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"How so?" Seeing that the four batteries were lightly blown up by the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, Rosslyn. Lieutenant General Wells was dumbfounded! It was only after the capital ships of the Chinese Navy began to start a heavy shelling of the fortress of Gibraltar that he came to his senses! Obviously, the Chinese are going to launch a landing operation, and from those dozens of transport ships, you can speculate how many landing troops the Chinese have prepared! Now the defenders of the Gibraltar fortress are only more than 3,000 people, and they have to withstand the artillery fire of the Chinese, and in such a situation, it is simply impossible to hold Gibraltar! As for the sinking of one of the capital ships of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, it is even more of a joke!

"Lieutenant Colonel Toms, take your men and hold the city of Gibraltar! If Major Gil is lost, your men must ensure that the city of Gibraltar is under our control, we need time now! "Roslyn. Lieutenant General Wells ordered Lieutenant Colonel Toms! Lieutenant Colonel Thomas was the commander of the British infantry regiment in Gibraltar!

"Yes, General, I'll do my best! However, in the face of the Chinese's naval guns, we may not be able to resist for long! Lieutenant Colonel Thomas said! Several of the fort's batteries were destroyed by Chinese aircraft, and now Chinese warships can freely pour shells on their heads. This is undoubtedly a terrible disaster for the British army on the defending side!

"I know, go do your thing!" Roslyn. Lieutenant General Wells waved his hand impatiently. After sending Lieutenant Colonel Toms away. Roslyn. Vice Admiral Wells immediately ordered the Signal Corps to send a telegram to the Admiralty. Report to the Admiralty about the dire situation they are now facing. Ask the Admiralty to contact the Spaniards and allow them to retreat immediately! Roslyn. Vice Admiral Wells knew that if he continued to hold on, he might not be able to hold out today, and if they did not surrender, they would probably be killed by those cruel Chinese!

When Roslyn. While Vice Admiral Wells was still waiting for the reply from the British Admiralty, more than 1,000 officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 81st Regiment of the 8th Division of the Chinese Marine Corps had already begun to launch a landing operation on the beach on the east side of Alges Syrah Bay in hundreds of landing craft! Responsible for the defense of the beach. It was a battalion of British marines stationed at the Gibraltar fort, with only more than 700 men in the battalion, guarding a defensive line about two kilometers long. More than 700 people were scattered on the two-kilometer-long defensive line, which seemed so scarce. What's more, they will also suffer from the fire of the warships of the Chinese Navy from the sea! Four 'Fuqing-class' destroyers drove less than two kilometers to the beach and fired frantically at the British positions with four 88-mm rapid-fire guns and four 37-mm rapid-fire guns on the side of the side! The dense shells almost enveloped the positions of the British troops, and the soldiers of the British Marine Corps suffered heavy casualties under the shelling, and they could not deal a powerful blow to the landing force of the Chinese Marine Corps at all!

8:15 a.m. The first landing craft washed up on the beach, but the Chinese Marines on it had just jumped off the boat. It was strafed by the British machine-gun, several soldiers were shot on the spot, and the rest of the people had to lie on the beach, unable to raise their heads! Light machine guns, mounted in the bow of the landing craft, began the suppression of the British marines. It's just that just after firing a chain of bullets, it was destroyed by a mortar of the British Marine Corps!

The Marines have always been the elite of all countries, and the British Marines are no different. Even though the current situation was very unfavorable to them, they still insisted on fighting when they did not receive the order to retreat, and they showed great bravery!

As more and more landing craft landed, the firepower superiority of the Chinese marines came into play. A stiff light and heavy machine gun began to strafe the positions of the British marines, and the British marines could not raise their heads at all, so they could only huddle in the trenches. The mortars of the Chinese Marines also began to engage in artillery battles with the artillery of the British Marines, and at the same time launched artillery shelling of the machine-gun fire points of the British Marines, clearing the obstacles to the charge!

At 8:26, most of the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps had already gone ashore and, with strong fire support, began to attack the positions of the British marines. After several charges, it finally broke through to the positions of the British marines. Subsequently, the clearing of British Marines from the positions began.

At 9:20 a.m., the 1st Battalion of the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps annihilated most of the British Marine Corps, and the remaining few troops retreated to the city of Gibraltar. It's just that the situation of Gibraltar City is also very bad at this moment, and the 11 battleships and 1 battle cruiser of the Chinese Navy anchored in the sea have been shelling the city! The city of Gibraltar, which was already small, was almost in ruins under intensive artillery fire. An infantry regiment of the British Army guarding the city also suffered heavy losses as a result!

After seizing the beach, the Chinese marines began a large-scale landing and did not immediately launch an attack on the city of Gibraltar!

When Roslyn. When Vice Admiral Wells's telegram was sent to the British Admiralty, the Lord of the Navy, John Brown, was the Minister of the Admiralty. Sir Fisher was already at work. Since yesterday, when the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy began to attack Gibraltar, he began to work ahead of schedule in order to keep a close grasp of the exact news about Gibraltar. Yesterday the fortress of Gibraltar lost one battery, but four remained of it. John. Sir Fisher thought that the fortress of Gibraltar would last at least two days. In this way, Britain may be able to reap more benefits in negotiations with Spain!

It's just that Roslyn. Lieutenant General Wells sent a telegram to make John. Fishers immediately tensed. If the Chinese navy had captured Gibraltar before the Spaniards entered it, the Spaniards would certainly not have the courage to fight the Chinese. When the time comes, if Britain wants to provoke a war between China and Spain, then it will be impossible!

At the thought of this, John. Sir Fisher immediately called the Foreign Secretary, Edward. Sir Grey's call!

"Sir Grey, I have bad news for you! Just now the Chinese sent planes and bombed the Gibraltar fortress! Now several batteries in the fortress of Gibraltar have been blown up by the Chinese. The Chinese have already begun to launch a landing operation in Gibraltar! Roslyn. Lieutenant General Wells estimates that it will be difficult to survive today! "John. Sir Fisher said with some frustration!

"Hell! Sue that guy in Wells, you must hold on, I'll contact the Spaniards right away! "Foreign Secretary Edward on the other end of the phone. Sir Grey had already growled. Originally, he wanted to blackmail Spain, but Spain is not a fool, Gibraltar is about to fall, and the British still want to take advantage of them, how is this possible? Is Britain really still the world hegemon?

After hanging up, Edward. Sir Grey immediately made an urgent appointment with the Spanish ambassador to Great Britain, Beltaran. This time, Edward. Sir Grey did not give any more of it, and told Ambassador Sù Beltalan directly that Britain was willing to hand over Gibraltar to them immediately. However, the British side has a request, that is, the British garrison in Gibraltar needs to return to Britain through Spain, and the Spanish government must not obstruct it for any reason!

Ambassador Beltaran wondered why the British side had changed its attitude so much in just one day. To know yesterday Edward. Sir Grey's offer was that Spain pay Britain £2,000,000 as compensation for Spain's recovery of Gibraltar. Now the British Government does not mention money, but looks anxious to hand over Gibraltar to Spain. Ambassador Beltaran quickly guessed the reason, probably because the Chinese navy attack in Gibraltar had cornered the British. If Spain doesn't take over, it is estimated that Gibraltar will only fall!

Ambassador Beltaran immediately told Sù Edward. Sir Grey, he needs to report back to the country! This attitude of Ambassador Beltaran made Edward Bertalan . Sir Grey was very dissatisfied! If he had changed to before, he would have blasted Beltalan out of the British Foreign Office a long time ago!

Ambassador Beltaran immediately reported the change of attitude of the British government to China, and Spanish Prime Minister Torres immediately rushed to the royal palace to discuss with King Alfonso XIII. Although they knew that the Chinese navy was already attacking Gibraltar, and the British army in Gibraltar was probably unable to resist it, the British could not wait to hand over Gibraltar to Spain. In this case, Spain is likely to offend China, and if it happens, it will even detonate a war between Spain and China! However, both Alfonso XIII and Prime Minister Torres pinned their hopes on German mediation, and if Spain could recover Gibraltar, it would be of great benefit to Spain!

Therefore, Alfonso XIII finally made a decision, and the Kingdom of Spain agreed to the British request. And an order was given to the troops deployed north of Gibraltar to enter Gibraltar and take control there!

At 10 a.m., the 12th Division of the Spanish Army, which had long been assembled north of Gibraltar, began to advance towards Gibraltar. And the British ** team guarding the rocky mountains north of Gibraltar had obviously received instructions from the country, and they opened the passage one after another, allowing these Spanish troops to enter Gibraltar! This was the first time in more than 200 years that Spanish troops had set foot in Gibraltar! This filled the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the 12th Division of the Spanish Army with a sense of honor! (To be continued......)