My Italian: Chapter 405 battlefield smell

The U.S. Navy has been under strict control in the Caribbean Sea for a month, and there is still no trace of the Spanish fleet. And high-intensity deployment and control takes a long time and it is easy to be negligent. After all, people are not machines. After the Spanish fleet was not found for a long time, the officers and soldiers of the US Navy also made some perfunctory actions. For example, the areas that require inspections are inspected from daily inspections to inspections every other day.

Of course, this also caused the gaps in this dense net to widen, from impenetrable to sparse.

But fortunately, in addition to naval warships, the United States also employs many civilian ships. These civilian ships, mainly fishing boats, also do patrol work part-time while fishing.

On the day of September 13th, a fishing boat hurried back to the Jacksonville Naval Port and brought an amazing news. The boat saw the Spanish fleet on the evening of the 11th.

In view of the importance of the matter, Rear Admiral Sampling personally asked Ralph, the captain of the fishing boat. "Mr. Ralph, you say you saw the Spanish fleet?"

"Yes, General, we saw the Spanish fleet while we were fishing in the northern waters of the Windward Islands."

As if to increase his persuasiveness, Captain Ralph took out the ship map given to him by the navy and said. "At that time, these two ships (Garibaldi-class Columbus and Francisco) were at the forefront, followed by these three ships (Maria Teresa-class cruisers), and then these three ships (Turin-class) and There are these two (Venice class), and some other small warships and other ships, I counted as many as twenty-four."

Rear Admiral Sampling took a look, and he took out the ship identification maps printed by the navy. The edges of these maps were frayed. It seems that Captain Ralph often reads these warship illustrations, which made Rear Admiral Sampling uncontrollable. Believe me a little.

Major General Sampling then continued to ask. "What is the speed of the Spanish fleet you saw, and which direction is it going?"

Facing Major General Sampling's question, Ralph immediately answered. "The speed of the Spanish fleet should be 14-15 knots. When I saw them, they were heading northeast."

"Okay, thank you very much for your help, we will reward you after verification."

Hearing this, Major General Samplin already had a preliminary impression in his mind, coming from the north of the Windward Islands, heading northeast, isn't that the direction of Cuba.

After sending away Captain Ralph who observed the Spanish fleet, Major General Sampling immediately had a preliminary idea. But before that, he needs to determine the location of the Spanish fleet.

Of course, a telegram was sent from the Jacksonville Naval Port to Washington. The Rear Admiral Sampling reported to the Admiralty that he had found the Spanish fleet and requested that the warships sent to the north be returned. In addition, he also hopes that Washington can send a message to the Cuban rebels, asking them to observe the various ports of Cuba to see if there is any trace of the Spanish fleet.

Of course, these are asking for help from outsiders, and the most important thing is to act on your own. He immediately ordered to send fast warships to closely inspect the Caribbean Sea, focusing on Cuba and Puerto Rico, because he suspected that the warships coming from Spain would definitely stop here. After all, the Atlantic Ocean is so vast, and everything needs to be trimmed when crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Following Major General Sampling's order, the U.S. Navy moved completely, and even the three Indiana-class battleships and four Pennsylvania-class battleships also moved, after all, to prevent the Spanish fleet from possible attacks on the southern coast.

Following Major General Sampling's order, the Caribbean Sea became even busier. Various American warships and hired civilian ships were looking for the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet.

However, after three consecutive days of searching, the Spanish fleet seemed to have disappeared. It appeared in the Windward Islands and disappeared.

The exploration of Cuba and Puerto Rico did not find anything in their ports.

Where is the Spanish fleet that the U.S. Navy misses so much?

The Bermuda Islands, 1,100 nautical miles away from Florida, the United States, is an overseas colony of the British Empire. This coral reef archipelago consisting of 7 main islands has a small population, and its production is mainly salt and sea fish.

The Spanish fleet led by Vice Admiral Sedra is here.

"Vice Admiral Sedra, according to the principle of neutrality in combat, there are only four hours left in three days, and your fleet needs to prepare to leave."

The Governor of the British Empire in Bermuda, Mr. Oakes, was at the port, and informed Lieutenant General Sedra that they needed to leave.

If you don't count the crates of high-quality Scottish white coal being transported to the ship in the port, then this is a fairly normal guardian of diplomatic norms for Governor Ochs.

Wrong, the Governor of Bermuda just disposed of the excess 3,000 tons of high-quality white coal, as well as a large number of fruits and vegetables, and did not sell any supplies to the Spanish fleet. He just sold these materials to a trading company called Bob Dylan (established when the Spanish fleet arrived). This company violated the principles of engagement, but he didn't care about Governor Oakes. Besides, the ink fragrance of the 30,000 pound banknote is really refreshing.

Of course, he did not let Lieutenant General Sedra suffer. Recently, various news from the United States have been inadvertently revealed.

"By the way, do you want to hire someone who is familiar with the hydrology of the east coast of the United States?"

"We found a few, and I don't feel particularly satisfied."

"Well, then let me recommend one to you, Captain Jurity, who is known as the living chart of the east coast. This person has been running on the east coast before, and then he fell out with the boss for some reason, and was fired as a result. But Just to be clear, the salary this guy is asking for is a bit high."

"It doesn't matter. We are not afraid of a higher salary. As long as he has that ability, we will definitely satisfy him."

After seeing off the governor of Oakes, Lieutenant General Sedra turned his head and asked Major General Castillo, Colonel Lefer Samplin, who was beside him. "What do you think of Governor Oakes?"

"A slightly greedy patriot."

Facing Colonel Lefer's answer, Lieutenant General Sedra shook his head and said. "I think so too, but it makes me feel a little unreal for the other party to help us so generously."

"What else can there be, but I hope we can give the United States a hard blow. Didn't you see that he helped us find a navigator? We shouldn't miss this kind of good opportunity, or you will regret it for life."

"Let me think again, it's a big deal and a mistake could have very serious consequences."

Lieutenant General Sedra was hesitant, but after Colonel Lefer learned about the deployment of the U.S. Navy from Governor Oakes, he proposed a combat plan to attack the Newport News Shipyard on the east coast of the United States. You can go north and attack the bustling northeastern ports of the United States. The basis is that the main force of the U.S. Navy is currently in the south, and the defenses of the northern ports are empty, which is very suitable for attacks. In addition, it can also attract the main southern fleet of the United States to lift its blockade against Cuba.

Well, the Governor of Oakes in Bermuda is really not tight-lipped at all, and he talked about the deployment of the east coast of the United States.

Colonel Lefer's suggestion made Lieutenant General Sedra a little moved, but such a huge revision of the battle plan made him a little hesitant. This is basically hitting the United States to death, and it is hard to guarantee that it will not incur the anger of the United States. And Spain's national strength is not enough for the United States to see. It really angered the other party. Even if the idea of ​​​​peeping at Cuba is now dispelled, what should we do when the other party's new batch of warships are completed? Spain has no next Philippines to sell~ www.mtlnovel.com~ But this plan is too tempting, at least the chance of winning is greatly increased now, and he doesn't want to give up, it's really a dilemma.

"Let me think again!"

Now that I have said what I should say, Colonel Lefer no longer speaks. After all, this battle is still up to the Spaniards to decide.

Lieutenant General Sedra had heard about this Colonel Lefer before, and knew that he was a very promising naval officer in Italy, but it was only after he got in touch with him that he realized that he was actually such a genius with a keen sense of battlefield. Just terrible.

"Let's do it, and whatever happens to him."

Lieutenant General Sedra, who was thinking for a long time, finally made up his mind, let's talk about what happened after fighting, and he has nothing to worry about. This should be something that Madrid cares about, and they should do what they should do first.

This time, he gambled.

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