Chapter 599: The Assault on Port Ceuta Begins
"By the way, where exactly did the German aircraft carrier fleet depart to reach the Atlantic and Morocco?"
After giving the order, Churchill suddenly remembered.
"After going around Iceland from the North Sea, it came in a big circle before it appeared in the waters of Mexico!"
"At that time, our intelligence officers thought that they wanted to attack Agadir in Morocco, because at the time of the Agadir crisis, Germany had sent the Leopard battleship to the Moroccan port of Agadir to declare Germany's interests in Morocco, so our intelligence officers had such an idea, but now that we observe their course, we feel that they should be heading towards Ceuta!"
Alexander continued.
"How did Franco of Spain react to Petain of the French puppet government?"
Churchill asked again.
"Not yet! Because I don't think they knew that the Germans had attacked so suddenly, and that the Germans hadn't attacked yet, so everything was just our imagination, and the source of this information was accidentally discovered by our intelligence officers! β
Alexander thought for a moment and agreed.
"Hitler will do anything, so you still have to strengthen your guard against them, and you must not let them take advantage of the opportunity to carry out a sneak attack!"
Churchill roared loudly.
After listening to Churchill's roar for a while, Alexander and the others acted according to his orders, and all the high-ranking officers of the Intelligence Division 5 and Intelligence 6 also left immediately to strengthen their intelligence gathering capabilities, as well as to intensify the work of code breaking, urging Turing and other code breaking experts to decipher the German army's new code techniques as soon as possible.
Moreover, at this time, the German aircraft carriers were also in the midst of Rommel's amazement, and one after another carried out the take-off steps from the deck of the aircraft carrier, and attacked Ceuta in Morocco.
Moreover, the helicopter groups and transport planes were also loaded with groups of heavily armed commandos preparing to carry out air strikes on the area around the port of Ceuta.
Ceuta is a Spanish possession in North Africa, it is located in the northernmost part of the Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Strait of Gibraltar and on the border with Morocco, with an area of about 18.5 square kilometers.
Ceuta has a hill called Jacco Hill, from its summit there is a panoramic view of Ceuta. On the hill there was a pillbox occupied by Spanish troops.
And the Spanish troops stationed in this pillbox now have only two companies.
The Port of Ceuta is Spain's European port city in North Africa, which naturally shelters the Strait of Gibraltar between two continents and is one of the strategic locations in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
However, the port of Ceuta at this moment is not as bustling as it is in the 21st century, and it has changed into a small port town with a variety of beautiful modern buildings.
Rather, it is a relatively desolate harbor full of small islands and forests.
Although there is also a small town here, there are many merchant ships, fishing boats and cargo ships that go out to sea to catch fish.
And on such a seemingly peaceful ordinary day, a small group of Spanish soldiers were on a pillbox on the hills of Jaco, carrying Kar 98 Mauser rifles used by the German army during the Spanish Civil War, conducting routine patrols.
"Hey! Have you heard of that? Recently, the German army seems to have repelled the British and American allies in the Battle of Sicily! Moreover, even on the battlefield of the Eastern Front, the Soviet army was defeated by dodging at night, and achieved good results! β
The Spanish soldier Barmond stood on the bunker and made his rounds as he chatted to his comrade-in-arms Francisco.
"Hmmm! I heard, and I also heard, that our leader, Prime Minister Franco, was also annoyed by the evacuation of the 250 Infantry Division on the battlefield of the Soviet Army, and offended Hitler! β
Francisco nodded in response.
"Yes! But who knew that the German army, which had just experienced the defeat of Stalingrad and the defeat of Tunisia, was still dealing with the war situation on the eastern and western fronts at the same time, and also repelled the large-scale attacks of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union one after another. No wonder our leaders need them to settle our civil wars! β
The Spanish soldier Bamond was also impressed.
"Shhhh Why are you saying this so loudly? You want to die! If other well-intentioned people hear what you just said, report to our commander, and upload it to our leader, I don't know how you will die! β
As soon as the words fell, Francisco's face suddenly changed and he reminded in a panic.
Hearing this, the Spanish soldier Bamond also immediately shut his mouth, not daring to continue talking about the topic just now.
And looked around expectantly to see if any of the other patrolling teammates were passing by them.
"Thanks for the reminder! I almost got out of my mouth, Francisco! β
Then the Spanish soldier Bamond thanked him in shock.
"But in fact, I also admire those German troops, they can fight against so many industrial powers, but I don't know how long they can hold out with such a victory, I also heard that there has been a coup d'Γ©tat in Italy, Mussolini seems to have been ousted by the king of Italy, imprisoned, and his whereabouts are still unknown!"
Francisco smiled slightly and changed the subject.
"No, it won't! If Germany had fought without the assistance of Italy, would it not have fought alone? Then I look at their wars against Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries, I think it is very suspenseful! Fortunately, our Spanish country did not participate in this damn World War II, otherwise in terms of our weapons and equipment, and national strength, I am afraid it would also be the fate of cannon fodder! β
After hearing this, the Spanish soldier Bamond said with his eyes wide in surprise.
"That's why our leaders are so far-sighted and wise!"
In response, Francisco immediately made a slap on the back of Franco's decision.
At the same time, he glanced cautiously with his eyes at the three approaching Spanish soldiers near him.
Let's see if the other party is listening to his small talk with the Spanish soldier Barmond, and the act of slapping Franco's ass on a whim is because he has discovered the existence of these people and is approaching.
"Hey! Look, what did that come from? β
But at this moment, one of the three Spanish soldiers suddenly looked up at the blue sky and shouted in shock.
"What's the matter, Greenbauer! Why are you screaming so loudly? What is there to fuss about in the sky, is it possible that the planes of the British appeared here? β
Hearing this, the other Spanish soldier smiled slightly and looked up at the sky nonchalantly.
It's just that when he looked at it like this, he suddenly trembled in horror and almost collapsed on the ground.
In addition to his panicked and shocked faces, the other Spanish soldiers were also full of confusion and horror staring at the F-8D fighters in the sky, and the Do 217, and the He-177 heavy bombers; There was also the fleet of AH-1 Cobra helicopters, B-52 bombers, Sumig-15s, and F-86 Sabre fighters; C-13O Hercules transport aircraft, UH-1 "Huey" multipurpose helicopters, and Fa-223 Dragon helicopters......
All the Spanish soldiers were stunned in horror as they looked at the dense convoy of German aircraft in the cloudless sky, which had never been seen before.
"This is the plane of that country! What are they going to do? It's not going to attack us! β
It was a long time before a Spanish soldier named Toyat opened his mouth in fear.
"It's German planes, I see the Iron Cross on their fuselage!"
As soon as the words fell, another Spanish soldier trembled and exclaimed.