"To put it bluntly, the reason why this situation is happening today is not caused by the idiots in the UK who want to maintain the balance of power on the European continent? Why should we, France, have to bear the mess they caused? We can bear it.
I'm sorry!" When Wei Gang remembered that when Germany was still very weak, the British helped Germany heal the trauma of the Ruhr War and suppressed France. He suddenly felt angry.
Marshal Pétain glanced at Weigang and nodded meaningfully: "The British, and even the Americans across the ocean, have long known that Germany will rise. And they have been providing loans to Germany to help Germany revitalize its economy.
.What they do is to rely on Germany to contain other big countries in Europe. What these damn British and Americans are playing is a strategy to contain Germany and France."
The elderly Pétain has obviously done research on the previous strategies of Britain and the United States, so he can speak clearly and analyze it very thoroughly at this moment.
"When we were implementing the Treaty of Versailles, the British had been covering up the Germans."
Petain gave an example, a secret that had long been no secret: "But they did not expect that the Germans were hiding too deeply. Their development speed was even stronger than the British thought. In addition, they later annexed
It has conquered too many countries and its strength has been greatly strengthened, far beyond the imagination of the British. Therefore, the British's defeat at Dunkirk can be said to be self-reinforcing and shooting themselves in the foot."
Wei Gang was filled with indignation when he heard this, and then asked Pétain: "Then the marshal means to leave this mess to the British and let them clean up on their own?"
"Yes, that's it. Only that idiot Renault wants to fight with the British. He doesn't even think about it. The British still have the English Channel, but we no longer have the Maginot Line!" Petain said helplessly.
He said with a sigh.
Shaking his head, Pétain seemed to be asking Wei Gang, but also to himself: "Reinhardt is indeed not a simple person. He should have started preparing for war and stockpiled a large amount of arms since he took power. You
Do you think he might lose this battle?"
"Then what the marshal means is that we have to surrender to Germany?" Wei Gang frowned and said: "In that case, the marshal might as well leave here with me, go to our overseas North African colonies, and let others take the blame for this infamy.
, it should not be accepted by you, Marshal!"
"Hahaha..." The old marshal laughed, obviously he felt a lot relieved after hearing this.
Then, Pétain said with a smile: "But I can't leave, this matter must be done by me! I would rather bear the infamy, but I must stay, because only I can stabilize France's current situation. Since the French people are willing
If they regard me as their hero, then I have to stay and accompany them to face everything."
Every country has a group of people worthy of respect. At that time, German President Albert, who had been infamy for centuries, signed the "Treaty of Versailles" that was humiliating and humiliating the country, giving Germany a chance to lick its wounds. Now, he is already old.
The tall French leader Pétain also quietly suffered the infamy.
"The revival of France can no longer be achieved through military victory." Pétain smiled bitterly and said with an ugly face: "The armistice is not a punishment for our defeat, but a new beginning, which ensures that France will last forever.
A necessary condition for long-term survival. For France to continue, what does my personal honor mean?"
"Marshal..." Wei Gang took two steps forward emotionally, wanting to persuade this old French hero again.
After all, as long as Pétain leaves France and goes to overseas colonies, with his reputation, he can definitely get the support of the French troops stationed in the colonies.
Wei Gang grabbed Petain's hands and squeezed them tightly: "I heard that the British have reorganized the expeditionary force. Maybe as long as we persist..."
"No!" Pétain interrupted Weygand and shook his head: "We have just discussed this topic for a long time. There is no need to argue anymore. We have no chance! I am the field marshal of France. In this country, no one can compete with me.
I understand our current situation better!"
"Why?" Wei Gang's voice was hoarse: "Does this mean we have a chance?"
"This way..." Petain smiled calmly: "It is much better than us being completely defeated by the German army and being annihilated. We no longer have the strength to continue to resist. Continuous defeats have made us reach the point of defeat.
I am at the end of my rope. I don’t want to admit failure, but I know that if I don’t admit failure, the whole of France will be buried with me!”
"Is it really impossible to consider it..." Wei Gang asked: "Even if you don't go to the colonies, you can lead our troops to the UK and continue to resist based on British soil!"
"At the cost of French people's lives?" Pétain said coldly.
Wei Gang opened his mouth, but couldn't spit out another word.
With a wry smile, Pétain continued to the silent Wei Gang: "From the moment I agreed to Reno to be the deputy prime minister, it was already a dead end for me personally. Perhaps this is also the destiny of me who has been defeated before.
The German army mocked me, the French marshal."
"It's not your fault!" Wei Gang hissed.
"It's not my fault," Petain shook his head and said seriously: "But I must be responsible for it!"
"I have always carefully reviewed every decision I made, and never missed any detail." Pétain's voice was a little low: "In the past fifteen years, I have been holding meetings to discuss every French military operation and make every decision.
A combat plan. Lead an army of 100,000 people from the Rif people of Morocco to revolt, and spend hundreds of millions of materials to build the Maginot Line of Defense..."
"But, I forgot one thing. I forgot, the natural law of survival of the fittest! As director of the French Army, Minister of the Army, and as the arbiter of French political thought, I am like a cage.
, while isolating France from external dangers, it also turned the invincible, tenacious and heroic army in World War I into a man who only knew how to take advantage of opportunities and turned into a waste who pinned his courage on the Maginot Line.
.”
"Use more steel, and you will shed less blood..." Pétain turned around, the smile on his face was indescribably bitter: "This is what I said in Verdun, but my subordinates and my students
, For example, Lieutenant General Berante and others have ten thousand interpretations, but no one understands the true meaning of this sentence. This is the mistake I made in fifteen years..."
Steel should not only be used to build the Maginot Line, it should also be used to make guns and cannons!
"In Germany, during the years when we were building the Maginot Line, a Reinhardt and his three famous generals appeared!"
"Germany has Guderian, Manstein, and Rommel..." Petain smiled bitterly: "But we only gave birth to one Berlant..."
"So, you transferred Berante to the southern front to disengage him from the German army, so that after the Germans take power, you can hand over the French army to him." Wei Gang said painfully:
"You gave the credit for defeating Italy to your student Berante, but you alone bear the infamy of living an ignoble existence and betraying your country and begging for mercy!"
"Yes, Berante is my most proud student. I believe he can deal with the Italians. I believe the Germans will not hate a French general who defeated Italy. After all, the troops he hurt were not German."
When he smiled contentedly.
"But you will be nailed to the pillar of shame of history!" Wei Gang's voice was trembling: "You will be recorded in the history textbooks as a traitor! You will lose all glory and dignity, and lose the title of French hero!"
"We can allow France to escape from this war, and we can retain our flesh and blood, and we will no longer be used by Britain and the United States as a pawn in their balancing strategy." Pétain said seriously every word: "No matter how great the sacrifice,
It’s worth it too!”
Wei Gang was completely silent. Looking at the marshal in front of him who he once admired so much, his mind went blank.
Whether in victory or defeat, Pétain is worthy of the title of French hero!
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