My Italian: Chapter 410 catch up

On September 22, it was rare for major European newspapers to publish the same headline on the front pages of the newspapers. New York was bombarded by the Spanish fleet.

The United States showed its face in front of all countries in the world. Although this is not what the United States wants to see, some things do not change according to its will. It is also a node of the Atlantic telegraph cable. As long as you want, any news that appears in New York can be transmitted to Europe in an hour.

As for the willingness of European countries to report heavily, this is also very understandable. The United States has surpassed European countries in terms of industrial scale, and its products have already competed with European countries. In addition, the United States is far away in North America, and countries have few ways to deal with it. It's rare to see him being unlucky, and don't take the opportunity to spread the word for him. Shouldn't this news be kept for the New Year?

Therefore, newspapers from various European countries have ridiculed the United States on this matter.

Taking the Times as an example, a senior general of the British Navy was invited to comment on the shelling of New York. The shelling of New York and Newport News fully demonstrated the lack of strategy of the U.S. Navy. It did not take Spain's strength seriously, and made a mistake of underestimating the enemy.

The Spanish fleet took advantage of this, so they bombarded New York and Newport News one after another.

In addition, the general also pointed out that the current U.S. Navy has no good way to harass the Spanish fleet on the east coast. Because of the speed gap between the two, it was difficult for the U.S. Navy to catch the Spanish fleet.

He was right. The United States currently has only three Indiana-class battleships to rely on, and its maximum speed of 15 knots cannot keep up with the times. And if these three warships are not brought, then the U.S. Navy's fleet lacks battleships, the core battleships of the battle. It is impossible to be the opponent of this Spanish fleet by relying on four Pennsylvania-class cruisers to lead other warships.

So in the end, the British Empire general said. For the U.S. Navy, the main problem at present is how to force the Spanish fleet to fight with itself, otherwise the U.S. will not be able to withstand a few more such attacks.

The Times report is quite pertinent. Those newspapers that want to attract attention have long ridiculed the performance of the US Navy. It is said that the performance of the U.S. Navy is completely a disaster, so it is better to simply ask Italy for help. As long as Americans are willing to spend money, Italians will certainly not refuse.

Well, this brings Italy too.

But no matter what the European media thinks, for the United States, the most important thing is to stop the Spanish fleet from raging unscrupulously on the east coast.

In the Atlantic, a fleet of warships is in haste. Judging from the flag, this is a warship of the U.S. Navy. The four leading warships are tall and mighty, and their shapes are different from other U.S. warships. It is obvious that this is a Pennsylvania-class cruiser, and after the Pennsylvania class, it is the same class as New York. The Brooklyn cruiser.

Compared with the USS New York, the USS Brooklyn is a circle larger, reaching a standard displacement of 9,200 tons. Its front, rear, left, and right sides are double-mounted with eight 203mm main guns. In addition, there are twelve 127mm secondary guns. The maximum speed is 20 knots.

In addition to the Brooklyn cruiser, this fleet also has Columbia-class protected cruisers, Columbia, Minneapolis, and Olympic protected cruisers.

These eight warships are currently the eight fastest warships in the United States. This time, because of the Spanish fleet's attack on the northeast, Major General Sampling personally led a team to support them.

"Reporting to the general, we are still forty nautical miles away from Newport News. We have received a message from Hamilton Naval Harbor. A telegram from Rhode Island has found no trace of the enemy. A telegram from the Boston garrison has completed the evacuation of the residents. and asked when we could arrive. There was a telegram from New York to get us there as soon as possible."

On the flagship Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral Sampling listened to the reports of the communications officer.

"Tell Hamilton Naval Port that we'll be there for three hours for coaling and hope they're ready. Also telegraph New York City that we'll be there in two days. Tell the Boston defenders they can't let their guard down, Spain It is very likely that the fleet will attack them and make them more vigilant."

After Major General Sampling replied one by one, he looked at the sea and fell into deep thought. Whether the Spanish fleet will continue to attack the port, where did they come from, and where are they now, these questions have not been dispelled in his mind.

Of course, for Major General Sampling, he knew something was wrong after he got Spanish supervision to attack Newport News. They underestimated the enemy, thinking that after the siege of Cuba Island, the Spanish Navy would hastily dispatch a fleet to relieve the siege, and then he could lead the idle American fleet to easily destroy it.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not play their cards according to common sense at all, regardless of the safety of Cuba, but went to the east coast to make trouble.

I have to say that the Spanish Navy is still capable, and it can see the weakness of the US Navy at a glance. So as soon as he heard the news of the attack on the east coast, Washington sent a telegram asking him to lead the fleet back to defense. Yes, it is more important to keep the East Coast safe from attack than to take Cuba.

And Rear Admiral Sampling also gathered eight warships in the first place, and personally led the team to rush over. As for the other warships, they went north with the three Indiana-class battleships.

The eight warships brought by Rear Admiral Samplin himself were also carefully selected, and the eight warships can reach a maximum speed of 20 knots at a minimum. And along the way, Rear Admiral Samplin galloped with his warship~www.mtlnovel.com~The speed never went below 17 knots. That's why it was possible to rush all the way to Newport News the day after the Spanish fleet bombarded New York.

Now he just needs to wait for the Spanish fleet to attack Boston, so that he can catch the opponent. Of course, relying on his eight warships can't solve the opponent, but this time he can rely on speed.

According to intelligence, the Spanish fleet has two Garibaldi-class cruisers with a speed of 23 knots, three Maria Teresa-class cruisers with a speed of 20 knots, and three Turin-class battleships with a speed of 18 knots. Two Venetian-class cruisers.

It was found that there was no problem. The speed of Spanish warships was divided into three levels. As for the formation led by Major General Samplin, the worst battleships have a maximum speed of 20 knots.

As long as he can find the Spanish fleet, he will not let them escape from his sight. As long as they wait for them, the Spanish fleet will lack the most important concealment. At that time, he can entangle the opponent and wait until other warships arrive to force him to fight. This is currently the most effective method Major General Sampling thinks of.

But it's already the afternoon of the second day. Why hasn't the Spanish fleet appeared yet? Where are they?

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