The key to a special operation is "concealment" and "rapidity," plus a "precision intelligence" that needs to be guaranteed in pre-war preparations, and these three points form the basis for the success of the special operation.

Scholes has an absolute grasp of "stealth" and "speed", and the people he trains are top-notch, these people have actual combat experience, and they are all bold guys, even in the face of harsh battlefields, they can take it in stride. So Scholes never worries about his own people traveling in action, because those who can travel are excluded by Scholes during the training phase.

Scholes's Airborne Forces are known for their extremely high elimination rate, and the 141 Special Operations Team is an elite division formed on the basis of the Airborne Forces and then through brutal and rigorous screening.

This force was different from the British Goldman, who chose people with great talents, who certainly had strong special operations capabilities, but they always made mistakes in their operations, and in Scholes's view, the success of these people's raids on facilities in France, Norway and the Netherlands was due to an element of luck.

Scholes, on the other hand, did not believe in luck and demanded that his troops move with the precision and precision of a Swiss clock. As long as such a unit has the right intelligence, it will inevitably be able to achieve operational success.

So after going ashore, Scholes was most concerned about working with the sleeper intelligence agent in Gibraltar.

The Sentinel would notice that one of the sentries had been killed after about twenty minutes, before Scholes's commandos had to complete the connection with the Interior and infiltrate the depths of the Gibraltar Caverns.

After that, the company had to blow up several of Gibraltar's generator sets to attract British security so that Scholes could plant bombs in the ammunition depots deep in the caverns.

The entire operation could not have succeeded without the help of the inner response promised by the Eye of Odin.

So it's understandable that he's so anxious now.

Finally, someone came into Scholes' field of vision, he carried a blackout lamp in his hand, and after turning his head to check the situation, he pulled open the lampshade and typed out a series of Morse yards.

"It's a snap," Scholes whispered, "I'll go out and connect, you stay here and don't move, and if anything goes wrong, we'll take Plan B, plant bombs at the coastal artillery group and evacuate." ”

Without internal support, it is very dangerous to enter the caves of Gibraltar, and Scholes is a bold man, but he is not a reckless general, and he will not do it if he sells at a loss.

What's more, Scholes was a little tempted when he received the task from Lin Youde, and Lin Youde's reaction made him sure that Lin Youde had a second plan, which could be to use the god to assault Gibraltar, or it could be to use some super weapon, in short, the defeat of the commando team would not have an indelible bad impact on Germany.

In this case, as long as the commandos come up with a large enough result, they can go back to hand over the mission, and they do not necessarily have to blow up the entire Gibraltar Rock Mountain into the sky according to the original plan.

With that in mind, Scholes emerged from his hiding place, only to take the man who came to pick him up.

Scholes realized that he must have looked scary with his night vision goggles, so he took them off.

"Scared the hell out of me," the receiver muttered in Spanish before switching to English, "Task Force 141?" ”

"Yes, how's it going?"

"It's normal, there's no sudden changing of the guard, there's no sudden security check, and the British are completely unaware of our imminent move."

"In another twenty minutes, no matter how stupid they are, they'll know that someone has landed."

"On this note, our men have created a little problem and stripped up the patrol that was going to pass by your landing site, and now the Englishmen are helping to clear the drains. But it won't take long, maybe ten to fifteen minutes more. ”

"That's enough."

The Spaniard nodded, and then he crouched down, placed the blackout on the ground, and lifted the shade a little bit to let the light leak out just a little. Then he unzipped his pants and pulled out a small piece of paper folded together from his crotch.

"This is a partial map of the passage inside the cave, on which I have drawn the route you are going to take, and if you follow this line, you will reach the warehouse area, where 100,000 tons of warship fuel are stored, and more than 8,000 rounds of 14-inch shells. Even better, there are more than 60,000 propellant packs stored here. ”

The main gun shells of battleships did not have shells, in fact, all large-caliber artillery shells did not have shells, because large-caliber guns needed to adjust the charge to adjust the range, and in addition, the shells of large-caliber guns were dead, and the use of full-load shells with cartridges like rifles and small-caliber guns only increased the difficulty of handling and loading.

There is an anecdote about how much the shells of large-caliber guns weighed. In another time and space, the Japanese battleships used 140 mm guns instead of using seven-inch guns from the British, because the Japanese Navy felt that the 150 mm caliber shells were too heavy, and the use of manpower to load them would consume too much of the body of the gun crew. In addition, the 152 guns that Japan later adopted on the Yamato were 152 turrets that were removed from the top-class cruisers, and they also used lobble-mounted aircraft.

In short, the large main guns of warships are fired from medicine packs, and these medicine packs are more easily ignited than the warheads in the shells. Japanese battleships in another time and space like to self-detonate, the main reason is that the propellant used by Japan is unstable, and the temperature is slightly higher and spontaneously combusted, so the Hyuga No. 4 and No. 5 turrets have self-detonated, and the Mutsu has sunk directly because of the self-explosion of the turret, and the Japanese Navy has no choice, and when designing the Yamato-class, special refrigeration equipment was installed in the powder magazine where the propellant was stored, so people really didn't install such a powerful refrigeration machine in order to become a hotel, and they really needed it for combat......

Of course, Britain's chemical industry is stronger than Japan in another time and space, even Britain in this time and space, so Britain's gunpowder is not so squeamish, but these 60,000 propellant packets will still turn into a super big firework if they are really lit.

So it's not difficult to understand the smile on Scholes's face at this time, this guy rarely shows a smile - of course, his smile looks very hideous, and ordinary people will never think of "friendly" or "happy" when they see it.

"Very well," Scholes put the diagram in his pocket, once he had memorized the contents of the diagram, "now the table, and take us to the entrance." ”

"Okay, actually, the entrance is behind us, and the British have almost hollowed out the rocky mountain."

"Where's the guard at the entrance?"

"You are responsible for this, I only have the name of the person on duty tonight and the information of the combat unit to which I belong, and you have figured out whether to leave a blank door or send someone to pretend that is your business." The Spaniard lowered his voice and said, "I am only responsible for showing you the way, and for creating an explosion to cover you in thirty minutes." After that, we're going to run to Spain. ”

Scholes nodded, and then he looked at the Spaniard.

As soon as he finished checking his watch, an explosion was heard in the distance, followed by a terrible siren.

"It's the direction of the generator, damn it, it should have been exposed so it was detonated early." The Spaniard cursed, "I knew things weren't going to go so well!" ”

Scholes turned back and gestured to the troops hiding in the shadows, so the entire assault team came out of the shadows and came to Scholes's side.

"Are you going to keep bombing targets?" The Spaniard asked in surprise.

"The enemy was drawn to the explosion before they discovered our landing site," Scholes said when another explosion was heard, apparently by an accomplice of the Spaniards who had detonated a bomb elsewhere after hearing the explosion, "Now that the enemy is in confusion, we may succeed in our assault." Okay, follow me. ”

After Scholes gave the order, the cat bent over and ran towards the entrance that the Spaniard had just pointed out.

The Spaniards watched the Germans quickly disappear into the shadows, and froze in place for several seconds before realizing that it was time for him to leave.

At this moment a group of British troops ran past him, and no one looked at him, and no one noticed the messy footprints on the ground.

The Spaniard stood by and did not dare to speak, and only after the British had left did he turn and run in the opposite direction.

**

A few days later, Madrid, the capital of Spain.

"Outside the nickname, there was a big explosion in Gibraltar, and the Pillar of Hercules collapsed!"

The chanting of the newsboy echoed through the streets.

Everyone was talking about what had happened recently in Gibraltar, the former Spanish territory occupied by the British.

"The Germans used doomsday weapons, and the light of the explosion could be seen within a radius of fifty kilometers."

"Nonsense, it was the German commandos who blew up the British explosives depot."

"It is said that there are 40,000 or 50,000 British buried in the collapsed mountains alone......"

……

Rumors such as these filled every corner of Madrid and eventually reached the ears of the Spanish government.

On the slopes of the left bank of the Mansales River, the palatial Royal Palace of Spain is bathed in summer sunshine. Built in 1738, the palace has the grandeur of the Louvre, while the interior is entirely decorated in the Italian court style.

The patron saint of Spain is in front of the window of the Royal Palace, overlooking the Plaza de España in front of the Royal Palace.

"Your Excellency," said the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs behind her, "from the German ambassador who has just conveyed to us the statement of the German Government, the explosion in Gibraltar has nothing to do with the German Government, and they do not know the details of the explosion. And they assured that Germany had no intention of using force in the vicinity of Spain. ”

"Hmph." The Protector Goddess snorted, didn't say anything more, just waved her hand.

The Foreign Minister immediately bowed to her, and slowly exited the room.

"Isabella," said the Protector Priest softly after only one person remained, "Look at what the man you choose is doing." He slaughtered your people like this, and you are still by his side, I think I am wrong about you. If I hadn't promised the people that Spain would not go to war, I would have questioned you on the battlefield myself. ”

**

Two days later, Spain issued a statement condemning Germany for causing such a tragedy in such close proximity to Spain, while reaffirming Spain's neutrality.

This statement gave Lin Youde a good night's sleep, and Churchill once again lost sleep.