The surrender of Belgium seemed to have fired a statutory gun for retreat and running. The originally sneaky retreat turned into a full-scale rescue campaign on the 25th and 26th. The British Admiralty began to requisition ships along the coast and along the Thames as planned, and even called on all those who owned the ships to Dunkirk, Ostend and Niupolt through the broadcast.

Since the situation of the Battle of France was worse than in history for Britain and France, Britain's retreat was more determined. As early as before Belgium surrendered, some of the Expeditionary Army officers and soldiers were retreated at night with warships. 7,500 people were withdrawn on the evening of the 21st, 6,900 people were withdrawn on the evening of the 22nd, 7,200 people were withdrawn on the evening of the 24th, and 7,100 people were withdrawn on the evening of the 24th. Before the large-scale retreat began, 28,700 British officers and soldiers had withdrawn to the local area.

The British seemed to have taken the lead in this battle to save the failed expeditionary army officers and soldiers.

But their opponent this time was not Adolf Hitler, who had fantasies about the British Empire, but Hessman, the chief of staff of the German General Staff who was determined to overthrow the British Empire. Under his strict orders, the German 1st, 6th and 18th armies, with seven armored divisions as sharp swords, attacked fiercely for days, not only caused the Belgian army to surrender early (3 days earlier than in history), but also attacked outside Dunkirk on the afternoon of May 25!

The Luftwaffe and Naval Air Force have not been idle these days. Since the 22nd, they have bombed ports such as Zebrugge, Ostend, Niupolt, Dunkirk, etc. that may have been used to withdraw troops. On the 22nd to 25th alone, the Luftwaffe and Naval Air Force dispatched more than 5,000 aircraft, and dropped more than 10,000 tons of bombs in four ports, blew most of the docks and docks into ruins.

In addition, the German Navy's submarines also launched a large-scale deployment, laying more than 2,000 mines outside the ports of Zebrugge, Ostend, Niupolt, Dunkirk and other places. The waters between Dunkirk and Zebrugge turned into the sea of ​​death, and several British ships touched mines every night.

However, the British also understood what withdrawal from the expeditionary force meant to them. All ship owners actively responded to the call of the Admiralty. Barges, tugs, cargo ships, passenger ships, fishing boats, motorboats and even private yachts went out to sea and sailed to dangerous waters across the strait. According to statistics from the British Admiralty, 693 British civilian ships and more than 100 French ships joined the rescue ranks.

However, most of the ships with larger tonnage were carefully arranged by the British Admiralty to Zebrugge, Ostend, and Niupole, while most of the British ships heading to Dunkirk were small-tonnage fishing boats, motorboats and private yachts...

"It's really **********, are your British Royal Navy wiped out by the German High Seas Fleet?"

On the only remaining east embankment in Dunkirk Harbor where ships can be moored, Lieutenant General Pierre Bjöt, commander of the 1st French Army Group, was furious at a British naval colonel with three letters cut from tin foil on his steel helmet.

Colonel William Tennant, who was in charge of boarding the Dunkirk port and beach, looked at the French lieutenant general who was so angry that he jumped, but shrugged helplessly, "Lieutenant General, I have arranged a yacht for you and your entourage. It is very comfortable and fast."

"Col. My army group still has nearly 200,000 officers and soldiers. They have been fighting with the most barbaric enemy in the world since April 12. They have fought for thirteen days, for thirteen days! They are exhausted now and will soon be out of ammunition and food. If they cannot withdraw from Dunkirk Port, they will become prisoners of the Germans... or be killed by the Germans!"

Lieutenant General Pierre Bjöt raised his hand and pointed at the crowded beach not far away. The people on the beach were all French officers and soldiers who had just retreated from the front line. They spent 13 nightmares like a nightmare and were beaten to death by the German Superman. Now they finally escaped to the beach in Dunkirk. What awaited them was not the giant ships of the British Royal Navy, but small fishing boats, motorboats and private yachts.

Although these small boats are covered with undulating seas, they look like there are hundreds, but how many people can they save? 3000... or 5000?

For the 200,000 French troops that had been compressed by the German army around Dunkirk, thousands of people were insignificant. Even if they could withdraw tens of thousands every day, it would take 20 days to withdraw all of them.

And the Germans can occupy Dunkirk in a few days at most! How many people can evacuate after so little time?

It seems that the British really abandoned them, no, they should have betrayed France! The French on the beach all thought desperately: The British finally left the unlucky French and fled by boat...

"Enemy plane! Enemy plane!"

Suddenly someone shouted in horror, and then the "buzzing" sound from the plane motor came from the sky.

Dozens of German aircraft appeared in the sky! The Folk 99 dive bomber with V-shaped 3 aircraft formations, and the Folk Zero fighter with four-finger formations. They whizzed out of the clouds and then circled in the sky, as if looking for valuable targets.

"What's going on? Why are there fishing boats on the sea?" Lieutenant Rudolph Hessman, who had just returned to the team a few hours ago, was now flying a new Fokker Zero fighter on his mission. He took a four-plane formation and just came out of the clouds and was stunned by the scene on the sea.

"Walter," he contacted the squadron leader Novotney through the onboard radio, "we seemed to be in the wrong place, probably not Dunkirk."

Of course, the news that the British and French forces began to retreat from the sea could not be hidden from the German intelligence department. Therefore, Dunkirk became the target of bombing for the naval aviation units with a larger range. However, the warships and ships that should have been covered with the sea were missing, with only small boats such as fishing boats and yachts.

"No, we're in the right place," Novotney's voice came from his headphones. "This is Dunkirk! Rudolph, look at your lower left at 9 o'clock."

Rudolph Hessman looked in the direction Novotney said, and only saw a narrow beach full of people.

"God, are those all French?" asked Rudolf Hessman.

"I think so."

"So how should we deal with them?"

"Blast with a bomb?" Novotney said, "But if you want to kill so many people, it seems that it is not enough to rely on two squadrons of Folk 99. He-111 is needed."

...

"Fishing boat?" Dunkirk's situation was reported to Thosen's General Staff. Hessman laughed and said to Halder beside him, "The British Empire is more despicable than I thought. It seems that it will take some effort to defeat them."

"Martyr, shamelessness cannot save the empire," said Halder, "this will only allow the French to see through their positive faces."

"What if you see through it?" Hessman glanced at Manstein, who had just been transferred from the Western Front headquarters (he will serve as the second military chief after Halder went to Italy), "Erich, do you think the French would fall to us because of Dunkirk?"

"No." Manstein shook his head, "The French have known that Britain is not a good thing. For the past few hundred years, France has been against Britain. The French did not follow Britain because of love and trust, they followed Britain because of fear. To let the French follow our Germany, we must be like Britain, and make the French afraid! Or... the British do something more extraordinary."

"Well said!" Hessmann focused heavily and said to Halder, "Franz, although we won beautifully this time, the French are likely to be more afraid of the British Empire than us! So we will not easily get the French fleet. We may also use some conspiracies and tricks, and maybe we will take action to grab it!"

"Marson," Halder smiled bitterly, "this is not easy."

"It may not be difficult," Hessman said with a smile, "The British will continue to play the role of evil people. This is our opportunity."

"Wicked?" Halder smiled, "Marson, do you think the British will attack Toulon? This is not easy."

"It's not easy, but it won't be too difficult for the Royal Navy." Hessman shook his head, "They shouldn't use battleships to fight artillery battles. The two aircraft carriers, the Ark of Royal and the Glory, are not within our surveillance range. I think they must be on their way to the Mediterranean!"

"Then they don't have any chance," said Hard. "The French deployed several squadrons of fighter jets in Toulon. In addition, we will also deploy the Fokker Zero and Fokker 99 in RNaya. Maybe we will find an opportunity to kill these two aircraft carriers."

"This is hard to say, and there is nothing wrong with letting the British teach the proud French a lesson." Hessman smiled slightly. He knew that the British would have a solution, and the British Empire was not so easy to deal with.

Moreover, there is no need to help the French maintain the entire fleet. In addition to some cruisers and destroyers, there are two Dunkirk class and three Richelieu class under construction.
Chapter completed!