Chapter 1989： The undecided Frenchman

The venue was silent, because no one wanted to pin the life and death of a country on someone's credibility! Especially in the absence of any binding force! What both sides said makes sense. The situation on the Western Front is already obvious. It is impossible for the Germans to lose after the next battle. The worst result is that they don't win enough... When the possibility of victory in the war is very slim, peace talks are naturally an option.

But in the same way, the price of peace talks is a bit high. The prerequisite for the French-German peace talks is actually the blood of the British Expeditionary Force! Do you want peace talks? Want to end the war more decently? Then stab the British on the battlefield! And even if the French did this, no one can guarantee that Germany will fulfill what was said before, because Ruprecht is not the emperor!

"If the situation becomes irreversible, then we can still promise the Americans. The Americans will never want to see the Germans enter Paris again, and then turn France into a vassal of Germany!" Said.

"Theoretically this is the case. But once the war begins, once the iron dice starts to spin, the inertia is quite huge. Millions absolutely fight against a precision machine! This is not to say that you can stop, and we I have always wondered whether Ruprecht can guarantee the fulfillment of his promises. By the same token, who of us can guarantee that the Americans will work? Only one person can issue the highest order on the entire Western Front! If Ruprecht played If it’s true, American diplomatic intervention may not work! What if it doesn’t work? Watching hundreds of thousands or even millions of French troops crushed by the Germans? Or watching the Germans enter Paris again?" Asked rhetorically.

What Petain said makes sense. The French don’t trust Americans either... And the most important thing is that even if the Americans' promises work, the consideration given by the French to the Americans is definitely not low! There is no free lunch in the world! Compared with the all-round conditions set by the Americans, the conditions set by the Germans are actually not high! And even if the Americans finally prevented the German army from entering Paris? After the battle began, the lives of hundreds of thousands of French youths were wiped out. This is even more unbearable than economic and material losses, and, to be honest, if the French surrendered before the war, then they are still surrendered. If the French succumbed after the war, even with the help of the Americans, then it is an alliance under the city. The Germans must add a lot of conditions, as Ruprecht said-if we pay, we must be rewarded, and the blood we shed must be compensated by the enemy's interests!

"In any case, I think that even from the perspective of the dignity and glory of the French Republic, before the Germans attacked, we decided that compromise was unacceptable. Although the German air force had proven their strength, the French Dignity cannot be destroyed by a few hundred tons of bombs!" President Armand said. "Of course, if the situation is irreversible, we have to leave a way for ourselves. We can continue to contact the Germans, or even establish a contact point in the Netherlands. If the situation of the war is really irreversible. , We can compromise with the Germans." President Armand said.

"This is very difficult to operate. From a military point of view, once the Germans launch an attack, it is very difficult to step on the brakes. I cannot guarantee that once the Germans achieve a breakthrough, they will still abide by our previous agreement." Petain said.

"As I said, it is absolutely impossible for the French Republic to surrender without a fight!" President Armand seemed to have made a lot of determination, patted the table and said. "The military should do the military affairs well, tell our representatives in Amsterdam, and let them find ways to coordinate with the Germans."

"Your Excellency President, I have to say that this idea is really...naive!" Even Gallieni was speechless. This is obviously a sudden illness. Once the Germans really choose to attack France and get a breakthrough, the knives will be put on the necks of the French. You said that people won’t fight if they don’t fight? It's naive to say it nicely, and SB if it's ugly!

"Actually, the situation mentioned by the President is not impossible." At this moment Foch spoke. "Everyone, just think about it, if the Germans are really confident enough in their own power, if they can really attack the British and French armies at the same time, then they still need to talk nonsense with us? Just start the fight, maybe Crown Prince Ruprecht’s goal is indeed to kill the British, but it is clear that there is a certain gap between his power and ideas. Only with our cooperation can he complete a devastating blow to the British Expeditionary Force. "

"As a qualified strategist, the first thing he has to do is to complete his strategic goals! If Ruprecht said it is true ~ www.novelhall.com ~ he really wants to kill the British, then The attack on us can only be intimidation. Maybe it will be very heavy. Maybe we can't beat the Germans, but they will definitely keep their hands. Of course, if that time comes, the conditions may be different. But the president said the possibility It does exist," Foch said.

If someone opens up the perspective of God, they will find that Foch’s perspective on this issue is similar to Ruprecht. What is Ruprecht’s purpose? It is very difficult to achieve this strategic goal, because it is not the same as breaking the opponent head-on. As Ruprecht, who once ate millions of Russian troops in his pocket in Poland, he knew very well that it would be impossible to kill millions of British troops if time was too late. ! Because it is really difficult to break through the frontal front that is more than ten kilometers wide.

From a military point of view, the Bavarian Army can tear apart the British defenses and severely inflict 2 to 3 groups of opponents, but it is impossible to eat at least 5 groups of British troops! Therefore, what cannot be obtained on the battlefield should be implemented by means outside the battlefield. So the prince chose to scare the French and let them release the water! This is not only a remediation method, but also indispensable in the military! Therefore, under the grand strategy of severely injuring the British Expeditionary Force, the Germans may really be ready to stop when necessary! Of course, for the current French, Foch's statement is only a theoretical speculation, and no one knows the actual situation!

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