Chapter 833: An American's Warning
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Twenty nautical miles north of the area where the Chilean Navy and the Brazilian Navy were engaged, the U.S. fleet, consisting of 10 advanced battleships, was rapidly moving south, protected by a number of light cruisers and destroyers. This fleet, which had been cruising in the Caribbean, immediately headed south after receiving orders from home. After China acquired Guadeloupe, it successfully laid a nail in the Caribbean. Although the Chinese Navy has only deployed one light cruiser and two destroyers here, it is still a fish in the throat for the US Navy. As a result, the U.S. Navy has gradually intensified its patrols in the Caribbean. Americans have always regarded this area of the sea as their own backyard. Now that China is trying to reach in, the Americans, of course, will not be happy!
On the flagship battleship Wyoming, Admiral William Benson, commander of the U.S. Navy's East Coast Fleet, was standing on the bridge, watching the calm sea. The battles between Chile and Brazil, he did not pay attention to. Although Chile is known as the No. 1 maritime power in South America, in the eyes of the U.S. Navy, the Chilean Navy is just a clown, a typical "no tiger in the mountains, monkeys are the hegemon". The U.S. Navy can easily crush the Chilean Navy, not to mention anything else, this time the fleet of ten advanced battleships can wipe out the Chilean Navy. Of course, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered Admiral William Benson not to fire first, drawing the United States into the war. This is not because the United States is afraid of Chile, but because it does not want to provoke China behind Chile at this critical juncture.
After Mexico was once again defeated by China, the United States stepped up its armament development and accelerated the construction of the Panama Canal. Only the Panama Canal was opened to traffic at an early date. Only then will the powerful East Coast Fleet of the United States be able to appear on the West Coast to defend against the Chinese Navy!
"Damn Chinese, in the next naval battle, I will definitely defeat you!" Admiral William Benson swore secretly in his heart. He has been defeated by the Chinese Navy several times, but this has not been able to shake his firm faith. At the same time, the growing strength of the US Navy also gave him great confidence!
The 'Wyoming-class' battleships were copied by the U.S. Navy using the design drawings of the 'Orion-class' battleships obtained from the United Kingdom, and a total of four were built. Even if the passage guò has developed over the years. The U.S. Navy gained a lot of technology from Britain and learned a lot at the same time, but the United States was still too far behind in the design of battleships.
This time, Admiral William Benson's fleet included two Wyoming-class battleships, and the other eight were two Mississippi-class battleships. Two 'South Carolina-class' battleships, two 'Delaware-and' battleships and two 'Florida-class' battleships. These four class battleships are imitations of the British Navy's 'Bellerophon-class' battleships, 'Saint-Cent' class' battleships, 'Neptune' battleships and 'Giant-class' battleships. It's just that only two ships have been built in each class of the U.S. Navy. It was not until after the exposure of the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleships that the U.S. Navy increased the number of Wyoming-class battleships and subsequent 'New York-class' and 'Nevada-class' battleships. This third class battleship. All 343 mm guns were used, and four ships of each class were to be built. Once commissioned, the US Navy will have combat power that is no weaker than that of the Chinese Navy. The Wyoming-class battleship was the first battleship to enter service with 343mm guns!
"General. The Brazilian Navy called, hoping that we would rush to the rescue as soon as possible. By now, one battleship of the Brazilian Navy has been sunk, and another has been badly damaged and withdrawn from the battlefield! "A staff officer reported to Admiral William Benson!
Admiral William Benson couldn't help but frown. These Brazilians are too bad to show their defeat so quickly. Could it be that the battleships built by the Chinese for the Chileans were really that powerful?
"Order the ships to speed up and help them!" Admiral William Benson ordered.
Soon, the U.S. fleet provided a speed of 18 knots and rushed to the battlefield. At their current speed, they will be able to appear on the battlefield in half an hour. After the sudden appearance of a huge fleet, the Chilean Navy, no matter how bold it is, will definitely not dare to act rashly!
In the waters of the fierce battle between the Chilean and Brazilian navies, the fleet immediately turned and fled north after the order of the commander of the Brazilian navy, Admiral Kai. With only two battleships left, they no longer had the courage to fight.
"Haha! The Brazilians were scared, chased after them, sank all the battleships of the Brazilians, and sent these guys to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish! Chilean Admiral Georg ordered excitedly. Now, the Chilean Navy has won the battle, as long as the Brazilian Navy is annihilated, he, the commander of the Navy, will gain another great achievement! No matter what the land war looks like, he, the commander of the navy, has earned enough combat exploits anyway!
Major General Zhao Hongcai smiled, and there was no objection to General Qiaoge's order! By this time the naval battle had been underway, the Brazilian Navy had already lost! After dealing with the Brazilian Navy, the Chilean Navy will launch a series of onslaughts on Brazil's coastal cities, giving Brazil a taste of the power to be involved in the war. Maybe it will make Brazil change its mind. If Brazil were to withdraw from the war, Chile would be able to win the war with ease!
The Chilean Navy quickly turned and chased after the Brazilian Navy.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The four battleships of the Chilean Navy, increasing their speed to twenty knots, quickly caught up with the Brazilian Navy, and then opened fire fiercely. There were only two battleships left in the Brazilian Navy, and the naval battle had become four to two, which was very unfavorable to the Brazilian Navy. However, fortunately, now that both sides are at high speeds, the artillery skills of the Chilean Navy are relatively poor, and at such speeds, it is even more difficult to hit the target. Columns of water constantly rose around the battleships of the Brazilian Navy, but they never hit the target, which made the Brazilian Navy officers and men very nervous. Admiral Kai, the commander of the Brazilian Navy, was even more pale, and in his opinion, the Chilean Navy's waste of ammunition was a show of power! It's just that the Brazilian Navy can't do anything about it!
At 12:20, the lookout of the battleship 'Santiago' suddenly raised the alarm. This greatly alarmed the Chilean Navy, which was pursuing the Brazilian Navy. It's about to be the final victory, but don't let anything happen!
"Commander, general, twenty kilometers to the northeast, a huge fleet has appeared, with ten battleships!" The staff officer reported to Admiral Georg and Major General Zhao Hongcai!
"Oh God! Ten battleships? Admiral Georg jumped for a moment!
"Which country's battleship?" Major General Zhao Hongcai's face also changed greatly!
"As you can see from the flags hoisted, this fleet is the US Navy!" The staff officer reported!
"Americans? What are they doing here? Do they want to go to war against us? Admiral Georg was even more nervous. Behind Brazil lies the United States, and this is very clear to the Chilean leadership. However, they did not think that the U.S. Navy would be involved in the war lightly. After all, Chile is not without backers. If the United States launches an attack on Chile and bullies the small with the big, China behind Chile will definitely not sit idly by! But now the U.S. fleet suddenly appeared on the battlefield, which made the Chilean Navy very nervous!
"General Zhao, what should we do now?" Admiral Georg asked.
"Ignore the Americans and continue to attack the Brazilian Navy and try to sink them!" Major General Zhao Hongcai ordered with a cold face. At the same time, he motioned to a Chinese naval officer and sent out a telegram that had already been prepared!
Admiral Georg nodded, seeing that the battle between the two Brazilian navies was about to be won, and they couldn't give up halfway because of this!
"The American fleet is coming, we are saved!" At the moment when the American fleet appeared on the battlefield, the face of Admiral Kai, the commander of the Brazilian Navy, finally appeared!
It's just that what he didn't expect was that after the appearance of the US Navy, the attack of the Chilean Navy not only did not stop, but became more violent!
When the American fleet found out about this situation, it also took corresponding measures. On the one hand, they sent a telegram to the Chilean Navy in clear code, and at the same time accelerated to the battlefield!
"Commander, General, the U.S. Navy claims that this area of sea will become a U.S. Navy exercise area, and asks us to leave immediately!" The staff officer said with a somewhat ugly face!
"Damn, these Americans are clearly helping the Brazilians and preventing us from annihilating the Brazilians!" Admiral Georg was furious!
"Ignore them and keep attacking!" Major General Zhao Hongcai ordered.
"But, General Zhao, what if the U.S. Navy really attacks us?" Admiral Georg was a little worried!
"Humph! They don't have the guts. Don't worry, Admiral Georg, we've been prepared for a long time! Major General Zhao Hongcai said.
Hearing that Admiral Zhao Hongcai was so sure, Admiral Qiao Ge breathed a sigh of relief!
"General, the Chileans replied that this is the sea area where they are at war with the Brazilian Navy, and we have no right to requisition this sea area!" On the battleship 'Wyoming', the staff officer reported to Admiral William Benson!
"What? These damn Chileans, they don't think that with the support of the Chinese, they can do whatever they want! Don't they know that the entire western Atlantic is the sphere of influence of the US Navy? Order the fleet, speed up, the main guns of each ship, and aim the battleships of the Chilean Navy! Admiral William Benson ordered. The Chilean Navy's behavior of ignoring the warnings of the US Navy made him very dissatisfied!