Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1049

As soon as the encirclement closed, Foch came to Roque's headquarters and congratulated Roque in person.

This is the first time since the outbreak of the World War that the coalition forces surrounded hundreds of thousands of German army regiments. The German army also suffered tens of thousands of casualties in a battle before, but it was a war of attrition that hurt both sides and could not play a decisive role in the direction of the war. .

This time is different. If the coalition forces can completely wipe out the German army in the encirclement this time, then the German army will lose all its mobile forces and become passive in various battlefields. If the Germans still have a semblance of reason, then the Germans will choose peace. There is no way to end the war. If the Germans are not rational, then what awaits Germany will be complete destruction.

"Don't excite Ferdinand, the Germans in the encirclement are not waiting to die, the battle is not over yet." Rock is not proud, as long as the German army in the encirclement has not been eliminated, Rock will not take it lightly.

"Hehe, Locke, I like your caution, but relax, we have 75 troops on the Somme, and the Germans in the encirclement cannot escape." It is still in danger, and today the German army is standing on the edge of the cliff, and Foch doesn't know what words to use to express his feelings.

In fact, in the previous battles, the British and French allied forces also had the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the German army, but the British and French allied forces failed to seize the opportunity in the end.

On the one hand, this is because the combat effectiveness of the British and French allied forces is insufficient, and the commander's ability is also relatively low; on the other hand, it is also because the British and French allied forces do not have an obvious numerical advantage compared with the German army, so they cannot encircle the German army of the same magnitude at all. The real heart is more than enough but not enough.

The current Anglo-French coalition forces are stronger than ever before. Ludendorff made a huge mistake due to physical reasons. He ignored the importance of the attacking force's flanks, did not send troops to follow up in time, widened the gap, and stabilized the defense, which eventually led to today's Blunder.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the sacrifice of a large number of experienced low-level officers in the German army during the years of fighting, otherwise the actions of the [-]st Armored Division and the [-]nd Cavalry Division would not have been so smooth.

"Well, you're right, we really should celebrate." Rock didn't disappoint Foch. Everyone was under a lot of pressure during this time, especially French generals like Foch and Petain. Paris was only less than 50 kilometers away at the nearest time, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Angie quickly brought two glasses of wine, and Roque and Foch chatted while drinking.

"The Austro-Hungarian Empire could no longer hold on. Karl I asked for peace again, but this time Karl I lost the right to make conditions. He must accept all our demands in order to be eligible to withdraw from the war in a decent way." Foch provided a In the new situation, Karl I, the new emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, once excluded his two brothers-in-law to seek peace, but the conditions were not negotiated, and eventually died without a problem.

Now that Karl I is seeking peace again, it is estimated that the Austro-Hungarian Empire is indeed on the verge of collapse, but what Karl I did not expect is that this time the Austro-Hungarian Empire has lost the opportunity to raise conditions. If Karl I wants to use a more "decent" It is estimated that it is impossible to withdraw from the war in this way.

One obvious thing is that Karl I sent his brother-in-law to negotiate peace last year. The situation at that time was not clear enough. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdraws from the war, it will be of great help to the Allied Powers, so the Allied Powers will be patient. talk.

Times have changed, and the last mobile force of the German army was surrounded by the British and French allied forces on the Marne River. Once the German army in the encirclement is wiped out, not to mention the Austro-Hungarian Empire, even the German army will not be eligible to ask for conditions. They must surrender unconditionally to end the war.

"When Karl I sent people to ask for peace, we shouldn't have turned defeat into victory—" Roque really felt sorry for Karl I. Counting the time, when Karl I sent people to ask for peace, it should be the German army. At stake, so it seems that Karl I is still very sincere, not forced to have nowhere to go.

"What does it matter? Now we are the winners, and the losers are not qualified to make conditions." The Tovsk Peace Agreement is an ugly face. If the Germans now have the upper hand, it is impossible for the French to withdraw from the war in a "decent" way.

Not to mention, when the German army hit the Marne River a few days ago, some French members of Congress really proposed to negotiate peace with Germany.

During this period, the French were still very stubborn. Whether it was President Pongalé or Prime Minister Clemenceau, they firmly disagreed with negotiating peace with Germany.

Poengale made it clear in Congress that even if the Western Front fails, even if the French government goes into exile in North Africa, even if France fights to the last man, France will never surrender, and the tragedy of the Franco-Prussian War must never be repeated.

"That's right, winners and losers!" Rock smiled. The white people don't look like they are all sanctimonious and well-dressed, but they are actually very black. Look at the countries that lost the world war. The withdrawal from the war was brutally blackmailed by the Germans, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were simply dismembered after the war, and the entire country ceased to exist.

The reason why Germany escaped was not because of the great kindness of Britain and France, but because Britain opposed France's complete dismemberment of Germany in order to contain France, which barely preserved a little vitality for Germany.

Before the outbreak of the World War, the continent of Europe consisted of superpowers such as France, Germany, Russia, and Austria. The remaining small countries such as Poland and Belarus were all part of Russia. The small countries in the Balkans all came from the Ottoman Empire. Split out.

In other words, the disunity of Europe is man-made. As for why some countries do this.

Oh, for the national interest.

No matter how much the Allied Powers despised the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire still had a big business after all. Facing the Austro-Hungarian Empire's peace request, Winston hurried from London to Paris again to participate in the negotiations.

Kitchener also rushed to Yamin, and he also came to congratulate Rock.

Before this, no one really thought that hundreds of thousands of German army regiments could be surrounded at one time on the Western Front, which is crowded with short troops. This is technically almost impossible. Generally speaking, with such a dense army , The space for outflanking has basically disappeared, and the German commander will not make such a big mistake.

Rock explained to Kitchener in detail how the British coalition forces surrounded the German army.

By the way, nearly 40 people have been lost under the Liege Fortress since the US military launched its attack on the Liege Fortress.

Although the troops suffered heavy casualties, Pershing showed no signs of stopping the offensive. Last month, 25 Americans arrived in Belgium. This month, the number of American troops arriving in Belgium may reach 30. Raze the fortress of Liege.

It is precisely because of the heavy casualties compared with the American troops that Rock commanded the British Expeditionary Force to encircle the 35 German army regiments on the Marne River, which is particularly commendable.

Although nominally the Anglo-French coalition joined forces to encircle the German army, anyone who knew the situation knew that if the performance of the Anglo-French coalition was evaluated with [-] points, then the British expeditionary force would get at least [-] points, and the French army would get [-] points at most.

The other ten points were given by Ludendorff for nothing.

"I am ordering the local troops to gradually take over the defense line of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and use the Southern African Expeditionary Force to fight against the German army in the encirclement. Then we can launch a counterattack against the German army. Regardless of whether the American troops can capture the fortress of Liege, as long as We can make a breakthrough, and we can force the Germans to surrender." Roque never thought of completely eliminating the Germans, which is basically impossible.

"Locke, you've done a great job. I've made a lot of mistakes since the outbreak of the World Wars, but the only thing I've done right is appointing you Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. You're good, you're good— —" Kitchener's beard was trembling with excitement. After the end of the World War, Kitchener will completely end his military career. He still doesn't know how much Rock has helped him.

Without Roque's reminder, Kitchener would have been buried in the sea two years ago, and he would have no chance to watch the clouds bloom and the sun rise.

"This is not due to me alone. Without your support, without Winston, without His Majesty the King, we would not have won today." Rock has now learned to be obedient, although there are hundreds of thousands of people in the encirclement The Germans are holding back, but no one seems to be paying attention.

"Ahahahaha, I suddenly seem to hear someone complimenting me, who is so polite—" Winston's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Before Rock could react, Winston came over and gave Rock a big hug.

Rock bared his teeth and got rid of it.

Winston didn't let go, and hugged him hard again before flattering him: "Locke, you are really great, 35, do you know what this is? The Duke of Wellington didn't even do it!"

Oh, this evaluation is really too high. Wellington is the god of the British army, and Roque really dare not be.

"How is the negotiation going?" Rock changed the subject, not entangled in the topic of "Wellington".

"Hehe, there is no negotiation at all. The Austrians are still fantasizing about retaining the land before the outbreak of the World War. They are daydreaming. We have lost so much in the World War. There must be an explanation." Winston Resentful, although Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also exhausted their wealth in the World War, it is a point to get back some capital.

In fact, for Britain, as long as it can maintain the status of the "empire on which the sun never sets" in the world, it will be the biggest gain of the world war, and everything else can be ignored.

This is true wealth and wealth.

ps: I’m sorry, I’m not satisfied after writing several versions, and now it’s like this after deleting, deleting, modifying and modifying. Brothers, don’t dislike it. The world war is coming to an end. If you please, there must be another little devil with two horns scolding me for deliberately being lazy——

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