It took a week from 18 June, when Hitler received the armistice agreement from the Spanish government, to 24 June, when the armistice agreement was signed.

When Hitler learned that the French government wanted to make peace with Germany, he chose a forest near Compiègne as the site for negotiations. Compiègne was the site of the signing of the armistice between Germany and France at the end of World War I, and Hitler chose this place to take revenge on France.

The carriage in which the armistice was signed in 1918 was also deliberately pulled out of the museum and parked precisely where it was in 1918.

Hitler sat in the chair that Marshal Foch had sat in to receive the representatives of the defeated Germany.

After listening to the preamble to the agreement, Hitler deliberately made a humiliating gesture to the French delegates and left the carriage, which was exactly what Marshal Foch did in 1918. The next negotiations were led by the Chief of the General Staff of the Supreme Command, William Brown. General Keitel presided.

The armistice line from the Franco-Swiss border through Tours to the French-Spanish border, and the part north of the demarcation line (three-fifths of the territory of mainland France) was occupied by Germany, so that the German navy could gain access to all French ports in the English Channel and the Atlantic.

All those who received political asylum in France were to be handed over to Germany.

France was to bear the cost of the occupation of the German army of up to 400 million francs per day.

France was only allowed to keep an army of only 100,000 men to maintain order at home.

Fortunately for the French government, Hitler realized that if he treated France too harshly, he would lead to the continuation of the French war in French North Africa, so he also made some concessions, such as the French navy simply disarming without surrendering. The free zone, south of the armistice line, was under the continued rule of the French government. The French government, headed by Marshal Pétain, also had some power in the occupied territories

After the French delegates had finished reading the agreement, the German representative, Keitel, told the French delegation in no uncertain terms that France had only the right to accept or not to accept. Forced by the extremely unfavorable situation facing France. His delegation had no choice but to accept all the provisions.

The French Armistice Commission flew from Paris to Rome on 23 June. The Italians did not put forward any unacceptable conditions. The Italian army almost halted its advance in the captured areas of the border. In other respects, the Italian armistice formula almost completely repeated the terms of the German armistice.

During the Compiègne negotiations. The German armies did not stop fighting. However, since 18 June, there has been no further heavy fighting between the two sides.

The soldiers of both Germany and France were convinced that there was no point in continuing to bleed. If the French laid down their arms of their own accord, the Germans captured them; If they do not want to surrender yet, both sides will keep a safe distance from each other as if they were exercising, and then hope for armistice negotiations where there is no longer any doubt.

At 0:30 a.m. on 25 June, the armistice agreement came into effect.

Since the surrender of the British Expeditionary Force, the Hermann Goering Regiment did not conduct military operations, but was stationed in Edamp, sixty kilometers south of Paris, by order of the Panzer Group Command, to shoulder the task of the occupying forces.

The German High Command and the German * forces sought to reduce as much as possible the burden of the occupation on the French population.

Millions of French people hid from the Germans who had caused them disaster. But they were surprised to see that the German soldiers were exceptionally disciplined and polite in France.

Since the German victory ended the war so quickly, and spared France the kind of heavy losses and sacrifices it had suffered during the First World War, most of the French could grudgingly accept the reality of occupation. A typical example is the insulting term "German" that used to be no longer used, and has been replaced by the title "Mr. German Soldier" on many occasions, even in private cases where only French people are present.

Relations between the occupying forces and the local French people became harmonious for a time. At least on the surface.

As Chen Dao's old subordinate, Mantofil was keenly aware that his young superior was extremely abnormal.

Because the French surrender was imminent, all the officers and soldiers of the Hermann Goering Regiment were beaming with joy on their faces. Only Chen Dao is different.

On the day the British Expeditionary Force announced its surrender, Chen Dao had the same smile on his face as the officers and soldiers in the regiment, but this smile only lasted for three days before disappearing.

Looking at the increasingly heavy expression on Chen Dao's face, Mandol felt that as a subordinate and friend, he had the obligation to share his worries for Chen Dao, so he couldn't help but ask Chen Dao why he was worried.

"I was already sure that Britain would not surrender, that the war would continue, and that I didn't know how long it would take, and that was why I was worried."

"How did you come to this conclusion? I have heard that the Foreign Office has tried to negotiate peace with Britain through Spain, and the negotiations have not yet begun. Why are you sure that the war will continue? Mandolfil asked, puzzled.

"Do you remember that General de Gaulle? I underestimated the speed with which he fled, and on June 16 the government of Pétain was formed. He was kicked out of the French government, and on June 17 he fled to England. On the 18th, he also issued a proclamation through the British radio station, calling on all French-military and civilian personnel to continue fighting. Chen Dao explained.

"So what? How much power can a de Gaulle have? We can beat him the first time, we can beat him a second time, a third time," Mandolfil asked.

Of course, a de Gaulle is nothing, the key is that Churchill's attitude has been revealed behind this declaration of de Gaulle. What does it mean that Churchill allowed de Gaulle to declare a battle after France had already proposed an armistice? Chen Dao asked.

"That fat cigar-smoking man is going to fight the war." Mandolfer understood it at a glance, and immediately understood what Chen Dao meant.

"To carry the war to the end until one falls between the two countries, Britain and Germany, is the attitude of that fat man." Chen Dao nodded and said.

"That's what you're worried about? Did you read yesterday's newspapers, but the commander-in-chief of the French army, General Weygand, had already issued a statement that if Britain and Germany continued to fight, they would be torn off by Germany like an old hen for four weeks at most. Mandolfil said disapprerovingly.

"Did Wei Gang really say that?" Chen Dao asked.

"His words have been published." Mandolfil said.

"But who is Wei Gang?" Chen Dao stared at Mandol Fil and asked.

"It's not funny at all." Mandolfil said.

"Whether it is from the identity or the level of command, what qualifications does Wei Gang have to comment on the war between us and the British, his words have no reference value." Chen Dao said.

"This war is different from previous wars, if the war is compared to a musical performance, then the Polish battle is just the beginning, the French battle is only a prelude, the war with Britain is the real beginning, we can't be too optimistic now." Chen Dao continued.

If it had been before the Battle of France, Mandolfer would have had to argue with Chen Dao about how long it would have been time for the British to be defeated, but now everything has changed.

Chen Dao was no longer just his immediate boss in his eyes at this time, but also a great and outstanding military strategist.

The young superior had predicted as early as thirty-nine years ago that France would be vulnerable and that the German team would be able to defeat France in eight weeks.

In the face of the countless ridicule and ridicule of the German army, navy and air force, he put forward this point of view on many occasions and personally participated in the formulation and execution of the plan to attack France.

Facts speak louder than words, and the victory in the Battle of France proves once again that truth is always in the hands of a few.

In Mandofer's eyes, Chen Dao is a minority, and what Chen Dao says is the truth.

Since the spokesman of truth said that the war against Britain was not optimistic, there must be his reasons.

What I have to do is definitely not to doubt the truth, but to help my boss share his worries.

With this in mind, Mandolfil asked, "What can I do in the war against Britain?" ”

"First of all, you have to be mentally prepared to be a motorized division commander; Secondly, I didn't expect it yet. Chen Dao gave Mandol a very irresponsible answer.

Hearing the word motorist, Mandolfer's heart was full of doubts.

"Is it really just a motorist?" Mandol asked, staring into Chen Dao's eyes.

Chen Dao scratched his head weakly.

"I forgot to mention that it's a motorized division with the strength of an armored division."

"Just an armored division?"

"Well, it's a little stronger than the average armored division." The expression on Chen Dao's face was even more embarrassed.

"Tactical deception?" Mandolfil asked.

"Yes, tactical deception." Chen Dao replied.

Mandolfer's doubts were suddenly resolved, that's right, this is the style that a group leader should have.

Herman. The Goering Motorized Infantry Regiment obviously has the strength of a heavy brigade, but it claims to be a motorized infantry regiment, and Mandolfer once asked Chen Dao about this question, and the answer given by Chen Dao was tactical deception.

Thinking that one day in the future, a certain enemy unit was ambitious to annihilate a certain motorized division of the German army in one fell swoop, only to find out after the battle began that this motorized division had the strength of an armored division, and it was also a heavy armored division, and by that time, the ending of the battle must have been full of black humor, thinking of this, Mandolfer's heart was suddenly filled with a sense of anticipation (to be continued)