On July 20, the fierce battle surrounding Lambes finally came to an end. Although Wellington tried his best to open the gap and rescue the encircled army, he still failed. First, the two divisions sent to Brixton were blocked by part of the 2nd Infantry Division of the French 1st French Legion, and it was very difficult to advance. On the afternoon of July 19, the 3rd Infantry Division of the 1st French Legion arrived and fought fiercely with the British army to fight for control of Brixton. Later, the 89th

The 3rd Infantry Division of the Legion also arrived. Under the joint attack of the French army, Wellington's rescue troops were defeated, and the encirclement of the British army in Lambes area was officially closed. There was no debate in the subsequent battle. Under the favorable attack of various French troops, all the surrounded British army except for a very small number of people successfully broke through the siege, and all the others were annihilated or appendix. In this battle, plus the British army in other regions lost 100,000 again. From now on, the main force of the British army has been completely eaten up.

Of course, the French army also suffered a certain amount of casualties, especially the 1st Marine Division. Under the siege of the British army, there were only less than 6,000 people left in the entire division. Due to the heavy losses of the 1st Marine Division, Dawu had to force them to retreat to the rear to rest. If they were fought all, the Navy would definitely not let him go. The total casualties of the French army in this battle also reached more than 15,000.

Taking advantage of the victory, the French army launched a fierce attack again, but the British army retreated step by step due to heavy losses and resistance became weaker and weaker.

On July 22, the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions of the 89th French Army rushed to the area of ​​Vauxhall Bridge, but unfortunately the British had blown up the bridge, but no matter what, the French army now attacked the center of London. Other troops also made rapid progress. Among them, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions of the 1st French Army occupied the Camberwell area and attacked the Lambey area along the Walworth Road. The 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions and the direct troops of the Legion also swept across eastern London, captured the Lewisham and Blackheath areas, and directly threatened Hamurabbi's command.

The situation was very good for the French army. In the telegram sent to Xiao Jie, Dawu said directly: Everything is in control, and the battle to end South London is just around the corner.

Compared with the French army, the British command center was so sad that it was a bleak thing. So far, they have lost 200,000 troops, and it can be said that they have all the last main troops. Now there are only tens of thousands of troops left in the southern region, and there are still about 100,000 people in the northern region.

"Oh my God! Canweber has been lost, and the damn French are marching towards us. Marshal Wellington, what should we do next?" Hamurabi asked helplessly.

Wellington was also a little confused. The failure came too quickly. In just a few days, they lost so many troops, which seriously shook his confidence. He sighed and Wellington suggested: "Marson, look at the current appearance, we can't defend the southern part of the Thames River. Now we can only retreat to the north and blow up all the bridges, and use the Thames River to compete with the French army."

"You mean we should give up on the southern part of London now?" Hamuraby asked unwillingly.

Wellington nodded: "We have no other way. Stay here and wait for us to be destroyed."

"Oh!" Hanmulabi sighed heavily, and for a moment he seemed to have grown 10 years old, and then said, "Okay, go and arrange it. But be careful when retreating, just don't make it a defeat."

"I will pay attention." Wellington nodded, then went out to arrange the situation.

Starting from July 23, the British army retreated to the north in a planned manner under the orders of Wellington. They retreated part of the troops to the north through the Waterloo Bridge, London Bridge and Tower Bridge.

"What's going on? Why are the British resistance getting weaker and weaker? Isn't it reasonable?" The commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the 89th French Army was a little puzzled. In the morning this morning, his troops actually reached the near the Imperial War Museum, and there were very few casualties, which was completely different from yesterday's situation, just as if he had faced much fewer enemies. He couldn't figure out the reason, so he reported the situation to the command center. Now, due to the shrinking of the front line, the command centers of Dawu and Monty were reunited.

"What's going on? All troops sent telegrams, saying that the British resistance had dropped significantly compared to yesterday. What the hell are Hamurabi and the others doing?" Dawu asked in confusion.

Monty also shook his head, and he didn't know the reason. Was the British army ready to give up resistance? But then he overturned this idea. If the British army was ready to give up resistance, he should surrender to the French army immediately, as that would reduce a lot of casualties.

"Order the troops on the front line to advance carefully to avoid falling into the enemy's trap." If I couldn't figure it out, Dawu had to order the troops to be more cautious.

"Reported, the Air Force reconnaissance airship sent a telegram, and they found that a large number of British troops were evacuating to the north of London through the Waterloo Bridge, London Bridge and Tower Bridge." An hour later, the correspondents received the results of the Air Force reconnaissance.

"Damn it, order all troops to step up their attack immediately and not let the British army go." Dawu ordered in annoyance. He was a little guilty. If he was not so indecisive just now, he would definitely annihilate a large number of British troops. Now the British army has suffered heavy losses, so how can he still have the ability to set traps for the French army?

"Okay, Marshal. You don't have to blame yourself. Things have happened. Now it should be a solution." Monty persuaded. He didn't expect the British army to retreat on their own initiative, which was completely beyond his expectations.

Under Dawu's order, the French troops launched a fierce attack. The British army, who was responsible for the cut off the rear, was quickly defeated. In less than a moment, the entire southern part of London fell into the hands of the French army. However, due to the previous delay, most of the remaining British troops retreated to north London. The French army only wiped out more than 20,000 British troops who had no time to retreat. Moreover, all the bridges on the Thames were blown up by the British army. It was even more difficult for the French army to cross the Thames than climb to the sky.

After the British army withdrew to northern London, they deployed a large number of troops on the north bank of the Thames River to prevent the French from crossing the river. This made Dawu and his friends sigh.

After taking over south London, the French army undertook a three-day rest to replenish ammunition and supplies. And a group of senior generals such as Dawu were studying the plan to cross the river. However, it took three days and had no idea at all. But one thing is certain that if the French army launched a rash attack, they would definitely be bleeding on the north bank of the Thames River where the Ying army was heavily stationed.

"No matter what, instead of waiting like this, it's better to launch a tentative attack to see how it works?" Dawu said irritably.

The others had no good idea, so they had to agree with Dawu's proposal.

On July 26, the 3rd Marine Division concentrated a regiment of troops and launched a tentative attack in Lambes. Through the boats that he had finally collected, Dawu and the others tried to send all the troops of the two battalions to the other side. However, the wish was good, but the reality was cruel. Because the river was very wide, the French artillery could not provide favorable artillery support to the landing troops. In fact, except for those large-caliber cannons, other cannons could not reach the other side at all. The French ships distributed on the river were mobile targets of British artillery.

Seeing one small boat after another blown over, Dawu and others felt particularly uncomfortable. During the process of crossing the river, at least two companies of the ships were destroyed, and the soldiers on it were still alive and dead. They were docked, but the threats faced by the French landing troops did not end. They were at least blocked by a British division. Before they could build a beachhead, the British counter-charge began. More than one regiment of British troops wanted to land on the French army.

After launching an attack, the French army's position was quickly broken through, and cruel hand-to-hand combat was staged on the beach. Due to the absolute disadvantage in terms of number of people, the French army retreated one after another. But behind them was the wide River Thames, and they had nowhere to escape. The war ended soon, and the two battalions of the French army participated in the attack were destroyed. Many people were drowned in the river. They hoped to escape back to the south bank, but the wide River Thames buried them.

"Marrior, do you still want to continue?" asked the commander of the 3rd Marine Division tremblingly.

"No need, let's stop here." Dawu said helplessly. Through today's battle, it was also proved that the plan to force the Thames River was not feasible. The British army, who were waiting for it, could easily crush their landing.

"Master, maybe we can cross the river from other areas, such as the upper reaches of the Thames," Morris suggested.

"It doesn't work. We lack ships, so it's impossible to cross a river on a large scale. Unless a pontoon bridge is built, it's probably difficult for us to succeed if it's a pontoon bridge. The British will definitely try their best to stop it." Monty thought for a while and expressed different opinions.

"Perhaps we can ask for help from the Navy. If there is a naval fleet, we can easily suppress the British army, and large transport ships can also solve our transportation problems." Carl suggested.
Chapter completed!