"'Han Shin class, battle cruisers? Are the Chinese completely secretive about this battlecruiser? So will there be any yīn in this? Minister Meyer asked. One of the things that has always troubled the United States, the navy, and even observers of various countries is why the Chinese dare to go to the Atlantic Ocean to challenge the United States, which has 40 capital ships, with 5 capital ships. Although the vast majority of people think that the Chinese are arrogant and looking for death.

But there are also those who believe that the Chinese have always liked to use yīn to trick themselves, and in almost every naval battle that decides xìng, they can rely on many secret weapons to defeat the enemy! Therefore, in the Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Edward. After Vice Admiral Abor mentioned that it was not yet clear the specific number of the 'Hanshin-class, battlecruisers, Minister Meyer immediately raised his question!

"It shouldn't be possible! Your Excellency, although the Chinese have been secretive about the 'Han Shin-class, the battle cruiser, our intelligence officers have not been able to figure out the information of this battle cruiser. But we think that this battlecruiser should be on par with, or a little bit more powerful, than our Colorado-class, battlecruisers. According to the Chinese's habit of building capital ships, all battleships are named after the emperors of the most powerful dynasties in Chinese history, and the battlecruisers are the names of the famous generals of this dynasty! Therefore, after the analysis of our experts, it is believed that although the parameters of the Hanshin-class battlecruiser are kept secret by the Chinese side, on the whole, they will not have much impact on this naval battle. After all, we still have so many capital ships. It has been proven in the naval battles of the North Sea that battlecruisers cannot compete with battleships. The main guns of the battleship were enough to tear the armor of the battlecruiser, but the main guns of the battlecruiser could not tear the armor of the battleship. In the duel between battleships and battlecruisers, battlecruisers suffered quite a lot! "Commander of the Combined Fleet, William. Admiral Benson said. Although he had also doubted the Chinese Navy's 'Han Xin-class, battle cruisers, he didn't think that relying on these few battle cruisers could change the tide of the war!

"Your Excellency! The Chinese built the 'Qin class, and after the battleships they built the 'Bai Qi class, the battle cruisers. And the 'Bai Qi class, the battle cruisers are at least faster than the 'Qin class', the battleships are faster, and the firepower is also comparable to the 'Qin-class, battleships. 'Han Shin class, the battle cruiser was built after the 'Han class, battleships! Therefore, we believe that the 'Han Shin-class, class battlecruisers should also be faster than the 'Han class, the battleships are faster and the firepower is the same as the 'Han class, the battleships are comparable! And our 'Colorado-class, battlecruisers' armament is 8 343-mm guns, which will not be worse than the Chinese' Hanshin-class, battlecruisers! "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Edward Edward. Lieutenant General Abor said!

William. Admiral Benson and Edward. Lieutenant General Abbor's words reassured Minister Meyer a lot. Although he was the Minister of the Navy, he did not know as much about the specific equipment of the Navy as the Admirals of the Navy. Since William. Admiral Benson and Edward. Vice Admiral Abor thinks that the Chinese' Hanshin-class, battlecruisers are not to be worried, then he will no longer delve into this issue!

"Okay, I got it! General Abor please continue! Minister Meyer said!

"Yes, Your Excellency! In addition to the capital ships, the Chinese have 18 'river-class, heavy cruisers. 'River-class, heavy cruiser, displacement of about 14,000 tons, maximum speed unknown, armed with three triple 210 mm guns. And we have 32 'Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers. Our Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers with a displacement of 11,000 tons and a maximum speed of 26 knots, were armed with three twin 210-mm guns. Compared with the Chinese' river-class, heavy cruisers, ours' Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers are three thousand tons lighter in tonnage and have three fewer main guns. According to the analysis of our experts, the combat power of the 'Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers' is probably only the Chinese' Jianghe class, and the heavy cruisers are about 60 to 70 percent. Therefore, we plan to devote all 32 'Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers to this war, to ensure that the superiority in quantity is offset by the superiority in quality. According to our calculations, our 'Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers are enough to suppress the 18 'River-class, heavy cruisers' of the Chinese. Not to mention, our British allies at this time 8 'Edinburgh-class, heavy cruisers. The 'Edinburgh-class, the xìng of the heavy cruiser can be roughly the same as the Chinese' Jianghe-class, the heavy cruiser. Therefore, in the comparison of heavy cruisers, the combined fleet completely occupies an absolute advantage! "Edward. Lieutenant General Abor said.

Minister Meyer nodded, the Chinese's 18 'River-class, heavy cruisers, although strong, but the combined fleet of the US Navy and the British Navy has 32 'Philadelphia-class, heavy cruisers and 'Edin!' The fort heavy cruiser, more than twice the numerical superiority, is enough to comprehensively suppress the Chinese heavy cruisers!

In addition, the Chinese expeditionary fleet included more than 20 light cruisers and nearly sixty destroyers (the Americans regarded the 'Lop Nur class, frigates as destroyers). The Chinese light cruisers and destroyers xìng can be slightly better than ours. However, we were very surprised why the Chinese would add sixty destroyers to the fleet. Experts analyze that the Chinese probably want to use lightning strikes against our capital ships. It's just that winning with lightning strikes is the naval construction idea of the French Navy in the last century. But now it turns out that this is completely unworkable! Therefore, we plan to put fifty light cruisers and eighty destroyers into service. Plus 16 light cruisers and 20 destroyers of the British allies. The entire Combined Fleet will be the most powerful fleet ever built, with 46 capital ships, 40 heavy cruisers, 66 light cruisers, and one destroyer. I firmly believe that such a powerful force is enough to crush the expeditionary fleet of the Chinese Navy and win this naval battle! "Edward. Lieutenant General Abor concluded. The size of the combined fleet was enough to shock everyone. Although the Chinese Navy has been winning battles in the past ten or twenty years. But they all believed that this time the combined fleet would defeat the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet and achieve a brilliant victory!

"In this way, we do have a good chance of winning! In that case, we are relieved! U.S. Secretary of the Navy Meyer said.

"Your Excellency, please tell Your Excellency the President that this time we will definitely send all those yellow-skinned monkeys to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean!" Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, William. Admiral Benson is even more assured!

"Hmmm! I believe in you! Minister Meyer said with a smile on his face, and then he looked at the British Admiral John. Morality. Robek asked, "General Robek, do you think we can win this naval battle?" ”

"Your Excellency, the Combined Fleet has an overwhelming advantage over the expeditionary fleet of the Chinese Navy, and I believe that victory will definitely belong to us!" John. Morality. Admiral Robeck said.

"General Robeck, China is the enemy of our two countries, and the Chinese are extremely cunning. Therefore, I hope that in this naval battle, the navies of our two countries can cooperate sincerely and work hard to defeat the Chinese! Minister Meyer said. Although the United States and Britain are now allies, the two countries are not close. If it were a normal day, it might not have much of an impact. But this naval battle is very important, he doesn't want any contradictions between the two navies in the battle, if this leads to a crushing defeat in this naval battle, then this is unacceptable!

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, defeating the Chinese is also our British hope, and we will do our best in this naval battle!" It's just that I hope that the command of the British fleet will still be in my own hands! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck said. Only then will he be able to guarantee the completion of the British Admiralty's Lord John. Sir Fisher's mission is to preserve the strength of the British Navy as much as possible and prevent the British Navy's fleet from being used as cannon fodder!

Minister Meyer hesitated, but nodded. On this issue, the British zhèngfǔ and the American zhèngfǔ made representations, and the British Admiralty John . Sir Fisher also made a special contact with him.

In order to pull the British navy into the water, the United States finally agreed to the British demands. But at the same time, there was also a condition, that is, the British fleet must not stand idly by while the US Navy and the Chinese Navy were in a decisive battle. If the U.S. Navy fails, the British Navy will not please either. So, Minister Meyer, after nodding his head, also added: "Admiral Robeck, I agree that you are responsible for the command of the British fleet. However, I hope that in the battle the British fleet will be able to give full play to your combat power and maintain the heroic style of the Royal Navy! ”

"Of course, Your Excellency, the glory of the Royal Navy will not be tarnished!" John. Morality. Admiral Robeck said!

In the end, the 6 battleships of the British Navy were divided into a separate battleship detachment. Eight heavy cruisers were also separately divided into a heavy cruiser detachment. Combined Fleet Commander William. If Benson wanted to give an order to the British fleet, he would first have to tell John . Get. Admiral Robeck. And then by John. Morality. Admiral Robeck issued to the British fleet!

After returning to Washington from the Norfolk Naval Base, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Meyer immediately sent a letter to U.S. President Theodore Murphy. Roosevelt reported that in this naval battle, the United States has won the battle!