The vast and boundless blue ocean, waves continued to surge, hitting the rocks, making a roar of the sky and the earth cracking, splashing snow-white foam.

Russian Major General Popov was standing on the plywood with great enthusiasm and listening to this moving movement. These days, he has led the Russian Navy to wipe out many pirates, and his personal pockets have also bulged.

The California government is still generous to this "protection god". Not only are all the spoils owned by them, but they also offer tempting bounties.

Kill a pirate for $50 and capture a pirate for $500. Obviously, the California government is still worried that the Russians will make a fortune, so it adjusted the amount of the bounty and used high bonuses to encourage the Russians to catch the live.

US Navy Colonel Margill said excitedly: "Genius General, San Clemente Island is ahead. Three days ago, a group of pirates suddenly occupied this place, which seriously threatened our maritime security. Please be sure to wipe out these gangs of goats."

It is not without reason that Magill hates pirates. The number of US warships on the West Coast is limited and gradually consumed in the confrontation with pirates.

The Navy's inability to defeat pirates became a shame for the US Navy and even more of his military career. But now the main force of the US Navy is on the East Coast, and the federal government dares not divide the troops at all.

The few shipyards on the West Coast have not been able to escape the attacks of pirates, and it is difficult to repair ships at present, let alone build warships.

Now we have to pin our hopes on the Russians. Although the Russian fleet led by Popov is a bit old, it is better than the warships Magir used in the first place.

Before the civil war broke out, the US government did not pay attention to arms at all, and the limited navy was placed on the east coast. The West Coast had not yet developed in this era and there were no threats from foreign enemies, so it was naturally not valued.

On the entire West Coast, the US Navy's warships total less than twenty, with an average age of 10 years, and it's better not to increase combat effectiveness.

Of course, the navy is a navy after all, and it is always better than the pirates. Although there are supporters behind these pirates, everyone is not crazy enough to sell warships to pirates.

At the beginning of the war, they were able to suppress privateer fleets (pirates). However, as the number of battles increased, these warships were gradually consumed in the war, and in the end they were suppressed and beaten by pirates.

Now with the help of the Russians, at the strong request of the California government, the US Navy and the Russians formed a coalition force to be wiped out the pirates entrenched in the Channel Islands.

Major General Popov glanced at Magil with contempt, and then said indifferently: "Don't worry, just a bunch of pirates."

The confident Popov didn't know what the enemy he was about to face, so he stepped into the gates of hell step by step.

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A pirate leader said flatteringly: "Major, our people are ready, just waiting for the Russians to take the bait."

"Shut up, Will, you give it to the idiot, now you want to call me the captain. If you have your identity leaked, you boy will wait to go to the military court!" British Major Gerny scolded sternly.

This is not a joke. The Royal Navy pretends to be a pirate. If it spreads, it will definitely cause a major earthquake.

In short, the big guys behind will never recognize their identities, so they can only resist the blame.

If it weren't for the arrival of the Russians and cut off everyone's financial resources, they wouldn't have done so much.

Although it was a slap in the face of the Tsarist government, it would also arouse suspicion from the outside world.

Most of the pirates on the west coast were driven by the Royal Navy from the Indian Ocean and the South Ocean, so their combat effectiveness was naturally terrible.

If they had the strength to wipe out this Russian fleet and had already landed ashore and ransacked San Francisco, how could they have robbed the passing merchant ships peacefully?

Will, who reacted, quickly changed his words and said, "Yes, Captain!"

Gerney glared at him and said unhappily: "Send someone to inform the other captains to prepare. They are indispensable for this farce. Without professionals participating, how can we prove the strength of our Pirate Alliance?"

"Piracy Alliance" is the scapegoat found by the British for this incident. If a pirate in a mess kills the Russian fleet, no one will believe it if they say it.

In order not to make the outside world suspicious, the masterminds behind the scenes launched the Pirate Alliance. This explanation is much more reasonable. Although the pirates have limited strength, many ants can bite the elephant to death.

As long as there is no obvious evidence left, even if the Russians speculate that they have been attacked, John Bull can still hold on.

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Through the telescope, Major Guerny could see the Russian fleet coming. The one who greeted them was naturally real pirates. As the Royal Navy version of the "pirates" ambushed behind the island, they naturally could not emerge in advance.

As long as the battle started, Guerny would not worry about the Russians running away. Who made the Tsarist government poor? From the outbreak of the Near East War to the present, the Russian navy has almost stagnated.

Of course, General Minshkov, who was born in the army, also made great contributions.

Since he promoted the Army's War Classics to the Navy, the Russian Navy's land combat capability has risen sharply. Even because of the better naval food, the young men have good health, and their combat effectiveness has even surpassed that of most Russian Army.

In terms of the navy's land combat capabilities, it is estimated that only Prussia, which directly transforms the army into the navy, can be compared, and other countries must join the Marine Corps.

Fortunately, the British were preparing to fight with the Russians at sea. If they waited for the Russians to dock and fought to the decisive battle, they would understand what the navy's peak land combat capability was.

The Tsarist government was reluctant to replace all warships with steam engines to bring confidence to Major Guerny in terms of the speed of warships. This required a lot of investment and the economy was very unprofitable.

Even the wealthy John Bull only transformed some warships. Sails are still one of the main driving forces of this era. Usually, in the event of not being in a hurry, everyone is willing to use cheaper power.

In order to wipe out the Russians, Johnniu sent out this time a fast ship equipped with steam engines. At full speed, most of these warships can run at speeds of 14 to 17 knots.

On this good day when the breeze is blowing, Russian warships can run at a speed of 10 knots. Even if God blesses, this is already the gap of the times.

Seeing the pirates fighting in a panic, Major General Popov ordered with great experience: "Start an attack!"

Looking at the pirates fleeing everywhere, Major General Popov felt very accomplished, as if this was the happiest time in his life.

Without any hesitation, the Russian-US joint fleet pursued the pirates in the direction of escape, and danger was approaching them.

Soon we arrived at the corner of the island, and the pirate ship sent a signal, and the "pirates" lurking in the north rear suddenly came out.

The roaring cannons instantly hit Major General Popov. How could the enemy have ambushed?

Before he could figure out this issue, the Russian-US joint fleet was at an absolute disadvantage on the battlefield. The pirates who had originally fled in all directions have now joined the battle.

The formation of the magical horse no longer exists. When pursuing the pirates, the Russian-US joint fleet rushed forward, and now it has been in chaos after being attacked.

After realizing that something was wrong, the experienced American warships spontaneously began to run away. This is their experience summed up in recent years. If you can't win, run away quickly.

When they saw their comrades running away one after another, Popov was furious. They were helping the Americans fight, but after they encountered danger, the Americans ran away without saying a word.

"Retreat!" Popov ordered gritting his teeth and gritted his teeth.

Now that I start running away, I am lucky to be able to run away half of the warships. The artillery fire is still roaring, and the "Moscow" warship was hit five times in a row, and finally died and slowly sank.

Without Popov's order, everyone on the ship spontaneously began to abandon the ship. Everyone squeezed into the lifeboat and slowly left the battlefield with white flags.

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Chapter completed!