The Third Reich in Desperation

"We are in a very dangerous situation now, tell everyone to be ready to sacrifice for the British Empire at any time." Sir Forbes said melancholy to the staff beside him.

"Sir, don't we have any other options?" a staff officer replied.

He looked terrified because he didn't want to die yet, and next month was his wedding to his fiancée.He recalled the plot in the movie in his mind: the fiancé died in battle, the woman remarried, and she was in pain ever since.

He loved his fiancée so much, he was not afraid of death, but he couldn't die, that's why he asked Sir Forbes such a question.

"What do you mean? Staff, as a soldier in the Royal Navy, shouldn't you be ready to sacrifice for the empire at any time?" Sir Forbes asked slightly angrily. As a fleet commander, Sir Forbes still has the responsibilities of a soldier. At least he is not afraid of death in battle, and of course he will not allow his subordinates to surrender, at least that is what he thinks so far.

"Dismiss your thoughts, staff officer." Forbes continued.

"Did the telegram to the Gibraltar Fleet be sent? Did they reply? How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?" On the other side, Forbes asked the staff officer three questions, and his tone revealed his uneasiness.my people

"The telegram was sent out half an hour ago, and there is still no reply." The staff officer replied.Sir Forbes was silent, and he began to understand that he might not have any reinforcements. In order to preserve its strength, the British Royal Navy would not be able to cover and support their retreat at the cost of sacrificing the Gibraltar fleet in order to deal with possible German landing operations in the future.

"Ah." Sir Forbes sighed and walked to the window without speaking.Perhaps guessing what Forbes was thinking, the staff officer stepped forward and said: "These people are really ruthless. They saw us being pursued and seeing us in danger, but they didn't even send a single soldier. This is simply trapping us inhumane The Land of Righteousness." Sir Forbes did not speak, just glanced at him, and continued to look out the window.Seeing this, the staff officer continued: "The British government has trapped us in injustice, so we can't blame us for being unkind. I think it's better to find another way out than to work for such a government!"

Forbes' eyes changed, and he looked at the staff in disbelief. He didn't expect the staff to say such a thing. In his impression, the staff is not such a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.But he was relieved after a while. After all, people's desire to survive in such a desperate situation is very strong, and they can do anything to survive.

"Consultant, I can understand your feelings, but the Royal Navy is not allowed to surrender to the enemy. What's more, we are not incapable of fighting. We will definitely be able to draw a few backs before we die." Forbes said slowly Arrived, the tone was full of firmness. "But General, have you ever thought about your parents, wife and children, what would they do without you?" The staff officer continued without giving up.Forbes was silent. He thought of his youngest son who was not yet 2 years old. If he died in battle, he would never see him again. He was struggling in his heart, thinking about what he should do.

Finally, after a long time of ideological struggle, Forbes said: "Maybe rules are meant to be broken. It seems that today we should set a precedent for the Royal Navy." "Listen, I order the Royal Navy to stop advancing immediately. Turn around and slowly move towards the German and Italian navies. At the same time, lower the battle flag, use the dedicated maritime rescue channel of the intermediate frequency 2182 kHz and the maritime VHF channel No.16 to announce the withdrawal from the battle, and inform the German and Italian troops that we are about to surrender. "

In the naval battles of World War II, especially the naval battles within visual range, the warships that did not raise the battle flag were not allowed to carry out any armed attacks even in wartime; Raise the battle flag.But there are exceptions. The best example is the British "Q Ship" during the First World War. It usually disguised as a merchant ship, and when an enemy submarine came to check it, it immediately raised the battle flag and attacked it with the artillery hidden on the side.Therefore, when a warship surrenders, lowering the battle flag and accepting the hostile country's warship to board the ship in accordance with relevant international laws can be regarded as surrender. ?

The personnel of warships withdrawn from combat will be protected under the terms of the Hague Convention Tenth: Convention Relating to the Application of the Principles of the Geneva Convention of 1906 July 7 to Naval Warfare.

After a while, the Italian fleet caught up. Seeing the British army in such a state, the Italian fleet commander Lefer was overjoyed, "Haha, the British army surrendered. This is a great achievement. Come and prepare a boat for me. Aboard the Ark Royal."

"By the way, send me a report immediately to Head of State Mussolini and tell him that the British navy has surrendered." Lefer continued, his eyes full of joy, as if he had long forgotten the scene of being hanged by the British with the explosive hammer.

Lefer took several staff officers and translators and boarded a small boat and headed for the Ark Royal.

Leifer boarded the aircraft carrier Ark Royal with excitement. This battleship was a headache for Leifer when he fought against the British many times. This time, Leifer finally fought in a "war" Then he got on its deck as he wished, and stepped on it for the first time.

At the same time, Germany also sent negotiators to the Ark Royal to negotiate with the British, but the Germans only played an auxiliary role. Head of State Reinhardt ordered the German representatives to hand over the initiative to Italy, which made them proud Think of it as a reward for Italy's consumption of a large amount of the British Navy's vital forces for the German Navy.

Sir Forbes personally came to the bow of the ship to meet the negotiators. Although he ordered the surrender, there was no shame on his face as the party that surrendered after the defeat. On the contrary, Sir Forbes had a relieved smile on his face. Freed from the war.

Subsequently, the three parties walked into the conference room located in the center of the ship together to discuss matters related to the surrender of the British Navy.Sir Forbes cut to the chase: "Our request is very simple. We only need you to guarantee our freedom, safety and personal dignity. You cannot abuse us or force us to work. In addition, you also need to provide us with sufficient Food and a comfortable living environment. And all our war supplies belong to you.” Lefer saw that Forbes was so straightforward, so he didn’t make too many demands: “I agree to your conditions.” Then they carried out a battle at sea. A simple handover ceremony was held, and at this point, the British naval fleet that attacked the Port of Oran was wiped out.

Text Chapter 451 Pie from the Sky

Mussolini, who was far away in Berlin, had just received the battle report of the Oran naval battle.

He can be said to be in a good mood now.

During the negotiations in the afternoon, Reinhardt readily agreed to a series of his requests.Although it was different from what was expected, in general, Mussolini still got what he wanted.

The first is 40% of the currency of the French reparation.Relying on the advantage of Mussolini being kept in the dark, Reinhardt shamelessly gave the mere 40 francs to Mussolini who didn't know it.

Moreover, Reinhardt also asked for an extension of payment, in order to reveal the truth later.

At the same time, Reinhardt also promised that after Italy occupied Egypt, he would not refer to the ownership of the Suez Canal.This made Mussolini, who thought he could occupy Egypt and defeat the British army in Africa, very happy, thinking that he had picked up a big deal for nothing.

Another point, regarding Italy's request for French African colonies, Reinhardt nodded in agreement and promised to give it.

However, what Reinhardt gave was not Tunisia, but a free French colony that took refuge in Britain.

In other words, Italy still needs to use rifles and shells to claim these territories by itself in the end.

As for the 49% stake in the big oil field requested by Mussolini, this Reinhardt really decided to give it.

However, what he gave was only 49% of the shares in the currently discovered oil fields in France, not all the oil fields in Algeria.In other words, what Mussolini got was just the tip of the iceberg.

Using data to illustrate, Mussolini has obtained 49% of the shares in the current initial exploration oil field.However, after the surrounding oil fields are gradually developed in the future, this share will definitely not exceed 10% of Algeria's total oil field shares.

Even so, this share is not given in vain.Italy needs to destroy the British Mediterranean H fleet before it can be considered eligible.

The delivery process will also be paid gradually in the form of installment payments, and it is planned to be fully paid around 1955.

In this way, if Italy wants to get all the benefits, at least during World War II and 10 years after the war, it has to remain in the same camp as Germany.

There is another point that Reinhardt didn't say clearly.Because Algeria's oil reserves are not the deliberately exaggerated 300 billion barrels, but about 122 billion barrels.

By 1955, it is estimated that many of these small oil wells that were explored in the early stage should have been abandoned for a long time, and the remaining ones should have been exhausted.

At that time, even if Italy takes up all the benefits and shares brought by these small oil wells in the early stage, it is estimated that there will not be much.

As for the French warships requested by Mussolini, according to Reinhardt's impression, the battleships Brittany and Provence, which were sunk during Operation Ballista, and the damaged battlecruiser "Dunkirk" Waiting for the ship, promised to Mussolini.

Anyway, they are all heavy and hurt.

At that time, Mussolini might have to happily thank the Germans for giving him so many ships that can be salvaged and repaired.

This salvage of sunken ships and repair of broken ships can also lead to the increase of employment opportunities in Italy, can't it?

All in all, Reinhardt's replies to Mussolini were not unpleasant, but they were all shady replies.

After all, between countries, as Churchill said, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

Since Mussolini had the cheek to ask for a price, Reinhard didn't mind talking nonsense with him.

It's not that Reinhardt doesn't have a sense of the big picture, nor is it that he doesn't know that countries shouldn't mess around.

But every time he saw the bald man Mussolini, he couldn't help but want to hit someone.

If you don't hit other places, just hit your face!

The key is to fight and not to fight, others are still the leaders of a country anyway.

That's fine, just treat it like a son and deal with it perfunctorily.

Judging from Mussolini's idiot and megalomaniac character, maybe one day Reinhardt can't help but find someone to kill him.

Ever since, it seems that there is really no need to have a good relationship with Mussolini.

Of course, when this negotiation is over, in the end, Mussolini can only be dumb and eat yellow lotus, unable to express his suffering.

After all, Reinhardt logically didn't know which of the French warships that were sunk by bombing.

Mussolini was negotiating, and Reinhardt sat across from him.

In this case, no one knew the casualties of the Oran naval battle that took place at the same time.

As for why the warships named by Reinhardt were all sunk or damaged, there is no other explanation except coincidence.

Of course, if Mussolini is willing to admit that Reinhardt is an all-knowing and all-powerful God, then he may still suspect that he has been fooled.