Chapter 212: Farewell, Carlos

"It's impossible! How could the Japanese buy 4 Nisshin-type armored cruisers? Isn't the Japanese only two? Didn't the Germans build 4 armored cruisers of this type? How come they are all in the Japanese fleet? This is impossible!" Saivila roared some crazy!

"All this is a conspiracy! A conspiracy! The warships ordered by the Brazilians are actually Japanese, and because the Russians gave up to make the Japanese plan changed, hehe, the Americans think they are smart but helped their true enemy , This is really a great irony! Japan wanted to take the Philippines from us from the beginning, and the British helped them fool the whole world!" A series of crystal tears filled Severa’s cheeks. "Okay, if that's the case, then you can take your time to play!"

  At this time, the Japanese obviously did not know how much shock their actions brought to the Spaniards. When the two sides approached about 4000 meters, the flagship Nisshin issued a flag that the two sides had declared war and demanded that the Spanish fleet surrender. Said that as long as the other side keeps this warship, then the personal safety of Spanish naval officers and soldiers will be guaranteed. And expressed that a third party is willing to protect the Spanish fleet.

  After the signal was sent, John Jericho appeared on the stage. As an officer of the Royal Navy, he expressed his willingness to guarantee the Japanese promise. In any case, the British did not do this once or twice. Historically, the Japanese combined fleet entrusted the commander of the British Royal Navy’s Far East Fleet to send a letter of persuasive surrender during the final stage of the siege of Weihai. But this time just let a lieutenant colonel do it for him.

  The Japanese fleet was patrolling the periphery, and Jericho and his team boarded the cruiser Carlos V in a small boat. When Jericho boarded the battleship, he looked at the devastated battleship with a serious expression, "It seems that the Americans are also very powerful." Jericho said in his heart.

  In the quite complete officer’s dining room, Jericho saw the haggard Severa. Then he informed the other party of the Japanese conditions and took out a document signed by him as a guarantee.

"We can hand over this warship to the Japanese, but we don't have the slightest trust in the Japanese. Even with your guarantee, we are still not at ease. Because before that, your country and Japan have openly deceived the world." Sai Vera looked thoughtfully at the four armored cruisers in the distance.

"Haha." Jericho naturally knew what Severa was talking about. "The British Empire and the Japanese are a group, so they cannot be counted as a third party. We don't think that because you are a lieutenant colonel, the Japanese are We can really keep the promise. We all know what the Japanese do. I am responsible for my boys and safely bring the rest back to Spain."

  "You are embarrassing me, and don't you think you have no choice now? I can guarantee..." Jericho explained as much as possible.

"Find a third-party merchant ship or warship, and send me and my brothers to a safe place, and then the ship will be handed over to the Japanese to take over. This is our condition! And we will never destroy the warship. "Severa, regardless of Jericho's rhetoric, repeatedly emphasized.

"This request is difficult! It is difficult for us to meet." Jericho repeatedly emphasized that now the United States and Japan have declared war on Spain at the same time. The chaos in this area is dying, and most civilian ships will try to avoid walking here, and the Japanese fleet is obviously It is impossible to stay here for too long. It's not that Jericho doesn't want to help, but that he can't help! And he still couldn't understand why Severa insisted on going to a third country. Isn't it good to be a prisoner? Could it be that the credibility of the British Empire really reached the point where no one believed it?

"No, it's easy. Look over there. There are two French warships. These two warships are enough to transfer everyone to the French colony. In order to ensure that we can travel our promise, we can use Japanese boats. Transfer personnel. What do you think? Mr. Lieutenant Colonel?" Severa said.

Jericho had to admire the Spaniard’s luck. He was able to run into the French, but this was not a problem in his opinion. Since the Spaniard is willing to go, it is not so much to let the Spaniard leave while preserving the warship. What is unacceptable, and according to the British survey, this warship has lost its power, so what is left is towing, as long as a small number of people take care of the warship, and considering that Carlos V was originally a German The battleship, operationally speaking, has something in common with the Nissin, so the Japanese fleet readily accepted this request. As long as the Spaniards hand over the battleship, then they can leave!

The French were also a little hazy when they saw the huge Japanese fleet. As an old enemy, the French were very concerned about the Germans’ military actions. As the most important work exported by the German Navy, the Nisshin armored cruiser was naturally It is the top priority of the French, and now, the warships that originally belonged to the two countries have appeared in the Far East. All of this is intriguing.

  However, the French are obviously not welcome here. If it were not for the Japanese to use the French warships to transfer the Spanish, then I am afraid that they would have sent warships to disperse the French long ago. The French were also willing to help the transfer of personnel. So, under the unkind eyes of the Japanese, hundreds of surviving Spaniards left their flagship, when the Japanese boarded the battleship. And after the Japanese navy flag was raised, this war has nothing to do with the Spanish navy anymore!

  However, after the Spaniards left, the Japanese were in trouble. How to deal with the half-destructive warship that the Americans and Spaniards have done? According to the Japanese idea, it must be taken home, but the deck of this warship is only 2 meters above the sea surface, and it has lost power. Then the Japanese can only tow it back with warships, and towed warships with low power will definitely not work. , So if you want to take it away, you need at least one Nisshin-class armored cruiser. It's fine if it's peacetime. But now is the time of war, and God knows when the Americans will pounce!

"The fleet must remain intact to guard against the U.S. fleet. The Americans are still in the south. According to Sevilla’s confession, the Americans also suffered heavy losses in this battle and needed to supply and repair their warships, so they will pass for a while. No, if this is the case, the enemy will pose a small threat to Luzon’s landing forces. We can take the warship to Taiwan first, and then send it to Shanghai or Hong Kong after a simple repair." After comprehensively analyzing all aspects of intelligence, Hua Shan Ziji ordered this, and so far, the United States and Japan have not declared war, and it is very unlikely that the Americans will take the initiative.

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