The American army's voluntary withdrawal allowed the German 1st Army Corps to cross the Canso Strait without worries at its back. By December 16, the entire German 1st Army Corps had crossed the Canso Strait and landed on the Nova Scotia peninsula.
Moreover, the German 10th Army Corps had also begun landing. Even if the American army began reinforcing the Nova Scotia peninsula, it would not dare act rashly. After all, if the German military assumed a defensive position, its firepower advantage would be extremely apparent. Launching an attack without thorough preparations would only make them suffer even greater losses.
In the early hours of December 17, a German Navy fleet escorted a massive convoy into the Northumberland Strait. This strait lay between the Nova Scotia peninsula and Prince Edward Island.
Although the British Army still had some troops stationed on Prince Edward Island, as the fighting on the Nova Scotia peninsula became increasingly unfavorable, it had begun withdrawing forces from the island as well. Not many troops remained there now. Many military facilities had also been destroyed in the German military's earlier bombing, so the German Navy did not fear any threats after entering the Northumberland Strait.
At the same time, because large numbers of Sea-search radars had been destroyed, the American-British Allied Forces had failed to discover this fleet in time.
At seven in the morning, the sky was still gray and dim. Suddenly, more than a thousand landing craft appeared on the sea. Packed densely together, they nearly covered the entire stretch of water. The landing craft accelerated toward the beaches.
Above those landing craft flew more than a hundred helicopters. They were all armed helicopters fitted with Rocket Pods. They would provide fire support for the landing Marine Corps troops.
Meanwhile, the main guns of the