After the World War, the Halifax United States did not pay veterans' pensions and pensions for disabled servicemen during the World War.

During World War I, the average daily wage of American soldiers was about one dollar a day, and because they were all fighting overseas, they also had to add overseas allowances, so they were paid an additional 25 cents a day.

At that time, the United States had a total of 4.8 million troops, including reserves, and after the United States entered the war, nearly 2 million American troops arrived in Europe to participate in the war, and the US government paid more than $2.5 million a day to the troops participating in the war.

2.5 million a day, not a month.

During World War I, the United States lost about 120,000 men and wounded nearly 300,000.

After the end of the World War, the United States, which voluntarily gave up reparations and did not join the League of Nations, received almost nothing, and in addition to the outbreak of the economic crisis, the United States Government could not even pay pensions and pensions, so it introduced a program that promised to distribute this money to veterans after 20 years, 1,000 dollars per person.

What the U.S. government did not expect was that with the outbreak of the economic crisis, a large number of workers lost their jobs, and many poor veterans were living in difficulty, seeing that their families were going to starve to death, and they could not wait for 20 years to get the money, so tens of thousands of veterans dragged their families to Washington to petition and set up camp in the lowlands near Congress and across the Anna Kirsty River.

These veterans, who had shed blood for the United States, never expected that in order to persuade these veterans to leave Washington, the US government used cavalry, armored vehicles, tanks, tear gas, and other weapons.

At that time, the commanders of the American forces were MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Patton.

That Patton in the United States is not the Patton of Southern Africa.

Under these circumstances, it is almost impossible for the United States to recruit millions more people into the army.

And the soldiers of southern Africa are elite professional soldiers who have participated in world wars.

If war breaks out between southern Africa and the United States, it is really difficult to say who the veterans in the United States who are depressed in their hearts and have just been brutally treated by the US government will help.

Of course, Pershing would not have said these words.

The U.S. government had the money to build a dozen battleships at the same time after the World War, but it didn't have the money to pay veterans' pensions.

As the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military during the World War, do you guess Pershing has any complaints about the U.S. government in his heart?

My California boy, I'm sorry, I'm sorry you guys-

"In other words, the Southern African Army can create enough threats to us." Newton Deere Baker Jr. put it mildly, but in fact, he just can't beat it.

In a real fight, the US Army will probably not be able to defeat the Southern African Army.

"Yes, to be exact, we can't defeat the Southern African Army." Pershing also said it more tactfully, but "undefeatable", and he didn't say that he would definitely lose, maybe he wouldn't lose or win-

Oops, the sense of déjà vu of the American version of "repeated defeats and battles".

"John, you have to have faith—" Joseph Daniels spoke without a backache as he spoke.

Pershing looked at Joseph Daniels coldly, and scolded MMP in his heart, if Congress can give Lao Tzu 220 million, Lao Tzu is also very confident.

The new "Tennessee" class battleships built by the United States after the world war cost $22 million each, which is equivalent to about 4 million pounds, which is much cheaper than the "Hood" battlecruiser that cost 6.1 million pounds.

Newton Deere Baker Jr. was tired, the battleship was indeed powerful, but the battleship could not go ashore, if the United States and Southern Africa went to war, the new tanks of the Southern African Army went all the way south from New York State, and approached Washington like the Second Revolutionary War, when the time came-

Newton Deere Baker Jr. felt it was necessary for the White House to prepare the paint sooner.

"Can you find a way to get Canada to reject the Southern African force-" Newton Deere Baker Jr. whimsized.

"This is the internal affairs of Britain-" Pershing was actually a little happy in his heart, let you cross the river and tear down the bridge, let you unload the mill and kill the donkey, let you beat the monk after reciting the scriptures and scold the cook after eating, let you use people to face forward instead of people to face backward-

Deserve!

But Temako is also an American-

Thinking about it like this, Pershing really couldn't be happy.

"The establishment of a military base in the Bahamas in southern Africa is a serious threat to the security of our United States, and we must resolutely oppose it." Joseph Daniels also has itchy teeth when he thinks about it, what is this for? North-South Strike? It's all crazy.

"Mexico is also interested in loaning Cozumel to southern Africa." Pershing had more than one bad news.

Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea with an area of 489 square kilometers, located at the junction of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

If Britain gave the Bahamas to Southern Africa, then Mexico leased Cozumel to Southern Africa.

In this way, Southern Africa would be able to blockade the entire Gulf of Mexico at any time.

"The Mexicans have not learned enough lessons, and it is necessary for our fleet to go around the Gulf of Mexico." Joseph Daniels is domineering, and he doesn't want to think about it, it's not that Mexico hasn't learned enough lessons, but that the United States has bullied Mexico too hard.

"John, move troops to the U.S.-Canada border — Joseph, increase your focus on Nova Scotia — remember, don't fire the first shot, don't give the British and southern Africans an excuse." Newton Deere Baker Jr. assigns tasks.

Pershing and Joseph Daniels were confused, and if they didn't fire the first shot, why did they need guns?

Could it be that the southern Africans are already in danger of their lives when they hit the door, and they can't fire the first shot?

If the soldiers are so constrained, then they will simply retire and go home with their wives and children on the hot kang.

Newton Deere Baker Jr., a civil official, did not know how much trouble his words would cause Pershing and Joseph Daniels, and three days later, US Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby visited Mexico.

Just as the United States was seeking countermeasures, Arthur and Gavin had already arrived in Halifax.

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, with an area of 5,490 square kilometers and a population of less than 60,000, mainly concentrated in the area around the port.

With less than 10 people per square kilometer, Canada can already be regarded as a densely populated area.

"Do you want to go treasure hunting, legend has it that there is a pirate treasure on Oak Island, you can try your luck." Arthur knew what Gavin liked.

Three miles off Nova Scotia's east coast, Oak Island was once a pirate's nest in the 17th century, and legend has it that it contains pirate treasures, and for hundreds of years, Oak Island has attracted the attention of treasure hunters from all over the world.

"Are there any pirates?" Gavin was interested.

Arthur was speechless, it's the 20th century, and there are so many pirates.

Well, Arthur hadn't been to Somalia.

"If only there were pirates, we could raid the pirates' lair, and then bring the pirates back and hang them on the docks-" Gavin's absolute violence, pirates, treasures, spirits, beauties-

Oops, it's exciting to think about it, what kind of cop to write, the next book to write about pirates.

As they spoke, Arthur and Gavin arrived at the Army camp next to the Halifax Harbor.

Canada is absolutely sparsely populated, so the army camp covers a fairly large area, with a total area of more than 10 square kilometers, with barracks, warehouses, living quarters, and strong hexagonal pillboxes.

After the withdrawal of British troops, the military base was transferred to the management of the Canadian military.

Obviously, the Canadian military management is a little poor, the wall skin of the outer wall of the base has fallen off in large pieces, the glass of the entrance sentry box has been broken, and it has not been repaired in time, of course, there are no guards in the sentry box, the gate of the base is locked, Qin Dian shouted twice, no one responded, so Qin Dian didn't know where to get the wire, and easily poked the lock open.

This technology, even if it is retired, is not afraid of running out of food.

Don't get me wrong, it's not about the gentleman on the beam, but about the lockpicking expert.

The inside of the base looks more desolate than the outside.

Entering the door is a huge square, there are landscape trees planted around the square, probably because no one has managed it for a long time, the growth of landscape trees is a little crazy, the ground is also damaged, the grass in the gap is growing tenaciously, in the bushes in the distance, the wild cat suddenly jumped out, saw a large group of people in front of him looked confused, stunned and turned around and jumped into the bushes, rustling and disappearing.

"Is there anybody—is there anybody—is it—" Gavin said in a loud voice, a long echo that made it clear that there seemed to be no one.

Arthur smiled bitterly and was about to turn around when he suddenly heard a loud shout.

"Who? How did you get in? ”

It's amazing that there are people.

Gavin hadn't replied yet, and Fang Mao stood in front of Gavin quietly.

Over there, Qin Dian's hand was already on the handle of the gun, and he was on full alert.

"Who's there?" Arthur asked in a loud voice.

"I should be asking you, who are you and how did you get in?" A man crept out of the corner of the room, a sheepskin hat, a sheepskin jacket, and sheepskin boots—

It's bad luck for a sheep to meet such a person.

"I'm Qin Dian, the captain of the Baron of Cyprus, who are you?" Qin Dian's body tensed, like a bow that had been pulled apart.

The man was holding an American Springfield rifle in his hand.

"Baron of Cyprus - British?" The guy holding Springfield was confused, and it felt like he was out of touch with society.

"Yes, the British." Qin Dian's voice was low, and his hand was still on the handle of the gun, ready to be pulled out at any time.

"God, the British Empire hasn't forgotten Halifax—" Haruta's tears welled up in his eyes, his rifle quietly landed, and he covered his face and knelt on the ground trembling.

Qin Dian was surprised, and walked to Chuntian's side only to find that behind this row of houses was a vegetable patch, and there were a few sheep and some chickens on the grass next to the vegetable patch, and at the door of the house farther away, a woman who was also holding a rifle was also on guard, and two small heads poked out of the door behind her, her eyes were full of curiosity.

ps: There are also people who say that the emotional drama is not well written - alas, how to say it, the ugly guy never knows how the handsome guy falls in love -

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