At the end of South America, a huge fleet is sailing in the Strait of Magellan.

This is the combined Anglo-American fleet, consisting of thirty-five warships, of which there are five battleships, fourteen first- and second-class ironclad ships, armored cruisers, six dome-armored cruisers, protective cruisers, and small ironclad ships, and then four high-speed patrol ships and six 10,000-ton supply ships.

The tonnage of the entire fleet is more than 200,000 tons, and if you fight head-on, you will instantly destroy the Beiyang Fleet. But such a powerful fleet can't hook the enemy, and no matter how strong they are, it's useless.

The fleet, which had been in the process for nearly half a year, had finally reached the Strait of Magellan, and the eyes of the world were watching them.

Colin. Admiral Michael Russ, as the commander of this combined fleet, was naturally careful and careful. In the vicinity of the Falklands, the fleet encountered ambushes by Chinese submarines, and before the battle began, it lost a second-class ironclad ship, an armored cruiser, and a dome-armored cruiser, plus two transport ships full of supplies, and the original fleet of forty ships became the current thirty-five.

Now that the fleet has entered the Strait of Magellan, entering the Strait of Magellan, which is only 3.3 kilometers above sea surface and 900 meters at the narrowest channel, Michael Russ must be 10,000 vigilant and careful.

He ordered two high-speed patrol ships and two protective cruisers to clear the way in front, and two high-speed patrol ships and two dome cruisers to put them at the bottom behind. That is, to prevent the submarines of the Chinese. And the secondary guns of all warships are always on standby.

The loss of the three main battleships frightened the entire fleet, and the power of the submarine was deeply understood by all. How can you not guard against it? How can you not do your best?

Most of the main sections of the main channel of the Strait of Magellan are more than 30 meters deep, and some sections are even several hundred meters deep. It can meet the passage of large warships. THE SHALLOW WATERS ON THE WATERWAY ARE ALSO EXTENSIVE, EXTENDING 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE FIRST NARROW CHANNEL IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STRAIT TO THE SOUTHWEST TO THE BANCOTRITON SEA. There are many shallow points on the north and south sides of this section, and the width of the channel with a water depth of more than 20 meters is only 900 meters. Vessels with a draft of more than 13.7 meters must be cautious when passing through this segment.

Most of the waters in the main channel are free of navigational objects, but there are still many shallow points and reefs near the shore, and the survey data at hand of Michael Russ is from 1874, and the existence of unmarked obstructions cannot be ruled out. Especially in the sea area within the 20-meter isobath.

So to be ambushed by submarines in such a place, the whole fleet is really bad.

Michael Russ ordered all ships to be spaced as far apart as possible, except for the first and eight warships behind, and placed three times the standard number of lookouts on the masts, changing people every two hours, to maintain the energy and physical strength of the lookouts.

The Strait of Magellan is the most 'calm' in January and February of the year. Fishing boats of six or seven magnitudes of wind and waves and large tonnage can pass through. This is one of the reasons why the Anglo-American combined fleet has been dragging its feet. If you dare to enter the Strait of Magellan in November or December, the wind and waves here will be at least 10 or 11.

And when you go out of the west entrance of the strait and into the Pacific Ocean, the wind and waves will be greater.

The coastline on both sides of the strait is tortuous, and the strait is divided into east and west sections by Cape Freed in the middle, the western section is in a northwest-southeast direction, the middle section runs north-south, and the eastern section turns from southwest to northeast, from west to east, turning a right-angle bend. So the sea conditions can be imagined. It can only be said that it is better than Cape Horn. However, compared with the sea conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific waters, it is much worse.

The coast in the central and western parts is very tortuous. The rocky banks on both sides are steep and towering, and huge glaciers hang over the rock walls every winter. The sight is spectacular. Every time a crumbling block of ice falls into the sea, it makes a thunderous noise and threatens the navigation of the ship. The eastern section is open and shallow, with the shallowest part of the main channel being only 20 meters. On both sides of the strait is a grassy grassland landscape, and the strait is in a westerly wind belt of more than 50 degrees south latitude. The strong and water-filled westerly winds not only brought low temperatures, rain and dense fog to the strait area, but also caused strong winds and strong waves. The tide is high and the current is rapid, there are many whirlpools against the current, there are still ice floes on the sea from time to time, it is a world-famous strait with fierce wind and waves, which is not conducive to the development of shipping. So it's always been an inaccessible place, and even though it connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, it's very desolate along the way.

The Strait of Magellan, which stretches for 1,200 miles, cannot be passed in a day. The islands here have some deep-water harbors, generally with a depth of more than 15 meters, which can dock large warships. This is also the biggest reason for the nerves of the whole fleet.

Even if there are security signals from British and American intelligence officers, the possibility of Chinese submarines or even warships infiltrating the Strait of Magellan cannot be ruled out. So at night, the entire combined fleet was non-stop. In and out of the harbor, the range of movement was small, but none of the thirty-five ships were moored.

"It's a real shame. Shame on the Royal Navy! "Lancelot. Morgan said resentfully. He was the deputy commander of the British North American Fleet, rear admiral. Although he has a very tempting surname.

Michael Russ was silent. He also felt humiliated. Such a powerful fleet, the Royal Navy of the British Empire, which crisscrossed the seven seas, was used by the Chinese with those despicable submarines, making all the grass and trees, and the wind was loud. This made it difficult for the arrogant and arrogant Anglo-Saxons to take it. But we can't deny the facts in front of us.

"Three months at the latest. The Empire's submarines can also haunt the North Sea like ghosts. But if you want to wreak havoc on the coast of the Chinese, you have to wait for them to appear in North America, and it will take half a year at the latest. We don't have that much time. We must put maximum pressure on the Chinese in the North Pacific to stop reaching out to India. ”

As the top admiral of the British Empire, Michael Russ has enough sources to clearly realize what he needs to do most now, and what the British Empire needs to avoid and guarantee the most.

"Two months, we only have two months."

"Before the Chinese occupy Moscow, continue their offensive on St. Petersburg and take St. Petersburg, we must defeat the Chinese Beiyang Fleet and cut off the sea passage of the Chinese army on the North American continent and their own country."

Morgan was surprised. "Two months?"

"Could it be that Russia can only hold out for another two months? This ...... was too unexpected for Morgan. That's a European steamroller, Russia with a population of 100 million.

Michael Russ did not explain his source, and the whole person fell silent. Russia, faraway Russia, where his two nephews fought, served as two officers in the British Army.

Moscow was captured by the Chinese in a snowy and frozen atmosphere, and one of the symbols of Russia fell again. This time the defenders did not have time to set fire to the whole of Moscow, and the Chinese captured enough food and a large amount of military supplies in Moscow to feed themselves for a year. They are now sitting in a warm room with a fire, waiting for the coldest month of the year to pass, and then they will once again show their sharp minions and kill the weakened Russia once again!

The Chinese are in contact with the Russian cookers and the poor party, and the British intelligence services can clearly find out the time and place of bilateral exchanges, but the chaotic Russian government is not aware of it at all. Russia is finished!

Since the beginning of the war, the losses of more than two million troops have broken the backbone of the Russian army. Even if Nicholas II gathered more than half a million troops near St. Petersburg, 700,000 in Kiev, hundreds of thousands more in Minsk, in Warsaw, and more than two million in the Russian army as a whole, but so much more? Russia can't even guarantee a soldier's rifle. Most of the guns of the armed recruits were sent by Britain, France, Germany, Austria and other countries, so let alone Russia to produce its own armored vehicles and tanks.

Now the eyes of all of Europe are focused on the development of two weapons: airships and armor.

The former has made considerable progress, and now more than 100 airships have gathered in Russia, but in the latter, research in various countries has been in difficulty. Michael Russ even knew what the reason was – the engine. Lack of power!

An armored car is not a fortress of iron, it needs defense and firepower, but also enough power and speed.

"The Chinese occupied Baku and had plenty of oil. They sent a large number of new troops into Central Asia, and they cooperated with the Turkish Sultan, who was already preparing for war, preparing for war against Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. The Chinese have a stupid ally in the Balkans.

Now on the land of Europe, on the battlefields of Europe, the Chinese army has exceeded 1.5 million.

There are still hundreds of thousands of their reserve troops in Central Asia, and millions of them in China. There is no hope for Russia. ”

Michael Russ kept his mouth shut. Because of all this, the Anglo-American combined fleet will have to shoulder a huge responsibility. They had to help the United States achieve victory in the Great Patriotic War.

If the United States follows Russia and falls second, there is really no country in the world that will be able to contain and defeat China.

The Anglo-American Combined Fleet must buy time for the United States to use its industrial power to the fullest extent of its industrial power in the eastern part of the United States. Only by fully unleashing the power of the United States can China be defeated and contained.

During the Spring Festival of the 19th year of the Lunar New Qin, Liu Xian delivered a New Year speech to the world: first thanked the people of the whole country for their struggle and dedication, blessed the army, remembered the fallen soldiers, and looked forward to a better future. He then called on the people of Europe, who had been bullied, exploited and oppressed by Russia, to rise up against the tyrannical rule of the Tsar. To build a new nation of our own people, free and equal. China will be their strongest and most reliable backing.

The government of Eastern Ukraine was announced today, and the people of Western Ukraine, the people of Poland, and the people of the Baltic coastal countries were called upon not to be afraid of the power and murder of Tsarist Russia, and to stand up bravely in order to win the victory of the national liberation struggle.

In the history of later generations, countless 'bricks called beasts' beautified Liu Xianam's speech, and praised it as the 'Nordic Spring'. It was this speech that opened the prelude to the national independence of the Nordic countries and opened a new chapter in the struggle against the tyranny of the tsar.

At that time, the garrison bases of the Chinese National Defense Forces were on the Black Sea and the Don River, and the Nordic countries were tied to China's interests for more than a hundred years. (To be continued......)