Chapter 186 Port-au-Prince

"But it's great that Britain doesn't interfere in our war with Spain." Olney didn't want to attract Britain's attention. It was good that Britain's attention was now focused on southern Africa.

Are the British so scary? Sheffield smiled indifferently. In his eyes, the fact that an island country like Britain could maintain its status as a world hegemon until now was the limit of British diplomats of all generations. The local power was too small, and the navy was not as threatening as the army.

The world will eventually be governed by countries with large populations and large areas, and Britain has too many challengers. The disadvantage of insufficient local power is magnified. Which of France, Germany and Russia is easier to deal with? In this era, even the British themselves may not understand who their enemies are.

Although William II has been making his presence felt in the past two years, did Britain really regard Germany as an opponent that must be dealt with? This is not necessarily the case. We must also consider the Russian Empire, which did not fight the Russo-Japanese War. Before the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Empire was a very scary existence. Just looking at the huge territory on the map is frightening.

Of course, a large territory and population are useful. Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty has been a traditional agricultural empire until now. How did it not suffer the same fate as India? Europe's wars against the Qing Dynasty since 1840 were all quick and decisive. After winning the battle, they immediately withdrew their troops and negotiated to avoid the real start of a colonial war, just like they did against Africa and South Asia.

The Qing Dynasty is currently facing wars between countries, and Britain, France and Russia are all taking advantage of the situation. If the Qing Dynasty is forced to the point of death like the Mongolian invasion of the Jin Dynasty, to be honest, the Ottoman Empire in West Asia was pushed to the limit in the First World War, and almost all of it was left with the Turkic homeland. If it had fought against Britain, it could have also gnawed the British to a pulp.

The war did not last long. It was a war that was completed in a few battles. The United States immediately launched an attack on Spain. The characteristic of this kind of battle is that the exchange ratio is very exaggerated, almost one-sided, but it did not last long. The Spanish-American War and the Boer War started almost at the same time. The United States immediately dealt with Spain, and the British fell into the pit. I believe no one thinks that the national strength of the Boers is stronger than that of Spain.

This is also the reason why Sheffield felt that there was no problem in employing Chinese workers. Even if they could not defeat the industrialized powers, there would be no problem in using a Southeast Asian colony. There was absolutely no chance of failure.

This matter was handed over to Evelyn to communicate with the Chinese workers. While sending the telegram, Sheffield now had to choose one of two directions. Of course, he wanted to have it all, but he was alone and could only focus on one direction. Cuba was under the nose of the United States, so it should be resolved faster. The overall situation here had been decided to follow the US military to Asia, so it should still be in time.

On the same day, Evelyn in Los Angeles received a telegram from her boss. She read it and went straight to the secretariat and pushed the door open.

“Assistant!” A dozen young and beautiful women stood up, each of them looking very capable and greeting Evelin.

"Gather some people and go to San Francisco with us. The boss has something for us to do." Evelyn bit her lip and looked at the girls in the secretariat with a complicated expression, but she still considered the overall situation and said, "The boss asked us to do this well. Everyone, please work hard."

After all, this is the tradition of Sheffield United, and this tradition is also maintained in Los Angeles. When the boss is not around, women are in charge of things. Now United is at the forefront of the times in terms of gender equality in the workplace and is deeply loved by women in the United States. It's just that ordinary women don't know that this is a den of wolves.

The boss in the women's mouths took the train back to Texas, and then went south along the Mississippi River to the port of New Orleans. The slave owner was frightened when he boarded the battleship Maine. The idea that there were always people who wanted to harm him made him feel that he had to keep a low profile recently.

On the other side of the sea, the Cul de Sac Plain is full of blooming flowers and green grass, and the breeze on the beach is always warm and pleasant. Port-au-Prince is the largest city in Haiti and also its capital, the largest seaport, the largest handicraft city, the largest population center, the largest, etc. Small island countries are like this, one city is responsible for almost all the responsibilities of the national center.

A group of people standing on the dock were wearing blue uniforms similar to military uniforms. On each of their left arms, there was an armband embroidered on their clothes. The armband was in the shape of a shield with a white lone star in the middle. The left half of the armband was black and the right half was gold, with the white lone star as the central axis. People wearing this armband were all employees of the Sheffield Black Gold Transport Company, and they were now in business and were not idle.

Following the sound of a ship's whistle from afar, a cargo ship slowly approached the shore. Soon, the passengers on board came down one by one. Everyone had the same armband on their clothes, which was easy to tell at a glance, except that the positions of the black and gold were reversed.

"We were in a hurry. We got on board right away after receiving your telegram. If the ship wasn't the property of the United Company, I would have wanted to kill two people to express my anxiety." The leader who got off the ship stamped his feet and said, "Floating on the sea, I feel like my body doesn't belong to me anymore."

"Stop complaining, Brown! What's the point of being in Liberia with those blacks every day? Although there are indeed many things like smuggling ivory and jewelry to do, it's not as interesting as this." John Connor gave his friend a manly hug and kept chattering, "The boss hired you back because he has something important to do! Did you bring all the things?"

Are there no black people in Haiti? Brown did not comment on John Connor's comfort, and nodded, "We have transferred most of the personnel from the garrison. The heavy machine guns and army artillery we need are all on the ship, and naturally we also brought the shotguns that everyone has."

"That's good. Although there is no shortage of weapons in Haiti, there are also armed forces of some of the boss' friends who are here, so we should bring as much as we can." John Connor nodded and pulled Brown towards Port-au-Prince. As for the issue of unloading, who said they would unload the goods? After unloading, do they have to carry them on their backs and swim to Cuba?

Port-au-Prince is the base where the United Company has been operating for many years. In fact, if Cuba had not been a Spanish colony, Cuba would have been a more suitable overseas base for the Black Gold Company. The current ruling class in Haiti is a mixed-race class of blacks and whites, and blacks are in the position of the ruled. As for why there are no white people, there are actually some, as the Poles have a gathering place on the island.

As for the descendants of other white colonists, that is not the case. Don't think that colonies are risk-free. It is not surprising that colonists from different countries fight each other, but once the homeland is in trouble and the colonies revolt, the colonists will not be more stubborn than the colonized. The original colonists of Haiti suffered this treatment, and the Poles survived because they disobeyed military orders and were pardoned by the Haitians.

Bang... After a gunshot, the person who fired the gun praised with satisfaction, "It's powerful and has a long range. It's also very suitable for the environment in Central America. The shotguns produced by the gun factory are really good."

Citizens of the United States have always been particularly fond of shotguns. It is the home of modern shotguns! As early as the Western era, facing the attacks of fierce Indians, white farmers who were outnumbered were mostly equipped with large-caliber shotguns. In this way, one shot could kill multiple Indians. Similarly, the US military has also developed and equipped various shotgun weapons in various wars.

This time is no exception. If a war breaks out, the main battlefields will be Cuba in the Caribbean and the Philippines thousands of miles away. Both are tropical jungle battles. Facing enemies that are easy to hide and appear suddenly, the U.S. military relies heavily on shotguns that can knock down enemy soldiers in an instant without aiming.

"This is a shotgun developed jointly with Browning. The domestic army is also equipped with such a shotgun." John Connor did not object to the test-fire, but explained, "If a real fight breaks out, the weapons we use are similar to those used by the federal army."

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"Then I think the Spanish are in trouble!" The man who was testing the gun wiped the shotgun very carefully. "Don't worry, when we were in Brazil, we fought against the Brazilian government forces. The environment was similar to this. It shouldn't be a problem."

"That would be great. Now, with the addition of our Black Gold Company, we now have more than 8,000 people, and armed forces are constantly arriving every day. It will be a problem to coordinate when the time comes. Our bosses are our closest friends. I hope that when the fight comes, we can also be close friends."

John Connor said this not only to the man testing the gun, but also to the others present. Everyone nodded when they heard this. The two most important protection cruisers were in John Connor's hands. They didn't want to be fed to fish before they arrived at the destination. If something happened at sea, they would be useless.

"It's just that the logistics are a bit worrying. I don't know if the Black Gold Company and the Haitian government have become so close!" Some people are a little worried about the current situation. After all, it is a cross-sea operation, and all risks have increased a lot.

"If the war really starts, you just need to tell the Haitians that you want to fight Spain, and they will support you." John Connor smiled and said, "Although this small island country is extremely poor, it once supported the Dominicans to resist Spanish rule."

As time passed, more and more private armed forces from various Central American countries gathered in Haiti, and soon reached 10,000 people. Many people were waiting to see how the war would begin, or perhaps they had misjudged and the war would not start.

(End of this chapter)