My Italian Chapter 409

As the largest city in the United States, New York is also the center of trade and finance. It is a city that everyone yearns for. However, today, the people of New York are rushing out of the city with their families and their families.

Because of news, the Spanish fleet was discovered hundreds of kilometers away in Newport News. They came north after destroying more than half of Newport News, and yesterday there were warships that fled back, saying that they had encountered the Spanish fleet, and that all but them were dead.

This series of bad news has completely panicked the people. Everyone wants to leave New York with their families. No matter how the government explains it, New York is actually very safe. It has enough fortifications and can The torpedo boat that caused a soul-piercing torpedo boat was not afraid of the threat of the Spanish fleet.

But that still didn't save New York's rush to flee, and on the Brooklyn Bridge, crowds and horse-drawn carriages blocked the bridge.

As for the rich and wealthy, of course there is no need for this, the waiting boat loaded with these people has long since left.

The apocalyptic escape scene in New York also opened the eyes of the embassy personnel of various countries. Among them, Milat Fitzgerald, Counselor of the British Embassy in New York, recorded this scene in his diary.

"After the news of the Spanish attack on Newport News, New York began a mass exodus, which also led to store closures, and the Bauhinia restaurant I used to go to closed because of this. As a result, I couldn't eat his steak for two months.

After an American ship escaped the next evening, the crowd of fleeing in New York became completely large, and any bridge that could leave Manhattan Island was full of people. The second secretary of the embassy, ​​Berens, asked me for my opinion. How can you leave so ungentlemanly at such a time, don't you look at the performance of the Yankees, hahahaha!

On the third day, the sound of cannons came from outside the bay, and the people in New York were about to run out. Especially in Manhattan, where we were, there were no civilians to be seen. The streets were full of troops in military uniforms. And our embassy is also in trouble. The cook and the driver have all been recruited. I express my dissatisfaction with the officer who recruited them, but the American officer actually spit on the ground. These **** uneducated Americans, may Spain People teach them a good lesson, and it's best to destroy New York as well. "

Lieutenant General Sedra did not know the wishes of the British counselor, Mr. Fitzgerald, or he must have said that it was very difficult.

Yes, on the third day of the attack on Newport News, they arrived off the coast of New York, but it is not easy to enter the New York Bay, and they are not even able to enter the New York Bay.

"The firepower here is a bit strong!"

Lieutenant Admiral Sedra on the ship looked at the constantly firing coastal defense battery, and the destroyer Barthe all the way back.

In just ten minutes of testing, Lieutenant General Sedra had discovered that three coastal defense fortifications opened fire on the Barthes. If the battleship was not small and fast, it would have been hit long ago.

After the Barthes were out of the shelling range, Lieutenant General Sedra continued. "New York's coastal defense artillery fire is too powerful, it seems that it is a bit difficult to attack New York."

"Not necessarily."

This made Lieutenant General Sedra's eyes shine, because the person who said it must have a reason.

"Leifer, what can you do?"

That's right, now Lieutenant General Sedra has no confidence in himself as well as Lefer. His several suggestions have made the Spanish fleet a prosperous one, and the state of the officers and soldiers is also very good. A talented conductor.

"It seems that New York is very defensive at the moment, and it's a bit difficult to get into the New York Bay."

Leifer is right. For New York, the largest city, the United States has always been very careful about its defense. If you just want to enter the Lower New York Bay, there are the Hancock Coastal Defense Fortress on the Gateway Peninsula, the Hamilton Coastal Defense Fortress on Long Island, and the Lazano Coastal Defense Fortress on Staten Island. Blockade the entire New York Bay.

In addition to these three forts, New York's terrain is difficult for any invader. Because in addition to the Lower New York Bay, it is necessary to cross the Naros Strait between Staten Island and Long Island to enter the Upper New York Bay.

Only after entering the Upper New York Bay can you see the Statue of Liberty, the New York Stock Exchange and other buildings. As for the Brooklyn Shipyard, you need to cross the Brooklyn Bridge to see it.

In the Upper New York Bay, the Bayonne coastal defense battery firmly protects the safety of the Upper New York Bay, and any intruder needs to ask its consent. Such a tightly guarded layout makes it impossible to find a weakness at all.

"There's actually another way to hit New York, but it's going to take a little risk."

Leifer took out a map of New York. "I need to clarify that the distance from the estuary to Manhattan is thirteen kilometers."

On the map, Leifer uses Manhattan as the base point and uses the compass to draw the distance in equal circles, such as 3 kilometers, 5 kilometers, 10 kilometers, etc. From the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan to the mouth of the sea, it has been marked 13 kilometers by the dotted line.

"In addition, we can see where the three gun emplacements are marked in the Lower New York Bay, and where they can hit. But here, I need to mark one place in particular, and that is Jamaica Bay."

The Jamaica Bay that Leifer said is a not small harbor on Long Island. In addition to being connected to the Lower New York Bay, its internal waters are also relatively vast.

And the method he mentioned is exactly what needs to be used in this Jamaica Bay.

"We can force down New York Bay, but as soon as we enter New York Bay, turn to Jamaica Bay."

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Sedra had some doubts. Why did he enter the Jamaica Bay? There are no waterways here, and the hydrological conditions are not familiar. Besides being able to evade the blows of the three artillery batteries in New York Bay, is it useless? "Once we get into Jamaica Bay, we can bombard New York, and if we're lucky, maybe the Brooklyn Shipyard is easier to bombard than that."

Now Lieutenant General Sedra understood, "You want a shell from Jamaica Bay to New York? But how do you aim? It's impossible to observe the shelling target when it is blocked by land."

Facing the words of Lieutenant General Sedra, Leifel took out a new map~www.mtlnovel.com~ This is a military map of New York, a military map of 10,000 to one scale, and I don't know Leifel Where did you get it from.

"It's the military map that the governor of Bermuda gave me. We can use this to conduct long-range artillery bombardment by three Turin-class battleships."

Leifer is very proud of what he said, because the Italian officers and soldiers on the three Turin-class ships have been able to map and bombard operations, which is very admirable in this era. As for whether the Turin-class main gun can hit that far, don't worry about it, there is no problem with the naval gun hitting more than ten kilometers.

However, Lieutenant General Sedra's words did not satisfy Lieutenant General Sedra, because the risk was too high, and if someone else dared to suggest this method to him, he would directly be sent to a military court.

"What about the hydrology in Jamaica Bay, if the boat runs aground, it's over."

That's right, Lieutenant General Sedra was worried about the ship.

"This is easy to handle. I have a hydrographic map of New York here." Leifer said, and took out a hydrographic map of New York. "This is also sent by the Governor of Bermuda."

With that he turned to the page on the hydrology of Jamaica Bay. "We basically have the hydrology of Jamaica Bay now, and if you're still worried, there's nothing I can do."

In fact, the two also knew that after seeing the coastal fortifications in New York, it was impossible to bombard New York City on a large scale. So more can only be symbolic shelling, but sometimes, symbolic shelling is enough.

As for whether it will be successful or not, it depends on the lieutenant general of Sedra.

"Try it."

After thinking it over and over again, Lieutenant General Sedra could not resist the temptation to bombard New York.

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