This is where Shire was wrong; the 6th Army was unable to hold on to every point.
Kristen was prepared at only one point, one of the three entrances to the Arden Mountains to the south of Charleroi.
In other words, they were indeed prepared.
This was Tassin's thought, and it was he who personally led the troops, which consisted of only one understrength infantry regiment equipped with light equipment, totaling more than two thousand men.
Upon receiving the order from Shire to block the Arden Forest, Kristen's first reaction was to send a mechanized division to cut south of Charleroi as quickly as possible to prevent the enemy from fleeing.
This was related to Shire's unclear command.
Due to the high secrecy of the strategic intent of "penetrating the Arden Mountains," Shire could only give Kristen the order: "Send infantry into the Arden Mountains with all efforts to prevent the German Army from entering the mountains and escaping from here!"
