Under the surging public opinion, and even more so under the surging public opinion of the financiers, the US Government had no choice but to stand up and express its concern about the Cuban issue, and demanded that Spain and "Free Cuba" exercise restraint and refrain from any move that would further escalate the situation. At the same time, because many United States citizens travel in Cuba for various reasons, the United States Government strongly demands that both parties to the conflict guarantee the safety of the persons and property of United States citizens.

Although the United States at this time was not the later lighthouse country with a domineering little passport that was said to be comparable to the sewer of conscience in Germany, it could not say the nonsense that "no matter where you are, the mighty American military is your strong backing" (of course, even later generations of American passports did not have such words.) But as the first snake in the Americas, the Americans and the British Empire have fought twice, although each time they were actually beaten to the ground, but you have to admit that it was always Britain who retreated first in the end. Lao Tzu even dares to fight the UK, how old are you in Spain? Therefore, the statement of the US government cannot but be taken into account by Spain. Therefore, when the US Government proposed that it send ships to Cuba to evacuate overseas Chinese, both the "Free Cubans" and the Spaniards, who had close ties with the United States, could only express their willingness to provide convenience.

However, the location given by the Americans for the evacuation is very special, not Havana, which has the most complete port facilities and is also closer to the United States, but Manzanillo, a port in the east of Cuba. And the port is now completely under the control of the rebels.

Of course, there is a high-sounding reason for the Americans to do this, well, the reason is that Havana is too unsafe. And this is really not nonsense, although "Free Cuba" promised that they would protect the safety of Americans and would never harm Americans, but because of their last attack, hundreds of police officers in Havana died, and the rest basically went home to recuperate from their injuries. Well, it's too dangerous to continue to stay in the police station in a police uniform anyway, so I just told the above that I was injured and needed to recuperate, and then hid back home to see how safe it was. What the? Where did I get hurt, you ask? Report sir, I twisted my foot last time when I went after those rebels......

Well, anyway, the situation is that you can hardly find a single police officer on the streets of Havana. As a result, security in Havana is certainly not much better. If that's all there is to it, the point is that at the time of the 911 attacks, the department that was attacked also included the prison, because there were some political prisoners who advocated for Cuban independence. It was not easy to storm a heavily guarded prison, so the people of "Free Cuba" at that time gritted their teeth and simply paid for a company of Blackwater to come over and make a vote. As a result, of course, the guards and other things were all on the coffee table, and the political prisoners were naturally all rescued. The problem is that the Yankees in Blackwater accidentally let the criminal prisoners in the prison go. Well, in this way, if the law and order in Havana can still be better, it will be really unscientific.

……

Suai and Joan Shan have also been nervous lately. Havana has been too chaotic lately. Every day, I can hear that there is another robbery in such and such a neighborhood, another murder in such and such a neighborhood, another rape in such and such a neighborhood, and even another robbery and then rape and then murder in such and such a neighborhood, in short, it is a vicious case of rape and then murder and then rape and then murder. The two little girls were so scared that they didn't dare to go out for several days.

The landlord, who had been trembling for days as they had been trembling for days, brought them a newspaper saying that the U.S. government had sent a ship to evacuate the nationals, and that they could take a U.S. government ship back to the U.S. for free.

"I really envy you, you have a motherland of your own behind you." Mr. Guti, the landlord, said, "The U.S. Consulate asks you to report to the consulate as much as possible, and then they will arrange for you to take the train to Manzanillo and wait." Well, I've heard that security there is much better than Havana. ”

"Ah, thank you, Mr. Guti." Suai gratefully told him that the warm-hearted old Cuban reminded them of the arrival of Mr. Bellman from Greenwich Village.

"Oh, I'll go out tomorrow at noon, and I'll get a car to take you there. We took a detour and took as much as we could. Because it's really not peaceful right now. Mr. Guti said.

"Thank you, Mr. Guti, for being a good man." Qiong Shan also said gratefully.

……

Three days later, Suai and Joan arrived safely and smoothly in the port of Manzanillo. Compared to Havana, Manzanillo is a small place, with narrower streets and significantly more dilapidated houses. However, the security here is noticeably better, and you can see "Free Cuba" fighters standing guard with old-fashioned rifles everywhere on the streets. Most of them are very simple people, and some of them look like big boys in the neighborhood. This is very different from the Robin Hood style that Su Ai imagined.

Here, the houses are specially prepared in advance by "Free Cuba" for these American guests. The two little girls stayed here for two more days, and early on the morning of the third day, a steamship flying the Star-Spangled Banner sailed into the port of Manzanillo.

"Two ladies, your ship is here. However, the boat has to be replenished with water and coal, so it is estimated that it will not be able to leave until the afternoon. A handsome Cuban boy who had been working as mannequins for the past two days, often dressing them up as shepherds from the ancient Greek era, said to them.

"Villa, thank you! We're going to miss you. Suai said.

After Villa left, Suai began to pack her things, and Joan sat at the window looking at the steamship in the distance. She saw as if a lot of people were moving some crates from the ship.

"Hey, little one, what are you looking at? Still looking at your Prince Paris? Suai said with a teasing taste.

"Say what?" Joan smiled and looked back, "You're my Prince Paris." ”

"Okay, don't talk about that, come and help me pack my things." Suai said.

……

"Mr. Juan, this is the five hundred MacDonald 1864 rifles you ordered, and two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition. There are also a thousand grenades, two thousand anti-infantry mines, and two hundred sets of broadsword anti-infantry directional mines. "Would you like to open the box and check it?" At a distance from the evacuation ship, the representative of the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company, Yuri 61 Orlov, said to "Juan 61 Carlos, the representative of the Free Cuba side."

"Ah, okay." Although the reputation of the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company has always been very good, there should not be any problems with shoddy or anything. However, Juan still has to take a serious look at the goods according to his duties.

A worker inserts a crowbar into a gap in the crate, and with a strong prie, the crate is opened. The neatly stacked McDonald Model 1864 rifle inside the box was revealed.

"There are 10 sticks in each box here." Yuri 61 Orlov explained on the side.

"Hmm." Chang nodded, picked up a rifle, pulled up the bolt, opened the chamber and looked at it, then moved the safety again, and made a gesture of raising the gun to shoot. "Not bad!" Juan said, putting the gun back at the same time.

The worker opened a shorter, smaller box, which was filled with defensive grenades. Then there was a larger box with anti-infantry mines shaped like pomegranates, and then a box with directional mines that read "This is facing the enemy".

Juan carefully checked the boxes one by one, and after confirming that they were correct, he signed his name on the manifest on behalf of "Cuba Libre". He should have been examined so carefully that Suai and Joan's boarding time was delayed by another hour.

……

Port of Barcelona, Spain. The expeditionary force has made all sorts of preparations. However, considering that the acting governor of Cuba was still negotiating with the rebels to delay time, in order to achieve the effect of a decisive war, the dispatch of troops was carried out in secret.

In the early hours of the morning, boarding began. Artillery Ensign Franco followed his squad and his Napoleonic gun aboard the ship. Before dawn, the ship left the dock and sailed towards the distant sea of stars in the starry sky.

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"There is information from the Americans that the Spaniards' troops have departed." Cespedes said to his comrades to his comrades.

"Well, in a month at most, they will be able to reach Cuba. Let our spies keep an eye on the various ports, and besides, I suppose, the Spaniards will soon make a concession at the negotiating table to paralyze us. I suggest that our negotiators find a way to get along with the Spaniards and look like they are getting carried away and neglecting their vigilance. I'm sure those Spaniards will sleep soundly when they see our watch. In this way, we will make a sudden attack, and expand our area of control a little more before the arrival of reinforcements from the Spaniards. Another leader of the rebels, Maceo, said.

"It's a good idea, they want to catch us off guard, so we'll take him by surprise. How's the weapons and ammunition ready? Cespedes asked.

"Now the MacDonald 1964 has two thousand of them. Other than that. The old MacDonald 1857 rifles that Blackwater receded, we also got more than a thousand. Now every soldier had a rifle or other firearm. Each person is also guaranteed four or five grenades. There are also more than 300 sets of broadswords. The training of front-line troops in skirmisher line attacks and trench defense also had considerable results. It should be enough to sustain a longer war. Maceo replied.

"What about the preparation of medicines?"

"It's been able to support it for a while."

"Very good, we must seize this last peaceful world and import more weapons and strategic materials." Cespedes concluded by saying, "God bless Cuba. ”

"God bless Cuba." That's what everybody says.