Chapter 528: Talent (3,000 votes plus change)
On the evening of the moon, Versailles, the headquarters of the German army. Qin Tian rarely took a break after dealing with a day's official business.
However, his rest did not last long before it was interrupted. Major General Manstein, walked into his office.
"Major General, is there something wrong?" Qin Tian asked. Qin Tian knew that if there was nothing important, Major General Manstein would not come to disturb him at this time.
"Your Highness, the front reports that they have captured an officer of the British Expeditionary Force. The other party claimed to be an adjutant to Admiral Allenby, commander of the British Expeditionary Force's 1st Army, and had something important to discuss with us. Major General Manstein said.
"Adjutant to the commander of the 1st Army, Admiral Allenby? What do they want to do? Is it here to surrender? Qin Tian asked.
"Your Highness, I analyze that the British should also come for this purpose. It seems that the high-intensity offensive for several days has made the British almost unable to hold on. For the sake of their own lives, they wanted to surrender. However, it is no wonder, after all, this is the capital of the French and has nothing to do with these British. There is no need for them to fight desperately for the capital of the French. Major General Manstein said.
Qin Tian nodded: "Then let the envoy of the British come in." If the British Expeditionary Force Group is able to surrender, it will undoubtedly be a great thing for us. ”
"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Manstein nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.
A few minutes later, Admiral Allenby's adjutant was taken to Qin Tian's office. Before entering, the guards had searched it. Admiral Allenby's adjutant did not have any weapons on him. Even so, there were a few extra guards in the office, just in case. After all, Qin Tian's identity, but the crown prince of the German Empire, is extremely noble. If you are assassinated by the enemy, the consequences will undoubtedly be too serious for anyone to bear.
"Good evening, Your Highness, I am Adjutant General Allenby, Major Edward." Major Edward took the initiative to salute Qin Tian, and his German was very standard. This makes the conversation between them without the need for an interpreter at all.
"Major, please be seated. General Allenby sent you, what's the matter? Qin Tian asked.
"Your Highness, General Allenby believes that the Anglo-French forces have no chance of winning this battle. He didn't want to fight any further. After all, if you continue to fight, you will just let the soldiers on both sides go to death in vain. Major Edward said.
Qin Tian nodded: "It is undoubtedly the best for General Allenby to think like this." Do you represent the Anglo-French forces in Paris, or are you just you? ”
"Your Highness, all we can represent is the Expeditionary Army. French, we can't represent. Major Edward said.
Qin Tian was not surprised by this, the French people's will to fight and determination were obviously more determined than the British. After all, this is their capital, and they have no way to retreat. The British, seeing that the situation was not good, could surrender. But if you want to get the French to surrender, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.
"Major, are there any conditions for General Allenby?" Qin Tian asked straight to the point.
"Your Highness, General Allenby hopes that you will promise to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the remaining 100,000 officers and men of the Expeditionary Army, and that until the end of the war, we will ensure that our food and medicine supplies will be properly treated, and that the wounded soldiers will also be properly treated, and that the prisoners of war will not be forced to work. When the war is over, we are to be released and returned to England. Major Edward said.
Qin Tian nodded, such conditions are not harsh. If these hundreds of thousands of British continue to resist, even if the Germans have strong firepower to support them. But in battle, there will be a lot of cost. Among other things, tens of thousands of casualties are inevitable. After the British surrendered, they saved tens of thousands of troops and saved the lives of tens of thousands of young men.
In addition, after the surrender of the British, the entire southern part of Paris fell under the control of the Germans. The Germans could gather their forces and attack northern Paris. With only more than 200,000 French troops, it was almost impossible to resist the siege of the four German legions. In this way, the German army will be able to win the battle of Paris quickly.
"Major, please tell General Allenby that I agree to his terms. After the surrender of the British Expeditionary Force to us, I promise to guarantee the safety of your lives and property. Of course, you can't take away the artifacts that the British army looted in the city of Paris. When the war is over, I will release you and allow you to return to England. Qin Tian said.
"Your Highness, I will tell General Allenby." Major Edward didn't expect that Qin Tian would be so easy to speak. Of course, this also means that the conditions of both sides have been agreed. Well, there were no problems with the surrender of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force to the Germans.
After Major Edward left happily, Qin Tian summoned the commander of the 1st Legion, Admiral Crook, and the commander of the 1st Legion, Admiral Dimlin, and informed them of the surrender of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force.
Admiral Crook and Admiral Dimlin were stunned, they did not expect that the British would surrender even one army group. However, this was obviously a good thing for the German army.
"Your Highness, this is a great thing! We should accede to their conditions. Admiral Crook said.
"Yes, Your Highness. After the British surrendered, only the French remained. In that case, we will have a few days at most before we can conquer Paris! Admiral Dimlin also said excitedly.
Qin Tian nodded: "Since this is the case, then I will accept the conditions of the British in their entirety." Everything is aimed at accepting the war as soon as possible. ”
Qin Tian was also very interested in General Allenby, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force's First Army. There is no doubt that this is a talent, a talent who can see the situation clearly. Especially after learning that forcing the Germans to abandon the plan to attack Paris with heavy artillery and aircraft was also his handiwork, Qin Tian was even more optimistic about him.
In the future, after the German army landed on the British Isles and overthrew the British government, it was also necessary to consolidate its rule in Britain. This meant that Germany needed to prop up its own proxies in the UK. And a person like Admiral Allenby, who took the initiative to surrender to Germany, was undoubtedly a very suitable person. Therefore, Qin Tian plans to get to know each other next, and if Admiral Allenby is willing to play for Germany, he will focus on supporting him in the future.