My Italian: Chapter 402 The Spanish-American War broke out

Now that it has been decided to speed up the pace of war, the government and parliament have continued to advance various bills in an attempt to prepare for the United States' war preparations.

On August 10, there was a very rare meeting of senators and members of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress to jointly hold a resolution meeting.

"Cuba Independence!"

"Cuba Independence!"

The uniform voice made all the congressmen present involuntarily start talking, and ticked yes, and put it into the ballot box.

In fact, voting at this time is more of a process. For the United States, solving a procedural problem. In fact, most congressmen know that this vote is more of a show, a show of democracy and freedom to the American people.

Therefore, many congressmen who have voted are very happy to be interviewed by reporters, and by the way declare that they are their own political ideas. Of course, it is absolutely necessary to scold Spain.

"According to the results of the vote, we will support Cuban independence and protect the Cuban people from the oppression of the Spanish colonialists."

The speaker quickly announced the result of the vote, whether it was already known to the congressmen or reporters who did not know, they all cheered at this moment, and even many reporters have already decided to use the title of Cuba Liberator for their next article .

Also in the White House not far from Congress, President McKinley signed a document when he got the news. That's right, this is an ultimatum to Spain, requiring Spain to withdraw from Cuba and guarantee Cuba's independent status, otherwise the United States will have the right to use any means of its own to help the Cuban people achieve independence. That's right, this is a war ultimatum, and a deadline has been given to reply within 14 days.

In other words, Spain has only two and a half days to consider, otherwise it will mean a declaration of war.

The ultimatum, which was quickly signed, was handed over by Secretary of State Day to Depp, the Spanish ambassador to the United States.

"Mr. Depp, I hope your country will reply as soon as possible."

Ambassador Depp, who received the ultimatum, replied with an indignant expression. "Please rest assured that our country will give an answer."

At the same time, at the Naval Port of Jacksonville, Florida, a large number of warships gathered here. From the latest four Pennsylvania-class ships to the current mainstay Indiana-class and the battleship USS Iowa. Of course, in addition to the top-notch presence of these eight, there are a large number of other warships in the naval port, which parked the huge Jacksonville naval port to the brim.

At present, these warships are quietly docked in the harbor. I'm sorry that there is a little mistake. There are five warships that are firing. It seems that they have a mission.

There are indeed five warships preparing to set sail. They are three Montgomery-class protected cruisers, the USS Montgomery, the USS Detroit, and the USS Marblehead. As the smallest protected cruiser in the United States, this class is only 2,100 tons, but its firepower and speed are not bad. With a speed of 19 knots and nine 127mm naval guns, it is a new ship that has only been in service for the past five years.

In addition to the three Montgomery-class ships, there are also two Columbia-class protected cruisers. Compared with the Montgomery-class, the Columbia-class is much larger, with a displacement of 7,300 tons and a speed of 21 knots. Equipped with a 203mm main gun , two 152mm secondary guns, and eight 102mm naval guns. In terms of style, this should be a battleship prepared for breaking the war.

And the mission of these five warships is also a little bit related to breaking diplomatic relations, that is, to carry out the blockade mission. This task was also issued by Major General Samplin, with the aim of achieving a blockade of Cuba before the war, preventing it from receiving supplies and creating conditions for the army to land.

As the commander of all U.S. warships in the Caribbean, Major General Samplin is assigning tasks to the commander of the team, Major Marquis.

"Your mission this time is to blockade the seaports of Cuba, mainly the three ports of Havana, Mariel, and Santiago in the north. The Spanish army in Cuba cannot be replenished with supplies. This is also the main point that you need to pay attention to. In addition, you must pay attention to the barge of ships. Doctrine of engagement may be used."

"Follow the general and ensure that the mission is completed."

Facing Major Marquis' answer, Major General Sampling was very satisfied with him. This brave man, combined with his brilliant brains, is well suited for this blockade job.

"Go, Major Marquis, I await your good news."

After Major Marquis left, Major General Sampling rubbed his swollen forehead. There are a lot of warships coming from the east coast and west coast these days, which makes Rear Admiral Samplin very busy. After the preparation was finally completed, Major General Samplin felt a little tired from the continuous high-intensity work because the war was about to break out.

Of course, Prime Minister Castillo of Spain was also tired. When he saw Foreign Minister Gibbs rushing over, he noticed it. Sure enough, when Gibbs came up with the U.S. ultimatum, the prime minister lost his heart.

This is what should come, what else can he say.

"Call the cabinet ministers for a meeting, and prepare for war."

That's right, everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared, and whether Cuba, a fertile land, can be defended depends on the performance on the battlefield.

And the U.S. ultimatum is known not only to Spain, but also to all European countries.

Among European countries, Germany is the most tense. Because they just bought the Philippine colony, and the personnel are still on the road at this time, there can't be any oolong incidents.

"Summon the US ambassador and tell them our position on the Philippines."

Yes, in order to avoid some misunderstandings, the German government intends to warn the United States not to touch its own Philippines.

This may be because the Germans reacted a little too much, but it also avoided possible misunderstandings between Germany and the United States.

However, compared with Germany, what happened in Italy is a bit dumbfounding.

"You mean, the United States wants to give us a bailout?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these are the words of Ambassador Robert of the United States. Considering the difficult life of the people affected by the disaster in Sardinia, they plan to donate us US$500,000 in relief supplies. In addition, the US government also provides a credit loan of US$10 million. Provide our country with crops such as wheat.”

When Carlo heard this, he was a little suspicious of his officials in Sardinia~www.mtlnovel.com~ Did the flood only affect 20,000 people?

Judging by the attitude of the Americans who are more anxious than themselves, it seems that they are the ones who were hit by the disaster.

In fact, Carlona didn't understand why the United States was so enthusiastic at this time. It was neither a small flood nor an outburst of kindness, and he hoped that Italy would stop torturing them.

That's right, after analyzing the reasons for Italy's intervention, the United States believes that it is mainly economic interests that caused Italy to sell warships to Spain. Because Italy has no conflict of interest with the United States, and the United States is expanding at its doorstep, Italy has no interests in the Americas at all. Apart from the money given by Spain, is it because of love?

Now that the reason is known, it is not too late to fix the situation. In order to avoid other possible accidents, the US government decided to appease this poor and crazy Italy.

So here comes the $10 million line of credit.

Since the United States is so afraid that Italy will continue to make trouble and pay for it, then there is nothing to say about it. Let's see how the United States and Spain perform.

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