It was already four o'clock in the morning in Washington, D.C., and Roosevelt, who was sleeping in the presidential residence, was in a hurry. The phone rang to wake up.

"Damn, if it weren't for the big news, I'd fire you."

Old Roosevelt, who was not in a very good mood, had only slept for less than two hours, turned on the bed lamp, looked at the time, picked up the phone and roared.

The secretary on the other end of the phone didn't care about the president's temper at all. "Fan Yize's fleet is shelling San Francisco. ”

Old Roosevelt's head buzzed, and his drowsy state instantly woke up, and he was completely sleepless.

"Gather everyone in the Department of Defense to the office right now."

Hanging up the phone, the old Roosevelt threw off the quilt on his body, didn't even have time to wash, quickly put on his clothes, and hurriedly opened his door.

At the same time, the US Department of Defense and the main admirals all hurried out of the house, and the official residence and office of the US president, which was officially named the White House by the elder Roosevelt, were lit up.

Old Roosevelt, who had just entered the office, hurriedly asked, "What is the situation in San Francisco now?" ”

The secretary gritted his teeth and did not speak, but handed the microphone on the table to the old Roosevelt.

As soon as he got the microphone, Roosevelt Sr. heard a violent explosion from the microphone, the dense explosion was like the thunder of a war drum, and the sound shook his fragile heart.

The palms of the hands that grabbed the microphone were trembling. It was as if the sound of an explosion was passing through the telephone line, shaking the small microphone.

And the anxious shouting from the microphone showed that there were still people on the other side, who seemed to be reporting something.

Roosevelt Sr. took a deep breath, put the microphone to his mouth, listened to the loud noise coming from his ear, and said, "I'm Theodore Roosevelt." ”

"Mr. President, I'm Evans." Major General Evans, who was on the other end of the phone, hurriedly replied loudly.

"General Evans, what's going on in San Francisco right now?" Old Roosevelt shuddered slightly. Asked tremblingly.

"Damn Fan Yize, his fleet attacked our military port, the artillery blocked the entire military port, our battleships couldn't run out at all, the battleships could only counterattack in the military port, but whether it was shore defense artillery or battleship artillery fire, our shells couldn't attack their fleet at all." Evans hurriedly reported.

Roosevelt on the other end of the phone was speechless for a long time, and the situation was worse than he imagined.

The elder Roosevelt, who came from the Navy, knew very well what kind of disaster a fleet could be if it was blocked in port.

And Evans's report dashed the last bit of hope for Roosevelt Sr.

The warships in the harbor, even if they are blocked in the harbor, are not without the ability to fight back at all.

Under normal circumstances, in the era of battleships, when the enemy can attack the port battleship, the port battleship can also attack the opponent's battleship.

And with the assistance of shore artillery, under normal conditions, there would be no forced attack on the enemy fleet docked in the harbor at all.

This is very detrimental to the attacking fleet.

But if the sneak attack is successful, there is not much evasion ability in the port, or the warship cannot leave the port, it is even more deadly.

The battleship turned into a stationary battery, which was the most tragic end of the battleship.

"The range of their shells is more than 20 kilometers, and the accuracy is extremely high, the power and caliber of the shells are very amazing, at a distance of 20 kilometers, the main armor defense of our battleships can not resist, several shore defense guns have also been destroyed, North Carolina, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi four new warships, have been sunk, the port received more and more wounded warships, the defeat of the fleet is over."

Evans's report was choked with a hint of choking, which made a veteran admiral show such a posture, which shows how embarrassing the scene in San Francisco is.

More than two dozen battleships, a dozen mine-striking ships, such a large fleet, will become a thing of the past at any time.

Old Roosevelt was speechless for a long time, he simply did not know what to do, what to say, words of encouragement?

Roosevelt Sr. tried to calm his mood, and what he thought at the moment was, what was the United States going to do after dawn? How is he going to deal with the American people? How do you explain this to Congress?

War, there must be war, the United States has a strong industrial base, today the Great White Fleet is defeated, but as long as the United States is given time, it will only take three to four years, and the United States will build a more powerful fleet.

"General, please keep more tinder for the Navy." Thinking about it a lot, the old Roosevelt was also a brave man who broke his wrist, and ordered Evans on the other end of the phone with full of anger.

Hearing this, Evans of San Francisco took a deep breath and said, "I understand. ”

Hanging up the phone, Evans looked at the rumbling artillery fire in the distant harbor, summoned the herald, and ordered: "Order all the soldiers in the harbor to withdraw from the harbor and make every effort to rescue the people who have fallen into the water." ”

As the elder Roosevelt said, it is necessary to retain a strong military soul for the US Navy and leave behind experienced sailors.

The Great White Fleet, a fleet that is already facing elimination, is gone, and for the United States, it is just the loss of a warship that is being eliminated by the times.

The United States, which has strong industrial capacity, can quickly arm more powerful warships as long as it has sailors.

The super-dreadnought-class warships under construction will soon make up for the U.S. Navy's lost strength.

The American sailors in the port who received the order quickly evacuated the damaged battleships one after another, did not care about the burning battleships, and no longer operated the ship's guns to counterattack.

Groups of soldiers left the port at a rapid pace.

On the command ship of the Pacific Fleet, Xu Xuebin also received the news from the spies as soon as possible, and the Americans who had abandoned the entire fleet were much more decisive than he expected.

Not everyone dares to make such a decision, and the United States, as an adversary, is indeed not to be underestimated.

In fact, Xu Xuebin himself knows very well that unless the Red Guard Navy can destroy all the coastal industries in the United States in one go, it will not be able to stop the powerful American industry at all.

Today. The Great White Fleet will be quickly salvaged, some warships can be re-entered service with a repair, and those that cannot be repaired will also be dismantled.

Now, the United States is building New York-class battleships, and it is foreseeable that in the next few years, the first class will be more powerful than the first class, and the first class will be launched into service like dumplings.

In this regard, Xu Xuebin just wants to say to the United States: I will wait.

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