Chapter 32 The Plan to Seize the Island

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The arrival of industrial raw materials from the Azores in late April caused a huge shock in the domestic industry.

Yan Xiaosong instigated the Portuguese to open up the route from Brazil in South America to the Azores, and sent supplies that made Jiang Zhaolong and Lin Youde almost laugh crazy.

A total of 500 tons of chrome ore, tungsten ore, phosphate rock, and more than a dozen tons of natural rubber blocks are the fragment materials for creating artifacts in the current Republic of China and the United States!

The two major industrial companies and chemical companies quickly gritted their teeth and bought all the purchases from the state-owned import and export group, and then Jiang Zhaolong, Lin Youde, and Zhou Junting began to gather together in a chattering manner, huddled in a small dark room and imagined the future.

Until the beginning of May, all the preparations related to the immigration program are in full swing to reach various stages of completion. Although there is not a single figure of Ming Dynasty immigrants to be seen, the flood of national sentiment has caused hundreds of capitalists to temporarily take off their rapidly emitting copper-smelling coats, and they are all doing it with relish, but busy European or Indian hired men do not know the reason for such a big move.

The state-owned construction engineering group and the Oriental Construction Company, with a total construction team of more than 700 people, have initially expanded a number of simple migrant houses in Changdao New Area, West Point Town, and Yingu Town.

From the Azores, news came from the liaison ship Feiyun that Swenbo is in urgent diplomatic negotiations with the Kingdom of Spain to obtain capacity support from the Caribbean Fleet of the Kingdom of Spain, and the final outcome of the negotiations is still to be confirmed, but preparations are nearing the stage of implementation.

The first step was to annex Bermuda, a small Atlantic island in the northern part of the Caribbean. Establish a permanent military fortress and a transit point for immigrants, and in order to solve the problem of raw material income in Central and South America, it will also become a trading port directly facing the Caribbean, similar to the status of Angra Martísmo in the Azores.

On 9 May, the third flying shear merchant ship of the state-owned import and export group, the "Gluttonous", which had been completed overtime, completed sea trials, and the short shirt and hussar after simple maintenance, and the three flying scissors merchant ships were requisitioned by the navy at the same time.

The light cruiser USS Delaware has completed the survey of the route to Bermuda. At one point, it even sailed to a distance of only a few nautical miles from Bermuda. Today, on this desolate Atlantic island, the number of English seems to be less than a hundred, and it seems that there are no more than a hundred people. In the later history of Gretel Bay, there was only a small pier and a small fortress with a simple civil structure, and it was difficult to see whether there were guns or not.

Prevent a qiē possible accident. The USS Enterprise will continue to patrol the coastal waters of the homeland, while the two light cruisers, the USS Liberty and the USS Vostok, will form a southward combat formation to provide artillery support unparalleled in this era. At the same time, the three flying scissor merchant ships will carry nearly 1,000 tons of construction materials and an engineering team of more than 100 people.

The landed military force will consist of two platoons of infantry and three Army Fortress guns converted from Wisworth Rifled Guns, which will be garrisoned units at the Bermuda military base.

The fleet set sail on 12 May, and according to the route surveyed by the light cruiser Delaware, the fleet would reach the waters of Bermuda four days after sailing. After the armed landing and occupation of Bermuda, the engineering team of the State Construction Engineering Group had to complete the construction of the improvised pier and fortified battery within a week, during which time the entire fleet would have to anchor in the waters of Gretel Bay.

Over the next few months, most of the SEC's cutter merchant ships and sail galen will be transported in consecutive shifts between mainland China and Bermuda. At least 6,000 tons of building materials and various materials for receiving migrants were delivered. It was not until the fortification works and the naval dock were initially completed that the naval warships, which took turns to provide military cover, would withdraw to the mainland for rest.

In the process, the burden of European trade will be on the fourth flying shear, the Baxia, which was completed only in early June. This means that a considerable share of trade imports and exports will be carried out with the help of Ren Changle's COSCO International Trading Company's two sail galen ships, which makes Mr. Ren, who has always felt that he has been suppressed by the state-owned import and export group, smile.

Naval Base Command in the Long Island New Area of Manchuria. A group of naval officers were standing solemnly on both sides of the conference table, waiting for the arrival of the commander of the navy, Brigadier General Wang Tiezhu.

The same scene happened once before, in recognition of the officers of the USS Liberty who successfully annihilated pirates during a naval training in the Azores of Europe.

Unlike the Liberty and others, who were highly praised by Brigadier General Wang Tiehammer, Congress, and the government, the officers of the Vostok, who directly blew the pirate ship Black Bat into slag in the naval battle, were not treated well.

Report on the disobedience of Captain Bai Jun, the acting captain of the Dongfang, against the orders of Captain Sun Yang, the commander-in-chief of the formation. Commodore Wang Tiehammer, who has been working hard to build the New World Navy, was furious.

In Wang Tiehammer's mind, he knew exactly what the acting captains of these two-knife sail battleships were capable of. So, he put more emphasis on what is beyond military skills.

The results of the ocean training stage are worthy of recognition, but Bai Jun's unauthorized disobedience to orders is the worst self-righteous behavior in Wang Tiezhu's opinion.

Captain Bai Jun's position as acting captain of the Dongfang was suspended, and Captain Wang Zhihua, who was the customs field assistant of the No. 516 maritime anti-smuggling ship, took over the position of acting captain of the Dongfang. The Vostok's first mate and chief sailor, Temporary Lieutenant Andrew, was severely reprimanded, and the poor Danish man stood straight from beginning to end without the slightest rebuttal.

In the end, only the men and men of the Liberty, as well as the gunners and officers of the Vostok, received a combat reward, part of which was supposedly paid to the American fleet by the Governor-General of the Azores in accordance with the rules. The prize money totaled $4,000, with an average of more than 20 yuan per person.

It's only been more than half a month since this incident, so the atmosphere in the conference room is still a little tense.

"Hehe, Bai Jun, you should have gone to Bermuda this time...... Hey, hey, concede! Concession! ”

Wang Zhihua, who had been sitting on the cold bench for more than half a year, finally turned over as a slave and became the master, looked politely at this time, looked at his naval colleagues across the table, and deliberately put his voice very loud. The faces of all the officers in the room changed slightly.

Wang Zhihua, who is a sworn friend with Sun Yang, is also a frequent visitor to the Phantom Bar, and it is said that he has recently been close to a European beautiful girl, and now he has been promoted to the acting captain of the light cruiser Dongfang.

Bai Jun once ridiculed Wang Zhihua more than once that he was just a half-assed navy, and it was impossible to get on a warship, and said that the other party liked European prostitutes and lost the face of the navy, which made Wang Zhihua, who had been sneaking around the Phantom Bar, extremely angry, and now it seems that everything has been reversed.

"What do you mean?!" Bai Jun was furious, his eyes blood-red, and he stared at one of the two people he hated the most in the navy.

"It's not interesting, don't worry, the Vostok will not disobey any orders this time, and it will definitely complete the task beautifully! So as not to eat another cold meal. Wang Zhihua sneered at the corner of his mouth, not afraid of the other party at all.

"Okay, don't argue, it's all your own people, Brother Bai, Brother Wang!" Zhou Kemin hurriedly left his position, grabbed Wang Zhihua, and glanced at the other party vigorously.

"Wang Zhihua, the general is coming soon, pay attention to military discipline and military appearance, don't make trouble in the conference room." Sun Yang was also smiling at this time, but the words in his mouth were implicit.

At this time, Bai Jun's face was already blue with anger, his fists were clenched tightly, and his bones and knuckles were white.

Seeing that a brawl was about to take place, there was a sound of footsteps outside the conference room.

The door opened, and Wang Tiehammer, wearing a star epaulettes, walked in, and all the officers in the conference room stood with their legs together.

"The Cabinet has approved the battle plan, and the light cruisers HMS Liberty and USS Vostok will depart tomorrow to occupy Bermuda, cover the transport of supplies from the three flying clippers merchant ships, and allow the use of force if necessary, although there are few English immigrants."

Wang Tiehammer glanced at Sun Yang and Wang Zhihua respectively, and the two of them raised their heads with their chests up, and their heels knocked on the sound of thieves.

"Captain Wentuo, your light cruiser Delaware, serving as an Azores trade escort mission, and conducting ocean-going training, will also set off with the merchant fleet tomorrow, this time escorting the Galen ship of COSCO International Trade Company, the speed will be very slow, you have to accompany carefully!"

The young former head of the No. 516 Customs anti-smuggling ship gun, who has always claimed to be Wen Tianxiang's descendant, hurriedly stood upright. In this reconnaissance of Bermuda Island, Wen Tuo meticulously took care of Harrington Bay and Gretel Bay, and also drew many maps of the bay and marked many reef coordinates that may affect the operation, which was greatly appreciated by Wang Tiehammer.

It seemed that all the arrangements had been made, but Wang Tiezhu not only did not leave, nor did he announce the adjournment of the meeting, but instead opened the text in front of him and watched quietly. The officers in the room all looked at each other.

Bai Jun looked at the table dejectedly, and his old subordinate Temporary Lieutenant Andrew on the side couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"The light cruiser Enterprise under the command of Captain Liu Chang, the first mate Temporary Second Lieutenant Serres suddenly had gastritis and was unable to perform his duties." A few minutes later, Wang Tiehammer suddenly raised his head, glanced at the eyes of the pair of eyes present and looked at him, and turned his gaze to Bai Jun, who had been keeping his head down, "Captain Bai Jun, taking over the position of acting first mate of the light cruiser Enterprise, he will take up his post immediately, be responsible for the coastal patrol of the homeland, and step up the training of the latest batch of recruited sailors!" ”

"Huh?!"

At this time, not only Sun Yang and the others were stunned, but even Bai Jun himself opened his mouth in surprise.

"This time in the south, the commander-in-chief is still Captain Sun Yang, if you find anyone who disobeys the order of the combat commander, you will stay on land for the rest of your life! Disband! ”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed, and many people who had a decent relationship with Bai Jun threw a kind smile at Bai Jun. At that point, Sun Yang and the others swaggered out of the conference room with an indifferent look.

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