Chapter 66: Americans are coming
"It's amazing!" Just when the German and Japanese sides were fighting together, a 4000-ton second-class cruiser sneaked close to the battlefield, and then watched the first steam battleship that broke out in decades from 8 kilometers away. Showdown between! U.S. Commodore Dewey saw the entire process of the battle of the Armored Cruiser Mainz on the San Francisco!
A Japanese second-class cruiser lasted less than half an hour under the violent firepower of Mainz! After weighing his own ship, Brigadier General Dewey thought that if he were to be replaced by himself, I am afraid that he would not be better than the Japanese. Of the entire US Navy cruisers, I am afraid that New York, which is in new service, might be fighting one of them, right?
"Your Excellency Commander, the German warship sent a signal asking us where we came." Inadvertently, the American cruiser had gotten closer, which touched the sensitive nerves of the Germans who had just been fighting.
"Uh, this?" Dewey was also a little hazy. There is no friendship between the United States and Germany, or there are still conflicts in some aspects. It is indeed boring to be so close at this time.
"Send a signal, we understand the position of the German fleet, and ask again, do you need help." The first half of Dewey's sentence is entertainment, and the second half is courtesy. But no matter what, the prince opposite is a real person! Actually take the following words seriously!
"My fleet is about to be on the battlefield immediately, can your navy send some of our personnel to Tianjin?" After a while, Prince Ruprecht signaled. Obviously it is inconvenient for myself to go back. There is an American warship nearby, so let them send it to me. The price is good to discuss!
"I'll go, I just talk!" Dewey was immediately dumbfounded. And when the Americans struggled whether to help or not, the prince was staring at Herbert with a bandage on his head!
"Follow what I said! You take the guard, the German captain, and the Japanese captives to Tianjin immediately! Contact the country. In the report, the following points are highlighted. First, it is the Japanese. Attacked our merchant ships without declaring war! They brutally trampled on international law! Secondly, the Japanese fleet fired the guns first. We just counterattacked and defended ourselves!"
"Third, immediately let the domestic arrangement of follow-up supply ships and fleets to the Far East, and fourth, contact the Russian ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, and let them cooperate with our actions! At the same time, just inform the British. This process must be at the end. It's just a courtesy greeting."
"I shouldn't care about this third point, I'm just a diplomat!" Herbert whispered!
"But your dad is the prime minister! He has influence on the army and can convince the Kaiser! If your dad is not the prime minister, you will bear all the responsibility for the mistakes in the war! You can figure it out!" The prince's meaning is very clear, immediately do as I said, otherwise at your own risk! Almost everyone here is willing to let Herbert take the blame! Who made you talk more!
"There is one more thing, the Japanese shot the Qing soldiers who fell into the water!" the prince said.
"Is this true?" Herbert said incredulously.
"Sure, the Japanese did it like this." The prince said with a bit of hatred for iron and steel.
"Well, well, I understand. The Japanese are heinous, they should go to hell. But there is no ship here! I can't go back!" Herbert's face was pale.
"Have you seen that American warship! You go back on that ship!" The prince pointed to the American warship in the distance and said. After more than ten minutes, Dewey decided no matter what, he would talk about it first!
Mainz was hung with the general's flag, and the other party was the brigadier general. Naturally, the Americans came up to visit, and now Dewey was barely equal, so Dewey came over in a small boat! But as soon as he came up, he found that something was wrong. How could he be greeted by a captain? What about the others? From the captain to the gunner are all dead? No way? Mainz is clearly a competitor of regulators, right?
"Sorry, General, the Japanese attacked us with extremely despicable means. At that time, most of our commanders were on the bridge. Including the captain and the chief of staff of the fleet." Hipper, who was in charge of greeting us, felt ashamed! More than half of the casualties on my own ship were caused by this...
"Who is in charge of this battle?" Dewey felt a little unbelievable. After a warship lost most of the high-level command, it could be done like this. This really requires a level.
"His Royal Highness, Prince of Bavaria, Honorary Admiral of the Imperial Navy." Hipper replied.
"Honorable, I understand this. It turns out that the flag hung on this battleship belongs to him!" Dewey understood, but he turned around and didn't understand. "Does your Royal Highness still know navy?" Reputation is only a matter of fact. of!
"Although it is honorary, he is indeed commanding it! There is no doubt about this." Hipper replied.
"This....... It's a bit unexpected!" Dewey is now more and more curious about what kind of person is winning the battle.
Soon, His Royal Highness, who had completed the matter, received the US fleet in the surviving officer’s dining room. After Dewey congratulated His Royal Highness on winning a naval battle, the prince immediately expressed his gratitude to the US fleet for their help! And I wish the friendship between virtue and virtue can go further after this incident....
"It is decided that this matter will not cause you to get into trouble. Just **** our personnel and witnesses. It is a virtue to help each other at sea. The Huasheng ship has been severely damaged, and the personnel above him need to be transferred to you. In order to thank you for your help, this will be your reward.” The prince sent a check worth 200,000 marks to the other party.
"With this check, you can exchange various currencies worth 10,000 pounds in any international bank~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and you will reap the friendship of the German Empire." said Herbert on the side.
"This business looks good!" Dewey was originally going to Tianjin. This is just a way out, and it won't involve any political risks, and he can make 10,000 pounds in vain! Where can I find the good things that fall in the sky? And as the prince said, mutual assistance at sea is a common practice. When Germany and the United States almost started in Samoa, because of the weather, they finally helped each other. This is nothing!
"In addition, I hope you can describe this battle from an objective standpoint, for example, why we suffered such a huge loss in the beginning." Wang Ziruo pointedly said.
"Oh, I understand, your battleship was caught off guard by a sneak attack, and most of the senior officers were killed or injured. I will follow the principle of fairness to describe this matter." Dewey can get to this point, and his comprehension ability is also very strong. Just want to understand the reason.
"This is my personal friendship! If it doesn't happen, I will visit the United States of America. Maybe we will meet." The prince took out a check again, and £10,000 went out again! The testimony of bystanders is very important! Maybe Dewey nailed the Japanese to death in one sentence!
"Personal friendship? Isn't this too much?" £10,000! 45,000 dollars! The first one is for the U.S. government, and the second one is for Dewey.
"It's only friendship!" The prince gave Dewey the Bavarian family crest he carried with him. "You have helped me a lot, even if there is no check, it works like this!"
"You are so kind!" Dewey hesitated for a moment, but accepted the badge and rejected the check.
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