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171 Dismount Mawei - Mosquitoes in Maracaibo!

Since the Battle of Falkland, Leo's heart has been broken, and he has not been able to come out of the shadow of defeat.

Every time I docked, as soon as I returned to Havana, I rushed to the bar called "Five Cents" to get drunk, because the beer there tasted most like Germany.

A drunk sells a thousand sorrows

Alcohol has become the best vent object for the two, especially the man who can't get rid of the inner depression, and is even more addicted to the paralysis of alcohol.

It's just a little tangled that every time he gets drunk, Leo will go crazy, which makes Lucas very headache.

Unexpectedly, this time, because Leo was drunk in the bar, he collided with a somewhat mysterious man and was kidnapped by Situ Nan on this luxurious cruise ship.

Take things as they come. Leo also felt that it didn't matter, he had died once anyway, although it was a little abrupt last night, but it was not a big deal to offend the man in front of him.

Well, the kidnapper in front of him doesn't seem to be interested in revenge on himself, but is curious about his experience.

Under Situ Nan's "questioning", Leo confessed his participation in the Spee fleet. In exchange, Leo learned from Situ Nan that the ship they were on was the private property of Situ Nan, a wealthy American businessman.

"So, Leo, take the liberty of asking, do you have any plans?" Situ Nan asked a little humbly. Yesterday evening, in a fit of urgency, he forcibly took the two Germans aboard the Wilhelm. He had a vague feeling in his heart that the two Germans might be of some use to him.

At that time, if it weren't for guessing the identity of the other party, Situ Nan would not have done this, and it was estimated that at most he would have beaten them up.

"Originally, I wanted to go back to my homeland to fight, but now it seems that our navy is no longer necessary," Leo said here, his tone was a little gloomy, and his heart was gloomy, he felt like a deserter.

"So I don't have any ideas for the time being, I just hope that the war will end and then go home"

Leo turned his head to look at Situ Nan and continued: "Sir, although I don't know much about you, I feel that you are not a bad person.

Even though I don't know if what you're trying to do or a farce, anyway, I'm going to say sorry, I was so out of shape last night

I really don't understand, how can I think of you as an Englishman? You don't look like it."

Leo said self-deprecatingly.

"Hehe, you're right, I'm really an Englishman, a person who doesn't love the queen very much, from England, but I'm an American businessman now." Situ Nan said with a smile.

Leo couldn't help but sigh, and his perception of Situ Nan was a little better.

"By the way, Leo, can I hire you? I have a shipping company that often runs routes to Southeast Asia, but the pirates in Malacca are so powerful that they often attack our captains, and I want to arm the merchant ships so that I don't have to fight back when I encounter pirates.

There is a shortage of experienced people like you, would you like that? It's easy to say about the salary and treatment. ”

"Sir, how did you come up with this? Don't you think it's a bit sloppy? We don't know each other after all, and even my identity may be in trouble. ”

Leo said tactfully. He didn't care, but he was a little strange why Situ Nan would make such a request.

"Sloppy? No, you're a soldier, and after sharing your story, I think we can communicate very directly without beating around the bush. ”

Situ Nan shook his head and said, "Your identity doesn't have any trouble talking. I just think you're born to belong to the sea, you're a risk-taker, your experience makes you good enough for the job, and I think you're the right fit. You don't have to make a choice right away. You can also stay on the William, or disembark, or even drop you off in Cuba."

Not to mention Cuba, even if it is Germany, Situ Nan has the ability to send Leo and them back to Germany safely, but Situ Nan will not do this unless he is a relative.

Not long ago, he had just sent a team to France on a ship from the Bethlehem Company to "save" his wayward brother-in-law "Paul".

Andrew was not at ease after all, for fear that his son would suffer some losses on the battlefield. Situ Nan knew about this, so he didn't need the pillow wind to blow, so he volunteered to take it.

It was a rare opportunity to curry favor with Andrew, and Situ Nan thought he should do the same.

"Don't bother, Mr. William. Whether we go back or not is not a big problem on the Cuban side, I will send a telegram to the kind captain later.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I also want to go shopping. As for whether or not to go to the armed merchant ships, I have to think about it before I can answer you. ”

Leo replied. There was an impulse in his heart, even if he was driving a merchant ship, as long as he saw the passing rice flag, he wanted to sink it.

"Lucas, where have you been?" Leo said disgruntled when he saw Lucas enter the room.

He just couldn't find Lucas. The boat was too big, and it was not easy for him to walk around.

"I went to visit the ship's engine room, and for the first time I saw a cruise ship with steam turbines installed on it, using three oil-fired units, with a total installed power of up to watts, which is equivalent to our destroyer's power.

I asked the ship's mechanics, and they said that if they were running at full speed, they would be able to go at more than 30 knots. Obediently, what do you say this cruise ship is doing so fast, the owner of this ship is really burning money."

Lucas said excitedly. As he said, in an era when the vast majority of merchant ships were powered by coal-fired steam engines, the Wilhelm's power plant was even more advanced than that of the German Navy, which shocked Lucas, who had always been obsessed with ship technology.

He was a technical man, more obsessed with machines, and if it weren't for the war, he would have become an engineer in a shipyard by now.

Today, Lucas stayed in the engine room of the William, constantly asking this and that, very curious. The crew who had received Situnan's instructions did not embarrass him, but patiently briefed Lucas on the William.

"Is it so powerful?" Leo was a little moved.

"Yes, very advanced. The Wilhelm does not burn coal at all, and is much stronger than a traditional steam engine in terms of power and range.

I didn't expect that the Americans would have surpassed us in this regard, and such advanced power has already been installed on a warship, but I really didn't expect it to be used on a cruise ship. ”

Lucas said with emotion.

I thought to myself, if all the warships of Spee's fleet were equipped with these engines, and there was no black smoke from burning coal, it is estimated that the British fleet would not have found them so easily.

Moreover, the calorific value of gasoline is higher than that of coal, and the output power is also more powerful, and the British fleet will not be able to catch up even if it discovers the Spee. Perhaps Spee's fleet will be able to return to Germany.

"The British are not so arrogant either, only the deep-pocketed American nouveau riche would do it"

Leo looked at Lucas's "admiring foreign" appearance and said stiffly. He knew that there was a shortage of oil in Europe and that Germany was blockaded, and that he could not import oil from Baku at all, but could only use the abundant coal in the Ruhr region.

The two fell silent, silently thinking about their own thoughts.

Leo was worried about Germany's form, and in the past two years he had seen that the ships of the Allies were running on the sea, and that Britain, France, and the United States could use the world's resources to confront Germany, while Germany could only rely on a corner of the land and its unreliable ally Austria-Hungary to fight against the whole world.

Lucas, on the other hand, was fascinated by the new technology on board the William, and he had a hunch that the ocean of the future would be a world of fuel-powered steam turbines, and those black steam power would be introduced to the stage of history.

"I've decided," Lucas said, patting his thigh hard.

"What did you decide?" Leo asked.

"I'm going to the United States to study this advanced ship power," Lucas said firmly.

"Oh," Leo replied lightly.

Originally, he wanted to discuss with Lucas whether to accept Situ Nan's kindness and become the captain of an armed merchant ship, but now it seems that it is not necessary, and Lucas has his own arrangements.

Leo secretly cheered for Lucas in his heart, he himself still liked the feeling of sailing on the sea, free and free, riding the wind and waves.

In order to convince Lucas, under the intention of Situ Nan, William really raised the speed to the highest speed, and ran to Panama at a speed of 31 knots.

Unfortunately, after a two-day delay in Havana, Situ Nan did not catch up with the Panama oil company's people, and the day before, under the leadership of Guedas, Pratt's oil exploration team had already rushed to Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela after meeting with the security advisers.

Lake Maracaibo is located in the northwest of Venezuela, with a total area of 14,300 square kilometers at the longest point of 212 kilometers and a maximum width of 92 kilometers.

Lake Maracaibo is a wide and endless lake, with an average depth of more than 20 meters. The southern part is fed by more than 150 inland rivers of all sizes, which is fresh water; The northern estuary of the lake is nearly 10 kilometers wide and meets the Caribbean Sea, and the water is very salty.

Except for the northern Gulf of Venezuela coast, which has a dry climate and annual precipitation of less than 500 mm, most of the lake area is hot and rainy, with an average annual temperature of 28 °C and an annual precipitation of more than 1,500 mm, making it one of the hottest and wettest areas in South America.

As he recalled the information about Lake Maracaibo, Guedas was a little excited. This is the first major overseas operation of Occidental Petroleum Company, and it has pinned the hopes of many people, so there is absolutely no room for failure.

Gradually, the ship sailed into the port of Maracaibo, and this calm port caused an instant sensation.

Because the port of Maracaibo was too small, the Lakers that Guedas drove were 5,000 tons, and they stumbled and squeezed in.

A well-dressed man with a somewhat obscene expression was about to wave his hand to the shore, wanting to announce his coming, but his hand was in the air and suddenly he gave himself a slap on the cheek, and with a "snap", he slapped himself

Letting go of the slap, the center of the hand was a little red, it turned out to be a mosquito, it was too greedy, and I didn't know how greedy and fierce the man who killed me was

Hell this place has oil? There's a mosquito that's pretty much it's just given me a dismount

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