The German-French Peace Treaty (Please Vote)

"Gentlemen, our army has been defeated by the Germans once again. The nearest German unit is now less than a hundred kilometers from Toulouse. What should we do now? Keep running? But where else can we run to?" President Poincaré asked.

"The Spanish government has explicitly refused to let us establish a government in exile in Spain. If we are to flee to our colonies in Africa, we must first cross the Mediterranean Sea. But according to our intelligence, the German navy has already entered the Mediterranean Sea. In other words, every route of retreat has been cut off," Prime Minister René Viviani said as well.

"God! What are we supposed to do now?" The French government's senior officials were on the verge of despair.

"Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, it seems we have no choice but to accept Germany's terms. Otherwise, once the Germans reach Toulouse, they will certainly seize us all and kill us," the Minister of Colonies said.

The other senior officials showed even greater fear in their eyes. They were also worried that once the German military attacked Toulouse, it would come after them. After all, the Germans no longer had any reason left to speak of.

Thus, more and more senior Cabinet officials voiced their support for accepting Germany's terms. After all, nothing could be more advantageous for them than that.

Seeing this, President Poincaré and Prime Minister René Viviani also agreed to adopt everyone's suggestion. A priority Telegram was sent to Berlin. The French government instructed Foreign Minister Théophile Delcassé, its plenipotentiary representative, to immediately accept Germany's terms on behalf of the French government and end the war.

At that moment, Théophile Delcassé, far away in Berlin, had also been waiting for news from home. When three days had passed without any message arriving,