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bum bum, bum bum.
At that moment, a group of black suits started walking towards the entrance of the building. Officers in army uniforms were also interspersed, but that was no surprise.
At that time, the U.S. Naval Office and the War Department were using the same building.
“…!!!”
The problem was who was at the forefront.
Jack Morgan relaxed the back of his neck and walked down the stairs of the office building. Around him, secretaries were telling him schedules, and guards with bad looks were escorting him with guns.
I hardened my expression at once.
“Master, that person…!”
“Shh.”
I brought my index finger to my lips, but it was already too late.
Jack Morgan’s gaze was already fixed on me and didn’t move. He raised his hand, put the secretaries on standby, and walked straight to me.
I sighed and put my hands in my pockets.
“What are you doing here?”
“I had a business to do at the Naval Office. How about you?”
“……older brother?”
Jack Morgan’s face wrinkled mercilessly when I called him bro. He clenched his teeth and whispered in my ear.
“I don’t remember having a yellow monkey as a brother, so shut up. Before you shoot him.”
“…..!!!”
Jack Morgan smiled again and walked away from my ear. But his eyes were staring at me like they were stabbing me.
He opened his mouth.
“Have you come to see the Navy Department?”
“……Yes.”
“If the contract with the Ministry of War is unsuccessful, do you want to quarrel with the Ministry of the Navy?”
“…..”
eating.
When I was silent, Jack Morgan chuckled.
“Well, try hard.”
tuk. tuk.
Jack Morgan taps my shoulder a few times and then goes back to my group.
Awkward-
I squeezed my shoulder with my hand.
“Your brother too.”
And gently raised the corners of his lips.
***
wall street.
“James, this may sound paradoxical, but I want the US Army to have fewer casualties.”
“Yes?”
James tilted his head.
“Well, in order to sell a lot of machine guns, doesn’t the military have to have a lot of numbers? In any sense.”
“Yes……”
My number one goal is simple.
Putting machine guns rejected by the U.S. Army into their mouths. nothing more and nothing less. But if the US Army suffers massive casualties in the US-Spanish war, it becomes an obstacle to my goals.
First of all, the number of soldiers who will sell machine guns is decreasing. Worst of all, the United States would withdraw its feet from the American-Spanish war altogether.
“Don’t forget that the United States, which advocates isolationism under the Monroe Doctrine, can change public opinion at any time. James.”
“It is saying that the war itself could be canceled if there were a lot of casualties and strong anti-war public opinion.”
“That would be the worst.”
I scratched the bridge of my nose.
The scenario of returning to the mainland after being killed in a mass that the U.S. Army can’t handle will lead to skepticism about the war, and the U.S. Army will be subjected to murderous disarmament at the cutting edge of anti-war public opinion.
They won’t see the losers. In order to get out of the trauma of war as much as possible, I will erase even the traces of it.
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Only the absurd people promoted by the Jack Morgan clan are being scissored. Rather, their cartel will be further consolidated.
“The war is over. It’s a tight-knit tightrope.”
Have you seen it well in modern America?
The front line in the Middle East was a neighborhood that was not at all strange even when it rained bombing all year round and bullets were thrown at the breakfast table.
And in such a gunpowder depot in the Middle East, the US Army and defense companies sold weapons to both camps, performing a precarious tightrope.
Why is there such an irony that the enemy and the ally fight the same weapon?
“If you fall off that line, you’re done. So the role of the navy is important.”
🥳-
I opened the front page of the Wall Street Journal and laid it out in front of James’ eyes.
[Battle of Guantanamo Bay. A dramatic victory for the US Navy! ]
[The sea route to Cuba has been opened. The US Army’s 5th Corps landed in Santiago de Cuba by transport. The road was cleared by the Marines. ]
[Is the glory of the Philippines reappearing? ]
– The Wall Street Journal.
“The Philippines had to call armed merchant ships from Japanese ports, but Cuba, which is close to the mainland of the United States, is different. The U.S. Navy can directly load artillery into armed merchant ships.”
“…..!!!”
🥳-
I folded the newspaper and laid it flat on the desk.
“Armed merchant ships were designed to be used as warships from the beginning. It can carry guns from a minimum of 4 inches to a maximum of 6 inches, and when armed in this way, it is no longer an armed merchant ship, but a non-protected cruiser.”
“If you put gloves on it…”
“If only I could add one, that would be one armored cruiser.”
No need to worry about replenishment of ships.
The American ships wanted to end the war as soon as possible because the sea route between Cuba and the Atlantic Ocean was blocked by the war.
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Of course, there are rewards for them too.
When this war ended with a victory for the United States, it was possible to obtain a huge advantage from the military government.
If Asia’s trading hub is the Philippines.
The Caribbean’s trading hub was Cuba.
American ships will also turn their eyes.
If you support coastal gunfire with 6-inch guns of armed merchant ships, it’s not in the realm of what to do with the army’s machine guns.
Guantanamo Bay is occupied by the United States.
At the same time, the navy could destroy the Spanish fleet near Guantanamo. This is because intensive operation of battleships is possible when armed merchant ships circulate.
What if?
none.
The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic, which surround Cuba, were part of the British Empire.
“The greater the number of ships, the less likely they will sink. The more American shipping companies put in armed merchant ships, the higher the win rate and the lower the damage rate. Take a business approach.”
“But Spain’s main fleet, the Camara Fleet, is a powerful force with battleships. Wouldn’t an armed merchant ship be of no use if they ventured into the Caribbean?”
“I will.”
So it’s a time attack.
The fall of the army and the triumph of the navy. Which one is faster will determine our victory or defeat in this war.
The naval victory should be faster.
“Then are you going to leave the army as it is?”
“No, that’s not it. What I want to avoid is mass killings, not defeat. This distinction is important.”
“Yes?”
“The sentiment of American citizens is machoism. James. Ironically, this machoism is the same as the honor of the European powers. If it gets worse, it will be in line with the split clothes of the Japanese Empire.”
“I don’t know the meaning of the words.”
I lifted my index finger.
“It is sad to lose a life, but it means that we cannot tolerate defeat and come back alive.”
large-scale evacuation operation.
Since the US Navy has taken over the port of Guantanamo, if you retreat from the nearby metropolis of Santiago de Cuba, it will be easy for armed merchant ships to serve as transport vessels and withdraw troops to the US mainland.
“I hope that even the boards are laid out, but it won’t be so incompetent that you can’t even pull out.”
But to my surprise, the US Army was far beyond my imagination.
***
Santiago de Cuba.
The US Army was creaking from the landing. The unloading of logistics and weapons such as Gatling guns and weapon ammunition from the mainland by transport was delayed due to the chaotic command system.
“No, why can’t we take over the logistics and weapons?! I am in command of this contingent!!!”
“Aren’t you middle-class? Bring the person in charge. Until then, I can’t unload.”
The officer in charge of the detachment was denied unloading because he had no priority because he was a lieutenant.
This was done only after the corps commander personally came and arranged the traffic, and it was a total difficulty because the militia’s horses were often left on the mainland due to the lack of transport ships or the logistics system was twisted.
Gatling gun was chaos itself, because there were many procedures to go through even if you wanted to use it, and you and I cried out for priority.
But the U.S. Army had to face a bigger problem.
heh heh heh heh heh
“Okay… I’m going to die.”
“Sir, don’t overdo it. You must not move violently with that body!”
“I am having trouble with my walking. Go back to the tent in the back.”
Commander of Shafter Corps.
An elderly 63-year-old, over 300 pounds (136 kg), with gout, a chronic disease. Although he was a great general of the Civil War, he was too ill to function.
He canceled his plan to lead from the front and was rushed to the rear.
The officers gathered in the backyard to pour out their worries.
“How did General Sharpter become commander of the corps? No matter how you look at it, he is either lying in a military hospital or has to be discharged from the military.”
“Political Judgment.”
“Yes?”
“It seems that the upper part of the War Department fought fiercely as a person and eventually elected a neutral person with no political ambitions.”
“…that’s Commander Shafter.”
Commander Shafter is unable to even step out of the tent at the rear due to his large size and ventilation.
So you’re directing?
“Since there are no personnel to be recruited from active duty, I brought out an old master of the Civil War from the bottom of the water.”
Still, the Bay of Santiago was easy.
Armed merchant ships and armored cruisers fired coastal support fire with 5-inch and 6-inch cannons on the shores of Santiago de Cuba, allowing the US Army to completely capture the vicinity of the Bay of Santiago, which had evaporated into fortifications.
So far it’s been good
Exactly so far.
“Any contact from the Marines?”
“It seems that we have not yet captured all the hills surrounding the Gulf of Santiago. However, it seems difficult because the hills are high and the location is quite far from the military port. Shall we send reinforcements?”
“Incompetent seals.”
Santiago de Cuba.
It is the second largest city after Havana, the capital of Cuba, and developed around the Bay of Santiago.
The Spanish Empire knew in advance that American troops would land through the Gulf of Santiago.
***
The Great Siege of Santiago.
The Spanish Imperial Army had been building a siege there for several months before the US Army landed in Cuba.
Since the Gulf of Santiago was surrounded by steep hills, the Spanish Army was able to occupy the high ground and encircle it. There were also fortresses that had been built before.
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Of course, it would have been impossible for bare infantry and cavalry without machine guns, but machine guns made it possible.
Cuba was as familiar with the terrain as it was a colony ruled by Spain for four centuries. Even now, in early June, Cuba, which has a tropical climate, is facing the rainy season.
Cuba has a dry savannah climate.
Santiago de Cuba was a city with a tropical humid climate.
Tutatattattata-!
“aah-!”
The Marines, who landed first as the advance squadron, were shattered and scattered pieces of flesh on the trenches of the Spanish army without a messenger.
The Spaniards also lacked supplies except for machine guns and ammunition, but they had strong-bodied soldiers.
“Not enough bricks for trenches!!! It is difficult to build a battlefield any more!!!”
“Then dig the ground with a shovel!!! It’s all wood! Hold on to that!!!”
Lacking bricks for land trenches, the Spanish Empire began digging with shovels, taking the form of primitive modern trench warfare.
And the Spanish reconnaissance units dispatched to the Gulf of Santiago returned to the trenches one after another.
“An army of Yankees has landed. It appears to be around 5000 to 10,000 people. However, there is a high possibility that there will be a follow-up unit.”
“Why is the scope so wide?”
“The gun support fire towards the Bay of Santiago was so severe that reconnaissance could not be carried out properly.”
In fact, the U.S. Navy was scratching its guns with a tessero to wipe out Santiago Bay with armed merchant ships, and the distance between this hill and Santiago Bay was quite far, so even the telescope had its limitations.
But there was no problem.
Tutatattattattattata-!
“Ahhh!!!”
“Ha ha ha! my legs!!! My legs!!!”
“Mom!! Mom!!!”
test blood.
It builds mountains with corpses and seas with blood.
A river of blood ran down the hill with the blood of the US Army, whose whole body was shattered by the baptism of a machine gun as if it was being ripped apart by a meat grinder.
bloody smell.
The smell of iron mixed with oxygen in the air makes his eyes red and bloodshot.
shortness of breath
“help me!!! Aww!!!”
“Hey-! Heck-! oo!
“Where the hell are the bullets coming from!!! All you can see is the bushes!!!”
“What the hell is that gun!!! It sharpens people like a chainsaw!!!”
Five minutes until a squad of the army disappears.
The cavalry climbed up the hill without thinking it was a hill, not a mountain, but it was cut into a single piece of meat by machine gun baptism in the bushes.
The Spanish army, accustomed to Cuba’s tropical terrain, snatched and hunted the messengers of the fleeing Americans.
pho?
In the tropical terrain, where only horses are hills and mountains, you can’t shoot an invisible enemy.
The U.S. Army, unfamiliar with Cuba’s topography, was nothing more than a blind man.
Tutatattattata-!
The imperialist chainsaws cut through the U.S. Army until the corpses of horses and humans became entangled and we had no idea what the carcass was.
Well.
“The messenger is not coming.”
“Haha, I was so excited that I forgot to send a messenger and kept pushing the Spanish army, didn’t I? I don’t know if I’m pushing this too far and moving away from the follow-up units.”
“Well. Makes sense. Wait.”
The command post of the rear U.S. Army, which had been immersed in the illusion of victory, was peaceful.
Hee hee-!
“Cool-!”
At that time, an officer, soaked in blood by the command center, was half loaded on a horse and rolled down the ground.
High-ranking officers at the command center rushed outside at his sudden appearance.
The murmur grew louder.
“What happened!!!”
Commander Shafter led the giant and walked out of the tent.
“Who is the author?”
“Looks like a messenger.”
Surrounded by roaring officers, the bloodstained herald spread across the floor like a newborn foal as if his legs had loosened.
However, only the instinct to survive remained in his eyes, and blood was standing there.
Heh-! Heh-!
“Annihilation!!! Allies have been annihilated!!! The Spanish Army has a new machine gun!!! The follow-up forces must retreat!!!”
The Americans faced
The horrors of modern machine guns and trench warfare.
It is the worst form of the tropical climate of the rainy season.
“Captain, what should I do?”
“Huh. When did the U.S. Army become so disciplined? That’s why the machine gun stopped moving forward!!! Push more!!! Is it that difficult to occupy only one hill? Push it!!!”
“Yes?”
And the messenger met.
An ally more fearful than the enemy.
The incompetent staffs of the laid-back rear command, who do not communicate with the front and have no understanding of the lethality of machine guns.
“In our days, we pushed while getting shot!!!”
They did not understand the power of modern machine guns, the generation accustomed to the 19th century line battle-style shut-up and rush.
***
shoot-
around that time.
A transport ship arrived in the Gulf of Santiago, escorted by warships.
Press Boat
The transport ship carrying reporters attracted war correspondents from media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Journal, New York World, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post.
jerk-
“Is this the Cuba that Detroit said?”
The Wall Street Journal’s special coverage team, dispatched to the USS main ship, set foot in Santiago Bay. The head of the reporting team grabbed one of the team members who had come after him.
“You remain in the box. If everything is down, there will be no spare people in case of an emergency.”
“Yes.”
“And send a telegram to the Detroit Director saying you’ve arrived.”
shoot-
The rough water level pounded the beach.
The naval port of Santiago Bay was surrounded by numerous US Navy warships. And the subsequent units of the U.S. Army continuously landing at the military port’s positions caught my eye.
The team leader held on to the straps of the briefcase.
“I’m going to investigate the scene in detail.”
＜ The Apocalypse of Hell. (2) > end
