in the closing hours of 19 may, the corps leadership drafted the operational plan for the following day, "korpsbefehl nr. 10", dated to 24:00 (or 0:00 the following day). in this directive, the officers were warned that the allied forces trapped in belgium would attempt a breakout towards the southwest. to counteract this, xix army corps was to continue its march on the northwestern course and reach the english channel as well as the somme estuary. xix army corps would have its right flank covered by xli army corps. the 2nd panzer division was to bypass amiens in the south to focus on abbeville in the north in order to cut off the allied retreat route. in the meantime, 1st panzer division would engage amiens from the east. 10th panzer would have its current defensive duties taken over by 29th infantry and could then advance onto 1st panzer's starting position to resume defensive operations there.