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The car of the Minister of the Navy, Zhang Cheng, drove out of the Admiralty and headed straight for the Imperial Palace. At the same time, the General Staff and the Prime Minister's Office, which were notified by the Admiralty, were also jumping. After Cai Yun, Chief of the General Staff, and Wu Dinh Fang, Prime Minister of the Cabinet, learned that the Naval Expeditionary Fleet had won a decisive victory, they also immediately rushed to the Imperial Palace. At the same time, both the General Staff and the Prime Minister's Office were cheering. Everyone knows what this victory of the expeditionary fleet means for the empire. It is highly likely that the Empire will defeat the United States in the coming months, ending the North American War once and for all. At that time, the empire will no longer have to worry about fighting on two fronts, so that the main forces of the empire can be mobilized to the European theater to deal with the future crisis!

The Admiralty was a little further away from the Imperial Palace, so when the car of the Admiralty Minister Zhang Cheng arrived at the Xinhua Palace, General Staff Cai Yun and Prime Minister Wu Tingfang also arrived. After greeting each other, the three of them entered the palace together!

The Prime Minister, the Chief of the General Staff and the Secretary of the Navy are coming, and this is a big deal. The guards on duty immediately notified the inside of the palace, and at the same time notified Wu Hao, the chief of the guard. After Wu Hao learned about it, he asked people to rule the emperor Wang Yuze on the one hand, and rushed to greet the three of them on the other!

When Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, Chief of General Staff Cai Yun, and Navy Minister Zhang Cheng came to Wang Yuze's study, it was already half past nine in the morning! After Wang Yuze learned the news of the three people's visit, he also knew that there must be something important to report to him. So I was waiting for them in the study!

"See Your Majesty!" The three of them saluted Wang Yuze together. Although the empire has abolished the cumbersome etiquette, it is still necessary to salute the emperor when he meets the emperor. Merely. The kneeling salute has been changed to a bow!

"Take a seat! Come to me today. Is something big going on? Wang Yuze looked at the three of them and asked.

"Haha! 陛xià. Something big has happened! It's just a good thing! It's still up to Lord Zhang to report to His Majesty! Prime Minister Wu Tingfang said with a smile. Since this time it was the victory of the navy, then he didn't have to want to steal the limelight from Zhang Cheng, the minister of the navy!

"Something about the navy? Could it be that there is news of the decisive battle between us and the combined fleet of the United States and Britain? How could it be so fast? Wang Yuze was shocked. However, as soon as he saw the Minister of the Navy Zhang Cheng is face full of smiles, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if it was bad news, Navy Minister Zhang Chengcheng would not be this smiling face, and his face would have been blue for a long time!

"Your Majesty, I have just received a telegram from Marshal Li Dingxin that the decisive battle between the Naval Expeditionary Fleet and the United States and Britain has come to an end. The Imperial Navy Expeditionary Fleet has achieved an absolute victory! In this decisive battle, the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft and naval capital ship forces sank a total of 12 battleships, 7 battlecruisers, captured 18 search battleships, 3 battlecruisers, 32 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers, 50 'Omaha-class' light cruisers, and 60 destroyers. Sink 1 British Navy battleship, capture 5 battleships, 6 'Edinburgh-class' heavy cruisers, 12 light cruisers and 14 destroyers. Right now. The Naval Expeditionary Fleet is resting and will continue to move north. Attack coastal cities on the east coast of the United States! "Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said!

"What? Is it really over so quickly? And such a big victory? "Emperor Wang Yuze couldn't believe that the battle was over so quickly, and that he had won such a brilliant victory! You must know that the combined fleet of the United States and the British Navy has 46 capital ships, and the Chinese Navy has sunk 20 capital ships of the enemy and captured 26 capital ships and a large number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers. This victory came too easily!

"Your Majesty, the minister did not initially believe that the expeditionary fleet would be able to achieve such a brilliant victory. But it's already been checked with the expeditionary fleet! We have indeed won this decisive battle at sea! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng patted his chest and said!

Zhang Cheng's assurance completely reassured Wang Yuze, he knew that although it was a little unbelievable, the naval expeditionary fleet had indeed won the decisive naval battle this time!

"And what about our losses?" Wang Yuze asked. He wasn't sure what the Imperial Navy would have paid to win the naval battle after the carrier-based aircraft force had attacked.

"Your Majesty, the losses of the Imperial Navy are very slight! The carrier-based aircraft force lost 15 aircraft, including 4 fighters, 6 torpedo attack aircraft and 5 dive bombers. Six pilots were killed, and the others have been rescued. In terms of battleships, the six 'Hanshin-class' fast battleships suffered some minor injuries, but it did not affect the battle! Another light cruiser and three light cruisers were heavily damaged, and only one destroyer was sunk! "Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said!

"So small? In this way, we won this naval battle at a small cost! That's great! Prime Minister, the Cabinet is ready to hold a press conference, and we want to announce our victory to the whole world! Wang Yuze said excitedly! It was a bit of a surprise to him to be able to achieve such a big victory with such a small loss. However, this also made him very satisfied, especially those captured warships, which will undoubtedly make the strength of the Chinese Navy to a higher level. At least after the five subsequent 'Wuyue-class' aircraft carriers are commissioned, the Imperial Navy will have enough escort warships!

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll summon a press conference when I return to the Prime Minister's Office!" Prime Minister Wu Tingfang nodded!

"陛xià, will this deepen the other countries' respect for us?" Chief of General Staff Cai Yun said with some concern. If the news of the Chinese Navy's victory in this naval battle is revealed, it will certainly have a huge impact on the whole world. When the time comes, Western time will definitely be more jǐngti for China, which is also very unfavorable for the war after the empire!

"Don't be afraid! After the victory of the Imperial Navy in this naval battle, the victory of the Empire in this world war is inevitable! Even if the Germans now turn to the Entente, it will be the same. The whole Western world united can no longer stop the advance of the Empire! I think the people of the Empire have been expecting this victory for a long time, and they will surely rejoice at the victory of the Imperial Navy! Wang Yuze said. Now, it's time for China to flex its military muscles! This victory in the naval battle completely established the victory of the North American War. Even if the United States has not been wiped out now, they can only survive! Soon, China's army, navy, and air force will defeat the United States. At that time, China's power will rise to a peak. Even if the whole Western world unites, China will not be afraid of them! Moreover, Wang Yuze believes that although the Germans are rigorous and rigid, they can also distinguish the current situation and will make the most beneficial choice for Germany! If they continue to fight against the Entente, they will definitely get a certain share of the benefits after the war, and if they make peace with the Entente and oppose China, they will take a very big risk, and if they are defeated, they will lose completely! As long as Wilhelm II and the German guys weren't fools, they would have continued to carry on the war and fought harder!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cai Yun nodded and didn't say anything more! However, he was already secretly calculating in his heart how long it would take to end the North American battlefield. As long as China completely ends the war between Belgium and the United States, China's main strength can be withdrawn, so as to ensure that China is invincible in this war!

Subsequently, Wang Yuze began to carefully read the battle report brought by the Minister of the Navy, and through the battle report, he was able to more intuitively understand the results of the Navy in this battle. However, when he saw that the intact battleships he had captured were almost all old-fashioned battleships, he felt a little unhappy. In particular, the fact that four of the US Navy's 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships were sunk is even more painful. If these powerful capital ships can be captured, it will be of great help to improve the combat power of the Chinese Navy! However, when he thought that the Chinese Navy had won the naval battle at a small cost, he was still quite satisfied. Those battleships that have been badly damaged can be used by the Navy as long as they are towed back to the shipyard for repairs. Maybe it will be used in the naval battle against Germany after rì!

After Prime Minister Wu Tingfang replied to the Prime Minister's Office, he immediately ordered someone to prepare for a press conference!

In less than an hour, reporters from dozens of news outlets from around the world gathered in the press briefing room of the Prime Minister's Office. In addition to China's domestic media, these news outlets are all from the Allies and other neutral countries. As for the media of the Entente, they have long been expelled from the country!

The spokesman of the Prime Minister's Office came to the stage, looked at the media below, and said calmly: "The Empire has just confirmed that the Imperial Navy Expeditionary Fleet has won the naval battle of the Bahamas!" During this campaign, the Imperial Navy sank a total of 20 capital ships of the combined American and British fleets, captured 26 capital ships, and a large number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers. The combined fleet of the United States and Britain has been completely annihilated! ”

After the spokesman of the Prime Minister's Office finished speaking, he left without explanation and left directly, which surprised the reporters below! However, Chinese media reporters have already cheered, and they have no doubts about this news! And the media of those other countries, although they were skeptical, soon confirmed that the Chinese Navy had indeed won the decisive battle!

The next day, the major newspapers in China reported the brilliant victory of the naval expeditionary fleet with a large headline, and for a time, the whole empire fell into a carnival! )