Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 1459 Praying Mantis Catching Cicadas (Third Change, Dragon Boat Festival Ankang)
Although the British order made the Mexican captain so angry that he almost yelled on the spot.

But facing the black muzzle of the "Revenge".

What choice can he make?
The "Revenge" sent a signal again.

"Apollo, stop the ship immediately for inspection, this is the final warning! Please stop the ship immediately for inspection."

"Stop the boat!"

The Mexican captain decisively issued an order to stop the ship.

Although there is some dissatisfaction, when an unarmed merchant ship faces the muzzle, it is necessary to compromise. After all, no one wants to court death.

While the Mexican captain and sailors on board were cursing the British, the "Revenge" had lowered a motor boat and was heading towards them.

"Damn British guy, actually want to board the ship for inspection, what to check?"

Complaining in their mouths, under the captain's order, the sailors on the ship lowered the gangway on both sides, waiting for these nasty British people to board the ship for inspection.But when these Royal Navy officers and soldiers boarded the deck of the cargo ship, the sailors on board realized that things might not be as simple as they imagined.

The British sailors on board were all fully armed, and their Lee Enfield rifles were also equipped with bayonets. The blades of the bayonets shone with a chilling cold light in the sun.

Faced with such a situation, the captain of the cargo ship also realized that the situation was a bit abnormal, and the normal inspection should not be such a situation!

However, what we have to do now is to fully cooperate with these British guys to complete this inspection as soon as possible, so that these guys can leave their ship as soon as possible.

"Hi sir, I am Arturo Santos, Captain of the Apollo."

"Captain, I am Captain of the Royal Navy, Hal Alfred."

While the young British naval officer was saluting, Captain Santos introduced the shipping manifest.

"Here is our shipping manifest, please check."

Although he was cursing in his heart, the captain had a bright smile on his face, and now he only hoped to send these guys away quickly.

"Dear Mr. Navy Captain, I swear to you that there are only these declared materials on my ship, and there are absolutely no other prohibited items on board."

The British captain, who was checking the cargo manifest, nodded and said.

"It seems that your procedures are complete, my captain, but we know that the goods you transport are not that simple!"

"Please order the entire crew of the Apollo to assemble on deck immediately."

Alfred ordered.

"Captain, may I take the liberty to ask, why is this?"

Captain Santos asked suspiciously.

"Please give the order, Captain Santos."

"Is it all?"

When the "Apollo" was originally gathered on the deck, Captain Kandes in the "Revenge" city saw this scene and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Well, gentlemen, we have now completed our mission."

Condes even proudly picked up a cigar, which was a high-quality Cuban cigar. Since Cuba was occupied, Britain stopped importing Cuban cigars. These cigars were smoked one less.

They will load some of the cargo carried on the Apollo to the "Revenge", what kind of cargo makes them move so much.

In fact, the materials shipped on the Apollo seem to have many hardware accessories, but those accessories include engines, transmissions, tracks, road wheels and other accessories.

That's right, it's tank accessories.

Some of these accessories will be sent to Cuba by the Apollo, and then the other part will be shipped from Mexico to the west coast, and then transported by Mexican or Datang merchant ships to the northern theater to supply the front line.

What are conditional prohibited items?
What is both military and civilian use?

This is just an excuse, even if it needs to prove that the destination is not an enemy country, what's the big deal?It's nothing more than issuing a paper certificate and asking Daming to prove that those parts were shipped to Mexico. Is there anything easier than this?

Of course, this also gave the British a chance. When the UK obtained the "Apollo" cargo list, they immediately saw the opportunity.After getting those parts, they were even able to "cobble together" some tanks.

Ever since, this was the trip of the "Revenge", and Lieutenant Colonel Kandes was the commander of this mission.

"Sir, allow me to congratulate you."

Facing the compliment from his subordinates, Captain Condes accepted it unceremoniously. After all, in his opinion, this is definitely something worthy of congratulations.

Just as he was triumphantly accepting the congratulations, the watchman suddenly shouted loudly.

"170 degrees to the starboard side, we found the shadow of the ship!"

"Ship Shadow? Came from there?"

Before Kandes could figure out what was going on, after a while, the black silhouettes of two warships appeared on the horizon.

As the ship approached at a high speed, the black ship shadows revealed their true colors in the sunlight.

These are two armored cruisers. They have smooth hull lines and tall pagoda-style masts, reminding people that these are the most elite Xinde-class armored cruisers in the empire.

It is said to be an armored cruiser, but he has as many as eight 8-inch naval guns!

The sharp bow of the warship easily cut through the waves, stirring up waves of snow-white spray.The red Imperial Navy Suzaku banner fluttered in the wind from the mast.

"It's the Xinde class, it's the Xinde class, the warships of the Ming Empire, my God, they're here. They...they found us..."

Another watchman yelled into the phone, and in an instant, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the officers on the entire bridge.

They all ran to the platform by the bridge and looked towards the side of the ship.

They clearly know what it means to meet the new German class here.

What is a "complex number"?
It's an auxiliary cruiser!

What is an auxiliary cruiser?
It is a cruise ship equipped with a few 6-inch naval guns. In the final analysis, it is still a cruise ship. If such a cruise ship is hit by a 12-inch cannonball, it will definitely die!

"My God, we, we are dead!"

This idea popped up in almost everyone's minds. The British sailors who had pointed their cannons at the "Apollo" were all looking at the two huge warships with trepidation.

Watching them coming majestically and quickly, watching their 12-inch naval guns flashing frighteningly cold in the sun.

Of course, I also saw them aiming their guns at the "Revenge". At the same time, they sent a signal,

"Please indicate your identity."

Is this identity still used?
The Royal Navy's ensign is still there...

Looking at the black hole of the muzzle.The words from Hamlet suddenly appeared in Captain Conders' mind.

"To be or not to be?"

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(End of this chapter)