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"General, at the moment according to the intelligence we have received, the British Expeditionary Force has less than three hundred thousand troops at Le Havre. Combined, our two armies outnumbered them by 50 percent. At the same time, our morale and armament are far ahead of theirs. If they attack, they are definitely not our opponents. "Lieutenant General Ludendorff is full of confidence in this battle.

The British Expeditionary Force's two armies at Le Havre, the 5th Army, which had the largest number of troops, was nothing more than a new army group that had just been formed. How strong can such a new army, which has not experienced the baptism of war at all, expect them to have? That's obviously unlikely. In the face of the elite German Army, how could the British Expeditionary Force be able to resist.

Admiral Crook nodded: "The only thing we need to pay attention to is probably the attack from the sea. The navy of the British could send some warships to provide them with fire support. Although the Royal Navy was hit hard by our high seas fleet. However, they still have some combat effectiveness. Not to mention anything else, the main guns of those large numbers of former dreadnoughts, armored cruisers, and heavy cruisers alone have extremely powerful power. The flesh and blood of our infantry simply cannot be resisted. ”

Lieutenant General Ludendorff's face couldn't help but become serious. The main fleet of the British Navy was indeed severely damaged by the High Seas Fleet. But this does not mean that there is no threat to the Royal Navy. As Admiral Crook said, the guns of the British Navy's warships were undoubtedly devastating to ground targets.

The former dreadnoughts of the British Navy were generally armed with 305 mm guns and 280 mm secondary guns, while armored cruisers also had 280 mm guns and heavy cruisers had 203 mm guns. And the artillery of the army is already very powerful. But the largest caliber cannon they are equipped with is only 150 mm caliber. Compared with those main guns on the battleships of the British Navy, it is undoubtedly a big difference. As long as the British deployed a few battleships at Le Havre, it was enough to inflict great losses on the Germans. Even if it could not prevent the fall of Le Havre, it would at least cost the Germans an unbearable price.

"Oh God! It seems that we need the help of the Navy. Without the Navy to help us clear the waters of Le Havre, we would have to be prepared for heavy losses here. Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.

"Yes, I have already sent a request for support to the Admiralty. Reinforcements from the Navy are expected to arrive soon. When the time comes, they can also cooperate with us in the artillery bombardment of Le Havre to reinforce us in the war. In this way, we will be able to win with the least amount of money! Admiral Crook said.

"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded. In this case, it is undoubtedly the safest.

"However, in order to speed up the progress, our offensive should start tomorrow! If the British warships were spotted, immediately stop the attack and wait for naval reinforcements. Admiral Crook continued.

"Yes, General, I have no opinion at all!" Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded repeatedly.

"Then let's do it! Hopefully, as soon as we take Le Havre, the French will have already surrendered. In this case, we have already won most of this battle. Admiral Crook smiled.

"If France is settled, the rest of Britain will be left alone. This battle, the empire has won! Lieutenant General Ludendorff is also full of confidence in this battle.

Of course, both of them automatically ignored the Kingdom of Italy.

Early in the morning of May 7, the German 1st and 8th Army Corps were ready to attack Le Havre. The artillery of the various infantry divisions had already advanced one cannon after another into the artillery position. At a distance of a few kilometers from Le Havre, a hideous muzzle was raised.

Ammunition trucks are transporting shells to artillery positions. The reconnaissance aircraft of the aviation team found that in the nearby sea, no warships of the British Navy were found. Therefore, the artillerymen could fire with impunity without fear of being suppressed by the naval guns of the British Navy.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, everything was ready. The artillery commander gave the order to open fire. One by one, the German artillery began to roar.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The orange-red flames flashed in the muzzle, and one by one, under the action of kinetic energy, flew towards Le Havre at high speed.

As for the infantrymen, they hid in the trenches and watched the artillery show. According to the information they received, this time the fire preparation will last a whole day. Given the great battle of Le Havre, it was probably the fiercest battle on the European continent. So the Germans will not compromise on their firepower readiness. The German commanders also hoped to use powerful artillery bombardment to eliminate the British Expeditionary Force entrenched in Le Havre as much as possible, to discourage their will to fight, and to reduce the casualties of the troops during the attack as much as possible.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Shells rained down, and the sound of dense explosions rang out in Le Havre. The defensive positions of the British Female Expeditionary Force on the outskirts of Le Havre were completely enveloped in smoke and fire. One by one, huge craters appeared on the positions of the British Expeditionary Force. The fortifications they had painstakingly built were destroyed at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Although, at the very beginning of the German shelling, the British expeditionary forces withdrew from the front-line positions. However, seeing such a fierce artillery bombardment by the German army still frightened the officers and soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force enough.

"Damn, the overwhelming shelling of the Germans has started again, saying that the German army has the best combat effectiveness in the world, I think it is simply piled up with shells." A British Expeditionary Force officer looked disgruntled.

"Never mind if the Germans are the best in the world and not piled up with shells. At least, we can't do anything about them! Another expeditionary force officer said.

Indeed, in the face of such heavy artillery bombardment by the Germans, the British Expeditionary Force was completely at a disadvantage. They could only watch as their fortifications were destroyed by German shelling. And the artillery of the British Expeditionary Force, itself, was silent. The 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force did not have much artillery left. When they evacuated Rouen, they almost threw away their heavy weapons. Although the 5th Army of the British Expeditionary Force had a lot of artillery, it was obviously not comparable to the German Army. In order to avoid losing these cannons in a heavy artillery battle, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force ordered all the cannons to be hidden so that they could be used at the most critical moments.