The main force of the town of Cannes has almost all the troops of the Dutch Army Division have been transferred, and now there are only 1,000 defenders left in the huge city, which is much easier for the 14th Division of the Chinese Army.

The 14th Division had more than 20,000 men and was very well equipped, with rifles, cannons, and machine guns. 20,000 well-equipped troops against 1,000 people, as long as the commander is not a fool, he can definitely crush all the way through.

In the waters outside the town of Cannes, dozens of warships led by Zheng Hehao, dozens of troop transports and landing craft were driving slowly.

Zhao Guangxing, commander of the 14th Division, stood on a battle patrol with an excited face, and when he saw dozens of troop carriers and landing craft behind him, Zhao Guangxing was in a mood.

This is the first battle of the 14th Division, and the opponent is the Dutch infantry with seriously aging equipment and only about 1,000 people, if the 14th Division can't even take Cannes, it will not only lose the face of all the officers and soldiers of the 14th Division, but also the face of Huaxia Kingdom, and even the face of Commander-in-Chief Sun Hao.

Zhao Guangxing, who was excited, was waiting for the order to attack, all the soldiers were ready, and the main guns of all the small detachment battleships were already aimed at the Dutch coastal defense artillery positions outside Cannes.

On the flagship of Zheng He, Sun Hao, Shen Jun, Lu Ping, Han Baojia, Wang Xiaoshan, commander of the guard battalion, Miao Feng, confidential secretary and others stood beside Sun Hao.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, it's time to attack!" A herald came running to report.

When Sun Hao heard this, he turned to the herald and said, "Then attack!" ”

Soon, boom! Rumble! The hideous muzzles on the deck of the Zheng He were bubbling with orange-red flames, and one after another shells smashed into the coastal defense artillery positions arranged in the port of Cannes.

Then the other ships opened fire, and countless shells slammed into the shore defense positions outside Cannes.

Bang! Bang! One shell after another landed on the shore defense artillery position, and a violent explosion occurred.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Dozens of Dutch gunners were overwhelmed by the sudden explosion and shouted in terror.

The captain in charge of the shore defense artillery is a veteran who has experienced all the bullets. The continuous explosions did not frighten him.

"Fight back! Fight back! The captain of the shore defense artillery shouted.

However, these shore guns arranged by the Kingdom of the Netherlands are all some old equipment, and they have not been fired for several years, not only many of the artillery pieces are rusty, but those gunners are even more lacking in training, they are all some old soldiers, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

It took a few minutes for these guns to be reloaded and ignited, and by the time they reacted, all the more than 20 coastal defense guns had been blown up by the shells fired by the Huaxia warships, and almost all of the more than 100 Dutch gunners had been killed.

The workers on the Dutch merchant ship, who were loading goods in the port of Cannes, saw that the shore defense artillery positions not far away were attacked, and they had already fled without a trace.

After Zhao Guangxing saw it through the binoculars, he was overjoyed, the power of the ship's guns was really not covered, countless shells smashed over, and the enemy was almost gone.

"Login!" Zhao Guangxing gave the order to land, and a bow landing craft transported the landing force to the port of Cannes.

With the assistance of the Navy, 20,000 men of the 14th Division headed for the port. An hour later, 20,000 soldiers landed successfully.

The Dutch army stationed in Cannes saw the intelligent running of dozens of warships constantly bombarding the coastal defense artillery positions outside Cannes, and these Dutch soldiers knew that those old coastal defense guns were no match for those warships at all. And the fate of those gunners who operate the shore defense artillery must be more than lucky.

The 1,000 or so people left behind by Van Gandev were not elite, and almost all of them were recruits who had recently joined the army. Van Gandev did not know until his death that there would be more than 20,000 men attacking the city of Cannes, let alone that there were huge warships to assist in the attack on the city of Cannes. If he knew this news, he would definitely not have led the main force to support Haiya Town, and if he didn't support Haiya, then he would not have been killed by a sniper's headshot.

Zhao Guangxing saw that the city wall of Cannes was not high, only more than 4 meters, the city gate was closed, and there were many Dutch soldiers on the firing stacks on the city wall. However, many Dutch soldiers did not know whether they were scared or what, and many Dutch soldiers were trembling.

"Sniper, kill those red-haired ghosts on the battlement!" Zhao Guangxing ordered.

Bang! Bang! Dozens of sniper companies of Chinese soldiers opened fire, constantly aiming at the Dutch soldiers on the battlements.

The Dutch soldiers lying on the battlements did not know that there was a sniper class in this world, and many Dutch soldiers did not know what was going on, so they went to see their God.

"Order the artillery troops, blow up the walls of Cannes for me!" Zhao Guangxing didn't want more innocent casualties for the time being. Commander-in-Chief Sun Hao said that he would rather waste more shells than let the soldiers make senseless sacrifices.

Soon, after the artillery regiment received the order, the 105mm howitzers and 75mm infantry guns that had already been deployed began to shell the city walls.

Boom! Countless shells landed on the outside and inside of the walls of the city of Cannes, and some shells also landed on the walls.

The violent explosion shook the walls of Cannes, and the Dutch soldiers hiding on the walls were very worried about the collapse of the walls of Cannes.

Some shells that fell directly on the city walls killed many Dutch soldiers, and where the shells hit them directly, not only did they destroy some of the city walls, but also blew up the bones of those Dutch soldiers.

"Lay the artillery flat and blast open the gates!" After Zhao Guangxing saw the results of a round of shelling, he ordered excitedly.

The three fighters quickly adjusted the parameters of the shelling, and two minutes later, several shells flew towards the iron-clad gate.

Rumble! Rumble! The city gates, which were not strong in the first place, were blown to pieces by a few shells, and the walls shook with it.

After the city gate was blown open, Zhao Guangxing did not immediately order to rush into the city, but waited for the artillery unit to continue to bombard the city wall.

The sound of explosions continued to be heard, and the already weak walls of Cannes collapsed under the continuous shelling of the artillery units of the 14th Division, and the Dutch soldiers on the walls suffered heavy casualties.

After 10 minutes of shelling, some Dutch soldiers, who were lucky enough not to be killed by the shells, ran down the city wall tremblingly, and even lost the first life of the soldiers, the guns. At the moment, they only know how to save their lives, and as for the rest, they don't care about it at all.

A few minutes later, Zhao Guangxing saw through the telescope that there were almost no defenders on the city wall, so he ordered to enter the city. The defenders in Cannes have basically gone to support the town of Haiya, and there are not many defenders left in Cannes. In addition, it was heavily shelled, so the soldiers of the Chinese army easily entered the city.

The 14th Regiment of the 024th Division, the 028th Regiment rushed into the city of Cannes first, and the two regiments barely encountered the slightest obstacle. When many Chinese, Dutch, and foreign merchants heard the fierce cannons and gunfires, they were so frightened that they hid in their houses in the city, and there was no one in sight on the streets.