Chapter 655 Searchlight

Dark night.

On the sea in the distance, a buzzing sound gradually came, and with the sound, a fleet gradually showed its outline in the darkness.

The two destroyers were in the lead, followed by some big guys, and the one in the middle was the most distinctive.

Two quadruple-mounted naval guns are the biggest feature of this warship, occupying almost the main part of the front of the hull. This warship is the flagship of the current fleet, the Strasbourg.

On the bridge, General Jean Sur, who stayed up all night, kept looking ahead.

The sea breeze blew in through the porthole, and the old general felt a little cool, not only on his face, but also on his mind.

Leaving aside the grievances and grievances in history, now the British have actually attacked the French navy, so the French navy's counterattack is completely normal.

However, no matter what, he always felt something unusual.

This time, it is definitely not as simple as firing a few shots on your own side.

Germany will not give up this opportunity, then, it is almost conceivable that Spain will take advantage of this opportunity to regain Gibraltar?

No matter, these have nothing to do with oneself, now, I only fight for the honor of the navy!

"General, we are about to reach Gibraltar." The deputy on the side said to him.

They came from the Mediterranean Sea in the east. Now, after approaching Gibraltar, they could not attack immediately, because there were tall rocks blocking them, so they had to go around.

And this detour implies a risk. If the British on the shore find out, what will the other party do?

"Continue to accelerate." Jean Sur said: "All warships, get ready and fire at any time!"

What are you afraid of! In the dark, the accuracy of the opponent's shore guns is also very poor. If it is not good, they will not be able to find these warships of their own. They just fire blindly. Once the opponent fires, it will reveal the position and provide targets for their own shooting. data.

Getting closer and closer, you can see the huge outline of the rocky mountain in the dark. Every time he passes by, General Sur will be attracted by the majestic mountains here. At the same time, he also knows that the United Kingdom, which was still an allied army at the time, was attracted by the mountains. The army, how tight is the defense here!

Closer, closer, located in the center of the channel, less than ten nautical miles from the southern end of Gibraltar, in the tense breathing of everyone, they have come around!

Let General Sur look at his watch. Now, it is more than four in the morning, and in an hour, the east will turn white.

"Order the troops, prepare for battle, and when dawn arrives, let us greet the British with fierce artillery fire!" General Sur remembered that just a day ago, his own navy was blocked by the British navy. Got to the door and was attacked.

At that time, his warship did not launch, and he simply responded hastily, which eventually led to his flagship being hit and stranded, and now, the retribution came really fast!

British, let you have a taste of this!

That Colonel Holland had been temporarily imprisoned, so General Sur found that his temper was getting better and better, but he did not immediately shoot his old friend.

That is not what a general should do, and now, is the right way!

After bypassing the southern end of Gibraltar, the fleet changed its formation, forming a horizontal line, and continued to approach the west bank of Gibraltar. This method was the best way to exert its firepower.

Anyway, Strasbourg has eight cannons in front.

At this point, their speed has been reduced, and the speed is no longer important. Adjusting their angle is the most important thing.

"Damn it!" At this moment, suddenly, there was a curse from the bridge.

I saw a huge light shining on the top of the rocky mountain in the distance.

The searchlights of this era are also quite far away, especially the large searchlights that search the sea surface, which can illuminate more than ten nautical miles!

Moreover, the searchlight was still pointing towards them, searching for it!

And, there's more than one!

On the top of the entire rock mountain, there are more than a dozen searchlights, all of which are shining towards them. With the beam of light, they are so shaken that they can't see anything clearly.

Found out in minutes.

Now, there is still half an hour before dawn.

"Naval guns, fire immediately and kill those searchlights!" General Jean Sur shouted loudly.

In night battles, searchlights are a very good helper. For example, in dealing with air raids at night, the searchlights and anti-aircraft artillery units cooperate with each other. When the searchlights catch the plane, it is like a star on the stage, always shining, and the anti-aircraft artillery, Can fire.

The same is true now.

If you let these searchlights illuminate your own warships, then the shore guns here can shoot at your own side, which is absolutely impossible! So, just blast those searchlights off!

It was an accident. The shelling that was originally planned to be launched at dawn was forced to advance.

And for the British, it was an accident.

They originally deployed the radar, but unfortunately, because of the interference on the other side, they thought the radar was broken, so the radar soldiers were already asleep, waiting for the engineer to repair it.

However, that doesn't mean they don't have any defenses.

The Strait of Gibraltar is a strategic location. Here, they must always be on guard against German submarines slipping in. After all, now, whether the sea power in the Mediterranean Sea can be guaranteed depends on the gatekeeper.

Therefore, in addition to radar, they also arranged hydrophones in the sea to monitor the sound of submarines under the water.

As a result, the sound of the submarine was not heard, but instead the noise of the propellers of the ships on the water was heard.

At first, they didn't care, but they found that the noise was getting louder and louder, so the British defenders finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to search the sea with a searchlight to see what was on the sea.

This kind of searchlight deployed on the top of the mountain is as high as one person. A searchlight team is responsible for it. The beam of light is like a treasure knife, splitting the dark night sky and heading towards the opposite side.

The beam of light finally landed on the sea and moved slowly. On the base of the searchlight, two soldiers were slowly turning. This thing was completely controlled manually.

One is pitching and the other is azimuth. The two of them are slowly turning. The squad leader with the best eyesight uses a telescope to capture the situation on the sea. Even if it is a periscope, he will find it out!

"Stop!" he shouted suddenly.

In the field of vision, a big guy appeared.

Not a submarine, nor an ordinary freighter, what he saw in his pupils was a terrifyingly huge battleship! What the searchlight lit up was a huge naval gun, with a quadruple-mounted gun barrel and a dark barrel, pointing towards him!

"Quick, report to the company commander and discover the French warship!"

There are no other four-mounted naval guns except the French ones! And just after he said these words, all his retinas were filled with fiery flames.

The other party, fired!