John? Joseph? Pershing, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. expeditionary force in the European theater, has participated in many large and small border wars before, and can be regarded as the best general that the United States can handle, but General Pershing, who has been promoted to commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, does not seem to be happy at all.

Pershing, who considered himself to be on the Western Front, already felt unfamiliar with war when he first arrived on the Western Front in Europe, a completely new mode of warfare that he had never heard of or seen.

The severity of the war was also unimaginable, but even if it was uncomfortable, Pershing still dutifully worked hard to protect the American soldiers, but this arrogant brigadier general did not like to be commanded by Britain and France, so many military operations were self-decided.

Before the Paris operation, the U.S. military could still pretend to defend its positions, but after the Paris operation, the U.S. military could no longer find a stable foothold.

The U.S. troops who were driven to the beach by the Germans because of the lack of the necessary radio station, so the messenger has always handed over the news that needs to be transmitted to the friendly British to send it back to the country on behalf of the United States, the content is very simple, it is impossible to do anything, the U.S. army needs to withdraw from the European continent as soon as possible to avoid the annihilation of the whole army, even now Pershing does not intend to agree to Germany's sue for peace on the good situation of the German army, he is a general, but also a soldier, to survive by fighting. The United States has only been in the war for a little more than a year, and it took more than half a year just to train soldiers, and according to Pershing's prediction, the strength of the United States has not yet been fully developed, and the United States does not need to worry about Germany winning the war, so he made it clear in his reply to the Army Staff and President Wilson that the American army can continue to fight, but it needs to be transferred for the time being, in order to continue to make breakthroughs elsewhere.

Lloyd's? George didn't know that the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Expeditionary Force had such a mentality when replying to the U.S. leadership, otherwise he might have intercepted the letter, because the British army could no longer afford to hold on, and the 1.3 million troops of the British Empire and its vassal countries that had been surrounded were already facing a desperate situation due to lack of food and ammunition.

Just in Edward? When Gray received a telegram from London, the American ambassador also fed back the German sum to China, even though he received two letters: NO.

The reason is simple: the United States has only been in the war for more than a year, and has never suffered as many heavy casualties as Britain, France and Germany, nor has it caused domestic financial collapse due to its early entry into the war, so the confident American top brass is sure that Germany will still be dragged down by the powerful and firepower of the United States.

The American ambassador's reply to Max naturally knew that, after all, it was normal for the United States not to agree to such conditions, but he was not in a hurry, and there was such an assumption in the plan before leaving. Immediately, Max sent a telegram back to China.

At the Hanseasa Palace, there are three people sitting in the presidential office at this time, namely President Adrian, Vice President Hindenburg, and Defense Minister Brauchitsch.

Knock Knock Knock –

Ananta pushed open the door and placed the telegram sent back by Max on Eric's desk, but Eric did not reach for it because there was not much on it, "The United States rejects the terms of peace talks".

Eric was not surprised at all, changed to a comfortable position, and said with his hand on his cheek: "The United States refused." ”

Walter? When Brauchitsch heard this, he immediately stood up and asked: "Let Army Group B start attacking?" ”

Instead of rushing to answer, Eric looked at Hindenburg and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Paul? Hindenburg slowly got up from the couch and shook his head and said, "You really got it right, okay, I'll solve it on the side of the Congress, you can start acting first." Then he hobbled out of the Hanseatic Palace and got on the special bus to the Parliament.

Walter is left in the office? Brauchitsch, he walked up to his desk and asked, "How to fight?" Attack with all your might? ”

Eric also hesitated, the United States refused to make Britain also suspend the peace negotiation process, so the British army and the United States did not separate, if the Wehrmacht began to attack, it will inevitably let Britain also suffer, which is not conducive to peace talks. But he really wanted to fight in his heart, and if he didn't let the Americans suffer, he was afraid that he would not be able to let them sit down at the negotiating table obediently.

After thinking about it for a while, Eric said, "What happened to Rommel over there?" ”

Brauchitsch immediately replied: "The forces of two battalions have been quietly dispersed and lurking near Paris according to the plan, and the main force has returned. The large French army also began to encircle Rommel's troops as expected, and the lurking troops could enter Paris at any time. ”

Eric rubbed his forehead and said, "2 battalions, too few, not as many as the police in Paris." ”

Brauchitsch is not as pessimistic as Eric, after all, he is a person who has been on the battlefield with real knives and guns, sometimes the number is not the key, but the momentum and the situation, these two are the key factors to win with more and less, the German army suddenly appeared in Paris without an army defense, this is undoubtedly the biggest blow to the French army, and it will also collapse the French command structure. Brauchitsch asked tentatively, "Do you want them to get started?" Hans had promised that no French army would find them, but no one could say if it dragged on, Mr. President. "Brauchitsch, as Minister of Defense, has obligations and duties that need to be proposed in concrete actions, Eric understands, but the military are like that, they care about military success or failure, and do not think about the big picture. Originally, Max and the British were already going well, but they were hit hard by the Americans.

Eric, who calmed down, shouted to the door: "Anata, bring me Mr. Stresemann and Mr. Miller, at this time, my Prime Minister and Foreign Minister are not by my side, what are they doing?" ”

Hindenburg strode to the podium under the escort of the guards, these parliamentarians had come to listen to the process of peace negotiations between Britain and Germany, at least before Hindenburg spoke, and they were very much expecting that Max could quickly reach an agreement with Britain in this regard.

Hindenburg touched his mustache and glanced at the audience before he said slowly: "Mr. Max and British Prime Minister Lloyd?" George's negotiations are progressing optimistically. ”

Suddenly, the audience erupted in warm applause, which was a round of applause for Max, but also a cheer for the success of the Eric government, and also a sense of rejoicing.

To everyone's surprise, Hindenburg then shouted in applause: "But the arrogant Americans rejected Germany's kindness." ”

Damn it! How so! No! For a while, the venue was boiling again, but this time the boiling was no longer cheering but panicking, and the anger was unbearable!

Someone stood up and questioned Hindenburg.

"Was there a misunderstanding on the part of Mr. Max in conveying the conditions given by Germany?"

Hindenburg just shook his head and did not speak, and the unwilling parliamentarians asked what was in their hearts, but they still only saw Hindenburg shaking his head. At last he saw that he was almost done, so he suppressed the scene and said: "The Americans have made a mistake in rejecting the German proposal, and they will suffer the consequences, so they must be punished." Only by letting them know the taste of heartache will they be grateful for the handouts given by Germany, so the war must continue. ”

After Hindenburg's speech, there was a deathly silence in the room, and then everyone began to talk to each other, and even stood up and said: "Mr. Vice President, you are a soldier, and you may not understand the difficulties of the people??? Unable to see hope, they began to blame the mistakes on those they felt were responsible, such as Vice President Hindenburg in front of them. It's just that Hindenburg hadn't seen any scenes, and he wasn't moved at all, but when he scanned the parliamentarians again, he was surprised to find such a person in this meeting. Ludendorff, who was elected to parliament after Eric came to power, but rarely participated in the meetings held by the Diet, came over today and couldn't help but give Hindenburg a few more looks. Ludendorff walked down the stairs step by step with his cane, and Hindenburg also left the podium and walked with Ludendorff and sat down in an empty seat.

Ludendorff didn't look at Hindenburg, but poked the two people behind him with his cane, signaling that he had quarreled, and the two councillors saw that it was Ludendorff, and they didn't dare to say anything and walked away.

After the two councillors left, Ludendorff touched the medal on his chest and said to himself, "Hey??? Mighty Germany has fallen into such a field, the parliament has mistaken the country! ”

Hindenburg sat next to him and just smiled and didn't speak, although he thought so, but he wouldn't say it, this is a kind of self-preservation, the less he said, the less chance of making a mistake.

Ludendorff seemed to know that Hindenburg would react in this way, and he continued: "I know what you mean this time, you want the Congress to support Germany to continue the war, right? It's a pity that you think it well, but these guys who eat people and don't spit out bones may not approve. ”

Hindenburg still only smiled noncommittally, and Ludendorff smiled and said, "Do you know why I came today?" Here! Look! As he spoke, he handed a telegram to Hindenburg, who took a superficial look at it and found that it was signed by President A? A, that is, Eric? Adrian.

Hindenburg asked curiously, "It's rare that your relationship with Eric has always been very stiff. ”

Ludendorff waved his hand and said indifferently: "If I want to choose personal grievances and national interests, I will choose the latter, at least in this situation, only soldiers understand the truth of the country's ruin!" Go ahead, now is the time to vote, and I can guarantee that your first round of voting will be a thrilling one. ”

Hindenburg stood up and shook hands vigorously with Ludendorff to express his gratitude, and then returned to their seats.

Hindenburg first motioned for the tellers to take their seats before he spoke: "Vote now, raise your hand if you oppose it." ”