Chapter 779 Start Countdown

On May 2nd, the wind is to the southwest.

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

At the bottom of the mast, the once unfavorable Star-Spangled Banner was thrown in the corner. As for the flag of the once famous United Fruit Company, it was stained with oil. For ships sailing in Central and South America today, if these two flags are hung up, I'm afraid they will be bullets except shells. .

The sun was so bright that people couldn't lift their energy. Just as several sailors on the deck wanted to sneak back to the cabin to have a good sleep, a blue and white frigate in the distance suddenly made them fight.

The nervous and short whistle dispelled all the fatigue. Some bold sailors immediately lifted their guns out of the cabin. Seeing the red dragon flag gradually approaching, everyone was more vigilant.

After the frigate saw the sailor with live ammunition, the 76mm single-pipe rapid-fire gun of the bow immediately turned around, and there was a click on the machine gun frame.

"Let them stop the ship for inspection!"

After the flag was played, the three cargo ships were still counting, and immediately began to slow down and stop the ship, so that the coastal patrols who wanted to meet the enemy could not find a way to lose their temper.

A moment later, several Coast Guard soldiers boarded the front cargo ship.

"Hello, we are Costa Rica." As soon as the captain opened his mouth, he saw these Chinese soldiers looking at the sailors with guns warily. He immediately said something bad and hurriedly asked everyone to put away their rifles.

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

"Sir, this is only used to defend against pirates. We are Costa Ricans and have just returned from Chile, not Americans." The captain was so scared that he couldn't help dripping sweat on the deck.

"Is it?" The sergeant checked the certificate brought by the captain and waved to the sailors behind him: "Check the three ships."

"Yes."

Check!

Captain Costa Rica suddenly became anxious. His three ships could be loaded with a lot of second-hand guns and ammunition bought from Chile. Although it has nothing to do with the United States, if they are mistaken for the enemy by these Chinese sailors, it is not a matter of losing some money!

But the more the captain panicked, the more the sergeant felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to lead the team for a thorough investigation, two Chinese men with sunglasses suddenly emerged from the cabin.

After the big man walked to the captain and swept the sailors he led, he suddenly took out a small notebook from his pocket and handed it to the other party.

The sergeant was still surprised why there were his own people on the Costa Rican ship, so he immediately took over the small notebook, but when he opened the small notebook and landed on the Panlong national emblem, he saw the words "Ministry of Intelligence" and quickly saluted: "Charlo has seen the officer."

"It's okay. Let's go back first. These three ships are ours."

"Yes."

He was from the intelligence department. Naturally, Sergeant Chalo did not dare to check again, so he immediately took the troops and left the cargo ship.

"Ha ha, the Coast Guard is getting bolder and bolder. They actually come to patrol the coast of South America. Aren't they afraid of causing diplomatic protests?" After the big man on the left put the small notebook close to him, he looked at the frigate and said with a smile.

"Fald, we are maintaining world peace! Alas, I don't know if General Tinoco below will find a few good families in Costa Rica to thank me after that.

"Fuck you!"

The captain couldn't understand the astringent Chinese, but he knew that he was not even afraid of the Xinhua Royal Coast Guard, and he couldn't help but feel more at the big backstage found by his master.

After the two big men drilled back into the cabin, they found that Tinoco Granadoz was standing in the passage waiting for them, with an expression of excitement and tension.

Just as the two were about to continue the topic, there were rapid footsteps behind them again. Before the sailor arrived, he shouted in horror, "General, you should go up and have a look, God, it's a fleet!"

"Fleet!"

The majestic Tinoco-Granados, who have just seen the two Chinese "collaborators", are dumbfounded, a fleet! What are they doing to find themselves?

The two big men were also slightly stunned. How could a fleet appear at this time, so they hurried back on the deck with Tinoco Granados. When the sun shone on them again, the three of them were stunned by the spectacular scene in front of them.

More than ten nautical miles away, a huge fleet of dozens of warships is rapidly moving south. From time to time, you can see warhawks taking off and landing from the middle of several warships with wide flat decks.

When his eyes touched the high blood cloud dragon claw flag, a leisurely sense of pride instantly filled the hearts of the two big men. He took the lead in waking up and smiled, "General Tinoco-Granadoz, don't worry, make our fleet!"

"General, please rest assured that our agreement with you is still valid." The man who just took out a small notebook took the opportunity to say, "You will get the complete Costa Rica, and we only need all the property of the United Fruit Company of the United States and other companies in your country!" As for the rest, I think we can wait until you become president and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs will formally negotiate with you!"

"Yes, yes." Even Tinoco Granados, who was scared by the size of the fleet, still had a trace of reluctance in his eyes after hearing the big man's words. The United Fruit Company of the United States alone is a delicious bun worth nearly tens of millions of dollars, but now it has to be given to the Chinese people for nothing. Although it is a fore fore set to ascend to the presidency with their help, it is still very painful!

Although the reluctance in Tinoco Granados's eyes fell into the eyes of the big man, he did not hesitate. If it hadn't been for this gift, the ghost would have been willing to deal with the domestic political struggle in Costa Rica!

In front of the powerful fleet of the empire, a little ambitious general gave him the courage to play tricks!

.. Panama City.

After half a year of maintenance, the former wharf has been restored and tidy. With the repair of the canal five days ago, it has become more and more busy, and each berth is full of cargo ships from various countries.

Combia, Peru, Chile, and even Japanese cargo ships are full of the bay. Of course, the most are still domestic transport ships flying the golden dragon flag.

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

"The support fleet brought by General Fang Jin has arrived off the coast of Costa Rica and will arrive tomorrow evening at the latest." Behind him, the staff is introducing the war situation to officers at all levels: "The second batch of support fleets will also leave in two days."

The staff continued: "During the period after blowing up the canal, the naval strength of Britain and the United States has been greatly restored. According to the current information, the last six of the eight Pennsylvania-class battleships built by the United States since 1913 have been delivered, and the last six Northampton-class heavy cruisers built at the same time. It has also been completed. In addition, they will recently get two New Mexico-class battleships built in 14 years, and possibly one Lexington-class heavy cruiser.

In addition, the British navy has also been fully dispatched.

At present, there are five capital ships stationed in Florida, including two prestige-class battlecruisers and four George V-class battleships.

Yesterday afternoon, a report of German submarines operating off the coast of the United Kingdom found a fleet led by the latest USS Hood, including five former French Normandy-class battleships that had just been launched and delivered, as well as two Gangut-class battleships and two Queen Mary battleships that had been forcibly taken from Russia.

In addition, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Malaya and two Nelson-class battleships of the Indian Grand Fleet have arrived at the British Cape Verde naval base after maintenance.

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

And in response to our air threat, Britain and the United States have also begun to deploy a large number of aircraft on some Caribbean islands. In addition to the Curtis D300, there are also the latest British-made Handri-Pepatch 400 large bombers and the American-made Italian Caproni Ca36 large bombers. Both aircraft have the ability to carry 500 kilograms of bombs and torpedoes, and the combat radius can reach about 400 kilometers.

"Good boy, Britain is really willing to give up. Doesn't he want to defend against the German navy?"

"I'm still lying down. I heard that the German navy has slowed down the maintenance speed without competing with the army for resources. What's more, Britain has left four queens, three avengers, three tigers and three Orions, plus others, it's enough to deter the German navy."

"Ha ha, so they won't have any resistance to the Seventh Fleet?"

"That's not necessarily true. Britain has also promised to send three queens, not to mention that it is someone's nest, and the rotten ship is still three catties of iron. There may not be many capital ships, but there are many cruisers and destroyers, and do you think the Seventh Fleet can pass the iron barrel mine array in Gibraltar?"

"So, our side is the right way."

Listening to the comments, the wrinkles on Sa Zhenbing's forehead were a little deeper. He didn't care about dozens of capital ships. What really made him feel tricky was that the one who commanded the full defense of the Caribbean would be Jellico, who blocked the German navy back in the Battle of Tehran!

After the painful lesson of the decisive battle of the Grand Fleet and the inability to contain his own aircraft, Jellico will certainly not continue to use the ancient naval decisive battle tactics. The maritime environment of the Caribbean Sea is similar to that of the southwest Pacific Ocean, with many island reefs and complex hydrology. Once Jellico uses dispersion tactics, it will be tired to find the enemy. Dead.

In addition, the fortress of San Lorenzo does not have the conditions for a long-term presence of the Grand Fleet for the time being. I don't know how long it will take to take the Guantanamo base in Cuba and the temporary anchorage of Bellviston Bay in the United States, so how to get through the Caribbean Sea is really a headache.

"General, the Fifth Fleet has set off!"

The sound of footsteps interrupted Sa Zhenbing's thoughts. The correspondent pinched the telegram and walked to him. No matter how difficult it was after the departure of the Fifth Fleet, it meant that the countdown to the Caribbean began!

"Order the submarine brigade to leave immediately."

(to be continued)