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Among the six battleships sent by the British Royal Navy, including one 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleship, two 'Iron Duke-class' battleships, two 'King George V-class' battleships and one 'Giant-class' battleship, among them, the 'Queen Elizabeth class' is the most powerful, with a displacement of more than 33,000 tons, a maximum speed of 23 knots, and four twin 381-mm main guns, which is a powerful battleship of the same level as the Chinese Navy's 'Tang-class' battleships. The other 'Iron Duke-class' battleships had a displacement of only 30,000 tons, a maximum speed of only 21.25 knots, and were armed with five twin 343 mm guns. The King George V-class battleships had a displacement of 26,000 tons, a maximum speed of 21 knots, and were armed with five twin 343 mm guns. The Giant-class battleships had a displacement of only 23,000 tons, a maximum speed of 21 knots, and were armed with five twin 305-mm guns. Compared to the previous battleships, it was much worse. And this is already the most powerful fleet that the British Royal Navy can put together. The fleets of the British Royal Navy on the mainland are basically battleships equipped with only 305 mm guns!

In addition to these battleships, the British Royal Navy sent 8 'Edinburgh-class' heavy cruisers, 16 light cruisers and 20 destroyers. If we put it in the first decade of the 20th century, a fleet of this size is undoubtedly very large. But after all countries began to vigorously develop their navies, such a fleet would be somewhat insignificant in a world war!

On December 12, British Admiral John Brown. Morality. Admiral Robeck led the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet from the British naval base Portsmouth Military Port to the Norfolk Naval Base in the United States. They will join up with the U.S. Navy to form a combined U.S.-British fleet, and then head south to fight the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet. Previously, the combined fleet formed by the United States and Britain was called the Anglo-American Combined Fleet. The combined fleet formed by Britain and France will also be the combined fleet of Britain and France. However, this time the name of the combined fleet was changed to the combined fleet of the United States and Great Britain. As you can see from the name, this time it is undoubtedly the Americans who dominate. The commander of the United States and Britain Combined Fleet was also commanded by the commander of the East Coast Fleet of the United States Navy, William Brown. Admiral Benson will serve in the future. British Admiral John. Morality. Robeck served as deputy commander of the Combined Fleet, but the British Expeditionary Fleet had the authority to act. If they feel that the US Navy wants to deliberately frame them. For William. Some orders from Admiral Benson could be refused. The Chief of Staff of the Fleet was also led by Edward of the East Coast Fleet of the United States Navy. Lieutenant General Abor held the position. This time, the combined fleet formed by the United States and Britain will have a total of 36 battleships and 10 battle cruisers, far exceeding the 15 capital ships of the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet, and can be called the most powerful fleet in history. The United States is also full of confidence in this decisive battle at sea, and some media have even declared that the United States is about to usher in a great victory. The tide of the war in which the United States has been constantly losing will also be fundamentally reversed!

President of the United States. Roosevelt even said it publicly. The U.S. Navy is required to be prepared to annihilate the Chinese Navy in the middle of the battle and create a chance for the U.S. to win. In addition, he also asked the U.S. Army to be ready for battle, and if the Navy wins, it will use this victory to launch a counterattack and drive the Chinese Army away from U.S. territory. Or even drive the squadron out of the American continent!

In addition, countries around the world are also very concerned about this naval battle, and the Allied members Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the Entente members France and Russia, are all countries with weak naval strength and cannot send fleets to participate in this naval decisive battle. They could only watch the naval battle between China, the United States, and Britain and establish the status of the new maritime hegemon. If China wins this decisive battle at sea, then China will undoubtedly replace Britain as the world's new maritime hegemon. And with China's strong land, sea and air military strength, it will inevitably become the new world hegemon. And if the combined fleet of the United States and Britain wins, then a new maritime supremacy will emerge during the period of the United States and Britain. Although the US Navy now has a lot of advantages in terms of naval strength, Britain has accumulated a lot of heritage over the past hundred years. It is also very powerful, and it will be very difficult for the United States to defeat Britain and ascend to the position of maritime hegemon! Of course, almost all countries believe that the chance of victory for the combined fleet of the US and British navies is as high as 90 percent. China's hopes of victory are very slim, unless there is a miracle on the battlefield. But even luck plays a large part in naval battles. But if it is possible to win in the case of such a large gap in strength, unless the Chinese emperor is really the illegitimate son of God!

Although the overall strength of the Chinese Navy is not weaker than that of the US Navy, especially in the Battle of Sicily, the Chinese Navy also captured many advanced battleships of Britain and France. Now these battleships have long been repaired and have joined the service of the Chinese Navy. However, the Chinese navy did not mobilize the full strength of the navy in this combat operation into the Atlantic, which led other countries to generally think that the Chinese navy was too arrogant. Does the Chinese Navy really think that with only four 'Tang-class' battleships, four 'Han-class' battleships, plus six 'Han-class' battlecruisers and one 'Baiqi-class' battlecruiser, it will be able to compete with the 46 capital ships of the US-British combined fleet? It is foreseeable that the US Navy will definitely do its best to win this time. It is absolutely impossible for the Chinese Navy to win while despising the enemy so much! Kaiser Wilhelm II and Germany were even already studying how Germany would be able to protect its interests if the Chinese navy lost this decisive battle at sea and the situation of the world war changed radically! It can be seen how optimistic Germany is about the decisive battle at sea of the Chinese Navy this time!

It's just that no matter how much the Western world sings about the Chinese Navy, it is not optimistic about this operation of the Chinese Navy. But the Chinese side did not make any excuses at all, as if they wanted not to hit the southern wall and not look back! China's attitude has also surprised the West, and some countries have even thought that the Chinese Navy is really sure of victory. Or maybe the Chinese Navy still has a magic weapon to defeat the enemy.

Some military experts believe that the Chinese navy could use warplanes to attack the U.S. navy, as it did in the Battle of Sicily. However, the combat radius of the fighter is only about 200 kilometers. At most, China can deploy warplanes along Mexico's eastern coast and cannot threaten the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic. Of course, it has also been suggested that the Chinese Navy may have a way to take off and land aircraft from warships at sea. It's just that this view is scoffed at. Now that airplanes need at least a few hundred meters of runway to take off, can the Chinese Navy still be able to build ships hundreds of meters long? Even if the Chinese Navy really has such strength, how can such a huge ship not be discovered by the US Navy?

A spokesman for the U.S. Department of the Navy also declared that even if the Chinese Navy were to use aircraft to attack U.S. Navy warships, it would be impossible to win. After the Battle of Sicily, all warships of the US Navy were retrofitted with anti-aircraft weapons. Although the xìng capabilities of these weapons have not yet been tested, both the U.S. and the U.S. Navy believe that the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns installed on the ships are sufficient to protect the ships. In such a situation, the U.S. Navy is more than capable of meeting any challenge. They are also full of confidence in the victory of this naval battle!

On December 21, the expeditionary fleet of the Chinese Navy entered the Bay of Panama. In the afternoon of the same day, they docked in Panama City to begin replenishment and rest. Now Panama has been reinstated by Colombia and has become a province of Colombia! In order to protect its interests, Colombia turned to China, became an ally of China, and sent troops to fight against the United States. While the Chinese were repairing the Panama Canal, they were also stockpiling large quantities of military supplies, including food and naval ammunition, in Panama City on the west bank of the Panama Canal and Cologne on the east bank, so that they could supply the fleet.

The Chinese Navy rested in Panama City for three days, during which time all the warships were replenished and the sailors had to go ashore to relax. Of course, the time during the stay of the Chinese Navy in Panama was also known to the US Navy. Although the Panama region is under the tight control of China, there are still many American spies. The reason why the Chinese navy rested in Panama City for three days was simply because as long as they passed through the canal, they would not have time to rest until they defeated the US navy. At the same time, while the capital ships of the expeditionary fleet are resting, transport ships will also supply the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier formation anchored in the Gulf of Panama every night. Before defeating the US Navy, the aircraft carrier formations of the Chinese Navy must be kept secret to avoid leaking traces. During this period, the squadron stationed in Panama also cooperated with the Military Intelligence Bureau to eliminate spies sent to Panama by the United States and other hostile countries.

At 1 p.m. on December 24, the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet left Panama City and entered the Panama Canal, preparing to go to the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean through the Guò Canal to meet the combined fleet of the United States Navy and the British Navy! (To be continued.) m. Reading. )rt

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