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When the Spanish-American War suddenly came, its various problems were exposed. Even at the last moment when it was about to go to Cuba to participate in the war, the troops were still in a mess. General Miles, the commander-in-chief of the army stationed in Danba, described the situation at that time: "The volunteers who drove here were not weapons, and several did not have blankets, tents and barracks equipment. The 32nd Chigan Regiment was one of the best troops and did not bring weapons. General Henry reported that what he said was

The 5th regiment was not suitable for driving onto the battlefield. On the road near Danba, there were 300 baggage trucks parked... We can use the facts below to illustrate the chaos at that time: When the army was suffering from insufficient clothes, the 15 sedans full of uniforms, Danba, had been on the supply line of 25 miles, and had been there for several weeks. Several regiments lacked 5,000 rifles, which were only obtained last night. The parts and military items of various landing cannons that were urgently needed during the landing were also scattered among hundreds of cars on the railway supply line."

Major General William Scheft, an old hero during the Civil War, led such an unsupplied force to embark on Cuba's land. 420 to 2516,000 US Army landed in Daiquiri and Swinney east of Santiago.

The chaos when landing was so angry that General Sheft almost fainted: it was a quiet and stuffy Sunday night, and the soldiers came out of the prisoner's ship like a ship, and couldn't help but laugh happily. Those who had already rushed to the beach took off all their wet clothes. Some danced naked around the yellow fire, and some took a shower quickly. Those who were still on the boat were naturally impatient. As soon as the boat head hit the land of Cuba, they couldn't help cheering...

Fortunately, the Spaniards did not intend to land on the counter-landing, so they retreated into the bunker and set up a barbed wire ring defense line outside Santiago. On June 6, Sampson and Sheft met for the first time to discuss the next military operation.

As soon as they met, Sampson discovered that the army's major general, who was a big belly, looked like a "floating tent" was a difficult role to work with. Sampson believed that the army's actions were only a limited operation aimed at occupying the fort at the entrance of the harbor. It created conditions for the Navy to annihilate the Sevilla fleet. However, Scheft held the order of the Army Department and ignored the situation. He kept insisting on a large-scale ground battle to conquer Santiago City.

The two of them were so quarreled that their faces were red and their necks were thick, but they had no results. Sampson left with a warm face. Sheft ignored these things and immediately ordered the landing troops to penetrate into the mainland along a road from Sibone to Santiago.

Three miles northwest of Cipone, it turned out that 1,500 Spanish guarded Las Guasmas. This was a strategic pass on the way to Santiago. On June 24, Scheft ordered General Wheeler to lead 1,000 people to attack the position. After a small battle, the Spaniards were almost gone. Now, Scheft became even more proud. He didn't know. In fact, the Spaniards had been ordered to retreat long ago.

This battle is not so much a victory, but more like a game like a "cannon hitting mosquitoes".

"I testify, too......"

"I testify, too......"

"I testify, too......"

"I testify, too......"

July 4, 1898.: On the first day, several witnesses expressed their meaning very clearly.

The Maine did not sink because of the Spanish!

And this is the excuse for the Americans to start a war!

The European continent was angry. On that day, the European powers united for the first time and issued an ultimatum to the United States:

"The United States must do the following within 24 hours"

"One, give up the occupation of the Philippines, compensate Spain for losses of US$130 million in the Philippines, and guarantee that it will not take any other similar actions."

"Second, give up the attack on Cuba, compensate Spain for its losses of 70 million US dollars in Cuba, and guarantee that it will not take any other similar actions."

"Three, the United States must limit the size of the navy and shall not have naval and army troops that exceed the level of peace that endangers the region."

"IV. The United States must give up its illegally occupied colonies since the Civil War and promise to make similar moves."

The ultimatum was quickly reached before the US President. President McKinley almost fainted. It turned out that after receiving the telegram from Sheft to retreat, he was shocked and sweating profusely. The United States, who was fighting against an opponent like Spain, who was declining and declining, would he give up when encountering a small blow. Wouldn't the European powers laugh? So he quickly sent a resumption of the telegram to Sheft and persuaded him with kind words, trying to make the general firm in his confidence, stabilize his position, and agreed to send reinforcements to Cuba quickly.

The situation is even more critical now. When thinking about going to war with European powers, President McKinley did not dare. Now the United States can only bully Spain, and even countries like Italy cannot defeat them. Once these people unite, they will really suffer a big loss.

What to do? President McKinley walked around the room, wandering around the room and was helpless.

I don’t know who left the news. After the opening of the US stock market, some stocks’ buying prices increased sharply, smashing the stock prices suddenly. However, the market sentiment was really high, and these hundreds of millions of stocks were quietly digested. However, in the afternoon, the stock market began to fluctuate violently. By 4:00 pm, the situation was clear. The stock market began to plunge, most stocks hit the limit, and more than 3 billion wealth disappeared. The US economy had reached a critical moment of life and death.
Chapter completed!