The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 587: The People in Galveston Are Too Enthusiastic

That evening, statistics on the situation were compiled.

In the Battle of Cartagena, the US military suffered nearly a thousand casualties, which was very heavy.

The main casualties were caused by the previous capture of the castle and the attack by the Colombian army that night.

After that, the casualties of the US military were very small.

The Colombians sent more than 5000 troops this time, suffered more than 3000 casualties, and more than 1000 were captured.

Fewer than 500 people escaped.

In addition, their commander, Army Colonel Pastor Obregón and his headquarters were also blown to pieces, leaving no one alive.

After the news of the victory was reported back to the United States, the White House and the Navy and Army headquarters were all quite excited.

This battle completely exceeded the United States' previous expectations, occupying two ports in northern Colombia and killing a large number of Colombian resistance forces.

It will be difficult for Colombia to launch an effective counterattack in the short term.

After a meeting of the Senate, the plan to send additional troops was immediately passed.

More than 5000 more troops will be sent to Colombia with large amounts of supplies.

The United States did not want to expand its victory; in fact, one port was enough.

They wanted to actually occupy Colombia's ports first, then force the Colombian government to negotiate and gain greater economic benefits.

In addition, William Wheeler also saw an opportunity.

Let him leave a glorious mark in history during his brief tenure as president.

This was too attractive to him.

Therefore, he promoted this matter more actively.

He hopes to sign an agreement with the Colombian government before he leaves office.

In this way, the part about yourself in future books will not be too ugly.

"Mr. President, this is today's Times! They interviewed China Chen!" The aide handed a newspaper to William Wheeler.

When William Wheeler heard this, he suddenly became nervous.

After all, when Chen Zhengwei fought with the US government before, the US government suffered a lot in this regard. God knows what he can say.

He breathed a sigh of relief only after finishing reading the newspaper.

"It seems he still remembers that he is an American!"

Chen Zhengwei's remarks in the newspaper this time made William Wheeler have a much better impression of him.

……

The Colombian government had the opposite sentiment from William Wheeler.

After learning that Cartagena had completely fallen, the reinforcements sent suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of soldiers were captured, the Colombian government also began to become anxious.

On the one hand, we actively speak out in the international community and seek help from the international community.

While trying to communicate with the US government.

Colombia's other ports are all in the west, and these two ports in the north are the throat of Colombia's commercial trade with Europe.

Cartagena is the main place where Colombia exports goods to Europe.

Although there is another important port, Colon, in eastern Panama, once these two ports fall into the hands of the United States, the United States can block the shipping routes to Colon at any time.

At that time, Colombia's foreign trade will be directly cut off.

Taxes on the import and export of goods are the most important source of revenue for the Colombian government.

……

"Haha, I'm kind-hearted and I can't stand this!" Chen Zhengwei launched a fierce battle in the room, and the firecrackers jumped around on the clothes rack.

Changhong climbed on the clothes that Chen Zhengwei hung on the hanger and stole the Brazil nuts in Chen Zhengwei's pocket.

It was too busy eating to talk.

After a long time, the room finally quieted down.

Chen Zhengwei spanked Wan Yun on the butt: "We have to get on the boat soon."

Wanyun lay there, not wanting to move at all.

More than an hour later, Chen Zhengwei got up, stood in front of the window to smoke a cigarette, took a shower, threw aside the two parrots that wanted to play with him, put on his clothes, walked to the window and slapped Wanyun on the butt again.

"Go take a shower, then go downstairs to eat. We have to leave soon."

When Chen Zhengwei went out, there was a red macaw on each shoulder.

The nearly one-meter-long parrot standing on Chen Zhengwei's shoulder does not look very big.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!" Changhong finally had something to talk about and stood on Chen Zhengwei's shoulder to imitate the sound of spanking.

"No wonder Wanyun always wants to tear your mouths apart!" Chen Zhengwei reached into his pocket and only felt a handful of crumbs.

……

Two hours later, Chen Zhengwei returned to the Warrior.

He was too lazy to care about how the US military controlled Cartagena, nor was he too lazy to get involved.

As for how to capture that family later, that is also the army’s business.

After that, he will commission someone to set up an orphanage and adopt local orphans.

Once the situation here stabilizes, he will send someone to take over the orphanage and make some investments.

In addition, the ships that were damaged in the previous attack on the fortress had been simply repaired and could barely resume sailing, so Chen Zhengwei set off directly to Galveston, Texas.

Aaron is already waiting in Houston with his men.

It only takes two hours to get from Houston to Galveston. When the Warrior's chimney spewed black smoke and the whistle blew as it left the port, Robert H. Wyman, commander of the U.S. Navy's North Atlantic, specially ordered people to send out flag signals: "Bon voyage!"

……

A week later, the port of Galveston was bustling with people.

Everyone in the city, from the mayor to the well-dressed gentlemen, were waiting at the dock, waiting for someone.

In addition to them, there were a large number of reporters waiting on the side, with cameras set up on the ground.

"Here they come!" Someone shouted from the rooftop when they saw the ship appearing on the sea.

The crowd below suddenly became restless.

These people are here to welcome Chen Zhengwei.

The last time Chen Zhengwei was in Galveston, he couldn't find an opportunity to attack.

Knowing that Chen Zhengwei's fleet would return to Galveston this time, local officials and wealthy people had already agreed to come together to greet them.

They are experienced in this kind of work.

Not only them, but also some wealthy people from Houston came.

Not far from them, there was a group of people waiting there.

Aaron was wearing a gentleman's suit and had a bald head. A brown-haired woman was leaning against his side. She was tall, beautiful, and had an outstanding figure and temperament.

Although she was leaning against Aaron, she was a little taller than him.

"These people are so smart now! They are almost as smart as you!" Aaron looked at the people not far away and said to the woman beside him with a smile.

He had just greeted the mayor and wealthy people of Galveston. Recently, his mind was more on the women around him.

"What kind of person is Mr. Chen?" the woman next to him asked with a smile.

"From the day I arrived in San Francisco, everyone has been talking about Mr. Chen! And the newspapers are also talking about Mr. Chen. Everyone says he is amazing." There was a bit of admiration in the woman's eyes.

"Of course he is great! He is my boss!" Aaron laughed.

"What about you?" the woman suddenly whispered.

"I'm great too!" Aaron turned his head to look at her, grinning, and then pinched her butt.

The woman's name was Catherine. She was a member of the theater he had booked in San Francisco. In the past few months, she had become very famous in the theater in San Francisco.

Aaron fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to keep her as his wife, but was rejected.

After that, Aaron spent a lot of effort to succeed, and in the past month, the relationship between the two has progressed rapidly.

After a while, the fleet was getting closer and closer, and the people on the shore looked at the fleet and exclaimed in amazement.

Chen Zhengwei stood on the boat and looked at the many people waiting at the dock, and said with a smile: "I like this kind of scene!"

He likes that no matter where he goes, there are countless people greeting him.

As the Warrior lowered the gangplank, Chen Zhengwei brought Wanyun down from the ship.

"Brother Wei!" Aaron immediately pushed everyone aside and went to greet him, and his words were particularly sweet.

"Sister Wanyun!"

"Brother Wei, you were so impressive at sea this time! People in San Francisco were talking about it before I came here!"

"Wow, these two birds are so magnificent! And they are so red, so bright and beautiful!"

"No wonder Brother Wei is so popular, famous all over the world!"

"You're the only one who can talk!" Chen Zhengwei laughed. Seeing the woman next to him, he took a closer look before looking away: "You have a good eye this time!"

"Brother Wei, this is Catherine!" Aaron introduced immediately.

"Mr. Chen!" Catherine said with a glance.

"Mr. Chen!" The mayor of Galveston and other wealthy people also came forward, each of them very respectful:

"Welcome to Galveston, Mr. Chen. We have arranged a hotel for you, and there will be a banquet in the evening."

"Mr. Chen must talk about his experiences along the way at the banquet!"

"Mr. Chen's experience must be full of legends. We are fascinated by what we read in the newspaper, and there are so many things we don't know. We must open our eyes tonight!"

"Hahaha, this is easy!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

These people's words hit the nail on the head.

The things that happened along the way were indeed worth bragging about.

"Mr. Chen's warships are so magnificent that they even surpass the navy of a country!" said another wealthy man while looking at the warships in the port.

"For example, the US Navy?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Yes, yes!" The other party wiped his sweat in embarrassment.

"Don't be so nervous, it's just a joke! If you're interested, you can go on the boat and take a look!" Chen Zhengwei laughed and patted the other person's shoulder.

And his fleet is indeed much stronger than the US Navy.

Even from a national perspective, his fleet was among the weaker second-rate ones, mainly because the number of ships was too small.

If we only talk about the Warrior, it can be ranked in the first tier.

Chen Zhengwei smiled and greeted everyone along the way. Half a day later, he came out of the crowd and got on a carriage to the hotel.

"The people in Galveston are so enthusiastic!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile after getting on the carriage.

At the same time, beside the street, two white people in ordinary clothes stood there, looking a little nervous, their eyes fixed on the direction of the dock.

From time to time, he reached out and touched his waist.

(End of this chapter)