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The last time the German submarine forces attacked the British J-18 transport fleet, their men did not rush to wake up the sleeping British Prime Minister. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After all, the sinking of British transport ships by Germany was very common in 1940.
This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, but it has never happened on such a large scale, so his subordinates did not rush to report it, and treated it as an ordinary incident.
Later, the navy unified its caliber and treated the incident as an ordinary incident to avoid causing panic within the navy.
They insisted that it was a fortuitous incident that even Churchill had to question his own judgment.
Therefore, when this time, the Navy's GH-67 transport fleet once again had problems, the corresponding officials of the Navy were all stunned for a while, and they couldn't even speak.
"What? The GH-67 transport fleet was attacked? "A Navy officer was shooting in his office.
He was supposed to go to rest, but because he was concerned about the GH-67 fleet, he deliberately worked overtime tonight and did not leave his office.
Originally, he did not believe at all that such a coincidence in the world would allow the German submarines to attack the British fleet twice in a row.
So although he was in his office, he didn't care about the GH-67 transport fleet, but was brewing coffee for himself, comfortably reminiscing about the dinner he had just enjoyed.
But when his phone rang as suddenly as thunder, his good mood was gone.
"Tell me something clear! Do you know how much panic your unclear report will cause? His hands shaking as he squeezed the phone.
I don't blame him for such a gaffe, that's because he has seen the turmoil that the British Navy top brass will face if this matter continues to ferment.
Several generals of the Air Force are still being examined in isolation, and the size of the Navy is much larger than that of the Air Force, so there are thousands of people to be reviewed?
Putting down the phone in his hand, he hesitated for a few seconds before he grabbed the phone again and called his boss: "Hey? Sir...... There's one piece of bad news for you. ”
"You're not trying to tell me that the damn GH-67 convoy was attacked by the Germans, are you?" On the other side of the phone, the admiral of the British Navy was apparently not in his office, but resting in his own home.
Not all officers need to be at their posts, and they don't need to. The best state is when some people are on duty while others go to rest.
Hearing the dejected voice of his own men, the British admiral, who was holding the phone at home, casually made a joke.
Soon he didn't think the joke was funny at all, because the caller didn't respond to his joke at all.
“…… Hell, you're talking! Isn't there really something wrong? He regretted that he had opened his mouth to make such a non-nutritious joke.
But the other party's answer made him regret it too late, and he didn't even have time to slap his mouth: "Your Excellency General! The GH-67 transport flotilla was attacked by German submarines and suffered heavy losses......"
The general who answered the phone almost dropped his phone receiver to the ground, and as a senior general who had experienced the sinking of the H Fleet Resolve, he certainly knew what was going to happen next.
At the same time, he also knew that if he didn't do it well this time, he would have to sit under his ass with a different person.
During his tenure, the number of British transport ships sunk has been innumerable, and at such a critical moment, the J-18 and GH-67, two important transport fleets, have problems, and he is undoubtedly the most directly responsible.
In such a passive situation, it is not a good thing for me to retreat and hand over power, but in the next investigation of the incident, do you have the ability to survive without power?
"Was it a small-scale attack...... Or is it something like a massive attack by the J-18 transport flotilla? His mind raced, and he asked a crucial question.
Without waiting for his men to explain, he went on to say: "I mean, whether this was premeditated by the Germans, or whether it was just a chance, you can consider answering me!" ”
"The phone only said that the convoy had suffered heavy losses, and did not mention the size of the enemy...... "The man who called opened his mouth, answering what he knew.
At this time, when everyone kicks the ball out, who will draw their own conclusions to characterize this matter? That's not a fool, it's a madman!
Now, even the Commander-in-Chief of the British Navy, or the Lord of the Admiralty, would carefully choose his own words when describing the nature of the matter, let alone a petty officer.
He pondered the words for a long time, and finally said, "Now, sir, the only thing we can be sure of is that the fleet has been attacked. ”
"You'd better hurry up and pray, pray that this attack was just a fortuitous incident, or that the number of submarines of the Germans must be under three! Got it? The admiral said to his men.
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he hung up the phone and sat down on his sofa dejectedly, looking at the noble lady in front of him in decent pajamas.
This is his lover and a traditional British aristocrat. The other party originally brought him coffee, but he was frightened by his phone call.
"Honey, what the hell is going on?" This English noblewoman was a man of all who had seen the world, her father was a baron, and she frequented court banquets in her youth.
"It's better that you don't know, dear...... It is estimated that the sky of this naval headquarters is about to change...... Hell yes, maybe I'll be quarantined too, and you'll be safe yourself. He looked at his wife and began to instruct.
While putting on his military uniform, the general made arrangements to his wife: "When you hear the air raid siren, you must take the children to hide in the bomb shelter, and don't have any luck mentality......
He looked out the window at the city where the fire alarm was still sounding, sighed, and continued to say pessimistically: "I may be quarantined, God knows when I may be released back." ”
"Oh my God! How dare they do this to an admiral? Have they disregarded their own demeanor and face? His wife screamed as if she had been trampled on her toes.
The general's son served in the navy, and his daughter-in-law, a nurse, was working overtime because of the bombing of London.
So the children of several grandchildren in the family are handed over to them to take care of, and there is a nanny at home, so I don't feel stretched.
But when the man who was the pillar of the family, as an admiral, was leaving, the hostess immediately felt the pressure.
"Face? Demeanor? The man put on his navy hat, touched his wife's already wrinkled cheeks with pity, and sneered.
"It is almost certain that in the upper echelons of the Navy there was a spy for the Germans...... If you don't find him out, then whatever face and demeanor you say is just a joke. He withdrew his hand and left his house with the adjutant who was waiting at the door.
"It's getting a little complicated." An officer who was standing outside Churchill's bedroom looked at another admiral who had arrived and whispered, "This time, we can't explain it." ”
"I don't need to explain." The officer who arrived looked tired, but said with relief: "We have confirmed the leakage of intelligence, which shows that the spy still exists." ”
The officer who was guarding Churchill's door looked impatient at the mention of this: "Hell! How could there be spies of the Germans at this level? You? Or me? ”
The admiral who had just arrived glanced behind him and saw that no one else was nearby, so he turned around and whispered, "Shut your mouth!" If someone from the intelligence department hears it, you and I will be in trouble! ”
"Do we have to go through that kind of censorship again? Don't forget about Mr. Cooper......" The officer was still chattering, and he was afraid of another endless mass censorship.
The kind of catastrophic process in which you can't do anything and can only be interrogated again and again makes people desperate when you think about it.
The Cooper he mentioned was the official who couldn't stand the suspicion during the censorship and committed suicide. Now his death is kept in secret, casting a shadow over the entire British Navy hierarchy.
After a while, Dudley Pound also entered the room, handed his coat to the squire, and looked at the two men who were already in the room.
He smiled bitterly, and with that look of defeat, he asked, "Haven't you woken up the prime minister yet?" ”
His question caused the two men in the room to shake their heads, and Dudley Pound walked to Churchill's door and knocked on the Prime Minister's door.
"Mr. Prime Minister, First Sea Secretary Dudley Pound has something important." The attendant who knocked on the door for Pound shouted cautiously and softly into the room.
Churchill quickly opened the door and looked at the naval advisers waiting outside the door, as well as the First Sea Secretary of the Navy and others, obviously stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I have to inform you of bad news...... The Germans attacked our GH-67 transport fleet, and the specific information has not yet been counted. ”
"The commander of the fleet escort formation called and said that the entire fleet had suffered heavy losses." Another general in the know explained.
At this time Churchill did not sleep, he just rested in his room. Hearing this, he looked at Dudley Pound and suddenly realized something.
"What? The GH-67 transport flotilla, attacked by the Germans? Two seconds later, he suddenly screamed.