Chapter 2040： British aid

"The Germans are not normal, and the French are not normal." For this outstanding junior, Lord Hamilton is still willing to mention it at his convenience.

"I have been in contact with the top of the French army, and my officers and the middle and lower-level personnel of the French army have also been in contact. Their morale is very low, and they are full of pessimism and disappointment about the prospects of war. Some troops have even appeared small-scale. The commotion, the army in this state of mind will have to force an attack? What if the frontal collapses? Foch and Petain know these things well, but they still want to drive such troops and the morale of the Germans to face. Fight against each other, if something goes wrong, it is very likely to cause the entire line to collapse!" Lord Hamilton said with a gloomy face. As one of the best players in the British Expeditionary Force, the Lord still looks at the problem very comprehensively! He has felt the decadence and frustration of the French! Let such an army attack, he really has no bottom.

"So, this is our last chance. If we wait until the French don’t even have the energy to fight for the last time, then we will have no hope of this war. The French will give in. As long as the Germans don’t enter Paris, It is estimated that the French will be willing to negotiate, and when that happens, what should we do?" Montgomery struggled. In fact, at this point, Montgomery has already exceeded it. Official decision!

"What do we do? This question is very good, I want to know the answer, even the entire British Empire wants to know." Lord Hamilton smiled bitterly, although the news from the above, the negotiation between the British and the Germans was fruitful Yes, the two sides have released some goodwill, but it is difficult for anyone to predict the specific result. Moreover, the situation of the previous negotiations was that Britain and France still stood together against the Germans. The British still have a certain amount of capital, but if the French succumbed, then only What if the British are left? Perhaps the mainland can rely on the protection of the large fleet to avoid war, but what about the British Expeditionary Force, which has more than 1.6 million troops?

Now, a complete logical chain has been formed. The basis is that the French still want to make the last fight, so the French knowing that they are not in a good state have concentrated the most elite corps on the Western Front. If this active attack can defeat Germany People’s armored spearhead, then the future can still be stubborn, and the commander of the British Expeditionary Force Marshal Haig actually saw this, if from a purely military point of view, defense is not desirable, so I also want to help the French. , He transferred the most elite troops of the British army to the French. However, the commander is still a little vacillating. He also wants to dampen the German offensive spearhead, but he is more inclined to defend and counterattack... .

So, the situation is a bit awkward now. The two sides have the same general idea, but there are differences in the specific tactics. However, when Lord Hamilton hesitated, the representative of the French came and the other party expressed Marshal Foch's desire to meet with Lord Hamilton. At this critical moment, the Lord naturally has no reason not to go!

"This meeting will be very unpleasant." Lord Hamilton said to the person next to him in the car heading to the French headquarters. However, after meeting Foch, the opponent directly put forward a suggestion for the British army to attack together!

"Judging from the situation yesterday and this morning, our situation is very bad. The Germans patiently smashed our defense line. Our two-year-old defense line was like a piece of hot butter in front of the German aircraft and tanks. Last night, The French Legion’s counterattack also had little effect. We were not even able to threaten the construction troops less than 2 kilometers behind the enemy line! There is no point in holding on to the defense line. It is time to adopt a more proactive strategy to turn the tide of the battle." Foch said to Lord Hamilton Said.

"However, if we take the initiative to attack, our entire army will be exposed to German tanks and aircraft in the field. From a tactical point of view, we are very passive, and if we cannot block our opponents by relying on the defensive line, then we do not have a cover. We are at a huge disadvantage, not to mention, the morale of your army is worrying." Lord Hamilton said.

"Your Excellency, relative to your duty to the morale of the French army, I think your army is the most passive one to avoid war. Although there have been some minor troubles in the army before, we can always find the 3 million French army. Soldiers who are willing to contribute their lives to the revival of France! They have responded to the call of the motherland and concentrated on the battlefield, but your army has passively avoided the battle!"

"Defense has no future! The Germans already have an overwhelming advantage in technical equipment such as heavy artillery, tanks, and aircraft. We can't wait for the Germans to redeploy all their artillery in place before attacking, because that is looking for death! Although the Germans are positive There are five armies, but in fact there are not so many troops in contact with us, and more troops are still on the road or in the rear."

"Your Excellency, look hereThis is the line of attack I prepared!" Foch walked a few steps to the huge map on the wall and pointed to a red dotted line. "Once the Germans are pushed to this position, they will lose 80% of their fire support! And the distance between them and the rear will increase to 30-40 kilometers! Even if the Germans have the aviation advantage, what about? What’s the bomb load of the bomber? It’s not as large as a 155MM howitzer can shoot for ten minutes! This is the time when the Germans have the weakest firepower and the most dispersed front-line forces. If at this time your army is willing to cooperate with our army to launch a counterattack If you do, then I am at least 70% sure to beat the Germans!" Marshal Foch said excitedly.

Embarrassment, really embarrassment, this is Lord Hamilton's feeling at this time, Foch's words really make sense, after all, this is a wave of counterattack to seize the time when the German artillery was not in place. But for Foch’s last sentence, he was 70% sure to defeat the Germans. The Lord still quite disagrees. In his opinion, the best result of the French is to stabilize the battle line near the red dotted line. This is probably It can only be achieved with the help of the British army!

"The teammates are going to be reckless suddenly, and I am not optimistic, I am very anxious, can't persuade, what should I do? Wait online!" If there is internet at this time, Hamilton really wants to ask.

"Everyone else is out!" Petain said suddenly. Looking at the hesitant clerk next to him, Petain added: "Except for Marshal Foch, Lord Hamilton, and me, everyone else will go out!"

Sorry, the number of the previous chapter was wrong--! But the content is fine--!