Chapter 2071 Flip
"Okay, I will discuss diplomatic matters with other cabinet members. Now we should consider how to withdraw from France!" Asquis said. If Prime Minister Asquis was still a little concerned about cutting with the French an hour ago, then now, after listening to Belfort and Jericho, he has made up his mind to withdraw from France!
"Because of the current form of war, I think it is necessary for us to contact the Germans through third countries. The form of the battlefield is already very bad, and it is difficult for us to stop the next wave of the Germans' offensive. So, in this case, I hope your country can consider the aftermath of the war." A few days later, at the Presidential Palace in Paris, France, the British Ambassador to France said this to President Armand.
The British did not question why the Xiafei Legion did not have any rescue when the Hamilton Army was surrounded, because this matter was no longer important. After two days of discussion and research, the British had decided to gradually withdraw from France. The Royal Air Force Air Force began to assemble to the local area. The British government and the navy also began to mobilize a large number of merchant ships to prepare for the evacuation operation. This time, the British ambassador to France came to visit the French president for only one purpose, and told the French in a very obscure way that the British were leaving!
Although the British finally decided to evacuate, Britain and France are still open allies, so the British think that telling the French in advance is the most basic diplomatic etiquette. Otherwise, if the French choose to evacuate without knowing it, then in the end, no one knows what the abandoned France will do in anger. A person may go to extremes when he feels betrayed, and a country is betrayed when he is in despair. Then what it will do is terrible! After all, it takes a long time for the British to withdraw from France.
"So what should France do? We will naturally consider the question of how the war ends. So what about your country? Have you ever thought about how to end the war? I think we all realized a problem. If we lose, we have to pay a price. Territory and reparation are the double price. France, as the main battlefield, will naturally pay a considerable part of it. So what about Britain? As our allies, what are you going to pay? Or is it that the disaster is coming, and everyone wants a way out?" President Armand's words revealed anger and a hint of imperceptible relief.
"We are considering the first question you raised. But I believe that with the strength of the British Empire's fleet, it is still OK to block the German Navy in the North Sea and ensure the safety of our colonies around the world." The British ambassador said.
"Haha, that's true." Armand sneered in his heart. No matter what the British said, it seems to President Armand that the British meant this. Relying on a strong large fleet, the British could ensure the safety of their local areas and the safety of their colonies. This is obviously the act of the British protecting themselves. As for what to do about France? Although the British said that the British fleet would guarantee the overseas colonies of France. But this is just a talk. At least there is no problem for the troops of the Allies in Libya to enter Algeria. How can the British protect them? Now Britain has almost no naval power in the Mediterranean! As for the French mainland, we can only ask for more blessings! The British are ready to abandon France!
If President Armand had some guilt about betraying the British before, then when the British said this and expressed that he would cut the French, President Armand had no last guilt in his heart. Now he really understood what Prince Ruprecht said. The Germans were about to win the war, and war was only a means, and interests were the goal. So, the benefits needed by the Germans will eventually be paid from the losers. If they don’t take them from the French, they will take them from the UK!
Now, it is obvious that the British also have this awareness. Since they have been defeated, then allies are useless except to use them to trick them. The British, who are gentlemen on the outside, merchants on the inside, and pirates on the inside, naturally decided to let the French be the sucker! At least in the French, the British think so.
"So what if the Germans continue to attack? There is an insurmountable English Channel between London and the Germans, and the Germans' soldiers are only a few dozen kilometers away from Paris. What should we do? Have your country thought about it?" asked President Armand.
"We will continue to defend against the defense line that originally belonged to Britain," said the British ambassador.
"This is far from enough. Your country uses nearly 1.5 million troops to defend the 200-kilometer front, while France uses less than 3 million troops to defend several times the defense line of your army. Even so, we can still draw elite troops to counterattack the Germans. Then your country's troops will have more margin. In this case, why can't we concentrate all the field forces to launch a counterattack?" President Armand, who has been confirmed to be betrayal of the British, decided to completely let himself go and be a drama artist! Since the British want the French to fall into the pit, so good, the French can also plot against the British! Therefore, President Armand, who has completely figured out, decided to have fun with the British! Let the British think that France will continue to fight to the end!
"This is probably very difficult. The Germans may attack us, so we must ensure that there are enough troops on the front." The British ambassador said embarrassingly. He is now a little confused about the attitude of the French. After all, Lord Hamilton's words can only be said to be one-sided. Marshal Foch's army did not rescue the British army, but judging from the news from the French, Marshal Foch's main force was also surrounded by the Germans, so the British are not sure whether the French had reached a compromise with the Germans!
So the British finally proposed a so-called compromise plan, which is to continue to verbally assure the French that they could stay on the original defense line to appease the French. In fact, they would withdraw as much as they should. Moreover, the British also understood that even if they wanted to evacuate, it would be impossible to withdraw all the British troops. After all, if you leave the defense line of more than 200 kilometers, how could the Germans not know? Once the Germans take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, you always have to arrange some people to cut off the rear, and these broken rear troops basically have no way to survive...
Chapter completed!