1855 United States Tycoon

"General Robson, what do you think of the current situation in Cuba?" Scrooge asked.

Robson has now reached the rank of major general in the US military, but he is no longer young. If there is no war, well, it is estimated that he will retire from this rank. If it were many years ago, people told Robson, who was still a down-and-out captain at that time, that one day, with two shiny stars on his shoulders, he would faint with joy and feel extremely satisfied. .

However, the human heart is always strange. When he is never satisfied, no matter it is money, power, reputation, great deeds, or even love, it is impossible to truly satisfy a person. People can’t stop. Anyone, when he really gets the thing he has been pursuing, the happiness of contentment can only exist for a moment, and then the feeling of boredom will immediately surge from his heart, even if This goal once fascinated him. Just like Volensky, when he really got Anna Karenina, what came out of his heart was not ecstasy, but the words "but so".

Robson is the same. When he really became a general, he found that two stars could not satisfy him at all. However, he also knew that a confidant could have two stars, and that was the result of Scrooge's operation.

Now the Army is completely boring, so Robson likes to run to the black water when he is fine. First, he visits his past colleagues, contacts his relationship, and secondly guides his own daughter. Leaning on him, her daughter already has the salary of an executive. But Robson knew that there were many people who were jealous of her daughter's position. So even if it is a girl, he must teach her some real skills. But I didn't expect to meet Scrooge here.

"Mr. MacDonald, you know, to make a judgment, I must have enough information, otherwise I will just pat my head and talk nonsense. Well, Mr. MacDonald, you also said that anything is wrong. Decisions made on the premise of intelligence analysis are all hooligans." Major General Robson replied.

"Well," Scrooge turned his head and said to Robson's daughter, "Jaina, didn't you show the relevant information to General Robson?"

"Boss, this is a secret of the company, how dare I show it to others casually." Jaina replied.

"Hehe, General Robson is no one else. He is the veteran of our company. Although his people seem to be out of the company now, I have always regarded him as a member of the company. Well, at least until you can get in touch with him. Within the scope, there is no content that needs to be kept secret from your father." Scrooge said with a smile.

"That's good," Jaina said. At the same time she stood up, walked to a cabinet, looked for it, found some documents and handed it to Robson.

Robson lowered his head and looked at the intelligence for a while, and then said: "Although the specific situation needs to be studied, I think that General Campos must be very sad now. Well, Mr. MacDonald, you see, He lost the entire inland river fleet, and it was impossible to rebuild in a short time, so not only he could no longer use the river channel for replenishment, even his land replenishment line became very parallel because of the large section of the river channel. Danger. Mr. MacDonald, look at this, and here,” Robson said, pointing his finger on the map, “From these places, it’s easy to attack the transportation line and retreat. It’s also very convenient, even for the retreat with the guns. The information I saw mentioned that the Cubans were carrying out such an attack, so I guess General Campos’s supplies may not be supported for long.”

"So what do you think he might do?" Scrooge asked.

"Definitely not retreat." Robson said, "If the river is still in his hands, then there is a chance to retreat. Of course, if that is the case, there is no need to retreat. But now that the river is in the hands of the Cubans, the retreat is too dangerous. Even according to the most optimistic estimate, I think it is inevitable to lose one-third of the troops and almost all the artillery and baggage. Such a retreat would be a suicide."

"If it were you? How do you plan to command?" Scrooge asked.

"A desperate attack to win Bayamo. Take him down and the crisis will be resolved. Well, look at the description of the Cuban's position. Regardless of the casualties and onslaught, with the strength of General Campos, he is still There is a big chance to take Bayamo. He is in such a difficult situation at this time. If I were him, I would definitely try this risk."

"Then if you are the one to defend against this attack, what are you going to do?"

"It's difficult, hard top is difficult to withstand. After all, the Cubans are still insufficient, unless the black water is pulled up." Robson shook his head.

"Heishui can't go directly right now." Scrooge shook his head.

"In this way, you can only abandon the city when necessary. Then it is estimated that the Spaniards will not have enough energy to continue the attack. And without the Bayamo hub, it will be difficult for the Cubans to have the strength to fight back, eh. Maybe it's really going to be negotiated." Robson said.

"This is not the time for negotiations. We have to make the Spaniard lose miserably and fully expose his weakness. Only in this way can the people and the government see their essence. They are nothing but sheep in wolf's clothing. Then the government will really dare to make up their minds to expel them from America through war. Well, General Robson, if we really declare war with Spain in the future, maybe there will be another star on your shoulders... Ah, I suddenly remembered something in history." Scrooge said.

"What's the matter?" Robson asked.

"In history, the situation of Emperor Napoleon and Marshal Kutuzov in Moscow seemed a bit like this." Scrooge said.

"Yes, this is really a good way!" Robson shook his right hand into a hammer and hammered it on the palm of his left hand. "Let the Spaniards attack first and let them pay a sufficient price in the attack, killing and wounding a lot of people. , And after consuming a large amount of materials, then abandon the city. Before leaving, burn the entire Bayamo with a torch. In this way, even if Campos enters the city, he won’t get anything, and he must retreat. To retreat with more wounded and fewer supplies, I'm even sure that if he can run out smoothly by then, he will be dead..."

...

"Mr. President, our friend sent us a suggestion." Commander Gomez handed a message to Mr. Cespedes, the first president of the newly established "Republic of Cuba".

"What's the matter? You can just discuss it yourself? I don't know much about military matters." President Cespedes said.

"Yes, our friends estimated that the Spaniards would take a desperate attack, and they suggested that we give up Bayamo." Gomez replied.

"If that happens, it's not impossible to retreat. I respect your opinions on military matters." Cespedes still didn't understand.

"President, our friend meant that when we retreated, we would burn the entire Bayamo with a fire." Gomez said.

"Why do you want to do this? To the citizens, their sacrifice is too great." President Cespedes opened his eyes wide. Gomez didn't say any more. He took out the map, spread it out on President Cespedes' desk, and began to explain to the President what might happen and the purpose of this approach.

"Mr. President, if the same situation as expected occurs, we have studied it together, and we all feel confident that all the 20,000 Spanish troops will be buried here. At that time, the entire island of Cuba will never be there. There is no force that can stop us. We may even take Havana all in one go. Mr. President, this sacrifice is great, but we may win complete freedom and independence through this battle." Gomez Said eagerly.

"If I agree, Gomez, tell me, how sure are you to wipe out the Spaniards in this scene?" President Cespedes asked, staring into Gomez's eyes.

"There is no certainty on the battlefield, Mr. President. But I think we have at least a 60% chance that their entire army will be wiped out here. No matter how bad the situation is, I can get them to throw away all their cannons and luggage, and on their way to escape. Half dead." Gomez thought for a while and answered him like this.

"Well, go outside the office and think about it for another thirty minutes." President Cespedes said, "you come in thirty minutes later and tell me your opinion."

"Okay, Mr. President." Gomez stood up and went out.

Ten minutes later, Gomez walked into the office of President Cespedes again.

"Have you figured it out?" President Cespedes asked.

"Yes, Mr. President, I figured it out clearly." Gomez replied, "I am more confident in this plan now!"

"Since our general sees it this way. Then let's do it. There are still some people in the city and a lot of supplies. These must be evacuated as soon as possible, and preparations for arson must also be done... military affairs, It's all up to you." President Cespedes said.

...

"We will launch a general offensive early tomorrow morning. You know the reasons for this." General Campos said, "The artillery will no longer save ammunition tomorrow. We will fire as much as we need. Even if we will burn out all the shells tomorrow. Because we don’t win tomorrow, we will die without a place to bury."

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