The group of the German 1st and 8th Army Corps on the left flank, starting from Amiens, quickly advanced southward. The 1st Army, the 3rd Army and the 1st Army of the French Expeditionary Force, www.biquge.info learned the news, and immediately entered a state of combat readiness to defend against the German attack.

It's just that the Anglo-French forces couldn't figure out the direction of the German offensive for a while, and they didn't know where to focus their defenses.

Oumale, a small town about 20 kilometers southwest of Amiens, has just over 10,000 inhabitants. In the defense line built by the Anglo-French forces, it is considered a less important node. Defending here was the 1st Infantry Division of the 2nd Army of the British Expeditionary Force.

The division's headquarters were located at the town hall of Omal, and the city was inhabited by soldiers from England, except for a very small number of residents. Other civilians had fled to the south when the war broke out.

"General, telegram from the command of the army group." A staff officer paid a report to the commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the 2nd Army of the British Expeditionary Force, George Brown. Major General Milne reported.

George? Major General Milne took the telegram and read it, and then remained on the sidelines: "The Germans have begun to attack, but what does that matter to us?" Although Oumahler is not far from Amiens, it will not be the direction of the German attack. If the Germans were going to attack, they would attack Paris directly. ”

In George? In the eyes of Major General Milne, the Omal he was stationed in was undoubtedly very safe. Although, this also means that there are not many opportunities for meritorious service. But at least be able to keep yourself safe. After all, the Germans were not so easy to deal with. It is undoubtedly the best to be able to fight this battle without fighting the Germans and finish this battle peacefully.

"General, do we need to be on guard?" The officer asked.

"There's no need for that. Let the troops do what they should do! "George? Major General Milne shook his head.

With more than 10,000 Britons under his command, this time was quite busy. Although there are not many inhabitants left in the city, there are quite a few French people in the vicinity. Those young French women, because their husbands went to the front to fight, not to mention how empty and lonely they were. His soldiers were busy soothing these French women.

As a division commander, George? Major General Milne couldn't bear to disturb the soldiers. Anyway, there is no war now.

It was precisely because of this that the 2nd Infantry Division of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, even though it received an order to strengthen its alert, was not prepared at all. So much so that when they were attacked by the Germans, they were not prepared at all.

On the afternoon of April 1, the German 8th Panzer Division and the 34th Infantry Division arrived at Omale.

Major General Guderian, commander of the German 6th Panzer Division, looked at the officer in charge of reconnaissance with a surprised expression.

"Are you sure the British in the city are defenseless?" Major General Guderian asked.

"Yes, General. We caught a few British soldiers, and from their mouths we learned that the Englishmen were so busy having fun that they had no defense. The officer asked.

"Haha, God forbid. Since these Englishmen were defenseless, they were killing themselves. General Cavill, it seems that this time we will be able to win easily. Major General Guderian said.

Major General Cavill, commander of the 34th Infantry Division, nodded.

After departing from Amiens, the 8th Panzer Division and the 34th Infantry Division, as the vanguard of the corps, quickly moved south. In order to ensure that the 34th Infantry Division could keep up with the 8th Armored Division, a large number of trucks were specially prepared for them, so that all the soldiers and supplies were transported by car. The same treatment was given to the 1st Armored Division and the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Army Corps. These two armored divisions and two infantry divisions will become two fists of the entire left flank cluster.

The Germans immediately began to prepare for an attack, and the artillery of the 8th Panzer Division and the 34th Infantry Division were all ready to open fire. Because the British troops in the city were defenseless, the artillerymen did not even build artillery positions.

"Fire!"

At the command of the artillery commander, the artillerymen of the 8th Panzer Division and the 34th Infantry Division opened fire, and a total of 36 150-mm heavy howitzers, 72 105-mm light howitzers and 108 75-mm field guns began to rain shells on the British positions outside the city of Omale.

Although there were no troops stationed on the British positions at all, it was undoubtedly very necessary to destroy their positions first. In this case, even if the British discovered the enemy attack, they would no longer be able to use these fortifications for defense.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One cannon cannon after another began to roar, firing shells into the British positions. Dense explosions sounded on the British positions, and the fortifications on the British positions were destroyed one after another in the explosion.

When the shelling sounded, George? Major General Milne's face suddenly turned into a fiasco.

"Damn, where did this shelling come from?" George? Major General Milne scolded. At the same time, I also had an extremely bad feeling in my heart.

Two minutes later, a panicked British officer rushed in to report.

"General, something is wrong, there are Germans everywhere outside the city. They are shelling our positions heavily, and it is expected that they will soon attack. The officer reported.

"What? Did the Germans really come? My God! Immediately gather your forces and prepare to defend against the Germans. "George? Major General Milne ordered.

However, his troops have been completely dispersed, and it is not easy to retract them now!

The German shelling, which lasted twenty minutes, began to extend into the city.

At the same time, the tanks of the 8th Panzer Division began to attack.

When these black steel monsters rushed towards the city of Omal, the British soldiers who had gathered with great difficulty suddenly collapsed. These invulnerable iron guys, in their eyes, are completely the devil's mounts.

In less than two hours, the Germans captured Omale. The 2nd Infantry Division of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, which was stationed here, was immediately routed. With the exception of a very few who were killed, most of them fled. In addition, only two or three thousand people were captured by the Germans.

He took Omalele so easily, which surprised Major General Guderian. However, the fact that the British were so unbeaten, this was undoubtedly very advantageous to Germany. This means that they will easily win along the way.

Major General Guderian then ordered his troops to rest for the night at Omal, replenish their war supplies and fuel, and then continue their offensive to the south early tomorrow morning.