In the face of the fanfare of the Americans, Yang Yonglin and others also realized that the time for a showdown had come, and in the next month or so, the fate of Cuba, and even the United States and Spain in this war will finally be known! The Americans' plan was clear: to force the Spanish fleet to fight a decisive battle. And this coincides with the plan of Yang Yonglin and others. So, Yang Yonglin decided to plan and fight with the other party in the open sea, and according to intelligence, the U.S. Navy is likely to advance along the Florida Peninsula, so Sevila and Yang Yonglin took the fleet to the area to cruise.

"We will not have any advantage in this battle, and even the speed advantage we once relied on will not be able to fully use it in such a situation! Our goal is to inflict heavy damage on our opponents, not to escape from them, so any easy withdrawal would be a precursor to failure, and for this reason, I recommend that the leadership of the fleet be completely decentralized. I hope that Mr. Jericho and I can make a decision in real time about entering and exiting the battlefield after informing the main fleet of the situation. And I think you can expand the battlefield as much as possible, and only when there is enough space can our tactics be implemented! During the voyage, Yang Yonglin said.

And the U.S. Navy did not let Yang Yonglin and others wait too long, at 8 o'clock in the morning on July 14, 1898. The lookout of the battleship España, which was at the head of the fleet, vaguely spotted traces of a large fleet from the distant horizon. "The actors are in place, and the big play is ready to start." Scheer, who was sitting on the Okundo, said calmly. But there was a faint hint of excitement in his calm tone!

"It's so spectacular, there are only 6 navies in this world that can come up with such a lineup." Look at the American fleet that is gradually becoming clear. Fisher said solemnly.

"Which six countries?" Yang Yonglin turned his head and said with a smile.

"Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, the Qing Kingdom, and now the United States." Scheer said.

"It's exciting enough to see such a lineup of a country's navy, but wouldn't it be even more exciting to be able to destroy such an enemy with your own hands?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Yang Yonglin's mouth.

If one could stand tall and look down on the battlefield, they would be able to clearly see the huge American fleet sailing south in three parts, with Admiral Simpson's First Fleet and Admiral Shelley's Third Fleet sailing in a neat battle line. Margiffen's Second Fleet was on the west side of the Simpson's fleet, and for those who didn't know the details, they thought that Admiral Simpson was the covering fleet, while Magiffen's fleet was more like a transport formation. And the Spanish fleet approached quickly from the northeast.

"Our guests are here." Admiral Simpson looked at the opposing fleet rushing from the northeast and said with some apprehension. Although the U.S. Navy had the upper hand in many previous exercises, there were too many variables in the actual engagement. In a situation where the difference in strength is not particularly large, no one dares to guarantee that they can win.

Accompanied by "Prepare to take the enemy!" The signal rises. All the American fleets drew a huge U-cross on the sea and began to rush in the direction of the Spanish fleet. The flagship Indiana raised the flag that heralded the decisive battle, and at the same time, the Spanish ship rushed towards its fateful enemy without hesitation! More than 30 warships of various types spread throughout the battlefield. After the appearance of the steam ironclad, the largest decisive battle in the history of the Navy finally kicked off! This moment will surely go down in history!

The distance between the two sides when they found each other was about 30KM. (In the Caribbean Sea, if the weather conditions are good, the visibility at high places can reach up to about 50 km.) The relative speed of the two sides reached nearly 30 knots, and if they walked like this, they could meet in half an hour at most. However, at this time, the distance between the Simpsons fleet and the Magifen fleet was gradually widening due to the position of the American fleet and the speed of the fleet. …,

Originally, the position of the Majifen fleet was to the west of the Simpsons fleet, which was even farther away from the opponent, and the speed of the fleet was very slow, and the slowest of the five B-type auxiliary cruisers could actually only run about 12 knots. Faced with this situation. Majifen also couldn't make up his mind whether to abandon the 5 warships behind him or act together, if he abandoned, his fleet strength would be damaged, if he kept up. Look at the Simpsons fleet farther and farther away in the distance. Majifen was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Although the main force of the Simpson fleet is battleships, its speed is basically guaranteed to be more than 15 knots! And at the beginning, Simpson did not notice the embarrassment of the Majifen fleet. But when, having discovered that the Magifen fleet had been thrown a certain distance, it was ready to order the fleet to slow down and wait for Magifin, the Spanish fleet suddenly changed!

The 6 warships in the back of the Spanish fleet suddenly broke away from the formation and rushed over from the right, but the target was not the main fleet of the Simpsons, but the Majifen fleet on the side! This situation made Simpson a little confused, is the Spaniard stupid? Actually took the initiative to disperse the fleet? Doesn't this give people a chance to break through? He led up to 11 warships of the 1st and 3rd fleets against 4 warships of the opposing side. (Well, 5 of them in the American fleet are made up——! The Magifen fleet, on the other hand, could concentrate 10 ships against 6 of the opposing side. This is a great situation. What are the Spaniards going to do? But later, after looking at the auxiliary cruisers behind the Majifen fleet, Simpson was relieved, "It's very likely that the Spaniards took the auxiliary cruisers behind them as transport ships, right?" In this way, in the calculations of the Spaniards, it would be 3 to 6, so the Spaniards planned to eliminate the transport ships and then consider whether to evacuate or continue the battle.

At the same time, similar thoughts came to Majifen's mind! But soon, this seemingly reasonable idea was vetoed by Majifen, since it was already known that Yang Yonglin was in the Spanish fleet, and it seemed that there was also a battleship in the Spanish fleet that was supposed to be an American auxiliary cruiser! Then with Yang Yonglin's shrewdness, it is impossible for him not to think of the cats that exist in the American fleet! So why did he dare to come up? Even if he is a battleship, it is absolutely impossible to cripple his entire fleet in a short period of time! And if you guessed correctly, the commander of the other 4 battleships was the British. In the case of 4 to 11, once Saivela is entangled, it will be difficult to get out, what is Yang Yonglin going to do? ! Magiffen was puzzled.

"Remember, we only have one chance, all the ships follow the flagship, we need to take the right maneuver at the right time to gain a temporary advantage, if within half an hour, we can't get the advantage, then this war is very likely to be lost! The fleet accelerated to 16 knots! We need to maintain the absolute speed advantage! At the same time, Yang Yonglin looked at the approaching American fleet and ordered in a deep voice.

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