Chapter 401 Fish bait

"General Paul, I just called from Martinique and said that at 3 pm this afternoon, they were once again attacked by the US fleet and asked us to provide support." Clarence, the chief of staff of the Mediterranean Fleet, reported to Paul, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet.

"Oh. The Americans are starting to make trouble again." Paul said disconcertingly. Before this, the US fleet had launched many attacks on Martinique, but they were all repelled by the defenders of Martinique. As a base for the French Navy, the Fort France Fortress was built extremely strongly. With such a strong city, it would be very difficult for the US fleet to capture Martinique. "I don't think there is no need to send troops to support me. I think they should be able to repel the attack of the US fleet like the previous times." Paul thought for a while and said.

"Mr. Commander, this time it's not possible. According to the call, the US fleet that attacked Martinique this time is a complete fleet, with more than 40 warships of all sizes and attacks are also very fierce. It seems that the prospects for Martinique are indeed not optimistic." Clarence said.

"So many? Is the 3rd Fleet of the United States ready to do its best to take down Martinique?" Paul asked. He didn't know that the other two fleets of the U.S. Navy had secretly arrived in the Caribbean. He thought that the only one U.S. 3rd Fleet was active in the Caribbean.

"It seems that's the case. After all, Martinique has become a thorn in the side of the US Navy and is thorny in the flesh. If they don't take Martinique, they will not be able to continue moving south." Clarence said.

"It seems that we have to send a fleet to support us immediately. Otherwise, it would be very unfavorable for us when the US spire captures Martinique." Paul said.

"Actually, I don't think this is not necessarily a chance for us," Clarence said suddenly.

"Oh. What do you mean?" Paul asked.

"We have exchanged fire with the 3rd Fleet of the United States, but we have not found a chance to fight. Our strength is already stronger than the 3rd Fleet of the United States. If we add some of the Atlantic Fleet's forces, we will have an absolute advantage against the 3rd Fleet of the United States. In this way, we can use this plan to completely resolve this powerful enemy, regain control of the Caribbean, and pose a threat to them from the south of the United States. This can also effectively alleviate the pressure of the Central Atlantic War Zone." Clarence said. The Mediterranean Fleet has a total of 30 Iberian-class warships, 10 Bonaparte-class warships, 4 Former Fleet of Fleet and 1 Fleet of Fleet.

In terms of quantity, the number of both sides is similar, and the Mediterranean Fleet is slightly more, but in terms of long combat effectiveness, the Mediterranean Fleet is even higher than that of the U.S. Third Fleet. After all, the most powerful warship in the United States is the New York class with more than 7,000 tons. Even though it uses a lot of new technologies, it is only stronger than the French "Bonapart" class warships. It is still slightly insufficient compared to the "Fore Defender" class warships. The gap is much greater than the "Fore Defender" class warships. In addition, the fleet deployed by the Atlantic Fleet in the southern Atlantic region also has two "Fore Defender" class warships, 4 "Bonapart" class warships and 10 "Iberia" class warships, and their strength cannot be underestimated.

"Yes, since the 3rd Fleet of the United States wants to capture Martinique, we can use Martinique as bait to transfer the big fish of the 3rd Fleet of the United States to solve the problem once and for all." Paul said excitedly.

"Okay, then I'll assemble the troops immediately and notify General Dempsgail of the Atlantic Fleet." Clarence also said excitedly. Being able to wipe out an opponent's fleet is definitely a very great merit.

While the French Mediterranean Fleet was gathering troops, General Davis of the United States was also anxiously waiting for the news. "Is there any abnormal movement in the French Mediterranean Fleet?" Davis asked.

"Just just got the news, the French Mediterranean Fleet has begun to assemble. It will probably leave the Bay of Paria this evening and is expected to arrive at Martinique at around 2 pm tomorrow." Aldridge said excitedly. Because from these signs, the French Mediterranean Fleet has fallen into their trap. As long as the French Mediterranean Fleet arrives at Martinique, it will be trapped in the siege of three American fleets. At that time, the French Mediterranean Fleet will be unable to fly.

"Great. Order the 5th Fleet to strengthen the attack on Martinique. At the same time, the landing troops were dispatched immediately, giving the French a feeling that Martinique was already in danger, making them feel that we were really prepared to take Martinique and strengthen their determination to support." Davis ordered. He knew the gap between the US Navy and the French Navy, and knew that one fleet alone would definitely not be an opponent of the French Mediterranean Fleet. His only chance was to use the three fleets in his hand to siege the French Mediterranean Fleet together so that they could win.

"Okay, general." said Aldridge. In the confrontation with the French Mediterranean Fleet, his 3rd Fleet was at a disadvantage many times. This time he had the opportunity to annihilate the French Mediterranean Fleet in one fell swoop, so he naturally worked very hard.

After receiving Davis' order, the 5th Fleet of the United States immediately increased its attack on Martinique, and the Marines of the two regiments also began to carry out landing operations. Countless landing craft flocked towards Martinique.

"General, no, the Americans are starting to land." A communications soldier ran quickly into the command of Fort France fortress and reported to Brigadier General Elvis, the supreme commander of the entire Martinique Island.

"Damn Colonel Yves, take your men into the position and drive all the damn Americans into the sea." Elvis ordered.

"As for the order, general." Yves saluted Elvis and left the command center. Yves is the commander of the Marine Corps on the island. Now that the US military has begun to land, it is natural that they should show it.

"Col. Gabriel, turn the target and bombard the US landing ships to reduce the pressure on Colonel Yves." Elvis continued to issue the order.

"As for the order, general." Gabriel was the artillery commander on the island. All artillery positions, including Fort France Fort France Fort France Fortress, are under his command. On the entire Martinique, in addition to Fort France Fort France Fortress, there are 23 artillery positions of all sizes. These artillery positions, together with Fort France Fortress as support points, form the firepower system of Martinique. These artillery positions have successfully repelled many attacks from the US military.

"Col. Are you losing a lot now?" Elvis asked. It was already evening and the battle had been going on for about 4 hours. During the fierce battle, both sides suffered great losses.

Galibur smiled bitterly and said, "At present, there are 6 artillery positions on the island that have been completely destroyed, and other positions have been damaged to a greater or lesser extent. Fort France, as the support point of the entire island's firepower system, especially the "care" of the US fleet, the entire fortress has been damaged back to 30%, and its combat effectiveness has decreased by 40%. If the US military continues to attack such a fiercely, I think we can last for up to 10 hours."

"Don't worry, Colonel. Now it's going to be dark. At that time, the accuracy of shelling on both sides will be greatly reduced. It depends on Colonel Yves. As long as he can withstand the attack of the US Marines, we will not fail." Elvis encouraged.

Gabriel nodded.

"By the way, how did we achieve our battle? Are you clear?" Elvis asked.

"The data we obtained may be a bit inaccurate. Conservatively, so far, we have sunk seven US warships, including about 2 Pennsylvania and 5 Washington class warships. In addition, four US warships have been injured, one of which should be the New York class warship. This should be certain because it is a bigger circle than other warships." Gabriel said excitedly. He was still very satisfied with this result.

"This battle result is very good, it is even greater than our losses." Elvis said happily. If calculated based on this ratio, the US military will definitely have to pay unbearable losses to occupy Martinique.

"General! I just received a telegram from General Paul." The correspondent handed over a telegram to Elvis.

"General Paul called and said that the Mediterranean Fleet had set out and would arrive at 2pm tomorrow at the latest. He asked us to do our best to drag this American fleet here and create a chance for the Mediterranean Fleet to wipe out the American fleet." Elvis said after reading the telegram.

"That's great. These mothers are so proud that they have been so powerful that they should know our power. When the Mediterranean fleet arrives, they will be their end." Gabriel shouted excitedly.

"But have you ever thought about it? General Paul and his team won't arrive tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., and there are nearly 20 hours left. When we persist until that time, how many people will be left in the entire Martinique?" Elvis said sometimes sadly. Obviously, he was a little dissatisfied with his fate as a bait to attract the American fleet.
Chapter completed!