My Italian: Chapter 407 chance encounter

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The bombardment of the Newport News shipyard and the Port of Hamilton continued until noon, and then the Spanish fleet sped away, leaving American soldiers and civilians full of grief and bitter faces.

As for the Spanish fleet, the officers and soldiers were elated. Such a successful attack and no casualties could not make people happy.

I'm sorry, it's not that there is no, two people twisted their feet in the battle, and one person hit his head, and three people in the Spanish fleet were injured.

The happiest among them are the two Garibaldi-class and three Maria Theresa-class armored ships. The Spanish officers and soldiers on the ship cheered and cheered. As for the three Turin-class ships and the two Venice-class ships, the Italian officers and soldiers on the ships are all battle-hardened veterans. Although the fixed target is happy, it is not so happy.

From the reactions of the officers and soldiers on both sides, the gap between the two can be seen. Of course, the Spanish officers and soldiers have experienced a few more naval battles, and they will be like the Italian officers and soldiers.

"This battle has greatly improved the morale of the officers and soldiers!"

On the flagship former Turin, now the Empress Isabel Spirit, the fleet commander Lieutenant General Cedra looked at the calm Italian mercenary officers and soldiers, and said to Colonel Lefer with envy.

"Yeah, no one thought that the U.S. Navy had no defense at all. I feel incredible. Although their warships are not strong enough, even if they come out, it will be useless, but it will cause us a lot of trouble. But this is not a big deal. What surprised me the most was the lack of coastal fortifications, which made me think the next battle was full of hope."

Speaking of which, Colonel Leifer took out the chart and pointed to it. "At present, we are off the coast of Newport News, which is only more than 400 nautical miles from Newport News, the largest port in the United States. Considering that even Newport News' coastal defenses are so poor, then New York will not be too high."

Leifel's words made Lieutenant General Cedra's eyes shine.

Obviously, these words made Lieutenant General Sedra's heart move. If the Spanish fleet also voted in New York, it would surely shock the whole world, and three battleships are being built in the Brooklyn Shipyard in New York, which can be a great blow. American confidence. Maybe the Americans could concede defeat to the truce.

Don't think that Lieutenant General Sedra is just thinking, the importance of New York to the United States is needless to say. The largest city in the United States is also the largest trading port, and it is also a financial center. If it is bombarded here, it is conceivable how much it will shake the United States.

Of course, the defense of New York is not comparable to that of Newport News. Its coastal defense fortifications have 6 coastal defense guns above 200 mm and 18 above 100 mm caliber.

In addition, the fleet's attack on Newport News has revealed its whereabouts, and the coastal cities of the United States must be on guard, and it is impossible to conduct a raid any more. Moreover, there is a fleet in the north of the United States. Although the combat effectiveness is not as high as that in the south, if there is the cooperation of coastal defense batteries, it will still bring trouble to the Spanish fleet. It is equally difficult to perform tasks smoothly.

Perhaps Lieutenant General Sedra did not know that the American North Atlantic Fleet that he had been obsessed with was not far from him.

In the Atlantic, a fleet of U.S. Navy flags was heading south. The fleet consisted of the battleship USS Iowa, the USS New York, and the defensive cruisers of Atlanta and Boston. The fleet, led by Colonel Lorrant, was heading for Jacksonville Naval Port.

The reason is very simple. Didn't Major General Samplin discover the traces of the Spanish fleet before? In order to strengthen the strength of his fleet in order to fight against it, he telegraphed the fleet that had been sent to the northern part of the east coast to be recalled.

Of course, it is not easy to recall it, and it can only be done after a lot of wrangling.

"Telegram to Hamilton Naval Port, tell them we're almost there, and get the Texas ready to join us."

On the flagship Iowa, the commander, Colonel Lorrant, gave the order.

Now that they were only forty nautical miles from the port of Hamilton, it was appropriate to telegraph the Texas in advance.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

After a while, the communications officer rushed back with a constipated look on his face.

"Colonel, we sent a telegram to Hamilton Naval Port and no response."

"You send it a few more times."

"Colonel, I've sent it several times, but Hamilton has not responded. I've tried telexing Newport News and no one has responded."

Hearing the communication officer's answer, the commander Colonel Lorante asked with a hint of doubt. "Did our telegraph fail again?"

"I've also checked, and the telegraph is running normally and has no faults. I wonder if it's because of the weather, which may have caused the communication distance to be insufficient?"

The communications officer didn't think too much about not being able to get in touch, but instead took into account the weather.

It is not surprising that this radio communication has received many interference factors, and the most interference is the weather. This is also quite possible given the changing weather at sea. But I don't know how bad the weather is at the Hamilton military port, but it can actually affect the Marconi N-3 transceiver with a communication distance of 100 kilometers.

That's right, Marconi telegraphs are currently used by marine ships in various countries, and this N-3 type is the latest model launched by Marconi last year. The maximum communication distance can reach 100 kilometers, and 120 kilometers in good weather. can be achieved.

At present, the latest radio transceiver in the world is the N-5 type that Marconi has not yet launched, which can reach 150 kilometers.

Colonel Lorrant didn't think much about the situation that he couldn't get in touch with the Hamilton Naval Port, and he would be contacted if he continued to sail south.

But not long after, I saw the lookout shouting. "There seems to be something ahead, like a fleet."

The smoke column that appeared at the junction of the sea and the sky made the watchman have to remind him.

"Don't worry, it should be the merchant fleet."

The officer didn't think much about it. After all, the east coast was busy with trade, and it was very normal to encounter a fleet.

"But this smoke column looks a little strange, and it moves a little faster."

The lookout, who was unwilling to give up, wanted to defend himself.

"Okay, Love, don't make a fuss, it's probably a fast merchant ship carrying high-value cargo, what are you worried about."

The observer, who was taught a lesson, stopped talking.

However, as the distance approached, the opposing fleet also appeared, and it was heading towards them at high speed.

"Why does this figure look a bit like a warship."

There is something wrong with the observation hand.

"No, there are warships coming towards us."

The observer who reacted immediately reported his findings loudly.

"what?"

The officer looked closely at the high-powered telescope, and it was really a warship.

"No, there are warships approaching."

The officer who came to the conclusion immediately sounded the siren, and at the same time other ships also sounded the alarm, announcing that the warship was approaching.

"what happened?"

Alarmed by the sound of the siren, Colonel Lorante immediately came to the command room.

"Report to the Colonel that a warship is approaching us."

"what?"

Shocked by the news, he immediately raised his binoculars and looked over.

Before he could understand it, he heard shouts from the observation post. "No, it's a Spanish battleship, it's the enemy's fleet, three Turin-class battleships, two Garibaldi-class cruisers, two Venice-class cruisers, and three Maria Teresa-class cruisers, what do they do? At this?"

"Why are they here?" This was what Colonel Lorant wanted to ask. But now he can't care about this problem, and now he needs to consider what to do next, fight or flee, this is a difficult choice.

"Sir, what should we do?"

"Sir, other warships are asking us."

"Sir, make a decision."

Colonel Lorante had never felt that the choice was so difficult to make, but he said with difficulty as he looked at the increasingly clear enemy ships. "Order the ships to retreat, each ship to evacuate on its own, return to New York, and tell them that the Spanish fleet is coming~www.mtlnovel.com~ When Colonel Lorante ordered the retreat, lieutenant-general Sedra watched from the Spanish supervision side. The U.S. fleet appeared in front of him, revealing ecstasy.

God must have heard his prayers, otherwise how could he send an American fleet to him. Although the enemy is turning and trying to escape, how can they be allowed to run in this situation.

"Order all ships to pursue them immediately. The three battleships target each other's Iowa, Columbus and Francisco. The target will give priority to the opponent's New York, and the other ships will choose their opponents in turn."

In fact, it wasn't just him, the officers and soldiers on the battleship all showed the same expression, and even Colonel Leifer, who had always been very stable, changed his face.

Although Lieutenant Admiral Sedra was ambitious to take down all the rival warships, he still chose to take down the most threatening targets first, the Iowa battleship and the New York cruiser.

Among them, the Iowa has a top speed of 16 knots, while the New York has a top speed of 20 knots, while the Turin class is up to 18 knots, and the two Garibaldi classes are up to 23 knots. In terms of speed, it was determined that they could not run, and their only hope was to drag them to sunset and escape from the pursuit under the cover of night.

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