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Inside the bridge of the cruiser Baltimore, George Dewey frowned tightly, and the small torpedo ship with a strange flag flying over the telescope swelled up with a hint of ominous omen in his heart.

"Which country's warship is that? Why is it in Hawaii? Why stop the US Navy? Didn't he know that in front of him, there were two cruisers that were far more powerful than him? ”

The same doubts swelled up in the hearts of every naval officer in the bridge, and they stared blankly at the torpedo ship blocking the channel, and then slowly turned their heads, and their eyes were all focused on George Dewey.

Suddenly, an orange-red flare rises from the opposite side! It's like the fireworks set off at the celebration of Reading Power, exploding in the sky, gorgeous and bright!

Flares? What are they going to do!

"Level 1 combat readiness!" When everyone was stunned and watched the flare rise into the air and explode, George Dewey had already lowered his binoculars: "Repeat, this is not a drill!" ”

"Jingle bell......."

On the Baltimore and Boston, the piercing alarm bells sounded at the same time, and the sailors in their white navy uniforms, who had just been on the deck, ran to their battle positions like an exploding ant nest.

"Issuing the flag. Tell them that we are the US Navy! Let them leave immediately! After giving the order, George Dewey raised the telescope again. In order to help him win the opportunity of this mission, his good friend Roosevelt put in a lot of effort, and seeing that Hawaii was close at hand, he was not willing to give up the plan because of a small torpedo ship.

The signalman left quickly, and after a while, he rushed into the bridge again: "Report, they replied that they are the Pacific Fleet of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which is conducting exercises with the Chilean Navy, and that we have intruded into the exercise area, and ask us to stop advancing immediately!" ”

"The Kingdom of Hawaii's Pacific Fleet? Haha, when did these wild monkeys have a fleet! Beside him, several staff officers laughed when they heard the report, and even the communications officer who came to report also laughed.

Inside the bridge, George Dewey was the only one who didn't smile, staring at the torpedo ship not far away, looking at the constantly fanning flags, and his eyebrows were suddenly full of gloom.

Through the binoculars, he could clearly see the yellow-skinned, black-haired sailors on the cruiser, who were not Chileans or Hawaiians! Rather, they are seen by the United States as evil, ugly yellow-skinned monkeys, when will they also have their own fleet? Could it be that the Beiyang Fleet, which could only hide in the bay, arrived here?

But the flag clearly says that it is the Pacific Fleet of the Kingdom of Hawaii! And those sailors did not have long whips, but had flat heads and short hair, which looked very neat.

Judging from their skillful flag language, it is clear that this sudden appearance of the Pacific Fleet is not a rabble that has only been formed for a day or two. Who the hell are they?

George Dewey didn't know the bottom of his heart, but he still decided to try the other party's bottom line, Hawaii is very important to the United States, and he can't lead two cruisers around the world by himself, but he was frightened by a small torpedo ship that suddenly appeared!

"Tell them, I don't care who they are, this is the American fleet, we are visiting Hawaii, let them leave immediately!" George Dewey thought for a moment and said in a deep voice again: "Tell them that I don't mind sinking any ship that is hostile to the United States!" ”

As the signalman ran out again, within a few moments, the torpedo ship blocking the road sent out a series of flag-signals, then suddenly turned and headed for the Hawaiian Inland Sea.

"Hmph, it's not enough!" Seeing the other party leave, George Dewey finally breathed a sigh of relief, and snorted coldly at the corner of his mouth: "Order the fleet to move on, our friends are still waiting!" ”

Soon, black smoke rose again from the chimneys of the two cruisers, but what George Dewey did not expect was that only ten minutes after restarting, a large stream of black smoke suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance.

"Two points in the direction, two protective cruisers! The flag is unknown! ”

"At twelve o'clock, one ironclad ship, two torpedo ships! The flag is unknown! ”

"Ten o'clock, two cruisers! Fly the Chilean Navy flag! ”

One report after another made the officers on the Baltimore nervous. In fact, there is no need to report, when those pillars of smoke appeared, George Dewey had already seen through the telescope the warships that appeared on the horizon one after another, in addition to secretly saying that the speed of the other party was so fast! The heart is even more undulating like a tide!

"How did these damn warships come about? Didn't the Ministry of Intelligence say that there are no armed forces in Hawaii! Looking at the torpedo ship that had blocked the way before, flying the same flag in the middle of the formation, George Dewey almost fainted.

"God!" In the face of such a huge lineup, even Lieutenant General George Dewey, who is known for his calmness, couldn't help but shout in his heart. In addition to the light cruisers flying the Chilean Navy flag, the Pacific Fleet, which seemed to suddenly emerge from the bottom of the sea, had five warships, one of which was still an ironclad!

Even if the Chilean Navy chooses neutrality and faces five warships with two cruisers, including one ironclad ship, both in terms of tonnage and quantity, how can it complete the task?

Inside the bridge, almost all the officers had dark faces, and the sailors on the battle positions did not dare to come out, for fear that the shells would fall in the next second.

Looking at the flag flying high in the air, which the other party called the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii, George Dewey knew better than anyone that this mission had failed, and maybe those idiots on the island had already been killed!

But he was not reconciled!

From the Civil War to the Battle of New Orleans, from the Atlantic blockade of naval squadrons, to his shipboard in every important port in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, he always seemed to rub shoulders with that damn goddess of luck and do nothing in the Navy.

This time, Roosevelt managed to persuade Mahan to persuade Mr. Secretary to let him lead the fleet and "assist" the sugar merchants to take control of Hawaii, but who would have thought that going around half the world would wait for this situation, which he never expected in any way, but if he returned like this, he would not want to gain a foothold in the revival of the US Navy!

So, he needs to take a gamble, at least to figure out what kind of guy is on the other side of the scene! Thinking of this, a little cold light suddenly appeared in George Dewey's eyes: "Speed up, rush over." ”

Hasten? Rush over?!

The communications officer opened his mouth wide to look at the seven warships on the way, and then at George Dewey in front of the command platform, hesitated for a moment before he suddenly gritted his teeth and ran to deliver the order.

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"The Americans are coming!"

"Combat readiness!"

"All in battle!"

When two cruisers flying the Stars and Stripes appeared in the telescope, the first mate of the Exocet, who was on duty on the bridge, sounded the alarm bell almost instantly, ordered the firing of signal flares, and sent someone to inform the captain. After seeing the signal flares, they scattered their vigilance, and the ships of the Pacific Fleet, which had just been formed for two years, were suddenly in chaos, and there were running soldiers everywhere.

The helmsmen, under the command of the Navigator, turned desperately and moved closer to the Exocet to seize the advantageous position.

The gunners pulled open their gunhouses and shook the handles vigorously to adjust the coordinates. Loaders rushed into the ammunition compartment and loaded the shells onto carts, transported them to the gun emplacements, and filled them into the chambers.

The world in front of them seemed to be chaotic all of a sudden, but what made everyone strange was that the three captains standing in the command tower of the Long Xiao did not give any orders, but just quietly looked at the chaotic sailors, as if it was just an ordinary exercise at the moment.

Chen Ping even stood on the flying bridge outside the bridge cabin, watching the sailors hurrying away, frowning, but did not give any command.

Although the Pacific Fleet has been established for two years, and although the sailors have undergone countless trainings and dragged the Chilean Navy to conduct many actual combat exercises, they are still exercises, and when they really face the enemy with their warships, no one can overcome the fear and panic in their hearts.

This is a path that must be taken on its own, and there is no one to help them except the shouts of officers of all ranks, not even as chief of the general staff of the fleet, to overcome fear in place of sailors. What's more, at this moment, his attention was completely focused on the order that the young master had just sent someone to deliver not long ago.

"Make every effort to intercept the American fleet and avoid direct engagement!"

Long Guozhang and Tan Xiaozeng frowned, as fleet commanders, no one likes this kind of order! Ambiguity and contradictions often affect the military's decision-making and even affect the final outcome.

As the young master who drew up the command outline by himself, if it was not necessary, he would never have sent such a vague order, so when they received the news, they could imagine how important it was for the young master to send this sentence.

What did the young master know to give such an order?

Long Guozhang and Tan Xiaozeng turned their heads to look at Chen Ping on the cabin flybridge at the same time. Unfortunately, there was no time for them to continue figuring it out, and when their eyes just fell on the flybridge, there was already an exclamation of the sailor in their ears.

"Report, the Americans are speeding up!"

"Accelerate? Rush over! ”

In confusion, Chen Ping had already rushed into the bridge and raised the binoculars.

In the lenses, the current American cruiser on the opposite side began to gradually enlarge, the bow logo and the name of the ship on the side were clearly visible, the sharp collision angles under the waves appeared and disappeared, and thick black smoke continued to emerge from the chimney, staining a large area of the sky.

Looking at the larger and larger cruiser Baltimore, Chen Ping finally knew why the young master would pass on such a contradictory order! He was sure that there must be a madman with bright eyes and a violent surname standing in the bridge opposite, otherwise who would choose to accelerate the impact when he was obviously in a weak position!

"Block him!"

Almost at the moment when he got the answer, Chen Ping had already shouted, Long Guozhang and Tan Xiaozeng glanced at each other, and they both saw the horror in each other's eyes!

This is an era when there is no radio, and the orders of the fleet commander can only rely on the flags and light signals standing high on the mast, although Chen Ping reacts quickly, but from the signal to the start of the acceleration and interception, it takes enough time!

As the Baltimore took the lead, drawing a beautiful wake on the surface of the sea and rushing towards the junction of the fleet and the two Chilean Navy cruisers, the sailors of the Pacific Fleet widened their eyes and calculated whether the interception time would be enough.

Suddenly, a huge black shadow came into view, and the Sky Survey on the left side passed in front of the bow of the Dragon Howling like an arrow from the string, and cut off the channel of the Baltimore's impact.

Everyone swallowed their saliva, watching the two ships racing wildly on the water, watching the Sky Survey and the Baltimore gradually form a T-shape, and when the two ships got closer and closer, the gunners almost opened fire to rescue their comrades!

Everyone knows that the Sky Survey, which is sideways to block the collision angle, in this case, even if it is not sunk, at least it will suffer heavy losses, and whether it can continue to serve is a question, and the thought that the Pacific Fleet, which has been painstakingly built, may lose a companion before it opens, everyone feels that their hearts are on fire.

These damn Yankees!

Inside the bridge, Chen Ping and Long Guozhang watched calmly as the Sky Survey stopped away, their fists could almost clench out of the water, as long as that huge voice sounded, even if they disobeyed the young master's order, they would tear apart the madman opposite!

The Chilean sailors on the two Chilean Navy cruisers temporarily leased for acting widened their eyes even more, what are they going to do? Could it be that this trip to sea is to witness a deliberately created tragedy?

Also nervous was the cruiser USS Baltimore! The sailors rushed to the stern, hoping to dodge the bow, which was almost certain to be smashed. The officers at all levels in the bridge had already hugged everything they could, waiting for the impact to come, and their eyes were all focused on the little old man who was still standing upright at the window.

"Left full rudder, evade."

Almost just when everyone thought that the impact could not be avoided, a voice finally sounded from the bridge of the USS Baltimore, and the captain turned the steering wheel with all his strength.

In their eyes, the Hawaiian cruiser that suddenly accelerated and blocked the channel was getting closer and closer, and everyone on the Baltimore was worried, no one could know if George Dewey's order was too late, they only hoped that the battleship could get up with the steering wheel as soon as possible to avoid this damn impact.

With the rapid turn of the Baltimore, the entire warship seemed to tilt more than ten degrees at once, and everyone on the ship suddenly staggered, and the hull of the ship even pulled a huge arc on the sea.

Evade quickly! Can it be avoided?

Although the Baltimore took the lead in evading, and the frontal Sky Survey also deflected the bow, no one dared to guarantee that it would not collide, after all, this was a warship sailing at full speed, not a carriage that could stop as soon as the reins were pulled on land!

The two warships are like two warhorses that are a little out of control, even if one of them is put on the reins, it still rushes straight towards the opponent under the effect of the habitual surname, and time seems to freeze.

Everyone held their breath.

When the two ships in the retina almost overlapped, the Baltimore finally twisted the bow of the ship, and the body shook violently, and finally formed a parallel line with the Sky Survey, and the shortest distance between the two ships was not even ten meters!

"An experienced guy with hot means!" Looking at the two ships that were gradually separating, Chen Ping and Long Guozhang breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, this thought suddenly rose in their hearts.

George Dewey, who was staring at the side of the Sky Survey, and looked at the soldiers running back and forth on the cruiser opposite, and the soldiers who returned to their battle positions in an orderly manner, and he also exclaimed in his heart: "A tough commander, and a good group of sailors!" ”

"Send a signal, we are the U.S. Navy, ready to visit Hawaii!"

George Dewey gave the order with a gloomy face, and before the officers could react, he had already dropped the telescope in the eyes of everyone and walked to the rest cabin. He was not a fool, and when these warships appeared, he knew that the operation in Hawaii was over, and this ramming was just a temptation!

Now he already knows that an opponent has appeared in the Pacific Ocean!