Although they had been mentally prepared, the guests on the ground who came to watch the red plane were still stunned when they saw the red plane take off. When the plane flew higher and higher, and in the end there was only a small red dot left, many of them were shocked.
Everyone was already screaming, especially the ordinary people who spontaneously gathered at the airport. The screams were even more exaggerated. Some people even knelt down and shouted long live the King of Zhennan. In their opinion, this is not a machine, this is completely a suppressor.
The miracle performed by King Nan.
Prince Yang leaned on a titanium alloy cane inlaid with a hundred carats of large diamonds and stood there contentedly accepting the admiration of everyone. His colorful dress was flying in the wind, looking incomparable.
At this moment, the plane that originally had only one red dot suddenly became bigger and bigger, and it looked as if it was about to fall. The people below immediately panicked. When the plane was almost overhead, some people even started to run away. Those
The bodyguards crowded around Yang Feng as if they were facing a formidable enemy, but just when the plane was about to crash down, they suddenly raised their heads very dexterously, then roared past and flew into the sky again.
The audience was stunned for a moment and immediately burst into warm applause.
"What would have happened if Qin Chuan had just thrown a grenade down?" Peng Haoyang asked cautiously. Qin Chuan was the name of the test pilot. It was obvious that Peng Haoyang's mind was smart enough and he had realized that Prince Yang's expensive toy was completely
Can be used for other purposes.
"Childish, you won't build a bomb for him to throw down from the sky alone?" Prince Yang said contemptuously.
"Is this a weapon?" Peng Haoyang gasped, and he immediately understood the purpose of King Zhennan's creation of this thing.
"It's a weapon that can destroy cities and countries, but it's not enough now. It has to be bigger. And for now, it's just a toy. Do you understand?" Yang Feng said calmly.
"I understand!" Peng Haoyang said with a smile.
"But the Navy can use it first. It can replace the wheels under it with two pontoons, and this thing can take off and land directly from the sea. Install it on a cruiser, and then equip it with a transmitter for reconnaissance." Yang Feng continued.
The red biplane that flew next in the sky did not perform any other difficult movements except occasionally passing over the heads of the audience. It simply circled, dived, and pulled up. It spent half an hour in the sky before adjusting.
Point the nose of the heading aircraft towards the runway and then dive down.
At this time, no one else was doing anything, but Yang Feng's eyes widened slightly nervously. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the two front wheels of the plane touched the ground. In fact, landing at this airport was not difficult. During World War I, biplanes were easily found.
It can land on a piece of flat ground, not to mention that this is a special runway pressed out by a large roller. As it taxied, the plane became slower and slower and finally stopped.
Test pilot Qin Chuan shouted excitedly to the audience. It could be seen that this young man was also full of pride now.
Yang Feng and his plane made headlines in newspapers all over the world at a very fast speed. For a time, the whole world was once again shocked. Juxtaposed with the great invention of this famous scientist was the Battle of Santarem in the West. The Atlantic Ocean of the United States
The fleet was completely annihilated and Fleet Commander Dewey died in battle. However, for ordinary people, it is obvious that the former is more attractive. Of course, for governments of various countries, the latter really needs to be faced seriously.
This result was actually expected by countries such as Britain and Germany. After all, they all know the power of diesel warships and torpedoes. Most people are very satisfied with this result. Spain will not threaten their interests. This country
It doesn't matter in Europe, but the rising United States has shown extremely strong expansionism. Now it is undoubtedly in the interests of all European powers to give them a blow in the head. This can be seen from the somewhat gloating comments of the media in various European countries.
So much so that the Russians even used Bismarck’s words to describe the United States as having a mouth full of cavities and a huge appetite.
The U.S. government and Congress were going crazy at this time. No one thought that this war would cost almost the entire U.S. Navy. Overnight, the huge fleet that could be said to be the fifth in the world was beaten to a level of maybe fifteen. Now,
The strength of the U.S. Navy is probably even lower than that of the three South American countries. Just two hours after learning of the failure of the Battle of Santarém, U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Long shot himself in his office. President McKinley
He became the target of unanimous condemnation across the country. Tomorrow Daily and People's Radio even criticized him and his government for delaying and delaying the introduction of new weapons, which finally led to the tragedy.
Angry people even surrounded the White House and demanded McKinley's resignation.
However, Dewey's fleet did complete its mission. Although it was a bit tragic that he used the annihilation of his entire army to complete this mission, at least in the short term, he no longer had to worry about the Spanish bombarding New York. Cervera and his Caribbean fleet each ship
They were all seriously injured, especially the remaining five battleships, which basically lost their combat capabilities. The Empress Teresa and the Vizcaya had even been disabled, and even the Pelayo had hundreds of hits.
tons of seawater. Because the Port of Santiago does not have the ability to repair such heavy damage, it is said that Admiral Camara will lead these battleships back to Spain, and by the way, he will also send the captured Massachusetts back for repairs together. Only A.A. will be left in the Port of Santiago.
Three ships, the Princess Strias, the Bishop and the Tocana, plus eight undamaged destroyers were responsible for blocking the Florida Strait.
They were enough to complete this task. The New York that escaped back to Key West was also covered in bruises and had no ability to go to sea to fight. Besides, the Americans did not have the courage.
Under this situation, New Yorkers who had fled to various places began to gradually return to the city. Even the U.S. government no longer considered the danger of coastal bombardment. What McKinley now needed to consider was whether to demand peace or not.
Although seeking peace now seems to be the best option, seeking peace means paying compensation, which requires the consent of the capitalists. If we do not seek peace, we have to hope that the hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops in Cuba can continue to
It seems very unrealistic to support them for at least three months without any supplies. You must know that even with sufficient supplies, they are still crumbling under the fierce firepower of the Spanish. If these hundreds of thousands of American troops are wiped out again, I am afraid that they themselves
It's not as simple as stepping down.
What he didn't know was that while he was struggling with this issue, Cervera, leading the Caribbean Fleet composed entirely of diesel-powered warships, had already set off north. Since he said he would bombard New York, he must use the cannonballs to hit New York.
When arriving in this world-famous metropolis, in order not to arouse the alert of the Americans, the fleet did not go through the Strait of Florida, but bypassed the Bahamas and headed north secretly.
Cervera's goal is to go to New York Bay. It depends on the situation. If it's too heavily guarded and it's difficult to attack, he can use his main gun to fire a few shots at Brooklyn. Anyway, even if he doesn't enter New York Bay, it's enough to hit the cannonballs there off the coast of Jamaica Bay.
, the US military has almost no defense in this area. It can completely drive the fleet to the coast, fire at Brooklyn more than ten kilometers away, then fire a few shells to scare the Americans, and then go north to bombard Boston.
If the U.S. military's defenses are lax, they can go to the mouth of the Hudson River and directly bombard Manhattan Island. In short, they must continue to bombard the U.S. coast and force them to choose to sue for peace. As for the civilian casualties caused by this, it can only be said to be a pity.
Anyway, we have warned you many days in advance. What does it have to do with us if you don't retreat? We didn't say that you can't bombard New York if the fleet is injured. That's just your own wishful thinking.
At the same time, the U.S. Congress, which was unaware of this, finally made the decision to continue the war after a difficult debate. The reason is very simple. Their imitation diesel destroyer will be ready for service in less than a month.
This kind of Viper-class destroyer was built based on the drawings sold to them by Yang Feng for one million US dollars. Although the tonnage was increased by hundreds of tons due to the lack of welding technology and the speed was reduced to thirty knots, it was enough for use.
A group of Americans built fifteen ships at once. Although the combat effectiveness was greatly reduced before the torpedoes arrived, they could be equipped with White torpedoes made by Bliss Company.
This is after White Company fully switched to the authorized Bofors torpedo, it sold its abandoned design to the Americans at a high price. The maximum range of this torpedo is only two thousand meters at a speed of 25 knots, and its reliability is extremely poor.
Whether it can be blown up depends on God's help, but after all, it is a torpedo, and coupled with a destroyer with a speed of 30 knots, it should be enough to threaten the Spanish.
Now that it is determined to continue the fight, in order to ensure that the U.S. military has sufficient combat effectiveness in the Florida Strait, it must first transfer all available warships, including the coastal defense ironclads originally in New York. Although this thing is not of much use in naval warfare,
But it’s okay to wander around in the calm Florida Strait after the hurricane season. In addition, there are six auxiliary cruisers rebuilt in the shipyard, some old-fashioned gunboats and torpedo boats. In short, all the naval forces that can be mobilized are transferred to Keyves.
Especially, even if you use ship-to-sea tactics, you have to ensure that the army is provided with as much supplies as possible. Wait for a few more months to wait for a large number of destroyers to be put into service. When the torpedoes arrive, you don't have to worry about it at all.
Just like this, when the Severa fleet went north to bombard New York, the five coastal defense ironclads, three gunboats, and two auxiliary cruisers stationed in New York Bay all left New York Bay and began to slowly move south along the U.S. coastline to support the Atlantic Ocean.
The fleet has gone, and the city has completely opened its doors. (To be continued...)