"The American fleet is coming!" Hipper put away the binoculars in his hand and said to Count Spee, the captain of the armored cruiser Hamburg next to him.

"Well, a young empire is finally going to show the world its power." A moment later, Count Spee also put away the telescope in his hand and said.

After ten minutes, the shadow of the ship in the distance finally became clear, it was a huge fleet, and the smoke clouds over the fleet could be seen from twenty kilometers away. This is the first time that Americans have appeared outside the Americas with such a commanding division, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest overseas operation of the United States Navy.

"The Americans actually sent battleships!" When the figure of the battleship at the head gradually became clear, both Hippert and Earl Spee were taken aback, although the Iowa, which was originally defined as a defensive battleship in the open sea, was much stronger than the original American battleship in terms of seaworthiness, but after all, it was not suitable for ocean-going operations. But when this battleship, with six turrets and a layout similar to that of the Nisshin armored cruiser, appeared in front of the Germans, almost all the German officers were somewhat surprised.

When the battleship Iowa, which was like an iron tortoise with fierce firepower and heavy armor, sailed by, the pride of the U.S. Navy cruiser - the USS Brooklyn! "Its gun layout is almost the same as that of our Munich-class armored cruisers." Hipper whispered.

His Royal Highness's promise was true, and when Hippert returned from the Far East, he was appointed by the Navy as the acting captain of an old warship, so that he could familiarize himself with the duties and powers of the captain. According to information revealed by friends in the Admiralty, in the future there will be a place for him in the German armored cruisers. And then with the arrival of the Far East Transfer, Hipper's future seemed more certain, because he was the first captain of the Hamburg, and he was one step away from the captain!

The Brooklyn's nearly 10,000-ton tonnage and more than 120-meter-long hull make it stand out from the crowd in this fleet. The 4-seat twin-mounted 8-inch main gun in a cross layout is refreshing. But in Hipper's opinion, the layout of this battleship is still a little worse, the caliber and tonnage of the guns are also a little smaller, and the armor protection mode is even more backward!

"The Americans' designs are still innovative, but the Brooklyn is a flashy thing, far inferior to our new warships." Hipper said with a smile. "Of course, it's not as good as the Japanese Hisin and Izumo!"

Behind Brooklyn was the armored cruiser USS New York. In terms of size, it is similar to the Brooklyn, and even the firepower layout is somewhat similar, so it is really not easy to distinguish between the two ships if they are far away. The Americans concentrated their most elite battleships at the front of the battle, and the ones behind were a cut behind, and behind them were 5 protective cruisers.

The flagship of the protective cruiser fleet was the USS Olympia, which had just been commissioned for a short time. The nearly 6,000-ton battleship was one of the best American protective cruisers, and its most powerful weapon was to guard two twin 8-inch turrets, and the 5-inch guns on both sides were also somewhat armored. Coupled with a speed of more than 20 knots, it is a good second-class protected cruiser.

The flagship was followed by two Columbia-class protective cruisers. USS Columbia and USS Minispolia. Although the tonnage of these two protective cruisers was more than 7000 tons, there were only 1 8-inch gun, 2 6-inch guns, 8 4-inch guns and 12 6-pounder guns, and if it were not for the maximum coal load of 1670 tons, these two battleships would not have appeared in the Far East at all! After all, in terms of firepower, these two battleships are not only incomparable with the Olympia, but even inferior to the two protective cruisers of more than 4,000 tons behind.

The USS Philadelphia and the USS San Francisco were both battleships commissioned in 1890, eight years old by now, and their guns are relatively old. The 6-inch gun seems to be more powerful, but the length of the barrel is only 30L. But the advantage is that there are more of them. Both 4000-ton protective cruisers had 12 6-inch L30 guns. After maintenance and upkeep, the two battleships can also reach speeds of up to 19 knots, which will not drag down the fleet, plus a large coal load. (The maximum coal load of the USS Philadelphia was 1,031 tons, and the maximum coal load of the USS San Francisco was 627 tons) It is also normal for these two warships to appear in the Far East.

Just as the 8 cruisers of the Americans were about to enter the port, Scheer spotted another fleet approaching in the direction of the port! "Don't worry. It is our friend and your country's friend. Brigadier General Shelly, who had come to the approach, immediately stepped up and said.

"The flagship is the Rurik! The latter two are the Bayan and the Parada, which your country sold to the Russian Navy! Following the direction that Shelly pointed, the Germans quickly recognized the three warships that originally belonged to the Russian Far East Fleet!

"What are they doing here? It's not what we agreed on! What do you want to do? "Count Spee did not let his guard down, but immediately sent another destroyer up to tell the Russians to stop outside the harbor for the time being, because they had not received an order to meet the Russian fleet! But that's reassuring. The Russians consciously stopped 7 kilometers from the Hamburg and dropped anchor.

It's not that the Germans are deliberately making trouble for the Russians, after all, you don't even send a telegram when you come, and you don't notify our government, so naturally you can't let in casually. This time, however, Count Spee had wronged the Russians, and the Russian government informed the German government, which had agreed, but due to the now tragic cable telegraph system, Count Spee had not yet received the news.

However, even after Count Spee received the information half a day later, the admiral of the German Far East Fleet still felt a lot of pressure! Because he suddenly found that he was a little confused! The Russian fleet and the American fleet came here at the same time, and it seems that the two sides have discussed it, what does this mean? Looking at the posture, this is preparing to open a film with a certain country! Of course, the only thing worth reassuring is that these two countries will not get along with Germany. So which country in the Far East is worth dealing with with the United States and Russia?

"It's Japanese and Spaniards." Hipper whispered to Count Spee.

"Why?" Count Spee said with some surprise that although the relationship between the United States and Japan was very stiff last year, the confrontation in Hawaii had just ended, and the relationship was said to have eased somewhat. And this kind of confrontation is not once or twice, so it won't go straight to war, right?

"Because in the Far East, they can and want to move only these two countries, the Russians and Japan are enemies, and the Americans and Spain are very antagonistic." Scheer on the side interjected.

"I don't understand it." Count Spee said.

"If you don't understand it, forget it, our prince reminds us before he comes, we must keep an eye on them, otherwise we will miss a good show!" Hipper said, pointing to the U.S. and Russian fleets in the distance.

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