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"Although the technology of the steam warships they built is backward, it now seems that they can also control the sea surface by carrying advanced guided weapons."

"The most important thing is that the steam warship burns coal or even firewood, maybe a little slower, but it can be deployed and used without restrictions, and it is self-sustaining on the sea surface for at least half a month. But our speedboat was too small to hold on to five days at sea. ”

"It won't be long before such an inferior steam warship will fill the sea like a small steamer. If we do not acquire new equipment, we will soon lose control of the sea. ”

When Commander George returned to Havana, he informed the entire Diego hierarchy of what he was going to face. The news of the defeat of the fleet on the expedition will soon spread, and they will have to figure out how to deal with it?

Governor Diego personally presided over the meeting, which was about the fate of the team, and he said in a dry voice: "We must reform our organization, and we must not continue to fight in this mess."

Diego's forces were originally large gangs from Mexico, and in the war with the Aurora Legion, they were almost entirely sustained by the material support of the Enclave and the management of the military advisory group. And now the entire management system has reached the end of the crossbow and can no longer be maintained.

"First of all, we need stronger support from the Enclave. Food, medicine, daily necessities, if we want to continue to fight the Aurora Army, we must be strengthened.

Secondly, we need more personnel of the Military Advisory Corps, we need more heavy equipment. Or even direct military involvement. For example, the 'Enclave' dispatched fighters to directly kill the opponent's steam battleship and bomb Nassau and Matanzas.

Finally, we need to join forces with others to deal with the Aurora Legion. For example, there are other local powers in the Caribbean, and no one likes an overly powerful, oppressive organization to occupy the Caribbean. ”

The members of the Enclave' military advisory group agreed with Governor Diego's request. But whether identity is identity or not, whether it can be done is another matter.

Marshall, the head of the advisory group, said: "It's okay to give more material support, and it's okay to help His Excellency the Governor reorganize the group, but it's more troublesome to directly dispatch fighters and warships to kill the 'Aurora Legion'." ”

The reason behind this is actually very simple: since the end of the Soviet Union, the United States has been the strongest pole in the world, and it is also the pole that attracts the most hatred. In the process of nuclear bombing, Cuba has received one nuclear bomb in the capital Havana, Mexico has only four or five, and small places such as the Bahamas have not been hit.

And where did all these nuclear warheads in the world go? Needless to say, the United States has suffered the most nuclear bomb attacks. The nuclear bundling policy does not distinguish between friend or foe, and it is the end of the world, and it will definitely drag everyone to die together. Therefore, the five nuclear powers are all indiscriminately attacking the world, and they will suffer together.

The United States has been repeatedly ravaged by the other four big hooligans, and not only have cities been completely destroyed, but military bases have been the top priority of the attack. Now that the Enclave has closed the endgame, he finds that he no longer has the air and sea power that he used to dominate the world. Airfields were destroyed, military ports were bombed, and warplanes and warships were almost wiped out. Even if a few are left, it is difficult to find maintenance and driving personnel.

Behind a powerful aircraft carrier is a powerful and complete industrial system, and now the American industrial system is being destroyed in pieces. Modern industry has taken hundreds of years to build, so how easy is it to rebuild?

Don't you want to send more warships to the Caribbean to clean up the Aurora Legion? It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he really can't send it!

In fact, when it was learned that the 'Aurora Legion' was actually engaged in a steam battleship, the first reaction of the 'Enclave' was surprise, and the second reaction was to agree. It is foreseeable that in the decade when the petrochemical industry does not fully recover, low-tech but easy-to-use steam power will become popular again.

Anyway, coal mines are widely distributed, coal can be used after mining, can be stored in the open air, and transportation is also very convenient. Unlike oil extraction, a series of refineries need to be built, which is still cumbersome to use.

And now the 'Aurora Army' is equivalent to re-entering the steam age one step ahead, and other forces will be completely eliminated if they don't recognize the reality and follow up quickly.

Faced with this situation, the 'Enclave' even more did not want the 'Aurora Legion' to have a good life. Although Diego's power is now greatly weakened, they are willing to support the Aurora Legion as long as they can make trouble for it.

After repeatedly bargaining with Diego's forces, the 'Enclave' was still willing to support the forces occupying Havana, and their only demand was to hold Havana and never let the 'Aurora Army' occupy Cuba.

In order to wait for the support of the 'Enclave', in order to restore strength, and in order to have the ability to counterattack, Diego's forces began to shrink their defense. With the refinery and port as the core, they laid out a large number of fortifications on top of each other, intending to stop the attack of the 'Aurora Army'.

And just as Diego's forces began to enter a defensive posture, the ship repair yard in Nassau was still in full swing, and the steam warships that had just completed preliminary sea trials were undergoing follow-up outfitting. All kinds of pipelines, circuits and other ancillary equipment on the ship must be installed, so as to ensure that the ship can exert its combat effectiveness as much as possible.

Inside the dock, another steam warship of smaller tonnage was slowly being pushed in by a tugboat. Zhou Qingfeng stood by the dock, listening to Dr. Rezo's introduction to the ship.

"We were worried that we wouldn't be able to keep up with the power, so we picked a lightweight mega yacht for the retrofit. And now this time we are going to renovate a 600-ton coast guard ship, which is also to change the power and strengthen the armor.

As long as we occupy Havana, get where the refineries are. In the future, the main force of our naval warfare will be advanced 1,000-ton fuel-powered warships, and such small steam warships will be used to maintain law and order and cruise the oceans.

It won't be long before steam-powered ships sail throughout the Caribbean. These ships will be the guarantee of our military domination here. ”

Zhou Qingfeng was very satisfied with this, and he asked with a smile: "When will that steam battleship complete the final outfitting work?" Which 155 mm howitzer on it is powerful enough that I can't wait to take Havana down with it. That, what Governor Diego has been there for too long. ”

Dr. Rezzo shrugged and said, "There's nothing particularly advanced about the Steam Battleship, and we don't plan to use it for long, it will be outfitting in three days at most. Its combat effectiveness is much higher than when it was first launched. ”

"Well, in three days' time, Matanzas's troops will almost be repaired and replenished. When the time comes, I'm going to attack by land and sea and blast the enemy out of Havana in one go. (To be continued.) )