Crey, British Expeditionary Force Command. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The atmosphere at the current headquarters has become very tense. The 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force was stormed by the Germans at Rouen and suffered heavy losses. The 3rd Army of the Expeditionary Force and the 1st Army of the French Army were again encircled by the Germans and were in danger. It can be said that the current situation is quite unfavorable for the British Expeditionary Force. If you are not careful, the entire expeditionary force will be severely damaged.

"What to do? What now? The 1st Army could no longer hold out in Rouen. The 3rd Army and the French army fell into the trap of the Germans again. If they are wiped out, how will this battle continue? "The commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Sir French, was so anxious that he almost tore off his hair.

It's just that this is of no use to alleviate the current crisis.

"Your Excellency, we need to muster our troops at once to reinforce General Benson, or they will be wiped out by the Germans. Once they are annihilated, it will be very difficult for us to reverse the situation. Admiral Despere, commander of the 1st French Army, suggested. After all, half of his 1st Army had sent its troops to accompany the British Expeditionary Force's 3rd Army, and was now encircled by the Germans.

"General Benson reinforcements? Where do we have the surplus forces to reinforce them? Your 1st Army, there are 100,000 men left. Unless troops are drawn from Paris. Moreover, if troops are drawn from Paris, I am afraid it will be too late. Sir French said.

Although, the Anglo-French army still had two army groups in Paris. However, it will take time to mobilize troops from Paris to reinforce Admiral Benson. Whether Admiral Benson will hold out until reinforcements arrive is undoubtedly difficult to say. What's more, now the Anglo-French forces are also fighting very badly on the eastern front. If the two armies stationed in Paris were withdrawn, what would happen to the city defense of Paris?

"Your Excellency, then we can't do nothing and watch 300,000 troops being annihilated by the Germans, right?" Admiral Despere asked. It was clear that they were about to suffer a crushing defeat this time. This is undoubtedly difficult for the Anglo-French forces to bear.

"General, I will send a telegram to Admiral Benson, and ask him to lead his troops to hold out. In addition, I will send a telegram to your government asking for their consent to send the 4th Army of the Expeditionary Force and the 10th Army of the French Army to reinforce us. Sir French said.

As Admiral Despere said, they could not have watched Admiral Benson and 300,000 Anglo-French soldiers being eaten by the Germans like this. Even if they knew it, even if they were to deploy troops now, it would be difficult for them to arrive in time. But they also have to do their best. Once the 300,000-strong army led by Admiral Benson was annihilated by the Germans, it would be a heavy blow to the Anglo-French forces. It can even be concluded from this that the Anglo-French forces had no chance of winning in this battle.

"Yes, Sir Sir." Admiral Despere nodded.

But before Sir French could send the telegram to Paris, another telegram from Admiral Benson arrived. He reported to Sir French that they had come under heavy attack from the Germans, especially the German armoured units, and had gathered hundreds of tanks to storm their lines. Now, their line of defense has been breached, and the entire line of defense has collapsed.

This news made Sir French and Admiral Despere look like ashes. They all knew that in such a case, sending troops to rescue Admiral Benson and them was already a joke and made no sense.

Even if reinforcements were sent to reinforce them, it was very likely that the Germans would seize the opportunity and wipe them out in one fell swoop. In that case, they will pay a much greater price.

The fate of the 300,000 troops is almost certain. With the exception of a few who were killed and a few who escaped, the rest were probably captured by the Germans.

There will be no surprise to those soldiers who surrender, Sir French and Admiral Despere. After all, in this war, the fighting will of the British and French forces was not very strong. It was quite normal to surrender to the Germans in a desperate situation. Sir French and Admiral Despere would not blame them, after all, the soldiers had done their best.

"Sir, what shall we do now?" Admiral Despere panicked.

After all, he was a general of the French army. If this battle is lost, then France will lose. This will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to France.

"What else can I do? Find a way to defend Paris. The Germans feared that they would soon attack Paris. The only thing we can do now is to shrink our forces and prepare to fight the Germans in Paris. Sir French sighed.

Based on his experience, of course, he can see that the current Anglo-French alliance has reached the end of its strength. If you want to win this battle, you can only hope for a miracle. Of course, a miracle is almost impossible.

Admiral Despere nodded, and it was the only way to hold on to Paris. Of course, he didn't think they would be able to hold Paris. With the Anglo-French army suffering heavy losses, what did they do to fight the strong Germans?

"Sir, where is General Haig?" Admiral Despere asked. After all, the 1st Army of the Expeditionary Force of General Haig still had a hundred thousand people. Moreover, they can be considered the most powerful army of the expeditionary force.

Sir French shook his head: "The situation on Admiral Haig's side is probably also very bad. They had been suppressed by the Germans. Once the Germans had eliminated General Benson, they would have launched an attack on Rouen. General Haig, I'm afraid they can't resist at all. ”

Admiral Despere was silent for a moment.

Sure enough, an hour later, the command of the British Expeditionary Force received a telegram from Admiral Haig requesting a retreat. Although Admiral Despere was dissatisfied with the retreat of the 1st Army of the Expeditionary Force led by Admiral Haig to the west, Sir French nevertheless approved Admiral Haig's plan. After all, Admiral French was the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, and he had to act in the interests of Britain.

If Admiral Haig led his troops to retreat westward, he could at least withdraw to the British mainland when the situation was unfavorable. These troops, who have experienced actual combat, will become the main force to protect the British mainland.