Expedition to Europe

Bastian and Garibuel were also old acquaintances, and they met Garibuel successfully. As soon as he finished explaining his purpose, Garibuel looked surprised: "You want a commando team? What do you want to do?"

At this critical time point, if Bastian, the commander-in-chief of the Foreign Legion, needs people, he can mobilize the Foreign Legion to serve Bastian, but now Bastian has gone to Corsica to find " "Protective umbrella", which made Gary Buel have to wonder.

"Don't worry about what it's for? Just tell me how much it will cost -" Bastian was not polite to Gary Buell, and he was not in the mood to go around in circles with Gary Buell.

"I thought there was no need to mention money in our relationship -" Gary Buel looked resentful and looked at Bastian with a look that didn't deserve a beating.

"Look what you did in Corsica? Our relationship does not involve mentioning money. I should give you a whip." Bastian did not save face for Gary Buell and did not explain in detail. mean.

"Ah ha - that was just an accident. Tell me, old friend, what kind of commando team do you need, how many people are there? When will you need -" Gary Buel laughed and immediately changed the subject.

The actions of the Corsican government after the outbreak of the war were actually no different from rebellion. However, in this troubled time, Bastian had no intention of pursuing the case. There were more important things waiting for Bastian to do.

"About fifty people, with as many Western faces as possible, right away, I have only one request, no matter what happens, they must keep it secret, otherwise I guarantee you, no matter who is covering Corsica, I will bloodbath Here." Bastian's expression and voice were very gloomy, and he touched the holster on his waist intentionally or unintentionally while speaking.

It was obvious that something big was about to happen, and Gary Buell immediately shut up obediently, and then personally selected a team of German fighters for Bastian.

Watching Bastian's special plane take off again, Gary Buell's expression was also cautious: "Send a telegram to Master Chen and tell him that Uncle Guo is in trouble——"

Mr. Chen is Chen Kangjian. All matters within the Western Province are now handled by Chen Kangjian. As for the "uncle of the country", it is obviously Pierre.

In the early morning of July 20th, Portsmouth Military Port, England.

As usual, at six o'clock in the morning, the military port was already busy. All the supplies that had been piled up on the dock in the past few days had been loaded onto the warships. The staff and sailors on the dock were all coming and going in a hurry. Those docked at The warships in the port have started to light fires, and thick black smoke is spitting out from the thick chimneys. The entire dock is a bit smoky.

A little further away, there were many men, women, and children on the dock seeing off the sailors. Many of them had tears of reluctance on their faces. Although their expressions were ugly, they still tried to maintain a smile and tried to use their best side to prepare for the upcoming sailors. Relatives traveling far away send blessings.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the battleship "King George V" was the first to leave the dock. This battleship was supposed to be dismantled after the "HMS Hood" was commissioned. However, the British delayed the process and now finally sent it again. Use; Following the "King George V" out of the port is the battleship "HMS Hood", which is currently the largest battleship in the UK, with a standard displacement of 42,000 tons, and is currently the largest warship in the world, and then the "Elizabeth" HMS Queen's battleship——

"—Reputation—Repulse—Centurion—God, there are six ships in total. The British really think highly of us—" On an inconspicuous beach outside the military port, two fishing enthusiasts observed with telescopes , while sighing uncontrollably.

"It's done - damn it, I didn't catch even one -" A short, fat middle-aged man with a red nose put away his fishing rod and couldn't help but complain when he looked at the empty bucket.

"I'll give you two -" The younger one was more generous, and his bucket was full of half a bucket.

Both of them were trying their best to divert their attention with trivial matters, but each other's expressions were a bit heavy. The British dispatched not only six battleships, but also three aircraft carriers, including the earliest "Hundred-Eyed Giant" and two The newly built "Brave" and "Glory" after the Coconut City Naval Conference were almost half of the capital ships of the British Empire Navy.

Soon, news of the dispatch of the British fleet reached Sardinia, and Qin Haoge immediately mobilized to prepare for a battle with the British.

To be honest, Qin Haoge does not have the capital to carry the British main fleet. The Mediterranean fleet does not have battleships and aircraft carriers. Now it only has seven destroyers available for deployment, and there are fifteen submarines that can be used to cause some trouble for the British.

This is just a "little trouble". The threat from destroyers to battleships is negligible, and the threat from submarines is also limited. Battleships and aircraft carriers must be protected by the destroyer fleet. If a submarine launches an attack in front of the destroyer fleet, it is seeking death.

What Qin Haoge can rely on is the aviation force led by Dou Yongyi. The aviation force on Sardinia was already strong, and now they have added a fleet of torpedo planes. Qin Haoge believes that even if he cannot defeat the British, he can still defeat half of the British. Teeth.

Although there are three aircraft carriers in the British fleet, there are actually not many aircraft, only about a hundred at most.

Different from the "thin skin but big stuff" that the Lanfang aircraft carrier strives for, Britain's positioning of the aircraft carrier has always been problematic.

None of the three British aircraft carriers are real aircraft carriers. The "Hundred-Eyed Giant" aircraft carrier was converted from a merchant ship, and the "Brave" and "Glory" were converted from cruisers, which made these three aircraft carriers inherently insufficient.

In terms of the number of aircraft, the "Hundred-Eyed Giant" can only carry 24 aircraft after a major modification, and the "Brave" and "Glory" are about 30 aircraft. The total number of aircraft that can be carried by the three aircraft carriers is not as many as that of Lan Fang's "Surabhai-class" aircraft carrier.

Considering the performance gap between British and Lan Fang aircraft, Lan Fang has a greater advantage. If the gap between pilots is added, Qin Haoge has enough confidence to make the British fleet sink in Sardinia.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Qin Haoge received a telegram from the Surabaya military before the armament meeting was over.

The Lan Fang military asked Qin Haoge to evacuate all personnel and materials on Sardinia, abandon Sardinia, and retreat to Baling, which is Beirut in Lebanon.

After receiving the order from the Lan Fang military, Qin Haoge was unwilling to do so, but he still resolutely carried out the order from the Lan Fang military.

In fact, abandoning Sardinia was a strategy that had been set when the war just broke out. Sardinia is isolated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, with Italians on the east, French on the south and north, and Spanish who are hostile to Lan Fang on the west. If the British who came from afar are added, Sardinia can be said to be surrounded by many enemies, with neither the strength to take the initiative to attack nor the advantage of defense, so Sardinia is destined to be abandoned.

After Italy declared war on Lan Fang, Lan Fang began to gradually evacuate personnel and materials on Sardinia. So far, most of the workers and materials have been evacuated to Baling. Now, in addition to the special forces that have to stay to fight guerrilla warfare, the only ones left on Sardinia are the air force and submarine forces led by Dou Yongyi, and these forces can be evacuated at any time.

Sardinia is a large island with an area of ​​24,000 square kilometers. There are mountains on the island, and the terrain is complex, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although Lan Fang has to give up Sardinia temporarily, it will not give Sardinia to the British or Italians intact. Lan Fang has reserved a force of 1,000 people on the island to harass the British and Italians and wait for the Lan Fang army to fight back.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Qin Haoge must execute the order of the Lan Fang military, but the degree of execution is negotiable.

Qin Haoge does not want to escape from Sardinia without firing a shot. The British want to take the initiative to attack, and Qin Haoge must let the British taste the power of the Lan Fang people, so that even if they evacuate, they will evacuate with more face.

From Portsmouth to Sardinia, you have to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, which is about 3,500 kilometers away. The British fleet is heading towards Sardinia at an average speed of 20 knots, and it will take about three days to arrive in Sardinia.

This period of time is Qin Haoge's preparation time. During these three days, the submarine force will also be withdrawn, and most of the ground crew will also be withdrawn. Only necessary ground crew will be left on the island. After the air force is withdrawn, these ground crew will be withdrawn to the nearest Corsica.

Three days later, the British fleet arrived as scheduled.

From the moment it entered the Strait of Gibraltar, the Lanfang Air Force began to monitor the British fleet, and sporadic air battles broke out.

The British did have a trick up their sleeve when they were trading with the Italians. All the "Hurricanes" sold to the Italians were castrated versions. The "Hurricanes" used by the British themselves were obviously much more powerful. Although they still couldn't catch up with the "Falcon", the gap was not big.

In air force operations, even a slight performance difference between the fighters used may determine the final result. Life and death is really a matter of a moment. Therefore, after the British troops entered the Mediterranean, the Lan Fang Air Force and the British Naval Air Force fought fiercely for a whole day, with a record of 22 to 1. The only "Falcon" shot down by the Lan Fang Air Force was hit by the anti-aircraft artillery of the warship, which had nothing to do with the "Hurricane" of the British troops.

In the first day of the air battle, Dou Yongyi deliberately hid the torpedo aircraft and bomber units, and sent all fighters to fight the British for airspace with all his strength.

The British were not intimidated by the strength of the Lan Fang Air Force, and still marched forward to Sardinia.

The British knew very well that no matter how powerful the Lan Fang Air Force was, it needed a ground airport to take off. If the Lan Fang planes were in the sky, the British really had no way to deal with it, but as long as the British warships approached Sardinia, it would be a great threat to the Lan Fang airport. Without the support of the ground airport, the Lan Fang Air Force would not be able to use its great ability.

Dou Yongyi also knew the British plan. This was an open conspiracy of the British, which was to advance step by step with strength, not giving Lan Fang any opportunity for strategic detours, and forcing the Lan Fang Navy to fight a decisive battle with them.

In the early morning of July 23, a group of fighter planes took off from Oristano Airport and flew to the western waters of Sardinia. It was unknown whether the Lan Fang Air Force would teach the British Navy a "lesson" or the British Navy would give the Lan Fang Navy a "surprise".