"General Leinenkamp is willing to surrender to us? Ladies and gentlemen, see if we are going to accede to his request for surrender. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info "Qin Tian asked a cadre of the 8th Army Corps and others.

Lieutenant General François received a confidential letter from Admiral Leinenkamp and reported it to Königsberg as soon as possible. Although it was already late at night at this time, Qin Tian still summoned Admiral Hindenburg, Admiral Ludendorff and others to discuss the situation.

"Your Highness, I know this person from Leningkamp. He is indeed of German descent. It's just that the family has lived in Russia for too long. Admiral Hindenburg said.

"Is it true that he was discriminated against and treated unfairly in Russia?" Qin Tian asked.

"That's true. Admiral Leningkamp is generally a relatively capable general. At least, among the Russian generals, he is one of the more outstanding ones. And the current political ecology of Russia is relatively dark. Therefore, Admiral Leinenkamp, a German, will naturally become the target of many people's attacks. It was already his luck to be able to become a general of the Russian Army. If you don't pay attention, you will lose even your life. Admiral Ludendorff said.

Qin Tian nodded, the situation in Russia is very bad now, he knows this.

"So, are we going to accede to Lenningkamp's request for surrender?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, let's agree! After all, now there are more than 200,000 people left in the 1st Army of the Russian army. If we refuse to surrender to them, they will surely fight desperately. When the time comes, it will be another fierce battle. Of course we have the power to annihilate them all. But we will inevitably pay a certain loss. And this is completely unnecessary. "Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Operations Marx? Brigadier General Hoffman said.

"Yes, Your Highness. If the Russian army can surrender, then we will have to deal with the 1st Army without a single soldier. Not to mention, the use of 200,000 prisoners of war as free labor alone will allow us to have a lot left over in the reconstruction of East Prussia. Colonel Manstein meant the same thing.

"Since that's what everyone means, let's accept General Leninkamp's surrender." Qin Tian nodded, in fact, he also thought so in his heart. However, as a commander-in-chief, it is natural to listen to the opinions of his subordinates extensively. Try to avoid making mistakes as much as possible.

"Your Highness, there is no problem in accepting the surrender of General Leninkamp. But at the same time, we need to be prepared. After all, no one will be sure whether this is a conspiracy or not until it happens. Major General Ludendorff said.

"Well, let General François be careful. When the Russian army surrendered, all the tanks of the 8th Panzer Division drove up. If the Russians dare to play any tricks, then kill them all. A trace of murderous aura flashed in Qin Tian's eyes. The most unbearable thing for him is deception. If Admiral Leningkamp played tricks under the pretext of surrender this time, Qin Tian would definitely let him die a miserable death.

"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Ludendorff nodded.

"By the way, General Leningkamp wants us to save his family, right? Let's have friends in Russia to help us more. We've given them so much support, and it's time for them to repay us. Qin Tian said.

The request to the Germans to rescue his family was also a condition of Admiral Leinenkamp's promise to surrender. For Qin Tian, this was not a problem at all. Germany had a lot of spies in Russia, and Qin Tian's Deutsche Industrie Group also had operations in Russia before. Even if Russia was evacuated before the outbreak of the war, some people were secretly left behind. In addition, Qin Tian has been supporting the Bu Party. In Russia, the cloth party can be regarded as a local snake. With their help, everything is very easy.

After Qin Tian's order reached the front, Lieutenant General François, Lieutenant General Mackensen, and Lieutenant General Zechter all went into action. On the one hand, they informed Admiral Leinenkamp that the German side had accepted his surrender. On the other hand, it is necessary to make various deployments to prevent unexpected situations from occurring. Even if this is Admiral Leinenkamp's conspiracy, it must be foolproof.

Having received a reply from the German side, General Leinenkamp immediately summoned the main generals of the Russian 1st Army to formally inform everyone of his decision.

Most of the Russian generals had no opinion on surrendering to Germany. After all, the battle has reached this point, and if you want to win, there is basically no possibility. If you want to save your own life, surrender is inevitable. Even, many generals have already prepared for this. Originally, they were worried that Admiral Leningkamp would refuse to surrender to Germany, but they didn't expect that Admiral Leningkamp had already contacted the German side, which saved them a lot of trouble.

In addition, since this decision was proposed by Admiral Leningkamp, the main responsibility will also be borne by Admiral Leningkamp, and they have relatively little responsibility. Even if Tsar Nicholas I blamed him, he couldn't blame them.

Of course, there were also many people who were not loyal to the Russian Empire who wanted to resist, but they ended up being subdued by the guards. These people, next handed, will be handed over to the German side.

On the morning of August 27, the Russian 1st Army officially surrendered to the German 8th Army Corps. Lieutenant General François, representing the German side, received a gun from Admiral Leinenkamp.

More than 200,000 Russian troops calmly accepted this result. For these Russians, saving their lives is the most important thing. As for shame and the like, let's put it aside for the time being.

With the surrender of the 1st Army of the Russian Army, the Northwestern Front of the Russian Army can be regarded as a virtual extinction. A huge army group with more than 500,000 troops was almost completely lost in just ten days. And the German 8th Army, with a strength of less than 200,000 troops, was able to eat 500,000 Russian troops in ten days, which is undoubtedly a miracle.

Of course, the 8th Army achieved such an unprecedented victory, which greatly changed the situation of the German army and even the Allies on the Eastern Front. Although, the Russian threat remains. However, the standing army was wiped out of the most elite 500,000, which undoubtedly left Russia with a great loss of vitality.

At the very least, it would be difficult for Russia to send more troops to the Kingdom of Poland and pose no threat to East Prussia until mobilization was completed.