Shortly after Churchill left Tours, the French government hastily declared Paris an undefended city. In fact, the French forces around Paris had been completely defeated by this time, and even if the French authorities really held the capital as Churchill had hoped, they would at most be able to gather less than 10,000 remnants from the front line, which would not help the war situation at all. In order to avoid a repeat of the tragedy of Warsaw and Rotterdam in this art capital, the French were willing to hand it over to the victors in their entirety. After all, it was not the first time that Paris fell, and then they did not establish the Third Republic regime here for 70 years?

As the commander of the aviation force, Fang Yan got the news as soon as possible. The High Command ordered that not a single bomb should be allowed to fall on the heads of Paris, and that the Army should peacefully receive the loot they had been waiting for for so long. Feeling the solemnity and seriousness revealed by Hitler in this order, Fang Yan awe-inspiringly obeyed, and at this time, several people in the command post had secretly wiped the corners of their eyes, and their faces were full of excitement and tears.

"We're going to win!" An officer raised his arms and shouted, his voice filled with an uncontrollable hoarse trill. Hearing this catharsis full of deep feelings, Fang Yan next to him was also excited, and he couldn't help himself. Although he was only a supporting role in this victory, the situation in front of him was not the scene he was looking forward to? The 20 years of suffering have passed, and from today onwards we will usher in a brilliant dawn!

The morning breeze was blowing, the sky was rolling in the clouds, and on the field, a group of German infantry in gray military uniforms was heading west. Armed with guns and backpacks, they walked like they were flying, and they did not look like they were going into battle, but rather as if they were marching on an armed march. The June sun was dry and warm, shining on young faces full of joy and anticipation, and their eyes were full of energy, all looking at the western horizon.

"Look, there's a street sign there." One of the scouts in front of him suddenly ran briskly to the right, drawing sideways glances from the soldiers behind. After a while, the young scout, who had run to the sign, turned around with excitement on his face and shouted to his comrades, "Hey guys, we are only 10 kilometers from Paris now. The French should have run clean like rabbits and we would be able to enter the Champs-Élysées by noon! ”

"Fendi, don't get carried away!" Captain Kohler frowned, displeased with the young scout's out-of-the-box character, but the cheers that followed from behind him froze Kohler's expression, and the admonition he was about to blurt out was stuck in his throat again. It turned out that the bunnies under their command had no intention of fighting for a long time, and they all wanted to enter Paris to see the face of the enemy capital. Kohler couldn't help but think of 26 years ago, when everyone in the German army decided that Paris was within reach, and no one was aware of the Marne disaster.

But now...... Kohler's lips twitched, but he didn't intend to maintain his usual grim face. This time, in contrast to the previous year, France had declared Paris undefended, and its infantry battalion had not been in battle since the day before yesterday, and the only remaining task of the day was to march. The thought that Paris was so close at hand, and that there was also a fire burning in Kohler's chest, pursed his lips, and strode forward.

As the sun rose, the light grew brighter and brighter, and Kohler and a group of soldiers walked from the ridge to the asphalt road, and the scenery on both sides changed from the country field to the row of houses. They were constantly left behind by the French signs, and their marches became faster and faster. When Kohler and the others stepped up a high slope, the scene in front of them made them stop breathing: they saw a huge golden city as magnificent as a heavenly shrine on the distant plain, wide as a mountain, gorgeous as a galaxy, and a spired iron tower in the center pierced the sky, towering into the sky, which was the landmark building of the Eiffel Tower!

"Hooray!" The young scout Fendi sprang to his feet and shouted for joy, and in an instant the tidal wave of laughter and shouts drowned out the place, and the aftermath echoed in the distance for a long time. Kohler stared blankly at the city in front of him, as if something had exploded in his chest, and after a moment his vision was blurred, tears were already pouring out of his eyes uncontrollably!

"Father, brother, do you see? We've made it to Paris! Kohler suddenly burst into tears, his hoarse voice a little unsustainable by the end. Kohler fumbled and pulled out a treasured pocket watch from his coat pocket, and the two delicate photographs on the inside of the lid were as vivid as they were when he was alive; He trembled and pointed his head in front of Paris, choking as if something had choked in his throat.

It was the height of summer in 1914, and the young Kohler had arrived with his father on the station platform. The sturdy father wore a pointed steel helmet, and his smile before leaving was as warm and dazzling as the sun; However, he never returned, except for a death notice sent home two months later. When a wounded soldier with a broken arm told the Kohler brothers that their father had been martyred in the assault on Paris, Kohler's brother resigned from Humboldt University, said goodbye to his lover and put on his military uniform, and went to the forefront of the battle.

Fast forward to 1918, when Kohler finally grew into adulthood. Worried about his brother, he immediately signed up for the army and prepared to fight alongside his brother, but a few days later, the letter sent by the postman was not a notice of enlistment, but the bad news that his brother had died in the emperor's offensive. Soon after the armistice was signed, Kohler wept until tears dried and fainted several times: not only because his father and brother had fallen on the battlefield of the attack on Paris, but also because Kohler would never be able to avenge them, so he could only hide the pain in his heart and lick it alone.

As the years passed, Kohler struggled to survive the hardships of post-war Germany, endured poverty and hunger, and never expected to one day wear a military uniform again and show his hatred for France. Even if the Führer came out of nowhere and led the people to tear the shackles of the Treaty of Versailles, re-enlist him, a veteran, and march eastward, Kohler's heart did not ripple at all, and he just wanted to live this life in peace and mediocrity.

But today, his world has been turned upside down. The main force of the coalition was defeated by lightning, the door to Paris was completely opened, and just 35 days after the battle began, Kohler found that he had fulfilled the long-cherished wish of his deceased loved one! Excited, uplifting, sad, joyful...... Countless emotions surrounded him, and tears couldn't help but flow again.

Seeing that the usually strict and resolute old captain Kohler suddenly burst into tears, Fendi and a group of soldiers hurriedly surrounded him and whispered comfort, but it didn't take long for their voices to gradually weaken, leaving only a pair of red eyes and sporadic sobbing. In the world war more than 20 years ago, Germany lost a full 2 million officers and soldiers, and I don't know how many young soldiers' parents and relatives spilled their blood on the Western Front, and even their bones were lost. The capture of Paris by Germany was undoubtedly the best consolation for these deceased martyrs, and for a time the German soldiers were immersed in the memory of the past, silently remembering the heroic souls of their predecessors who died in state affairs.

"I ...... What's wrong with me, today should be a day of celebration. Kohler gradually calmed down from the boiling and agitated heart, he raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face, and said with joy. After a pause, Kohler suddenly said in a loud voice: "Young men, let's go to Paris quickly, if we don't leave, the other troops will come up." I hope that we will be the first troops to enter Paris and that we will be recorded in the pages of the future history of the war. ”

At 10 a.m. on 14 June, the vanguard of the German 51st Infantry Division entered the city of Paris. By this time, the German soldiers had adjusted their mentality, and they marched in strict order from the main eastern road to the city center, their leather boots sounding on the asphalt road. The city of Paris has lost its former bustle and bustle, and has become as desolate as a dead city, with every house closed and dwelling in a shackle of dwelling, with only a few passers-by hurrying to avoid the invading foreign enemies who are flaunting their might in the city.

Although the German army top brass was very eager to avenge the burning and looting of the French Ruhr and carried out a high-pressure military rule on Paris, Hitler suppressed the anger of the generals and decided to use gentle means to buy people's hearts and induce the French government to ask for surrender to him. At present, although France has gone to the general trend, it still has a huge colonial territory outside the mainland, and it also has a good fleet with a high degree of modernization, which can be described as a typical example of a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen.

If Germany's retaliation in Paris had provoked the French government to an unprecedented incrimination, and it would have chosen to fight to the end, the German war machine would have to operate for a long time, and this would definitely do more harm than good to its overall strategy. Hitler also had to leave his strength in case he would settle accounts with Stalin in the East: neither ideological nor strategic needs, Nazi Germany and the USSR could be placed side by side in the world!

Thus, under Hitler's strict orders, the German troops entering Paris exercised extremely rare restraint and did nothing to the local French inhabitants. Notices were soon plastered all over the streets of Paris, and the radio repeatedly stated that the German army would never infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of the French people. The French had expected that shopping malls and banks would be looted, and that young women would even quietly prepare contraceptives, but they did not expect that the Germans would only take control of the administration when they entered the city, with little interference in their daily lives. Soon, some of the bold French merchants reopened their shops, and they found that the German soldiers were lining up in line like the French customers, paying cash after spending.

"Paris, Germany." A reporter accompanying the army said at the end of the day's article.