I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

June, the 16th year of Yongxing.

The Dahua Second Fleet arrived in the North Atlantic.

Not until they entered Delaware Bay did the people of the United States of America receive the news.

The merchant ships that had encountered the fleet at sea before were temporarily detained by the Chinese army.

The Chinese army suddenly appeared in Delaware Bay, only a few dozen kilometers away from Philadelphia. Moreover, if the Chinese army ventures deeper, they can choose to land in Chester, which is only a dozen miles away from Philadelphia.

In other words, the Chinese Army and Philadelphia are already within easy reach.

At such a critical moment, a shortcoming of the United States was exposed.

They don't have anyone who can make the final decision.

If it were a highly centralized government, all the top leaders needed to do was make a decision to retreat, and they would still have time to escape.

Unfortunately, they are a federal republic.

Any major decision requires the governors of each state to sit down and discuss, and even vote. They need to compromise among themselves. There is a lack of one person who can stand up and make the final decision.

Although a few of them wanted to stand up, unfortunately they did not have enough prestige to convince the public.

After learning that Dahua's aircraft carrier fleet had arrived in Delaware Bay, they all knew that it must be heading for Philadelphia.

However, should we retreat immediately, how to retreat, where to retreat, who will be left behind...

On these issues, everyone's opinions cannot be unified.

On the issue of whether to withdraw, everyone quickly reached an agreement. If they wanted to withdraw, otherwise they would be waiting for death.

However, there were disagreements at the meeting on how to withdraw.

Some people advocate that the main senior officials of the government should be removed first, and others should be left alone. It is too late.

Just to remove those high-ranking officials in the government is a big project.

Most of the people who say this don't have any family members or relatives in Philadelphia, so they adopt a very rational attitude.

However, for those officials whose families were in Philadelphia, they naturally disagreed. They asked that the nobles in the city be brought along to avoid being poisoned by the Chinese army like London.

But the problem is that it is not easy to quickly transfer thousands of nobles.

If you want to successfully transfer these nobles, you can only send troops to the outside of Philadelphia to stop the Chinese army and buy time.

But can those soldiers stop him?

Before, they would have tried this without hesitation. But now, many people have no confidence in their hearts.

The federal soldiers had already let them down.

Of course, no matter which choice you make, the result will be much better than the current dispute between the two parties and being unable to make a choice.

"It's just Dahua's navy that's coming. The navy's combat effectiveness on land won't be too strong. We can definitely block it."

Olynyk said that his wife and daughter are in Philadelphia and there is no way he would leave them behind.

"Orynik, that's not what you said a few months ago. Weren't you completely disappointed with the federal army at that time?"

Thomas sarcastically said.

A few months ago, Thomas insisted on resisting to the end, but Olynyk said he no longer believed in the strength of the federal army. Now, in order to allow the nobles in the city to leave, Orinik said that the federal army could block it.

Olynyk's inconsistent behavior, where his butt determines his mouth, naturally made Thomas very dissatisfied.

"****, Thomas, are you still holding back here at this time? Okay, then everyone, don't retreat, just stay here and wait to die."

Olynyk cursed.

"What I mean is that we need to calm down and evacuate the most important government personnel first. Now is not the time to be willful."

Thomas said.

"If you abandon your people and run away, how can you get the support of the people in the future?"

Olynyk said it with great justice.

"At this point, we have no chance of winning. As long as you authorize me, I am willing to bear the infamy and surrender to the Chinese now to end this damn war."

At this extremely critical time, Avery jumped out and wanted to surrender on behalf of the United States of America. The meeting was already in chaos.

As long as he facilitates this surrender, it can be regarded as a contribution to Dahua, and his benefits will be indispensable in the future.

In such a critical moment, he suddenly found a choice that was most beneficial to him, which was also a talent.

However, others are not stupid either.

"Fart, the enemy is approaching the city now. Besides surrendering unconditionally, do you think they will negotiate with you?"

Thomas cursed.

Even if they want to surrender, they have to get out of danger before negotiating with Dahua.

They must prove to Dahua that they still have a strong ability to resist, so that they can get some benefits.

If they couldn't even guarantee their own safety, how could Dahua agree to their conditions.

If you surrender now, there will be only one outcome, and that is unconditional surrender.

When the time comes, what interests they can retain will all depend on Dahua's mood.

"You continue to argue, I will lead the troops to stop the enemy and buy you more time to argue."

City defense commander Tim said a word and then left in disappointment.

Originally, he was waiting for these decision-makers to give orders, but at the moment, it seems that there is no hope at all.

In desperation, he could only exercise his power as city defense commander and mobilize troops to

Siege of Philadelphia.

As for whether he could hold it and how long he could hold it, he had no plan. He just took it one step at a time.

Tim's words made everyone in the council feel ashamed, but we still have to fight for what needs to be fought.

These people have already had grievances in their hearts, and they have a attitude that they would rather take advantage of the Chinese people than let the other party have an easy time.

Chester, where the Chinese army landed.

More than 5,000 well-equipped and well-trained soldiers easily disembarked under the cover of artillery.

Not to mention that the Chinese army was a sneak attack, the federal army had no time to react. Even if they were prepared in advance, they wouldn't be able to stop it.

These are Dahua's Marine Corps, Dahua's most elite ground force besides the Guards.

They are affiliated with the Department of the Navy, and the Navy invests heavily in the Marine Corps in order to improve its combat effectiveness on land.

Another reason is that the navy is already invincible on the sea, so it is not particularly urgent to build ships.

The money saved from building one or two less battleships would be enough to arm the Marine Corps to the teeth.

Olynyk judged that Dahua's Marine Corps was not as strong as the Army, so he went to his grandma's house by mistake.

After Tim came to the front line and saw the Chinese offensive, he had already cursed those bastards in Congress.

"Inform Congress that those people should retreat immediately. The enemy is too powerful and we cannot stop them."

Tim decisively sent someone to report to the rear, asking those in the city to escape quickly.

If you don't run away, you'll have no chance.