Forcing a landing near the anchorage and then capturing the military port of Dijego-Suarez was a relatively acceptable battle plan for the officers of the 1st Marine Division.

Judging from the officers of the 1st Division of the elite Royal Marines, the French? Is it the army that is like a vigilante regiment? Is it the army that died in less than a month and still boasted that it was the first army in Europe?

Originally, after the surrender of France, the puppet regime Vichy France was on the side of the Iron Alliance. However, when the multinational force of Operation "Torch" landed in North Africa, the commander of the Vichy French army wavered in his stance when he saw the strength of the multinational force. After a civil strife, General Charles de Gaulle of Free France took supreme command of the French army and joined the Entente.

Although the Germans then quickly annexed some French possessions, the southern part of France, near the Pyrenees, fell into French hands, and the French overseas territories were more affected, and the French colonial forces pledged almost all of their allegiance to the Free French government.

But for the Han Emperor, this was not a bad thing, otherwise there would really be no excuse to seize Madagascar - it could not have been to seize the territory of its allies, could it?

Division Commander Kan Aiguo vetoed the battle plan agreed upon by the divisional staff officers. During this period, the base in the Indian Ocean used a large number of naval and air reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the entire territory of Madagascar. Agents from the Military Intelligence Agency also broke into the island in advance, bribing a group of indigenous people on the island to become their outside intelligence agents.

So the 1st Marine Division did not lack intelligence on the military port of Dijego-Suarez.

His Majesty's sentence "go to the army to fight and plot ......" touched Commander Kan a lot. He realized that the battle was not just a military operation, but also an operation with considerable political significance.

The 1st Marine Division must not only win, but also fight beautifully.

The French in the military ports were not to be feared, the Mediterranean and South Africa had fallen to the Allies, and the Indian Ocean was the home of the Royal Navy. And this French army is like a dish on the plate of the Royal Navy, the plasticine in the hand, when do you want to eat it, and what do you want to pinch it is not at Your Majesty's will?

However, this was a joint operation, and presumably by the time the 1st Marine Division began its operation, the three combined transport fleets of Dahan, the Republic of China, and Xinhua had already set sail.

If you can't take the military port beautifully before the ship arrives on the island of Madagascar; Or to smash the harbor so that the fleet cannot berth, that is a slap in the face of His Majesty. The 1st Marine Division, which was formed very early, was not an ordinary army, but a well-known and honorable division that was called the pride of the empire along with the 1st Guards Division.

If he really slapped His Majesty in the face at the hands of the 1st Marine Division, the brothers could all jump into the Indian Ocean and drown, and they would not even have to swim back to South China, and they would not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives.

After discussion, Kan Aiguo decided to abandon the plan to forcibly land at the anchorage and instead attack the port directly.

The attacking fleet consisted of three Scribe-class amphibious dock landing ships of the Royal Navy and several Yanhuang wheels. Escorting it was the Soyuz aircraft carrier battle formation of the Kingdom of Judah, and the other aircraft carrier in the formation, the Star of David, also belonged to the Soyuz-class. This class of aircraft carrier is the first stage of large aircraft carriers built by the Imperial Dahan Bay Shipyard, although a large number of base technologies are also used, but this is the first time that the Empire has set aside the naval shipyard of the base and built an aircraft carrier on its own, which is of great significance.

The Soyuz-class is a typical export-oriented aircraft carrier, and the first four were all ordered by the Kingdom of Judah, but for other countries outside the Grand Alliance, even if they have money, they may not be able to buy it, and it is said that the contract for the Dahan Bay shipyard has been scheduled until after 1950.

The Alliance class is considered a proud stroke of His Majesty, using the money of other countries to help the shipyards of the empire explore the experience of building aircraft carriers. And the aircraft carrier built for the countries of the big alliance, if it is really needed, is it not the same as its own warship?

Aside from carrier-based aircraft, missiles and other supporting equipment, the military systems of Judah, Japan, Moro, New Zealand and other countries were all created by the Imperial General Staff, and even the promotion of high-ranking generals of these countries has to come to Weiqing Pavilion! Although the Empire does not interfere too much in these countries in terms of political system, in the eyes of His Majesty, in the present situation, the military community is more important than economic integration, and this alliance will be more solid than the so-called Commonwealth.

The establishment of the aircraft carrier battle group of the Kingdom of Judah is almost copied from that of the Royal Navy, which is very large. Two capital carriers, four cruisers, twelve destroyers and eight frigates, as well as eight Dongfeng-class AIP-class submarines and four supply ships in one battle group, while the others are temporarily deployed according to combat missions. For example, in this "Dynasty" operation, six minesweepers of the Han Royal Navy joined the formation.

Kan Aiguo's division headquarters was set up on the 6,000-ton amphibious dock landing ship Gonghe (Fu Zhi), and after departing from the Zhengxitai base in the center of the Indian Ocean, the staff officers of the division headquarters have been discussing, "Will the French surrender directly?" ”

A powerful carrier battle group is a killer, and if necessary, the attacking force can also be supported by the Royal Air Force in Southern Africa. Seeing such a lineup, did the French have the courage to resist?

After the Grand Alliance countries declared war on Britain, the United States and other countries, they did not target France. However, this is, after all, an operation with a strong sneak attack nature, and no country will not respond to such a sneak attack.

In the early morning of February 14, the day of the traditional Valentine's Day in Western countries, the fleet arrived at the scheduled ground battle.

Two mine-sweeping submarines, Fangcheng and Rongcheng, infiltrated the entrance to the military port and began to clear mines. The frigate Eilat followed the minesweeper into the outer anchorage, and after determining that there was no danger, the landing vessel followed.

Two large aircraft carriers, four Archangel-class cruisers, and several destroyers were docked within twenty nautical miles of the harbor, ready for fire support.

At four o'clock in the morning, the walrus amphibious tanks and the Seal amphibious armored vehicles on the dock landing ship began to be launched. Previously, an amphibious assault battalion of the Jewish Brigade had secretly dived ashore to take control of a French battery at an outer anchorage, which was angled just enough to shell the landing force's ships.

The battle was not fierce, the actions of the amphibious assault battalion did not attract the attention of the French, and the marines, who quickly assaulted after coming ashore, suppressed the French battery troops who were hastily resisting in a panic with dense automatic fire, and after a short exchange of fire, the battery garrison surrendered. Most of the more than 300 French troops were taken prisoner, and only a few dozen were killed.

At 5 a.m. sharp, the J-15 Eagle and G-41 Brupt Dragon aboard the Soyuz and Star of David aircraft carriers began to appear over Dijego-Suarez, and their precise strikes almost completely destroyed the French ships in the harbor and the nearby airfield.

At the end of the air raid, the 1st Marine Brigade had completed the landing, and the amphibious armored forces had completed the strike on the French fortifications near the landing site and began to advance towards the city of Dijego-Suarez.

The landing battle was 20 kilometers away from the city, and there was a small incident in the process of marching towards the city. The amphibious armored forces captured a French officer and three French soldiers, and after a brief negotiation, the officer was sent to persuade the French commander-in-chief to surrender. But this soon proved to be an unwise move.

When the 1st Marine Brigade reached a dangerous pass leading to Dijego-Suarez, it encountered stubborn organized resistance from the French. It was evident that the released officer had given a warning to the French army, which made the officers of the 1st Marine Division completely abandon the idea of persuading the French to surrender.

Kan Aiguo, who was landing with the 2nd Brigade, scolded the commander of the 1st Brigade on the communicator, and it was really embarrassing for this to get out.

As it turned out, the French army was not a rabble, and the dozens of "walruses" and "seals" that had rushed forward were much more difficult to advance after being met with organized resistance from the French army.

Due to the choice of two non-adjacent beaches at the time of landing, the density of minefields at the inner anchorage was greater than expected, and the fact that an escort frigate was damaged by a mine at noon, large ships could not enter the inner anchorage, which virtually increased the travel time from the carrier ship to the landing craft on the beach, which caused a shortage of ammunition and food on the beach. The transport of self-propelled guns was also hampered, and it was not until dark that a deep water was found to unload the Poseidon self-propelled howitzer truck. However, the unloading site was remote and there was no road to access, which forced the Marine artillerymen to spend some time looking for a way to join the larger forces.

Kan Aiguo had no choice but to order six minesweepers to operate simultaneously in extremely dangerous situations. On the afternoon of the 15th, after paying the price of sinking a minesweeper, the mines in the inner anchor area were basically cleared, and the 2nd and 3rd Jewish Brigades were finally able to land quickly.

The Kan Patriotic Organization concentrated the Poseidon 155-mm self-propelled howitzers, which had the highest caliber firepower of the Marine Corps, and bombarded the French defense line, and two hours later, several Marine divisions successfully crossed the line of fire and broke through the city.

But it was the amphibious assault battalion of the Jewish Brigade that landed first that played a decisive role. The main forces of the French army were drawn to the positions west of Dijego-Suares, and there were very few people defending the docks, so a company of soldiers of the assault battalion rode in amphibious seal armored infantry vehicles and stormed the interior of the base without much effort before the French could react.

The battle at the base soon ended, with many French soldiers who tried to resist being killed, and the rest surrendered. After the capture of the French headquarters located in the base, the organized resistance of the French army ceased.

Only the 12-inch artillery group guarding the entrance to the port refused to surrender, and Kan Aiguo, who was a little impatient, directly called the "Brute Dragon" attack planes on the aircraft carrier, and after a saturation blow of rockets, the artillery group position quickly stopped.

In the two-day battle, the 1st Marine Division completed its objectives, 42 men were killed, and more than 100 Marines were wounded. On the fleet side, a frigate of the Judah Navy and a minesweeper submarine of the Royal Navy were damaged and sunk.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Kan Aiguo, who entered the city with the troops, sent a telegram to Marshal Zhang Zheng, commander of the Royal Navy: Our unit has occupied the military port of Dijego-Suarez and the urban area, and the port facilities are basically intact!

Half an hour later, Kan Aiguo unexpectedly received a telegram from Wei Qingge and replied by His Majesty himself: I am very relieved!