Alchemy Greater China

"Whoosh..."

Tesla leaned on the chair and missed all the words that Seagate said later. Fortunately, otherwise, with Tesla's shrewdness, he would definitely sum up the law: every time two people meet, one will be inspired, and the other will be inspired. It will block out the weird future dreams...

Tesla's 'adventure' came to an end for the time being, but Long Hao missed out on him leaving San Diego.

About two days after the Brusso set sail, Long Hao stood in a scorched open space with his hands behind his back with an unhappy expression on his face.

Well, of course it’s not completely empty, there are still black lines and strips of burnt wood left on it, and it’s not hard to deduce from the traces that this place used to be a small wooden house.

"Where are the Tesla people? Which of you will explain?" Long Haoyin was as cold as ice, and the coldness in his mouth was mixed with anger.

He couldn't help being angry, Tesla actually disappeared under his nose!

What do the people in the field regiment do for food?

"Young master, please calm down, it was our negligence..." Kang Cheng, a one-star bodyguard of bh company, brought three of his men to Chile half a month ago to set up a station for the field team. Tesla's whereabouts can be seen He is in charge.

After reading this, the judge may have some doubts, Kang Cheng also belongs to BH company, why is there no contact with Ma Yuan and the others?If so, he should know where Tesla is going, instead of standing in front of this pile of ruins and being criticized.

Speaking of it, the reason also comes down to bh company's poor overseas intelligence connection.

According to Cui Yuanlang's arrangement, bh's main business is still concentrated in the eastern part of the United States, and there are two types of employees who go abroad: one is skilled and rebellious, and the other is poor but slick .

Staying in the headquarters rebelliously will make Cui Yuanlang upset.Punishment is not, and no punishment is not;

It's a waste of resources to stay in the headquarters with all appearances. It's better to send them out to see if they can independently expand the intelligence base.

Coincidentally, Ma Yuan belongs to the first category, while Kang Cheng belongs to the second category.

Ma Yuan is in Argentina.Kang Cheng chose Chile. The two of them were a bit different when they were in the bh headquarters. Now that they are out, they are holding back their breath for competition. In addition, the intelligence bases of the two countries are both in the initial stage, so Ma Yuan and Kang Cheng, although they are close to each other , but no contact was made.

The action against Tesla this time is also very interesting in detail.Ma Yuan's team in Argentina boarded the "thief ship" after passively accepting Carnegie's notice, while Kang Cheng's team in Chile got their information from the SS.

Yes, you heard that right, the SS!

Under Long Hao's 'indulgence', both the SS regiment and the field regiment are no longer what they were when they were established.In layman's terms, it is long and crooked.

Original plan.The SS regiment is in charge of clearing the party style and cultivating talents, and the field regiment is in charge of the outside, tracking down the enemy's traces and solving them by force. However, with the rapid expansion of Long Hao's power and the rapid accumulation of personnel wealth, the SS regiment and the field regiment have evolved into It became Long Hao's left and right hand who grasped the information.

Just the United States.The SS regiment controls the west, the field regiment focuses on the east, and Jinghe does not offend;

Outside the United States, the SS developed in Central Europe, where the Austro-Hungarian Empire belonged, while the field regiment was temporarily unable to penetrate Europe.Focused on Central and South America.

Under such circumstances, Kang Cheng exchanged information with the SS regiment, actually taking a certain risk. If Cui Yuanlang found out, maybe Kang Cheng's title of one-star bodyguard would be removed!

However, Kang Cheng had to do this, because he learned from a secret channel that Tesla held a very important position in the young master's mind!

God bless this time, Tesla is actually within the scope of his jurisdiction. If things are done beautifully and he wins the favor of the young master who has never seen the end of the dragon, his promotion path will be bright. Wait a few years, maybe He will become the top three-star bodyguard and occupy an important position in the top ranks of the field regiment!

It's a pity that Kang Cheng's vision was beautiful, but the cruel reality gave him a blow. He was responsible for keeping an eye on two of Tesla's subordinates, and was knocked out. He is still lying in the San Diego Hospital, unconscious.

This made Kang Cheng very embarrassed. Tesla disappeared under his nose, which would undoubtedly make Master Long doubt his own ability!

"Master, I have already arranged for someone to investigate. It is impossible for such a big fire to have no clues. Give me a day, no, half a day, and I will definitely find out the truth about that night..." Kang Cheng patted his chest and stood still. After issuing the military order, he lamented in his heart: In the end, the idea of ​​being willing to come to Chile with me is not strong enough. If there is a two-star bodyguard, the one who faints will definitely be the other party!

But this kind of thing can only go around in Kang Cheng's head, he is just a one-star bodyguard, why should the two-star bodyguard come with him?

"Okay, let me know the news!"

With a straight face, Long Hao led Xiao Yu and Xiao Ke away.

Tesla's whereabouts were unknown, which made Long Hao very disappointed: Could it be that this weird guy died prematurely because of his flapping wings?

In particular, Kang Cheng mentioned that Tesla seems to have attracted the attention of many saltpeter merchants because of his research on some kind of saltpeter technology. Could it be that this fire was... killing people to silence them?

Long Hao's worries seemed to be verified later...

Kang Cheng did have a few tricks, and soon found out that Tesla should have boarded a ship and left Chile that night, and the boarding port was narrowed down to four, including Renca Port and Guillera Port.

An hour after Kang Cheng's report was over, an explosive news came from Renka Port that the Brusso had returned early, and the passengers on board said in horror: the cruise ship was shelled on the way, and the personnel suffered heavy casualties!

Both Long Hao and Kang Cheng frowned. The time when the Bruso left coincided with the time when Tesla disappeared. Not surprisingly, there must be a connection between the two!

Someone hijacked Tesla, and someone took food from the tiger's mouth.

When Kang Cheng went to inquire again, he found that all the passengers of the Brusso had been taken away by the Chilean police, and the news was immediately blocked and not allowed to spread.

Such an unmistakable performance made Kang Cheng more and more convinced that his deduction was correct, and after some more investigation, he reported to Long Hao: The Brusso was mixed with the remnants of Balmaceda's forces, and the bombardment of the Brusso , is a second-class destroyer gunship of the Chilean Navy. The whereabouts of this gunboat is unknown now, and it has attracted the attention of the military government of J. Monte!

Balmaceda, Junta.They are all suspected parties coveting Tesla's saltpeter technology. Now that the gunboat has not returned, it can be basically concluded that this sea battle is definitely related to the competition for Tesla.

"I'm leaving, Kang Cheng. Your performance is not bad, you must keep working hard..."

With the general whereabouts of Tesla, Long Hao will of course go after him. In the sea, but in the world of sapphire dragon boats, even if the time is two days late, there is a great possibility to chase him back!

"Ah, yes. Yes, I will definitely live up to the young master's expectations, guarantee, promise to complete..."

Kang Cheng couldn't believe his ears, he almost screwed up his errand, and finally got the affirmation of the top leader?

God, isn't this a dream?

He took a deep breath, raised his chest high, and his tired eyes immediately became bright.Inside blooms firmness and determination...

After leaving Kang Cheng, the three of Long Hao walked towards the beach where the sapphire dragon boat was stored.On the way, Xiao Yu was a little puzzled, and asked, "Master, that Kang Cheng lost Tesla, why do you still praise him?"

Xiao Ke was also puzzled, and frowned slightly.But he didn't speak.

"Hehe, it's true that he lost someone, but he can't blame him all for this matter. You have all seen that he has only three subordinates in total. Two of them fell the night before yesterday, and the remaining ones are not as good as him. How about it……"

"This further shows that his skills are poor, and he needs to be rebuilt!"

"Xiaoyu, do you think one must be good at fighting for intelligence?" Long Hao glanced at Xiaoyu, his words were full of jokes and sarcasm.

"Uh, isn't it?" Xiao Yu shrank her head, a little guilty.

"You are wrong. Skills are only one aspect of an intelligence officer. More importantly, he must have the ability to analyze and cobweb-like interpersonal relationships."

"Master, I...don't understand."

"In two days, Kang Cheng found out Tesla's whereabouts with just him and one of his men. He also got information about the Chilean gunboat that bombarded the Brusso. As an outsider, he can do It has come as a surprise to me.”

"So you praised him not against your will?" Ke Mitong opened his mouth thoughtfully.

"Of course not. I admire Kang Cheng very much. With my encouragement, I will watch it a year later. He will definitely surprise many people."

……

Robert Kunz, a second lieutenant of the United States Federal Navy, um, he is now a captain, at this very moment, is standing on the bow of the iron-clad cruiser Atlanta, looking out at the boundless ocean.

Kongzi's nostrils enlarged, and he exhaled a mouthful of foul air. He had the urge to shout at the ocean with his voice open.

At this time, he was full of vigor and swearing at Fang Qiu, and he was able to become the leader of a fleet when he was under 30 years old. His fortune was really not bad.

In this fleet, in addition to the flagship Atlanta, there are two newly commissioned cruisers, the Trenton and the Richmond.

In fact, in terms of performance, the Atlanta is the worst of the three, but Kunz chose it as his flagship for no other reason. The former captain of this cruiser was a major.

Before being assigned this task, Kongzi was only a second lieutenant, but he became a captain after a temporary promotion order from the military department.Even with such a great leap, he still became the captain with the smallest rank in the history of the Atlanta.

This task is not easy. Starting from Virginia on the east coast, once passing the Bahamas, the flag on the ship has to be lowered, and then the fleet heads east all the way, deep into remote oceans.

You have to stay in a strange ocean for ten days and rob ten ships before you can come out!

This is a wonderful order given to Kunz by the Navy Department.

Kunz led the Atlanta, and managed to fire four shots in nine days, scaring away three merchant ships, and then it was impossible to touch other ships: that piece of ocean is too remote to use birds It's a bit condescending to describe it as shit or boundless.

After confirming that no one recognized it, and even if they recognized it, it would be regarded as a pirate ship, Kunz drilled out of the ocean and sailed south.

Passing through the ocean corridor between the Guyana Sea Basin and the Cape Verde Sea Basin, close to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Line, deliberately bypassing the South Sandwich Trench, it took nearly two-thirds more time than the mature route, and the Kunz fleet sneaked across the Drake Passage into the Pacific Ocean.

The reason why it took a lot of trouble is because the task on Kongzi... is to kill the steel magnate Carnegie!

Robert Kunz looked back at the eight-boned skeleton flag hanging on the ship tower, and smiled heartily: "I pretended to be a pirate and ended up with Andrew Carnegie. It's thanks to the people in the military department who figured it out, tsk tsk."This also shows from the side how much the military must hate this steel tycoon, even willing to do such a thing that would be a big loss to the country if it is exposed!

After discussing this extremely risky job, it fell on the head of Second Lieutenant Kunz who performed well.

If successful, Kongzi believes that he will rise to the top;

And if it fails.Not only will Kongzi not be able to return to the military headquarters, but he will also be wanted as a pirate and will not be recognized by the Federation. He can only be nailed to the pillar of shame forever, and he will not even be able to return to his hometown of Hannibal!

"You can only succeed, you cannot fail..."

Kunz clenched his fists, filed his gums, and muttered to himself.

As a member of the U.S. Navy, especially among the middle-level young officers.Kunz knew how much pressure the Navy had been under some time ago: Benson made his own claim and bombarded San Francisco, the Earl of the North Sea was forced to fight, and as a result, six British battleships were sunk in World War I...

The bloody facts have made the U.S. Navy the laughing stock of the world, and the pressure created by this shame.An outlet in desperate need of catharsis.

Otherwise, the top and bottom of the U.S. Navy will be unable to understand their ideas.With stagnant turbidity, he has been unable to raise his head in the world's naval circles for more than ten years!

Well, don't think this is an exaggeration. The navy is most concerned with the spirit and morale of the army. When the morale is high and the spirit of the army is strong, it is a battle at sea.The hit rate of shells will also increase... This is not a superstition, but a kind of luck. Thinking about why the British Royal Navy is getting stronger and stronger, it is because they are all well-minded and domineering at sea all year round.Refers to whoever fights, the general's spirit has been cultivated to be extremely fierce, and the British have more than [-]% chance of winning against warships of the same level.

What is the channel of catharsis?

The U.S. Navy positioned it on Andrew Carnegie!

The reason?

A lot, but the most important are two.

One, Carnegie is the backer behind the Earl of Beihai, a staunch supporter of steel;

Second, Carnegie recently bought many iron ore farms in Australia, and frequently travels between Australia and America.

The first point explains Carnegie's hostile stance against the U.S. Navy, and the second point clarifies the convenient conditions for the Navy to attack.

Otherwise, everyone related to the Earl of Beihai would have shrunk on land, and there would be no room for the navy's warships to flex their muscles!

Now that the new president is in office, the bombardment crisis and the aftermath of the June Mire Battle have passed away. Carnegie committed suicide and moved back and forth in the Pacific Ocean. No wonder the Navy took the first stab at him!

However, the main battleships of the U.S. Navy are all on the east coast. To go to the west coast, you must go around the Drake Strait. Such a long distance, the transfer of warships is easy to be discovered. Once discovered, if you want to kill Kane without anyone noticing , it becomes impractical.

Among other things, how to deal with the European fleet patrolling the Atlantic Ocean is a big problem.

It is based on this that the Kunz Fleet pretending to be a 'pirate' came into being.

The captain of the fleet is a young man who has just graduated from the Naval Academy. The gunboat he leads is a brand new cruiser that has just come off the production line. If such a lineup goes to 'do bad things', even if they are caught, there are still 1 of them. The reason is so evasive!

Anyway, even the scandal of Benson borrowing the battleships of the Far East Fleet to bomb San Francisco happened. For such a small case, the Navy Department shirked it, and there was really no pressure at all.

"Hmph, Carnegie, when you meet me, just wait to cry!"

Kunz grasped the railing tightly, muttering something in his mind.

Forget about the Atlanta, but he is full of confidence in the power of the Trenton and Richmond!

The Trenton, with a tonnage of 3600, has four 11-inch secondary guns and two twin 12-inch main guns;

The Richmond, with a tonnage of 4900, has six 11-inch secondary guns, a 12-inch heavy gun and a 14-inch main gun.

This kind of firepower is among the best in the world at the cruiser level. In comparison, the old-fashioned Atlanta is a bit shabby: with a tonnage of 4100, it has three 11-inch main guns and several cascading cannons.

The speeds of the three cruisers are also different. Normally, the Trenton's speed is 19 knots, the Richmond is 18 knots, and the Atlanta is only a poor 13 knots.

At full speed, both the Trenton and the Richmond can reach 22~24 knots, while the Atlanta is already at the limit of 15 knots.

In other words, if Carnegie's Aria really encounters the Kunz fleet, it will not be able to fight, nor will it be able to escape.

As the sun set, the three cruisers left rushing sea water and disappeared below the horizon like death. Carnegie unknowingly ushered in a huge crisis...

The Aria was replenished, and after several days of sailing from the port of Ecuador, Tesla knew that the destination of the trip was in the southern part of the United States.

In this regard, Tesla was very puzzled at the beginning: Baja California is a barren land, why take me there?Plow and fish?

Carnegie's answer was: It used to be a barren land, but don't underestimate the ability of the Chinese to pioneer!What Alaska was like before, what Alaska is like now... oh, forgot you haven't been to Alaska?But this time you go to Xiajia, you will understand that a city can be erected within two months, and it will make you feel that it has developed for ten years...

Carnegie's answer was incoherent, but Tesla still understood it with his extraordinary IQ: there are mainly Chinese people and emerging industries, it is the "dumping place" of Carnegie Steel Group, and it is also an Emerging industry base! (to be continued..)