German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 101 A Great and Cruel Step

"Now I order all the naval officers and soldiers in Le Havre to help the people evacuate quickly. We have lost the battle, but we cannot let civilians die like this."

Admiral Bell closed his eyes. The only remaining warships had already left. The coastal defense guns were either destroyed or injured, and had lost their effect.

Fortunately, the Germans were only bombarding and had no plans to land. As long as they were out of range of their artillery fire, they would be safe.

"The news came from the airport just now that the fighter group has already taken off and will reach Le Havre in about 10 minutes."

Another adjutant said that everyone was relieved by the rare good news.

"It's not yet dawn, and the threat level of fighter jets is minimal, but at least it can cause them some trouble, enough."

Admiral Bell started assigning tasks again. Now the first goal is to evacuate the people and the troops. This is not the time when the military gives priority to serving the civilians. Both are very important, but someone must manage them.

Therefore, Admiral Bell ordered that the efficiency of the retreat should be improved as much as possible, and the lives of the people and naval cadets should be given top priority. As for the issue of the establishment.

The staff department who received the order shouted with a loudspeaker, "Navy officers and soldiers on the street are based on their ranks and do not have to belong to their own establishment. Officers at all levels gather all available officers and soldiers to help the people evacuate."

All cars have been pushed to the side of the road. The primary goal now is to make room so more people can get out of the city. As for supplies and facilities, there is no saving.

These are the main targets of artillery fire. Oil depots, coal factories, shipyards and munitions warehouses were already destroyed in the first round of artillery fire.

However, this also became a lighting object, and it also helped the efficiency of the evacuation of the people after the explosion.

"The report found Frankish planes. The exact number is unknown, but the estimated number is around [-]."

The communications officer came to the bridge and quickly reported the situation discovered by the friendly ship to Lieutenant General Jeff.

"Time is getting tighter and tighter. Inform the entire fleet to continue the attack. It is difficult to see the situation on land at night. Seize the last half hour and retreat collectively."

Although it was a great success this time, it still caused quite a few Atlantic fleets to escape. The fleet, which was still in a panic, suddenly had a common goal. It seems that Frank's command has a guy with good leadership.

The artillery fire was still roaring, but this time there was the sound of planes piercing the sky.

In the dark night, the black shadow flying above could not be seen clearly, and the anti-aircraft guns could only shoot at will, which resulted in no hit rate at all.

The same is true for the fighter jets in the sky. They can only attack through short-lived bright lights. Although the muzzles of German guns are very bright, it is difficult for the fighter jets flying in the sky to accurately hit them, and the aerial shells can only hit the sea in vain.

They dared not dive-bomb for fear of crashing into the sea and sinking.

Such a battle has no result other than wasting ammunition.

Karl led the 1033 Squadron, and they have come to the sky above Le Havre, not only them, but also the other three aviation mage brigades. They have no goal, they just come here to add chaos.

The people on the ground began to evacuate in an orderly manner, which led to the unscrupulous attack of the air mages who had no threat. The bakery and the laundry room were Frank's painstaking efforts anyway, and they were destroying them in a happy mood.

"Let's go and have a look over there."

Karl didn't let his troops mess around, he was looking for tactical targets, and soon, several Frankish navy teams caught his attention, so he followed the clues and came to the naval command.

"Caught a big fish, not bad."

Carl looked at the unremarkable building and said with his chin pinched.

The naval officers who come and go here are unusual. How can Karl see that they are naval officers?In the night, the colors of their clothes are uniform, so it is impossible for them to belong to civilians.

The building looks unremarkable, more like a rich man's mansion than a military facility.

Because this is the second headquarters of the navy, and the first headquarters is in the port, the first round of bombardment by German warships meant that there was flat ground.

This Second Command is rarely used, so the intelligence personnel also ignored its existence. As a result, Karl accidentally bumped into it now.

"It's an aviation mage! Quick, fire! Germany has spotted us!"

At this time, the navy was very nervous, and a black figure hovering in the sky was quickly noticed. All kinds of machine guns, rifles and even pistols started to fire, but Karl just opened his defense slowly. cover.

"Only two light machine guns, is this place undefended?"

The light blue defensive cover was tinkling, but this kind of firepower was difficult to break through, but soon Karl discovered the real big fish.

It was the Commodore Admiral who had just poked his head out of the building when he heard the gunshots. Karl had already used the lookout technique and was looking at the group of naval officers who were shooting. He turned around and noticed this unusual guy.

"Everyone, launch an attack on this building, and give me three rounds of salvo from the explosive technique!"

Karl shouted loudly, and the other team members who had been wandering around gathered in an instant. At this time, from the perspective of the navy, a black shadow in the sky suddenly turned into a large area, and they all raised their rifles and launched magic spells.

There was an explosion, and the entire building was destroyed in the first round of salvos. The next two rounds of salvos completely changed the wreckage of the building. No matter who was inside, they must have started eating box lunches.

"It's almost time, retreat."

Karl looked at his watch, it was almost dawn, the raid was over, and the entire German fleet was about to leave.

By the way, I have been wearing this watch since I entered the Parisino Military Academy. The quality is surprisingly good, although it is usually dropped at most.

1033 Squadron left en masse.

What they didn't know was what kind of people were killed by this seemingly random shooting, and what kind of impact it had on the subsequent battle.

Including Admiral Bell, almost all the command team of the Frankish Atlantic Fleet was wiped out in this attack.

If this result is confirmed, Karl may be able to directly wear the rank of colonel.

It's a pity that the German side can't confirm the result of this victory at all, and they are about to retreat. Who has time to take care of the battlefield.

What's more, Karl doesn't care, he has enough money to spend, and promotion is really useless.

The roar of the cannon gradually stopped, and the sky showed a bright color. The sun was about to rise, and the German fleet should also retreat.

Carl returned to his mother ship, the old merchant ship.

Leaving the vehicle, Amy returned to the cabin under Fenna's eyes full of resentment.

Because the vehicle was damaged, Karl and this woman have been on the same vehicle. When he was ordered to perform missions with senior Karl, he was full of joy until he found a woman sitting in the back seat.

But Fenner can't say anything, Amy is an adjutant, which is a normal arrangement.

On the other side, Carl didn't notice Fenner's gaze, he just quietly looked at the burning Le Havre, full of emotion.

A city was destroyed by artillery fire like this, and the blazing flames seemed to be a catharsis of war.

It has nothing to do with right or wrong, good or evil. There are only victories and defeats in wars. As for the others, they are all artificial additions after the results come out.

(End of this chapter)