In the Atlantic Ocean, a fleet is sailing on the sea. This fleet is the Spanish fleet that Major General Samplin is looking for and the American people are grinding their teeth.
They did not continue to attack Boston to the north as Major General Samplin thought. Instead, after completing the attack on New York, they sailed south through the open sea.
On the flagship Empress Isabel (Torino), Lieutenant General Sedra was chatting with Colonel Leifer.
"Has the power system of Princess Cristina (Palermo) been repaired?"
"Captain Anthony sent a telegram an hour ago to tell me that the power system has been repaired, but the two damaged boilers can no longer be used. We can only go to the shipyard to solve the problem. And we also need to consider whether the shipyard has the same model.
Boilers, this is really a big problem. Without two boilers, the Princess Christina can only run at a maximum speed of 16.8 knots, which is a problem."
Colonel Leifer's words made Lieutenant General Sedra look unhappy. This news was really bad. It seemed that the cost of the bombardment of New York was too high.
How could the price not be high? In addition to the Princess Christina's power system being hit once, the Isabel II (Barry) also had its two 152mm secondary guns destroyed. Even the Isabel
The Empress was hit several times, losing a transport boat and a 76mm naval gun.
The losses caused by the shelling this time were not over yet. The destroyer USS Molina was also hit by a 280mm shell in the power compartment to prevent the US Navy's torpedo boat raid, and was subsequently sunk by concentrated fire.
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At the cost of such a heavy loss, their result was that the three Turin-class battleships fired a total of 184 356 mm artillery shells and 461 152 mm artillery shells at New York City. If they had not seen the New York Coastal Defense Force sending ships to deploy,
There are mines, and we can actually hit more. But for the sake of safety, we should evacuate these three precious battleships quickly.
And this time the bombardment of New York also poured cold water on all the hot-headed officers and soldiers of the fleet.
For targets with tight coastal defense facilities, we want
Considering that the current fleet's ammunition consumption is relatively large, and the fleet has also suffered losses, the plan to continue the attack was canceled and returned early.
Their destination is of course the Bermuda Islands where the hospitable governor is, hoping that there is still Scottish white coal that has not yet been sold. Of course, it would be great if there was a boiler of the same type as the Turin class, but I don't have too many expectations.
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Bermuda is a warm place. Although the career path here is not bright enough in terms of money, it is better than comfort.
Governor Oakes just felt that Bermuda was suitable for retirement, but not for someone as ambitious as himself.
"Major Jeffrey, how about a drink?"
On one side of the pier, Governor Oakes was warmly greeting a British Imperial Navy officer.
"No, thank you very much, Mr. Governor Oakes. My job is to boringly record the supplies shipped to various naval bases in the Americas. I don't know why I deserve the enthusiasm of you, Mr. Governor, but your enthusiasm makes me happy.
I'm a little uneasy."
Facing Major Jeffery, who seemed a bit out of touch, Governor Oakes did not believe that no one would be bribed unless the price was not enough.
"Major Jeffrey, actually I didn't expect that inviting you for a drink would make you think so much, Major. In fact, I'm just a little busy and want you to help me. This can not only promote our friendship, but also improve your boss's relationship with you."
What’s your opinion? I know you have been in this position for almost five years, don’t you want to go to a position with more development?”
Governor Oakes' words made Major Jeffery stop recording and look at the Governor of Bermuda.
"Jeffrey, I think you should think about the overall situation. For example, at certain times, you can do things that are inconvenient for senior leaders to do. Believe me, this may seem a bit extreme, but you will never regret it."
"So this is why you sold the three thousand tons of Scottish white coal stored in the base?"
Facing Major Jeffery, who seemed to have no reaction at all, Governor Oaks showed an indifferent expression. "Yes, I was indeed deceived and sold these three thousand tons of white coal to the Spanish fleet, causing the United States to suffer
Huge losses, I heard that even New York was bombarded, but so what?"
When Governor Oakes said this, he squeezed out a sad expression. "So in order to appease the mood of the United States, the gentlemen in London removed me from my post of staying on this isolated island to retire. Believe it or not, in just two months, London will
I was transferred to India to be the commissioner of a certain place for the same reason, do you believe it?"
Although what Governor Oakes said was a bit absurd, Major Jeffrey knew that what he said was very possible. This was because of the British Empire's concern for the United States, and any British military and political official knew this.
After seeing Major Jeffrey's expression softening a little, Governor Oakes took advantage of the heat to hit the railway line. "Don't you always want to stay in this logistics position? Don't you want to be the commander of a squadron and command the battleships to dominate the situation?"
Governor Oakes' words spoke to Major Jeffrey's heart. Who wouldn't want to serve as fleet commander and command battleships to protect the interests of the British Empire?
"You mean, as long as I don't tell you that you sold 3,000 tons of base military coal?"
"No, the three thousand tons of coal sold to the Spanish fleet are my credit. It's useless if you don't say it. You need to make the credit yourself and let the gentlemen in London see it. Don't think about taking advantage of me, and
What you want is actually very simple."
Under such clear instructions, it would be too much for Major Jeffrey not to understand.
"There are currently more than 9,000 tons of military Scottish white coal in the two supply ships. I can leave 6,000 tons here."
Major Jeffery was really generous and left 6,000 tons behind.
"This is a wise decision."
While the two were talking, they heard the alarm bell ringing and someone from the watchtower shouted, "A fleet is coming, and the Spanish flag is flying."
This is really about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.
I saw Governor Oakes turning to Major Jeffery and saying, "It seems that you have even saved yourself the work of moving."
After a while, the dusty Spanish fleet poured into the port.
Governor Oakes soon waited for Lieutenant General Cedral and others who had disembarked. "Your Excellency Lieutenant General Cedral, I would like to reiterate the neutrality rules of the British Bermuda Islands. We strictly abide by the rules of neutrality in the war between your country and the United States."
Neutral, so please ask that your fleet must leave in three days."
"Please rest assured, Mr. Governor Oakes, our fleet will never undermine your country's neutrality. I just want to ask, is Bob Dylan Trading Company still selling coal?"
"Lieutenant General Sedra, it's a coincidence that you are here. Bob Dylan Trading Company has just purchased 6,000 tons of Scottish white coal."
Lieutenant General Sedra was very satisfied when he heard that there was white coal for sale. Of course, he still needed help with one thing.
"Bob Dylan Trading Company is great. I will buy these coals at the old price. Also, I have a humble request. Do you know where I can buy Mansa's n-3 heavy-duty boiler?"
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"Mansa's n-3 heavy-duty boiler?"
Regarding Lieutenant General Cedral's demand, Governor Oakes really didn't know where to find it, because he had never heard of this boiler. As the Governor of Bermuda, he was also the Governor. Unless he was particularly interested in it, why would he go there?
What about boilers?
"Yes, if you know where it is, you can tell us, we will be very grateful."
In the expectant eyes of Lieutenant General Sedra and others, the powerful Governor Oaks shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't know about this boiler. Maybe I can ask someone to help you ask about it.
It’s on board.”
Faced with Governor Oaks's answer, Lieutenant General Sedra and others concealed their disappointment. This boiler is basically not available on civilian ships. It is a military boiler.
At this time, Major Jeffrey, who had been watching the show for a long time, suddenly spoke. "I can actually answer this question for you."
Facing Major Jeffrey's words, Colonel Leifer, who had renewed hope, quickly asked, "Mr. Major, do you know where this boiler can be found?"
In response to Colonel Leifer's inquiry, Major Jeffery responded quickly. "Yes, this boiler is a military boiler launched by Mansa Company ten years ago. It happens that I have a ship that uses this boiler. In addition, my name is
Jeffrey, Alperon Jeffery."
"Major Jeffrey, can you sell us two of these boilers? We will pay you enough."
"No problem, the boiler and coal are on board."
"Which ship?"
"That's the Kingfisher transport ship."
Under the guidance of Major Jeffrey, the transport ship Kingfisher docked at the dock was so conspicuous, and even more conspicuous was the flag of the Royal Navy of the British Empire on it.
