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"I will hold a cocktail party in a few days, and I hope you can enjoy it, Mr. Li." When Monte's big hand took the outstretched hand of Li Mo, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the rest, it's a matter of Chen Ping and Simmons and others,

After building mutual trust for the time being, the two sides began to discuss the details of the action. At the same time, according to the agreement between the two sides, once the civil war is over, the Chilean Navy will not only sell four warships, including two ironclad ships, to Master Li, but will also send hundreds of experienced naval officers to help train and train talents.

At the same time, Monte also promised to persuade Congress that the Chilean political axe would come forward to help Limer secretly order new warships in Britain, and that the specific types of warships would need to be discussed after the war.

On the third day after the meeting, Monte showed his decisiveness, and on the third day after the meeting, the general, who never added sugar to coffee and tea, and had to use it sparingly simply because it was a strategic commodity, issued the Joint Declaration of the Chilean Navy on State Matters, and at the same time expressed his desire for President Balmaceda's resignation.

In the end, Master Li was not able to attend the end of the nineteenth century to see what the nobles enjoyed a drinking party, because a few hours after Monte issued the declaration, the situation in Chile suddenly changed, the army loyal to President Balmaceda began to build, and even outside the headquarters of the Chilean Navy in Valparaiso, a large number of armed men appeared!

The situation has taken a turn for the worse!

Although the southern hemisphere is still in the hot summer, Li Mo, who is standing on the balcony, does not feel the heat at all, and the cold snap from the north of Chile completely disrupts Monte's deployment, and no one thought that the reaction of President Balmaceda, who has not yet met, will be so fierce that he will not give his opponent a chance to breathe!

Monte had left the port of Talcahuano and rushed to Valparaiso, where the headquarters of the Chilean Navy and his home base were his only reliance! There is no need to be sloppy.

Although Tarcahuano is far from the Chilean capital, the atmosphere is gradually becoming tense, and a large number of foreign saltpeter merchants begin to gather here, in addition to hoping to escape the war, it is also seen as an investment, an investment in the Chilean navy!

From the moment the Age of Discovery began, these businessmen with a keen sense of smell knew that the navy was the master of the world, and that it was far more reassuring to rely on a strong navy than on the army.

Only a small number of people are still awake, although they have come to Tarcauano, under the protective circle of the Chilean Navy, but the huge army force in the hands of the Chilean president is still palpitating!

Who will win? Is it Monte, the agent of his own side of prayer? Or is it the Chilean president who is bent on restoring his talents and blocking the financial path of countless people?

Monte will win! The Chilean Navy will win! Those merchants will win!

Li Mo took a deep breath, although the direction of Chilean history has not changed dramatically because of his arrival, this declaration, which was nearly a month in advance, has already made him feel the role of that crowbar.

"Have Guozhang and Zhao Long set off?"

Standing on the balcony, looking at the port of Talcavano in the distance, Li Mo's mood suddenly had some gains and losses, even if he knew the direction of history, even if Monte held the Chilean Navy, even if those businessmen were supporting Monte, but in the game, he still felt honestly afraid!

It's an adventure! It was a complete gamble, and it was a bet on the surname of a warrior who had followed him for more than a year with two thousand, many of whom he couldn't name!

Jackie chan! Becoming a tiger? Or a complete failure! It's all about to look at this battle, although he keeps comforting himself with the sentence "The power in his hand needs to be tested in actual combat", but Li Mo also knows in his heart that once the test fails, his dreams will be buried deep at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean!

"We've already set off, and it's estimated that we will be able to reach Pisagua in a few days." Chen Ping looked at his pocket watch: "Young master, don't worry, don't care who it is, it's impossible to swallow us in this land!" ”

Chen Ping's words were a little arrogant!

Yes, arrogance, this arrogance is not extravagant arrogance, but arrogance that rises from the bottom of my heart after accompanying Simmons to the Chilean Marine Corps with jet lag a few days ago! Compared with Chilean soldiers, the escort team is superior in terms of training and equipment, and the only thing to worry about is the actual combat ability of both sides, but how much experience does the Chilean Army have in this area?

Unlike Li Mo, who was worried about the failure of the plan and the loss of the troops, although Chen Ping was also worried, he was more worried about the young master in front of him who suddenly had an incomprehensible thought.

A naval officer with rich experience, studying in the United Kingdom, working as an errand in Beiyang, experiencing the war against France, and having rich experience, looks at the eyes of a young master who is only a teenager, just like looking at the ocean that can never be seen through in the distance, who will believe it?

At first, I didn't understand why the young master wanted to help Chile fight, but later he came forward to sign a secret warship purchase agreement with Monte, and while the fog of this trip completely dissipated in an instant, another even bigger fog rose again!

Because he still can't believe that two years ago, in that dark and somewhat cramped cabin, the words of this young master Li in front of him have revealed a bright light with the agreement he signed with the Chilean political axe.

"In five years, I promise to let you lead the ironclad ship across the four seas!"

The words are still echoing in his ears, and when everyone thinks it is impossible, the still thin back in front of him has already outlined the future on his drawing paper!

In addition to the excitement and excitement, the doubts and fog are also deeper, how did the young master know that a civil war would break out in Chile?

Could it be that the young master really knows how to spell?

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In the depths of the night, in the silence of the Pacific Ocean, a flotilla of three ocean-going freighters and an old-fashioned ocean-going liner marched silently, and no sign of the fleet could be seen except for the occasional light peeking through the bridge.

"Old dragon? That's a good thing! Zhao Long stood on the deck of the cargo ship, looking at the 37mm rapid-fire guns on the left and right sides that were carefully covered by wooden planks, and his saliva flowed.

"Come on, put your face away! There are no doors! ”

Long Guozhang vigilantly cut off Zhao Long's thoughts, since he got on the boat, this guy has been dripping saliva at these small cannons every day, and even an idiot can see what kind of idea he has.

37mm hand puller!

Thinking of the kind of anti-aircraft machine gun that Germany later developed with this rapid-fire gun as the prototype, it can be called a tragedy, and Master Li scoffed! The top rapid-fire firepower in the young master's mind should be a 40mm Bofors, but then again, that thing is still in the womb this year.

Although disdainful, this is also the latest rapid-fire gun developed by Germany, and in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it can definitely be regarded as the best rapid-fire firepower! And technically speaking, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the 37-mm gun, so Master Li approved to buy it at a large price and asked to find a way to get the design drawings.

Long Guozhang yearns for a large caliber, but he is not a picky eater at the moment, especially now that the ironclad ship has not been skimmed, so after getting these rapid-fire guns, he immediately transformed several cargo ships into armed merchant ships and trained sailors, in his eyes, these dozen 37mm rapid-fire guns are as precious as his own daughter, and now Zhao Long has to circle around his daughter a few times every day, and touch two from time to time!

Who can stand it?

"Get out, don't dream, I won't give you my daughter!" Long Guozhang blew his beard and glared at the bull's eye!

"Why don't I trade ten boxes of grenades for you?" Zhao Long didn't give up, in this expedition, what he was most worried about was the opponent's cannons, so when he saw these cannons in Long Guozhang's hand, his eyes turned green.

"No way!"

"Twenty boxes!"

"No way!"

His mouth was dry, Long Guozhang still shook his head again and again, Zhao Long stopped doing it, and glared angrily: "I said old dragon, don't be ignorant, the grenade is a new invention of the young master, and it is loaded with new high explosives made by the young master, one goes down, and there is no living person within five meters!" ”

How could Long Guozhang not know about this new type of grenade? Especially that new type of explosive, Li Mo asked him to secretly purchase raw materials, after the initial configuration was successful, the experiment was also carried out on an uninhabited island, how could he be fooled by Zhao Long in a few words!

Although he is not interested in grenades, but for the new gunpowder that Li Mo made, he made him throw his body to the ground, if it is used for artillery shells! Hiss, ......I'm afraid that the two ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan won't be able to withstand a few hits.

Long Guozhang turned his head and ignored him. Hand grenade? That's a good thing, but how far can you throw it with your arm strength? Could it be that Lao Tzu drove a freighter and played white-knuckle combat with pirates?

I can't afford to lose that person!

No one paid attention, and Zhao Long had to temporarily put away his thoughts about snatching, pouting boredly, and twisting his stiff neck: "How many days will it take?" ”

"Huh? In a hurry? Long Guozhang narrowed his eyes, and since he received the telegram from the young master, this guy was like crazy, urging him to load the two thousand soldiers in the escort team that had been expanded to three thousand people into the ship overnight and embark on the journey.

"You're not in a hurry?" Zhao Long glared, looking at Long Guozhang, who was not right, and didn't give a good face.

"Hehe" Long Guozhang pouted, it's strange if he's not in a hurry, but the young master said that after the end of the Chilean Civil War, there will be real warships, which are much stronger than his own freighters armed with a few small cannons.

You can't blame Zhao Long for being anxious, after all, they are not like Long Guozhang's group of people who live on the water all day, and they have been bumpy for so many days in a row, so that the landlubbers who have only practiced in the waterways for a few days have even vomited out yellow bile, if they come a few more times, even if they go to Chile, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be a problem.

"Learn more about Li Qiang, take a look! I rested when I got on the boat, and I'm still asleep! Long Guozhang raised his eyes and looked at the second-hand cruise ship in the distance.

"Phew! That kid, the young master is right, pervert! ”

Zhao Long took a sip, since Li Qiang got the young master's elite training method, he studied it all night, and pestered Li Mo from time to time to explain the meaning and ask for demonstrations, so that for a while, when Young Master Li saw Li Qiang, he took a detour.

But to this day, Zhao Long can't admit that that guy's current strength is unfathomable, and even if he encounters it, he may have to shed his skin. What's more important is that this guy has brought out a group of subordinates who are not inferior to himself, especially since he slaughtered the leader of the Northwest bandits, he has gained the rarest actual combat experience, which is much stronger than the group of recruits under his own command, but he also knows that it is okay to do some small operations for the Nighthawk who is too small in number, but to go head-to-head, I am afraid it is far inferior to himself.

"It's coming, it should be there tomorrow night!" After looking at the starry night sky, Long Guozhang took a deep breath and turned his head. "Have you figured it out? Where are you ready to start? ”