Chapter 2004: The Battle Begins

Gelin finally arrived at the previously agreed-upon location.

After obtaining the supplies, in order not to be detected by the French, Gelin decided to change his route for the return trip, bypassing the previous jungle area.

A team of French Soldier had already died there, and returning through that way would very likely lead to being captured by the French.

After changing the route, Gelin had to continue advancing deeper into the jungle.

But he was still traveling along the route of the Saint Lawrence River.

The Saint Lawrence River was wide with turbulent waves; crossing it could save Gelin a great distance, but both banks of the river had long been occupied by French troops.

They were preparing to re-establish the supply line of the Saint Lawrence River.

Up to now, the troops on both sides were still confronting the British troops above.

Gelin led his troops to march through the jungle; the dense forest greatly hindered the progress of the troops.

Under these circumstances, Gelin had to lengthen the marching time to ensure that these supplies could quickly reach the front line.

At this time, Kelinxi also dispatched two other British units to attempt to encircle and suppress the Quebec region.

One unit set out from a piece of wasteland named Niuyue, which they had exchanged with the Dutch.

Advancing north via the Hadaxun He, the journey along the way could be described as very easy, with almost no resistance.

The other route advanced from the west, detouring along Lake Erie, preparing to outflank the fortresses near Quebec.

Most of the French troops had long since assembled their forces in Quebec, which was the northern capital of their French Colonial Zone.

As for the main force, General Astimo's troops moved all the way up from the Saint Lawrence River.

Gelin's supply team did not encounter any danger on the way back.

This was a good thing for the British troops.

After quickly rejoining the main force, General Astimo's troops immediately marched, pushed forward, and attacked Quebec.

Now, several important fortresses guarding Quebec had long been taken by the British troops, and the gateway for the French troops was opened.

Now that the supply line at sea had not yet been established, the only things they could rely on were the extremely limited Weaponry and Equipment provided by Longyan, as well as their Indian Allied Forces.

Quebec was the most important region they had in the Fashu Jianada area, bar none.

This was an important gateway to the north to Canada and also a good port located on the Atlantic Ocean; for the French, its value was extremely high.

Therefore, they would absolutely not allow any mistakes to happen here.

But the force they could deploy now was pitifully small.

It was not even ten thousand people.

And at this time, the British troops, under the leadership of General Astimo, were divided into sea and land units and headed toward Quebec.

The navy was composed of forty Battleship and over one hundred various other ships; such a fleet had almost emptied out all of Britain's assets.

Originally, Britain only needed to dispatch one Dreadnought-class battleship, and there would be no need for so many old battleships.

But now, Britain had no choice but to dispatch more old battleships to ensure that there would be no problems with their combat power.

The navy was commanded by General Charles.

As for the army, the troops were commanded by Gelin, and his military rank leaped from Captain to Major General!

This was an exceptional promotion for him!

At this time, the French troops, whose supply lines had been cut, had a pitifully small number of troops.

There were only 3,600 regular troops and an army of 1,800 organized by the Indians; the total number of supply troops was a mere 5,400!

Yet they had to hold the most important core area of the French Colonial Zone: Quebec!

If Quebec were to fall, the Niuxilan established by the French would cease to exist!

The French commander, Vaudreuil, had long noticed the British troops' movements during this period and suspected it was highly likely they were going to take military action against them.

The final decisive battle was approaching, because while the British navy cut off their supply lines, it also cut off their communication routes; they no longer had any way to ask for reinforcements from the French mainland.

The current French Colonial Zone could not spare any troops to support them.

He could only urgently organize and train more than ten thousand Militia to assist in the battle, but Vaudreuil knew very well that these militia had only undergone brief training and did not have very strong combat effectiveness.

But even so, Vaudreuil was full of confidence in his troops.

He would fight a desperate battle against the British troops!

He built four walls in Quebec City to protect it; he left only a weak defensive force in Quebec City below the walls, while deploying his main force in the fortifications along the Saint Lawrence River.

Compared to the British army, Vaudreuil feared the British navy even more!

The Dreadnought-class battleship had easily destroyed their supply line.

Although that Dreadnought-class battleship had been destroyed by them, this did not mean the British troops had no other battleships.

He felt that doing this was still not reassuring enough, so he scuttled old Merchant Ship to block the entire river surface.

Now, on the Saint Lawrence River, the French troops and the British troops had long since begun a protracted tug-of-war.

No one wanted to give this place up.

Under the command of General Vaudreuil, and with the French troops occupying favorable terrain, there was even a time when they forced the stronger British troops to retreat.

They had dragged the British troops out until now!

However, Gelin had an unexpected gain on his return trip; he discovered that on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Saint Lawrence River, to the west of Quebec, there was a cliff only fifty meters high.

The Fulun Wan at its foot was very suitable for docking small boats, which would allow troops to land at this location.

Moreover, a large-scale landing was entirely possible to achieve!

Such a breakthrough discovery directly changed the course of the war.

This was a blind spot for the French troops, not equipped with heavy military forces; if they marched at night, as long as they climbed this cliff, they would almost certainly not be discovered.

They could quickly enter the Yabolahan Pingyuan above from here and directly attack Quebec City!

Upon learning of this terrain, General Astimo made a prompt decision and immediately organized the march of the British troops.

He ordered the navy led by Charles to launch a large-scale offensive along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the illusion that they were about to launch an all-out assault on the Saint Lawrence River.

At this time, Gelin led his troops to land on a large scale in Fulun Wan using small boats.

His luck was quite good; when landing at night, he was not discovered by the nearby French army.

On this day, the French army was exhausted from dealing with the attacks from Charles's troops.

Both sides were equipped with weapons from the Dragon Flame Army, and with the same weapons, the two forces were almost evenly matched.

Of course, the main reason for this was also because Charles did not want to waste so many troops on a feint, and thus he was holding back his strength.

Vaudreuil's attention was entirely drawn to the battle at the Saint Lawrence River, and he did not realize at all that the real danger had already arrived.