Chapter 492: Test

After reaching an agreement, McCain and his team immediately took action. The officers and soldiers of the 7th Fleet of the United States began to investigate the warships to ensure that all warships could perform normally when the battle broke out. George's Marines reinforced the fortress, and at the same time brought boxes of shells out of the ammunition depot and transported them to the fortress. And Eun's infantry division began to drive away the ordinary people in St. Paul and forcibly collected food from the people. After two days, the entire St. Paul City was emptied. In addition to the US team,

Only 20,000 strong laborers and 10,000 young women were left. The strong laborers could be used as porters and cannon fodder on the battlefield, while young women could let them treat the wounded. At the same time, when the soldiers needed them, they would also serve as tools for the soldiers to vent their vent. Of course, the beautiful ones were selected, and they would be used by the officers, or the prizes were rewarded to the soldiers who had achieved military achievements on the battlefield. Of course, McCain and others also used their power to keep the most beautiful women.

As time goes by, the French army is getting closer and closer to Sao Paulo. Various types of preparations for Sao Paulo are also proceeding in an orderly manner.

On October 5, the French naval fleet first appeared less than 150 kilometers from Sao Paulo. The news was quickly learned by the agents sent by Sao Paulo and quickly informed McCain and the others.

After receiving this news, McCain immediately mobilized all the US military. The mobilization was also very simple. After McCain said a few fierce words, he entered a substantial stage. The 10,000 young women were all taken to the barracks. Before the war began, the soldiers would vent their vigorous energy. However, because the US military, the Shanghai Army and the Marine Corps, a total of 50,000 people were introduced. Except for the officers, the remaining women were less than 9,000. Therefore, the US military usually had a few people assigned to a woman, which forced these energetic American soldiers to line up. However, this was already very rare. In normal times, they did not have this opportunity at all.

And those South American women were already numb under this fate. Their eyes were empty and there was no trace of their spirit, and they allowed the rude American soldiers to lie on them and move.

It was not until the afternoon when the mobilization ended. The women were taken away again. However, McCain promised the soldiers that if they worked hard to kill the enemy, they would have such a chance. The morale of the American soldiers suddenly rose. It seems that the most primitive thing for the men is the driving force that inspired their fighting spirit.

McCain was very satisfied with all this. He never thought that those women could play such a big role. At the same time, he was confident that he would persevere until the reinforcements arrived.

On the morning of October 6, the French fleet finally appeared in the Sao Paulo waters. McCain knew that the 7th Fleet of the United States could not be an opponent of the French Navy. Therefore, he ordered the naval fleet to stick to the port and not go out to fight at sea. Instead, he confronted the French fleet under the cover of the coastal fortress.

On the flagship of the French Atlantic Fleet, the Marshal Kirk Brad, the commander of the French Atlantic Fleet, frowned. "Those timid Americans did not drive out of the sea to fight. It seems that they have completely given up the honor of the navy." Kirk Brad said hatefully.

"Hiss Commander, what should we do?" asked Rear Admiral Vitri, the captain of the "Sea God".

"What else can we do? Since they are hiding in the military harbor like a turtle shrouded head, we can only break their turtle shells first." Kirkbrad said.

"However, near the Sao Paulo military port, the Americans have 28 turrets of size and size. They even have fortress cannons with a caliber of 305mm. According to our intelligence, such large-caliber fortress cannons are not large, with a total of about 5. And due to technical limitations, the United States' fortress cannons cannot compare with our 305mm naval cannons in terms of range and power. However, the entire Sao Paulo has nearly 20 fortress cannons with a caliber of 280mm, which is a big threat to most of our warships. Sao Paulo has a total of nearly 600 fortress cannons of other caliber. If we force an attack, I don't doubt we will win, but the price we pay is definitely quite large. But if we want to remove the US shore defense cannons bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit, we don't have enough time." Vitri said in a very embarrassing manner.

"This is indeed a difficult problem for us. If the Air Force guys were there, everything would be fine." Kirkbrad sighed.

Vitri was a little puzzled.

Kirkbrad explained: "The Air Force's large airships can bomb directly from the Americans' heads. I heard that the Air Force has developed an aviation bomb weighing 750 kilograms. If they take action, I believe that all of the fortresses in St. Paul will be destroyed in no time. Unfortunately, the Air Force did not participate in this landing in South America. Otherwise, it would be much easier for us to capture St. Paul."

"But I heard that the bombing of the Air Force is not accurate. In addition, the United States also has anti-aircraft guns and other weapons. I think even if the Air Force comes, it will not play a big role." Wittery said disapprovingly. He is different from Kirk Brad. He is a complete believer in naval supremacy. He believes that at sea, the navy's giant ships and heavy artillery are the most powerful.

"That's right. The bombing hit rate of the Air Force is indeed not high. This is also the biggest problem that has troubled the Air Force. Although there has been a long time of research in China, there is no effective way to set out to reduce the distance to the ground. However, this will pose a serious threat to the airship. However, the Air Force has invented a tactic to increase the hit rate of the bombing. That is, during the bombing, dozens or hundreds of airships were sent at once. A black mass formed in the sky, covering all the targets. It has to be said that this is indeed a good way to increase the hit rate. However, the ammunition wasted is a bit serious." Kirkbride said. As a senior executive of the French side, he is still very familiar with the situation of various French military branches.

"But even if the Air Force is really useful to deal with these fortresses, it will not be able to relieve near-thirst. We can't wait until the Air Force arrives and attack St. Paul. In this case, time will definitely be too late." Vitri said.

"Yes! We have to find another way." Kirkbrad sighed.

"Appoint the Duille and Elysee to lean on and launch a tentative attack. See how the American firepower is?" Kirkbrad ordered. The Duille and Elysee are two of the several battleships of the Atlantic Fleet. They have heavy armor and powerful firepower, and are the most powerful combat power of the French Navy. With their heavy armor, I believe that even if they are shot by the US fortress shells, there will be nothing wrong.

Kirkbrad's order was soon conveyed. The Duille and Elysee began to leave the formation of the French fleet and head towards the coast.

At this time, in the coastal fortress of St. Paul, McCain and others were gathering together to pay attention to the situation on the sea. When they saw the two largest warships of the French Navy fleet sailing towards the coast, McCain immediately ordered all shore defense turrets to be alerted. As the commander of the naval fleet, McCain was also very familiar with the French Navy's warships. He knew that the two warships were France's most powerful "Giant Whale"-class battleships, and their combat effectiveness was more than one level stronger than the most powerful "North Carolina"-class battleships in the United States.

When the Duillery and Elysee were still 12 kilometers away from the coast, the US military's fortress guns suddenly fired. However, because the Duillery and Elysee were too far away from the coast, except for the fortress guns above 280 mm, all other shells landed far in front of the Duillery and Elysee, and did not damage the Duillery and Elysee. The fortress guns with a caliber exceeding 280 mm also had a low hit rate due to the distance, but they did not have a single name, Duillery and Elysee.

"Damn it, who ordered the firing? Don't you know that we must save shells now?" McCain roared with red eyes. The shelling just now wasted at least ten tons of shells, which made McCain very angry.

After a while, George ran over. "General, no one issued an order to fire the gun. The two recruits were too nervous and involuntarily fired. The other turrets also followed suit because of this." George explained.

"Damn it. Pull those two soldiers out and die." McCain yelled.

"General, this is not good. I'm afraid it will affect the morale of the army." George persuaded.
Chapter completed!