1855 United States Tycoon

Under the turbulent public opinion, and even more so under the turbulent financial support, the United States government had to stand up and express its concern about the Cuban issue, and demanded that Spain and "free Cuba" exercise restraint and refrain from making things happen. Further intensified action. At the same time, because many citizens of the United States travel in Cuba for various reasons, the United States government strongly requires both parties to the conflict to ensure the personal and property safety of United States citizens.

Although the United States at this time was not the later lighthouse country with a small domineering passport comparable to the sewers of the German conscience, it could not be said that "No matter where you are, the powerful United States army is yours." "Strong backing" nonsense, (of course, even the United States passport of later generations does not have such a word.) But as America’s number one snake, the United States and the British Empire have done it twice, although every time it was actually It was bruised and swollen, but you have to admit that every time it was the British who withdrew first in the end. Daddy dares to fight even England, how old are you in Spain? Therefore, Spain cannot ignore the United States government's statement. Therefore, when the United States government proposes that they want to send ships to Cuba to evacuate overseas Chinese, whether it is the "free Cuba" or the Spanish, who are already closely related to the United States, they can only express their willingness to provide convenience.

However, the evacuation location given by the United States is very special. It is not Havana, which has the most complete port facilities and is closer to United States, but Manzanillo, the port of eastern Cuba. The port is now completely under the control of the insurgents.

Of course, the United States people also have high-sounding reasons for this arrangement. Well, the reason is that Havana is too insecure. And this is really not nonsense. Although "Free Cuba" guarantees that they will protect the safety of United States people and will never harm them, because of their last attack, Havana policemen died hundreds of thousands, and there was nothing left. Basically, all of those who were injured went home to recuperate. Well, it’s too dangerous to stay in the police station in a police uniform anyway, so it’s safe to say that you’re injured and need to be recuperated, and then hide and go home. What? You asked me where I was injured? Reporter, I twisted my ankle last time when I went to chase the rebels...

Well, anyway, the current situation is that you can hardly find a policeman on the streets of Havana. In this way, the law and order of Havana is of course not much better. If it's just that, the key is that during the 9/11 attacks, the attacked department also included prisons, because there were some political prisoners who advocated Cuban independence. Conquering a heavily guarded prison is not easy, so the people of "Free Cuba" gritted their teeth and simply paid the money and hired a company of Heishui to make a vote. As a result, all the guards and so on were of course all on the coffee table, and naturally all political prisoners were rescued. The problem is that the United States guy in Heishui accidentally put all the criminals in prison. Well, in this way, if the law and order in Havana can be better, then it is really unscientific.

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Su Ai and Joan Shan are also very nervous recently. Havana is too messy lately. Every day, I can hear that there is a robbery in a certain neighborhood, a murder in a certain neighborhood, a rape in a certain neighborhood, and even a robbery and then a rape and then a murder in a certain neighborhood. In short, it is rape first. It's a vicious case of killing and raping and killing. The two little girls were so scared that they had not dared to go out for several days.

On this day, the landlord, who had been trembling like them for several days, brought them a newspaper, saying that the United States government had sent ships to evacuate overseas Chinese, and they could take the United States government ship back to United States for free.

"I envy you, you have an own country behind you." The landlord Mr. Guti said, "The United States consulate requires you to report to the consulate as soon as possible, and then they will arrange for you to take the train to Manzanillo and wait. Well, I heard that the security there is much better than Havana."

"Ah, thank you, Mr. Guti." Suai said to him gratefully. This enthusiastic Cuban old man reminded them of Mr. Bellman from Greenwich Village again.

"Oh, I'll go out at noon tomorrow. I'll get you a car. Let's go around as far as possible and take the road as far as possible. Because it's really not peaceful now." Mr. Guti said.

"Thank you, Mr. Guti, you are a good person." Qiong Shan also said gratefully.

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Three days later, Suai and Qiongshan arrived at the Port of Manzanillo safely and smoothly. Compared to Havana, Manzanillo is a small place, with narrower streets and significantly more run-down houses. But the law and order here is obviously much better. On the street, you can see "Free Cuba" soldiers standing guard with old-fashioned rifles everywhere. Most of them are simple people, some of them look like big boys in neighbors' houses. This is very different from the Robin Hood-style thieves in Suai's imagination.

Here, the houses I live in are all prepared by "Free Cuba" for these United States guests in advance. The two little girls stayed here for another two days. By the morning of the third day, a steamboat flying the Stars and Stripes sailed into the Port of Manzanillo.

"Two ladies, your boat is here. But the boat needs to be hydrated and coal is added, so it's estimated that it won't leave until the afternoon." One who has been mannequins for them for these two days, often dressing them up as ancient Greeks. The Cuban handsome boy of the shepherd said to them.

"Villa, thank you! We will miss you." Suai said.

After Villa left, Suai began to pack up his own things, and Qiongshan was sitting in the window looking at the steamship in the distance. She saw that many people seemed to be removing some wooden crates from the boat.

"Hey, kid, what are you looking at? Still looking at your Prince Paris?" Suai said with a teasing taste.

"What are you talking about?" Joan Shan turned her head back with a smile, "You are my Prince Paris."

"Okay, don't talk about it, come and help me pack things up." Su Ai said.

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"Mr. Juan, here are the 500 MacDonald 1864 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammunition you ordered. There are also a thousand grenade, two thousand anti-infantry mines, and two hundred sets of broadsword anti-infantry directional mines. ." Would you like to check it out of the box? "At a distance from the evacuation ship, Yuri Olof, a representative of the Macdonald Infantry Arms Company, said to Juan Carlos, the representative of Free Cuba.

"Ah, good." Although McDonald's Infantry Weapons Company has always had a good reputation, there shouldn't be any problems with shoddy or good quality. However, Juan still has to take a closer look at the goods according to his duties.

A worker inserted a crowbar into the crack of the crate and pryed hard, and the crate was opened. The neatly packed MacDonald 1864 rifle inside the box was exposed.

"Every box here is ten." Yuri Olof explained next to him.

"Yeah." He nodded, picked up a rifle, pulled up the bolt, opened the barrel and looked at it, and then moved the safety and made a movement of raising the gun and shooting. "Not bad!" Juan said, and put the gun back at the same time.

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