group based on the Soviet Union. France can completely give up the economic blockade policy of following Britain and the United States and enter the vast Central and Eastern European market. This is another good thing!

Secondly, because the relationship with the socialist camp was eased, the relationship between France and the Soviet Union would inevitably not continue to be tense. It could completely lay off part of the army, which could save a lot of money. It could be invested in military-industrial enterprises to help French workers who were tortured by World War II to get out of the predicament.

It can be imagined that there are so many benefits. If De Gaulle doesn't do it, he will be a fool. So he resolutely took action to drive away NATO's headquarters. In fact, this is the first step. In Charles de Gaulle's view, NATO is actually a tool used by the United States to control and enslave Europe. France has always pursued independence and independence, and within the framework of NATO, France is just a small role, which is used to consume cannon fodder from the Soviet Union. De Gaulle doesn't believe that when the Soviet nuclear bomb is really thrown on France's head, the Americans will fight hard with the Soviet Union. If France wants to win real nuclear security, it has to rely on itself.

In short, Charles de Gaulle is determined to draw a clear line with the United States and NATO. He will divide it into several steps to achieve this goal. The first step is to drive away the NATO General Command, the second step is to accelerate the research of its own nuclear weapons and strive to master the manufacturing technology of atomic bombs as soon as possible. The third step is to withdraw from NATO once France has its own nuclear power. Since France can protect itself, why should it rely on others' breath? (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!