The British fleet was anxious to flee westward after the rout, knowing that as soon as they reached the Strait of Gibraltar, the British would have a chance to change their lives.

In conjunction with the British fleet in Gibraltar, they even had a chance to defeat the Italian fleet and German submarines.

However, after a short series of battles, the British fleet was demoralized, and their warships were already running at a much lower speed than before, and the British felt endless pressure under the pressure of Italian and German warships and submarines in hot pursuit.

"We are in a very dangerous situation right now, and we tell everyone to be ready to die for the British Empire." Sir Forbes said gloomily to the staff officer beside him.

"Sir, don't we have any other choice?" A staff officer replied.

He looked terrified because he didn't want to die yet, and the next month would be his wedding to his fiancée. He remembered the plot of the movie in his mind: his fiancé died in battle, the woman remarried, and he was in pain ever since.

He loved his fiancée so much that he wasn't afraid of death, but he couldn't die, so he asked Sir Forbes for such a thing.

"What do you mean? Staff officers, as soldiers of the Royal Navy, shouldn't they be ready to sacrifice for the Empire at any time? Sir Forbes asked with a little anger, as a fleet commander, Sir Forbes still has the qualities of a soldier, at least he is not afraid of dying in battle, and of course he will not allow his subordinates to surrender, at least so far.

"Dispel your thoughts, Counselor." Forbes continued.

"Did the telegram to the Gibraltar fleet go? Did they reply? How long do it take for reinforcements to arrive? On the other side, Forbes asked the staff officer three questions, and his tone revealed his uneasiness. My people

"The telegram was sent half an hour ago, and there is still no reply." The staff officer replied. Sir Forbes fell silent, and he began to understand that he might not have any reinforcements, and that it was impossible for the British Royal Navy to support their retreat at the cost of possibly sacrificing the Gibraltar fleet in order to preserve its strength in the future against a possible German landing operation.

"Hey." Sir Forbes let out a long sigh and walked to the window, no longer speaking. Perhaps guessing Forbes's thoughts, the staff officer stepped forward and said: "These people are really ruthless, seeing us being pursued, seeing that we are in danger, but they haven't even sent a single soldier." This is simply trapping us in a place of injustice. Sir Forbes did not speak, but only glanced at him and continued to look out the window. Seeing this, the staff officer continued: "The British government has trapped us in injustice, and we cannot be blamed for being unkind, and I think it is better to find another way out than to serve such a government!" ”

Forbes's eyes changed, and he looked at the staff officer with an incredulous expression, he didn't expect the staff officer to say such a thing, in his impression, the staff officer is not this kind of greedy person who is afraid of death. But he was relieved for a while, after all, in this desperate situation, people's desire to survive is very strong, and they can do anything to survive.

"Staff officer, I can understand your feelings, but the Royal Navy is not allowed to surrender to the enemy. What's more, we are not without the strength to fight, and we will definitely be able to pull a few cushions before we die. Forbes said slowly, with a firm tone in his tone. But general, have you ever thought about your parents, wives and children, what they would do without you? The staff officer did not give up and continued. Forbes was silent, he thought of his youngest son, who was not yet 2 years old, and if he died in battle, he would never see him again, and he struggled inwardly, thinking about what he should do.

Finally, after a long struggle with ideas, Forbes said: "Maybe rules are meant to be broken, and it seems that today we should set a precedent for the Royal Navy." "Listen, I order the Royal Navy to immediately halt its advance, turn around and move slowly towards the German and Italian navies, and at the same time lower the battle flag, announce the withdrawal from the battle with the special maritime rescue channel of the 16th channel of the IF 2182 kHz and the maritime VHF, and inform the German and Italian forces that we are about to surrender."

In the naval battles of World War II, naval battles within a special visual range, warships that did not raise the battle flag were not allowed to carry out any armed attacks even in wartime; In other words, if a warship is going to carry out any armed attack, it must raise the battle flag. However, there are exceptions, the best example of which is the British "Q ship" during World War I, which disguised merchant ships in peacetime, and immediately raised the battle flag and attacked with artillery hidden on the side when an enemy submarine came to check on the hook. Therefore, when a warship surrenders, lowering the battle flag and accepting the warship of a hostile country for boarding in accordance with relevant international law can be regarded as surrender.

According to the provisions of the Hague Convention X: Convention Relating to the Principles Relating to the Application of the Geneva Conventions of 6 July 1906 to Naval Warfare, the personnel of warships who withdraw from combat will be protected.

After a while, the Italian fleet caught up, and seeing the British army in such a state, the commander of the Italian fleet, Lefehr, was overjoyed, "Haha, the British army has surrendered, this is a great achievement, come and prepare a dinghy for me, I will personally board the Ark Royal." ”

"By the way, send me a telegram to Mussolini at once, and tell him that the British Navy has surrendered." Leffel continued, his eyes full of joy, as if he had long forgotten the scene of being beaten by the British.

Leyfer took a few staff officers and interpreters and boarded the dinghy and headed for the Ark Royal.

Lyfell excitedly boarded the USS Ark Royal, the first battleship that had been a headache for Lyfe many times when he had fought the British, and this time, Lyfe finally got on its deck after a "great war" and trampled it under his feet for the first time.

At the same time, the German side also sent negotiators to the Ark Royal to negotiate with the British, but the Germans only played an auxiliary role, and Reinhardt Führer ordered the German representatives to hand over the initiative to Italy, which could be regarded as a boost of their eyebrows, as a reward for Italy for consuming a large amount of British naval strength for the German Navy.

Sir Forbes personally came to the bow of the ship to meet the negotiators, although he ordered the surrender, but his face was not at all ashamed of being a defeated surrenderer, on the contrary, Sir Forbes was full of relief, he understood that he was finally free from a war.

Afterwards, the three parties entered the meeting room in the center of the ship to discuss the surrender of the British Navy. Sir Forbes got straight to the point: "Our demands are simple, we only need you to ensure that our lives are free and safe and that we are human dignity, that you cannot abuse us or force us to work, and that you also need to provide us with adequate food and comfortable living conditions." And all our war supplies belong to you. Seeing that Forbes was so happy, Lefell didn't ask too much: "I promise your terms." A simple handover ceremony ensued at sea, and the British naval fleet that had attacked Port Oran was wiped out.