Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 888 The parties are in action

Vice Admiral Doug, the Secretary of the Navy, was really angry. His eyes inadvertently saw out the window, the huge battleships moored in the port of Seattle, one after another, exuding a cold luster in the cold light of winter, these human-built seas Even if the behemoth of war is quietly parked there, it still contains infinite deterrent power.

   But right now, Lieutenant General Doug has nothing but sorrow in his heart.

  The 6 battleships of the U.S. Navy were wiped out in the Battle of Hawaii. Today, there are 13 new battleships in the Great White Fleet in the Port of Seattle, 10 of which are post-00s (served after 1900).

   Such a powerful sea fleet was scared to go out to sea by the Ocean Empire fleet, how sad!

   "Shut up, please don't forget that as US Navy officers, you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of maintaining maritime security and the sacred honor of soldiers." Lieutenant General Doug was very tired at the moment, but at the same time he felt deeply powerless.

  Even with such a powerful warship, the rookie officers and soldiers are not as skilled as others, so what?

His eyes glanced at Rear Admiral Charles Sperry, the former commander of the Great White Fleet, and said in a deep voice; "This long voyage back to the East Coast will be under my own command and will be divided into two fleets, with Rear Admiral Charles Sperry serving as the Commander of the Second Fleet, follow my direct orders. Today is November 7th, five days later, all preparations will be completed and the official departure."

   "As ordered, Your Excellency Commander."

   The admirals and colonels here stood up and saluted in unison. No matter how reluctant they were, the military order must not be violated, otherwise, it would be inevitable to go to a military court.

   It's wartime now, so you can go out to the suburbs to shoot a target directly from the military court.

   on the street outside the building

The streets are paved with smooth and clean stone roads. There are beautiful European-style buildings on both sides of the roads. Cars and carriages are the main means of transportation on the streets. Many soldiers in uniforms of the National Guard or sailors are walking on the streets. He whistled loudly at the beautiful girl who passed by, and after another round of stares, he burst into laughter, as if this were a fun game.

A black Ford sedan drove slowly past the door of the beautiful two-story white Victorian building. Mr. Robert Jenrick, sitting in the car, had white temples and a graceful expression. He glanced through the car window calmly. The U.S. Navy soldier holding a gun guard at the entrance of the building sneered at the corner of his mouth.

   He calmly put down the newspaper in his hand. This is a copy of The Washington Post, and the headline of the newspaper can be clearly seen;

  What will the new Lord of the Admiralty Churchill, 34, bring to the Royal Navy?

  In 1908, Prime Minister Asquith of the British Liberal Party came to power, Churchill was appointed as Minister of Commerce and officially entered the cabinet. During his term, he promoted compulsory unemployment and disability insurance for workers, and obstructed the increase of the Navy's budget.

Soon after

  Because the Royal Navy's budget was repeatedly blocked, Sir Fisher, the Admiralty who presided over the construction of the "Dreadnought" class battleship, resigned in anger, which made the young Churchill pick up a big wallet and quickly transferred to the Admiralty through party operations.

  This is the second most important post in the British cabinet sequence after the Minister of Finance, which shows its importance.

On September 2, Churchill, then the Lord of the Navy, married Clementina Hozier, who was born aristocratic but from a poor family. In order to express his warm congratulations, his close friend Lieutenant Colonel Li Jianyang presented a large house in the West End of London. to Churchill.

   This is a 170-year-old luxury mansion with 16 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, as well as a very beautiful dome living room, which the Churchills like very much.

  Lieutenant Colonel Li Jianyang is the best man of Churchill, the hottest upstart in the political arena. He was just named a hereditary Baron of Batford by King Edward VII this spring. He is a rising star in the upper class of London.

  About 1,400 people attended the wedding. King Edward VII also presented the couple with a cane engraved with the family crest of the Marlborough family. Prince George, who had just returned from the Ocean Empire, attended the wedding ceremony in person.

   "Hadmond, let's go to Old Louis on Rudder Street, I love the French food there."

   "Okay, sir."

  The driver Hadmond drove past the beautiful two-story white building, turned a corner along the beautiful seaside road, and entered Rudder Street, where there are many bars.

  There is a French restaurant called Old Louis, which is a business run by a Frenchman from Lyon. My husband likes the French food here.

Mr. Robert Jenrick is a very influential businessman and social activist. He has been in business in San Francisco for more than ten years. After 1905, he shifted his business focus to the Seattle area and quickly opened up here. , The wool products business is booming.

Mr.    also has an identity secretly, the secret son of the political affairs department, codenamed "Raven".

As early as before the Australian Civil War, he served as the deputy commander of the 1st Regiment of the 6th Division of the Confederate Army. He was lost and captured in the "Sad Ridge" battle. Later, he returned to the Confederate Army under the ingenious arrangement of Colonel Duan Qirui and the Political Service Bureau. , and was promoted.

  Melbourne in World War I

   Colonel Robert Jenrick, who was the commander of the 8th Division at the time, deliberately opened a hole in the defensive line, allowing the Dahong 1st Division led by Major General Li Shuanzhu to break into the urban area with lightning speed, causing the southern army to be quickly defeated.

   Today, Mr. Robert Jannick is the Vice President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Colonel of the 3rd Division of the Seattle National Guard with 5,700 National Guard soldiers.

   It's easy to do this, just pay.

In the current chaotic situation on the West Coast, the voluntary militia team formed by businessmen paid for, and the state government allocated the number of the National Guard for free, and even the review process was omitted. As long as you can build a drafting table team, everything is simple.

   A large group of white people gathered at the entrance of the French-style Louis restaurant. They were surrounded by three East Asians in youth uniforms, and they were angrily denounced.

  These three East Asians in youth uniforms looked so helpless, they were pushed around in the crowd.

   "Damn yellow monkeys, they are the spies of the Ocean Empire, kill them."

   "God, it's terrible!"

   "Guys, calm down. I suggest that everyone should not be too impulsive. Once the Devil Legion is angered, it will inevitably bring unbearable disaster to all of us."

   "What nonsense, this is our territory, we have the final say on what to do."

   "Alright, alright, Mr. Robert is here, please let me decide what to do."

   "Yes, please have an idea from Mr. Robert."

In the midst of the commotion, Robert Jenrick and his subordinate Hadmond walked in, looking at the three East Asian youths with bloodstains on their faces, and raised his hand without hesitation. Come on, holding a revolver in your hand...

   "Clap clap clap clap clap..."

   After several consecutive crisp gunshots, the crowd of onlookers screamed and ducked back. The three East Asian youths had been hit by bullets and fell in a pool of blood, twitching from time to time.

  Hadmond then raised his gun and fired several shots at the dying three people, killing them completely.

   With this move, the shocked crowd fell silent.

Robert Jenrick raised the gun in his hand and shouted loudly; "Seattle is our home, and anyone who dares to set foot here without our permission will be dead, whether it's the Devil's Legion or anyone else, without exception. , that's Robert's answer."

   After a brief silence

In an instant, a tsunami-like cry broke out from the crowd. The excited cowboy pulled out the revolver on his waist and slammed it into the sky, and a young crowd crowded up and lifted Robert Jennick up and threw it high into the sky. , the cheers pierced the sky.

  Old Louis stood at the window and watched the lively scene outside, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but squinted in contempt.

  He was a battalion commander who originally guarded the Eighth Division of the Southern Army in Melbourne. He was in trouble with Robert Jenrick, the then division commander. After the war, he was dispatched by his superiors to Citiland for development. It has been more than 10 years.

The three East Asians outside the door were deliberately arranged. Two of them were North Koreans, and one was from Fusang. Anyway, the Americans didn't understand what they said, and they didn't understand what the Americans said. Prestige is just right.

  Although the method is a bit bloody, the effect is undoubtedly good.

The liveliness at the entrance of the restaurant continued for a while, and soon two cars approached. Six or seven uniformed naval officers got out of the cars. When they saw the three corpses lying at the door, they were surprised. Only in the explanation of the tongue did I understand the whole story.

As a result, the respected Mr. Robert Jenrick naturally got acquainted with several officers. As a local businessman in Seattle, Robert Jenrick waved his hand with great enthusiasm and invited several officers to enjoy the French style grand ceremony. meal……

   after five days

   Outer waters of the Seattle Strait

   Admiral Zhang Daoru, the current commander of the task force, stood in front of the broad and bright porthole of the commander tower of the flagship "New South Wales" battleship, overlooking the entire fleet.

Li Jie made a good start and wiped out the U.S. Navy fleet in the Battle of Hawaii. This was not only a decisive battle, but also a battle that boosted morale very much. domineering.

  If there is no mistake

   Li Jie, with his brilliant record in this battle, won the title of a hereditary earl, and he has to work hard for the marquis. The Empire has always rewarded military merit clearly, and it is absolutely impossible to lack this honor.

   This also gave the other generals of the Royal Navy a shot of blood, and their eyes changed when they looked at the US Navy again, where is the warship... It is clearly one after another noble title!

   Admiral Zhang Daoru does not need to envy his old friend Li Jie. Citi has a lot of wealth and a lot of battleships. I heard that 13 more battleships were built on the east coast.

  He led the task force to blockade the coast of Seattle this time. He commanded seven battleships, the main lineup of four heavy cruisers, in addition to 17 cruisers and 12 destroyers, whose combat effectiveness was comparable to that of the Great White Fleet.

Among the seven main battleships, there are four dreadnought-class battleships "New South Wales", "Victoria", "South Australia" and "Tasmania", equipped with eight 356 mm large-caliber ships. Guns, the combat effectiveness is extremely powerful, one ship is enough to match the three former dreadnought battleships of the US Navy, and the training level is even more than a few streets away.

   in the execution of the blockade mission

   The main force of the fleet has been conducting practical training of long-range artillery shelling and live ammunition. It has been more than half a month, and two or three rounds of artillery shells are always fired a day. First, to deter the enemy, and second, to test the training results.

In addition, there are three former Dreadnought-class battleships "Sanmarinda", "Tianquan" and "Qingdao" in the task force, plus four heavy cruisers, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu. A strong lineup that is enough to suppress the Great White Fleet.

  Conscientious people may find out;

Among the main combat troops of this special mixed formation led by Admiral Zhang Daoru, except for the two old faces of heavy cruisers "Suzaku" and "Xuanwu", the other main battleships are new faces who have not participated in the Hawaii Sea Battle. Why?

  The Royal Navy has been waiting for this long-lasting battle for too long. Since the Battle of Shekang in 1895, the Royal Navy has not caught a decent naval battle for 13 years, and it has been suffocated from top to bottom.

What is the use of   light training?

Your ship training is excellent, and other people's ship training is also excellent. Many outstanding naval officers have been held at the rank of major and lieutenant colonel for more than ten years. It is difficult to get promotion, not to mention any noble titles. title?

   In a naval battle in Hawaii, Lieutenant General Li Jie steadily took the earl title. The outstanding Colonel He Jiaben was promoted to brigadier admiral soon, and even a viscount could not run away.

There are also a large group of other captains and commanders who have performed well, sank 4 US battleships, and every captain who has made a major contribution must at least be named a baron. These are the most valuable hereditary nobles. Others People can also seal a lot of life-long nobles with military merit, almost a dozen barons or baron titles.

   Rich and moving!

   Therefore, when the sophisticated General He Fang appointed General Zhang Daoru to lead the formation to carry out the blockade task, it was to give the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. As for whether he could catch it or whether the Americans cooperated, it would depend on the will of God.

   Admiral He Fang led the remaining 7 battleships (including the two captured US battleships), cruisers and destroyers to sit on the island of Hawaii, forming a second line of interception to prevent the Great White Fleet from fleeing south.

  When necessary, we can quickly support the Seattle front line.

   Just three days ago, the Hawaiian fleet received the latest information;

  The Great White Fleet in the Port of Seattle is suspected to have changed. After multiple investigations, it is known that the fleet may set off in the near future to try to return to the east coast. The specific date is unknown.

   After receiving this information, Admiral He Fang has immediately arrived with the rear fleet, and it is expected that it will reach the waters near Seattle tomorrow and join the ranks of the joint blockade.

   Then

  The power of this sea area will grow unprecedentedly, forming a layer after layer of heaven and earth, so that the enemy has nowhere to escape.

   (end of this chapter)