"Quick, quick, speed up!" The night was dark, and in this dark night, there was a convoy, moving fast.

It was vital to the British to save the British Expeditionary Force and bring them back to England, the British Navy was almost half-crippled, and if the British Army suffered serious losses, the end of Britain could almost be seen.

Now, the advance is accelerating is the 3rd Infantry Division of the British Expeditionary Force, the vanguard of Montgomery.

At the same time, they were also the troops with the least losses, and when Wei Gang came to power and asked to switch to a counteroffensive, Montgomery did not bother to counterattack at all, and kept procrastinating.

In this way, the strength of the Third Infantry Division has been preserved, for example, now, the vehicles of their entire division are still in hand, and their logistical supplies are quite sufficient.

Now, the whole division is divided into 600 military vehicles and is advancing in the dark of night.

Now that the skies are all German, it is clearly not a good idea to act in the daytime, and besides, they have to hide their whereabouts not only from the Germans, but also from the French.

It can only be a fast forward at night!

However, they didn't have any night vision devices, so Montgomery came up with a simple and effective solution.

The reducer on the rear axle of all military vehicles is coated with a layer of reflective paint, illuminated by a small lamp hidden under the rear fender, so that nothing can be seen from the sky, nothing can be seen around, only the driver of the rear car, can see the faint light of the car in front.

The entire convoy turned off its headlights, implemented strict light control, and quietly retreated in the night.

The water network here is everywhere, the roads are muddy, and the rapid advance of the German armored forces at that time encountered great problems, so they prepared weeds in advance and paved a layer on the road, and their target was not Dunkirk, so it was not the same road as the Germans.

Even though it's a country road, they can still get through. In particular, to prevent accidents, Montgomery also set up traffic pickets at intersections and corners where it is easy to get lost to direct the convoy.

It was a long night, and they had to travel hundreds of kilometers to this night.

At daybreak, they were to reach Calais, where they would organize a strong defensive line to ensure Calais' safety, and hold out until the main forces of the subsequent expeditionary force arrived and calmly withdrew from the European continent.

This night is very important for them!

At the same time, in their north, the French Legion, was also in the movement.

The road was muddy, and since many vehicles were abandoned, the French soldiers could only step on the muddy road, moving forward little by little, and Dunkirk was their only way to survive.

The French 9th Army, the 27th Infantry Division, was walking slowly in front, they had long lost their fighting spirit, and now the only thing that supported them was that the British met them at Dunkirk.

Otherwise, they would not have to go at all, just wait, wait for the French to come and capture them, as many armies do, in fact.

Step by step, the boots under their feet became heavier and heavier, so much so that many could no longer walk.

"Buzz, buzz." At this moment, behind them, a tank drove over, and they looked at the people on the tank with envious expressions on their faces.

Infantry divisions are also equipped with tanks according to a certain proportion, such as this small Renault tank, which is the most common equipment in the French army.

The tanks soon overtook them and continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to Dunkirk.

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a huge fire came from the front, illuminating the dark night sky, and the Renault tank that had driven to the front had been destroyed!

Germans, Germans!

In an instant, they involuntarily panicked, it was obvious that their tanks were destroyed by the Germans, and they had already exchanged fire with the Germans!

"You can't retreat, rush, rush!" Behind, an order came: "As soon as we can break through the German lines, there will be ships to pick us up!" ”

The French commanders, already anticipating a fierce battle here, after all, Dunkirk was already occupied by the Germans, and they had to rush through the German lines in order to be able to rush to the sea!

They have no choice, they have to rush forward!

Hearing the order of the commander in the rear, the French soldiers picked up their weapons and continued to advance towards the opposite side, after all, it is night, the night will cover the attackers, the other side wants to defend such a large area of land, there must be gaps everywhere, as long as they can drill through!

"Snort." A chainsaw-like sound came, it was the firing of the terrible MG34 light machine gun! In the absence of flares, the opponent's aim is actually quite high!

Several French soldiers screamed and fell backwards, while the soldiers behind immediately fell to the ground and did not dare to move forward.

They were horrified to find that the Germans on the other side seemed to be able to see themselves clearly in the dark, which was really terrible!

They certainly don't know, the Germans, already have night vision devices!

The current night vision device is still a very primitive infrared headlight, with a receiving device, and it can only be used by one person, that is, the commander. This kind of device has begun to equip the German tank units with a look.

At the same time, with the successful development of transistors, large-scale transistor factories are being established, and it will not be long before Germany's electronic technology will usher in a leap, power consumption will be reduced, the volume will be reduced, and the night vision device for individual soldiers can also be developed accordingly.

It will take at least some time, and now, German tanks are the best way to deal with the French army attacking at night.

A small number of tanks were arranged in front of the defensive line, and when they saw the French slowly approaching them from the night vision devices, a one-sided slaughter-like battle began!

The MG34 machine gun on the tank was frantically strafing at the French army, and then, under the command of the commander, the driver slowly drove the tank forward, even if the tank gun was not used, just the machine gun, it could form an absolute advantage over the French army.

In this attack, the French soldiers, who had long lost their fighting spirit, collapsed at the touch of a button and began to retreat.

At this time, there was still a distance of more than ten kilometers from Dunkirk, and the German defense line had expanded to such a distance!

The battle for Dunkirk has already begun, but Calais is still quiet.

The cars of the 3rd Infantry Division, moving rapidly, sat in a car in the middle, Montgomery's brow had always been furrowed, and now, although they were moving well, the battle would start at any moment!