Chapter 1459: Mantis Catching Cicada (Third Update, Happy Dragon Boat Festival)
Although the British order made the Mexican captain so angry that he almost burst into cursing on the spot.
But facing the black muzzle of the "Revenge".
What choice can he make?
The Revenge sent another signal.
"Apollo, stop immediately for inspection. This is the final warning! Please stop immediately for inspection."
"Stop the boat!"
The Mexican captain decisively gave the order to stop the ship.
Although there was some dissatisfaction, the unarmed merchant ships had to compromise when facing the muzzle of a gun. After all, no one wanted to die.
While the Mexican captain and sailors on board were cursing the British, the Revenge had already lowered a motor boat and was heading towards them.
"Damn the British, they actually want to board the ship for inspection. What are they checking?"
Complaining, the sailors on the ship lowered the gangways on both sides under the captain's order, waiting for these annoying British to board the ship for inspection. But when these Royal Navy officers and soldiers boarded the deck of the cargo ship, the sailors on the ship realized that things might not be as simple as they thought.
The British sailors who boarded the ship were all fully armed. Their Lee Enfield rifles were equipped with bayonets, and the blades of the bayonets flashed a chilling light in the sun.
Faced with such a situation, the captain of the cargo ship also realized that the situation was a little abnormal. A normal inspection should not result in such a scene!
However, what we need to do now is to fully cooperate with these British guys to complete this inspection as soon as possible and let these guys leave our ship as soon as possible.
"Hello sir, I am Arturo Santos, the captain of the Apollo."
"Captain, I am Hal Alfred, a captain in the Royal Navy."
As the young British naval officer saluted, Captain Santos took out the cargo manifest and introduced it.
"Here is our shipping manifest, please check it."
Although he was cursing in his heart, the captain had a bright smile on his face. Now he just wanted to get rid of these guys as soon as possible.
"Dear Captain, I swear to you that my ship only has the declared supplies on the list and absolutely no other prohibited items."
The British captain, who was checking the cargo manifest, nodded and said.
"It seems that your documents are complete, my captain, but we know that the cargo you are transporting is not that simple!"
"Please order all crew members of the Apollo to assemble on deck immediately."
Alfred ordered.
"Captain, may I ask why?"
Captain Santos asked doubtfully.
"Please give the order, Captain Santos."
"All of them?"
When the crew of the "Apollo" were gathering on the deck, Captain Condes of the "Revenge" saw this scene and couldn't help but smile.
"Well, gentlemen, now we have completed our mission."
Condes even proudly held up a cigar, which was a top-quality Cuban cigar. Since Cuba was occupied, Britain stopped importing Cuban cigars, and these cigars were becoming less and less.
They would load some of the cargo carried on the Apollo onto the Revenge. What kind of cargo would make them mobilize such a large force?
In fact, the materials loaded on the Apollo seemed to have many hardware accessories, but those accessories included engines, transmissions, tracks, road wheels and other accessories.
That's right, tank parts.
Some of these accessories will be sent to Cuba by the Apollo, and then the rest will be shipped from Mexico to the West Coast, and then shipped to the northern war zone by Mexican or Tang merchant ships to supply the front line.
What are conditionally prohibited goods?
What can be used for both military and civilian purposes?
These are just excuses. Even if they need to prove that the destination is not an enemy country, what's the big deal? It's nothing more than issuing a piece of paper to let Ming prove that the parts are shipped to Mexico. Is there anything easier than this?
Of course, this also gave the British an opportunity. When the British obtained the cargo list of the "Apollo", they immediately saw the opportunity. After getting those parts, they were even able to "make" some tanks.
Hence, the "Revenge" mission came into being, and Lieutenant Colonel Condes was the commander of this mission.
"Sir, allow me to congratulate you."
Faced with the compliment from his subordinates, Captain Condes accepted it without hesitation. After all, he thought this was definitely something worth celebrating.
Just as he was proudly accepting the congratulations, the lookout suddenly shouted loudly.
"170 degrees to starboard, ship's shadow spotted!"
"Ship shadow? Where did it come from?"
Before Condes could figure out what was going on, the black silhouettes of two warships appeared on the horizon in a short while.
As the ships approached rapidly, the black shadows revealed their true appearance in the sunlight.
These are two armored cruisers. They have smooth hull lines and tall pagoda-style masts, reminding people that these are the empire's most elite New Germany-class armored cruisers.
It is called an armored cruiser, but it has as many as 8 12-inch naval guns!
The sharp bow of the battleship cut through the waves easily, stirring up waves of white foam. The red Suzaku flag of the Imperial Navy fluttered in the wind on the mast.
"It's the Xinde class, it's the Xinde class, the battleships of the Ming Empire, my God, they are coming. They... they have discovered us..."
Another lookout shouted loudly into the phone, and in an instant cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of all the officers on the bridge.
They all ran to the platform beside the bridge and looked toward the side of the ship.
They knew clearly what it meant to encounter the new German class here.
What is "Complex Number"?
It's an auxiliary cruiser!
What is an auxiliary cruiser?
Even though it is a cruise ship equipped with several 6-inch naval guns, it is still a cruise ship after all. If such a cruise ship is hit by a 12-inch shell, it will definitely die!
"Oh my God, we're dead!"
This thought came to almost everyone's mind. The British sailors, who had originally pointed their cannons at the "Apollo", all looked at the two huge warships in panic.
Watching them coming majestically and quickly, watching their 12-inch naval guns flashing terrifyingly cold light in the sun.
Of course, they were also seen pointing their guns at the Revenge, and at the same time, they sent out a signal.
"Please indicate your identity."
Is it necessary to express this identity?
The Royal Navy's flag is still hanging there...
Looking at the dark muzzle, Captain Condes suddenly remembered the words from Hamlet.
"To be or not to be?"
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(End of this chapter)
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