Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Sometimes it's like this, you say something over and over again, but you still make mistakes when it comes to it.

The generals in southern Africa are not gods. They do not have the "eyes of the sky" like Roque. They do not know the specific direction of World War II, so it is normal to make such mistakes.

To be honest, if he had not understood that period of history and only looked at France's performance in World War I, Roque would not have believed that France would surrender so quickly.

I can only say that empiricism kills people.

"We should remind France -" Stoudemire was very worried.

Once France surrenders, then Italy, the wallflower, will definitely surrender as well.

Then Cyprus is in danger.

"We have reminded you many times -" Roque was also helpless. The French were really confident in the Maginot Line.

"If the Germans detour through Belgium like they did in the last world war, then Saint-Roch—" Henry's words made everyone feel heavy.

Saint-Roch is right on the French-Belgian border.

Therefore, it was a clever move by the French to send Saint Roque to southern Africa.

It's a stroke of genius.

"The staff has a retreat plan for St. Roch." Martin was finally prepared this time.

"What happens to our investments in France if France surrenders?" Aida's focus was always a bit strange.

The French are about to perish, and you are still worried about investing in France——

Can you still have some sympathy?

Of course this is also true.

Not only the federal government, but also Roque himself, as well as Stoudemire and Henry, have a lot of investments in France.

But looking at Xiaosi's expression, he didn't seem too worried.

"Don't look at me, I've sold almost all my investments in France in the past few years -" Stoudemire really isn't worried, he just buys low and sells high.

Most of Stoudemire's investments in France were purchased during the last World War, when France was most in danger.

At that time, the French people were panicked. The German forward troops were only 70 kilometers away from Paris. Rich people in Paris fled one after another. Stoudemire followed Roque and bought many high-quality assets at low prices.

After the end of the world war, the assets purchased by Stoudemire began to gradually return to normal value.

France has no money, but the French are still very rich.

"Cecile, you should have confidence in France." Ada is the expert in this field.

Xiaosi frowned.

Roque just said to be careful that France will surrender quickly.

Ada said here that she must have confidence in France.

You two, father and mother, are playing a double act here.

"There are risks in the short term, but it's bullish in the long term -" Rock can only get in and out, and he doesn't lack that little money.

Unlike Stoudemire's various short-term and quick investments, Rock Investment is all about the long term, and they are all high-quality assets.

For example, two of the four most famous wineries in the Champagne region of France belong to Roque.

There is no doubt that the winery is definitely a high-quality asset that becomes more valuable as time goes by.

In order to protect its own interests, the French government stipulates that only champagne produced in the Champagne region can be called champagne. Champagne produced in other regions, including France's domestic Champagne region, is wine, so champagne has a unique value.

Real champagne is just like hairy crabs. The production is actually not much. Many champagnes on the market are just fake. The winery under Roque's name also often purchases wines from outside the Champagne region of France and sells them under the name of the winery.

This matter was definitely not ordered by Rock.

Rock no longer relied on this underhanded method to make money, but it was the idea of ​​a certain godson of Zach.

Roque has a professional team in France to help Roque manage his finances.

There is no other way to do this.

In the winery under Roque's name, the real champagne is never sold to the outside world, but is shipped back to southern Africa for collection. However, the winery also wants to make a profit, so this is the trick.

Under normal circumstances, some red wines only have a storage time of 5 to 15 years, and top-quality wines will only enter the drinking period after 20 years.

The champagne produced in the winery under Roque's name can be stored for a long time, and the long time here starts from a century.

"I feel like I lost 100 million." Xiaosi said thoughtfully.

This is not an exaggeration, he really lost 100 million.

Most likely more than that.

"If you look at it this way, then the worse Europe does, the better -" Henry also thought thoughtfully, buying at low prices, thinking about the wealth that the old nobles in Europe have accumulated for hundreds of years, it is simply a steal.

"Ahem—" Rock coughed twice.

Even if you really think so, don't say it so bluntly, okay?

"Oh, that's not what I meant." Henry's explanation was very pale.

No need to explain, that’s what you mean.

"Lord Fawalt, if a world war breaks out again, the damage caused will definitely be far greater than the last world war." Yang Smuts does not like the ugly faces of capitalists. He is the one who truly cares about world peace.

But for Yang Smuts, the worse Europe is playing, the better.

Better to destroy it completely.

In this way, southern Africa can naturally become the master of the new world.

The world has been operating under the colonial system established by Britain and France for too long. The key point is that this colonial system is no longer suitable for the current world. It is time to make changes.

Rock is very helpless. This situation is not what Rock wants.

Rock hoped to break the colonial system established by Britain and France in a relatively gentle way and build a new world.

Then maybe many people wouldn't have to die.

Unfortunately, reality runs counter to Rock's wishes.

Looking at the excited faces of Stoudemire, Henry, Angel, Barton, and Rock, no matter how ideal they are, they have to consider the interests of other people.

The joint meeting ended and Southern Africa moved quickly.

The staff worked out the plan that Rock wanted as quickly as possible.

Once the world war breaks out again, St. Roch will begin to implement an evacuation plan, first sending all the southern Africans in St. Roch to the British mainland, and then returning to southern Africa.

Mobilization in Southern Africa also takes time. The Ministry of National Defense estimates that it will take about half a year to complete national mobilization in Southern Africa.

Don't be too long.

Unlike when the last world war broke out, when soldiers went to the battlefield with one gun each, Americans could even come to Europe to fight empty-handed. Do you want Americans to try going to Europe empty-handed now?

The German tankers will be very happy.

Even if Southern Africa is prepared in advance, peace will last for a long time.

It will take time for those arsenals that were converted to civilian use after the world war to be converted back to military use.

When retired soldiers return to the army, they also need a period of training before they can become a qualified soldier again.

As the technological content of weapons and equipment becomes higher and higher, the requirements for soldiers are also getting higher and higher. The Southern African army has the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world, and soldiers need more time to learn to operate them.

Calculated this way, half a year to complete the nationwide mobilization is already fast.

If France surrenders quickly during the period of completion of mobilization, then Southern Africa will send the Army Air Force to the British mainland as quickly as possible to assist the British Air Force in resisting the German invasion.

After France surrendered, Britain had to hold on, so as to retain the best hope for future counterattacks.

Once Britain surrenders, the war situation will be extremely unfavorable for southern Africa.

Southern Africa is so far away from Europe. Without a solid forward base, it is basically impossible to launch an attack on Europe from the southern African mainland.

The battle line is too long.

The naval power of Southern Africa alone cannot even guarantee the safety of supply lines.

After all, southern Africa's core interests are in the Indian Ocean.

By then, Southern Africa may have to use Cyprus as its base of advance.

If Cyprus has not fallen by then.

Of course, the premise of this plan is that the United States will still be an ally in southern Africa.

If the United States joins the hostile camp, all bets will be off.

The strong industrial capabilities of the United States, coupled with the profound military potential of Germany and Japan, if these three parties are combined, southern Africa may also have to go on the defensive, and the war may be protracted.

Just as the staff was urgently formulating a plan, in accordance with last year's agreement, the joint exercise between the Southern African Cyprus Squadron and the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Squadron was held as scheduled.

This time the exercise also involved the participation of the French Navy.

According to the scheduled plan, the exercises include joint patrols, anti-submarine operations, beach landings, etc.

After the staff prepared an emergency plan, the Cyprus Squadron proposed adding a retreat drill.

This proposal was strongly opposed by French Vice Admiral François Darlan.

Francois Darlan, 54, is France's youngest vice-admiral.

In 1902, Darlan graduated with honors from the Brest Naval School, joined the French Navy with the rank of lieutenant, and participated in World War I.

In 1925, Darlan was appointed as the chief aide to the French Minister of the Navy, Georges Legault. From then on, he rose through the ranks and was promoted to major general in 1929 and lieutenant general in 1932.

This time Darlan came to Cyprus as the commander of the French fleet participating in the exercise.

"I can't think of what kind of naval force can force us to conduct a retreat exercise with the Royal Navy, French Navy, and Southern African Navy joining forces. This is a waste of our time." Darlan knew the proposal of the Cyprus Squadron.

Purpose.

Darlan is a very smart man. As early as last year, Darlan noticed Germany's naval development plan and brought it to the attention of the French government.

The French government ignored Darlan's reminder.

Darlan instead urged his British counterparts to pay attention to Germany's actions.

Their British counterparts also ignored Darlan's urging.

Now that colleagues in southern Africa proposed to conduct retreat drills, the first person Darlan thought of was Saint Roque.

What's going on, are you ready to abandon France?

Dudley Pound, the newly appointed commander of the Mediterranean Squadron, looked expressionless.

Dudley Pound did not pay much attention to the joint exercises with the Cyprus Squadron. If it were not for the request of the British Admiralty, Dudley Pound would not even bother to participate.

"Francois, I can say this, General Pound is also qualified to say this, but you can't." Lieutenant General Mike Tolan, commander of the Cyprus Squadron, who just turned 45 this year, smiled.

Don’t you French have any idea why this project was added?