Rebirth of South America as King

On August 12, the fleet set off from Rio Grande do Sul, sailed for half a month at sea, and reached the center of the Caribbean Sea. From the boat, you can see scattered islands not far away and a land dozens of miles away.

Sun Bin stood at the bow of the boat, staring at a small island with dense vegetation in front of him, and said to Chen Sen next to him, "This small island in front is of moderate size. It is a good point for our army to set up in the Caribbean. "

Sun Bin is talking about an island closest to the fleet. There are two larger islands near it, but compared with the other two islands, the island in front is steep, and the arable area is small. On a square kilometer island, only a dozen humble wooden houses and a row of sparse rubber trees can be seen growing randomly.

A sentry tower near the sea crooked against the side of the oak tree, the port built by the coast may have been destroyed by the storm, leaving only a pile of wood eroded by the sea.

Obviously, the island was abandoned for a period of time, and became a piece of land in the eyes of Sun Bin.

"Mr. Sun's vision is good. This small island is close to Puerto Rico and Haiti. The surrounding islands are densely packed, which is a good place for our army's small fleet to hide." Chen Sen nodded in agreement, and the words turned around "but I don't know this Which country does this small island belong to? If it is a colony of Britain and France, the fleet will face a blow from the British and French navy when it builds a base here. In this way, the task of being accountable for the next life will be defeated. "

The Caribbean Islands have always been an ideal base for pirates, and also an important channel for the two major European powers, Britain and France. The British and French navies often cruise the Caribbean and severely crack down on pirates active on their colonial islands, which has led many Caribbean pirate forces. Not dare to attack the colonial islands of Britain and France easily, and even the abandoned islands of Britain and France will have warships to cruise regularly to prevent pirates from occupying the island and posing a threat to the channel.

The fleet traveled through many islands all the way, but it was either navy troops stationed in European countries or it was too small to be used as a base for the Chinese fleet, and the islands in front of it were of good size and geographical location, so they approached the island and observed for a moment. Later, Sun Bin considered this small island as the base of the Chinese fleet, but did not take into account the ownership of the island.

"There are so many islands on the Caribbean Sea, don't we think the islands we are so easy to see are Britain and France, right?" Sun Bin smiled and turned to ask Li Han, who is following the Chinese ambassador to return home: "Brothers Li Han, You ’ve spent a lot of time in the Caribbean, and you should know about the island. It ’s better for Brother Li to tell us about the specific ownership of the island and the surrounding areas of the Caribbean, so that we can make a judgment. ”

"I originally planned to go to Feilong Island to give you a detailed introduction to the situation around the Caribbean Sea. Since Mr. Sun asked, I will give a rough explanation."

From the bow of the ship, Li Han pointed to the island in front and said, "This small island originally belonged to France, but was bought by the King of Denmark and became a Danish colony. The Danes named it St. John Island, but because of its shape It resembles a turtle, so the brothers in the kingdom of heaven called it Turtle Island.

Turtle Island covers an area of ​​about 50 square kilometers. The island originally had plantations opened by the Danes. However, in the past few years, the Americans abolished the slave trade. The Danes lacked slaves to grow economic plants. The larger island was gradually deserted, and because of the smallest area and the storm three years ago, the Danes completely abandoned the island, and more than a hundred slaves on the island were transferred to the largest area of ​​St. Rus Island. "

"Danes also have colonies on the Caribbean Sea?"

Sun Bin asked.

No wonder Sun Bin was suspicious. Whether he was fighting in a foreign gun team composed of soldiers from Britain, France and other countries in the mainland, or the general situation of Western powers that Li Mingyuan explained after joining the Chinese Independent Army, he did not talk about Denmark, but this was the case. A small country with no significance in the impression actually occupied a colony in the Caribbean Sea that Britain, France, and the Netherlands valued. Li Han's words just came out. The first thought in Sun Bin's mind was to disbelieve.

"Turtle Island is indeed a Danish colony. Mr. Sun should not underestimate Denmark. Although he does not know Denmark's strength in European countries, the Danish navy is stronger than ordinary pirates in the Caribbean Sea."

In order to deepen Sun Bin and others' understanding of the Danish Navy, Li Han continued to say, "A year ago, a relatively powerful pirate on the Caribbean Sea joined other pirates to attack Puerto Rico. As a result, intelligence was leaked, and 5,000 pirates and local rebel forces in Puerto Rico were The Spaniards were defeated in one fell swoop, and 5,000 troops escaped more than 1,000. After the pirate remnants escaped, they were unwilling to fail and wanted to make up for losses elsewhere. In the end, they chose the Danish West Indies colony.

The Danish West Indian colony includes more than 50 islands, including Turtle Island. Among them, St. Thomas is a slave trade center and commercial transit station in the Caribbean center. The island has a large amount of oil and water, and the Danish military power is only a dozen. Merchant ships and five or six warships, navy and island defense forces add up to only five or six hundred people.

The number of pirates escaping from Puerto Rico was over a thousand. After the operation failed, the pirate leaders annexed seven small pirates, increased the number of pirates to 1,500, and once again invited the remaining pirate forces to join the army. They attacked the Danish colonies, but most of the pirates who had suffered a loss did not accept the invitation, and only some pirates who could not survive joined. "

Li Han paused, and then said, "The pirates gathered their strengths and learned the last lesson. They did not immediately send troops to attack the West Indies, but waited for the Danish warships to leave the port before launching an attack on St. Thomas.

Nearly two thousand people's pirates attacked the island aggressively. As a result, it did not take half a day to take down the bunker built by the Danes. Finally, the rescued Danish navy attacked and a large pirate leader across the Caribbean was killed. The remaining pirates were either captives or fleeing, no longer the original situation. "

Li Han booed for a while, as if he felt sorry for the failure of the pirates.

"The brothers Li Han mean that once we occupy Turtle Island, the Danes will also destroy us for the safety of St. Thomas Island?"

"Yes, the island of St. Thomas declined with the abolition of slavery. In order to maintain the normal operation of the islands, Denmark also imported funds into the colonies, but even if the islands could not bring profits to Denmark, the Danes did not intend to give up the islands.

After the pirates attacked the islands, the Americans sent representatives to buy the islands from Denmark. The two sides initially signed an agreement, but the Danes did not fulfill the agreement in the end. In order to reduce costs, Turtle Island was abandoned and the other two islands The above investment has also been reduced a lot, but there is no sign of a reduction in military strength but a sign of strengthening. "

"The most threatening pirates have been wiped out. Isn't it more necessary for the Danes to strengthen their defense?"

Chen Sen said.

"No, the Danes are not pirates. They should be Americans." Sun Bin thoughtfully.

"Mr. Sun is right. To say that in a region of the Caribbean Sea, what the pirates are most afraid of is not the British navy who hangs the pirates, nor France, which has a strong military force, but the United States near the Caribbean.

Americans appear as harmless merchants on the mainland, but they are different in the Americas and the Caribbean.

The Americans are killing Indians on the land. Many Indians who were originally educated by Westerners escaped the United States through Mexico. Some Indians who depend on the sea have no choice but to go to sea to be pirates. The Americans have not only expanded on land There are also their warships sailing above the ocean,

New Bajo Island was originally an uninhabited island in Colombia. The surrounding pirates often stayed on New Bajo Island, but U.S. warships occupied New Bajo Island and continuously attacked nearby pirate forces under the pretext of fighting pirates. The islands occupied by the pirates refused to leave because of similar behavior. Not only did the pirates see the US Navy as their enemy, but Britain and France were also dissatisfied with the United States' behavior.

Americans use no credit in the Americas. They have just occupied a large area of ​​land from Mexico a few years ago, and then want to expand the land in the ocean. At the same time, they are not good at the Spanish colony of Cuba.

Such a country with ambitious expansion is eyeing the Danish colonies, and the Danes can rest assured that it is no wonder ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ so the Danes dare not relax their island defenses to prevent Americans from looting. "

Li Han's words drowned Sun Bin's thought of occupying Turtle Island. A small island on Turtle Island, not only is it impossible for the Danes to give up, but even the Americans have also mixed in. If the Chinese fleet occupied Turtle Island, I am most happy. Americans, they can occupy Turtle Island in the name of annihilating pirates. In this way, the Chinese fleet occupying Turtle Island becomes a dead move.

One sentence that Li Mingyuan often said to the senior members of the Chinese Independent Army is: The United States is the biggest obstacle to the development and growth of the Chinese Independent Army. When the Chinese Independent Army is still weak, Americans may not pay attention, but when the Chinese Independent Army has developed to a certain degree, Americans will definitely be involved in preventing the expansion of the Chinese Independent Army.

The United States is the biggest enemy of the Chinese Independent Army. Under the indoctrination of Li Mingyuan, this statement has become the consensus of the senior leaders of the Chinese Independent Army, but Sun Bin recognized the American threat earlier than others.

Sun Bin reluctantly looked away from Turtle Island and drove to the center of the Caribbean Sea. The suitable island as a base was still not found, and his main task was to envoy Prussia, so the task of finding an island construction base could only depend on Chen. Sen and his sailors finished.

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