Chapter 622: Petain Surrenders

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A two-faced person like Fromm is not a pity to die, but someone like Rommel should not be implicated, and Ciric is embarrassed when he thinks of the experience of Rommel in later generations.

To say that he is completely innocent, it is not, after all, Rommel was co-opted by his subordinates, but he did not agree, nor did he report and expose it.

There are only two options for this kind of rebellion, either join or report and stand firmly in one of the camps, otherwise, after the incident, any successful side will not let him go.

If the rebellion succeeds, it will be investigated why he didn't do it together in the first place, and if the rebellion fails, the government will investigate why he didn't report it.

It's a pity that Rommel, who was just a straight soldier, died in this conspiracy, although he was buried in a glorious manner, it was also a tragedy.

Now, Ciric will not let such a tragedy happen, Rommel, an excellent soldier in the Empire, should use his expertise!

In this incident, a large number of officers were purged, and those who had a bad heart for themselves were all killed, and then, a promotion was carried out, and those who had merits in this battle should be promoted!

After this promotion, the Wehrmacht will completely fall under their control, and every general who leads the army will be promoted by themselves, especially the power of the Prussian officer corps, which is from a noble background, will be greatly weakened.

It's all a series of plans, and I'm really grateful to Baker for giving myself such a meeting!

While Ciric was lamenting the stupidity of Baker and others, in Tours, the dignitaries of the Renault government, who had been hastily relocated here, were arguing fiercely over the fate of France.

"The Germans are too strong and now we can't beat them." The main battle faction of the First World War, the heroic Marshal Pétain, was always saying deflating words at this time: "Everyone, can't you see it? We don't have a future. ”

Just as they were relocating to Tours, news of the Berlin rebellion came and everyone was excited, even Petain.

Soon, however, in the space of a day, Berlin changed hands again, and their hopes were dashed, and it was also possible to see how powerful Ciric's control over the country was, and that it was impossible to fantasize about a coup d'état in Germany and a moderate faction coming to power.

In all fairness, Petain became a capitulator in World War II, not because he was a traitor, but because the situation forced him to surrender if the French team could be as strong as the German team.

Let's see, after he surrendered, what impact did it have on France?

The French army suffered less than 500,000 casualties, most of the young and middle-aged people remained, and the big cities in France did not suffer from the poison of war.

If you look at other countries, Britain was almost blown to the ground, and the Soviet Union, when World War II ended, the entire western part was in ruins.

Although he chose to surrender, Petain saved France from losing an entire generation of young people like the First World War, and from this point of view, Petain was a credit to France.

It's a pity that De Gaulle would not have thought so, and neither would Churchill.

And now, Petain is still quite influential in France, and his words are also very marketable.

As soon as Petain's words fell, Pierre continued: "Yes, there is no military ability to defeat the other side, and how to end this war with dignity and maintain the blood of France is the most important thing." ”

Wei Gang stayed in a corner and did not speak, he already knew very well that those armies of his, even if they were several times numerically superior to the Germans, could not achieve results, let alone now.

The French army no longer has that ability.

"We should appeal to Germany for an armistice and to keep half of France." "We still have a large number of colonies," Pétain continued, "but outside of France there is no need for us to continue fighting, and within our own territory our defeat is evident, so that all that remains is to try to conclude a decent peace." ”

Petain was also helpless at this time: "The revival of France cannot be achieved by military victory, but by the suffering of the motherland and its descendants." The armistice was not a punishment for defeat, but a new beginning, a necessary condition for the eternal existence of immortal France. No one spoke in the room, and when Petain had said this, he was so disappointed that he shut up.

France still has a large number of colonies, so what's the use? France still has half of the country, and suing for peace now can ensure the continued existence of France, and as for the future of France, leave it to future generations, their generation is destined to suffer.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, it's not good." At this moment, a voice came in a hurry: "Our Maginot Line, broken through by the Germans!" ”

The Maginot Line, which was originally the main line of defense against the Germans, was the hard work of the French over the years, but unfortunately, did not work, the Germans fought from Belgium, from the Netherlands.

And when the Germans had annihilated the Northern French Army, some of them advanced into Paris, and some of them went towards the Maginot Line, this time from the rear of the line.

Therefore, the army guarding the defense line has no possibility of holding it at all, and it is only a matter of time before the defense line is broken through.

Another problem was that when the Maginot Line was breached, Tours would not be safe.

Looking at the people present, Prime Minister Reynaud said only one sentence: "Let's go to Bordeaux." ”

Almost only two days in Tours, the French government is about to move the capital again!

"Hmph." Petain made this sound through his nose and left, and until now, Prime Minister Reynaud has not been able to face reality!

Renaud was the last to leave, he looked at the empty conference room, his heart was also empty, is there really only one way to surrender?

"Mr. Prime Minister." At this moment, a man walked in, it was the British ambassador who had moved the capital with them, and at this time, he was saying to Renault in an urgent voice: "Mr. Prime Minister, there is one matter, please make a decision at once. ”

"What's the matter?" Renault asked.

"I beseech your order, that your fleet shall at once pull anchor and set sail for England." The British ambassador continued: "In any case, the French navy, cannot remain for the Germans to receive, this is an agreement we have made before. ”8)