The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 791 If I don’t beat them, they will treat me as a dead person!

"No wonder the Spaniards are so brave!" Chen Zhengwei threw the information of the US Navy on the table.

The total tonnage of the Spanish fleet was about 15 tons, while the total tonnage of the US Navy was only 7 tons...including Chen Zhengwei's warships, which was only 10 tons.

However, this is only a tonnage calculation on paper.

In terms of the actual combat strength of both sides... the Spanish are still stronger than the US Navy, by a lot.

It’s because of the armored ships and cruisers they launched last year and this year.

The most threatening thing for Spain are the 11 steel battleships, but these battleships also have a huge weakness, which is that they still use black powder cannons, and their range and power are not strong.

The upgrading of weapons cannot be completed in half a year or a year.

The other old wooden ships were almost just for show - they were slow, had poor flexibility, had small-caliber guns, and had no armor, making them no different from living targets.

And of those steel battleships, only four are in the colony.

Chen Zhengwei estimated that Spain could only sustain the loss of eight steel battleships at most, and would then be forced to abandon all its overseas colonies, otherwise their homeland would be in trouble.

Portugal and Spain have always had territorial disputes, and France is also interested in Spain.

Not to mention that Spain is severely politically divided and the royal family changes frequently.

In Chen Zhengwei's mind, the world was like a chessboard. Warships were moving on the board, fighting constantly, and warships were constantly being sunk and disappearing.

A preliminary plan has taken shape.

In his view, there would be no problem in sinking the Spanish colonial fleet, and even in defeating the Spanish home fleet.

The only thing he needed to consider was whether to take out the torpedoes. Only in this way could the war be ended in a short time.

He originally prepared this thing for the British, but now he is using it on the Spanish...

This made Chen Zhengwei hesitate for 3 seconds.

Chen Zhengwei took a deep breath of the cigar and exhaled a long puff of smoke. The laziness of the past few days was completely gone and his eyes became sharp.

It was like a dozing lion suddenly waking up.

"Damn it, why think so much? Just fight! If you want to fight, you have to fight with authority! Destroy the Spanish fleet in the shortest time possible and let others see!"

"Otherwise, everyone would treat me as a dead person!"

"When we fight Britain in the future, we will naturally find ways to defeat Britain! How can I lose?"

Chen Zhengwei muttered as he threw all the information into the drawer, glanced at the map a few more times, and then walked out of the study.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei coming down from upstairs, Lin Changning, who was telling a story to Jindan, narrowed his eyes with a sharp look in his eyes.

"What happened?"

Almost instantly she realized that something was wrong with Chen Zhengwei.

That kind of ambitious and high-spirited spirit, like a knife, swept away the laziness of recent months.

Even the way he walked was different, his body was straight and he walked like a dragon or a tiger.

"There's a guy who said he's never heard of me... I'm going to tell him who I am!" Chen Zhengwei grinned, and his whole body exuded the smell of blood.

From now on, all Spaniards will definitely know who he is!

Jindan looked at his mother, then at his father, jumped off the sofa and ran away.

"Who is it?" Lin Changning's body tensed up for a moment, then relaxed again, and he asked in a calm tone.

"Spain!"

Chen Zhengwei sat down and picked up the phone. After a moment, he said, "Transfer 0012."

"Who is it?" It was a strange voice on the other end.

"Where is the scholar?"

"Brother Wei? Brother Xiucai is in the theater...should I go and inform him?"

"Let Xiucai, Situ Ye and Guan Qianbo come to see me!" Chen Zhengwei said and hung up the phone.

"Are we going to fight?" Lin Changning continued to ask. "We have been quiet for a few days... Are you sure?"

"I can't think of how I can lose!" Chen Zhengwei sneered. "And I'm not fighting alone. This time I'm asking the United States to join me and rob Spain's overseas colonies!"

"I've been wanting to rob them for a long time, but there's never been a suitable opportunity... This time they've messed with me, and if I don't rob their colony, they'll think I'm dead!"

Chen Zhengwei sat down, smoking a cigar and crossing his legs.

“What about the international environment?”

"Britain has just occupied Egypt and is busy consolidating its rule. It is impossible for it to intervene and it will only wait and see. France is in an unstable situation internally and is busy dealing with the Tunisian issue... They themselves have no interest in this matter and are even more interested in Spain."

"The Austro-Hungarian Empire is in serious internal conflict and the situation in the Balkans is complicated. They have neither the energy nor the ability to pay attention to it!"

"Russia and Austria-Hungary are competing and conflicting in the Balkans. They are equally incapable! At most they can support Spain."

"The only possible country is Germany, but Bismarck is now focusing on the balance of the European continent and pays almost no attention to America. Although he pays some attention to Asia... but he is not willing to intervene in this matter!"

"Besides, even if they want to interfere, we still have to fight! So I have to destroy the Spanish fleet as quickly as possible and eliminate the idea of other countries intervening! Make them all retreat the fuck away!" Chen Zhengwei said slowly. He didn't pay attention to other things these days, but he still needed to understand the situation in various countries.

He had just thought about this.

"Xiwen!" Chen Zhengwei shouted.

Not long after, Li Xiwen came running over: "Senior Brother!"

"Notify Green to come over."

"Send a telegram to the Spanish ambassador to the United States and ask him what they are thinking."

"Forget it, don't send it to him, send it to Xu Yan! Let Rong Jiahong go find him and beat him up for me! Ask him what Spain is thinking? My people caught a swindler in the Philippines, and then the local Chamber of Commerce colluded with the police to arrest my people? Do they think I'm easy to bully?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

If you're going to make a fuss, make it bigger.

It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Green arrived at Chen Zhengwei's mansion in the city center.

"boss!"

"How's the situation in Cuba lately?"

"It's the same as always. The free soldiers are fighting guerrilla warfare with the Spanish, harassing them from time to time. The Spanish are stronger than them, but they can't catch them. The free soldiers hide in the mountains and can't be found at all.

Furthermore, the Governor recently promulgated several laws, which caused great opposition in Cuba, and more people supported the Freedom Army! "

"How many troops are there in Havana and Santiago now?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"There are 8000 people in Havana and 4000 people in Santiago! The Spanish still have 3 troops stationed in Cuba. They had planned to continue withdrawing their troops, but because of the continuous attacks by the Free Army, they stopped the withdrawal plan!" Green said, all these data were in his mind.

"Let those natives move. I want them to attack the naval bases in Havana and Santiago. I can provide them with a batch of weapons! Give them 10,000 Remington rifles and one million rounds of bullets. In addition, I will arrange three mortar companies to assist them!" Chen Zhengwei said while crossing his legs and smoking a cigar.

"I have only one request. We must attack the naval bases in Havana and Santiago and blow up their arsenals!"

"Tell them that as long as they drive out the Spaniards, I can support them in building Cuba into an independent country!"

"If they can't do it well...they have no reason to exist!"

In order to blow up the naval arsenals in Havana and Santiago, Chen Zhengwei even arranged three mortar companies to go there. If they failed to do this well, the first people Chen Zhengwei would kill would be these free forces.

"Boss, are you going to make a big move?" Green asked softly, looking at Chen Zhengwei's expression that did not allow for rejection.

"Indeed! You are also making contributions to the United States!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Maybe you can go into politics in the future!"

"I'm happy working in the company. Politics is not suitable for me!" Green said with a smile.

If it were in the past, he might have been excited... before he was caught by Chen Zhengwei.

He is now in charge of intelligence in the company, and politics has long lost its luster in his eyes.

I know that working in the US government is not as good as working in a company.

The current U.S. Attorney General is just a figurehead. More than half of his subordinates are Chen Zhengwei's people. The Department of Justice is the department most severely infiltrated by Chen Zhengwei.

The Attorney General hasn't figured this out yet.

Even what the Attorney General knows is what he wants the Attorney General to know.

In this case, what kind of halo does the federal government still have in his eyes?
"Go and arrange this matter!" Chen Zhengwei chatted and laughed for a while, then let Green arrange it.

……

Meanwhile, New York.

"Ayan, are you looking for me?" Rong Jiahong pushed open Xu Yan's door in a hurry. He was having dinner with a lady in the restaurant just now, and the two of them got along very well in art.

Rong Jiahong likes to use sculptures to express pain and suffering, while the lady likes to use paintings... Although she is not well-known in the art world, she is very much to Rong Jiahong's taste.

Then the henchman found Rong Jiahong and told him to come back, which made Rong Jiahong feel very disappointed.

"It's not me who's looking for you, it's Brother Wei who's looking for you!" Xu Yan pushed the telegram on the table to him.

"Brother Wei specifically asked you to do something!"

Rong Jiahong picked up the telegram, glanced at it, and muttered, "The Spanish envoy? How did they offend Brother Wei!"

But after reading the telegram, he knew what had happened.

"These Spaniards don't give Brother Wei face! It looks like Brother Wei wants to make a big fuss!" Rong Jiahong immediately became excited...

Compared to beating up the Spanish ambassador, that lady wasn't that important.

"Be careful! Brother Wei asked you to beat him up, not to kill him!" Xu Yan reminded.

"Don't worry, I know my limits best! When have I ever made a mistake?" Rong Jiahong walked out while waving his hands, holding the telegram.

After leaving the house, Rong Jiahong called his men and said, "Go get some people to come with me to do the work! The more people, the better!"

An hour later, more than a hundred Chinese young men in gentleman's suits gathered outside the back door of the hotel. They sat on the roadside or leaned against the wall, smoking and chatting.

Rong Jiahong pushed open the back door and went out, his face full of excitement. He waved his hand and said, "Come on, follow me to find the Spanish envoy!"

(End of this chapter)