"A new era is about to begin." At this time, at the French Presidential Palace, the French President sent a document to French Prime Minister Alexander Ribo, Army Minister Galieni and Chief of General Staff Betten. The content of the document was the news that the British army announced their surrender and contacted the German military.

"The British Expeditionary Force has surrendered and the war is about to end." Alexander Ribo, who was standing by, sighed. "If nothing unexpected happens, the British should be ready to contact the Germans now."

"Well. The war is about to end, and France will continue to exist. I have no mind to care about the British. What I worry most is how the Germans will treat us? Will the conditions that the Crown Prince of Bavaria promised us be fulfilled? After all, the Crown Prince is not the emperor." French President Armand Falier said.

"However, we have chosen this path now and there is no way to look back. Apart from the promises of the Crown Prince, we are no different from the British, and we are all losers. If the Germans want to repent, we have no way except to complain about them." Bettan 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." Army Secretary Gallieni looked at Betton 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 in a more vivid way, that is, a person who surrenders. Before surrender, the police said that you surrender, I will give you lenient treatment, but the French surrendered. If it is not lenient treatment, it would be equivalent to life imprisonment. Don't think of it if you throw it into prison. There is no freedom. So what else can you talk about? If the police finally lenient treatment, then the French should do whatever they should do after they go out for a few years. At this time, you have the ability to plan what to do in the future!

Well, if the Germans violate their promises and do not let France go, is there any way? Obviously there is no way! After the end of this war, the losses of millions of British troops were enough to make the British remember several generations! This battle could be more traumatized to Britain than the Emperor Napoleon! Britain's influence will completely disappear from the European continent, and then huddle on the British Isles like a small sucker.

As for whether it is possible to use the power of the Americans? In theory, it is OK, but at most it can give the French some help in economic and diplomatic terms. The huge geographical distance makes it impossible for the United States to take effective actions when the war really comes. You must know that the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires will definitely be more terrifying than they are now!

As for the Russians, don’t count on them. Although the Russians lost territories, they do not occupy much of their total area, but losses are all the essence. The losses of these population, territory and resources have reduced Russia’s strength by nearly half! It can be said that when the outbreak of World War 1, the French almost had the best strategic situation, but they still lost. Then in the future, the whole Europe will not be more conducive to France, so if you want to continue to fight, it’s better to take a shower and go to bed! It’s not realistic at all!

Not to mention France, even before the Second World War in history, if it were not for the conflict between Britain and France, if it were not for the policy of appeasement, Germany would not be able to stand up at all! In a highly suppressed situation, Germany's 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, France will definitely not be able to get up! And so what if it gets up? The Germans just took some trouble and rubbed the French on the ground with one hand. No one will fight a war that will definitely lose! Next time, maybe a few 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 never face the German soldiers at any time in the future! It is hard for me to even imagine who can compete with Germany on the European continent!" Beta said solemnly.

"You mean that France can only choose to be friendly or neutral with Germany in the future?" Gallieni asked.

"Neutrality is actually not a good choice. France is no longer France in the era of the Sun King or the era of Napoleon. Our conditions and national strength determine that France can only be a second-class power. Among the powerful countries such as Germany, the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Austria, and Italy, we may be stronger than Italy, and we cannot compare with other countries in the future. Our status has actually declined." Prime Minister Ribo said.

Germany, the United States, and Britain will not talk about it. What about Russia? Let's say that Russia's industry is not as good as France. The Russian government is not as rich as France, but you say that Russia's strength is not as strong as France? This is really hard to say. Not to mention anything else, Russia before the War was the second largest oil-producing country in the world, with rich resources. Can France compare with even coal? Can Russia's huge population and strategic depth be compared with France? Therefore, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Russia just lacks time for development and a strong government. Russia's potential is significantly higher than that of France, even after the War!

As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? If you say that the French colonies are larger than the Austro-Hungarian Empire, that's fine, but if you say that after the war, everyone has developed for more than ten years, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire must be stronger. The territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has more than doubled! And it has extremely special relationships with the Bavarian Kingdom. In addition, Prince Ruprecht, who has a strong farming talent, it is expected that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will crush France. So, after the war, France's power jumped directly from fourth to sixth, which is stronger than Italy.

"This world is a world where the strong prey on the weak. The so-called powerful countries must also rely on the support of 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, two countries that once met 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 have no ability or qualification to be neutral." Prime Minister Ribo's words were a little heartbroken!

"However, you think that France's blood flow is not enough? We lost nearly 2 million people in this battle. (death, missing, disabled) We lost a generation! This time, we can also say that it is for the revival of France, so what about the next time? For someone else?" Gallieni said.
Chapter completed!