Chapter 635: Operation "Ballista"

"Mr. Ambassador, do you want our warship?" Petain asked.
The British ambassador nodded and fooled him to go to a British port.
"Well, a ship of 50 million pounds, as long as you pay cash, we can sell." Petain said.
Anyway, according to the agreement, France could not have an army, but at that time it did not say how the navy was. Specific discussions require follow-up negotiations.
In this case, it can be considered to be sold. After all, the newly appointed Petain government is quite lack of funds.
Hearing this, the British ambassador's face suddenly changed. Now in Britain, where is the money! Just because of the annihilation of the British Expeditionary Force in Europe, the pension that the government needs to pay is an astronomical figure!
The defense of the British homeland also requires a lot of investment. Now, every pound is extremely important, how can it be used to buy French broken ships!
Moreover, the French are also asking for a wild price. You must know that a battleship George V is only more than 30 million pounds. This price of the French is absolutely unaffordable for Britain.
"I'm sorry, Marshal Petain, during the initial discussion with Prime Minister Renault, your warship needs to be moved to our port immediately, and there is no additional agreement." The British ambassador said.
"That traitor Renault!" Betain's words immediately changed: "Does he want to sell France to England? Fortunately, he didn't let his conspiracy succeed!"
The famous traitor is now calling Renault a traitor. The British ambassador is very angry, but now, he has nothing to impress him.
Obviously, this kind of communication will not play any role.
Watching the departure of the British ambassador, Petain said to his men: "Order the warships in British ports to return to our station immediately."
France has already surrendered. At this time, all the warships will be handed over to Britain? There is no doubt that this will make the Germans quite angry. What good is it for Petain?
Petain would not do that.
In fact, in the original agreement with Germany, France could not retain the army. This specifically refers to the army and the air force. The navy did not immediately issue a handover order. There is even news that Cyric is considering letting France The navy will continue to exist and maintain the balance of power in the Mediterranean.
Petain refused to fulfill the promise of Prime Minister Renault and handed over the French warship to the United Kingdom. When the news reached London, Churchill stubbed out his cigar and calmly said: "If this is the case, then act according to another plan. I ordered that the ballista operation is fully launched."
Port of Toulon, French naval base.
Admiral Darran was standing on the dock of the base, looking at the warships on the dock, his heart could not be calm.
The French Navy, the fourth largest navy in the world, is mainly concentrated in several ports such as Toulon, Algiers, Port of Oran, and Casablanca.
At this time, they still have combat effectiveness, but their status is quite embarrassing.
They have no enemies and allies before they can do their best. The question of where to go has bothered the French Navy and Admiral Darren.
At the beginning, Admiral Darran was responsible for the transportation of gold. Although a large amount was lost, hundreds of tons of gold were successfully transferred out and shipped to the French colony in Africa.
Admiral Darran almost lost his life in the last operation. Finally, taking advantage of the darkness, he finally escaped and returned to the Port of Toulon.
At this time, the French navy is still under his control, but France is no longer that France.
As the soul of the French Navy, Admiral Darlan has been considering the French Navy's future.
Every morning, he watched the flag of the French Navy fluttering on the mast of the warship, silently fascinated.
Soldiers do not interfere in politics, while Darren only hopes that the French navy can still exist. What choice does he have now?
"General, it's not good!" At this moment, a voice hurriedly spread: "Our warships stranded in the British mainland have all been detained by the British!"
This voice passed into Darlang's ears and entered his brain, instantly making Darlang angry.
British, too much! Those warships belong to France!
Ballista operations are mainly launched in three areas, the first to be launched, but also the best to launch, of course the French warships staying in the British naval port!
Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
Just after dawn, a faint mist enveloped the entire port.
On a French Dreadnought-class battleship, the sailors had just got up. On the deck, several sailors were brushing their teeth facing the sea.
They have received the order. In a few days, they will pull the anchor and set sail and return to France. To this order, many people reacted indifferently.
France, has already surrendered to Germany, but after all, it is their hometown, and their nonchalant faces can't conceal their hesitation. What will they do in the future?
"What's that?" While brushing his teeth, a sailor raised his head and looked at the pier in front. A convoy was rushing up to the pier. The opponent was very fast, as if about to fall into the sea. When the car was stopped, it stopped.
Are these British people crazy? While laughing in his heart, he was about to continue brushing his teeth, but he heard rapid footsteps.
These British soldiers, holding their rifles, quickly rushed towards this battleship on their side!
At this time, the French warship was unprepared, and the British soldiers rushed up.
"Raise your hand, don't move it!" the British soldier shouted loudly as he came up.
The sailor is stupid, what's the situation? There was still foam in his mouth, and with a toothbrush in his hand, he had been pointed at the body with a gun, and then he could only helplessly raise his hand.
A large number of British soldiers rushed onto the French warships and quickly controlled the sailors~EbookFREE.me~ Without any resistance, the French warships were controlled by the British.
The captain was also controlled, and when he wanted to understand what had happened, he couldn't help but get angry.
"This is an insult to our French navy!" The captain shouted loudly: "British, you are too much!"
Historically, there was a conflict between the British navy and the French navy. In the past few years, the two navies have resumed normal relations. However, the British suddenly attacked the French navy and finally aroused this conflict again.
To the French navy, the British are even more hateful than the Germans!
The Germans didn't even want to take over them, the British couldn't wait to do it first, who has considered the feelings of the French navy!
At this time, of course no one cared about the feelings of the French navy. Churchill was satisfied with the information that the French navy in the UK, the French warships in Portsmouth and Plymouth naval ports, were all disarmed and taken over by the British navy!
In an instant, the British navy stopped running, and finally had a decent warship!