"Let the 6th Army and the 7th Army go all the way south from Verdun, capture Lyon, and fight all the way to Marseille. The 3rd Army and the 5th Army also continue to go south, attack central France, and eliminate all French resistance. The 2nd Army and the 3rd Army move south from Paris. Next. As for the 1st Army and the 8th Army, they need to attack westward. Didn't the British and French 1st Army and the 5th Army retreat to Le Havre? It's best not to let them return to the British mainland!" Qin Tian said.
Although Anglo-French Allied Forces still has nearly two million people, from Oscar's point of view, they are simply vulnerable. Compared with the elite German military who has experienced hundreds of battles, Anglo-French Allied Forces's combat effectiveness is too poor. Especially those newly formed troops, their combat effectiveness is quite poor. As for British Expeditionary Force, even if they only have 300,000 people left, Oscar still hopes to eliminate them in France instead of letting them return to Britain. Once they return to Britain, they will pose a certain threat to German military when German military landing in Britain returns in the future.
British Army, compared to the navy, its strength is undoubtedly much weaker. British Expeditionary Force is undoubtedly a relatively well-equipped and combat-effective unit. Although, they were beaten badly by German military on French front. However, if they return to Britain and rearm themselves, stimulated by the thought of protecting their homeland and country, I don't know how much combat effectiveness they will unleash.
Oscar doesn't want German military to suffer too many casualties in landing in Britain's future battles. After all, the war is almost over, and it would be unworthy to lose one's life at that time.
"Your Highness, is it too much to mobilize six legions to attack the remnants of French to the south? The vast area of northern France also requires troops to stay. Especially when our logistics supply line is getting longer and longer, this will undoubtedly give those French who insist on resistance an opportunity." General Kluck reminded.
Oscar nodded, logistical support is indeed very important. Especially when the army enters central and southern France, it is necessary to dispatch troops to garrison important transportation nodes and even conduct patrols to encircle and suppress French who persist in resisting. This also makes it impossible for them to send out all their troops.
"So, which troops should we leave to garrison northern France?" Oscar asked.
"Let 4th Army Corps of Duke of Württemberg stay. Duke of Württemberg has been in poor health recently and requested to return to China for a while to recuperate. In this case, 4th Army Corps can just take on less serious logistical support tasks." General Bülow suggested.
Oscar thought for a while and agreed to this strategy, leaving 4th Army Corps to provide logistical support while the other five legions attacked south. Although one legion is missing, Oscar is still very confident in German military's next attack. Five legions and more than one million people are enough to sweep across France. French's remaining troops are no match for German military.
"Your Highness, Le Havre is French's naval base, and there are many French warships left there. If we attack Le Havre, we may be attacked by French's Naval Gun. The army's cannons are obviously There is no way to fight against the Navy's Naval Gun. In addition, if Le Havre is not blocked, the Britain people may retreat to British mainland from there, so it is best to let the navy assist us in this battle." 8th Army Corps Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
"Yes, Your Highness. If the navy can assist us, it will be able to block the retreat path of the Britain people. At that time, it will be easier to capture Le Havre and annihilate British Expeditionary Force." General Kluck said.
"I will tell the navy. When 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps attack Le Havre, the navy will send warships to assist you." Oscar said.
This is a small problem. Although, French also has a not weak navy. However, the main force of French Navy has always been in the Mediterranean Sea. If in the last century, French still had the ambition to compete with the Britain people for maritime hegemony, then after the destruction of the Second French Empire, French's ambition was also shattered. When French surrendered, Royal Navy of the British Empire naturally and easily became the most powerful navy in the world. Facing the powerful Royal Navy, French Navy even had to transfer its main force to the Mediterranean Sea to dominate the small pond, and did not dare to compete with British Royal Navy on Atlantic Ocean.
Of course, the current French Navy does not pose any threat to German Navy at all. Although, French Navy also has ten Capital Ships. But in front of the powerful German Navy, that is nothing at all. Just send a fleet at random and you can destroy it. Now German Navy, but even British Royal Navy has been defeated, becoming truly the world's number one navy.
"Everyone, French Campaign, it will come to an end soon. In other words, in the entire land battlefield, except for the next landing in Britain battle, there will be no large-scale battles. The landing in Britain battle cannot be launched in a short while. There are many things Need to prepare. It is expected that it will have to wait until at least the second half of the year. Therefore, in the final battle of French front, I hope you can be careful and avoid capsizing in the ditch. In that case, it will be a stain on our victory." Oscar reminded.
German Army, the best in the world, this is the consensus of everyone. Although German Army is very rigorous, they still inevitably feel proud in the face of a series of brilliant victories. In that case, it is very likely to lay the foundation for failure.
"Yes, Your Highness." Several Commander nodded with serious faces. The mood of the military recently is indeed not quite right.
"Okay, everyone. Let's go back and prepare. I hope that the Battle of France will end as soon as possible. Then, start preparing for landing in Britain." Oscar said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness." Several Commander replied. Although, it is not yet known which legions will participate in the battle of landing in Britain. However, everyone undoubtedly hopes to have this opportunity.
The next day, German military continued to take action. The 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Army Corps went south to attack the French army. 1st Army Corps and No. 8 headed west toward the sea. 4th Army Corps is responsible for ensuring the safety of logistics supply lines.