Chapter 525: Surrender after running out of ammunition and food
"Send a message to General Howard! Let the 7th Legion speed up, and you must block the US and Canadian troops no matter what! In addition, let the 12th Legion speed up the march and get up quickly." Bryde ordered. Although everyone was the commander of the legion, he was the Imperial Field Marshal, and Howard was just an army general. Moreover, the General Staff appointed him to command the battle with full authority.
"Abide by the order! Your Excellency Marshal!" The staff officer immediately took the order.
The US and Canadian armies reacted quickly, beyond Bryde's expectations. But this is understandable. After all, the 4th French Army stayed in London for several days, and as long as Davis was not a fool, he could feel something was wrong. The United States and Canada had been operating in the UK for two or three years, and they probably wouldn't be able to hide it from them as long as there was a little turmoil. [bsp; But, however, Bryde was not worried that Davis and 300,000 would not join the army.
It can escape. The entire three celestial forces, more than 600,000 French troops, and hundreds of thousands of British troops, can even suppress Davis and the others. Moreover, the US and Canadian navies were severely damaged and it is impossible to support them in a short period of time. In addition, if you want to take away all of these nearly 300,000 people, it will take a large number of ships, which the United States and Canada will definitely not be able to do. These 300,000 US-Canadian coalition forces will only become a piece of féirou in the French army.
"Send a report to the British! Let them hold the Americans back no matter what. If they show sè, after the war, we will consider increasing their armaments appropriately. After all, this world is too big, and we France alone cannot afford it. It is also good to have allies." Bryde was in a good mood and issued an order again. However, the considerations he promised to increase the British armaments were nothing more than what he said, and he had no right to do so. But in order to send the British fighting spirit, he could only make a blank check first.
Everything Bryde did was to prevent the American and Canadian troops from being in the western part of England and Wales. This area was narrower and was conducive to the French army encircling and annihilation. If they were allowed to escape to the Scotland area on their backs, it would be more troublesome to wipe them out. France did not seem to have so much time and strength. What worried Bryde the most was that if he was dragged in Britain and could not realize his dream of leading his army to the Americas again, it would be terrible. Therefore, no matter what, kill Davis and his troops as soon as possible.
In order to get rid of the French pursuers and gain a broader strategic space, Davis led the US-Canadian coalition of 15 divisions. After breaking through the blockade of the British team, he fled to the north of Britain. However, they carried a large amount of baggage, especially when seizing the British army's baggage, which greatly limited their speed.
"General, why don't we throw away these baggage? Otherwise, we will be caught up by the French sooner or later." Ximéng said with some concern.
Davis shook his head: "We may not be able to get supplies for a long time if the navy fails. We have to rely on these supplies for several months or even longer." Both sides are now at a strife. Davis believes that in the near future, the two sides will start a real sea battle. If they win, various supplements will come continuously. If they fail, they will have to die in battle or surrender. There is no second way to go.
"How do you deal with the British who have caught up with them? I don't know what the shameful betrayers did, are they doing so hard? If they had performed like this when attacking the Isle of Wight, maybe we had already taken the Isle of Wight. The situation wouldn't be so passive." Ximéng said with a look of hatred. He seemed to have forgotten that a few years ago, he also went from Britain to Canada. These British people were of the same kind as him.
Bryde's "commitment" to Britain played a role. Home Secretary Edward personally rushed to the front line to block the British and British troops who were almost all the Royal Guards. Edward was their immediate superior. George IV and British political teams put pressure on him, asking him to do his best to drag the US and Canadian coalition. To let the French see that the British troops still have strong combat power.
Therefore, under Edward's strict order, nearly 20 divisions of British Imperial Guards rushed after being dragged by the US-Canadian coalition. The combat effectiveness shown was completely different from before. It made people unable to believe that they were the same army.
"Leave the blocking troops!" Davis thought for a while, and then said. Although he has been in charge of the navy for many years, he is not aware of land warfare. On the contrary, he has outstanding features in strategic vision.
The Western Méng was silent. Blocking the troops means facing several times the enemy, which means being trapped in a heavy siege, and a life-threatening death.
"It's decided that you can leave two divisions to block the enemy. The other troops will march north quickly!" Davis made a decisive decision.
The US soldiers of the two divisions were transferred out by the chou. They will block the pursuers on the north bank of the Wai River and buy at least 5 days for the main force. After 5 days, they will retreat on their own.
At this time, the US military had a strong national consciousness. Although they knew it was dead, almost no one refused. After watching the main force leave, they began to build a defensive position. Because they knew that they had to face not only the British, but also the more powerful French.
Davis was watching the soldiers who built the positions, with tears in his eyes. War means that someone would die. Their sacrifice would be exchanged for more people to live. Therefore, their sacrifice was worth it. Davis and Ximéng and other generals solemnly saluted the soldiers and quickly headed north.
The blocking war started soon. The two divisions left by the US military were attacked by more than ten British divisions. Although the British army's combat power was slightly weak and their fighting will was not very firm, at this time, the numerical advantage had already determined the ending. In the first day of the battle alone, the US military had already lost more than half. On the second day, although the British army seemed a little unwilling due to huge casualties, they still gave them great casualties. On the third day, they had no chance. The 4th French Army arrived. Bryde ordered the artillery division to launch a fierce shelling on the US military's defense line. Then he organized two divisions to launch an attack.
The US army, which suffered heavy casualties, could not resist the attack of the British team. The French army broke through their positions in the first round of charge. In the end, only more than a hundred American troops of the two divisions were captured, and all the others were killed in battle.
Bryde gave the task of cleaning the battlefield to the British team, and left two divisions to guard the artillery divisions, and then led the remaining 10 infantry divisions to advance lightly. Anyway, the US and Canadian coalition lacked artillery, and even if there were no artillery divisions, the French army's firepower was stronger than them.
At the same time, the 7th French Legion also rushed all the way. When they set out from London, they forcibly collected a large number of horses and carriages. They gave priority to equip two divisions to allow them to move forward quickly.
On August 2, in the western city of Chester, England. Although Davis left behind the blocking troops, they were still intercepted by the 7th French Army here. Although these were only two pioneer divisions of the 7th French Army, and the main force was still 100 kilometers away, this was enough to stop the US army from advancing.
Davis organized an army and launched an attack. But he could not break through the French defense line at all. If the stalemate continued, the US and Canadian coalition would only be surrounded by the French main force that rushed to the scene and then annihilated it.
After discussing with the West Méng, Davis immediately gave up his plan to go north and ordered the entire army to immediately break away from contact with the French army and turn west. They finally crossed the Cambria Mountains and arrived at the coastal city of Bangor, the Irish Sea. The other side of a narrow strait is the Island of Anglesey.
Davis ordered the troops to build positions in Bangor to block the French army, and on the other hand, they collected ships to cross the strait and board the island of Anglesey.
The island of Anglesey is not large, but if it can land multiple troops, they will be able to rely on this and stick to it until the ammunition and food are exhausted.
On August 6, the 4th and 7th French Corps resisted Bangor. At this time, the US-Canadian coalition forces crossed the strait had less than 80,000.
But at this time, their fate had been decided. The French Strait fleet appeared in the Rest. They shelled the Isle of Anglesey and blocked the Strait. In conjunction with the 4th and 7th French Legions, they launched a fierce attack on the US-Canadian coalition forces still stranded in Bangor.
The French army concentrated a large amount of artillery fire, especially naval naval guns, which gave the US-Canadian coalition a lot of killing and injury.
At the critical moment, Gordofry led the remnants of the US fleet to arrive. Their sudden appearance repelled the French fleet. He received two or three thousand troops onto the island of Anglesey, and left some of the baggage to the island. Then he retreated.
Davis also retreated with the fleet, and Ximéng became the commander of the US-Canadian coalition on the Island of Anglesey. This was an order issued by the joint command established by the United States and Canada. Davis's strengths were on the navy. If he was trapped in the Island of Anglesey, it would undoubtedly be a great loss for the United States. Therefore, Adams personally ordered Gaodfry to bring Davis back to the United States no matter what.
Western Méng led nearly 100,000 US-Canadian coalition forces to fight against the French army on Anglesey, but France did not land. After leaving a small number of troops in Bangor, they blocked the island of Anglesey with a fleet, intending to trap them to death on the island.
Chapter completed!