"Anglo-French Allied Forces will definitely lose this battle. Even Britain and France have no chance of winning in this battle. But why can't those politicians see this at all? They still want to continue the war. This is obviously asking us to die!" General Allenby thought.
In his opinion, those politicians were really despicable and shameless. Anyway, these soldiers are the ones who die in the war, and their lives will not be threatened. Therefore, those politicians will always demand that the war continue.
"No, we can't be manipulated by those politicians anymore. No matter what, I have to survive." General Allenby thought.
Although, British government claimed to their generals that Royal Navy was still making preparations to defeat German Navy in future naval battles. But General Allenby sneered at this. He does not think Royal Navy has the ability to defeat German Navy. After all, Royal Navy had already been completely defeated in the last naval battle. What was lost was not just those Capital Ships, but also a large number of elite officers and soldiers, as well as the confidence of the troops. Under such circumstances, even if Royal Navy obtained a large number of battleships from Americans, what would happen? Royal Navy's chances of winning are still very low. As for French Navy, Italian Navy, and General Allenby, they didn't even notice. He believes that the navies of these two countries are much weaker than Royal Navy, and naturally they are even less qualified to confront German Navy.
When he thought of this, General Allenby thought that Britain and France had no chance of winning in this war.
If you want to survive, it seems that there is only one option, and that is to surrender to Germany. In the Battle of Paris, although the losses of the 4th Army of the British Expeditionary Force were not small, there are still hundreds of thousands of people. If they can surrender to the Germans, this will greatly facilitate the Germans' rapid occupation of Paris. Not to mention anything else, the German army could easily occupy the entire area south of the Seine River defended by the 4th Army of the British Expeditionary Force. The remaining urban areas in northern Paris occupied by the French army could not hold out for long under the siege of the German army.
Therefore, General Allenby believes that Germany people will definitely accept his surrender. He could even take this opportunity to negotiate some conditions with Germany. For example, keep him safe. After the war is over, he is allowed to return to Britain and so on. He believed that Germany would never refuse these small conditions of his.
After thinking about all this, General Allenby planned to take action. He first summoned his adjutant and told him everything.
The adjutant was surprised, but immediately expressed his willingness to obey General Allenby's order. After all, for the adjutant, he naturally hopes to survive. Anyway, the order to surrender was given by General Allenby, and he was just executing the order. If anything goes wrong, Canal won't blame him.
That night, General Allenby summoned several army commanders and all division commanders of British Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps at the headquarters. These dozen corps commanders and division commanders rushed to the headquarters from their own defense areas.
Everyone was a little confused and didn't know why General Allenby summoned them at this time. After all, the war is now entering its most critical stage. German offensive is very violent, and their losses are getting bigger and bigger. If you are not careful, you may cause greater losses. Under such circumstances, these frontline generals often brace themselves to deal with German offensive.
"Gentlemen, the current battle situation is already very unfavorable to us. We have only fought for three days and we have suffered heavy losses. French's losses are no less than ours. What do you think of this battle?" General Allenby asked.
These generals, one by one, you look at me and I look at you. I don't know what General Allenby means by saying this.
Seeing that no one spoke, General Allenby continued, "German military used a large number of heavy artillery and aircraft to bomb Paris, which made our defense line dilapidated. We suffered heavy losses under the shelling and bombing of the Germany people. On the other hand, the Germany people were able to win at the minimum cost with strong fire support."
"General, we at Paris are indeed unable to stop the Germany people's attack. Our current efforts are just to survive." A military commander sighed. We are not fools. As army generals, we can undoubtedly clearly judge the battle situation at hand.
The other generals also nodded. In fact, they are also very negative about this battle. If they didn't have to obey orders, they wouldn't be willing to stick with French and defend Paris.
"Everyone, since everyone thinks that if you stick to Paris, you will definitely die and there is no chance of winning. Then why don't we think of other ways?" General Allenby said.
Many generals were stunned immediately. Some smart people seemed to have guessed General Allenby's intention, so that their eyes when they looked at General Allenby were full of shock. After all, Allenby is Commander, Army General of Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps! Given his position and military rank, it would be unbelievable if they all surrendered. Of course, it is undoubtedly understandable to do anything for your own life.
"General, what do you mean?" a lieutenant general asked.
"Everyone, for the sake of everyone's lives. I don't think I can continue to fight. We can surrender to the Germany people. Since this battle is doomed to fail, why should we pay so many fearless casualties? Rather than letting a large number of officers and soldiers die, it is better to surrender to the Germany people so that everyone can live." General Allenby directly exposed his intentions.
"Surrender?" The generals discussed one after another.
"Everyone, I know that if you surrender, your honor will be damaged. But whether you want honor or survive, you can choose for yourself." General Allenby continued.
These British generals hesitated for a while, but then each one expressed their willingness to obey General Allenby's orders. Then, the meaning is undoubtedly obvious. Between honor and life, they chose the latter.
General Allenby is very satisfied with the performance of these generals. Although he had arranged some back-ups before, if they were not used, it would undoubtedly be the best.