From Aumale to Rouen was only a little over fifty kilometers. At the German military's rate of advance, it took merely two days for the 1st Armored Division, 1st Infantry Division, 8th Armored Division, and 34th Infantry Division to reach the outskirts of Rouen.
However, the German military did not immediately launch an attack, instead waiting for the main force to arrive. After all, the British had nearly two hundred thousand troops in Rouen. Rouen was also a major city. With only several tens of thousands of men from four divisions, capturing Rouen defended by two hundred thousand British troops would be extremely difficult. Even if they could take it, the casualties certainly would not be small.
Although the German Armored Forces were very powerful, once the enemy possessed weapons capable of countering tanks, armored troops entering street fighting would inevitably suffer grievous losses. The true strength of armored troops should be unleashed in field battles; that was the best battlefield for bringing their power into full play.
The other units of the German 8th Army Corps and 1st Army Corps were also racing toward Rouen. To speed up the march, the German military had requisitioned large numbers of Trucks. France had convenient transport infrastructure, and without enemy interference, moving troops was naturally extremely swift. By April 6, the main forces of the German 8th Army Corps and 1st Army Corps had all arrived at Rouen.
As more and more German troops gathered at Rouen, the Anglo-French Allied Forces could now be certain that Rouen was the target of the German offensive. Though this left them deeply puzzled, at this point, there was no time to think about anything else. Holding off the German attack came first.
The basement of Rouen City Hall had become the headquarters of the British