On May 2, the wind was southwest. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

Costa Rica, 120 nautical miles north of the Osa Peninsula, a fleet of three freighters slowly moves north along the coastline.

At the bottom of the mast, the once invincible Star-Spangled Banner was thrown into the corner, and the once famous United Fruit Company flag was stained with oil, and for the ships now sailing in Central and South America, if these two flags were hoisted, I am afraid that nothing but shells would be waiting for them.

The sun was shining in the sky, and the sun was so hot that people couldn't lift their energy, and just when a few sailors on the deck wanted to lazy back to the cabin for a good night's sleep, a blue and white frigate in the distance made them suddenly start.

The nervous, short whistle dispelled all fatigue, and some of the brave sailors immediately came out of the hold with their guns in hand, and everyone raised their guard as the red-bottomed dragon flag approached.

As soon as the frigate saw the sailors with loaded guns, the ship's 76-mm single-barreled rapid-fire gun immediately turned around, and there was a clattering sound on the machine gun mount.

"Let them stop the boat and check!"

After the flag was played, the three cargo ships were still calculating, and immediately began to slow down and stop their ships, so that the coast patrol team that wanted to meet the enemy could not find a way to get angry.

Moments later, several Coast Guard soldiers boarded the cargo ship in front.

"Hello, we are Costa Rica." As soon as the captain spoke, he saw these Chinese soldiers looking at the gun-wielding sailors vigilantly, and immediately secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly asked everyone to put away their rifles.

"Military rifles." The young sergeant coldly swept over the guns used by the sailors and said in fluent English: "Made in the Springfield Arsenal of the United States." The eyebrows raised and suddenly turned to the captain: "Am I right?" ”

"Sir, this is just for piracy, we are Costa Ricans, we just came back from Chile, not Americans." The captain was so frightened that his sweat dripped uncontrollably on the deck.

"Really?" The sergeant checked the documents brought by the captain and waved his hand to the sailors behind him: "Check the three ships." ”

Examine!

The Costa Rican captain was in a hurry, his three ships could be loaded with a lot of second-hand guns and ammunition bought from Chile, although it had nothing to do with the United States, but if these Chinese sailors were mistaken for collaborators, it would not be a matter of losing some money!

But the more the captain panicked, the more the sergeant felt that something was wrong, and just as he was about to personally lead the team to conduct a thorough investigation, two Chinese men with sunglasses suddenly appeared in the cabin.

After walking to the captain's side and glancing at the sergeant and the sailors he led, Dahan suddenly took out a small notebook from his pocket and handed it to the other party. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

The sergeant was still surprised why there were his own people on the Costa Rican ship, so he immediately took the small book, but when he opened the small book and dropped it on the coiled dragon national emblem, after seeing the big words "Ministry of Intelligence", he hurriedly saluted: "Charlo has seen the chief." ”

"I didn't go back beforehand, these three ships are ours."

"Yes."

The family belonged to the Ministry of Intelligence, and Sergeant Charlo naturally did not dare to check again, so he immediately collected his troops and left the cargo ship.

"Hehe, the coast guard is getting more and more bold, and they are not afraid of causing diplomatic protests when they come to patrol the South American coast?" The big man on the left put the small book away closely, looked at the frigate and smiled.

"Resist a fart, we are maintaining world peace! Alas, I wonder if the following General Tinoco will find a few Costa Rican families to thank me after he is done. ”

"Fuck you!"

The captain couldn't understand the jerky Chinese, but he knew that people were not even afraid of the Chinese Royal Coast Guard, and he couldn't help but feel relieved that his master had found this big backstage.

When the two men returned to the cabin, they found that the Tinoco and Granados they called were standing in the passage waiting for the two of them, their expressions both excited and nervous.

Just as the two of them were about to continue the conversation they had just talked about, hurried footsteps sounded behind them again, and the sailor shouted in horror before he could reach the front: "General, you should go up and have a look, God Fleet!" ”

"Fleet!"

The people of Tinoco and Granados, who had just seen the majesty of these two Chinese "collaborators", were stupid, a fleet! What do they come to do with themselves?

The two big men were also slightly stunned, how could there be a fleet at this time, so they hurriedly re-boarded the deck with Tinoco and Granados, and when the sun shone on them again, the three of them were stunned by the spectacular scene in front of them.

I saw that more than ten nautical miles away, a huge fleet of dozens of warships was speeding south, and from time to time warhawks could be seen taking off and landing from several warships with wide flat decks in the middle.

When his gaze touched the Blood Cloud Dragon Claw Flag flying high, a leisurely sense of pride instantly filled the hearts of the two big men, and they were the first to sober up, and said with a smile: "General Tinoco and General Granados, don't worry, make our fleet!" ”

"General, please rest assured that our agreement with you is still valid." The big man who had just taken out his small notebook took the opportunity to be shocked: "You will get the whole Costa Rica, and we only need the United Fruit Company and other American companies all the property in your country!" As for the rest, "I think so."

When you become president, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country will officially consult with you! "

It was Tino Cogranados, who was frightened by the fleet's model, and there was still a trace of reluctance in his eyes after hearing the words of the big man. The United Fruit Company alone is a fragrant dumpling worth nearly tens of millions of dollars, but now it has to be given to the Chinese in vain, although with their help it is a foregone conclusion that he will ascend to the presidential throne, it is still very painful!

The reluctance in Tinoco's eyes and Granados' eyes all fell into the eyes of the big man, but he did not hesitate. If it weren't for this gift, the ghost would be willing to care about the political struggle in Costa Rica!

In front of the mighty fleet of the Empire, a small country general with a bit of ambition. Give him the courage to splash the sky, and what tricks can he play!

Panama City.

After half a year of repairs, the former wharf has been restored to its original order, and with the canal being repaired five days ago, it has become more and more busy, and every berth is crowded with cargo ships from all over the world.

Colombian, Peruvian, Chilean, and even Japanese boat cargo ships are parked in the bay, of course. Most of them are still domestic transport ships flying the golden dragon flag.

Sa Zhenbing stood in front of the window, letting the sea breeze rustle the empty sleeve of his left arm.

"The support fleet brought by General Fang Jin has arrived off the coast of Costa Rica and will arrive at the latest tomorrow evening.

Behind him, the staff officer was briefing officers at all levels on the battle situation: "The second batch of support fleets will also depart in two days." ”

The staff officer continued: "In the period after the canal was blown up, the naval strength of the British and Americans has been greatly restored. According to current intelligence, the rear view of the Pennsylvania-class battleships that the United States has been building since the old B year has been delivered, and the rear axilla of the Northampton-class heavy cruisers built with arsenic has also been completed, and they will also be able to build the Mexican-class battleships that have been built in the near future, and there is also a possibility that they will be able to get the Lexington-class heavy cruisers in the near future.

In addition, the British Navy has already been fully deployed.

At present, the capital ships stationed in Florida are overlooked, including the Prestige-class battlecruiser and the female George V-class battleship.

Yesterday afternoon, German submarines operating off the coast of Great Britain reported the discovery of a fleet led by the battlecruiser HMS Hood, including the former French Normandy-class battleships that had just been launched and delivered, as well as two Gangut-class battleships and two battleships Queen Mary, which had been forcibly taken from Russia.

In addition, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship USS Malaya and two Nelson-class battleships of the Indian Grand Fleet, which had escaped back, had arrived at the British Cape Verde naval base after repairs.

In addition to the capital ships, Britain and the United States dispatched about 30 or so light cruisers and at least 80 destroyers, as well as an unknown number of torpedo boats and submarines!

And in order to deal with our air threat, Britain and the United States have also begun to deploy a large number of aircraft on some islands in the Caribbean Sea, except for Curtiss 0300. There are also the British-made Hendri-Page 400 large bomber and the American-made Italian Caproni CA36 main large bomber, both of which have the ability to carry kilogram bombs and torpedoes, and the combat radius can also reach about 400 kilometers. ”

"Good fellow, Britain is really willing, doesn't he want to defend the German navy?"

"It's still lying in the nest, I heard that it is not competing with the army for resources, the German Navy has slowed down the speed of maintenance, not to mention that the British have also left the Plated Queen, the Avengers, the Wrinkled Tiger and the Orion, plus some others, it is enough to deter the German Navy."

"Hehe, so they won't have any more resistance from the Seventh Fleet?"

"That's not necessarily, Britain has also agreed to send a queen, not to mention that it is someone's nest, and the rotten ships are still three catties of iron, and there may not be many capital ships, but there are many cruisers and destroyers. And do you think the Seventh Fleet will be able to survive that bucket mine array in Gibraltar? ”

"So, we're on the right track."

Listening to the discussion, the wrinkles on Sa Zhenbing's forehead deepened a little deeper, and he didn't care about dozens of capital ships, which really made him feel tricky. It will be Jellico, who commanded the total defense of the Caribbean this time, who blocked the German Navy back in the Battle of Jutland!

After experiencing the tragic battle of the Grand Fleet and having no way to contain his own aircraft, Jericho will definitely not continue to use the ancient tactics of decisive battles at sea, the maritime environment of the Caribbean Sea is similar to that of the Southwest Pacific, with many islands and reefs, and complex hydrology, once Jericho uses dispersion tactics. Just finding the enemy is exhausting.

In addition, the San Lorenzo fortress does not have the conditions for the long-term presence of the Grand Fleet in Poland for the time being, and it is not known how long the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba and the temporary anchorage in Belveston Bay in the United States will be taken, so how to open up the Caribbean Sea is really a headache.

"General, the Fifth Fleet is on its way!"

The sound of slack footsteps interrupted Sa Zhenbing's thoughts, and the communications officer walked to him with a telegram, no matter how difficult it was after the Fifth Fleet set off, it meant that the countdown to entering the Caribbean Sea began!

"Umbrella order submarine Da Ruan, set off immediately."

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