Chapter 610 The Arrival of the Iron Age 3

"Isn't it?" When Zhang Baozai heard Zhang Xingba's words, he almost sip the delicious pastry. After a long time, he recovered and quickly poured a large mouthful of hot tea. He stared at Zhang Xingba with a bad smile, for fear that this joking guy would fool himself again.

"Cut, don't you believe it? Nuo, the letter is here. See for yourself if it's your godfather's handwriting. Zhang Xingba put his hand into his pocket and took out a wrinkled letter paper and threw it on the coffee table. After Zhang Baozai wiped his hand and carefully spread it out, his little face was wrinkled, like a piece of pickled bitter gourd.

"How can my godfather do this? This is too bullying. It was already agreed when he came. He would not interfere with my every move. Zhang Baozi put the letter paper back on the coffee table and leaned against the back of the chair in frustration, with a resentful look on his face.

"Hehe, look at you, young, isn't it just a letter? Let's see what you're worried about?" Zhang Xingba was very happy. After a long time, he put away his hippie smiling face and was very serious.

"Well, Uncle Xingba, thanks to what you said, unless..." Zhang Baozai's eyes turned around, came to Zhang Xingba, and said with a smile on his face, "Uncle Xingba, can you help me?"

"What can I do for you?" Zhang Xingba's mouth was like a 100,000 horsepower steam engine. The white smoke sprayed wildly, which made Zhang Baozai who came forward roll his eyes and quickly returned to his position to gasp.

"Silly boy, your godfather and godmother are all for your own good. This is to warn you that it is good to have this idea if you want to make contributions on the battlefield. However, you can't forget your own safety, because in this world, you still have relatives, your sister, your godfather, godmother, they worry about you thousands of miles away. Zhang Xingba reached out and gently patted the Baozai on the shoulder and said with gentle comfort.

Zhang Baozai opened his mouth, and finally squeezed his lips tightly and nodded his head hard. His eyes full of young ** flashed with a trace of warmth and emotion. Zhang Xingba took a deep puff of cigar and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. To be honest, he also appreciated the young master's god son, but he didn't expect that the young master really sent him here. You know, soon, there will be an unprecedented sea battle here. When you go to the battlefield, life and death are often on the front line, and no one can guarantee what will happen.

Just as Zhang Xingba was meditating, Zhang Baozai raised his head and said, "Uncle Xingba, don't worry. What Godfather often says is that when people live, everything will be meaningful. I agree with my godfather. It is the essence of war to preserve myself and destroy the enemy. His voice seemed calm and powerful, at least without the buoyancy of young people.

"I know that my godfather and godmother love me and don't want me to go to the battlefield. However, as a soldier of the empire, wearing this military uniform, you must stand in your right position and fight for the future of the empire..."

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On the bridge of the third-class battleship of the flagship of the United States Expeditionary Force, Major General Hall, the commander of the United States of America Expeditionary Fleet, is nearly 60 years old. McGorman looked at the expeditionary fleet beside him, and his heart was full of pride. It was an unprecedented and huge naval fleet of the United States of America.

You know, after the victory of the War of Reading in the United States of America, Congress believed that since the war had been given, the cost of maintaining a navy was too much, so it issued an absolutely wrong order in 17823: disbanding the navy.

But soon, the stupid and short-sighted politicians of the United States of America soon tasted the bitter fruit. Although the United States of America won reading power, their contradictions with the British still existed.

Although the two sides have confirmed the armistice, the secret battle has not stopped. Those damn British privateers have made the merchant ships of the United States of America suffer. Whether in the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean Sea, the British privateers are everywhere. For this reason, the United States of America had to set up its own privateer fleet to pay tit for tat. The merchants complained about the stupidity of the parliamentarians and had to pay for themselves to build safer and stronger armed merchant ships.

Under the strong demands of the people, the strong complaints of the military generals, and the interests obtained by the United States of America after the division of the British colonies in the East also need to be protected.

The awakened parliamentarians of the United States of America had to acquiesce to the re-establishment of a navy that protected their national interests and trade from infringement.

Maybe it's afraid that it will be faceless after the matter is publicized, so this newly established navy has not become a reading service, not even a naval department, but attached to the existence of the army.

Although the navy did not become a reading service because of the problem of face, the Congress still pulled out a huge amount of money for this rebuilt navy and purchased warships. When it heard that the pirate monarch in the East bought almost all of Spain's colonies in the Northern New World from Spain and opened When the West Coast of the New World was colonized, a strong sense of urgency soon passed on to the brains of members of Congress who were always slow.

After heated discussion, Congress finally decided to set up a naval department, read the navy out of the army sequence, and began to use a large number of retired naval veterans and officers.

And when the expeditionary fleet went on an expedition, the strength of the United States of America was already stronger and larger than that of the U.S. Navy after the Reading War. And he, the commander of the expeditionary fleet, who was supposed to be a naval general after the end of the reading war, had to leave the navy and become the commander of a private fleet of the United States of America.

Not long ago, he became one of the few generals of the United States of America's Navy, which made Major General Hall excited and had to be a little worried. Although this expeditionary fleet was quite large in number and scale, and there were many elite naval battles in the fleet, the vast majority of naval soldiers They are all composed of members of private fleets or armed merchant ships. It is really a headache to want to let them run in in a short time and make the whole fleet form a whole.

However, several expedition fleets had clashed with those Eastern fleets, so that Major general Hall got some information about those Eastern fleets from those who had experienced it.

Their opponents have not weak strength, but they are just not weak. Compared with the maritime powers of the West, besides, whether they are the officials of the United States of America in the Eastern colonies or those British, those Orientals have also given him We describe in great detail that those Orientals are best at conspiracy and tricks. Whether they are dealing with the Spanish or Dutch colonial army, or later cleaning up the British fleet and army, they do not rely on all kinds of conspiracy and tricks and means at any time.

There is almost no battle that relies on hard confrontation to win. Such an opponent is greatly despised by Major General Hall. Yes, in the eyes of Major General Hall, an elegant gentleman and an excellent naval officer, such an opponent is simply like a shameless thief.

Conspiracies and tricks are just trying to hide their weak nature. Now, in front of this huge and single-minded American expeditionary fleet, all conspiracies and tricks will be ineffective, or it is more appropriate to summarize them in a very oriental way, that is, one force to reduce ten times. In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies will be in vain.

Just one day ago, the reconnaissance fast ship had found suspicious ships in the surrounding waters of the fleet. After confirmation, it was 100% certain that those suspicious ships should belong to the reconnaissance fast ships of the Orientals.

Although both sides maintained restraint and did not exchange fire, from Major General Hall to ordinary naval soldiers, it seemed that they could smell a smell of smoke and blood from the slightly salty sea breeze, and the curtain of the war was about to open.

The U.S. Expeditionary Fleet soon made an accurate speculation, that is, the Orientals must want to have a life-and-death confrontation with their own side in the waters of the Southern New World.

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The eastern edge of the southern end of Chiloe Island is full of high cliffs facing the sea. The noisy waves roared and slapped the solid cliff feet, with white waves and countless bubbles. The seabirds sang brightly and flew over the water, as if they were deliberately showing their excellent flying skills.

At the top of this sea cliff, there is a large group of people clinging on it. Their expectant eyes fell at the end of the sea level, like a group of beasts waiting for their prey to appear.

The leader is Zhang Xingba, the commander-in-chief of the New World Fleet. At this moment, he is standing in the front, dressed in a straight and white navy general's uniform, which makes his skin more and more dark. His strong and burly body supports the well-quality general's uniform, and his hair is like The steel needles are as energetic, which makes several people next to them lack exercise and look as thin as ribs. Because of conspiracy and tricks all day long, the staff officers who have begun to be bald are envious and jealous.

Zhang Xingba has been standing here for nearly an hour and a half. Although he is not tired at all, the hot sunshine has made his eyes narrow more fiercely, and the forehead and temples have left the remaining salt stains after sweat.

"Commander, why don't you go and have a rest first? It's not a way to stand here and wait. Next to him, a staff officer wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel and whispered to the Xingba.

"It doesn't matter, guard, bring me another pot of water. It's really too hot on this dog's day. Zhang Xing shouted loudly without looking back, and his voice was obviously a little dry and hoarse.

Taking over the kettle, Zhang Xingba raised his head and poured a few mouthfuls, and poured some water on his forehead and back of his neck. Then he took a breath. At this time, on the lookout not far away, the scout who was looking at the sea level with the large telescope on the table suddenly pointed to the front and shouted loudly. Come on.

"I'm coming!" Zhang Xingba, who picked up his chest and carefully looked at the sea level in the distance, finally showed a relieved smile on his face, because he had already seen the mast hanging the flag of the United States of America, which was appearing in his sight one after another.

(to be continued)