Chapter 376: Preparing for War
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A white screen hangs high, and a projector projects a map of the entire Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on it. Clooney is pointing at the map with a laser pointer in his hand and explaining.
"Three days ago, two of our small steamers bound for Nassau were hijacked, two crew members were killed on the spot, supplies on board were burned, one ship was blown up and sunk, and the other ship was released back to warn us.
Since two days ago, the Havana side has sent more than a dozen commandos to infiltrate our defensive lines, and the two sides have exchanged fire. As of this afternoon, we have suffered 17 casualties, and the casualties of the other side are unknown.
Yesterday we spent precious jet fuel on drones from Nassau to scout Florida and the Gulf Coast. It was found that nuclear bomb attacks, although they dealt a heavy blow to the social system of the southern United States, did not completely destroy them.
Considering our interrogation of the captives, we can conclude that the Enclave forces occupying the American South are still in existence and are gradually recovering. They even sent men into Mexico to loot supplies and people.
The Enclave must see us as the Aurora Legion. It was also from yesterday that the 'Enclave' denounced us on the radio, demanding that we hand over all the large aircraft, ships, heavy machinery, and all kinds of personnel and supplies stored in Nassau.
However, now the 'Enclave' is focused on recovering its own strength, and there is definitely no way to free up its hands to deal with us, so supporting our enemies against us is an effective tactic. The Diego forces, who now occupy Havana, are supported by the Enclave.
Recently, several "Enclave" planes have come to spy on us, and they have even sent people to sneak into our interior to plot rebellion. I myself have encountered such rebels many times and have reported it. ”
Old man Clooney was originally a member of the 'Enclave', and now there are many members of the 'Aurora Legion' who originally came from the 'Enclave'. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, no one wants to return to the North American continent, which has been washed by nuclear bombs, until the 'Enclave' has an absolute advantage.
This situation is not because the people in the legion are loyal to Zhou Qingfeng, but because they have a great fear of the North American continent. Because from the large number of videos taken by drones, the 'Aurora Army' has found a lot of terrible things.
"Humans, flora and fauna are mutating on the North American continent, seemingly as a result of nuclear radiation combined with the leakage of certain chemical and biological weapons. Two human mutants have now been discovered, one with a shrunken and sluggish body, which we named 'Zombie', and the other that is huge and extremely violent, and we have named it 'Mutant'. ”
Little is known about these two human mutants, but as far as they are seen, no one wants to be in their company. There was even a call within the Legion for a complete severance of ties with the North American continent, or for a complete migration to South America or even Africa.
But Zhou Qingfeng knew that this was actually the inevitable result of the quiet release of biological and chemical weapons after the nuclear bomb washed the ground. The global ecosystem will be threatened by mutated organisms.
However, the biggest threat to the 'Aurora Army' now is naturally the Diego forces that occupy Havana. If you want your own development not to be disturbed, you must get rid of this group as soon as possible.
"Do we have the capital to fight a war now?" Zhou Qingfeng wants to go to war, and he consumes not only guns and ammunition, but also various logistics materials. And for logistics, he can only ask Lena. Fox.
"We have recently been trying to rebuild the industrial system, and we have consumed a lot of materials, and we have not yet been able to complete the virtuous cycle of the industrial system. If you can delay the war for half a year, the situation will be much better. It is estimated that even the nuclear winter has passed by then. Miss Fox said.
Zhou Qingfeng smiled, "Actually, the nuclear winter is helping us, after all, we are the most prepared." If we wait for half a year for the nuclear winter to pass, it is estimated that the "Enclave" will also recover, and we don't have to fight and simply surrender. ”
Lena shrugged her shoulders and said, "Then don't expect to use planes and ships on a large scale, as soon as those things start, the fuel stocks will fall down." All plans to resume production will be terminated immediately. ”
Zhou Qingfeng looked at a screen in the headquarters again, on which was Dr. Rezo, who was far away in Nassau, conducting video conferencing through the telecommunication system, "Doctor, the only ones we can use at will now are those steam ships, I think I need a few steam warships that can be used for combat." ”
Hearing the words 'steam battleship', everyone in the meeting burst into laughter. Because this is equivalent to a comprehensive regression of more than 100 years in the level of science and technology, and everyone has returned to the level before the First World War.
Dr. Rezzo immediately replied, "Thank goodness we have Aurora, so we have plenty of energy for metallurgy and metalworking. I'm refitting a thousand-ton yacht, just to put armor on it, and it's a good steam battleship. ”
"Can you give me a specific time?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
"The assembly of the steam engine is complete. Sailors and yachts are ready-made, nothing more than armor and artillery, plus the time of sea trials, and in about ten days you can get your first steam battleship. Dr. Rezzo promised, "But don't expect too much from the new ship's combat effectiveness." ”
Just as the Aurora Legion was thinking about how to take out the Diego forces that occupied Havana, a ceremony was being held in the port of Havana to celebrate the victory. Gunfire rang out at the scene, and a crowd of Cubans and Mexicans stared happily at the speedboats that had just entered the port.
These speedboats, all of which are more than 100 tons, appear to be the armed vessels of the former U.S. Coast Guard, and are generally equipped with large-caliber machine guns. This kind of armed speedboat is simply handy to deal with the steam carrier under Zhou Qingfeng.
A Yankee stood out on the leading speedboat, and after watching the cheerful scene of the scene, he said happily: "It seems that we are still very popular, maybe we can have a good drink after we go ashore." ”
On the shore, General Dabin took the initiative to meet him, shook the hand of the Yankees and shouted enthusiastically: "Thank you, Mr. George." The supplies you have brought to us have greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers, and your blow to the 'Aurora Legion' has also boosted our spirits, and we are so grateful to you! ”
"It's my job and duty, and the opponent is not worth mentioning, we just went up and fired a few shots, and the other side surrendered." George was the commander of the armed speedboat from the Enclave, and he was not too boastful, "According to our understanding, the 'Aurora Legion' does not have a special warship, and defeating them is like bullying a child, without any sense of accomplishment.
Trust me, the battle is simpler than a game. In a few days, we will be able to find out the strength of the other side on the sea route, and you can fight into Matanzas from the direction of the sea, and go and take that Victor. Hugo caught. (To be continued.) )