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The Third Empire - Chapter 640

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:48:54 AM


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Stepping on the gangway, Colonel Holland stepped on the battleship Dunkirk. He looked at the slightly white sky in the East, but a kind of uneasiness appeared in his heart.

After waiting for several hours, I finally waited until now and asked general Sur to invite me. However, why do I always feel uneasy?

He stepped on the gangway, went to the bridge, and saw general Jean sur in a small conference room.

Even for a 10000 ton warship, the interior is very narrow. Many sailors sleep on three floors. Even the captain has only one small room. There is such a small conference room on the whole warship.

At this time, the conference room was filled with smoke. Obviously, someone was smoking a lot here.

"General Jean Sur, my old friend." Holland looked at the man sitting in the chair in front and calmed down.

The purpose of his trip is to resolve this contradiction, that is, to persuade the people in front of him to hand over the ships of the French navy to Britain. He came for peace.

If his conversation fails, it is obvious that his warships will not leave this French fleet to Germany, and will certainly sink all these warships.

In this case, it is a tragedy.

It's the saddest thing that a good friend eventually becomes an enemy, and now Colonel Holland feels that way.

"I have seen this agreement, that is to say, our French navy has no choice?" Let general sur look at Colonel Holland and say.

Although Holland was invited to come up, the thought of each other's intention made general sur feel sick. In the past, they had fought and trained together and were the most tacit beach ball combination, but now they stand on the opposite side for their respective countries.

"My old friend, I'm sorry about this. I just want to say, please see clearly that France has been betrayed by those shameful politicians in beidang! As a proud French navy, how could it watch France fall into German control? You must have this idea in your heart, don't you? "

Colonel Holland had prepared a lot of words, but now, when he saw general Jean Sur, his mind was confused. He didn't know where to start. Now he also felt that these words were inappropriate.

"We may be able to find a better way to solve the current problem." Holland continued: "we came with sincerity. As an old friend, I very much hope that with our efforts, we can resolve this crisis."

Holland is not a qualified lobbyist.

At the same time, in the distance, ten nautical miles away, the British fleet was waiting for Colonel Holland's results.

In fact, lieutenant general Somerville is not willing to go to that step. Anyway, it seems a little disgraceful.

After several hours in the dark, Colonel Holland finally got on the ship. He was relieved and hoped that Colonel Holland could persuade each other. In this way, everyone was happy.

On the side of the fleet, on the battleship warrior, which was the most far away, the lookout post was also dedicated to observing the French fleet in the distance.

"Their chimney seems to be smoking." The lookout whistle shouted, his two eyes staring closely at the large marine telescope in front of him, looking at the distant port.

There is a breakwater at the port of millskebil. The breakwater connects the land and there is a hill. From this direction, the hill blocks their sight, so that they can't see part of the French warships, can't see the outline, and can only see each other's mast.

But now, you can see a thick black smoke beside the mast, which shows that the other party is making a fire!

After World War I, almost all warships eliminated coal-fired boilers and adopted heavy oil boilers. After all, when replenishing, solid granular coal is more difficult to replenish than liquid heavy oil.

However, heavy oil cannot be ignited directly. Therefore, when the boiler is ignited, it is not heavy oil that is directly ignited, but diesel. First inject diesel into the boiler, light it, and then inject heavy oil. In the middle, there will be serious incomplete combustion.

In this way, the black smoke comes out, and the black smoke is not big when the warship is sailing normally.

Now, seeing the black smoke of fangboti opposite, the lookout post reported the situation. Through the radio, the news gathered on the eagle aircraft carrier.

Upon receiving the news, lieutenant general Somerville was stunned. The other party was making a fire, indicating that he wanted to start. Then, what was the other party's purpose?

It can be guessed that there will be two. One is that Holland has persuaded them that their fleet plans to join their formation and set sail, while the other is that the other party plans to escape or fight with his own side!

What should I do? At this time, if the judgment is wrong, the consequences are quite serious.

"Come on, contact Colonel Holland immediately!" Cried lieutenant general Somerville.

Contact Holland and see what they're talking about! However, Holland has gone up and can't be contacted at all!

Here, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"General, London intercepted and decoded French telegrams." At this time, another message came: "general Darlan ordered the six glory class light cruisers stationed in Algiers to set sail at full speed to milskbeer immediately. At the same time, he ordered Oran's submarines to leave the port and prepare to occupy the attack position. The French local fleet in Toulon port is preparing to set sail."

Hearing this, lieutenant general Somerville immediately clenched his fist. What are you afraid of and what are you coming to? Do you really want to open fire on French warships?

The situation is already obvious. The French are here to stabilize their own side. At the same time, they have mobilized other navies to surround their own fleet!

They're here to surrender. Go to England together? Of course, it's impossible. If the French have this idea, how can general sur make Holland wait for hours to meet him?

The French are not going to agree to their own requirements. In that case, the crossbow operation can only be used as another alternative!

Although lieutenant general Somerville has been resisting and hesitating after receiving this order, now, when he really comes to this step, he knows that he has no choice.

As a soldier, it is his bounden duty to obey orders and the first priority to defeat opponents. Even former friends are now enemies!

"Attention, I am lieutenant general Somerville. Now, I give orders to attack the French fleet with all my strength and destroy all French warships!" Holding the microphone, he finally gave the order.

When shooting at former friends, someone will hesitate. At this time, he must stand up and bear all the psychological pressure at the same time.




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