"Really? Hehe, it has nothing to do with this, Darwin Andrew didn't dare to go too far because we have a powerful America behind us, if you don't have this layer of protection, you can try-" Li Mu didn't think that it was his courage that made Darwin Andrew throw a mouse, without the aura blessing of the U.S. government, Li Mu and Benjamin should be in the prison car now. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It is really important to have a strong motherland.

The United States may not be a strong force for the British and French powers, but for the Republic of Cuba, which is in turmoil, without American assistance, the Republic of Cuba can only stand idly by, and Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toynbee cannot afford this consequence.

"So, what should we do now?" Benjamin's enthusiasm gradually subsided, and he finally calmed down.

"Go back and figure out a way with George and Alfred, it's important to withstand the Spaniards' attack, and then find a way to find Cespedes." Li Mu has no good way now, so he can only take one step at a time.

Li Mu had a faint bad premonition in his heart, if Li Mu hadn't mistaken Darwin Andrew, then Darwin Andrew would kill Cespedes now, forcing Li Mu to only cooperate with Darwin Andrew.

Although Li Mu is strong, but after all, he is an American, and the Cuban problem still has to be solved by the Cubans after all, even if Li Mu has his hands and eyes, Li Mu can only rule Cuba through the Cubans, if there is no Cespedes, then even if Li Mu no longer looks down on Darwin Andrew, Li Mu can only choose to cooperate with Darwin Andrew.

In this way, although Li Mu didn't want to kill Cespedes, Cespedes died because of Li Mu.

If this really happens, there is no way, Li Mu can't put himself in danger in exchange for the safety of Cespedes, the reason why Cespedes has come to this point is also his own fault, this year is still the destiny of each other.

When Li Mu returned to the barracks, the barracks had begun martial law, and horses were installed at the gate, and the fortress was piled up with sandbags next to the door.

"You're finally back, and I told Alfred just now that if the sun rises and you haven't come back, I'll go with the army and ask for someone." George Dewey let out a sigh of relief as he greeted him.

"It's dangerous, we almost got taken hostage to Balacoa." Li Mu felt a little dizzy, jumped off the station and stomped his feet on the ground, Li Mu felt a little more steady.

"What's going on with the presidential palace? Not long after you left, Rayleigh Toynbee sent someone to ask to take over the troops, and I didn't even let him in. George Dewey withstood the pressure and resolutely kept the army under control.

"It's a good thing you didn't hand over the troops, otherwise the general and I would definitely not have come back today." Li Mu first praised George Dewey's persistence before explaining what had happened: "Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toynbee staged a coup d'état, Cespedes is missing, Bayamo has been lost, including our barracks, there are now 40,000 troops available for mobilization, but only half of them are armed. ”

The situation is really not good, and George Dewey couldn't help but burst into foul language: "These stupid pigs, at such a time, have not forgotten to fight for power and profit, don't they know that without the Republic of Cuba, they will have nothing?" ”

"You can't use your way of thinking to try to understand the way a madman thinks, it's a bunch of fools, and you're done." Li Mu was also polite, and was speechless about the performance of these people.

"So what do we do now?" George Dewey led Li Mu directly to the office, the guard at the door of the office was busy saluting, and the adjutant helped George Dewey push the door open, and George Dewey was not even in the mood to return the salute.

In the middle of the office is a large narrow sand tray with small flags indicating the name of the city, centered on Santiago and Guantanamo, with Bayamo at the north and Malcane at the top.

"To get from Bayamo to Santiago we need to cross Mount Maestra, considering the rugged mountain road, the most likely route chosen by the Spaniards is to bypass Mount Maestra and attack Santiago through Palma Soriano through the El Cristo line, if we want to withstand the Spaniards' attack, then we have to go now and occupy El Cristo first, if we can't succeed, then once the Spaniards occupy El Cristo, they can go south and capture Santiago in one fell swoop." George Dewey's hand pointed to El Christo, and this was the key to holding off the Spaniards.

Topographically, Mount Maestra is a long and narrow mountain range that covers almost the entire southeastern part of the island of Cuba, and between Mount Maestra and Monte Pugliar there is a narrow valley about sixty kilometers wide, which runs east-west, with Santiago crossing El Cristo to the south and Guantanamo to the east.

"This place must be taken." Even though Li Mu is not familiar with military affairs, he can see the importance of El Cristo, which is the only barrier north of San Diego.

"But we only have 6,000 men, and we are seriously underarmed, and the San Diego gang may still be pulled back, and if we take them all, then we have no way out." George Dewey also knew that Alcristo had to be captured, but now that he had Darwin Andrew's pig teammates, George Dewey didn't dare to take a single gamble.

"Tell Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toynbee to come over for a meeting." Even if he is disgusted to the extreme, at this time, Li Mu still needs the cooperation of Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toynbee.

"I'm afraid they won't dare come." Benjamin didn't think Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toynbee had the courage.

"They will come, because if they don't come, it will be the Spaniards." Li Muneng is sure that Darwin Andrew will not give up power, so Darwin Andrew will definitely come.

Sure enough, an hour later, Darwin Andrew and Rayleigh Toin arrived.

"My friend, I have the sad news that just half an hour ago, President Céspedes was assassinated by the Spaniards—" Darwin Andrew gave Li Mu the latest information as soon as he got out of the car, and although his tone was sad, there was no sad expression on his face.

"That's a shame." Li Mu is not sad, this is expected, but it is a little sad.

In the damned era, even the president of a country cannot control his own fate, which strengthens Li Mu's determination to rely on himself for everything.

In his office, George Dewey explained the situation again, and then waited for Darwin Andrew's response with his arms in his arms.

"Marshal George, on behalf of the Republic of Cuba, I grant you the right to command the army, you can now mobilize all the troops of Santiago against the Spaniards, let it go, Marshal George, no matter what the outcome, you are a hero of the Republic of Cuba." Darwin Andrew is indeed a hero, and he is very decisive when it is time to delegate power.

No, Rayleigh Toynby has proven by his own actions that this guy is useless, and if George Dewey is not trusted, then everything Darwin Andrew has done will be meaningless.

Darwin Andrew was also very clever, and the fact that he called George Dewey "Marshal" fully shows that Darwin Andrew recognized everything that Céspedes had promised before, which at least temporarily appeased Li Mu and George Dewey.

"Thank you for your trust—" George Dewey did not know whether Darwin Andrew's current position was Speaker or President, so he simply slurred.

With Darwin Andrew's authorization, George Dewey did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the army that was already ready to advance to El Christo as quickly as possible, and at the same time ordered all the troops that could be mobilized in San Diego to assemble in the barracks, and George Dewey wanted to screen out the elite troops among them and continue to reinforce El Christo.

At this time, there was nothing to do with Li Mu, and Li Mu could finally go back and rest.

"It's a headache-" Li Mu complained and collapsed on the sofa in the living room, obviously physically and mentally tired to death, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

"Let's rest first, I'll get some water for you to scald your feet-" Chu Xue put a bowl of dried scallop and shrimp porridge in front of Li Mu, and went to the kitchen in a blink of an eye.

Chu Xue hadn't slept yet, she had been waiting for Li Mu to come back, and when she saw Li Mu, Chu Xue immediately called herself like a spinning top.

Raul is still very capable, with Raul, Chu Xue's workload has been greatly reduced, although there are maids at home to call, but serving Li Mu's work, Chu Xue never wants to fake his hands.

"Forget it, don't be busy-" Li Mu didn't want to burn his feet, and he didn't want to drink porridge, Li Mu wanted to calm down and think carefully about what to do next, so Li Mu got up and got himself a quilt wine.

Although the rum is good, but the alcohol content is too high, relatively speaking, Li Mu still likes wine, and it is a sweeter sparkling wine, which is actually considered the category of champagne, after adding ice, watching a series of bubbles wind up from the bottom of the glass, smelling the mellow and elegant fruity aroma, can quickly calm people down.

As Li Mu expected, Cespedes died, and there is no need to investigate the cause of Cespedes' death, it must have something to do with the Spaniards, but it must have been done by Darwin Andrew, with Li Mu's understanding of Darwin Andrew, this guy will definitely do it seamlessly.

With the change of presidential candidates, the Republic of Cuba has entered a new era, and Li Mu can only choose to cooperate with the new president if he wants to ensure his interests in the Republic of Cuba.

But does this mean that Li Mu will always be controlled by others?

Not necessarily, Darwin Andrew can launch a coup d'état to overthrow Cespedes, then other people can also launch a coup d'état to overthrow Darwin Andrew, but this is the candidate.

You still need to find it slowly.