Father of France

Chapter 73 Coman
"I'm just worried that these orphans will be left unattended; it's all out of good intentions." Koeman denied General Duval's unfounded speculation, saying that as long as the Germans didn't launch some kind of guerrilla war involving the entire population, nothing would happen.

So, the young division marching with orphans were pitiful war orphans affected by the war.

Of course, if Germans don't even care about their own country's children, then there's no need for them to care. All responsibility lies with Germany, and France has already done its utmost.

During wartime, many things can be forgiven in order to achieve victory. He was also trying to end this war that was harming European countries as soon as possible. What did he do wrong?

After setting up the tent, dinner was simple: just hot water to cook the fried noodles.

Thanks to the fact that Coman's previous life was approaching forty, when he was seven or eight years old in the mid-1990s, when conditions were still relatively average, he ate the same fried noodles that the Chinese People's Volunteer Army had when he lived with his grandmother. It was just flour sprinkled with salt and oil and fried until cooked.

Since they were deep inside German territory, just in case, no one could guarantee that the wartime supply lines would be open. So Koeman promoted the fried noodles to the Youth Division, just in case.
The taste wasn't too bad, and it provided a good source of energy. In any case, for orphans who were already starving and freezing, they couldn't expect any better treatment.

"Isn't this a perfect example of the close bond between the military and the people? If it weren't for the darkness, we should have called the AFP correspondent who was embedded with the troops right away."

Koman blew on the fried noodles, took a sip, and found the taste to be alright. At least he was fine with it. The temperature inside the tent wasn't very warm, but it was still within an acceptable range for him.

When Koman was logging in the mountainous area, he hadn't been shivering in temperatures of minus twenty degrees Celsius. The weather wasn't really that cold, just a little chilly. We still had tents, didn't we?
“Once the road is repaired, the tobacco can be temporarily stored in Sal, which will be our base.” Martin imitated this, blowing on a mouthful of fried noodles, ready to try the strange food.

Alain wasn't so adventurous; he was eating fried rice. While rice is the staple food in France, it's not the mainstream.

The rice was mainly supplied by the French Indochina colonies. In the early days, rice was not considered a staple food in France, but was regarded as a fruit by many people. During the long trench warfare of World War I, many French soldiers would throw the rice directly outside the trenches after eating it.

This practice was quickly discovered by the German army. White rice grains were scattered on the trenches, which the Germans used to determine whether there were any defenders in the trenches. It was even later used as a marker for snipers.

A comrade crawled into the tent from outside and said, "Those German kids have finished their fried noodles. They seem to be able to accept it."

"Who says kids aren't mentally strong enough?" Koman commented with a smile. "It's good that they can eat and drink. But we need to keep a close eye on them. Unless these orphans attack our officers and soldiers, if we find anyone targeting these children, we are a military police force. Think carefully about the punishment for breaking the law."

"If any child abuse occurs, there is no other possibility but execution." During Martin's time in Italy, because Koeman abandoned the mess and went to the Soviet Union, he was able to see the true face of religious groups in the place closest to God. The Vatican was nothing but a den of filth.

After hearing Corman's warning, Martin gave an even harsher statement, clearly indicating that he had developed some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder after investigating Catholicism.

"Tell the other units to centralize the management of orphans," Alan decided to get down to business. "They'll be changing shifts every two hours, so make sure they get enough rest. Tomorrow, have the war correspondent film the Youth Division protecting war orphans. That's all for now."

Koeman still believed that AFP's capabilities were strong enough to find angles in front of a few buildings where French troops were clearing debris, excluding the vast majority of ruins from the shot. This would simultaneously diminish the massive damage caused by the French shelling of Saarland and showcase the French army's efforts to quickly restore order after entering the city. By filming French soldiers and local residents repairing roads, while ensuring that French soldiers pointing guns at German residents in the distance were not shown on camera, wouldn't a harmonious relationship between the military and the people be achieved?

This was the first time Koman had ever slept in a war zone, and he couldn't fall asleep for a while. Then, the sound of snoring from inside the tent made it even harder for him to sleep…

Even so, at an age when young men sleep on cold kang beds, Koman still only needs a small amount of sleep to ensure he is full of energy the next day, and his cultivation level in the Dao has improved again.

A day later, although Koeman wasn't exactly radiant, his spirits weren't greatly affected. He returned to his unit with his comrades and joined the conscripted Saarland residents in the road repair work.

"Germany suffered heavy casualties in the war, and in the next ten years or so, there will be a situation where there are more women than men." Koeman turned his gaze away from the road-building army, who were sweating profusely and experiencing the joy of labor. "This is a very good environment, and we can work hard on it."

"Do the same thing in Paris in Germany?" Alain was also a victim of Koeman's "runaway" tactics. Koeman ran away, and Alain was the one who followed up in Paris.

Hearing Koeman's tone, I immediately suspected that he was going to repeat what happened in Paris. I simply asked in return, "Germany is still in the midst of war. Who has the time to read newspapers?"

"That was just to disgust French men and make them separate the women who slept with Germans; it doesn't prove anything at all."

Feminism, or the women's movement, initially emerged under the banner of fighting for legitimate rights in a less radical manner. Of course, there were exceptions, such as the White Feather Movement in Britain and France.

Now Koeman is about to exploit a bug. There are several favorable conditions: equal pay for equal work has never been achieved in Europe. Even in France, where the republican system has been established for a long time, French women's wages are less than 50% of men's. Germany certainly retains more feudal remnants than France, so this percentage will only be lower.

The second condition is that, unlike France where the male-to-female ratio was roughly the same, the proportion of men lost in Germany was not much smaller than that in the Soviet Union, with the male-to-female ratio around 100 to 130 in the twenties.

These are all theoretical figures, because there are still a large number of men in Germany who appear to be alive but actually only exist in prisoner-of-war camps, so the actual male-to-female ratio would be even more skewed.

Although Koeman already had plans for Waffen-SS members, he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket, especially since he didn't have a single influential figure in the group under his control.

He couldn't possibly capture Himmler; he remembered Himmler had committed suicide, and as the Supreme Leader of the SS, Himmler couldn't possibly survive—it would definitely be the Final Solution's fate.

Therefore, he had to use two plans simultaneously to ensure that the Saar referendum would produce a result favorable to France, and he had to find a way to deal with the German dragoons who were destined to die alone.

(End of this chapter)