"Ladies and gentlemen, since you still can't make up your mind for a while, why don't you stay with me for a while? I believe that this dilemma will not last forever, and that you are now running back in a hurry is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net, which will only be a waste of sacrifice. ”

"But we are soldiers of France, and our land and our compatriots are being ravaged by the German invaders, and we cannot retreat at this time!"

"But now that you're going back, what can you do? The French have surrendered, the remaining fleet has been wiped out, and your friendly forces have reached Earth orbit in 30 minutes, persuaded to surrender by the Vichy government envoy who has been waiting there for a long time. Colonel Mazen, I have to tell you with regret...... The Richelieu is already the last warship of the French Navy that is still resisting! ”

"W-How is this possible......"

Hearing Zhao Jian say that the friendly troops he desperately covered out had surrendered to the enemy less than half a day after separation, Ma Zan and his subordinates had a look of disbelief. Zhao Jian didn't say much nonsense about this, and directly snapped his fingers, and a large screen came down from behind him.

In the background of the image, you can clearly see the red old earth, and the French fleet, which had managed to escape from the Shattered Star Zone, was surrounded by another German fleet at this time.

Zhao Jian had warned them that there was an ambush near the star gate of the earth, but the other party turned a deaf ear. As a result, as soon as he passed the star gate, he was blocked by the German navy waiting for the rabbit.

Don't look at the main force of the German navy at this time, they are still on the front line of Venus, but on the moon, which is the mainland, they still have a defense fleet with good firepower. The fleet consisted of as many as 12 shore defense ships and more than 30 small patrol vessels, at least in number comparable to the French fleet.

And those shore defense ships that look less than 10,000 tons are actually equipped with a twin-mounted 11-inch naval gun at the bow and tail of the short and fat hull, not to mention the defense and mobility, the firepower is absolutely off the charts! In addition, this ambush fleet also has a heavyweight role that makes the French army feel a lot of pressure, that is, the famous "Bismarck battleship" in another time and space!

This formidable battleship, on which the German Navy pinned its hopes on it. It is still in the final stages of sea trials.

The Germans had planned to wait until the attack on Mercury before sending her, but the Martian monitoring unit suddenly reported that a French fleet was about to transit, and the commander of the local garrison had to hurriedly seconded the battleship, which had not yet entered service, to increase the deterrent power of the defense fleet.

In terms of the strength of a single ship, the only one in the French Navy that can compete with the Bismarck is the Richelieu. The Dunkirk class is a light battleship like a battle cruiser, and its performance is completely behind that of the "Prime Minister". If the two sides really fought, the French fleet would definitely suffer heavy losses.

Fortunately, at this time, it was precisely on the moon that the French François, who was consulting with Germany on the "naval question". Admiral Dar Lang intervened in time to stop the battle. As Minister of the Navy in the Vichy government. In order to preserve the last French fleet, Darlan did not hesitate to go to the front alone.

The appearance of Admiral Darlang gave the situation a turn for the better. These officers and men, who had just escaped from the pursuit of the British fleet, learned that France had really been defeated, and their morale fell to the bottom in an instant. Persuaded by Darlan, they soon gave up their resistance.

The Germans kept their promise and allowed Darlan to bring the fleet back to Venus in three batches. Because in the eyes of the German military, this remnant was no longer capable of posing a threat to them, rather than wasting shells to destroy them. It's better to stay as a "sheepdog"!

So Zhao Jian said that the Richelieu was the last French resistant, and he was not wrong at all!

"This is the real-time footage from the Earth side, if you still insist on returning to Venus, I will send someone to repair your warship immediately. But out of sympathy for the French people. I hope you'll think twice. A single Richelieu will not be able to defeat the entire new high seas fleet, and the result of going back is nothing more than a humiliating surrender, or a meaningless death! ”

"Mr. Zhao, soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country. How can this be meaningless!? ”

"You are all happy to be generous to righteousness, and you don't care about what happened after you die, but what you bury with your own hands is the last hope of your own people. Captain. Sometimes it takes more courage and perseverance to live because of the responsibilities that come to life, but it takes more courage and perseverance than to die, and I think you know what I mean, right? ”

Under the persuasion of Zhao Jian, Ma Zan and others temporarily gave up their plans to return to China and accepted Zhao Jian's recruitment conditions. During their stay at Star Fort, the entire crew of the Richelieu will fight for the Zhao ship as "mercenaries", but the target of the battle must not be France.

In return, Zhao was to take on all the logistical maintenance of the Richelieu and its officers and men, and to provide them with information about the French side.

In addition, Zhao also promised that if a resistance group (Free France) appeared on Venus in the future, Zhao would support those who resisted, depending on the efforts of the Richelieu. All you need to do is provide food and lodging for 1,000 people and pay some munitions, and you can get a powerful battleship to serve yourself, and you can't find a second such a good deal in the world!

After the details of a qiē are negotiated, the two parties officially sign a written document.

Only then did Ma Zan realize that it was not the Tang Navy that hired him, but a military organization called "Ghost Hunters". In this regard, Zhao Jian admitted frankly that he was not an official organization, at least not "on the surface", and Ma Zan immediately understood.

"It seems that your country has a good face!"

"What of the big countries that come to the stage is not like this?"

After the talks, Mazan immediately led people back to the warship to explain the situation to the officers and men on board. Before leaving, Richelieu glanced back at his future "new owner", and seemed to have a very subtle feeling in his heart, and Zhao Jian smiled and patted her shoulder when he passed by her.

"Miss Richelieu, please take care of me in the future."

"Oh, oh!"

Without too much entanglement with Richelieu, Zhao Jian left the other party with an unfathomable back, and left the conference room abruptly, while Thor on the other side began a comprehensive repair of the Richelieu's hull.

The French damage control personnel, who were worried, suddenly discovered that the Richelieu was shrouded in a strange cyan light, and the large and small damage to the hull began to heal itself at a speed visible to the naked eye. Some of the places that are more strictly lacking can even be made up by the Star Castle.

Faced with such an unbelievable and wonderful sight, some Catholics on the Richelieu shouted "This is a miracle", taking the blue light for holy light! And when Mazen and the others returned to the berth area and saw the new Richelieu, they almost mistakenly thought that they had gone to the wrong place. (To be continued......)