Chapter 287 Voice of Paris
“Ms. Christine, it’s great that you are safe and sound.” Under the leadership of Frank, the leaders of the guerrillas came up to meet them. It was obvious that they were de Gaulle’s Envoy, Christine's reputation among this group of people is very high.
Cough! With a slight cough from the female intelligence officer, the lovable woman beside He Chi disappeared and was replaced by a capable and decisive senior Free French figure.
She glanced around, "Why are there only a few of you? Where is Jenkins? Where are Luke and Steven?"
"Jenkins is leading the attack on the phone station, Luke and the others are attacking. The arsenal in the West District, Steven..." The guerrilla leader subconsciously looked at a corpse in the corner.
Kristine looked around and found that many people she knew before were gone.
“The attack didn’t go well?” Christine asked.
"Yes, ma'am, the Germans seem to have been prepared. All key places are heavily guarded, and our weapons are not sufficient..." Frank replied in a low voice.
“How many casualties were there in the city?” Kristine knelt down and arranged the clothes of one of the dead with her hands.
"One thousand, two thousand, sorry, I really don't know..."
Sobs could be heard all around.
“That’s enough!” A shout came, which made all the men present stunned. No one had ever heard Christine speak so loudly.
"They chose to die according to their own will. Don't waste their sacrifice." Christine left these words and stepped into the broadcast building.
"Frank, take someone to guard the door and don't let anyone in."
"Benjamin, I saw a telegraph machine. Go and try to see if it can work."
"He, come with me."
Christine, who gives orders, is as dazzling as a queen. Even He Chi has to admit that such a female intelligence officer is more attractive than she was twenty years ago. .
Two people walked into the broadcast room on the third floor.
"He, turn the power to the maximum and help me debug the equipment." Kristen began to put a pair of heavy headphones on her head.
"What are you going to do?" He Chi asked while playing with the instrument.
"Get reinforcements."
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At the Allied garrison 120 kilometers away from Paris, General Montgomery was holding a pen and racking his brains to write a letter.
"Dear Audrey, I hope you won't be so angry when you read this letter. I didn't read your diary on purpose. I'm just a little worried about you..." After writing this sentence, General used He scratched his half-bald head, just like an ordinary old father who couldn't communicate with his adolescent daughter.
“We have arrived in the west of France. Except for when we encountered some resistance in Normandy, everything else went smoothly...”
"I know you are paying attention to He's news, but I can't confirm his specific location yet, but I promise that I will tell you as soon as I find his traces."
"In addition, last time you Talking about wanting a puppy, I don’t think the family is ready yet..."
A loud noise suddenly came from outside.
“What’s going on?” Montgomery, who was disturbed in his private time, shouted outside unhappily.
"Sorry, Your Excellency, representatives of the French Second Armored Division were negotiating with General Patton just now. They hope to give priority to attacking Paris." The adjutant walked into the room and reported.
"God, this is the fourth time in three days, why do these French people always do their own thing?" Montgomery shrugged and planned to continue writing.
"Your Excellency, there is one more thing."
"What?"
"Major General Leclerc came to us with his people, and he also wanted to ask for help. Your opinion."
"Oh! Die! This kind of thing should be mentioned earlier. Why would I not make such a mistake when I was an adjutant?" Montgomery hurriedly put away the letters on the table, and then took out a map and placed it on the table. Pick up red and blue pencils and pretend to study strategy.
As soon as he finished doing this, Major General Leclerc of the Free French Second Armored Division knocked on the door and came in.
"Sir, how have you considered our division's application to transfer targets to attack Paris?" The other party got straight to the point without any greetings. "We have discussed this many times. The combat plan must be carried out according to the final plan of the Allied Command..."
"But my soldiers are in high spirits now, and I can't Use this reason to appease them..."
"Major General Leclerc, are you included in this unappeasable person?"
Suddenly there was a louder noise outside, interrupting the conversation between the two people.
"What's going on? Can't today's soldiers even maintain basic discipline?"
Montgomery's adjutant walked in hurriedly, "Your Excellency, I think you should listen to this."< br>
After saying that, the adjutant turned on the radio in the room.
Zila~Zila~, a high-pitched female voice came from the big square box.
"The citizens of Paris, the fighting guerrillas and intelligence agents, the soldiers everywhere in France..."
"The motherland needs you!"
Montgomery raised his eyebrows, He had spent much time with the Free French in London, and he could already tell who was speaking.
“In the streets of Paris, guerrillas are risking their lives to fight the enemy.”
“On the bridges of the Seine, under the flagstones of the Place de la Concorde, and in the cloisters outside the Louvre, Every corner has become a battlefield for resistance.”
At this time, there was noise on the radio, and people could clearly hear the sounds of submachine guns, bombs, and rapid-fire cannons.
“However, our power is limited, and Paris needs your assistance!”
“Armies not far from Paris, pick up your weapons and join our ranks! Artillery fire in response to fascist tyranny!"
"Paris is burning!"
"Freedom belongs to France!"
boom! ! The sound of shelling and breaking glass came from the radio, and then someone shouted "Get down!!"
Zila~Zila~~The broadcast was interrupted.
Montgomery walked over quickly and knocked hard on the radio, but still could not restore the sound inside.
"Sir, there should be something wrong with the equipment on the opposite side." The adjutant came over and whispered.
The general stood up straight, looked at Major General Leclerc opposite, and said softly: "It seems I can't change your decision, right?"
The other party nodded "Yes, even if we disobey orders, our troops will rush to Paris immediately."
"Okay, I will contact General Eisenhower and Mr. de Gaulle immediately. Before that, I will send the 9th Armored Division Cover your flanks." Montgomery nodded, finally giving in.
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Major General Leclerc saluted and went out holding his military cap.
After a while, French soldiers’ loud slogans came from outside.
“Liberate Paris!”
"We ourselves liberate our capital!"
"Long live Free France! Long live France!"
(End of this chapter)