"Chasing! Cruiser, destroyer, get me entangled!" Archbird waved his arms excitedly. The French fleet actually retreated, which was beyond his expectations! He was surrounded by the French Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet and beaten up. Now the 3rd and 8th Fleets are here, and he has caught a chance to take revenge.

"General! General Aldridge called, let us stop chasing and meet him!" The communications officer walked over with a telegram.

"Uh! What? Why should we stop chasing? What a great opportunity!" Archbid's eyes turned red all of a sudden. In order to defeat the French, not only the 4th Fleet was almost wiped out, but even his 10th Fleet lost a lot of warships, and even the "Massachusetts" retreated from the battlefield due to severe damage. The 12th Fleet also lost a lot of cruisers and destroyers. [bsp;    "General Aldridge said, can our warships chase the enemy? The cruisers and destroyers were sent to it, just to add results to the enemy." The communications officer said slowly.

Archbird calmed down all of a sudden. Although the French fleet retreated, the formation was not luàn, and several heavy cruisers were left behind. Once the US fleet sent cruisers and destroyers to pursue them, they would definitely be intercepted by these warships. The US Navy's warships could not catch up with the other party at all, so they could only be beaten.

"Order the fleet to turn and join General Aldridge!" Archibad had no choice but to order. The remaining four fingers of the US fleet gathered again in the waters south of Saint Lucia. However, during this day's battle, the US Navy lost a fleet again. And only sank two main battleships of the French Navy, as well as a group of other cruisers and destroyers. In terms of losses, the US Navy's losses were much greater than that of the French Navy.

The French Atlantic Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet slowly retreated to the south. The two fleets together had nearly 180 warships, which were no less than the US fleet in terms of the total number of warships. However, because the number of main ships was too large, they had to avoid the edge.

The two fleets retreated southward and retreated directly to the waters near Barbados. They stopped when they found that the US fleet was not chasing them. At this time, it was already dusk.

"Where did Marshal Heckles and the others get there?" Clarence asked. He has also come from his flagship and boarded the Atlantic Fleet's flagship Azore. However, after a hard battle, the situation of the Azore is a bit bad. There are traces of burning in many places, and the superstructure of the warship is completely different. However, the combat power is basically not damaged.

"It'll be possible to arrive tomorrow morning! The reconnaissance ships that stayed on the battlefield call, and now the US fleet is also starting to retreat north. Our reconnaissance ships are following each other." Kirkbride said.

Now, almost all the warships of the entire Atlantic Fleet are being cleaned up, and almost every warship is more or less injured. But they are usually minor injuries, and they are really severely injured and lose their combat effectiveness, but there are not many.

"In this case, we can continue to fight north just by just waiting for Marshal Hechris and others to arrive." After the Straits Fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet arrive, their main battleships will be no less than the American fleet. At that time, they will definitely win in one battle. As long as these four American fleets can be wiped out, the remaining US Navy, and even the Canadian Navy, are not worth worrying.

Similarly, the result of this battle was quickly sent back to the country by both sides. Both sides' Navy departments had already received the results of this battle. However, it seemed that both sides were not very satisfied. The United States lost a whole fleet again, and the 10th and 12th fleets were also severely damaged, so it was exchanged for the two main battleships of the French Atlantic Fleet and dozens of cruisers and destroyers. The losses of the two sides were obviously too big.

The same is true for the French Navy. You should know that the current French Navy has achieved all its strength in addition to the "glorious" fleet that has not yet appeared. Until now, the US Navy still has 6 fleets and the Canadian Navy also has 5 fleets. Such a huge enemy is even stronger than the current Straits Fleet, Atlantic Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet and South Atlantic Fleet. If we cannot defeat each of the US fleets before they gather together, once the US fleet gathers, the French Navy will be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, this time, the convergence of the four French Navy fleets will be their last chance. The convergence of the four major fleets will form a huge fleet of more than 200 battleships and 18 main battleships. The 3rd, 8th, 10th and 12th American fleets, currently gathered in the Caribbean, are far behind the French fleet, whether they are main ships, cruisers and destroyers.

"Marson! Call from the Admiral." The communications officer walked in and handed the telegram to Kirkbride.

After reading it, Kirkbride handed the telegram to Clarence.

"It seems that the Admiralty is not very satisfied with our battle today!" Kirkbride said. To be honest, the Atlantic Fleet has tried its best today, and exchanged the other five main battleships for the price of two main battleships. The 2-5 result is already a very good answer.

"This is also impossible. The last two fleets of the US Navy are also moving south quickly, and the other two Canadian fleets are also moving south. Once these four fleets also arrive at the front line, we will have no chance. Now, we can't afford to lose." Clarence's face was a little bitter.

If the French Navy cannot defeat the United States and Canadian Navy, then what else can we talk about landing in North America and completely defeating the enemy, and we may have to retreat to Europe.

"After joining the Strait Fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet, I will go north immediately. Before the French reinforcements arrive, try to kill the four of their fleets first." Kirkbride said. Although they are still at a disadvantage, they still believe that the French Navy will definitely win in the end.

Instead of pursuing the French fleet, the US fleet chose to retreat to Martinique. In the previous battles, except for the 10th and 12th fleets, they were very expensive and needed to be supplemented. In addition, the 1st and 2nd fleets that came from the country had already arrived in the Bahamas. They could arrive on the battlefield on the 30th, and on the 31st, Canada's 4th and 6th fleets could also arrive. At that time, the US Navy would have an absolute advantage. Even if the French Navy launched an attack before the arrival of the 1st, 2nd and 4th and 6th fleets of Canada, it would probably have to pay a heavy price to annihilate a huge fleet with fifteen main battleships. Naturally, it would not be an opponent of the subsequent fleets of the United States and Canada.

Davis, who was far away in Washington, couldn't believe this result. Is this the powerful French Navy? The French Navy, which once suppressed the United States and Canada, always vaguely felt something was wrong. But he just couldn't figure out why.

At the regular strategic meeting held at the White House, Davis reported on the current naval war and the balance of strength between the two sides. Adams and Zominsk both gave birth to a happy god.

"Davis, maybe the Navy will win us a huge victory, right?" Adams asked excitedly.

"Perhaps, the army should prepare for plans to land in Europe." Zominsk's face was also moving.

"President, Chief of Staff. I dare not make a conclusion before the war ended. However, I always feel that something is wrong. This should not be the strength of the French navy. I am worried that they still have hidden powers that we have not discovered. Otherwise, in the past two years, we have been increasing the strength of the navy, and the French navy has only restored its previous strength. This makes no sense." Davis raised his own question.

"Perhaps the French think that their current navy can defeat us. In addition, the French are also expanding the army in large quantities, perhaps they have spent a lot of resources on the army. This has led to the lack of expansion of the navy!" Brian explained. His statement has gained support from others.

"The Intelligence Department has not received any information about the French's hidden naval power." Zominsk said bluntly.

"Davis, it's nothing wrong to be cautious. But don't miss the opportunity to fight. No matter what, I hope the Navy can give us a surprise this time!" Adams said at last. Originally, he was a little desperate for the Navy, but unexpectedly, this was the result.

Davis nodded. He had to bury his doubts deeply in his heart. Is it really the arrogance of the French? I thought that this fleet could defeat us? Or was the French wrong judgment? He was too confident in his strength. The torpedo of the French Navy is indeed a big threat to the US Navy, especially the main battleship. But after giving each main battleship two or three destroyers close protection, the US Navy has minimized this threat, and the effect of transmitting back from the battlefield is also quite good. Or, the French Navy really has an unknown hidden fleet, but the confidentiality work is quite successful and has not been discovered by intelligence personnel from the United States and Canada.

However, no matter what, the war has to continue. In order to avoid accidents, Davis ordered the 1st and 2nd Fleets to speed up the southward movement. His colleagues also contacted the Canadian Navy and asked the 4th and 6th Fleets of the Canadian Navy to accelerate the southward movement.
Chapter completed!