Chapter 1032 Landing on the Beach

December 1st, Normandy.

The Chinese expeditionary fleet launched an attack on France.

Although many nobles in the country are urging Louis XIV to negotiate peace with Dahua as soon as possible to avoid war.

But the stubborn Louis XIV still felt that he could fight Dahua without having to accept such humiliating conditions.

Compared with England, France does have some advantages.

For example, power is more concentrated, the population is larger, the army is stronger, the area is larger, the strategic depth is deeper, the capital is farther from the sea, and the preparations are better, etc.

When the Chinese army attacked London, Louis XIV was preventing the Chinese army from attacking Paris.

To stop the Chinese army, building a defense line on the seaside and preventing the Chinese army from landing is undoubtedly the best choice.

In order to concentrate its defense power, France could only choose one place to build its defense line.

After research, the French Ministry of War concluded that the most likely place for Dahua to land would be Normandy or Calais.

London is the closest to Calais, which is the only advantage of landing in Calais.

Normandy is the closest coast to Paris. From Normandy, you can take the shortest land route.

Therefore, senior French officials believe that Dahua will land in Normandy because Dahua's army in Europe is weaker than its navy.

Moreover, there is another advantage to choosing to deploy defenses in Normandy. Even if they guess wrong and Dahua lands in Calais, they will have enough time to change their deployment and response.

But if you choose Calais, the result of your wrong guess is that the Chinese army will go straight to Paris.

After weighing various factors, the French Army chose to deploy defenses on the coast of Normandy.

And their guess was correct. The Chinese army's plan was indeed to land in Normandy, regardless of whether there were any defenders in Normandy.

The Dahua Navy, which had sea control, was floating in the waters of Normandy. The French army could only stare blankly and let Dahua's naval guns bombard them.

Dahua's shelling was concentrated fire, and the firepower intensity was suppressive.

The firepower intensity of concentrated shooting is divided into three levels: disturbing the enemy, suppressing and annihilating the enemy.

Being able to kill 10% of the enemy can have the effect of disturbing the enemy, so that the enemy dare not raise their heads or move in the fortifications, and must hide.

Suppression requires killing about 30% of the enemy. When this number of kills is reached, the enemy's defense system will have huge loopholes.

For example, some positions are unguarded, all machine gunners in some places are dead, the organization is no longer complete, etc.

To annihilate the enemy is to focus purely on killing and wounding the enemy. At least half of the enemies must be killed before the firepower intensity can be considered as annihilating the enemy. This is very difficult to do. Even if you blow the top of the mountain down one or two meters, it may not be possible.

In the past, the intensity of the Chinese army's artillery fire was to disturb the enemy, and most of them did not even achieve the effect of disturbing the enemy.

After all, artillery shells are too expensive. It is better to use artillery shells to decide the outcome than to kill more infantry.

In this attack on Normandy, the Chinese army finally had the luxury of using firepower to suppress the enemy.

It was the first time for the French army to enjoy this level of firepower. It was a privilege, but they didn't like it.

Suppressive level bombing is much more ferocious than enemy-disturbing level firepower.

All the French soldiers were hiding in the tunnel, shivering.

After all, this tunnel was only dug half a month ago, and its defense capabilities are extremely limited.

In some places, it is even only two or three meters from the surface.

When large-caliber artillery shells land on it, they can directly penetrate one or two meters into the ground before exploding.

At this time, the tunnel used to prevent explosions has no protective capabilities.

A large number of soldiers came to this poor place and died inexplicably without firing a single shot. They did not even see the face of the Chinese army.

"Hey, rookie, don't be afraid, bombs can't hit us."

Veteran Caruso laughed.

"Bah, haven't you noticed? This tunnel is shaking. Is there a bomb falling near us?"

Arms, the ridiculed recruit, spat out the mud in his mouth. He felt the vibrations from the ground and felt no sense of security in this tunnel.

"The explosions are too dense. I have never heard such dense gunfire."

Another veteran was also more pessimistic.

Judging from his experience, Dahua's bombing was excessive.

At this moment, a shell landed more than ten meters away from them and exploded.

Suddenly, various screams came, and then a burst of dust floated over.

"God."

Arms stood up and wanted to leave this ghost place, but was dragged by the veteran. "Where do you want to go? It's more dangerous outside. Believe me, kid, staying here and letting nature take its course is the safest option."

"***."

Arms suddenly had an indescribable feeling, it was really terrible.

"Rookie, panic now. It will be more dangerous later when the enemy charges."

Caruso continued to taunt.

"Shut up Caruso, I still clearly remember the way you peed your pants the first time you went to the battlefield."

The squad leader was also in a bad mood, and he was even more upset when he heard Caruso's chirping.

Caruso cursed and then closed his mouth.

As a veteran, he had a feeling that this was his last battle.

The Chinese army's firepower was so fierce that Normandy would never be able to hold it.

Just when they were silent

, a bomb fell and exploded not far from them.

Suppressive level artillery bombardment, the artillery shells can cover every area.

The shock wave of the shell directly knocked Caruso unconscious. What's even worse is that the collapsed tunnel blocked both exits of their tunnel.

"Dig this damn grave now."

The people trapped inside started to dig for an exit while yelling curses.

If the exit is not dug in time, they will die of suffocation due to lack of oxygen.

The situation in other tunnels is similar.

Because they underestimated the intensity of the Chinese army's shelling, their tunnels were substandard. At this time, there was collapse everywhere, and the soldiers were miserable inside.

The tunnel used to save lives has now become a tomb for death.

That is to say, some important headquarters are dug deeper and built with cement to provide stronger protection.

However, the officers sitting in the command room have nothing to be thankful for at this time. If the soldiers are dead, they are of no use living.

"Doesn't this Chinese artillery shell cost money?"

Commander-in-chief Rusev couldn't help but complain. The fierce bombardment made him feel very bad.

"The king is too stubborn, how can we fight this battle?"

Some people even began to openly question Louis XIV, and others didn't even think it was inappropriate.

After all, that's what they thought too.

No one knows whether the morale of the soldiers has collapsed. Anyway, the morale of their officers has been destroyed.

If it weren't for some concerns, they would be raising a white flag on their position and surrendering.