On the evening of October 26, the huge combined fleet of the United States' 6th Fleet and the 5th, 9th and 11th Fleets stopped continuing to move south and began to turn north from the waters south of Fortaleza.

Harold, the commander of the 6th Fleet, as the commander of the Joint Fleet, did not refer to his high military talent, but purely because the Sword 6 Fleet is a complete fleet, and the 5th, 9th and 11th Fleets, only half of the combat power was left after the battle in the English Channel. This allowed Harold to be the commander. In addition, Harold was cautious and was more suitable for this position.

When Harold learned that the 7th Fleet was defeated and the French South Atlantic Fleet did not suffer much loss, he could not sit still and ordered the fleet to head north at full speed. He knew that the French South Atlantic Fleet must have traveled to the north. Maybe the French had sent a fleet to ambush the north, waiting for him to fall into the trap. [bsp;   For this, the entire joint fleet fought a twelve-point jing god.10

Around the main battleship was covered with destroyers and cruisers. In the telegram from the Admiralty, it was specifically emphasized that we should pay attention to defending the French destroyers. The two sunken battleships of the 7th Fleet were sunk by torpedoes of the destroyers. Harold faithfully carried out the orders of the Admiralty and defended the surroundings of the main battleship like iron barrels. This also reflected from another aspect that Harold was extremely cautious, or extremely afraid of death.

When the United Fleet headed north at full speed, the French Straits Fleet was ready to fight them. When the South Atlantic Fleet defeated the 7th Fleet of the United States, they had already arrived in the Amazon River. According to the speed of both sides, they will encounter at 10 or 11 a.m. on the 27th.

The Straits Fleet suffered heavy losses. Although they defeated the US-Canadian coalition in the battle of the English Channel, they also suffered a lot of losses. So far, the entire fleet has only 7 main battleships. Among them, there are two "Tiger Shark" class warships and five "Giant Whale" class warships, two of which were re-joined after repair.

In terms of overall strength, the remaining strength of the Straits Fleet is comparable to that of the United States Combined Fleet. However, in terms of quantity, both the main battleship and other warships are slightly less than that of the United States Combined Fleet. This makes them likely to be slightly disadvantaged in the subsequent naval battles. Especially in the duel of the main battleships, they will be at a disadvantage.

But fortunately, they were not fighting alone, and the South Atlantic Fleet was heading north quickly. It is estimated that they could reach the war waters of jiāo on the afternoon of the 27th. By then, the two fleets would encircle and annihilate the US joint fleet.

"Marson, the reconnaissance fleet has been sent. At the current speed, we are likely to encounter it in Diroka or St. Louis waters and the United Fleet." Admiral Eble, the trusted chief of staff of the Straits Fleet, said. If the US Navy accelerates its return to the north, it may encounter it in Diroka.

"Well! Is the fleet ready? The South Atlantic Fleet did a good job and severely damaged the 7th Fleet of the United States at a very small price. We cannot lose to them." Navy Marshal Hechris said firmly. The Strait Fleet has always been the most powerful fleet among the French Navy's fleets. It was only because of the heavy losses in the last battle that he sent to encircle and annihilate the United States' fleet to the south. In Hechris's mind, attacking the main fleet of the US Navy was the task of the Strait Fleet. However, since the Navy issued an order, he could not refute it and had to scatter all his anger on the US fleet.

The remaining seven main battleships of the Straits Fleet are the "Tiger Shark" class warships "Paris" and "Marseille", among which the "Paris" is the flagship. The other five "Giant Whale" class warships are the "Amiens", "Mess", "Le Havre", "Orleans" and "Caen", all named after the cities in northern France.

Seven main battleships sailed south surrounded by hundreds of other warships. Similarly, Bennett led the South Atlantic fleet and rushed northward.

The night passed quickly. The officers and soldiers of the French Strait Fleet were extremely excited. The news that their comrades defeated the American fleet gave them great encouragement. Many people rested under the command of the officers. If they did not have a good rest, they would not be able to defeat the god of war tomorrow, which would affect the entire naval battle.

At 9 a.m., they received a telegram from the reconnaissance fleet that they had discovered the United States Fleet that was heading north in the waters near St. Louis.

"It seems that the Americans' joint fleet was scared. The speed of return was much faster than we expected." Heckles said with a smile.

"You can't run if you don't run! If you stay, you'll probably be surrounded by us." Eble said.

"Hmph! We are here, can they run away? Order the fleet and prepare for battle!" Hechris issued a combat order. The entire Strait fleet immediately took action. The cannons were removed from their cannon suits, and the cannon shells were sent into the cannon chamber, and cannon bombardment could be started at any time.

While the French Strait Fleet's reconnaissance ship discovered the US Joint Fleet, they were also furious.

"General, discover the French warships, 20 kilometers north of us!"

"Damn it, why did the French warships appear here? Are they really waiting for us in front?" Harold punched the table hard, shaking the charts, cups and the like on it.

"Order all warships to be prepared for combat. In addition, after the war begins, the Franklin-class warships must entangle the French destroyers. The Washington-class and South Carolina-class warships must also place their main targets on the enemy's destroyers and give priority to the elimination of the enemy's destroyers." Harold issued an order. He hated the French destroyers. This extremely fast and powerful battleship has made the huge battleships unable to defend against. When he thought of the 7th Fleet sinking two main battleships by these destroyers, he felt cold.

"As for orders, general!" Soon, his orders were passed on to every battleship.

In addition, since the French reconnaissance ships have appeared, this means that the French's main fleet should be nearby. For this reason, the United Fleet quickly organized a group of 10 warships, sending long battle lines. Among them, the four battleships of the 6th Fleet were the "Superior", "Michigan", "Huron" and "Ely", among which the "Superior" were the flagships of the 6th Fleet. After them, the "Tennessee" and "Florida" of the 5th Fleet, the "Mississippi" and "Ohio" of the 9th Fleet, and the "Appalachia" and "Rockie" of the 11th Fleet.

Ten huge "North Carolina"-class warships arranged long battle lines on the sea. The mainland cruisers and destroyers surrounded them in the middle, like a team of knights wearing heavy armor, riding their horses to launch a fierce attack on the enemy.

At 10 a.m. on the 27th, two equally huge warships collided in the waters south of Diruka. Both sides discovered each other almost at the same time, and the naval battle began immediately.

"Attack!" Hechris and Harold issued an order to attack almost at the same time. The destroyer formation of the French Straits Fleet quickly passed the main battleship and rushed towards the US Combined Fleet. Similarly, the "Franklin" class destroyer in the US Combined Fleet also rushed forward bravely. They would entangle the opponent and sink them, not giving the opponent a chance to attack the main battleship.

At the same time, the "South Carolina" class light cruisers of the United Fleet also entered the battlefield, obviously taking the assumption of killing the destroyers of the French Strait Fleet first. Only more than 20 "Washington" class destroyers were left to protect the main battleships.

"Hmph! The Americans want to kill our destroyer formation first, how can such a good thing be done? Order, all the heavy cruisers and light cruisers will be killed in, kill the enemy, and strive to free the destroyers." Under the order of Hechris, nearly thirty heavy cruisers and light cruisers of the Strait Fleet quickly entered the battlefield.

Seeing this, the United Fleet also put all the remaining light cruisers into the battlefield. Now, only the main battleships of both sides are still outside the battlefield.

"Turn right 40 degrees and prepare to go around and attack the French's battleship." Harold ordered. He now has 10 battleships, while his opponent has only 7, which has an advantage of 3. Moreover, among the opponent's seven battleships, two are thin-skinned "Tiger Shark"-class battleships, and the United Fleet has a great advantage.

"Hmph, do you want to fight us? Then I will fulfill your wishes." Heckles said. He also ordered the main ships of the Straits Fleet to start turning. However, he then issued another order to keep the distance between the two sides at 10,000 meters away. From the battle report of the Southern Atlantic Fleet's performance, it can be clearly seen that the US Navy's best strike distance is only about 8 kilometers away. If it exceeds 10,000 meters, it will be difficult to hit the opponent with the US Navy's naval gun technology and artillery technology. The French Navy is different. The French Navy's 305mm main gun has a maximum range of 15,000 meters and an effective range of 12,000 meters. The hit rate is still good. In this way, the technical advantage can be used to effectively offset the numerical advantage.
Chapter completed!