Three Hundred and Eighty-Five Tragic

"We can't just sit still like this, we should dispatch the navy and teach those self-righteous Frenchmen a lesson!" a British naval officer slammed the table and roared: "The 4th navy in the world can't say anything to the Germans, otherwise England is over!"

An old officer lowered his eyes, but the tone was exactly the same: "The British Empire is now on the line, and those officials, regardless of the safety of the country, are behind the scenes to ask our navy to fight as much as possible to save the defeat... The senior navy is also about to top. Can't stop the pressure, this time we go to war, there is a problem with the German navy, is there a problem with the French navy?"

Churchill also agreed with this. Since the German navy cannot be beaten, there should be no problem in attacking the French navy, right? If even the French navy can't beat it, Britain won't have to struggle any more, and it will be over in death.

Driven by this kind of thinking, Churchill very much agreed with the plan to attack the French navy and prevent the French warships from falling into the hands of the Germans. Although the plan is now being debated by many admirals and another part of politicians.

Now, Churchill can't speak casually, because the British Navy has almost lost all his wealth under his leadership, so it is completely thankless for him to order which side he supports. The side he supports may not appreciate it, he opposes There will be cynicism over there. So Churchill felt that he should be a man like Jesus, just listening and never speaking.

Sure enough, before Churchill could speak, a voice of disapproval opened his mouth, and a commanding general in the navy questioned: "We are already struggling under the threat of the German navy, and we will attack a neutral one. The French navy is extremely unwise! If the French navy is pushed to the side of Germany, our life will be really difficult."

"But who can be sure that France's statement of maintaining naval neutrality is true? Who dares to say that it is true? If the French navy used delaying tactics and ended up turning to Germany at the most critical moment, wouldn't we be more passive?"

"This is indeed a problem. Even if the French navy really only wants to remain neutral now, there is no guarantee that it will not turn to the German navy one day in the future because of the change in shape." A minister nodded and said: "This is not Possibly, but definitely!"

"Indeed, although the old fox Pétain betrayed France and sided with the Germans, I have to say that he did give us a big problem for Britain." Another minister nodded and said: "He let half France is almost out of the war, and now we have to think about where this half of France is going in the future."

"Now we are at a loss locally,

But overall, it still has some advantages, and it is definitely not good news for the French to remain neutral at this time. Once we lose again or suffer a small loss, these French forces will react immediately, and this uncertainty is too deadly for us. "The second old officer who spoke was still the same tone, but this time the content of what he said was a little less angry.

"Don't hesitate anymore, since we don't plan to accept variables, let's simplify the current situation." The Admiralty glanced at Churchill, who had promoted himself to the current position, and had to bite the bullet and speak for his boss: " Dispatch the navy, attack the French port, and sink the main force of the French navy in the port!"

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George, who saw the sinking of the Malaya, stood on the deck of the Royal Navy's Ark Royal, staring at the four Hurricane fighter jets newly added to the aircraft carrier, and shook his head with a sigh.

He saw with his own eyes the sinking of the Malaya, the Eagle, the Barham, the Valiant, and the sinking of the Athletics with his own eyes. He has been treated like a lost dog to the Royal Navy. Opponent teases feel numb.

In the last battle, the Royal Ark lost almost all of the Swordfish attack aircraft, and lost most of the Dapeng fighter jets, which was barely able to run back to the British mainland with the remnants of the army. As a result, the loss of dozens of naval fighter pilots has not been lost. In addition, the production of new fighter jets is completely unable to keep up with the rhythm.

It was better than nothing to add 4 aircraft, but at the same time, only 2 pilots were added. The combat capability of the Royal Ark aircraft carrier can only be regarded as about half of the time of the total victory. If you think about the almost annihilated Swordfish force, Ark Royal is now an incapable warship.

A few days ago, watching the battleship Vengeance, which was hit by a German plane and fled back to the port in thick smoke, George no longer had the grief he had at the time, but just watched one corpse being carried off the battleship, One by one, the maintenance personnel went up. In order to avoid the explosion of the warship's ammunition depot, the Vengeance even poured water into the ammunition depot to avoid the danger of sinking.

If you count the aircraft carrier Glory, which was slightly injured by the German Navy, in the Battle of the English Channel alone, nearly ten large main warships were sunk and damaged. , there are only a few lucky ones left.

This time, another combat mission has been issued, and the whole port is busy again. Many warships are being refurbished, including the battleship HMS King George V, the battleship HMS Resolve, the aircraft carrier HMS Fury, and the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. All the main forces of the British Navy It can be said that this time is the first time the British Navy has dared to go out in full force since the last fiasco.

The ship's whistle was sounded, and George picked up his thoughts and climbed the bridge stairs that made him a little scared. The polished leather shoes stepped on the hollowed-out iron stairs, making a nice clanging sound, but in George's heart, it was like a hammer hitting his heart.

Since when did you start to be afraid of going to sea? Since when did the Royal Navy dispatch warships with a tragic atmosphere? Since when did the battleships of the Royal Navy cease to be invincible creatures? Since when did dozens of warships leave the harbor in a hurry?

Too late for heroes? Or is the tide gone? George shook his head, shook the uneasy feeling out of his mind, pushed open the heavy armored door of the bridge, walked into the combat command room, and stood beside Captain Lawrence.

"George, I heard that 14 of your subordinates have applied to be transferred to the destroyer fleet?" Lawrence asked with one hand stroking the high-powered telescope on his chest and holding the chart table with the other with a wry smile.

"Yes." George nodded, answering succinctly. After all, he is already one of the important officers on the Royal Ark aircraft carrier with the rank of major, and he will have a lot of influence if he says too much or what he should not say. So he now speaks plain and simple, a good habit that once satisfied Lawrence.

But now Lawrence seems to want to say more, so he looked at George and said, "The world has changed, everyone used to think hard to run on the warship, because this is the best way to promote or save lives, compared to destroyers. Come, at that time battleships were stronger and less likely to sink..."

He sighed helplessly, before waiting for George to speak, and said: "It's different now, and now they are trying their best to increase the number of destroyers or cruisers... Because the Germans seldom deal with destroyers when they don't sink battleships and aircraft carriers. Start. Every time a battle is over, a fleet is often only a destroyer that can come back."

"General, we are going for a sneak attack this time, and the opponent is the French, so there won't be any more accidents, right?" George thought for a while, and then comforted: "You know, the German navy does not dare to go south into France now. In the sea, we attacked the French port and then returned to Liverpool..."

"The news that just came. You can see for yourself." Lawrence handed a copy of the text to George, looking helpless: "We haven't even started to act, and the shadow of the Germans has already shrouded us. on top of the head."

George took the text and took a closer look, his eyes immediately widened, because it was written on the text: Nearly a hundred German bombers attacked Liverpool, blowing up the port and the dock, and the hull of an aircraft carrier under construction was destroyed. It was completely blown up in the shipyard, and there was also a cruiser that was too late to escape.

This is the third day in a row that nearly a hundred bombers visit British airspace every day. Since Dunkirk and other areas were taken over by the Germans, fighter groups taking off there can easily enter London airspace, and Germany no longer has to send limited strategic bombers to participate in the bombing of London.

Now the German bombers that bombed London and nearby airport cities have been replaced by nearly 500 do-217 medium bombers, so the bombing density is greater, the number of times is greater, and the scale is more terrifying. London is now a sea of ​​fire every day, and countless treasures of human architectural art have been destroyed. Big Ben collapsed in the bombing on February 1, and a member of the British royal family was injured during the disaster relief.

Compared with the Luftwaffe's blooming and smugness everywhere, the British Air Force's bomber unit is synonymous with bad luck. Several bombing missions have come and gone, and the loss rate of bomber pilots is even higher than that of fighter jets, as high as 97% of the horror. The intelligence returned by British spies showed that the German air defense forces used new equipment such as radar, combined with anti-aircraft guns and fighter jets, to form an airtight air defense network on the mainland. It is no wonder that the British Air Force suffered heavy losses.

Under such a background, the British Royal Navy's home fleet went out to sea and slowly drove towards its goal.