Ending a war of this magnitude could not be solved by signing a few treaties or issuing a declaration or two, but involved a wide range of issues, and there was much more work to be done before the Germans.

History has long proven that playing a balance on geopolitical issues is an absolute stupidity, and you can't satisfy everyone's demands or try to please every opponent. Because of the huge differences between countries and nations, in the end you will inevitably harm the interests of some people, and at the same time, there is no limit to human greed, sometimes even if you do not hesitate to sacrifice the rights and interests of one side, in the end you still cannot satisfy the other party.

As the final victor in this European war and the supreme leader of the only victorious country, Xu Jun knew very well that this was only the beginning of another struggle, and Germany still did not get out of the grim situation. Germany must establish a new European order with Germany as the core in the shortest possible time, and then gather all the forces at its disposal to build a complete war system, so that it can resist those powerful enemies.

All the information that Germany currently has shows that Britain's surrender has seriously stimulated that potentially powerful opponent, and he has regarded Germany as the biggest threat to it, and the final armed collision between the two sides is inevitable, and Xu Jun can only bite the bullet to meet the challenge at this moment. The ultimate goal of the other side was to completely destroy the Third Reich, so neither Xu Jun nor Germany had any way out on this issue.

There will always be sacrifices to be made on the road to establishing a new order, and Xu Jun certainly could not choose to harm the interests of the Germans, so he set his sights on Belgium, Denmark, and the Dutch. When the news of the British surrender came, the civilians of these countries were even more sad than the British, who were still unwilling to be conquered, and the British Empire was once their last hope.

The media in these countries carried the entire surrender proclamation on the front page, and the streets and alleys suddenly resounded with wails and wails. In the days that followed, a change in attitude was evident among the German occupation officers and soldiers. The provocative look on the faces of the locals was no longer visible, and when the German garrison soldiers walked through the streets, the pedestrians began to bow their heads involuntarily.

Interestingly, in the Netherlands, where resistance was fierce, there was a massive shift in public opinion, with the Dutch beginning to display Nazi flags in the streets, and the dress of German youth organizations becoming popular in Dutch schools. Young people began to participate in political rallies, wearing swastika armbands and brown shirts, all of them looking like the stormtroopers of Germany in the past.

This is actually easy to explain, because this is the natural law that Europeans have evolved over thousands of years, and the survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle. In Europe's long history, there has never been a shortage of powerful conquerors. Europeans have long learned how to deal with this, and if the enemy is too strong to resist, all you have to do is find a way to join them. Obedience does not mean weakness, the survival of the community is the first consideration, and if this is not even thought through, the races of Europe would have killed each other in the chaotic wars of the Middle Ages.

These countries have been glorious in history, the Netherlands and Denmark were once the hegemons of Europe, and the grievances between the traditional European countries are tangled, and the relationship is as complicated as chaos. Britain has historically intervened in European affairs. She has been sparing no effort to win over these coastal countries, and Queen Victoria has finally made the British Empire the common parent of these countries through a series of marriages, so when the German occupation forces set foot on the territory of these countries. They all saw the British Expeditionary Force as an important force in their resistance to the invasion.

In Xu Jun's conception, these countries were too widely influenced by the British, especially the royal family members were full of anti-German ideas, and Germany was about to face a very severe test. Until these countries have fully gained Xu Jun's trust, he will never give them the opportunity to stab Germany in the back.

Xu's intention is that these countries remain under the supervision of the German government until the threat is finally resolved. Under German control, local collaborators will form a government to serve the German war machine in all aspects, and ultimately consider whether to allow them to join the new European system and become a member of the alliance, depending on their respective performance.

Xu Jun also considered that France and Britain could also be involved if necessary, and let them also participate in the management of these countries. In exchange, they must align themselves with Germany on the issue of leadership and management in the new system.

Of course, this is a matter for the future, and it is not that far to talk about it now. When France's end-of-war agreement was signed, half of Europe was plunged into an atmosphere of jubilation, not including the small states mentioned above, who were feeling sorry for themselves, lost and despaired.

The agreement between France and Germany was called the end of the war, and it was fundamentally different from previous armistice agreements. The agreement clearly stated that the two countries would be good-neighborly and that the Germanic and Gaul nations would never fight again, and it should last for a long time, at least until the next Hitler and his ilk appeared. What made the French even more excited was the signing of a peace treaty after the agreement, which many people felt, and with the signing of this treaty, the foundations of a new European order were already taking shape.

Both the French and German media did not hesitate to use all kinds of flowery rhetoric and phrases to praise the signing of this treaty, and they called the German Führer who single-handedly launched this treaty the Caesar of the new era, the undoubted king of Europe, and no word of praise could describe his great achievements, they declared that this great man had put an end to the curse that had hovered over the land of Europe for hundreds of years, and that under the new order he had established, no one would dare to stir up enmity between nations and peoples, No outsider has the courage to challenge Europa, and this ancient continent will usher in permanent peace and prosperity, without poverty, famine and brutal wars, and the future of the European people will be incomparably brighter.

Xu Jun has always been very restrained in dealing with France, a country that is culturally and institutionally incompatible with other European countries, so Xu Jun must be cautious in handling all occupation matters related to France. France has a unique advantage, it is almost a single nation, the vast territory is extremely rich in resources, agriculture and industry and even the development of science and technology are self-contained, even if the French can't think of suddenly starting to close off the country, relying on the foundation laid by France can also achieve self-sufficiency.

Xu Jun's treatment of France was very favorable, and unlike in history, France was allowed to surrender conditionally, not only to continue to retain the basic national armament, but also to cooperate with Germany in the research and development of military equipment, from these two points it seems to be no different from before the defeat.

The French Navy was able to retain most of their ships and was allowed to continue to complete some of the shipbuilding work. The German Navy only took ownership of some of the captured French ships, but the German Navy did not complain about this, because the Navy itself knew that it was actually close to the limit of the German Navy's current strength, because there was still a large number of British naval ships waiting to be taken over, and they did not want to waste their precious sailors on these French warships.

As a gesture of goodwill, the German Navy also returned a large number of naval weapons, ammunition and ship parts and components captured in various places, which were different from the German system anyway, and it was only a waste of resources to hold them in their hands. In order to express its gratitude, the French Navy handed over several destroyers to the German Navy, including the Fantasy-class Horror, which the German Navy was very interested in, and she was affected by the explosion of a friendly ship when the British Royal Navy attacked the port of Mürskebiel, and the superstructure was partially damaged.

Although the agreement allowed France to re-establish the army, the French side showed great acquaintance and set the number at the position of 60% of the German Wehrmacht, which could be regarded as allowing Xu Jun to give an explanation to his own people, and at the same time avoiding the excessive tension of some German generals. You must know that this total also includes a large number of French troops stationed overseas, and if you really calculate it, the army strength of the French mainland may not even be half of the German army, and even maintaining the border defense is a little stretched.

However, Xu Jun knew that this was only a temporary situation, after all, the war had just ended, and the whole of Europe was surrounded by war-weariness. When the German Wehrmacht begins to expand in an all-round way in the future, the armed forces of France will certainly increase accordingly, and if war breaks out in an all-round way, the entire European control zone will enter the general mobilization for war, and the German high command has already begun to make relevant preparations, and the initial goal is to be able to assemble a reserve corps of about 5 million people in a short period of time.

The problems of the French Air Force are more thorny, their equipment is generally backward, in fact, the French actually have a good design, but at the beginning of the war it was either still on the designer's drawings or locked in the hangar of the aviation school.

The German Army captured a large number of French aircraft, many of which also participated in the recently concluded British Campaign, and although they did not directly participate in the confrontation with the British Air Force, the performance of some of these models also impressed the Germans.

Perhaps because the French Air Force had been beaten so badly in battle, that they had lost the pride and confidence in their country's equipment, the officers of the French Air Force were now negotiating with the German side to obtain some German fighter jets, and if they had any difficulties, they were asking Germany to allow them to be produced in French factories by purchasing licenses.

This is something Xu Jun was considering, but he didn't expect the French to mention it first. Xu Jun is going to convene the head of the ordnance production department to study this and try to work out a cooperation plan that will satisfy both parties. However, before that, Xu Jun has a bunch of other work to be solved.

At noon on the third day after the signing of the Franco-German peace treaty, also known as the Franco-German Treaty of Paris, Xu Jun, accompanied by Petain, drove to a military airport on the outskirts of Paris. The Führer's plane was already waiting on the runway at this time, and after saying goodbye to Petain, Xu Jun boarded the plane and headed for the next destination, England.

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