Chapter 569： Transfer to Dunkirk

In the encirclement of Germany, the main is the French First Army Group, and General Bjorte is the commander of the First Army Group.

This was originally a huge army, including the French 1st, 2nd, 7th and 9th Army, and the British Expeditionary Army.

The main deployment of this corps is in northern France, which is to prepare the Germans to fully enter Belgium once they start an offensive, help Belgium withstand the Germans' attack, and then launch a counterattack.

Unfortunately, the war did not proceed as they thought. The main force of the Germans actually traversed directly from the Ardennes Forest, blocking the back of the northern army.

Afterwards, the German army attacking from Belgium was also incredibly powerful. Their tanks, relying on their fast maneuvering capabilities, were crushed, and the main force of the corporation could not even resist a single German unit.

In this way, they failed and were surrounded.

If they choose to break out of the encirclement immediately after being encircled, they should be able to escape part of it. After all, the encirclement circle was still relatively large at the time, and there were many vacancies in the German positions.

But at this time, Wei Gang came and asked them to counterattack!

As a result, their counterattack failed, and precious time was wasted, and the encirclement of the Germans has shrunk.

Under General Bjort, now only the Ninth Army is left. He doesn't know where the rest of the Army is. Maybe behind him, maybe they have been captured by the Germans.

Fortunately, the British are also with them.

Bjorte has sent out a cry for help many times to Paris, but Paris has not made any substantive moves. They refused to connect with them. Bjorte was extremely disappointed.

At the same time, he also knew that what he led was already the main force of the French team. In Paris, no more troops could be raised to rescue them.

So, what are they going to do? Is it so, waiting to be captured by the Germans?

No, of course not!

They must find a way!

At this moment, the sound from the radio made him very excited. At this time, the British allies did not abandon them, and Churchill did not abandon them!

Dunkirk! The British will send the navy there to meet them, as long as they rush to the beach of Dunkirk, British ships will come to meet them and transport them to Great Britain!

"Korap, hurry up, order our army to move in the direction of Dunkirk." General Bjord shouted to General Korap, who was the commander of the 9th Army.

General Klap, but Bjord was not so happy. He frowned and said to Bjord: "General, we have no problem moving to Dunkirk, but now Dunkirk has been occupied by the Germans. , Can we take it back?"

Now, they did not know which German army occupied Dunkirk, but the encirclement was completely tied up, and Dunkirk had fallen into the German hands, but there was no doubt about it.

Under this circumstance, is it feasible to retake Dunkirk?

At present, the morale of the army is not very strong. In the encirclement of the Germans, there is a shortage of food and ammunition. Is it sure to use such a unit to attack Dunkirk's waiting German team?

"This is our only chance." General Bjord said: "If we can't take Dunkirk, then our army will be completely wiped out."

If you can't retreat from Dunkirk, what else can the French team do except surrender? They have to make a try!

"According to my order, give orders to the entire army, all transfer to Dunkirk, immediately, horse!" Bjord gave the order. Even though I can't contact other troops now, I have to give the order again and take away as much as possible.

At the same time, at a position about thirty kilometers away from his legion, Lord John Gott, the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, was also confused at this time, listening to London's orders.

"We bypassed the French team and headed towards Calais and Buren?" Gott looked at the map hung in the tent and said, "London, are you confident?"

When Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France formally declared war on Germany. At the same time, the British Expeditionary Force continued to increase its troops to France. Before Germany suddenly began to attack France, the strength of the British Expeditionary Force was as high as 13 divisions. In addition to the 1 division stationed on the Maginot Line and 3 second-line local army formations, there are 9 divisions in the encirclement.

For the fate of these nine divisions, Gott has also been exhausted, thinking about the retreat plan.

Now, the retreat plan finally arrived, but he always felt that it was inappropriate.

The British Expeditionary Force, in the Anglo-French Allied Forces, is actually very embarrassing On the surface, the British-French Allied Forces are on an equal footing, and the photos of Gott and Gan Maling standing side by side make the British public believe that they are parallel. Level.

But in reality, Gott is under the leadership of Bjorte, and in Bjorte's face, there is also General Jacques George, commander of the Northeast Front, and General George is directly under the command of the Allied Commander General Maurice Camerin. Before Gan Malin stepped down.

Gott is brave. In the First World War, he stormed the Hindenburg defense line and was awarded the Victoria Cross. However, his military thinking remained in the trench warfare stage. He did not have the slightest defense against German blitzkrieg.

At the same time, he is not a strategist. He is willing to follow the leadership of the French army when it comes to strategic deployment. Therefore, he is the least responsible for the current failure.

But now, it's time for him to take on the responsibility himself, they will put aside the law team and act alone!

General Gott is not stupid, he quickly figured out what the London side meant. Let the French team attract the attention of Germany, and then create opportunities for your own retreat.

Is this really good?

"General, we have no time now." Beside him, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, Montgomery, said to Gott: "Prime Minister Churchill has worked so much for our retreat. We can't let him down."

Montgomery very much agrees with this plan. It is impossible to retreat south, only to cross the English Channel and return to Britain. The war on the European continent has been lost!

Since the French team cannot be taken away, wouldn't it be great to let the French team cover for oneself and attract the attention of the Germans? It is reported that the German troops in Dunkirk are an armored division!

"Okay, follow London's orders and act now." Finally, General Gott agreed. This is the last chance to save the British Expeditionary Force!