Stepping on the gangway, Colonel Holland stepped onto the battleship Dunkirk, and he looked at the slightly pale sky in the east, but a sense of unease swelled in his heart.

After waiting for several hours, I finally waited until now, and asked General Sur to invite me to come, but why did I always feel uneasy?

He stepped on the gangway, went up the bridge, and in a small conference room, met General Jeansur.

Even if it is a 10,000-ton warship, the interior is very narrow, many sailors sleep in three-story bunks, even if it is the captain, there is only a small room, and the entire warship is just such a small conference room.

At this time, the meeting room was filled with smoke, and it was obvious that someone was already smoking a lot of cigarettes.

"General Jean Sur, my old friend." Holland looked at the person sitting in the chair in front of him and settled his mind.

The purpose of his trip was to resolve this contradiction, that is, to convince the people in front of him that he had come for peace by handing over the ships of the French Navy to the British.

If his conversation fails, it is clear that his own ships will not keep this French fleet for Germany, and will surely sink all of them.

In this case, it is a tragedy.

A good friend eventually turned into an enemy, which is the most embarrassing, and the current Colonel Holland feels like this in his heart.

"I've already read this agreement, that is, our French Navy has no choice?" General Jean Sur looked at Colonel Holland and said.

Although he invited Holland to come up, however, thinking of the other party's intention, General Sur was still disgusted, in the past, the two used to fight together, train together, and used to be the most tacit beach ball combination, but now, the two are on opposite sides for their respective countries.

"My old friend, I am sorry for this, but I only want to say that you can see that France has been betrayed by the shameful politicians of Petain! How could the proud French Navy watch France fall into German control? You must all have that in your mind, right? ”

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

"We may be able to find a better way to solve the problem now." Holland continued: "We have come with sincerity, and as old friends, I very much hope that with our efforts, this crisis can be resolved. ”

Holland is not a qualified lobbyist.

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

In fact, Lieutenant General Somerville was not willing to go that far, and in any case, this matter seemed to be a little disgraceful.

After waiting in the darkness for several hours, when it was dawn, Colonel Holland finally got on board, and he breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that Colonel Holland would convince him, so that everyone would be happy.

On one side of the fleet, on the battleship Warrior, which was at the forefront, the lookout post was also dutifully observing, observing the French fleet in the distance.

"Their chimneys, as if they were smoking." The lookout shouted, his eyes fixed on the magnification telescope in front of him, looking at the harbor in the distance.

In the port of Mirskbiel, there was a breakwater, and this breakwater connected to the landing had a hill, and from this direction this hill blocked their view, so that they could not see a part of the French warships at all, could not see the outline, only the masts of the other side.

But now, you can see that next to the mast, thick black smoke has appeared, which means 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 directly ignited, so when the boiler is ignited, it is not heavy oil that is directly ignited, but diesel, and the diesel fuel is injected into the boiler first, ignited, and then injected into the heavy oil, which will cause serious incomplete combustion.

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

Now, seeing the black smoke of the anti-wave on the opposite side, the lookout post reported the situation, and through the radio, the news was gathered on the aircraft carrier Eagle.

After getting the news, Lieutenant General Somerville was stunned for a moment, the other party was lighting a fire, indicating that he wanted to start, so what was the purpose of the other party?

It can be guessed that there will be two, one is that Horan has convinced them that their fleet intends to join their own formation and set sail, and the other is that the other party intends to escape, or that they want to fight their own side!

What to do? At this time, the consequences of misjudgment are quite serious.

"Quick, contact Colonel Holland immediately!" Lieutenant General Somerville shouted.

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

Here, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"General, London intercepted and deciphered the telegrams of the French." At this moment, another piece of news came: "Admiral Darlan ordered the six Glorious-class light cruisers stationed in Algiers to set sail at full speed for Mirskbiel, and at the same time ordered Oran's submarines to sail out of the harbor and prepare to occupy the attack position, and the French mainland fleet in the port of Toulon was preparing to set sail." ”

Hearing this, Vice Admiral Somerville immediately clenched his fists, what are you afraid of, what is coming, is it true that he is really going to fire at the French warship?

The situation is already obvious, the French are on this side, stabilizing their own side, and at the same time, they are mobilizing other navies to encircle their own fleet!

They are here to join us in England? Of course this could not be, and if the French had this in mind, how could General Jean Soule make Holland wait for several hours to receive him?

The French are not going to agree to their own request, in this case, the ballista operation can only carry out another backup plan!

Although Lieutenant General Somerville has been resisting and hesitating since receiving this order, now, when he really got to this point, he knows that he has no choice.

As a soldier, it is your duty to obey orders, and to defeat your opponent as your first priority, even if you are a friend in the past, you are now an enemy!

"Attention, I am Vice Admiral Somerville, and now, I give the order to attack the French fleet with all my strength and destroy all French warships!" With the microphone in hand, he finally gave the order.

There will definitely be people who hesitate to fire at his former friends, and at this time, he must stand up and at the same time, bear all the psychological pressure.