At this moment, Xue Dingyue stood on the rear deck of the battleship Daming, staring closely at the four American battleships, two of which were large cruisers of two or three thousand tons, which were not the same thing as the old fifth-class cruisers, which had a displacement of less than 1,000 tons, and were generally not equipped with large-caliber "bombardment guns." The large-caliber guns placed on the upper deck were already aimed, and an American sailor was waving the flag on the cruiser Mississippi in the lead, and Schrödingyue read silently in his heart.

"The United States of America is obliged to guarantee the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and we hope that your fleet will immediately change course and refrain from any further approach to Oahu. Otherwise, our fleet will intercept it......"

The gun staff officer ran to the back deck and wanted to ask Xue Dingyue and Aspen for instructions, but Xue Dingyue waved his hand: "Ignore them, this is the high seas, and we have complete freedom of navigation!" They aim their guns at us, and we aim them too! ”

He's really hot right now, from the Ryukyu Islands to Hawaii, this damn American fleet has been making trouble for itself! Now they want to prevent themselves from going to Hawaii, and what do they say about the obligation of the United States to guarantee the neutrality of Hawaii...... Even if it is neutral, the Daming naval fleet can dock to replenish coal and water to replenish supplies!

"Wait a minute." The Englishman Aspen waved his hand to stop the artillery staff of the fleet, and he turned to Xue Dingyue and said, "This is not enough! Let the fleet put on an artillery strike formation, double columns, occupy the upper and lower winds respectively, and form a flanking attack on the American fleet! ”

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, are you really going to fight?" Xue Dingyue took a breath and glanced at Asben. Although he was annoyed with the Americans, he did not intend to fire the first shot......

Aspen said lightly: "Since you aim the muzzle of the cannon at the other party." You have to be prepared to shoot the first shot! And. Your Excellency the Commander. Please trust my judgment, the Americans have always bullied the weak and feared the hard, and they do not have the courage to compete with your fleet! If we put on the posture of going to war immediately, they will definitely back down! ”

Xue Dingyue silently calculated the ratio of the number of cannons on both sides in his heart, not counting the 6 troop carriers, the 16 warships he brought to Hawaii had more than 640 cannons! And the four warships of the opposing side are full of 200 guns at most. 640 doors to 200 doors, an absolute advantage - of course, Xue Dingyue's calculation is not correct. Because of Matthew. Perry's fleet had 8 "bombardments" of more than 28 inches (the number of cannons under 8 inches was small, and the total number of artillery pieces simply did not reach 200 guns)! And the Ming army, due to its backward skills in large-caliber cast iron cannons, did not even have a single bombardment gun! This also means Matthew. Perry can attack with flowering shells from within range of the Ming Navy's guns!

In fact, the Ming Navy's warship design ideas are a bit astray, not the international mainstream large-caliber naval guns and steam sailboats, but the pursuit of steam ironclad ships. In terms of large-caliber naval artillery, it lagged behind Britain, the United States, France and Russia for at least several decades. The accumulation of naval skills and skills really cannot catch up with it in a few years - in fact, if it were not for the postponement of the artillery replacement of the Russian Eastern Fleet due to the voyage, the Ming Navy would probably not be able to win the Battle of the Ryukyus. Because it was just over a month after the Battle of the Ryukyus on November 30, 1853. The Black Sea Fleet led by the famous Russian Admiral Nakhimov wiped out the entire Turkish Imperial Fleet with 76 large-caliber bombardments in Sinop Bay! Of course, the Turks did not have such an unsinkable monster as a steam ironclad.

"Brigadier General. The Chinese fleet showed no signs of turning around, but turned into two columns, which seemed to ...... Seems to be pinching us! ”

The first mate of the cruiser USS Mississippi lowered his binoculars and looked contemptuous at Matthew. Perry reports. He knew very well that although the American fleet was at a clear numerical disadvantage, it would definitely have the upper hand if it really fought. Because the Chinese steam ironclads did not appear.

However, Matthew. Perry sighed: "What a fucking hell, these Chinese chased from Ryukyu all the way to Hawaii!" Is this the Chinese Navy, or the British Navy!! ”

He really didn't expect Chinese to catch up with a defeated Russian fleet for tens of thousands of miles...... This is a kind of naval spirit that destroys the enemy when it sees it, and only naval powers like the United States and Britain have it. Looking at the Chinese's iron turtle (referring to the ironclad ship), you can see that they are the idea of coastal defense, how can they chase to Hawaii? You must know that this country was still closed off more than ten years ago!

"Brigadier General, do you want to go to war?" The first mate asked.

"At war? And with whom? "Matthew. Perry glared at his first mate, "Do you think that China now still has no allies to rely on in the international community like a few years ago?" Now China and Britain, France, and Turkey are allies in one camp! If we had attacked the Chinese fleet, which was pursuing the Russian fleet, Britain and France would have sided with China in any case...... When the time comes, we will inevitably have to pay a lot of money for the outdated battleships of the Chinese emperor! ”

"So what do we do? Wouldn't it be a slippery escape, this is Hawaii! ”

"Raise the flag and ask them why they want to come to Hawaii?"

The first mate was stunned: "Brigadier General, I thought you knew the ...... of the Dao"

"Pretend not to know...... We don't know that the Russian fleet has arrived in Hawaii, and we don't know that Hawaii is being attacked! ”

"And then?"

Matthew. Perry smiled bitterly: "Of course, I went to Oahu with the Chinese to expel the Russians who did evil, and jointly maintain the neutrality of Hawaii!" Is this our obligation as the United States...... Damn it, you know, they're going to chase after me, and I'm not going to let the Russians come to Hawaii for anything! I really don't know how the road will end now! ”

……

Several long gangplanks stretched from the battleship Catherine I, from which one cannon after another was carefully pushed down and placed 1,000 yards in front of the coalition defensive positions.

Ushakov gritted his teeth and stood behind these cannons, coldly looking at the coalition positions in front, and his heart was so unhappy - there are many of you Chinese! But I have more cannons! Even if there are 20,000 of you, I can blow you to ashes!

When the battle comes to this point, it will not die. If the Russian fleet had lost thousands of lives in Hawaii and fled, it would have wiped out the honor of the Russian Navy!

So Ushakov was so distracted that he ordered to unload 36 32-pounder cannons from Catherine I, ready to achieve a breakthrough with overwhelming firepower. Then there will be these damn yellows to look at......

There is also a commando detachment of 2,000 Russian sailors and marines at the ready. The glittering bayonet shines especially brightly in the sun! Although the Russian army has begun to completely replace its rifles, their navy is mainly equipped with rifles such as smoothbore guns, and Ushakov is ready to use cannons and bayonets to defeat an opponent who is overwhelmingly superior in numbers!

Standing behind the barricade positions of the coalition forces, Zhang Zegen glanced at the positions of the Russians and felt cold. He turned back to the Chinese armed expatriates who were building barricades with bags, wooden boxes, furniture, door panels, and other miscellaneous things, and shouted, "Hurry, hurry! It must be completed before the Russians open fire, this is the life of our more than 30,000 Chinese in Honolulu! ”

As soon as he turned around, he said to the head of his embassy guard: "Go and pull people again, bring me all those who have hands and feet, and I still need the third and fourth barricades!" ”

Before the head of his embassy guard could reply, the Russian bombardment on the opposite side began, and the roar of 32-pounder cannons shook the earth, and huge solid bullets smashed heavily on the Allied positions and two warehouses, and then there was a cloud of smoke and dust. Occasionally, there are a few flowering bombs, which explode into clusters of fireballs! This momentum shocked all the expatriates who were working, and some stopped their work.

Zhang Zegen's eyes widened, and he waved the pistol in his hand: "Quick!" Get to work, and you'll have to rely on this barricade to save your life later! (To be continued......)