"General, let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, it will be too late." Captain of the Guard of General Benson said to him. Now, they have escaped to the Seine River. As long as you swim through the Seine River, you can escape.
A large number of Anglo-French Allied Forces soldiers are jumping into the Seine River at this moment and swimming towards the south bank of the Seine River. When German military pressed from three directions: east, west, north and west, escaping south became the only option. As for breaking out, after countless attempts failed and only corpses were left on the ground, no one could hope to break through German military's encirclement and escape.
However, Seine River is not a small river. It is the largest river in France after the Loire River. This section of the river is even more than a hundred meters wide. It is now the time when the river is in high water and the water is very fast. It is almost impossible for people with poor water skills to swim through the Seine River to escape. Not to mention, there are many people who are not water-based at all. It is absolutely impossible for them to swim through the Seine River.
Even though many people hold templates, branches, etc. and want to use the buoyancy of these things to cross the river, there are still only a few who succeed. On the contrary, I don't know how many people drowned in the Seine River. Their corpses flowed all the way down the river until they reached Atlantic Ocean.
British Expeditionary Force Commander of the 3rd Army Corps General Benson, looking at the wide Seine River, I couldn't help but feel panic.
"I, I can't swim!" General Benson said.
All the members of the guard were stunned. General Benson actually can't swim. In this case, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to safely send him to the south bank of the Seine River.
Captain of the Guard gritted his teeth, and then said, "General, don't worry, we will safely send you to the Seine River south bank."
After all, General Benson is Army Group Commander, and they are General Benson's bodyguards. If they abandon General Benson and escape on their own, the consequences will undoubtedly be very serious. If things go wrong, they will be sent directly to a military court for trial. British Army will never allow this to happen.
The guard found a door panel and asked General Benson to lie on it. Several members of the guard who were good at swimming held on to the door panel and swam towards the south bank of the Seine River.
I have to admit that General Benson's luck is relatively good. Under the escort of several guardsmen, despite numerous dangers along the way, he finally escaped to the south bank of the Seine River alive.
But most Anglo-French Allied Forces don't have such good luck. There were only a few coalition soldiers who successfully swam across the Seine River and escaped to the other side of the river. Most of the coalition soldiers were drowned directly in the Seine River. Those who arrived later turned pale with fear when they saw the bodies of coalition soldiers floating on the Seine River.
After German military chased him, he surrendered directly to German military.
The encirclement and annihilation of German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps against British Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps was a complete success. There were more than 300,000 people in Anglo-French Allied Forces. Except for a very few who escaped, the rest were either killed or drowned. The rest surrendered to German military. The number of prisoners of war captured alone exceeded 200,000.
In this battle, 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps directly eliminated half of all the troops deployed by Anglo-French Allied Forces in the northwest of France. In addition, British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps is still struggling to survive in Rouen. If they are eaten, Anglo-French Allied Forces will not have many troops left. German military will definitely win this battle.
Rouen, British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps headquarters, General Haig are still waiting hard for reinforcements led by General Benson. Although German military only sent six Infantry Division to attack the city of Rouen and engage in street fighting with British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps, but relying on their strong firepower and advanced street fighting tactics, they defeated the British army and suffered heavy losses. Even if the British army is still struggling to support, it seems to be only a matter of time before German military wins the final victory.
"How long will it take for the reinforcements led by General Benson to arrive? Continue to contact them." General Haig ordered.
"Yes, General." The adjutant immediately went down to deliver the order.
However, a few minutes later, the adjutant came back with a pale face.
"General, General Benson called. They were attacked by Encirclement Offensive, the main force of German military. German military dispatched hundreds of tanks to attack them, and their defense line has been breached. Now, the entire army is retreating," the adjutant reported.
"What? How could this happen? Isn't the main force of the Germany people attacking Rouen? How could they attack General Benson and the others?" General Haig obviously couldn't believe this.
However, General Haig then thought that General Benson would never deceive him on this matter. So, this also means that the one attacking Rouen is not the main force of German military at all. When he thought of this, General Haig almost despaired. They organized a group army together, but they couldn't even defeat the German military divisions. While German military was suppressing them, he was also able to send the main force to the 300,000 reinforcements led by Encirclement Offensive General Benson and defeat them. This undoubtedly shows that German military's combat effectiveness is stronger than they expected!
"General, what should we do now? General Benson They are already surrounded by Germany people. I'm afraid they are in danger." A major general asked.
"General, it will be very dangerous if we stick to Rouen. Once General Benson and the others are defeated, the main force of the Germany people will attack Rouen. By then, we will not be able to resist it at all." Another lieutenant general suggested.
Obviously, everyone is very optimistic about this battle. If the British army Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps continues to persist, the final result will most likely be that all of them will be wiped out here by German military. Therefore, under such circumstances, everyone undoubtedly has other thoughts.
General Haig also hesitated.
At this time, the new Telegram is coming. General Benson asked someone to send Telegram to General Haig, informing him that Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps had completely collapsed, and asked General Haig to make plans on his own.
This letter from Telegram made General Haig determined.
"Order all ministries to stay at night. After dark, we will evacuate Rouen immediately! Follow Seine River and evacuate westward." General Haig ordered.
He knew very well that Anglo-French Allied Forces would definitely lose this battle. If he retreated to Paris, there would be no way to survive at all. Only by escaping from the main battlefield could he continue to live.
After nightfall, the remaining troops of British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps, led by General Haig, evacuated Rouen.