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In Finland, the Soviet army is still eyeing Finland, and in North Africa, a counteroffensive is being fought, compared to Western Europe, which was already in full flames, is now out of touch.

At the beginning, Ciric boasted that after the defeat of France, he would immediately attack the British, but until now, the Germans have not moved.

Between the two sides, although there were battles, they were the most ordinary.

Demining and mine clearance.

In the waters off Dover, a British minelayer is undergoing minelaying operations.

If you want to block the strait, the best way, of course, is to lay mines!

In particular, Dover was the closest to Calais on the other side, and if the Germans attacked, it would be easy to rush from this side, so the British had to block the route!

This is a small boat with a displacement of no more than 500 tons, only mine-laying, and, now, Britain has no big guys.

Captain John stood on the bridge, and in the distance he could see the opposite shore, where the swastika flag was already flying.

At the tail, several sailors are loading the mines into the orbit, and the minelaying is very simple, as long as they line up the mines, set the depth and other data, and then throw them directly.

"Hell, we're just repeating useless work." Beside John, the sailor at the helm couldn't help but complain.

This is repetitive, useless, now, every Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, they come to the sea area to lay mines, and on two, four, or six, the German minesweepers will come here to clear mines, and now, both sides have reached a tacit understanding.

What else is there to use the mines planted by their own side, they will be swept away by the Germans the next day, anyway, this is near the center line of the strait, which belongs to the public sea.

The two sides tacitly did not launch an attack, and if the sky was clear, the shore artillery of both sides would be enough to destroy the ships sailing in the strait.

Of course, it may also be that the minesweepers are too small and it is not worth using shore artillery.

It's just that now, this kind of work is really boring.

Everyone knows that a big war will break out soon, and if it starts, it will be enough, but now, it is the calm before the storm, and this sense of oppression makes people feel crazy.

The Germans, they are coming!

"Don't complain, watch the route." John said, "Follow the route we laid out the day before yesterday and rearrange it once. ”

Anyway, let the Germans sweep it away, and it's useless to arrange it.

"Yes." The helmsman said, turned the rudder, and had arrived at the predetermined sea area, and the routine minelaying mission began!

"Attention, prepare to lay mines, set three meters deep!" John shouted loudly.

Hearing his words, the sailors in the tail put their hands on the operating lever, and as soon as they pushed the operating lever, the mine slid down and fell into the sea with a pop, this kind of scene was already a part of their lives.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was an explosion, but it suddenly exploded under their feet.

With the explosion, the entire minelayer shook violently, and everyone's faces turned pale, and John shouted loudly.

"Report, we've struck a mine!" At this time, a large hole had been blown open in the bottom of the minelayer, and several sailors were hurriedly carrying out damage control, and after a few minutes, they gave up their efforts.

The hull of the ship had begun to tilt, and their minelayer was about to sink, so in desperation, John had no choice but to give the order to abandon ship.

What happened, when his body was soaked in the seawater, when he flapped his arms and was about to swim back to Dover, he saw the mines that were still in the seawater, and suddenly he felt a mouthful of old blood about to spurt out.

Damn it! Originally, yesterday, the German minesweepers should have come over to remove these mines, but who knows, the Germans actually did not remove the mines, and today, their own minelayers hit the mines they laid the day before yesterday!

This group of Germans is really hateful! How can they pit themselves like this

The Germans have always been the most rigorous, and now, the daily laying and demining of both sides has become a law, but who knows, the Germans broke this law first!

Well, there must be a problem!

Swim back to Dover and report the news!

In the evening, Churchill, who was about to go back for dinner, received a report.

"We lost a minelayer." Admiral William Joseph Slim said.

Hearing this, Churchill only briefly frowned: "So what"

It's just a minesweeper, although the British Navy has lost too much, but, in a battle of this level, the loss of a minesweeper, they can still bear it, and they don't need to report it to him at all, if any trivial matter has to be reported to him, then he will be exhausted to death.

"This minesweeper was sunk by mines laid by themselves." Slim continued: "It is unusual that the Germans, who have always been strict, should not clear the mines on time. ”

Suddenly, Churchill understood: "The general offensive of the Germans is about to begin"

"Yes." Archibald, Chief of Staff, then said: "We have been waiting for many days, the Germans, all the time, have been mobilizing troops and deploying, and we feel that the Germans are likely to launch a large-scale attack. ”

The German minesweepers, who did not go to minesweep on time, may have been transferred to other places, and they must pay attention to every move of the Germans!

"If the Germans want to attack, they should seize air supremacy first," Churchill said: "Now, our air force must be put on the highest alert, Dowding, as the defender of our British homeland, order our air force to be ready for the coming battle!" ”

The landing across the sea was not so easy, and it was impossible for the Germans to cross the strait on a large scale until the shore fortifications were breached, until their own air forces were destroyed.

These days, Britain has rapidly built new fighters and recruited a large number of pilots, isn't it just waiting for this day, as long as the German attack is crushed from the air, it will buy more time for Britain!

Hearing Churchill's words, Dowding agreed, although the air force of the home defense was still insufficient, but now, they had no choice but to fight!

"Guys, I must remind you that the Germans are quite cunning, and we must not take it lightly, especially now that the Germans have sea power, they can fight from anywhere at any time, even in the direction of the Atlantic, and we have put the main forces in the straits, and we may be hit." Dowding said.

The decline of the British navy has made it impossible for them to control the Atlantic Ocean anymore, and now, the main forces are concentrated in the east, and there is no way to do it, because their forces are limited.

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