"General, 13th Army Corps can no longer hold on. The troops on the front line have collapsed. The Germany people are advancing towards us. According to the advancing speed of the Germany people, they will hit us in a short time!" An officer reported to General Haig.
"Damn it, did 13th Army Corps collapse? Where is General George? What on earth is he doing?" General Haig cursed.
"General, General George has fled to London!" the officer said.
"Asshole! Order the troops to prepare to retreat!" General Haig had no choice but to issue such an order. Although, his original intention was to stick to the southern defense line for a while longer. However, since 13th Army Corps has collapsed and 12th Army Corps seems to be unable to hold on for much longer, continuing to hold on will only lead to a dead end. Under such circumstances, General Haig had no choice but to order a retreat.
If you retreat, you can still preserve some strength and join the defense of London in the city. If all these troops are lost here, it will undoubtedly further weaken London's defense power. That would be considered wasted.
It's a pity that General Haig's plan is good, but it is not that easy to implement.
At this moment, the British army suffered heavy losses under German military's fierce attack, and their morale fell to the bottom. Under such circumstances, how could they have the courage to continue fighting? After General Haig's retreat order was issued, a large number of British troops fled immediately, without even the troops to delay the enemy and cover the retreat of the main force.
Of course German military would not miss this opportunity and immediately launched a more violent attack.
As a result, the British retreat turned into a complete rout. A large number of British soldiers fled toward London in embarrassment, while German military followed them in hot pursuit.
Human legs cannot outrun the tracks of a tank. In such a battle, German armored forces fully utilized its speed advantage. When the fleeing British army was caught up by German military, in order to save their lives, the British soldiers immediately raised their hands and chose to surrender.
These British officers and soldiers have been frightened by German military on the battlefield. Being able to save a small life has become their biggest wish. How can they have the courage to continue fighting?
Even when they were strafed and bombed by German Army Air Corps fighter planes, many British soldiers knelt down and surrendered, not daring to run away again. They knelt on the roadside obediently, waiting for German military's infantry to come and capture them.
It can be said that in this battle, the fighting spirit of the British army has been completely shattered. Even if these officers and soldiers were not captured by German military, they would not be of much use if they escaped back to London. Because they have been scared out of their wits and no longer have the courage to pick up weapons and continue fighting German military.
German military's pursuit did not stop until it reached the suburbs of London. There were more than 600,000 people in the three British armies stationed on the southern defense line, but only more than 100,000 people fled back London. The remaining more than 500,000 people, except those who died in the battle, all surrendered to German military. This made the temporary prisoner of war camp set up by German military overcrowded for a while.
Of course, those who were seriously injured could not receive medical treatment. It's not because German military refuses to save anyone, but because there is a lack of medicine on the front line. Those medicines must be given priority to rescue the German military soldiers, while the Britain people can only wait. As for those Britain people with minor injuries, they can be treated. Of course, the medical conditions will not be much better. Whether you can survive or not depends on whether God protects you.
German military's attack on the entire southern defense line only lasted five days. There is a huge gap between this and Minister of War Richard Haldan's requirements. Especially when only 100,000 soldiers escaped in the end without their armor, he was even more angry. However, Richard Haldan knew that there was no way around it. German military is too strong, and the British army is too weak.
After Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn learned that German military once again easily won the battle of the southern defense line and won a great victory, his old face was filled with smiles.
"Britain people are becoming more and more useless, and they are simply vulnerable! If this continues, we should be able to capture London soon and end this damn war. Your Majesty asked us to capture Britain before Christmas, but now it seems that we can complete the task at super speed!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
Originally, Empire had always been worried about landing in Britain's operations. Britain people are used to being world hegemons, and they will definitely not surrender to the German Empire easily. So, almost everyone thinks it will be a tough fight. A fierce battle will break out between the two sides at Britain. If Germany wants to defeat Britain, it will definitely be a protracted war. Maybe the entire Britain will be beaten to ashes. And German military's loss will not be so small.
But now it seems that the smoothness of the battle has completely exceeded everyone's expectations! Although the Britain people have strong military strength, they are actually vulnerable. Their huge force easily suffered heavy losses under German military's attack. Now, there is not even much will to resist.
"Your Excellency, maybe we can win London at the end of this month. By then, the battle of Britain will almost come to an end!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
"Will you win London within this month? There are still more than ten days left. Although time is a bit tight, it is indeed entirely possible." Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn nodded.
"However, when attacking London, we still have to find ways to reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible. The war is about to end. I hope more people can survive instead of losing their lives at the last moment!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff also knows this.
"General Ludendorff, 8th Army Corps, let's set off tomorrow! Whether we can completely annihilate London's British defenders this time depends on you!" Feng Field Marshal Falkenhayn said.
If you want to complete your victory in one battle, German military must eliminate all the last main forces of the British army in London. The mission of 8th Army Corps is to cross River Thames and go around to the north of London. The defense zone of 3rd Army Corps is the west of London. The main force attacking London urban area will be 1st Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps. 3rd Army Corps and 8th Army Corps only serve to assist. If the plan succeeds, the British troops gathered at London will be doomed.