Chapter 634： Defeat analysis (1/2)
In fact, with Germany’s current capabilities, it is a piece of cake to eliminate a Petain government.
However, Cyric did not do this. He even deliberately delayed time by not sending troops to attack the seat of Petain's government. He waited until the other side requested a truce and France surrendered.
Compare Poland to know that Germany’s blitzkrieg quickly killed Poland. Poland has now disappeared and is controlled by Germany and the Soviet Union.
Why not use this method to occupy France?
This certainly makes sense.
France is a large European country with a population of tens of millions and will never be easily conquered. If Germany were to take over France immediately, the French might be in a fight.
Moreover, even if the German army occupied the entire territory of France, it would pay a high price. Looking at the future generations of the United States in Iraq and the stationing of troops in Afghanistan, you will know that the continuous emergence of guerrillas can make people tired.
Therefore, having a puppet government is definitely better than direct rule by Germany.
After a few years, people in these occupied territories will feel the benefits of German rule and will naturally gradually obey.
In addition to this reason, what is more important is the French colony.
You must know that France has a huge colony. If France is completely eliminated, then the French colony will definitely fall apart.
In this way, it can only make the United Kingdom cheap and the United States in vain. Although the United States does not interfere in the affairs of the Old World, it is still possible to send troops to occupy several colonies.
So, if, on the surface, the French government still exists, then there is no such problem. The Petain government can be regarded as a government at any rate. It can manage France's huge colonial system to provide Germany with bases and supplies.
In history, there was another reason that Charles de Gaulle was in exile. You have to tell the world that De Gaulle is illegal and the Petain government is justified.
Now, Charles de Gaulle has long since disappeared, but from the perspective of managing the French colonies alone, the Petain government is sufficient.
In history, de Gaulle initially had no power to counterattack France. He first had to compete with the Vichy government for control of the colony.
As a result, Charles de Gaulle did a good job. Most of the French colonies were on the side of Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle relied on the armies of the various colonies to merge into an African legion. This is the only property in De Gaulle's hands.
And now, de Gaulle is gone. The Petain government is the only legal government in France. Those colonies who don’t listen to Petain will listen to whom?
After the peace talks with Germany, the military threat has disappeared. For the Petain administration, what is needed most now is the various systems of the new country.
Because the environment in Bordeaux is really bad, they moved to Clermont-Ferrand first, but this is only temporary. The city is too small and even the government house is not properly prepared.
At this moment, under the chairmanship of Betain, it was decided that a new meeting in France was being held.
”It is not Germany that is beating us, but our system.” Petain faced a group of subordinates and made no secret of his dislike for the democratic parliamentary system.