Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 787

Driving the Germans into the Sea (Please Vote)

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The sun set, and night fell. The fighting between Britain and Germany also temporarily ceased with the coming of darkness. Yet the smell of gunpowder hanging in the air, along with that nauseating stench of blood, still reminded everyone that they were deep within a brutal battlefield.

After a day of bitter fighting, the German Marine Corps' three divisions had paid a heavy price to successfully establish secure beachheads at Margate, Dover, and Folkestone respectively. Thereafter, the German 1st Army Corps, 2nd Army Corps, and 3rd Army Corps began sending troops ashore, so they could withstand any British counterattack. As long as they could hold back this British counterattack, the German military would truly gain a foothold on the British mainland. With more and more troops landing, they could even launch the next stage of their offensive.

Canterbury, Southeast War Zone Headquarters. General Hamilton, the Commander of the British mainland army who also served as the war zone's Commander, wore an exceptionally grim expression. After a full day of battle, not only had the British Army suffered grievous losses, but the Germans had successfully seized beachhead positions. To General Hamilton, this was undoubtedly an unacceptable outcome.

"Gentlemen, I know that all of you fought very bravely in today's battle. But regrettably, the final outcome is far from satisfactory. According to the intelligence we have received, the German Army has already begun landing. Our chances of holding back the German attack are growing smaller and smaller!" General Hamilton said.

"Commander, we already did our utmost in today's battle. The 1st Army Corps lost more than thirty thousand men, half of whom were killed by the Germans' fierce artillery fire and aerial bombardment and strafing. We have neither command of the sea nor command of the skies. Defeating the Germans on a

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