Creil, British Expeditionary Force Headquarters. The atmosphere in the current headquarters has become very tense. British Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps was attacked by German military at Rouen and suffered heavy losses. Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps and French 1st Army Corps fell into the siege of German military and were in danger. It can be said that the current situation is already quite unfavorable for British Expeditionary Force. If you are not careful, the entire Expeditionary Force will be severely damaged.
"What to do? What to do now? 1st Army Corps can't hold on at Rouen. 3rd Army Corps and a part of the French army fell into the hands of the Germany people again In the trap. If they are eliminated, how can we continue this battle?" British Expeditionary Force Commander Sir French was so anxious that he almost pulled out his hair.
However, this is of no use in alleviating the current crisis.
"Sir, we need to mobilize troops immediately to reinforce General Benson, otherwise, they will be wiped out by the Germany people. Once they are wiped out, it will be difficult for us to reverse the situation." French 1st Army Corps Commander General D'Esperey suggested. After all, his 1st Army Corps sent half of his troops to act with British Expeditionary Force 3rd Army Corps, and now they have all fallen into the encirclement of the Germany people.
"Reinforce General Benson? Where do we have the extra troops to reinforce them? Your 1st Army Corps has 100,000 people left. Unless troops are transferred from Paris. Furthermore, if troops are transferred from Paris, I'm afraid it will be too late." Sir French said.
Although, Anglo-French Allied Forces still has two armies in Paris. However, it takes time to mobilize troops from Paris to reinforce General Benson. It is undoubtedly difficult to say whether General Benson can hold on until reinforcements arrive. What's more, now Anglo-French Allied Forces is also playing very poorly on the East's front. If the two armies stationed at Paris are transferred away, what will happen to Paris's city defense?
"Your Excellency Sir, then we can't just do nothing and watch 300,000 troops being surrounded and annihilated by Germany people, right?" General D'Esperey asked. It was clear that this time they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat. This is undoubtedly very difficult for Anglo-French Allied Forces to bear.
"General, I will send Telegram to General Benson and ask him to lead his troops to persist. In addition, I will send Telegram to your government and ask them to agree to dispatch Expeditionary Force 4th Army Corps and French 10th Army Corps to reinforce us." Sir French said.
As General D'Esperey said, it is impossible for them to watch General Benson and three hundred thousand Anglo-French Allied Forces soldiers being eaten by Germany people like this. Even if they knew that even if they mobilized troops now, it would be difficult to arrive in time. However, they must also try their best to fight for it. Once the 300,000 troops led by General Benson are annihilated by German military, it will be a heavy blow to Anglo-French Allied Forces. In fact, it can be concluded that Anglo-French Allied Forces has no chance of winning in this battle.
"Yes, Sir." General D'Esperey nodded.
However, before Sir French had time to send Telegram to Paris, another Telegram from General Benson was sent. He reported to Sir French that they were fiercely attacked by German military, especially German armored forces, who assembled hundreds of tanks to attack their defense line. Now, their defense line has been breached and the entire defense line has collapsed.
This news made Sir French and General D'Esperey look pale. They all know that in this case, sending troops to rescue General Benson them is already a joke and has no meaning.
Even if reinforcements are sent to reinforce, it is very likely that the Germany people will seize the opportunity and eliminate them in one fell swoop. In that case, they will pay a greater price.
The fate of the three hundred thousand troops is almost certain. Except for a small number of people who were killed and a very small number of people who escaped, the rest of the people were probably captured by the Germany people.
There will definitely be no surprises for those soldiers surrendering, Sir French and General D'Esperey. After all, in this battle, Anglo-French Allied Forces's fighting will was not very strong to begin with. It is very normal to surrender to the Germany people in desperate situations. Sir French and General D'Esperey would not blame them, after all, those soldiers had tried their best.
"Sir, what should we do now?" General D'Esperey panicked.
After all, he was a French general. If this battle is lost, France will definitely lose. This will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to France.
"What else can we do? Find a way to defend Paris. I'm afraid the Germany people will launch an attack on Paris soon. The only thing we can do now is to shrink our troops and prepare to fight against the Germany people at Paris." Sir French sighed.
Based on his experience, he can certainly see that Anglo-French Allied Forces has reached the end of his strength. If you want to win this battle, you can only hope for a miracle. Of course, it is almost impossible for a miracle to occur.
General D'Esperey nodded and stuck to Paris. This was the only way. Of course, he didn't think they could defend Paris. When Anglo-French Allied Forces suffered heavy losses, what were they going to do with the powerful Germany people?
"Your Excellency Sir, where is General Haig?" General D'Esperey asked. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of General Haig's Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps. Moreover, they can be regarded as the most powerful army in Expeditionary Force.
Sir French shook his head. "The situation on General Haig's side is probably very bad. They have been suppressed by the Germany people. Once the Germany people eliminate General Benson, they will definitely launch an attack on Rouen. General Haig and the others may not be able to resist them at all."
General D'Esperey, immediately became silent.
Sure enough, an hour later, British Expeditionary Force Headquarters received a request from General Haig from Telegram to retreat. Although General D'Esperey was somewhat dissatisfied with General Haig leading Expeditionary Force 1st Army Corps to retreat westward, Sir French still approved General Haig's plan. After all, Admiral French is British Expeditionary Force Commander, and he has to think about the interests of Britain.
If General Haig leads the troops to retreat westward, they can at least withdraw to British mainland when the situation is unfavorable. These troops with actual combat experience will become the main force to protect British mainland.