The Sun Never Sets In Spain

Under Assania's order, the colonial army has an additional task-patrol.

There were patrols in the past, but the intensity is not as strong as it is now.

The colonial army was very happy at the beginning. After all, there are more tasks and more benefits. Coachmen, pedestrians, and even farmers in the field are all suitable blackmail objects.

The simple word patrol contains too much to say.

But soon, their attitude changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

Because Assania took a series of measures to prevent the corruption of the colonial army, including but not limited to:

When going out and returning, it is not allowed to carry extra things on the body. From time to time, local soldiers are sent to inspect and visit and establish a preliminary public reporting system...

In order to complete Madrid's account, Assania really took pains.

He now finally understands what Alfonso said to him and Rajoy before he left: "To put down Cuba is a simple military task and a difficult political task."

With Assania's efforts, the situation has been greatly improved. It is undeniable that there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Corruption in the colonial army has always existed.

But when the risks are greater than the benefits, after all, few dare to take risks.

It is a pity that one problem was solved, and another problem followed. After there was no enough motivation, the work of the colonial army began to float on the surface, just to deal with errands.

In fact, they are not to blame. The colonial government paid very low wages to soldiers, and the phenomenon of arrears and corruption was also very serious.

The salary is not high, so don't you have to take advantage of your position to make extra money to subsidize your life.

Assania thought of this result when he issued the order to fight corruption.

When the deputy came to report to him, he just gave a faint "um" and it was over.

It’s best to catch Marseio. It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch it. The upper limit of the three provinces of Cuba is there. No matter how powerful the leader is, he cannot defeat the Spanish army by relying on this fact.

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The changes in the colonial army were quickly noticed by Marseio.

When he first started, the defense was not as tight as he thought.

However, on almost the day he arrived in Holguin Province, the number of soldiers on patrol suddenly increased.

The colonial army robbed it of money, and they were really doing their work. After all, how could there be an excuse to ask for money if they didn’t pick something wrong?

Marseio was blocked by them in a small town and did not dare to move on.

Just hiding can't hide for too long, the excuse of trimming can only be used for a period of time, no matter how long, it will arouse suspicion.

He was anxious, but the soldiers' patrols gradually relaxed, and the control of strangers was no longer as strict as before.

Taking this opportunity, he finally found a gap and barely made it through.

After a thrilling journey, Marseio successfully arrived in Santiago, the capital of Santiago Province.

After revealing his identity, he was taken to the office of senior official Olaer.

On the way, Marseio heard that before him, people from Camaguey had smuggled over, leaving behind him but arriving before him.

But when asked about their current situation, the government clerk who led the way hesitated and did not want to say more, which made him have a bad feeling.

Fortunately, the one who was about to see Olaer, thought of this, Marseille slightly relaxed.

Olaer is a tall white man whose ancestry is a small nobleman in Granada.

It's just that he was born in Cuba and had never been to Spain, which made him have no sense of the colonial government and his anti-Spanish stance was firmer.

Marseio didn't meet him many times, but he had a good political understanding. This is why he chose to come to San Diego instead of Guantanamo, the strongest of the three provinces.

Sure enough, when Olaer saw Marseio entering the office, he gave him a warm hug.

Seeing the other side's attitude, Marseio finally let go of his hanging heart, and he was afraid that Olaer would change his attitude and sell him.

The time of both parties was very tight, and after a simple greeting, they talked about business matters.

"The three provinces are currently supporting equipment and providing supplies to the front, but I'm afraid it won't last a few days." Olaer vomited bitterly as soon as he came up.

"How could this happen." Marseio frowned: "As far as I know, the Spanish army is now defensive."

"There is no legion battle, but the small-scale conflict has not been broken." Oller explained: "We have lost almost every battle, and nearly a hundred people will die every day."

"The loss of personnel is still on the one hand, our food supply and weapon supply have a major problem.

The weapons purchased by the Republic are transported and stored in Camaguey. Very few are placed in the rear. It takes at least 2-3 weeks to purchase weapons temporarily, and we don’t have any money.

The little money left by the government is the final payment for the purchase of grain. "

The situation is really bad...The loss of nearly a hundred people every day does not seem to be much, but the total number of the three eastern provinces is less than 300,000, which is not a small number for them.

Moreover, food must be given priority, even before armaments.

They can continue to fight without guns. Without food, this nascent country will soon collapse.

As a colony of Spain, Cuba is of course economic priority. In order to make better money and control more safely, 80% of Cuba's food depends on imports.

The Cuban uprising has had a significant impact on trade. With the improvised army of 50,000, even if it is actually just over 40,000, the military-civilian ratio is terrible.

The rapid depletion of food reserves has now reached a very dangerous level.

"..." At first hearing, Marseio felt the despair over his face. He wanted to say something, but found that he had no good way, so he opened his mouth and closed it again.

This is the case with Xiaoboda. If it were not for the Spanish Civil War, they would not have the guts to revolt anyway.

I don't know that the free government is so useless. They were killed in a year, leaving them in a dilemma.

Set his mind, Marseio did not answer, and turned to ask another thing: "I heard that the group of people from Camaguey are in a bad situation, right?"

"I don't know if Camaguey came from." Oller said lightly: "A group of people came from the Spanish occupation area, but most of them are not government officials, and they wanted to intervene in the administration, and their identity was dubious. I was locked up."