The French woke up to find that the world had changed again, and they were ecstatic to hear in the newspapers and on the radio. Since the beginning of the war, the emotions that have been suppressed have finally been vented at this moment.

Citizens rushed into the streets, singing and dancing to celebrate the victory of the French army, and various social groups organized French citizens to express their love and reverence to the great leader, Marshal Pétain, in various ways.

The French nation seems to have regained their glory and pride overnight, and the French are not incompetent cowards, and although they have suffered a crushing defeat before, it does not mean that some clowns can trample on the dignity of the Republic at will.

Petain's approval rating has risen like a rocket recently, and after some deliberate guidance and push, the French began to spontaneously swear to this great hero who saved France twice that they would obey all the orders of him and the government he represented, because it has been proven that everything he did was to save the country, he was a true patriot who was respected, and only he could lead the French out of the predicament and let people see the future and hope again.

Petain certainly did not waste this wonderful opportunity, and after consulting with Xu Jun, he decided to strike with a hot iron and make a public address to all French citizens on the afternoon of the 24th. The speech was broadcast live on all radio stations in the areas of de facto French control and the German occupation zone.

Petain announced to all the French that the French army had occupied Sardinia, and that the French could tolerate defeat on the frontal battlefield, but would never allow the villains who were robbing with fire to stab them in the back. Petain's most sensational words made the French feel the grief and excitement of the hero at this moment, and the French stood up again from defeat, just like the heroes of those Greek classical tragedies, who rose from the battlefield with scars all over their bodies, and raised their arms again to maintain their dignity.

Petain then devoted a great deal of space to indicting the real enemies of France. The vicious people who hid on the island and survived were like a poisonous dragon entrenched in the body of the giant of Europa, living by licking the blood of the giant's wounds, spitting the poisonous juice of conspiracy in their mouths, and their hearts were full of hatred for the nations of Europe, and they could trample on all laws and contracts for the sake of profit. Again and again, they even shot poisoned arrows from behind at their allies who trusted them, and it was the powerful and proud French nation that suffered the most damage.

This world war should never have happened in the first place, and France could have stayed out of it and continued to enjoy peace and tranquility, all because the conspirators on the other side of the strait, in order to maintain their hegemony, bewitched and bribed some stupid French politicians, relying on a series of tricks and behind-the-scenes deals, almost pushing this generation of young French people into the bloody meat grinder again. The ultimate goal of the British was to continue to weaken the power of Germany and France, so that they could be left and right. Continue to reap the benefits from the pools of blood in Europe.

Petain pointed the finger at his predecessor, jumping up and down before and after the war, like Paul Reynolds, a loyal English hare hound. He did use this discriminatory term, suggesting that the previous government was full of lackeys of the British. Now that the power of the republic is back in the hands of the patriots, everything will be in the interests of the French, who will no longer be manipulated behind the scenes by ambitious conspirators and international financial gangs, and the blood of young French people will only be shed for the good and glory of France.

Petain then took another turn, and he mourned the victims of the war in emotional terms, saying that the sacrifices would not be meaningless. Their deaths will give France an even more brilliant future. He praised the French soldiers who fought bravely as heroes of the country, fearless warriors. They fought against more powerful and professional opponents, and they preserved the dignity of France regardless of victory or defeat.

He read aloud a letter written to him by the German Führer, in which the German god of war unabashedly expressed his admiration for the bravery of the French soldiers and the national integrity of the French people during the war. He expressed his condolences to the French Chancellor for the victims of the war and regretted that Germany and France had been caught in such a senseless confrontation. Germany and France should not be enemies, and the contradictions between the two sides can be resolved entirely by political means.

The French were completely bewitched by the British government and the French press, which had been bribed by them, and they had been working to stir up hatred of the French against Germany. Some problems left over from history could have been resolved by sitting down and discussing between the two great nations. In the end, it turned into armed confrontation and mutual hatred, and it was clear that there was an evil force behind it.

Germany was willing to unilaterally release its goodwill to the French government and people and begin an orderly release of the French soldiers who had been captured earlier. The German Führer sincerely hoped that the peoples of the two countries would put aside their hatred and work together to defeat the real enemies who were hiding behind the scenes.

If the French were willing to find out, they would soon discover that the Germans were not as evil as they knew in the media and in the mouths of politicians. The German soldiers, too, were born from ordinary peasants and workers, and had their own lives and sorrows, not humanoid beasts in iron boots as the newspapers claimed, nor bloodthirsty beasts with daggers in their mouths as propagated by the British.

Petain immediately released an explosive news, after negotiations between the leaders of the two sides, the agreement between France and Germany to end the war has been basically determined, and the two sides are discussing to find an appropriate time to formally sign this document. For the French, the war with Germany was over, and the captured French soldiers would soon be released to be reunited with their families and enjoy the peace and stability they deserved.

At the same time, he also announced that Germany would sign an all-round alliance treaty with France, that France would become an ally of the Third Reich, that France would occupy a very important position in European affairs, and that it would also be qualified to participate in the decision-making and formulation of a new order in Europe and even in the world.

Petain's speech stunned all the French people in front of the radio, and then the whole continent fell into a irrational carnival. The French felt that all their suffering had finally paid off, and Henry. Philip. Marshal Petain was the new generation of Napoleon.

The compliment to the German Führer in Petain's speech was tactful but appropriate, which made the French feel the goodwill of Germany and Petain's own attitude towards it, and the charismatic handsome German man and the old hero who saved France twice, with the endorsement of these two heavyweights, the French felt that it was indeed necessary to reflect on the knowledge they had in their minds.

The end result was satisfactory to both the German and French governments. The French felt that they had regained face, while the German invaders had succeeded in being whitewashed.

The French Prime Minister's speech shook the whole world, and I wonder how many politicians broke their glasses and scratched their brains, who would have thought that the outcome of this war would be such a dramatic reversal, and the bottom line of the French morality has once again proved to be underestimated. Turning directly one hundred and eighty degrees from top to bottom, the ferocious aggressor became a close ally overnight. One can't help but feel that Europeans are terrible. I always thought that if I couldn't act, I would only get off the stage, but I never thought that I could modify the script by myself.

The speech went down in history as a historic moment that turned the tide of the world, and Petain appeared on the cover of the August special issue of Time magazine as the leader who changed the world pattern, ahead of the handsome Führer of Germany, who was the man on the cover of September.

"This damn bastard cheated on me!" A silver-encrusted glass fired in the 5th century crashes into a wall covered with floral wallpaper, and this exquisite Roman relic follows its empire in an instant. Ignoring the blood-red liquor that trickled down the walls, the new-age Caesar waved his arms and let out a terrifying roar.

"Ziano must have messed things up! Like everything he's ever done, thoroughly, completely. Messed up! Mussolini paced back and forth on a woolen carpet decorated with beautiful Mediterranean-inspired patterns, making him feel like an animal in a cage.

The bruises on his forehead flared up, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes had lost their previous self-confidence and arrogance, full of worries and fears for the future.

"They can't do this to me, von. Stadler could not do this to me, he could not do this to Germany's loyal allies. Mussolini muttered to himself, and then he stopped. Turning to face his Chief of Army Staff.

"Badoglio, we're going to fight back. Immediately develop a plan of action to recapture Sardinia. We are going to launch a counteroffensive, and even if the Germans are not on our side, Italy will fight this war on its own. ”

"My leader, we need to accumulate more troops, the problem is that we don't have enough reserves, and the current advice from the army is that. It would be better to find a diplomatic solution to this problem. ”

"You mean the Italian Army does not have the confidence to win this war? The descendants of the Roman Empire did not even have the courage to take back the territories they had seized by their enemies? Mussolini frowned and stared into the eyes of the chief of staff of the army.

"Most of our forces are pinned down in the Alps, and twenty more divisions are being reorganized in the south under your orders. At present, only two infantry divisions can be mobilized around Rome, and these soldiers lack the relevant training and are not well armed. Our preliminary estimate is that we need at least ten infantry divisions. At the same time, the full cooperation of the navy and air force was needed to reland in Sardinia and regain the lost territory from the French. However, the problem is that our current troops have not yet completed their professional training, they have not yet become familiar with the use of special landing equipment and weapons, and it will take time to transfer these troops to the western part of the peninsula. ”

"The Italians will not give you so much time, they have already begun to attack the government, and they have put the consequences on my head because of the incompetence of the army and air force, these cowards without bones, who do not deserve to be called descendants of the Romans." Mussolini walked to the window, customarily clasping his arms around his arms, and looked through the gap in the shutters at Trajan's Column, opposite Piazza Venezia.

"I'm going to call that blonde boy personally, and he must admit Germany's responsibility under the Iron Covenant. He had to restrain the French from Italian territory and make reparations to Italy. Mussolini said with his big chin tilted.

"Hitler personally promised me that after the surrender of France, Italy would receive Nice, Corsica, Djibouti, Tunisia and the cities of the southern coast of France. Now it's time for the Germans to keep their word, and that blonde must fulfill the promise made by his predecessor. As a sign of Italy's sincerity, I will show tolerance and restraint in the face of such brutal provocations by the French, and Italy reserves the right to retaliate. ”

At this moment, a staff adjutant pushed open the door and rushed in, and he gave Mussolini a salute in a panic, and then placed a telegram on the prime minister's ornate desk.

"What's the matter?" Mussolini walked to his desk in confusion and picked up the telegram, then frowned, and his face became unusually ugly.

"Damn blonde, and his ex are all the same. They never thought about asking for Italy's opinion, and only came up with some fait accompli after the fact that I was forced to accept. They can humiliate me over and over again, why can't they allow me to do this again, why?! Mussolini threw the telegram on the table.

The Chief of Staff of the Italian Armed Forces cautiously stepped forward, and he glanced at the contents of the telegram.

"Oh my God." Badoglio's eyes widened in surprise.

There was only a short sentence on the telegram, and the German High Command had just issued a notice that the German naval fleet had won a brilliant victory in the Mediterranean, and that the island of Malta was now completely occupied by the Germans.

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