The sun is blazing. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

The scorching sun shines down on the inside of Portsmouth Harbour at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, USA, 3

A Mexican-class battleship in the process of outfitting and a Lexington-class heavy cruiser that had just been launched and had not yet been outfitted were grouped together, and the large cranes were swinging back and forth to provide them with outfitting accessories.

Although it was noon, the scorching sun scorched the steel, but the deck was still crowded with workers in short shirts, everyone knew that the US Navy urgently needed capital ships, but the fact was also very helpless, because no matter how strong the industrial capacity of the United States was, it was not unlimited, and after the fall of many southern states, the transportation of raw materials had also become a trouble, so it would take at least 3 months for these warships to complete the outfitting to meet the standards for combat use.

Dressed in blue overalls, Karl strode around the battleship, one of the designers of the Mexican-class battleship, and even though there was a lot of debate about whether the battleship was still necessary, he still loved the steel behemoth.

This is the third ship of the Mexican class, the front main gun has been installed, and the back three turrets need to be transported from Chicago, unlike the previous American ** ships, this is the first ship to use a triangular mast.

Judging from the appearance, this super monster is also very close to the design of the Chinese, and the three triple L45/381mm heavy guns are also borrowed from the design of the Guam class, as long as the design of the 406mm naval gun is finalized, it can be changed immediately.

"Thea, the United States needs your best." "Yes, Mr. Karl."

"Hello Mr. Carr." ，

"Rest assured, sir, the work here will soon be over." ，

Along the way, many workers nodded their heads when they saw Carl, patting xōn and promising that it would be done, and Carl was also very happy to see this giant beast take shape little by little, and maybe it would not be long before it could cross the Atlantic with the naval fleet.

It's just that......

A haze rose in Karl's heart, and his thoughts drifted to Florida, it is said that the navy and the British have been fighting continuously since the beginning of July, and I don't know what the situation is now, "Will these powerful warships not be able to catch up with the battle behind?"

After looking at his watch, he was ready not to think about these things anymore, after all, he was just a designer, and it was his job to build a good battleship in the world, and as for the war, he could only leave it to fate.

Thinking of this, he decided to go back to the office and ask when the back of the ships would be delivered, but when he came down from the deck and was about to enter the office building, he saw a large number of military trucks carrying soldiers suddenly rushing into the shipyard. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

"What's wrong?" ，

Not only Carl, but also the other staff and shipwrights were stunned by the soldiers who suddenly broke in: "You must know that after the war began, this place was already under military control, and there were soldiers stationed 24 hours a day, and there were naval commissioners coming and going, how could a group of strange soldiers suddenly come?" What's wrong? Not satisfied with the speed of construction, and there was a spy incident?

When everyone was nervous, the soldiers jumped out of the truck one after another, and also moved down many boxes, and the loaded guns made people look a little frightened.

"Hi" Hi! Captain, what are you going to do? Seeing the soldiers suddenly running towards the slipway and several outfitting battleships next to them, dragging large bags and small bags, Karl's heart sank suddenly, and he grabbed a captain officer who was talking to the shipyard staff.

The latter ignored Karl at first, but finally stopped under the introduction of the staff of the shipyard next to him: "Mr. Karl" I'm very sorry, we were ordered to blow up these warships! ”，

"Blow it up...... These warships?! ”，

"God, what are you going to do? This is treason! ”，

As soon as he heard that he was going to blow up his beloved battleship, Karl jumped up in excitement and even rushed to the soldiers to snatch the demolition tools from them.

"Stop him!" ，

The captain mercilessly ordered Carl to intercept the demolition work, "but he was held up by the soldiers, and Carl, who did not know the outside situation, still did not give up, shouting betrayal and betrayal."

"Carl, Carl." Mr. Phillips, the shipyard owner and Carl's friend, hurried over, and when he saw Carl's condition, he first stepped forward to the captain and assured him that he would not make a mistake, and then dragged him aside from the soldiers, and said with a solemn expression: "Carl, you have failed!" We failed! I just got the news that the Chinese fleet had defeated General Jericho yesterday afternoon, and all the warships had been sunk! ”

"What?" , the astonishing news, like thunder, sounded in the ears "Carl is completely stunned!"

It can't be, it can't be!

All those who did not understand the situation, who were expelled from the battleship and slipway amid the shouts of the soldiers, were stunned when they heard the news!

Didn't you say the beginning yesterday morning? That's more than 20 capital ships and nearly 100 auxiliary ships! And in there, there are also 2 Mexican-class battleships designed and built, and a Lexington-class heavy cruiser that rushed to support! How can it be completely wiped out in one day?!

"Carl, listen to me, get out of here, right now!" Mr. Phillips made a concerned and serious face, he knew that Karl was the kind of temper that would not give up until the Yellow River, so he shook his shoulders and said in an aggravated tone: "I am going to Cleveland soon, I heard from those generals that the Chinese fleet has been divided into two groups, one is attacking Bermuda, and the other is heading here!"

There's nothing left to stop them, even those submarines have been blown up and sunk a lot, and they have powerful aircraft carriers and planes, and it's no longer safe for any area within 200 kilometers of the coast, so go back and pack your things, take Susan, and leave with me! ”

"God——!"

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

By the time Karl crouched on the ground with his head in his hands, the shipbuilders and others had already rushed out of the factory in panic.

The soldiers quickly took over the shipyard, boxes of ** were buried in the depths of the battleship, the sea valve opened, and the huge hull began to sink little by little, and with an explosion, Carl's heart was about to break.

A moment later, the four capital ships that had not yet finished outfitting were the first to be opened, and they were sunk in the bay, except for them, the entire Chesapeake Bay that had to be built, rebuilt, and even the keels that had just been laid on the slipway were all placed**, and as for the turrets and armament systems that had been installed, they also drilled out of the bay and desperately went north to Maine or simply crossed the Atlantic to England.

The Chesapeake Bay, the shipbuilding heart of the United States, was piled up with scrap steel in less than the night.

"Get out of here, get out of here!"

"Let's go up, what are you doing, son of a bitch, I'm going to kill you."

"Go there——? Indiana, okay, get in the car! ”

When Carl drove past the train station with his wife, Susan, and Mr. Phillips's family, he was almost stunned by the scene, only to see hundreds of thousands of people surrounding the station with the news, and the trains were full of people, even the inside of the open trains.

Except for the train, all available means of transportation were crowded.

From Portsmouth, Virginia, Baltimore, and even Richmond to the north, the roads were filled with fleeing crowds, and in stark contrast to them, military vehicles carrying young faces toward the coast.

Guns, tanks and planes constantly passed by, and the entire East Coast was mobilized.

Carl turned his head to look at the shipyard that had become a small black dot and had once held all his dreams, and he didn't know what the future would become.

"Your Majesty the President."

Secretary of State Lansing pushed open the door, saw President Melkin standing in the window, took a deep breath and said: "The cities on the coast are already evacuating, but we don't have enough capacity, and many people who can't get on the train have caused riots, and there have been massive riots in New York, Baltimore, and Cleveland, and some soldiers have regretted getting involved." ”

"Where have they been?"

Lansing knew who Melgin was asking, and continued: "Three hours ago we had a submarine about 70 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and spotted two Chinese destroyers, as well as enemy destroyers off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Jersey.

The Admiralty predicts that their carrier battle group is likely to have dispersed and may be spotted by coastal reconnaissance aircraft as late as tomorrow morning.

Based on their usual pattern of military operations, it is likely that they will bomb Cleveland, Portsmouth, and Baltimore in the Chesapeake Bay as soon as they arrive!

General William Benson predicted that New York, Rhode Island, and Bōston might also be bombed. ”

President Melgin opened the curtains and looked at the staff and military vehicles busy carrying documents outside, feeling a little dizzy as he listened to Lansing's account.

As the president of the United States of America, who came to power temporarily in the middle of the war, he imagined that he would fail, and he imagined that he would sign the defeat jump of losing power and humiliating the country, but he did not expect it to come!

From Lansing's account, he could get a sense of what the East Coast was like, with countless Americans and their families moving inland along kilometers and railroads, and hundreds of millions of American possessions abandoned along the coastline.

As a densely populated East Coast, involving tens of millions of people fleeing, it is natural that some criminal incidents cannot be avoided!

Is there really no hope for the United States?

"Your Majesty, you must leave immediately, the plane of the Chinese may arrive at any time." The secretary's urging sounded again, Melgin sighed\\1, picked up his briefcase and walked downstairs, and before he could reach the door, he saw the state assistant rushing over with an anxious face.

"Your Majesty, Oh no, Alabama and Georgia - accept the reorganization of the Chinese government and declare autonomy!"

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