Chapter 472: The Mediterranean Storm (29)

Since Britain declared war on Germany in World War II, Britain has been losing ground in Europe. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Info Although the Royal Air Force stubbornly defeated the Luftwaffe's plot to force Britain to surrender to Germany with a large bombing. But it is undeniable that the Luftwaffe's bombing of London caused irreparable losses to Britain.

In particular, after those damn Japanese monkeys suddenly launched a surprise attack on Canada and completely occupied the largest overseas colony belonging to the British Empire, the British Empire has fallen into the most existential crisis in the past century.

Faced with the pressure of the Donghua Empire, the cabinet decided to reduce the Royal Navy's deployment in the Mediterranean and concentrate on defending the British Isles. Such a decision is simply a great insult to a retired Royal Navy officer like Jones.

Every time the "Milky Way" passed through the Suez Canal, entered the Mediterranean, and then exited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic, Jones could not see a single warship belonging to the British Royal Navy or a military garrison belonging to the British Army along the route.

The British Empire really fell!

Standing on the front deck of the cockpit of the "Galaxy", Jones poured a bottle of whiskey into his mouth while scolding at the warship flying the golden dragon and yellow flag of the Donghua Empire in the distant sea.

The Mediterranean Sea is the Mediterranean of the British Empire! Why has it now become the Mediterranean Sea where Donghua warships are rampaging ?!

"Damn Donghua yellow-skinned monkey, get out of the Mediterranean ......"

"Mr. Captain, don't scold, if the navy of the Donghua Empire hears it, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble."

Steven, the first mate of the Galaxy, came out of the wheelhouse, smiled wryly and pulled Captain Jones back as he persuaded him.

"Fack! Don't pull me! I don't believe those yellow-skinned monkeys really dare to look for trouble! ā€

Jones shouted loudly with a mouth full of wine: "The British Empire is the most powerful and invincible in the world!" In the Mediterranean, no one dared to come to the trouble of the merchant ships of the British Empire! ā€

"Yes, yes, the British Empire is invincible."

Steven pulled Jones into the wheelhouse, and nodded in agreement, "My captain, our top priority now is to get back to Southampton safely and smoothly. The mighty British Empire now needs food on board to save the citizens of London. ā€

"Galaxy" is an all-container cargo ship owned by the British Southampton Ocean Shipping Corporation.

Half a month ago, the "Yinhe" set sail from the port of Cochin in India, passing through Mangalo - Mumbai - Surat - Bossaso - Djibouti - Jeddah - Cairo, and finally loaded with 628 pieces of rice, flour, soybean oil, clothing, shoes and hats, daily chemical products and other civilian supplies, sailed into the Mediterranean.

It is expected to arrive at Southampton Port in five days to unload the cargo and then proceed to Torquay and Plymouth Ports.

Of course, Steven knew that no matter how loud Captain Jones was, it would not be possible to reach the Donghua Empire warship that was at least five nautical miles away. The reason he pulled Captain Jones from the foredeck into the cockpit was just that he didn't want the other sailors on the ship to see that their captain was drunk again.

Perhaps Captain Jones today has turned into a crow's beak, and less than a minute after he was pulled into the wheelhouse, he heard the second officer in charge of the communications equipment in the room cry out in surprise:

"Cake sellers! Something happened! Something is wrong! The Royal Navy of Donghua sent a report in plain code saying that they had received accurate information that our Yinhe had loaded two types of chemical weapons raw materials from Mumbai, thiodiethylene glycol and thionyl chloride, with the intention of transporting them back to Britain to make chemical weapons. The Royal Navy of Donghua asked us to go to the port of Valletta, Malta, to stop the ship for inspection and wait for the departure. ā€

"Fack! This is a frame-up! Steven snatched the newspaper from the second officer's hand, and immediately roared after reading it: "This is a naked/naked conspiracy!" ā€

Captain Jones was also shocked by the sudden news at this time. He shook his head vigorously, then looked at the second officer, Wattle, with a puzzled look in his eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure you have made a mistake?" ā€

"Captain Jones, this is the world's common code, how could I mistranslate it!" Wattle replied with a wry smile of certainty.

"Shet! This must be a big conspiracy of the Donghua Empire against the British Empire! Jones calmed down and gritted his teeth and said: "Contact the country immediately, and then reply to the Donghua Navy in clear code, this is slander!" We strongly protest! ā€

Obviously, this kind of false accusations, accusations and threats made out of nothing by the Donghua Empire are like a bolt from the blue for the Milky Way, and disaster falls from the sky.

It is no wonder that after entering the Mediterranean Sea from the Suez Canal, there has always been a warship of the Donghua Empire following from afar.

Jones and Steven thought that the Donghua battleship was on a normal routine cruise, but now it seems that things are not as simple as they imagined.

Why did the Donghua Empire use such a bereaved method to frame the Galaxy? What is the ultimate purpose of doing this?

Not to mention the bewildered mood of Captain Jones and the entire British crew on the Galaxy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Donghua Empire issued a telegram claiming that the use of chemical weapons is not only a war crime against humanity, but also a major biochemical pollution disaster on the planet where mankind lives, and that the people of all countries in the world should take active action to resolutely stop the global spread of lethal chemical weapons in order to maintain world peace.

The government of the Donghua Empire demanded that the British government take immediate measures to immediately stop all chemical weapons production and development. Otherwise, the Donghua Empire will impose a technological blockade and economic sanctions on the British.

The British government reacted quickly and promptly sent a telegram to the Galaxy to verify the information and asked the foreign secretary to arrange a press conference.

After receiving the exact news that the captain and all the crew of the Yinhe had sworn to God that there were no chemical raw materials on board, the British Foreign Secretary immediately held a press conference to sternly point out that the Donghua Empire's claim that the Yinhe freighter was loaded with chemical weapons raw materials was pure rumors and false accusations, and strongly protested against the unwarranted hegemonic behavior imposed by the Donghua Empire.

At this time, in accordance with the instructions of the British government, the Yinhe simply anchored in the Mediterranean Sea and did not leave, and used the loudspeaker on the ship to greet the merchant ships of other countries passing by, asking them to come and testify to the Yinhe.

It's just that no merchant ship has the guts to wade through this obviously conspiracy-flavored muddy water.

The Donghua Royal Navy Guardian-class frigate that had been following the Yinhe slowly sailed around the all-container cargo ship after the Yinhe stopped and anchored, about two nautical miles apart. A carrier-based helicopter was also dispatched to hover over the Milky Way, and a special person took photographs to collect evidence.

About half an hour later, another Donghua Royal Navy Warrior-class destroyer and Guardian-class frigate rushed over, taking turns to keep a distance of two to five nautical miles from the front and back of the Yinhe, setting off layers of vicious waves.

Naval fighter planes, helicopters, and reconnaissance planes belonging to the Royal Navy of the Donghua Empire, which took off from the Cretan naval base, constantly circled at low altitude around the Yinhe, rolling up gusts of wind, as if they were about to swallow up the entire Yinhe freighter.

Seeing that the Royal Navy of Donghua put on such a big formation, Captain Jones, who had long been sober, knew that he and his crew were in a big position this time. (To be continued.) )