Chapter 1010 The Last Line of Defense

"Otherwise, get on the ship and bypass these defense lines on land and directly capture the city of London."

One of his subordinates suggested.

This is a very risky suggestion. It is still dangerous for them to go deep alone without taking down some strategic points along the river.

Perhaps they would find some way to block the Somme and they would be surrounded in London. If the enemy is willing to pay the price, they will be completely wiped out.

"I think it is okay. As long as the navy remains alert, it will not be easy for the enemy to block the Somme River. As long as the Somme River can remain open, we can retreat at any time."

Another subordinate agreed.

With Great Britain's current technological strength, if you want to block the Somme River, you can only find a lot of large ships and sink them to form a reef.

This is very difficult for Great Britain. The reefs formed by wooden ships may not be able to block the passage of Chinese warships. As for the iron-clad ships, there aren't many in Great Britain. How can they afford them?

Even if you are willing, it is not that easy to succeed.

Therefore, their worries are actually somewhat unnecessary.

"Let me discuss it with Commander Liu."

Guo Sen could not make the final decision on such an important decision, so he could only report the current situation and suggestions to the fleet captain Liu Wanghai.

After Liu Wanghai thought for a while, he approved the plan.

Dahua's strategy was to force the enemy to surrender and capture London.

It is absolutely impossible to retreat at this time, which will only increase the morale and confidence of the British.

Even if they have to pay a heavy price, they still need to capture London, which symbolizes Great Britain. This is of great political significance and can deal a heavy blow to Great Britain's will to resist.

If London cannot be won reliably, then we can only resort to dangerous tactics.

Moreover, in Liu Wanghai's view, this dangerous move was actually not very dangerous.

He has confidence in his fleet. As long as he is vigilant, the enemy will not be able to block his retreat route under his eyes.

Subsequently, ground troops boarded the ship and the fleet headed towards London.

Faced with this move by the Chinese army, the British army had no choice but to follow them towards London.

Their speed was naturally unable to keep up with the speed of the Chinese fleet.

Soon, the Chinese fleet arrived in London.

Through aircraft reconnaissance, they also quickly determined the location of the British defense line, soldier assembly points, and material warehouses.

People today may not know what air supremacy is, but the Chinese army is already enjoying the benefits of this air supremacy.

"fire."

As various parameters were adjusted, the Chinese army's naval guns fired again.

Artillery shells exploded in British positions, warehouses where supplies were stored, and where personnel were concentrated.

These places are the sore spots for the British army.

"Madfako."

The British army was so angry that they only regretted that the rifles in their hands could not fight back against Dahua's warships.

"Shameless, bastard, this is not a gentleman's fight."

Tynod, the supreme commander of the British army, was a nobleman and a gentleman.

In the wars of his youth, everyone stood in a row and decided the winner in a relatively fair way.

He also admired that style of warfare.

But now, the Chinese warships are outside their range and are unilaterally beating them.

To bully people like this is very ungentlemanly in Tenold's eyes, and he must be denounced and reviled.

Fortunately, Hua Jun didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have been laughed to death.

On the battlefield, what Dahua emphasizes is that soldiers are not afraid of deceit, and use their own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. If you don't take advantage of your advantages, then that's not a mental illness.

No matter how Tenold roared, the shelling of the Chinese army continued.

By the time the bombardment was over, the defensive line that Tenold had managed to put up was in shambles.

Some bunkers were blown up and gaps were blown out of some defense lines.

What's even worse is that a large amount of ammunition and supplies were blown up, which drastically reduced their ability to continue combat.

At the same time, nearly a thousand soldiers were injured or killed in the shelling of the Chinese army.

Their line of defense only has 4,000 men in total attack.

Great Britain has always been dominated by the navy, so the number of the army is not large, only 140,000.

Among them, 60,000 were sent to Africa to join the Allied Forces. The remaining more than 10,000 were in North America, more than 20,000 in Ireland, more than 10,000 in Scotland, and more than 10,000 in Wales.

There were less than 20,000 soldiers stationed in London.

The senior leaders of Great Britain did not expect that the target of Great Britain's first attack was not Madrid, but their London, so they did not have time to mobilize their troops.

There are less than 20,000 troops, of which 12,000 are deployed in the three outer lines of defense. There are only more than 6,000 people in London.

This line of defense in Tynord is actually London's last line of defense.

Once this line of defense is broken, it means London will fall.

"Go and inform the nobles and gentlemen in the city, tell them that London may not be able to hold it, and ask them to evacuate as soon as possible. Remember, don't let ordinary people know."

Tenold could only prepare for the worst. Once London fell, based on Dahua's actions in Gibraltar, the rich people in London would suffer.

Therefore, these people must evacuate London as soon as possible.

In order to avoid causing panic, Tynod also warned to keep

It is secret and cannot be known to civilians.

Once civilians know that London cannot be defended, they are very likely to flee London. When the time comes, everyone will flee collectively and it will be extremely chaotic. Whether those nobles can escape is a question.

"As commanded."

Tenold's adjutant went to carry out the order, but when he arranged for soldiers to deliver the message, several soldiers did not obey the order and did not keep it secret.

Because they themselves are from the lower class, they have a layer of sympathy for the common people at the bottom, and even their families are in London.

Therefore, they quietly leaked the news.

As a result, London was completely plunged into panic and chaos.

Although they were also frightened when they were bombed before, it was only for the moment when they were bombed. After the Chinese army flew away, they were not too worried.

And now, the Chinese army is about to enter the city of London.

As long as the Chinese army enters the city of London, their lives will be completely in the hands of the Chinese army, and they need to see the face of the Chinese army. Doing anything wrong can lead to death.

Especially the nobles and rich people, they are even more panicked, because the Chinese army likes to attack and kill rich people.

The civilians staying in London might be fine as long as they did not anger the Chinese soldiers.

As for rich people like them, there is no point in hiding, the Chinese army will come looking for them.

After receiving Tenold's notice, the officials, royal family, nobles, and wealthy people in the city quickly began to pack their luggage and prepare to flee to the north, far away from the sea.