Chapter 1804: Shaken 2

General Haig thought his explanation was reasonable, but it was up to you to see if others would listen.

"However, this is still just your guess. What I want to ask is, if you guess wrong, who can bear the consequences? I can clearly tell you that the French Republic cannot afford another loss of more than 400,000 troops. Failure, even though we still have more than 2 million regular troops on the front line, the entire country is close to the critical point. If your guess is wrong, no one can bear the result. If something happens, you and I will feel helpless. If you accept it, then I can only say sorry."

Wei Gang's words can be understood in two parts. The first half implicitly suggested that Haig's statement was very irresponsible, because the cost of such a failure was too high and Haig could not afford it. At the same time, give the British a clear answer. Such large-scale land war consumption has been too much for France. If the British want to continue fighting, they must bear more responsibilities.

The second half of the sentence is a warning to the opponent that if necessary, the French Republic may negotiate a separate peace! This is the most deadly! If France gives up, then there will be no point in Britain persisting. And these words really shocked Haig! Because Weygand, the Chief of General Staff of the French Army, said these words in front of General Haig and the surrounding British officers at the headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force!

"What are you looking at! Go and do your own thing!" General Haig said sternly. Then, he turned back to General Wei Gang and said, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"Sorry, I am just stating a fact. I hope your country can face this problem squarely." General Wei Gang said. "As a soldier, I can die on the battlefield, but my country must survive."

"So what is your country's bottom line?" Haig was also a little out of breath. Wei Gang's statement was even more unbearable than the loss of seven divisions.

"France's territory must remain intact. Belgium must exist as an independent country." Wei Gang thought for a while and said.

"Haha." Haig is indeed a veteran. He quickly felt the difference. France's territory must remain intact, but what about Belgium? Independence is certain, but will the territory become smaller? This is not what the French are worried about.

"Then General Weygand, I have a question for you. If we can't defeat Germany this time under the best circumstances, then do we still have hope in the future? After the Germans digest the land they stole in the east, After that, why should we fight against a German Empire with an area of ​​more than 1 million square kilometers and a population of over 100 million? And an Austro-Hungarian Empire that may exceed France? I can guarantee that if we retreat, France’s historical status will be The lowest, even after the Franco-Prussian War, France was still higher than France at that time!" General Haig said.

General Haig is right. If the Allies are allowed to digest the fruits of victory in the east, not only will Germany completely crush France, but even Austria will be able to overtake France on paper, not to mention the Tsarist Empire. The successors, then the French. It has fallen to fourth place in Europe. The implication of General Haig is, can the arrogant French really accept this situation?

"Moreover, why do you think that the Germans will accept France's advice and withdraw from French territory honestly instead of demarcating the border on the spot and pressing the border line to the door of Paris?" It seems that you just said that It was not powerful enough, so General Haig added more ingredients.

"I can't answer you this question." General Wei Gang said, but from the eyes of the French chief of staff,

General Haig can feel that the other party is fully confident!

"Damn it, is the world changing too fast, or am I unable to keep up with the situation?!" Now General Haig felt that this time, Wei Gang came not to persuade him to stop the offensive, but to prepare an ultimatum... .. Another fashionable way of saying it is that the French are going further and further down the road of right-leaning capitulationism, and are already preparing for a retreat...

With Haig's political IQ, he didn't know what the French had done to make the Germans withdraw from French territory, but he believed that since the French dared to say it on such an occasion, they must be ready!

"Your Excellency, Commander, this is your call from the Prime Minister." At this moment, the Chief of Staff walked up quickly and said to General Haig.

"Sorry, General Wei Gang, there are some things I have to deal with." General Haig said apologetically. Then leave.

"General Haig, I don't care what method you use, continue the offensive." The first sentence after receiving the call, Prime Minister Asquith on the other side said bluntly.

"But the French want to stop the offensive, they are even preparing..." General Haig said.

"Listen, even if the French want to stop their offensive, the British army must bear the responsibility independently. I will add 400,000 troops to the Western Front within a month. There are also hundreds of thousands of tons of equipment and ammunition, and even the naval aviation All can be temporarily supplemented to you to make up for the recent losses. Okay, don’t say anything else. Chamberlain will arrive in France later today and he will introduce you to the current situation. Now tell Wei Gang, and what’s behind them French, our attitude is resolute, and our strength is sufficient!" Prime Minister Asquith said bluntly without giving General Haig time to describe the facts.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, why do I have the feeling that we are almost at the edge of the cliff?" General Haig asked.

"It's not a feeling, it's true!. Envoy Chamberlain will explain everything to you. Well, now there is only one thing you have to do, that is, use your intelligence and do your best to win this battle. We must at least gain some strategic advantage!

"Okay, I will try my best." General Haig said.

"Everything is for Britain! The British Empire hopes that everyone participating in this war will fulfill their duties!" Prime Minister Asquith said solemnly.

Half an hour later, when General Wei Gang saw General Haig again, he found that the other party was like a lion full of fighting spirit.

"General Weygand, please tell your government that no matter what the situation is, the British Empire will fight to the end! We will never bow to the Germans! If you cannot bear such losses, then you can choose to retreat, But the British Empire's army will never take the initiative to retreat!" General Haig said.

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