"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The entire Le Havre was groaning and wailing under the fierce bombardment of German military. British Expeditionary Force's defense line outside Le Havre has been plowed several times by German military's artillery. The fortifications they built had been almost destroyed under the fierce bombardment of German military. The trenches were blown down, the barbed wire fences were blown to pieces, and all the firepower points were almost completely destroyed.
Under such circumstances, it is almost hopeless to expect these fortifications to play a big role in the subsequent battles. It is foreseeable that once German military's attack officially begins, it will be almost impossible for British Expeditionary Force to use these defenses to resist German offensive. They will pay extremely heavy casualties under German military's fierce attack.
As if to ensure the effectiveness of the bombardment, German artillerymen bombarded the outer defense line of British Expeditionary Force for a full morning. After that, the artilleryman Commander asked General Kluck for instructions whether the artillery fire could be extended into the Le Havre city.
General Kluck immediately said that it could shell Le Havre in the city. German military's thousands of cannons continued their violent bombardment.
For a time, under the fierce bombardment of German military, the city of Le Havre began to turn into ruins bit by bit.
German military's cannonballs violently hit Le Havre as if they were free of charge.
Street after street and house after house were all destroyed under the fierce bombardment of German military. Anglo-French Allied Forces stationed in the city also suffered heavy casualties under the fierce bombardment of German military.
The residents in Le Havre city had almost escaped as early as when German military tried to trap Le Havre. Almost all the people left in the city were British soldiers. This allows German military to have no worries at all when it comes to shelling, and it only needs to fire violently.
"Damn it! The bombardment by the Germany people is endless. Do they really want to blow up the entire Le Havre into rubble?" General Haig was sitting in the office of the command headquarters, feeling the ceiling tremble during the explosion, and the dust kept falling, and the officers of the entire Commander were soon disgraced.
"General, the Germany people have used artillery shells to destroy our defense line outside Le Havre. Now, they probably want to use artillery shells to make us pay a higher price!" said an officer.
General Haig nodded. When Rouen and German military fought, German military's powerful artillery fire gave him a great shock. It stands to reason that German military's style of play will consume a lot of artillery shells and put a lot of pressure on logistics. However, Germany people have always tried and failed. Almost every attack will be adequately prepared with artillery fire. The reason is that a large number of artillery shells can still be used to cause damage to the enemy, which will help the troops reduce casualties in the subsequent attack.
However, this is not a good thing for British Expeditionary Force. Because, they happened to be the target of being ravaged by the Germany people with fierce artillery fire.
"No, we can't go on like this. If the Germany people bombard us endlessly, we will suffer heavy losses from their bombardment. This will be very, very detrimental to our defense of Le Havre!" General Haig said.
After finishing speaking, he stood up directly and went to Sir French's office.
"General Haig, what's the matter?" Now Sir French is not in a good situation either. In his office, the same dust was flying. The cup of coffee on the table was covered with a thick layer of dust. After looking at it, people had no appetite at all.
"Your Excellency Sir, the Germany people's shelling was too violent. Under their fierce bombardment, we suffered heavy losses. I think we cannot let the Germany people continue to shell like this. Otherwise, this battle would not have to be fought at all. The Germany people can wipe out all our troops directly with artillery shells." General Haig said.
"But, General Haig, there is nothing we can do about this? Although we still have a certain amount of artillery. However, compared with the powerful artillery of the Germany people, the gap is not that big. If we use artillery to counterattack rashly, our artillery will be damaged quickly. In this case, it is quite uneconomical." Sir French said.
"Yes, Sir. Our artillery cannot act rashly. However, this does not mean that we have nothing to do with Germany people." Admiral Heng said.,
"Oh? General Haig, is there anything else you can do?" If there were other ways to contain German military's violent bombardment, of course he was willing to try it. After all, this is also very beneficial for British Expeditionary Force to defend Le Havre.
"Your Excellency, the artillery of Expeditionary Force cannot fight against the Germany people. But we can find a way from other places. Le Havre is located at the mouth of the Seine River. We can definitely ask the navy for help. Let the navy send Send a warship over to bombard the Germany troops attacking Le Havre. I believe that no matter how powerful German artillery is, it will never be a match for the navy's large-caliber main gun," General Haig said.
"The navy's large-caliber main gun?" Sir French couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Indeed, the navy's main gun moves more than 300 millimeters, which is undoubtedly a devastating force for ground targets. If British Navy dispatches Capital Ships to bombard German Army, it will definitely cause a heavy blow to the German Army.
But then, Sir French thought of it. Royal Navy's Capital Ships team has very few left. The remaining Capital Ships are preparing for the final decisive battle with German Navy. Where is the extra strength to reinforce them?
"General Haig, Royal Navy I'm afraid there are no warships to reinforce us." Sir French said.
"No, Sir. I think you misunderstood me. I am not asking Royal Navy to send those cutting-edge Capital Ships to reinforce us. There is no need at all. As long as Royal Navy sends some old-fashioned Pre-dreadnought or Armored Cruiser, it will be enough to give us enough fire support. Those Pre-dreadnought and Armored Cruiser are no longer suitable for a decisive battle with German Navy. Their large-caliber main guns can provide us with powerful fire support anyway. These Pre-dreadnought and Armored Cruiser are not of much use anymore, why not come to support us, this is also considered waste!" General Haig said.
Sir French nodded repeatedly after hearing this.