In the original time and space of Akado, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the once extremely powerful Beiyang Navy was finally surrounded and killed by the Japanese army and navy in Weihai, and was wiped out. This is an eternal pain in the minds of every Chinese.

However, similar history always repeats itself from time to time. Just over fifty years later, another great power's well-equipped navy ended its mission in a more tragic way - the French Navy in World War II.

The one who killed the enemy without mercy was not the weak enemy, the German Navy, but the French allies in World War II: the Royal Navy!

After World War I, the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan signed the Washington Navy Agreement aimed at limiting arms in Washington, USA. The agreement stipulates that the total tonnage of the French navy is 175,000 tons, making it the fourth naval power in the world.

Immediately afterwards in 1926, the soul of the French Navy, Admiral François Dallan, took office and brought a new life to the French Navy. As soon as this general came to power, he began to rebuild the French Navy.

In 1929, facing the threat of the German Navy's "Luzov"-class armored ship from Akardo, the French Navy finally approved the construction plan of the USS Dunkirk light battleship. As the first type of French battleship after World War I, this ship exceeded the German class pocket battleship in terms of displacement, speed, firepower and armor thickness.

Soon, France started construction of the Richelieu-class battleship. The ship's performance was no less than the latest warships in the world at that time, and could even compete with the British King George V class, making it the best battleship in the world.

When Admiral Dallang was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Battle of Poland in 1937, the French Navy had become one of the most modern navy in the world. It had 1 aircraft carrier, 3 battleships, 7 heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers, more than 50 destroyers of various types, and a total of 101 submarines of various types. It ranks fourth in the world in terms of comprehensive strength and is a daunting maritime force.

Then on January 6, 1938, the war between Germany and France officially started. In just over a dozen days, the French team was defeated step by step. The French Navy had no action plan and even had a port opened. The only action was to be ordered to round up the German armored ship "Admiral Spee" in the North Sea, and the French fleet was inactive because of inaccurate intelligence.

So this large fleet was almost completely preserved and became an important force that Britain and Germany care about very much. After some rush to work, the battleship Richelieu was put into service on January 30. The French Navy not only suffered no losses, but also "imported" the latest battleship, with the addition of the latest battleship.

So it is not entirely true that Redel and Lütjens were coveting the French Navy, but because the scale of this navy is too large. Once these warships are included in the control of the German Navy, the German Navy can be said to have at least doubled its size in the short term.

Originally, it was a popular item that everyone wanted, but now it has become a role where both sides wanted to get rid of it and then get it away. The British Navy knew that it was impossible to try to make the French Navy stand on its own side in this situation. So on February 5, it blatantly attacked Brest, an important military port in France.

Two British aircraft carriers took off 30 swordfish attack aircraft in one go, and sent 10 Dapeng fighters to escort them to bomb French ports and destroy the French fleet in the port. A dozen minutes ago, the British battleships King George V and the Battleship Determination had approached the Port of Brest, preparing to use their large-caliber artillery to attack the French warships inside.

At 10:21 am, the battle officially began. The battleship of King George V of England took the lead in firing, and then the battleship of Determination also began to shell. Just two minutes later, the French fleet began to fight back.

The British were startled by the quick-reacting French fleet. Lawrence, who had already mastered his intuition in the Battle of the North Sea, immediately felt that the situation was not good. He ordered the Royal Ark where he was located to move south, leaving only the Furious aircraft carrier to continue to move eastward.

French Navy Commander Dallang was in charge of the latest battleship Richelieu and used 8 380mm main guns to blast the British battleship Determination. Although both sides fought for a while, British fighters arrived quickly and the situation began to tilt towards the British side.

"Boom!" The main guns of the French warships fired again, but not far behind them, a heavy cruiser was hit by the shells of the battleship of King George V of England, and was slowly sinking with thick smoke.

"General, this is not a solution. We are on the air defense while fighting against the British who have the advantage. We may be wiped out in the port." The adjutant had just received a radio notice from the port land-based air defense forces that their anti-aircraft gun positions had just been hit by the British Navy's naval artillery and lost two main anti-aircraft gun positions.

Speaking of this Dallang, we won’t be able to fight. Originally, there were shore defense artillery positions on both sides of the Brest military port, which were equipped with many large-caliber artillery and anti-aircraft guns. In fact, the fundamental guarantee of the Brest military port is solid. Now it’s good, because in a few days the German team will accept these areas, and the destruction of the angry French and abandoned abandonment have now been lost.

It’s really my own trouble. Dallang lamented and ordered his adjutant: “No matter so much, I can only rely on myself now! Continue to fight back! Even if we are completely wiped out, we cannot let the British take advantage! These traitorous bastards, I will sooner or later find the place today!”

Although Darlang still insisted on persisting until now, in fact, he was almost out of support. A heavy cruiser was sunk and two gunboats sank due to air strikes. Less than 15 minutes after the war started, the French fleet had suffered heavy losses.

Not to mention those other warships, the Richelieu battleship, which he now serves as the flagship, has been hit twice, so it simply has no tragedy because of its good defense. However, everyone, including Darlang, knows that if you persist like this, you will only have an hour at most, and the main force of the French fleet in the port will be left with nothing left.

What supports Darlang to continue fighting back here is actually not the spirit of patriotism to draw the sword, but on the contrary is the promise that the Germans have just given him. He doesn't know how long he will last, but he knows that as long as he persists, the support promised by the Germans will surely come.

At that time... At that time, you will be able to sell some strength when working for the Germans and beat Britain twice with the purpose of revenge, even if you pay back the favor you owe today. Dallang smiled bitterly and shook his head: The commander-in-chief of the French Navy has fallen into such a tragic situation. I don’t know whether to say he is pitiful or ridiculous.

A British battleship shell hit the water not far from the Richelieu, splashing a huge water column of more than ten floors high. The French battleship also fired and fought back again. Eight 380mm caliber artillery fired and once again sprayed a huge tongue of flame. A land observation post outside the port where it was still working came from, and one of the shells hit the battleship Determination, but the damage caused did not seem to be serious.

The British seemed to have a feeling that a large caliber shell hit the battleship Richelieu again, directly hitting its B turret position, accurately hitting the middle armor part of the two main guns. Although the shells did not penetrate the turret, they directly caused the B turret to be seriously deformed and could not be fired again.

The French had no advantage in their large-caliber artillery, which had originally not had an advantage, lost half of it in an instant. You should know that although France had 4 battleships, the other three were not in the Brest military port at this moment. The only one Dunkirk with a 330-caliber main gun that could be fought back with Richelieu was a battleship that could be seen. The rest of the warships were not at the same level as the British battleships.

However, at this moment, the Dunkirk had been hit twice, the entire warship was filled with thick smoke, and the artillery could not be counterattacked. Now the damage manager is rescuing this French "light battleship". Not to mention continuing to fight, it is hard to say whether the warship can be successfully repaired.

"These bastards! Blades! Whore!" After the Richelieu shaking violently after being hit, General Dallang's adjutant just stood firm on the map table when he cursed excitedly: "If I live through today, I will be incompatible with those British bitches!"

Can we survive today? Can we survive today? Darlang held his forehead and thought silently. Could it be that the Germans used such a trick to kill two birds with one stone in order to get rid of the French navy? The British were despicable and assholes, the Germans would not be much better if they didn't save them when they were dead!

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a cheer from the warship. Dallang was stunned, and then through the glass of the command cabin, he saw a British fighter jet dragging long black smoke and falling to the sea in the distance.

Before Dallang could come back to his senses, an officer ran over and hugged him with a laugh and shouted happily: "General! General! Our reinforcements have arrived! German fighter planes have arrived! Their planes have arrived!"
Chapter completed!