On 31 May, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Gott, was ordered to return home, and he handed over command to Alexander, commander of the 1st Army of the British Army. This news was informed to Li Guang by Major Smith, and until this time, Li Guang had not seen the defeated general.

General Alexander, who had burned his car on the outskirts of Dunkirk, had arrived on his bicycle to take command.

Li Guang, who was depressed, handed over the command of the sea to Huang Zhonghua because the income was too low, and ran to the beach himself to see if there was any good way to transport weapons and ammunition as soon as possible.

Li Guang met this general, who was famous for his retreat in later history, Harold Alexander, but everyone was too busy to have time to greet him, just a brief introduction and a few false compliments.

Alexander's impression on Li Guang is very strange, if you have to pick one word to describe it, it is an actor. General Alexander, fifty years of age, was of the highest standing among the British, with a neatly groomed beard that flew up and down with his voice above his mouth. From Alexander's series of actions, Li Guang can see that this old guy likes to stabilize the morale of the army in the way of an actor. Although this kind of small means has emerged endlessly throughout history, the role of generals and soldiers together in any era is huge. Alexander's arrival quickly stabilized the morale of the army.

Heavy fog still enveloped Dunkirk in the morning, and the Luftwaffe was still unable to attack, but the wind began to increase on the sea, making the makeshift trestle made of British military trucks unusable, but the retreat continued nervously.

In the afternoon, the weather cleared, the Luftwaffe dispatched nine bomber groups, and the British army also accurately predicted the weather changes, anticipating that German planes would definitely attack in a big way.

The British really played with their lives on this day. The British sent fighter jets to Dunkirk to the best of their ability, ensuring constant fighter patrols over the beaches and trying to cover the retreating troops and ships.

The desperate resistance of the British Air Force was effective, and within two or three hours of the start of the air battle, the German fighters on the battlefield were unable to gain the upper hand. The convoy of transports on the surface of the sea was not disturbed much. But such a high-intensity battle of the pilots seriously overdrew the combat effectiveness of the RAF.

In General Alexander's headquarters, Li Guang could clearly hear the British pilots' complaints on the radio, and some pilots were shouting in panic: "Oh my God, I have a cramp in my arm." ”

Later, a request came from the British Air Force to suspend battlefield support, even if the boys were allowed to rest for an hour before getting on the plane. The British pilots were really unable to bear such battlefield support. The airplane is not a car. The noise and flutter are extremely loud, and they are not as smooth as the airliners of later generations, and piloting a fighter requires not only technology, but also physical strength. Flying for a long time in combat is a great drain on the energy and physical strength of the pilot. Li Guangke often flies fighter planes, and he has a deep understanding of this.

On the ground, the German offensive from the west and south was rising wave after wave, and the rearguard units of the British and French forces desperately held the defensive line. Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, just listening to the sound of gunfire knew that the battle was fierce. Li Guang did not have much contact with land warfare, but after two or three years of training, he was able to distinguish the sound of heavy artillery. Li Guang confirmed that on this day the Germans had heavy artillery clusters joining the attack.

It is not unheroic that the Anglo-French forces can hold up under the German armored artillery fighters for so long. Since yesterday, the German offensive has noticeably intensified. Whether or not Dunkirk's nine-kilometer by 40-kilometer defensive ring can be maintained has reached the most critical moment.

Li Guang really shined on this day, the British and French troops fought hard enough, and many heroes emerged. But all of them were not as meritorious as Li Guang. After Li Guang found that the weather was getting clearer and the British Air Force was getting weaker and weaker, he felt that the artillery ammunition he had hoarded on the beach might not be able to be protected.

Since he couldn't keep these treasures, Li Guang decided to waste them. Of course, it was also Qin Zhan and Yuan Mao's requirements that played a great role, these two young people were very addicted to the shelling last night, and in their hearts their starting point was not for the war, but for the artillery, and the psychology was a bit of a taste of artillery battles during the New Year. Li Guang thus made a formal request to General Alexander.

It is not for nothing that Alexander can be known in history as a retreating general, and even replaced the commander of the British Expeditionary Force in the course of the battle. Its performance is much better than that of its predecessor, and its organizational skills are quite strong.

He soon mobilized two artillery battalions for Li Guang, and Smith continued to serve as a liaison officer between the two armies. This was Li Guang's first time commanding the foreign [***] team, although this command was very reluctant.

The British and French officers and soldiers were few in the artillery array, fearing that such a dense position would be counterattacked by the Germans. Most people chose to use it as an anti-aircraft artillery. After all, the newly established anti-aircraft artillery positions were far away and relatively scattered, but they were just as uncovered and bare on the beach.

After a short period of contact, Li Guang profoundly understood the difficulties of the command of the coalition forces. After a short quarrel, it was Li Guang, the commander, who backed down. At this time, the British [***] officer even protested that Li Guang's artillery array was not standardized enough, and it was a blind command. Li Guang almost jumped up, you want to fight, isn't it worried that you will lose too quickly and the personnel will not have time to retreat. (The main concern is that the weapons and ammunition will not be delivered in time.) Of course, this can't be said. ）

Seeing that the fight was over, Li Guang was forced to make concessions, and only more than 200 gunners of the British and French forces were in this artillery group. The rest of the more than 1,000 people, in addition to working as anti-aircraft artillery, were only responsible for sorting and transporting shells.

Even so, with these official gunners, plus the rookie gunners of the Shanghai Resistance Army, it is conceivable that the effect of the shelling will definitely exceed that of last night.

Li Guang quickly ordered the artillery arrays on the shore to open fire on the target. Li Guang's target was still the south, and both Calais and Gravolina were a threat to the shipping routes of the Navy. According to the battle report, by noon Gravolina had already been taken by the Germans. Now Li Guang can let go of the bombing of Gravolina.

These gunners of the Naval Resistance Army can only be said to be rookies. In fact, even the British and French cannons did not know how to use them, they only knew how to reload them, how to pull the latch. With the temporary participation of British and French gunners in setting the shooting elements, the level immediately increased.

The so-called key points on the battlefield are basically traffic arteries. This is even more evident here in Dunkirk, where there are not many mountains at all, but there are quite a few swamps. It is very easy to choose the main road. Li Guang is not a pure rookie in the military now, and he still has this judgment. As for whether it can blow up the German army, it is not very clear, anyway, the shooting of the Yuan was adjusted by the British and French soldiers.

However, the British [***] officer who helped the school artillery has a good quality, although there is no test firing, he may be able to do the same.

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