Chapter 2141 French Attitude One
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"A new era is about to begin." At this time, in the French presidential palace, the French president sent a document to French Prime Minister Alexandre Ribeau, Army Minister Gallieni and Chief of Staff Pétain, and The content of the document is the news that the British army announced its surrender and contacted the German military.
"The British Expeditionary Force has surrendered, and the war is about to end." Alexander Libo said with a sigh. "If nothing else, the British should be ready to contact the Germans by now."
"Well. The war is coming to an end, and France will continue to exist. I have no intention of caring about the British. What I am most worried about is how the Germans will treat us? Can the conditions promised by the Crown Prince of Bavaria be fulfilled? After all, the Crown Prince Your Highness is not the emperor." French President Armand Fallier said.
"However, we have chosen this path now, and there is no way to turn back. Apart from the assurance of His Royal Highness, we are no different from the British, and we are all losers. If the Germans want to go back on their word, we can only complain about them There is no way." Petain was unusually calm. "On the contrary, if the Germans fulfill their promises, we need to seriously consider what to do in the future!"
"What you said makes sense." Secretary of the Army Gallieni looked at Petain in front of him with a very strange look. This person has a very unique political and strategic vision. What is the situation in France now? ? To put it more vividly, it is a person who surrendered himself. Before surrendering, the police said that if you surrender, I will give you leniency. However, the French surrendered themselves. If they are not lenient, they will be sentenced to life imprisonment and thrown into prison. Don't think about it, the freedom is gone, so what's the follow-up? If the police are finally lenient, then the French should do what they should do when they come out after a few years in prison. At this time, you will be able to plan what to do in the future!
Well, if the Germans break their promise and don't let France go, is there anything France can do? Obviously there is no way! After the war ended, the loss of millions of British troops was enough for the British to remember for generations! This war can cause greater trauma to Britain than Napoleon the Great! The influence of the United Kingdom will completely disappear from the European continent, and then hide in the British Isles like Xiaoshou.
As for whether it is okay to use the strength of the Americans? In theory, it is possible, but at most it can help the French economically and diplomatically. The huge geographical distance makes it impossible for even the United States to take any effective actions when the war really comes. You know, Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely be more terrifying ten or twenty years later than they are now!
As for the Russians, don't expect it. Although the territory lost by the Russians does not account for much of the total area, the loss is the essence. These losses of population, territory and resources have reduced Russia's strength by nearly half! It can be said that when the First World War broke out, the French almost had the best strategic situation, but they still lost. In the future, there will be no situation that is more favorable to France in the whole of Europe, so if you want to continue to fight, you should wash your hands. Let's go to sleep! It's not realistic at all!
Don't even talk about France. Even in Germany before World War II in history, if it weren't for the contradiction between Britain and France, if it weren't for the appeasement policy, Germany would not be able to stand up at all! In the situation of being suppressed, Germany's own industrial and manpower advantages are only necessary conditions rather than sufficient conditions, let alone France now? Therefore, as long as the Germans are unwilling to let go, then France will never get up! And so what? The Germans just went to the trouble of rubbing the French on the ground with one hand, no one is going to fight a war that they are bound to lose! Next time, maybe months or even weeks, the French have a meltdown!
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As a soldier, a soldier who has fought against the Germans for more than 2 years, I hope that France will not face the Germans at any time in the future! I can't even imagine who can compete with Germany on the European continent! "Bedan said solemnly.
"You mean that in the future France can only choose to be friendly or neutral with Germany?" Gallieni asked.
"Neutrality is actually not a good choice. France is no longer France in the era of the Sun King or Napoleon the Great. Our conditions and national strength determine that France can only be a second-class power. In Germany, the United States, Britain, France, Among the powerful countries such as Russia, Austria, and Italy, we may be stronger than Italy, and in the future, we will not be able to compare with other countries, and our status will actually decline.” Prime Minister Ribo said.
Not to mention Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom, but what about Russia? Let's put it this way, you can say that Russia's industry is not as good as France's, and the Russian government is not as rich as France's, but you say that Russia's strength is not as strong as France's? This is really hard to say. Among other things, Russia before World War I was the second largest oil producer in the world, rich in various resources. Can this be compared to France, which does not even have enough coal? Is Russia's huge population and strategic depth comparable to France? Therefore, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Russia just lacks a development time and a strong government. Russia's potential is significantly higher than that of France, even Russia after World War I!
As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? If you want to say that the French colony is bigger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire, that’s fine, but if you say that after the end of the war, everyone has developed for more than ten years, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire must be stronger, and the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has more than doubled! Moreover, it also has a very special relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria. Coupled with Prince Ruprecht, who is full of farming talents, it is also possible for the national power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to crush France. Therefore, after the war, the power of France directly came from The fourth jumped to the sixth place. It is stronger than Italy.
"This world is a world where the weak prey on the strong. The so-called powerful countries must also rely on the support of their allies. In order to survive, the British finally gave up the so-called glorious isolation and chose to form an alliance with us and even the Russians. In order to survive, Germany and Austria. The countries that met each other on the battlefield became an alliance. In order to survive, the United States on the other side of the ocean also chose the Germans to stand together. Therefore, as France, the country at the bottom of the great powers, we seem to be neither capable nor qualified to be neutral. "Prime Minister Li Bo's words are a bit heartbreaking!
"However, does your Excellency think that the bloodshed in France is not enough? We lost nearly 2 million people in this battle. (Dead, missing, disabled) We lost a generation! This time, we can also say that For the revival of France, what about next time? For someone else?" Gallieni said.
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