"That's not right..." Darlan spread out the map, and there was a trace of doubt between the frown on his eyebrows.
"Commander, what's wrong?" His adjutant saw something was wrong and took two steps forward to ask.
In fact, the adjutant also felt that the sudden appearance of so many British warships was a bit dangerous at first, but he thought of the telegram personally sent by British Prime Minister Churchill a few days ago and did not think too much about it.
At this time, Darlan frowned at the map, which made the adjutant feel that something was indeed strange.
You know, a large part of the reason why the French navy willingly followed Darlan to Africa was because of Darlan's obvious military talent.
If Berante is the most outstanding general in the contemporary French Army, then the most famous general in the French Navy must be Darlan.
Darlan was born in a small village in Neyrac-sur-Garonne, France. His ancestors were also sailors, driving small river boats in the town of Pondsac near Bordeaux.
The Darlan family has always been famous for shipping, so much so that there is a saying in the Nehak area that "the Darlan family commanded Noah's Ark".
Darlan's great-grandfather also served on the French Navy "Formidable".
However, the ship was sunk by a British warship in the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Darlan family has been known as a staunch anti-British faction ever since.
After the Franco-Prussian War, with the collapse of the Napoleonic dynasty in France, the Third French Republic was established.
Both Darlan and his father were supporters of the French Third Republic, so Darlan was considered the most radical reformer in the French Navy at that time.
Later, the reason why Darlan was able to grow into a famous admiral in French history was also due to the support of Georges Legault, the French Minister of Navy at the time.
You must know that Legg was a close friend of Darlan's father during his lifetime. After the death of old Darlan, Legg became Darlan's huge supporter in the senior leadership of the French Navy.
After World War I, Legault personally established the powerful Navy of the French Republic. Today, Darlan, who has become the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, commands this fleet.
Darlan's most fascinating advantage is his ambition and courage!
The French admiral and Italian Prime Minister Mussolini both arrogantly called the Caribbean and the Mediterranean "our oceans."
The dispute over these two large sea areas is even more important than the dispute over interests between Italy and France in Nice, Coliga, North Africa and other regions.
However, Darlan was obviously more professional than Mussolini.
In the past ten years, he has introduced a large number of mines, torpedoes, submarines and fast destroyers through commercial purchases to supplement the existing naval force.
The navy of the Third French Republic is ranked fifth in the world, but it is able to maintain the French colonial country's colonial area, which is known as the second largest in the world. This is not unreasonable!
At this moment, Darlan, who had led the French navy through many ups and downs, once again felt unusually depressed.
He had not felt this kind of depression for a long time. The last time he felt this way was when he served as a captain in World War I, when he was supporting the battle at Verdun.
Finally, after browsing the topographic map of the sea areas around Algeria, Darlan was surprised to discover a problem.
"There are no German submarines near the port of Oran! The Germans have never been near the waters surrounding Algeria!"
Darlan's right hand placed on the map trembled, and he exclaimed with a vibrato: "The British are not here to deal with the Germans!"
In fact, Reinhardt has tried his best to avoid Algeria, where Darlan and Berante are stationed. He has tried his best not to irritate the two famous French generals in this land.
Although there had been uninvited reconnaissance submarines before, Darlan and the others later found out that they were submarines sent by Italy and not from the German Navy.
Today, the reason why the British fleet appears here is definitely not an expedition, but just a patrol to declare the country's prestige.
After all, the Royal Navy of the British Empire had lost face in front of the German High Seas Fleet, and had no prestige to promote.
If the British are mobilizing their fleet now, it must be for pragmatism and for war!
However, are they here to help Darlan eliminate the Italian submarine snooping nearby?
Obviously not!
With the few ships the Italians have, there is no need to dispatch a fleet to clean them up.
Thinking of this, Darlang lost his grace and immediately rushed into the broadcast room with a loud voice and some staggering, shouting: "Broadcast immediately, cancel all vacations, and all soldiers return to combat positions. Level 1 combat alert, let's
All captains go to command immediately!"
In the radio room, the two magistrates on duty were still chatting and drinking coffee. When they saw Commander Darlan rushing in with a pale face, they were unable to realize what happened.
However, the alarm sounded very quickly after all.
The French naval officers and soldiers who had withdrawn from the war heard the long-lost "Woo-Woo" piercing siren in the early hours of today.
"What's going on? Haven't we already withdrawn from World War II?" An elderly logistics officer listened to the smell of gunpowder in the air with a different look on his face.
Immediately afterwards, he saw large groups of people rushing to the docked warships from all directions. Many of them rushed out of the barracks with slovenly beards on their faces before they even had time to wash up.
Could this be an exercise conducted by General Darlan to keep the officers on guard?
The old logistics officer guessed half-guessing.
However, his guess was soon overturned by the broadcast.
"Once again, we have been surrounded by the British fleet and may be bombarded at any time. Everyone returns to combat positions immediately, everyone returns to combat positions immediately! This is not an exercise, reiterate, this is not an exercise!"
What?! Surrounded by the British fleet!
The old military controller was a little confused about the situation. A few days ago, on June 8, didn't he say that he had just received a telegram of understanding from the British Prime Minister?
Commander Darlan was very moved and said that from now on, June 8th will be used by the French Navy to hold activities to remember the tolerance of the British.
Why...the British fooled everyone?
That was what British Prime Minister Churchill personally swore and promised. How could the majestic British Empire be so duplicitous and turn its back on others?!
While the old officer was puzzled, Darlan in the command room was unwilling to believe what was happening now.
To be honest, the reason why he ordered the first-level alert does not mean that he immediately accepted the facts.
The series of orders Darlan gave were just his instincts based on his sense of responsibility and accumulated military literacy. From the bottom of his heart, he still didn't want to believe that Churchill's intentions could be so sinister.
However, the reality can no longer help him not to believe it!
"Commander, British ships have begun to densely drop a large number of mines at our port!" a combat staff officer reported, completely revealing the British intentions.