Chapter 345: The Battle of London is over

The relationship between the French Navy and the Army is still relatively harmonious. Although there will be some disputes over resource issues, everyone is very restrained. After all, the country has only so many resources, and it is necessary to start from the overall situation and optimize the allocation of resources. Since the French Navy annihilated the British Navy, their losses have also been very large. At this time, all the resources of the navy were used to restore strength. It is far from the navy of other countries that have made the situation uneven to compete for limited resources.

After receiving Dawu's request, French Navy Commander-in-Chief Burt immediately stated that the Navy would give the army the greatest help. After asking the General Staff, Burt drew a huge fleet of 1 "Dreadnought" class warship, 1 "Former "Default" class warship, 8 "Bonapart" class warships, 14 "Iberian" class warships and 11 large transport ships from the Straits Fleet to rush to London to support.

The fleet set off from Le Havre and arrived at the estuary of the Thames two days later. On July 29, the fleet went up the river and arrived in London at 10 a.m. that day. Due to the depth of water, the tonnage of the French Navy's "Dreadnought" class warships and "Former Fearless" class warships were too large, so after discussion, it was decided to choose the area where the river crossed was in the Charlton area. For a time, the French army began to assemble to the Charlton area. The opposite shore of Charlton was Silverton. The British army only deployed one division of troops here, and the town of Canning was north, and the British army was also very few.

The arrival of the French Navy frightened the British defenders in Silverton. They saw a large number of French warships anchored in the middle of the river, and the black running entrance was pointing at them, and a large number of transport ships also docked on the south bank of the Thames River. Major General Croton, the commander of the British army stationed in Silverton, immediately knew that something was wrong. It seemed that the French army was preparing to land forcibly in his defense zone.

"People come, report to the command center immediately, and say that a large number of French navy gathered in the Silverton area, and the French were also gathering in the Charlton area. It is estimated that they wanted to land forcibly in the Silverton area, so they asked the command center to send support troops to our department." Croton called a correspondent and ordered.

The correspondent responded and immediately rode his horse to the British command center.

Hammurabi's new command was located in Buckingham Palace, which was originally the residence of the British royal family, but after the royal family and government cabinet were withdrawn from London, it was free. After Hammurabi failed in southern London, he fled back to the north and took it as a new command.

As the residence of the royal family, the construction of Buckingham Palace was magnificent, but Hammutabee had no desire to enjoy it at all. The reason was very simple. Due to the pressing of the French army at every step, he was worried all day long. On July 26, the French army was defeated for a long time, which made Hammutabee's heart hang up again.

"Go and invite Marshal Wellington." After learning that the French naval fleet had arrived in the Silverton area, Hamuraby became nervous and hurriedly ordered Wellington to be invited to discuss countermeasures.

Wellington, who was inspecting the defense line, did not dare to delay after receiving the order from Hammutabbi, and quickly returned to Buckingham to attack. "Marson Marshal, the French army is preparing to forcibly land in the Silverton area? Is the news reliable?" Wellington asked anxiously as soon as he entered Hammutabbi's office.

"That's right, the French Navy has assembled more than 20 warships and more than 10 large transport ships in Silverton, and the troops are also assembled to the Charlton area. It seems that they are really preparing to land forcibly." Hamurab said helplessly. He had no idea that Dawu and the others would ask for help from the navy, otherwise their plan to use the Thames to block the French army in southern London would be bankrupt.

"Marson Wellington, what do you think we should do?" asked Hamurabi, now he had no idea.

"What else can I do? Since the French army decided to forcibly land in the Silverton area, we can only send troops to stop them. It is obviously not enough to deploy a 3rd Infantry Division there." Wellington also replied with some frustration.

"Then is it possible for us to withstand the French attack?" asked Hamurabbi.

Wellington shook his head: "I don't know, pray to God, maybe he will bless us to win."

Afterwards, after obtaining Hammutabee's consent, Wellington sent the first batch of reinforcements from three divisions to the Silverton area. If the war changes, they will send more troops to block the French army.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the French army had gathered three divisions in the Charlton area, namely the 3rd Marine Division and the 4th and 5th Infantry Division of the 1st French Regiment. Other troops were still on the way. The 3rd Marine Division began to board the ship after arriving, and they will serve as the vanguard of the landing. 11 large transport ships can transport the troops of the two regiments as well as all their equipment and combat supplies. Dawu and his group also rushed to the temporary command center located in Charlton.

After Dawu communicated with the naval commander, at 2:30 p.m., the naval fleet began to shell out British positions. Suddenly, under the fierce bombardment of French naval naval guns, the British positions became a sea of ​​fire, and a large number of fortifications were destroyed. Even many anti-aircraft holes were not spared. According to the construction standards, these anti-aircraft holes may be able to withstand the bombardment of French army cannons, but in the face of the more powerful naval guns, they had to be destroyed. Countless hiding in anti-aircraft holes were hidden in anti-aircraft holes.

The British soldiers on the surface were buried alive. Seeing the French Navy's continuous plunder, the British artillery could no longer sit still and began to fight back. However, they could not cause a devastating blow to the French Navy. The "Bonapart" class warships and "Iberia" class warships may still be injured, but for the "Fearless" class and the "Fore Fearless" class, such an attack is not much different from "tickle". Many shells hit the thick steel plate and were bounced away directly, leaving no marks left.

The actions of British artillery brought them a catastrophe. Their coordinates were quickly learned by the airships reconnaissance over the airships and reported them to the warships. So, the revenge of the French Navy began. They temporarily gave up the strike on the British positions and transferred the target to the British artillery. The artillery battle began immediately, and the two sides fought back and forth, and the British artillery positions were constantly destroyed, and the artillery and artillery were destroyed. At the same time, some French naval warships had to withdraw from the battlefield after being injured. Of course, these warships were basically "Iberia" class warships, and the number was very small.

The artillery battle between the two sides took less than half an hour and ended with the French Navy's complete victory. More than 80% of the British artillery were destroyed, while the French Navy only paid one Bonaparte class warship and three Iberian class warships and were injured, and no one died, and at most several people were seriously injured.

After the British artillery was destroyed, the French naval artillery began to extend and fire, and at the same time, the French army also began to land. At 3 pm, the forces of the two regiments of the 3rd French Marine Division landed in Silverton. Although the British army also launched a tenacious counterattack, under the strong attack of the French Navy and the Army, their counterattack was quickly shattered. The French army firmly grasped a beachhead and launched an attack on the depths of the British army.

Under the shelling of the French Navy, the British army had already suffered heavy losses and could not resist the French attack. As more and more French troops landed, the British army gradually began to defeat. At 5 pm, three divisions of French troops had already landed, and the Silverton area was also occupied by the French army. Subsequently, the French army launched an attack on the town of Canning, and the British army was defeated and had to be defeated.

In order to resist the French attack, Hamurabee and Wellington frantically mobilized troops from other defense lines and sent them to the Westum and Taurhamlets areas. But now they could mobilize a total of less than 200,000 British troops. At the beginning, the British army could still use their superiority to stop the French army in the area of ​​Canning Town, and even launch counterattacks from time to time. However, as more and more French troops landed, this advantage was gradually offset.

On the afternoon of July 30, through continuous transportation day and night, the main forces of the French army had all landed in north London, and more than 140,000 troops launched a large-scale counterattack against the British army. After two hours of fierce fighting, the British army was defeated.

"Marson Marshal, let's retreat. Now the situation is over." Wellington suggested to Hammutrabi very depressed.

"Retreat? Where can we retreat? The army is over, and we are over, too." Hamurab said with unconscious eyes.

"Marson, we are not finished yet. We still have more than 100,000 troops in the north and can still fight against the French army." Wellington persuaded.

Hamuraby shook his head. This defeat completely defeated him. He was no longer the energetic British Empire Army Minister who used to be. Now he is just an old man in his twilight years.
Chapter completed!