Target: Great White Fleet
Chapter 175:Target: Great White Fleet
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In the middle of the night, on the command ship of the Pacific Fleet, Xu Xuebin received the Marine Corps' operation report on time.
With the help of spies and soldiers lurking on the island of Hawaii, the Marines have successfully landed on Oahu, and the operation did not shoot or alert the residents of Honolulu.
The Marines, who quietly landed on Oahu on eight tonne ships, were secretly taking control of the U.S. garrison on the island, and the operation was very smooth.
Although the Americans have received the message of war, the defenses across the United States have not yet begun, and all Americans are still at peace with their heads, and there is no war mentality, including American soldiers.
In fact, Roosevelt, who had only two weeks to end his presidency, immediately ordered the Philippine defenders to prepare for battle after receiving the news of Fan Yize's declaration of war.
Hawaii was also asked to prepare for defense immediately, but by the time the order was issued, it was evening, and U.S. troops everywhere were ready to begin executing the next day.
As a result, the Red Guard Corps' operations were surprisingly smooth, and the main target, Oahu, was silently ascended.
But the battle for Hawaii has only just begun, and Oahu is only the first step, with seven major islands in Hawaii.
On the other seven islands, there are no decent military facilities, only a few stable troops and few police.
Therefore, the mission of the Pacific Fleet is to cut off the relationship between the United States and Hawaii and ensure that the United States cannot send a single soldier to Hawaii.
The fleet led by Xu Xuebin did not go to Hawaii, and only a few cruisers and destroyers accompanied the Marines, because there was no U.S. Navy force in Hawaii at this time.
Six months before the defeat, the Great White Fleet of the United States had set out, focusing on many ports in Asia, and made long stops in the East British India region.
By the time the Great White Fleet had just visited Sri Lanka, war had broken out.
Roosevelt immediately asked the White Fleet to stop the visit, and all the warships returned to the Pacific.
After twelve voyages, the Great White Fleet finally returned to the port of San Francisco on the west coast of the United States for maintenance and renovation.
On the basis of the Great White Fleet, eight new Fearless-class battleships were added, increasing the number of battleships in the White Fleet from sixteen former dreadnoughts to twenty-four.
This is also the bottom line of the United States to protect the Pacific, in addition, the United States in the Atlantic only two new battleships have just been launched for less than a year.
At this moment, these warships are being maintained in San Francisco, and most of the crew are also on the shore.
It is rare that the United States has put so many warships together, and it is naturally impossible for Xu Xuebin to let go of such a good opportunity.
It was as if the Indian Ocean fleet had attacked the British Far Eastern Fleet, while the enemy was all gathered together.
Xu Xuebin is also the idea, otherwise let these American warships scattered in the Pacific, the Pacific Fleet will be very troublesome.
Therefore, the Pacific Fleet from the Sea of Okhotsk, all the way to the east, directly to the west coast of the United States, close to the sea near San Francisco.
The Great White Fleet, which docked in San Francisco, mostly worked on the bottom of the ship's clearance and repainting.
In fact, the existence of the Great White Fleet, unlike the historical target for Japan, is a military exercise and mobilization entirely for Fan Yize, and of course, there is no lack of intention to show strength.
Historically, the Great White Fleet was to make the Japanese that defeated the Russian Navy quieter, and the Great White Fleet was still in order to make Fan Yize less American ideas.
Unfortunately, Fan Yize is not the historical Japan, and the deterrence of the Great White Fleet is almost zero.
The United States sent all the battleships, that is, sixteen, and all were former fearless warships, and as soon as the Indian Ocean fleet appeared, the Red Guard Navy already had sixteen ultra-freadful.
The United States also suddenly pawed, hastening to return the Great White Fleet to San Francisco, and welcomed the Great White Fleet with eight other dreadnoughts that were launched shortly after.
According to the US Navy's expectations, in the future Pacific, the United States needs at least 20 fearless-class warships to deal with the powerful fleet under Fan Yize.
The U.S. Navy is not strong enough.
However, Fan Yize's declaration of war forced the U.S. Navy to face powerful opponents in advance.
Fortunately, the U.S. Navy is relieved that Fan Yize is very big, it is impossible to send all warships to the Pacific, and the main area of operations is in the British Indian Ocean.
Otherwise, the current U.S. Navy can no longer sit still.
With the order to declare war, the U.S. Naval Headquarters began to prepare, and was already planning to form a fleet with new warships as the core.
The U.S. Navy already has plans to deal with this, because in the eyes of the U.S. Navy, Fan Yize, is much more terrible than Japan.
In particular, Roosevelt, a great naturologist, said in more than one U.S. Navy speech: “I am fully aware that if Fan Yize wins the Japanese war, it will mean that they and we will have a struggle in the future.”
“Fan and his navy are a powerful new force, a powerful, allergenic and warlike force, a force that will seize the Philippines and Hawaii from us immediately after being annoyed.”
After Fan Yize declared war on Britain, Roosevelt also did not shy away from pointing out: "Phan Yeze will immediately reach out to the Philippines and Hawaii, and the American fleet is always ready to fight to meet this great challenge."
In the shipbuilding plan, the old Roosevelt also did not spare as much as possible to strengthen the strength of the U.S. Navy, the first-class warships in one go is to build four, so far has built eight fearless-class warships, and began to build super-fearless warships, put forward a huge naval shipbuilding plan.
In order to be able to have an advantage in the Pacific dispute with Fan Yize in the future.
Unfortunately, Fan Yize did not give the United States a chance to prepare, and the text of the declaration of war was placed on the old Roosevelt's desk, so that the president, who was two weeks away from his term, suddenly tightened his nerves.
The first time after the declaration of war, Roosevelt was the first time to the colonies and the Navy, the order of the war.
In particular, the Navy, Roosevelt asked the Navy fleet in San Francisco to leave tomorrow at the latest, whether it is to the Philippines or Hawaii, in any case, do not stop in San Francisco.
Roosevelt needed the Navy to run the American war machine thoroughly and get enough time.
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