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In the French high command, a large number of officers came in and out, but most of them looked nervous, and occasionally a few senior officers entered the headquarters, but they also had a deep worry in their eyes. Now that the Germans are attacking in a big way, the Anglo-French forces have already experienced several defeats, and now they can only stick to the perimeter of Paris!

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 3rd Army is asking for reinforcements! Now they were facing two groups of Germans, and General Luff's 3rd Army had less than 300,000 men, and half of them were recruits! The two armies of the Germans he faced, after the warning was strengthened, there were already millions of troops! "The new chief of staff of the French army, Henry. Philip. Admiral Pétain was the commander-in-chief of the French army, Ferdinand. Admiral Foch said!

Originally, the commander-in-chief of the French army was Admiral Xia Fei, but the Anglo-French alliance was defeated by the German army several times, which made the French government disappointed with General Xia Fei. Eventually, in September 1912, Admiral Chauffeur was relieved of his post as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. Admiral Foch took over. And Henry. Philip. Petain, a newly rising general, was appointed chief of the French General Staff.

"General Pétain, do we have any surplus troops now? Not only the 3rd Army was under great pressure, but several other armies were also under great pressure! Tell General Sùluff that after the Germans have attacked, he must be pinned there tightly to buy time for our manoeuvres! "Ferdinand. Admiral Foch said. Now that he was already in a hurry, the Germans had gathered nearly three million troops for the final battle. And the total strength of the French Army is now only more than 2 million. And a large part of them were newly recruited troops after the spring of 1913. A lot of people just learn to shoot. There is no difference between letting them fight the Germans and sending them to their deaths. It can be said that even Ferdinand. Admiral Foch himself was already very pessimistic about the future of the French army and France!

"General, why don't we find a way for the British?" Henry. Philip. Admiral Pétain said.

"The British Expeditionary Force? Forget it, those bastards have long since been beaten by the Germans and have lost their courage, and hundreds of thousands of people are now all cowering in the western part of Paris. It is said that they are planning to withdraw back to the country! "Ferdinand. Admiral Foch said hatefully!

"What? Checkmate. The British are retreating? How did I not know? "Henry. Philip. Marshal Petain was shocked. You know, a month after the start of the war, Britain sent an expeditionary force into France to assist the French army in resisting the German army. Although the British expeditionary force was not large in number and not very strong in battle, they helped the French a lot during the war. If the British Expeditionary Force were to retreat, it would undoubtedly make the current French army even worse.

"Douglas. General Haig hasn't said it yet, but the British should mean it! They have lost hope in this war! "Ferdinand. Admiral Foch said! As a matter of fact. Isn't he himself the same?

"Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. Your Excellency the President, please go to the Élysée Palace! "It was at this time that a staff officer reported to Admirals Foch and Petain!

"Your Excellency the President summoned? It seems that the government is ready to make a decision! Admiral Foch said secretly!

While Admiral Foch and Admiral Petain rushed to the Élysée Palace, French President Clément . Armand. Falier is convening cabinet members to discuss the current predicament facing France, or the future of France.

"Gentlemen, France is already in the most difficult moment! The Germans had already approached Paris from the north and east, and their strength was as high as three million. In addition, they have a large number of tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft, and the number of heavy artillery pieces is as high as tens of thousands! And we, now only two million old and sick are huddled in Paris, with only a small number of tanks and armored vehicles, and a pitiful number of heavy artillery! We are no match for the Germans anymore! Therefore, for the sake of the lives of the French people, I think it is time for us to negotiate with the Germans! "French Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Giusten. Morality. Servi said loudly. As the Anglo-French forces continued to suffer heavy defeats, there were also capitulation factions in the French government. Morality. Selvi is one of them!

"Your Excellency Selvi, the French, who yearn for freedom, will never bow down to the Germans! We still have two million valiant warriors, and we also have the support of our British allies! We can continue to fight with the Germans! "War Secretary Adolf. Messimi strongly objected!

"British allies? I'm afraid the British will not be able to protect themselves now! The Chinese have already captured Rome, and they are about to rush to Italy! When the time comes, their next target will definitely be the British! The British Navy was strong, but that was a thing of the past! Now the Chinese are the masters of the world's oceans! Once the Chinese start attacking Britain, the British will not even be able to protect themselves, how can they support us? In addition, the destruction of our Russian allies is imminent. For the sake of France, I think we should engage with the Germans and try to end this war! "Secretary of the Admiralty, Theophile. Delcasse said. After the Battle of Sicily, the main forces of the French Navy were completely wiped out. Delcasse has also become a bare-bones commander!

Other senior cabinet officials also had a lot of discussions. Obviously, most people have lost hope for this war. They are already thinking about how to end this war and reduce their own losses as much as possible!

"Well, gentlemen, should we listen to the opinion of the military, and if they think that France can continue to hold on, then we will continue to fight! If the military has lost confidence, then let's prepare to negotiate with the Germans! "President Clément. Armand. Fallier said.

"Your Excellency, I don't support continuing to fight anyway! The treasury has run out of money, and the north and northeast of France are in ruins, and this year's taxes will be a big problem, and the treasury is already in debt! "Finance Minister Louis. Lucian. Klotz said.

It was at this time that Admiral Foch and Admiral Petain arrived in the conference room of the Élysée Palace. As soon as the two entered the conference room, they heard the arguments of the senior cabinet officials, these usually well-dressed guys, have now torn off their usual disguises. In the face of a national crisis, they have completely lost hope and have begun to plan for their own selfish interests!

"All right, gentlemen, be quiet! General Foch, General Pétain, you two have just arrived! I and many other cabinet members want to know if France likes to win if they continue to fight. "President Clément. Armand. Fallier asked.

Everyone looked at Admiral Foch and Admiral Petain, waiting for the two of them to speak on behalf of the military!

Admiral Foch hesitated for a moment, then said: "At present, the French Army is not capable of defeating the German army!" ”

"That is, we can't beat the Germans, are we doomed?" Minister of Labor and Social Security René. Renur asked loudly.

"Yes, Your Excellency, there is basically no way for us to defeat the French!" Admiral Foch continued.

Admiral Foch's answer disappointed many senior cabinet officials, although they had already guessed that this would be the outcome, but after the military gave an answer to this question, it was still a little difficult for everyone to accept.

"Don't we have any hope at all?" Secretary of the Army, Adolf. Messimi asked, staring at Admiral Foch and Admiral Petain.

"Your Excellency, I am sorry! At least judging by the current situation in Paris, our situation is very bad! Admiral Petain said!

"Will Paris be destroyed in this war? If the Germans dare to blow up Paris, they are the sinners of the whole world! "The Minister of Public Education and Culture, Theodore. Stig said suddenly.

"Yes, France can fail, but Paris must not be destroyed! This is a treasure of human culture, and the barbaric Germans will not be allowed to destroy it! The rest of the cabinet agreed!

"Generals, what do you think about this?" Prime Minister Joseph. Cayo asked.

"Your Excellency, the Germans don't care about culture and art, all they want is killing and victory! If the battle were to take place in Paris, I'm sure it would be in ruins! Admiral Pétain affirmed!

"No, it can't be like that! We are going to negotiate with the Germans and keep Paris! "The Minister of Public Education and Culture, Theodore. Stig said.

Then there was a long debate among the senior officials of the French government about how to protect Paris, and in the end, they did not come up with any good solutions! Eventually, Foreign Minister Justein. Morality. Serveti yì abandoned Paris and declared Paris an undefended city. In this way, the battle would not have taken place in Paris, and Paris would have survived intact.

Surprisingly, Foreign Minister Justin. Morality. This ridiculous mention of Servi actually has the support of others. As a result, when Admiral Foch and Admiral Petain were stunned, the French government passed a resolution to evacuate Paris, demanding that the government and the army withdraw from Paris as soon as possible from now on, so that Paris would not be damaged in the war!

This decision of the French government brought a catastrophe to the French army and to the whole of France. A large number of French troops came out of their positions and retreated south. And during this time, they were fiercely attacked by the Germans! (To be continued......)