Step once again on the journey of one of the most legendary and greatest figures in French history, Napoleon, Emperor of the First French Republic and Emperor of the First French Empire. In the Bonama trail, Li Ming saw a fairly modern port and extremely tight defenses, with strong fortresses that made it difficult for enemy fleets to capture from the sea in the traditional way, numerous anti-aircraft artillery positions and a large number of tethered balloons formed a tight air defense network, and French fighters deployed nearby were said to be able to fly over the port in ten minutes. With the strength and strategy of the German navy alone, it was almost impossible for Li Ming to stand here as victorious, but this impossibility became possible when the German army used blitzkrieg to crush the French army, known as the "first army" in Europe, in a month and a half. Now the newly appointed German admiral has arrived as the German commissioner of the Franco-German Armistice Commission, supervising the French navy alongside Italian officials, who must partially disarm the capital ships and moss them in harbor in accordance with the armistice treaty.

"With the exception of the damaged Dunkirk and Provence, which were left in Mürskebiel, the best ships of the French fleet are here!"

The army that once participated in the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Coalition had the British and French armies, the arrogant and powerful French Empire did not occupy here like the coalition forces, and the powerful European Army was quickly defeated and surrendered with the support of the advanced machine guns and artillery of the Allied Forces, and since then the French Empire has a long history of shame written in the historical files, the glory and glory of the past are gone with the defeat of history, the process of the war buried the country of France, and the defeat means that he is about to become the resource development factory of the German state, Everything is said to be a resource provider for battlefield warfare ...

There will be no more freedom, no more joy, no more faith, and in the coming days it will become a German colony, the partition plan will begin soon, for the fanatical SS, the Nazis, it will be happy, and the fate of people here will change。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

Admiral Leroux, deputy chief of the general staff of the French Navy, was also one of the French representatives to the Franco-German armistice negotiations in the Compiègne Forest, the traditional military uniform of the French Navy was still neat, and the black high boots were clear and shiny in the sun. In his sight, the Lone-class dreadnought battleship "Ocean", the Dunkirk-class battlecruiser "Strasbourg", which had escaped from Mirskbiel just a few days ago, and two Foch-class heavy cruisers, "Foch" and "Taplex". Guarded by numerous cruisers and destroyers, they were quietly moored in their designated positions. Waiting for fate to be ruthlessly disposed of.

"Your navy has made a very wise choice — to express your country's long-standing sincerity in its quest for peace! I will report all this to us truthfully, and the friendly coexistence between France and Italy continues! ”

Admiral Campionti, the Italian supervisory officer and commander of the Italian fleet, was in high spirits today, his straight uniform was brand new, he wore a whole row of shining medals on his chest, and his Italian-style rich jaw was proudly raised. Although he praised the wisdom of the French, his eyes were always on the ships in the middle of the harbor. In terms of number and size, the ships currently anchored in the port of Toulon are roughly comparable to those of the main German fleet. Its combat effectiveness on paper is not weak - the "Ocean" with a displacement of 26,000 tons is armed with an astonishing 12 505-mm naval guns with a displacement of 3. "Strasbourg" is a new ship built in the 30s, with nearly 30 sails, 8 guns and good structure, which makes it in a leading position among the fast warships of various countries; Furthermore. It was built as a heavy cruiser in the post-treaty era. The two Foch classes with a displacement of nearly 15,000 tons are also very strong, and among the many destroyers, the Utopian class is called .= class destroyers. Its combat effectiveness can be seen.

Admiral Leroux said "thank you" with a complicated expression, but in the eyes of the most professional fleet commanders in Germany and Italy, his previous words were not accurate. Another French battleship, the Corbe, was currently in England - detained for the British ** and handed over to the Free French Force, and there were also some combat-ready cruisers scattered in colonial ports in the West Indies and Africa, but most of them were monitored or even seized by the British fleet.

"General. Don't you think it's too dangerous to place ** in the most vulnerable part of the ship? When there is an accident, even if it is a small accident. The battleship that was built at the expense of huge financial and material resources will sink irretrievably! ”

Compared with these two generals, who were considered veterans in their respective navies, Li Ming obviously belonged to the "juniors", so he did not show victory contempt when he spoke.

If there is such an accident, I think it is also God's intention. The general does not have to worry too much, we French can still bear such losses psychologically! Leroux said coldly, as if to say: the war has been lost, what is the loss of one or two more ships. Once the French fleet was threatened, no matter where the threat came from, they would rather sink themselves than hand over the fleet to other countries.

Li Ming had not had much hope of changing the practice of the French admirals placing ** on the ships—after all, it was within the bounds permitted by the armistice treaty, so he did not continue to dwell on this issue. In order to test the views of the French on the incident of the British attack on Mirsk Biel a few days ago, he said, intentionally or unintentionally: "General, when you designed the 30-knot high voyage for the Dunkirk class, did you already take into account the need for retreat? ”

"If that's the case, we'll have all the main guns on the stern!"

Leroux replied unceremoniously that in the battle of Mürskerbir, which had exploded a few days earlier, despite the fact that Germany ** had warned France in advance as well as Italy**, and the Italian Sea

In the shortest possible time, submarines were deployed to the eastern Mediterranean - combat submarines operated in the waters near Mearsbiel, and the French hulls and shore guns also put up stubborn resistance, but under the fierce attack of British naval guns and carrier-based aircraft, the French fleet in the harbor still suffered heavy losses, of which the battleship "Brienita" was sunk, the "Provence" and "Dunkirk" were damaged, and only the "Strasbourg" and a few destroyers escaped.

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At this time, the commander of the Italian fleet smiled and said to the French: "In that case, you may have a chance to sink the British aircraft carrier!" ”

Admiral Campionti was referring to the fact that the destroyer "Strasbourg" led the destroyer out of port and encountered the aircraft carrier "Glorious" in the British fleet, and in terms of the battlefield situation at that time, this fast battleship had a chance to catch up with the "Glorious" and attack, but the French battleship finally chose to evacuate high, the commander's explanation (.2.) At that time, the powerful "Hood" was nearby, and the attack would only delay the retreat of the ship.

Leroux replied with a cold face: "Even our lowest-ranking sailors know that it is impossible to exchange a Dunkirk-class for a light aircraft carrier, and our commander will not make such a mistake!" ”

The Italians clearly do not agree with this statement. He sighed and shook his head. "We Italians don't use big and small sticks to calculate gains and losses before we go to war, we believe that courage prevails over everything!"

As the general of the defeated country, Leroux did not have enough confidence to refute this, but since the outbreak of the war, the French navy has not suffered a single defeat except for the Battle of Melskebiel, which has made the entire fleet feel unconvinced. In the face of the accusations of the commander of the Italian fleet, Leroux appeared neither humble nor arrogant: "For almost a hundred years. We have not lost wars because of a lack of courage! In the eyes of us French, wise strategy is the key to winning the war! ”

Admiral Campionti had a fairly correct understanding of his current identity, and saw that the other party was not good at speaking. There is no need to tear your face. He also turned around and talked to Li Ming. Regarding the understanding of these two people, Zhang Hainuo was noncommittal, and he had already thought of a farther place in his heart at this time.

For the rest of the year. In a depressed mood, the French naval officers and men disarmed most of the ships in accordance with the armistice, and the mighty French fleet was put into storage, leaving only the most basic guards on board. The command of the French Navy to install ** on ships was carried out to the letter, and the Italians seem to have been haunted by this, out of psychological comfort. Soon after, their technical officer corps concocted a "professional" technical report: the hull and equipment of the "Ocean" built before the First World War were severely deteriorating, and it had been used as a training ship for a long time before the war. embarrassed in modern naval warfare; The Dunkirk-class battlecruisers looked formidable, but their entire presence at the front of the hull made them a huge tactical flaw, which was proven in the Battle of Mearsbiel - 4 French battleships and battlecruisers were > 2 British battleshipsBattlecruisers suffered complete defeat in front of them, and it is not difficult to see how low their combat effectiveness is.

Li Ming only laughed at the Italians' "sour fox" move when he learned about it, the historical background is often artificially impossible to change, and since it is difficult to implement the forcible capture of the French fleet, he realistically focused his attention on the frontal battlefield. With the rejection of Germany's peace proposal by the British**, the German army began to actively deploy troops, and a large number of air force aviation units continued to be stationed at airfields in northern France and Belgium, the intention of the German High Command (.2.) It was obvious - to break the resistance of the British ** by air raids, and force them to compromise with Germany. At the same time, the German Navy, which had been relatively dormant in the French campaign, was given a new mission, and in addition to continuing to expand the scale of the submarine blockade, the surface assault warfare that had been interrupted for several months was also resumed.