Because of this, the regular units of the British army did not choose to fight street battles in the city.These buildings, a fire burned from beginning to end.Even if there is a castle building, all of them will be blown into scum in one shot.After the Huaxing army issued a notice, the people in the city saw that there was a way to live, and they immediately fled outside the city regardless of it.They had believed that the army could hold the city, so they were taking a risk.Who knows, the army is vulnerable and will all be scattered before it can be fought.Now that there is a glimmer of life, of course they will not let it go.The Huaxing army set up layers of checkpoints outside the city, and after a while, it ushered in layers of people.In the spirit of humanitarianism, the young women let Huaxingjun stay.They ran away from home, and they had no one to stutter tock.Hua Xingjun is a benevolent and righteous army, how could they suffer such a big crime.The women of Plymouth are proof of this, each of them has made enough money, and every day they eat a lot of fish and meat, and they are a few pounds fatter than before.When Hua Xingjun left, they were all crying and reluctant to let go.Yang Jincong did not stop the behavior of his subordinates, it was better to block it than to slacken it, but there were people in the army who specially organized this matter.Soldiers are not allowed to have sex with women without permission, and must be organized and obedient.Otherwise, they will face severe punishment under military law.The next day, the city was completely empty.Except for Hua Xingjun, there was not even a single ghost on the street.All the gold, silver and grain in all banks and shops were looted, and a special logistics unit was assigned to count these materials.The belongings of other residents' homes can be taken by the soldiers of the Huaxing Army after they find out.When London heard the news of the fall of Exeter, both the army and the people were in disarray.The city of Exeter is so close to London that it's coming to the door.The military originally wanted to withdraw all the troops on the Western Front, but later decided to let the withdrawn soldiers be stationed on the front between Exeter and London to guard the western gateway.A large number of nobles in the city of London have begun to flee for their lives to the north, and ordinary people are reluctant to give up their family property and remain in the city to watch.Mainly because Edward VII pacified the people on the radio every day, otherwise the city of London would have fled long ago.At this point, most officials in parliament have lost trust in the military.Many lawmakers have suggested negotiating with Hua Xingjun to see what they really want.Whether it's a colony or an indemnity, as long as there is no more fighting, anything is negotiable.But most of the parliament is still the main war faction, and Britain has been crisscrossing the world for so many years, where has it been hit like this.Most people can't put down the face of the British Empire, and until the last moment, of course, they won't put down their noble heads and surrender.In the early morning of the second day after Yang Jincong occupied Exeter, the people of London were still asleep.Suddenly, a violent explosion in the city woke everyone from their dreams.A series of explosions followed, tearing apart the pre-dawn darkness entirely.The fires lit up on all sides of the city in an instant, and for a moment the sky turned red.Everywhere in the city was the ground shaking, and the houses were crumbling.The sounds of panic, wails, and explosions all mingled into a cloud that instantly enveloped the entire city of London.The second batch of combat units of the Huaxing Army had arrived in the port of London at this time.Along the way, all the ships they saw were destroyed by cannonball.So there was no news until now, until the artillery of the Huaxing Army began to bombard London.The batteries outside the city were also blown up last time, and the British only remedied a few of them, and the rest were replaced with army artillery.As soon as the fleet of the Huaxing Army came, before they could open fire, they all exploded in advance.The second time I came here, I was familiar with the road, and it was very convenient to bomb, and I didn't even need to detect the terrain and targets in advance.With such a bombing, the city of London was immediately in chaos.The Prime Minister hurriedly got dressed on board and hurriedly ran to Buckingham Palace.As soon as I heard this sound, Huaxingjun called.Now I have to leave with the king, or I won't be able to leave if I want to.First of all, the official residence is in London's Downing Street, only a dozen miles away from Buckingham Palace.Bombs whizzed down and fell, which hadn't happened for hundreds of years.The streets were already in chaos, and the citizens of London were scurrying around without a clue, saluting with large bags and small bags in their hands, ready to flee from here.The police maintained order on the streets, telling citizens to immediately seek shelter and refrain from running around the streets.As soon as the bombs fell, they either left a large crater in the street or blew up the houses on both sides.The prime minister risked his life to ride a horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace, which was already in chaos.Escorted by the guards, Edward VII and his family had taken refuge in a low bunker.After Prime Minister Salisbury descended to the bunker, many high-ranking generals had already arrived, and Edward VII was shouting and scolding in his pajamas."
What the hell are you eating, where did this cannonball fly from Aren't the Orientals still in Exeter City" The generals hung their heads and didn't speak, Salisbury stepped forward and immediately interjected, "Your Majesty, the situation is unknown now, for the safety of you and your family, we will escort you out of London immediately after the bombing is over" "I won't leave, I'll fight with the Orientals here."
God will definitely be on our side, the devil will not succeed" Edward VII was as stubborn as ever, slapping the table and scolding."
Your Majesty, the situation is critical, you must not make a mistake, this time it is not up to you to decide" Salisbury flatly refused, his tone was not at all negotiable.At this time, he didn't care about the etiquette of the king, and directly ordered the guards to take Edward VII away as soon as the explosion was over.The Huaxing army easily occupied the waters off London, and except for aircraft carriers and frigates, other ships sailed directly along the River Tyme into the city of London.Along the way, the guns on the left and right sides of the ships fired incessantly, and they bombarded the British defensive lines on the river bank intensively.The British army artillery had just returned fire and was soon fired upon by a cluster of naval guns of the Huaxing Army.There were thousands of warships, with 30,000 gun barrels facing the shore in each direction.Once fired, it was a completely carpet-free bombardment.The deeper the fleet, the fiercer the British resistance became.For safety, all fleets were stationed in ports fifty kilometers away from central London.The bombardment on both sides of the strait for 20 minutes was carried out, and a million shells were fired.The mile-long battle line on both sides of the strait was completely blown to the ground, and finally the vanguard landed immediately.The defensive line built by the British army on both sides of the river bank was suddenly torn apart.The British army quickly assembled at the breach, desperately resisting the landing of the Huaxing army.But the battle line on the shore had been destroyed, and when the large forces of the British army had gathered, the vanguard of the Huaxing army had already prepared for defense on the shore
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