Redemption of WWII

Chapter 150

The Red Sea where Asia and Africa meet is actually very similar to a canal. The southeast is in the Gulf of Aden, and the two continents of Asia and Africa are tightly clamping the tail of the Red Sea. 【】The shortest distance between the two continents is less than 20 kilometers.It can be said that the entire Red Sea looks like a big fat caterpillar that is desperately surging.

The city of Suez is located in the pointed mouth of this big fat caterpillar.Located in the northwest of the Red Sea.Next to Suez City is the world-renowned Suez Canal. This 163-kilometer canal, which has been dug several times, is the busiest transportation route in the world, and it is definitely not one of them.

It took the British 11 years to completely dig out the road that was blocked by the order of the Egyptian pharaoh.Then Britain became the largest shareholder of the river, and they took more than [-]% of the profits of the entire canal.It can be said that this canal is a golden egg-laying hen, but if the money earned on the canal is exchanged for golden eggs, then it is estimated that a large state-owned chicken farm that can lay golden eggs must be used.

The British also took great pains for this canal. They forced the canal area into a military base and stationed 10 troops there.This can be said to be among the best in the number of British troops stationed overseas in the 19th century.Of course, because of the outbreak of the two world wars, Britain had to transfer a large number of troops from here to the European battlefield and the threats from the land.

The British Army in the Suez Canal area is actually gone now. When Rommel began to attack from west to east from Libya, all the armies guarding the canal were dropped into land warfare.The safety of the Suez Canal was handed over to the Royal Navy.

The port centered on Suez City is actually a military port, where the headquarters of the Third Squadron of the Royal Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is located.The third squadron of the Royal Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, which has a battleship, a heavy cruiser and seven destroyers, surrounds the security here all day long.

However, compared to other Royal Navy fleets, the range of activities of this fleet is not particularly large. At most, they only sailed to a place less than 100 kilometers away from the Gulf of Aden before returning to their old nest.The beacons of war everywhere are quite far away from here.It can be said that this is a sign of peace and prosperity.It is no wonder that the German submarines are at most only active in the Earth Sea and are busy avoiding the pursuit of the Royal Navy's Earth Sea Fleet, while the Japanese are fighting to the death with the Americans in the Pacific Ocean, and even India has no strength To occupy it, not to mention the natural barrier of the huge Indian Ocean.So the Third Fleet became the only fleet without combat missions.

The original meaning of the navy is to gallop on the sea. Only after maneuvering can the navy really have its own soul.However, the order received by the Third Fleet was only to escort those ships transported to the waters of the Gulf of Aden to safely enter Suez City for unloading.And the order also sternly pointed out that all kinds of reasons should not be used to take off.This made all officers and men of the Third Fleet feel extremely depressed.

Compared with other Royal Navy fleets, the Third Fleet is like a home guard dog, always on a leash.So the officers and soldiers of the Third Fleet had to find some fun for themselves until the chattering time.

Liu Qi stood in the distance from the highest place in Suez City. At the foot of Liu Qi was a lighthouse, which was built on a huge seaside cliff not far from the Suez Naval Port.From here, Liu Qi can directly explain all the situation in the Gulf of Suez clearly.

The British soldiers guarding the lighthouse had long been subdued by De Niro and others from behind. Liu Qi was also quite surprised why the Royal Navy only sent less than one squad to guard such an important commanding height.However, this doubt was quickly answered in the mouths of the captured British soldiers.

It turned out that the lighthouse was guarded by a company of the Marine Corps and an Army antiaircraft artillery battalion.Because Rommel threatened Egypt's security several times, the army antiaircraft artillery battalion here had to be dropped to the front line.Then there were only Marines left to guard.Later, because of the long-term security situation, the headquarters here canceled the warning mission of this lighthouse.This is also because it is too difficult to send foster care here, there is no way up, and every time people have to use people to resist, which makes the logistics complain.These few British troops were still technical soldiers who stayed to maintain the lighthouse's daily maintenance, and they only had one rifle as a weapon in total.But even this weapon has only three rounds.

It is estimated that the Royal Navy is also used to living a peaceful life, and they always think that the war is far away from them.If any army in the world has been in a state of peace, it will not be very vigilant.

Apart from the giant searchlight on the tower of the lighthouse, there is only a long-distance observation mirror for the navy.Standing on the lighthouse, Liu Qi carefully cleaned up the entire Gulf of Suez.Liu Qi estimated the distance and found that the diameter of the entire bay was less than 15 kilometers, and those passing ships were sailing in places with relatively deep water in the distance.There is no shortage of reefs coming to this place.

After Liu Qi finished, he gave up the position to other people, and Luo Nan took this position first.While talking about the situation in the harbor, he said, "From here, the guards at the port are not very strict. There are only a few guards on the periphery, and the road from here is always on duty. Yes. Huh? That house is probably where their headquarters is located. You can get out from the jeep parked at the door. There are quite a few British warships, let me count them. One battleship, one heavy cruiser and four destroyers. There are some small gunboats. It looks like there are three destroyers on patrol elsewhere. The British Third Indian Ocean Squadron is all there."

Liu Qi glanced at Luonan with his eyes and said in his heart, "I know a lot about the situation of the British army when I came to Luonan, but this guy has spent a lot of time on it."

When Liu Qi was laughing at Luo Nan in his heart, Luo Nan suddenly said, "That's not right."

One sentence immediately caught Liu Qi's attention, and Liu Qi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?" Others also surrounded him vigilantly.

"Come here." Luo Nan fixed the observation mirror in one position, and then gave the position to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi followed the direction left by Luo Nan and looked into the bay, only to see a ship appearing in the observation mirror.However, Liu Qi could tell from the ship's facilities that it was not a warship.But from the appearance, it is not a merchant ship, because merchant ships do not have that gorgeous and beautiful exterior decoration.

Liu Qi was very puzzled and asked Luonan, "What kind of ship is this? I don't think it looks like a warship."

Luo Nan gave Liu Qi a surprised look before saying, "This is the treasure of the British, the oil tanker Queen Mary. Colonel, you don't even know him."

"Is the Queen Mary famous? Why don't I know about it?" Liu Qi said very puzzled.For Liu Qi, who has never even been in the sea in his previous life, of course he would not know the name of the Queen Mary.Of course, Liu Qi is very familiar with the cruise ship. Liu Qi, who was still a student back then, watched the movie Titanic that love died. Of course, he knew exactly what the cruise ship was for, but it was Liu Qi who was still very familiar with the word love. Strange, just interested in the huge ship that was hit and sunk by an iceberg.

Luo Nan really didn't know how Liu Qi lived as a luxurious young master back then.Of course, Luonan would not have thought that the one in front of him was a standard substitute.However, Luo Nan finally relieved Liu Qi's ideological doubts.Ronan said, "President, maybe you don't like to take a boat. This cruise ship is a fun thing. Before the war, this big cruise ship took those rich and leisurely gentlemen and wives around the world every day. travel."

"Nonsense, of course the cruise ship transports the rich. If it only transports some poor people, then the shipping company will have to go to Northwest Wind. You don't have to explain it to me in such detail. Just tell me why this cruise ship is different from other cruise ships. Just the same." Liu Qi said.

Luo Nan smiled awkwardly, and then said, "The first reason why this ship is famous is related to its speed. The general cruising speed of this ship reaches 29 knots, which is what we call a speed of 29 knots." .and a top speed of 34 knots. Oh my god. I can't even imagine how fast this boat is going."

Liu Qi, who still has some experience in the military, of course knows that a knot is the speed at which the sea runs one nautical mile an hour.And Liu Qi knew that one nautical mile was equivalent to a distance of almost [-] kilometers.In other words, this cruise ship can run at a speed of [-] kilometers.Liu Qi couldn't help but praise immediately, "Yeah, it's fast enough."

Ronan went on to say, "The reason why this ship is famous is that it is also connected with the British royal family. The Calderon company that built the ship wanted to name the ship after the Victoria when it built the cruise ship. But this is not the case. It involved the name rights of the British royal family. At that time, the company hired an intermediary to report the matter to the King of England. When the time person told the King of England, "Cadron plans to use the name of the greatest queen of England to this Named a cruise ship.’ At that time, the king happily replied, ‘My wife will be very happy to hear the news.’ Both Queen and Queen of England use the same spelling. As soon as Chrysostom opened, the cruise ship was named The Queen Mary is gone."

"I'm probably the king of England who deliberately did this to please his wife. It doesn't cost him money, but still makes his wife like it. It's killing two birds with one stone," Liu Qi said.

Luo Nan agrees with this explanation very much. Luo Nan nodded and said, "It makes sense. But this cruise ship has been converted from commercial to military use since the war started. As far as I know, this cruise ship has been converted into a troop carrier. Every day Relying on its own high speed to and from various British colonies."

High speed, colonies, these two words flashed in Liu Qi's mind, and then Liu Qi said, "Could it be that the British used the name of transporting troops, and then secretly packed all the things that were collected from various colonies into Queen Mary?" number, and shipped here?"