German military The British troops fighting in London were retreating steadily. Countless British soldiers even lost the courage to resist. When German military attacked, they fired a few shots at random, and then abandoned their positions and ran away. This caused a large area of London city to soon fall under the German military theory.
On September 21st, more than 20% of the southern urban area of London fell into the hands of German military.
On September 22, 20% of the area was once again captured by German military.
By September 23, the British army's activity space had been compressed almost to the River Thames coast.
If this continues, the urban area on the south bank of River Thames will fall into the hands of German military soon.
At the same time, German 8th Army Corps has circled to the north of London and launched an attack from the north of London. However, given that 8th Army Corps's troops are limited, their main task is to prevent German military from evacuating from the north. Therefore, the intensity of the attack was not large. However, this was a fatal blow to the morale of the British army. Because this means that London has fallen into the siege of German military. The British troops in the city had no other way to survive.
"General Kluck, General Bülow. It seems that we will soon occupy the entire southern city of London!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn further moved his headquarters to the suburbs of London. Although, the battle continues. But Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn is very confident in German military. He confidently believed that London would be completely captured by German military soon.
"Yes, Your Excellency. In two to three days at most, we can capture the southern part of London. As for whether we can capture the entire London by the end of the month, I can't guarantee it. However, we can at least capture London by the beginning of next month!" General Kluck said.
German 1st Army Corps was the main force attacking London, and performed very well, which made General Kluck proud. It can be said that after this battle is over, General Kluck's promotion to Marshal Imperial Army is already a certainty.
"Your Excellency, the fighting spirit of the Britain people is getting weaker and weaker. Maybe after we take the southern part of London, the Britain people will not be able to hold on. By then, we can easily take the northern part of London!" General Bülow said.
Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn nodded. The continuous failures undoubtedly dealt a fatal blow to the morale of the British army. When morale is low, the combat effectiveness of the troops cannot be exerted at all. And this is undoubtedly of great benefit to German military. They can defeat the British army more easily and occupy London at the minimum cost.
"What a pity! London is the largest city in the world. However, after this battle, London is completely destroyed!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
The current London has indeed been destroyed. Especially in the southern city where the fighting is ongoing, not even a single intact building can be seen. The northern urban area is a bit better. However, when German military took over the southern urban area of London and began to attack the northern urban area, I believe that the northern urban area of London would be turned into ruins under the fierce shelling and bombing of German military, just like the southern urban area.
Of course, German military's generals do not feel any guilt about this. Because they have done this kind of thing a lot. Weren't world-famous cities like Paris also destroyed by them before? As an enemy of the German Empire, you must be prepared to pay a heavy price. The destruction of the capital was just one of the costs.
German military's victories in the city of London are undoubtedly a great shock to other countries. Although, they all expected that Britain people would fail. However, I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, Britain's defeat was already certain. Originally, they thought that they could use Britain people to weaken Germany's strength. But now it seems that Britain people can't even do this!
Especially Americans on the other side of the ocean suddenly felt the pressure increase. Woodrow? President Wilson, more than once requested to further enhance the military power of United States to cope with the strong military power of Germany. With United States's current military strength, it is no match for Germany. If it weren't for Atlantic Ocean's obstruction, it would be very easy for Germany to defeat United States.
On the south bank of River Thames, the headquarters of the British army 43rd Infantry Division. A Infantry Division with more than 10,000 people now has less than 5,000 people. It stands to reason that with such heavy casualties, the army should have collapsed long ago. However, until now, they continue to fight. Not because of anything else, but because Minister of War Richard Haldan issued an order. If you retreat without permission without his order, you will be dealt with according to military law.
Several division commanders had previously fled back to the north bank of River Thames without authorization. As it turned out, Richard Haldan kept his word. Now those guys are still hanging on the gallows!
"General, what should we do now? Our connection with 45th Infantry Division has been cut off. A German military force has cut into our joint. Now, we have been surrounded by Germany people. We have organized many counterattacks to open up the connection with 45th Infantry Division, but we have not been able to succeed!" said a Regimental Commander.
Major General Ricky, the division commander of the British army 43rd Infantry Division, had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"That guy Minister of War has gone crazy. They want us all to die on the south bank of River Thames! We have tried our best on the battlefield. It's not that we don't fight hard, but Germany people are too powerful! But he wants us to die!" Another Regimental Commander also looked angry.
In the army of West country, surrender is not a shameful thing. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must do your best. Therefore, when there is no other way, most armies of West countries will choose to surrender. In this case, at least his life can be saved.
But this time it was different. Richard Haldan issued a ruthless order, prohibiting the troops on the front line from surrendering and demanding that they fight to the end. This is unacceptable to many British officers and soldiers.
"General, we can't defeat the Germany people. If the fight continues, everyone will die here. Otherwise, we surrender to the Germany people!" the chief of staff also suggested.
Major General Ricky thought about it for a while, then nodded.
"Okay, contact the Germany people and ask them to guarantee our personal safety. We surrender to them!" Major General Ricky said.
"Yes, General!" The other British officers suddenly looked happy.
The next day, the entire British division 43rd Infantry Division surrendered to German military, becoming the first organized unit to surrender to German military in this battle.