My Italian: Chapter 397 worsening situation

In the port of Havana, there are many people. The battleship Maine, which was sitting on the bottom due to the explosion, still has some buildings exposed on the water. However, the investigation team from the United States is conducting investigations on the exposed buildings of the Maine.

"Quick, pull up."

A naval officer who was pulling the rope yelled when he felt the rope move, and then he and several other officers immediately pulled the rope up. Under the rope, a person wearing a diving suit and a diving helmet was pulled come up.

"How is it, Colonel Melville?"

Before this man took off his diving suit, a large group of naval officers surrounded him and questioned him.

"Wait until I finish taking off, okay?"

Major Melville opened his mouth after taking off his heavy diving suit and helmet. "I observed the explosion wound on the USS Maine, and the ship's gunwale showed signs of turning outward."

"Okay, let's talk about it later."

Colonel Jovan Lloyd, who led the investigation, stopped the chief engineer of the navy from speaking.

After taking this person to an unoccupied corner, Colonel Lloyd spoke. "Well, Melville, we can speak now."

"I observed that the explosion gap on the ship's side of the Maine turned outward, indicating that the explosion on the Maine came from inside the ship. The explosion point was in the coal bunker, which is adjacent to the ammunition bunker, so it is very likely that the explosion was caused by the ammunition bunker Yes, and the explosion of the ammunition bunker may also be caused by the spontaneous combustion of thermal coal in the coal bunker.”

Melville is worthy of being the chief engineer of the US Navy. After some investigation, he has enough judgment on the explosion of the Maine. Speaking of spontaneous combustion of coal seams, this is nothing new to the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy has had several incidents of spontaneous combustion of steam coal on warships, and the design of the USS Maine did not take this into consideration. Across a warehouse wall, if the coal bunker spontaneously ignites, it is very easy to lead to the ammunition bunker, which should be caused by unreasonable design.

After hearing Melville's judgment, Colonel Lloyd frowned. "Is this your judgment?"

"Yes, based on my years of experience, that's how it turns out."

As a result, after hearing Melville's words, Colonel Lloyd immediately retorted, "No, this result must be revised."

"What?"

Colonel Lloyd stared at the other party and said word by word. "I said that the result must be revised. The Maine cannot be caused by the explosion of the ammunition depot caused by the spontaneous combustion of the coal bunker, but should be caused by the explosion of the mine from the outside."

"But the result of this modification will be discovered. The Spaniards only need to check the damaged part of the Maine, and they will come to the same conclusion as me."

Obviously, this Melville should be a long-term technical post, so think about everything simply.

"So what, who will listen to the excuse of a loser. Besides, this time our investigation must be caused by a mine exploding from the outside. This is not only the expectation of our navy, but also the expectation of the government and the American people. We just need An excuse, as for what the real result looks like, we don’t need to care about it. If someone really investigates other results in the future, at worst, we can just say that we made a mistake. Anyway, Cuba will already be under the control of our country by then, so we can say whatever we want. "

After being given a political education by Colonel Lloyd, Melville, the chief engineer of the United States, still listened to it.

"Well, Colonel Lloyd, I will write my report that the Maine was sunk by a mine explosion."

"Very good. The result of this matter is like this. We only need to submit this report. In fact, we only need to pretend to be here to investigate. No matter what the outcome of this matter is, the Spaniards must pay the price , they took too much money from us."

Just as the two of them were negotiating, they only heard the voice of a subordinate coming from the side. "Colonel Lloyd, can you come over here for a while. Some Spaniards came here. They said they wanted to send someone to help us investigate the cause of the Maine explosion."

Colonel Lloyd immediately responded when he heard the words of his subordinates. "Damn it, tell those Spaniards that we, the U.S. Navy, will handle the investigation of the Maine explosion by ourselves, without their help, so they can leave."

The U.S. Navy officer who received the order immediately rejected the Spaniards' boarding, and this scene was watched by everyone.

In a room in the port, Weiler, the governor of Cuba, was watching this situation from a window.

"It seems that these Americans don't want our men to get close to that wreck."

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, these Americans are really disgusting. Do they think we don't know that they support the rebels? In the past half a month, the rebels have become active again. Combined with the attitude of the Americans, I am a little worried. "

The speaker was the garrison commander, General Morrow Revley. The general in charge of the military command is the most sensitive to the activities of the rebels. The activities of the rebels in the past half month, coupled with the attitude of the Americans, made him worried. reason.

"Actually, it's not just you, I'm also worried about these Americans. The day before yesterday, the ambassador to the United States, Depp, sent someone to bring a letter, saying that the current attitude towards the kingdom in the United States is very bad, and the media and newspapers are fueling the flames. It is very likely that they will be provoked by military means. .”

As Cuban officials across the sea from the United States, they feel more about news from the United States than at home, so they judge some things one step faster than at home.

The words of Governor Weiler made General Revley frown. "If military means are used, the gap between us in the navy is too great. I wonder if there is any domestic solution?"

Well, even General Revley, who was born in the army, knows the sea gap between the two countries.

Weiler did not answer the naval issue that General Revley was worried about~www.mtlnovel.com~ Instead, he talked about another question.

"Let the Prime Minister and Admiral Shirvela consider the maritime issues. Now we need to consider the land issues. If the US troops land in Cuba, where they may land, how should we prevent them. In addition, we also have to deal with the rebels. We must not be vigilant, we must ensure enough pressure, and we must not give the rebels a chance to strengthen themselves."

"However, our country has lost its dominance of the sea. Considering Cuba's narrow terrain, our army has no way to defend it."

Facing General Revley who was still somewhat stubborn, Weiller planned to provide some news to stabilize his heart. Although this matter is still in a state of secrecy, it is still necessary to reveal something to yourself.

"Don't worry, Revley, the Prime Minister and the others will find a solution. At least we won't lose the command of the sea completely."

Weiler's obvious hint reassured General Revley a lot, but he also had doubts, what method did the Prime Minister and the others use to close the gap in strength with the US Navy, which country was it, and was it feasible?

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