The French troops had already been prepared on the shore.
And the French general on the shore.
After learning that their supply line fleet had encountered an attack, they immediately mobilized battleships in the St. Laurent River port to support them.
But it would take at least more than two hours for the battleships at the St. Laurent River port to reach the battlefield.
Now the sea is filled with smoke.
Although the French frigates were wooden-hulled ships and were not equipped with steam power, they showed superb combat skills in this battle.
They fought to a draw with the British destroyers.
However, judging from the damage, the British destroyers also used part of the steel as armor because they used steam engines.
Although several ships were sunk, the entire fleet was still able to continue fighting.
But the frigates on the French side have too low defense because they are wooden-hulled ships.
As long as the shell hits, it can cause irreversible damage.
Although they relied on the superb control skills of the helmsman to prevent the losses of their wooden ships from being serious, they also sank several ships.
Other ships also suffered damage of varying sizes, and some ships were no longer able to continue fighting.
Seeing this, the French commander of the battleship became increasingly anxious.
They were no longer close to the St. Laurent River.
He could even see clearly the faces of the French soldiers on the shore through the telescope.
But with such a small distance, the French soldiers on the shore were unable to provide them with the slightest assistance.
But looking at the British battleship getting closer and closer, he was very anxious.
If the supplies on the ship were sunk, it would affect their entire French trading market in Canada.
In this area of the East Coast, they would completely lose the fur trade with the Indians.
This kind of transaction, which could bring huge profits, now seems to be all lost.
He hammered the command module and saw that Britain had developed a battleship that was almost equal to Long Yan's supply ship.
A flash of envy and jealousy.
In the more than two hundred years that France has been competing with Britain for hegemony, the gap has never been so wide.
Thinking back to the era of His Majesty Louis XIV, their French Empire was truly powerful!
But the current French Empire is extremely weak!
Especially now that the country is going to war, as the king of France, Louis XV is still building a palace for his lover!
If we have this money, we can add a little bit of budget to the army.
Give those scientists a little budget for research.
France may also be able to build this kind of steam battleship!
But now it's too late to say anything.
The British battleships were already approaching them, and their main and secondary guns were already aimed.
Commander France sighed heavily and looked at the St. Laurent River not far away. Although he was in his prime, he looked like an old man, sitting slowly on the ground of the command cabin.
The French soldiers who had been prepared in the distance watched helplessly as the French battleships were about to sail into the St. Laurent River.
On the Atlantic Ocean, it exploded.
The huge explosion was very clear at such a distance, and they seemed to hear the unwilling shouts in it.
But after a second, the whole world fell into silence.
After the French battleship exploded, billowing black smoke rose up, and the supplies on board sank into the deep seabed along with the ship.
The French soldiers in silence had not yet realized what they would face after losing their supplies.
They saw a huge steam battleship without sails coming into their eyes.
The battleship seemed to swim around the wreckage of the French battleship in the sea like a mockery, and then left gracefully.
Their hands turned white, but there was nothing they could do.
The artillery on the shore could not attack the battleship at all and could not cause any damage to it.
But among the departing figures, the French general on the shore saw the sailors on the ship through his telescope, and was shocked to find that they were British!
"Britain..."
"Both Britain and Long Yan have created the same monster..."
This undoubtedly gave the French general a huge impact.
The results of the naval battle on the St. Laurent River soon reached Richard's ears.
He stared blankly at what happened, not quite believing it.
"You are saying that Britain has also developed a monster like the Dragon Flame supply ship?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, our supply line on the St. Laurent River has been cut off by the British Army."
"In the Great Lakes region, the last fortress we built has been breached by Astimo. Their next target is definitely our important town, Quebec!"
"But now that we have lost our supply line, the battle in Quebec will become extremely difficult..."
Richard was stunned and slumped on the chair, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
Quebec is extremely important to France. It is the last French stronghold on the east coast and is close to the port.
Supplies from the Americas can quickly enter Europe from the Atlantic Ocean.
If Quebec loses, they will be locked in America.
Moreover, the Quebec region is also an important trading center for the French, where they do fur business with the Indians.
But if Quebec is lost, the French will lose a very important business and a port on the east coast.
"No, Quebec Town must be defended even if everyone is killed." Richard murmured.
He stared at his adjutant with fierce eyes and said: "Quebec Town must be defended!"
"Even if all the soldiers lose their lives there, we must hold on!"
His lieutenants fell silent. Quebec meant too much to them.
Richard's eyes gradually became sharp and he made a major decision.
"Go and call Wan Shang and Fang Dalong!"
"Forget it... I'll go see them in person." Richard took a deep breath and said.
The adjutant frowned, and he instantly guessed what Richard was going to do.
Wan Shang and Fang Dalong are Long Yan people, and now they want to win the war in Quebec, or even maintain the final situation.
It depends on the relationship between the two of them.
If they can get some Dragon Flame weapons, then they might be able to succeed in this battle!
But France and Long Yan have already started a war.
It would probably be difficult to obtain some Longyan weapons and equipment through Wan Shang and Fang Dalong's channels.
"General, Long Yan's side..."
Richard interrupted: "Even if there is no possibility now, we still have to try. Dragon Flame's weapons can allow us to defend Quebec."
"Wan Shang and Fang Dalong may bring us a little surprise. After all, this is not a formal cooperation between us and Long Yan."
The adjutant said nothing and followed Richard away.
Under the dim light of the night, Richard's carriage drove quickly towards Wan Shang and Fang Dalong's tavern.
At this time, Fang Dalong and Wan Shang also received an urgent piece of information, only a little later than Richard.
