The midday sun was shining down on the room, and Lyfel was writing earnestly, and there was no sound in the room except the rustling of writing. Outside the window, the mighty battleships of the port of Taranto towered, and the occasional whistle sounded, giving the silent room some other sounds.

"Are you there, Lefeel?"

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door, pulling Leffel back in thought.

The voice was so familiar with Leffel that he replied at once. "Gomes, I'm here."

With that, he opened the door, and sure enough, it was Gomez standing outside the door.

"Long time no see, old friend."

Gomes stepped into the room and patted his old friend Leffel on the shoulder, expressing his joy.

"Gomes, why do you have time to come to me?"

Hearing Lefehr's inquiry, Gomes shook his head and said. "No way, it's not like you, you can only stay on land without a battleship. Originally, I was supposed to lead the first patrol squadron of three Garibaldi-class, but as you know, the deep-pocketed Yankees bought even the two that had just started selenium loading. I want to continue to lead the first squadron, but I can only wait for the completion of the three ships that the shipyard continues to build. I hope that the Admiral will not sell all the battleships this time, at least let us get acquainted with it first. ”

In addition to teasing his own experience, Gomez suddenly changed his words. "But when I think of your first squadron of battleships, I suddenly feel much more comfortable inside."

Well, Leffel's first battleship squadron is actually three Turin-class battleships, and the idea of the top naval leaders at that time was to serve as the new commander of the first battleship squadron after the Genoa class was put into service, but its fate was the same as Gomez, and the Americans bought three Genoa-class ships that were about to enter service at a high price, so that the first battleship squadron immediately disappeared, so the two were also sympathetic.

Hearing Gomez's words, Leffel laughed. "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

In the face of Lefeel's inquiry, Gomes looked at him and said casually. "Can't I come and see you? I haven't seen you in so long and miss you a little. ”

"Come on, I still don't know about you, just say something."

It was clear that Leffel didn't believe that this old friend was just looking at himself, he was a monkey who had become a fine monkey, and no one should be fooled.

"Actually, in addition to coming to see you, I also want to ask you to get some first-hand information about the naval battle of San Diego, I know that you are the commander of the battleship formation, so I want some information about the US Navy."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Gomez told his true intentions.

Leffel asked, a little confused. "Why do you want the information of the US Navy, we have compiled the detailed details of the naval battle into a book before, and the ministry should have sent it to you."

What Lefehr was talking about was the Admiralty's routine rule that commanders of Italian warships who had participated in naval battles were required to write a summary of the battle. The Admiralty would compile a summary of these battles and send them to other captains and formation commanders who had not experienced them.

As for the Battle of Santiago, the officers who participated in the battle completed the battle summary in half a month, and when they returned, the basic officers were all in one book, and Gomes definitely had a copy.

"Actually, it didn't ...... Oh, the formation coordinated command and combat experience. ”

Just as Gomez wanted to say something, he was immediately attracted by the topic that Leffel put on the table.

"It's just me writing it."

Lefer, who didn't have time to clean up, immediately defended. However, in the face of this defense, Gomez showed a look of obvious disbelief.

"Someone said before that at least half of the victory of the Spanish fleet was due to you, and I also felt that the fighting style of the Spanish fleet was somewhat similar to yours. Now that I see your topic, I believe that in that naval battle, you were at least half of the commander. Tell me, Commander Leffel. ”

Gomes's words made Leffel a little crying and laughing, what is this all passed on. If this is not clarified, it is not the defeat of the US Navy that has become his credit. This is not good, it will make people mistakenly think that he is a person who likes to take credit, and no one will like this kind of person.

"Gomes, the fleet is commanded by Vice Admiral Sedra, and I only made a few suggestions, but it happened to be adopted by Vice Admiral Sedra."

Leifer's explanation only made Gomez even more curious. "Then tell me, what are the suggestions, don't worry, you don't know who I am, and I definitely won't talk nonsense, just say it."

Seeing his friend with a thirsty face, Leyfer thought about it and told him. "Say it first, I'll tell you, don't spread it."

"Okay, I can guarantee you."

"First of all, it was I who suggested stopping in Cape Verde, then I also suggested attacking the east coast of the United States, and it was I who suggested returning to Santiago."

Leffel's words stunned Gomes, because as long as he had a detailed understanding of the process of the Spanish-American War, it was a stroke of genius to stay in Cape Verde, and the just right absence made the Americans suspicious and made mistakes on their own. The subsequent attack on the east coast was even more wonderful, leading the US Navy by the nose.

Unexpectedly, these were actually suggestions given by his friends, which really made Gomez feel emotional, and he didn't know what to say. Sedra, who is known as a famous Spanish player, actually has more than half of the credit to his friends.

After satisfying his friend's curiosity, Leffel asked about him. "You're asking me for more detailed information, do you want to write a report?"

"Yes, I wanted to write a report on the maritime power of the Americas, so I wanted to ask you for information, but I didn't expect you to write it too." Speaking of this, Gomez had a flash of inspiration and immediately spoke. "Are you going to be a teacher at the Naval Academy in Livorno?"

It was only Gomez who had to ask this question, because there was an unwritten rule in the navy that if a colonel wanted to be promoted, he had to go to class for two years before he could be promoted.

In fact, this provision is also intended to allow experienced naval colonels to learn more theoretical knowledge and understand the latest naval developments and technologies of various countries. After all, there is still a big difference between a colonel-level officer and a general, and you need to study hard.

Leffel replied to a friend's inquiry. "Yes, I was told to go to Livorno as a teacher."

"Well, I'm sure I'll not be alone in Livorno."

Seeing that his friends needed to teach in Livorno, just like himself, Gomes was happy.

"In that case, how about I suggest we go together as faculty members to celebrate?"

"Not good."