Regardless of the observation posts and coastal turrets on the "plains of Europe", the central command post set up on top of a high boulder is a different story.

The officer on duty at the Central Command Post was not as uninformed as the little lookout, and when he received a call from the Battery Observatory, the first reaction in his mind was that the moment that Gibraltar had been waiting for had finally arrived.

The officer on duty, like most of the battery crew, was attached to the Royal Navy, and he certainly knew all the nasty things about the Navy better than the Army fools.

Churchill imposed the strictest control of public opinion in the UK, and no media outlet was allowed to publish unauthorised news. London had been warning citizens not to believe German radio propaganda, and the British media had tried their best to downplay the Dunkirk disaster in accordance with the press releases provided by the wartime cabinet. Of course, the total annihilation of the Army Expeditionary Force cannot be concealed, but the news of the capture of the naval warship can be classified as a deception of the enemy.

There was no more damaging news about the loss of a shipwreckage to the enemy. These warships have accompanied the growth of an entire generation of British, who have been looking at the photographs and drawings of those behemoths every day since they were sensible, and hearing the words praising those giant ships, and have been taught from an early age to be proud of the British Empire with such powerful warships, which have almost become a symbol of the strength of the empire, and have almost become a part of the life of this generation of young people.

Therefore, when those army observation posts saw the shadows of the ships on the sea for the first time, they immediately recognized the models of those warships, which was something that had been deeply imprinted in the brain, and even if it reached the end of its life, it would not be forgotten in the slightest.

The glorious Nelson, the first of the seven warships of the world, the pride of the Royal Navy. This flagship bears the name of Admiral Nelson, the spiritual icon of the Royal Navy. The majestic figure once amazed the world, but now the battleship became a disgrace to the British Empire, because the flag of the enemy was hung from the towering mast. Is there anything more to shame a British Navy officer than a battleship that falls into the hands of an enemy? That is, there is more than one battleship that has fallen into the hands of the enemy.

"Determination, Malaya ......" Standing in front of the observation hole at the rocktop lookout, the lieutenant commander squeezed the barrel of the high-powered telescope and looked at the familiar shadow of the ship. He felt a pain in his heart like a knife.

He had been in this position more than once, witnessing these great ships passing through the Channel, and how proud he was of the might of the Royal Navy and the glory of the British Empire. On more than one occasion, he watched with envy the comrades-in-arms who served on the warships boasting about their experiences at sea, boasting that they had demonstrated the strength of the British Empire in the seaports of the world, and he was deeply jealous that they could control these powerful warships across the seas, while he could only be trapped on this ugly rock by the strait and look at the sea in a daze.

The thought of these past made him feel even more depressed, and then a burning anger burned in his heart, these damned Germans were humiliating the British Empire with these ships. Humiliating the Royal Navy, but also humiliating himself who has always dreamed of these warships.

"Sound the combat alarm, order all to enter the first level of combat readiness, the main observation post begins to calibrate the target, calculate the parameters, and all units immediately prepare for naval artillery warfare." The lieutenant colonel turned around and decisively issued a combat readiness order, and as the person in charge of combat readiness duty at this moment, he had the right to issue an operational alert.

"Do you want to inform the Governor. He is now resting at the command post in the rear. The adjutant of staff reminded him, his voice hoarse from nervousness.

"You're here to gather information from the various observation posts. Several other commanders were informed that they were in place, and I personally went to report to the Governor. ”

The main switch of the combat readiness alarm was pulled down, and the huge sirens driven by electric motors sounded loud and long, and then the sirens of the branch were sounded one after another throughout Gibraltar, and for a time the whole of Gibraltar reverberated with a piercing sound that made the heart tremble.

The well-trained coastal artillery rushed to their respective positions, and the huge steel turret slowly turned according to the parameters transmitted from the command post. The black muzzle of the gun pointed directly at the shadow of the ship in the strait, and the loader operated the boom to lift the huge warhead onto the rail, and the first shell was neatly stuffed into the barrel, and the ammunition hand unscrewed the safety bolt to pry open the metal cartridge, and pulled out the silk-wrapped propellant bag from it.

All operational preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner. This is the result of years of training, and the soldiers are skillful in preparing for war, which has been trained as an instinct, and the soldiers subconsciously know what they should do next.

Commanders at all levels were alarmed by the alarm, and many people were still confused and did not know what was going on, and the command officers at all levels hurriedly rushed to their respective posts, because of the lack of training, and at the same time, the incident happened suddenly, and compared with the soldiers, the performance of some officers was really ugly and embarrassing.

Several high-ranking officers in a furious call called the command post to ask which reckless bastard had the audacity to go past him and issue a combat readiness alert, and if he could not come up with sufficient reasons and evidence, they swore that they would make this fool look good. The adjutant who answered the phone at the command post was neither humble nor arrogant, and he asked the officers to look at the sea for themselves, and the reason they wanted was floating there, and if they felt that it was not enough, they could also order the battery to fire a shell or two there.

Just when the front-line position was in chaos, the lieutenant commander drove the car to the headquarters residence in the middle of the boulder. This is a permanent bunker made of reinforced concrete, the main part of which is tens of meters deep into the boulder, because the difficulty of excavation is beyond the imagination of the construction party, so in the end only a small part of the work on the drawings was completed, and finally only able to accommodate a part of the headquarters units, as the last defense point on this peninsula.

When designing this bunker, the main consideration was the threat from the ground, and there was not much thought about air defense problems, and after it was built, it was found that this position was too vulnerable to air attacks, and in the end a large number of anti-aircraft batteries could only be built around it, and the roof of the fortress was reinforced.

The lieutenant colonel rushed up to the second floor of the armored fortress in three steps and two steps, where the governor had a private room, in which he slept every time he stayed at the headquarters. The lieutenant colonel nodded to the guard standing at the door of the room, who seemed a little disturbed by the sudden sound of the siren.

The lieutenant colonel smiled at the soldier. Then there was a strong knock on the heavy door. The Governor of Gibraltar, apparently awakened by the alarm, opened the door with sleepy eyes. Clive. Army General Liddell was wearing a striped pajama with unbuttoned buttons and a nightcap of the same pattern on his head.

The Doge frowned with displeasure, he had stayed up all night in the telecommunications room the previous night, and had just fallen asleep half an hour before. During this time, the Doge slept very irregularly. There are already initial symptoms of insomnia, and it is rare to be able to fall asleep smoothly, and at this time, everyone will be angry when they are woken up.

"Lieutenant Colonel Howard, is there something going on? What's going on with the sirens outside. Admiral Liddell asked.

"My lord, the German fleet has been spotted on the sea, they may launch a landing operation at any time, I have issued a combat readiness alert, and the troops are ready and are waiting for your orders."

Admiral Liddell grabbed the door frame after listening. Prevent yourself from collapsing due to vertigo. Although he knew for a long time that this day would come sooner or later, he never thought that it would come so soon, and at the same time, what he couldn't accept was that he appeared like this at this historic juncture.

"Wait me for two minutes, get my car ready."

"I'm here in a car, Lord Governor. You can take my car. ”

"Have you informed General Stephen and Colonel Raymond?"

"They're all in place, just waiting for you to command."

"Good. Lieutenant Colonel, you're waiting here. Liddell slammed the door shut.

Lieutenant Colonel Howard glanced at the guard and saw that the other man's face was pale, and it was clear that the soldier had heard him.

"Rest assured, kid, we can hold this place. The Germans did not go ashore so easily. The lieutenant colonel comforted the young guard.

"Sir, I'm not worried about this, my wife and children are still in the city, I don't know how they are now."

"How old are you?"

"Nineteen, sir."

"That's really ...... Rest assured. The citizens would be well accommodated, and the Germans would not attack the city, at least until the coastal defenses were destroyed. ”

Soon the governor changed into his general's uniform and walked out of the room with an ivory-handled cane in his hand.

"What about my adjutant? And where are the staff officers? The general hurried down the stairs and was surprised to find that the officer on duty was the only one left in the duty room on the first floor.

"Sir, I was just about to report to you that they had gone to the city together this morning, and they should be rushing back now." The officer on duty covered the telephone receiver and reported loudly.

"Whose phone number?" Liddell asked, confused, as he stood still.

"It's Colonel Raymond, and he asks if you're out of the house."

"Give me the phone." Liddell took the call from the ensign on duty and said loudly. "I'm Admiral Liddell, what's going on? Did the Germans have ...... Is it? …… Are you sure? ”

Liddell frowned, he turned and changed his hand, glancing at Howard at the door.

"How is this possible? Your judgment is ......" Liddell rested his cane on the edge of his desk and sat down on his butt on the desk.

"What does General Stephen mean? …… Okay, I see...... Yes...... I know......" Liddell smiled, pulling a pencil from the pen holder on the table, then pulling a blank piece of paper over it and starting to scribble.

"Keep following and watching, you have to be vigilant, you know the Germans have a lot of tricks...... Yes, thank God...... Me too...... Go on? Of course, to continue to maintain the first level of combat readiness, until accurate intelligence is obtained...... Yes, I'm glad you think so, so that's it, see you later. ”

Liddell handed the receiver back to the lieutenant on duty, then plunged the pencil into the pen holder and jumped off the desk with ease.

"My lord, are you going to leave right away?" Lieutenant Colonel Howard looked at the Governor in confusion at the door, he found that after receiving the call, the Governor looked relieved, and the Lieutenant Commander couldn't help but wonder about the content of the call, could there be something new ahead.

"Don't be in a hurry, we can get over slowly, Lieutenant Colonel. The fleet of the Germans had already passed through the strait in its entirety and was now out of our firepower. The Observatory reports that they are heading northeast of the Mediterranean. God forbid, their target does not seem to be us. Liddell picked up his cane and walked slowly up the stairs.

Howard stood in front of the door dumbfounded, and at that moment, the alarm that had been echoing in his ears came to an abrupt end.

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