Transmigrated as the Crown Prince
Chapter 871 South America (3)
"It's just too much!"
The news from Venezuela shocked and angered top US military officials. They didn't pay too much attention when the Germans landed in Argentina a while ago. After all, Argentina is far away from the United States. Even if the Germans landed in Argentina, they would have to cross the entire South America to reach the United States. Unexpectedly, the Germans have landed directly in Venezuela. The Paraguana Peninsula is less than 2,000 kilometers away from the mainland of the United States.
What worries them even more is, will the Germans have an interest in Cuba? !
Cuba is known as the "Key to the Gulf of Mexico". It is the main part of the Caribbean Sea and the only way to enter the Gulf of Mexico and the United States from the Atlantic Ocean. Whoever occupies this place is equivalent to controlling the south of the United States. Cuba is the back garden of the United States, and its strategic location is extremely important.
“Do we have to send troops to Cuba?”
"That will arouse the anger of the Cuban people and make the situation worse!"
The United States and Cuba have been incompatible for many years, and the conflicts between the two countries have a long history. They began as early as the second half of the 19th century when Cuba was still a Spanish colony. In 1898, in order to safeguard its own interests, the United States sent troops to intervene and went to war against Spain on the pretext of "aiding" the Cuban revolution. Eventually Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines changed hands and became territories of the United States.
Looking at the United States that defeated Spain, the Cubans smiled, finally getting rid of colonial rule, and the United States was the savior.
Unfortunately, they never escaped the trick of fate, they just entered the tiger's mouth from the wolf's mouth.
Unlike Spain, the United States, which emerged from colonial rule, knows very well that the stupidest way to control a nation is to colonize. Colonization will undoubtedly cause resistance, so it is better to support a regime close to the United States. In 1902, the United States agreed to Cuba's independence and helped them establish the "Republic of Cuba". On the surface it was a country, but in reality it was a puppet regime - a military coup supported by the United States.
At the same time, in order to strengthen its control over Cuba, the United States leased Youth Island and Guantánamo for US$2,000 and established military bases in both places. On the one hand, it protects the interests of the United States at sea, and on the other hand, it "guards" Cuba.
During the Great Depression, in order to save money, the United States returned the Island of Youth, but the rent at Guantanamo increased to US$4,000 and was leased forever.
A port that restricts Cuba, the annual rent is only US$4,000, and it is also leased permanently. This decision aroused dissatisfaction among the Cuban people. In addition, there was another coup at the top level of Cuba in 1934, and the mastermind behind this coup was also the United States. This series of operations made the anti-American sentiment of the Cuban people even higher.
If the Germans want to pursue Cuba at this time, although the Cuban government is pro-American, the people do not like the United States, so they may not be able to hold on. But if the United States directly sends troops, it will arouse the resentment of the Cuban people, and they may rise up to resist. The object of resistance was not the Germans, but the Americans. When the Germans arrived, they became Cuba's savior.
But such an important military location cannot be handed over to the Germans.
Just when they were gloomy and helpless, another German fleet from the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific arrived in the waters of Panama and clearly informed the Panamanian government to surrender unconditionally within one day, otherwise they would launch an attack.
The relationship between Panama and the United States is not very good either. The grievances and grievances between the two countries are concentrated on the rights and interests of the Panama Canal. In 1903, the U.S.-Pakistan government signed an unequal treaty to excavate and permanently lease the Panama Canal Zone. The canal was owned by the U.S. government, and the U.S. government appointed a governor, hoisted the U.S. flag, and implemented U.S. laws. After the canal was opened to navigation in 1914, the United States divided the 1 kilometer area on both sides of the canal into the canal zone, established the US Southern Command, and stationed more than 10,000 troops. Panamanians were prohibited from entering, and they became the main users and beneficiaries of the canal. The total annual revenue from the canal is about US$300 million, most of which is earned by the United States, while Panama can only receive a pitiful fraction.
However, at this time, Panamanian President Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango also took office through a coup with the support of the United States. He was a staunch pro-American faction. During his term, 134 pieces of land in Panama were leased to United States as a military base. Such pro-American faction would naturally not surrender easily. Faced with the German surrender notice, they actively contacted the United States for help.
Unfortunately, the United States today cannot provide any substantial help at all, but only allows him to resist to the end.
Soon, a day passed.
Attack aircraft taking off from a German aircraft carrier flew over the US military base in the Panama Canal. Although the US military has troops stationed here, there are no comparable opponents in Latin America. The US military here is equipped with old-fashioned weapons, and the anti-aircraft weapons only include a few anti-aircraft machine guns. This kind of thing couldn't resist the German aircraft at all. The A-1 attack plane dived at low altitude and dropped napalm bombs one after another on the US military positions.
boom! boom! boom!
Huge fireballs rose from the ground, with core temperatures approaching 2,000 degrees. Some unlucky ghosts in the center of the explosion point were instantly reduced to nothing. The American soldiers who were slightly farther away but could not completely escape the death zone were ignited by the sputtering flames. They screamed and raised their hands with their hands. He tried to pat the flames on his body, but the end result was that the more he patted the flames on his body, the stronger the flames became.
Some people fell to the ground and rolled in pain, hoping to extinguish the flames on their bodies in this way. Originally it was just a small flame, but after a few rolls, the whole person turned into a blazing fire.
These American soldiers who have been stationed in the rear for a long time have never seen the power of napalm bombs. When they saw their comrades on fire, many soldiers came over to help try to extinguish the flames on them. But as these burning people struggled painfully, the sparks from their bodies splashed onto the people around them.
"It hurts, it hurts!!"
As soon as these sparks are touched, a bone-piercing pain will be transmitted to the nerves. Many people instinctively slapped the sparks on them, but this fierce slap turned the sparks into flames, and the more they slapped, the brighter they became!
Some were quick-sighted and immediately took off their clothes as soon as they felt their bodies being set on fire. What a pity, what kind of fabric can withstand such high temperatures? Often the cloth has just burned, and before the soldiers have time to take off their military uniforms, the burning oil penetrates the outer clothes and underwear, adheres to the human skin, and burns with the body's fat. Countless burning people emit The heart-rending screams.
These Pyro stumbled and struggled and ran, and the flames continued to be thrown to other soldiers as they struggled. The Pyro who still had a trace of consciousness often moved towards crowded places in order to seek help from others. Rushing away, it attracted the flames to more people.
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