On the morning of October 31, the replenished French fleet set off from the Lesser Antilles to the United States. After more than a day of sailing along the Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles, they appeared on the coast of Miami, an important city on the Florida peninsula of the United States, at noon on January 1.
The arrival of the French fleet caused panic throughout Miami. Although the news of the defeat of the US Navy has come, they have not had time to evacuate, and the French Navy has appeared in front of them.
"Fire!" On the bridge of the "Azores", Kirkbride gave the order to shell. At present, he is still the supreme commander of the French navy's front line, and even the glorious fleet is temporarily under his command. [bsp;The huge main gun of the battleship made a low-pitched shelling sound, and slammed shells weighing hundreds of kilograms towards the port of Miami and the shipyards.
Miami is an important city in the southern United States, as well as an important port and shipbuilding base. Many warships of the US Navy are built here. After the failure of the U.S. Navy, it naturally became a key target of the French Navy. Although the Americans are also aware of this, so in this area, dozens of large-caliber coastal defense guns have been deployed.
But their coastal defense guns have a maximum caliber of only 210 mm. No matter in terms of range or power, it cannot compare with the 305mm naval gun of the French Navy. Although their resistance was very heroic, after an hour, their resistance was completely disintegrated by the French navy with fierce artillery fire.
After destroying the coastal defense turrets of the US Navy, the cruisers and destroyers of the French Navy joined the shelling. Three hours later, the French Navy left Miami and set off to continue north. At this time, the port of Miami has become a ruin. All the shipyards were also destroyed. It is simply that the French navy did not bombard the city, otherwise, the Americans would not know how many casualties they would have suffered.
There have been orders in France for a long time, and if it is not necessary, it is not allowed to fire at civilian gathering areas in cities. After all, after the defeat of the United States, this place will become a French colony, a place where raw materials are produced and goods are dumped. If too many people are killed, it is not suitable for follow-up plans. After all, war is for the good of the country, not for killing.
After Miami, comes Jacksonville. This city is also an important port, but under the fierce artillery fire of the French navy, the once bustling port area has all been turned into ruins.
Immediately afterwards, Savannah, Charleston, Elizabeth City, New York, Boston, Portland and other important port cities on the east coast of the United States were all destroyed. This caused the US shipbuilding industry to suffer a devastating blow. At this point, it is difficult for the United States to become a naval power again.
On November 12, the French Navy appeared in Canadian waters. After destroying the US shipbuilding industry, the next thing to face is the Canadian Navy, which still has 5 fleets and 20 capital ships.
And Canada seems to know that they and the U.S. Navy will inevitably have a war that cannot be avoided. Therefore, when the French navy bombarded Portland and appeared in the waters of the Nova Scotia Peninsula in Canada, the remaining five Canadian fleets were already here.
Although the Canadian Navy still has a full 20 capital ships, more than the French Navy's current 17 ships. The number of cruisers and destroyers is not less than that of the French Navy. But after a day of fierce fighting, it still ended in the defeat of the Canadian Navy. Of the twenty capital ships of the Canadian Navy, seventeen were sunk, and the remaining three wisely hung the white flag and chose to surrender. Other cruisers and destroyers also lost a lot. The rest, except for a small part, chose to surrender under the strong pressure of the French navy after returning home.
In this battle, the French Navy also paid a certain price. In the counterattack of the Canadian Navy, two "Brilliant" class warships suffered heavy damage, mainly because the superstructure was completely destroyed, and they had to return to China for repairs. In addition, the two "Giant Whale" class warships "Madrid" and "Caen" were also sunk. However, in general, the French Navy has won an absolute victory. After this war, no country in the entire Atlantic region will be able to threaten the French Navy anymore.
After the Canadian Navy was completely wiped out, the French Navy also bombarded all important coastal cities in Canada just like destroying important cities on the east coast of the United States. Canada's important ports and shipbuilding bases, such as Halifax, St. John's and Quebec, were all reduced to ruins under the artillery fire of the French Navy.
In mid-November, the French Army also began operations. The first is the South American region. After receiving a new batch of supplements, the three French legions in South America launched a fierce counterattack against the US-Canadian coalition forces.
After the defeat of the navy, the U.S.-Canadian coalition forces in South America were completely cut off from supplies, and were unable to receive domestic military supplies and personnel supplements. The French Army, on the other hand, can receive a steady stream of supplements. In this case, the morale of the US-Canadian coalition forces is low. Originally, they were not as powerful as the French Army, and they couldn't resist the French army's attack even more.
By the end of December, the 16th and 18th Corps of the French Army were combined into Belém, the seat of the South American Theater Command of the US-Canada Allied Forces.
After a bitter battle, General Cavester, the commander of the South American Theater Command of the US-Canada Allied Forces, led the remaining more than 100,000 US-Canadian Allied Forces to surrender to the French Army. Thus ended years of fighting in South America. The entire South American region has returned to French control.
While the French Army launched a counterattack in South America, the French Army's landing in North America also officially kicked off. The French 4th Army became the first army to land in North America. The landing site was chosen in Portland, north of Boston. Although Portland is also an important city on the east coast of the United States, its importance is far inferior to cities such as New York and Philadelphia. Therefore, the United States has only deployed 3 infantry divisions here, with less than 50,000 troops. The artillery is only more than 100 mén, many of which are 75mm field guns.
After the U.S. and Canadian navies were wiped out by the French navy, the channels for the U.S. and Canada to obtain intelligence were also narrowed a lot.
The 4th Corps of the French Army, with more than 200,000 people, took more than a thousand transport ships and merchant ships, and under the protection of dozens of cruisers and destroyers, set off from Plymouth, the southern port of England, to the North American continent. After landing in the UK before, they did not return to France. What they were waiting for, that is, after the naval victory, could quickly land on the North American continent.
On December 1, when the huge French landing fleet appeared in the Portland waters, the United States knew that France had actually selected this place as the landing site. The U.S. Army Department quickly mobilized heavy troops from Boston, New York and other places to go north. But it was too late. With the cooperation of two marine divisions and the fierce shelling of the naval fleet, the French 4th Army completed the landing.
Although the three divisions of the U.S. Army stationed in this area all carried out heroic resistance, their resistance seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the absolute superiority of the French army. During the fierce bombardment of the French fleet, their artillery positions were quickly destroyed.
After that, the French navy launched an overwhelming and violent shelling of their positions. Facing the bombardment of naval guns, the anti-gun holes prepared by the U.S. Army were useless at all. In particular, the huge 305mm artillery shells often turn into a large pit with a diameter of tens of meters. Even a permanent firepower point made of reinforced concrete cannot survive this kind of attack.
In the fierce shelling of the French navy, at least tens of thousands of people were killed. After that, with the fire support of the French Navy, the French Marine Division launched a landing operation. After paying the price of thousands of people, a solid beachhead was established. After that, after the French 4th Army landed~www.mtlnovel .com~ It took only one day to wipe out the US troops stationed in Portland.
After the more than 200,000 troops of the French 4th Army landed, they did not immediately launch an offensive, but began to build defensive positions. Bright knew that when the U.S. Army reacted, the French army would face a fierce counterattack. Therefore, they had to wait for the arrival of domestic reinforcements. The second landing army, which will arrive in half a month, is the 7th and 9th Corps of the French Army.
In the next period of time, the U.S. Army assembled more than 50 divisions and launched a fierce attack on the French 4th Army, but with the support of the navy, it was still unable to break through the defense of the French 4th Army. The French 4th Army has always stayed within the range of the Navy's naval guns, which makes the US Army helpless. We had to continue to mobilize heavy troops to strengthen the defense.
While the U.S. Army and the French Army were fighting in Portland, the French Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Compenny arrived in Ottawa secretly and had secret talks with the Prime Minister of the King of Canada and others.
After France promised to guarantee Canada's territorial integrity and not hold them accountable, Canada immediately announced that it would sign a treaty with France and withdraw from the war. Of course, they also need to pay some price, such as compensation and military restrictions. But this is much better than subjugation.