Chapter 649: Lifeline at Sea

The Hasselves Government, Albert I of the place where the captives were placed and built in this time.

Charle's armored army is more suitable as a mobile unit. In principle, they should wait for the second line to be interspersed instead of building trenches to confront the enemy in front line.

Therefore, after the war stable, the line of defense was immediately handed over to Albert I.

At this time, Albert I was trapped in a bunch of documents, and what had made him feel a headache recently was the supplier of the captive's material.

Antwerp captured more than 100,000 Germans in the First World War, Hasselt interspersed more than 20,000, and the captives who were usually arrested, more than 500,000 captives who stayed in Belgium.

This is a big burden for Belgium, which is in the shortage of the state of war.

In particular, a considerable part of these captives were the captives who promised to "give preferentially".

"I think the British should share part of the pressure." Albert I frowned: "They control the routes to control the materials, but ignore the materials required by the captives."

"I mentioned this aspect of Marshal Kiqinner." Major General Iron replied helplessly: "Marshal Cost believes that we can organize captives and let them support themselves."

"It's easy to say." Albert I hummed in a cold saying: "Now is the war, we have not even been able to feed the front line of soldiers, not to mention that the crop harvest is not realized in a short time."

These guys, if they do not intend to give supplies, I will put the captive back to Germany.

At this time, the staff sent a telegram: "His Majesty, the telegram from Antwerp. I heard that Charles Commander Air Group and the French Navy played a victory in Beihai."

"Really?" Albert I responded casually.

He thought it was just a small victory, after all, it was the French Navy.

The Royal Navy has no way to take the German Navy. What can the French Navy have?

However, he took a glance at the telegram, his eyes stared at the boss instantly, and then looked up at the staff: "You, you ... sure this is true? Cruise ship ""

"OK, Your Majesty." The staff replied: "I have sent someone to verify General Charles."

"So ..." Albert I still dare not believe: "How much is the French fleet?"

If the flange fleet is losing greater, it cannot be called "victory".

"I heard that only three warships were injured." Staff replied: "A cruiser was seriously injured, and two destroyers were injured."

Albert had no response for a while.

"No, this is impossible." Major General Iron couldn't believe it. He came forward to take a telegram and read it, but it was true.

"How did Charles do it?" Albert I was shocked.

He knows that naval warfare is not as good as land war. Naval tactics are usually very simple. In addition to the "T" formation, it can play the firepower of the fleet, that is, armored and artillery are touched.

Therefore, Albert I did not understand why there was this result, even if it was Charles that commanded this battle.

"It is Charles' bomber." The staff gave the answer: "He used a bomber to bring a torpedo to attack the Germans from the air. The Germans were caught off guard, so the loss was heavy."

Albert I and Major Iron looked at each other.

Actually bring the torpedo to the air?

It is worthy of Charles!

Suddenly, Albert I laughed: "I know he can, he has done it, it turns out that my choice is correct, general, absolutely correct!"

Iron's inexplicable: "His Majesty, just a naval battle, Shire has achieved many victories, this is only one of them."

"This is a naval battle, the general, this is a naval battle!" Albert I grabbed Major General Eden's shoulders and shook it, and seemed to want to wake him up: "What does the victory of the naval battle mean? Knowing this is equipped with Does the bomber of the torpedo mean? "

Major General Iron was stunned. He was born in the army more about the territory of Belgium. He didn't quite understand the importance of the ocean.

"Look at this." Albert I pulled the map excitedly and put it in front of Major General Iron. He pointed at the Belgian Strait: "The entire coastline of Belgium was blocked in the British Geely Strait. "

After looking at the map for a while, Major General Iron seemed to understand.

"His Majesty's meaning." Major General Iron tone a little hesitant: "We are always subject to the Royal Navy of the UK?"

"Yes." Albert I nodded::

"We have decided to support Charles in all aspects, but there are some reconciliation contradictions with Britain, including us and the British also have contradictions."

"Before that, I have been worried about the threat from the sea."

"Although we have a fortress and the defense system created by Charles. However, these defense systems can only defend offensive from land, but we cannot resist the threat from the sea."

Major General Iron, who stared at the map, agreed: "Yes, Antwerp's last way out or even the escape of the sea, once it is blocked by the enemy warship, our fortress is the target of the battleship under the battleship."

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"Also, there are supplies of supplies." Albert I added: "There is also foreign trade."

"Of course." Major General Iron nodded.

Foreign trade is the economic foundation of Belgium. Its development model is to import a large amount of raw materials from abroad, process them and then export them to all parts of the world. More than 50% of its industrial output needs to be exported by sea.

Therefore, the sea route is tantamount to Belgium's lifeline.

"It's different now." Albert I laughed heartily: "Charles took the torpedo to the sky and set up an airport in Antwerp..."

Albert I pointed his finger at the location of Antwerp on the map and drew a circle to demonstrate the control range of the bomber.

Major General Eden suddenly realized.

In the near future, it will no longer be Britain that will have control of the English Channel, but France, or more precisely, Charles.

Originally, Albert I was still a little afraid of Britain. He was worried that once Britain put down its face and placed the world's number one navy on the Belgian coastline, Belgium, a small country with no strategic depth, would collapse in an instant.

Even if it is not a military blockade, Belgium cannot bear it even if it is an economic blockade.

But now, Albert I has lost this last bit of fear.

The English Channel will be Charles's world in the future, and the powerful British navy may not even be able to enter the channel.

It is better to hold on to Charles' thigh than to look at the faces of Britain, France and Germany, or even be caught in the middle!

Albert I was in a good mood for a while: "Prepare the car, we will go to Antwerp immediately!"