Chapter 260: The Canal Was Actually Blocked? (First Update!)

In the Red Sea, a fleet of the Commonwealth is sailing.

The pirates who had been elusive before were now nowhere to be seen.

After all, these pirates are not fools. Their small broken boats can barely deal with passing cargo ships.

Facing a warship, that would be literally courting death.

"It will take about two days of sailing to reach Port Said. The fighting there is fierce now, so we must speed up." Sir Somerville of the British Army said anxiously while looking at the sea.

Since the loss of Alexandria, the British situation in North Africa has been precarious.

Now only Port Said is left.

If this is lost.

That's completely the end.

So Sir Somerville was extremely anxious.

However, the fleet under his command was very weak and was beaten so badly by the Japanese that it lost its way and suffered heavy losses.

Now that we have the support of the Allies, it is mainly the support of the Commonwealth members.

He was full of confidence and vowed to use the warships of the four countries to wash away the shame on him.

"Sir Somerville, don't worry. I believe that with Vice Admiral Montgomery's ability, there will be no problem in defending Port Said." The commander of the Turkish-Australian fleet said respectfully.

At this moment, the destroyer responsible for reconnaissance in the front reported that there were five merchant ships flying the American flag in the canal.

This immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.

You have to know that after the canal was lost, basically very few cargo ships passed through it.

I didn’t expect to see Allied cargo ships here. It’s really surprising.

Of course they just expressed surprise and did not take any action.

This is an Allied cargo ship after all.

"Five 30,000-ton cargo ships?" Sir Somerville asked in confusion.

"Yes, five ships in total. Judging from their draft depth, they should be fully loaded." The second mate reported quickly.

"If it is sunk, the canal will be blocked and we won't be able to pass through."

The second mate's words made everyone on the island tremble and look at him subconsciously.

If the canal was blocked, wouldn't their fleet be dumbfounded?
Isn’t the so-called support a joke?
Then Port Said is lost and everything is ruined.

"I was just joking. After all, these five 30,000-ton cargo ships are really too big." Seeing this, the second mate quickly said that he was just talking.

"Send them a telegram and ask them to increase speed and pass through the canal quickly." Sir Somerville ignored what the second mate said. Instead, he pondered for a while and gave the order to the other party to speed up.

After all, it is unrealistic to ask the other party to turn around at this time.

Even if the other party agrees, it cannot be completed in a short time and it will waste time.

It would be better to urge the other party to speed up and pass through the canal.

"Yes." The communications staff responded immediately.

The result was that the five cargo ships in front did not respond at all.

This made Sir Somerville somewhat dissatisfied.

"Keep pushing."

"Yes."

At this moment, the Indian crew on the cargo ship did not dare to move at all, because they were guarded by people sent by the natives of the Canaan region.

This was after Li Si helped them take over the airport and persuaded the natives to send people to help him watch over the crew members.

"Boss, the Allied warships in the rear are urging us to pass through the canal quickly." The first mate of the Tianzhu crew said cautiously.

"Well, the canal is ahead, and it is also the shortest part of the entire canal. Speed ​​up, rush over, and then turn the rudder to the right." Li Si nodded and immediately gave the order to pass quickly.

Upon hearing this order, the first mate was stunned and asked subconsciously.

"Are all five cargo ships accelerating?"

You know, they are fully loaded.

The cargo ship was filled with sand.

Although he didn't know why he had to pretend to be a fool, as an excellent first mate, he would never ask questions that he shouldn't ask.

"Yes, speed up everyone." Li Si said lightly.

At first he didn't quite understand why Cun Yunsheng asked him to block the canal, but now he understood.

Especially when he saw the densely packed warships behind him, he understood everything.

"Boss, the canal ahead is very narrow. If we do this, we will definitely hit the bottom and sink." Before the first mate could say anything, the third mate next to him could not help but remind him.

As a result, before he could finish his words, he was shot dead by Li Si.

"Anyone who dares to talk nonsense again will be killed." Li Si's light words scared all the crew members so much that they dared not speak anymore.

The first mate who had spoken earlier was so frightened that he could not help trembling. He could only silently command the cargo ship to speed up towards the canal.

Soon, we arrived at the narrowest part of the canal.

"That's enough. All cargo ships should turn the rudders to the right. Anyone who refuses to follow orders will be shot." Li Si's words made those crew members who still had other ideas break out in cold sweats.

"If you listen to me, you can still live. If you don't, don't blame me for being rude."

The British destroyer, which had been monitoring from the rear, looked at the cargo ship in front and couldn't help but shudder, as if it thought of some terrible scene.

"Captain, they are not going to block the canal again, are they?" the first mate asked the captain beside him.

"That shouldn't be the case. Aren't they flying the American flag?" The captain hesitated.

As a result, we saw a cargo ship heading straight towards the shore.

The Indian crew members on the cargo ship clearly heard the shrill screams as the bottom of the cabin touched the seabed.

creak!

creak!

creak!

The Allied fleet behind them was stunned.

Oh my God, someone is really trying to block the canal!
Some Allied commanders came to their senses in an instant.

If the canal is blocked, how will they get through?

While they were in a daze, one cargo ship after another was stranded in the canal.

Finally, the entire canal was completely blocked.

"Thank you for your help, may God bless you." Seeing that the freighter successfully blocked the canal, Li Si, who was in charge of supervision, praised.

Then the order to shoot was given.

Da da da!
With a burst of gunfire, all the crew members were killed.

According to Cun Yunsheng's order, no one must be allowed to survive.

"God bless the Japanese Empire." Seeing that all the crew members were killed, Li Si suddenly shouted, then walked off the boat and pressed the detonator that had been prepared long ago.

Blocking the canal is not enough, what he needs to do is to sink the cargo ship completely.

In this way, it may take the other party less than a year or two to completely eliminate these cargo ships.

boom!
As loud explosions sounded, huge holes were blown in the bottoms of five 30,000-ton cargo ships, and seawater poured in. Soon, the cargo ships began to sink slowly.

It’s just that the canal is not dug very deep at its narrowest point.

The five cargo ships did not sink completely to the bottom of the sea, but were half exposed. "Boss, there are still crew members alive on the ship." At this time, someone came to Li Si and said respectfully.

"Well, it's okay. I let him live on purpose." Li Si said meaningfully.

"Someone has to tell others about our slogan just now."

The Allied warships in the distance were all stunned as they looked at the cargo ship sinking into the canal.

"Is the canal really blocked?" The second mate who spoke earlier took a long time to come back to his senses and said in disbelief.

He was just joking to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't expect that these five cargo ships would actually block the canal.

They have assembled dozens of warships.

Some destroyers weighing thousands of tons may be able to pass slowly along the left side of the canal.

But those cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers simply could not pass.

Without these main battleships, what’s the point of relying on destroyers?

"Can it be moved?" Sir Somerville came to his senses and asked.

This is the first time this has happened since the canal was dug.

No one expected that someone would block the canal.

This is simply outrageous.

"I'm sorry, Sir, with our current technology, we are unable to move them. If there is only one cargo ship, we can transport it regardless of the cost, but now there are five ships, and the cost is really too high." The officer who came to report shook his head and said.

"Okay, send people to the cargo ship and capture all the crew members. I need to understand clearly why they are blocking the canal." Sir Somerville suspected that there was some conspiracy and asked.

"Yes."

"Also send a telegram to Montgomery and tell him that the canal is blocked and we may not be able to provide support." Sir Somerville rubbed his head. Now he was in real trouble.

He suspected that this matter was definitely related to the German army.

.........

"What? Say it again? The canal is blocked?" Montgomery, who had just come to his senses from the news that the Canaan regional airport was lost, received a report from his subordinates and was immediately stunned.

At the same time, his blood pressure soared and he felt like he was no longer himself.

It's bad news every day.

Originally, he planned to use the airport in the Canaan region to launch an air strike against the German army when the heavy rain ended, inflicting heavy damage on the German armored forces.

Who knew that the airport was attacked and occupied by the natives.

More importantly, these natives were equipped with all American weapons.

This left Montgomery speechless.

There was no other choice but to send a transport plane across the canal to find out what was going on.

The results of it?
Before I could recover from the bad news of being lost at the airport, something even more worrying happened.

The canal was blocked and the fleet coming to support could not get through.

"Yes, the canal is blocked by five cargo ships."

"Then let someone move it away?" Montgomery shouted directly.

"I'm sorry, Vice Admiral Montgomery, according to the information sent by the Navy, it is impossible to remove it with our current technology." The officer who came to report shook his head and said.

"why?"

"Five cargo ships, with an average capacity of no less than 30,000 tons, and they were fully loaded. Do you know what was on the ships? It was sand."

"It means the canal is now completely blocked and it is impossible to remove them."

"What?" Montgomery was completely dumbfounded. Five 30,000-ton cargo ships blocked the canal together?

If there is no conspiracy, he would never believe it even if you kill him.

"If they hadn't sunk, our tugboats should have been able to tow them away. Now that they have sunk, there is no way to move these big guys."

"Can't we just sink them?" Montgomery had just finished speaking when he saw the officer opposite him, with a speechless look on his face.

"Lieutenant General Montgomery, do you know what it means to sink them?"

"The canal will be completely paralyzed. I'm afraid by then, the fleet won't be able to get through."

"Damn it, this is definitely a conspiracy. Has the navy found out who did it?" Montgomery was furious. He had originally thought that he could hold on for a few more days and wait for reinforcements to arrive so that he could completely defeat the German army.

Who knew that the canal was now blocked, meaning that the so-called reinforcements could not arrive at all.

Without backup fighters and the fleet being blocked again, Port Said was completely isolated and helpless.

Thinking of this, Montgomery suppressed his anger and continued to ask.

"talk……"

"According to the navy's investigation, the flag is American, the shareholder is a local company, and the crew are all Indians. However, only a few people survived. Most of them were shot on the ship, and the company ran away after the accident. It is said that it was because they could not afford to pay the toll." The officer reported expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Montgomery almost fainted.

The crew is from India, the flag is from America, and the shareholders are still from the British Empire.

How to check this?
"Damn it, this is definitely a conspiracy. Find a way to move these cargo ships, otherwise we're doomed." Montgomery said angrily.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, there are only two options now. First, the navy can continue to take a detour. At the current speed, it will take at least a month." As soon as the officer finished speaking, he saw Montgomery shaking with anger.

One month!

By then, Port Said will definitely be destroyed.

This means that the British Empire’s military bases in North Africa will be completely destroyed.

The officer also knew that the first one was unreliable, so he said the second one.

"Either the canal needs to be widened again so it can be navigated again."

As soon as the officer finished speaking, he saw Montgomery's eyes light up and he quickly asked.

"how long it takes?"

"With current technology, it will take at least a year and a half." The officer spread his hands and said apologetically.

“????” For a moment, Montgomery wanted to kill the other person with one shot.

In a year or so, the war will probably be over.

Now that the canal is open, what’s its use?

It's already cold.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, this is the plan given by the Navy. I am just relaying it." The officer also looked innocent. This was not the plan he had thought of.

"Can't the second option speed up the process?" What Montgomery meant was whether the process could be accelerated by increasing manpower.

But he obviously forgot one thing, that is, the current British Empire does not have the appeal it once had.

If he knew that there was a story in faraway China called "Shooting down the Emperor of Zhou with One Arrow", he would know that at that time, the British Empire was basically being condemned by everyone.

The natives living near the canal are also getting restless.

Want to recruit manpower? Widen the canal?
I'm afraid it won't go that smoothly.

Unless they recruit Indian natives.

However, at this time, the natives of India were also trying to do something fancy to seduce the British Empire.

After all, no one wants to have a big boss riding on their head.

And this old man has begun to decline.

(End of this chapter)