"What a beautiful sound, what a beautiful scene! I really hope the fleet's bombardment can kill all those Britain people!" General Kluck put down the telescope in his hand with a smile on his face.
"Yes, General! Now, it is the turn of the Britain people to tremble under our bombardment. I think that the naval bombardment will not cause much harm to the Britain people, but the blow to their morale will definitely be fatal. By then, we can easily defeat these Britain people." Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
General Kluck nodded. "It seems that this damn battle will be over soon."
For the German Army, after French front's war ended, the battle was mostly over. Next, it was the turn to attack British mainland. Although, Britain people will definitely persist in resisting in their homeland. However, it is foreseeable that German Army will definitely use its powerful combat power to crush the resistance of the Britain people. By then, this battle will be over.
"General, our infantry must be ready. After the fleet's bombardment is over, launch an attack immediately. Attack Le Havre before the Britain people can react, and end the battle as quickly as possible." Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.
"Well, absolutely fine. This is a very good idea!" General Kluck nodded repeatedly.
While German fleet was bombarding Le Havre, the infantry of 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps also slowly approached Le Havre. However, they did not launch an attack immediately, but waited for their fleet to complete the bombardment before launching an attack.
Originally, the morale of the troops suffered heavy losses due to the fierce bombardment by British fleet. But now, it has begun to rebound rapidly. The soldiers watched as the artillery shells from their own fleet continued to fall into Le Havre city. Dust and smoke shot straight into the sky. This feeling boosted their morale. He will be more confident in defeating the enemy.
Although, the shelling of the large-caliber Naval Gun is very shocking. However, if one's own large-caliber Naval Gun bombards the enemy, it will undoubtedly increase one's morale. This played a great role in restoring the morale of German military.
Of course, this is not so wonderful for Britain people who are suffering from German military's fierce Naval Gun blows. They finally experienced what it would be like to be bombarded by such a large-caliber Naval Gun. Although the Pre-dreadnought of German military uses a 280mm main gun, in terms of power, it is no worse than the 305mm Main Gun of British Navy. The heavy High-Explosive Shell contains a large amount of explosives. Once it explodes, it can destroy everything around it.
British Expeditionary Force Those defensive positions that were hastily constructed were easily destroyed as if they were made of paper under the bombardment of these large-caliber artillery shells. Also destroyed at the same time were the soldiers of British Expeditionary Force. They were destroyed both physically and mentally.
"God! It turns out that the bombardment of the large-caliber Naval Gun is so terrifying!" Dozens of British soldiers were hiding in a basement-modified shell-proof cave. Although, the basement has been reinforced. But they had no idea whether they could withstand German military's large-caliber Naval Gun.
Violent explosions continued to sound, and the entire basement seemed to be shaking. Dust continued to fall from the ceiling of the basement, making the British soldiers hiding inside look disgraced. However, no one cared about this at all. Now, everyone can only pray to God, praying that the basement can withstand the bombardment of German military's large-caliber Naval Gun. In this case, they might be able to save their lives. Otherwise, once the basement collapses, they will all be buried alive inside.
"As long as you don't get hit directly, you should be able to withstand it!" said a British officer.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, an earth-shattering explosion sounded. The ceiling of the basement suddenly cracked during the explosion. A large number of stones fell down, burying the British soldiers below before they had time to react.
This was a 280mm artillery shell that hit the roof of the basement directly. Even if it is reinforced, it cannot withstand this large-caliber Naval Gun.
Under the fierce bombardment of German fleet, British Expeditionary Force's losses began to soar. Countless Expeditionary Force soldiers were killed in the explosion, or were buried alive due to the collapse of the bombhole. Very few people were seriously injured. Because once it is affected by the large-caliber Naval Gun, it will basically die.
Expeditionary Force's headquarters is very strong after all. Even if it is directly hit by the large-caliber Naval Gun, it will not necessarily be blown up. However, Sir French, General Haig and General Gough felt like a cold winter in their hearts.
Now, their troops are under fierce bombardment by German military, and their losses are increasing. But there was nothing they could do, they could only watch all this. And, they can expect it. Once German military launches an attack, British Expeditionary Force may not be able to resist it. How could the officers and soldiers of Expeditionary Force, whose will to fight had collapsed, be the opponents of German military, who was like a wolf and a tiger?
But they can only do nothing about it.
Whether it is Sir French or General Haig, there is nothing that can be done about it. What they can do is probably watch Expeditionary Force step by step toward its final demise. Even these senior generals would end up with one of two ends. One would be captured by German military, and the other would lose his life on the battlefield.
Although, British Army has a habit of rescuing important generals back to the country at the last moment. However, German fleet is located offshore of Le Havre. It is also very difficult for the country to rescue these generals!
The fierce bombardment by German military's fleet lasted all morning. They caused extremely serious casualties to British Expeditionary Force. In the afternoon, German 1st Army Corps and 8th Army Corps's attacks began again. In this attack, 1st Army Corps invested six Infantry Division, and 2nd Army Corps invested four Infantry Division. Hundreds of thousands of people divided into five directions and attacked Le Havre.
British Expeditionary Force's morale had already dropped to freezing point during German fleet's fierce bombardment. This makes them have no courage to resist German offensive. The battle was almost on the verge of collapse. British Expeditionary Force's troops collapsed immediately upon encountering German offensive. It can be said that there is no suspense in this battle.