"What are we going to do? Checkmate? The Major's face turned pale.

"What else can I do? Of course, it is to evacuate the base to preserve the strength......" Zige smiled bitterly, "Go to the command room to make arrangements, I will personally announce the news to the officers and soldiers of the whole base later." ”

"Understood." The Major nodded.

"God forbid ......" looked at the back of the major leaving, and Zig covered his eyes with his hands in pain.

Base, Naval Officers and Officers Club.

Becker and the other officers and soldiers saw Lange pushing open the door and running in, and quickly stood up and looked at Lange with concern.

"Got it figured out? Why is the alarm pulled outside? Becker asked.

"Figuring it out, it's the British's fleet coming." Lange gasped.

"British? What a good time they had! One soldier said through gritted teeth.

"How many warships are coming?" Someone got to the point.

"I don't know, some say five battleships plus two aircraft carriers, others say four battleships and one aircraft carrier." Lange shook his head, "It's a mess out there now, and I don't know exactly what to say. ”

"Damn it!" Becker's face was solemn, even the news with the fewest warships was not something that the base's current strength could compete, "What about General Natzger?" Did he issue any orders? ”

"I don't know ...... yet"

"Good afternoon, gentlemen." Just as Lange finished speaking, a deep and calm voice came from the radio on the wall of the bureau, "I am the commander of the base, Vice Admiral Erich Zig, and I want to announce to you the bad news - a fleet of British people is approaching us at high speed dozens of kilometers away, their purpose is self-evident, and with the existing strength of our base, it is impossible to stop them. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, I have decided to order everyone to abandon your position and leave the base for a safer place, and repeat, everyone to leave the base for a safer place. ”

"What? Everyone evacuated from the base? Hearing this, everyone in the base was stunned, and Lieutenant General Zegg's order to abandon the base and flee without a fight was really unexpected by everyone.

"It's an honor to work with you for such a long time, and I'm grateful that you can leave the country with me and come to the Netherlands to build the base of Den Helder, but everything and anyone has a day to leave......," said Ritzger's voice in the broadcast, "I will stay to do my duty as the commander of the base and accompany the base on its last journey...... I hope that you will leave the base in the presence of the Imperial Navy and not cause trouble to the Dutch, and the Führer will soon work with the Dutch military to rebuild a base and assign you a new commander. Remember, we have lost this base, but the Empire remains; Although we lost for a while, the high seas fleet is still there! The Führer is still there! ”

Hearing this decision, the people in the base were silent, but only for a moment, and then they continued their work in unison.

They chose to disobey orders!

"So what do we do? Evacuate the base? Inside the club, the soldiers looked at Becker, who was the first mate.

"Leave the base, of course." Becker picked up the glass of wine he had drunk on the table and drank it down, "I don't want to stay in the harbor, and I can't move to stay here and impress the British—that's not what we heavy cruisers should do!" ”

The sailors were stunned when they heard the words of the first mate, and then burst into cheers.

"Let's go! Let's meet the British! Becker slammed his glass back on the table and led the way out of the club towards the Frankfurt, the third ship of the Rune-class heavy cruiser anchored in the harbor.

Base, headquarters.

Zig changed into a new military uniform in his office, which he originally wanted to wear when the Führer inspected the base, but he obviously couldn't wait for that day.

After getting fully dressed, Zig pushed open the door and walked out, shouting to the deputy who was directing the officer to burn the documents not far away, "Winter, come here." ”

Winter heard Zegg's call and hurried over.

"General."

"How's the evacuation of the soldiers?" Tsig asked with a smile.

"They...... Uh......" Winter stuttered a little, "and they all ...... I don't want to leave the base......"

"What?" Zige's smile froze, "Why?" ”

"They all want to live and die with the base and with you!"

"What? What are they doing? Tsig shouted angrily, "They are disobeying my orders!" ”

"General...... Or ......"

"Or what?!" Tsig said angrily, "Winter, you go and lead the guard battalion and drive them all away for me!" ”

"General......" Winter looked embarrassed.

"You ......" Zeg pointed at Winter with a trembling finger, and after a long time, he sighed, "Ah...... Don't you think so? ”

"Yes, General." Winter looked directly at Zig, "That's what we all think, we all want to stay and fight with you to the base!" ”

"Confused...... "Tsig smiled wryly, "what can you do if you stay?" Can you repel the fleet of the British? It's just an increase in casualties! ”

"It doesn't matter if you only increase the casualties, we are soldiers of the German Empire!" Winter said solemnly.

"Have you forgotten what the Führer used to say?" Tsig shook his head and said, "One living person is worth more than a hundred corpses!" We have to keep it alive because we know the Netherlands and how to run an overseas base! If you survive, the base is still alive, and if you die, the base is really dead, understand? ”

"I ......" Winter was about to say something, but reason told him that what Zig said was right.

"Go! Carry out my orders, if you still recognize me as commander. Zig said solemnly.

"Understood...... "Winter lowered his head, turned and walked out of the headquarters.

"Wait!" Something suddenly occurred to him, and he called out to Winter, "What about the three heavy cruisers moored in the harbor?" Did they leave? ”

"Not yet, they're refueling."

"You send someone to talk to their first mate to see if they can help us transfer some people, I'm afraid that there won't be enough cars at the base to transfer all our people."

"Okay."

More than ten minutes later, the base port.

"Guys, hurry up, the Lorraine is blowing its horn and getting ready to leave the port, we can't be much slower than them!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Begel?" A naval officer with the rank of major walked up to Begel, who was directing the sailors to carry supplies and draw oil, and shouted tentatively.

"I am." Beagle heard someone call him and looked over suspiciously, "Are you?" ”

"I'm Major Martin, base logistics." Martin briefly introduced himself.

"Uh, what's the matter with you?" Fogel was a little confused when he heard a logistics officer looking for him.

"That's right, General Zig wants you to do him a favor." Martin said and pointed to a square not far behind him, where there were more than 200 soldiers carrying luggage, "He wants you to take us and evacuate with us, because there are not enough cars at the base......

"Evacuate?" Beagle smiled, "Then I'm afraid I won't be able to help you, we're going to leave at all." ”

"Then how are your soldiers carrying supplies...... "The late officer looked at the sailors who were busy behind Begel.

Suddenly, his eyes widened as he realized that the sailors of the Frankfurt were indeed carrying supplies, but they were carrying them off the ship!