The officers and staff officers looked at Alexander with relief and approved with affirmative glances of his decision, which saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the expeditionary force!

You must know that they all have parents and children, and they also need to save their lives to support their children and take care of their wives and children. Rather than die in a senseless battle, it is better to be a prisoner first, so that you can have a chance to return home in the future.

Soon, the news spread to the grassroots of the expeditionary force. For this seemingly humiliating news, the soldiers did not show resistance, on the contrary, they may have lost confidence in the government and the country after facing this desperate helplessness, and also gave up the last resistance, many soldiers even showed a happy smile, this smile is not shame or greed for life and fear of death, but a person's helplessness in despair or after the confusion after the desperate life, the joy of regaining hope.

Chris, a young major in the expeditionary force, had come to France with a lot of enthusiasm and a never-ending mentality to serve his country, so he still didn't accept the decision made by his commander at the moment.

"What? Surrender! Why don't we fight the Germans to the death? I'd rather die in battle than surrender!! After saying that, he turned to his soldiers and said, "Are there any of you who are unwilling to surrender and want to stay and fight to the death with me!" ”

Among the soldiers, there was no imaginary response, but a dead silence.

Chris asked again, "What's the matter, the soldiers of the British Empire, no one dares to stay and fight the Germans with me?" ”

For people like Chris, there is naturally no concern about fighting to death, after all, he grew up in an orphanage, has no parents and no children, and even because of his introverted personality, he doesn't even have many friends, let alone a girlfriend.

So he didn't talk about marriage, and he didn't have a wife and children, so naturally he wouldn't think about it so much.

However, not all of the soldiers were like him, most of them still wanted to go home after the war to meet their wives and children, and go back to support their parents, they didn't want their children to be deprived of their father's love from an early age, they didn't want them to be ridiculed by their classmates at school because they didn't have a father, and they didn't want their wives to be left alone in an empty house.

Looking at the soldiers' drooping heads, Chris nodded as if he didn't understand and said, "Forget it, forget it!" I understand that from then on, there will be no British expeditionary force on the European continent. With that, he wept bitterly.

The European balance of power, as of today, will be a thing of the past. The sun never sets, the empire can no longer control the situation on the European continent with an expeditionary force, and even, there is no longer a chance to send an expeditionary force.

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On the other side, at the German headquarters, Guderian was discussing the next battle plan with several staff officers, when an officer approached them and reported: "General Guderian, a liaison officer has been sent by the British Expeditionary Force to ask to see you, and he said that they are willing to surrender. ”

Hearing this, Guderian smiled knowingly and thought: "Judging from the ability of the British, they should also surrender." When these 200,000 elites are missing, we will see what Britain will do to defend Great Britain, which can be regarded as creating good conditions for Germany to attack Britain in the future. ”

In fact, Guderian was right, the total annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force meant that the German army in Britain would face at most 800,000 troops in the future, which was still counting their local armed militias and temporarily recruited strong men, while in the middle of the 40s, the British mainland had no more than 100,000 experienced and combat-capable regular troops. This was an extremely important step in Germany's strategy of taking Britain and attacking the Soviet Union!

It can be said that if Germany has won these 200,000 elite British troops, then there will be no more war in the future Western European battlefield except for Britain itself.

"Bring him in, I'm going to see him in person!" Guderian smiled with joy on his face and spoke.

"Also, call for a translator. Also, send a telegram to Führer Reinhardt, explaining to him the situation and asking him to make the greatest concessions on the terms of our negotiations. As he spoke, Guderian looked out the window, and he seemed to have seen the vast expanse of the English Channel. Because he understood that the next target of the Third Reich was the British Empire across the English Channel!

The sudden surrender of the expeditionary force put Guderian in a good mood, and if Alexander was willing to surrender, he did not mind giving the other side a decent surrender ceremony.

Because as long as the 200,000 people of the expeditionary force cannot return to Britain, then he can definitely be regarded as a great achievement. Then the German landing force will basically not encounter any resistance in the early stage of the attack on Britain, and may even reach the British capital London near the south unimpeded, and then control the whole territory of Britain.

"Führer Reinhardt has come to report and hand over to you all the right to negotiate, General Guderian." An officer reported.

"Well, now we'll go meet the British and see what kind of terms they offer." With that, Guderian took a few staff officers and a few other officers to a temporary requisitioned empty reception room to "greet" the negotiating officers of the British Expeditionary Force.

The officer sent by the British Expeditionary Force was not neatly dressed, and he led these soldiers to the German headquarters with white flags waving all the way.

In fact, the British troops were already in disarray, and they did not have time to put their uniforms in order, which is a common problem of any defeated army.

The Germans could use several times the enemy's strength to attack them in turns, but the British Expeditionary Force did not have the time, and they had to defend and defend all the time

The number of British troops has now fallen into an absolute disadvantage, and most of the remaining people have no heart to resist, so there is no need for the war to continue fighting.

"As long as you agree to exempt us from hard labor and receive the treatment we deserve in the prisoner of war camps, we are willing to surrender our weapons and let us appear in the garrison zone." As soon as they met, the British officers who had come to surrender explained their intentions. He wasn't very demanding, as they didn't have a lot of chips left.

The Germans could already feel the end of their opponents, and it was useless to be clever. So when Guderian heard this request, he nodded slightly. He understood that the other party had surrendered in good faith and was not here to delay, so there was no need to bargain.

Guderian has always been a cheerful man, and he is the same as friends and foes. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left the famous phrase "Get out of the way, I don't have time to capture you."

Judging by the demands of the other side, the remaining troops of the expeditionary force are no longer stubborn in their will to resist. They lacked ammunition and food, and their own navy had betrayed them out of the country, so there was no need for them to hold on.

"If you surrender, are you willing to provide more information, such as the number and distribution of British troops on the mainland, the location of food and ammunition stockpiling, and the equipment of the troops." Guderian thought for a moment and asked about the topic he was interested in.

"Of course, as long as we know the information, we can provide it to you." The British officer replied without hesitation.

For him, having decided to go to the German command to discuss the matter of surrender, there was no longer any intention of serving the British. In other words, only if Germany wins the war, it will be possible for him to return to his homeland sooner.

"Alright! I accept your surrender, the signal and the password, the handover work, all the details, we can talk in detail. A smile appeared on Guderian's face, and he replied with great grace.