The vast blue ocean, with waves constantly surging in, crashing against the rocks, making a roar of collapse and spraying snow-white foam.

Major General Popov of the Russian army was standing on the splint in high spirits and listening to this moving music. These days, he has led the Russian Navy to wipe out many pirates, and his personal pockets have also swelled.

The California government was still very generous to this "protector", not only did all the spoils go to them personally, but also offered attractive bounties.

$50 to kill a pirate and $500 to capture a pirate. Obviously, the California government was still worried about the Russians, so they adjusted the amount of the reward and encouraged the Russians to catch them alive with high bonuses.

U.S. Navy Captain Magill said excitedly: "Your Excellency, in front of you is the island of San Clemente, three days ago suddenly a gang of pirates occupied here, seriously threatening our maritime security, please be sure to exterminate this gang of goggles." ”

Magil's hatred for pirates was not without reason. The United States had a limited number of warships on the West Coast and was gradually depleted in the confrontation with pirates.

The navy's inability to defeat pirates became a disgrace to the U.S. Navy, and even more so to his military career. However, now that the main force of the US Navy is on the East Coast, the federal government does not dare to divide its forces at all.

The few shipyards on the West Coast have not escaped pirate attacks, and it is currently difficult to repair ships, let alone build warships.

Now we have to pin our hopes on the Russians, although the Russian fleet led by Popov is a little old, it is also better than the warships that Magir used at the beginning.

Before the outbreak of the Civil War, the U.S. government did not pay attention to armaments at all, and the limited navy was also placed on the East Coast. The West Coast has not yet developed in this era, and there is no threat from foreign enemies, so it is naturally not taken seriously.

On the entire West Coast, the U.S. Navy has less than 20 large and small warships, with an average age of 10+ years, not to mention combat effectiveness.

Of course, the navy is the navy after all, and it is always stronger than the pirates. Despite the backing of these pirates, people are not crazy enough to sell warships to pirates.

At the beginning of the war, they were also able to suppress privateer fleets (pirates). However, as the number of battles increased, these warships were gradually consumed in the war, and finally they were crushed by pirates.

Now with the help of the Russians, at the strong request of the California government, the U.S. Navy and the Russians formed a coalition to exterminate the pirates entrenched in the Channel Islands.

Major General Popov glanced at Magir with disdain, and then said indifferently: "Don't worry, it's just a bunch of pirates." ”

Popov, who was full of confidence, did not know what the enemy was about to face, so he stepped into the ghost gate step by step.

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A small pirate leader said flatteringly: "Major, our men are ready, just waiting for the Russians to take the bait." ”

"Shut up, Will, you fool, call me Captain now. If your identity is revealed, you kid will wait to go to court-martial! British Major Guerney scolded harshly

This is no joke, the Royal Navy is pretending to be a pirate, and if it spreads, it will definitely cause a major earthquake.

In short, the gang of bigwigs in the rear will never admit their identities, and this black cauldron can only be resisted by themselves.

If it weren't for the arrival of the Russians, who cut off everyone's financial routes, in fact, they would not have done so much.

The annihilation of a Russian fleet in the name of pirates would certainly slap the tsarist government in the face, but it would also arouse suspicion from the outside world.

Most of the pirates on the west coast were driven by the Royal Navy from the Indian and South Seas, and their combat effectiveness was naturally scum.

If they had the strength to completely annihilate this Russian fleet, they would have landed ashore and sacked San Francisco a long time ago, so how could they just rob passing merchant ships in peace?

Will, who reacted, hurriedly changed his words and said, "Yes, Captain!" ”

Gurney glared at him, and said angrily, "Send someone to inform the other captains to get ready, they are indispensable for this farce." Without the participation of professionals, how can we prove the strength of our Pirate Alliance? ”

The "Pirate Alliance" is the back-culptural man that the British have found for this incident. If a messy group of pirates had killed the Russian fleet, no one would have believed it.

In order not to make the outside world suspicious, the black hands behind the scenes launched the Pirate Alliance. This explanation is much more reasonable, although the pirates are limited, but the ants bite the elephant to death.

As long as no obvious evidence remains, even if the Russians guessed that they were plotting against them, John Bull would have been able to hold on.

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Through the binoculars, Major Guerney could see that the Russian fleet was approaching. Naturally, they were greeted by real pirates, and as the Royal Navy version of the "pirates" who were ambushed behind the island, they naturally couldn't come out in advance.

As long as the battle was fought, Guerney was not worried about the Russians escaping. Who made the tsarist government poor? From the outbreak of the war in the Near East to the present, the Russian Navy has almost stagnated.

Of course, General Menshikov, who was born in the army, also contributed greatly.

Since he popularized the army drill in the navy, the Russian navy's land combat capability has skyrocketed, and even because of the better food in the navy, the young men have a good body, and their combat effectiveness even exceeds that of most of the Russian army.

In terms of the navy's land combat capability, it is estimated that only Prussia, which directly turned the army into a navy, can be compared, and other countries must be marines.

Fortunately, the British were prepared to fight the Russians at sea, and if they waited for the Russians to fight a decisive battle after the land, they would understand what the peak of the navy's land combat capability was.

To Gerney's confidence, the Tsarist government was reluctant to replace all warships with steam engines, which required a large investment and was very uneconomical.

Even John Bull, who had deep pockets, only partially modified the warships. Sails are still one of the main powerhouses of this era, and people are usually happy to use cheaper power when they are not in a hurry.

In order to completely annihilate the Russians, John Bull naturally sent out a clipper with a steam engine this time. At full speed, most of these warships can run at a speed of 14~17 knots.

On this breezy day, the Russian warship was able to run at a speed of 10 knots, even God forbid, this is already a gap in the times.

Seeing the pirates in a panic, Major General Popov gave the order very experienced: "Attack!" ”

Looking at the scattered pirates, Rear Admiral Popov felt a great sense of accomplishment, as if this was the happiest time of his life.

Without any hesitation, the combined Russian-American fleet pursued in the direction of the pirates' escape, and danger was approaching them.

Soon came to the corner of the island, the pirate ship gave a signal, and the "pirates" lurking in the north suddenly killed.

The roaring sound of artillery instantly blinded Major General Popov, how could the enemy have an ambush?

Before he could figure it out, the combined Russian-American fleet was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield, and the pirates who had fled in all directions now joined the battle.

The formation, the Shenma's has long since ceased to exist. When it came time to pursue the pirates, the combined Russian-American fleet swarmed up, and now it is in chaos after a surprise attack.

Sensing that something was wrong, the experienced U.S. warship spontaneously began to run away. This is the experience they have summed up in recent years, and if they can't win, run quickly.

Seeing his comrades-in-arms running away one after another, Popov was furious. They were helping the Americans in the war, but when they encountered danger, the Americans ran away without saying a word.

"Withdraw!" Popov ordered through gritted teeth

Now start running, and it's lucky to be able to run away from half of the warships. The artillery fire was still roaring, and the warship "Moskva" was hit five times in a row, and finally died and slowly sank.

There was no need for Popov's order, and the people on board spontaneously began to abandon the ship. Everyone huddled on the lifeboat, holding the white flag and slowly leaving the battlefield.

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