Seventy-nine. French officer
"Stop shooting, stop shooting!"
Just as the 1st Trench Assault Squad began to gain the upper hand, a French major waving a white flag shouted at the French soldiers.
Wang Weiyi also made his soldiers stop moving.
"Major Madan, 178th French Infantry Regiment."
"Captain Ernst Bremm, Supplementary Battalion of the 16th German Bavarian Infantry Regiment."
"Oh, you are the creator of the miracle of the Somme." Apparently, the French reacted far less strongly to the suffering suffered by the British: "Captain Ernst, given that the battle is irreversible, Colonel Fargude of the 178th regiment has ordered to stop the fighting and surrender to the Germans"
Wang Weiyi was completely stunned, what is going on?
Surrender? The battle has only just begun.
Major Madan had a serious face: "We demand that the officers and soldiers who surrender should not be mistreated, and that officers and soldiers should enjoy different rights as prisoners of war."
Major Madan made several demands for surrender in one breath.
Wang Weiyi and his subordinates were dumbfounded, not because the demand for surrender was unreasonable, but because it was too incredible to surrender in such a situation.
"There are still five minutes left," Xiao Ling's voice sounded like there was no need to continue the countdown.
"Captain Ernst Bream, I hope you will be able to accept our request at once."
"I accept." Wang Weiyi perked up a little, and the French major standing opposite him now did not look like a surrenderer from his expression, but like a victor: "All your surrender demands have been met, and I guarantee that all surrendered French officers and soldiers will be treated fairly."
French, French, what can you say to Wang Weiyi?
"Okay, please wait, Colonel Fargud will be out soon."
As he spoke, Colonel Fargude of the 178th French Infantry Regiment walked out with "majestic" steps. He came to Wang Weiyi, still with the arrogance of the French: "Captain, congratulations on your victory." ”
"Thank you." Wang Weiyi felt a little crying and laughing.
Although I already have some knowledge of the character of the French, it still feels extremely ridiculous when it comes to face-to-face. Perhaps, in the eyes of Colonel Fargud, it was a great honor for the other party to be able to obtain his own surrender.
"Captain, I feel the need to write you a list." Colonel Fargude said slowly, "These are my personal belongings, which include a tea set, a fine pipe, and"
Wang Weiyi listened patiently to what he said: "I will, Colonel, your personal belongings will be properly kept, and I will personally deliver them to your residence in the prisoner of war camp, and I promise to return them completely after the war."
Fargude nodded with satisfaction and called Major Mardan: "Major, send more heralds to tell everyone in the 178th Infantry Regiment that their battle is over, and ask them to remain calm and serious in their positions, waiting for the arrival of the Germans, and of course, the dignity of the French soldiers must be guaranteed." ”
"Yes, Colonel." Major Martin replied respectfully.
"Come, Somme miracle worker." Fargud straightened out his uniform: "Come to my tent, let's have a drink, you'll like the rum I brought." ”
Wang Weiyi and his subordinates looked at each other and found that they were just as helpless as themselves.
If fighting the British is very cruel, then fighting these French is really no different from the game, and the battle ends in eight minutes? Well, Captain Ernst Bream really overestimated those French
Walking into Fargud's tent, Wang Weiyi was an eye-opener.
The tents are stunningly furnished and this is simply an exquisite mobile villa. An orderly in a military uniform is more of a servant than a soldier.
"For your victory." Colonel Fargude raised his glass without feeling sorry for his defeat.
"For my victory" Wang Weiyi felt awkward no matter how he said this.
Falgude refilled the two glasses: "Captain Ernst, I have heard that you have been canonized as a baron by Wilhelm II, and this is very worthy of my respect. You learned that if the Emperor Napoleon was still around, I would have become a member of the aristocracy, and my ancestors were very famous in France."
Fargud babbled about the glory of his ancestors for more than twenty minutes, and then he asked casually as if he remembered something:
"As a captain, I was amazed that you could command a battalion, and I remember that in the German army it was not surprising that even a lieutenant colonel commanded a battalion. Ah, your replenishment camps are all here. ”
"No, Colonel." Wang Weiyi smiled: "It's my first squad of trench assault here. ”
Colonel Fargude was stunned for a moment: "Ah, then there are several hundred people in your squad?" ”
"Less than twenty."
The cup that Colonel Fargud raised to his lips stopped abruptly, wondering if he had misheard: "How many people did you say?" Is it less than two hundred? ”
"Colonel, there are nineteen left, to be exact, because we have already lost two soldiers in battle."
The feeling of collapse came to Colonel Fargud's mind in an instant.
He has the strength of a regiment, the strength of a whole regiment! However, the strength of this regiment shamefully surrendered to a small detachment of nineteen German troops.
It's over, his honor is completely finished, and this will spread out, and he will become the laughing stock of all France.
Jump up and resist? No, that's not what a gentleman should do. Moreover, the man in front of him is the "demon of the Somme", and he can easily crush his own neck in a matter of seconds.
The demons of the Somme? Thinking of this nickname, Fargud's heart was relieved. Ah, the British have all been killed by him alone, and what is the sadness of being his prisoner?
Thinking of this, Fargud's face looked much better.
"Colonel, most of our men have received orders." Major Mardan walked in: "They were all waiting for the arrival of the Germans in their place, and promised not to resist. ”
Colonel Fargud smiled awkwardly, "Good job, Madan. Let's sit down and have a drink with us. ”
Wang Weiyi really saw what a French officer was this time.