The morning sun was shining brightly, and with the radio waves radiating from Amsterdam to all directions, the whole of Europe and even the whole world learned of the signing of the armistice in a very short time. There is no doubt that there is a fundamental difference in the reactions of all forces to this news.

In France, millions of people listened in silence to the news of the armistice on the radio and on the radio: through the mournful national address of President Poincaré, they finally realized what was happening in their country. Sadness, sourness, hatred, anger, pain...... All kinds of negativity hit their hearts like a frenzied wave, and finally in a heart-rending pain, transmuted into endless mourning and desolation.

Since its defeat in 1871, France, which had suffered the humiliation of being the emperor by the enemy and the indemnity paid by the state for the cession of land, put Berlin, the heart of revenge against Germany and the direct attack on crime, in the most central position. In the 40 years since, two generations of French citizens have worked tirelessly for this central goal of national unity. In order to free the country from the occupation of the enemy, the French cut back on food and clothing, got up early and greedy for darkness, and in only four years handed over an indemnity worth 5 billion francs in the middle of the 19th century, and finally drove the dirty boots of the Germanic beasts from the glorious land of France. In order to rejuvenate France, they braved heat, lack of water, and pestilence to penetrate deep into the barren lands of Africa and establish French African interests on more than 9 million square kilometers of land. In order to defeat the opponent in the next war, the French army practiced its combat skills day and night, and concentrated on formulating war plans; And politicians are doing everything they can on the international stage. and finally abandoned the former enmity with Britain and Russia. A strong steel alliance was formed in the encirclement of Germany. When the New Year's bell of 1913 rings. The French have every reason to be deeply proud and satisfied with what they have achieved in the previous 40 years: they have once again stood on the cusp of the world's leading power and have built a wall of blockade against Germany that can be called magnificent and strong!

However, all of these qiē were shattered by the iron fist of the enemy like a wonderful mirage in a mirror with the outbreak of this war. The Russian army, the British fleet, these powerful forces that were once greatly envied and believed in by the French, were all reduced to ashes in the earth-shattering roar of this Central European Empire. Even their own vengeful army, armed with the theory of "desperate attack" and confident that they could fight all the way to Berlin, had been defeated in the battles, and had become in a miserable situation where they could hardly continue fighting. More than 700,000 young French youths who were once husbands, fathers, or sons are buried forever on the soil of their homeland. Behind them are millions of family members who have been hit like a thunderbolt from the blue; No matter how long it takes, it will not be able to heal the shadow of eternal pain!

For the next few days, the whole of France was in a state of mourning and desolation, and the people still did not seem to have recovered from the blow of the signing of the armistice. The only thing that could make the black and white curtain that hung over the country shine was that the Austro-Hungarian troops assembled on the battlefield began to withdraw to the rear. According to the terms of the armistice treaty, the Austro-Hungarian army would be the first to withdraw from mainland France, and the German army would slowly withdraw eastward from the current occupied territory after receiving a batch of French arms as a "truce guarantee". When the French soldiers flew the white flag and sent the predetermined artillery guns to the German positions several kilometers away, they did not have the slightest joy in their hearts about the imminent reconquest of their homeland: how could the 20 billion francs in reparations and the cost of the loss of most of the overseas colonies be so easily relieved?

In the UK. The expressions of the British subjects were equally heavy: but they were less of the walking corpse of the French and more of a sense of acceptance of reality. Since the Royal Navy suffered an unprecedented defeat more than half a year ago. The pride, stubbornness, stubbornness, and hysterical sharp edges and corners that have been bred by this nation's glorious genes of ruling the world for hundreds of years are all mercilessly ground into blood by the cruel reality in this day-to-day hatred and pain, and there is no longer any thought of resisting.

If the powerful Entente coalition could not hold back the fire of the Kaiser and the Prussian militarists, what force could stop it? Britain, which has lost most of its main naval force, is almost a fish on a chopping block, and it is powerless to resist the sharp sword of the other side! If they still had a glimmer of illusion half a month ago, then the just-concluded naval war in the North Atlantic was tantamount to a slap in the face of those diehards who still stubbornly insisted that the British Empire should rule the seas forever with naked reality. The owners of Downing Street were forced to realize that by accepting and cooperating with the German-dominated European situation, they could get a piece of the pie in the future; And forcibly insisting on the unrealistic fantasy that the sun never sets can only hit a stone with an egg!

To the faint pleasure of the British, the other side only ceded a few of their colonies, and did not ask for hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation. Most of South Africa remained under British rule, and most of the colonial communities in British Africa were retained. India is still in British hands, and Australia is still part of the British Commonwealth. As for the current situation that the other side has extended its tentacles to the world and directly borders large British colonies, the British just pretend not to see it, and even if they can see it, they have no power to stop it. In the days that followed, with the complete withdrawal of German naval forces from the Atlantic, the originally fearful captains and seamen finally dared to let go of their courage and began to transport goods; The gradual increase in the number of commodities on the market made the British people rejoice and strengthen their determination that they must not start the war again under the encouragement of those warmongers.

When news of the truce spread from Amsterdam to Central Europe, the whole land was plunged into a sea of revelry. At the Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg Palace, Cologne Cathedral, etc., thousands of empty alleys of Germans were celebrating their victories; The beer halls in the streets are already full of people, and the bands are constantly playing glorious carols of victory and triumph.

France has been glaring at Germany for 40 years, and Germany is not jealous and hateful of France? Although they won the war of 1871 and created one of the most powerful empires on the continent, the day was long overdue for Germany to replace France in Europe. The world's admirers of art and beauty, those who pursue luxury and fashion, still bow down under the centuries-old Parisian skirt, and always disdain the "hairy, blood-drinking, roaring Prussian barbarians". All this made the industrious, rigorous, tenacious and punctual Germans feel bitterly jealous of the unjust cold treatment they had received, and they were determined to knock France to the ground once and for all. At present, they have finally won the one they deserve with the sword in their hands, how can this not make these citizens who work hard and sacrifice for the great cause of the nation cheer with joy?

Although the absence of territorial claims against France in the final condition made the German people, who were eager to punish the other side in a nationalist way, feel somewhat in their throats, the rich war reparations and the swallowing up of a large number of colonies still made them feel the profound achievements of conquering their long-cherished enemies. The British compromise and submission in the negotiations made the German people even more ecstatic, and the number of people who were so excited that they cried was countless. The anti-British tide among the German people began as early as the Boer War and culminated in the intensification of the dreadnought race between the two countries: the Germans were angry with Britain's intransigence on the seas and hated their betrayal of the war with France and Russia. Now the stubborn enemy has finally been tied, and the leader of Europe is none other than Berlin!

In Austria-Hungary, Italy, the Ottomans, and Romania, the satellites rejoiced equally in the work of their leaders. Whether they were staunch followers who had been following since the beginning or the swing riders who joined halfway, they all made the right choice in this table roulette that was at stake for their country's fortunes. The courts of Bucharest and Vienna were in turmoil, and the ministers and generals were singing the praises of their old emperors: the former had given Romania the coveted land of southern Bessarabia, and the latter had allowed Austria-Hungary to expand its territory in Poland, Ukraine, and abroad. The governments of Rome and Istanbul were equally excited, and the defeat and fall of France and Russia was undoubtedly a welcome outcome for the Italian and Ottoman Empires, with which they had old grudges and even feuds, respectively.

The waves are mighty, and the high-rise buildings are dense like forests. The United States, located across the ocean, has begun to watch the rise of the Germans with a wary eye. In the eventual armistice, the area of Guyana, which had belonged to Britain and France, was given to German rule, which could not but arouse strange scrutiny from the Americans, who had always regarded South America as their backyard. Prior to this, Britain was the number one imaginary enemy of the United States, because they not only possessed a powerful fleet capable of destroying the United States Navy, but also had Canada as a direct base for attacking the United States mainland. And now, in a way, these two factors have been accounted for by the Germans!

Under the loud cry of the US government, the congressmen who were originally jealous and hateful of naval construction turned out to have undergone an unprecedented change in their attitude, as Theodore expected. In the face of the Navy's proposed expansion plan, they did not block it in any way, and the smoothness of their vote was not expected by Franklin himself. The large-scale expansion of the US Navy also came earlier than the same period in history due to changes in external factors. (To be continued......)

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