What they thought would be an arms purchase negotiation turned out to be a war of words between Buckning and Falkenhausen. The landlord Chen Shichang became an outsider. In this regard, Chen Shichang couldn't help but laugh and cry, and just when he was about to express himself point of view, so that the Italians and Germans could wake up a little bit, a communications staff officer walked over quickly and whispered in his ear: "General, the third reconnaissance team reported that they discovered that a large number of British ships were concentrating on Gibraltar. We suspect that the British may want to blow up the ship and block the waterway."
Chen Shichang immediately stood up and said to Bucknin and Falkenhausen: "Two generals, we are in trouble." After saying that, he went straight to the general headquarters.
Falkenhausen and Buckning looked at each other and followed closely.
The person currently in charge of the general headquarters is Bian Jingdao, the former captain of the battleship Beijing and now the chief of staff of the aircraft carrier Wu Daotianwang. When he saw Chen Shichang, he came up to him and asked: "Chief Commander, you understand the situation."
Chen Shichang nodded and asked, "What do the staff think?"
"We thought we could only dispatch fighter planes to intercept. In addition, we were worried that this might be a British conspiracy, and suggested that a fleet be stationed in the Suez Canal to ensure the safety of the Suez Canal."
In London, England, in an inconspicuous building, next to a sand table with a sea view, Churchill was holding a cigar and watching several British officers doing tactical deductions.
As Bian Jingdao guessed, this British operation was indeed not only aimed at the Strait of Gibraltar. In the Suez Canal, the British also organized a fleet. At this moment, these ships had begun to scuttle under the command of a British major. , the British's attempt is very simple and vicious, that is, by blocking the Gibraltar waterway and the Suez Canal, they want to seal the Chinese aircraft carrier fleet of the King of War in the Mediterranean Sea.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I just received a telegram from Egypt. The operation on the Suez River is going very smoothly. The first batch of more than 30 merchant ships have begun to sink themselves..."
"Where's Gibraltar? Has Major General Durr reported anything in return?"
"not yet,."
"Let them speed up. Once discovered by the Chinese, they will be in trouble." As soon as Churchill finished saying this, another communications staff officer rushed in and reported: "Mr. Prime Minister, Major General Doerr reported that the Chinese Fighters were dispatched to intercept them, and he requested support."
Churchill stood up and muttered to himself: "The Chinese's response was really clumsy. They told Duer that there were no reinforcements, but the Royal Government would do its best to provide him with enough ships. Damn it, the Chinese are still far away from Gibraltar." It's about a thousand kilometers away. How did they find it, and where did their fighter planes get the range?"
"Sir, the Chinese aircraft carrier carries a considerable number of Golden Eagle fighters, and the effective range of the Golden Eagle fighters is about three thousand kilometers." A major responded.
"Oh, Golden Eagle, that's incredible. The Chinese actually sent reconnaissance planes for reconnaissance from a thousand kilometers away. Their commander must be General Chen Shichang."
"Yes."
"Tell Duer to speed up. For the future of Europe and Africa, all ships from European and African countries should have the consciousness to sacrifice themselves to stop the Chinese."
In order to seal the Gibraltar waterway, the British recruited more than a hundred merchant ships. Among these merchant ships, only more than thirty were British, and the others came from other European countries, including thirteen from Germany and nine from Italy. ships, and the United States also contributed about twenty merchant ships and oil tankers to this operation.
Escorted by more than 20 British warships, these ships formed four fleets and headed for Gibraltar. One of the small fleets of more than ten ships was hijacked by the British in the Mediterranean and then concentrated on Gibraltar. It was first attacked by Chinese fighter jets.
This small fleet has a total of five ships flying the British flag, including two cruisers of about 3,000 tons, an oil tanker of more than 20,000 tons, and two merchant ships of about 10,000 tons. These ships fly the British flag. The flag's ships, especially the two cruisers and the 20,000-ton oil tanker, were immediately attacked by Chinese fighter jets.
Facing the Golden Eagle, the British cruisers were almost powerless to fight back. As for the tanker, because it was clumsy to begin with, it was no different from a target ship used for practice.
Only a quarter of an hour later, both cruisers were bombed and sunk, and the oil tanker also became a dead ship due to a fire in the engine room and loss of power.
In view of the fact that the British had collected too many ships, in order to ensure the efficiency of the attack, Bian Jingdao paid special attention to the pilots who went into battle, asking them to focus on destroying the power of the enemy ships when carrying out the attack. A raging fire broke out in the engine room, and sailors from other countries on the other ships learned the secret. When Chinese fighter jets bombed their ships, they rushed to the bow of the ship and raised white flags to avoid being "disastered."
The bombing by Chinese fighter planes lasted until around 7 p.m., but because the British had collected too many ships, the combat effect was not very satisfactory. On the second day, when the first batch of Chinese Golden Eagles arrived, By the time they arrived at Gibraltar, the British had successfully penetrated more than a dozen ships, including a 30,000-ton cruise ship. This sunken ship alone was enough to prevent all of China's main aircraft carriers from passing through the Gibraltar waterway. At this time, the Chinese fleet was only about 600 kilometers away from Gibraltar.
The Chinese fighter jets that attacked still sank all the large ships they could find that might have been hijacked by the British. However, this could no longer change the fact that the aircraft carrier fleet of the Wu Dao Tian Wang was blocked in the Mediterranean Sea.
After receiving the report, Chen Shichang's face instantly turned black. The Wu Daotianwang aircraft carrier fleet was blocked in the Mediterranean. It not only meant that they would not be able to provide offshore defense for Germany in accordance with the agreement, but what worried Chen Shichang was because of their Its absence will cause the Chinese navy to lose its force advantage in the Pacific.
"You're crazy, the British guys are crazy. If this happens, the Mediterranean Sea Route will be ruined." Falkenhausen's face also looked very ugly.
Buckning was secretly happy in his heart, but he was also very angry on his face, saying: "The British guys are so despicable."
After a moment of silence, Chen Shichang gritted his teeth and said to Bian Jingdao: "Report it to the Supreme Command, and report it truthfully."
In Chongqing, Ouyang Yunben was instructing his daughter Xiaomin on her homework and complained that the homework for primary school students was getting more and more difficult. Pan Meiren rushed in and said to him: "Brother, Lao Li's call is urgent."