The Rise of the Empire

"We have a huge advantage now!" Before Dewey received a telegram from the United States, the American Brigadier General had already deduced various situations that the U.S. Navy might encounter against the chart several times. But no matter how he did it, he felt that he was winning by tying a dog. What is winning by tying a dog? Even a dog can win! As long as the Spanish and Japanese do not join forces to deal with themselves, the US-Russian fleet is almost impossible to lose!

  Spain is a weak chicken, just one 9,000-ton ship and two 6,000-ton ships. If they die, Dewey thinks it won’t take half an hour to end the battle and drown him with a cannonball!

  As for the Japanese? Those who know how to count all know the result. One 10,000-ton battleship, 2 10,000-ton ACR, 3 first-class armored cruisers, 2 first-class protection cruisers, plus 3 second-class protection cruisers VS Japan’s 2 10,000-ton battleships, 2 10,000-ton ACRs, 1 first-class protective cruiser, and 2 second-class cruisers.

  The ratio of main battleships above the first-class armored cruiser is 3 to 2. The ratio of protective cruisers is 5 to 3. Although the Japanese two 10,000-ton ACRs are really tricky, the Fuji Yashima and his like are still inferior to Iowa. In history, the battleships of the same period and Iowa with two-stage turret main guns were afraid of whom? Two Munich ships are also ferocious, one can't hit one, two hits one will do!

  Dewey has already figured it out. Iowa and Brooklyn will deal with two Japanese second-class battleships. The two battleships Rurik and New York have a combined tonnage of nearly 20,000, right? Is it okay for two Munich ships to fight the other Izumo? The remaining 5 to 3 is also a win at the leash!

   So Dewey and Essen have discussed it, this matter, should be done like this! The three American battleships and the three strongest battleships in Dewey's hands were formed into a team, and when they fought, they would fight each other in the above order. Dewey served as the commander of this fleet. In order to ensure smooth communication between each other, the US and Russian navies also sent liaison personnel to each other. Subsequently, five protective cruisers under the command of Brigadier General Shelley formed another fleet to deal with Japanese protective cruisers. The two fleets cooperate with each other, and the latter has a certain degree of autonomy.

  After everything was ready, Dewey rushed to the Philippines with 11 warships large and small, a fleet with a gross tonnage of nearly 90,000 tons, and 2,000 U.S. Marines! On February 22, a US Marine Corps landed in Davao Bay in Mindanao. Then the US fleet waited here for three days, but the Spaniards did not show up, and Dewey criticized the Spanish for insulting goods.

  Although the Spanish are indeed a little embarrassed, the Spanish navy cannot be blamed for this. The Philippines is a broken island. Communication and transportation are inconvenient. The news of the appearance of Americans on Mindanao just reached Manila. At this time, the Spanish fleet was on fire and was preparing to set sail. Of course, because of the tragic communications and the deliberate concealment of the US fleet, the Spaniards did not know the size of the US and Russian fleet at this time. Also prepare three big ships to bring a group of younger brothers to destroy Y!

  Waiting for a few days without results, Dewey felt that life was so boring, why not find something to do, so he took the second batch of US Marines to Morro Bay in Mindanao, preparing to open a sub-base there. Then it doesn't matter to go there, it just happened to run into the Safari fleet from the north to the south!

  Looking at the map, you know that the nearest route of the Spanish fleet from Manila Bay is to go all the way south, and then cross the Basilan Strait between Basilan and Mindanao! After sending the troops to Morro Bay, the US fleet is also planning to pass through this strait and head north! So the two fleets met here!

Things started like this. When Dewey’s fleet killed the Spanish outpost near the landing site with 10 rounds of 5-inch shells, the US Marines began to move in an orderly manner. A team of soldiers boarded the land without hindrance. Start to unload supplies and artillery from the ship.

And the boring Dewey was forced to find something to do for himself, "Then it's okay to add coal!" Three coal ships added coal to the other ships in the fleet, and the Shelly Fleet, which completed the coal filling first, was dispatched. Go to the Basilan Strait to perform a security mission. However, because the two Columbia-class protective cruisers are too capable of loading, the coal loading capacity of 1,670 tons is second only to the Russian Rurik, and in the future northward assault, Dewey does not intend to bring slow transport ships, so this The two battleships must be filled with coal bunkers and serve as half supply ships.

  So the Shelly fleet encountered the Spanish fleet coming from the northwest, less than 80 kilometers from the east entrance of the Basilan Strait. However, it was not Shelly who first discovered the Spanish fleet, but the two notification ships of the fleet. At this time, Majifen was serving as the interim captain on this notification ship.

  In the Russo-Japanese War, the notification ship all existed, and the first trace of the Russian fleet was found in the Battle of Tsushima. In this era, radio has not yet become popular, so it is normal to arrange notification ships around the fleet.

"It seems like a fleet!" When Ma Jifen, who has been depressed since arriving in the Far East, saw the fleet smoke pillars rising from the northwest direction, he fought a battle, and Ma Jifen, who ran across the road, quickly recognized the opponent through the smoke pillars. The scale of ~www.NovelMTL.com~ This should be at least at the fleet level. It is impossible for civilian ships to emit so much smoke, and it is also impossible for them to be in groups.

"It should be a Spanish!" Then Ma Jifen judged the identity of the other party. When the person next to him asked for such a judgment, Ma Jifen's answer was simple: "Because the Japanese are not so reckless!" Since the Toshima naval battle The Japanese fleet has always acted very cautiously, whether it was the Dadonggou naval battle or the subsequent sea hunting. Before the emergence of the main Japanese fleet, there would always be reconnaissance ships or advance fleets at sea.

  Now the distance between the two sides is about 30 kilometers, and there are no sampans except for American ships. Then the identity of the other party has been determined! And counting the time, the Spanish fleet should also act. "What shall we do?" a subordinate asked.

   "Let the alert signal inform General Dewey, we will lead them to General Shelly!" After a while, Ma Jifen made an order that surprised everyone.

  "General Shelly may not be able to deal with these guys. They should be a large fleet." At this time, Shelly's fleet is in the east, and Dewey's fleet is in the north. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is enough to directly find Dewey and report it while the other party did not find it. How could it be so troublesome.

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