The night is dark.

A buzzing sound gradually came from the sea in the distance, and with the sound, a fleet gradually showed its outline in the darkness.

The leading ones were two destroyers, and the ones that followed were some big guys, and the one in the middle was the most distinctive.

The two quadruple-mounted naval guns are the biggest feature of this warship, and they almost occupy the main part of the front of the hull. This warship is the flagship of the current fleet, the Starasbourg.

On the bridge, General Jeansul, who had not been sleeping all night, was looking ahead.

The sea breeze blew in through the porthole, and the old general felt a little chill, not only on his face, but also on his mind.

Putting aside the grudges in history, the British have actually attacked the French Navy, and the French Navy's counterattack this time is completely normal.

But, no matter what, he always felt something unusual.

This time, it is definitely not as simple as firing a few shots by our side.

Germany will not give up this opportunity, so, what is next can almost be imagined. Spain will take this opportunity to recover Gibraltar?

No matter what, these have nothing to do with us. Now, I am fighting for the honor of the navy!

"General, we are about to arrive in Gibraltar in front of us." The deputy next to him said to him.

We came from the Mediterranean in the east. Now, after approaching Gibraltar, we cannot attack immediately because there are tall rocks and mountains blocking us and we must go around.

And this bypass contains risks. What if the British on the shore find out, what will the other party do?

"Continue to accelerate." Jeansur said: "Every warship, be prepared and fire at any time!"

What are you afraid of? In the darkness, the opponent's shore cannon has poor accuracy. Maybe it is impossible to find that these warships on your side are just firing blindly. Once the opponent fires, the position will be exposed and the target data will be provided for your own shooting.

As he got closer, he could see the huge outline of the rock mountain in the dark. Every time he passed by here, General Sur would be attracted by the majestic mountains here. At the same time, he also knew how strict the defense of the British army was at that time!

It's closer, closer, located in the center of the waterway, less than ten nautical miles from the southern end of Gibraltar. In the tense breath of everyone, they have already bypassed!

General Suer looked at his watch. It was now around four o'clock in the morning, and there was still an hour left, and the east would turn white.

"Order the troops to prepare for battle. When dawn comes, let us use fierce artillery fire to greet the British!" General Sur remembered that just a day ago, his navy was blocked by the British navy and was then attacked by the British navy.

At that time, my warship was not launched, and it was simply a hasty response, which eventually led to my flagship being hit and stranded. Now, retribution comes so quickly!

British people, let you taste this taste!

The Colonel Holland had been temporarily detained, which made General Sur find that his temper was getting better and better. He did not shoot his old friend immediately at that time.

That way, it is not what a general should do, now, the right way!

After bypassing the southern end of Gibraltar, the fleet changed its formation and formed a line-shaped line, continuing to approach the west coast of Gibraltar. This method is the best way to exert firepower.

Anyway, the Strasbourg has eight cannons in front.

At this time, their speed has been reduced, and the speed is no longer important. Adjusting their angle is the most important thing.

"Damn it!" At this moment, suddenly, a sound of curses came from the bridge.

I saw a huge light shining on the top of the rock mountain in the distance.

The searchlights of this era are also quite far away, especially the large searchlights that search the sea surface, which can illuminate more than ten miles!

Moreover, the searchlight was actually searching for them!

Moreover, there are more than one!

There were more than a dozen searchlights on the top of the entire rock mountain, all shining towards them. As the light column was shining, it was so shaken that it could not see anything clearly.

Being discovered, a matter of minutes.

Now, there is still half an hour before dawn.

"Ship guns, fire immediately and kill those searchlights!" General Jeon Sul shouted loudly.

During night battles, searchlights are a good helper. For example, when dealing with air strikes at night, searchlights and anti-aircraft artillery forces cooperate with each other. When searchlights catch the plane, they are like stars on the stage, and they are always shining, and anti-aircraft artillery can open fire.

The same is true now.

If these searchlights illuminate their warships, then the shore cannons here can aim at their own side and shoot, which is absolutely impossible! So, just blow off all these searchlights!

This was an accident. The shelling that was originally planned to be launched at dawn was forced to advance.

And for the British, this was also an accident.

They had originally deployed the radar, but unfortunately, because of the interference on the other side, they thought the radar was broken, so the radar soldiers were already sleeping soundly and waiting for the engineer to repair it.

However, this does not mean that they are not prepared for any defense.

The Strait of Gibraltar is a strategic location. Here, they must always be wary of German submarines slipping in. After all, now, whether the sea power in the Mediterranean can be guaranteed depends on this gate.

Therefore, in addition to radar, they also arranged underwater sound speakers in the sea to monitor the sounds of submarines under the water.

As a result, the submarine did not hear the sound, but instead heard the noise of the propellers of the ship on the water.

At first they didn't care, but found that the noise was getting louder and louder. So the British defenders finally couldn't help it and decided to use searchlights to search the sea to see what was on the sea.

This kind of searchlight deployed on the top of the mountain is more than one person tall, and a searchlight class is responsible for it. The light column is like a treasure knife that splits the dark night sky and goes toward the opposite side.

The light column finally landed on the sea surface and slowly moved. On the base of the searchlight, there were two soldiers turning slowly. This thing was completely controlled manually.

One pipes the pitch and the other pipes the direction, and the two of them slowly turned. The squad leader with the best vision captured the situation on the sea through a telescope. Even if it was just a periscope, he had to find it out!

"Stop!" Suddenly, he shouted loudly.

In the field of vision, a big guy appeared.

It was not a submarine or an ordinary cargo ship. In his pupils, he saw a terrifying huge warship! The searchlights illuminated a huge naval gun, a four-unit gun barrel, and a black hole gun barrel pointing to him!

"Quickly, report to the company commander and discover the French warship!"

The four-unit naval guns were of no other place except the French! And just after he finished saying this, his retina was full of hot flames.
Chapter completed!