The three divisions that were always in a preparatory state will be the first wave of attacks, one of which will be responsible for blocking the German armored spearhead. Then, after the British army initially established a defense line, the other two divisions will continue to enter the battlefield and strengthen the defense line. The five divisions and the subordinate troops will have about 90,000 people. As for the remaining more than 100,000 troops, we must find ways to retreat to the north!

"The Germans were too arrogant this time. If their troops formed a fist, they could easily divide our front line into two. Unfortunately, they divided their troops and threw several armored divisions into the vast area like sesame seeds. This gave us a chance. Now, the fate of the entire Fourth Army and the Fifth Army is in our hands. I hope that everyone below me can perform their duties!" said General Short.

Tens of thousands of British troops began to launch counterattacks under the guidance of tanks and armored vehicles, and they were almost facing the direction of one of the German troops' attacks. According to the British intelligence, the German troops on the opposite side were at most one division. Even though the British troops could not annihilate the opponent, they could at least repel them!

However, before facing the British army, the British counterattack troops were first watched by hundreds of bombers! Now the situation no longer allowed the British to find a route that could avoid German air strikes to support them. The Germans were about to cut off the backbone of the British army. In this case, the British were facing the Germans head-on without any cover and without air force cover for the first time. When the troops of tens of thousands of people were unfolding on the plains that were unobstructed, the German bombers roared down like an eagle that found their prey!

The German bombing was very sudden. The bombers entered the battlefield from a height less than 200 meters above the ground. Their first targeted the British artillery troops and convoys. Hundreds of high-explosive bombs fell from the air like raindrops. One bomb exploded in the convoy. The flower of death bloomed in the flames and smoke. The powerful shock waves and shrapnel easily tore the carriages and trucks, overturning tons of artillery, turning the British who had no time to hide from them into a ball of black and red minced meat.

The concentrated bombing of the Germans directly led to a death zone that stretched for thousands of meters on the road. From the air, this black zone was so twisted and terrifying, like the scars of the earth! Next to this death zone covered by flames and smoke, countless British troops were running in the wilderness. When the bombing was over, when the British officers tried to reorganize the team, some bombers who threw away the bombs would come immediately and use dense machine gun fire to disperse the British troops again. A army that was originally like steel was ground into countless gravel.

If we look at absolute losses, the German bombing was fierce but not fatal. Unfortunately, the bombers and uninterrupted attacks that hovered in the air almost all the time wiped out the last spirit of the British. Their nerves were on the verge of collapse under tension and pressure. The German bombing made most of the British army exhausted before the official battle and suffered heavy losses!

The German army on the opposite side seemed to realize that they were fighting a little unrestrainedly. Before approaching the British trench system, the German army readjusted the deployment. They gathered their troops and prepared to start attacking key nodes. Faced with the German army that gathered together again, the British army with only a few divisions naturally could not open up the situation. However, because the Germans also needed adjustments, no super-large-scale battle occurred for the time being.

"The Germans' purpose is very clear. Their attack axis is in Crozier, which is exactly the dividing line between us and the Fourth and Fifth Army in the south. The German vanguard has penetrated deep into our defense zone. If we transfer only by relying on the roads inside the trench area, the speed will be very slow. If nothing unexpected happens, the Germans' frontal offensive will also be launched soon. Once this happens, our two army soldiers on the southern line will have little hope." At this time, at the British Expeditionary Force headquarters in Dunkirk, Hege and his staff are discussing the current situation.

"The Germans not only wanted to cut the entire British expeditionary force in half, but also a unit was moving towards the seaside. Their target should be Bren, and then heading north to Calais. If the German heavy artillery could cover Calais, then we could only retreat from Dunkirk, and millions of troops were evacuated from a port, which was almost unimaginable." said a British officer.

"We now have two choices. The first choice is to abandon the Fourth and Fifth Army in the south. The three armies in the north immediately formed a circular defensive position, cooperated with the navy and air force to guard the two important ports of Calais and Dunkirk, waiting for evacuation. The second choice is very risky. We concentrated the elite troops of the three armies, and maintained the connection between the North and South Legions with the two armies in the south, and then gradually retreated and prepared to evacuate from France." said General L. Wilson, Chief of Staff of the British Army.

"If we withdraw all the troops back to the basement area and rely on heavy artillery and fortifications to defend, can we block the blades that the Germans cut in?" General Heg said after thinking for a while.

"The three armies in the north also have some armies and heavy artillery among the military, but all the train guns belonging to the Fourth and Fifth armies, the rear long-range heavy siege guns and most of the naval cannons lost more than 60%. These artillery were deployed at a distance of 15 to 20 kilometers from the front line. They were destroyed or suppressed by the German rear assault corps and the air force unexpectedly. The two armies on the southern front could only rely on heavy artillery inside the defense line. And although we had a base area, we did not consider that a large number of Germans would emerge from the rear when we were repairing the front line." Admiral Wilson shook his head and said.

"You made me embarrassed." Marshal Heg said with a gloomy face. It was really difficult. Judging from the current situation, although the German attack was unexpected, they suddenly crossed the defense line and quickly completed the battle, and began to encircle the rear of the British army.

It seems fierce, but it does have a glimmer of hope for the British army. For example, the Germans have not yet launched an attack on Crozier, and the British army can still contact the north and south. Although the northern line is fierce, if the Germans cannot quickly take the port, the British fleet can reach the coast of France within one day and then use naval guns to support the army's operations. Not to mention the 12-inch, 10-inch and 9.2-inch guns on those old warships, the popular 6-inch guns are enough to make Germany suffer. Therefore, from the current point of view, the British army has no reason to give up the two armies on the southern line.
Chapter completed!