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    Rear Admiral Ivins watched the Super Dreadnought slowly sailing into New York Harbor. He was filled with envy. It would be great if all the fleets under his command were such warships.  The number of main guns of the Super Fearless has reached 12. The three turrets on the bow are distributed in a "pin" shape, and there are two piggyback turrets on the stern. A turret is also arranged in the middle of the ship between the two chimneys.  The appearance of the battleship is similar to the original British Dreadnought, except that a turret is added to the stern of the ship.  Theoretically, the Super Dreadnought can exert the power of its six main guns when facing the enemy head-on. This design is due to the old thinking of the British. The British believe that the firepower of the bow of the ship should be stronger than that of the stern. The sunk Japanese  The bow guns of the cruiser Yoshino are arranged in this way.

    ¡°Bang!¡± The U.S. Navy fired a 21-gun salute to express its welcome to the British Navy¡¯s visit, and the Super Dreadnaught immediately responded with a 21-gun salute.

    After Rear Admiral Horns, the captain of the Super Fearless, came ashore, Frater, the minister to the United States, came to him and said: "The country asked you to go to South Africa immediately after visiting the United States. This is the telegram sent to me by the country."

    "Going to South Africa? Why are you going to South Africa? Are you asking me to visit South Africa?" Horns was very puzzled. He had clearly decided to attack China with the US fleet after visiting the United States. Would he be asked to go to South Africa? He really  I can¡¯t imagine what¡¯s so easy to visit in that damn place in South Africa. Where gold and diamonds are found, there¡¯s nothing valuable left.

    "The Boers launched a war against us, and our South African defenders suffered heavy losses."

    "A mere Boer attack requires me to lead the Super Dreadnought to support it?" Horns knew that the Boers were supported by Germany, but the Boers' daring to declare war on the British Empire was undoubtedly seeking death. He really couldn't understand how to deal with a mere Boer.  Tens of thousands of Boers actually asked him to go to South Africa.

    "Mere Boers? Only a few days after the declaration of war, we lost more than 2,000 soldiers!"

    Horns frowned and said, "What about the US fleet's plan to attack China?"

    "Cancelled, I already told US President McKinley about this yesterday." Fred said.

    "Hey! What a pity!"

    The Super Dauntless crossed the Atlantic in Natal, Brazil, and then arrived in Cape Town. After resting, it continued to Durban. Her mission was to prevent the Boers from occupying the port of Durban and avoid the British supply lines being cut off.

    ¡°Just because the British are gone, the Great White Fleet cannot stop visiting the world.  The French company that dug the Panama Canal was unable to complete the construction due to insufficient funds. Of course, this was also due to the obstruction by the Americans.  The design of the canal runs parallel to the Panama Railway run by the Americans, but the Americans obviously do not want the management of the canal to fall into the hands of the French. Although the French bought the railway, the railway staff did not cooperate with the French at all.  People are passive and slow at work, and they don't care about the boss's face at all.

    When the Great White Fleet sailed around South America and arrived in Peru, the 6,000-ton old second-class battleship Maine anchored in Havana Harbor was left on board after a loud noise because of a drunken soldier smoking a Cuban cigar in the ammunition depot.  182 people died, and the rest responded promptly and survived after jumping into the water.

    No matter what, this is a good opportunity to declare war on Spain. The United States has proposed to Spain to buy Cuba not once or twice, but it has been fruitless.  Naturally, the Spaniards will not sell the beautiful island of Cuba. They can make a lot of money every year by collecting Cuban cigars and sugar. If they keep it in their hands, Cuba is just a money printing machine. How can they sell it all at once?  And Americans¡¯ asking prices are pitifully low.  Spain would not be as stupid as Russia and sell the land just for some money.  Alaska originally belonged to Russia. At that time, Russia wanted to prevent Alaska from being occupied by the British and French in Canada, so it was sold to the United States by the Russians in 1867 for $7.2 million.

    Secretary of the Navy John Long claimed to be ill for a long time and ignored political affairs. McKinley was also not interested in the navy, which led to Roosevelt monopolizing power.  Roosevelt believed that the Maine exploded as a God-given opportunity, and sent a message to the defeated fleet in Peru, asking them to stop their visit and return to the Atlantic immediately. At the same time, he ordered people to salvage the Maine that sank in Havana Harbor to examine the cause of the explosion.  In the days before radio broadcasts, newspapers were the main media through which people obtained news.  Roosevelt had already seen the role of the media once. He knew that President McKinley did not want the United States to be involved in any war. Therefore, if he wanted to go to war with Spain and seize Cuba, he must incite the hatred of Spain in the citizens and congressmen.  , the Maine's accident in Havana Harbor was an excellent event.

    The cause of the Maine's accident was quickly discovered. It was caused by an explosion in the ammunition depot. This is because the Maine is a very old second-class battleship and will not be used for combat. It is usually only used for patrolling and combating pirates.  Therefore, the ammunition magazine did not store much ammunition, so the Maine's hull was not broken.  The Maine's accident investigation reports were all destroyed, and the new report stated that the MaineAfter being attacked by a torpedo, Roosevelt asked someone to write an article about the Maine being attacked by a Spanish torpedo. The article immediately became the headlines of many newspapers.  For a time, slogans of "Avenge the Maine" and "Fight the Spanish to the death" immediately sounded in the United States.  Declaring war on Spain and seizing Cuba was supported by the trusts, and the United States began ordering its troops to prepare for war.

    Spain believed that this was a slander against them by the United States, and issued a statement stating that the explosion of the Maine had nothing to do with Spain. The two countries began to argue about this time, and finally decided to set up an investigation team.

    "Compared to the fierce struggle in South Africa and the tense situation between the United States and Spain, Northeast China is eerily quiet. China and Russia have clearly declared war, but there is no movement at all.  The occasional gunfire was because the other party's scouts were discovered.

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