Chapter 569: Transfer to Dunkirk 4)
In the siege of Germany, the main one is the 1st Army Group of France, and General Bjotter is the commander of the 1st Army Group.
This was originally a huge legion, including the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 9th French armies, as well as the British Expeditionary Force.
The main deployment of this legion was in northern France, which was to prepare for the Germans to start attacking and enter Belgium in full swing, help Belgium resist the German attack, and then launch a counterattack.
Unfortunately, the war did not go on as they thought. The main force of the Germans actually crossed directly from the Arden forest, blocking the rear of the army in the north.
Then, the German army attacked from Belgium was extremely powerful. Their tanks were crushed by their fast maneuverability. The main force of the French army could not even resist a German army.
In this way, they failed and were surrounded.
If they immediately chose to break south after being surrounded, they should be able to escape part of them. After all, the encirclement was quite large at that time, and there were many vacancies on the German positions.
But at this time, Wei Gang came up and actually asked them to counterattack!
As a result, their counterattack failed and also delayed valuable time, while the German encirclement had narrowed.
General Bjöt's men are now the Ninth Army, and he doesn't know where the rest of the army is, perhaps in his rear, maybe they have been captured by the Germans.
Fortunately, the British are with them too.
Bjöt had asked Paris for help many times, but Paris had not made any substantial moves. They refused to join the team, and Bjöt was extremely disappointed.
At the same time, he also knew that he was already the main force of the French army. Paris could not raise more troops to rescue them.
So, what should they do? Are they just waiting to be captured by the Germans?
No, of course not!
They have to find a way!
And at this moment, the sound from the radio excited him. At this time, the British allies did not abandon them, and Churchill did not abandon them!
Dunkirk! Britain will send a navy there to pick them up, and as long as they rush to Dunkirk's beach, British ships will come to greet them and transport them to Great Britain!
"Korap, hurry, order our army to move towards Dunkirk." General Bjort shouted to General Kolap, who was the commander of the 9th Army.
General Kolap, but Bjöt was not as happy as that. He frowned and said to Bjöt, "General, we have no problem moving towards Dunkirk, but now Dunkirk has been occupied by the Germans. Can we take it back?"
Now, they did not know which German troops occupied Dunkirk, but the encirclement was completely ripped up, and Dunkirk had fallen into the hands of the Germans, without a doubt.
In this case, is it feasible to retake Dunkirk back?
Now, the morale of the army is not very strong. In the siege of the Germans, there is a lack of food and ammunition. Are you sure to use such a force to attack the German army that is waiting for help in Dunkirk?
"This is our only chance," said General Bjöt. "If we cannot seize Dunkirk, our army will be completely destroyed."
If we cannot retreat from Dunkirk, what else can the French army do besides surrender? They must make an attempt!
"Using my orders, I will send orders to the entire legion, and all of them will be transferred to Dunkirk, immediately, immediately!" Bjöt issued the order. Although he could not contact other troops, he would also give the orders and take as many as possible away as possible.
At the same time, about thirty kilometers away from his legion, Lord John Gott, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, was also obscured at this time, listening to the orders issued by London.
"We go around the French army and head towards Calais and Bren?" Gott looked at the map hanging inside the tent and said, "Are you confident in London?"
When Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France officially declared war on Germany. At the same time, the British Expeditionary Force continued to increase its troops towards France. Before Germany suddenly attacked France, the British Expeditionary Force had as many as 13 divisions. In addition to one division stationed on the Maginot Line and three local army formations on the Second Line, there were 9 divisions in the encirclement.
For the fate of these nine divisions, Gott has been working hard to think about a plan to retreat.
Now, the retreat plan has finally arrived, but he always feels it is not suitable.
The British Expeditionary Force is actually very embarrassing among the British and French coalition forces.
On the surface, the photos of the British and French coalition forces standing side by side, and Gott and Ganmolin stood side by side, convinced the British public that they were of parallel levels.
But in fact, Gott was led by Bjöt, and above Bjöt, there was General Jacques George, the commander of the Northeast Front. General George directly obeyed General Morris Ganmolin, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Army.
Gott was brave. In World War I, he attacked the Hindenburg defense line and won the Victoria Cross. However, his military thought also remained in the trench warfare stage and had no defense against the German blitzkrieg.
At the same time, he is not a strategist, and he is willing to obey the French leadership on strategic deployment. Therefore, in his current failure, his responsibilities are the lightest.
But now, it is time for him to take responsibility himself, and they will abandon the French army and act alone!
General Gott was not stupid. He quickly came up with the intention of London, allowing the French army to attract Germany's attention, and then creating opportunities for his retreat.
Is this really good?
"General, we have no time now." On his side, Montgomery, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said to Gott: "Prime Minister Churchill has been thinking about our retreat so much that we cannot let him down."
Montgomery agreed with this plan very much. It is impossible to retreat south. It can only be to cross the English Channel and return to Britain. The war on the European continent has already lost!
Since it is impossible to take the French army away, wouldn’t it be nice to just let the French army cover for their own side and attract the attention of the Germans? There is news that the German troops in Dunkirk are an armored division!
Chapter completed!