"The end of a great war is only the beginning of another, and as long as the war does not end, then we must fight one after the other, until one of them can no longer withstand the blow and declares defeat. k update "———— Admiral Simpson

The war is over, but the end does not mean that the two sides can take a rest, they can only take a breath, bandage their wounds, pick up the weapons around them and go to the battlefield again! And now, in the officers' cafeteria of the American battleship Iowa, Simpson and Magiffen have not even had a chance to take off their coats stained with gunsmoke and blood to plan for the next battle, which is on the verge of running out of oil. The Americans have paid such a huge price to put together almost all of a powerful fleet that it is impossible to give up halfway in this situation, because in their opinion, victory is at hand, and with a little effort, the United States can bring any island in the Caribbean Sea under its control.

"Colonel Magifin, there is no need to grieve for the loyal admirals, their efforts have paid off, the United States of America is closer to victory, and what we need now is a new plan, one that can say that the Spanish fleet will be completely crushed." Admiral Simpson said.

"If, I mean, if the Spanish fleet can get new ships, we simply can't complete the repair of the ships before the other side gets support, you should know if you look at the bridge and hull of the Indiana, it will take at least one and a half months for us to completely repair it! And the two protective cruisers under my command have remained unsinkable, the armament and bridge on them have been beaten to shreds, and even the hull part has been structurally deformed, to some extent, even if these battleships are repaired, they will not have much effect....... Magiffen said as he looked at Simpson's face.

"You mean we're going to stop this war? The U.S. Navy has already paid a huge price, and when it was about to win, you actually asked us to stop the war? Are you kidding? Admiral Simpson said with some annoyance.

"I don't think we're any closer to victory at this point." Magifen is colorful.

"True, our fleet suffered heavy losses. However, the Spaniards also suffered heavy losses, and they were unable to replenish more manpower. The port of Santiago does not have the capacity to completely repair these ships, and they will only be worse off than ours. And we also have the most recalcitrant reserve force, which is enough to be the straw that crushes the Spanish Navy. General Simpson said with a smile.

"The amount of preparation at the end of the year?" Magifen was a little dazed.

"That's right, we still have 3 coastal defense warships. These warships are indeed not suitable for fighting on the oceans, but they are definitely suitable for blockading the opponent's ports. Admiral Simpson said. The premise of all this, of course, was before the arrival of support from the Spanish fleet. So we have to be fast. Do you understand? ”

"Even then, we had only 4 battleships, 3 cruisers of the 1st class, 2 cruisers of the 2nd class, and 1 cruiser of the 3rd class, which could not be put on the table. Plus 3 slow-moving gunboats as fast as turtles, and then count on this circus-like fleet to attack the batteries and fleet in the port of San Diego? Magiffen asked rhetorically. As for those auxiliary cruisers, Magiffen directly ignored that the American fleet suffered huge losses in personnel after the war, and there was a shortage of personnel on each battleship, in this case, the transfer of personnel on the auxiliary warships to the capital ship would be an inevitable choice. And after this battle, it is estimated that no one wants to fight on that kind of auxiliary cruiser that sinks with one shot!

"That's not all. Although our Navy will never be able to take out more warships. But at this time, the navies of both sides are temporarily incapacitated, and those guys from the army can also play, and the small-scale landing can already be launched. As long as we can hold off or blockade the port of Santiago, whether with a fleet or a torpedo, then the Army can land in a big way. The island of Cuba remains ours. Simpson said, licking his lips. …,

"Actually, we can already think about ending this war. Although the war was lost by the US Navy. But as long as the remaining fleet can be maintained, 4 battleships will not be lost. By retaining more naval talent, we can build a fleet that has always been stronger in a shorter period of time. Cuba came to power only a few years later. Magiffen persuaded in as tactful language as possible.

"Mr. Magiffin. I've said it many times, what we're missing now is time, and now the navies of all countries are expanding their spheres of power, and if our U.S. Navy can't become strong enough before then, then we'll be in an extremely disadvantageous situation, and the United States of America will have no place to fall overseas, and a powerful fleet will only be tied up in the near sea, you understand? I already have a hunch that if this war is lost, Hawaii may be free from the control of the United States, and years of hard work will be wasted! Simpson said with a gloomy expression.

"Can the general imagine what it would be like if he lost the war?" After pondering for a moment, Majifen said: "If there were two pillars of the US Navy before the war, with the sinking of the USS Brooklyn and other cruisers, one of the pillars has been broken in half, and if the battleship formation is severely damaged again, the US Navy's ten years of work will be ruined." What is even more terrifying is that even if the United States can build a strong navy, it will never have enough courage to use this fleet to conquer the oceans. ”

"So, for the sake of safety, we should consider how to end this war more decently, although we lost, but we didn't lose much, don't lose all our money because of a momentary obsession!" At this time, Ma Jifen was already a little anxious. In his eyes, the U.S. Navy at this time was like a gambler, pressing his entire net worth for that little bit of illusory hope.

"We have no way back, and it seems to me that we still have a great chance in this battle, and as long as we can win, then the glory of the occupation of Cuba will wipe out all the defeats on us, and we will be the heroes of the United States." Simpson said.

"Then I need at least one and a half months of recuperation." Magifen said.

"20 days at most, after 20 days, we must set off for the port of Santiago, if the opposing fleet is in the port, we will lay mines to blockade it, and if it is not there, destroy the port of Santiago! In short, after 20 days, we need a result, victory or defeat! Simpson said.

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