Left Wing Army Group, composed of German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps, starts from Amiens and approaches south quickly. British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps, 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps, after learning the news, immediately entered a state of combat readiness, preparing to resist German offensive.
However, Anglo-French Allied Forces couldn't figure out the direction of German offensive for a while, and didn't know where to focus the defense.
Aumale, a small town about 20 kilometers southwest of Amiens, has only more than 10,000 residents. In the defense line built by Anglo-French Allied Forces, it is considered a less important node. The one defending here is British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division.
The division Division Headquarters is located in Aumale City Hall. Except for a few residents, the people living in the city are all soldiers from Britain. Other civilians had already fled to the south when the war broke out.
"General, Telegram from the Army Headquarters." A staff officer reported to the British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division commander Major General George Milne.
George? Major General Milne took Telegram and looked at it, then stood aside. "Germany people have begun to attack, but what does that have to do with us? Aumale Although is not far from Amiens, it will not be the direction of attack by Germany people. If Germany people want to attack, they will also attack Paris directly."
In the opinion of Major General George Milne, the Aumale he is stationed in is undoubtedly very safe. Although, this also means that there are not many opportunities to make meritorious deeds. But at least you can ensure your own safety. After all, Germany people are not that easy to deal with. It is undoubtedly the best thing to be able to finish this battle safely without fighting against Germany people.
"General, do we need to be on guard?" the officer asked.
"That's not necessary. Let each unit do what they are supposed to do!" George? Major General Milne shook his head.
The more than 10,000 Britain people under his command are quite busy during this period. Although there are not many residents in Aumale city, there are still many French nearby. Those young French women, because their husbands went to the front to fight, not to mention how empty and lonely they felt. His soldiers were busy comforting these French women.
As the division commander, Major General George Milne could not bear to disturb these soldiers. Anyway, there is no war now.
It is precisely because of this that British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division, even though he received the order to strengthen alert, was not prepared in any way. So much so that when they were attacked by German military, they had no defense at all.
On the afternoon of April 1st, German 8th Armored Division and 34th Infantry Division arrived at Aumale.
German military Major General Guderian, commander of the 6th 6th Armored Division, looked at the officer in charge of the investigation in surprise.
"Are you sure that the Britain people in the city are not at all defensive?" Major General Guderian asked.
"Yes, General. We captured a few Britain soldiers. From their mouths, we learned that these Britain people were busy having fun and had no defense at all." The officer asked.
"Haha, God bless you. Since these Britain people are unprepared, they are seeking death. General Cavell, it seems that we can easily win this time." Major General Guderian said.
34th Infantry Division Commander Major General Cavell nodded.
After setting off from Amiens, 8th Armored Division and 34th Infantry Division, as the vanguard of the legion, quickly headed south. In order to ensure that 34th Infantry Division could keep up with 8th Armored Division, a large number of Truck were specially prepared for them, so that all soldiers and supplies were transported by car. With the same treatment, there are 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division of 1st Army Corps. These two Armored Division and two Infantry Division will become the two fists of the entire Left Wing Army Group.
German military immediately began to prepare for the attack, and the cannons of 8th Armored Division and 34th Infantry Division were all ready to fire. Because the British troops in the city were unprepared, the artillerymen did not even build artillery positions.
"Fire!"
Following the order from artilleryman Commander, the artillerymen 8th Armored Division and 34th Infantry Division opened fire, a total of 36 150mm heavy Howitzer, 72 105mm Light Howitzer and 108 75mm Field Gun began to pour artillery shells on the British position outside the city of Aumale.
Although there are no troops stationed on British positions, it is undoubtedly necessary to destroy their positions first. In this case, even if the British army discovered an enemy attack, they would no longer be able to use these fortifications for defense.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The cannons began to roar and fired their shells at British positions. Intense explosions sounded on British positions, and the fortifications on the British army's position were destroyed one after another during the explosion.
When the sound of artillery shelling sounded, Major General George? Milne's face suddenly became one of complete defeat.
"Damn it, where did this shelling come from?" George? Major General Milne cursed. 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 bad is going on. There are Germany people everywhere outside the city. They are shelling our position violently and are expected to launch an attack soon," the officer reported.
"What? The Germany people are really here? God! Gather your troops immediately and prepare to resist the Germany people's attack." George Major General Milne ordered.
However, his troops have been completely dispersed. Now it is not easy to gather them again!
German military's shelling lasted for twenty minutes, and the shells began to extend into the city.
At the same time, 8th Armored Division's tanks began to attack.
When these dark steel monsters rushed towards the Aumale city, the British soldiers who had finally gathered together suddenly collapsed. In their eyes, these invulnerable iron guys are completely the devil's mounts.
In less than two hours, German military captured Aumale. The British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division stationed here were immediately defeated. Except for a few people who were killed, most of them fled. In addition, the number of people captured by German military was only two to three thousand.
Major General Guderian was very surprised to win Aumale so easily. However, Britain is so inexperienced, which is undoubtedly very beneficial to Germany. This means that they can easily win along the way.
Major General Guderian immediately ordered the troops to rest for a night at Aumale to replenish combat supplies and fuel, and then continue the attack southward early tomorrow morning.