Guderian asked with a frown. Although Britain suffered a heavy loss from the German army at Dunkirk and all the 200,000-strong expeditionary force was lost in France, the German army never dared to ignore this "superpower."
After all, Britain was a once mighty empire on which the sun never sets. It had just suffered a loss from Germany, so how could it not think of coming to seek revenge. Therefore, Britain had to take precautions.
"Britain? Leave it to Lundstedt. I owe this infantry general a scepter. After thinking about it, Britain has to leave it to the infantry. After all, tanks and armored forces want to cross the English Channel to reach
The British mainland has difficulties, so we can only leave the infantry with the goal of capturing Britain and guarding the Atlantic Ocean."
"After all, the British also abandoned most of their equipment at Dunkirk, leaving only some infantry in the country. General Lundstedt has his own way of dealing with infantry combat." Reinhard waved his hand and signaled.
Together with his two trusted generals, he walked towards the waiting car.
As he walked, he preached: "On this side of Western Europe, just leave it to me and Manstein. Don't worry."
"Understood, Führer." Rommel and Guderian replied together.
"That's it, then you two can stay in Paris and accompany me for a walk today." Reinhardt walked to the car, and when the guard opened the car door for him, he continued: "And those French people
People really don’t have much appetite for eating, but I still like to eat with my imperial generals, what do you think?”
"That's of course. There's something emotional about eating with us." Guderian said knowingly.
After all, Guderian was a close confidant who had gone to the Soviet Union with Reinhard for two years, and he belonged to the direct lineage.
After that, the three of them got into the car one after another, and started driving the long escort convoy slowly towards the city of Paris. First, they were going to join other generals to end the surrender of the French.
The location of the surrender ceremony was set at the exhibition site of Napoleon's former residence, a very elegantly decorated place.
Originally, some people suggested that Reinhardt should let the French complete the surrender ceremony in a carriage in the Compiègne Forest, just like when they signed the Treaty of Versailles with Germany. This would also be regarded as repaying the French for humiliating Germany.
hatred.
But Reinhard was not Hitler, and he dismissed Hitler's method of revenge.
Reinhardt had his own plans, otherwise, he would not have helped the French discover the huge oil fields in Algeria.
Not only did he decide to give up the opportunity for revenge, but on the contrary, he also wanted to give the French a decent surrender ceremony.
After all, Reinhard understood that the French still owned a large number of factories, land, ports and other necessary infrastructure in their own country.
The Third Reich will definitely develop further in France in the future. Just like with other countries he annexed before, Reinhard does not want to bring matters to an extreme.
If you want others to do things for you, you must give the person doing the work something sweet.
What Reinhard wants now is to let the French taste some sweetness so that they can serve Germany well. After all, what he wants this time is much more than what Hitler wants, so on such small things as face,
He still behaved very generously.
Of course, this may also be related to the fact that Reinhard himself is a shameless person who regards face as dirt.
When the motorcade arrived under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Reinhardt temporarily signaled the driver to stop.
Sitting in the back row, Guderian and Rommel were both very puzzled.
"Why did the Führer stop the car?" Rommel asked Guderian in a low voice, his eyes full of questions.
"Who knows, let's see and tell." Guderian replied.
At this moment, two idol-level players who were already very popular were confused by Reinhardt.
I saw Reinhard getting out of the car and walking to the foot of the Eiffel Tower. He raised his head and stared at it affectionately, pausing thoughtfully for a long time.
A few minutes later, he slowly said: "Guard, bring the camera, I want to take a photo with the Eiffel Tower!"
Guderian and Rommel looked at each other, they could never guess what the head of state was thinking...
With the click of the camera, Reinhardt's image was permanently fixed under the Eiffel Tower.
Afterwards, Reinhard got into the car and continued towards the former residence of Emperor Napoleon.
Perhaps because of the defeat of France, the whole of Paris seemed dead, and there were not many pedestrians and vehicles on the road. Before the war, Paris at this point would have been busy, but today Reinhardt's motorcade was surprisingly smooth.
, and soon we arrived at Napoleon’s former residence.
Amidst the flashing spotlights of countless reporters, Reinhardt, wearing a black SS uniform and sunglasses, stepped out of the car, entered the former residence of Emperor Napoleon, and appeared in the corridor.
He held his armed belt with one hand, hung a pair of sunglasses, and had an opaque smile on his face. On his arm, a German flag armband with golden wheat ears embroidery on the edge was obviously eye-catching. On his chest,
With the various commemorative medals and merit medals he received when he was promoted within the National Defense Forces.
"Fuhrer! Reinhard Heydrich! Long live!"
Standing on the edge of the corridor, a guard wearing white gloves and holding a rifle was saluting.
Amid the shouts of the guards, Reinhard slowly made his way to the end of the corridor. The French diplomats at the end of the corridor saw Reinhard's menacing approach and were all frightened, but they were helpless.
After all, our country is negotiating with Germany as a defeated country.
It is said to be a negotiation, but in fact it is a unilateral condition imposed by Germany.
Four hours later, the two sides finally completed the negotiations. France ceded most of the economically prosperous areas, including Paris, and disbanded its entire air force and local army. Germany served as a protectorate and was responsible for the national defense of France.
In addition, the French government that moved to the south, that is, the Vichy government, also had to pay huge war reparations to Germany and pay all military expenses for the German garrison in northern France.
But the good news is that Reinhardt personally stated that the rights of most of France's colonies belong to Vichy France. In fact, Pétain's new government can even use the upcoming large-scale exploitation of Algerian oil as an alternative to paying part of the war reparations.
On the basis of this treaty, the French and German governments allowed the retention of all the navy and most of the overseas colonies. But in fact, the French navy has become a puppet of Germany. Their fleet will help Germany guard the Mediterranean routes and deal with Germany and Italy together.
British Mediterranean Fleet.
At the same time, France was required to declare its accession to the Steel Agreement and become a member of the Allied Powers. Pro-German French Marshal Pétain became French Prime Minister, announced his withdrawal from the war with Germany, and worked with Germany to deal with Britain and other anti-Allied member states.
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The preservation of the French navy is a blessing among misfortunes for France. At least they still have a glimmer of hope for their country and overseas colonies through the navy.
At this point, it is not inconsistent with the revival concept of the Vichy government of Betain. Because he has already sent away Berant!
"Since both parties have reached an agreement, please invite representatives of both parties to sign the agreement." The diplomat said and handed the head of state Reinhard a pen.
Reinhard smiled and took the pen, crookedly signing his name at the bottom of the document.
After many years, he is still as bad at handwriting as ever.
Afterwards, the diplomat stamped the document with a stamp representing the German government, followed by cheers and applause from a group of German officers and soldiers outside.
Head Reinhard smiled and stretched out his hand and said to the French diplomats responsible for signing the peace treaty: "Congratulations, the war is over and we are all free."