Chapter 2141： French attitude one

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"A new era is about to begin." At this time, at the French Presidential Palace, the French President sent a document to the French Prime Minister Alexandre Ribeau, Secretary of the Army Gallieni and Chief of Staff Petain, and The content of the document is exactly the news that the British army announced its surrender and contacted the German army.

"The British Expeditionary Force has succumbed, and the war is about to end." Alexander Ribeau said with a sigh. "If nothing else, the British should now be ready to contact the Germans."

"Well. The war is about to 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 Bavarian crown prince promised us the conditions? After all, the crown prince. Your Highness is not the emperor." French President Armand Falière said.

"However, we have chosen this path now, and there is no way to turn back. Except for the guarantee of the crown prince, we are no different from the British. We are all losers. If the Germans want to go back, we can only complain about them. There is no way." Petain was unusually calm. "On the contrary, if the Germans fulfilled their promises, we need to seriously consider what to do in the future!"

"This makes sense." Secretary of the Army Gallieri 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? ? In terms of image, it is a person who surrendered. Before the surrender, the police said that you surrendered and I would give you leniency. However, the French surrendered. If the case is not lenient, it would be equivalent to sentenced to life imprisonment and thrown in jail. Don't think it out, the freedom is gone, so what follow-up talk about? If the police finally dealt with it leniently, then what should the French do when they come out a few years after being in prison? Only then will you be able to plan what to do in the future!

That’s great. If the Germans break their promise and let France go, does France have a way? Obviously there is no way! After the war ended, millions of British troops lost enough to make the British remember for generations! This battle is more traumatic than Napoleon the Great’s trauma to Britain! Britain's influence will completely disappear from the European continent, and then shrink in the British Isles like a small recipient.

As for whether it is okay to use American power? In theory, it is possible, but at most it can give the French some help economically and diplomatically. The huge geographical distance makes it impossible to take effective actions when the war really comes. You know, Germany and Austro-Hungary in ten or twenty years are definitely more terrifying than they are now!

As for the Russians, don’t count on it. Although the territory that the Russians lose is not much of the total area, the loss is the essence. These losses in population, territory and resources have reduced Russia's power by nearly half! It can be said that when the First World War broke out, the French almost had the best strategic posture, but they still lost. Then in the future, the whole Europe will not have a more favorable posture for France, so if you want to continue the confrontation or wash it Go to sleep! Not realistic at all!

Don't even talk about France. Even in Germany before the Second World War in history, if it were not for the contradiction between Britain and France, if it were not for the appeasement policy, Germany would never stand up! In the highly suppressed situation, Germany's own industrial and human advantages are only necessary but not sufficient conditions, let alone France now? Therefore, as long as the Germans are not willing to let go, then France will never get up! And what about it? The Germans just took a little effort and rubbed the French with one hand. No one would fight a war that they would lose! Next time, maybe months or even weeks, the French will collapse!

"So, as a soldier, a soldier who has fought with the Germans for more than two years, I hope that France will not face the Germans at any time in the future! I can hardly even imagine who is there on the European continent. Can compete with Germany!" Petain said solemnly.

"Do 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 the France of the Sun King era or the era of 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, In Russia, Austria, and Italy, we may be stronger than Italy. In the future, we will not be able to compare with other countries. Our status has actually declined.” Prime Minister Ribo said.

Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom will not talk about it. What about Russia? Put it this way, you can say that the Russian industry is not as good as France, and the Russian government is not richer than France, but you say that Russia is not as strong as France? This is really hard to say. Apart from anything else, Russia was the second largest oil producer in the world before World War I, and it was rich in various resources. Is it comparable 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 France's even after World War 1 Russia!

As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? If you say that the French colony is larger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire, that's okay, but if you say that after the end of the war, everyone has developed more than ten years. Then it must be that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is stronger. The area of ​​the Austro-Hungarian Empire has more than doubled! Moreover, it has an extremely special relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria. Coupled with Prince Ruprecht, who has a lot of talent for farming, it is expected that the power of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will crush France. Therefore, after the war, the power of France will be directly taken from The fourth jumped to the sixth place. It is better than Italy.

"This world is a world where the weak and the strong eat the strong. The so-called strong 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 or even the Russians. The countries that met on the battlefield became allies. 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 powers, we seem to be incapable and not qualified to be neutral. "Prime Minister Ribo's words are a bit heartbreaking!"

"However, your Excellency does not think that the blood flow in France is not enough? We lost nearly 2 million people in this battle. (Death, disappearance, disability) We have lost a generation! This time, we can still say yes For the revival of France, what about next time? For others?" Gallieni said.

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