The sun never sets in America

Chapter 212 Rubber Storm: The Burning Pedro II

On the boundless and turbulent ocean, a huge fleet of fourteen capital ships, a total of sixteen warships, was sailing through the waves.

The fleet is in a straight line, and every ship, including the supply ship, is flying a blue dragon flag.

The sea breeze blew by, the dragon flag fluttered, and the sword on the dragon's claws looked lifelike. (The Han military flag was restructured after the Han-American War, adding offensive weapons such as weapons. The navy is a sword, and the army is a spear)

With the dragon flag fluttering, the entire fleet looks like warriors going on an expedition, about to return with victory and glory.

On the command ship, Huo Qubing, Commander Zhou Shaowei looked at the navigation chart in his hand and his current position. He knew that Brazil was not far away.

"Inform the fleet to move forward at a steady speed, not too fast..." Zhou Shaowei looked at the stormy sea for a while and then issued the order. Zhou Shaowei knew very well that at this time, the less urgent it is, the less anxious and panicful. The more anxious, the more Great things happen to Glory.

Just like a general should not be angry and raise an army, everything should have a priority. You can't do it too quickly or too late.

"Go forward at a constant speed..."

"Go forward at a constant speed..."

The entire fleet, sixteen warships, including two supply ships, all sounded the order just issued by Zhou Shaowei.

And dozens of nautical miles away, there is also a fleet heading this way. This fleet is not very fast. The main reason is that most of them are old-fashioned sailing warships, and their speed cannot keep up with the new steam sailing warships, so Those sail warships could only slow down and keep a certain distance from the sail warships behind them.

The commander of this fleet, Markis, looked at the calm sky and the rolling waves, with a look of worry in his eyes. In his opinion, the current situation was too bad.

The Brazilian Navy was not ready to go to war with the Han Navy at all, so it was urged to go to the battlefield by an order from the cabinet.

To be honest, Markis himself is very opposed to this war. In his opinion, this war is a completely stupid thing.

A war started by a group of thugs instigated by unknown people.

This war was not a good thing for him. On the contrary, it was a huge trap that he had to jump into.

In the earliest conception of him and Pedro II, the Brazilian Navy should be a force to seize sea control in South America.

However, due to the threat of Han, the ability to intervene outside the territory had to be added. This was also an important reason for going to the UK to purchase ships in the past two years.

Everything had been calculated. In the past few years, after the reforms were completed and the national finances increased significantly, the navy was expanded on a large scale to compete with the Han Navy and regain the rubber belonging to Brazil. The rubber industry was mainly based on local rubber. Industry, driving the development of Brazil's entire industry, and eventually entering the ranks of industrialized countries.

Everything was planned well, but unfortunately, this damn war disrupted everything! !

Markis looked at the vast sea, his heart full of worry. He knew that this was the last chance for the Brazilian Navy. Once it lost, there would be no chance again! !

The Brazilian Navy has no choice...

Markis stood on the wide deck of the Pedro II, like a sculpture, integrated with this giant ship.

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Quack... quack...

Above the sea, a group of seagulls flew over, causing a splash of water, and there were sea fish on their flying paws.

Lu Mushan stood on the Ice Lake under his command, looking at the huge map of Brazil. He was thinking about how to use the navy to support such a huge country.

At the very least, it is difficult to use simple offensive and defensive warfare. That can only control the coast, and the huge Brazilian interior will become a demon for the Han Army.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Brazilians want to resist.

As long as the Brazilians resisted, the Han Army could only continue to send more troops to maintain its local rule. Once this happened, the Han Army would lose.

Because the war has become a public security war, this kind of war is long-lasting and expensive. It is a typical blunt knife cutting flesh, and it is what the Han Dynasty tried its best to avoid.

In Lu Mushan's view, this war should focus on blocking the Brazilian coast and blocking the Brazilian economy, and then occupying coastal cities and negotiating with Brazil to obtain maximum benefits, rather than occupying Brazil as some army officers said. A large piece of land, what kind of overseas province?

Judging from the current situation of Han and the United States competing for hegemony in North America, it is no wonder that the Americans would be unhappy if they really set up an overseas province in South America. At that time, the Americans would be able to organize anti-Han coalition forces over and over again behind the scenes, consuming Han's national strength and military strength.

Use this to gain an advantage in North America.

Therefore, in Lu Mushan’s view, it is okay to fight, but you cannot really rush to the territory foolishly. When that happens, it will be strange for the Americans not to laugh out loud! !

dong dong dong...

Just when Lu Mushan was thinking about the map, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Come in..." Lu Mushan frowned and then shouted to the door.

"Captain, Commander Zhou ordered our ship to accelerate forward immediately and form a squadron with four other warships to lure the enemy ahead..." The adjutant said to Lu Mushan, holding the report just sent by the messenger.

"Luring the enemy??" Lu Mushan's expression changed slightly when he heard this, then fell silent again, calmed down for a while, and then said:

"Tell Commander Zhou that I, the Ice Lake, will resolutely complete the mission!!"

Lu Mushan's expression was unusually firm.

"Yes, Captain!!" After hearing this, the adjutant immediately walked out.

Lu Mushan continued to look back at the map of Brazil hanging on the wall, but his expression was a little absent-minded, and he was probably still thinking about what happened just now.

Soon, a fleet of five warships separated from the Atlantic Combined Fleet and headed towards the newly determined position at high speed.

On the opposite side, a huge Brazilian fleet was traveling in the opposite direction, and the two fleets were about to collide head-on.

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On a fourth-level steam sail battleship affiliated to the Brazilian fleet, the captain, Lieutenant Colonel Weasley, looked at the somewhat too calm sea opposite and yawned lazily.

From Weasley's point of view, the war should still be some time away. At this time, Malkis asked him to go ahead to explore the way ahead. In fact, it was a bit of a fuss. He did not believe that the Han people could come so early.

Weasley held the telescope and looked at it for a while, and was about to put it down to rest, but before he could put it down, a vague shadow appeared in the telescope. Weasley's hand holding the telescope paused involuntarily. For a moment, he saw the scene he least wanted to see...

The Han fleet is coming! !

When five warships flying the blue dragon flag of the Han Dynasty appeared very clearly in the telescope, Weasley was extremely convinced that the war was finally coming, so he quickly issued the order to retreat and joined the large forces behind him. .

When the Brazilian force at the rear learned that there were five Han warships ahead, they were actually very hesitant to catch up. It seemed like fifteen ships versus five, which was a huge advantage! !

Even Markis himself was a little moved, not to mention those under him.

Those people just put their offense on their faces.

In the end, Markis made a decision that seemed very correct at the time but looked very stupid later, chasing, pursuing and destroying the Han fleet.

Lu Mushan, who was in the front, looked at the nine steam sail warships that were accelerating in pursuit from the rear and were even somewhat out of touch with the sail warships at the rear. He shook his head. He knew that this war was over before it even started. The opponent's strategy Concentration is really bad.

If it were him, he would test the other party's purpose through contact and a small fleet.

You can even take the opportunity to concentrate your advantages to encircle and annihilate the opponent, so that the opponent cannot steal the chicken and lose the rice.

But it's a pity that these Brazilians don't even know such a simple art of war. They are only one step away from failure, and that is a matter of time.

On the left side of the fleet, the remaining nine battleships of the Atlantic Combined Fleet are cutting off the Brazilians' retreat.

The Brazilian Navy is still pursuing the Han fleet happily, like a fish that is firmly attracted by the bait and can no longer break free from the shackles of the hook.

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On the vast sea, a small fleet of five steam sail warships was retreating in an orderly manner. Behind the fleet was a fleet of nine ships that were almost out of touch and still chasing wildly, flying the Brazilian flag.

As for the seven sail warships compiled in the fleet, they have long been left behind. Even at the fastest speed, they cannot catch up with the Brazilian navy in front, which is the lowest speed in the chase.

The difference between machines and humans can be completely seen from here.

Markis on the Pedro II suddenly changed his expression, and then shouted:

"No, retreat quickly..."

"Retreat quickly..."

After Markis reacted, the fleet that was still chasing seemed to pause for a while and slowly turned back. Because it had rushed so hard just now, the machine was still running at high speed and wanted to turn around. , it’s not that easy for a while.

Although they finally turned around, judging from the looseness of this fleet, the Brazilian navy was indeed not very good.

And just as the Brazilian fleet led by Markis retreated towards the rear at high speed, the Atlantic Combined Fleet force that had completed the plan came directly in the middle along the left front. And at high speed, a battle line was quickly formed. A total of nine battleships lined up horizontally, aiming their densely packed and countless gun muzzles at the fleeing Brazilian fleet.

As the five warships that had just escaped turned around, a siege war officially began.

Even if Markis regretted why he had not been more decisive and rejected the opinions of the people below, he could only issue the order to join the war.

Soon, this fleet of nine steam sail warships had to move the two warships back due to the enemy on both sides, and went alone to block the Han Dynasty in the rear from accelerating the encirclement of the fleet.

boom... boom...

With a few gunshots from the Glacier Lake, the war started for the first time on the rear.

Several shells from the Ice Lake's [-]-pounder muzzle hit the Brazilian warship on the opposite side, causing a high wave.

The opposite warship named Rio could only fight back in the same way. However, due to the problem of lax training, there was no way to compare with the opposite Ice Lake in terms of shooting accuracy.

Because both sides were more cautious, the war was kept within a relatively mild range for a long time.

In other directions, a more fierce war has just begun.

"Turn right..."

"Turn right..."

Following the orders, the entire fleet of nine warships turned to the right in unison.

Thus avoiding the cannonballs coming from the opposite side.

After turning the rudder, the muzzle of the gun also quickly turned around and re-aimed at the Brazilian fleet that had just left the target area.

Before the Brazilian fleet on the opposite side could react, fleet commander Zhou Shaowei had already given the order to fire.

boom... boom...

One after another, seemingly countless cannonballs hit the sea area where the Brazilian fleet was located on the opposite side, and warships were hit from time to time.

Looking at a severely damaged warship in the fleet, Markis's face was extremely ugly. He thought there would be a gap, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

Compared with the Han navy, they are not worthy of being called a navy.

"Damn it, speed up and fight them in close combat!!" That's it. If we continue to fight at such a long distance, I'm afraid that sooner or later we will be killed by the opponent's flexible ship maneuvering and precise cannonballs.

At this time, there is only one way, and that is to fight hand to hand, bring the two sides to a level, and bet on luck and who will be sunk first.

This method is the same as the original follow-up battle. It is the most advantageous tactic for the weak to defeat the strong.

Soon, this seemingly extremely loose Brazilian fleet rushed towards the opposite side, not caring about the possible consequences.

At this moment, the brains of the Brazilian Navy are definitely hot! !

On the opposite side, Zhou Shaowei also issued an order to speed up! !

It's just that they are not engaging in hand-to-hand combat like the opponent, but engaging in artillery combat at high speeds, which is the kite flying among the light cavalry.

bang...

As just a few rounds of shells were fired, without any regard for reloading, the Atlantic Combined Fleet started to reach its highest speed.

In the power room in the center of the warship, the blackened boiler soldiers could only add coal again and again, and the boiler burned red.

The black smoke above the warship became more dense and gathered together, giving people the feeling of blocking the sky and the sun.

As the Atlantic Combined Fleet started at high speed, a very interesting thing suddenly happened on the battlefield. One was chasing behind, the other was avoiding in the front, and firing back fire from time to time.

On the other side of the rear, the war was almost over.

bang...

A Han warship next to the Ice Lake fired several shells through the opponent's protective plate. Taking this opportunity, a large amount of artillery fire hit the same area, especially the last shell, which became synonymous with death.

boom... boom...

Hundreds of artillery shells were fired, most of them hitting the deck and the sea. Only one penetrated the deck and detonated the ammunition magazine inside.

Just hearing a roar, a Brazilian warship on the opposite side was killed.

What followed was a scene that made the Brazilians miserable. In front of everyone's eyes, the first Brazilian warship sank to the bottom of the sea and could no longer see anything.

Only the nearby shrapnel and wooden planks can prove that this Brazilian warship named Rio has been here before.

But that’s all! !

At the front, the two fleets chasing each other finally slowed down and began to use the most primitive naval battle method, the battle line, to complete the climax of this war.

"Raise the muzzle..."

squeak……

The muzzles of dozens of guns throughout the ship were slowly raised a little.

Several other warships are doing the same thing, but because of the different positions, the angles at which the muzzles are aligned are also very different.

boom... boom...

The dense chatter is like a volley of guns on a land battlefield. It just keeps ringing out and there is no so-called pause.

Soon, several of the largest warships found each other's opponents and fought against each other.

As if by fate, the opponent of the Yue Fei is the flagship of the Brazilian Navy, a battleship whose combat strength is second only to the Yue Fei, the Pedro II.

You can tell from the name the importance of this battleship in the Brazilian Navy and even in the hearts of Pedro II himself.

To describe it as a spiritual pillar is never an exaggeration! !

And when this spiritual pillar of the Brazilian Navy collides with the Han Dynasty's strongest warship Yue Fei, it is destined to go down in history.

Even decades later, future generations can remake it into a movie based on today's story and spread it widely.

bang...

No one can imagine what it would look like when more than two hundred of the most advanced rifled artillery collided together. But now, even the most imaginative writers of this period can hardly imagine the scene that is happening now. It is simply It's the collision of gunfire and gunfire.

Flames bite each other! !

Two battleships on the sea that look like ancient behemoths are using the most powerful combat method in history to attack the opponents on the opposite side.

"Turn left..." On the Yue Fei, Captain Deng Zhouxing gave the steering command without hesitation.

Just after the turn was completed, the muzzle was once again aimed at the opposite battleship Pedro II.

The intensive artillery fire submerged everything in the surrounding sea area, including those unlucky fish and shrimps, before the opponent could react.

The surface of the Pedro II, which was in the center of the storm, was smoky, with smoke from the shelling everywhere. The deck was littered with the bodies of sailors and gunners, and even body parts.

When the Pedro II was well and corrected and ready to continue fighting, the Yue Fei on the opposite side quickly completed the rudder turn with the help of its control advantage, and once again aimed its guns at the turning Pedro II.

When the dense white smoke and flaming red artillery fire covered the entire Pedro II, when the smoke dissipated, the Pedro II, which had been extremely brave just now, was bombarding the Yue Fei back and forth.

A fire had been set off, and the fire was raging and soon flooded the entire battleship. Even from a distance, the screams of the Brazilian Navy could be heard on the Yue Fei.

The screams were heard, making people feel heartbroken.

And with the completion of the Pedro II, this naval battle is coming to an end.

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(End of this chapter)