1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 458, The Admiral’s Decision

Just as the citizens of those big empires are always easy to misjudge the strength of their own country, the citizens of emerging countries are also easy to misjudge the strength of their own country. But the difference is that ordinary people in emerging countries often have polarized views. For example, in the current United States, some people think that the powerful United States navy can make the British navy shout invincible. As for Spain, it is simply vulnerable. So these people even chanted “End the war before Christmas and let the children go home for the holidays.” But there are some people who seem to be still in the eighteenth century. They always feel that the United States Navy can also do the work of harassing the lines of communication, and they may not have done it before. It’s like in the 21st century, there is no doubt about their sea masturbation. The team can wipe out the red deer of the Chitu country’s navy in half an hour, and the Chitu country has the same truth here. Believe that the own navy will be masturbated by the sea. The team will kill the fool in half an hour.

This mentality naturally gave Scrooge an opportunity. Just after the United States and Spain officially declared war, the Spaniards organized their second-hand warships bought from the United Kingdom and prepared to form an expeditionary fleet to rescue Cuba. Although anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows that it takes a lot of time to form such a fleet, prepare for a long voyage, and then cross the Atlantic Ocean, at least about a month. Moreover, the Spanish Navy still has a problem. It was greedy for cheap and bought some old British warships. These warships look cheap, but they are not cheap to use. The maintenance cost is higher than that of the new warship. Spain has spent a lot of money in Cuba and the Philippines over the years, so that the maintenance of these warships is not particularly good. It may not be possible to drive here before Christmas. But this does not prevent the media under Scrooge from talking about the Spanish fleet.

It is the unscrupulous Sun newspaper. First of all, it opened up a section where readers wrote letters to simulate war, asking those readers to write to them how to fight if they were a general of United States, and how to command if they were a general of Spain.

Although the war between the United States and Spain was in addition to Cuba, there were also battles in the Philippines. Now the Pacific Fleet of United States, under the leadership of General Dewey, is staying in Hong Kong and is preparing to pounce on the Philippines. But to be honest, the people of United States are not too concerned about things in the Philippines. After all, it is a place that is almost as far away as in another world, and Cuba is under the eyes of United States. Therefore, almost the entire United States’ attention is focused on Cuba. Therefore, most of the letters received in the “Simulated War” column talk about how to fight in Cuba.

To be honest, the audience of the Sun newspaper is very low-level, so the various brainstorming schemes put forward by these people can naturally make people laugh to death. However, it is undeniable that this column has greatly increased the popularity of the Sun newspaper, making the newspaper’s sales ascending close to 10%. This result naturally made other newspapers eyes were red, so the always serious New York Times also opened a similar column, named “Admiral’s Decision.”

Rumor has it that this name was taken out by Scrooge. It is said that Mr. Scrooge has a group of friends who are proficient in war. After watching the shit “war simulation” of The Sun with big brains that can be comparable to the messy political theory programs of later 4V, they are all sick and can’t stand it, and they are also suffocated with thoughts. , I really want to talk about it in the newspaper. However, considering the reputation of the Sun newspaper comparable to that of the cesspit, no one can take the Face to contribute to the Sun newspaper. Moreover, they also suspect that it is based on the poor military knowledge of the editors of the Sun newspaper, and almost can With negligible brain capacity, even if they submit the manuscript, they will probably be shot by these stupid things. If this happened, it would be a double shame. Therefore, these friends of Mr. Scrooge strongly requested Scrooge to use his own influence to create a similar column in a high-end newspaper for fun.

To say that the level and compulsion of the “admiral’s decision” produced by the New York Times is indeed much higher than that of the Sun. And their first article published aroused widespread concern.

The author of this article called “Maritime Strike” assumed that he was the commander of the Spanish fleet, and then he carefully analyzed the power comparison between the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy, and then naturally came to the conclusion “If I bring the fleet If you go straight to Cuba and try to make a decisive battle with the United States Navy in a fleet, then my mind must be a problem.” The author then further proposed his assumption: The Spanish fleet does not seek to compete with the United States fleet. In the decisive battle, instead of going to the Caribbean, go directly to the east coast of United States.

“The United States has a long coastline, and the United States Navy cannot retain a sea power in every port that is sufficient to defeat our fleet in a decisive battle. So, if I were the commander of the Spanish Navy, I would definitely attack. These ports and cities. Of course, because of the speed of the fleet, if the United States fleet is staring at me, then I will definitely not be able to escape. But the sea is so big, they can’t be overly dispersed, it’s really hard to catch me. It’s that easy. In this way, what can restrict me is largely a problem of supply. Fortunately, the British support us, so we should be able to get supplies in Canada or elsewhere…”

Although the New York Times has always claimed that the “Admiral’s Decision” is only an entertainment section, it does not represent the position and views of the New York Times. However, the articles they published have attracted great attention from the public. For example, a senator from New York even directly asked the United States Navy to leave a fleet near New York to defend New York. With the New Yorkers taking the lead, the Portland congressmen and Boston congressmen immediately jumped up and asked the United States Navy to send a fleet to protect its own city. It seems that if you don’t jump out and shout like this, it’s not enough to show your love for your hometown. Obviously, the United States Navy cannot produce so many fleets to do such a thing. The depressed navy even wanted to shout: “Who did he want to cut down on our shipbuilding plan in the first place?” Fortunately, another contributor who played the role of a United States general gave a corresponding response. Policy.

“I will take this approach to deal with possible attacks on the west coast of United States. First, I will build a fleet of high-speed patrol ships. We in United States have the best shipbuilding technology in the world. We make a lot of civilian use. Ships are faster than the Spaniards fleet. For example, Mr. Morgan’s Corsair cruise ship, Mr. McDonald’s Express cruise ship, and the Alaska Gold Mining Company’s special transport ship, all of which are much faster than any Spanish ship. Warships, and also have radio systems, can easily communicate with the shore at near shore distances. Once the Spanish fleet is discovered, such ships can keep track of them at a safe distance and continuously report their positions via radio. We create conditions for our fleet to annihilate the Spanish fleet. Even if these numbers are not enough, there are some existing fast merchant ships that can have an advantage over the Spaniards in terms of speed if they are modified in power, and they can also perform this way. Task.

In addition, Lord Nelson has a famous saying: ‘A fort with one cannon can fight a warship with a hundred cannons. So in some important ports to build coastal defense turrets, although permanent turrets cannot be built in a short time, considering that the Spanish fleet itself is relatively weak, even ordinary artillery can pose a considerable threat to them. In particular, train guns are becoming popular on the European continent. This highly mobile heavy gun is particularly suitable for the current situation. We do not lack relevant technology. As far as I know, last year the Macdonald Infantry Weapon Company sold European countries and The Transvaal Republic has exported more than 20 sets of railway gun systems. If we combine these mobile and flexible train guns with a high-speed search fleet, then our coastline will be as solid as gold…”

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“This guy Scrooge will really seize the opportunity to make money. Whether it’s a simple fort, a train gun, or a modified high-speed ship, this is all money. Of course, I have my shares in the shipyard, and I can also make a lot of money. But considering that all the engines belong to him, it is determined that this guy will earn more.” Morgan dropped the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile, “And this damn guy is making such a fuss, I have to take my Viking number. Going out…well, I will make a statement in a moment, saying that I will take the lead in organizing a patrol of the Volunteer Army, and I will go into battle myself, and take the Viking to the sea every once in a while. It is leisure, but also pays for it. Motherland? I dare say that Scrooge will definitely do the same. I have to hurry up and get ahead of this guy… Forget it, this guy must have been prepared, and she has a radio station in her hand, so she has to grab it. It is not easy to be in front of him, he is the best at doing this. By the way, what does he call this?”

“Mr. Morgan, it’s for prestige.” A servant replied.

“Yes, prestige!” Morgan nodded and said, “It’s like painting with white paint. Or like our White House, after the white paint is covered, who will remember that there is pitch black under the white paint… Scrooge It’s such a guy covered in white paint. Ah, turn on the radio for me…”

“Mr. Macdonald decided to lend the own cruise ship “Express” and the three transport ships owned by the Alaska gold mine unconditionally and unsecured to the New York government for the government to form a rapid patrol. At the same time, Mr. Macdonald also informed us. It doesn’t matter whether it’s changing engines for fast merchant ships or producing more railroad guns. As long as the government needs them, he can produce them as the first priority production task…” Such a voice.

“I knew it would be like this.” Morgan said.