As it turned out, Hitler still underestimated Marshal Raeder's thick black and appetite.

Although the two men had been battling for several years over the political position of the Navy, Raeder was able to share the fruits of Hitler's victory without psychological pressure. Faced with the imminent surrender of France, Raeder made a very retaliatory condition: all new ships of the French Navy under 10 years old were seized by the Germans as a guarantee of armistice. And after the peace treaty was signed, these ships would naturally belong to the German Navy, after all, there was no reason for the meat eaten to spit out again, and the French would not give in at that time.

Seeing that Raeder's list of seizures included 4 battleships, 15 cruisers, and more than 30 destroyers, Hitler, who was very angry, immediately rejected it. If this is done, it would be better to surrender the French navy directly; And this will certainly make Mussolini, who has just gained nothing, hold a grudge against Hitler's reversal, and obviously do more harm than good to the German cause. Hitler made it clear that the German Navy had no right to dispose of the French fleet unless Britain continued to resist.

Raeder's face became more and more gray, of course he knew that Hitler was not deliberately making things difficult for himself, but had more far-reaching considerations, but thinking of such a large fleet that could only be seen and not eaten, Raeder, who was still living a poor life at this time, felt extremely depressed, full of frustration and depression.

Hitler took a sip of white water and said in a warm voice as if comforting him: "However, the navy still made great achievements in this French campaign. The Carrier-Based Aircraft Corps, commanded by Rear Admiral Brom, performed excellently and gave very timely and effective support to the ground forces, and the future occupation fees and reparations to be paid by France will certainly be indispensable to the Navy's share. ”

Raeder was stunned when he heard this, and then an even stronger negative emotion flooded his heart, making him so angry and aggrieved that he couldn't speak. At the beginning, he asked Fang Yan to lead the carrier-based air force to participate in the war on land, which was really ill-intentioned to this young general who was favored by Hitler, but who would have thought that the British and French army and air forces would be so vulnerable, so that Fang Yan could easily earn a lot of meritorious deeds, and make his reputation in the navy even more resounding. Now that Hitler said this, he confirmed Fang Yan's exploits to the point that even Raeder had to thank him, so how could Raeder control and subdue this new star?

"Major General Brom's exploits, I will certainly award him the reward he deserves." Raeder struggled to make a barely recognizable smile and spoke. Hitler smiled and nodded, a smug glint in his eyes.

This time, Raeder, a political opponent, shot himself in the foot, which really made Hitler feel very happy, and even better, Hitler took a big step towards Fang Yan to the camp of the National Socialist Party without much effort, so that he fully recognized the fact that he was suppressing him and who was promoting him. After this, it is expected that he will have to choose between the National Socialist Party and Raeder, and Hitler is extremely sure that Fang Yan will be on his side.

As for Fang Yan's future after the change of court, Hitler had no worries. Although the power struggle between him and Raeder is acute, they both maintain the basic bottom line: as long as it is beneficial to the country and the nation, both sides will abandon political preconceptions and reach a unity from the most rational point of view. Hitler never restricted or hindered the development of the navy under various pretexts because it was independent of his control; And Raeder will not put Dönitz and other talented officers aside or even expel them from the wall in order to prevent Hitler's popularity from expanding infinitely.

With Fang Yan's ability, even if Raeder is reluctant to do so, he will still be of great use after polishing and repairing. If Raeder couldn't tolerate people, he wouldn't have stood out as the commander of the Navy in the first place.

"Since you have already arrived in Munich, please don't rush back to Berlin and stay in the Supreme Command for the first time." With a smile on his face, Hitler explained, "I have tentatively scheduled an armistice with France between the 20th and 21st of this month. As Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, it is inevitable that you will be present at this historic meeting. ”

A look of surprise appeared in Raeder's eyes, and he immediately answered the order. Gradually, his originally annoyed emotions began to calm down, and he felt reverence and gratitude for the person in front of him from his heart. Despite the obvious contradictions in their political positions, as a soldier, Raeder was immensely impressed by what Hitler had done for Germany so far – a weak Germany that had been oppressed and humiliated seven years ago had now been reborn and crushed a powerful enemy, and its dazzling light had shocked the world. Compared with the tragic pioneers whose ambitions were unfulfilled and could only come to an end in the end, how glorious and lucky their own generation is!

Shortly after the meeting between Hitler and Raeder, news of another victory came on the Western Front.

On 17 June, Guderian led his Panzer Corps to the Vosges Mountains on the Swiss border, cutting off the entire Maginot Line from the rear. With the tide of events gone, and Commander-in-Chief Weygand having given an explicit order to allow soldiers to surrender to save their lives, hundreds of thousands of French defenders were discouraged and almost instantly crushed by the Germans.

In just two days, the Maginot Line had fallen, and the mountains were full of French soldiers who had crawled out of their fortifications and surrendered. This time, Guderian finally ordered his men to free their hands and take prisoners, knowing that after this battle, there would be no more guns on the battlefields of France.

Now that the French Army had been wiped out, Hitler no longer delayed the armistice. On the afternoon of 19 June, Germany, through the Spanish ambassador, sent a message to the Pétain government: to prepare a list of negotiating delegations and to cease hostilities. Petain responded immediately, but had difficulty drawing up the list of delegations. The government ministers, who had been clamoring for an armistice, were now all shrunken turtles: everyone was shirking their responsibilities, and no one, including Foreign Minister Baudouin, wanted to sign the city's covenant.

In desperation, Petain could only find 4 small shrimps to do this drudgery, and the leader of Huntsger was only a group army commander. At this time, these four unlucky bastards did not know where they were going to negotiate with the Germans, and they could not have imagined that Hitler, with his artistic germs, had set a perfect place for revenge.

On a bright summer day, the summer sun shines brightly among the tall and dense foliage, and in the quiet forest of Compiègne, on the northern outskirts of Paris, a group of sappers are greeted with their heads held high. Trucking tools and instruments, they arrived at the museum in the heart of the forest, ready to wreak havoc. Through the delicate and beautiful tour window, the German sappers saw the goal of their trip: a brown train car rested quietly in the middle of the fence, which, though carefully maintained, still showed signs of age.

"Foch carriages. At 5 o'clock in the morning on November 11, 1918, the criminal German Empire signed a humiliating armistice agreement with France in this carriage, and the officer headed by the ......" slowly read the explanatory inscription on the wooden card, and the eyes gradually burned with rage. He snatched a shovel from the soldier next to him, slammed the card in half, and shouted, "Brothers, start work, drag the carriage to the open space outside!" ”

The wind pickaxe hissed, the noise was deafening, and the walls of the museum soon collapsed to the ground under the destruction of German sappers. In the dust, an old railroad track was paved from the open space outside the museum, and a dozen sappers worked together to push the carriage from the center of the exhibition hall onto the tracks and slide out of the museum. The French flag on the carriage had long since been stripped off and replaced with a bright red swastika flag, and the officer at the head was holding an enlarged old photograph at this time, carefully checking the position and angle at which the current carriage was parked, and how much it was different from that of 1918.

After a while, Western reporters who were as fast as the wind also rushed to hear the news. As the beginning of a new era in Europe, the upcoming armistice talks between Germany and France were undoubtedly the top priority of the media attention of various countries, and when they arrived at the clearing in the center of the forest and saw the scene that looked like a time trip back 22 years ago, they were all speechless in shock and had an unreal feeling of suddenly dreaming. The scenery is still the same, but the miserable country that was trampled in the mud has now risen for nine days, and has become the ruler of the European order.

"It's a shame to be on the move. Marshal Foch could never have dreamed that the crowning glory he had achieved in this carriage would be so utterly desecrated after just 22 years......" an American journalist muttered a little distractedly, his eyes full of fanaticism. A dignified country should be like this, and all the humiliations it has suffered should be brutally returned to Qiu Yun. Suddenly, he was extremely envious of the Germans in front of him, who could achieve all this today, and this country and nation had no regrets!

"It's a pity that the United States can't pursue the hatred of burning the White House against Britain. Far from taking the opportunity to kill the British, we are keen to support the British struggle......" The American reporter sighed, thinking a little lost. This tendency to deviate from historical vengeances was purely ideological, and even he was extremely reluctant to see a dictatorial Germany win the war.

Thanks to the careful maintenance of the carriage by the French, the German sappers completed the renovation and repair of the interior facilities without much effort. Although the use of the original was more likely to add humiliating revenge to France, it was a significant armistice negotiation venue, and if it was too shabby, it would have a side effect on Germany's image. After all preparations were put to a halt, the scene was closely guarded by the Wehrmacht soldiers, and on June 21, when the negotiations began, the victory song of Germany's official coronation was played in front of the whole world.