Leisurely days are always short-lived, and on August 15, Li Mu left Grand Bahama Island and headed directly for Havana. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

No, not Havana, but Santa Cruz near Havana.

Santa Cruz is a small town less than thirty kilometers from Havana, and Li Mu wants to land in Santa Cruz and then travel overland to Havana to join George Dewey.

The Spaniards lost completely, they were unable to withstand the attack of the United States of Cuba, Willis Nikolau tried to organize an army to defend on the spot several times during his retreat, but each time he was always on the verge of collapse, George Dewey did not give Willis Nikolau any chance, every time Willis Nikolau tried to gather troops, George Dewey's soldiers always came one after another, not giving Willis Nikolau a chance to regroup, which led to Willis Nikolau fleeing back to Havana, with less than a hundred people left around him, Lost all your hole cards.

Willis Nikolau took the initiative to attack El Cristo this time, which has squeezed out all the war potential of the Spanish-controlled area, and now the Spaniards do not have the ability to reassemble a force, even if they have enough manpower, the Spaniards do not have enough weapons to arm them, so although Havana is still under the control of Willis Nicolau, the Spaniards are already at the end of the road.

On August 8, George Dewey's troops besieged Havana, leaving Havana with only one way to communicate with the outside world by sea, and the artillery of the No. 9 Guantanamo Infantry Regiment bombarded the port of Havana with mortars, and the only way for Havana to communicate with the outside world was also cut off, leaving the Spaniards with only one way to surrender.

At this point, the Spaniards were no longer able to fight, and on August 13, the Spaniards offered to negotiate with George Dewey, which led to Li Mu's trip to Havana.

"Reem, fortunately, we won—" These were George Dewey's first words after meeting Li Mu.

"Yes, we won! Congratulations, you're now the most powerful general in the United States. Li Mu gave George Dewey a big hug, when Li Mu came to Cuba, he did not expect to be able to drive out the Spaniards within five months.

"It's thanks to your trust, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this without your support." George Dewey was grateful from the bottom of his heart, in fact, George Dewey still doesn't understand why Li Mu chose himself in the list of hundreds of people in the first place.

That's right, George Dewey knew his ability and believed in his ability, but George Dewey's performance in the Civil War did not make George Dewey stand out, just a few months ago, George Dewey still had to consider whether to retire, it was precisely because of Li Mu's recruitment that George Dewey's idea of retirement was dispelled, from this point of view, Li Mu is George Dewey's Bole.

What's more, from George Dewey's point of view, there is no better boss than Li Mu, Li Mu gave George Dewey enough trust, gave George Dewey enough rights, and the most important thing is that Li Mu did not hesitate to share his harvest with George Dewey, so that George Dewey no longer had to worry about money in his life, which is very meaningful to George Dewey, with the dividends of the San Diego Investment Company, George Dewey no longer needs to consider retiring to become a businessman, and can pursue his ideals wholeheartedly.

So for Li Mu, George Dewey was very grateful.

No, it is not enough to describe it as grateful, it is more appropriate to use "respect".

Although there is a huge age gap between George Dewey and Li Mu, the term is used very harmoniously here, at least George Dewey would not object.

"You deserve it, and it's because you're George Dewey that you can do it." Li Mu was not complacent, and attributed everything to George Dewey's own efforts.

Although Li Mu paid George Dewey, Benjamin and Mahan salaries, Li Mu never regarded George Dewey and them as subordinates, perhaps because Li Mu and George Dewey met in a special place, or maybe Li Mu knew George Dewey's future achievements, so Li Mu never put on the boss's shelf.

As long as the Spaniards are defeated, Li Mu and George Dewey will end their employment relationship, Benjamin will return to Indiana as his lawyer, and then become a senator in a few years, George Dewey is estimated to rise to the top for decades, and Mahan will become the Taishan Beidou of the US Navy, these people will achieve extraordinary careers in different fields, to be honest, in terms of career value, their achievements are greater than the current Li Mu.

It's just now, no one can say what kind of height Li Mu can reach in the future, maybe these people can't compare to a Li Mu combined.

"Hahahaha-I'm so glad to hear you-" George Dewey and Li Mu walked side by side and introduced the latest developments to Li Mu: "Maybe you already know that the Spaniards sent people to negotiate and want to end this war, so I'm sorry to disturb your vacation, I didn't mean to, this matter is beyond my right." ”

"Are Sylvester and Nelson here?" There are no outsiders around, and Li Mu doesn't need to hide it, George Dewey knows how Sylvester became the president, and he also knows the relationship between Nelson and Li Mu, so Li Mu doesn't use honorifics.

Although Li Mu is the de facto ruler of the United States of Cuba, Sylvester and Nelson are the nominal president and prime minister of the United States of Cuba after all, so Li Mu will set the tone for this kind of negotiation, and then hand it over to Sylvester and Nelson to be responsible.

"Yesterday we arrived, they were waiting for you in Havana, I wanted to come to meet you, let me calm down, I think we should communicate first." George Dewey was also a goblin, and he had to settle inside before he went outside.

"That's right, tell me, what do the Spaniards mean?" Li Mu agreed with George Dewey.

"The Spaniards came to negotiate with General Arsenio Martínez de Campos, who was supposed to replace Willé Nicolau, but he didn't expect the situation to collapse like this, and the first task after taking over was to negotiate, hehe-" George Dewey was a little regretful when he said this, and it was also sad to say that this Arsenio My name was too long to beat General Campos, and this guy probably didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out.

"What about Willis Nikolau?" Li Mu has never met Willis Nikolau, and he has been friends for a long time, so he is very worried about this old opponent.

"Who knows, it is estimated that he will never have the opportunity to lead the army into battle, and this will be the best outcome for him - the Spaniards' condition is to restore Spanish rule over Cuba, abolish Cuban slavery, and allow the Cubans to form their own government, but the Cubans can only hold deputy positions in the new government, and at the same time the Spaniards will lower the tax standard and take part of the annual tax collection for the construction of Cuba itself." George Dewey said this with a mocking expression, and although there was no private matter, the expression on his face betrayed George Dewey's true thoughts.

"Are the Spaniards crazy? This condition is too whimsical! Li Mu was amazed by the thickness of the Spaniard's skin, he knew today, why bother in the first place.

The reason why Céspedes brazenly rebelled against the Spanish colonial rule was because the Spaniards insisted on slavery in Cuba, did not allow Cubans to participate in politics, and imposed high taxes in Cuba, which caused strong resentment among the Cuban people.

Of course, the "Cuban people" in the previous article mainly refers to high-class people like Cespedes, as a lawyer, if he can't participate in politics, then this lawyer is really a bit unqualified; As a plantation owner, the Spaniards levied high taxes, which would directly harm the interests of the majority of plantation owners, and as for the "people", to be honest, these policies of the Spaniards had little to do with them, and it was not the turn of the "people" to come out.

If the Spaniards had this consciousness five years ago, there would not have been this disaster, and now that the war has been going on to such an extent, the leaders of the rebel army have changed several times, and the original demands have long since ceased to matter, and it would be a bit naïve for the Spaniards to fantasize about going back to the past.

"Hehe, they just made an offer like this, that's why there will be negotiations, we should first determine a bottom line, and then we can negotiate with the Spaniards." George Dewey was also happy, but could understand the whims of the Spaniards.

"The bottom line - our bottom line is to keep the name of the suzerainty to the Spaniards." Li Mu set aside a step for the Spaniards, if the Spaniards don't know what to do, then there is no need to leave this step, anyway, Spain is in a civil war, and it is estimated that the Spaniards will not be able to find a place in a short time.

Keep the name of the overlord!

This condition is ruthless enough, since it is only "nominal", that is to say, Cuba is not independent now, save some face for the Spaniards, so that the Spaniards will not look like they have lost nothing, and all the privileges of the Spaniards in Cuba will be deprived, and the Spaniards will no longer be the "emperor" in Cuba from now on, at most the "former emperor", or the kind that will almost go to the grave.

"And what will happen to the property of the Spaniards if they are to withdraw?" George Dewey asked a very pointed question.

The Spaniards have been operating in Cuba for hundreds of years, not to mention those real estates, the Spaniards in Havana must have accumulated a lot of wealth, if only the name of the suzerainty is reserved for the Spaniards, then many Spaniards who have settled in Havana are expected to return to Spain, and what will happen to the property they have accumulated over the years, whether they are allowed to take it away, this is a big question.

"You can take what you carry with you, but not any other way." Li Mu thought about it, and still left some travel expenses for the Spaniards.

This meant that the Spaniards could take whatever they wanted when they left Havana, but it was impossible to pack them.