Chapter 525 Baku

Outside the port of Seth, on the two British third-class protective cruisers, the sailors stared wide, and the officers looked at each other, looking at the long series of ships that came out of the Suez Canal and couldn't see the head, and their eyes were a little swollen.

"Jack, how much money do you think these Chinese can make every day?" A British soldier with a gun on his back, waiting in line to go to the fleet for inspection, pushed his companion.

"Who knows." His companion shrugged his shoulders with envy in his eyes.

After the five rolling ships slowly stopped on the sea, one after another of the bulk ships began to stop with them as the center. When a full sixty ships stopped neatly on the sea, the last Jinghai-class light cruiser was dragged out of the waterway lazily.

This spectacular scene makes the British sailors envious and jealous. What they envy is that these sailors do not have to be recruited from cargo ships like them to pick up guns, and then stuff them into old cruisers to rush around the world. The jealousy is that more and more Xinhua fleets are using war to devour Europe's wealth. .

The light patrol in charge of the escort enjoyed this jealousy very much. After actively and cooperatively signaled the inspection, the two British cruisers immediately put down the boats, and the sailors first aimed at the largest five roller ships.

Since the beginning of the war, this kind of inspection has continued. Almost all the ships passing through the Suez Canal look at the faces of the British. Although they say that they want to prevent destruction, in fact, everyone knows the purpose.

British sailors soon boarded the ro-ro ship. After entering the cabin, they only saw dense trucks almost crowded here, but as the owner took out the French order certificate, they were finally relieved.

After all the inspections, the fleet began to gradually disperse, most of which sailed to Spain and France, and only a small number of them to Istanbul, and the Jinghai-class cruiser did not continue to be protected, because Britain began to strictly prohibit Xinhua warships from entering the Mediterranean Sea, so it had to bask in the Mediterranean for a few days. Until the fleet is unloaded and we go back together.

The British cruisers unexpectedly did not stop ten bulk ships sailing to the Dardanelles. Although Osman had joined the Allies, these ships were loaded with grain. It was not worth it if the interception of grain ships offended Xinhua.

Although there are various signs that Xinhua has secretly helped the Allies, as long as there is no declaration of war for a day, Britain will not take the initiative to intercept and attack ships carrying people's biological resources, and Xinhua's industrial and commercial department also takes this opportunity to open up private exports, whether it is an allied or an allied country that sells it takes money.

Of course, the wisdom of smugglers is unimaginable. Food can make money, but at this time, what can be more profitable than arms?!

Wen Xiu, dressed in plain clothes, stood on the deck of Luzon No. 7 and looked at them again to prevent the Turkish navy from blocking the British and French fleet of Dardanelle. He couldn't help bending the corners of his mouth and turning his head. Istanbul was in the distance.

After a while, he immediately walked to the cabin. This is a 20,000-ton bulk ship of Nanyang Trading Company, which has just been launched. It can load 10,000 tons of bulk cargo at a time, but such a large transportation volume is not as valuable as the bottom cabin.

After entering the residence cabin along the bridge, Wen Xiu and his two partners moved an iron frame bed. An access door suddenly appeared under the bed. After opening the door and walking along the dark passage, it was a secret cargo cabin in the bottom cabin.

This bottom cabin was originally a ballast tank filled with seawater, but in order to make greater profits, it has become the best place to carry private goods. Because there are nearly 10,000 tons of grain on it, this secret passage is left unless it is removed.

Stepping into the cabin, four already famous European A7 tanks lay quietly here. Next to them, there were a hundred Maxim machine guns and a large number of bullets. In addition to here, there were a total of 20 A7 tanks hidden on the ship, and the value of these tank machine guns and ammunition alone exceeded rice.

Dozens of night eagles were leisurely lying on the ammunition pile chatting and sleeping. Seeing Wen Xiu clapping their hands, they stood up one after another and began to pack up.

Looking at a recent machine gunner, Wen Xiu couldn't help sighing that compared with ten years ago, today's Nighthawk has changed a lot. Sleeping bags, tactical vests, and special double-shoulder canvas bags have replaced the smaller backpacks in the past, and even weapons have changed a lot.

In terms of the Type 97 light machine gun played by the machine gunner, the original thick water-cooled sleeve was removed, because after the test, the designer found that the new material can greatly enhance the life of the barrel, and there is no need for water cooling. It only needs to add a sleeve full of screens to the barrel to speed up heat dissipation, which greatly reduces the machine. The burden of the gunman.

Of course, this heat dissipation efficiency cannot be compared with water cooling, but it doesn't matter. Just bring a few more barrels to replace them. The weight of a few barrels is much lighter than the water-cooled sleeve.

This new light machine gun has also been renamed "Flower Cat", which comes from the soldier's description of the high rate of fire, "the thief's face is full of blooming". In addition, the first of this machine gun is the Wildcat 3 assault vehicle, so it has the name.

However, today the machine gunners did not dare to show off with the cat, because the Ottomans had declared war. There were British and French spies everywhere in the port of Istanbul. Although they were about to dock at the Ottoman naval dock, everyone still put on plain clothes and used special canvas guns to set up their weapons.

After returning to the deck with everyone and bags, the first four cargo ships had successively leaned to the dock and began to unload. Because of the things in the bottom cabin, the Ottoman naval soldiers were still dedicated to martial law.

Soon, Wen Xiu saw Wu Yingke, who had temporarily joined the Ottoman navy in his private capacity. He originally wanted to salute, but his hand was raised in mid-air and turned into a hug.

"There are a total of 160 A7 tanks, 300 Maxim machine guns, and 500 tons of ammunition." After the separation, Wen Xiu immediately handed the list to Wu Yingke and said with a smile, "Mr. Wu, don't forget to collect the money."

"I can't forget it even if I want to!"

"Austria-Hungary and Osman have brought all the gold, and the Bulgarian envoy has also come. I'm out of stock now!" Wu Yingke smiled proudly. Since the A7 tank shined in France, Austria-Hungary and Osman have long been jealous. Although the former has the ability to make their own, it takes time. After Xinhua handed over the first batch to Germany, Emperor Li arranged for the tractor factory to continue production, so they searched early after they heard about it. The treasury came here to wait with the money.

"Unfortunately, we just met the British and French fleet. I guess it will be dangerous to leave next time."

"It's okay, and there are Kuwait and the Euphrates." After putting away the list while talking, Wu Yingke raised his head, looked at the famous Captain Nighthawk in the army, and asked with a smile, "Isn't it that the emperor saw that you were too idle and sent you to help the Ottomans fight?"

"Let's go to Paris."

"Paris?!" Wu Yingke, who was taking out a cigarette, stopped for a moment. After a moment, he took out the cigarette and handed it to Wen Xiu. He frowned and said, "It's not peaceful there."

After drifting on the sea for more than half a month, although light patrols provide information from time to time, it is not as clear as the officer on the front line. What's more, he is still working in the Ottoman Navy, so Wen Xiu immediately asked, "Mr. Wu, is there any latest news?"

Wu Yingke nodded: "The defense of Paris has been opened. At present, the German army and the British and French allied forces have turned red. It is said that more than 100,000 people have been killed and injured in five days."

"At present, the German army is still dominant. They have basically surrounded Paris and successfully cut off the contact between Verdun and Paris with tanks yesterday."

"But what are you doing there? I'm afraid it's hard for you to do something when you go to the army to fight. Wu Yingke said bluntly. In fact, this is also everyone's consensus. Nighthawk has outstanding ability, but the number is small. For example, this time there are only 100 people in a brigade, and the war of nearly two million people is really a drop of the bucket.

"Take something."

Seeing Wen Xiu narrow his eyes, Wu Yingke did not ask again. Although he was also curious about what Night Eagle was going to get, if he asked again, it would involve secrets, so he decisively stopped his words and smiled, "You are here by coincidence. If you don't see me tomorrow, I'll go, I'll take you to taste the barbecue here. "

"Oh? The Ottomans are going to do it?"

"With two German [***] ships, you can't show off." Wu Yingke laughed and said, "The British are not authentic. They detained their new battleships, otherwise Osman will definitely join Britain, and Nicholas II is also an idiot, threatening that if Osman joins the agreement, then Russia will join the alliance!"

"Dog calf, a mess!"

Wu Yingke's words made Wen Xiu laugh. European politics is indeed complicated enough. It is necessary to clarify the relationship here. I'm afraid that there are only figures like the emperor, the chief of staff and the prime minister, so I saw that no one around him paid attention to him. He immediately changed the topic and leaned to me and whispered, "When I came, the chief of staff asked me to take him. Here's a word for you. If possible, please suggest that the Ottomans put all 60 tanks into Baku!"

"Baku!" Wu Yingke's eyes flashed.

"Well, the Chief of Staff said that if the Germans want to control the Ottoman navy, let them play well. You can pay more attention to the army. In addition, the first regiment of the Second Marine Division will arrive in Kuwait soon, and they can provide some help."

These words made Wu Yingke pause for a moment. The chief of staff was really vicious. Baku is the largest and only oilfield area in Russia. In the past, the Ottomans certainly did not dare to think about it, but now that there are 60 A7 tanks, I'm afraid there is still a chance of winning.

As long as Baku is taken, the United Kingdom and the United States provide tanks to Russia, and it has no oil to use it, so that the German Eastern Front can be more stable!

After the emperor's participation in the war, the marines stationed in Kuwait can quickly go straight to Russia from Baku and solve the fuel problem on the spot.

As night gradually fell, the beautiful night eagles who had a barbecue were about to set off again. This time, they will follow 100 tanks shipped to Bulgaria and then pick up the tanks back to Vienna from there.

This is not an easy journey, especially the border between Bulgaria, Serbia and Austria-Hungary, which is full of danger. Although Austria-Hungary has sent elite troops to respond in order to get this batch of tanks, Wu Yingke, who sent them on board, is still a little worried.

On the contrary, the night eagles, as if they were fine, got into the warehouse again.

An hour later, when the Ottomans' new favorite, the huge cruiser Goben, with the Izmail and the previous three brilliant original Arctic star battleships, protected the transport ship and quietly disappeared in the Black Sea, Wu Yingke immediately returned to the office and spread out the map.

Put your finger on the position of Baku.

(to be continued)