Chapter 657 Are the French Crazy?

As an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, Gibraltar is appointed by the royal family as the governor and garrison commander, responsible for foreign affairs, defense and public security.

The explosion woke the Governor of Gibraltar, Brigadier General Eddie Walter.

When he got up from the bed, before he had time to put on his boots, the door was pushed open: "General, General, it's not good!"

Of course it's not good. If you listen to the sound outside, you can know that your side is under attack. Brigadier General Eddie said: "Order, all the soldiers must gather and prepare to turn to the counterattack. Is it the Spaniards calling?"

Gibraltar was seized by the United Kingdom from Spain by force. Therefore, the enemy of Gibraltar is almost undoubtedly the Spaniards. Now, in the judgment of Brigadier General Eddie, this explosion should belong to the Spanish bombing. , Next, the Spaniards are going to attack, right?

In short, show the bravery of the Royal Army and defeat the enemy resolutely!

Brigadier General Eddie certainly knew how important this place was.

However, the next words made him fall into the ice cave.

"It's not the Spaniards, it's the French, it's the French fleet, it's coming!"

French? How is it possible, are the French crazy?

Putting on his boots in a hurry, he walked out of his room, and before he went to the headquarters, he saw a scene that he would never forget.

One by one shells swept across the sky, and the sea in the distance continued to shine. It was the flames of naval guns firing!

This scene is as if death is coming.

"Boom!" A huge shell hit the power station in the northern part of the city. In an instant, thick smoke billowed from the power station, and huge flames filled the sky, illuminating the darkness before dawn. .

The boiler of the power station was blown up! The fiery burning object even flew into the sky and became a gorgeous firework. This scene had a tragic beauty.

With this explosion, the entire Gibraltar was cut off.

"Quick, start the emergency generator set immediately, quick!" he shouted loudly, while wearing his military cap, he ran towards the headquarters. At this time, he needs to take command and deal with this terrible battle!

In the entire rock mountain, they built a lot of fortifications, many of which are inside the mountain. These fortifications need a huge blower to blow in fresh air continuously. Otherwise, the soldiers in the fortifications inside the mountain will Suffocated to death due to lack of oxygen.

Usually, it relies on the power provided by the power plant. In the event of such an emergency, it must rely on the generator to supply power.

Just at the foot of the rocky mountain, there is a high-power generator, which uses a large diesel engine for ships as power. The electricity provided is sufficient for all the fortifications inside the mountain, and even an electric oven can be used to make bread.

When the other side's shelling started, this side was awakened, and several soldiers were scrambling to start.

A large engine has a special starting method. It is delusional to shake the handle manually, and the electric motor does not have such a large driving force. It can only rely on compressed air.

Yes, large diesel engines are almost always started with compressed air.

Turn on the switch, let the compressed air inject into each cylinder, push the pistons in sequence, the whole engine will run, and then you can spray diesel oil and start successfully.

A soldier pushed the switch, but found a huge diesel engine that showed no sign of turning at all. When he looked at the meter above by the light of the explosion, he immediately cursed: "Damn, there is no pressure in the compressed gas cylinder. !"

Compressed air is needed to start the compressed air, and now, there is no air pressure in the huge four-pack cylinder, it was still full yesterday!

Without compressed air, the generator would not be able to start, and if the generator could not be started, it would be impossible to blow air, and the soldiers inside the fortifications would face the risk of being suffocated to death.

Although there are ventilation holes, it is not enough.

How to do?

Brigadier General Eddie didn't care so much. After he gave the order to turn on the backup generator, he immediately turned his attention elsewhere.

Take off the torpedo plane!

As an important port, they have an airport runway here. Just to the north, on the side of the port, they have a runway of over a thousand kilometers, which is enough to take off and land large aircraft.

And now, they have at least one squadron of Swordfish attack aircraft here, and immediately let the Swordfish take off and attack the French fleet!

Also, the ships in the port, although there are no big ships, the biggest ones are destroyers with a displacement of several thousand tons, and they cannot rest! Get out now!

His order was conveyed, but it was not so easy to execute the order.

The French were sneak attacked.

The sneak attack meant that the enemy had no preparations, the French navy suffered a loss, and now it was the British's turn.

If it was a stand-by battle, then the swordfish could take off in a few minutes, but now, absolutely not!

Gasoline is volatile, so usually planes are filled with fuel before takeoff. At the same time, weapons and ammunition are mounted, even more so. Depending on the target, different ammunition and torpedoes can be mounted. Or bombs, whether torpedoes are aimed at submarines or surface ships, whether they are aimed at large warships or small warships, all need to be determined before takeoff before they can be attacked.

And now, at a critical juncture, the British naval aviation is indeed well-trained, and when General Eddie's order arrives, they have already begun to prepare.

The refueling truck moved to the side of the aircraft, the thick fuel pipe was plugged into the fuel tank port of the aircraft, and the refueling pump rumbled to add fuel to the aircraft.

At the same time, the ground crew was also in a hurry, pushing the torpedo out and preparing to mount it. After all, they already knew that the shelling came from the sea, and it must be the enemy's warship.

And the pilot also ran over to help the ground crew mount together.

However, they are still too late!

A unique sound with increasing frequency attracted everyone's attention. When they raised their heads, they were surprised to see the cannonball flying over in a graceful arc.

No, the other side opened fire on our side!

The area of ​​Gibraltar is not large, and its strategic goals are very clear. The fire from the power plant lit up the neighborhood.

The main ship of the French Navy, "Brittany", has 10 340 mm naval guns. Now, the four naval guns on the bow have been aimed at the runway here and fired their own shells.

"Boom!" The 340mm high-explosive bomb exploded at a distance of about 200 meters near the runway. In the huge explosion, the entire ground shook like a magnitude 7 earthquake!