In Finland, the Soviet army was still eyeing Finland and attacking. In North Africa, a counterattack battle was underway. In contrast, Western Europe, which was originally full of war, is now out of touch.

At the beginning, Cialique praised Haikou and would attack Britain immediately after fighting France, but until now, the Germans have not taken action.

Although there is a battle between the two sides, they are the most common.

Demining and mine clearing.

In the Dover Sea, a British mine-bracing boat is undergoing mine-bracing operations.

The best way to block the strait is of course to arrange mines!

In particular, Dover is closest to Calais opposite. If the Germans launch an attack, it will be easy to rush over from here, so the UK must block the route!

This is a small boat with a displacement of only 500 tons, just mined, and there are no big guys in the UK now.

Captain John stood in the bridge, and could see the other shore from afar, where the 10,000-character flag had already fluttered.

At the tail, several sailors were loading mines onto the track. It was very simple to lay mines. As long as they lined up the mines, set the depth and other data, and then threw them down directly.

"It's so damn, we're simply repeating useless work." The sailor who was driving the steward could not help but complain.

This is repetitive and useless. Now, they come to the sea to set mines every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On February, on February, the German minesweeper boats will come here to sweep mines. Now, both sides have reached a tacit understanding.

What's the use of this? The mines buried by one side will be swept away by the Germans the next day. Anyway, this is near the middle line of the strait and belongs to the public waters.

The two sides tacitly did not launch an attack. If the sky was clear, the shore artillery of both sides would be enough to destroy the ships sailing in the strait.

Of course, it may also be that the minesweeper is too small and it is not worth using shore cannons.

But now, this kind of work is really boring.

Everyone knows that a big war will break out soon, and if the fight starts, it will be enough. But now, it is the tranquility before the storm. This sense of oppression makes people feel crazy.

The Germans called over!

"Don't complain, pay attention to the route." John said: "Rearrange the route we arranged the day before yesterday."

Anyway, it was just for the Germans to sweep it away, and no matter how you arrange it, it was useless.

"Yes." The helmman said, turning the rudder, and had reached the predetermined sea area. The routine mine laying mission began!

"Be careful, prepare for the mines and set the depth of three meters!" John shouted loudly.

Hearing his words, the sailors at the tail put their hands on the operating rod. With just pushing the operating rod, the mines slid down and fell into the sea with a thud. This scene is already a part of their life.

"Boom!" At this moment, an explosion suddenly exploded under their feet.

What happened? With the explosion, the entire mine boat shaking violently, everyone was pale, and John shouted loudly.

"Report, we have touched a mine!" At this time, a big hole had been blown up on the bottom of the minecraft. Several sailors were hurriedly carrying out damage control. After a few minutes, they gave up their efforts.

The hull had already begun to tilt, and their mine-burning boat was about to sink. In desperation, John had no choice but to give orders to abandon the ship.

What's going on? When his body was soaked in the sea, when he slapped his arm and was about to swim back to Dover, he saw the mines still in the sea. Suddenly, he felt a mouthful of old blood spurting out.

Damn it! Yesterday, the German minesweeper boats should have come to eliminate all these mines. Who knew that the Germans did not remove the mines. As a result, today, the minecraft on his side hit the mines they had laid out the day before yesterday!

This group of Germans is really abominable! How could they cheat themselves like this?

The Germans have always been the most rigorous. Now, mine laying and clearing mines on both sides every day has become a rule. Unexpectedly, the Germans broke this rule first!

Then, there must be a problem!

Go back to Dover and report the news!

That night, Churchill, who was about to go back for dinner, received a report.

"We lost a mine-branch," said Admiral William Joseph Slim.

Upon hearing the news, Churchill just frowned briefly: "So what's wrong?"

It was just a minesweeper. Although the British Navy had already lost too much, they could still bear the losses of a minesweeper in this level of battle and did not have to report it to him at all. If he had to report any trivial matter to him, he would have been exhausted long ago.

"This minesweeper boat was sunk by mines they laid on their own," Slim continued: "It is unusual for the Germans who have always been rigorous to remove mines on time."

Suddenly, Churchill understood: "The German general attack is about to begin?"

"Yes." Chief of Staff Archibold followed: "We have been waiting for many days. The Germans have been mobilizing their troops and deploying them. We feel that the Germans are likely to launch a large-scale attack."

The German minesweeper boats did not go to clear mines on time, and they might have been mobilized to other places. They must pay attention to the every move of the Germans!

"If the Germans want to attack, they should seize air supremacy first?" Churchill said: "Now, our air force is going to be at the highest alert. Doddine, as our British guardian, order our air force to be ready for the coming battle at any time!"

It is not so easy to land across the sea. Before the onshore defense fortifications are broken, and before the air force on one side is destroyed, it is impossible for the Germans to cross the strait on a large scale.

These days, Britain has quickly built new fighter jets and recruited a large number of pilots. Isn’t it just waiting for this day? As long as the German attack is crushed from the air, it will buy more time for Britain!

Hearing Churchill's words, Dowding agreed. Although the local air force is still insufficient, now they have no choice but to fight!

"Everyone, I must remind you that the Germans are quite cunning and we must not take it lightly, especially now that the Germans have the power of the sea. They may come from anywhere at any time, or even in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean. We put the main force in the strait and may fall into the trap." Dowding said.
Chapter completed!