Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

In fact, the "Prince of Wales" in the original time and space also had a bad start. On May 21, 1941, the "Prince of Wales" officially announced that it would join the Royal Navy and immediately went into action to intercept the German "Prince of Wales" heading to the Atlantic to disrupt British shipping routes. Battleship Bismarck.

During this battle, the battlecruiser Hood was sunk by Bismarck. The "Prince of Wales" was hit by four 380mm shells from the "Bismarck" and three shells from the cruiser. Especially at 6:03, a 380mm shell from the "Bismarck" hit the bridge compass room of the "Prince of Wales". Although the shell passed directly through without exploding, there were no other signals in the bridge (including the radar). The crew in the control room were either dead or injured, but Captain Rich was lucky to be unscathed. The Prince of Wales's main battery turret suffered a mechanical failure, and a quadruple cannon's magazine belt became jammed, reducing its firepower.

Then the "Prince of Wales" had to withdraw from the battle. During the battle, the ship's main gun also hit the "Bismarck", resulting in a decrease in speed, loss of fuel, and loss of the ability to perform combat missions. Although the "Prince of Wales" was injured, it still closely followed the "Bismarck". It was not until the "Bismarck" temporarily lost its trace that the "Prince of Wales" had to return.

Of course, Prime Minister Churchill at this time and space did not know this. After hearing the news that the "Prince of Wales" hit a mine and was severely damaged, and that it would take at least half a year to repair, he trembled with anger and yelled hysterically. "Dereliction of duty, serious dereliction of duty! Send them all to a military court! No, let the intelligence department investigate first to find out whether there is deliberate sabotage!"

Just after shouting a few words, Churchill suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and he suddenly remembered the code names such as "Duke", "Marquis", "Count", and "Viscount" that appeared on the German radio from time to time.

The Germans said that they were unsung heroes fighting in the heart of the enemy; before, Churchill only regarded these as a means for the Germans to confuse the public and did not care.

After all, the titles of the British Empire can be said to be a symbol of loyalty in a sense.

British knighthood originated in the mid-14th century. The "Order of the Garter", founded in 1350, is still the oldest and highest-status order in the UK.

British honors can be divided into three categories: first, royal honors, which are awarded to the royal family or the highest-ranking nobles (Princess Anne and the like); second, noble honors, which are awarded to ordinary nobles (hereditary nobles of Cain's level) , the third is the Order of Merit, awarded to people who have made significant contributions (British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher).

The titles of the royal family and the nobility are divided into five levels. Their names and their corresponding female titles are as follows: duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron. But below the baron there is also the baron, the lowest hereditary title.

Generally, only close relatives of the royal family (such as the King's brother, the King's husband, etc.) can receive the title of Duke. When the duke is alive, his eldest son is honored as a marquis, and so on. Commoners have no chance of such titles.

Among the major Western countries, Britain is the country that has maintained its aristocratic system for the longest time and has the most remnants of aristocratic government. Until the late 19th century, most of the British cabinet members still had the status of nobles or knights; in 1911, the parliamentary reform bill that was devastating to the nobles was passed, eliminating most of the political power of the nobles in the House of Lords. The real abolition of the political power of hereditary nobles will have to wait until the Blair government reforms the House of Lords in 1999.

But now a terrible thought appeared in his mind, what if these "duke", "marquis", "count", "viscount", etc. mentioned by the Germans were real spies?

From the attack on Scapa Flow to the failure of Operation Ballista, if you think about it carefully, every time there is a trace of weirdness. Scapa Flow is the main anchorage of the British Royal Navy. It occupies a unique geographical fortress and is home to major warships and large aircraft carriers. Naturally, the Royal Army did not dare to ignore the strict blockade of the bay and sent a large number of troops to strictly guard it. Anti-submarine nets are set up at all seven exits to intercept sneak attackers, and mine arrays are installed around them. With such a dragnet and tight security, the British have not yet found out how the German U-47 submarine slipped into Scapa Flow.

Could it be that one of our own ships secretly brought the U-47 submarine into Scapa Flow? After all, it seems that it is not difficult to deal with the sonar operator and captain on a ship.

The most suspicious thing was "Operation Ballista". Such top-secret information was leaked, causing the Germans to set up an ambush early.

Are these spies involved in every loss they suffer?

This thought seemed to be poisonous, lingering in his mind, even taking root, gradually turning from doubt to certainty.

He immediately called for Lord Adams of Military Intelligence.

Lord Adams has been very busy lately. Conducting a detailed investigation of a country is not an easy task; only one-third of the political officials from the time he was appointed have been identified. This is still a rough investigation. If everyone were to be investigated in detail, the manpower and time would be immeasurable.

Churchill told him his conjecture. "Don't worry about other aspects first, concentrate on investigating the naval department. Especially the officials with titles such as "Duke", "Marquis", "Count", "Viscount" mentioned by the Germans."

"These spies must be found as soon as possible! Otherwise, the British Empire will be destroyed sooner or later at the hands of these spies." Churchill ordered with a frosty face.

"I think we can start with the 'Operation Ballista' plan." As a top-secret operation of the Navy, not many people have access to the "Operation Ballista" plan. The only people who can see the specific details of the plan are at least high-ranking officials like colonels or generals. "Isolate all generals and commanders who have come into contact with this plan and review it thoroughly!"

"Understood." Lord Adams looked a little ugly. If Prime Minister Churchill's conjecture is true, one or more high-level officers in the navy have defected to the Germans, then they may have formed a perfect intelligence network to investigate. I'm afraid it won't be that simple.

But even though he knew there were difficulties, he still had to face them. If he didn't find these damn spies, the British Empire would really be destroyed at the hands of these spies.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, maybe our communication codes have been known to the Germans. Just in case, all the codes should be changed."

Churchill nodded. "Yes, this matter must be done as soon as possible."

Just as Lord Adams left, the secretary ran in in a panic. "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Germans are broadcasting that they are going to bomb our coastal cities!"