The Anti-Habsburg Alliance was really crazy this time. It completely ignored the development of the country and brought almost all young and strong laborers to the battlefield. It was extremely crazy and extremely crazy.

The effect of this is still very obvious. Spain and Portugal, both of the Habsburg Alliance of the Ming Dynasty, were defeated, especially Portugal. Most of the land in the north was occupied by the Anti-Habsburg Alliance. If the Ming Empire had not been supported quickly, they would have been unable to defend even the capital Lisbon.

Just as the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers were attacking wildly in Spain and northern Portugal, Zheng Chenggong led 300 armored warships of the Ming Navy Imperial Guard Corps to appear in front of the Ming army's defensive positions at the entrance of the Guardiana River.

At this time, the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers still did not know that the Ming Dynasty's killer weapon had arrived.

Along the way, perhaps people from the Anti-Habsburg Alliance saw the Ming Dynasty's armored warships, but they were unable to convey the news back.

Because he had been passing by, Zheng Chenggong issued a blockade order. He ordered the blockade of the Strait of Malacca as soon as he passed by the Strait of Malacca. He ordered the blockade of the Eurasian Canal as soon as he passed by the Eurasian Canal. He also ordered that the blockade of the Eurasian Canal should not be lifted before the war begins.

In this way, even if there are people from the Anti-Habsburg Alliance who see the Ming Dynasty's armored warships, they cannot quickly transmit the news, because the sea route is simply blocked, and they must pass through the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire by land. Without a train, it is probably not enough for a month!

What Zheng Chenggong is doing now is to race against time. If he can launch an attack before the anti-Habsburg alliance receives the news, he will definitely win a big victory.

If the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers launch an attack after receiving the news, then I don’t know what the situation is. It is very likely that the anti-Habsburg Alliance warships will be scared and retracted home.

This time he was very lucky, because the reason why the anti-Habsburg Alliance attacked Spain and Portugal wildly was to force the joint fleet of the Ming Habsburg Alliance to fight against it.

Zheng Chenggong learned a little about the current situation and knew the intention of the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers. It’s really true that if you have a way in heaven, you won’t go, and if you have no way in hell, you can break in.

I didn't know how to pull out their joint fleet, but now I'm so forced me to come to my house.

He was sure that as long as he led the joint fleet to appear in the West Bank of Portugal, the joint fleet of the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers would definitely pounce on it.

Naturally, such a good situation cannot be missed in vain. He didn't care about rest. On the day he arrived at the defensive position at the mouth of the Guadiana River, he summoned all the main generals of the fleet to hold a meeting, arrange tactics, and prepare to attack.

There are actually quite a few warships gathered at the mouth of the Guadiana River at this moment. There are more than 1,200 wooden super battleships alone. In addition to the iron armored warships, the total number is more than 1,500, which is not much less than the combined fleet of the anti-Habsburg powers.

The Spanish and Portuguese naval organization was imitated by the Ming Empire, with two hundred super battleships and one fleet, which means that there were six generals present except Zheng Chenggong.

On this side of the Ming Empire were Huang Long, the leader of the Beiyang Navy, Zheng Zhihu, the leader of the Nanyang Navy, and Zheng Xing, the leader of the South China Sea Fleet;

Spain and Portugal are veteran Okundo and two new admirals.

Zheng Chenggong did not arrange too complicated tactics. Anyway, as soon as the iron armored warships were on board, no matter how many wooden battleships the opponent had, they would be fake.

The key to this battle is to hide the armored warship first, and wait until the two sides suddenly rushed out to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong sent a simple plum blossom formation, with six fleets lined up on the periphery, as petals, and the armored warships were hidden in the middle to serve as stamens. The specific arrangement was:

The Nanyang Navy and the Beiyang Navy were located in the left and right front of the joint fleet respectively;

The Portuguese fleet and the South China Sea fleet are on the left and right of the joint fleet, respectively;

The two Spanish fleets were located in the left rear and the right rear of the joint fleet;

Once the combined fleet of the anti-Habsburg Alliance powers rushed up, the armored warships in the middle immediately came forward. When the armored warships rushed into the enemy formation, the wooden battleships behind them surrounded and ended.

Of course there is nothing to explain such a simple tactic. He just gestured for a moment and the generals understood.

The next morning, the combined fleet of the Ming Empire, Spain and Portugal drove out the mouth of the Guadiana River in turn, and set up a plum blossom array on the Atlantic Ocean in the southeastern corner of Portugal. Then it headed north along the west coast of Portugal and headed straight to Britain.

After sailing at full speed for about half a day, the combined fleet had just passed by the west of Lisbon, and dense warships appeared in front of it. Obviously, the combined fleet of anti-Habsburg Alliance powers had already been ready to fight the joint fleet of the Ming Habsburg Alliance.

At this time, the warships on both sides were lined up in a row, and there was no limit at a glance. There were more than 1,500 wooden super battleships and iron armored warships on the Ming Dynasty, while there were more than 1,600 wooden super battleships on the anti-Habsburg Alliance.

This can be said to be the largest naval battle in history. Both sides invested more than a thousand warships. In terms of the number of warships, the invincible fleet organized by Spain may be comparable to one side, but it is definitely unprecedented if the number of people participating in the war, the number of artillery, and even the displacement.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong, the Navy Marshal of the Ming Empire, was sitting high on the command platform of the treasure ship, the giant ship, the treasure ship, with a calm expression and a smile on his face.

Around him, twelve flag handles holding various colors of flags stood straight, faintly arranged in a circle, staring at all directions.

If you look closely, you will find that the Ming Empire is really heroic. The twelve flag bearers actually have the latest military telescopes on their chests. You must know that this thing is quite expensive nowadays. A telescope costs at least hundreds of taels of silver. In the anti-Habsburg powers, only the main generals of the fleet are available, and the Ming Dynasty even has a flag bearer!

Not only them, many of the flag bearers on the masts of warships have the same telescope on their chests, so there are probably hundreds of them!

There is naturally a reason why Zheng Chenggong spent a lot of money. After the flag bearers who sent the orders were equipped with telescopes, the speed of transmitting information was more than twice as fast.

Now, the fleet of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance appeared more than ten miles outside. The flag bearers on the periphery just raised their telescopes and glanced at them and raised the flags in their hands. In the blink of an eye, the information reached the inner circle.

The flag bearers next to Zheng Chenggong raised their telescopes and looked at them. Soon, they turned around and saluted:

"You are the Grand Marshal, and the enemy warships were found more than ten miles to the left of the fleet, with a number of about five hundred."

"Qi Zheng, the enemy warships were found more than ten miles to the left of the fleet, with a number of about 600."

"You are the Grand Marshal, and the enemy warships were found more than ten miles to the left of the fleet, with a number of about five hundred."
Chapter completed!