The hull of the battleship 'New York' shook violently during the impact, and the hull tilted to the right, almost capsizing on the surface of the sea. At the same time, the sharp bow of the battleship 'Zhonghua' was fiercely inserted into the amidship of the battleship 'New York', leaving a long opening in its amidship, and the sea water had begun to swarm in.

All the officers and men on the battleship 'New York' were overturned in this violent impact, and countless people were injured by the fall, mainly because everyone did not realize that the impact would occur, so they were not prepared at all. The most tragic was undoubtedly Rear Admiral Thomas, the chief of staff of the fleet, who ran to the deck, and when the violent impact occurred, he was thrown out by a huge external force and fell directly into the sea.

"Oh God! The Chinese actually rammed our battleship. Lieutenant General Evans exclaimed, his mind blank. The scene that was happening in front of him made him unbelievable. The Chinese Navy would have taken such a brutal and direct but very effective approach to stop the U.S. Navy.

"Your Excellency Commander, the battleship is badly damaged, the left hull is flooding, and the damage management personnel are working hard to plug the hole." Soon, the captain of the battleship 'New York' reported to Vice Admiral Evans.

"Order the damage management personnel to make every effort to repair it, and we must not be able to let the battleship 'New York' sink." Lieutenant General Evans ordered. In any case, the battleship 'New York' is the flagship of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet, and if it sinks, it will undoubtedly have a great impact on the United States, and even detonate a war with the Chinese Empire. The consequences are absolutely catastrophic.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The captain of the battleship 'New York' nodded, and immediately went to give orders. He also knew that at this moment, the battleship 'New York' had reached the point of life and death. If the battleship sinks, he, the captain, will be able to escape with his life. But it will definitely be court-martialed. On the contrary, if he could save the battleship 'New York', then he would be a hero, and his career would be bright.

"Your Excellency, Commander, are we going to fight back against the Chinese? All battleships are combat-ready and are waiting for your orders. Those damned Chinese. It is simply disgusting that they dare to ram our battleship in such a barbaric way. A staff officer suggested.

Vice Admiral Evans did not answer immediately, and his eyes fell on the battleship 'Zhonghua'. At this moment, the battleship 'Zhonghua' was reversing and slowly retreating. When ramming the battleship 'New York', the bow of the battleship 'Zhonghua' was also injured, at least not as badly as the battleship 'New York'. It can be said that the battleship 'New York' was heavily damaged, while the battleship 'Zhonghua' was only slightly damaged. It does not affect the continuation of the fight. On the other hand, the battleship 'New York', even if it plugged the loopholes, could not continue to fight. If the hole was broken again in the fierce battle, the battleship 'New York' would be doomed.

"Do you want to launch a counterattack against the Chinese Navy?" Lieutenant General Evans is also pondering this question. Although he was furious, he had not lost his senses. He knew that the Chinese Navy did not hesitate to attack the US fleet in this way in order to give the US Navy a warning. If the Chinese Navy really wanted to go to war, then they would not use ramming. It's the world that fired.

It is clear that the Chinese Navy does not want to go to war with the US Navy either. The same. The U.S. Navy has the same bottom line.

"Order the ships, and you are not allowed to fire without my orders. In addition, we will report the matter to the country immediately. Report to Minister Daniels, the determination of the Chinese is already very strong, and if we continue to advance, the Chinese will most likely open fire. When the time comes. War is inevitable. "Lieutenant General Evans ultimately made the choice. In order to avoid the outbreak of war, the US Navy could only suffer this loss.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The staff officer nodded. Although, for the order of Lieutenant General Evans, they felt a little weak. But once the order is given. They can only comply.

"By the way, what about Major General Thomas?" Lieutenant General Evans asked. The situation was so critical that Rear Admiral Thomas, who was the chief of staff of the fleet, should come to his aid. But why hasn't it appeared yet?

A few minutes later, Vice Admiral Evans received a report that Rear Admiral Thomas had fallen into the sea while being rammed by the Chinese navy.

"Bastard, immediately organize people to rescue Major General Thomas, no matter what, Major General Thomas must be found." Lieutenant General Evans said with a dark face. If Thomas, the chief of staff of the fleet, is killed, the consequences will be unimaginable, and I am afraid that it will cause another twist and turn between China and the United States.

Vice Admiral Evans couldn't help but complain a little about Rear Admiral Thomas, why did he leave the bridge and go to the deck? Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things.

On the battleship "Zhonghua," Marshal Cheng Biguang was also relieved to see that the rammed battleship "New York" did not open fire, but was carrying out damage control. He did not dare to guarantee that every navy would not take drastic actions in the face of a collision from the Chinese navy and directly fire back. Therefore, the warships of the Imperial Navy were ready for battle. Now it seems that the Americans have not lost their minds.

"Order the ships to continue to be vigilant. However, there must be no more provocations against the Americans. Marshal Cheng Biguang ordered. He knew very well that the impact just now had served as a good warning to the Americans. As long as the Americans are not fools and do not want to really tear their faces with the Chinese Empire, they will not continue to take provocative actions.

"Yes, Marshal." Lieutenant General Li Dingxin nodded.

It has to be said that the collision of the battleship 'Zhonghua', the flagship of the Imperial Navy, on the battleship 'New York', the flagship of the US fleet, was very relieving. Although there was no direct sinking of the battleship 'New York'. But the mouth of its battleship's amidship is enough for this battleship to drink a pot. Next, I'm afraid that the only way to go back to the port is to struggle, and then make repairs.

Washington, the capital of the United States, is the seat of the Admiralty. Secretary of the Navy Daniels was waiting for a telegram from the fleet. His mood was also a little nervous, this time the action they took to test the bottom line of the Chinese Empire was indeed a bit risky. If the war is ignited because of this, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"God forbid, war will not break out." Daniels secretly prayed to God.

"Your Excellency, General Evans' telegram." The secretary sent a telegram from Lieutenant General Evans.

Daniels smacked himself up from behind his desk, snatched the telegram from his secretary's hand almost in a hurry, and read it carefully. However, the contents of the telegram made Minister Daniels's face very ugly.

"It's unbelievable that the Chinese actually chose to ram the battleship 'New York'." Minister Daniels muttered.

However, from this, he also felt the danger of the situation. If you don't pay attention, the situation may deteriorate, and it is not unlikely, starting a war.

"Prepare the car, I'm going to the White House." Minister Daniels commanded.

Soon, Secretary Daniels traveled to the White House in a car to report to President Wilson on the results of the tentative attempt.

By the time Secretary Daniels arrived, Secretary of State Bryan and Secretary of War Garrison had already arrived.

"How's it going, Lord Daniels?" President Wilson asked.

"Your Excellency, the fleet has tested the Chinese Navy. However, the reaction of the Chinese was very strong. Daniels said.

Suddenly, the faces of several people present became serious.

"Could it be that the Chinese Navy launched an attack on us?" Secretary Garrison asks.

Daniels shook his head: "No, the Chinese Navy did not fire, however, the nature is about the same. Their flagship battleship 'Zhonghua' rammed our flagship battleship 'New York'. At present, the battleship 'New York' is seriously flooded on the side of the battleship, and the battleship has suffered heavy damage. Vice Admiral Evans hoped that the fleet would be able to leave the coastal waters of Japan and return to Hawaii for repairs. ”

"Phew!"

Everyone was shocked to hear that the flagship of the Chinese Navy, the battleship "Zhonghua", actually rammed the battleship "New York" and caused serious damage to the battleship "New York". Clearly, they underestimated the determination of the Chinese Navy as well.

"Everyone, let's talk about it, what are we going to do next?" President Wilson also found things a little tricky.

"Your Excellency, it is clear that this time we have tested the determination of the Chinese. This time, the Chinese warned us by way of impact. If it were next time, they might just take the shelling. I don't think we can afford to sit back and watch things escalate, we have to find a way to ease our relationship with China. Now the outbreak of war is very much not in our interests. Secretary of State Brian said.

President Wilson nodded, then looked at Secretary of War Garrison.

"Your Excellency the President, the Secretary of State is right. The attitude of the Chinese is already obvious, and if we do not want to go to war with China, it is better not to provoke the Chinese. Secretary Garrison said.

"Well, Secretary Daniels, give the order to the fleet, let the battleship 'New York' return to Hawaii for repairs, and the rest of the battleships go south to Manila." President Wilson ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Minister Daniels nodded.

The U.S. fleet left the sensitive Japanese waters to avoid another conflict with the Chinese navy. The trip to Manila is to continue to demonstrate the presence of the U.S. Navy and to continue to maintain pressure on the Chinese Navy. (To be continued.) )

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