August 21, Republic 2767 (1926).

"Boom......" The Argentine fleet, which was adjusting its position, suddenly heard a roar of the main guns. I saw that the No. 2 turret of the Rivadavia spewed a cannon flame of several tens of meters.

This shot stunned everyone. Needless to say, Brazil and Argentina were taken aback. However, soon everyone reacted, and those with cameras and camcorders began to shoot and grab shots, and those who didn't have these things had to be envious, jealous and hateful.

Someone looked at the time, and it was 12:17 local time.

"Hit, hit, hit!"

"Oh, the Argentines are so kind!

"There's a good show!"

The Chinese Navy's channel suddenly resounded with an excited shout. A group of guys are not afraid of big things when they see the excitement, and they are coaxing.

"Nani, is there really a fight?" Akechi Shutsuna was also taken aback.

"Shaozuo, do you think you can win over there?" asked the pilot excitedly.

"This......" Akechi Xiuzuna thought about it and said, "I think if it really starts, the Brazilians will probably be unlucky, Argentina has two super crossbow-class warships...... This, of course, refers to the case when the Argentines themselves do not drop the chain. ”

Now Brazil and Argentina have the same number of battleships, both four, but the quality is not the same.

Three of Brazil's four capital ships were bought from the British, and as we all know, Niu Niu has always had no discipline in the arms trade, and the Brazilians are no exception to be pitted by them. The two Minas Gerais-class ships (Minas Gerais, São Paulo) were typical thin-skinned dumplings, with their main armor belts weakened to the point of frenzy to ensure that they could be penetrated by the main guns of British armored cruisers at normal engagement distances.

In addition to these two pits, the third battleship ordered by Brazil, the Rio de Janeiro, was also a big one, although it was armed with 14 305mm guns, an unprecedented seven-turret battleship. But its armor is so thin that it still makes people want to cry.

That's right, this is the Agincourt, the artifact of my Multi-Turret Cult, and that's just its name on the plane, of course. At that time, due to the shrinking market for Brazil's three major products, coffee, rubber and cocoa, their treasury was empty, and they could not afford to pay the money, so they had to sell it to the Ottomans, and finally were lost to the shameless opium cows.

But the history of this plane is different, because of the addition of China as a big customer, Brazil's agricultural products are not sold, and a large number of minerals are exported to China, so the ship's capital chain is guaranteed. In the end, the ship was left to the people of Brazil. The battleship "Rio de Janeiro" was completed in February 1914 and returned to Brazil, becoming the third battleship of the Brazilian Navy.

These three pit cargo are all the same thin-skinned dumplings, and their main armor belts are only 229 mm, yes, you read that right, only 229 mm! This level of armor cannot carry the main guns of battleships, even armored cruisers of the pre-treaty era. Of course, it's a naval holiday now, and the kind of over-standard heavy cruisers are dismantled and dismantled, and they should be changed, and there are no cruisers in the world with main guns with a caliber of more than 210 mm. This finally made the hearts of the miserable Brazilians feel better.

And at this time, the Argentine's third super-dreadnought-class battleship "Urquiza" was also completed, which was ordered from the United States in the New York-class (that is, the Chinese Fuxi-class). Now the Brazilians panicked, originally Argentina's "Rivadavia-class" was better than theirs, and they all relied on a three-to-two numerical advantage to barely maintain balance, but this time Argentina's pseudo-girls actually made a super dreadnought-class, how can people live?

No, we Brazilian boys must not lose to Argentine girls, at least not on the scene. So the Brazilians were ready to have another one, to be truly dreadnought.

As the saying goes, a long illness becomes a doctor, and Brazilians who have been cheated so many times in a row have finally learned to be obedient. So their fourth battleship resolutely refused to look for opium cattle. These pirates are so undisciplined and shameless, and the money of our big Brazil is not blown by the wind.

So they found China in May 1917. The reason why they chose China this time is very simple, because the super-dreadnoughts built by China have been tested in actual combat, the Turks have used them well, and the Germans, who have adopted their drawings, have blown opium cattle out in Jutland. Secondly, it was at this time that it was World War I, and all European countries capable of building super-dreadnoughts were involved in the war, and even the United States, which had stayed out of the way at the beginning, officially declared war on Germany on April 2 and ended the game. At this time, of course, the United States will not accept such an order. All of their large docks were full, so China became the only country at that time that still had the ability and empty docks to undertake the construction of super-dreadnoughts.

In addition, there is another reason that is not easy to say, that is, it can be built in China without giving cash. The Chinese are almost open to buying all kinds of mineral resources and agricultural products, and Brazil can use their exports to China to offset the payment. The Brazilian Minister of Defense, who came to negotiate, did not even say much about the price, and directly made demands: the largest artillery, the thickest armor.

President Wen enthusiastically said that you have chosen the right place, we Chinese are so conscientious, see that we can even buy battleships in active service, both the caliber of artillery and the thickness of armor are the same as those we use, and they are completely different from the undisciplined opium cattle. But the Brazilians for the main guns all front-mounted battleships.

What China recommended to them was the Li Jing class, which was being built in China, and all the drawings, mold and tooling were ready-made, and they could be built with this kind of battleship. Moreover, this class of battleships is an improved version of the Sunwu class, which is much more seaworthy than the Sunwu class, and is fully suitable for the combat environment in the Atlantic. So the Brazilians immediately photographed a Li Jing-class super dreadnought, with 12 390mm guns, a 360mm composite inclined main armor belt, and a maximum speed of 26 knots, which is enough to bomb the Argentine puppet girls into slag.

As a result, less than a month after the order was placed, the Argentines who received the news also came to the door. They are also anxious, if the Brazilians come up with such a super dreadnought-class battleship, then Argentina will not have the upper hand. How does this work?

Arms is one of the most profitable businesses in the world, not to mention battleships, building a battleship can not only make a lot of money, but also drive a large number of industries and produce great economic benefits.

China has also recommended Li Jing to Argentina, but Argentines are more critical, or rather shrewd, than Brazilians. They did not trust this layout of the main gun with all fronts, and asked for a change to a traditional layout with a balanced front and rear arrangement. They were very satisfied with the Fuxi-class battleship, that is, they asked for the main guns to be expanded and the armor to be thickened. China naturally has no opinion on this, and it is natural to meet the requirements of customers when doing business.

So China designed a battleship for Argentina on the basis of the Fuxi class, which is the "San Martin class", with a layout similar to the Fuxi class, four triple 390 mm turrets, and the same armor as the Li Jing class, which is also a 360 mm composite inclined main armor belt, with a maximum speed of 26 knots, and a standard row of 52,000 tons.

The two Chinese-built super-dreadnoughts were delivered to Brazil in March and June 1921, respectively. Although Brazil and Argentina have also joined the naval treaty, their capital ships have a tonnage target of 200,000 tons, which is more than enough with the new ones.

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The Livadavia's cannon not only frightened the onlookers, but also frightened its own people.

"Bastard, who did this!" Batistuta was genuinely furious. He could be sure that he had not given the order to open fire.

Although he thought that even if there was a fight, his fleet would definitely have the upper hand, but they didn't really want to fight at all. This time they Argentine Navy poured out of the nest, just to stand on the street and scare the Brazilians back. Because in the eyes of the Argentines, the strength of the Brazilian Navy is inferior to theirs, and it is on the home turf of Argentina, and the Brazilians will definitely not dare to make a move.

The fact is indeed as they thought, the Brazilian Navy is also here to put on a show this time, to cheer up the Red Party in Uruguay, and they have never thought of fighting the Argentines in real time. According to the Brazilians' thinking, the Argentine sissies will not dare to do it, and even Paraguay can't win, so what's there to be afraid of?

Although both sides are playing, it has to be like that. So at present, the eight battleships on both sides are aiming their guns at each other, and all of them are in a state of loading and ready to fire.

But the plan is not as fast as the change, and I didn't expect the Argentines to do it first.

Well, the results of the investigation of the Rivadavia came out very quickly, it was a mistake. That's right, it was a mistake, and the fire controller of the second turret of the Rivadavia was so nervous that his hand slipped, so he made a fuss like this.

We all know that the old Japanese fleet in the original time and space was because of the lack of training of the capital ships, so once it was in actual combat, it would fall off the chain. For example, during the Battle of Samar Island, the Japanese fleet had four battleships, the Yamato, the Nagato, the Kongo, and the Haruna, six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and 11 destroyers, while the American fleet had only six escort aircraft carriers, three destroyers, and four frigates. However, it was in this situation of absolute superiority that Japan's capital ships fell off the chain and were beaten violently by three elementary school students and four kindergartens, the general flagship Yamato took the lead in running away, the Nagato, Kongo, and Haruna were severely damaged, and two heavy cruisers and one light cruiser were sunk. The result they achieved was 2 escort aircraft carriers, 3 destroyers and 1 frigate, which can be described as a disgrace to Pluto.

And this oolong incident of the Argentine Navy this time was also due to lack of training, so the main gun was fired in a panic during the confrontation. Then this cannon of the Rivadavia became the fuse.

At this time, the distance between the two fleets was about 17 kilometers, and this gun did not hit the target, and it was more than 70 meters away from the Minas Gerais, which it was aiming. But this cannon caused a chain reaction, and the Brazilians were initially frightened by this cannon, and they didn't expect that the group of Argentine puppets on the other side would dare to fight so much.

But after a few seconds they reacted, and the captain of the Minas Gerais, who was targeted, was also in a hurry and immediately ordered to return fire. Because before they came, Admiral Serico, who was very disgusted with this political showmanship, gave them an order to beat me back as long as those Argentine girls dared to shoot.

The captain of the Minas Gerais kept in mind the orders of his superiors, and although he wondered why Argentina had only opened fire with one main gun, this did not prevent him from returning fire. Besides, he was also scared, the first shot was more than 70 meters away, which was already terrifying.

"Boom, boom, boom......" five roars, and the Minas Gerais maneuvered while coming a half-salvo for calibration.

Admiral Serico also saw the Argentine's cannon, and he was a little puzzled about what this cannon was, and if it was an attack, it seemed that he would not use only one main gun. Before he had time to think about it, the Minas Gerais had already returned fire as he had ordered.

"This ......" He suddenly became entangled, hesitating whether to communicate with the other party. The main guns of the remaining battleships of the Argentines also began to roar.

The Argentines were also nervous at this time, after all, the two fleets had been facing each other here for several days, and their superiors had given them the same order, and now it was not polite to see the Minas Gerais firing.

"Order the whole fleet and attack Argentina!" Admiral Serico is also a decisive man, since they are all fighting, then let's fight. At this time, it doesn't matter if it's a misunderstanding or not, even if you want to explain it, it's a politician's business, anyway, this time it was the Argentines who fired first, and the surrounding onlookers can testify.

"The whole fleet, shoot me hard, and kill those Brazilian mongrels ......" Vice Admiral Batistuta also gave the order to attack, he was also very angry, Brazilian mongrels are barbaric, aren't we just going to fire, the girl didn't even listen to the explanation, and started fighting. Then let's fight, who's afraid of whom!

"Boom, boom...... Boom Boom Boom ...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

Suddenly, the roar of the main guns sounded on the sea, and the eight battleships began to fight each other. King to king on both sides, the Brazilian flagship Recife versus the Argentine flagship San Martín, and two Chinese-made super-dreadnoughts greeted each other with the same caliber guns. The multi-turret relic, the Rio de Janeiro, faced the Argentine Saavedra, the Minas Gerais against the Rivadavia, and the São Paulo against the Moreno.

The surrounding crowd of onlookers was excited, this was the biggest naval battle since World War I. In particular, China, the United States and the United Kingdom have to observe the performance of their own goods in addition to the excitement.

The first two rounds of test firing were missed. This is also a very normal thing, with the training level of the Argentine Navy, I am afraid it is not easy to hit the target in the first few rounds. Because they didn't buy battleships for war, they were used to show off and frighten their next-door neighbors. In normal times, these capital ships are enshrined as treasures in their home ports, and even the number of times they go to sea for training is only a handful, let alone live-fire training. Of course, the same goes for the Brazilian next door. Compared with these South American companies, the capital ships of the Japanese Navy are really not the "Pillar Island Fleet".

However, in the third round of test firing, it was about the "holy relic" who said two cannons than the opponent, or luck or something else. In short, the Brazilians made their first hit, and the "Seven Turret Relic" hit two shells of the Saavedra on the opposite side, one of which hit the opponent's foremast firing commander, directly leaving the opponent half-blind. Another shell hit the opponent's main armor belt, but unfortunately at this distance, the 305 mm main gun could not penetrate the opponent's armor belt, and the Saavedra was a super dreadnought.

However, compared to a few big hooligans, the training level of the warring sides was still too bad, and the next few rounds of salvos were all failed as expected, and the onlookers were quite angry.

At this distance, even if those export models do not have advanced fire control systems, our Li Jing-class should have at least a 10 percent hit rate. But now it's all five rounds, and they haven't hit a single shot, these South Americans are really ruining good things......" Chen Ce, the captain of the Qinling, said indignantly, with a look of hating iron but not steel.

His current Qinling is said to be a fast battleship, but at first it was the foundation of a large cruiser, but later it was replaced with 360 mm main guns and pretended to be a battleship. In fact, in the Chinese Navy, the two Qinling-class ships are also used as secondary capital ships, so they will be assigned to the Indian Ocean Fleet in the secondary direction.

Captain Chen Ce, who finally got into the captain of the sub-capital ship, was extremely enthusiastic about the two cutting-edge battleships, the Recife and the San Martin, and saw that they were not using bean bags for dry food, and Captain Chen was anxious. If he was on the other side's bridge, he might kick the opposing officer away and shout: "Get out of the way, let the professionals come!" Of course, he can only rely on his brain to make up for it now.

"Captain, who do you think will win this time?" said the chief of staff next to him.

Chen Ce said disdainfully: "This is really not accurate, looking at it like this, with their stinky craftsmanship, I'm afraid it can only depend on luck, and if you are lucky, you can win." ”

Six minutes later, the Seven Turret Relic reinforced, hitting three more shells from the Saavedra. The Saavedra probably had a bad luck today, and this time it was unlucky again, one hit the anchor chamber and the other scrapped a 130mm secondary turret, well, it's not serious. But one of the shots blew a huge hole in the back chimney, igniting the surrounding dinghy and flammable materials at the same time. This time, because the battle came so suddenly, they didn't come to put away the flammable materials or throw them into the sea. Suddenly, the rear mast was surrounded by flames and high temperature smoke, which seriously affected the observation.

Now there was a problem with the two front and rear firing commanders, and the Saavedra's hit rate was suddenly greatly reduced, and the shells fired were somewhere to go. The Brazilians saw that they had a advantage to take advantage of, and they played more happily. The cutting-edge battleships were extremely hot-eyed, and Captain Chen was anxious when he saw them taking bean bags and not using dry food. If he was on the other side's bridge, he might kick the opposing officer away and shout: "Get out of the way, let the professionals come!" Of course, he can only rely on his brain to make up for it now.

"Captain, who do you think will win this time?" said the chief of staff next to him.

Chen Ce said disdainfully: "This is really not accurate, looking at it like this, with their stinky craftsmanship, I'm afraid it can only depend on luck, and if you are lucky, you can win." ”

Six minutes later, the Seven Turret Relic reinforced, hitting three more shells from the Saavedra. The Saavedra probably had a bad luck today, and this time it was unlucky again, one hit the anchor chamber and the other scrapped a 130mm secondary turret, well, it's not serious. But one of the shots blew a huge hole in the back chimney, igniting the surrounding dinghy and flammable materials at the same time. This time, because the battle came so suddenly, they didn't come to put away the flammable materials or throw them into the sea. Suddenly, the rear mast was surrounded by flames and high temperature smoke, which seriously affected the observation.

Now there was a problem with the two front and rear firing commanders, and the Saavedra's hit rate was suddenly greatly reduced, and the shells fired were somewhere to go. The Brazilians saw that they had a advantage to take advantage of, and they played more happily.