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The British were caught off guard and lost four colonial divisions.

On the 29th, the Kaiser announced the re-conclusion of the Three Emperors' Alliance and reached a cooperative relationship with the Queen's Restoration Alliance in the Pacific Ocean.

William II demanded that Britain immediately stop its aggression against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and solemnly declared that Edward VII must abdicate, otherwise, the friendly relations between Britain and Germany will come to an end!

Hearing the news, Edward VII almost vomited blood and died: Aggression?Who invaded whom?I am resisting the brutal aggression of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for the sake of the vast number of European countries, okay?Also, William, you bastard, are you ashamed to talk about the friendly relationship between you and me?If you hadn't been willing to withdraw from the Alliance of Three Emperors and cooperate with me, my navy would have wiped out your High Seas Fleet first!Now you are the one who swayed repeatedly, facing Qin Muchu, still have the face to talk to me?I'm going to draw you to death first! !

Edward VII's complaints did not help the war situation. With Germany's "rebellion", the war situation on the European continent was turned upside down.

The German army has been the strongest voice in continental Europe since the Napoleonic era.

If such a force falls to any side, and if it does not hold back, then the "balance" of the battle will not only tilt, but it is very likely that the entire "balance" will be toppled!

This is indeed the case. After beating the British army, the German army probably felt bored and gave up chasing.

Because the opponent fled to the sea if he couldn't beat him, it was always unpleasant to beat such a cowardly person with oily feet.

As a result, the German army broke into the French border, leaving aside the fleeing British army.

Germany and France are feuds. Now that they have an excuse to send troops this time, why isn't Germany gearing up to beat the unprepared France?

In other words, France is also really unlucky.The War of the Three Emperors Alliance took place in continental Europe, and as the hostile country with the strongest economic and military strength on Europa, it suffered fierce attacks from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany from the very beginning.

When the country was about to be destroyed, it was easy to clear the clouds and see the blue sky. When Germany and the United Kingdom formed an alliance, France thought it would finally have a chance to breathe.

so.In the previous three-way siege of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France was busy recuperating, but did not send many soldiers to participate.

But the romantic French did not expect that the Germans, who have always been known for their rigor, would be so shameless that they turned back without saying a word! !

This time, France really sat on the wax. Important cities near the French-German border fell one after another, and the army retreated in defeat.Paris is in a hurry!

French President Carnot was so angry that he cursed: The Germans are in a hurry, and those who ally with him must be careful that he stabs their ass from behind!If you don't come to save France, I warn you, France's today is your tomorrow!

It is said that President Kano had already been assassinated at this time in history, but due to the outbreak of the War of the Three Emperors Alliance, when France suffered from an external crisis, internal conflicts shrunk wisely, so.To some extent, Germany may still be President Kano's "savior".

President Kano berates 'benefactors' for 'ungratefulness'.The response given by William II was extremely tough, and the reason was firm: Who said that I was in a hurry?I have been in an alliance with England, but since the Queen of England has declared Edward VII's throne illegal, then I represent Germany.Naturally, we have to change course and cooperate with the orthodox and legal British head of state!

Orthodox British?

tm, if it was an orthodox UK, it would not hit me **Lancey, we have been good friends for many years, William kid.do you know?

After hearing this, President Carnot followed in the footsteps of Edward VII and sprayed blood on the precious carpet.

Both the leaders of Britain and France vomited blood, and the morale of the soldiers naturally plummeted!

In less than two weeks, Paris was besieged by 20 German troops, and this famous European city was about to fall under German artillery fire.

With the German army so powerful, the Austro-Hungarian Empire naturally did not want to fall behind.

After the conclusion of the new "Three Emperors Covenant" (Victoria, Joseph, and William), according to the established plan, the main force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdrew from the southern front where there was no war, and then crossed the Carpathian Mountains and entered Russia. sphere of military influence.

Northeast of the Carpathian Mountains is the Podol Heights. The Russian troops stationed there are no match for the Austro-Hungarian troops released from the 'beast cage'.

In just three days, the Podor Heights fell, and the Austro-Hungarian army could directly threaten the Russian territory!

There was so much joy in Europe, the Austro-Hungarian Empire suddenly changed from a beaten doormat to a Jedi counterattack warrior, the British colonial army retreated to North Africa by boat, and Germany hoisted France to flog... For a while, everyone exclaimed I am afraid that the war will develop towards the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. At least in the next five years, there will be no hope of peace!

The more chaotic Europe is, the more other forces that have been suppressed by European powers for a long time are ready to move.

Edward VII was forced to return to London to consolidate his throne, so there were suddenly fewer British warships near the Panama Canal!

They received the king's order and rushed back to the British Isles to escort them.

The reason is very simple. If Paris falls, the German army will be able to directly threaten the British mainland, and the 'door bag' fleet in the high seas, which has been targeting the British Navy since its birth, will also follow.

If the British warships staying in the Caribbean still don't return to defense, I'm afraid that if there is a mistake, the British mainland will be landed by the Germans for the first time in history!

That is definitely a catastrophe!

When the British left, the Americans were not too sad, and even a little secretly happy.

Anyway, with the assistance of British engineers, the most difficult bottleneck of the navigation of the Panama Canal has been solved. It is only a matter of time before the navigation of the greatest canal in the Americas.

Without the British, it's not a big problem.

The United States has not been idle for more than a year. 90.00% of the shipyards on the east coast have been requisitioned by the Navy, and they are all building battleships in full swing.

Today, coupled with the technical support of the 'anti-submarine patrol boat' given free of charge by the United Kingdom, the US Navy can hold its head up and say: We will not be afraid of submarines anymore!Long Hao's threat to the Federation in the ocean has dropped to zero!

Why is the U.S. Navy so confident?

Naturally, it wasn't because they used the best-selling 'Rejoice Shampoo' produced by 'Beauty Company'. They all shaved their heads, which can be regarded as cutting their ambitions, and they will never stop until they defeat Long Hao.

The source of their confidence lies in the fact that Clay Hall's anti-submarine patrol boat unit has indeed defeated Long Hao's main submarine force.It was confirmed by many newspapers with photos.

Therefore, excluding the threat of submarines, after the Panama Canal was dug through, the only enemy the U.S. Navy has to face up to is the Pacific Fleet of the Queen's Restoration Alliance.

The Pacific Fleet is very powerful, but the US Navy is not without opportunities.This opportunity, the secret must not be leaked...Both Presidents John and Cleveland kept it silently in their hearts, and only waited for the time to come before taking it out to deal a fatal blow to the Queen of England.

They want the great Queen Victoria to know that you Brits can run wild everywhere in the world, but only in front of me, America.

The Pacific Ocean, after all, is the Pacific Ocean of the United States of America. Only a country as vast as the United States is worthy of such a vast and colorful Pacific Ocean!

The time has advanced to January [-], [-].This is the day the Panama Canal was officially opened.

Both sides of the canal are covered with large-caliber land forts with thick barrels, in order to prevent the Pacific Fleet from coming to attack.

Before the opening of the Panama Canal, various newspapers reported it in detail. The White House was annoyed and had no choice but to use a large sum of money to build land forts on both sides of the canal that were not planned.

to this end.Not to mention the increased budget, it also delayed the construction of the canal a lot.

But now it seems.The defense of the U.S. Navy seemed to be in vain, and the whole day of January [-] was spent in peace.

This not only made the fully equipped American artillery feel powerless with a single punch, but also made many spectators nearby cry out that they were bored.

For example, in the stock market in the United States, many speculators placed long orders in advance.Just wait for the Panama naval battle to start and make a fortune.

Of course, it turned out that these speculators basically lost all their money this day.

Although the Queen's Pacific Fleet is silent for some reason, the U.S. Navy will not let go of this golden opportunity.

After the canal was opened.The U.S. fleet never rested. Newly built battleships lined up and passed the gate one by one, trying to complete the feat of penetrating from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

The total length of the Panama Canal is 85 kilometers, which is slightly longer than the original history. That is because it has to bypass the "rotten" area that was once dug.

However, a mere 85 kilometers is still a piece of cake in front of these battleships with a speed of more than 25 knots.

If a battleship advances at full speed, it can pass through the canal in about three hours, and if it advances at an average speed, four and a half hours is enough!

However, the U.S. Navy is still afraid of the Queen's Pacific Fleet hidden in some corner of the Pacific Ocean, so they can't wait to 'blow' a total of 48 battleships across the Panama Canal in one go.

It seems that only in this way can we feel at ease and ensure the safety of these new navies that have exhausted all the savings of the US government.

Therefore, regardless of Mahan's persuasion, the top leader of the U.S. Navy ordered 48 battleships to sail in formation at 10:[-] p.m. About [-] knots, that is to say, for a battleship to pass through the Panama Canal, the time will be extended to more than six hours!

It takes six hours to do a simple arithmetic problem, that is to say, at 02:30 am on January [-] at the earliest, the first US battleship can appear at the mouth of the Panama Canal in the Pacific Ocean!

In the long night, it can be regarded as all the possessions of the US Navy, just "squeezed" in the channel of the newly "born" Panama Canal.

It was 48:[-] am on January [-]rd, and in the winding Panama Canal, there were [-] dark, colorless steel battleships.

At this point in time, the last battleship of the U.S. Navy had also entered the canal, and the battleship 'USS Washington' at the forefront of the 'Hydragon' team was still more than two hours away from the sea.

At [-]:[-] am on January [-], the Panama Canal, which is considered safe and well-guarded, had a big explosion!

The explosions were serial, and the first place to detonate was the mountain walls on both sides of the river.

The huge explosion shattered the mountain wall, and countless rocks smashed into the canal.

At the same time, there was also an explosion sound from the bottom of the river, which stirred up countless water columns.

Unlike the explosions on the mountain walls, the explosions at the bottom of these rivers seemed to be aimed at the battleships.

Just eight explosions in the first minute.The bilges of six battleships were blasted through! !

The big bang didn't last long, only 6 minutes in total.

However, in such a short period of 6 minutes, a total of 21 battleships of the U.S. Navy were blasted to the bottom, and the river water poured into the battleships, forcing the soldiers on board to jump into the canal.

have to say.These serial explosions were premeditated, but the defense forces of the United States also kept the number of these explosions from being too large.

Within 6 minutes, it is already the limit.

However, blame it on the fact that it was late at night, 21 battleships entered the water, and even the heads of more than half of the US Navy officers and soldiers also entered the water!

In the dark, orders were not in order, and people's hearts were uncertain. Many soldiers who jumped into the canal were not drowned, but were killed by their companions on the other warships as sneak attacks!

The battleship flooded.It was necessary to stop in place, but not all the battleships that were lucky enough not to be attacked by the explosion stopped.

Many inexperienced American captains forgot to issue the order to stop the ship urgently, or after the order was issued, it was not communicated to the engine compartment due to various reasons in the chaos... Therefore, these battleships one after another, rear-ended!

The consequences of the rear-end collision are quite serious, not to mention the damage to the hull, but it also delays the time to save people...you know.At this time, the mountains on both sides of the river collapsed in many places.There were a few unlucky battleships that were crushed by large rocks, and many crew members had no way to escape in the fire, so they could only be burned to death and smothered to death inside the ship...

The disaster happened too quickly for the U.S. Navy to organize an effective response.

The entire Panama Canal, less than a day after its opening, was surrounded by smoke and fire, and howling with blood and tears.

Until it gets dark.The chaos in the canal was basically brought under control.

Accompanied by the artillery units on both sides of the strait, Ma Han couldn't help but shed tears as he watched the miserable scene of endless gunpowder smoke and fire everywhere in the canal.

Rao Mahan is a tough man, and he couldn't hold back his heartache at this moment!

These are either sunk or damaged.Or the battleships that are still "struggling" in the thick smoke, but all the wealth accumulated by the United States in the past ten years!

One-third of them were built on loan from the UK.

They were originally placed high hopes by the U.S. Navy and were going to wrestle with the Pacific Fleet. However, this fleet had a big somersault in this canal before it entered the Pacific Ocean!

Ma Han couldn't figure it out, his heart was bleeding, and he yelled at the artillerymen next to him: "How could there be an explosion!? How did you inspect the canal? The Federation paid for you, is it just a sacrifice?" Are you negligent here? You bastards!"

Indeed, the Panama Canal has been controlled by the United States for more than a year, and the mess left by the former French company has also been explored by them.

Especially in the past three months, the excavation of the canal has been rushing day and night. In addition to observing the enemy's situation along the coast, the artillery on both sides of the strait has to patrol the two banks in three shifts to prevent the enemy's spies from coming to sabotage and affect the navigation of the canal.

Unexpectedly, the artillery patrol team, which has been performing well before and achieved "zero damage" during the excavation period, unexpectedly lost its chain at this most critical moment!

With so many and such a powerful explosion, how many explosives must have been transported in by spies... But until now that the tragedy has been completed, these artillerymen still look innocent and have no clue at all!

If it weren't for the laws of the Federation, Mahan would have wished to become a dictatorial Caesar and shoot a few of these "vegetarian corpses" in front of him to vent his anger!

Anger is anger, and the work of saving lives still needs to be carried out.

What's more, there are still many "fished out" battleships in the canal that can still be used. Each of them costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

After checking that there were no secondary ambushes of the enemy around the canal, the Americans began to devote themselves to the rescue work while crying.

At that time, there were many reporters by the canal, and they all came to watch the opening of the canal and cut the ribbon.

I thought I could photograph the historic moment when the mighty U.S. warship entered the Pacific Ocean the next day, but I never thought that the celebration would temporarily turn into a mourning party, and the majestic expedition ceremony would turn into a security ceremony for the U.S. Navy in a blink of an eye. Soul funeral!

Happy events turn white, which always makes people sad.

But this kind of emotion is insulated from the reporters. They are a group of people who don’t think it’s a big deal to watch the excitement. In fact, since the early morning, when they heard a series of explosions resounding in a radius of ten kilometers, they came to the scene with great excitement.

Although it was impossible to see clearly due to the light, there were also many clever reporters who found favorable positions and took advantage of the fire burning in the canal to take a lot of unclear photos.

Anyway, with so many photos, as long as one or two are clear, they will be considered to have made money!

When the sky cleared, these reporters were like ants swarming around the 'dead insects', gathered on both sides of the coast, and snapped at the howling US Navy in the canal.

This kind of behavior, which can be called "seeing death without saving", and blocking the rescue channel, angered the American artillery in Panama who had been reprimanded by Mahan and had nowhere to go.

'Da da da', the rifle rang out, and many reporters were shot, and fell headlong into the canal, using their own blood to make another contribution to today's casualties. (to be continued..)