Chapter 148: Prelude to the Decisive Battle

At the same time, the president of the United States, the Supreme Marshal of the Navy, and the Supreme Commander of the War Department also learned the news that the United Fleet of the United States was intercepted by the Huaxia State, and because the three of them were full of confidence in the Great White Fleet, they all supported Admiral Anderson's decisive battle with the Huaxia Kingdom. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the heart of the president of the United States, Huaxia is just a newly rising country, even if the navy of Huaxia is very strong, but at this time it is attacking the colonies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and it is impossible to draw so many warships to intercept the combined fleet of the United States.

The Supreme Marshal of the Navy knows what this war means for the United States, and the Great White Fleet is a symbol of the rise of the United States Navy, and since the Great White Fleet sailed around the world, countries around the world have gradually changed their views on the United States Navy. The international status of the United States has also increased, and the United States has leapt into the sequence of the world's naval powers. Once this battle is retreated, it will shake the status of the United States as a world power, so all three support Admiral Anderson's decision.

The three of them all believed that Admiral Anderson's decision was correct, for the sake of the interests of the United States, the Great White Fleet and the Pacific Fleet should fight a decisive battle with the stupid and arrogant Huaxia Fleet, and they must teach Sun Hao, the leader of the Huaxia Kingdom, a guy who does not know the height of the sky.

After receiving a reply from the President of the United States, Admiral Anderson strengthened his confidence in the decisive battle, and even ordered all ships to increase their speed, striving to compete with the fleet of Huaxia as soon as possible. At the same time, dozens of gunboats and more than 10 destroyers were also ordered to be responsible for guarding the perimeter, and once a submarine of Huaxia was discovered, it would immediately open fire and sink it.

Anderson always believed that submarines can only succeed by sneak attacks, and as long as the reconnaissance is intensified and evasion is always paid attention to, the submarine is an underwater toy.

But Anderson was really wrong, he never realized the advanced nature of the Huaxia submarine, and he didn't understand the range and power of the Huaxia torpedo, this naval battle was doomed to fail from the beginning, and there was no room for recovery, unless God favored the United States and let the miracle play out in this sea area.

At 11:20 a.m. in July 1909, the main warships of the First Fleet of the Huaxia Navy were approaching the southeast. At the same time, the U.S. Navy is also marching towards the squadron led by Wid-Alai. Depending on the course and speed of both sides, after about an hour, the two sides will meet. At that time, a historically decisive naval battle will break out in the eastern part of Guam in the Pacific Ocean!

The eleven battleships of the United Fleet of the United States lined up in a long battle line and sailed to the southeast, surrounded by a large number of cruisers, battle cruisers, and destroyers, and the momentum was very huge, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The thick and large main gun muzzles on each battleship were already pointed diagonally towards the sky. Eleven battleships, that is, 44 main guns, some of which were 305 mm guns and some of which were 330 mm guns, of different calibers. The layout of these main guns is one in the bow and one in the stern, and such a main gun layout is the mainstream of the current world.

The squadron led by Weide Alai was fighting fiercely with the squad led by Han Laosan, and Han Laosan received a telegram from Wang Hongliang saying that the two sides were assembling fleets and preparing for a death battle, which made Han Laosan extremely excited. The tactics of luring the enemy are a bit of a nest, and they can't beat the enemy to death, so that the enemy can see that there is hope for victory, and these conditions make Han Laosan a little timid. Now when he received that he could let it go, Han Laosan was no longer forbearing, and then decided to give his opponent an unforgettable lesson, even if his own warship was less than that of his opponent, Han Laosan was not afraid.

"Knock out that battleship for me!" Han Laosan stood on the Cambridge and ordered domineeringly.

Rumble! Rumble! The seventh round of shelling began, and four shells slammed into the battleship Virginia with a sharp whistling sound.

This time the battleship Virginia was no longer so lucky, a 380-mm shell landed on the bow deck, and a shell fell on the middle of the battleship Virginia.

Rumble! Rumble! Two violent explosions suddenly sounded, and the weak armor on the bow deck was suddenly torn open a large hole of several meters, and shrapnel flew sideways, killing many American naval soldiers on the foredeck. The doom of the battleship Virginia did not end there, the ship's middle part of the battleship was also torn open with a large hole of several meters, two rapid-fire guns of 76mm caliber were blown up, and more than 10 sailors went to see God.

Rear Admiral Wid-Alle was shocked by the damage inflicted on the battleship Virginia by the two shells, the power of the 380-mm shells far exceeded his own calculations, and the destructive power of the explosion was unimaginable.

Not only was Rear Admiral Wid-Alle surprised and shocked, but the other sailors on the battleship Virginia were also shocked that the 380-mm shells were far more powerful than they had expected.

Although the battleship Virginia was hit by two shells, this was not enough to sink the huge battleship Virginia, and the battleship Virginia, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, was also considered thick-skinned, and two shells were not enough to bury the battleship.

"Give me a hard shot back!" Major General Wid-Alai shouted sternly and loudly.

Rumble! Rumble! All the guns of the battleship Virginia opened fire on the Huashan battle cruiser, and whether or not they could hit the Huashan, these gunners aimed at the Huashan and shelled.

After Han Laosan on the battle patrol of Huashan saw the results, he was extremely excited and excited, this was the first naval battle in his life, and he didn't expect to win the battle so quickly. With just a few more rounds of shelling, it was decided that the battleship Virginia could sink the United States.

'Well done! Beat those foreign devils to death for me! Han Laosan shouted loudly with inexplicable excitement.

Whether it was Han Laosan or the other sailors on the Huashan battle patrol, everyone became excited when they saw the battleship Virginia being hit by two shells, and they seemed to be full of energy when they started their work, and their hands and feet seemed to be much sharper.

Rumble! Rumble! The Huashan carried out the eighth round of shelling, and the goddess luck descended on the Huashan again.

Two shells fell in the middle of the battleship Virginia, and the violent explosion blew up four smoke punches and several power boilers below deck. Hot water splashed and flowed below deck, and the sailors who were in charge of refilling the boilers with coal were scalded to death, screaming and screaming, but the heart-rending screams were drowned out by the explosion of shells.

Several boilers were blown up, and the speed of the battleship Virginia was suddenly greatly reduced, and after Rear Admiral Wid-Alle saw it, he was very anxious, and after the speed slowed down, it would be a great disaster for the battleship Virginia.

The Huashan battleship of the Huaxia Kingdom, Rear Admiral Weide Alai also carefully observed through the telescope, and found that this battleship, whether it is the layout of the ship's guns or the design of the entire battleship, is very innovative, and the whole battleship is streamlined, which is much more beautiful than the Virginia. However, Wedale did not know the specificity of the Huashan, whether it was the range or speed of the ship's guns, Wedale had no way of knowing.