"Victor, I have arrived in Newport News. This is an industrial city, and the residents are mostly workers and middle class. Although there is no government management, the people here quickly adapted to life after the disaster. It is better than the hodgepodge in New York.
International cities are much better.
People here heard that the USS Kennedy was stranded near Guantanamo, Cuba, and they were very eager and willing to help get this giant ship back. Of course, it will be a big trouble. I am waiting for the "Bird of Paradise"
Come, I believe that the large amount of supplies will allow more people to join us.
People here would like to remind you that aircraft carriers will never travel alone. The Kennedy has a huge aircraft carrier formation. Now that you have found the Kennedy, others can also find other ships in the formation.
, they should all be in the waters of the Caribbean Sea."
On the night when Zhou Qingfeng arrived on the Kennedy, Lena Fox sent a video greeting from Newport News. Although what she said was simple, looking at her messy hair, she forced a happy smile.
, and I also know that it is not all smooth sailing.
After all, in this apocalyptic world, if you say there is a ship thousands of miles away and needs help, someone will follow you? God doesn’t have this ability. However, at the end of the video, the butcher showed half of his ugly face, and his rough head was covered with
Wearing gauze, it looked like they had experienced some trouble.
"Lina, everything is fine here." Zhou Qingfeng stayed in the captain's cabin of the Kennedy to record the video. This is the most spacious accommodation on the ship, and the rest of the place is a simple bed like a train sleeper.
, even officers have more thick mats than soldiers.
"The 'Kennedy' is temporarily under our control, and I am trying to find a way to rescue more than 3,000 people who escaped from Guantanamo to the ship. Everyone's emotions are relatively stable, and the follow-up work is proceeding as planned.
All our small planes are continuously performing missions. The management team you assembled is very useful. Half of the staff will fly from Great Abaco Island to the aircraft carrier in small planes to help me manage the aircraft here.
There are more than 3,000 people. At the same time, small planes will also transport some personnel who are not suitable to stay on the aircraft carrier, such as some wounded and the elderly and weak.
However, our transportation capacity and fuel are limited, and there are still only a few people who can be transported by plane. Most people still need to leave by sea by ship. Considering that the waters around Cuba are controlled by various warlords and pirates in the Caribbean, this transportation task is still difficult.
It requires some detailed planning.
I hope you protect yourself. Remember, whether successful or not, you must leave Newport News in twelve days."
After recording the video, Zhou Qingfeng sent it out via satellite. Raymond, his deputy, knocked on the door and came in and said: "Mr. Hugo, the personnel count has been completed. We have found a few experienced sailors, but
No one here knows how to operate an aircraft carrier.
Miss Raven is collecting veterans who have served on aircraft carriers and various shipbuilding personnel in Miami. She has reached an agreement with the Cubans who control Miami to directly use Miami International Airport to transport personnel. Although this is efficient, our fuel reserves will soon be exhausted.
It will be used up."
Raymond is the actuary who is good at making false accounts and has great management talent. Lina specially left him to assist Zhou Qingfeng. After Zhou Qingfeng took control of the aircraft carrier, he immediately ordered Catalina to use a small plane to fly him and
More than a dozen management staff were flown in. Without them, Zhou Qingfeng would have been bored to death by more than 3,000 people eating, drinking and eating.
"Fuel, fuel, fuel." It's already November, and winter is about to begin. People across the northern hemisphere are short of fuel. Zhou Qingfeng also has a headache and asked. "Why isn't that pirate leader Santos short of fuel?"
"According to the analysis of some of the radio links we intercepted, thousands of armed groups have appeared throughout the Caribbean, and there are nearly a hundred in Cuba alone. After three months of integration, these groups gradually divided their territories and formed some loose alliances.
.
Santos belongs to an organization called the National Liberation Front of Cuba, which controls an oil refinery in Havana and several offshore oil companies. According to our understanding, this organization relies on external
They sell fuel and live a very good life. They are the most powerful of all groups in Cuba.
And a warlord named Federo occupies the US military base at Guantanamo near us. He belongs to an organization called the ‘Military Alliance of Santiago.’ This organization seems to want to separate southern Cuba from independence.”
Havana is several hundred kilometers away from the Guantanamo area. This distance was not worth mentioning before the catastrophe, but now it seems as if the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If Zhou Qingfeng wants to obtain fuel or even airway access rights, he is afraid that he must first follow the people who are close at hand.
Mr. Federo dealt with.
"Which Mr. Federo wants to achieve independence as a counterweight to the National Liberation Front of Cuba in the north?"
"Yes."
"So what does he lack?"
"I'm afraid he is just like us, lacking everything."
"So what does he have?"
"Uh..., the Guantanamo area is rich in cane sugar, coffee, and cocoa. The agricultural product processing industry here is relatively good, but the production of other industrial products is almost zero."
"Will Mr. Federo be short of weapons?"
"There should be no shortage of light weapons. There is a large reserve at the Guantánamo military base, but there is probably a huge demand for heavy weapons."
"Heavy weapons? Do we have any heavy weapons that we can use to coax Mr. Federo?"
While asking and answering questions, Zhou Qingfeng and Raymond were both using their brains. There are more than 70 aircraft and various advanced and expensive ammunition in the hangar of the Kennedy, including many high-end goods such as the F-35C.
But the problem is that no one knows how to use these gadgets. Even loading ammunition into a plane is a technical job.
But if you can't take out the weapons on the aircraft carrier, you can only find a solution from the Aurora. But there are no weapons loaded on the Aurora!
Wait... there is one weapon that can be thrown to Federo, which is the M1A3 Abrams main battle tank obtained by Butcher and Minsk. In the previous naval battle with Santos, it was that tank that made a great contribution
, and the tank was recovered and placed in Marshaven after the war.
The nearly 70-ton big thing looked mighty, but it was not so pleasant to use. Zhou Qingfeng had always disliked it.
However, hearing that Zhou Qingfeng wanted to promote the Abrams, Raymond reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Hugo, we only have one Abrams."
"But Federo doesn't know that we only have one. I can definitely say that I have a hundred, and what I want now is to obtain the right to free passage in the waters of Cuba and the Bahamas. I believe that Mr. Federo will feel that
Interested."
When Zhou Qingfeng said this, he raised his hands and shouted: "We should form a luxury-level liar..., no, no, no, sales team, and then go have a good talk with Mr. Federo about the arms trade."