The breakthrough of the Atlantic Detachment was completely unnecessary for Xu Shoushan, the commander who led the entire campaign, and there was no need for stubborn resistance, and the US Navy has risen rapidly almost in recent years, but the Navy is definitely not able to break out of the cocoon with a few battleships, even if the US industrial force has completed the foundation laying and rapidly formed productive forces.

However, the Americans' concept of battleship design and understanding of the navy are obviously still far behind China, although I heard that Qin Kai's idea of sea power has been prevalent in the top echelons of the US Navy after being studied by a colonel named Mahan of the US Navy, but this attack on the Yankees' sea power is enough to completely destroy the expansion mentality that the other side has just formed...... And this is precisely what Beijing cares about the most!

"Full speed pursuit! Leave them in the Caribbean! Xu Shoushan stood on the lookout of the flagship Dayu, looking at the American fleet that had gradually lost its formation in the distance, not counting the small broken ships in Spain, the current military strength comparison has reached an astonishing proportion, not to mention, when the combat power of this fleet doubled, it was still unable to fight against the 3 battleships of the 13th fleet, not to mention the Pacific Fleet composed of more than 20 warships.

At 4:45, the battleship Dayu, which was quickly cutting to the right flank at 18 knots, started an encirclement battle against the American fleet, and six 10-inch heavy guns fired a round of six school projectiles in a hurry, and the Sirius, which was closely followed by the US North Atlantic Fleet, was also approaching at a high speed of 26 knots, and followed by the flagship to fire a round and a half of volleys.

On the battleship Iowa, Commodore Sampson was stunned to see the 13th Squadron behind the flank, which was astonishingly fast, and he realized that. This 3 Chinese battleships that defeated themselves before. It has a high speed that I can't imagine. This discouraged him from the hope of breaking out, but seeing the clock in the command room made him determined to give it his all, and once night fell, it would be the best time to get out.

However, Xu Shoushan and Liu Hetu obviously did not mean to let the Americans escape, and in just a few minutes, all 24 Chinese warships joined the battle group. At this moment, the U.S. fleet finally realized that there was no way out, and around the fleet, which had lost its ranks, shells were overwhelmingly smashed, and the fierce battle reached 4:55, less than 10 minutes after the engagement, the Tiankui battle patrol that followed closely followed the pursuit in the fifth salvo, directly hit a round of 2 hits with high efficiency.

The rear side and tail rudder of the 3,800-ton armored ship Hasen at the tail of the queue were directly hit by two 640-kilogram high-explosive shells, and the violent explosion not only cut off almost half of the tail space at the rear of the battleship, but also burned into a skyrocketing fire. Even more severely, the second shell directly destroyed one of the drive shafts in the tail of the battleship. This led the cruiser Hasen to lose more than half of its speed at once.

In the next few minutes, the battleship, which could only maintain a speed of less than 7 knots, was hit by at least 7 shells of various calibers, and the sky-high fire continued from the bridge of the battleship to the entire stern, and as the 3 battlecruisers completely ignored the remaining firepower of the Hasen, the cruiser Hasen, which was pointed at by 18 heavy guns, immediately raised the white flag.

The cruiser Hasson hoisted the white flag in time to save the lives of more than 400 soldiers on the battleship, and this directly announced the beginning of the collapse of the American fleet, when the 13th Squadron smashed into the front of the American fleet from the flank at an astonishing high speed, and occupied the T-position with a very decisive turn at high speed, the battleship Iowa, which was the first to break through, suffered a devastating blow in just four minutes.

At 5:23, the Tiankui battle patrol, which occupied the T-shaped firing position and was full of firepower, fired the fourth salvo of the 6,000-meter coat Ahua, and the completely exposed side hull of the Iowa that could not break through the emergency turn head-on was directly dealt a fatal blow, and the 13-inch main turret at the stern of the battleship was directly hit, and the bombardment tore a large hole more than two meters wide, killing everyone in the turret.

And 1 minute later, the salvo from the Sky Wolf battle patrol directly hit the main armor belt of the broadside bow of the ship, and the armor-piercing shell directly tore the 14-inch Harvey steel armor of the battleship Iowa, and after the 680-kilogram shell penetrated the armor belt, it completely ignored the internal 4-inch dome armor belt, and tore two layers of isolation cabins before detonating the bomb, loaded with 30 kg of TNT? Although the explosive power of the armor-piercing projectile was not enough to destroy the steel keel of the battleship, it was enough to tear the thin armor from the second deck to the deck.

Although the explosion did not make the battleship Iowa lose its combat effectiveness, it had completely made the American fleet lose its fighting spirit, and less than five minutes later, another salvo of the flagship Dayu, which swarmed from the right flank, completely made Brigadier Sampson lose the confidence to continue the battle.

Two 250 kg armor-piercing shells hit the main turret of the bow of the Iowa ship very accurately, one of which exploded on the top armor of the turret, but did not penetrate, however, the other one hit the mechanical door behind the turret, easily penetrated the 12-inch armor belt and shot into the turret, the violent explosion not only swept the gunner inside, but also ignited the propellant that had just been hoisted up, after the earth-shattering explosion, the turret at the bow of the Iowa was completely blown into a broken jar.

Commodore Sampson's final hope was finally completely shattered in the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese Navy, and the fierce battle lasted until 5:40 p.m., among the five American battleships, except for the battleship Oregon, several others were beaten into fire pots, and the encirclement of the Chinese fleet has completely cut off the survival of the American fleet, in the face of a completely desperate situation and completely irresistible naval firepower, at 5:44, Commodore Sampson finally had no choice but to raise the white flag!

The news was sent to the Chinese Embassy in Washington by secret telegram before sunset, and after Huang Zunxian got the telegram in surprise, he immediately hurried out and visited the British Minister Sir Chacleton, who was having a headache for the Sino-US conflict.

After all, in this era, the British Empire is the undoubted world hegemon, the British Empire values the most is the global trade network, a qiē threat to the British Empire's trade, will directly affect the political situation in London, in the past ten days, both China and the United States obviously have no intention of making concessions, which makes Britain's plan to try to intervene in the interests of the Americas again cannot continue to move forward for the time being.

And now, he was obviously surprised by Huang Zunxian's overnight visit, but he also realized that something big must have happened, "Ambassador Huang Zunxian, is the Beijing government willing to make more concessions?" ”

"Sir Chuckleton, I'm here to give you an update on the situation...... Huang Zunxian immediately said the news of the conflict between the Chinese and American navies again, but did not immediately disclose the results of the battle between the Chinese and American navies in the Caribbean, and at the end, he told the British very clearly, "The U.S. government has repeatedly challenged the bottom line of our government, and this time it has taken the initiative to provoke a war, and we hope to reach a package on the Sino-US conflict and the Cuban issue, otherwise, we will consider declaring war on the United States!" ”

"This ...... Ambassador Huang Zunxian, according to the agreement between our two countries, even if your country declares war with the United States, you still have to ensure the interests of the British Empire in South America, and according to my judgment, the war between China and the United States will be a protracted war with little results, and this is probably not what your country wants. ”

Declare war...... This news can greatly surprise Chuck Richton's expectations, China and the United States are separated by the Pacific Ocean, and the geographical distance makes it impossible for the two countries to have a direct conflict of interest, at least for the time being, and, strategically, the British also realize that the United States is unlikely to challenge China's existing maritime interests in the Pacific Ocean in the short term, but if China and the United States really declare war, it will probably be a protracted war, after all, no one is likely to land across the vast Pacific Ocean.

Because of the loss of the American colonies and the rise of China in Asia, the overseas colonial economy of the British Empire is rapidly sliding to the brink of collapse, and there is an urgent need for a new colonial economic direction, and intervening in Cuba is obviously a very good opportunity, and it is completely possible to open up a new economic circle in the Americas with the help of the contradictions between the United States and Spain.

And what they need is obviously completely different from the British, and the telegram from Beijing makes it very clear that it is necessary to contain the military rise of the United States, and even if it cannot be contained, it is necessary to delay the attitude of the United States to return its investment in armaments, and to achieve this goal, it is necessary to completely bankrupt the United States' expansion plan! Now, the opportunity is in front of you!

"Sir Chucleton, if we completely annihilate the U.S. Navy and the United States completely loses its maritime barrier, do you think you can move the White House to make concessions on the Cuban issue?" He smiled slightly and threw out the bait he had brought today.

Sir Chuckleton was really shocked when he heard this, although the U.S. Navy has never been very powerful, but on the east coast of the United States, the United States has several fortified fortress-type military ports, unless these huge land fortifications can be destroyed, the U.S. fleet will have absolutely strong backing, and ...... It seems impossible for the Chinese to run to the east coast and land and fight!

He immediately asked rhetorically: "Annihilation of the US Navy?" How is this possible? ”

"Anything is possible! But we need to do everything we can to end this costly war game, and your country needs this opportunity to advance its interests in the Americas! As soon as Huang Zunxian looked at the British Yankee's expression, he knew that the other party had been completely moved, and the navy had completed the foreplay perfectly, and the next thing was to see his own diplomacy! (To be continued......)