In the North American theater, the Chinese 6th Army stopped its march into the hinterland of the United States, which made the US government breathe a sigh of relief. Although the US government asked the US 6th Army to be prepared to rely on the rivers in the south of the United States to block the attack of the squadron, all the generals of the US 6th Army were not sure whether they could resist the attack of the squadron. After all, even the Rio Grande defense line was broken through by the squadron, and after this fiasco, the morale of the American 6th Army was greatly affected, and it was even more difficult to resist the attack of the squadron! And the Chinese 6th Army stopped attacking at this time, which undoubtedly gave them a chance to breathe!

It's just that the subsequent attack by the squadron on the west coast of the United States once again made the US government and the military very entangled. The defense line painstakingly built by the US Sixth Army on the west coast was like paper tied up under the naval guns of the Chinese Navy, which put the generals who were in charge of the construction of the west coast defense line under great pressure. In order to prevent China from saving money like Chapter 1216, most of the fortifications they built were built according to the standard of resisting 35 mm naval guns. As a result, the main guns of the current naval battleships are getting larger and larger, and the maximum caliber has risen to 381 mm (the two 'Imperial-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy are still under secrecy), and the coastal fortifications built by the US 6th Army are simply defending against such large-caliber naval guns. Under such circumstances, it is understandable that the fortifications of the US 6th Army were destroyed one by one!

As the squadron swept across the West Coast of the United States, a large number of Americans fled from the West Coast to the Inner 6 region, which further caused social unrest in the United States. Even outside the White House, thousands of people gather every day to protest. If the US Department of the Interior had not increased the number of military and police guarding the White House, perhaps these angry people would have stormed the White House and violently beaten President Theodore Roosevelt and others. But even so, the current US administration's approval rating among the American people is constantly declining. If it weren't for the coalition of Republicans and Democrats in this administration, the government would have been overthrown long ago! But even so, the pressure on Theodore Roosevelt and others was very high!

But even so, the US government has not given up resistance, they are not willing to admit defeat, and they are still waiting for the moment when a miracle will occur. As China has repaired the Panama Canal and the main force of the Chinese navy is about to enter the Caribbean, the US government and military are becoming more and more excited. If the U.S. Navy can win against the Chinese Navy, then they will be able to reverse the current unfavorable situation!

On December 8, the main force of the Chinese Navy left Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and headed for the Panama Canal, preparing to go to the Caribbean Sea through the Guò Canal, starting this long-awaited naval decisive battle! Since the beginning of the war, the Chinese Navy has always played a supporting role, and the 6th Army is the protagonist on the battlefield. Although China is still dominated by the 6th Army, the Navy is not willing to play a supporting role all the time. They also need to prove the value of the Navy on the battlefield. If the U.S. Navy hadn't blown up the Panama Canal, the Chinese Navy would have gone to the Atlantic Ocean to fight a decisive battle with the U.S. Navy! Fortunately, after more than a year, this day has finally arrived!

Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, will be the commander of the campaign and will be responsible for directing the operation. Because after the start of the war, the capital ships built by the major shipyards of the Imperial Navy have joined the home fleet, so the main force of this naval battle is the home fleet of the Chinese Navy, and the capital ships of the Pacific Fleet will be responsible for providing fire support for the Chinese 6th Army on the west coast of the United States, as well as sending light cruisers and destroyers and frigates to join the home fleet to assist the home fleet in the operation of the US Navy!

The home fleet can be said to have poured out of the nest this time, with four 'Tang-class' battleships, six 'Hanxin-class' fast battleships, four 'Han-class' battleships and one 'Baiqi-class' battlecruiser, all of which were dispatched. In addition, 18 'River-class' heavy cruisers will participate in this expedition, and their opponents will be the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers of the U.S. Navy. In addition to battleships and heavy cruisers, the fleet included 22 Ningbo-class light cruisers, 35 Fuqing-class destroyers, 24 Lop Nur-class frigates, and 12 transports. Judging from the number of capital ships alone, the expeditionary fleet sent by the Chinese Navy this time may not be as good as the US Navy, not to mention that the British Navy may also join this decisive battle at sea. In addition to these main fleets, the carrier strike formation composed of four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers secretly followed behind the main fleet, keeping a distance of about 50 nautical miles from the main fleet. These four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers are the real main force in this naval battle. Once the main force of the US Navy is present, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy will avoid a decisive battle with the US Navy first, and the carrier-based aircraft taking off from the four aircraft carriers will attack the main fleet of the US Navy, and only after the aircraft carrier-based aircraft destroy the main force of the US Navy will the main fleet of the Chinese Navy attack the fleet of the US Navy, so as to ensure that all the capital ships of the US Navy will be destroyed! Of course, if the British Navy were to join in, it would be the same fate. Those capital ships of the British Navy have already proved in the Battle of Sicily that they simply cannot survive the strikes of the fighters of the Chinese Naval Aviation!

On the bridge of the battleship 'Tang Gaozu', Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, was full of ambition, and the battleship under his feet was definitely a world-class battleship in terms of performance. Whether in terms of tonnage, firepower and armor protection, it is much stronger than the naval battleships of other countries in the same class. Whether it is the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships of the British Navy, or the technology obtained from the British Navy, the 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships built by the US Navy, and the 'Bavaria-class' battleships built by the German Navy cannot be compared with the 'Don-class' battleships. Of course, Admiral Li Dingxin also had some regrets, if it were not for the fact that the two 'Imperial-class' battleships were still under intense construction and were not expected to be commissioned until next year, perhaps the Chinese Navy would have been able to win this naval battle even without the participation of the aircraft carrier formation. The 46mm guns of the 'Imperial' battleships were enough to tear through the armor of any current naval battleship. As a naval admiral who came from the period of giant ships and cannons, Admiral Li Dingxin was full of feelings for these battleships. This time, the battleship only played a supporting role in the decisive battle, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. But at the same time, he also knew that this was the inevitability of the naval warfare exhibition. The drills of the aircraft carrier and battleship duel conducted within the Chinese Navy, as well as some subsequent studies, proved that the battleships would inevitably withdraw from naval warfare after the rise of aircraft carriers. This is the inevitability of the naval warfare exhibition! Fortunately, the Chinese Navy is still at the forefront of the whole world, and while all countries in the world are still trying their best to develop more powerful combat aircraft, China already has the most advanced aircraft in the world, and has used these aircraft in actual combat, and has also developed tactics for wielding these weapons. This will enable the Chinese Navy to achieve a brilliant victory in this war!

"Commander, the aircraft carrier formation is also out of Pearl Harbor! They will always be behind us. Vice Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, chief of staff of the home fleet, reported to Admiral Li Dingxin. As a battleship captain, although he has realized the power of aircraft carriers, he still feels a little uncomfortable!

"Order the fleet to strengthen anti-submarine, and once the premise of the Americans appears, it must be sunk! In particular, the secrecy work of the aircraft carrier formation must be done well! Before the start of the battle, the aircraft carrier fleet cannot be exposed! Marshal Li Dingxin said. The aircraft carrier formation is the killer weapon of the Chinese Navy in this naval battle, and if it is exposed before the naval battle begins, this will have great variables in this decisive battle between the Chinese Navy and the US Navy!

"The commander can rest assured that the aircraft carrier fleet has been camouflaged, and all the fighters have been covered with camouflage cloth, even if they are seen by the American warships, as long as they are not close to observe, they will think that the aircraft carrier is just a strangely shaped transport ship. In addition, the defenders of the Panama Canal will also put the canal zone under martial law upon our arrival, so as to ensure that we will not be exposed by the United States when we open the Guò Canal! "Lieutenant General Hai Zhengsheng said. The tonnage of the Emeishan-class aircraft carrier is about the same as that of a transport ship, and after camouflage, it looks very similar to a transport ship from a distance. In addition, although there are some American spies in the Panama area, as long as the local defenders impose martial law and ensure that there will be no idle people around the canal, they can ensure that the fleet will not be seen by the Americans when it passes through the Guò canal! rs

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