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    Since 1945, Li Xiaofeng has secretly supported the national independence and liberation movements in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.  ??It was done quite covertly and cleverly. A large number of surplus weapons from World War II were imported into these areas. Li Xiaofeng even hired World War II veterans in the United States in the name of a shell company to serve as military consultants to train the national uprisings in the three North African countries.  This work was so successful that the Fourth Republic had no trace of the Soviet Union's activities in the region. At most, they only captured some American World War II veterans. These veterans had entered the United States legally, allowing France to  People have no choice but to verbally protest to the US government.  But the Americans didn¡¯t pay much attention to it. On the one hand, the French¡¯s protests were too weak, and sometimes they weren¡¯t even rhetorical.  Secondly, these veterans who went to North Africa were all operated by their own mercenary companies in a legal name and were legally blameless.  Moreover, Anna, the old lover of a certain immortal who was in charge of this matter, did it very cleverly. There were at least a few members of Congress standing behind these mercenary companies. The congressmen who had received large political donations naturally wanted to help the companies solve their problems.  In short, the French were so troubled that they had no good solution, so that by 195o, Anna's mercenary company simply did not export military consultants and directly exported veterans with rich combat experience.  Most of this group of veterans are experienced veterans who have participated in the battles in North Africa or France during World War II. Their combat effectiveness is much better than that of the ragtag rebels.  Anyway, the French could not take any advantage at all. After more than a year of fighting, although many insurrectionists were killed, the French army also suffered losses, with more than 20,000 casualties.  For France, it was an outright shame to have over 10,000 casualties in the colonial war. There was a sudden stir in the country. After a big fuss in the National Assembly, the cabinet collapsed again, using the most common phrase of the Fourth Republic.  method "solved" the problem.  However, changing the cabinet is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution. The previous batch of cabinets took the blame and stepped down. However, the uprisings in the three North African countries are still continuing. Whether it is war or peace, the new cabinet does not give a clear signal. How can we talk about it for a while and continue the war anyway?  There is no accurate estimate, and the fight continued until 1952. During this period, the casualties of the French army were increasing day by day, military expenditures were rising, and the dissatisfaction of the people and the army was also increasing day by day.  At this time, the French people have really reached the limit of their patience with the Fourth Republic. The only thing they need is someone to stand up and shout.  But this person has actually been there all along, and De Gaulle stepped forward!  De Gaulle has a good relationship with the military. After all, the current French army is closely related to him. The military urgently hopes that the former Free French leader will step forward to clean up the situation.  Therefore, after the French army suffered heavy losses in Algeria, the cabinet collapsed again, and de Gaulle came forward to form a cabinet.  After several years of tempering and beatings, de Gaulle has become more mature than during World War II. At this time, he can be said to be a seasoned politician. He has completely abandoned his idealism, and he is facing reality in everything.  When he came to power, de Gaulle promised the military that it would increase investment to severely crack down on the separatists in the colonies.  This satisfied the military, which had been angered by the previous cabinet's hesitant colonial policy. They readily agreed to de Gaulle's proposal to amend the constitution.  At the same time, de Gaulle continued to perform speeches to the people. He violently attacked the political system of the Fourth Republic, saying that the only way to change the current passive situation was to give the president greater power, let the president control everything, and let the president ensure  The cabinet should truly "serve the people" instead of just sitting around doing nonsense.  In addition, in order to cater to the people and the military, he firmly stated that France must re-enhance France's international status and allow France to gain true freedom instead of being a slave to NATO.  He even hinted that France might 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 to ensure that the Soviet Union would not regard France as  This was an important political achievement for the enemy, but unfortunately, these achievements were quickly destroyed by politicians who expected to curry favor with the United States in exchange for so-called economic assistance. They tore up the agreement and ignored the possible retaliation of the Soviet Union.  into the arms of the United States What are the benefits of this? Originally, France could stay out of the matter, but now hundreds of Soviet nuclear bombs are targeting France, and France has become cannon fodder to share the nuclear pressure of the United States! " Don't think that De Gaulle is changing his tune!  We are leaning towards the Soviet Union. Don¡¯t be so naive. What politicians say, especially what they say to the public, most likely cannot be taken seriously.  Those just now are no exception, because soon de Gaulle said in a private meeting with the British and American ambassadors: "France attaches great importance to developing relations with traditional allies such as the United Kingdom and the United States, and the continuous deepening of relations between the two parties is beneficial to both parties."?It is impossible for France to fall to the Soviet Union, let alone become a corrupt and poisonous country like the Soviet Union.  France has always advocated freedom!  France will remain firmly in the free world.  ¡± Is it contradictory? In fact, it is not contradictory at all. The concept that de Gaulle believed in has always been to maintain the independence and autonomy of France. This independence and autonomy require France to adopt a special attitude in international affairs, favoring the so-called free world.  , using 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 enemies of the free world, and not let the Soviet Union be too hostile to France. It is best to put the Soviet pressure entirely on the United Kingdom and the United States.  Take advantage when you get it, but don't take advantage of it. De Gaulle is so realistic. But this approach of De Gaulle is really popular. The French people like a leader who is proud of France, especially when this leader was in World War II.  A great hero, this is even more worthy of being welcomed. However, the United Kingdom and the United States feel that de Gaulle is just another politician trying to deceive voters. What he says may not be true, so it is not worth being alarmed. This great hero may not be around in half a year.  The first major thing he did after taking office was to amend the constitution, because de Gaulle knew very well that as long as France was still a parliamentary republic, he would be useless as president.  It can't be done. If he wants to create his ideal France, he must first overthrow the hated National Assembly. Of course, the National Assembly does not like de Gaulle's policies. For the members, these years have been very good, scolding in the Assembly.  You get paid for swearing, and you don't have to take any responsibility at all. Anyway, if something goes wrong, the cabinet will always take the blame. Isn't this a good life? And once de Gaulle achieves presidential centralization, what security will they have?  ? Of course they will desperately oppose De Gaulle and call him a new poisoner. But the smear campaign by these congressmen has only the opposite effect, because the people have already reached the limit of their patience. Over the years, these bastards have done little more than shirk responsibility and curse.  Nothing has been done, and now there is someone who wants to take responsibility to clean up the situation. It is simply unbearable that these people dare to spread rumors. So after de Gaulle initiated the referendum on amending the constitution, the public's enthusiasm was quite high.  The government voted enthusiastically for de Gaulle to amend the constitution. Soon a new French constitution that conformed to de Gaulle's wishes was born, and de Gaulle also changed from the temporary administration of the cabinet to the real president. The changes in the French political situation did not cause Churchill at first.  Pay attention to Eisenhower, because the French political situation has been changing in recent years, and everyone has become accustomed to the changes, and de Gaulle is also an old friend. Although this person is a bit difficult to deal with, he is still one of our own.  Eisenhower and Eisenhower just "waited and watched" and did not interfere in any way. However, they soon regretted this approach. The reason is very simple. After the powerful de Gaulle came to power, the first thing he did was.  Attacking NATO. He severely criticized the U.S. military presence in France and severely criticized NATO's collective security strategy. All in all, his dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with NATO were nothing at first. Churchill and Eisenhower thought it was de Gaulle's posturing.  , just to show the voters that he is a leader who truly safeguards the independence and independence of France.  This method is too common in the political arena. It is a typical example of just talking without doing anything, commonly known as talk.  But this time de Gaulle really wasn¡¯t just talking, he meant it, and he really didn¡¯t like American soldiers. These big soldiers who ¡°helped¡± France resist the evil Soviet Union were a devastation to his national pride!  So he really wants to get rid of these Americans.  Soon after, de Gaulle declared that the French were sufficient to maintain France's security. He firmly refused to extend the lease of US troops stationed in France and demanded that the Americans withdraw from France before the end of 1955.  Finally, Eisenhower felt nervous. He immediately called de Gaulle and asked the new French president to change his mind.  But when will things change that De Gaulle decided?  He firmly rejected Eisenhower's request and announced again after the phone call: "NATO Allied Forces Command should be moved from France immediately. The French people do not like this command, and the actual role of this command is questionable."  De Gaulle, who had just come to power, gave Britain and the United States two consecutive sap tricks, leaving Churchill and Eisenhower stunned. They had no idea what the tall Frenchman wanted to do.  Aren¡¯t you afraid that the United States will cut off economic aid, or that the Soviet Union will attack?  Hehe, De Gaulle is really not afraid!  First of all, the French economy has come out of its weakest period. Now it is actually in a period of upward growth for the French economy. Although it is not particularly satisfactory at the moment, the future development is still relatively optimistic.  What's more, the money beforeA very important reason for the tightness is that a large amount of military expenditures were consumed in the colonies. Although de Gaulle nominally agreed to the hardcore colonial elements in the military to deal with the unruly people in the colonies, in fact de Gaulle was only prepared to stop, whether it was Morocco.  , Algeria or Tunisia are not fundamental to France, and there is no need to waste too much time, energy and money there.  And there are other benefits of getting rid of the aid of the US economy. The rigid condition for the aid that the Americans promised before was that France open its market to the United States.  It is equivalent to France using its domestic market to exchange for some life-saving money.  Although life has been saved now, American products have also impacted French companies to a great extent, which makes the French middle class and working class very angry.  If the economic aid agreement is torn up and American goods are driven out of the French market, it will be a good thing for the middle and working classes. It will mean more jobs and better incomes, which will inevitably bring a lot of votes.  .  Nothing is more important to politicians than votes. As for offending the United States?  De Gaulle had not had a good relationship with the Americans before, so he was offended if he offended others. Other politicians were not worried at all about him.  And because it has drawn a clear economic boundary with the United States, French products can still enter the socialist bloc headed by the Soviet Union. France can completely give up following the economic blockade policy of Britain and the United States and enter the vast Central and Eastern European market.  This is another benefit!  Secondly, because the relationship with the socialist camp has been eased, the relationship between France and the Soviet Union will definitely not continue to be at war with each other, and part of the army can be abolished, which can save a lot of costs.  It can be used to invest in military industrial companies to help the French workers who were dying from World War II get out of their predicament.  It can be imagined that there are so many benefits. If de Gaulle does not do it, he would really be a fool.  So he resolutely drove away the NATO headquarters. In fact, this was only the first step. In De Gaulle's view, NATO was 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, used to consume the Soviet Union's cannon fodder.  De Gaulle did not believe that when the Soviet nuclear bomb was really dropped on France, the Americans would fight the Soviet Union with all their strength. If France wanted to win real nuclear security, it had to rely on itself.  All in all, De Gaulle is determined to draw a clear line between the United States and NATO. He will achieve this goal in several steps. The first step is to drive away the NATO General Headquarters. The second step is to speed up the research and development of his country's nuclear weapons and strive to master them as soon as possible.  Regarding the manufacturing technology of atomic bombs, the third step is to withdraw from NATO as soon as France has its own nuclear power.  Since France can already protect itself, why should it rely on others?  (To be continued.) 8
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