Creil, British Expeditionary Force Headquarters. The news that German military captured Aumale and easily defeated British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps 2nd Infantry Division has been confirmed, which makes the faces of British Expeditionary Force generals look a little unsightly.
After all, 2nd Infantry Division can be regarded as the elite of the British Army. To be defeated so easily is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the British Army!
"Your Excellency, 2nd Infantry Division was not prepared at all when he was attacked by the Germany people. Major General George Milne even received the order but still did not take precautions. This is an obvious dereliction of duty. I request that he be sent back to the country to face the trial of a military court." General Haig said with a dark face. 2nd Infantry Division's experience made him, the commander of a group army, very embarrassed.
Sir French nodded. "George? Major General Milne, you did make an unforgivable mistake this time! However, the Germany people were able to defeat 2nd Infantry Division and capture Aumale in just two hours, which shows that their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated."
"Sir Sir, this is because the Germany people dispatched a large number of infantry. On the one hand, the 2nd Infantry Division was unprepared, and on the other hand, it had no experience in dealing with the Armored Forces of the Germany people, so it suffered a disastrous defeat so quickly." British Expeditionary Force Commander of the 3rd Army Corps General Benson said.
"Your Excellency Sir, Armored Forces from Germany is indeed very powerful. Especially the one who attacks Aumale is 8th Army Corps from Germany, they were on the Eastern Front, but they single-handedly defeated Russia," French 1st Army Corps Commander General D'Esperey sighed.
Originally, French had great hopes for Russia as an ally. In their view, France and Russia are attacking Germany from both sides. No matter how powerful German military is, it will definitely not be able to withstand their attack. But I didn't expect that Russians would be so vulnerable and easily defeated by German military. This puts France now in extreme danger.
"No matter what, since the Germany people have launched an attack, we need to resist their attack and find opportunities to defeat them. I don't want what happened to 2nd Infantry Division to happen again." Sir French said.
"Yes, Sir." Several Army Group Commander replied.
"The Germany people captured Aumale. Can we judge the direction of their attack now?" Sir French asked.
"Your Excellency Sir, after the Germany people captured Aumale, there were two directions. One was to continue to attack southward and attack Rouen stationed by 1st Army Corps. The other direction of attack was to attack French 1st Army Corps stationed Beauvais, and then attacked Paris from here. At present, Germany is more likely to attack Beauvais," General Haig said.
The reason why he made this judgment was entirely because he believed that Paris was still German military's primary attack target. Attack Beauvais and defeat French 1st Army Corps. In that case, German military will be very close to Paris.
Sir French nodded. "In this case, we have to strengthen the defense in Beauvais. General Benson, from 3rd Army Corps, dispatch half of the troops to Beauvais to help French 1st Army Corps defend here. No matter what, we must stop German offensive. I will dispatch other troops to come for reinforcements. If we can crush the Germany people's attack in Beauvais, then we will be able to defeat them in one fell swoop."
"Yes, Sir." Both General D'Esperey and General Benson replied.
"General Haig, your 1st Army Corps must also be prepared. Once we resist the attack of the Germany people at Beauvais, 1st Army Corps will immediately attack the flanks and rear of the Germany people, assist the frontal troops, and defeat them in one fell swoop!" Sir French continued.
"Yes, Sir." General Haig nodded, seeing this as an opportunity to avenge his shame.
According to Sir French's order, Anglo-French Allied Forces immediately took action. French 1st Army Corps is reinforcing the position at Beauvais, waiting for German offensive. At the same time, British Expeditionary Force sent 100,000 troops to reinforce Beauvais, preparing to stop German military there.
Unfortunately, Sir French they were wrong from the beginning. German offensive target, although it is Paris. However, they will not attack Beauvais, but plan to cross from Rouen to the Seine River.
German 8th Armored Division and 34th Infantry Division, starting from Aumale at April 2, approach Rouen.
Because of 2nd Infantry Division's disastrous defeat at Aumale, other troops of Anglo-French Allied Forces no longer dared to take it lightly. German military had just set off from Aumale when they were discovered by their reconnaissance team.
"German military started from Aumale and went all the way south? How is this possible?" Sir French was shocked when he learned the news and couldn't believe it was like this.
"Sir Sir, it seems that the attack direction of the Germany people is not Beauvais, but Rouen. We need to tell General Haig and let him prepare." General Benson said.
April 2 Early in the morning, General Haig left Creil and returned to Rouen to take charge of British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps.
Sir French nodded, but he still couldn't understand. Obviously Beauvais is closer to Paris, but why would Germany people sacrifice the near and seek the far away to attack Rouen?
"Send a report to General Haig and ask him to resist the attack of Germany people at Rouen. General Benson, you lead all 3rd Army Corps, as well as French 1st Army Corps's One, rush to Rouen immediately, cooperate with 1st Army Corps, and defeat German military's conspiracy. This time, no matter what, we must defeat the Germany people!" Sir French said.
"Yes, Sir." General Benson replied.
In the direction of German offensive, Anglo-French Allied Forces also immediately changed its deployment. Commander of the British 3rd Army Corps General Benson led all 3rd Army Corps and one French 1st Army Corps, with a supply of 300,000 people, and rushed to Rouen to reinforce British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps.
General Haig became even more nervous after learning that Rouen had actually become the target of German offensive. After he rushed back to Rouen, he immediately ordered 1st Army Corps to enter a state of emergency combat readiness. At the same time, the defense line began to shrink. All troops deployed on the periphery will be withdrawn to the surrounding area of Rouen, ready to stand here waiting for reinforcements.
After learning about German military's powerful attack power, General Haig no longer even had the courage to fight German military in the field. After all, when fighting in the wild, they had no way of resisting German armored forces's attack.