I Became a Captain of the British Empire

Unexpected commotion

“Quebec’s 1st Division was attacked.”

“Attack again?”

Operations control room at Fort Drum.

This place, which oversees the grand strategy, had no time to look at the increasing damage reports. Pershing looked at the reports piling up on the large desk with mixed eyes.

“The 1st Armored Division is requesting fuel and ammunition supplies!”

“There is too much pushing, so the supply unit can’t chase it. Tell them to hit the brakes on their own.”

“This is a request for support from the 32nd Division. A lot of damage to enemy guerrillas.”

“For now, tell me not to go in. After all, there is only a mountain above it. What is the situation on the front?”

“We are preparing for an offensive while waiting for supplies. But even if you go up here… .”

“It doesn’t make any sense. You can’t cross the mountain by tram.”

With a deep sigh, the old enemy rose from his seat with a sulking body. It wasn’t the massive turns or the long trenches that bothered him. They were ‘looters’ raiding the street corners.

After fighting in the south, the Canadian main force is in a hurry to retreat to Newfoundland with the brunt completely broken. Even the small number of troops defending the province were lightly suppressed with a series of offensives.

It was a group army that rapidly advanced to Quebec. Although it was two weeks later than the scheduled date.

The problem was after that.

“Is cooperation with the local residents going well?”

“All in all, not bad, but there are some issues.”

The adjutant took out some papers from his bosom.

“First of all, the refugees are a problem. If you don’t hold hands with them, it seems difficult to get cooperation in the northern mountains.”

“From there, it’s their domain.”

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Pershing groaned in discomfort.

Second-generation communists who were mercilessly suppressed by Petain’s French army.

The fact that some of them hid themselves in the mountains of Quebec was an open secret. Their repatriation was also an emphasis on the terms of cooperation with the United States by Napoleon VI.

But there was a problem.

“Even the separatists have room to turn against us if the French do as they please. After all, they are also part of Quebec.”

“So you want me to accept the Reds as they are?”

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Pershing’s eyes widened in pain.

MacArthur is not alone in hating the Communist Party. If you’re a collaborator, it’s good to find other ‘wholesome’ friends.

However, the U.S. military has already entered all the necessary parts. The important thing now is how to break through the northern coastline leading to Newfoundland.

“Damn it, what the hell did Britain do by not beating these guys?”

no, i couldn’t catch it

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Pershing changed his mind. Even the United States is a country where the Communist Party roams. It would have been difficult to catch the refugees one by one who were hiding in the rugged mountain range without a valid justification.

The problem is, now Pershing has to deal with them. The best way is to guarantee the refugees’ convenience and hold hands…

“MacArthur will not tolerate it. No, I can’t tolerate it before that.”

He was the enemy who clenched his fists and said that, but in reality he didn’t have much of a countermeasure.

I didn’t think much of a mountain battle like this.

Therefore, the landing operation was planned, but the result was disastrous.

“Has Admiral Fret not been in touch?

“I just got summoned to the White House.”

“Tell me to come right back here when work is done. Someone has to take responsibility.”

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Pershing said in a cold voice. Of course, it was he himself who urged the sortie despite the advice of the Navy. But there were good reasons for this.

‘At this rate, the war will drag on for more than half a year! sh*t!’

It was not a plan with a long-term battle in mind from the beginning.

At least the whole of Canada needs to be sorted out within a month. Only then can public dissatisfaction be quelled.

But the reality was not like that. Rather, it seems to have dragged on for more than a year only here.

In the White House, the eyes go dark.

“Did the Navy say there were no more operational plans?”

“For now, he says he will try to gather the fleet and launch again… .”

“That means you can’t guarantee victory.”

In front of the speechless adjutant, he sneered and grabbed the baton and stood up. Stopping in front of a huge map located in the center of the operation room, he gazed at the vast continent.

“There is no way. There’s no point in coming all the way here and breaking through that damn mountain. Prepare for the landing operation again!”

“Sir! But the right to sea… .”

“It can’t be helped. I’ll have to try to tie the British down somehow with the remaining capital ships.”

He lowered his hands in front of the desk where the map was placed and looked away.

“Once we land, we can somehow finish it on our scale. It is meaningless to advance by land any longer.”

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Pershing was so sure.

“Sir! Marshal! Where is Marshal Pershing?!”

Until an urgent telegram arrives in front of him.

“Urgent news… It’s urgent!”

A communications soldier with a face as if the world had collapsed burst through the door of the operation room.

A room illuminated by incandescent light.

The officers sitting across from each other at the long table all focused their eyes on one person.

“Everyone seems fine. What’s wrong? Major Crawford.”

“it’s okay.”

The commander of the battlecruiser Repulse, ‘John H. Crawford’, had a hard time hiding his embarrassing face.

It is because the captain he serves is acting peculiarly strange.

“Good. Then, let’s start the meeting in earnest.”

John glanced at his watch. It has already been 10 minutes since the meeting started. However, Repulse’s captain, Samuel D. Lewis, was dragging the progress by asking about the movements of his subordinates from time to time for some reason.

Especially while calling ‘name’.

John couldn’t stand that part.

Until now, he was the captain who had been called only by his title bluntly. Originally, that was the principle. However, someone who didn’t even have a friendly feeling suddenly pushed awkwardly.

“Lieutenant Commander, please give me a full report first.”

“Yes, Repulse is currently fully loaded and in full combat readiness. Fuel and ammunition are fully loaded… .”

While Vice Admiral Peter Andrew’s report continued, John slightly lowered his head and was deep in thought.

What the hell happened to our captain?

The first thing I suspected was going out in the morning. I couldn’t ask what he was doing, but I could guess somewhere.

‘Did you go to contact the secret command… .’

A thought I had a while ago. In fact, isn’t this captain being manipulated by someone else?

It sounds like an outrageous idea, but John was seriously suspicious. Even so, people have changed so much.

“… The above concludes the report.”

“Good work, Lieutenant Commander.”

John sneakily checked the captain’s face as he continued the meeting.

Samuel D. Lewis.

He is a rogue officer that everyone in the Navy would have heard of at least once. From negligence to negligence. Even so, he managed to avoid the forced discharge cut-off. This man was even treated as a parasite for skipping public money.

Such a captain has now turned into the best strategist in the Royal Navy.

does this make sense? There’s a mobile squadron that includes an aircraft carrier.

To John’s knowledge, at least, the captain had never been involved in aviation during his official career. He preached the importance of aircraft carriers.

And it’s in the process of being put into action.

“Then let’s listen to the gunnery commander’s report.”

“Yes, the current gunnery department… .”

Even halfway through the meeting, John couldn’t stop thinking about it.

If the current captain is just a puppet, wouldn’t there be people who really give orders? Like a ‘shadow government’.

“… That is all.”

“Okay, do you have any suggestions?”

“Can I tell you something?”

“Anything is fine.”

“About evasive maneuvers during firefights… .”

What if someone gives orders in London and the captain just follows them? The captain is controlled by a secret organization in the navy pursuing a radical grand strategy.

If they, who recognize the situation and devise a grand strategy according to the captain’s report, are giving orders…

“I would like to say that it is very difficult to shoot during the left and right shifting, which is difficult to compensate for the barrel fluctuation.”

“Are you saying it’s difficult to coordinate rolling and pitching?”

“That’s right.”

As the question and answer flowed through one ear, John pondered over and over again. It’s an absurd delusion, but otherwise I couldn’t understand that wonderful command and judgment.

“Like this, shooting during evasive maneuvers is very difficult. I think we need more fine-tuning between the gunnery and navigation departments. That is all.”

“Hmm, I’d like to hear the captain’s opinion on this. What do you think of the navigator?”

“I think it makes sense. Sudden shifting while maneuvering… .”

If that’s really the case, you’ll be amazed.

John seriously considered a solution.

First of all, you need to know exactly whether the organization exists or not. It could be an organization, or it could be just one bookkeeper. First of all, you need to check the means of communication…

“Operation officer?”

“Yes, yep!”

Hearing the belated voice, he raised his head like lightning.

It felt like suffocation. The captain was looking at him.

“Your complexion is not good, is your body sick?”

“Oh, no. sorry.”

“Tell me whenever you feel sick. As it is an exhibition, be especially careful. Falling down in battle is not acceptable to me.”

The captain said it like a joke, but John couldn’t help but laugh.

The meeting room is cold. The incandescent lamp casts a cold light, and it is clear that the eyes are not happy.

“Then, let’s end the meeting like this.”

He looked around and said. Fatigued faces greeted each other quietly.

The reaction is strange. Is it not good

‘I can’t help it. Because it’s the first time.’

It’s not me pretending to approach you for nothing. All you have to do is do it.

He said that communicating deeply with his subordinates, even if it was difficult, is the face of a true commander. It’s advice from veteran captains, so you can trust it.

Apparently, the reputation of the previous body owner is reputation, so it will take quite a while to get a good response.

“Thank you for your hard work, Captain.”

“no. You really did a lot of work.”

He patted the vice-captain’s shoulder and rose from his seat.

The good news is that they have achieved many tactical achievements, so at least they do not question their commanding power. But that alone isn’t enough.

“Let’s talk about it later. Can you come to the captain’s office?”

“yes? Oh, you can. When can I see you?”

“Come back around nine.”

I must make the people of this Repulse mine. That will make things easier in the future.

It was time to make a firm decision.

bang-

Suddenly, the door opened and someone ran in.

“Kirk?”

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw none other than Kirk’s face. The second captain shouted and blocked my way.

“Without any knocking during the meeting… !”

“Breaking news!”

However, everyone stopped moving at the voice that followed. Kirk, who passed the telegram in front of me, gasped and continued.

“Japan… We have declared war on America!”

I had nothing to say.

The world seems to be turning strangely.

“It was to be expected.”

In the late afternoon, in the meeting room of Task Force H’s new flagship, ‘Queen Elizabeth’, Admiral Pound sipped tea and spoke. Half-folding the newspaper he was reading, he lost interest and put it in the corner of the drawer.

It’s kind of a laid-back attitude.

“Are you saying that Japan is only about to launch an attack?”

“Make sure you understand the news, Captain. It was just a declaration of war. There are no reports of any military action yet.”

Is that what you mean?

Come to think of it, I only heard that it was a declaration of war. It means that the military operation has not yet begun. Anyway, since it’s so lukewarm, it’s questionable whether the alliance was right.

In any case, I’ll do one of the two, whether I’m going to have a proper battle or break the alliance. Dirty hair rolling seems to be the same in this world and the original world.

“First of all, it seemed like we’d wait and see since we didn’t declare war, but now the US will have no choice but to be a bit concerned.”

“But didn’t you say there were no military operations? If it’s an alliance, it should move properly… .”

It was the question of Alfred H. Norman, the captain of the Furious. Admiral Pound shook his head nonchalantly.

“It’s not about matching the assortment. I don’t expect much.”

Then he pointed at the map with his baton. The eyes of the officers gathered in one place.

“In the first place, I just thought that the enemy of my enemy was my friend. You don’t want to risk these guys a lot of damage. That’s why I’m still not attempting a showdown.”

The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are visible on a wide chart. In addition, major naval ports and routes are marked. The baton strikes Pearl Harbor and the Japanese Islands once.

“Currently, they have 10 battleships, 4 battlecruisers, and 4 carriers each. Boiling with the US Pacific Fleet… No, rather, it is a bit more superior power.”

Is it the effect of the abolition of the disarmament treaty? The power of the Japanese Navy has also been strengthened more than expected. At this level, it is worth tackling with the US Pacific Fleet. Especially since there are no US aircraft carriers in the Pacific right now…

“But so far they haven’t attempted a showdown. It’s just a situation where I go out and go out to the sea area and keep an eye on it. Thanks to that, even the US can’t take out the fleet, but that doesn’t mean you can just trust them.”

children with cancer. Anyway, these guys are like that.

Admiral Pound sighed and continued.

“They always have an excuse to get out. What could this mean?”

“Do you want the US to consume more electricity?”

Warspite Captain, Walker’s question. Admiral Pound shook his head again.

“America and us.”

Moans erupted everywhere. The admiral looked around the crowd and continued talking as if checking their reactions.

“I’m saying this because it’s in front of you, but they’re snake-like bastards. Even now, they must be tapping the calculator to reduce their losses. They won’t come forward until the situation turns more favorable.”

Of course, the atmosphere was the worst.

It is said that an alliance is not an alliance. I wasn’t someone I could trust from the start.

It was time to lick your appetite with a bitter face.

“So we have to sortie earlier than planned. Flyer leader.”

The gaze stopped in front of me.

Admiral Pound’s blue eyes blink.

It seemed to emphasize the title behind it. Sure enough, the eyes of the officers in the conference room were focused on me.

… Numerous requests for interest poured in.

damn what are you doing What will happen to my stance when I purposely bowed my head?

I purposely did not look at the side where Hood and Captain Tiger were sitting.

Meanwhile, Admiral Pound spoke like a rapid-fire gun.

“Tomorrow, start sailing immediately. The objective of the operation is as previously announced.”

… what is this again

“You mean tomorrow?”

“That’s right. Haven’t you finished supplying it already?”

As I blankly furrowed my eyebrows, the admiral raised the corner of his mouth and nodded.

“Good luck, flyer chief.”

Apparently, you have to learn how to become a good captain in battle.