"Your Excellency, Commander, it's over, we're done. My troops, already heavily damaged by the Germans. A large number of Germans are constantly passing through the bridge. If we want to retake the bridge, it is simply impossible. Admiral Despere looked frustrated.

Admiral Despere's 1st Army, with the remaining 100,000 troops, launched a fierce attack on the army that had entered the north of Paris from the south through the bridge. However, 100,000 people fought for a whole day, and apart from inflicting heavy losses on themselves, there was nothing else at all. The Germans, having firmly occupied the bridge over the Seine, are constantly transporting troops to the north bank of the Seine River through the bridge.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the French troops stationed north of the Seine.

After the surrender of the British, the French army was left alone. Their strength was less than one-third of the German army. The morale of the troops has fallen to a low point. If it weren't for the fact that they were fighting to protect their capital, perhaps the army would have collapsed long ago. But even then, as losses grew and the troops collapsed, it seemed inevitable.

Admiral Gallieni nodded, he actually had little confidence in the attack of the 1st Army. After all, the Germans were too strong. If the Seine had been blocked, it might have been difficult for the Germans to reach the north of the Seine. However, after several bridges easily fell into the hands of the Germans, the moats of the Seine no longer existed. With the strong combat effectiveness of the German army, the difficulty of the French army to defeat the German army can be imagined.

"General Despere, the situation is now very critical. Under siege by the Germans, we may not be able to hold out for long. Admiral Galieni's face turned pale.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Admiral Despere is also very pessimistic about the current situation.

"I have asked people to report the situation here to His Excellency the President. Until we receive an order from His Excellency the President, let us continue to resist. Admiral Galieni said.

Admiral Despere nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the French government was in the process of heading south, and after a short rest in Orleans, they continued south. The destination is Bordeaux. The French government is ready to move there first and wait for the situation to change.

After receiving a telegram from Paris, President Poincaré left to convene cabinet ministers to discuss countermeasures.

"Damn the British, they actually betrayed us, how could they do that?" President Poincaré was furious. You know, in this war, Britain and France have always been the closest allies. They fought side by side against Germany. Britain sent an expeditionary force of more than a million to fight in France, and the French navy also sent its main fleet to Britain to prepare for a second decisive battle with the French navy. It can be said that both countries have done everything in their power to defeat Germany. But now, at this most critical juncture, the British Expeditionary Force, a whole army group, actually betrayed France, surrendered directly to the Germans, and put the French defenders stationed in Paris into an extremely dangerous situation. This is clearly a stab in the back to the French!

"Your Excellency, this should not be the intention of the British Government, but the will of the generals of the 4th Army of the British Expeditionary Force themselves. I believe that the British government will not do that. After all, we have a lot more to do with each other. "René? Prime Minister Viviani said.

"Yes, Your Excellency. I concur with His Excellency the Prime Minister. The sudden betrayal of the British, for us, was a heavy blow. However, this should be just an isolated incident. On the whole, the British were still united with us against Germany. After all, our navy has already launched a deep level of cooperation. "Alexander? Minister Millerand said.

Poincaré nodded overall, believing it too. After all, if France were defeated, it would not be of any benefit to the British. When the time comes, they will definitely not be the opponents of the Germans. This time the surrender should be that those guys of the 4th Army of the Expeditionary Force were greedy for life and feared death, and surrendered to the Germans without authorization.

But even this made President Poincaré very angry.

"Inform the British about this and let them give us an account!" President Poincaré said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The Foreign Minister nodded.

"Your Excellency, what about the war in Paris? The British betrayed and allowed the Germans to occupy the bridge over the Seine. General Gallieni them, it was difficult to hold on. "Alexander? Minister Millerand said.

President Poincaré hesitated for a moment, then said, "General Gallieni, let them decide for themselves." If they think they can't hold on, they can act cheaply. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Alexander? Minister Millerand nodded.

This undoubtedly meant that in the event of a very unfavorable situation, Admiral Gallieni and others could choose whether to continue to resist, or to surrender directly to the Germans in order to save the lives of the majority of the people.

Even if Admiral Gallieni and others choose to surrender, no one will blame them. After all, the current situation is so unfavorable that it is not easy for them to hold on to this moment.

In response to the surrender of the 4th Army of the British Expeditionary Force to the Germans, France strongly protested to the British government. The British government was also furious about the matter. They hoped to use the French to stall for time and weaken the Germans as much as possible. Now, the French have been stabbed in the back by the British expeditionary force. No wonder the French are quite angry about this.

The British Government assured France that this was only an isolated case, and that Britain, like France, wanted to continue the war. In order to appease France, the British government even said that Admiral Allenby would be put on trial. Of course, Admiral Allenby was now in a German prisoner-of-war camp and could only be tried in absentia. But this is undoubtedly an attitude to the French. Eventually, a British military tribunal sentenced Admiral Allenby to death by hanging. It's just that they never had a chance to execute.

The German attack on Paris became more and more intense. Under the onslaught of the Germans, the French suffered heavy losses. Three days later, the French troops who remained in Paris surrendered to the Germans in a desperate execution. And the commander of the Paris garrison, Admiral Gallieni, chose to commit suicide by swallowing a gun.