Woo~

On June 5, 1869, a whistle sounded like thunder outside New York Harbor!

"Wow!"

"What is this?"

"Oh God! My eyes are right? ”

"That'...... That...... My God! ”

This whistle was simply a sonic shock, which naturally attracted the gaze of the seafarers of the 'Anglo-American Combined Fleet' here in New York Harbor, and this sight simply frightened them with goosebumps all over their bodies!

I saw that on the sea covered by black smoke and white fog in New York Harbor, a ship broke through the waves, and the whistle seemed to not only be loud, but also blew away the black smoke and white fog that blocked the view, showing an incomparably huge figure.

It's really big, it's big!

Now the largest ship in the world is recognized as the Great Eastern, well, although the Great Eastern is more sad and unlucky, but she is really big, the length of this ship is 690 feet, which is about 210 meters, and the ship in front of me that appeared outside New York Harbor is definitely not lower than this value, and the most important thing is ......

This ship is so high!

The Great Eastern is still an iron-hulled ship, and her design principle is still relatively classical, that is, according to the current general sailboat design, there are masts and sails on it, and it is not old or young, and the giant ship in front of her, her hull height is about the same as the mast of the Great Eastern!

And most importantly, this is an all-metal battleship!

Yes, there is not a sail on it, and there is no need for a telescope at all, anyone can see that the ship is made entirely of metal!

Metal itself has an icy temperament. The ship was not yet like a battleship at this time. Most of the hulls are painted black. The ship is iron-gray!

And what makes people feel even more chilling is the huge, long, cannon barrel on this ship!

The two giant cannons are combined into a turret, which should be called a turret anyway, and such a turret is still stacked, and the front is two stacked on top of each other. It's still hard to see the back, but there are cannon barrels on the side of the ship, and it is clear that the ship's flank attack ability is not weak.

And what's thicker than the barrel of a cannon is the huge chimney of this ship!

Even if they couldn't hear it, the sailors in New York Harbor seemed to be able to feel the black and shiny smoke, rushing into the sky, three big chimneys, so thick that they could fit a fishing boat!

Don't tell me, a lot of sailors are amazed, because they think the smoke is pretty good. It's not just black...... But in fact, this is because the oil used is not very good. At this time, the oil refining process was quite poor, and this giant ship still used heavy oil boilers......

Not only this one, there is an ironclad ship in front of this giant ship, but the size is really too small, it is really easy to ignore, and on both sides, there are also ironclad guards, and behind are some warships that the US Navy is more familiar with, that is......

Yes, these warships are the original U.S. Navy, but now these ships are bright red and there is a blue flag underneath, this should be the flag of their navy, right?

Obviously, everyone knows that this fleet, no, this is a superfleet, that is, the superfleet of the American Empire!

"Your Excellency! Your Excellency, the Earl?! ”

Earl Clarendon was also called out of the cabin at this time, of course, he, a great nobleman, summoned these more than 20 British capital ships...... He, the foreign secretary, naturally did not have this right, but apparently the Queen of England gave him some privileges...... But now, Earl Clarendon took the telescope and saw this fleet that suddenly appeared outside New York Harbor, this ......

"......" Count Clarendon didn't say a word for a long time, but his mouth was very large.

Poof! Poof! Puff ...... In fact, Count Clarendon was forcing his heartbeat, because the scene in front of him was simply too shocking!

Earl Clarendon is a diplomat, but he is not completely ignorant of warships or anything, Britain is a sea power, they claim to be 'invincible in the seas of Great Britain', so Earl Clarendon has seen the market, but the fleet in front of him is ......

"Is this something on this planet?" That's what Count Clarendon really asked in his heart at this time, he couldn't explain what was in front of him, it was beyond his cognition.

So to figure out this thing, and this fleet, this ...... It doesn't seem to be the most important thing, but now I'm afraid the most urgent thing is how to face such a huge ship!

Now the American Empire is at war with the United States, and we the British are here to help...... Hey, wait, can we still help?

Although Count Clarendon's heart trembled, his mind was still relatively clear, and he somewhat reacted that they could not fight this metal monster on the sea.

But at this moment, the monster stopped there and did not come in, and suddenly another loud bang appeared!

"Listen to the warships and personnel in New York Harbor!"

The sound came from the metal trolls on the surface of the ocean, but it shook the hearts of everyone in New York Harbor once again!

It's so weird! Because no sound has ever been heard so far!

Yes, in this era, there should be no loudspeakers, because normally this era is still the age of steam, not the age of electricity.

Obviously, Li Mengyang's judgment on the two eras is still very accurate......

"I'm Rear Admiral of the Imperial Navy of the United States, Samuel. DuPont! I enshrine the Emperor of the American Empire, Clint Brown. Meng Yang. By order of Lee I, come to liberate the city of New York, and now, I order all the warships in New York Harbor, regardless of the country, to surrender to my glorious Imperial Navy! In view of the international norms of warfare, I, Samuel. DuPont gives you 24 hours to think about it! After 24 hours, if the warship does not surrender, the warship that does not fly the white flag, and the warship that resists stubbornly, our glorious Imperial Navy will deal a devastating blow! ”

As soon as the voice finished speaking, there was a long, high-pitched chirp!

Apparently. This is the current tone. But people in New York Harbor don't know. They thought it was a demonstration.

But none of these things matter, what matters is 24 hours!

"Get me that bastard of Sward!" Earl Clarendon was talking this time.

……

"Oh, this megaphone is really not perfect, and this scream at the end is too uncomfortable."

The inside of the steel beast on the ocean surface of New York Harbor, that is, the captain's command room, has a good vantage point, and you can see everything inside New York Harbor. And just after giving an ultimatum to all the warships in New York Harbor indiscriminately, Samuel . Dupont, the Imperial Rear Admiral, was rubbing his ears at this time.

"You guy, you used that megaphone very well just now!" The old drunkard Anderson was also in this command room at this time, and his complaint was definitely very accurate and true.

Indeed, just Samuel. When Dupont spoke, it was simply a flutter of eyebrows, but in fact, in DuPont's heart. That's also cool, no!

Who took such a big horn and pointed it into that port. With so many warships, especially so many British warships, it would be a cool thing to give this ultimatum.

Actually, before, several people in this command room fought over this ultimatum, naturally, Erikson, an old drunkard who is also a major general, wanted to play with this big horn, this is something new, how fun is it?

A few people...... Then there will be it.

"I don't like you Frenchman, in the words of His Majesty the Emperor, you are simply too embarrassed just now!"

Desser? Could it be Chinese?

Not really, it was a white man who said this, and his rank was still the highest here, Imperial Lieutenant General, but though, he was a Lieutenant General of the Army!

Matthew. McConaughey, yes, it's him, this guy is here too!

Why is he here?

In fact, the reason is very simple, let's just say that this big guy, that is, this supership in the world today, is naturally from San Francisco to New York to take the Panama Canal, and Matthew. McConaughey, who is also the governor of Panama, can he come and see it without coming on board?

This giant ship is simply shocking!

Although when he went to San Francisco, McConaughey saw the giant ships under construction, and he was full of emotion at the time, but now that it has been built, it is needless to say......

By the way, the giant ship is now named the USS San Francisco, also known as the USS San Francisco. But as soon as Matthew got on the boat, he received an order, and it was Samuel. The dictation of His Majesty the Emperor brought by Dupont, of course, was the latest by telegram.

In fact, it's not an order, it's just a suggestion, I hope Matthew can sit on this giant ship and revisit New York!

Back to New York, this is the ...... To be honest, Matthew really didn't want to go, he felt like he was good in Panama.

Let's just say that after coming to Panama, Matthew was really happy, and here he was like a native emperor, although later Clint . That guy Lee doesn't need him to fight anymore, but it doesn't matter, Matthew really thinks it's better to stay in Panama than anything.

It sounds like a little bit of a feeling of little ambition, a person like Matthew who raised troops with this emperor should have greater ambitions, but if you are a guy who can only be sold here and there, mining every day, and I don't know when I will be buried in the mine, and now you can have whatever you want, and you will not have much pursuit as the emperor of the soil at the most profitable juncture in the world today.

But this time it's different, Matthew isn't stupid, Clint. Li's words are actually quite clear, that is, he, the emperor, is now understaffed!

Let's put it this way, all the people who can be sent out have been sent out, even Yang Haotian, who is in charge of the emperor's safety, has led a force and gone out to fight!

There is no way, the war is developing too fast, the empire has taken a lot of territory all at once, and those white people who surrendered are not so trustworthy, how short of people is this?

Li Mengyang's words may not be so direct, but Matthew heard it, and added ......

This is the only and most awesome steel giant ship in the world, and it's good to sit on it!

So, Matthew returned to his old place, and now, where did the Anglo-American Combined Fleet go? (To be continued......)

PS: Regarding the economic aspect, let's talk about a data chart for black cars.

It's the U.S. labor force data, optimistically, this is not the employment data released by the U.S. government, it's the data of the labor force participation population, who does this data compare with? Compared with the S&P, it is the prosperity index of the United States.

When these two data are put together, now in the graph, you will see a crocodile shape with a super big mouth!

Yes, it's a big crocodile, or a giant crocodile!

For example, in 1929, this linear graph was a frog with its mouth open, in 2008, it was a python with its mouth open, and now, it is a giant crocodile!

Let's sum it up for ourselves, the black car doesn't say much.