Chapter 901 The Fall of Paris (1/2)

Chapter 901 The Fall of Paris

As time entered October 1936, something bad still happened, that is, the French capital Paris officially fell.

But there is also good news, that is, France has truly got rid of its bad reputation in history, and is no longer the laughing stock of Paris, which surrendered before it was broken.

Of course, the Germans also paid a heavy price in order to capture Paris.

The four countries of Britain, France, Australia and Germany gathered more than 4 million troops near Paris. After a complete offensive and defensive battle in Paris, the four countries suffered more than half of their losses. Only close to 1 million troops from Britain, France and Australia retreated south to the vicinity of Orleans.

As the attacker, Germany was even more brutal, with more than 800,000 soldiers killed in the battle, and almost everyone was injured.

The total number of aircraft invested by the four countries in Paris was more than 5,000, of which more than 1,500 were destroyed, and more than 2,000 were injured.

Although the fighting around Paris has stopped, the wreckage and ruins caused by the war can be seen almost everywhere, and the smoke has turned this once prosperous metropolis into a hell on earth.

As long as the French defense front is managed into an iron barrel and the Germans are resolutely blocked from the defense line, the Germans will definitely find new ways to resolve this war.

In a new Allied meeting, Britain, France and Australia discussed a new combat plan, which was to contain the German army through Orleans. Britain and France took the opportunity to deploy a new line of defense along the Tours line and strive to block the German army north of the Loire River.

It is no exaggeration to say that the income from arms sales alone can support the wars in Australasia and island countries.

The current situation is far different from that in history. Historically, France was ready to surrender before Paris was captured.

Marshal Foch participated in many battles in World War I, and after the end of World War I, he obtained the rank of marshal in Britain, France and Poland.

As the war gradually intensifies, the production and procurement of weapons by various countries has become a very important matter.

Before the outbreak of the war, the total number of soldiers in Australasia was approximately 570,000. So far, the army has only expanded to just over 1 million, which is a relatively healthy level for the total number of people in the entire country.

Under such circumstances, it is completely impossible that the industrial production of France and Italy will not be affected.

How exaggerated are the profits of the military industry?

Although European countries claim to be civilized countries, no country is truly fully civilized when it comes to war.

Of course, a very important part of the reason also depends on the fact that the war in Australasia is in a state of limited mobilization at this time.

As a result, the total army size of Britain, France and Australia will exceed 4 million. It is unrealistic to defeat the German army, but it can still be done to hold the German army back.

After all, in the final analysis, everyone has been depleted of strength because of this war, but Russia has been developing in this war. Isn't this obviously doing something special?

In addition to the estimated 4 million troops in France, the subsequent opening of the second battlefield in the Balkans is also a very important matter.

Such an achievement is naturally not something that ordinary people can achieve. As one of the most famous French generals in World War I, Foch is commemorated by the French people to this day.

Germany and Russia were enemies in World War I. If the Western Front could not break through, there was a high probability that Germany would focus on Russia on the Eastern Front.

However, due to the distance between Australasia, none of its nearest enemy island countries can pose a threat to Australasia's homeland.

Australasia will increase its troops by 500,000 within a month to fulfill its previous agreement with the French and maintain the scale of the Australasian Expeditionary Force at 800,000.

There are only about 300,000 Australasian troops left, all located near Orleans. There are about 700,000 British troops, 200,000 of whom stayed in Orleans, 200,000 of whom went to the line from Rennes to Nantes, and about 300,000 of whom deployed defense lines in Tours.

Because before the city of Paris was destroyed, most Paris citizens had fled to the suburbs or countryside, while a small number were hiding in their homes for fear of being discovered by the German army.

In a clearing in this forest, there is a victory monument erected by the French after World War I, with a fallen German eagle carved on it.

Judging from the size of the armies mobilized by the European powers, the ratio of Australasian soldiers to the total population is already the lowest among all the powers participating in the war, and is even lower than some countries that did not participate in the war.

They strictly controlled the remaining citizens of Paris, and some German soldiers even molested French women in the streets.

The flag of the German Empire replaced the French tricolor and was flown from the top of the Eiffel Tower, French ministries, Paris City Hall and the French National Assembly.

As of the beginning of 1936, Australasia's total population was approximately 45.59 million, which was already in the middle among all major powers, and its demographic disadvantages were basically eliminated.

Even Germany will inevitably do something to vent its anger after conquering the capital of a country.

Although before German troops entered Paris, the French government had already evacuated south to Tours. But this still cannot change the influence of Paris on the entire France, nor the status of Paris in the hearts of the people of Germany and France.

Britain and France still have a large number of colonial armies being prepared. If Britain and France are given more time, they can gather tens of millions of troops at any time.

This forest is quite special. It was the place where the German Empire surrendered to France and its allies more than 20 years ago.

Although it seems that Germany has more troops, Germany has currently mobilized most of its domestic troops, and the cumulative number of conscripts has reached a terrifying number of more than 5 million.

Things turned out just as the French people expected. After capturing Paris, the German army immediately began to vent its anger.

While the British, French and Australian troops were reorganizing their defense lines in Orleans, which had retreated, the German army had already marched into Paris aggressively and declared martial law.

Even in the UK, the mainland has to face bombing by the Luftwaffe from time to time, and it is impossible for industrial production not to be affected.

This means that in this defensive battle in Paris, Australasia's losses alone were close to 500,000, which is already a quite exaggerated figure.

Before this military parade, the German army had completely replaced the French tricolor flag flying in Paris.

How to deal with the Russian trouble is actually very simple, and it is written in the defense plan for France.

Currently, in national-level trade, the top sellers are food, weapons and medicine.

This is why Australasia’s geographical location is so excellent. Precisely because of its relatively remote geographical location, Australasia can be protected from the impact of war, and it can achieve positive economic and industrial growth during such war times.

Furthermore, these countries are not the only ones on the Balkan Peninsula. The Turkish Republic, which occupies Constantinople, and Hungary, which also became independent in World War I, can also have an impact on the situation in the Balkans.

Such a decision is quite risky, because the Loire River runs through most of France, dividing France into northern and southern parts.

In many meetings between Britain, France and Australia, the method of dealing with Russia has been mentioned.

Because France lost a large area of ​​its territory, its military industry was greatly affected. Fortunately, France has two very reliable allies, Britain and Australasia, and most of their recruits' equipment comes from these two countries.

In other words, the war with the island country does not require any economic investment from Australasia. With the income from the arms trade, it can already support the consumption of military expenditures.

If the three Balkan countries can be allowed to participate in this war, the Allies, led by Britain, France and Australia, will not only have three more powerful allies, but also millions of Balkan troops.

As Britain and France begin to purchase large quantities of Australasian armaments, the revenue of the Australasian military industry will also see a surge.

Britain and Australasia were also getting serious about fighting the Germans.

Australasia has made considerable achievements in this regard, and has naturally become one of the most profitable countries in this war.

Of course, the most exciting thing is this huge country in the northeast of the Balkan Peninsula.

The UK currently has approximately 700,000 troops in France. Within a month, the UK will increase its troops by at least 500,000 to maintain the size of the British Expeditionary Force at around 1.2 million.

The populations of Italy and France are at the same level as those of Australasia, but the total number of soldiers mobilized by these two countries in the war has reached more than 2 million and 3 million, which are two or three times that of Australasia.

We should also be thankful that because Australasia is far away from the main battlefield in Europe, the mainland does not need to worry about being affected by the war.

Faced with this country that is likely to develop into a serious problem for them, the British said that it is absolutely impossible to keep Russia out of the matter.

After more than 20 years, the Germans returned to this forest with much more complicated emotions.

On the morning of October 14, the German 18th Army officially entered Paris. Bock, commander-in-chief of the Army Group, held a grand military parade on the Champs Elysées in Paris.

Next to the Victory Monument is a bust of French Marshal Foch.

Especially since Germany and France have maintained hatred for decades, it is not surprising that Germany did some uncivilized things after conquering Paris.

This has also resulted in Australasia's industry and economy still maintaining a fairly rapid growth rate, and there is no sense of being in a war period at all.

Now, although Paris was captured, the Germans also paid a heavy price.

How tragic is it? The casualties reported by the troops are already approximate. In this war, it is impossible to count the specific casualties.

Only after retreating to the vicinity of Orleans did Australasia take stock of its troops. Of the originally close to 800,000 combat troops, only about 300,000 were successfully evacuated.

Even in Australasia, the mobilization situation at this time was far less exaggerated than imagined.

Even if Tours is captured, there are still large cities such as Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille further south that can be relocated.

Although Romania and Bulgaria are also likely to join the German camp, Yugoslavia's size is enough to fight against Romania and Bulgaria, not to mention the help of Greece and Albania.

Although France's territory is not large, if it forms a defensive front again and again, it can still delay the Germans for a period of time.

These territories included Brittany, Normandy, Paris and Calais, and abandoning these territories would obviously require great determination.

What's more, the military government has moved south to Tours. Not only did France have no intention of surrender, it even decided to resolutely resist Germany.

But in other words, if a stronger defensive front can be established based on the Loire River, France will at least not be in danger of annihilation.

Establishing a defensive position based on the Loire River meant completely giving up the vast territory north of the Loire River.

Even the two slave states of Kalimantan and the Philippines have only mobilized millions of troops each, and they can still squeeze them.

Marshal Foch's famous name is well known in France.

The bustling and bustling metropolis in the past has now turned into silent ruins and dead cities. Except for the German soldiers who maintained order, French people were rarely seen.

Because every once in a while, a large number of soldiers will fall on the way to charge or defend, and the number of casualties is constantly beating.

The German army currently has about 3 million troops. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of troops that have entered Paris, there are hundreds of thousands of troops distributed throughout France and are besieging French cities.

After all, less territory means easier defense, and more troops can be deployed on each line of defense. This is the only good news.

After a brief stay in Paris, the German army relaunched its offensive, aiming directly at Orleans, south of Paris.

As a famous powder keg in Europe, the Balkans have relatively good military combat capabilities.

Since the war has been going on for such a long time, Australasia's profits in the military industry have been close to 200 million Australian dollars. This is because Britain and France did not import many Australasian weapons before.

The German army did not destroy Foch's bust, but erected a new statue of the German Prime Minister in front of Foch's sculpture.

Especially compared with the great power Italy, the military combat effectiveness of quite a few Balkan countries has exceeded that of Italy, of course limited to the army.

Russia is the only country among the major powers that has not participated in the war. Such an exception is simply not allowed to exist.

There are currently about 2 million French troops in France, 300,000 are deployed in Orleans, about 700,000 troops are going to Tours, 300,000 troops are stationed on the Maginot Line, 500,000 troops are stationed on the line from Turin to Nice, and 200,000 troops are stationed on the line from Turin to Nice. Scattered in Troyes and Nancy.

Among them, 150,000 Australasian local troops successfully evacuated, and the remaining 150,000 were Philippine and Kalimantan troops.

He even made a joke that he would never be able to capture Paris before France surrendered, and he was nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

On the afternoon of October 14, the German army returned to the Compiegne Forest.

In order to better help the French resist the German army, Britain and Australasia also promised the French government to support a new batch of troops within a month.

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