Major Rohard arrived at Lion City at four o'clock the next morning. He rested for several hours at the Lion City Harbor Hotel. After dawn, he hired a taxi car to go to Mantes Naval Base.┇êng.c⊙mThe fastest update...&&

He had no idea about the Mantes Naval Base. He just heard that when he first arrived in Penang, the Zujia Admiralty suddenly upgraded the Mantes Port Dock to a naval base. Before that, the Mantes Port Dock only provided mooring, repair and supplies for official British ships, and the scale was not large.

When Rohard's taxi carriage arrived outside the naval base, he suddenly realized that there was a normal naval base in front of him, which was not temporarily modified from an ordinary dock. Not only that, from a distance, there were also seven or eight large warships of different tonnages, as well as many torpedo boats and destroyers. He didn't even know when the Straits Colony gathered so many warships.

Around the naval base, many Royal Navy soldiers were busy, and it seemed that this place had really turned into a naval base, not a temporary military port.

After getting off the car, Rohard came directly to the base entrance. He showed his ID and Governor Artyang's letter, and told him to look for Rear Admiral Joseph.

After some notice, the guards guarding the entrance of the base were allowed to lead Rohard to the inside of the base.

On the way to the base headquarters, Rohard asked the guards about the situation here. Although the guards did not tell too much information, they explained that the warships docked here were urgently mobilized from Egypt, and most of the naval forces stationed here came from Egypt and India.

The guard also mentioned that Rear Admiral Joseph Rudman, the deputy commander of the British fleet stationed in Egypt's Middle East.

Rohad was amazed in his heart. The Zu family had made such a big move in secret, and gradually understood what Governor Atyang said yesterday, "The Zu family did nothing, it was just a matter of time." Now it seems that this is indeed a big move to steal the sky and change the sun, otherwise how could it be so hidden.

At the gate of the base headquarters, several officers waited for a long time, and they took Rohard into the headquarters with their replacement guards.

Rear Admiral Joseph was in the staff room and it took a few minutes to meet Rohard in the lounge.

After reading the letter from Governor General Artyang brought by Rohard, he said to Rohard: "Since it is the Governor's intention, I will give you three days to prepare and then report to the naval base."

Rohad asked in confusion: "General, you mean..."

Before the other party finished speaking, Major General Joseph interrupted and explained: "You have been appointed as the liaison officer of the Mantes Naval Base in the French Corps in Australia. Before you officially join the company, you don't have to ask too many questions. I will arrange for you to go to Australia in three days. In short, the Asian war horses are about to begin. We must not make any mistakes in this war, do you understand?"

Rohad immediately stood at attention and replied loudly: "Yes, I understand."

Major General Joseph waved his hand and said, "Go and prepare quickly. We have already received the news from Hong Kong. The naval base is very busy at present. If you can arrange the transfer work as soon as possible, it would be best."

Rohad thought for a while and then said, "If possible, I hope to start the mission immediately. I will send a telegram to explain that personal belongings can be mailed. Because Governor Atyang has instructed me that after I see the general, I can do my business as you tell me."

Joseph thought for a while and now he was short of staff, so he nodded and praised: "Very good. Come with me to the command center now, and I will briefly tell you about the French Legion."

The two walked out of the lounge and headed to the command center in the basement. Joseph Lu introduced the overview of the French Legion and briefly explained the current Asian strategic layout. The United Legion is just a cover, and the French Legion is really used to deal with China. The purpose of the establishment of the Mantes Naval Base is to cooperate with the French Legion's offensive and to compete for the sea control in the strategic sea area.

After arriving at the command center, a group of senior generals from the Mantes Naval Base and representatives of the French Legion were already present.

Joseph introduced Major Rohard to everyone present. The British Indian government had already distributed the files on the Rohard school, and everyone knew the role of Major Rohard. If it weren't for the crisis in Hong Kong, Rohard would probably have been in Penang for another month, and now he can only adapt to the situation.

The main content of this command plenary meeting was to discuss the issue of the French Legion's expedition.

After the fall of Hong Kong, the French Legion lost a feasible plan and can only consider two other preparatory plans at present.

In the past month, the French Legion had already been assembled, and all the armaments and supplies were ready. The soldiers were waiting for the next order to set off the journey at any time. However, the reason why the date of dispatch was delayed was that the negotiations between Britain and the United States were in a stalemate.

The US government is now in chaos, and various political forces stick to their own opinions, so they cannot give the UK a definite answer for a while.

Now that Hong Kong has been besieged, the British government can no longer tolerate China's continued expansion. Once the Chinese team controls the entire territory of Vietnam and Hong Kong, and recovers the entire Southeast Asia will be in crisis.

The French Legion is a surprise soldier, and the strategic role they will play is to give China an unexpected surprise attack. However, if it continues to delay, the legion will eventually be transferred to India and Myanmar to participate in the defensive war, and then all the covers that the British government has worked hard before will be in vain.

After using the opening remarks of the meeting to introduce the current situation, Major General Joseph said: "I just received a telegram from India this morning. Delhi asked us to determine a plan for dispatch within the month. In other words, it is time for the French Legion Field. Mantes Naval Base will serve as the headquarters of the rear of the French Legion. The Chinese's behavior has become increasingly rampant. If you don't stop them, you're afraid that these yellow-faced monkeys will jump to the head of our Empire."

Wood, the highest officer of the Army in the Straits Colony, said with a serious expression: "The biggest responsibility for losing Hong Kong this time is the foreign ministry's money. I don't know what they talk to the Americans every day, and it has been delayed from month to month. I have heard that the soldiers of the French Legion were so idle that they actually went to catch koalas."

The captain of the battlecruiser of the Royal Hope said angrily: "Our Navy has always said that the Americans are unreliable. Instead of letting them dispatch three-legged warships to escort the French Legion, it is better to let us do it ourselves. These speculators have never stopped seeing each other and rely on them, hum, it is simply a fantasy."

Major General Joseph coughed, cleared his throat and said solemnly: "Gentlemen, these complaints are sent by the officials in the office. We are soldiers and there are more important things to do now. Delhi urgently needs us to determine the plan for dispatching troops, which is also the theme of today's meeting."

"What else can we say now? Either let us escort Officer France, or let American merchant ships escort, or we both take on the transportation mission together."

Previously at the Delhi meeting, officials from both sides of Britain and the United States were discussing the issue of sending troops. Although the US representatives at that time boasted that they might dispatch warships to assist in transportation, recently, the US Congress had to change to US merchant ships to assist in transportation.

The British government hopes to use US ships to transport French Legion to achieve the effect of pulling the United States into the water. In fact, simple transportation issues are not difficult at all. Whether it is to draw fleets from Egypt, hire third-party fleets, or even let Japanese warships escort, the French Legion can be sent to the battlefield.

Although strictly speaking, the US representative did not make any promises to the UK, the sudden change in attitude did disappoint the UK. It not only lost the opportunity to win over the US into the world war, but may even have an impact on the French Legion's strategy.

Major General Joseph said impatiently: "This matter can be discussed later on the transportation work of the French Legion. Anyway, since we have a fleet gathering here now, plus the Americans promised merchant shipping, it should be no problem for the French Legion to set off."

Wood nodded and said, "Yes, we have made such a big deal with the Americans, so we naturally cannot give us no rewards. Besides, using American merchant ships can also provide cover for us, and I wish the Chinese would not dare to intercept American merchant ships at this time. If they really intercept, they would anger the Americans, which might be a good thing for us."

Major General Joseph turned to the military representative of the French Legion and asked, "What are General French plans?"

The military representative replied: "After this period, General France is still planning specific combat plans. Based on the current analysis, it is speculated that the best offensive point is North Korea. Not only can it obtain Japan's support, but it can also use the areas in which southern North Korea is also in Japan to safely establish gathering points and military bases."

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but whispering to each other.

Many people present looked down on the Japanese. In the failure of the Qingdao War, and now it has achieved nothing, wasting so much aid from the British government. Even the purpose of establishing the French Legion this time was to draw a clear line with the Japanese, and the British personally came to deal with China.

North Korea has always been the sphere of influence of the Japanese. If the French army chooses to attack from North Korea, it is to join forces with the Japanese. In the end, Britain will fight hard and drive the Chinese back to the Yalu River. However, North Korea's distribution of interests will eventually be divided. If it is really necessary to attack from North Korea, it is not only considering military issues, but also politics and diplomacy.

Joseph pondered for a while, then asked again: "Didn't you hear that you should start from Hong Kong or Fujian?"

The military representative nodded and said, "There has indeed been discussed like this, but it is mainly because Hong Kong is too crowded and its strategic location is not favorable. As for Fujian, it is necessary to dispatch enough navy to provide support, and face the coastal defense line built by the Chinese. The risks and burdens will be too heavy."
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