Chapter 820： Surrender into the system (seeking monthly ticket)

The British army fought by the German army in the city of London was retreating steadily, and countless British soldiers even lost the courage to resist. When the German army attacked, they fired a few shots at random, and then gave up their positions and fled. This made the city of London, and soon a large area fell to the Germans.

On the day of September 21, more than 20% of the urban area in south London fell into the hands of the German army.

On September 22, once again 20 percent of the area was captured by the Germans.

By September 23rd, the space for the British army's activities had almost been compressed to the banks of the Thames River.

If this continues, the city on the south bank of the Thames will soon fall into the hands of the German army.

At the same time, the German 8th Army had already circled to north London and launched an attack from north London. However, given the limited strength of the 8th Army, their main task was to prevent the withdrawal of German troops from the north. Therefore, the strength of the attack is not great. However, this was a fatal blow to the morale of the British army. Because this means that London has fallen into the siege of the German army. The British army in the city has no other way to survive.

"General Crook, General Billow. It seems that we will soon be able to occupy the entire southern London area!" Marshal von Falkenhain further moved his headquarters to the outskirts of London. Although, the battle continues. But Marshal von Falkenhain is very confident in the German army. He confidently believes that it won't be long before London will be completely captured by the German army.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Marshal. We can take South London in two to three days at most. As for whether we can take the whole of London at the end of the month, I can't guarantee it. But at least we can take it at the beginning of next month." Down to London!" said Admiral Crook.

The German 1st Army was the main force to attack London, and it performed very well, which made General Crook proud. It can be said that after this battle is over, Admiral Crook's promotion to Imperial Field Marshal is already a certainty.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, the fighting spirit of the British is getting weaker and weaker. Maybe after we take South London, the British will not be able to hold on. At that time, we can easily take North London!" Admiral Bilow said.

Marshal von Falkenhain nodded, the continuous defeat undoubtedly dealt a fatal blow to the morale of the British army. In the case of low morale, the combat effectiveness of the troops can't be displayed at all. And this is undoubtedly of great benefit to the German army. They can defeat the British army more easily and occupy London with minimal cost.

"It's a pity! London is the largest city in the world. However, after this battle, London is completely destroyed!" Marshal von Falkenhain said.

Now London has indeed been destroyed. Especially in the southern urban area where the battle is fierce, there is not even a single intact building in sight. The northern part of the city is a bit better. However, when the German army captured the southern part of London and began to attack the northern part of the city, it is believed that the northern part of London, like the southern part, would be turned into ruins under the heavy shelling and bombing of the German army.

Of course, the generals of the German army did not feel any guilt about this. Because they have done a lot of things like this. Wasn't a world-famous city like Paris also destroyed by them? As an enemy of the German Empire, you have to be prepared to pay a heavy price. The capital was destroyed, and that was only one of the costs.

The German army is victorious in London, which is undoubtedly a great shock to other countries. Although, they all expected the British to fail. However, I did not expect that in such a short period of time, Britain's defeat was already set. Originally, they thought that they could use the British to weaken Germany's strength. But now it seems that the British can't even do this!

Especially the Americans on the other side of the ocean suddenly felt a surge of pressure. President Woodrow Wilson has asked more than once to further enhance the military power of the United States to deal with the powerful military power of Germany. With the current military strength of the United States, it is not an opponent of Germany at all. If it weren't for the barrier of the Atlantic Ocean, it would be very easy for Germany to defeat the United States.

On the south bank of the Thames, the headquarters of the 43rd Infantry Division of the British Army. An infantry division with more than 10,000 people has less than 5,000 people. It stands to reason that with such a large number of casualties, the army should have collapsed long ago. However, until now, they are still fighting. It was not because of anything else, but because the Minister of War Richard Haldane had issued an order, and if he retreated without his order, he would be dealt with by military law.

Before, several division commanders fled back to the north bank of the Thames without authorization. As a result, Richard Haldane followed his word. Now those guys are still hanging on the gallows!

"General, what should we do now? We have been cut off from the 45th Infantry Division. A German unit has cut into our junction. Now, we are surrounded by the Germans. We have organized multiple counterattacks , I wanted to open up the connection with the 45th Infantry Division, but none of them succeeded!" said a colonel.

Major General Ricky, the commander of the 43rd Infantry Division of the British Army, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"The Minister of War is crazy, they want us all to die on the south bank of the Thames! We did our best on the battlefield. It's not that we don't work hard, but the Germans are too strong! But he wants us to go Send it to death!" The other regiment leader also had a look of anger.

Among the armies of Western countries, surrender is not a shameful thing. Of course, the prerequisite is to do your best. Therefore, when there is no other way, most of the armies of Western countries will choose to surrender. In this case, at least you can save your life.

But this time was different. Richard Haldane issued a ruthless order, prohibiting the troops on the front line from surrendering, requiring them to fight to the end. This is unacceptable to many British officers and soldiers.

"General, we can't beat the Germans. If we continue to fight, everyone will die here. Otherwise, let's surrender to the Germans!" The chief of staff also suggested.

Major General Ricky considered for a moment, then nodded.

"Okay, contact the Germans and ask them to guarantee our personal safety, and we surrender to them!" Major General Ricky said.

"Yes, General!" The other British officers immediately beamed with joy.

The next day, the entire division of the 43rd Infantry Division of the British Army surrendered to the Germans, becoming the first unit to surrender to the Germans in this battle.