This period of history has not changed much, or in other words, the entire French campaign is almost the same as in history, except for the strengthening of the German army and the failure of the Dunkirk evacuation, which made the German military advantage stronger. Pétain published
After the speech, the German army's attack on the French army also slowed down. Everyone looked at Paris and Pétain to see whether he and Hitler would continue the war together or end it here. Of course, who
Everyone understood that the French army could no longer continue fighting.
On February 7, 1941, less than 40 days before the German attack, Pétain led everyone in the cabinet out of Paris and went to have talks with Hitler outside the city. Perhaps out of his own vanity, Hitler specifically called
I joined Jiang Cheng to be a witness to history. During the meeting, Hitler's arrogance, Pétain and others bowed their heads and endured, and the other German generals' contempt for the French people made Jiang Cheng seem to be watching a farce. This is also true.
, Hitler asked Pétain to pull out the "Armistice Car" that was sent to the museum, and asked Pétain and himself to sign the armistice agreement in this carriage. When Pétain signed on behalf of France, it represented that France had
Divided into two, 3/5 of the country including Paris (mainly the northern industrial area) was occupied by the German army, and the cost of the occupying army was borne by France. The south and west (mainly the agricultural area) were free zones, mainly because
There are still a large number of French troops in the south. Hitler hopes to use this method to disarm these people. The agreement requires that the strength of the French army should be less than 100,000, the same number as in the Treaty of Versailles, and requires France to improve its economy.
Full cooperation with Germany in military, diplomatic and other aspects. This treaty is like a replica of the Treaty of Versailles. The only difference is that because Hitler did not want France to become a paradise for guerrillas, he did not require France to pay huge compensation like Versailles.
You know, the so-called occupation fee is really nothing compared to the 11.3 billion pounds in the Treaty of Versailles, which is about 92,000 tons of gold. You must know that even in Jiang Cheng's time, the United States only had more than 8,000 tons of gold.
It's just gold. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed in the past, France signed it with the idea of asking the Germans to pay interest for a thousand years. In comparison, Hitler was really kind. He even allowed France to have its own navy.
In other words, the French navy did not need to surrender to Germany. This was Hitler's helpless move to prevent the French navy in various colonies from surrendering to Britain.
——Inside Paris
"Damn Pétain and Laval! They are traitors to France, they are our enemies! They are not qualified to be leaders of France, they betrayed us!" De Gaulle covered his head with an extremely painful expression on his face.
When he heard on the radio that Pétain and Laval were going to meet Hitler together, he knew that France was finished.
"My friend, you can't just give up like this. France still needs you, and the French people still need you!" British General Spears said to de Gaulle. He was not only a British general, but also a good friend of de Gaulle. At the same time, he
At this time, he carries a special mission for Britain.
"Oh, my friend, you can't understand how I feel at this time. It's over, everything is over, my motherland, my people, and my army..." De Gaulle covered his face and howled in pain.
"No! It's not over yet! Hitler did not win the final victory! There must still be people in the French army who hope to resist. Don't forget that just across France, in Britain, there are tens of thousands of French troops hoping that someone can lead them.
In various colonies outside France, there are countless French people who hope to see a hero leading them. De Gaulle, don’t you want to be that person?” Pisier asked with a smile.
"Leader? Hero? Me?" De Gaulle was shocked by this idea. You must know that before the war started, he was just a colonel. He was only promoted to temporary brigadier general half a month ago, and now, someone actually came to tell him
, he can command the entire France...even if it is a government in exile. De Gaulle asked a little unnaturally, "How can I have this ability? It would be more suitable if it was Marshal Pétain, and there are so many generals who are better than me."
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In fact, during de Gaulle's student days, he was a student officer under Pétain. Therefore, de Gaulle highly respected Pétain. It can be said that Pétain opened the military path for de Gaulle.
"But they are all surrendering to Hitler now, aren't they?" De Gaulle fell into deep thought after listening to Pisl's words.
"I have made all arrangements. I will fly back to the UK soon. You can go with me. You and I are friends. If you go to see me off, no one will doubt it. Then you can go with me.
Get on the plane together, as long as you get on the plane, you will be in England soon, and the freedom of the French people depends on you to fight for it." Pisier said while the iron was hot.
De Gaulle looked at Pissell and nodded slowly. He was really unwilling to admit that France was defeated. He was going to England to continue fighting, and no longer in the name of a French general, but in the name of a French general.
In the name of the Free French Government!
——Outside Paris
"Boss, we found that British General Peasier entered de Gaulle's house. They seemed to be chatting happily. At first, de Gaulle was still crying, but he soon became excited. He must have been persuaded by Peisel to prepare to leave France.
Got it." Chen Nan walked into Jiang Cheng's room and reported to Jiang Chenghui.
Jiang Cheng touched his chin and asked, "Check, is Pisier going to leave by plane?"
Chen Nan nodded and said, "Yes, since there are a large number of British people in Paris, according to the agreement between Pétain and Hitler, these British people will leave France freely as the last thing France does for its British allies, so Pisier will immediately
Can walk."
"Well... let me think about it again. By the way, where are Goering and Dönitz now?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"Dönitz is already on his way to Paris, and so is Göring. Hitler hopes they can enter Paris together," Chen Nan replied.
"Well, that's good. If they come together, it's easy to talk about many things. As for De Gaulle... Do we have a Frenchman? Someone who can get into his side." Jiang Cheng asked.
"Among the people we have absorbed are some local hooligans and gangsters in France, many of whom are available, but the British have high expectations for De Gaulle, and the people around him will definitely be checked many times. Our people may not be able to
Avoid those people from MI6." Chen Nan expressed his rejection of Jiang Cheng's idea.
Jiang Cheng sighed and said, "Okay, forget it, let him leave first, he will come back sooner or later."
The next day, de Gaulle boarded the plane under the pretext of seeing Pierce off and flew out of France. When Pétain and others learned about it, it was already too late. De Gaulle flew to London that same day and was received ceremoniously by Churchill.
With the support of Churchill, de Gaulle issued a declaration of resistance on British radio, asking all French people to take up arms and drive out the German troops completely. Unfortunately, not many people supported and responded to him. Within a month
, less than 10,000 people rushed to the UK from all over the world to join his Free France. What made de Gaulle even more angry and helpless was that of the nearly 30,000 to 40,000 French troops who fled to the UK from France, there were less than two or three
Thousands of people were willing to join his Free France, and more people asked Britain to let them return to France. They wanted to go home. For them, they thought the war was over. The next war was between Britain and Germany, not France.
The war with Germany.
Naturally, such a wish would not be approved by Churchill and de Gaulle, but that is a story for another day.
At this time, Churchill was thinking about another problem. If this problem was not solved, he would have trouble sleeping and eating.
On February 20, 1941, the grand march into the city began. Hitler stood in the car, enjoying this historical moment. What no one noticed was that a person who had planned to appear here had quietly left. Jiang Cheng and
While joking, Goering pointed to various buildings in France and discussed French women and art from time to time. Especially when talking about the art plundered during this period, Goering only used the unit of train leather to describe their number.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but make his eyes turn red. His funds in modern times were extremely tight, and he was just waiting for this big profit. Jiang Cheng looked at Hitler. He knew that the relationship between high-ranking Nazi officials like Göring and
Private transactions are more about giving these people some benefits. To make a real big deal, you still need the mustache to nod.
At this time, Schacht from the rear also arrived. The purpose of Schacht's visit was very simple, which was to completely digest France's industrial capabilities. The day's event was over. Jiang Cheng came to Schacht's residence. Schacht was happy.
He greeted him and said, "My friend, I am so happy today. I never thought that the war would end so quickly!"
Indeed, if Schacht had known in advance that the Battle of France in Germany would go so smoothly, he would not have been so opposed to Hitler launching the war. After all, the benefits of the war were too great.
"Haha, tell me about it, I'm curious, how much profit can make our Mr. Schacht moved?" Jiang Cheng asked.
Schacht shook his head and said, "I'm only talking about heavy industry. I'm afraid you won't believe it. France is also very advanced in the development of tanks. They already have a very good tank factory. As for artillery, it is France's specialty. There are also shipyards."
! What we lack most in Germany! With French skilled workers and shipyards, our battleship production speed can almost double, and those steel plants, let me tell you, Jiang! got the French empire, and in terms of steel production
It is already comparable to the Soviet Union, but slightly worse than the United States."
Jiang Cheng agreed with Schacht's judgment. According to later estimates, the United States accounted for 38.7% of the world's industries before World War II, the Soviet Union accounted for 17.6%, Germany ranked third at 13.2%, and France accounted for 13.2%.
4.5%, which means that after Germany annexed France's industry, its industrial strength on paper has surpassed that of the Soviet Union, and far exceeded the UK's 9.2%. It can be said that with the German army's proficiency in fighting and advanced equipment and other factors,
It is already an impossible task for the Soviet Union or the United Kingdom to defeat Germany alone. What's more, in the eyes of the world, the Soviet Union and Germany are now allies, and Poland is a witness to the friendship between the two countries.
"It's indeed good, but this requires us to fully tap the power of French industry. Although grinding is our Chinese word, I believe you can understand it, right?" Jiang Cheng smiled and said a Chinese word, the so-called
"Moyanggong" is actually a word that only came into existence during the Republic of China. It originally refers to the type of work that polishes the surface of brick walls in construction, that is, grinding. Because the United States was building Union Hospital in Beijing at that time, the construction quality requirements were high, so the Chinese called it
"Foreign work", workers participating in construction projects call this process "foreign work". It was originally meant to ensure precision work, but some laymen mistakenly thought it was a passive and sabotage behavior, and in the end the whole meaning became passive.
Although Schacht didn't understand the origin of this word, he also learned the meaning of this word from his daily exchanges with Jiang Cheng. He nodded and said, "Yes, this is what I fear most.
If the French do not cooperate, those factories will not only fail to help the empire, but will become a hindrance to the empire."
"Plan Rome?"
"Rome Plan!" Schacht nodded and said, "I am ready to implement our Rome Plan throughout France and use the hierarchy to throw all French people into our game. As long as they are used to hierarchy, they will fight for this hierarchy.
, forget the so-called country and nation, and just remember how to increase your level, and finally become a part of our new Roman Empire!"
From the Czech Republic to Poland, Schacht's Rome plan has been revised many times. Due to his previous experience, Schacht is very confident in fully realizing the Rome plan in France. Jiang Cheng took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "By the way, France has many
The factory will be annexed, so you have to leave some soup for me."
Schacht smiled and took out a document from the bag and said, "This is what I leave to you. They are some minerals. I believe you will like them. Of course, you still have to pay."
Of course you have to pay, you would be a fool if you don’t pay. These mines are rare and rich mines. Usually there is no place to buy them. Now they all belong to Jiang Cheng’s arsenal. Jiang Cheng collected them and raised his glass to salute Schacht.
A glass of wine expresses gratitude by saying, "Then I'd like to thank you very much."
Schacht suddenly asked, "By the way, I saw you and Goering talking together today. Where is Dönitz? Shouldn't he be here too?"
Jiang Cheng blinked and said, "I revealed the news to him in advance. After he reported it to the head of state, he hurriedly took people to the west. He should be almost to Toulon now. I don't know if the British are cooperating."
And me?"
Schacht looked at Jiang Cheng curiously. He didn't know what kind of medicine Jiang Cheng was selling in his gourd. He just knew that Dönitz had left for something, so he stopped asking and continued to discuss the Rome plan with Jiang Cheng.
