Chapter 401 The opportunity has come! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Washington, white house.

The center of power in the United States of America finally has a bit of a war atmosphere now!

Anti-aircraft positions have been established around the White House and Capitol Hill, and anti-aircraft weapons modified from field artillery and heavy machine guns have been erected! Moreover, American workers who are quick and agile have also built several reinforced concrete structures around the White House and Capitol Hill.

Anti-aircraft tower, the latest 1-pound (37 mm) anti-aircraft gun is installed on the tower.

In addition, the President of the United States also ordered people to cover the White House with fishing nets covered with leaves - so that enemy planes taking off from the Chesapeake Bay might not recognize the White House.

In short, the vigorous American anti-Mexican war has begun to enter the stage.

Moreover, Mexico's plan to sneak attack Washington was leaked again as expected!

Although the Mexican Emperor Agustin I repeatedly ordered his white-skinned officers to pay attention to the confidentiality of their work, the Mexican Navy and Army were preparing a desperate sea raid to directly attack Washington, the capital of the United States of America, in order to force the other party to surrender and give up the attack on Texas.

The plan spread. But US President Jackson quickly received a very detailed report!

According to this report, the Mexican emperor, under the coercion and inducement of Lieutenant General Zhuge Weidao, commander of the Ming Dynasty's Pacific Fleet, had made the crazy decision to raid Washington and set fire to the White House.

In order to implement this crazy plan, Agustin I and Zhuge Weidao have decided to mobilize the main forces of the Mexican Navy and the Texas Navy to form the Mexico-Texas Combined Fleet!

The combined fleet will have the main force of the Mexican Navy and the Texas Navy, including at least 4 Hero-class ships, 4 Haohan-class ships and 6 so-called aircraft-carrying frigates with scary-sounding names. They are respectively

"Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Feilong, Zuikaku, Shoukaku"

Sitting in the Oval Office and announcing the names of the ships, the President of the United States had a very bad premonition. These six aircraft-carrying frigates might cause serious damage to the United States of America!

"John, Oliver, do you know how many aircraft each of Ming's aircraft-carrying frigates can carry?"

The President of the United States raised his head and asked Secretary of the Navy John Branch and Chief of Naval Operations Oliver Perry in front of him.

"Mr. President, according to information provided by the British intelligence agency, each aircraft-carrying frigate can carry 60 carrier-based aircraft, 48 of which can be stored in a fully enclosed hangar, and the remaining 12 must be parked on the deck.

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Oliver Perry was an American hero comparable to President Jackson during the Second Revolutionary War. At that time, he was the commander of the U.S. "Lake Army" and commanded the Neihu Navy Division to defeat the British Royal "Lake Army" in the Great Lakes region! And last year

In the Battle of Norfolk (that is, the Texas Marine Corps air raid), he also performed well. He repelled the Texas Marine Corps fighter planes and successfully defended the Norfolk Naval Base! Well, Norfolk was not lost anyway.

It must have been saved.

With these two achievements, he was promoted after the United States declared war on Mexico and became the first admiral in the history of the U.S. Navy. He also served as the most senior officer of the U.S. Navy, equivalent to the chief of naval staff and chief of naval operations.

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"That's 360 planes. Can we resist it?" President Jackson looked worried - the white house may not go overboard, but it might be bombed!

"able!"

Oliver Perry replied firmly: "As long as we determine their target, we may set up an ambush in advance and catch them off guard!"

"How to set up an ambush?"

"Admiral Porter has proposed a plan to ambush the Delaware Bay and conduct a surprise attack on the Mexican-Texas joint fleet that is trying to attack the Chesapeake Bay." Oliver Perry said, "If the Mexicans want to enter Washington,

Then they must first control the Chesapeake Bay. And we have already built a fort at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay, and have deployed shallow-water heavy gunships and torpedo boats at the Norfolk Naval Port in the Chesapeake Bay.

Brigade. Therefore, the Mexican attack will most likely start from landing on Virginia Beach. They must first capture the forts near the Virginia beachhead by land, and then seize the Norfolk military port!

If the Mexicans want to complete the landing on the Virginia beach, they must use their Hero-class battleships and Hero-class armored cruisers to bombard the U.S. positions on the beach. At the same time, they will send carrier-based aircraft to air attack the Chesapeake forts! And this gives

A chance for us to attack the main force of the Atlantic Fleet lurking in Delaware Bay and crush it in one fell swoop!”

Oliver Perry seemed very confident, but President Jackson was a little unsure: "Can it really hit the Mexican-Texas Combined Fleet in one fell swoop? They have 360 ​​carrier-based aircraft!"

"Mr. President, we also have aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft!"

"How many do we have?" President Jackson asked.

"Currently we have 38 aircraft carriers, each of which can carry a Kelly F1 carrier-based fighter jet, for a total of 38 aircraft!"

"38 to 360?" The President of the United States frowned, "This is really an inspiring ratio!"

"President," Oliver Perry said, "the number 360 is the maximum possible number. In fact, it cannot be that many. It is difficult to train pilots who can complete landings on the flight deck, so it is difficult for their aircraft carriers to be full.

Editor, maybe only a little over 200 aircraft."

"That's a lot!" said the President of the United States.

Perry said: "Those aircraft are all bombers, and their air combat capabilities are not necessarily very strong. Moreover, they are also responsible for bombing ground targets. At most, they can only spare part to bomb the main force of the Atlantic Fleet.

In addition, our F1 does not need to shoot them all down. As long as we force most of them to drop their bombs and engage in air combat, we will have won half the battle! Because they can bomb our fleet, which means that the distance between the two sides is high.

Less than 60 nautical miles. Our battleships can drive 20 nautical miles an hour under forced ventilation, and our armored cruisers are faster and can drive 25 nautical miles an hour. This means that in just over 2 hours, our fleet can

The opponent has entered shelling range!

The enemy's fleet has to cover their landing troops and landing fleets and cannot conduct mobile operations at all. Therefore, our 6 United States-class battleships and 4 armored cruisers can definitely defeat their 4 Hero-class ships and 4 Hero-class ships. And in

In terms of the number of second- and third-class cruisers and destroyers, we have an overwhelming advantage!"

"But." President Jackson frowned, "But once our six United States-class ships leave Obir Bay, they will attract the attention of the Texas Navy. Their airships often go to Obir Bay for reconnaissance. Once they sense something is wrong, they

Maybe we will change the target and attack Florida or Louisiana. The coastline of the United States is too long and it is dangerous everywhere!"

"President," said Oliver Perry, "the British will help us solve this problem!"

"The British? How can they help?"

"Our United States class is very similar in appearance to their Victory class," said Oliver Perry. "I have discussed it with the British First Sea Lord. After our six United States class ships leave the Florida Strait,

There will be 6 British Victory-class and Indomitable-class ships flying the Stars and Stripes and sailing through the Windward Channel (between Cuba and Haiti) and approaching the Nicaragua coast. They will pose as if they are going to destroy the eastern lock construction site of the Nicaragua Grand Canal. In this way, most Mexicans will

Will take the opportunity to dispatch the Mexican-Texas joint fleet to rush out of the Florida Strait and head for Virginia Beach!"

Jackson thought for a while, "Will the Mexico-Texas combined fleet also go south through the Yucatan Strait to the offshore waters of Nicaragua?"

"No," Oliver Perry said with certainty, "because the Nicaragua Canal lock project has just started, and there are no high-value targets on the construction site. And when they found 6 United States-class ships (British fleet) sailing through the wind direction channel,

It’s too late to follow up.”
Chapter completed!