Germany is sharpening its sword and preparing to take action. Of course, such a big move cannot be hidden from France, which is right next to it. When Germany is transporting its domestic troops to the front one after another, the French Army, known as the first army in Europe, Still lying behind the so-called impregnable Maginot Line of Defense, preparing to rely on the Maginot Line to inflict bloodshed on the German Army.
But from the military point of view, the quality of the French Army is not inferior to that of the German Wehrmacht. In terms of technology and other aspects, there is no obvious gap between Germany and France. Their military strength is also evenly matched, from the number of tanks to cannons and aircraft, and even The French Army also had some numerical superiority. But in Lin Wei's eyes, defeating France is not difficult. Firstly, Germany has proven the results of war in history, and secondly, Germany's population is now larger than France's. Even if it enters a war of attrition, France No one can consume Germany.
After the annexation of Austria, the Sudetenland and Poland, and the German Americans who returned to Germany from the United States during the economic crisis, the population of Germany already numbered 8,500. The current population of France is 63 million, and that of the United Kingdom is 61 million. Considering that the United Kingdom is an island country, even if the war has no choice but to enter a war of attrition, Germany will be better than those who came across the sea. Britain mobilized people into the army earlier, thereby defeating France first. Moreover, Britain now has no time to help France, because the British Expeditionary Force currently only has ten divisions on the European continent, which is not a decisive force at all. Maybe in the war After the war started, Britain could quickly bring in a few divisions, but by then everything was a foregone conclusion.
Moreover, Germany's relationship with the Soviet Union is pretty good so far. There is no need to consider the factors of two-front warfare for the time being. Even within a certain period of time, Germany can use the munitions provided by the Soviet Union to carry out the war against France.
The current Commander-in-Chief of the British-French Allied Forces, General Gamelin, Chief of Staff of the French Army, was anxiously walking towards the Elysee Palace, the French Presidential Palace. The guards of the Presidential Palace saw General Gamelin very anxious, so they did not stop him. The current French President Paul Reynaud, who had just replaced Daladier, was waiting for General Gamelin inside the presidential palace. After General Gamelin came in, he first said, "General Gamelin, I heard that the German Wehrmacht has A large number of troops are deployed at their borders with Belgium and the Netherlands and in front of the Maginot Line, isn’t it?”
"Yes, Mr. President, but I don't think there is anything to be afraid of!" General Gamelin replied arrogantly, standing up with his not-so-strong body, "France is not a country like Poland. We have the most powerful country in Europe. Army! Both in quantity and quality, it is superior to the German Wehrmacht, which has only been expanded for a few years! Moreover, if Germany wants to attack us, it can only bypass the Maginot Line from Belgium. For this, we have prepared countermeasures. If the Germans dare to do this, they will definitely be beaten to death. As for the frontal Maginot Line, it is definitely not something that can be broken through by manpower!"
"General Gamelin, so we can completely resist the German Wehrmacht like we did last time?" Paul Renault asked overjoyed.
"That's right!" General Gan Molin said.
"That's great!" Paul Reynold said happily. Paul Reynold had no reason to be unhappy. As a French politician who held a tough attitude towards Germany, he had been suppressed by Daladier, which made Paul Reynold never have a chance. Do things according to your own ideas, but Daladier's policy of appeasing Germany made the Germans more and more ambitious. Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland fell into the hands of the Germans one after another. Facing the growing threat from the Germans, Paul Reynold had no reason not to be distressed. Finally, on March 23, 1940, the eve of Germany's invasion of the Kingdom of Norway, he moved to Daladi and organized his own cabinet, but Daladier still served as commander of the army and minister of war. However, he finally suppressed the Dalati appeasement faction and temporarily put fighting Germany first.
But this does not mean that Paul Reno's position is now very stable. French politics has been very turbulent in recent years, and Paul Reno's presidential position is not stable. Therefore, Paul Reno now urgently needs to give the aggressive Germans a powerful blow. Come use these things to silence the opponents.
Paul Reynold and Daladier were not life-and-death enemies, but Paul Reynold really couldn't bear to see Daladier following Chamberlain's footsteps and allowing the development of German military power. In addition, Paul Reynold even still I admire Daladier very much. Not to mention, in 1935 Daladier led the Radical Party, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party to form the French People? front.
In January 1936, the People's ? The main contents of the Front's program are: ban fascist organizations, protect the people's democratic rights, nationalize the Bank of France and the military industry, increase workers' wages, establish a national unemployment fund, increase taxes on the rich, and establish a collective security system internationally. May, people? Front won the House of Representatives election, and Socialist L. Bloom organized the first People's? Front government, the Communist Party expressed support, but did not join the cabinet. In February 1937, the government, forced by the rebellion and resistance of the big bourgeoisie, announced the suspension of the implementation of the People's? Front platform, Bloom resigned in June, radicals C. Chaudan, Daladier formed the government successively.
But what Paul Reynold couldn't bear was that Daladier really didn't take Germany seriously and acquiesced in Germany becoming stronger and stronger. After the signing of the Munich Agreement in October 1938, the people? The front split openly and has since existed in name only.
"General Gamelin, I am really looking forward to the news of the victory of the French army under your leadership!" Paul Reynaud said happily, "If that is the case, you will be comparable to Petain who saved France in the last war. General!" Unknowingly, President Paul Reno also used the honorific.
General Gamelin was also very happy when he heard that he was compared to Marshal Pétain and said, "President Paul Reno, you will hear the news of our victory soon!"
Unlike the French high-level officials who are full of confidence and are ready to teach the Germans a lesson, ordinary French people do not want the war to break out. This is in sharp contrast to today's Germany. In today's Germany, every German woman and German old man are using Women used their own strength to help the German army that was about to go on an expedition. Women prayed for the early return of the expeditionary soldiers. Veterans who had participated in World War I explained to their sons and nephews their situation on the battlefield at that time. They prayed that these young warriors would wash away the shame of the last war.
Unlike Germany, in France, when women in Paris heard that a country to the east was preparing to start war again, they all ran to Notre Dame Cathedral and prayed to God to let the evil leader of that eastern country suddenly Good intentions are discovered and no longer starts a war. Unlike the last war, when people sang and danced to see off the troops on the front line, the French, who had personally experienced the cruelty of war in their own country, were no longer willing to sacrifice their lives for an illusory world power again.
But the Germans didn't think so. In the last war, the Germans believed that they had not failed, but that they had laid down their weapons honorably on French territory. They were not a defeated country. However, the French's attitude towards the Germans after the war made the Germans feel huge humiliation. In 1918, Germany was so close to victory, but when Germany laid down its weapons, it found that this was tantamount to lifting the own defense capabilities, so in history, the Germans have never felt that they were in such need of weapons at any time.
"Have you heard? The Germans have amassed millions of troops on the border with us, and they can attack at any time!" A middle-aged French woman said nonchalantly.
"That's really scary. I don't know what we should do!" another woman said.
Chief Henry, who had just gotten off work from the police station, was standing in front of his house. Just as he was about to open the door, he heard two women arguing. Henry stopped his movements and listened carefully. Slowly, Henry's mind As I replayed my life in the Rhine DMZ in Germany, a figure flashed in my mind. A figure that could still be seen in newspapers even after returning to China, the national leader of the SS in a handsome black military uniform. , General of the Waffen SS, Lampard & Krupp. Even after he returned to France, he could still see this person in newspapers.
As one of the most prominent figures in Germany today, a young and unsmiling young leader, he leads the SS, the second largest armed force after the German Wehrmacht, and he has a relationship with him. The heir of the Krupp family, But it is said that he is the dream lover in the hearts of many European girls, and it is said that there is no gossip about this leader of the SS. His single-minded nature makes many girls, especially French girls, can't help but wonder why his wife Not myself.
Lampard and Krupp have said in positive media more than once that their SS troops are all the most elite components of Germany, and the official members are all experts in their own right. If they are not soldiers, they can To be a lawyer, but to be a doctor, you can be a professor. The SS has become synonymous with the elite in France. Is this considered the infiltration of German ideas? Henry thought with a wry smile.
Suddenly, Henry recalled what he said to himself when he withdrew from the Rhine Demilitarized Zone, "Henry, I can guarantee that we will meet again within five years!"
"Five years..., we may really meet again..." Sheriff Henry said naa.