The news of the departure of Yang Feng's European Legion caused cheers throughout Germany, as if victory was just around the corner. However, their situation was indeed very dangerous at this time. Although Spain and the Ottoman Empire both participated in the war, they did not help Germany much.
Like Yang Feng, the first thing Hamid II did was not to rescue the Germans, but to seize the British colonies around him, that is, Egypt.\\
It is a pity that although the Egyptians disliked the British colonists, they also disliked their caliphate. These successors of Muhammad Ali hated the caliphate even more. An Ottoman army that went to conquer Egypt did not encounter resistance from the British.
On the contrary, the Egyptians under the banner of independence caused serious casualties to them, so Hamid II had to send another army group to Egypt.
In addition, he did not get any benefits in the direction of the Caucasus. The Russian army had an army there. This was not the serious part of the problem. The serious part was that his previous massacre of the Armenians caused great trouble for himself.
Those Armenians inspired by the idea of revenge joined the arms of the Russians and resolutely resisted the Ottomans in the mountains of the Caucasus.
As for the direction of the Black Sea, because its naval strength is slightly inferior to that of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Makarov, can also be said to be one of the most famous generals in Russia at this time, the first maritime contact battle between the two sides,
As a result, the Ottoman Navy lost two light cruisers. This made Hamid II cautious in his actions. If he did not deal with the Black Sea Fleet, he would definitely not be able to attack Crimea. As long as he could not attack Crimea
Ya, then Nicholas doesn't need to care about his threat at all. It would be too easy to stop him in the Caucasus region with difficult terrain.
The only way Hamid II could effectively affect the European war situation in the shortest possible time was to directly enter the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Romania, and then fill his soldiers into the mud of the trenches on the Eastern Front. But once he was in no mood to do so, regardless of whether Austria-Hungary
It would be a good thing for him whether the Empire or Romania continues to weaken. Secondly, these two countries do not welcome him very much. Everyone knows that the Caliph is not a good bird. The Ottoman Empire has left too deep a shadow on the Balkans and Europe.
, it’s not that no one really wants to invite this evil wolf into their home again.
The Spanish progress on the battlefield was also very slow. Not to mention the attack on Portugal, their brother's will to resist the invasion was still very strong, and the attack on Gibraltar was also frustrated by those solid fortresses. The British operated this
The most famous fortress in Europe has been around for two hundred years. The main purpose is to guard against the Spanish. Naturally, it is impossible for them to capture it so easily. The same is true for the attack on France. The Pyrenees Mountains that straddle the two countries block the two countries.
On most borders, there are only a few narrow passages that pass through this stretch of mountainous forest. This is the best defense for the French.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Spain did not have many troops in the war. Their main force is still in the Americas, where there are 300,000 Spanish army elites, and there are less than 400,000 in the country. It seems like a lot, but it is divided into three battlefields.
Yes, although Canovas is recruiting and expanding the army on a large scale, this will take time.
In short, although it has gained three powerful allies at the same time, it is difficult for Germany's situation to change in the short term. The US-British coalition forces are approaching step by step on German soil. His troops are exhausted on their own land, watching cities after cities.
fell. If there were not airship troops fighting fires everywhere, the American and British coalition forces would have already reached Hannover and Kiel at this time. These invaders are not guests, especially the North American army. How did the Germans cause trouble in New York and Washington?
Those North Americans who came with hatred did the same thing, and did it more thoroughly. After these guys captured Bremen, they did not even continue to pursue Germany in the shortest time, but carried out three days of looting and destruction.
This bustling ancient city was devastated, no less than New York when it was occupied by the Caribbean Alliance coalition forces.
But now, his sky has finally cleared up, his good friend's army has finally arrived, the Chinese have arrived, Germany will be saved, and the war will end.
Just as he and his generals were cheering for this, far outside the Delaware Bay in eastern North America, the Spanish Navy battleship Alfonso XIII was carrying four ocean-going ships including the heavy cruiser Queen Theresa and two light cruisers.
Accompanied by destroyers, they looked proudly at the coast of North America like lions patrolling their territory. They came once again to perform a coastal blockade mission. It had only been a little more than half a year since their last blockade mission ended, but this time it was different from the last time.
Once it was just a blockade, but this time they can sink any North American warship that comes into range at will, and even bombard the coast of North America if they are interested.
The Spanish navy now generally holds contempt for this country that was defeated ten years ago. In order to show them the majesty of the colonists, Alfonso 13 did bombard the North American coast a day ago, using its
Twelve 280mm main guns directly destroyed a coastal defense fortress, and then flew away with two captured merchant ships under the angry eyes of the North Americans.
However, this also aroused the anger of the North Americans. Although they knew that they were weak, they could not allow the invaders to bully them like this. The four American light cruisers and more than 20 destroyers and torpedo boats protecting Delaware Bay all came out, but
They did not dare to attack, but watched the invaders vigilantly within the protection range of the shore defense artillery.
"A bunch of wild dogs who overestimate their capabilities!" On the Alfonso XIII, the fleet commander Rear Admiral Carlos looked at the North American warships in the distance with contempt and said arrogantly: "Let our gunners practice target practice!"
Following the command of His Excellency the Commander, the ten 280mm main guns pointing to the starboard side of this giant ship with a displacement of nearly 20,000 tons began to slowly rotate. However, the North Americans opposite it did not realize that they were the target.
At that time, the distance between the two sides was more than 20 kilometers. If it were not for the clear sky today, it would be difficult for both sides to see each other. It would be unbelievable to open fire at such a distance.
However, the Alfonso XIII, equipped with centralized fire control and high-performance rangefinder, dared to do this. Following the instructions issued by the fire control room, the gunners in the turrets immediately became busy, and soon a U.S. ship
The light cruiser was locked by the gun muzzle, and then the No. 1 main gun on the bow was the first to spit out flames. In the next very short period of time, the remaining nine main guns opened fire one after another.
The North Americans who saw this scene were almost stupid, and they would not be so arrogant. Of course, for them, the Spaniards were just wasting artillery shells. How could they hit the target at such a distance? But unfortunately, they were wrong.
A minute later, ten shells roared like a train and hit the middle of the North American warship. Although it did not hit directly, a near-miss still caused considerable damage to the target light cruiser, and it also caused the United States
What makes people sad and angry is that a shell that obviously missed the target actually directly hit an unlucky torpedo boat. Because the target was too weak, too weak for the delay fuze to react, so this more than 200 kilograms
The shells actually smashed the hundreds-ton boat into a pile of scrap metal purely due to its weight and then sank quickly.
This unexpected harvest amused the Spaniards at sea, and even Major General Carlos couldn't help but smile.
"Give credit to the gun crew that fired this shell. It is also a sinking record after all. Although it depends on luck, good luck on the sea is also very important." He said to the officer beside him.
But at this moment, the officers and soldiers of the North American navy on the opposite side were completely angered by this humiliating scene. The commander of this small fleet somewhat lost his mind and issued an attack order to his fleet, a total of twenty-eight ships.
At the same time, large and small warships began to accelerate towards the Alfonso XIII, preparing to launch torpedoes after entering the firing range.
Seeing these North American warships rushing towards him crazily, Rear Admiral Carlos smiled instead. He was actually provoking these warships to leave the coastal defense artillery protection circle, and then eliminated them one by one. When he saw the Americans taking the bait, he immediately
The fleet was ordered to turn and retreat while all available naval guns opened fire one after another. Soon the two sides withdrew one after another and gradually moved away from the exit of Delaware Bay, sailing more than 20 kilometers. At this time, the Spanish fleet suddenly showed its fangs.
, Alfonso Thirteen and Queen Teresa blocked the North American fleet alone, while the light cruisers and ocean-going destroyers with a high speed of 35 knots quickly circled the sea to cut off the North American fleet's retreat, and then rushed up to launch an attack.
The commander of the North American fleet who discovered that he had been tricked also woke up at this time, but he did not choose to escape. Instead, he simply took advantage of the opportunity of the Alfonso XIII and the Queen Teresa to slow down and continued to launch a desperate charge towards them, but unfortunately
Under the intensive firepower of the battleships and the heavy cruisers, one after another the North American battleships drank in the blue waves, and the remaining ones still charged at full speed without fear of death. Even the Spaniards couldn't help but respect this scene.
Of course, respect is respect, and this does not prevent them from picking up the North American warships on the sea like target shooting. With the flames of those 280, 240 and even 152 mm naval guns, one after another
The North American warships sank to the bottom of the sea covered with flames and wounds. When they closed the distance from twenty kilometers away to ten kilometers, less than half of them were still struggling to move forward. At this time, the six ships attacking from behind
Spanish warships have also surrounded them.
This poor little North American fleet was caught between two sides, rushing left and right, trying to break out of the encirclement that had been formed. However, unfortunately, the noose became tighter and tighter. Seeing that there were fewer and fewer North American warships on the sea, it was already close to being annihilated.
There was only one step left, and at this moment no one noticed that just three kilometers behind the Alfonso XIII, a periscope quietly stretched out of the sea. (To be continued, please search for Piaotian Literature,