Crey, British Expeditionary Force Command. The news www.biquge.info the Germans captured Omaleh and easily defeated the 2nd Infantry Division of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force has been confirmed, which makes these generals of the British Expeditionary Force look a little unpleasant.

After all, the 2nd Infantry Division can be regarded as the elite of the British Army, and it was defeated so easily, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the British Army!

"Your Excellency, the 2nd Infantry Division was unprepared when attacked by the Germans. George? Major General Milne, even more, received the order, but still did not take precautions, these obvious dereliction of duty. I request that he be sent back to the country to face trial before a military court. Admiral Haig said with a dark face. What happened to the 2nd Infantry Division made him, the commander of the group army, lose face.

Sir French nodded: "George? Major General Milne, this time it was indeed an unforgivable mistake! However, the Germans were able to defeat the 2nd Infantry Division and take Omal in just two hours, which shows that their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. ”

"Sir Excellency, this is because the Germans have sent a large number of infantry. The 2nd Infantry Division was defenseless on the one hand, and had no experience in dealing with the Germans' armored forces on the other, which is why it suffered a crushing defeat so quickly. "said the commander of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force, Admiral Benson.

"Your Excellency, the German armoured forces are indeed very powerful. In particular, it was the Germans' 8th Army Corps that attacked Omalle, and they were on the Eastern Front, but they single-handedly defeated the Russians. The commander of the 1st French Army, Admiral Despere, lamented.

Originally, the French had great hopes for Russia as an ally. In their opinion, there are France and Russia flanking Germany from both sides. No matter how powerful the Germans were, they would definitely not be able to resist their attack. But I didn't expect that the Russians would be so vulnerable and easily defeated by the Germans. As a result, France is now in extreme danger.

"In any case, the Germans have already attacked. Then we need to fend off their attacks and find opportunities to defeat them. What happened to the 2nd Infantry Division, I don't want it to happen again. Sir French said.

"Yes, Sir Sir." Several army group commanders replied.

"The Germans have captured Omale, can you now judge the direction of their attack?" Sir French asked.

"Sir Sir, after the Germans have captured Aumale, they will continue their attack to the south, attacking Rouen, which is garrisoned by the 1st Army, and attacking Beauvais, which is garrisoned by the 1st French Army, and from here they will attack Paris. For now, it seems that the Germans are a little more likely to attack Beauvais. Admiral Haig said.

The reason for his judgment was that he believed that Paris was still the primary target of the German army. Attack Beauvais and defeat the French 1st Army, in which case the Germans would be very close to Paris.

Sir French nodded, "In that case, then we will have to strengthen our defenses in Beauvais." General Benson, with half of his troops drawn from the 3rd Army, rushed to Beauvais to assist the French 1st Army in defending the area. In any case, the German offensive must be stopped. I'll send other troops to reinforce me. If we can crush the German offensive in Beauvais. Then, we will be able to defeat them in one fell swoop. ”

"Yes, Sir Sir." Both Admiral Despere and Admiral Benson replied.

"General Haig, your 1st Army must also be ready. As soon as we fended off the German attack in Beauvais, the 1st Army immediately attacked the flanks of the Germans, assisting the frontal troops and defeating them in one fell swoop! Sir French continued.

"Yes, Sir Sir." Admiral Haig nodded, seeing this as an opportunity to be ashamed.

On the orders of Sir French French, the Anglo-French forces immediately went into action. The French 1st Army reinforced its position at Beauvais and awaited the German attack. At the same time, the British Expeditionary Force sent 100,000 troops to reinforce Beauvais, preparing to hold off the Germans there.

It's just a pity that Sir French was wrong from the start. The target of the German offensive, albeit Paris. However, they were not going to attack Beauvais, but planned to cross the Seine from Rouen.

The German 8th Panzer Division and the 34th Infantry Division marched from Aumales on 2 April towards Rouen.

Because of the disastrous defeat of the 2nd Infantry Division at Omaal, the rest of the Anglo-French forces did not dare to take it lightly. The Germans had just set out from Omal when they were spotted by their reconnaissance troops.

"The Germans marched south from Omalle? How is this possible? When Sir French heard the news, he was shocked and couldn't believe it could be like this.

"Sir Sir, it seems that the direction of the Germans' attack is not Beauvais, but Rouen. We need to tell General Haig and get him ready. Admiral Benson said.

Early in the morning of 2 April, Admiral Haig left Crey and returned to Rouen to take command of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force.

Sir French nodded, but he still couldn't figure it out. Beauway was closer to Paris, but why would the Germans go so far as to attack Rouen?

"Send a telegram to General Haig and let him fend off the German attack in Rouen. General Benson, you lead the whole of the 3rd Army, as well as a part of the 1st French Army, to rush to Rouen at once, cooperate with the 1st Army, and thwart the German conspiracy. This time, no matter what, the Germans must be defeated! Sir French said.

"Yes, Sir Sir." Admiral Benson replied.

In response to the direction of the German attack, the Anglo-French forces also immediately changed their deployment. The commander of the British 3rd Army, Admiral Benson, led the entire 3rd Army and the French 1st Army, with 300,000 men, to Rouen to reinforce the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force.

When Admiral Haig learned that Rouen had become the target of the German attack, he was even more nervous. Immediately after rushing back to Rouen, he ordered the 1st Army to be put in a state of emergency combat readiness. At the same time, the line of defense began to shrink. Withdraw all the troops deployed on the periphery to the perimeter of Rouen, and prepare to wait for reinforcements here.

After learning about the strong attack power of the German army, Admiral Haig did not even have the courage to fight the German army in the field. After all, when fighting in the field, they simply had no way to resist the attack of the German armored forces.