Chapter 286: Flame Test
To be fair, it is a bit unfair to blame the country for everything. It is normal for the country to have more and more power as a country is established. However, the increase in the authority of the federal government of the United States of America is closely related to the wars.
The first was the Civil War. After the founding of the United States and the death of Washington's generation, the authority of the federal government slowly declined. The Civil War was the first time that the authority of the president was greatly strengthened. However, Lincoln was assassinated after the war, and in the following period, the authority of the federal government was at an acceptable stage.
The second expansion of the president and the federal government's authority was related to World War I, and now is not the time for that. So Sheffield let the country take the blame, which in a sense was slandering the motherland.
But for a woman like Evelyn, this explanation was more appropriate. After all, Evelyn came from a relatively civilian background, and even after following Sheffield for several years, she still did not quite understand the relationship between large private enterprises and the federal government.
But the actual situation is that John Connor has landed with the elite forces of Black Gold Company. Without going through the garrison, he directly commanded the private armed forces of the United Company to start the enclosure operation. Now they are fighting fiercely. Puerto Rico is an area of 10,000 square kilometers after all. It is such a big place. Evelyn stays with Sheffield every day. How could she know the situation outside?
After the bombardment began, the Black Gold Company's armed forces almost immediately took the offensive, and some of them immediately got on the car and headed in the direction of the indigenous defenses, while others quickly occupied the commanding heights nearby, set up various guns, and prepared to defend against the surprise attack.
Soon, a company arrived at the courtyard. The gate of the courtyard was open, and the Black Gold staff carefully entered the courtyard in turns, carefully searching the courtyard and the two-story building. They reached out their hands to test the breath of several dead bodies, and finally said, "Tell the boss that the place has been cleared."
"Okay, I brought a lot of people who speak Spanish from Cuba. Let them find out what's going on nearby. We need to control the local population within a safe range so as not to affect the subsequent construction." John Connor nodded to the person who came back to report the news. "As for the bastards who are still resisting, we happen to have a prison on this island. Someone will come in a week and take them to Panama, where they will naturally be picked up. You also have to pay attention to safety. After all, Puerto Rico has also been influenced by Cuba and there have been anti-Spanish riots. Don't underestimate the enemy."
After all, swords and guns are blind. When the war breaks out, who can guarantee that anyone will be safe? If there are casualties among these employees, the loss will not be just the sacrifice of one person. The treatment of the joint company will be extended to future generations. If an employee dies, the company has the obligation to raise the employee's children.
The cost is very high, otherwise why would the current boss have the habit of striking hard at the weak? He is a typical bully who only fears the strong and bullies the weak. If he really encounters a tough opponent, he will directly send the private armed forces retired from Brazil to fight.
This matter seems to have nothing to do with John Connor, after all, he is just an employee, but in fact, this kind of dependence on the boss is very common. As long as they are not the lowest-level employees, any senior employee is responsible to his or her superior. They are not on the same page as the lower-level employees and have to figure out who is the one who pays the wages.
Like boss, like subordinates. After Black Gold Company officially took over from Sheffield, they became more and more unscrupulous. In order to protect their own lives, the employees of Black Gold Company would do anything.
After all, they also have to pay attention to their own safety. You know, they have just come from Cuba, and the environment in Cuba is not very stable now.
"The next step is to find a large residential area and surround it to see if any natives nearby will come to rescue. This arrangement can show how much resistance the people nearby have." John Connor waved his hand and arranged a fishing plan. Encircling a point and attacking reinforcements is not necessarily something that the defenders can use, anyone can use it.
The arrangement is complete, let’s go up and see far!
John Connor's heart began to lift as he watched the battle raging over the hill. He then watched his men retreating little by little while fighting, while the Puerto Ricans were chasing them fiercely. It was not a very good movie-watching experience, but things were still under control.
However, his mood was different. Seeing his subordinates at a disadvantage, he felt worried: he was afraid that these natives would suddenly stop chasing them, and then all the efforts made by the Black Gold Company would be wasted.
Turning around, he looked at the surrounding arrangements. It was very good. Everyone's ambush was well laid. At least his subordinates hiding not far away could not be spotted from a straight line of sight.
Looking at the entire encirclement, it was definitely like an open pocket, waiting for the rebels to rush in and then annihilate them on the spot, letting these people understand that no matter how much the Puerto Ricans resisted, it would be useless. The strength of the two sides was too far apart, to the point where any efforts were no longer effective.
This time John Connor had another mission, which was to test the flamethrower from the arsenal. It was mainly composed of an oil bottle, a compression device, an oil pipeline, an ignition device and a flamethrower. However, the flamethrower was too heavy and inconvenient to carry, and its range was too short, less than 20 meters.
Therefore, the main purpose of bringing these flamethrowers here is to find a less strong opponent for experimentation and to improve the current weaknesses. Domestic ordnance engineers said that the role of flamethrowers is not just burning. The high temperature burning makes the enemy lose the ability to resist. Moreover, under the high temperature and intense burning, it can also draw out the oxygen in the small space of fortifications in a very short time!
It is particularly suitable for attacks in narrow bunkers. Even if the enemies are not directly burned, they will suffocate to death because the air is sucked out!
However, John Connor was very skeptical about this boasting. With such a short range, how could they get within the range of the fortress to attack? Anyway, he would not let his subordinates dress up as large lighters and go out as targets. It would be more appropriate to use them to ambush the natives and test their power.
John Connor looked down upon this so-called new weapon. In fact, he was right. More than ten years later, when the German army equipped with flamethrowers appeared, it did give the Allied forces a great shock. However, soon these soldiers carrying flamethrowers became the focus of attention of the British and French soldiers.
There are many ways to die for a person. Soldiers who dare to join the war have made certain preparations for death, but no one will choose to be burned to death. It is too painful to die in flames. German soldiers equipped with flamethrowers directly stand out on the battlefield. Not only do the enemies not want to get close to them, but even their own soldiers do not want to get close to them, because if they get too close and the flamethrower explodes, they will also be implicated.
"If this thing is placed on a car, it might be useful." John Connor saw the Puerto Ricans enter the ambush circle, and this thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He didn't know that this was also a development trend, which had been practiced by the Italians. However, with the rapid development of tanks, the flamethrower tank was eventually eliminated.
Seeing dozens of Puerto Ricans enter the ambush circle, the battle officially began. "Wow!" Many people only felt a heat wave coming, and didn't know what was going on. Looking up, several fire dragons were jumping around in joy. The next moment, these Puerto Ricans instantly turned into firemen, and they lay on the ground with screams, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies.
This kind of scream can be heard from far away. Although John Connor, who was watching the scene through a telescope, could not hear it, he could feel the unbearable pain from the painful expression and twisted body.
"It's so inhumane!" Even though he felt that he had a heart of stone, John Connor still felt cold all over and did not feel any effect of the tropical climate on him at all.
After this ambush, John Connor gathered his troops and went to Sheffield to report the test results and the enclosure results. He also told her all his thoughts on the flamethrower test. "Boss, this weapon has too many shortcomings, and it is too painful for the people to be killed. I can't see any benefits for now."
It was rare for John Connor to express his disgust towards a weapon, which surprised Sheffield. After all, the man in front of him should have done all kinds of bad things, including torture and killing. After all, living in this kind of environment for a long time, there must be something he can't tolerate?
"Actually, I know you're right!" Sheffield shook his head and acknowledged John Connor's idea. The flamethrower was indeed not a humane weapon and was indeed too cruel, but that was not the reason why it could not be released. "In fact, many things cannot be solved by not doing anything. Take weapons for example. War is never far from any country. If I don't do it, someone else will. In fact, the reason why the arsenal made this kind of thing was not because the engineers in the arsenal were cruel, but because the flamethrower already had researchers in Germany."
"If we don't do it, someone else will, and the result will be the same. This kind of weapon with serious disadvantages and is very inhumane will still be released, and someone may use it on us. So before that, we should first understand the advantages and disadvantages of this new weapon, so that we can be prepared!" Sheffield shrugged and said, "Others have it and we don't, which is our original sin. This is how countries are, there is nothing we can do about it."
(End of this chapter)
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