Chapter 898 Cairo (4)
"Order all warships in the Mediterranean to be prepared!"
"Jean Bar departs, and go to...West India to meet the Beyan."
“Everyone is back to work.”
When the British Navy H fleet passed through the Strait of Gibraltar with escort Churchill as a cover, Dallang's scolding came from the French Navy Command: "Damn, they are really here." Dallang was originally skeptical of Jin Bihui's intelligence, but now he can be sure that the British Navy's large-scale move was for his fleet! As long as the British sailors used rattan and wooden sticks to drive away French soldiers during the Dunkirk retreat, the French Navy would not be able to send the fleet to Britain. Moreover, France had surrendered, and Hitler had promised the French Navy to keep the warships and be neutral. The war was over for France, so it was even more impossible to hand over the hope of French revival to Britain.
But he didn't have many ways. First of all, he could not recall the main battleships of North Africa, because no one knew whether Hitler would repent. He was even more unlikely to take a decisive battle with the British Navy, because it would be completely broken, and he was even labeled as a "Nazi accomplice" and "culprit". So he chose the safest way, which was to let Casablaca's Jean Bar battleship go to French West India immediately, join the aircraft carrier Beyan, Joan of Arc training cruiser and Primau
The Gate light cruiser formed a formation and went to Argentina with Martinique cover. Due to the stimulation of the Shandong class, only 70% of the completed construction in history had been completed by more than 80%. The two four-unit main guns, fire control and power had been completed, and the only difference was the subsystems such as air defense and secondary guns, so they had the ability to sail quickly. Then he ordered the Richelieu, which had been completed in Dakar but had not yet had sea trials, to go to Oran to join the main force to avoid being defeated by the British.
In this way, there are five battleships in Orland, Richelieu, Dunkirk, Strasbourg, Brittany and Provence, as well as two light cruisers, six destroyers and more than a dozen submarines. In order to counterattack at the first time, he asked his confidant to ask General Sur to go to Orland, ordering the five main battleships to change the berthing method and change the original bow inward to the bow sea. In this way, once attacked, he can quickly counterattack with the bow main gun and rushed out of the bay to escape. He also ordered more than a dozen shore guns of Orland and Mirskbeer to fill live ammunition to prepare for counterattack.
But even so, Dallang was still worried. He had to know that he could never fire the first shot, but the firing of the aftermath of the naval battle was easy to fail, so he asked the submarine to support Oran. Finally, he also concentrated five heavy cruisers, Algeria, Foch, Diplex, Dekena and Korbel, and six La. Garysoneer-class light cruisers to form a cruiser strike formation. He pretended to send supplies and repairs to the North African battleships, and took two supply ships to standby near Sardinia. In the end, he even ordered the remaining naval aircraft and submarines to prepare for attacking Gibraltar!
After he arranged these, the phone rang again. "Hey, I'm Dallang..."
"The general must be very busy, right?"
The sound of Jinbihui on the other end of the phone surprised Dallang, and he quickly dispersed the officers around him and asked the guards to close the door before continuing: "Miss Jin. You are very good at choosing time."
Jin Bihui's voice was slow and very soft, making people not want to put down the phone. "General, I know you will definitely send all the warships out! But do you really think it's safe? Britain blocked Gibraltar, Malta and the Suez Canal. Your fleet could not go there. If you defeat the British fleet, then Britain will regard you and your fleet as its biggest enemies. Prime Minister Churchill will even abandon Germany to deal with you with all his strength. At that time, are you going to hand over the fleet to Germany for surveillance and completely surrender to Mr. Hitler. Or Mussolini?"
There was a hot flash on Darlang's back, and every word of Jin Bihui's words was pierced. If Britain was really beaten, Churchill would definitely not give up. He would definitely destroy the French navy at all costs, and even invite the Chinese fleet in the Indian Ocean to join. At that time, he would really go to Hitler? Be a traitor in everyone's eyes? "Miss Jin, what do you want to say!"
Jin Bihui on the phone chuckled: "General, I still have the same suggestion. Give us the main battleship and heavy cruiser. If you think the 200 million US dollars is too little, I can apply for an increase from above. Of course, after the war is over, these warships will still be returned to your government for free."
Darlang had to admit that this woman really knew how to seize the opportunity! Indeed, he regretted rejecting Jin Bihui's offer. If he agreed, his fleet would now swagger and hang the Chinese flag through the Suez Canal to avoid the European whirlpool. As for dealing with the possible casualties caused by Japan, he didn't think the Japanese navy was so powerful. But his pride still made him unwilling to bow his head and calmed down and refused the loan agreement for the second time.
"Okay, I hope God is on your side." Jin Bihui didn't say nonsense, hung up the phone and walked out of the public telephone booth with a smile. She believed that when Darlang suffered, he would make the right choice!
On June 25, Yang Qiu arrived in Alexandria and began his visit to Cairo and met with Charles de Gaulle who arrived in advance. During the conversation, he promised that Charles de Gaulle would hand over the weapons and military supplies worth 200 million US dollars worth of US$200, including 500 H-6 bombers, 400 Fresh fighters, and 300 Type 31 tanks to Free France for continued resistance to the invasion of the German Nazis. Yang Qiu's favor made Charles de Gaulle very happy. He had long understood that China had become an important partner in this war that was related to victory or defeat, so he promised to recognize the independence of French East India at the appropriate time, and at the same time promised that as long as Britain declared war on the Soviet Union, Free France would also declare war on the Soviet Union.
While the two were exchanging interests with each other slowly, the Mediterranean was in a mess. The French Navy launched a large-scale move to make Mussonilli's nerves shattered. He immediately asked for the truth and ordered the entire navy to be on guard. Hitler, who was not concerned about his own affairs, asked several times and called Darlang himself. But his attention was quickly attracted by the Bismarck battleship and the Zeppelin aircraft carrier. These two warships were German treasures. Needless to say, the latter was not valued. However, after Hakan became a technical consultant of the navy, he desperately suggested learning about China's construction of aircraft carriers. With the continuous resources provided by the Soviet Union, Hitler gritted his teeth to speed up the progress and finally delivered it in early July this year. Even the former was stimulated by the Hebei-level launch, and could be delivered to the navy in a week.
Hitler looked at Bismarck and Zeppelin happily, and began to outline the sea lion plan in his mind, imagining the beautiful scenery after landing in Britain. Of course, Raidel was not as confident as him. While fighting for Darlang's fleet, he seized the time to build a landing ship that purchased patents from China before the war. Even Guderian seized all the time and dragged the troops to the beach of Calais to practice landing war day and night.
On the morning of the 27th, Dallang finally began to nervous because the British Navy forced the two battleships and dozens of warships in Portsmouth in the early morning. This ruthless method left him with no choice, but at this time, the H fleet, which was covered by protection Churchill, had already surrounded the USS Awesome aircraft carrier and three cruisers from Suez, and left the two Avenger-class battleships in Malta, blocking the possibility of the French fleet fleeing to Beirut.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, Somerville, who had left the Indian fleet, sent a military officer to France, General Jeansour's personal friend, the British naval colonel Holland, to persuade him to surrender. "General Jeansour, you should make a choice." Holland was reluctant to persuade him to surrender, but his responsibilities were to bite the bullet and wait for the destroyer. After getting ashore, he immediately took out three suggestions from the British government. Such a big thing made Sur unable to make decisions, so he sent three conditions to Dallang. For some reason, when Dallang reported to the French government and parliament, he suppressed the last clause of "sending the fleet to the West Indies and handing over to the United States for trusteeship". Whether it was continuing to fight or surrender, it was unacceptable to the French government, so Dallang's answer was very straightforward and refused!
Holland sighed, but was about to open his mouth to continue persuasion, but suddenly discovered something strange! He found that all warships in Oran Bay were berthed at the bow of the ship and were berthed at the sea. This was strange, because when warships approached the port, they were bowed to land, and they only turned on tugs when they left the port. This way of berthing out of the ship's bow can only show one thing! France was prepared for a long time.
"Not good!" Thinking of this, Holland was scared and sweated coldly, and immediately made an excuse to return to the destroyer and leave first.
"General, he saw it! He should take the initiative!" The staff member hurriedly suggested, wishing he could command the fleet to rush out of the bay immediately. But Sul was helpless because he had no right to fire the first shot and could only wait for an order to counterattack.
"What? The ship's bow is out!" Somerville, who had just lost half of the fleet, was scared into a cold sweat after hearing Holland's report. You must know that he only has four battleships and two aircraft carriers, but there are five main battleships in the harbor! "Send a telegram to Whitehall and the Prime Minister immediately, be on guard and prepare for attack!" Somerville did not hesitate and immediately ordered the distance to be widened, and the aircraft carrier-based aircraft was ready to take off and take off.
Half an hour later, Whitehall and Churchill's telegram arrived at the same time: "Let France sank itself, or sink it!"
Almost at the same time, Darlang's telegram also came to Jean Suer. "Break through at full speed! Join the cruiser formation to break through to Beirut!"
"Start, full speed!" With Dallang's instructions, Sur immediately ordered a breakout. The Richelieu and Dunkirk, who had already raised their fire and stood on standby, moved the fastest and soon began to accelerate their escape from the port. "General, the French want to escape!" As soon as the Richelieu moved, Somerville on the Hood was reminded. He looked at the telegram in his hand, then at the French fleet that was beginning to accelerate, and took a deep breath: "Sink them!"
"Boom..." After the Battle of Waterloo, British cannons pointed at France again. (To be continued)
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