Honolulu is the territory of Hawaii, but also the capital and the most important port of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and the appearance of the North Manchurian Navy here is undoubtedly a provocation to the Kingdom of Hawaii. However, at this time, the concept of territorial waters was not perfect, although the North Manchurian Navy opened fire on the main channel, but did not enter the port of Honolulu, and at the same time did not attack Hawaii's coastal defense facilities and ships in the port, so the actions of the North Manchurian Navy can only be regarded as a provocation rather than an invasion.

Eight Manchurian warships came in a rage, and the U.S. Navy and Hawaiian Shore Defense Force didn't have time to think about it so much, and they didn't see each other's flags clearly at all, so they didn't know that it was the North Manchurian Navy coming at high speed on the opposite side. Their attention was all attracted by the rising column of water in the main channel, although the artillery fire of the North Manchurian Navy was like a torrential rain, and not even a buoy was hit, but under the terrifying sound of the artillery fire, everyone could not pay attention to it. The eastern ships did not turn back to return fire, and the three ironclad ships and two wooden warships made by the US Federal Navy had already stopped the North Manchurian Navy head-on, and seized the T head to take the lead in firing.

The U.S. Federal Navy only had the first opportunity, so it didn't think too much about it, and it didn't notice that even if it came into the range of the other side, the other side didn't fire a single bullet at them. The three ironclad ships, which thought they would not be sunk, were the first to clear the way, and the two more risky wooden battleships followed up and began to pour fire on each other frantically. The U.S. Navy has seen clearly that the other side is also an ironclad ship, so they are not preparing to sink the other side, but only hope to drive the other side away with powerful firepower. They often used this style of play in battles between the U.S. Federal Navy and the Confederate Navy, and they were successful several times. Of course, there are times when it is unsuccessful, after the Iron King Ba fights each other, everyone runs out of ammunition, and then it is a collision game of bumper boats, and after they can't hit each other, they give each other the middle finger to say goodbye.

Ma Erwei, commander of the First Yellow Sea Fleet of the Manchurian Navy, was startled by the Americans who suddenly appeared in Honolulu, and the Americans were never mentioned in the plan formulated by Goxinga, so Ma Erwei was not prepared for the appearance of the Americans at all. But the Americans have already taken the lead in firing at him, and Ma Erwei has nothing to be polite about, you hit Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu naturally wants to fight back, there are outsiders on both sides of Honolulu, who is afraid of whom!

After recording in detail the relevant evidence that the US Navy took the lead in firing, Ma Erwei immediately commanded the fleet to return fire, and immediately shattered the dream that the American ironclad ship would not be sunk. In order to deal with the ironclad ships of the East, the Manchurian Navy brought the black core quilt caps* originally prepared for Britain and France, which could penetrate more than 300 mm of uniform steel, and it was no trouble to fight the American ironclad ships with only 200 mm of ironclad armor. In the third round of firing between the two sides, the US Navy ironclad ship USS Cotter was fired into the soul and sent directly to the bottom of the sea.

The other four battleships were lucky enough to have never been hit by the main guns, but the Manchurian sailors were experienced in shooting, and the battleships were equipped with rangefinders and artillery stabilization systems, so they were too accurate. All four battleships were hit by several small-caliber secondary guns, and although they were not destroyed, the superstructure was also beaten. The wooden battleship Howard was cut a large hole of four square meters less than two meters above the waterline in the bow, and if it was not repaired in time, it would be a shipwreck on the bottom of the sea sooner or later.

The North Manchurian Navy also suffered twice, but the Americans were really good, and they all aimed at the big guys. The few shells that were rare to hit were all greeted by the two Sea Lion-class cruisers. The Hailang-class destroyers and the Sea Lion-class cruisers are not heavy armored warships, and their protection is average, but they are also made of steel, which is relatively resistant to beating. In addition to the steel shell, the Sea Wolf class is almost streaking, and the Sea Lion class relies on its large tonnage to get a thin fifty mm uniform steel armor. If the US artillery shells were aimed at the destroyer, although they could not be sunk, they could at least cause some damage. But they all hit the cruiser, and at the level of their ovoid blasting bombs, the two cruisers, that is, the steel armor, were smashed and deformed a little.

At this point, the battle was already clear, and the Americans very rationally changed their banners and withdrew from the battlefield at high speed. Instead of returning to their base in Nolululu, they marched south to Australia, ready to seek help from the British. The Manchurian navy did not come at the Americans, and of course did not want to make any more troubles, and when the Americans ran away, they did not pursue them again, but approached the port of Honolulu.

Masuda Toranosuke, who had already fled to the port, witnessed the defeat of the U.S. Navy with the Hawaiians, and then watched as the North Manchurian Navy pressed up. Masuda's eastern ships hesitated, and the Manchurian fleet escorted them all the way, and this time it was not necessarily to come to them for a hard time, so they were still unsure whether to play with the Manchurians. But the Hawaiians were already alarmed, at best a constitutional monarchy, at worst a small country in the wilderness that had just made its way from a confederation of tribes. An artillery battle in the Marvel Navy has already scared them, and there are some things they can't bear. Therefore, as soon as the Manchurian navy approached, the shore defense guns, which could only shoot iron balls, opened fire one after another, trying to drive away these demons that terrified them.

After the Hawaiians opened fire, the actions of the Manchurian Navy, Masuda Toranosuke was completely incomprehensible. The Manchurian Navy did not fight back, but blindly approached, and specially approached the sea area where the shells landed, and after being hit by two large iron balls, they left contentedly. This is not the invincible Manchurian Navy, this is a group of neurotics who came to find a beating.

"Didi...... DiDi ...... Didi ...... "Ma Erwei didn't care about a few big iron balls, but happily sent a telegram to Changchun, except for reporting the unexpected battle with the US Navy, there was only one meaning, the Honolulu plan was successful. After receiving the telegram, the general staff headquarters in Changchun gave instructions in person, and then immediately forwarded them to the cabinet. Secretary of State Zou Degui personally drafted a telegram to Feng Zhenyu, a subordinate of the First Squadron in the Yellow Sea, instructing him to cooperate with the operation of the First Squadron in the Yellow Sea and officially launch the operation to seize the pearl.

That night, Charlemagne, the US federal minister to North Manchuria, received a very harshly worded note from North Manchuria, demanding that the federal government give an explanation for the US Navy's unprovoked attack on the North Manchurian Navy in Hawaii. Charlemagne, who did not have such high-tech equipment as radio, did not know what was going on at all, and of course could only send an urgent telegram to Washington to inquire about the situation, and there was no way to give a word-word answer to the North Manchurian cabinet.

The next day, before Washington could reply, Charlemagne received a harsher note from the North Manchurian government, followed by a personal interview with Zou Degui, the secretary of state of North Manchuria. Zou Degui's attitude was extremely arrogant, putting forward rude demands such as the withdrawal of US troops from Hawaii and not allowing interference in anything in Hawaii, and at the same time repeatedly threatening to go to war. Charlemagne, who did not know what the situation was, really did not know how to reply to Zou Degui, so he could only delay as much as possible and try his best to fight for the rights and interests of the United States in Hawaii.

"Hawaii is an ally of Japan, and it is already an enemy of our North Manchurian Empire and the Qing Empire and their affiliated countries! Although the United States is only leasing the military port of Hawaii, in view of the fact that your navy has opened fire on our North Manchurian Navy very irrationally, my North Manchurian Empire demands that your country withdraw all military presence in Hawaii and no longer interfere in any related affairs in Hawaii! Zou Degui's words did not leave any room for maneuver, the current US federal government no longer has any bargaining chips, and Guoxinga is planning to transfer some things to Hatan and others, Zou Degui naturally does not have to care about the feelings of the Americans.

"How could the Kingdom of Hawaii be an ally of Japan?" Charlemagne didn't know anything about how the U.S. Navy clashed, which was already very exciting, but when he heard that Hawaii was an ally of Japan, Charlemagne was even more stimulated. The Kingdom of Hawaii is still a place in transition from a tribal confederation to a modern state, how can it be an ally of the newly civilized and innovative Japan, except that Hawaii has some Japanese living in it, the two countries cannot have any relationship at all.

"After our North Manchurian Navy pursued the Japanese warships to Hawaii, it was found that the Hawaiians were actively rescuing the Japanese warships, providing them with a large amount of supplies and funds, and also opening the port of Honolulu for the Japanese army to anchor and rest. Moreover, when our North Manchurian warships were cruising outside their ports, they brazenly launched an attack on our North Manchurian Navy, resulting in the damage to several warships of the Yellow Sea Fleet of our North Manchurian Navy. Feng Zhenyu was saying these words to the King of Hawaii, but Zou Degui didn't mind saying them to Charlemagne.

"How is this possible, how is this possible?" Charlemagne's fright was really not small, and he repeated one sentence endlessly.

The Kingdom of Hawaii is heavily influenced by Britain and the United States, and in recent years has almost become a puppet of the U.S. federal government. And with the tribal-level equipment level of the Hawaiian Kingdom, how could it be possible to inflict damage on the world's leading North Manchurian fleet and damage several warships, this is simply nonsense. Moreover, the fact that the Japanese warship fled to Hawaii across half of the Pacific Ocean is a very unbelievable thing in itself, how could a warship of more than 1,000 tons sail such a long distance.

"Maybe it's just some Japanese living in Hawaii who spontaneously helped the Japanese army, and the Hawaiian coastal defense troops only opened fire on your army because of a momentary misunderstanding." Charlemagne's defense of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the only possibility he could think of, and it was actually the truth of the matter.

"We don't want to discuss whether these coincidences are valid, we only believe what we see, the Hawaiians sheltered the Japanese warships and attacked our North Manchurian navy at the same time. This is an obvious act of war, so I North Manchurian will officially declare war on Hawaii and make them pay the price they deserve! Zou Degui didn't debate Charlemagne at all, he just informed Charlemagne of the results.

"No, you can't, Hawaii is involved in the interests of our federal government...... Charlemagne can no longer dissect the truth of the matter, he only wants to defend the interests of the United States.

"The letter of declaration of war has been issued, and there is nothing to change! For the sake of the long-term friendship between Manchurian and American, we sincerely hope that you will leave Hawaii. But if your country is stubborn and insists on standing up for Japan and Hawaii, the Northern Manchurian army will defend the honor of the Great General to the death and annihilate all hostile forces, and we will change our attitude towards the federal government and adjust our strategy with the Eastern Commercial Republic towards the old territories of the Americas. "Zou Degui issued a real threat.