Chapter 2074: Suddenly

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The three divisions that are always in a ready state will be the first wave of attacks. One armored division will be responsible for blocking the Germans' armored spearhead. Then, after the British army initially establishes the defense line, the other two divisions will continue to enter the battlefield and strengthen As for the defense line, the five divisions plus the attached troops are about 90,000 or more. As for the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops, they must quickly find ways to withdraw to the north!

"The Germans are too arrogant this time. If their troops form a fist, they can easily divide our front in two. But unfortunately, they divided their troops. Several armored divisions were thrown into the vast expanse like sesame seeds. Regions, this gives us the opportunity. Now, the fate of the entire Fourth Army and the Fifth Army is in our hands. I hope everyone below myself can fulfill their duties!" Admiral Short said.

　　 Tens of thousands of British troops began to counterattack under the lead of tanks and armored vehicles. They were almost facing the direction of one of the German troops. According to the British intelligence, the German army on the opposite side can have no more than one division at most. Even if the British cannot annihilate their opponents, they can at least repel them!

　　 However, before facing the British army, the British counterattack forces were first met by hundreds of bombers. Now the situation does not allow the British to find a route that can avoid the German air strikes to support. The Germans are about to chop off the backbone of the British army. In this case, the British are uncovered for the first time. , Without the cover of the air force, the Germans were facing right, and when tens of thousands of troops spread out on the unobstructed plains, German bombers roared down like eagles that had found their prey!

The German bombing was very sudden. The bombers entered the battlefield from a height of less than 200 meters from the ground. The first thing they focused on was the British artillery unit and convoy. Hundreds of high-explosive bombs fell from the air like rain. A bomb exploded in the convoy, and the flower of death bloomed in flames and smoke. The powerful shock wave and shrapnel easily shredded carriages and trucks, overturned tons of artillery, and turned into the British who had no time to escape. A mass of black and red minced meat.

　　 The concentrated bombing by the Germans directly led to the appearance of a death zone extending for several kilometers on the road. Looking from the air, this black zone is so distorted and terrifying, like a scar on the earth! Beside this death zone covered by flames and gunpowder, countless British troops were running in the wilderness. Before the bombing was temporarily over, when British officers tried to regroup, some bombers that had dropped their bombs would come immediately. , Using intensive machine gun firepower to re-disperse British troops. In this way, an army that was originally like steel was ground into countless grit.

From the perspective of absolute loss, the German bombing was fierce but not fatal, but it is a pity that the bombers hovering in the air almost all the time and the uninterrupted attacks wiped out the last spirit of the British, and their nerves were Under tension and pressure, they were on the verge of collapse. The German bombing caused most of the British troops to be exhausted before the official engagement.

The Germans on the opposite side seemed to realize that they were a bit unrestrained. Before they approached the British trench system, the Germans readjusted their deployment. They gathered their troops and prepared to start attacking key nodes and face the regrouping. The German army and the British army of just a few divisions naturally could not open up the situation, but because the Germans also needed adjustments, there was no super-large-scale engagement for the time being.

"The Germans have a clear purpose. Their axis of attack is on Crozier, which is the boundary between us and the Fourth and Fifth Army in the south. The German forward has penetrated into our defense zone. If we If only the roads in the trenches are used for the transfer, the speed will be very slow. If nothing happens, the Germans’ frontal offensive should also start quickly. Once this happens, our two military groups on the southern line still hope Vague.” At this time, at the British Expeditionary Force headquarters in Dunkirk, Haig and his staff were discussing the current situation.

"The Germans not only wanted to cut the entire British expeditionary force in half, but there was also a force moving towards the sea. Their target should be Buren, and then they would go north to Calais. If the Germans' heavy artillery can cover Calais If so, then we can only retreat from Dunkirk. Millions of troops are evacuated from a port, which is almost unimaginable.” A British officer said.

"We now have two options. The first option is to abandon the Fourth and Fifth Army Groups in the south, and the three Army Groups in the north will immediately gather together to establish a ring defensive position and cooperate with the navy and air force to guard Calais and Dunkirk. The port is waiting for evacuation. The second option is very risky. We gather the elite troops of the three army groups and maintain the contact with the two army groups in the south, and then gradually retreat, preparing to withdraw from France." Chief of Staff General L. Wilson said.

"If we withdraw all the troops back to the fortification area, and then rely on heavy artillery and fortifications to defend, can we stop the cutting edge of the German army?" General Haig thought for a while and said ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There are three army groups in the north. Some group armies and corps belonged to heavy artillery, but all the train guns belonging to the 4th and 5th armies, the rear long-range heavy siege artillery, and most of the naval cannon lost more than 60%. These artillery pieces were deployed at a distance of 15 to 20 thousand. At a distance of meters, they were caught off guard by the German rear assault regiment and air force. They were destroyed or suppressed. The two southern armies can only rely on the heavy artillery inside the defense line. And although we have a garrison area, we are repairing the front. At that time, it was not considered that a large number of Germans would emerge from the rear. "Admiral Wilson shook his head and said.

　　 "You make me very embarrassed." Marshal Haig said with a gloomy face. It is really embarrassing. Judging from the current situation, although the German attack was unexpected, they suddenly crossed the line of defense and quickly completed the battle, and began to outflank the British rear.

It seems fierce, but there is indeed a silver lining for the British army. For example, the Germans have not yet launched an attack on Crozier. The British army can still contact the north and the south. Although the northern line is aggressive, if the Germans cannot quickly If the port is taken, the British fleet can rush to the coast of France within a day, and then use naval guns to support the army operations, not to mention the 12-inch, 10-inch and 9.2-inch guns on the old warships, just the popular 6-inch. The gun is enough for Germany. Therefore, from the current point of view, the British army has no reason to abandon the two southern armies.

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