"Yes, the French stopped attacking, and the reconnaissance forces confirmed that several French troops that were originally rushing to us had retreated, and we were very safe around us." Rommel also crawled out of his tank, taking a sip of water while breathing fresh air.

"Our large force has broken through the French's main defense line, and the vanguard troops are only a few kilometers away from us. If the French don't want to touch the stone this time, then retreating is the best way." The words of the colleagues next to them were full of ease and comfort. In their opinion, the war has ended, because according to past experience, after breaking through the opponent's main position, the field battle that the Bavarian Legion is least afraid of. After the field battle destroyed all the opponent's reserves, the rest was to divide and encircle, and handed it over to the subsequent infantry to eat the opponent's troops in one bite.

"Although we broke through their defense, their reserves left, which would make the entire battle situation full of variables." Rommel's words showed a little uneasiness. Rommel, who had been on the Western Front, Eastern Front and Balkan War Zone, had a lot of understanding of war than his colleagues. If it was on the Western Front or Eastern Front, the primary goal of a battle might be to occupy a certain key node or an industrial area, resource area, etc., but in Asia Minor, in this industrially barren place, besides the transportation hub, there is really something worth fighting for. Therefore, the key to this battle fell on the killing of the French army, especially the killing of elite armored troops, heavy artillery and vehicles!

But unfortunately, the French have now run ahead of time... They abandoned their main position and 100,000 French troops inside and caught the Germans off guard! If these elite French troops left like this, for Germany, the victory of this battle would probably be reduced.

"This situation must be reported, and the French seem to be running away!" Rommel said while trying to contact the Shangfeng. As time passed, the German troops in other places on the battlefield also felt that the situation was wrong. In their opinion, the French counterattack was a bit too weak!

"The French are starting to retreat!" After the situation on the battlefield, Earl Schmidt, the commander-in-chief of the Bavarian Legion's frontline battle, finally discovered the problem. Some of the French troops began to resist the German attack step by step, but more troops had begun to evacuate from the frontline. The troops that broke into the army last night were already at the end of their strength and it was difficult to catch up with their opponents. Now, their own troops are passing through the narrow defense line, which also takes time! If nothing unexpected happens, some of the main forces of the French are really likely to run away!

"The speed is still not fast enough." At this point, Count Schmidt could only complain about the overall movement speed of the army. It was able to fight, but not being able to catch up was always a problem that all troops in this plane had to face. Even if the Bavarian Legion was regarded as the most elite army in the world, it still could not completely solve this problem. When facing the Russian army, it could still catch up, but facing the French...

"Send a report to General Harrell immediately, requesting the Air Force to launch an attack on the retreating French Legion and send a report to the frontline troops, so that they can pursue it with all their might. For support points that cannot be broken quickly, bypass if they can. Now speed is everything! Bite them at all costs!" Count Schmidt ordered.

In the war, the Air Force always responded the fastest. In a frontier airport, a team of K-6 bombers had just been loaded with aviation fuel. Just as they were about to hang bombs against heavy bunkers, an order came from the tower. So, the entire ground crew started a competition of large bombs for small bombs and high-explosive bombs for shrapnel. The transport truck with the bombshell was pushed aside, while the transport truck loaded with 25kg and 50kg bombs rushed to the apron.

At the same time, just as the busy handover on the apron was too busy, the squadron leader who had just received the order also began to call his team members over and then began to re-plan the attack route and mission targets.

"In other words, we are not sure whether we will encounter retreating enemies in the predetermined area?" After hearing the mission arranged by the captain, a captain said with some depression.

"Anyway, our mission is to block Highway 3 and kill the opponents as much as possible. We give priority to attacking the targets of the motorcade, then the artillery, then the supply squad, and finally the infantry! We will take turns to attack in the situation of a small team, and the Night Owl Squadron will cooperate with us to ensure that there will always be a bomber above the French heads during the day." The squadron leader said.

The sudden change made everyone feel uncomfortable. Just as the Bavarian Air Force adjusted its combat plan, the British Air Force was also caught off guard by this sudden change. According to the previous plan, the British Air Force only needed to fly to the front line and then attack the German bombers. The airspace they needed to cover was very narrow, almost near the battle line between the two sides. However, now, the French evacuated from the front line along various roads, and the coverage of the British Air Force changed from one line to one surface. Moreover, because the enemy planes were more scattered, it took longer to recruit the enemy, and the area responsible for the airspace was larger. This was a very big challenge for the British's already very short air stagnation time!

What's even more sad is that in order to better support the French, many of their airports were directly deployed near the front line. The nearest airport was only 30 kilometers away from the front line! If the French left, the airport would be thrown to the Germans. The plane could fly away directly, but what should we do with a large amount of supplies and ground staff? Most of them could only rely on their legs to slowly walk back. Isn't this a scam? As for whether the French could provide help during the evacuation process? If it was verbal, the British believed it, but in fact, it would be really hard to say.

"Damn it, I foresee that this will be the beginning of a great disaster! Cowardly Frenchman!" General Trenchard, commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Eastern Mediterranean Allied Forces, couldn't help but curse after hearing Xia Fei's order.

After the French chose to retreat, the German Army and Air Force also began to step up their attacks. While the Bavarian Legion tried its best to tear open the opponent's defense, the Air Force's bombs had already landed on the heads of the retreating Frenchmen!
Chapter completed!