In the German encirclement, the main one was the French 1st Army Group, and General Björtte, was the commander of the 1st Army Group.

This would have been a large corps, including the French 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 9th armies, as well as the British Expeditionary Force.

The main deployment of this corps in northern France was to prepare for the Germans to enter Belgium once they began to attack, to help Belgium resist the German attack, and then launch a counteroffensive.

Unfortunately, the war did not go as they thought, and the main force of the Germans actually crossed directly from the Ardennes Forest, blocking the rear road of the army group in the north.

Then, the German army attacked from Belgium was also extremely strong, their tanks, relying on their rapid maneuverability, crushed over, and the main force of the French legion could not even resist a German army.

In this way, they failed and were surrounded.

If they had chosen to break through to the south immediately after being surrounded, they should have been able to escape partially, after all, the encirclement was still relatively large at that time, and there were many vacancies in the German positions.

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

As a result, their counteroffensive failed, and valuable time was lost, and the encirclement of the Germans was already narrowed.

Under General Björtte, now only the Ninth Army remains, and the rest of the Army, which he also does not know where, perhaps in his rear, has been captured by the Germans.

Fortunately, the British are also with them.

Björt has sent many pleas for help to Paris, but Paris has not made any substantive moves, and Björtte is extremely disappointed that they have not been able to contact them.

At the same time, he also knew that what he led was already the main force of the French army. Paris, for its part, was unable to raise more troops to rescue them.

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

No, of course not!

They have to find a way!

And at this moment, the voice from the radio made him very excited, at such a time, the British allies did not abandon them, Churchill did not abandon them!

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

"Kolap, quick, order our troops, move in the direction of Dunkirk." General Björtte shouted to his subordinate General Kolap, commander of the 9th Army.

General Kolap, but not as happy as Björtte, frowned, and said to Björtte: "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 force had occupied Dunkirk, but there was no doubt that the encirclement had been completely encircled and that Dunkirk had fallen into German hands.

In this case, is it feasible for the side to retake Dunkirk?

Now, the morale of the army is not very strong, in the encirclement of the Germans, there is a lack of food and ammunition, is it sure that with such a force, to attack the German army in Dunkirk to rest and wait?

"This is our only chance." General Björtte said: "If we do not take Dunkirk, then our army will be completely destroyed." ”

If it is not possible to retreat from Dunkirk, then what can the French army do except surrender? They've got to have to try!

"With my orders, give orders to the entire corps, all to Dunkirk, immediately, immediately!" Björtte gave the order. Now, although it is impossible to contact the other armies, it is necessary to give orders to take as much as possible with what can be taken.

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

"We bypassed the French army and advanced in the direction of Calais and Buren?" Gort looked at the map hanging in the tent and said, "London, are you confident?" ”

When Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France officially declared war on Germany, and at the same time, the British Expeditionary Force also continued to increase troops to France, and before Germany suddenly moved against France, the strength of the British Expeditionary Force was as high as 13 divisions, in addition to 1 division stationed on the Maginot Line and 3 second-line home army formations, there were 9 divisions in the encirclement.

For the fate of these 9 divisions, Gort has been thinking about it all the time, thinking about a plan for retreat.

Now, the retreat plan has finally arrived, but he always feels that it is not appropriate.

The British Expeditionary Force, in the Anglo-French coalition, was actually very embarrassing.

On the surface, the British and French forces were on an equal footing, and the photograph of Gort and Gammelin standing side by side convinced the British public that they were on a parallel level.

But in reality, Goth was led by Björtte, and above Björkt, there was the commander of the Northeast Front, General Jacques George, who was directly under the orders of the Allied commander-in-chief, General Maurice Gammerin. (Before Ganmalin stepped down.) ）

Gort was brave, and in the First World War he stormed the Hindenburg Line, and was awarded the Victoria Cross, but his military thinking also stayed at the stage of trench warfare, and he did not have the slightest defense against the German blitzkrieg.

At the same time, he is not a strategist, and he is willing to obey the leadership of the French army on the issue of strategic deployment, so he has the lightest responsibility for the current failure.

But now it's time for him to take responsibility himself, and they will leave the French army behind and go it alone!

General Goth was not stupid, and he quickly came up with the intentions of the London side. Let the French army attract the attention of Germany, and then create an opportunity for your own retreat.

So, is it really good?

"General, we don't have time now." On his side, Montgomery, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said to Gott: "Prime Minister Churchill has put so much thought into our retreat that we cannot fail him." ”

Montgomery was very much in favor of this plan, it was impossible to retreat south, only to cross the English Channel and return to England, the war on the European continent, already lost!

Since it is impossible to take away the French army, wouldn't it be nice to simply let the French army cover for your own side and attract the attention of the Germans? There is information that the German units in Dunkirk are an armored division!

"Okay, follow London's orders, act immediately!" Finally, General Gort agreed, and this was the last chance to save the British Expeditionary Force!