"General, it's about to dawn, what should we do?" A lieutenant general asked with a worried expression.

Admiral Haig's face was also very unsightly at the moment. The German defenses were too strong, and their will to fight was surprisingly strong. This made the British army pay a great price in the attack at night, but they had no way to take the German defense line, and could only watch the front of the German defense line pile up a thick layer of corpses.

"It's dawn, and it's impossible for us to break through the German lines anymore. The German warships and planes were about to launch a massive artillery bombardment and bombardment of us. In such a situation, if you continue to attack, it will only send the troops to their deaths! Admiral Haig said helplessly.

"Yes! Checkmate. It seems that the situation will develop in a very negative direction for us. The other generals also said. Everyone is very worried about the current development of the war.

"Order the troops, prepare to retreat!" Admiral Haig ordered.

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

Although, the retreat now makes the generals of the British army very unwilling. However, they also know that there is no way around it. If they don't retreat, they'll only pay a bigger price.

The German generals at the front were relieved. It was already dawn, and their crisis was resolved. They can also be regarded as having established themselves in the United Kingdom. Next, as long as a steady stream of more troops landed on British soil, they could launch a large-scale attack. The next battle will develop in their favor.

"Report to the general. The command called, and the Army Air Corps was about to launch an air raid on the British. The naval guns would also immediately launch a massive artillery bombardment of the British. The 3rd, 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions of the Army will land subsequently. The command instructed us to mobilize the forces that could still continue the operation, and after the naval shelling and the air raids of the air force were over, launch a counterattack to further expand the results of the battle! A staff officer reported.

"Immediately instruct the troops to seize the time to rest. Wait until the shelling of the Navy and the air support of the Army Aviation Corps begin, and then prepare for a counterattack. After being pressed and beaten by the British all night, it is time for us to launch a counterattack! "Alexander? Lieutenant General Linsingen ordered.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order.

Although the soldiers on the front line were very tired, everyone still ate bread with the hot soup sent by the cooks. After a night of fighting, they were already exhausted. However, in order to have enough physical strength to fight back in the future, they still ate breakfast in three or two, and then hurried to squint.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The naval guns began a fierce shelling, and the dense shells smashed at the British troops who were preparing to retreat. The power of these naval guns was already very amazing, and under the bombardment of naval guns, the British paid a great price.

"Boom!"

A 380-mm shell hit a truck that was being loaded with shells as it was about to evacuate, causing an instant explosion that killed all the British soldiers around it.

"Retreat! Speed up the retreat! The British generals on the front line immediately ordered. They all realized that a massive German counterattack was imminent. Under the heavy fire of the German army, it was almost impossible for them to resist the German counterattack.

"Run! The Germans were about to call. ”

Countless British soldiers frantically wanted to escape from the battlefield. They had been terrified by the terrible fighting of the previous night. In their minds, it was already considered even that the Germans were invincible.

"Buzz!"

There was a sound in the sky like wild bees flying, and some British soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky. Suddenly, they noticed that small black dots had appeared in the eastern sky. British soldiers who had fought fiercely with the Germans knew what those little black dots represented.

"Airplanes! Plane! The planes of the Germans are coming! The British soldiers shouted in horror.

The strafing and bombing of the German Army Air Corps also left a great deal of confusion on the British soldiers, who did not know how many of their comrades were killed by German planes with aerial machine gun fire or by bombs dropped by aircraft.

"Da Da Da!" The fighters began to dive and strafe, slaughtering the British soldiers with aerial machine guns. British soldiers were constantly being shot and falling to the ground screaming.

"Boom!"

An aerial bomb fell right into the ranks of retreating British troops, killing dozens of British soldiers.

"Lie down! Lie down and dodge now! A British officer shouted loudly and instructed the British soldiers on how to dodge the enemy's air raids.

But then, he was hit by a bullet from an aviation machine gun, and his body was directly cut in two.

Under the air raids of the fighters of the German Army Air Corps, the British suffered very heavy losses.

And at this time, the German army and marines launched a counterattack. Supported by naval guns and Army Air Force fighters, they launched a fierce attack on the retreating British troops.

In the face of such a blow, the British army simply could not hold on.

"Oh God! I surrender, I don't want to fight anymore! A young British soldier threw away his weapon, raised his hand and surrendered to the Germans.

The power of example was endless, and when morale was severely affected, the rest of the British soldiers surrendered. This allowed the German counterattack to be a great success without much effort.

There were also a large number of British soldiers who did not want to surrender, and they desperately ran away. In order to speed up and escape, he even threw away his weapons and equipment. This made the retreat of the British army no longer be able to be called a retreat, and it should be more appropriate to call it a rout.

The German counterattack, a company broke through several lines of defense deployed by the British troops on the coast. The British soldiers were able to flee back to the city and hold on. However, these urban areas were also within the range of German naval artillery, and German Army Air Corps fighters were also able to bomb them. Therefore, even if the British army hid in the city, they could not escape.

However, the Germans did not take advantage of the situation to attack the cities occupied by the British. On the one hand, the British had already built a large number of fortifications in those cities, and it would cost too many casualties to rush into them. In addition, the soldiers had been fighting fiercely all night and were very tired. Wait until the follow-up troops arrive, and then there is a good opportunity to attack.