Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Time flies, and the generals who participated in the last world war have grown old.

The oldest person in the Southern African Navy is Jackson Marshall, who serves as the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet. He is 55 years old this year.

  Lieutenant General Mike Tolan participated in the Battle of Jutland with the Southern African Navy during World War I.

After the war, Lieutenant General Mike Tolan served in the Indian Ocean Fleet and Atlantic Fleet, with his positions ranging from destroyer captain to commander of the Cyprus Squadron. After General Jack West Marshall retired, Lieutenant General Mike Toland was the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet.

One of the strongest contenders for the Commander.

 The pressure on the Cyprus Squadron in the Mediterranean mainly came from Italy and France, and Mike Tolan was naturally unhappy with Darlan.

As long as France has some ambition, the Italians will not be so arrogant.

"General Tolland, please don't involve me in your quarrel." Dudley Pound was not angry either.

With the launch of the arms race around the Mediterranean, the pressure on the Mediterranean fleet is also increasing.

During "Madagascar"'s visit to the Portsmouth Naval Base, the impact of the Royal Navy's poor performance has not completely subsided. One admiral has been forced to retire, two vice-admirals have been demoted, and the top management of the local fleet has undergone major personnel changes.

The change has even affected the Royal Navy's shipbuilding plan for the next two years.

Although the Royal Navy is to blame for all this, it has something to do with the Southern African Navy.

Who makes the Southern African navy perform so well?

Without Southern Africa, the Royal Navy would be pretty good. Although it has lost its status as a maritime hegemon, it is still one of the strongest naval powers.

With the Southern African Navy as a comparison, the Royal Navy suddenly became unprofessional, some deep-rooted ills were infinitely magnified, and the so-called naval tradition also looked more and more stupid.

 Hundred Years of Navy?

 Haha, I’m just deceiving myself.

"It doesn't matter. If you don't agree, then you don't have to participate." Mike Tolan was not angry. He had already expected the Royal Navy and the French Navy's lack of cooperation.

 The friendship between Britain and France depends on Germany.

They are like two hedgehogs in winter. They have to stay close together to keep warm, but they also have to keep a certain distance to avoid being stabbed by each other.

 The French knew very well that to fight Germany they must rely on British help.

 So even if the British implement the policy of appeasement, the French would not dare to really fall out with the British.

 The British also know very well that once Germany loses control, it will be the first to attack France and the second to attack Britain.

 So even if the British support Germany, they must try their best to maintain relations with France.

 In this case, it is crazy that the British government and the French government can be so close.

 The same applies to the navies of the two countries.

 It doesn’t matter here in Southern Africa.

Even without the participation of Britain and France, the Cyprus Squadron still holds exercises every year.

This year, after joint exercises with the British and French navies, the Cyprus Squadron will also participate in joint exercises with the Indian Ocean Fleet, the Persian Gulf Squadron, and the Changi Squadron. This is the highlight.

 Under Mike Tolan's insistence, the exercise was held as scheduled. "Evacuation" not only became one of the items of the exercise, but also the most important item, and was held on the first day of the exercise.

On the first day of the exercise, the main forces of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron came out in full force, and all six warships sent by the French Navy to participate in the exercise also participated.

The background of the exercise is that Cyprus was attacked by the enemy and had to retreat to Marlborough, across the sea. In order to make the exercise more realistic, some residents of East Capay will also participate.

 When he saw this background setting, Darlan almost turned his nose in anger.

Although Stoudemire has always been dissatisfied with Cyprus’ military power, in fact Cyprus’s military power is still quite strong.

The Cyprus Squadron consists of a total of 33 warships. The flagship is the heavy cruiser "Richmond", "Richmond" and another heavy cruiser "Bella", which are the third heavy cruiser of the "Los Angeles" class.

ship and the seventh ship.

In addition to the two heavy cruisers, the Cyprus Squadron also has 6 light cruisers, 9 destroyers, a supply ship, two transport ships, and a submarine force composed of 13 submarines.

With so many warships, except for the lack of battleships, their strength is actually no less than that of the Mediterranean Fleet.

If you add in the land-based aviation deployed in Cyprus, then Cyprus’s strength firmly exceeds that of the Mediterranean Fleet.

What’s more, the League of Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in the Dardanelles Strait are also mainly composed of southern African troops. Once war breaks out, the League of Nations peacekeeping forces will almost certainly accept the mobilization of the Cyprus squadron.

With such a powerful force, when faced with an invasion, the first thing to do is not fight back, but prepare to escape.

 It is obvious that this plan was not prepared for Cyprus at all, but for St. Roch.

Regardless of what Darlan thought, Mike Tolan ordered all ships in Cyprus to be ready three days in advance in accordance with the plan drawn up by the staff, ready for military deployment at any time.

Although the Cyprus Squadron has two transport ships, other warships and supply ships can also temporarily serve as transport ships, but they are far from enough for the 400,000 residents of East Cape.

It was at this time that Darlan and Pound realized that Cyprus had become so powerful.

 In Europe today, a city with a population of 400,000 is considered a standard large city, and a city with a population of more than one million can be considered a megacity.

 At the time Arthur was made Baron of Cyprus, the combined population of the entire island of Cyprus was less than 50,000.

In just twenty years, the population of Cyprus now exceeds 1 million.

 The French government would be envious of this population growth rate.

 The key point is that the increased population in Cyprus is not from the colonies, but new immigrants attracted from Europe.

 Since Roque served as the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and placed his headquarters in Cyprus, Cyprus has gradually become the best place for Europeans to escape the war.

At that time, the logistics base and medical center of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force were in Cyprus.

 To this day, Cyprus’s medical level is still the best in Europe.

  After Cyprus became Arthur's fiefdom, the Southern African federal government tried to build Cyprus into Southern Africa's bridgehead in the Mediterranean region and invested a lot of effort.

 Today's Cyprus, with its ring-island highway, ring-island railway, and the two cities of East and West Capay, one in the east and one in the west, has become the transfer station between Cyprus and Europe and Port Elizabeth.

  The oil exported from Port Elizabeth to Europe is transited through East Cape.

 No matter what city, as long as it is related to oil, there will be endless wealth.

 Cyprus itself is also in good condition. After the establishment of complete infrastructure, Cyprus has become a tourist destination for Europeans.

 Especially in the context of the rising arms race in Europe, immigrants are coming in overwhelming numbers.

There are no conditions required to apply to immigrate to France.

 Applying to immigrate to Cyprus, in addition to possessing certain financial capabilities, you must also undergo a background review by the Cyprus government.

 Many new immigrants to Cyprus are from France.

 This made Darlan even more uncomfortable.

 Pound's concerns were different from Darlan's.

In a city with a population of 400,000, even if only one-tenth of the population participates in the exercise, it will require the cooperation of all ships in Cyprus.

 This is almost impossible in the UK.

 Don’t look at the various propaganda of the British government during the Dunkirk evacuation.

It was just like the various humanitarian highlights when the Titanic sank, most of them were just gimmicks.

 Cyprus is different.

After Mike Toland gave the order, Pound was surprised to find that all the ships in Cyprus, including the yachts of the rich, the fishing boats of the poor, the passenger ships of the shipping companies, and even the ship owners brought the ships from Marlborough, ready to cooperate with the Cyprus squadron.

action.

 For three whole days, no ship except oil tankers left the port in East Cape.

 All ships are on standby at their berths, awaiting the dispatch of the Cyprus Squadron.

 Some ship owners even live directly on the ship.

 This kind of prohibitive situation makes people feel not surprised, but simply afraid.

This is just Cyprus.

 What if the whole of southern Africa was like Cyprus?

  Pound also participated in the World War.

In 1916, as the captain of the battleship "Giant", Pound led the "Giant" to sink two German cruisers and repelled the sneak attack of two German destroyers in the Battle of Jutland.

In addition, Pound also avoided five torpedoes fired at the "Giant" through skillful command.

 Now Pound finally understands how well the Southern African Expeditionary Force performed in the World War.

 On the day of the exercise, something happened that left Pound speechless.

The residents of East Cape who participated in the exercise came to the port area to assemble in full accordance with the instructions of the sailors of the Cyprus Squadron, and no accidents occurred.

 In a large scene with tens of thousands of people, it is normal for accidents to occur. Crowding, stampedes, conflicts, and violent crimes are all possible.

None of this exists in East Cape. Schools in East Cape even organized students to participate in groups, treating the "evacuation" exercise as a spring outing.

This finally gave Pound a sense of comfort.

It's just a drill. There are no enemy planes in the sky, no enemy tanks on the ground, and no approaching gunfire can be heard. It's orderly and normal.

 As for the ships cooperating with the exercise.

 Pound just learned that every ship that is ordered to cooperate with the exercise will be subsidized by the Cyprus government.

 That's right. How can there be such obedient citizens?

Of course, when Pound knew how much money Cyprus subsidized ship owners, Pound couldn't help but cursed the rich man.

 The Cyprus government’s subsidies are based on the tonnage of the ship. The larger the tonnage, the greater the subsidy.

 So if the ship owner does not leave the ship, not only will he not lose money but he will make money.

 No wonder the ship owners cooperated unconditionally.