Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1398 Bombarding New York (Second update, please subscribe)

Hampton Roads Under Air Attack!
War broke out!
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When the sun rose again, people in New York thought it was the same day as yesterday, but soon, a word began to circulate in the streets, first at the railway station-there was a telegraph line.Then there's Wall Street.

This is news that makes people doubt its authenticity. Even at the beginning, many people took it as a joke-no one would believe it at all.

Is such an incredible thing possible?
People don't even have to think about it, it must be fake news.

"The Great White Fleet was attacked by the Ming Empire? The entire army was wiped out? How is this possible?"

As soon as Morgan stepped into the elevator, when he heard the news from his partner Frank, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said.

"This must be fake news released by someone, which is impossible."

Morgan, who was smoking a cigar, said as he walked.

"God can testify, even if the airships of the Ming Empire are very advanced, so what? That is our "Great White Fleet"!"

The reason why Morgan is so confident is because... that is the "Great White Fleet", how powerful it is, that mighty fleet has already attracted the attention of the whole world.

How could such a powerful fleet be destroyed?
While dismissing "fake news," Morgan said.

"However, this seems to be a good opportunity, we can take the opportunity to short..."

But as soon as the words fell, Morgan shook his head and laughed at himself.

"What kind of idiot would believe such fake news?"

Yes, even for people like Morgan, it is impossible for the "Great White Fleet" to be destroyed in their eyes.As far as ordinary people are concerned, they also dismiss such news, and no one will believe this news.

This is just a "fake news"!

Even the editors of many newspapers think so, they believe that this so-called "news" is likely to be "fake news" made by some "unpredictable" guys.

It's just that the "fake news" they created is a little too fake!
Sometimes, the results are too brilliant... people don't want to believe it.Or people simply don't believe it.

However, by eight o'clock in the morning Eastern Time, more and more "fake news" spread to New York from various channels.And the well-informed people that Wall stayed with—such as Morgan, also received a call from Washington, and the person on the other end of the call clearly told him that the Great White Fleet was indeed attacked and the entire army was wiped out.

After hanging up the phone, Morgan murmured in shock.

"Well, how is this possible?"

How is this possible?
No one dared to believe it, and no one wanted to believe it.

Soon the whole of New York fell into an unprecedented panic. On the crowded streets, you could see newsboys wearing old clothes and holding newspapers, shouting loudly. The shouts of the newsboys and the tense atmosphere made the whole New York Caught in an inexplicable tension.

"Declaration of war! The Ming Empire declares war on the United States!"

"The new flying machines of the Ming Empire attacked Hampton! The Great White Fleet was wiped out..."

"The special attack force of the Ming Empire attacked the fortress on the west coast..."

"A great shame! A great shame for America!"

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Of all the news, what is the most shocking?
Of course it is the "Great White Fleet"!

The "Great White Fleet" was wiped out!
Although there is already psychological preparation for fake news, the psychological impact is inevitable.

After the U.S. newspapers learned the news clues of the declaration of war and the attack on Hampton from various sources, newspapers of all sizes across the U.S. began desperately to print newspapers.

While newsboys were hawking newspapers and people were snapping up papers like crazy, trying to figure out what was going on, the two surviving Virginia-class battleships sped out of the Hudson—they were in New York for overhaul Yes, this also allowed them to escape unharmed. In fact, a total of five warships escaped unharmed. In addition to the three that were being maintained and overhauled in New York, there were also two that were undergoing training at sea.

Just as they drove to the mouth of the Hudson River, suddenly, the siren sounded from the coast battery. Amidst the shrill siren, the highly alert US coastal artillery immediately operated the old Rodman cannon to attack the enemy at sea. The target was bombarded—after the air attack on Hampton Roads, word got out that the Ming fleet was going to attack New York, and they were going to bombard it from the sea.

To this end, Washington requires coastal batteries to maintain combat readiness.

Ready!

For the coastal artillery in New York, this news is a slap in the face, not for anything else, just because their weapons are old-the forts and forts were built during the Civil War, and the cannons on the forts are old Rodman cannons , but a rifled inner tube was added later.

Isn't it courting death to block the dreadnought with such a cannon?

As long as you see the "father's" Rodman cannons on the gun emplacements, the US artillerymen in the coastal fortresses will feel a sense of anxiety. Apart from the anxiety, you will be in a state of fear, fearing that something will happen.

Soon, an observation post spotted an enemy ship approaching from the sea, which was not bad. The highly nervous coastal artillerymen almost subconsciously believed that the enemy ship that appeared at sea must be a warship of the Ming Empire, and they must have appeared here to Attack New York.

So those conscientious American artillerymen immediately fired at the targets at sea!Don't give the enemy a chance to get close at all.

The rumble of the cannon not only shocked the sea, but also shocked New York like never before. The roar of the ten-inch cannon resounded over New York, and it also plunged the people of New York into boundless panic. At that time, no matter whether they were rich or poor, they all hurriedly boarded cars, carriages or even rode horses, and fled out of the city.

Almost instinctively, people in New York believed that "the warships of the Ming Empire are attacking New York", and some even rumored that New York had already been shelled.

No one doubted this at all, everyone was running away in a hurry, fleeing out of the city, for a while, the streets of New York were full of people running, cars collided with each other in a hurry, and the carriage fell to the side of the road , The baby sat on the ground and cried, as for the parents, they had already fled there.

There were people running everywhere, and no one would ask what was going on. In a word, everyone was running for their lives.

While people were fleeing desperately, rumors continued to spread that Lower Manhattan was being bombarded, that the Ming Empire would soon land, and so on.

　The old group is dead, and a new book friend group: 739209015 is welcome to join, discuss the plot together, and deduce the plot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)