Chapter 1540 (???) The Whole Point Is Exciting
The Port of Seville is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in the valley of the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir River, about 100 kilometers south of the Gulf of Cadiz, and has a population of hundreds of thousands.
The Guadalquivir River flows through the city, and the buildings in the urban area still retain the appearance of the Moorish rule. The land here is open and flat, with an average altitude of less than 100 meters, and most of the land is fertile alluvial The plains are very conducive to agricultural planting.
However, the Spaniards do not want to develop planting here!
Because, compared to the lucrative sea trade, the return of the planting industry is really too low...
Therefore, the only coastal city with an inland port located at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea and close to the Strait of Gibraltar took advantage of its geographical advantages to develop shipbuilding, transportation, logistics and trade transactions, etc., which are related to Spain's national strength and economic pillars. .
Especially after Columbus discovered the New World, the "Indian Islands (that is, the American New World) trading house" began to be established here, monopolizing the overseas trade of Spain and almost the whole of Europe (mainly the American part), making the city of Seville a It has developed into the most prosperous economic port and city in the whole of Europe.
In this regard, European countries are obviously very jealous.
But there is no way. Now the Kingdom of Spain is the most powerful maritime country in Europe. They have an invincible fleet and can fight against European powers such as the Netherlands, Austria, Britain and the Ottoman Empire on land and on land in the New World at the same time. And don't fall behind.
This is the era of the Spanish Armada. Although other countries are jealous, such as the United Kingdom or France, etc., they can only engage in small actions in private. They want to continue to eat away at Spain's overseas colonies, and they dare not go directly. The one who teases the beards of Spaniards.
Of course, other European countries dare not, but it does not mean that the Li family fleet from the Ming Empire in the east dare not!
Isn't it?
Amidst the stunned eyes of various forces throughout Europe, Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Armada and Admiral of the Royal Spanish Navy, Pedro de Barudis announced in a very high profile the official war against the Li Family Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and today, a week later , Let such a huge fleet with more than 100 warships start to slowly head south after finishing formation on the sea outside the port of Seville.
That's right, more than a hundred ships.
Moreover, they are all dedicated warships, and the sailors are all Spanish naval soldiers. There is not even a single armed merchant ship or transport ship in the formation!
After sailing for half a day and seeing that everything was going well, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and the admiral of the Spanish Royal Navy, Pedro de Barudis, finally stroked the railing of the bow with satisfaction.
Looking at the huge Spanish Armada under his command, he is proud.
This is where Spain has the confidence to dominate Europe, and even the world.
And now, they were about to give a good look to that oriental who came here from a distant country and began to challenge their Spanish majesty!
"Admiral!"
At this time, a young officer in military uniform came behind the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Barudis.
"Well?"
"Is it Alonzo?"
"Just say something, don't hesitate."
Barudis glanced at the other party, and saw that the other party seemed to be hesitant, so he chuckled lightly, and then said bluntly.
"yes!"
"Admiral..."
"I also asked the captain of the businessman Gianlonimo de Espinosa. They all mentioned that the Li family fleet is not easy to deal with."
"The range of those Easterners' naval guns is more than double that of ours, and they can maintain a high hit rate within a distance of 800 to 1,000 yards. , There are at least a hundred naval guns on each side of the ship, and the firepower is extremely terrifying!"
"In this way, it seems that we have no good way to take them."
The young officer Alonzo said what he was worried about. In his opinion, the trouble of their large fleet looking for a small fleet with only five ships, but faster speed and longer range, is just Certainly not easy.
Especially the other side is not like the countries in Europe, those Daming people from the Far East don’t have their own land and ports here in Europe, and they don’t have to guard somewhere and stop their Armada’s attack, so he is very concerned about this time The action is not very optimistic.
Anyway, if he was the admiral of the Li Family Fleet, he could just leave. No matter how powerful the Armada Fleet is, what can they do with him?
Of course, if he was the admiral of those five ships, he might be able to do some more terrifying things, and it was the kind of crazy behavior that would make him feel cold from the soles of his feet to his forehead just thinking about it. Think but dare not say it.
"Ah!"
"Yes, of course I know what you said!"
"but……"
"Didn't we order the fleet of Las Palmas to go north?"
"What we have to do is not to wipe them out. We only need to capture or sink one of their ships, and obtain their naval guns and ship related data."
"Once those things are obtained, no one can shake the hegemony of our Kingdom of Spain!"
Think about those Protestants, and the Dutch, the Austrians, the increasingly dishonest Britons, and the Ottoman Navy who are arrogant and domineering in the New World and do not take Spain’s warnings and threats seriously, and the one who is in Pedro de Barudis, the pirate king Hayreddin who haunts the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar, smiled coldly, and subconsciously touched the Admiral's sword that was bestowed on him by the King of Spain himself.
As long as he obtains the data of the artillery and ships of the Li family fleet from the far east and the declining Ming Empire, and then studies and imitates them, he believes that by then, there will be no one in Europe and the New World. Rivals of the Kingdom of Spain!
At that time, after the Kingdom of Spain monopolizes Europe and the New World, it will not be difficult to go south to Africa to completely drive away the Li family forces who came from afar.
Moreover, he heard that the Dutch are organizing expedition ships, and it seems that they are preparing to regain the interests of the Indian Ocean and the spicy islands in Java?
At that time, Spain can wait for them to fight first to lose their strength, and then follow behind, take down India and Java in one fell swoop, and then seize the money bag of the Dutch and the Portuguese!
Especially the Portuguese...
Barudis knows that the recent Portuguese, whether it is Abokruk or those large and small chambers of commerce, have made a lot of small moves!
It's a pity that their luck is bad, Portugal is almost at the end, and coupled with the successive blows from the Ming people, I don't know if they can recover?
However, it would be best if it could not slow down and continue to decline, because, in that way, Spain would be able to annex Portugal grandiosely.
"correct!"
"How soon can we reach the waters near Madeira?"
After thinking for a while, Barudis suddenly asked.
Now he doesn't want to care about the life and death of the Portuguese, and he doesn't want to care about the conspiracy of the British or the Dutch. He just wants to reach Madeira quickly and take down the Li family fleet, and get those things he wants!
"Report to the admiral!"
"The fleet is too big, and I'm afraid it won't be able to speed up. In addition, we are using the headwind from the side. My subordinates estimate that it will take at least seven to eight days to reach Madeira."
"..."
"A week?"
"snort!"
"I hope those Orientals from the Ming Empire don't run away!"
"run?"
"Probably not?"
"Why not, if I were them, I would probably run away too!"
"But……"
"Admiral!"
"Didn't we already give the fleet commander of Las Palmas an order that they will try to go to Madeira first and drag those Ming people there?"
"Ah!"
"Can they hold it?"
"this……"
"If you don't seek to fight and wipe out the enemy, but just keep the enemy in fear and keep it alive, the subordinates think it should be fine."
"After all, the Li family's fleet only has five giant warships, and they also have to guard and suppress Madeira. I'm afraid those Ming people will not be too easy, and they will not be able to separate warships to deal with Las Palmas' fleet."
"besides!"
"The Portuguese are very tenacious. They will not easily let a group of people from the far east occupy their ports and cities. Don't worry about that!"
The young officer Alonzo replied loudly, trying his best to comfort the admiral of their Armada, and comforting himself at the same time.
"Well, I wish..."
Nodding his head, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and Admiral of the Royal Navy, Pedro de Barudis said nothing more, but turned around silently, looking at the dozens of large Spanish square sailing ships (Galen ships) and dozens of medium-sized two-masted three-masted sailing ships of various types are fascinated.
This time, after reporting to His Majesty the King, he dispatched a total of 150 large and medium-sized warships, carrying more than 3,000 cannons and tens of thousands of soldiers. Only the Li family fleet of five ships remained in Madeira.
Of course, he also heard that Gianlonimo de Espinosa talked about the Battle of Comoros at that time, and knew that the Li family fleet was strong and powerful, but this time, it was different from the armed sailboats of those merchants. They are all warships here. When the time comes, after the arrangements are made, they will rush directly towards Madeira from all directions at the same time. Even if the ships of the Li family fleet are powerful and cause some losses to his fleet, he is still confident enough to defeat those ships. Enemies from the far east!
Because, no matter how much loss he has, he is not afraid!
The invincible Spanish fleet and the brave Spanish navy soldiers will definitely not be like those cowardly merchant pirates who hesitate to move forward after losses. Close bombardment or gang battle, even if you lose one-third or more of the warships, you will not hesitate!
In fact, Barudis wasn't worried about losses at all!
After all, the Spanish Armada is a terrifying fleet with more than a thousand large and small ships (some of which are small and medium-sized armed merchant ships or transport ships). The data of guns and ships are all worthwhile.
then...
When the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada, Admiral Pedro de Barudis and his officers were thinking and dreaming, what they didn't know was:
Not long after they sailed out of the port of Seville, their squadron from the port of Las Palmas, more than 20 large and small ships have successfully entered Madeira. in the port.
"Report!"
"Captain, the Li family's fleet is not here!"
"The workers on the pier said that their people had quietly withdrawn last night, and no one was left behind. There are no people here, let alone their boats!"
A group of soldiers who were ordered to investigate in the city and the pier hurried back and reported to the squadron commander who was leading the soldiers to line up on the pier, enjoying the pointing and surprised eyes of the Portuguese. .
"!!"
"Do you know where they went?"
The squadron commander of the Invincible Fleet was already prepared, otherwise, how could they have stormed into the port of Madeira so easily without firing a single shot?
"Sir!"
"A captain of a merchant ship who entered the port in the morning said that at night, he saw five pitch-black giant ships heading north."
"??"
"North?"
"Yes."
"!!"
"not good!"
"Quick! Immediately arrange for two fast boats to set off north and report the situation to Governor Barudis!"
The squadron commander's face sank, then he turned around immediately and gave an order to a herald.
"yes!"
"Obey!"
The herald ran straight to the berth of the pier.
Soon, two three-masted square-sail armed clippers sailed out of the port, and under the blowing of the south wind, they quickly bulged their sails and adjusted their direction, and began to speed up and gallop towards the northwest.
...
At this time, above the sea, the five giant ships of the Li family's fleet were continuing to sail north-east at a fast speed with the wind.
At this time, the speed of the five ships reached more than 12 knots under the condition of tailwind, which made the sailors and captains on the ships that occasionally saw coming and going in this busy Mediterranean estuary dumbfounded.
Obviously, they have never seen that a ship can run so fast, be so flexible and not fall apart when it is built so huge?
Of course, Annie didn't care what those people thought, because at this moment, she was comfortably dozing and rocking in the fishing net hammock tied to the bow, enjoying the cool sea breeze.
"..."
∠("∠)_
"??"
(.)
"Hey! Why are you dangling around? If you have nothing to do, go fishing?"
(﹏,)
Annie didn't know how many times she saw that guy Song Yifeng swaying in front of her and hesitated to speak, so she finally couldn't help asking.
"Annie..."
"Are we really going to fight the Spanish Armada?"
"I heard that they have thousands of large ships!"
"That's not the small sampan of Japanese pirates, are you sure you want to go?"
That's right, that's what Song Yifeng was worried about, because Anne only said to let the fleet head north towards Spain and the Mediterranean Sea, and if she didn't say what to do, she naturally thought that the other party must be looking for trouble with those Armadas.
"Of course not!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
"ah?"
"Then we are now..."
Song Yifeng was startled for a moment, and then there were more questions in his mind.
"you are stupid!"
(-)
"We have so few boats, why should we fight with them?"
(ψ`▽′)o
"Actually, we are going to raid their lair now!"
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"Let's take advantage of the opportunity of their large fleet leaving the port to bomb their home port and military port, and piss them off!"
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"ah?"
Song Yifeng was stunned, she didn't expect Annie's plan to be like this.
"Didn't those Portuguese say that?"
|ω)
"If we go to war with the Spaniards, they are willing to temporarily lease Madeira to us, and they will not even pursue the matter of the Malay Governor, so let's just go to fight Spain!"
()hey-hey!
"But……"
"They must be using us, right?"
Those Portuguese were uneasy and well-intentioned, and Song Yifeng knew it with her ass, so she didn't want to really fight those Spaniards and the opponent's Armada at all.
"yes!"
o(*︶*)o
"But it doesn't matter, if someone is willing to take the initiative to secretly supply us with shells and gunpowder, then things will be much simpler!"
(ψ`▽′)o
"In short, next, let's turn the Mediterranean Sea upside down!"
*. ('▽')*.
In Annie's view, it must be impossible to occupy the large cities and ports in the Mediterranean!
Because it requires a large number of troops, and it is necessary to fight dozens or even millions of enemies to hold the places that have been captured. Moreover, unless she is willing to create humans again, directly come to more than 100,000 to 200,000 Musketeers or something, but that would be too much trouble after all, and Anne obviously didn't want to do that.
Therefore, use the five ships in your hand like pirates to directly conduct sabotage warfare in the Mediterranean Sea, sink enemy ships, merchant ships, bombard enemy ports, cities or military ports, and then hit and run, destroying the Mediterranean Sea. If it is directly smashed or something, then it must not be a big problem.
She wants to let that Armada know what kind of terrible consequences she will have to pay if she directly fights against her!
Moreover, they are different from pirates. They don't rob things, and they don't easily kill people and set fires. They just destroy the other party's military and commercial facilities, and basically paralyze the ports and ships.
"ah?"
"But, it sounds dangerous..."
Hearing that Annie planned to rush to the Mediterranean Sea to fight with just five ships, Song Yifeng always felt a sense of trembling fear.
It was like when she was dreaming at night, she would always be caught and stripped by a terrible monster, and then thrown into her mouth to chew and eat!
"Do not worry about it!"
()hey-hey!
"If we can't beat it, let's just run!"
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It really doesn't matter. When Annie thinks about it, at most, all the countries in the Mediterranean will become her enemies, and then organize hundreds of thousands of ships, or even more terrorist fleets to encircle and suppress them?
But she is not afraid, because their boat runs fast, and the sea is big, she will definitely not worry about being caught by the enemy.
Besides, I've been too boring recently, and being chased by a lot of ships...
She, Admiral Anne, just thinks about it now and finds it fun and exciting, so she will definitely not miss it no matter what.
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