A few minutes later, the long-lost fireball finally appeared on the sea again. The thick smoke covered a large area of ​​​​the sea, and the captain of the Indiana used the fixed high-power telescope in the command tower to observe clearly for the first time.

The true face of his opponent: a tall tripod mast and a tall cylinder-like bridge, a huge main gun turret with two in the front and one in the back, and two thick and tall turrets. Even if the hull of the ship was hit, the one with the starboard side

The warships heading here are still firing cannonballs vigorously.

"Calm it down!" The captain easily followed the staff's order, and the main gun roared again, completely making the Spanish warship lose its ability to resist.

Amid the deafening roar, a new round of salvo fire was carried out with great momentum. After the shells were fired, the gunners opened the gun door as usual, and as the gas remaining in the gun barrel poured in, the temperature in the narrow turret rose rapidly, and the turret

The exhaust fan inside rotates constantly to exhaust the exhaust gas reserved in the gun chamber, and then injects fresh air from outside.

Seeing this scene, three Spanish fleet battleships broke away from the queue and rushed forward bravely. Even though the shells exploded violently near them, they still stubbornly approached the U.S. Navy fleet headed by four battleships. This scene reminded many people of Don Quixote.

The scene of De bravely rushing towards the windmill filled his heart with admiration, and the best admiration is to sink the opponent.

The U.S. Navy warships, including the USS Indiana, started chasing the next unlucky ship non-stop. The U.S. Navy fleet used fierce and accurate firepower, causing the Western ships to catch fire and sink one after another. This could hardly be called a battle.

, but massacre.

The U.S. Navy fleet, just like this country, made its debut as a new power, but faced the remnants of a declining empire. Like a heavyweight boxing champion in the boxing ring, it humiliated the opponent without any sympathy.

The former king, tell the other party mercilessly that your era is over. In the future history, the name Spain, just like the fleet that was annihilated here today, will no longer be important and no one will mention it.

Because there were reporters in Thompson's fleet, this scene was clearly witnessed by the reporters accompanying the army. Because during the whole process, the resistance of the Spanish fleet was not very violent. In other words, the Spanish thought it was very violent, but the American naval officers and soldiers only

Even jumping can't hurt the feeling in my knees, so this reporter was allowed to use wireless telegraphy to directly report the war situation to citizens in the country who were concerned about the progress of the war. This was tantamount to a live broadcast.

For the loser, this was a bone-deep humiliation. On the other hand, the Texas Army led by John Connor had already begun its landing on Cuba under the cover of the support fleet. On the other hand, the American fleet

Compared with the one-sided massacre of the Spanish fleet, it was not very smooth. At least the scene was much more lively and interactive, rather than Thompson's unilateral humiliation of the Spanish.

Maybe they knew the news that the Spanish fleet was being strangled. After all, the landing in Guantanamo was not far from the battlefield in a straight line. It was more likely that it was taken due to the powerful firepower of the US Navy, and they were afraid that the Cuban rebels would come out to discuss it. In short, near Guantanamo

The resistance can be described as symbolic resistance. The armed men suffering from seasickness quickly disembarked from the ships and effortlessly occupied the port under the command of John Connor.

This smoothness has deepened the impression of many naval officers, "I have said long ago that there is no need for an army at all. If you replace it with any armed force and cooperate with our navy, you can successfully land in Cuba."

John Connor, wearing a dark blue and black gold company uniform, finally landed on land again after several days of sailing. Without looking back, he held a gun and said, "Tell the boss everything about this place. Don't keep the boss waiting. Everyone."

The people in the company acted according to the pre-planned plan, and first we had to have a good talk with the Cubans."

Is there really no need for an army? John Connor didn't think much about this question, but from the moment he successfully landed, the officers and soldiers of the US Navy were no longer important in his mind. He was a private armed force and was responsible to many bosses.

But it does not need to be responsible to the federal government. This is a very important issue and must be made clear.

An important purpose of the Black Gold Company is to take over the industry left by the Spanish nobles in Cuba. At the same time, there is also a boss's personal wish to build a private prison in Guantánamo. Let the private prison industry in Texas break out of the United States and go to the world.

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Two hours later, just when Thompson's fleet annihilated the Spanish fleet and even began to clean the battlefield, the entire Texas Army had landed and was reorganizing its team, marching vigorously around the Spanish army's position,

Marched on the land of Cuba.

During this process, John Connor and Brown had already assigned tasks. One was to contact the Cuban rebels, and the other was to contact the Spanish defenders. This was also what Sheffield ordered.

In the telegram, although Sheffield agreed with John Connor and the others to cooperate with the U.S. Navy fleet, what is private is private and what is national is national. Capitalist countries must understand this issue. Who is the master of the country?

Be careful not to let the country take advantage. As we all know, the government is the worst thing. It always wants to do something to first-class citizens like Sheffield, but we must be vigilant and keep our rights in a cage.

On the next day, the detailed battle process was published by major newspapers. At the cost of one death, the U.S. Navy fleet once again annihilated the Spanish fleet in the Caribbean and achieved an unprecedented victory.

However, this point was used by Sheffield to make an article. In order to show the authority of its own newspapers, even if a person died, it must be used to make an article about how the person died. Sheffield's newspapers insisted that this person who died in battle must

Navy soldiers did not die in battle, but from heatstroke. Therefore, in the naval battle in the Caribbean, the U.S. Navy fleet still had zero deaths.

Now that it has been decided that the status of the Navy is too high, let's be more serious. The appeal of zero deaths to the citizens of the United States is certainly self-evident. Similarly, Sheffield also bought some rival newspapers to discuss the status of the Army. As we all know,

The Army has been mobilized and assembled, and is currently preparing to land in Cuba. However, the war is almost over. Going there at this time is more like picking peaches.

The newspapers of the United States are so conscientious, and this is a country with free speech, of course all this is allowed. Who says that the uncrowned king is inciting conflicts between the services, he just goes a step further in praising the navy.

Compared with the two rival newspapers, Sheffield's newspaper media reported on the Army in a much more objective manner, but it still affirmed the fact that the Navy is more important to the United States, but also made it clear that in some special times, the Army still has its own

Unique effect.

The U.S. Navy fleet has won two major victories before. No one will have any objection to this report. Moreover, the Battle of Manila Bay had a standard zero death rate, and the Caribbean War also had a processed zero death rate. Death from heat stroke does not count as death at the hands of the enemy.

, in general, the navy did everything it could in this war with Spain, which is obvious to all citizens.

At this point, Sheffield no longer cares about the war situation in Cuba. The formed American Expeditionary Force will soon enter Cuba, but it cannot take away the honor of Black Gold Company. In California, another American Expeditionary Force has also been formed.

, is also embarking on an unknown journey, bound for the Philippine front line.

Both fronts have achieved great victory, and now is the perfect time to pick peaches. Compared with Cuba, which is familiar to almost all partners, and is right in front of us, the Philippines believes that the entire United States, regardless of the military, government or private companies,

Neither of them are very familiar.

It was time to get out. After thinking about it, Sheffield decided to leave New Orleans and follow up on the acquisition of Spanish properties in Cuba. Naturally, a team of professional managers could be responsible for it. The Spaniards had already ended up like this. Even if they didn't grab it directly, they would

Taking over the inheritance at a very low price, he no longer needs to keep an eye on it here.

"You're going to California? William, haven't you been keeping an eye on the war situation in Cuba?" McHale and Gale opened their mouths, unable to understand Sheffield's brain circuit.

"You have won the battle, why do you still need to keep an eye on me? Who can't keep an eye on me? I have to do more important things and contribute my strength to the great United States!" Sheffield said lazily, "The company has given me so much experience.

Why do I need to wait in New Orleans for these small things, and have to rush them to get them done? John Connor and the others are all in Cuba, so naturally there is a team of managers to review the issues, so do I need to be used?"

"Well, maybe California needs you more." Although they were shocked by Sheffield's wild ideas, the two finally agreed.

"I'm not going to California, I'm going to the Philippines!" Sheffield said calmly, "The Philippines is far larger than Cuba. I want to go and inspect it myself."

When the two people who just thought the problem was not big heard this, they quickly said, "Asia? That's thousands of miles away. What are you doing there?"

"Finished some things!" A trace of sadness flashed in Sheffield's eyes, "And it also opened up new markets for the United Company. Of course, there are some other reasons, I can't say more."

The reason why it is inconvenient to say more is because of Mexico’s debt cut-off. Sheffield himself was concerned about the Spanish-American War and was ready to make a fortune. He didn’t know much about Mexico’s affairs. He only joined in after being reminded by Rockefeller Jr. Join in.

Naturally, I have no regrets because the benefits are huge.

However, if the two things happen together, it seems that the benefits obtained are a bit too outstanding. If they are not in the country and wait until the Mexican debt is snatched away, the first thing the Morgans will think of is Rockefeller, not themselves.

"Don't worry, no one understands Asia better than me! Why are you laughing? I'm telling the truth." As soon as Sheffield said this, Gale and McHale laughed out loud. They had already known each other a little bit for so long.
Chapter completed!