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    Because some battleships were sunk and some battleships were severely damaged, the morale of the U.S. Navy was low and it was in a gloomy mood.  On the other hand, the morale of the Chinese Navy is high.  Everyone seems to have seen that victory is coming soon.

    "Haha, good job! Let everyone keep up the good work and teach these Americans a lesson!" Admiral Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, said excitedly in the bridge of the battleship Sichuan.  Although, before the naval battle began, he was very confident and confident that he could win the naval battle.  However, when the fighting broke out, I was still a little worried.  Now, the situation of the entire naval battle has been basically established.  The Chinese navy has achieved a huge advantage.  Defeating the U.S. Navy will be a sure thing.

    The battle has been going on from morning until now. Everyone can't even take a bite of food, they are tired and hungry, but everyone is gritting their teeth and struggling to support themselves, just to be strong enough to win and be strong.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" On the sea, shells kept flying in the sky.  No one knows whether he will be hit next moment.  Because they are at a disadvantage, Americans have been praying for God's blessing.  However, God seems to have forgotten this place and these Americans.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt called to inquire about the current war situation!" Lieutenant General Benson, deputy commander of the U.S. West Coast Fleet, said holding a telegram.  Obviously, the US government has been paying attention to the entire battle situation. The battle has been going on for several hours, and they can't wait any longer.

    "Call back, the war situation is not favorable now. But we are fighting to the death. For the United States!" General Mahan said loudly.

    ¡°For the United States!¡± Other U.S. military officers on the bridge also shouted.  Subsequently.  via telegraph.  The same cry echoed from other battleships.  The United States is only a little over a hundred years old.  But in this short period of more than a hundred years.  From a colony of the British, they have developed into the most industrially powerful country in the world, and their development potential is very strong, which is enough to make Americans like them proud.  However, since the Civil War, Americans have been obsessed with developing the economy and are not very concerned about the military.  Because there are two natural chasms: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.  The United States thinks it is very safe.  But now, after China occupied Hawaii, it has posed a painful threat to the United States.  This caused the United States to shift its main energy from economic development to military development.  A large number of Americans have just begun to pay attention to the future of the United States.

    Amid the chants, the blood in the hearts of the U.S. Navy soldiers seemed to be burning again.  They seemed to feel the spirit of their ancestors who resisted the powerful Britain more than a hundred years ago and pursued the independence of the country.  In an instant, the U.S. Navy, which had been suffering from low morale, once again became highly motivated.  Even if they are at a disadvantage now.  But they are also fighting hard.

    "Boom! Boom!" Two shells exploded less than a hundred meters away from the battleship "Sichuan".  A column of water rising from the sea.  The entire deck of the battleship was soaked.  If the Americans had better luck, the battleship Archduke Sichuan would have been hit.

    "What happened to these Americans? Have they taken stimulants? Why are they all different from before!" Vice Admiral Gao Yihai, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, asked with some confusion.  Originally, due to morale reasons, the U.S. Navy's rate of fire had dropped to nearly one shot every three minutes. But suddenly, the rate returned to one shot every two minutes, and the accuracy of the artillery fire was also much higher. This is really incredible.  .

    "It seems that the Americans are ready to fight to the death. In a desperate situation, they burst out with strong fighting power. Huh, this is just a flashback! Soon, they will find that they are trying to fool the mantis! Order!  Every ship, use all your strength to let the Americans know how powerful we are!" Admiral Li Dingxin said coldly.

    "Boom!" Suddenly, the battleship 'Sichuan' shook violently. The people on the bridge suddenly became unstable and fell to the ground. Admiral Li Dingxin's forehead even hit the edge of the table, and he appeared.  There was a wound, and blood flowed out for a while.

    "What's going on?" General Li Dingxin got up and asked quickly regardless of the wound on his forehead.

    "Commander, the battleship has been hit, and damage control personnel are investigating the situation!" Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai, the captain of the battleship Sichuan, replied.

    Soon, the medical staff bandaged Admiral Li Dingxin¡¯s wound. At this time, the damage to the battleship Sichuan was already known.  The battleship's rear deck was hit, the rear main gun was destroyed, and the sailors on the rear deck suffered heavy losses.

    "Keep firing!" General Li Dingxin ordered with a gloomy face.  He just said that the U.S. Navy was just returning to its former glory, but the battleship "Sichuan" was hit immediately, which made??It felt like being slapped in the face.

    The rear main gun of the battleship "Sichuan" was destroyed, causing the "Sichuan" to lose one-third of its firepower.  However, fortunately, no fatal injuries were suffered.  The two main guns on the front deck can still continue to fire.

    However, the battleship Sichuan was hit, and this seemed to be just the beginning.  Next, the U.S. Navy seemed to hit its targets one after another like a divine help.  It was as if in an instant, the goddess of victory favored them.

    At 2:10 in the afternoon, during a salvo fired by the USS Wisconsin, one shot hit the No. 1 main gun on the front deck of the battleship USS Xikang. The shell penetrated the armor of the turret and exploded inside the turret.  What's more serious is that there are still two shells in the gun chamber that have not been fired.  This caused the shell in the barrel to explode.  The violent explosion destroyed the two main guns on the front deck of the battleship Xikang.  This is not fatal. What is fatal is that when the main gun was destroyed, the entire bow was almost blown to pieces.  After the turbulent water poured into the battleship from the bow, the damage control personnel had no way to stop it.

    Two minutes later, the captain of the battleship Xikang gave the order to abandon the ship.  However, because the battleship Xikang sank too quickly, only half of the more than 500 sailors on the battleship escaped.  Nearly three hundred people, including the captain, sank into the sea along with the battleship.  The battleship Xikang also became the first battleship sunk by the Chinese Navy.

    "What the hell! How did this happen? How could those Americans shoot so accurately all of a sudden?" General Li Dingxin's eyes almost burst out with fire.  The battleship 'Xikang' is a powerful battleship with six main guns. Among the Pacific Fleet, only the 'Sichuan' can compare with it.  The sinking of the battleship Xikang immediately put the battleships of the Pacific Fleet into trouble.  Of the remaining four battleships, the battleship "Sichuan" also lost its rear main gun, leaving only 16 main guns.  The U.S. Navy, with its remaining five battleships, in turn has the advantage.  Such a change caught everyone in the Chinese Navy off guard in the Pacific.  Originally, they had the absolute upper hand and were about to win the final victory.  But now, Americans are not back to their former glory, and there seems to be a tendency to turn around!

    "Well done! God bless the United States! Guys, keep up the hard work! Send all the Chinese to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!" Admiral Mahan laughed, as happy as a child, with an old face, smiling as if  A chrysanthemum.

    The morale of the U.S. Navy has also been greatly boosted.  My body, which seemed to have lost all strength due to fatigue, suddenly became full of strength again!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battle between the two sides seemed to become more intense.  The Chinese Navy wants to do its best to defeat the US Navy and ensure that it can win.  The U.S. Navy wants to take advantage of this rare opportunity to defeat the Chinese Navy in one fell swoop and complete the reversal!

    Admiral Mahan and others did not know at this time that the White House at this time had become a mess because of a telegram they had sent before.

    Originally, U.S. President William McKinley and others, after waiting for a long time and receiving no battle report, took the initiative to ask Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt to send a telegram inquiring about the situation of the battle.  However, the results they obtained shocked them.

    "Gentlemen, the situation is very bad! Our fleet is at a disadvantage. Admiral Mahan said that they will fight to the death for the United States!" Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt looked unwilling.

    The atmosphere in the office suddenly became heavy and hard to accept.  Originally, they had some expectations for this naval battle.  But now it seems that the U.S. Navy is still unable to win for them, and they will taste the bitter fruit of failure once again.

    "Gentlemen, the young men of the Navy have tried their best. It's not that we don't work hard, but the enemy is too powerful! However, gentlemen, this failure does not mean that there will be failure in the future. Russell?a?  Mr. Alger, order the army to defend the west coast! If the British, French and Russian combined fleets are no match for the Chinese, then we will find a way to make peace with the Chinese! No matter what, the Chinese cannot be allowed to land on the United States.  . That will be a huge disaster for the United States and the American people!" President William McKinley said with a serious face.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, President!" Secretary of War Russell A. Alger said.

    "Garrett Hobart, the next step is up to you! I'm sorry to ask you to take on such a heavy responsibility!" President William McKinley looked at Vice President Garrett Hobart and said.  Once the U.S. Navy is defeated, he will no longer be able to stay in the White House.  After his resignation, Vice President Garrett Hobart will take over.

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