While happy, Mustache and the High Command also felt very uneasy. They were deeply afraid that this was a conspiracy of the coalition forces. If these precious tank clusters penetrated too deep into the hinterland of France and were trapped, the German Army would lose control of this war.
Half the battle is lost without fighting. To be on the safe side, Guderian and Rommel's immediate boss, General Kleist, commander of the Army Group Armored Group, specifically sent them instructions, ordering them to stop advancing and consolidate their positions.
Waiting for backup troops.
Guderian was very angry with this order. He did not hesitate to resign to express his dissatisfaction to General Kleist, and resolutely led his three armored divisions to turn west and penetrate the English Channel. Four days later,
Guderian's armored divisions had swept through Amiens
, arrived at Abbeville, and further west was the English Channel. However, Guderian also encountered trouble at this time. He was running out of fuel, and the group army did not expect that the progress would be so smooth, so the expected fuel supply
It won't arrive until 3 days later.
In fact, according to the original history, Guderian's armored division could obtain part of the fuel from local cities. However, because Liu Fu changed history, the German "Panther" tanks used diesel engines.
With less than that much diesel, Guderian had no choice but to order his troops to rest in place, and then use all methods he could to contact the army headquarters to supervise his fuel supply.
At this time, Army Group B, under the command of General Bock, had occupied the Netherlands and eastern Belgium. At this time, the 40 coalition divisions in northern France and Belgium had basically been surrounded, as long as the armored group's fuel could be replenished in time.
These 700,000 people have no place to escape.
Three days later, the fuel finally reached the front line. On May 22, Guderian commanded the 1st, 2nd, and 10th Armored Divisions to attack Calais, Boulogne, and Dunkirk respectively. He was very worried.
It is clear that the last way out for these hundreds of thousands of coalition forces is to escape from the sea. If they can capture all the nearby French ports, then the coalition forces will have no choice but to escape.[
But all good things come to an end. A forward tank battalion of the 10th Armored Division was ambushed by British tanks and infantry 20 kilometers south of Dunkirk. As a result, more than 70 tanks were lost. This made Guderian very angry.
He was about to dispatch other troops to continue the attack, but his boss, General Kleist, called again. This time he ordered him to stop the attack, and this time Guderian could not disobey the order because it was given by Mustache himself.
Order.
As for why Mustache gave this order, no one knows. But there are two reasons. First, Mustache is afraid that his precious armored group will suffer too much loss from the desperate British and French forces who are still struggling. France is actually only his first step.
The main target is still in the east. The red Soviet Union has a wider land, so it needs more tank troops.
Second, it is not like Mustache has driven out all the British. In his mind, Britain is the overlord of the sea, and Germany is the overlord of the continent. There is no need for the two countries to fight to the death. Putting back part of the British troops this time is a counterattack.
A warning and concern from the British "Government".
Anyway, the German offensive suddenly came to a halt, and the coalition forces used these few days to evacuate more than 300,000 people from the Port of Dunkirk to the United Kingdom. Most of these 300,000 people lost their weapons.
All that was left were rifles. On the beaches of Dunkirk, the British and French forces dropped 1,200 of them.
Artillery, 750 anti-aircraft guns, 500 anti-tank guns, more than 60,000 cars, more than 70,000 motorcycles, more than 700 tanks, more than 20,000 machine guns and more than 500,000 tons of supplies. In addition, there are
30,000 people were killed in German air raids, and 40,000 French troops were captured during the blocking mission.
The main reason why the coalition forces were able to complete this major retreat was that the British people spontaneously participated in the operation of crossing the sea to rescue the soldiers. In these short 10 days, hundreds of civilian ships voluntarily joined the retreat, including
Nearly 200 ships sank in the strait. Among these civilian ships, there were not only fishing boats and merchant ships, but also various yachts. The British nobles, ordinary fishermen, and businessmen together braved the bombings of German aircraft to complete this task.
feat.
In addition, God was probably shocked by Guderian's armored division. In order to balance the strength of both sides, the English Channel, which was usually very windy and rough, was surprisingly calm during the few days of retreat, allowing ships to easily reach the shore.
personnel; but the sky was overcast and rainy, making it impossible for the Luftwaffe's aircraft to carry out effective attacks, and even taking off was difficult for a few days.
The battle lasted until June 4. The British lost 9 divisions and the French lost 30 divisions. The British Expeditionary Force fled back to the British Isles, while Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg all surrendered. People around the world were shocked.
The allies of Britain and France were also stunned, and the Soviet Union was even more stunned.
A decisive battle with similar numbers and strength turned into a one-sided defeat just over ten days later. In this battle, the German army's tactics were also very simple and practical, that is, the armored group held the
The regiment's sudden advance found a breakthrough and rushed into the enemy's rear like a swarm, and then... nothing happened.
The rear area has been breached, logistics, transportation, and communications have been messed up. All troops on the front line are in danger of being dumped from the side or the rear. Without fighting, the entire front line will collapse. In addition, the armored group that penetrates deep
The basic method is to intercept them. Their speed is too fast and ordinary infantry divisions cannot catch up. They can only rely on armored divisions or the air force to intercept them.
However, the armored forces of Britain and France were dispersed into each infantry division. The performance of the German armored group opened the eyes of the British and French generals. It turns out that tanks can still be used in this way. But the ticket is too expensive, no matter if it is lost
With dozens of divisions of troops, France's northern defense line was also finished. Without this barrier, the Great Plains of southern France became the home ground of the German armored divisions. Paris was in danger, and France was in danger.
Just as Britain and France were working hard to restore the situation on the European continent, a more explosive news spread to the British mainland, and then spread throughout the world. The South China Sea Federation on June 2, that is, Dunkirk
During the Great Retreat, Australia was invaded. Currently, Perth, the capital of Western Australia, has fallen.
Western Australia has lost contact with the Australian federal government. Another federal navy fleet covered the federal army's raid and occupied the northern Australian port of Darwin, and is moving into the interior of the Northern Territory state. The main force of the federal navy has appeared in Australia
Near the southeastern coast, the Australian federal government asked the British government for urgent help.
This news made the "governments" of all countries as confused as Monk Zhanger. Even the German mustache could only send a message to Liu Fu after hearing the news. Liu Fu did not hide anything this time.
He directly called Mustache back and said: The federal government supports Germany in safeguarding its own interests in Europe. The federal government is also fighting for a corresponding living space in Asia, and resolutely fights against other countries' interference in Europe and Asia. Europe is the Europe of the European people.
And Asia is Asia for Asian people.
Mustache took Liu Fu's reply and thought about it for a long time. Then he walked to the world map. He first looked at the locations of Australia and the South China Sea Federation, then drew a circle on the Pacific Ocean with a red pencil, and then on Leninger.
Le's name was heavily crossed.
Other countries did not directly send Liu Fu a message like Mustache, but directly confirmed the reliability of the news to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs through diplomatic channels. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference on June 5,
The authenticity of the news was confirmed, and the details of the war between the South China Sea Federation and Australia were generally introduced.
As early as the end of May, a drunken incident occurred in Perth, Australia. In a bar in Perth, several Chinese miners working in Western Australia had an argument with locals, which turned into a fight.
, people on both sides were injured, and then the Perth police arrested 7 Chinese miners and filed a public prosecution in the Perth court for picking quarrels and provoking trouble. (To be continued..)
