The aircraft carrier Eagle, originally built for the Chilean Navy, was built on the Admiral La Torre, whose work was interrupted by a major war.

Later, it was purchased by the Royal Navy for carrier-based aircraft use tests, and was converted as an aircraft carrier to become a quasi-aircraft carrier.

The aircraft carrier has a standard displacement of 22,600 tons and a maximum speed of 24 knots. It can carry 21 aircraft.

Originally, two months ago, it was still in service in the Indian Ocean, after which it was incorporated into the British Mediterranean Fleet, and now, it belongs to the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet.

At this time, on the bridge of the aircraft carrier, Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy, Sir James Somerville, as the commander-in-chief of the fleet, looked at the sea in the distance, and his brain was also running rapidly.

To be sure, he did not want to carry out this operation, because it would cause them to draw their swords against the French fleet.

Such a mission disgusted him, but as a soldier, it must be his duty to obey orders.

Perhaps, London's considerations are justified, the French Navy, either join the British fleet or die! It can't be cheaper than the Germans, right?

This time, after accepting the mission, James led the fleet and prepared for a ballista operation, and their target was the French fleet that remained in the French colony and was stationed in Mirskbil in North Africa!

After all, the strength of the French fleet is also very strong, so they have mobilized almost all the warships that can be mobilized in the Mediterranean.

In addition to the aircraft carrier Eagle, there is also the Hundred-Eyed Giant, which is of great significance to the United Kingdom.

This is after Britain purchased the Italian merchant ship "Coutirosso", the hull was modified to build the world's first straight-through flat flight deck aircraft carrier.

It was the first warship to have the shape of a true aircraft carrier, and in the British Navy, it was of great significance to usher in a new era.

Although it has been refitted many times, it is the foundation of merchant ships after all, so in the British Navy, this aircraft carrier is used more as a training ship, and now, it is also dispatched.

The two aircraft carriers, with 24 "Sea Gull" fighters and 20 "Swordfish" torpedo bombers, are their greatest force, and if they finally draw their swords, these forces are enough to send French warships to hell.

At the same time, they also have the battleships "Warrior" and "Resolve" and 2 cruisers and 11 destroyers in their formation, so it can be said that after the main force of the British Navy was annihilated by the raid on Scapa Bay, this is already the largest naval force that Britain can handle, and these forces are completely for the purpose of maintaining Britain's sea power in the Mediterranean, in order to ensure the safety of the route from the base in the Middle East to the Mediterranean Sea and reach the mainland.

The inflated naval power of the Germans, which has always been developed in the Atlantic, is now not expanding to the Mediterranean, and even then, they must act quickly!

Therefore, the entire formation was sailing at almost full speed, and his aircraft carrier soared to a high speed of 24 knots.

Little did he know that nearby, there was a German submarine that had spotted them.

For submarines, it is most convenient to attack to the side, but the other side will not stop, it must be moving, especially now, in high-speed sailing, captain Helmut has to consider many factors, and it is quite important to judge the route in advance.

Now, he's not sure.

But now that the British fleet has been discovered, how can they run away in disgrace!

Even if it's just a waste of four torpedoes, try it once! As soon as Helmut wanted to continue giving orders, he heard the voice of the first mate: "Captain, Berlin has sent a telegram asking us to keep tracking the British fleet and not to attack for the time being. ”

Trace?

Helmut's eyes, leaving the periscope, just now, at the same time as the target was found, he sent back a telegram to Berlin, who would have thought that there would be an echo so soon.

Only track, not attack? Helmut was a little puzzled by this order, but accepted it anyway.

However, it is not easy to track your own submarine, if you use a battery, the speed is not high enough, and it only takes an hour to sail at your own maximum speed, and the precious power is gone, and if you turn on the diesel engine, it is easy to be discovered by the other party.

You must know that a small submarine is very scary to track an aircraft carrier formation, as long as it is discovered by the other party, it will definitely not be able to escape.

In particular, even if he is at full power, his submarine cannot run at a speed of 20 knots, and it is not so easy to track the other party.

So, taking his eyes off the periscope and swallowing at the foam, Helmut looked at the chart.

If you can't catch up, then you have to guess what the British Navy's goal is this time, they sailed at high speed at such a big night, it was definitely not an ordinary patrol, such a big move, it was definitely wanting to fight.

However, the target will not be Germany, because the German Navy is now in the Mediterranean, there is nothing else but submarines, and it will not be its own Libyan base, because the Libyan base is inland, and it is useless for the Navy to come, and the Libyan base has a complete air defense system, and their carrier-based aircraft will not be able to bargain for the past.

Italy? As long as the British are not brain-dead, they will definitely not provoke Italy at this time.

Then, the final answer is about to come out.

The British wanted to make a move on the French Navy, and the target was the French Naval Port in Algeria.

Looking down at the chart, a line was drawn, and Helmut said: "Let's go at once, to the base of Mirskbir!" ”

Now chase it and catch the prey! Helmut was excited again.

The submarine, which only exposed the snorkel, started the diesel engine and continued to sail on the sea, although the British Navy in the night was getting farther and farther away, they did not give up, and there was their own prey in it!

The H fleet continued to sail at high speed, and after continuing to sail for two hours, it finally reached its destination, ten nautical miles on the outskirts of the port of Mirskbil.

Newer F-class destroyers form a short-range defensive circle, while several older destroyers built late in World War I perform anti-submarine patrol missions on the perimeter.

Inside the defensive circle, the battleships were ready to go, and on the two aircraft carriers, preparations for the release of carrier-based aircraft had begun, and they could launch attacks at any time.

"We just received a telegram from London." Vice Admiral Somerville took the telegram and said to his staff, Colonel Holland, a former naval attache in Paris, France.

Colonel Holland took the telegram and saw only that it read: "The task you have undertaken is one of the most unpleasant and difficult ever for the command of the British fleet, but we have full confidence in you, and trust that you will carry it out without mercy." ”

That's the last thing people want to see, but perhaps, things aren't that bad.

"I am good friends with the commander of the French fleet, and I will go there as a private first, and I may be able to convince the other party." Colonel Holland said.

At this time, it was 2:25 a.m., and Colonel Holland took a destroyer to the flagship of the French fleet, the "Dunkirk".

It's destined to be a sleepless night!