In the huge city of Dezhou, shrill alarm bells suddenly sounded from every street and every large building. For this city where everyone is a soldier and has a high degree of organization, this siren sound is an order for troops and a rallying cry.
The ringing also made Master Sergeant Lu Benwei jump up suddenly as if he was frightened, grabbed his military cap and put it on his head, and then rushed out of the dormitory.
He arrived in Dezhou City with the Ming Dynasty's Zhuangshi-class second-class protected cruiser "Jiangyin". Because the "Jiangyin" had been sailing at sea for three consecutive months before, I was a little exhausted up and down. Therefore, after arriving in Texas, Colonel Wang Wen, the headquarters of the detachment, issued an order to take turns to go ashore to rest.
Lu Benwei was lucky enough to be among the first batch to go ashore and was given a five-day free holiday.
This Texas city was founded by Japanese immigrants. Of course everyone knows what this "free movement" means!
Lu Benwei, who had been waiting on the boat for three months, immediately took the money and rushed out of the boat excitedly, wanting to experience the "Texas customs". But he never expected that this Texas city was "not vulgar" at all. It didn't have the most common customs in Japanese cities, and there were even very few pubs, theaters and other places.
The entire city is similar to the Pearl Harbor base. The residents living in the city look like the residents of the non-commissioned officer barracks of the Pearl Harbor base. They look like they are either officers or non-commissioned officers, or their family records. The atmosphere in the entire city was so serious that it even made Lu Benwei feel a little depressed.
After wandering around the small city, Lu Benwei had no choice but to go back to Dezhouhai and lie down in the dormitory arranged for them... Oh, before lying down, he also asked a Japanese samurai who was responsible for entertaining them. Then I realized that the residents of Dezhou City all had samurai status or came from samurai families.
At the same time, the men in the city among them are also affiliated with the Texas Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Texas Land Self-Defense Force!
Of course, being affiliated with Dezhou Haizi and Luzi does not mean that they are all front-line soldiers who carry guns to fight or board ships. There are also many people who are in charge of military industry, logistics, farming, herding, and trade. There are people in charge of production, children's education, hospitals... and even monks accompanying the army who are in charge of chanting sutras. But without exception, these people are all reserve ashigaru or reserve marines. They also have regular training. As long as they receive an order from above, they will immediately join the army.
The women in the city are also from the Wu family. They not only have to participate in production and are always ready to take over the city when the men go to the front line, but they also have to participate in military training and are always ready to participate in the defense of the city.
In other words, Dezhou City is a highly militarized and highly organized military city! Only such a city can establish a stronghold in Texas, North America, far away from the mainland of East Asia, and develop and grow under the pressure of the United States.
Therefore, Lu Benwei's "free movement" became "free to lie down"... However, he was not allowed to lie down for too long. After lying there for less than a day, alarm bells rang throughout the city. .
And the alarm bells that suddenly rang through the city certainly meant a military order to assemble!
Lu Benwei and other comrades who had just disembarked for less than a day all ran towards the military port pier. Before they got there, they found that martial law had begun in the city, and groups of army troops emerged from nowhere. They lined up and headed towards the dock under the leadership of the officers. Looking at their faces, they were all very excited.
Obviously, something big is going to happen!
And when Lu Benwei and the others rushed to the edge of the pier, they suddenly discovered that on the blue sea, eight majestic steel bodies were ready to go!
As an observer, Lu Benwei, who was very familiar with ship types from various countries, recognized these eight large ships at a glance.
Six of them are the so-called "aircraft-carrying frigates", with a standard displacement of 10,000 and several thousand tons, and a full hull of more than 20,000 tons. Although it is the foundation of a merchant ship, it still retains its majesty - although the Dezhou Sea has always been open to the outside world. It claimed to have 6 powerful aircraft-carrying frigates, but in fact the first batch of aircraft-carrying frigates to arrive were only the Akagi and Kaga. The remaining four aircraft-carrying frigates all arrived quietly after removing their angled aviation decks, disguising themselves as merchant ships, flying the flag of the Rakshasa Kingdom.
Following the six aircraft-carrying frigates were two Hero-class ships belonging to the Mexican Empire, one named Bolivar and one named Agustín. In the eyes of Emperor Agustin, in terms of America, The only heroes are Bolivar and Agustínl...
Behind the two Hero-class ships, there are two Hero-class ships, one named Cortes and one named Pizarro - Emperor Agustin used the surnames of the Aztec conquerors and Inca conquerors. Named two of his armored cruisers!
Behind the two Hero-class ships are 10 Hero-class ships, four of which belong to the Mexican Empire and are named Don Agustín (Crown Prince), Anna Maria (Queen), and Indalgo (Mexican Independent). The number one martyr), the Morelos (the number two martyr of Mexican independence), and 6 ships belonging to the Ming Empire, namely the Jiangyin, Yiwu, Datong, Zhongzhou, Jiading, and Xiamen.
Behind the 10 Warrior-class ships, there are 8 that can dispatch Guogong-class armored destroyers... In the previous First Battle of the Atlantic, 2 of the 12 Guogong-class ships were "punished", and 2 The remaining 8 ships were severely damaged and are currently undergoing repairs. The remaining 8 ships have no major problems and can be dispatched.
Behind the Guogong class are 16 escort-class heavy mine destroyers! Although this kind of 2,000-ton destroyer is not as eye-catching as "Hero", "Hero" and "Strong Man", the power of the 510mm steam gas torpedo they are equipped with is quite powerful.
In addition to these 44 combat ships, there are as many as 16 coal ships, oil ships, troop carriers, ammunition ships, and hospital ships, all of which are ready!
The above is the entire strength of the Mexico-Texas Combined Fleet!
The gathering of all, of course, means an unprecedented battle!
And this war is not only a naval battle, an air battle, but also a land battle!
Lu Benwei, who had sharp eyes, saw from a distance that the decks of four Mexican troop carriers were filled with officers and soldiers of the Mexican Army!
With so many army officers and soldiers following the expedition, it was obvious that they were going to land on American soil.
It seems that the Americans have to taste the iron fist of the Mexicans this time... I wonder where these Mexicans will hit first?
New York? Or...Washington?
Thinking about whether he should experience the "customs" of white people after conquering New York and Washington, Lu Benwei walked a little faster and rushed towards the dock where the "Jiangyin" docked.
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"His Majesty the Emperor, the Mexican-Texas combined fleet has been assembled and is ready to set off at any time!"
A Mexican admiral quickly walked into a building next to the Texas Navy Pier, made a military salute to the emperor who was crossing his arms and staring at the huge fleet on the sea, and then made a loud report.
The Mexican Emperor looked back at Zhuge Weidao, who nodded.
"Go!" Mexican Emperor Agustin ordered loudly, "The combined fleet...set off, the target is the United States!"
Zhuge Weidao immediately ordered the commander-in-chief of the Texas Maritime Navy, Enomoto Takenoki, and the commander-in-chief of the Caribbean detachment of the Ming Dynasty Pacific Fleet, Wang Wen: "You guys should go too! In this attack, Admiral Guerrero will serve as the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet, and Enomoto will serve as the commander-in-chief." Wu Gui will serve as the headquarters of the aviation team, and Wang Wen will serve as the headquarters of the vanguard team! I wish you success!"
On March 28, 1832, the Mexican-Texas Combined Fleet set out from the Gulf of Texas and headed for the east coast of the United States!
