The driller accurately landed on the bunker, the top that was up to 2 meters thick, slightly arched, and had a full ricochet effect on ordinary bombs could not hold up this time, the hard tungsten steel head cone broke a deep gap in the concrete layer, and then the whole bomb relied on an extremely huge inertia to rush in, and when it was almost completely penetrated, the delay fuse played a role, and after a loud "boom", the more than 1,000 kilograms of special explosives were all detonated at once, and the confined space ensured the maximum explosion effect, Whether it was a layer of concrete or any other device or person, it all dissolved into pieces in an instant, and when it looked down from the sky, a small mushroom cloud rose in place, and then slowly dissipated.

After the first driller succeeded, the second driller threw it down and exploded along the gap just opened, using a total of 5 pieces to completely destroy the bunker covering an area of hundreds of square meters. In addition, all the other places suspected of being the location of underground fortifications were greeted by the drillers, whether it was rock, soil or reinforced concrete, it seemed that the effect of the drillers could not be stopped, even if some of the fortifications resisted some of the drillers, but under the continuous shock wave bombardment, the soldiers inside were also shaken.

At 14 o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the Axis Combined Navy arrived around the port of Malta, and the 10 battleships that served as the main force saw that there was no reaction on the island, boldly drove into the waters of 10 nautical miles, and set up a semi-arc firing formation around this small island with an area of only 246 square kilometers.

The whole island of Malta is in the grip of "earthquakes".

"Führer, we have taken Malta."

"So fast?" Hoffman looked at his watch in disbelief, it was only 5 p.m., and the general offensive had begun less than 3 hours ago

"The effect of the Drillers was so good, we threw a total of 64 Drillers throughout the day, all the Maltese shore artillery positions were destroyed, and the defenders' underground bunkers were destroyed by us at least 8, and then under the full coverage of the main guns of the 10 battleships, the British finally despaired, and they just sent a telegram accepting unconditional surrender."

"Good! Malta is ours, let the landing force go up, and send the battle report to the direction of Madrid after confirming that it is correct, I think someone is more concerned about this. Hoffman laughed, "Maybe K5 will be ready tomorrow." ”

"The British bragged that they could hold out for three months, or at least three weeks, and surrendered in less than three hours." In the official residence of the Führer de Madrid, in the Moncloa Palace, the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was throwing a tantrum, apparently receiving a telegram from Malta - a message that had been verified by the Italian side and confirmed to be entirely true. In addition to this, Mussolini reminded him that the Germans' train guns and bombers were ready to go, and that the fleet had been ordered to move westward starting tomorrow.

He once asked Mussolini on the phone what he meant by "westward"? After a long silence, the Italian leader opened his mouth: the closest place to Gibraltar on the African continent, for example, the port of Ceuta.

This made him hate it so much, but what made him even more worried was that whether it was the Moroccan border or the French and Spanish borders, there was news that the German troops were being moved, and the number was small, and the French informed themselves of their numbers and numbers, but Franco knew that this was the French who Berlin instructed the French to report, and the German Führer was demonstrating to himself in this way.

Field Marshal Pétain, who had a good relationship with him, made a special telephone call and advised him to "act solemnly," and the subtext was obvious - no continental country in the world could afford to strike hard with the German army. Regardless of the fact that there are only a few infantry divisions and 1-2 armored divisions against Spain at present, the combat effectiveness of these units is by no means what the Spanish National Army can afford -- their equipment and operational concepts were all taught by the Germans during the civil war, and they have close ties with Germany in all aspects, and the Germans probably know no less about the combat effectiveness and weaknesses of the National Army than they do themselves. As for the modern weapons that Spain can use, they are all purchased from Germany or Italy, and their performance characteristics, quantity, and deployment locations are basically well known to the other side.

He thought about it several times in his heart, thinking that this battle could not be fought.

Although the American ambassador swore that as long as Spain joined the Allied camp, 300,000 army and a powerful fleet would immediately come to support him, and he would not have to worry about arms and military expenses, and the Americans would help him with it. However, Franco himself was born in the military, not the kind of staff officer who had never seen the world and could only talk on paper, he completely led the troops to seize power from the republicans with a knife and a gun, and he had a sensitive and sober awareness of the strength and combat effectiveness of the army.

He did not doubt that the Allies could send 300,000 troops, but this certainly could not be the British-they themselves had suffered defeats in North Africa and had not yet eased up, and these troops could only be Americans, and the thought of the Americans' combat effectiveness made his heart half cold, and in his eyes, the American troops that had never been tested were only afraid that they were not even as good as the Spanish ones, and he could not see much positive significance in the arrival of 300,000 American GIs in Spain except that they could harm the Spanish girls.

As for the navy, the Royal Navy and the Atlantic Fleet were originally behemoths that could make people feel awe-inspired, but as soon as the two naval battles of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean were fought, especially after the mighty naval contingent of the Japanese Combined Fleet entered the Mediterranean, he felt that the British had already lost their way. A few months ago, when Germany and Italy carried out the first siege of Malta, the British dared to send troops from Gibraltar to support and fight a hard-fought "cornerstone" battle with the Italian navy.

He finally assumed that the reason why the British did not send reinforcements was that Malta could be defended, and that the defenders' categorical rejection of the ultimatum gave him the illusion that perhaps the British were as capable of defending as they had been in a fortified fortress in Gibraltar.

I didn't expect the reality to be so cruel, Malta didn't even stand it for three hours, and now the target has fallen to Gibraltar.

"What should we do?"

Serrano Sune, a veteran of the Falangists, who had served as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and now only negotiators with Germany, said: "Do you want to join the Axis? ”

"This ......" Franco was a little hesitant, he couldn't make up his mind, he thought that Britain was no longer to worry about, the only trouble was the United States - he knew the potential and energy of this country, not to mention that once he joined the Axis Front, the bombers from Britain would soon blow Spain into ruins, Spain did not have such a strong defense system as the Germans.

"If you haven't made up your mind to tear your face with Britain and the United States or Germany and Italy, I have another way." Sune sighed, "We pretend we don't know anything, and the Germans do whatever they like." ”

"It's a completely bad idea." Franco was furious, "If the Germans can do whatever they want, then what if the Americans come and let them do whatever they want?" So is there still any independence for Spain? ”

"You can also ......," Sune said helplessly, "if the Americans have the strength." ”

"But......" Franco could not say any more, because the British would not give up Gibraltar and the Germans would not give up attacking Gibraltar, and these two had blocked all the room for manoeuvre in Spain.

After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind: "I can't put the country in such a big risk, no matter how good Hitler is, until now, he has not even been able to call a phone, which fully shows that we will not have a high status in joining the Axis - I know this man, he only values strength, and has a strong desire for control, and I am worthy of him by sending the Blue Division." ”

Sune rolled his eyes and thought: people won't call you, as soon as you call you, you will mention a lot of conditions that cannot be met, and then the Germans should accept it or not?

"Well, I'll go and inform Foreign Minister Ribbentrop that I don't have a government job ...... anyway" (to be continued.) )