As soon as the New Year of 1919 passed, Iron Tower City became lively.
A large number of soldiers who had returned from the front lines, as well as more than a thousand representatives from various countries who had rushed over to participate in the peace talks, made this city, which had been temporarily desolate because of the war, prosperous and lively again.
The streets of Iron Tower City were decorated with lanterns and streamers, and joy filled the air.
The double encouragement of New Year's Day and the victory at the front line made the people of Gaul overjoyed. They had always been a romantic race, so they were naturally even more unscrupulous and unrestrained at this time.
Under such circumstances, a few young men dressed in suits and leather shoes were particularly eye-catching on the streets of Iron Tower City.
"Get drunk!"
Major General Harut, the leader of the secret delegation, said in disgust when he saw the scene in Iron Tower City.
Major Maynz glanced at Harut. He felt that there was some envy in the Major General's tone.
It was unknown whether they were envious of the prosperity of the streets of Iron Tower City or envious of the Gaul's lucky victory in the war.
Perhaps it was both. After all, many people in the military still could not believe that they had actually lost this war.
"It might be better to describe it as being drunk!”
The reason why the Gauls were so enthusiastic about celebrating this victory was because they had been waiting for this victory for too long. Their inner desires had been suppressed for too long. Once they were satisfied, they wanted the whole world to know their joy.
The whole of Gaul was extremely inflated at this time. Perhaps in the hearts of the Gauls, their motherland was the most powerful country in the world!
In this situation where they were blinded by the joy of victory, it was not surprising that the Gauls did some crazy celebrations.
However, the more they celebrated, the more it proved one thing: This war had caused great damage to them. They had paid an unimaginable price for this war!
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Gaul, which was known as Europe's number one army power, actually surrendered in just a month after the outbreak of the Gaul Battle. The speed of their surrender was even faster than the German army's capture of Iron Tower City. The arrogant German army did not manage to catch up with Gaul's surrender before entering Iron Tower City. This also caused Gaul to be defeated in the next few decades. It became the object of ridicule for people all over the world. No one could occupy Iron Tower City before Gaul raised the white flag!
Of course, this was just a joke and could not be taken seriously. However, after careful research, many historians and military scientists believed that the main reason for Gaul's rapid defeat and surrender during the Second World War was because of the heavy price Gaul paid for the war during the First World War.
The First World War had caused millions of casualties in Gaul, and the population of Gaul at that time was only 40 million. The war had caused more than 1.5 million casualties in Gaul's army. If the civilian casualties were included, the population of Gaul had directly decreased by nearly 4 million!
Such heavy losses were a nightmare for Gaul, which did not have a large population. Therefore, after the war, the Gauls were extremely disgusted with war. No one was willing to go to the battlefield to risk their lives. As a result, when the Second World War came, not many people in Gaul were willing to go to the battlefield because they were afraid of the death of an entire generation like their parents!
It was precisely because he knew about the situation of World War II in history that Major Mayinz felt that the Gauls were living a drunken life when he saw the revelry of the Gauls.
Perhaps they thought that they had won this war. After all, they had defeated the Second Empire and even led to the destruction of the Second Empire!
But in fact, they had planted the seed of hatred in the hearts of the Hans people. This seed would grow and flourish in the future, giving birth to the Third Reich, the true nightmare of the Gauls!
The strongest and most lasting thing in the world was not love, but hatred!
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The Gauls were not clear about Major Maynz's evaluation. At this moment, they were immersed in the joy of victory. How could they see the future crisis?
However, the representatives of Sun Never Sets who had arrived from Fog City could not help but frown when they saw the national celebration in Gaul.
As one of the victorious countries, Sun Never Sets was also very happy that the Empire could finally win this war. Various celebrations were held everywhere in Sun Never Sets.
However, the nature of the celebration was completely different from that of the Gauls. Because many people in the Kingdom of the Sun Never Sets had lost their loved ones in the war, the entire society felt a faint sense of sadness. Other than that, it was more of a sense of relief.
In the eyes of many people, the First World War should have been a war between the Gauls and Hans. It had little to do with them because Gaul was invaded and not Sun Never Sets. Therefore, they did not have the feelings of protecting their country like the Gauls. The reason why they fought on the battlefield was only to follow the orders of the Queen and the army.
Other than that, there were also many young nobles who yearned to perform on the battlefield through war and obtain promotions so that they could have a better future.
However, as a large number of these people died in the two meat grinder battles at Verdun and the Somme River on the Western Front, the entire country of the Sun Never Sets no longer had the basis for war fanaticism.
Moreover, the German army's endless submarine warfare had caused the Sun Never Sets Empire to feel like it was being strangled by a noose. It was so tight that it was almost impossible to breathe. The country's resources were scarce, and prices were soaring. The lives of the people were greatly affected, which made the people full of resistance to this war.
Now that the war had ended, the Empire of the Sun Never Sets and its 40 million citizens had finally escaped this crisis. This was the reason why they were happy and celebrating.
However, Sun Never Sets and Hans did not have any deep-rooted hatred. They had never thought of killing Hans, so they could not understand the madness of the Gauls.
However, even if they couldn't understand, they could still see some problems from the perspective of bystanders. If the Gauls were to mess around like this, there would definitely be problems in the future!
"Hmph, the victim using the methods of the perpetrator to deal with the perpetrator will only create an even more terrifying hatred. If the Gauls can't completely destroy the Hance Empire and even the 80 million Hance people this time, then it won't be long before they become victims again!”
Compared to the worries of the people of the Sun Never Sets, President Hawkeye, who had come from afar, was less powerful, but he pointed out the future of the Gauls more directly!
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