Chapter 803 Don't you think it's very abnormal?

June 17th, Panama Canal.

In the sound of the hydraulic motor, the last lock was slowly opened by 15,200 tons of Jose. Migher. The battleship Pei (formerly the Russian Alexander III) and the 13,300-ton Jorge. Tadeo. The Colombian naval fleet of Lozano (formerly Gromboy) and three cruisers finally crossed the Panama Canal for the first time with the high Colombian flag.

Inside the bridge, Vice Admiral Colombia witnessed Captain Casillas, who witnessed the Medellin sinking by the "despicable sneak attack" of the United States outside the port of Buenatura, was in high spirits. Who would have thought that the Colombian navy, who lost Panama more than a decade ago and bought a battleship but was confined to the Pacific Ocean, would have today. It's so beautiful.

Although it is still Xinhua that controls the canal, what does it matter? Panama has returned to the embrace of the motherland, and the whole republic is cheering!

"General, we're here."

In the shouting of the adjutant, Casillas finally got out of the canal with the fleet and arrived at the fortress of San Lorenzo. When the dense mast forest appeared in front of him, his pride disappeared in an instant. Looking at the main ship of the Xinhua Navy with ferocious barrel, all the Colombian soldiers were full of envy. Mu.

Powerful, too powerful!

Only one Guam-class, the displacement exceeds that of the entire Colombian fleet, not to mention that only Xinhua has mastered all the technology of aircraft carriers. Look at those aircraft, small islands, dense barrel on both sides, and wide decks, and so on, what are you doing on the deck?

Lieutenant General Casillas, who was observing the aircraft carrier, suddenly found that a large number of Xinhua sailors were talking and laughing on the aircraft carrier deck, and there was a trace of smoke among them! Fuck, they have a barbecue lunch on the deck!

Look, look!

Casillas' saliva is dripping. What is navy? What is a powerful country? What is a hegemony? That's it!" Why didn't I think of the deck barbecue dinner? Captain Casillas decided that he must find an open space on his battleship to hold a barbecue dinner when he was free.

When the Colombian soldiers stared at others laughing and eating a big meal, several ocean-going tugboats appeared in front waving signal flags. With their help and guidance, the two battleships slowly leaned on the new deep-water berth.

"General Gore, welcome!"

"Lin, I didn't expect you to be here too. That's great!"

Casillas was enjoying the magnificent fleet around him. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw that it was Colonel Lin Xiang of the Training Department of the Royal Chinese Navy of the Xinhua Empire who used to send Xinhua stationed in Colombia to help train sailors and officers. Unexpectedly, he was also here. He hurriedly asked people to put down the gangway and run over. Give the other party a bear hug.

Since most of the officers in the Colombian navy were trained by Lin Xiang and several other instructors, it was naturally lively after the meeting. Especially after hearing that Lin Xiang had served as a train officer of the Xinhua Fifth Fleet, he was much more enthusiastic.

"Lin, is that the battleship of Japan and North Korea?"

Pointing to the two Nevada-class battleships moored next to them in the Gulf of Panama and repaired, Casillas was full of fire in their noses, and 10 L50/356mm naval guns were really eye-catching.

Lin Xiang smiled. He didn't know what he was thinking. He deliberately pointed to the two Spanish-class battleships in the distance that were going to be delivered to Cuba. He smiled and said, "That's the two Spanish-class battleships that have just been repaired, but they no longer belong to us and belong to the Cuban navy."

"Cuban Navy!"

"Yes, their people arrived yesterday. It happens that our training department is helping with the training. I'll show you a tour later. Although the tonnage is a little small, the naval gun." Casillas didn't hear Lin Xiang's words at all.

Since the recovery of Panama, Colombia has established its position as a South American power in one fell swoop, but it really can't do anything in the navy. Not to mention the comparison with the top three in South America, the neighboring Peru alone is now changing guns. After the sinking of the Medellin, the Peruvian navy has one more capital ship than itself! Now I heard that Cuba has also accepted two almost brand-new Spanish ships. Doesn't this mean that Colombia is going to lag behind again? Will it affect the ally relationship with Xinhua if it goes on like this? No, you must send a telegram to China immediately!

Thinking of this, Casillas pretended to be indifferent and looked at it casually, and then asked with a big belly, "Lin, I heard that you have captured some capital ships in the Indian Ocean, including two Reverence-class battlecruisers and two Avenger-class battleships. I don't know."

"General, you are well-informed, but these four ships are seriously damaged! On the contrary, two French Brittany-class battleships and one American Northampton-class heavy cruiser are in good condition, especially the latter, with eight 381mm main guns, which is very good!" Lin Xiang pretended to be mysterious and whispered in a low voice after approaching, "Now it is being repaired at the Honolulu shipyard. A friend of mine is working in the shipyard. According to him, the equipment is very intact, and the gun and weapon system are not greatly damaged. It can be repaired in 20 days at most, but recently the representative of the Peruvian navy It's been there, but I heard that the price hasn't been negotiated yet.

"Oh? Really!"

Casillas' heartbeat kept beating. Originally, he wanted to test whether the prestige level and the Avenger class could be obtained, but since Lin Xiang said that the damage was serious, whether it was true or not, at least it said that Xinhua had no possibility to sell it for the time being. When he was uncomfortable, he didn't expect that a Northampton-class heavy cruiser suddenly popped out.

Northampton level!

That's eight 381mm super heavy guns, and even today it is still the capital ship of the U.S. Navy! If Colombia can get it.

"But when I saw General Ivan of the Peruvian Navy before, he said that the Peruvian political axe had decided to raise the price, which could be decided at the beginning of next month." Lin Xiang pretended not to see Casillas, who was frowning, and continued to seduce and say.

"The next month!" Casillas raised his eyebrows and quickly asked the adjutant next to him, who immediately ran back to the cabin to get a big bag.

"Lin, I know you also like coffee. This is the best coffee in China, and I chose it myself."

"Really? Thank you so much, general. Then you're welcome."

"You're welcome? If you're welcome, I'll be very angry, haha." Casillas laughed excitedly. Sure enough, there was someone in the court who was easy to do things in the court. He would report it to China immediately. In any case, he must find a way to get this Northampton class. Even if he couldn't get it, he couldn't let Peru get it easily. Because if Peru continues to grow, it will seriously threaten the security and stability of South America. As the best ally of the great Xinhua Empire in South America, Colombia must shoulder the responsibility of helping to ensure the stability of South America!

Lin Xiang did not know the task of quietly selling second-hand ships for himself. He had aroused the anger of Casillas. He even had the cheek to position Colombia as Xinhua's best ally and was ready to take on the "major responsibility" of helping Xinhua stabilize South America. If this made the hot-tempered Chilean Navy Simmons The general heard that he didn't know if he would go directly to the emperor to discuss the destruction of Colombia together.

The group laughed happily and walked to the temporary headquarters of the fifth task force. According to the agreement reached by several countries, Xinhua will lead and command the multinational joint task force formed by the Fifth Fleet, so Casillas must report to the headquarters first after arrival.

However, when he had just passed in front of the two Spanish-class battleships, the cat almost knocked him down next to the majestic new battleship, a beggar-like sailboat with a German flag.

"Maria is on top! Lin, is this?

"The German Navy's Seahawk is our ally."

"Oh." Casillas nodded numbly. He almost thought he was the worst in the combined fleet just now, but when he saw this German attack, sailboat! After confirming that it was indeed a sailboat several times, I finally understood that compared with others, I was indeed the landlord of Donton beef.

Lin Xiang didn't break it. In fact, when he first hit the Seahawk and Major Lucanar for the first time yesterday, he almost fell into the sea. But after Lucanar introduced his combat experience and asked the German navy for confirmation, he knew what talent was and what a legendary captain was!

Among other things, after the German navy was continued to be pressed in Kiel, they dared to command the sailboat to attack alone. This courage alone is not what ordinary people can imagine. So let's not talk about him, even the so-called bold Lieutenant General Fang Jin said that both Spee and the Major Lucanar have shown the fighting spirit of German people and not afraid of the strong enemy. In this regard, the Royal Navy of the Xinhua Empire, which is used to the advantages of technology and equipment, is a little inferior, so they are indeed worth the new. Respected by the Chinese navy.

Lucanard, who strolled in the bay and took Yaen to carefully observe the Fifth Special Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, did not know that he was despised by the unintroverted Colombia, but even if he knew that he had no intention to argue at this moment.

"Yaen, have you found anything?"

"I found it!" In order to show his "real identity" after graduating from the Naval Academy, Yaen gritted his teeth and analyzed, "It's very powerful, especially the aircraft carrier. Major, you see, they are very careful. Those places are covered with canvas. I doubt it."

"Bang."

Lucaar slapped his forehead and couldn't laugh or cry: "Yaen, I didn't ask you to tell me that they were powerful. I mean, didn't you find anything wrong?"

"Is something wrong? No, no!"

"Okay." Lucanar took a deep breath, shook his head and finally gave up his dream of cultivating a great knight's follower. He pointed to the warships around him and said, "First, it's too easy. It's not like a war at the verge of a war. Second!" The tone suddenly increased, and the light in his eyes flashed away: "There is no most powerful battleship!"

"The most powerful battleship?" Yaen was still a little confused and pointed to a Guam-class in the distance and said, "Isn't that right?"

"No, no! Although they are all equipped with 9 L45/406mm heavy guns, is it necessary to build the Taiwan class if they can't surpass the Guam class? Think about it, don't you think that in a decisive battle that determines the outcome of the whole battle, you don't think that the most powerful battleships will be sent. Lukanar turned his head and looked at Yan, and suddenly asked word by word, "Is it abnormal?"

"Yes, it's a little bit, but didn't the [***] official just now say that? The Taiwan-class battleship is only in service. It has no combat experience. In addition, the width of the hull is too large to pass through the Panama Canal, so it is not.

"Only a madman can understand another madman."

Before Yaen finished speaking, Lucanard had interrupted him. After saying something that no one understood, he immediately went to the telegraph war and said, "Immediately ask the Admiralty in secret where the Xinhua Fleet, which had previously assembled in Perth is now!"

(to be continued)