At this time, an alarm came from the French side: a German mechanic had arrived in Toulon.

The Germans are very good at playing the gradual approach, just like they sent troops to Tunisia before. In Toulon, in order to stabilize the Toulon fleet and prevent them from resisting radically, the Germans first reached an agreement with the French army. According to this agreement, the German army set up a free zone around the port of Toulon, which was defended by the French army. If the German army did not enter this free zone, the French army had the right to control themselves.

The German officer even told the French Navy: We are here to aid France. You know, the British have occupied Algeria, and we cannot sit idly by the British.

It should be said that this excuse is very clever because it is using the French hatred of Britain to eliminate the French Navy's alert to the German army.

But the commander of the Toulon fleet, General Jean Delabode, would not trust the Germans so easily. He said in the telegram to Dallang: "I know this is a sign of their actions. We are ready to hesitate, and they will not succeed!"

At this time, there was no plan in the Algiers command.

Dallang couldn't help but walk around at his desk anxiously.

"General, what are you worried about?" Zhang Chi asked.

In fact, this battle was not very difficult... It is not difficult to rescue a fleet with air supremacy. The problem is just how many ships were rescued, because the ship may have to deal with German bombing and shore defense artillery.

Dallang couldn't help but stop, and then replied, "You know!"

Zhang Chi knew that just like that letter of appointment, Darlang was worried about whether Algiers would become a puppet government in the United States in the future.

This may have nothing to do with the navy, but as an admiral, Darlang knew very well that the navy must rely on air supremacy to survive, while the air power of the Algiers government is not worth mentioning at all.

In this case, having a navy may be worse than not having a navy, because with a navy... Britain and the United States may put forward one condition after another to it on the grounds of "guaranteeing the security of the Algiers navy."

Simply put, it means having a handle in the hands of others.

So Dallang was still hesitating, he was measuring whether he would lose more political capital because of saving the Toulon fleet.

"What would you do if it were you?" asked Dallang.

"Of course I will choose to rescue them!" Zhang Chi replied: "As for political issues, believe me, if the British and Americans knew that you would rather let the fleet be sunk by the Germans than surrender, they would not ask you again!"

Dallang was stunned and then nodded.

Whether it is British or American, it is very practical. If they are sure that they cannot get benefits from it, they will choose to give up. So the key is whether Dallang can stick to the bottom line when dealing with them.

Facts also proved that what Zhang Chi was right, and Darlang also guessed very accurately. Soon after, due to some issues, the United States even withdrew its fighter jets from Algiers to threaten it.

But Darlang was still unmoved, even if the port and fleet were bombed by German and Italian troops.

His statement to the United States was: "I just pretend they have sunk in Port Toulon. Now, at least the Germans have to consume some fuel and bombs to sank them!"

Later, the US ambassador to French Algeria Murphy paid Darron: "What impressed me particularly was that Darron successfully defended the national interests of France. Although he was in a weak position to negotiate with the two most powerful countries in the world at that time. No negotiator could make more concessions for the interests of France, except Darron."

So Darlang no longer hesitated and immediately gave the word "crocodile" to the United States.

"Crocodile" is the code name for this operation, and it also represents that the French fleet, which has always been neutral, is about to go into the water again and become a beast like a crocodile that has been stinging for a long time.

The United States couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when it received this code name. Before that, they also received news that the German army entered the port of Toulon. What they were more worried about was that Darlang could not figure out at the last moment and let the French fleet sink... This would undoubtedly cause the Allies to lose a new force in vain.

The order was quickly conveyed, and dozens of bombers took off under the cover of fighter planes.

Almost at the same time, American spies also spread a false news to the Germans... The United States decided to bomb Toulon Port and sank the Toulon fleet to the bottom of the sea because it was worried that the Germans would capture the Toulon fleet.

The Germans believed in this, because they had something similar before... Britain pursued the French fleet relentlessly.

On the other hand, it was because the German army had surrounded the Port of Toulon at this time, and the German army believed that this was Britain and the United States had a sense of crisis and urgency, so they decided to launch an air strike when the command of the Toulon fleet was still unclear.

The Germans even immediately told the commander of the Toulon fleet.

Of course, Drabbard, the commander of the Toulon fleet, knew the inside story, but he still pretended to be surprised and said: "Will the Americans actually come to bomb my fleet?!"

"Yes!" said Major General Hans, anxiously: "And we have reason to believe that their bombers are already on the way to this place!"

"So what should we do?" Drabard said anxiously: "My fleet... they are too dense, and if bombed, there will be great casualties!"

"I suggest you evacuate immediately!" Major General Hans' tone sounded more anxious than Drubard: "And let your soldiers be in place and prepare for air defense! I will ask for support from the Air Force!"

"Okay, I'll prepare right away!" Drubard replied.

So, under the eyes of the German army, the French Navy organized crew members to board the ship and drove warships out of the port...

Of course, they did not drive all warships out, such as submarines, transport ships and oil tankers, which would not have any effect in air defense operations.

More than an hour later, the US bomber indeed flew over Toulon, and the harsh air defense alarm sounded quickly.

Major General Hans stood on the roof with a telescope and looked out to the sea. He wanted to see how the French Navy fought with the US military fleet.

but……

He saw American fighter planes flying over the French fleet, without diving, and without a single bomb dropped. The French fleet fired, but the target of the shell was the shore defense artillery controlled by the German army.
Chapter completed!