After the Western Expeditionary Army captured Marseille, Zhao Bin's Western Expeditionary Army Headquarters immediately moved to Marseille. Song Zhen, chief of staff of the Western Expeditionary Army, held a telegram in his hand, walked out of the confidential room quickly, and said to Zhao Bin excitedly, "Commander-in-chief, I just received a battle report from the front, the French army in Lyon has surrendered to our army, and our army has successfully occupied Lyon. ”

"Great! I didn't expect these French to surrender so quickly without fighting! Zhao Bin said with a smile when he heard this.

"It's not that the French are incompetent, it's because our Chinese Empire is too powerful, and our Western Expeditionary Army is too powerful!" Song Zhen said with an excited smile.

"Is it really good that you're so boastful?" Zhao Bin said helplessly.

"Where do I boast, what I say is the truth!" Song Zhen said with a smile, "Since our Western Expeditionary Army set out, we have annihilated more than a million Allied troops in Iraq, then more than two million Allied troops in Egypt, and finally forced Italy to surrender. After the news reached France, an atmosphere of defeat was enveloped in the whole of France, and tens of millions of French Yankees, from the old people in their seventies and eighties to the children who had just become sensible, understood in their hearts that the defeat of the Entente was only a matter of time. Now that our Western Expeditionary Army has invaded France in a big way, these French Yankees are even more panicked, and many French people are advocating surrender to our Chinese Empire in order to reduce their losses, and they no longer have the courage to continue fighting with us. ”

"Hmm~! What you said is also true, but now those dignitaries of the French government are still unwilling to lose, hoping to fight to the death and reverse the defeat, which is simply childish and ridiculous. Zhao Bin said confidently.

"Not bad! However, the refusal of the French to surrender was not only a problem of the French, but also played a key role in it. They themselves are not willing to accept defeat. Naturally, they will not let the French surrender to our Chinese Empire, after all, Britain and the United States still have nearly two million troops in France, if France surrenders, the Entente will not only lose a powerful ally, but also lose the last fortress on the European continent, and the more than one million Anglo-American troops in France will also be in a desperate situation, so Britain and the United States will never let France surrender. According to reliable sources, Britain and the United States are still supporting France in a steady stream, hoping to strengthen the French will to resist. Song Zhen analyzed seriously.

However, it is up to the French themselves to decide whether or not to surrender, and even Britain and the United States, as allies, cannot influence the will of the French government. What's more, Britain at this time has almost been consumed after several years of war. The United States still has a huge war potential relatively speaking, but in the Pacific theater, Wang Jing is already preparing to launch an attack on the United States mainland. Zhao Bin said with a smile.

After the news of the successful capture of Lyon by the Western Expeditionary Army reached Beijing, Ren Chao also convened an emergency imperial meeting to discuss the French question as soon as possible. There was an unprecedented unanimity among the cabinet ministers who believed that after the Western Expedition captured Lyon, the defeat of France would be only a matter of seconds.

Weichen thought. After the Western Expeditionary Army captured Lyon, it could drive directly to Paris and penetrate into the heart of France. At this time, the Allied armies on the northern front were already in danger of defending the offensive line of the Allied forces such as Germany and Austria. I am afraid that before our western expeditionary army reaches Paris, the Allied armies on the northern front will be crushed on all fronts, and by that time the French will have no other way but to surrender! Yang Jichang said with great certainty.

"Hmm~! What Yang Qing said is extremely true. On the military front, we must continue to intensify our offensive. To put pressure on the French, and at the same time to engage in politics, we must also induce France to surrender. Under such coercion and temptation, why worry that his French will not surrender obediently! Ren Chao nodded and said.

According to the latest secret reports, although Britain and the United States are still supporting France in a steady stream, the intensity of support is significantly decreasing. The reason is that at this time, Britain and the United States were already unable to protect themselves, and the war situation in France was rotten, and the Entente side could not turn the tide in France at all, and turned defeat into victory. Therefore, Britain and the United States are already plotting to abandon France, but now they are still hesitating, after all, once France is defeated, it will be a severe blow to the Entente side, but according to the current development, it has become inevitable for Britain and the United States to abandon France. The French are not stupid, and they must have been aware of this matter for a long time, so Weichen thought that at this time, the probability of success in luring the French was still quite high. Foreign Minister Liang Yan said respectfully.

"Countries are only aligned for their own interests, and it is understandable to abandon allies for their own interests. A France that has been completely abandoned by its allies, I am afraid that there is no other way out except to surrender! Ren Chao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty!" Liang Yan said respectfully.

"If France can surrender, it will also save us a lot of trouble, and this matter will be left to your Ministry of Foreign Affairs!" Ren Chao said with a stern face.

"Wechen obeys!" Liang Yan replied respectfully.

"I remember that according to the battle plan formulated by the Western Expeditionary Army, after the capture of Lyon, the whole army will concentrate its forces to attack Paris directly, although we have decided to carry out political and inducement to France, but the military offensive cannot be stopped, and I ordered Zhao Bin to act according to the original plan and launch a new round of attack on France as much as possible." Ren Chao said with a stern face.

"Weichen Command!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

"How's the Pacific theater of operations going?" Ren Chao then asked.

"Your Majesty, at present, the governments of Mexico and Colombia have promised that as long as our Chinese Imperial Heavenly Soldiers launch an attack on the United States, they will fully assist our army. Wang Jing, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, has drawn up a detailed operational plan for this, dividing his troops into two routes, one to directly attack the US mainland after landing in Mexico, and the other to land in Somalia to capture Somalia. Yang Jichang replied respectfully.

"Good!" Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now the demise of France is only in the moment, as for Britain, the three-year war has also greatly damaged the vitality of this once empire on which the sun never sets, and for my Chinese Empire, Britain can no longer pose any substantial threat, that is to say, our biggest enemy at present is the United States." The United States is no stronger than Britain and France, and although the Americans lost two million troops in Iraq and Egypt, they are far from being broken, so victory or defeat in the American theater will be crucial. (To be continued......)