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    "Damn it! How can the Chinese attack civilians? Fight back, we must fight back! We must accuse the Chinese of their brutal crimes to the world!" In the Office of the President of the White House, Theodore.  President Roosevelt was roaring wildly.  His face, which already looked a bit old, was flushed with anger.  After receiving telegrams from the following states, Theodore.  President Roosevelt has been angered by the atrocities of the Chinese navy!

    U.S. Secretary of War Elihu.  Root and Navy Secretary Meyer both stood with their heads lowered.  There was silence in front of President Roosevelt.  The large-scale offensive of the Chinese army has begun, and the U.S. Army simply cannot resist the Chinese army's attack. Telegrams of defeat are sent every day, telling Elihu.  Secretary Root is in a state of disarray.

    Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the U.S. Army is rapidly being defeated. Once the Chinese advance to Washington or occupy the entire United States, the United States will be defeated!  In terms of the navy, the Chinese navy bombarded Miami into ruins on the morning of January 14, causing at least 50,000 Americans to be killed or injured in the bombardment!  In the afternoon, the Chinese Navy destroyed Daytola Beach.  On January 15, Charleston was reduced to rubble.  Now, the Chinese navy continues to advance.  No one knows how many American cities will be destroyed by the Chinese navy along the way!

    "Your Excellency, the Army now has no ability to fight back at all. The Chinese Army and Air Force are attacking very fiercely, and our Army cannot resist it. General Leonard Wood spent all his strength and was unable to resist the Chinese.  Stay." Secretary of War Elihu.  Root said with some frustration.  The morale of the U.S. Army was low, and there were a large number of deserters every day. They were shelled by the Chinese or bombed by planes. Those U.S. Army soldiers immediately threw away their weapons and ran away, which was of no use at all.  Under such circumstances, it is not easy to resist the attack of the Chinese army!  At least Secretary of War Elihu.  Root has completely lost confidence!

    "Where's the Navy? Secretary Meyer, I don't care what method you use, you must make those damn Chinese pay the price for their cruelty!" Theodore.  President Roosevelt stared at Secretary of the Navy Meyer as if he wanted to eat someone!

    "Yes, Mr. President, I will find a way. We will not make it easy for the Chinese!" Minister Meyer replied.  In his opinion, this is undoubtedly the last madness before the demise of the United States.  At this point in the war, the United States no longer has any hope.  Haven¡¯t you seen that those guys from the Democratic Party haven¡¯t come to the White House recently?  They are probably all thinking about how to deal with the current crisis.

    After Secretary of the Navy Meyer returned to the Navy Department, he summoned Rear Admiral Balsey, the current commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet.  He was the newly appointed commander of the East Coast Fleet after the main force of the U.S. Navy suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of the Bahamas.  However, there are only a few Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers left in the East Coast Fleet to support the scene. The remaining Omaha-class light cruisers and destroyers are simply unable to deal with the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet.  In addition, the East Coast Fleet also has dozens of submarines. However, the performance of these submarines is poor, and most of them can only operate in offshore waters.  Moreover, because the noise is too loud and the diving depth is relatively low, it is easy to be exposed!

    Secretary Meyer directly ordered Rear Admiral Balsey, Commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet, to launch a counterattack against the Chinese Navy.  Major General Balsi believed this was completely impossible.  But Secretary Meyer directly referred Theodore.  President Roosevelt moved out.  There was no other way, Major General Balsi had no choice but to take the order and start planning a counterattack against the Chinese Navy!

    After staying up all night, the staff officers of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet Command reluctantly came up with a counterattack plan.  The East Coast Fleet intends to gather thirty destroyers and thirty submarines to launch an attack on the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet.  Use torpedoes to severely damage the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet.  Moreover, in order to increase the possibility of success of the operation, they deliberately set the counterattack time at night!

    After Major General Balsi read the plan, he was very satisfied and immediately reported the plan to Navy Minister Meyer.  Minister Meyer is also very satisfied with this counterattack plan!  The only weapon in the U.S. Navy that can pose a threat to the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet is probably torpedoes.  Fast destroyers and submarines are undoubtedly the best targets to attack, and it is highly feasible to attack the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet at night.  As long as the destroyers and torpedoes break through the Chinese defense line and launch a lightning strike on the gathered Chinese fleet, some results will definitely be achieved!

    Minister Meyer immediately ordered the East Coast Fleet to start preparations immediately. He must teach the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet a lesson and let them know that although the main force of the U.S. Navy has been eliminated, the United States will not let the Chinese Navy bully it!

    After reducing Charleston to rubble, the Chinese navy continued to sail north and is expected to reach Sapik Bay in two days.  ??There are large cities such as Virginia Beach, Hampton Shipbuilding Base and Norfolk Naval Base, the largest naval base of the U.S. Navy.  The most coveted by the Chinese Navy is probably the six New Mexico-class battleships of the U.S. Navy that are still under construction.  These battleships have not yet been launched. If these battleships can be captured and the construction of these battleships is completed, then the strength of the Chinese navy will be able to reach a new level.  However, it seems that the Chinese Navy no longer needs to have so many battleships!  Too many battleships are also a worry!

    On the afternoon of January 16, the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet bombarded Morehead City, blowing this beautiful seaside town into rubble.  According to the current speed of the fleet, it is expected that the fleet will arrive at the Chesapeake Bay tomorrow afternoon!  In order to prevent possible counterattacks from the US Navy, the Chinese Navy pays special attention to defense when sailing at night.  The fleet's 'Lop Nur' class frigates are distributed around the fleet, forming a tight anti-submarine network.  Although the performance of the U.S. Navy's submarines is relatively rubbish, they cannot be ignored!  If a loophole is taken advantage of, the losses will be heavy.  The United States is about to be destroyed, and any unnecessary losses will be very painful!

    In the early morning of the 17th, the Chinese navy entered Pamlico Sound.  The huge fleet composed of hundreds of warships stretched for more than ten kilometers.  At the front of the fleet are three Lop Nur-class frigates. The three frigates are advancing in a U-shaped pattern, and their speed is only 8 knots.  The sonar soldiers on the frigate are concentrating on listening to the sounds under the sea to identify whether there is an incoming submarine!  Behind these three frigates are six Fuqing-class destroyers.  Once the 'Lop Nur' class frigates in front discover traces of the enemy's submarines, these destroyers will rush to cooperate with the frigates to destroy the enemy's submarines!  The other 21 Lop Nur-class frigates were also divided into 7 squadrons and guarded around the fleet.

    At two o'clock in the morning, on the frigate Qinghai Lake, the sonar soldiers were confidently listening to underwater sounds to determine whether there were enemy submarines hiding underwater.  With the noise of American submarines, even if they are more than ten kilometers away, the Chinese Navy's Lop Nur-class frigates can find them.  The submarine force of the U.S. Navy's West Coast Fleet was completely lost under the encirclement and suppression of the Chinese Navy's Lop Nur-class frigates!  Although the Chinese Navy's Lop Nur-class frigates are only equipped with simple sonar, they have been tested on the battlefield!

    Sonar first uses a sound source (sonar transducer) to emit sound waves. The sound waves are reflected back after being irradiated onto objects in the water (fish, submarines, etc.). The intensity of the reflected sound signals from different objects can be used to determine whether the object is a torpedo.  Or a submarine.  Due to the performance of sonar, it often happens that passing whales are mistaken for submarines and blown up with depth charges.  However, even so, this effectively protects the safety of the fleet!

    Sonar soldier Xiao Li is an 18-year-old boy who was selected as a sonar soldier because of his good hearing.  When he was in the Eastern Pacific, he discovered U.S. Navy submarines twice, so he was considered an experienced veteran!

    At 2:05, Xiao Li heard a special echo, which seemed to be a sound wave hitting a hard object!

    "Sir, we found a target!" Xiao Li reported immediately!

    "What's going on? Is it a whale, a sunken ship, or a submarine?" asked a second lieutenant in charge of the sonar unit!

    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but based on my experience, I guess it¡¯s a submarine!¡± Xiao Li said!

    "Okay, you continue to monitor, I will report to the captain!" the second lieutenant officer said!

    Soon, an alarm sounded on the frigate Qinghai Lake that a submarine had been discovered.  The 'Qinghai Lake' frigate accelerated towards the target, and at the same time two 'Fuqing-class destroyers also followed.

    ¡®Qinghai Lake, the frigate pursued us!

    "Depth charge, launch!" After reaching the target, the captain of the frigate "Qinghai Lake" immediately issued the order!  Several depth charges were launched from the frigate Qinghai Lake

    A few seconds later, a dull explosion sounded from under the sea, and huge water columns rushed out of the sea.

    ¡®Qinghai Lake, the cruiser began to circle around this sea area. The sea surface illuminated by the huge searchlight was translucent, and the sonar soldiers were also trying their best to detect underwater movements!

    Soon, lumps of black oil emerged from the water and floated on the sea.  There are also several black rags!  Obviously, the discovered submarine had been destroyed by depth charges!

    "Damn! Sure enough, there is an American submarine. Report to the flagship immediately and ask everyone to pay attention to anti-submarine warfare!" The captain of the Qinghai Lake ordered!
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