My Italy

In the Atlantic Ocean, a fleet is sailing on the sea. This fleet is the Spanish fleet that Major General Samplin is looking for and the American people are grinding their teeth.

They did not continue to attack Boston as Major General Samplin thought. Instead, after completing the attack on New York, they took the open sea and sailed south.

On the flagship Empress Isabel (Torino), Lieutenant General Sedra was chatting with Colonel Leifer.

"Has the power system of the Princess Cristina (Palermo) been repaired?"

"Captain Anthony sent a telegram an hour ago to tell me that the power system has been repaired, but the two damaged boilers can no longer be used. We can only go to the shipyard to solve the problem. And we also need to consider whether the shipyard has the same model. Boilers, this is really a big problem. Without two boilers, the Christine Princess can only run at a maximum speed of 16.8 knots, which is a problem.”

Colonel Leifer's words made Lieutenant General Sedra look unhappy. This news is really bad. It seems that the bombardment of New York will be too costly.

How could the price not be high? In addition to the Princess Christina's power system being hit once, the Isabel II (Barry) also had two 152mm secondary guns destroyed. Even the Isabel The Empress was hit several times, losing a transport boat and a 76mm naval gun.

The losses caused by the shelling this time were not over yet. The destroyer USS Molina was also hit by a 280mm shell in the power compartment to prevent the torpedo boat raid of the US Navy, and was subsequently sunk by concentrated fire. .

At the cost of such a heavy loss, their result was that the three Turin-class battleships fired a total of 184 356 mm artillery shells and 461 152 mm artillery shells at New York City. If we hadn't seen that the New York Coast Guard had sent ships to lay mines, we could actually have fired more mines. But for the sake of safety, it is better to withdraw these three precious battleships quickly.

The bombardment of New York this time also poured cold water on all the hot-headed officers and soldiers of the fleet.

Taking into account the current large ammunition consumption of the fleet and the losses of the fleet, the plan to continue the attack was canceled and returned early.

Their destination was, of course, Bermuda, with its hospitable governor, and it was hoped that there would be some Scottish white coal yet to be sold. Of course it would be nice if there was a boiler of the same type as the Turin class, but I have too many expectations in this case.

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Bermuda is a warm place. Although the career path here is not bright enough in terms of money, it is better than comfort.

Governor Oakes just felt that Bermuda was suitable for retirement, but not for someone as ambitious as himself.

"Major Jeffrey, how about a drink?"

On one side of the dock, Governor Oakes was warmly greeting a British Imperial Navy officer.

"No, thank you very much, Mr. Governor Oakes. My job is to record the supplies delivered to various naval bases in the Americas. I don't know why I deserve the enthusiasm of you, Mr. Governor, but your enthusiasm makes me happy. I'm a little uneasy."

Facing Major Jeffery, who seemed a bit out of touch, Governor Oakes did not believe that no one would be bribed unless the price was not enough.

"Major Jeffrey, actually I didn't expect that inviting you for a drink would make you think so much, Major. In fact, I'm just a little busy and want you to help me. This can not only promote our friendship, but also improve your boss's relationship with you." What’s your opinion? I know you have been in this position for almost five years, don’t you want to go to a position with more development?”

Governor Oakes' words made Major Jeffery stop recording and look at the Governor of Bermuda.

"Jeffrey, I think you should think about the overall situation. For example, at certain times, you can do things that are inconvenient for higher-ups to do. Believe me, this may seem a bit extreme, but you will never regret it."

"So this is the reason why you sold the three thousand tons of Scottish white coal stored in the base?"

Facing Major Jeffery, who seemed to have no reaction at all, Governor Oaks showed an indifferent expression. "Yes, I was indeed deceived and sold these three thousand tons of white coal to the Spanish fleet, causing the United States to suffer huge losses. I heard that even New York was bombarded, but so what?"

When Governor Oakes said this, he forced out a sad expression. "So in order to appease the mood of the United States, the gentlemen in London removed me from my post of retiring on this isolated island. Believe it or not, in just two months, London will transfer me to India as a commissioner somewhere. The same reason is that Do you believe it?"

Although what Governor Oakes said was a bit absurd, Major Jeffery knew that what he said was very possible. This is because the British Empire cares about the United States, and any British military and political official knows this.

After seeing Major Jeffery's expression soften a little, Governor Oakes took advantage of the heat to hit the railroad. "Don't you always want to stay in this logistics position? Don't you want to be the commander of a squadron and command the battleships to conquer the storm?"

Governor Oakes' words spoke to Major Jeffrey's heart. Who wouldn’t want to be a fleet commander and command battleships to defend the interests of the British Empire?

"You mean, as long as I don't tell you that you sold three thousand tons of base military coal?"

"No, the three thousand tons of coal sold to the Spanish fleet are my credit. It's useless if you don't say it. You need to make the credit yourself and let the gentlemen in London see it. Don't think about taking advantage of me. And What you want is actually very simple.”

Under such clear instructions, it would be too much for Major Jeffrey not to understand.

"There are currently more than 9,000 tons of military Scottish white coal in the two supply ships. I can leave 6,000 tons here."

Major Jeffery was indeed generous and left six thousand tons behind.

"This is a wise decision."

While the two were talking, they heard the alarm bell ringing and someone from the watchtower yelling. "A fleet is coming, flying the Spanish flag."

This is really about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

Governor Oaks turned to Major Jeffery and said. "It seems like you even saved yourself the work of moving."

After a while, the dusty Spanish fleet poured into the port.

Governor Oaks soon waited for Lieutenant General Sedra and others to disembark. "Your Excellency Lieutenant General Sedra, I would like to reiterate the neutrality rules of the British Bermuda Islands. Regarding the war between your country and the United States, we strictly adhere to neutrality, so we also ask that your fleet must leave in three days."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Governor Oakes, our fleet will never undermine your country's neutrality. I just want to ask, is Bob Dylan Trading Company still selling coal?"

"Lieutenant General Sedra, you are here by chance. Bob Dylan Trading Company has just purchased six thousand tons of Scottish white coal."

Lieutenant General Sedra was very satisfied to hear that there was white coal for sale, but of course he still needed help with one thing.

"Bob Dylan Trading Company is really great. I will buy these coals at the old price. Also, I have a humble request. I would like to ask you if you know where I can buy Mansa Company's N-3 heavy-duty boiler." ?”

"Mansa's N-3 heavy-duty boiler?"

Regarding Lieutenant General Cedral's demand, Governor Oakes really didn't know where to find it, because he had never heard of this boiler. He, the Governor of Bermuda, was also the Governor. Unless he was particularly interested in it, why would he go there? What about boilers?

"Yes, if you know where it is, you can tell us, we will be very grateful."

In the expectant eyes of Lieutenant General Sedra and others, the powerful Governor Oaks shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't know about this boiler. Maybe I can ask someone to help you ask. Maybe there is one on that boat."

Faced with Governor Oaks' answer, Lieutenant General Sedra and others concealed their disappointment. This boiler is basically not available on civilian ships. It is a military boiler.

At this time, Major Jeffrey, who had been watching the show for a long time, suddenly spoke. "I can actually answer this question for you."

Faced with Major Jeffrey's words, Colonel Leifer, who had renewed hope, quickly asked. "Mr. Major, do you know where this boiler can be found?"

Major Jeffrey responded quickly to Colonel Leifer's question. "Yes, this boiler is a military boiler launched by Mansa Company ten years ago. It happens that one of my ships uses this boiler. Also, my name is Jeffery, Alperon Jeffery."

"Major Jeffrey, can you sell us two of these boilers? We will pay you enough."

"No problem, the boiler and coal are on board."

"Which ship?"

"That's the Kingfisher transport ship."

Under the guidance of Major Jeffrey, the transport ship Kingfisher docked at the dock was so conspicuous, and even more conspicuous was the St. George flag of the Royal Navy of the British Empire on it.