Du Lang, the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the commanders of three infantry divisions rushed here. After everyone listened to the back road being copied, their faces were not very good-looking! For soldiers, there is nothing to die on the battlefield and shroud in horse leather. This is the fate of the soldiers. However, disgrace to the empire is something they cannot accept.

"****, those Australians actually ran away first and gave up our back road to the Germans, it's just not a thing, this is a deliberate framing of us." Major General Zhang Yunnong scolded.

Four Australian divisions were ordered to garrison the rear of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and were supposed to meet the Chinese Expeditionary Force when it retreated. However, they retreated first, forcing the Chinese expeditionary force into a corner.

"Let's not talk about the Australians. What are we going to do? The entire First Army of the Expeditionary Force, more than 60,000 brothers, was surrounded here. What do we do next? Admiral Shi Tianchuan asked. He is also a fire in his belly against Australians, and if he can, he would like to tear those Australians to shreds with his own hands. However, the most important thing now is to find a way out!

"General, the Germans have just surrounded us, they are on an unstable footing, we can break through." Major General Cai Songpo suggested.

Admiral Shi Tianchuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The Germans are menacing this time, and in our rear, I am afraid that there are quite a few German troops. If we break through, we won't necessarily be able to break through. Even if it succeeds, it will lose at least half of its brothers. ”

"General, then there is only one way left. That is to defend Dulang, and ask the coalition command to rescue us. Major General Jiang Baili suggested. In Dulang, there are fortifications previously built by the Anglo-French forces. In particular, the frontal fortifications were very strong. If the Imperial Expeditionary Force held on here, the Germans wanted to break through the Imperial Expeditionary Force's defenses. It is impossible not to pay heavy losses.

Admiral Shi Tianchuan thought carefully for a moment, and then nodded: "We only have more than 60,000 people, and it is not impossible to hold on to the small city of Dulang. However, the coalition forces must rescue us as soon as possible. Otherwise. It would be a big bad thing if the Germans sent heavy troops to besiege us. "The strength of the First Army of the Expeditionary Force is so small that it seems somewhat insignificant on the battlefield of millions of wars.

"In that case, we have to send a telegram to the coalition command asking for support and accusing the Australians. At the same time, it was necessary to send telegrams to the country so that domestic pressure could be put on the Entente. Otherwise. We will not be able to escape this fate. Major General Zhang Yunnong suggested.

"Well, that's what to do. I immediately sent a telegram to the Allied Command and to the Imperial Legation in France. The 1st Division must hold the frontal line. The 2nd Division held the flank line, and the 3rd Division held the rear line, holding on to the rear. Admiral Shi Tianchuan ordered.

"Yes, General." Everyone nodded. Everyone knows that the most critical moment has now come. If one is not good, the First Army of the Expeditionary Force will be completely annihilated. For the glory of the Reich, they probably would not surrender to the Germans. In the end, I am afraid that I will inevitably die on the battlefield. Of course, as long as you can live. No one wants to die. Therefore, everyone will do their best to survive.

Paris, Allied Command. There was an atmosphere of tension throughout the command. The Battle of Arras, which had been brewing for several months, not only did not break the deadlock, but instead suffered a defeat, which made the coalition generals who originally thought that they could end the war as soon as possible. One by one, it was as if they had been poured a basin of cold water. There are also those who are worried about the further deterioration of the war situation. If the German offensive turns into a large-scale offensive, then the German army may come to Paris again at any time. Before, the French held out. Escaped. Will they be able to hold on this time?

The entire Allied Command was in disarray, and Admiral Petain and Field Marshal Douglas Haig were desperately pulling troops from the rear to prepare to consolidate the front line and prevent this German counterattack from turning into a large-scale counterattack.

"Report, urgent telegram from the Chinese Expeditionary Force." A major general officer reported loudly.

"The Chinese Expeditionary Force? What's wrong with them? Field Marshal Douglas Haig was stunned. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Admiral Pétain took the telegram and read it carefully. However, after reading the telegram, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

When Field Marshal Douglas Haig saw this, he hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

"The Chinese expeditionary force was surrounded by the Germans." Admiral Pétain said.

"What? They were surrounded by Germans? How is this possible? Didn't I already give the order to retreat? How could they be surrounded. Those Chinese, are they so weak? Field Marshal Douglas Haig felt nothing more than a whirlwind. You know, China is one of the two big countries that Britain and France are counting on! Whether the war can end at an early date depends on the two countries. Now, however, there has been an incident in which the Chinese Expeditionary Force was surrounded for the first time on the battlefield. Once the Chinese expeditionary force is eliminated or attacked, the consequences will be unimaginable. When the time comes, the Chinese side will definitely think that the coalition forces are deliberately framing the Chinese expeditionary force. This will inevitably cause rifts within the Entente and even affect the development of the war. When the time comes, he, the person in charge of the command of this campaign, will inevitably be greatly implicated. If it is not done well, it will be pushed out by the British government and the French government as a scapegoat, and the future will be bleak.

"It's not the Chinese themselves, it's the Australians. After receiving the order to retreat, they did not respond to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, withdrew ahead of schedule, and ceded their positions to the Germans, so that the rear route of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was cut off. Admiral Petain said.

"Australians? Bastard, those guys are harming the entire Entente! Field Marshal Douglas Haig said through gritted teeth.

Australia was a British colony, although Australia was now at war, and Britain promised to give Australia some autonomy. However, Australia is still part of the United Kingdom. The Australian troops disobeyed the order and retreated ahead of schedule, so much so that the Chinese expeditionary force fell into the encirclement of the Germans. This is no small matter! If the Chinese hold on to it, they will definitely point the finger directly at Britain. It was with great difficulty that Britain drew China into the camp of the Entente. If something goes wrong, it's a big problem.

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, now even had the heart to strangle the Australian commanders, thinking that they were completely harming the British! It's just that now it's not about the Australian army, it's about finding a way to rescue the Chinese expeditionary force. Otherwise, once the Chinese expeditionary force is annihilated, it will be a lot of fun.

"General Pétain, we have no other way, we must immediately organize our troops, attack Duran, and rescue the Chinese expeditionary force. Otherwise, once something happens to the Chinese expeditionary force, the consequences will be unimaginable. Marshal Douglas Haig said.

"The Germans must have surrounded Dulang and sent a large army to the south, and if we want to reach Dulang, we will probably need to organize more than half a million troops. Moreover, it is necessary to pay half the price of casualties. Admiral Petain was a little worried.

After all, the French army had just been defeated, and the morale of the troops had been hit again. It would be very difficult to gather a large army to attack Duran.

"We have no other way, we can't watch the Chinese expeditionary force be annihilated, even if all 500,000 troops die. If China stops sending expeditionary forces to Europe because of this, or even turns to the arms of the Germans, then we will be national sinners. Marshal Douglas Haig said.

Admiral Petain was stunned for a moment, and then he also knew the seriousness of the matter. If China really fell to the Allies because of this, it would be an unimaginable blow to the Entente. Even, they will become sinners of the state.

"However, we have only just been defeated by the Germans, and even if we organize our army now, we will not be able to reach Duran without a week. There are only more than 60,000 Chinese, can they hold out for that long? Admiral Petain was skeptical.

"We can only pray to God for help." Marshal Douglas Haig said helplessly.

If the Chinese expeditionary force had been wiped out before the Anglo-French forces reached Duran, then all their efforts would have been in vain. They could only pray to God that the Chinese expeditionary force would be able to hold out a little longer.

At the same time that the Allied Command received a telegram from the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the Imperial Legation in France also received a telegram from the Expeditionary Force. The Imperial Minister to France, Liu Xianxun, was shocked, and on the one hand, he made an urgent report to China, and on the other hand, he urgently met with French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon to express to him the great indignation of the Empire at the death of the Chinese expeditionary force by the Allied Forces, and reserved the right to pursue it.

French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon did not expect such a situation at all, and was in a hurry for a while. While pacifying the Imperial Minister in France, he hastened to report to President Raymond Poincaré and Prime Minister Aristide Briand.

The French government was also caught off guard, thinking that after China and the United States joined the Entente, the rest of the war would be smooth sailing. Unexpectedly, the Chinese Expeditionary Force had just entered the war, and it made such a big mess. If it is not handled well, I am afraid that the entire Entente will fall apart immediately. Therefore, the French government immediately ordered the French army to do everything possible to rescue the Chinese expeditionary force. (To be continued.) )

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