The Rise of the Empire

"It's not difficult to beat them back, the key is to completely annihilate them! If we give up this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to annihilate them. God knows whether the Spaniards will come with 4 or 5 armored cruisers! Facing such a fleet, we It is impossible to divide the troops at all, and this is the home field of the Spaniards, it is really not easy for us to catch them." Magiffin explained.

"Boss, you are right. After all, you have participated in the war, not those bosses sitting in the office. I believe you." The captain of the Indian, Second Lieutenant John, agreed. The approachability and sharing weal and woe of senior military officers always make people feel cordial, and Ma Jifen was also a grassroots officer in Beiyang back then. After returning to the U.S. Navy, although he had the rank of a major, he still ran on the ship all day long.

In this small fleet, Magiffen is God. A few minutes later, the Alert went north to look for the Dewey fleet, while the Indian went up to meet the Spanish fleet. Because of the small size of the ship, when the two sides approached more than ten kilometers away, the watchman on the Carlos V discovered the little guy with the Stars and Stripes in the distance!

"Damn! Did you meet?" Like the Americans, when Cervera was sure that he ran into the American fleet, he was excited at first. The Americans were excited because they knew that the Spanish fleet was weak and would definitely not be able to beat them, while the Spaniards Excited because they "think" Americans are weaklings....

But the little guy who appeared in front of him obviously couldn't afford to let his capital ship do it himself. In addition to the three capital ships, he also had two unprotected cruisers and three gunboats! Originally, these gunboats were used as a security force, but now that American warships have been discovered, it is enough to go up and destroy them, and then catch people and ask them. Therefore, Sai Weila withdrew the three gunboats that were originally set up in the north, and the entire warning line collapsed instantly. !

And at this time, Sevilla made a mistake that was not considered a mistake. When the three gunboats went to chase the Indian, his fleet chose to patrol on the spot. This was nothing, but sadly, The US main fleet is nearby! And he didn't know anything about it. And after he personally dismantled the warning line to the north, let him face the coming American fleet without any warning!

"It's finally here? What's the size of the opponent?" After the Alert informed Dewey and a staff of the news of the discovery of the Spanish fleet, an officer asked excitedly.

"It doesn't matter how big he is! Go straight up and kill him! You can also eat a stupid breakfast, everyone is ready to start filming!" Dewey threw the knife and fork aside excitedly, then tore off the tablecloth on his chest and ordered loudly , In this case, do you still need to consider the size of the other party? The tonnage of the fleet on my side is nearly twice that of the opponent, and the number of armored ships is twice that of the opponent, and the sky is clear and unobstructed! A battle that can be won by going directly to A, why think so much!

"Tell me the movement of the enemy fleet." Dewey only asked one question, and immediately led the fleet to kill after getting the exact answer. However, there was a problem with the route. First, he walked southwest for a while, and then turned north. Successfully circled to the back of the Spanish fleet!

Sevilla will never forget how shocked and terrified he was when he saw the American fleet suddenly appearing behind him! A series of smoke columns rose into the sky, and as the distance gradually narrowed, he could already clearly see the lineup of the American fleet.

"It's Iowa! The Americans actually drove their battleships to the Far East!" The mighty Iowa, which looked like a brown bear, made Severa's hands and feet feel a little cold. What made him even more unexpected was that this warship could actually sail at a speed close to 18 knots.

What the fuck is going on? Isn't it the 16th verse that was agreed upon?

In fact, Iowa's 16 knots is just the actual speed. After serving in service, it can drive more than 17 knots. This time, for the battle in the Far East, Iowa strictly limited the supply load of the battleship, and all the detachable ships on the battleship All unnecessary decorations and daily necessities are removed. These include the piano that was painstakingly prepared for the captain at the beginning, but now this expensive luxury from the hands of famous masters has been reduced to firewood by an axe, and then thrown into the boiler in Iowa...  Not to mention, dry firewood is indeed easier to burn.

Behind Iowa are the Brooklyn and the New York. These two battleships Severa still know each other, but the subsequent battleships make Sevilla a little dizzy. The longest battleship seems familiar! Isn't this the Rurik of the Russians in the Far East! How did they fly the Stars and Stripes? There are also two ships behind, which seem to be the Munich class! I know this boat Saiville better, there are two in Spain!

Severa was completely speechless, looking at the huge fleet in front of him, he was completely desperate! The Spanish fleet couldn't beat such a powerful opponent at all, and it was even impossible to run because it was limited by the supply of coal. Now because of the soot problem of the Severa fleet, the speed of the battleship has dropped below 17 knots!

And the speed of the opponent seems to be faster than his own. If it is a pure cruiser, the speed may be faster! You know, the American warship has just been maintained in the floating dock in the territory of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany! Coal is also high-quality white coal! Enough firepower and less coal ash!

This battle can almost be described as no suspense. After more than 2 hours of chasing, Sevilla was finally caught by the Americans. Sevilla could have lasted longer, but sadly, a small The fleet appeared in front of him, and the three protective cruisers headed by General Shelly's Olibia bravely stopped the Spanish fleet in front of them! As for where did the three Spanish gunboats go? Nature has already fed the fish!

When Shelley approached the Spaniards with his fleet, Magiffin was still sweating. The so-called ignorant people are fearless. Shelly, who only got information from the battle report, didn't know that when he had three ships, he had to face three ships. What a terrifying thing it was to be an armored cruiser, but Magiffen knew that the armored cruiser Mainz easily defeated three in the Battle of Toshima. Even though he was half dead in the last battle, he persisted for a long time. Majifen didn't know what happened to the other two armored cruisers of the Spanish, but the Carlos V is an enhanced version of Munich. As long as the opponent's quality is strong, a challenge Three is really not a problem!

Even with a large fleet, Ma Jifen is worried that his fleet will be crushed directly! He is really not flattered about the gunnery level of the U.S. Navy, it is not as good as the Japanese for sure! But fortunately, what Magiffen worried about in the subsequent series of matches did not happen, because the Spaniards performed worse than the Americans! Think about it, in the history of the Manila naval battle, although the Dewey fleet was crushed by strength, after a battle, the entire Spanish fleet was wiped out, 381 people died, nearly 8 American soldiers were injured, and no one was killed! The battle can be fought for this sake! Can you imagine how cowardly the Spanish are?

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