Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 70: Alexandria

Between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. This sentence, which is regarded as a guide and theism by modern pragmatists, was proposed by an Englishman, and it will only be an Englishman. Proposed. [First published on Wuruo Novel Network]

In the nineteenth century, the diplomacy between European countries still emphasized morality and credibility, so they often knew that they were pitted by their allies, so they could only rush up with their eyes closed. There were a lot of secretly digging walls, but there was really no How many stabbed in the back. Therefore, only the savage and sordid British people have nakedly put this kind of interest-oriented speech on the table and openly used it as a diplomatic rule to become the foundation of the nation.

For a long time, in the concept of European countries, as long as you think of the British, the words barbaric, vulgar, deviant, infidel, fisherman, pirate, and criminal will involuntarily come to mind. Lonely overseas, floating on the edge of European orthodox civilization, the British Empire exudes the greasy Anglo-Saxon atmosphere. Its culture is regarded as backward and primitive, and its customs are regarded as crude and barbaric.

The fact is true. The British will not be elegant from beginning to end. The Anglo-Saxons are bloodthirsty barbarians from their bones. This has been imprinted deep in their souls, even if they are riding in a gorgeous carriage, They used perfume and soap, wore a snow-white hard-collared shirt, a silk-wrapped top hat, a pure gold pocket watch hanging around their waist, and a black and shiny walking stick. They were still fierce and cunning carnivores.

The barbarians have far more knowledge of power than their European cousins. In their eyes, only interests are the most important, and royal power is only useful when distributing interests. The barbarians are very realistic. They formed gangs, intermarried, and built a feudal structure that was more stubborn than those empires on the European continent. If the kingship cannot bear the responsibility of fair distribution of benefits, or intends to invade the interests of the feudal lord, then the king will end up. Every day on the British Isles, for the sake of world feuds and blood feuds overnight, the right to inherit military power and financial power, from the princes and the nobles to the common people. Buried a sap alive is not an accident, poisoning a secret arrow is just a side dish, and taking a wife, a child, killing the master and usurping the throne is even more commonplace.

Dynasty and nobility, a few decades. After a hundred or more decades, it will be changed, and the whole family will die at every turn. In the face of interests, all things such as loyalty and morality stand aside, this is the true face of British barbarians.

Especially after the seventeenth century, the British royal family rarely had brains in stock. Those kings who had studied in France had their brains bigger and bigger. In the end, the barbarians were really tired of dealing with stupid birds year after year. They simply chopped off the king’s head and started parliamentary politics, feudal lords and rich men. Sit in rows to divide the fruit.

The rich mans and lords were fed up with the brainless kings imported from France, so they changed to import from Germany, so the effect was remarkable. Without the elbow control of the crown, the barbarians finally ushered in the glorious Victorian era.

The Industrial Revolution gave the United Kingdom the ability to wrestle with European powers. They began to conquer the known world with a completely self-interested and pragmatic worldview. But even if the sun does not set, the empire dominates the world, the British navy is spreading all over the world, the lobster soldiers looting the world, and European grandmothers are all over the world, in the eyes of Europeans, the British are still crude and barbaric.

Of course, the British have no friends. He pits friends. The British have the ability to repackage these uninfluenced methods of deception and abduction and use them in front of you. I really have to say something about it. From Afghanistan to Turkey, from Spain to the Balkans. The Opium War, the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers, the Boer War, World War I, Germany, France, France, Russia, Russia, America. The British kept digging holes to bury their former teammates. This time, they again shoveled the Frenchman who was struggling to crawl out of the pit.

By the way, it is not the first time that the French have been cut off, from ancient history to modern history. France has been taking on the role of being cheated back and forth by the British back and forth, stabbing the knife back and forth, and licking the wound every time without remembering to eat or not. Throwing a sweet jujube on the opposite side, it was immediately covered with water. So he was pitted. Looking at the history of Britain and France. I found that these two countries have been working hard to show from various angles what is meant by a pair that loves and kills.

Actually, it is normal for countries to come and go, but you can't just stare at one country. This time France really wants to turn around.

This side was only shackled by Germany. The capital was occupied. The army was beaten into a bereaved dog. When the gray uniform was seen, the calf turned muscles. The air force was wiped out in groups on the airport lawn and logistics. In warehouses and bars everywhere, the only French navy that can be used as a backing and support the pride and confidence of the French nation is the last armed force that has almost become a general symbol of the national backbone. You can get it, I and you Any grudges and grievances are simply tolerable or unbearable.

The French have obviously forgotten the nature of the British. They only have eternal interests, no eternal friends, not to mention that they are not friends, but simple accomplices.

Actually, after the Battle of Dunkirk, the British have shown signs of preparing to pit France. At that time, Renault almost bowed and cried for Churchill to send an air force to France. Even if you don’t want to send someone, you can just send a plane over. You don’t have a fighter jet, but a bomber. Don’t you still have hundreds of single-engine bombers standing there. Hui, we are friendly after all. Churchill replied straightforwardly: "No, no, no way, don't even think about it."

The British are ready to fully protect themselves. In Churchill's eyes, the French are only left with the value of consuming German national power and buying time for Britain. Since then, the only support from the UK to France has been the contact of special envoys twice a week and a bunch of useless handwritten letters. Apart from a bunch of verbal and written encouragement and support, the French have never been from the UK. People have held a pound and a bullet in their hands.

What makes the French feel even more depressed is that the stupid Renault actually shipped a batch of French treasury gold to Canada as early as the end of 39 years, in order to purchase weapons and aircraft from the US government. When Petain came to power, the French found that the money had not been used to buy weapons, but had been frozen by the Canadian government and could not be taken out.

The first thing that noticed the situation was the French Navy itself. At noon on August 17, several sailors stationed on the battleship Lorraine in Egypt met a strange stranger in a bar in Alexandria. He had to give the sailors a copy of the document. After a few French sailors who knew English well read a few lines, they immediately decided to hand over the document to the fleet commander. The document is an unbelievable crazy plan. The British Navy is preparing to launch a raid on all French naval ships stationed in British ports to seize and control these warships. Prevent them from returning to France and eventually fall into the hands of the Germans.

At that time, the French fleet was stationed in Alexandria, in addition to the battleship Lorraine, there were three heavy cruisers, the Dickina, Tourville, and Sufran, and the high-speed notification ship Seastar.

General Godfroy, the commander of the fleet, thinks he would rather have it, because this document is regular and the plan looks very thorough. There are a bunch of signatures of the chief officer of the British Royal Navy's Admiralty, and there is also an official order of the Admiralty attached to it, and even a note signed by Churchill.

Godfroy and Cunningham, commander of the British Fleet in the Mediterranean, are also very close friends. They often interact in private and respect each other. The two commanders often sat together to discuss naval history and tactics, and each expressed appreciation and admiration for the other's professional capabilities. But this does not mean that he will give up his duties for this. After all, he is a glorious commander of the French navy fleet, and it is not the tradition of the French navy to surrender without a fight.

The French navy at this time was not as panic and undisciplined as in the original history, because at this time Germany and France have not officially signed an armistice agreement, and France has not surrendered objectively. France and Germany are just in a state of ceasefire. In fact, the relationship is still at war.

Because Petain still has a very high popularity and reputation among the French at this time, he is trusted and respected by ordinary French and lower-level officers and soldiers. French citizens have great expectations of Petain and look forward to the hero of World War I. The great marshal was able to rescue France from the crisis again as he did in the last war. It is hoped that this marshal can use his wisdom and ability to reach an armistice agreement acceptable to the French with the young dictator in Germany, and end this **** and hopeless war.

The French are already mentally prepared to pay a huge price, but they believe that their marshal will be able to reduce this price to a certain standard, because Petain has revealed several times that the German dictator is actually very reasonable, he Talking with each other happily, the negotiation is going on, and I am doing my best to get better conditions for France, so you soldiers and civilians must be patient. Strictly guard the post, preserve the strength, and rebuild France under his leadership.

So at this time, the French Navy still maintained a sound organizational structure and strict discipline. Even maintained a relatively strong morale. Because at this time, the French navy is fully organized and its strength is not damaged, but its strength is somewhat scattered. Once assembled, the French navy will be able to fight the German navy. At the same time, they believe that their well-trained themselves can make the German navy suffer a little bit.

But now. Just as France’s most difficult moment was about to pass, and when it was about to face an unknown future, the British, as an ally, were actually preparing to stabbed the French navy in the back.

General Goldfroy was outraged, but he quickly forced himself to calm down because he had to make a plan to deal with it as soon as possible. First of all, in the case of unable to prove the authenticity of this document, the French navy recklessly reacted excessively, which may become the reason for the other party to start. At that time, even if the document is published by itself, it will not help, because it does not have it. The method can prove the authenticity of this document, and he cannot explain the source of this document. Of course, it is impossible for him to ask Cunningham for verification, because even if this document is true, Cunningham will not admit it to himself.

In terms of military strength, the total number of officers and men in his fleet is only more than 3,100. Among them, except for more than 100 marines, the rest are just ordinary sailors and have no experience in infantry combat. The British Navy has more than 10,000 people, and there are two British Army infantry regiments, which completely crushed the French Navy in terms of strength.

Although the British Mediterranean Fleet lost all its battleships, it still has six heavy cruisers and more light cruisers and destroyers, and it can also be supported by bombers and fighter jets from the nearby Royal Air Force. The Lorraine is just a 27,000-ton dreadnought ship, except for the thicker muzzle and thicker armor, it has no resistance to air attacks. Although the three heavy cruisers are relatively new, they are all treaty heavy cruisers with thin skin and stuffing. The French navy is more realistic, saying that thin skin is thin skin, and they will never sell dog meat, let alone shot, and they will sink when they hit the rocks. There is no advantage at all in front of the British cruisers.

So simply go to sea, no matter whether this document is true or not, you can have room for dealing with it, and there is nothing to fight on the Mediterranean side. It's a big deal that the fleet went directly to Toulon. With this document in hand, Darren couldn't find his fault, and he might praise his caution.

However, Godfroy gave up the idea immediately. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't do it. As the war in France had stalled, the French fleet received the order to stand by and was not ready to sail. The Lorraine is an old-style dreadnought ship. It takes a whole day for the boiler to be pressurized and fired. The four cruisers are also at anchor, and they are not loaded with enough fuel and supplies. Moreover, Alexandria is under the management of the British Navy. Refueling is required to pass through British naval base personnel if this document is true. Then, completing the sailing preparations in half a day is completely daydreaming.

Godfroy finds that his current situation is very sinister. If the British really launches a surprise attack, the fleet will have neither the strength to fight back nor the possibility of escape. They can only wait and die, watching these warships fall in. British hands. What worries Godfroy even more is that from the perspective of the British plan, it is clear that France has been regarded as an enemy, which means that the Lorraine’s shells may even fall on French soil.

Godfroy made up his mind. This kind of thing must not be allowed to happen before his eyes, as long as he is the commander of the French squadron in Egypt, he will not let his warship fall into the hands of others. There was only one last way left before Godfroy. This was the most difficult decision made by a fleet commander. For the honor of the French navy and to protect the lives of his officers and soldiers as much as possible, Godfroy made the final decision.

The commander of the fleet gathered all the senior officers and showed them this document. Faced with the passionate French captains, Godfroy talked about the issues he had considered before. He clearly pointed out the current situation of the fleet and the possible fate of these warships. Faced with the painful face of the commander, the captains remained silent, and finally all stood up and saluted the commander of the fleet, showing their respect and obedience.

No one uttered any rhetoric. After the officers shook hands with each other, they left the flagship conference room silently. Godfroy was pleased to see their firm determination from the back of these officers. Everyone has made the same decision, the same choice.

At dinner, Godfroy received Cunningham’s request to meet. The French fleet commander rejected it. Since then he has determined that this document is true. He understands what Cunningham wants to say. Worried that he would be shaken by the advice of this old friend, he is a glorious French navy general, he must maintain his honor and the glory of the army.

Eleven o'clock in the middle of the night~IndoMTL.com~A battalion of British Army and Royal Marines, fully armed, approached the anchored French warships in rowboats. Suddenly, the searchlight on the French warship came on, and the alarm sounded through the sky. The French navy officers and men of the four battleships quickly lined up on the deck in snow-white uniforms.

The French sailors put down the lifeboat and then evacuated the warship in an orderly manner. The rowing boats and the British Army and Navy officers on the shore of the harbor watched this scene dumbfounded.

When the last rescue ladder left the ship’s side, a dull explosion sounded from the hulls of the four warships at the same time. Like a volcanic eruption, smoke and dust gushed out of the chimneys of the warships, and the French naval squadron in Egypt In front of Cunningham, he sank into the turbid waters of Alexandria at a speed discernible to the naked eye.

The French navy officers and soldiers rowed their life rafts slowly to the pier in Alexandria. British soldiers on the shore surrounded them. The French soldiers glared at the soldiers who were still brothers during the day, but no one looked at the British. Say one sentence and one word.

Cunningham searched back and forth among the French navy personnel on the pier, but in the end he could not find Godfroy. (To be continued.)

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