Chapter 953: Emptying the General Ammunition Depot
Seeing so much money, the poor Ma Runs, who had always been fourth-class people, became teary-eyed.
"Are these all for us?" the Maruns asked excitedly.
"Of course, as long as you win, everything will be yours. I don't want a cent."
Carteres said with great pride.
"You tell us where to attack. We dare to attack even the Black Palace!"
The mood of Ma Run and others was aroused and they were full of energy.
"Come with me to get the weapons first."
Carteres and his many men drove directly to the Army's main ammunition depot, which stored the Army's most advanced weapons and equipment and reserve ammunition, supplying the entire battlefield on the southern front. It was the largest ammunition depot in the country.
Carteres took over the place directly with the president's order, and then had people smash open the ammunition depot. Everything he saw was taken.
This operation dumbfounded the army guards who were watching over the ammunition depot.
"General Carterez, we understand that you want guns, bullets , bulletproof vests, grenades, and rockets, but why are you pulling a towed howitzer?"
"I'm going to pull it on the boat to use it. Is it your business?"
Carteres showed no mercy and directly emptied the main arsenal. It was unknown when such a good thing would come again. If he didn't take ruthless action now, when would he take ruthless action?
As for those unused equipment, wouldn't it be great if we could either let the army buy it back at a high price or directly find an arms dealer to dispose of it and exchange it for money?
The Maruns looked at the huge amount of weapons being transported away and smiled so hard that their mouths were almost split to their ears. They had always been bullied and discriminated against, so when had they ever enjoyed such treatment? They put in 120% of their strength to transport the weapons and help Lord Carteres increase his wealth.
The army guards were almost crying. The entire arsenal was actually emptied by the Maruns. Even Mouse would cry when he saw it. How could they explain this to the Chief of the Army?
Carteres moved the ammunition to the Marun's equipment warehouse, and then replaced all of the Marun's old equipment.
The Marines felt much more proud after getting the new equipment. After all, this was a rare event in the history of the navy in decades.
They admired Chief Carteres even more, and they firmly believed that Carteres could lead them to a brighter future.
After a brief mobilization, Carteres planned the forces at his disposal.
Apart from the fleet, logistics supply personnel, civilian staff, artillery guards, and coast guards stationed on the west coast, all he had at his disposal was a Marine brigade plus a cruiser, a destroyer, two frigates, and six patrol boats.
The strength is much weaker.
However, considering the matching mechanism of the entire Latin American region, this configuration is considered good. Many countries do not even have a fleet of this strength and can only survive by guarding a few patrol boats.
However, this was enough for Carteres. Although there was no special transport ship, the marine cargo could be loaded on other ships and crammed on the deck, which was how they had gotten through it before.
Moreover, a 5,000-ton cruiser is more than enough to carry a brigade.
Carteres confidently brought his men to the harbor, ready to take Ma Run on board, but was told that the cruiser could not set sail.
"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to light up the boilers and get ready to sail ? Why haven't you done it for so long?"
Carteres asked unhappily.
"Mr. General, we have no coal."
Several sailors in charge of the boilers said helplessly.
"How can there be no coal? I remember that during the last cruise, there were still dozens of tons of coal left. This voyage is not far, so it should be enough."
Carteres said.
"Mr. General, that was ten years ago. The quartermaster thought the coal was of no use and sold it."
Several sailors said helplessly.
"Madfak!"
Carteres' face turned green. Although he knew that the navy was a little rotten, he didn't expect that the grassroots level was so rotten that even basic military supplies were openly resold.
"I'll deal with you when I get back!"
Carterez threw up his sleeves and left the cruiser.
Even though the cruisers cannot be used, the expedition plan cannot be stopped. Without cruisers, destroyers and frigates can be used as well.
It’s all hard work, so it’s hard no matter where you are.
Soon, a destroyer that was supposed to carry more than a hundred sailors was crammed with more than 3,000 marines, and the remaining two frigates were each crammed with 2,000 people. Even the six patrol boats were crammed with dozens of people. From a distance, it looked like the Third Brother was possessed.
The worst thing was that the marshals were so pleased with the new equipment that they wanted to load it all over their bodies. Each of them carried at least two guns, six basic loads of bullets, and a large number of grenades. They were fully equipped with bulletproof vests, helmets, and other items. Many of those who were afraid of death even wore two or even three layers of bulletproof vests.
This made the already crowded ship deck even more crowded.
Fortunately, these ships still had a lot of heavy oil. After the efforts of a group of sailors, they finally managed to drive the ships out of the port.
After the ship sailed out of the port, something happened that made Carteres even more devastated .
He never expected that because these marines belonging to the navy had not been on a ship for a long time, they had never been on a ship before. This resulted in many people suffering from severe seasickness after going out to sea.
It would be fine if there were just one or two people, but there were too many of them, and the deck was packed with people.
People leaning against the side of the ship were better off as they could just make a nest in the sea, but people in the middle of the deck were miserable as they were squeezed by people from all sides and couldn't move. They wanted to vomit but couldn't help it, so they could only open their mouths and spit on others.
After seeing this scene, many people who were not prone to seasickness began to feel nauseous and vomited.
Then a vicious cycle was formed, everyone on the ship vomited and the entire deck was covered with all kinds of vomit.
“Is it really possible to rely on these people?”
For the first time, Carteres had doubts.
"There are more than 7,000 people here, a whole brigade, and they are equipped with the most elite weapons in the country. It shouldn't be a problem to deal with the thugs in just one city. Even if they are scared, they will be scared away."
Carteres thought secretly in his heart.
He never took the cowboys in Straw City seriously, thinking they were just a mob. As soon as the army arrived, all the monsters and demons would be reduced to ashes.
It was not until dusk that the ships arrived at the scheduled landing site.
At this time, Ma Run on the boat was almost exhausted from vomiting. Now that he saw the land, he looked at it eagerly and wished he could escape to the shore immediately and never get on the boat again.
At this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the distant sky.
Everyone looked up and saw a large group of drones flying densely in the sky.
