Imperial Overlord

The Gibraltar Naval Base is the home of the British Navy's H fleet and most of the Mediterranean fleet. It is well-defended and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has always been a key overseas military base operated by the United Kingdom.

This small peninsula that sticks out of the land, the topography is so excellent that it makes people laugh and cry. There is a big mountain between this small peninsula and Spain.

The mountain traverses between Gibraltar and the Spanish mainland, like a huge city wall, which just plays the role of defense and barrier.

For many years, the war against Gibraltar from the Spanish direction ended in British victory. The terrain here has become a reliable guarantee that Gibraltar will never fall.

Inside the Gibraltar headquarters, Sir Somerville threw away the telegram from the homeland, with a disdainful look on his face: "What are you kidding? Churchill is simply crazy, and he chose to believe the nonsense of the Germans."

Beside him, Cunningham was embarrassed. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a bad thing for me to go back to China immediately."

Churchill's telegram to Gibraltar said nothing. The above just sent Cunningham back home, to some places to give a few pep talks.

After all, he is a fighting hero, the great commander who brought the Mediterranean Fleet to victory in the attack on Benghazi, and it is reasonable to make two speeches.

However, because Dudley Pound then sent another telegram, Churchill's telegram became a huge joke.

Dudley Pound had no intention of keeping Churchill a secret since he was ready to give a little color to the messy Churchill.

The admiral directly stabbed the matter out, not only reported to His Majesty the King, but also to Cunningham and Somerville.

Somerville was originally commanding the H fleet to guard Gibraltar, and the pressure was already great. After hearing the news, he really became furious.

The arrival of the Mediterranean Fleet, Cunningham, the outstanding commander, shared the pressure on Somerville. Now let Cunningham return home, of course Somerville scolded the street.

If it is discussed, Pound's actions are indeed a bit of a mess. Dudley Pound's telegram actually has the following text.

At the end of the telegram, General Pound wooed Cunningham and Somerville, inviting the two of them to "support" him if needed, to take the necessary measures against the Prime Minister.

Cunningham hasn't made a statement yet, but Somerville is a little moved. Because in the eyes of this naval commander who has been stationed in Gibraltar for a long time, the Prime Minister has indeed gone too far recently.

The espionage investigation against the navy made the interior of the navy so smoky; then the navy hadn't found out the reason, and the same thing happened in the air force; finally, the intelligence agencies themselves also became chaotic, the whole high-level people were in danger, the strategic The confrontation is always half a beat slower than the enemy.

As a soldier, Somerville was truly disappointed by the war.

Look at what the war has been fighting so far: watching the Germans kill Poland, and in the battle of the Three Low Countries, the main force was almost wiped out.

Norway was not saved, and Denmark was also occupied. The iron ore supply that was originally in the hand has become a German trophy.

After finally retreating in Dunkirk and fled back to the country, leaving France alone and being defeated by Germany, almost all of Europe was handed over to the Germans...

The Mediterranean Sea has now been lost, the Balkans are also in a passive state and are retreating, and the Suez Canal is now Rommel's fat meat.

The mainland was bombed into ruins by German aircraft, and the sea line of communication was turned upside down by German submarines!

It is difficult to say that this kind of war, which was defeated from the beginning to the end, is inseparable from the poor command of Mr. Prime Minister. Somerville is very supportive of Pound's idea, even if the war is not ended, someone else will lead Britain.

"Orders are orders, and I still have to go back." Cunningham, however, was no longer in the mood of Somerville, showing a hint of helplessness, he said lonely.

In fact, he also thought of his brother in the German POW camp. If he continues to command the British fleet, it will inevitably have some adverse effects on his younger brother.

Cunningham felt compelled to avoid suspicion that he should surrender command of the Mediterranean Fleet and return home to work that was relatively more acceptable to everyone.

"Why go back? If I were you, I would say I was ill." Somerville persuaded: "Anyway, I am here, I will testify for you!"

Somerville was kind, but Cunningham was a little disheartened. He took the Mediterranean Fleet to life and death, and fought all the way to Gibraltar. What awaited him was not flowers and applause, but doubts and precautions.

They are all generals who lead troops all the year round, and no one is angry. Cunningham really wanted to go back to see Churchill and ask him why he would rather trust an enemy he had never met than a general in his own country.

In fact, the question he wanted to ask, Turing also wanted to ask, there are many, many people who committed suicide, and they all wanted to ask a clear question.

The previous frequent investigations and quarantines have exhausted people's patience and enthusiasm. Now everyone has not erupted, it is just that there is no reason to explode.

If Cunningham came back and gave these people a reason, then these people must have supported Cunningham and questioned Churchill's unruly practices for so long.

"What can I do when you're gone? Do I watch these idiots ruin the naval ships? Look at these plans, it's messy, my head hurts." Somerville reluctantly threw a document to Canning install,

The aircraft carrier Eagle of the Mediterranean Fleet and the aircraft carrier Radiance were ordered to bring a group of Hurricane fighter jets back to the field airfield in Gibraltar!

Using an aircraft carrier as a transport ship to use the upper echelons of the British navy is really personal to the point of having no friends.

Of course, Churchill's original plan was to have these two aircraft carriers transport fighter jets to Crete.

It was only because the plan changed that the two carriers did not have to go to Crete to die. The United States plans to take off a plane from Australia, transfer to Myanmar, India, and fly to the Middle East.

This route is much safer than venturing to the Mediterranean, so the British side also agreed to this plan.

In order to save time, the United States assisted the United Kingdom with 50 P-40 fighter jets, along with 100 B-17 bombers, from far away Australia, flew to Crete.

With new planes to cover the American bombers, Churchill decided it would be useless to add 50 or so Hurricane fighters to Crete, so he was sent to Gibraltar.

"I heard that the Air Force has a large operational plan on Crete, targeting German oil fields." Cunningham looked at the document and said.

He pointed to the map and gestured at the port of Benghazi: "There is a lot of oil in the port of Benghazi. This is a fact that my air force discovered."

Having said this, he turned around and looked at Somerville: "This shows that the Libyan oil fields should not be far from Benghazi."

Immediately afterwards, he pointed to Crete in the distance and said, "Crete is not far from Benghazi, and the range of American long-range bombers should be enough."

"Maybe this is really good news, but it's impossible for the Germans to be unprepared." Somerville is pessimistic about this action.

After evaluating a sentence that made his point clear, Somerville walked to the front of the map and said to Cunningham: "Don't forget, the Germans have 'shadows'!"

Shadow was the first to be discovered by Somerville, and he was also the most direct victim. His battleship Resolve was sunk because of the shadow's intelligence, and the entire trebuchet project also failed because of the shadow.

So Somerville was afraid of the shadow, and he continued to Cunningham: "It is very likely that the Germans know our plan, because the shadow knows our plan!"

Cunningham is also very afraid of the shadow, because he has been suspected by Churchill to be a member of the shadow army. He knew that Shadow had brought a series of failures to the Navy and Air Force, as well as the Army.

Some people have already blamed the ravages of the shadows for the failure of the French campaign. The Dunkirk evacuation was also portrayed as a planned "release" by the Shadow Forces to infiltrate the UK.

Many officers who have experienced Dunkirk have become the target of key scrutiny. Censorship across the UK is getting out of control, and Churchill's behavior of making enemies on all sides has caused anger and resentment.

If the Germans already knew the plan on Crete... Cunningham pushed back from this position, and was stunned there at once~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He turned around and looked at Somerville, saw the same fear in the eyes of the latter! Germany fully intervened in the Balkan War yesterday, and the torrent of German armor has rushed into Yugoslavia!

Could it be that all of this was actually a defensive reaction by the Germans after they learned of the Americans' plan? They are trying to eliminate the hidden danger of Trick Island, so they stormed the Balkans?

"Damn it!" Thinking of this, the faces of the two of them contorted. The Germans may have really known about the British plans, the secrets of Crete.

"How can we fight this? They know everything, how can we fight this battle?" Somerville sat back in his chair slumped and complained with a crying voice.

Cunningham's face is also gray and defeated. Facing such an enemy, how easy is it to win a victory? Only now did he know why he had decided to take a risk to attack Benghazi on a temporary basis. If he had to wait for the approval of the local command, Cunningham and the Mediterranean Fleet might have already sunk into the sea to feed the fish! ——

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