"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, success or failure is all in one fell swoop, I hope we can succeed!" Major General Carmon said solemnly. It was the only solution they could think of to deal with the threat of the British fleet, and they had no other countermeasure. If they could scare the British fleet away in one fell swoop, then they would be able to capture Amsterdam. Otherwise, they will be kept out of Amsterdam. Then, when British reinforcements arrived, they had to scramble to fend off the British counterattack.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Major General. Still, I am sure that God will bless us! Lieutenant General Cecil said. He also did his best for this operation. For this operation, the Prussian Army supplied almost five hundred artillery pieces of various calibers. In addition, during the attack on Amsterdam, the Prussian Army will also send an infantry division. This is undoubtedly the last effort for them.

"Yes, we will be able to make it!" Major General Carmon said confidently.

At half past eleven o'clock in the evening, the officers and men of the British Navy, except for those on duty, had already fallen asleep. Because neither the Kingdom of Belgium nor the Kingdom of Prussia had a strong navy, the British fleet was very bold. They did not even carry out light control, which allowed their position to be discovered by the reconnaissance units of the Belgian and Prussian armies, hidden on the coast, and then reported to the artillery behind.

On the artillery positions, nine hundred artillery pieces were adjusting their orientation according to the coordinates sent back from the front. In order to be able to inflict greater damage on the British fleet, the nine hundred cannons were divided into dozens of artillery positions, each of which was artillery. All fired at a fixed area. to ensure that the entire British fleet could be enveloped in the range of their strikes.

"The time is almost up, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General. Give the order to fire! Major General Carmon said.

Lieutenant General Cecil nodded, and then gave an order to one of the junior officers beside him.

Three minutes later. Belgian artillery and Prussian artillery, opened fire one after another. For a moment, the orange-red flames shining from the muzzle of the cannon illuminated almost the entire night sky. Dense shells, whistling towards LJ Bay.

In the calm LJ Bay, twenty warships of the British Navy are quietly moored on the sea. They are located less than four kilometers from the coast. This was to provide adequate fire support to the defenders of Amsterdam, and their ships had to stay in this position. Otherwise. It will not be possible to protect Amsterdam. Of course, the arrogant British fleet did not think that there was anything wrong with staying here. Could it be that the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army could still pose a threat to them? The cannons in their hands could not penetrate the thick armor of the naval warship at all. In particular, the armor of the battleship was as thick as two or three hundred millimeters, which was enough to make any kind of army artillery helpless.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the sky. The officers and men of the British Navy on duty looked up blankly, not knowing what was happening. None of them thought of being attacked suddenly.

"What's going on?" A rear admiral asked, confused.

"Boom!" An explosion sounded on the surface of the sea, and a column of water rose into the sky.

Subsequently. Dense shells fell on the surface of the sea, and the entire surface of the sea, everywhere there were columns of water rushing to the sky, as if the entire sea surface was boiling. There were also shells that fell on the battleships of the British Navy. A raging fire was ignited.

"Damn, enemy attack! We have been attacked by the enemy! The rear admiral yelled loudly.

In fact. It was not necessary for him to give orders, at this moment the sirens were already sounding in the sky above the British fleet. Countless British naval officers and sailors who were sleeping were awakened. They rolled out of bed and lifted their pants. He put on his clothes and rushed forward. I have to admire that the British Navy's Su zhì is indeed very good, and in just two or three minutes, all the naval officers and men have returned to their respective posts.

"Hell! Order the ships and fight back! "The rear admiral on duty is giving orders loudly. But they don't even know where the enemy is, how can they counterattack?

"Boom!" A 105-mm shell hit the battleship "Giant", the shell exploded on the foredeck of the battleship "Giant", and an orange-red fireball rose. However, because this shell was a high-explosive shell, it did not cause any damage to the battleship "Giant". However, this still lifted the hearts of the British officers and sailors on the battleship.

The British Navy's 'Giant-class' battleships, 'Nelson-class' battleships and 'Orlando-class' battleships all had thick armor and could barely withstand the blows of army artillery, at most the superstructure was damaged. This kind of injury is not fatal. However, those old 'pearl-class' cruisers did not have such a strong defense.

Pearl-class cruisers were constantly being hit, and fires were blazing on these ships.

"Oh God! How so? Did we get sneak up on those damn armies? Find out the enemy's position for me at once and counterattack! "Commander of the Home Fleet, George. Admiral Satrus roared angrily. As a Royal Navy, it is a shame to be attacked by the enemy's army!

"Yes, General!"

Soon, the British Navy discovered the location of the artillery of the Belgian Army and the Prussian Army. It's just that because it's late at night, they can only get a rough location by the light of the fire, which is not accurate.

"Fight back! Give me a hard fight back! "George. Admiral Satrus ordered.

A few minutes later, the British fleet counterattacked. The counterattack of the British fleet was very ferocious. However, their blows were not accurate. It simply could not inflict too many casualties on the Belgian and Prussian armies.

And the heavy shelling of Belgian and Prussian artillery caused great trouble for the British fleet. Quite a few battleships had already been hit, and then they were on fire. Especially those 'pearl-class' cruisers were even more miserable. Several 'Pearl-class' cruisers had already suffered heavy damage due to successive hits and had to request a retreat.

"General, the current situation is very unfavorable for us. I build yì to evacuate, at least to withdraw the range of the enemy's artillery! "A rear admiral built yì road. Now the enemy's situation is unknown, and the enemy's specific location is not clear, so if you stay here, you will only be beaten passively.

"Yes, General! We can retreat first, wait until dawn, and then come back again! "Other generals also built yì roads.

"Bastard, are you going to let the valiant Royal Navy be scared out of the army's artillery? This is a discredit to the glory of the British Royal Navy! "George. Admiral Satrus was furious.

"Boom!" At this time, a violent explosion was heard on the sea.

A 'pearl-class' cruiser, accompanied by a fierce fire, slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The armor of the 'pearl-class' cruiser was not thick in the first place, and after being hit continuously, it naturally could not withstand it. Even if it's nothing more than an army cannon, it can inflict fatal damage on them.

"Oh God!" George. Admiral Satrus exclaimed.

"Retreat! Order the ships to retreat immediately! "At this time, George. Admiral Satrus didn't care about any glory. As the commander of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, it was his primary task to preserve the strength of the Royal Navy.

"Your Excellency, General, you can't retreat! As soon as the British fleet had withdrawn, the Belgians and Prussians would certainly have taken the opportunity to attack. When the time comes, how can Amsterdam still hold on? King William III of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pleaded.

"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry that now the fleet is under attack by the enemy. At this time, we are in a disadvantageous position. We'll be back after dawn! "George. Admiral Satrus explained.

"But what about Amsterdam?" King William III asked.

George. Admiral Satrus shrugged helplessly. Obviously, he didn't know what to do either.

While the Belgian artillery and Prussian artillery launched an artillery bombardment of the British fleet anchored in LJ Bay, the attack on Amsterdam by the Belgian and Prussian armies also began. The Belgian Army committed two infantry brigades, while the Prussian Army also committed one infantry division. More than 20,000 people, taking advantage of the darkness, secretly approached Amsterdam.

Perhaps it was because of the appearance of the British fleet during the day, which reassured the Dutch defenders. In their opinion, with the protection of the British fleet, they could rest easy. Therefore, these Dutchmen appeared to be very careless, and their defenses were not very strong.

The Belgian Army and the Prussian Army, sneaking into a kilometer to Amsterdam, waited for orders.

Soon, a dense explosion was heard in the direction of LJ Bay, and the Dutch troops in Amsterdam were awakened, and they stared blankly in the direction of LJ Bay, as if they did not know what was happening.

At this time, more than 20,000 Belgian and Prussian armies, which had already been prepared, immediately launched an attack.

Once again, the Dutch Army was taken by surprise, and in the dark of night, they had no idea where the enemy was coming from, so they could only let go of their guns in a daze. However, this did not inflict many casualties on the Belgian and Prussian armies.

The Belgian and Prussian armies invaded the city of Amsterdam.

On the battleship 'Giant', William III of the Kingdom of the Netherlands looked at the sky-high flames in Amsterdam and looked depressed. Originally, he thought that he would be able to hold Amsterdam, but now it seems that in the end, he failed, and it fell short! (To be continued......)

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