"General, it's going to be dawn soon, what should we do?" a lieutenant general asked with a worried look on his face.
General Haig's face looked very ugly at the moment. German defensive line is too strong, and their fighting will is unexpectedly strong. This caused the British army to pay a huge price during the night's attack, but they had no way to deal with the Germany people's defense line. They could only watch as a thick layer of corpses piled up in front of the Germany people's defense line.
"At dawn, we can no longer break through the Germany people's defense line. The Germany people's warships and aircraft will soon launch large-scale artillery attacks and bombings on us. Under such circumstances, if we continue to launch an attack, it will just let the troops die!" General Haig said helplessly.
"Yes! General. It seems that the situation is going to be very unfavorable to us." Other generals also said. Everyone is very worried about the current development of the war situation.
"Order the troops and prepare to retreat!" General Haig ordered.
"Yes, General!" The adjutant immediately went to convey the order.
Although, the British generals are very reluctant to retreat now. However, they also know that there is no way around it. If they don't retreat, they will only pay a higher price.
The German military generals on the front line breathed a sigh of relief. It was already daylight, and their crisis was considered to be over. They can be considered to have established a firm foothold in British mainland. Next, as long as there are more troops landing in Britain, they can launch a large-scale attack. The next battle will develop in their favor.
"Report to the general. A call came from the headquarters. Army Air Corps is about to launch an air attack on the Britain people. The Navy's Naval Gun will also launch a large-scale artillery attack on the Britain people immediately. The Army's 3rd and 4th 4 and 5th Infantry Division will land next. The headquarters instructed us to mobilize the troops that can continue to fight and launch a counterattack after the naval bombardment and Air Corps's air raid are over to further expand the results!" a staff officer reported.
"Instruct the troops immediately and seize the time to rest. Once the naval bombardment and Army Air Corps's air support begins, prepare to launch a counterattack. After being suppressed and beaten by the Britain people all night, it is time for us to launch a counterattack!" Lieutenant General Alexander? Linsingen ordered.
"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.
Although the soldiers on the front line were very tired, they still ate the hot soup and bread brought by the cooking soldiers. After a night of fighting, they were already exhausted. However, in order to have enough energy to fight back in the future, they still ate their breakfast in three or two, and then took the time to take a nap.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Navy's Naval Gun began a fierce bombardment, and the dense shells hit the British troops who were preparing to retreat. The power of these Naval Gun was already very amazing. Under the Naval Gun bombardment, the Britain people paid a huge price.
"Boom!"
A 380mm Shell hit a Truck that was being loaded with artillery shells and preparing to evacuate, causing an immediate explosion, killing all the surrounding British soldiers.
"Retreat! Speed up the retreat!" The British generals on the front line immediately ordered. They all realized that German military's large-scale counterattack was coming soon. Under the powerful firepower of German military, it was almost impossible for them to resist German Counterattack.
"Run! Germany people are coming soon."
Countless British soldiers frantically wanted to escape from the battlefield. They had been frightened by the brutal battle last night. In their hearts, they even think that the Germany people are invincible.
"Buzz buzz!"
There was a sound like wild bees flying in the sky, and some British soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky. Suddenly, they discovered that small black dots had appeared in the sky of the East. British soldiers who have experienced fierce battles with Germany people all know what those little black dots represent.
"Plane! Plane! German aircraft is coming!" the British soldiers Panic roared.
German Army Air Corps's aircraft strafing and bombing also left a great psychological shadow on the British soldiers. They did not know how many comrades were killed by German aircraft's aircraft machine gun fire, or were killed by bombs dropped by aircraft.
"Ta-ta-ta!" The fighter jets began to swoop and shoot, killing the British soldiers with their aviation machine guns. British soldiers were continuously shot and fell to the ground screaming.
"Boom!"
A Aerial Bomb fell and happened to fall into the retreating British army. Dozens of British soldiers were killed.
"Lie down! Lie down immediately and avoid!" A British officer shouted loudly, instructing British soldiers how to avoid enemy air attacks.
But then, he was hit by a bullet from an aircraft machine gun, and his body was directly cut in two.
Under the air attack by German Army Air Corps fighter planes, the British army suffered heavy losses.
At this time, German military Army and Marine Corps launched another counterattack. With the support of navy Naval Gun and Army Air Corps fighter planes, they launched a fierce attack on the retreating British army.
Faced with such a blow, the British army simply could not hold on.
"God! I surrender, I don't want to fight anymore!" A young British soldier threw away his weapon and raised his hand to surrender to German military.
The power of example is infinite. With morale seriously affected, other British soldiers also surrendered. This makes German Counterattack, an effortless success.
There were still a large number of British soldiers who did not want to surrender and ran away desperately. In order to speed up his escape, he even threw away his weapons and equipment. This makes the British army's retreat no longer a retreat. It should be more appropriately called a rout.
German Counterattack, one company broke through several lines of defense deployed by British troops on the coast. The British soldiers could only flee and return to the city to hold on. However, these urban areas are also within the strike range of German military's Naval Gun, and German Army Air Corps's fighter planes can also bomb them. Therefore, even if the British troops hid in the city, they could not escape.
However, German military did not take advantage of the situation to attack the cities occupied by the British army. On the one hand, Britain people have already built a large number of fortifications in those cities. If they attack them rashly, they will pay too many casualties. In addition, the soldiers had been fighting fiercely all night and were very tired. Waiting until the follow-up troops arrive is a good opportunity to launch an attack.