The speech was rich, but the reality was skinny. Only a few thousand people chose to leave France and side with de Gaulle. And these thousands of people are now trapped in France. The situation is relatively better than that of the British and French coalition forces in Dunkirk.

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"Boom, boom, boom...boom!!" In the sky over Dunkirk, the British and German air forces went crazy!

The entire British Air Force had less than 400 fighter planes, almost all of which were available. In order to ensure the evacuation of Dunkirk, they dispatched all the aircraft they could.

From "Spitfire" and "Hurricane" single-seat fighters, "Dread" two-seat fighters to "Hudson" bombers, bi-wing "Swordfish" torpedo planes, and even reconnaissance aircraft were put into Dunkirk.

The Germans could not bear to show weakness. Göring knew the consequences of speaking big words to Hitler. He must bomb Dunkirk at all costs. To this end, almost all the planes on the front were hit together and all smashed into Dunkirk.

Kirk.

The British Air Force was at a disadvantage at this time. They needed to cross the English Channel to fight on the other side. On the other hand, Germany was better than them. After all, Germany could transfer and support through airports on land.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." In addition to fighting the British Air Force in the sky, the German Air Force also forgot to bomb and straf the ships on the sea and those colorful cruise ships.

For this retreat, Britain could be considered a national mobilization. Almost all the available ships were sent to Dunkirk, and the German armored division closest to Dunkirk went crazy towards Dunkirk.

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They knew that if they did not close the encirclement at this time, the British and French forces on the seaside would withdraw to the other side.

Historically, after the war in northern France became clear, Hitler and the German army needed to preserve the strength of their armored forces for the next combat operation. The German General Headquarters had planned for Army Group B to complete the final encirclement operation in a unified manner.

Secondly, although the coalition's piecemeal counterattacks had little effect, they aggravated the concerns of some senior German commanders about the loss of armored units, because the rapidly advancing armored units left the infantry units far behind.

After visiting the headquarters of Army Group A, Hitler believed that it was necessary to stop the advancing armored forces to prevent the enemy from breaking through. At the same time, German Air Force Commander Göring ensured that the air force could take on the task of destroying the coalition forces in the encirclement.

Therefore, at that time, he ordered the armored troops on the ground to stop advancing. This order has been criticized by people, who believe that it gave the British and French forces the last way to survive.

But in fact, Hitler and the German top brass had their own considerations, and because the armored forces suffered too much loss in the Battle of France, they hoped to conserve their strength for the next attack when the war situation was decided.

Now, Germany does not have this concern. French and British tanks have not caused too much damage to the German tank force. The Tiger A is much stronger than the current German tanks in history.

Under this situation, Hitler and the top German officials hoped to completely annihilate the British and French forces on the beach as quickly as possible. While accepting the surrender of France, they continued to order the troops to compress Dunkirk.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." At this time, in addition to bombing, the German heavy artillery has also reached a position where it can directly bombard the beach. In order to annihilate the British and French forces in Dunkirk, the Germans are now spending their money.

"!Defensive position! Defensive position!!" The British 3rd Infantry Division built a defensive fortification in the front, trying to prevent the German attack and ensure the retreat on the beach.

Under the command of Division Commander Montgomery, at least so far the Germans have not broken through their positions. But everyone knows that this is just a matter of time.

"Kerala..." The roar of tank tracks sounded. In the distance, German tanks could be seen looming towards the position like a torrent of steel. The soldiers of the British 3rd Infantry Division on the position felt a trace of despair.

They have fought against these steel monsters several times. Because of its thick armor, the infantry has almost no power to break it. Every time it appears on the battlefield, the battle line is about to collapse.

"Bring all the cars up, bury the cannons on the ground and prepare to explode!" Montgomery, who discovered this situation, ordered his deputy with a livid face.

"General, these are our vehicles..." the deputy said with some heartache: "And this may not be able to stop the German tanks..."

"Now that the army can't be saved, what are the vehicles going to do?! Can we still transport them back to England?! Get ready! Remember to put the cannons in too!" Montgomery himself didn't have much confidence in this method.

Although he had experimented with it, he didn't know if it would work against the thick-skinned and thick-skinned Tiger armor of the German army.

Montgomery was able to think of this method because he had visited the three eastern provinces with a British business delegation. That was at a time when the National Defense Forces were cooperating extensively with Britain, France and the United States.

At that time, Montgomery communicated with Han Jingshan, commander of the Fourth Division, and Han Jingshan mentioned that he had used this trick when fighting the Soviet Union. At that time, Han Jingshan did not have the luxury of Montgomery, and he could also use cars and build a defensive line.

What Han Jingshan did at that time was to bury a large number of bombs and cannons in his fortifications. Of course, Han Jingshan did not mention the blasting tubes made by the National Defense Forces.

Then, when the Soviet troops thought they had breached their position, they encountered a large area of ​​​​detonated explosives and artillery fire from the Wehrmacht. As a result, the Soviet troops were killed and injured on a large scale, which eventually led to them being heavily surrounded by the Wehrmacht.

The actions of the Wehrmacht caught Montgomery's attention, and he planned to repeat what the Wehrmacht had done here.

"Remember to fill up all the gasoline!" Montgomery told his deputy: "The Germans must not be allowed to pass this line of defense!"

"Yes, sir..." the deputy responded sadly. He went down and asked the troops to bring up the vehicles and artillery.

The German army's siege of Dunkirk had gradually closed, and Hitler also embarked on a journey to the Compiegne Forest to negotiate or accept surrender.

"I hope that when I see France surrender, I also see the news that those damn coalition forces were annihilated by us." Hitler said to the top brass of the German Wehrmacht before boarding the plane.

"Goering, your air force cannot stop! Immediately transfer to the airport we occupied in France, and the air strikes must be strengthened. There will also be attacks on those British warships, which affects our next plan..."

Although Hitler was getting on the plane, he was still chattering endlessly. Almost everyone took out their notebooks to record Hitler's words in order to carry out the order well.

"We will do our best! My Führer!" The crowd gave a Nazi salute and watched the neatly dressed Hitler and negotiator Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht, board the plane.

The bombing continued, and the British Air Force was unable to stop the German bombing. The most important thing was that they themselves were in danger of being killed.

There were only less than 400 fighter planes, but they were faced with the encirclement and attack of more than a thousand high-performance German fighter planes. Under such circumstances, being able to protect oneself was already considered very good. Not to mention effective actions.

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Although anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns on the ground continue to provide them with support, everyone knows that the effect is really limited.

"General! We must bring the warships back..." Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay received a call from a captain participating in the retreat.

"So far, we have been sunk by the Germans 3 destroyers and 21 ships including 5 large ferries, and 7 destroyers have been severely damaged..." the captain said to Bertram on the phone.

Ramsey said solemnly.

"We must transfer the eight most advanced destroyers participating in the retreat back to the mainland to avoid the loss of these sharp warships and affect future operations against the German invasion of the British mainland..."

Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay felt that his hands were shaking. This loss made him extremely heartbroken. But he also knew that the German attacks were becoming more and more fierce. If he did not seize the time now, then he would wait for London.

One can imagine what those British and French allied forces in Kirk will be like.

"Keep retreating, no one is allowed to take a step back!" Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay said solemnly to the captain on the other end of the phone: "I will never agree to your retreat like this, and neither will the Admiralty.

Will agree!”

"Now that the battle has reached a critical moment, we need to preserve those living forces. This is how we can preserve the British Empire." Bertram Ramsay paused and said to the other end of the phone: "Continue! I only have

This sentence is for you: Persevere until you win!"

I don’t know if persistence will lead to victory, but persistence will definitely cause heavy losses to the British Navy. 31 ships transporting soldiers to retreat were sunk that day, including 4 destroyers full of officers and soldiers.

At the same time, 11 ships were severely damaged. This was the heaviest loss for the entire British army since the war began!

The English Channel was stained red with blood, and corpses undulated with the waves on the sea. Explosions and screams continued all night long. Fighter planes were constantly blasted into fireworks in the sky and fell tragically.

From the ground position, you could see the soaring flames in the distance and hear the rumbling explosions. The anti-aircraft machine gun positions and anti-aircraft gun positions that were constructed were completely destroyed by the machine cannons.

The colorful fragments of the yacht were washed up on the beach by the waves, along with the mutilated corpses and body parts. Commander Gott of the British Expeditionary Force closed his eyes in pain, unable to bear to see this scene.

At the beginning of the retreat, everyone was in order, but as the German attacks continued to intensify, everyone lost their calm. Looking at the ships on the sea that were sunk by German submarines or bombed by German bombers from time to time, the British and French allied forces were filled with sadness...

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Chapter completed!