"General, let's go quickly, if we don't leave, it will be too late. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info," Admiral Benson's captain of the guard said to him. Now, they have fled to the Seine. Just swim across the Seine and you'll be able to escape.

A large number of Anglo-French soldiers were jumping into the Seine and swimming towards the south bank of the Seine. When the Germans pressed from the east, west and north, fleeing south had become the only option. As for the breakout, after countless failed attempts and only a corpse was left, no one had the luxury of breaking through the German encirclement and escaping.

However, the Seine is not a small river, it is second only to the Loire in France. This section of the river is even wider than 100 meters. It is now the time when the river is in high water, and the river is turbulent. It is almost impossible for people with bad water to swim across the Seine and escape. Not to mention, there are many people who don't know how to be water-based at all. It was absolutely impossible for them to swim across the Seine.

Even though there are many people who hug templates, branches, etc., and want to use the buoyancy of these things to cross the river, there are still very few who succeed. On the contrary, I don't know how many people drowned in the Seine. Their bodies flowed down the river all the way to the Atlantic.

The commander of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force, Admiral Benson, looked at the wide Seine River and could not help but feel a panic.

"I, I can't swim!" Admiral Benson said.

The members of the guard were stunned. Admiral Benson could not swim, and it would have been very difficult to get him safely to the south bank of the Seine.

The captain of the guard gritted his teeth, and then said, "General, don't worry, we will send you safely to the south bank of the Seine." ”

After all, Admiral Benson was the commander of the army group, and they were in turn Admiral Benson's guard. If they had abandoned Admiral Benson and fled on their own, the consequences would have been severe. If they don't, they will be sent directly to a court-martial. The British Army would never allow such a situation to happen.

The guards found a door panel on which Admiral Benson lay down. A few members of the water-friendly guard, holding on to the door panel, swam towards the south bank of the Seine.

I have to admit that Admiral Benson's luck is relatively good. Escorted by several members of the guards, he escaped alive to the south bank of the Seine, despite many thrills along the way.

But most of the Anglo-French forces were not so lucky. The coalition soldiers who managed to swim across the Seine and escape to the other side of the river were only a handful. Most of the coalition soldiers were drowned in the Seine. Those who arrived later turned pale with fright when they saw the bodies of coalition soldiers floating on the Seine.

After the Germans chased after them, they surrendered directly to the Germans.

The encirclement and annihilation of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force and the 1st Army of the French Army by the 1st Army of the German 1st Army were a complete success. The Anglo-French army totaled more than 300,000 people, and except for a very few who escaped, the rest were either killed or drowned, and the rest surrendered to the Germans. More than 200,000 prisoners of war were captured.

In this battle, the 1st Army Corps and the 8th Army Corps directly solved half of the total strength of the Anglo-French forces deployed in the northwest of France. In addition, the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, which was struggling in Rouen, if they were to be eaten, there would not be much left of the Anglo-French army. The Germans won the battle.

Rouen, the headquarters of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, Admiral Haig was still waiting for reinforcements under Admiral Benson. Although the Germans only sent six infantry divisions into the city of Rouen to fight street battles with the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, they relied on strong firepower and advanced street fighting tactics to defeat the British army and suffer heavy losses. Even if the British army was still struggling to hold on, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the Germans won the final victory.

"How long will it take for reinforcements led by General Benson to arrive? Keep in touch with them. Admiral Haig ordered.

"Yes, General." The adjutant immediately went down to deliver the order.

However, after a few minutes, the adjutant returned with a pale face.

"General, General Benson called, they were besieged by the main German forces. The Germans attacked them with hundreds of tanks, and their lines had been breached. Now the whole army is retreating. The adjutant reported.

"What? How so? Isn't the main force of the Germans attacking Rouen? How would they attack General Benson them? Admiral Haig clearly couldn't believe that.

However, Admiral Haig then had the idea that General Benson would never deceive him on this matter. Well, this also means that it is not the main force of the German army that attacks Rouen. At the thought of this, Admiral Haig almost despaired. As a reorganized group army, they couldn't even defeat several German divisions. While suppressing them, the Germans were able to send their main force to besiege the 300,000 reinforcements led by Admiral Benson and defeat them. This undoubtedly shows that the combat effectiveness of the German army is even stronger than they expected!

"General, what should we do now? General Benson, who had already fallen into the encirclement of the Germans, was already in danger. A major general asked.

"General, it will be very dangerous for us to defend Rouen. Once General Benson and they were defeated, the main German forces would attack Rouen. When the time comes, we simply can't resist it. Another lieutenant general suggested.

Obviously, everyone is very unoptimistic about this battle. If the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force continues to hold out, then the final result is very likely to be completely wiped out by the Germans here. Therefore, in such a situation, everyone undoubtedly has other thoughts.

Admiral Haig was also a little hesitant.

It was at this time that a new telegram arrived. Admiral Benson had a telegram sent to Admiral Haig, informing him that the 3rd Army of the Expeditionary Force had completely collapsed, and that Admiral Haig had already planned for him.

This telegram made Admiral Haig make up his mind.

"Command the ministries to hold out for the night. As soon as it gets dark, we evacuate Rouen! Along the Seine, evacuate westward. Admiral Haig ordered.

He knew very well that the Anglo-French alliance was estimated to be defeated in this battle, and if he withdrew to Paris, there would be no way to survive at all, and only by escaping from the main battlefield could he continue to live.

After nightfall, the remnants of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, under the leadership of Admiral Haig, withdrew from Rouen.