. "Holding the side of the gradually sinking flagship ship, Count Rig's heart"  The Alliance fleet suffered a heavy blow as soon as it went out to sea. The warships purchased by the Anti-Dutch Alliance countries have been destroyed. The highest commander of the Alliance fleet has come to an end. A giant warship costs 130,000 taels of silver, a large warship costs 70,000 taels of silver, and a medium-sized supply ship costs 23,000 taels of silver, and a fleet that spent tens of millions of silver to raise money from the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

"Sir, go ashore quickly. Princess Mary is about to sink. Sailors jumped out of the deck, the hull became more tilted, the mast was broken, and shocking holes appeared in many hulls. As the sea water poured back, sinking was just a matter of time. The flagship was like this, and other ships were not much better. Some captains had ordered landing, and the intact warships began to drop off the landing boat to land on the shore. The artillery was still roaring and stirring up waves. The Netherlands, the Portuguese Xunya fleet began to tighten its formation and approach the coast. The flagship's first mate hurriedly found Earl Rig and warned him to abandon the ship immediately.

"No, go, as the commander, I should be responsible for this major mistake." Duke Rigg had courage emerged from somewhere, and his eyes firmly looked at the first mate.

"Your Excellency, we still have hope. Please follow me to land." The eldest lie pleaded incoherently. Rigg was a respectable commander. In terms of character, he adhered to the unique calmness and humility of the British Sage. He got along well with the first lie. Therefore, in such an emergency, the first lie still did not want to abandon him.

"Is there still hope?" Earl Rigg said with a tragic expression and shivering, "I'm afraid I can't see it."

The hull trembled violently, and the Count Rigg staggered. The first mate quickly supported him with his eyes and hands, shouting: "Yes, there is hope. Although the warship is damaged, our soldiers are still alive. On the island of Pies, we still have thousands of Marine soldiers. Some captains have ordered landing to transport the materials they put on to the beach. We do not have warships, but we still have countless loyal soldiers, with enough food for us to stick to, as well as artillery and muskets. The Portuguese can withstand us for half a month. Can't we? Your Excellency, I tell you with extremely firm confidence that we have not failed. Frustration is not failure. You should dust off the dust on your butt, stand up calmly, and lead us through the difficulties.

A cannon landed on the deck and exploded. In the midst of the war, countless people on the severely damaged warship jumped out of the sea. The fleet that was lucky enough to have not suffered damage went crazy and drilled into the shallow water area, landed forcibly, and tried to transport supplies to the beach. Earl Rigg's eyes lit up, and then dimmed: "The reason why the Portuguese could hold on is because they still have hope. They still have a large-scale fleet in their homeland, and we." Earl Rigg's voice choked: "What are we left? If we lose this fleet, we don't even have an ocean-going merchant ship. Do we live on this isolated island for the rest of our lives?"

The first mate was a simple Scottish man. Scotland was part of the British Isles and Scotland had a very long history. Later, due to the death of Queen Margaret, Scotland lost its orthodox royal heir, and domestic nobles quarreled over the king. At that time, King Edward I of England appointed Valleo as the king of Scotland as the arbiter, but in fact he was manipulated by himself.

But Barleyo and the Scottish nobles were unwilling to be ashamed of their position and rose up to fight against England. Edward I led his troops into Scotland, forcing Barleyo to retreat, become the king of Scotland, and sent English troops to station in Scotland for a long time. What made the Scots even more angry was that he also brought the "Sconstone" symbolizing Scottish royal power back to Lungan as a spoil.

Since then, the hatred between England and Scotland has continued. In the following hundreds of years, the two kingdoms belonging to the British Isles have been continuously unified and split, continuing countless hatreds. However, the first mate has great respect for the Earl of England. He shouted: "No, we still have the strength. Don't forget that the Ming Navy is coming, and they may have passed the Cape of Good Hope.

Earl Rigg seemed to have captured something, and suddenly cheered up: "No, we still have hope."

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The naval battle lasted for a full half day. More than 30 Dutch and Portuguese warships sank, and more than 191 were seriously damaged. This time, the Portuguese and the Dutch tried their best to mobilize almost all the forces that could be mobilized, including 121 large ships, 342 medium-sized warships, and countless other small ships. The sinking and damaged ships exceeded 200, almost losing the Netherlands. The Portuguese fleet's strength was 30% of the strength, but the results were very fruitful. The entire alliance fleet was almost wiped out. From then on, except for the Ming Navy, there was no fleet that could threaten the Netherlands and Portugal on the ocean, providing the cornerstone for the two countries to challenge the Ming Dynasty.

However, although he won a great victory in the naval battle, Paul, the commander of the Dutch fleet, was in trouble at this moment. The victory was a victory. Almost all the enemy fleets were destroyed by the sea. However, the personnel of the alliance fleet did not suffer a large core of more than 50,000 people boarded Pies Island, and they also rescued one big, two six, two and two to get ashore. These people were always threatened by the Dutch and the Portuguese. You must know that these naval personnel were all trained by the anti-Dutch alliance and kept them. In the future, those who opposed the country ordered a batch of warships from the Ming Dynasty. Sooner or later, it would be a great threat, but how could they be beaten all in one go? Paul was in trouble.

It is impossible to attack strongly. There are at least 20,000 French Army personnel, 5,000 Spanish Army, plus sailors and gunners, how can the Portuguese and Dutch who are not good at land warfare attacking the beach? To put it bluntly, even if the Dutch on the ship and the Portuguese attack together, they may not be their opponents.

But bombing was not enough near the coast. Like the problems encountered by the previous Alliance fleet, the Dutch and the Portuguese fought against the Alliance fleet in the offshore. I don’t know how many ships were sank here. These ships were buried to the bottom of the sea, but it was equivalent to forming a barrier in the offshore area. A group of wooden reefs. If you want to enter the coast, you may have to clean up the sea garbage first. At that time, it took half a month to clear the wreckage of several warships. This time, hundreds of large and small ships sank in the waters near Pies Island, which is definitely the largest ship cemetery in history. It is probably impossible to clean up so many wrecks.

Paul is really in trouble. Will he retreat? I'm afraid not. Pies is close to the Ottoman territory. Once they retreat, they can withdraw calmly. Now is the best time to destroy the enemy's vitality. I missed this opportunity. In a few years, it is possible that these people will be armed again and become stumbling blocks for the Dutch and Portuguese.

Then, he had to persevere. Paul issued an order to clean up the wreckage of the offshore shipwreck. This project may last for a long time, but Paul still made up his mind to eliminate the group of sea military personnel at all costs.

The soldiers of the Alliance fleet on the shore also gathered again. They lost the warships. Fortunately, when they landed in battle, the Alliance fleet had already transported a large number of supplies to the shore. In this way, although the navy could not do it, it could also be called a maritime force with considerable power. With these more than 50,000 people, even if the Netherlands was attacked, the soldiers on the shore would not be afraid.

The world is a mess. The Alliance fleet, which had originally cleared the wreckage of shipwrecks offshore, has now become a turtle in a jar. The Netherlands and the Portuguese took over their mission, and the salvage work will last for a long time. According to the Earl of Rige on the shore, it will be impossible to clear it in a few months. However, the thousands of Portuguese troops led by General Bobby were in trouble. In fact, everything was originally expected by Bobby, but what he had never expected was that the defeated Alliance ship thought it had survived and boarded the land, and his Portuguese army had been surrounded by the Marines that had landed earlier on several peaks, barely relying on the dangerous mountain defense. The Portuguese army could not go out and the fleet on the offshore could not enter, which was equivalent to being trapped here.

What made Bobi even more depressed was that there was not enough food on the mountain. The surplus of food was already gone. In a few days, even if the Portuguese army guarding the mountain was brave enough, they would not be able to resist hungry without food.

The defeated Alliance Fleet was so angry that it naturally spread its anger on the Portuguese troops on the mountains. They organized several large-scale offensives and treated the Portuguese troops one by one. Kill one without any kindness. After the offensive these days, Bobby couldn't stand it. He thought he had fulfilled his duties, so he decided to surrender to the Alliance Fleet at the foot of the mountain.

The Alliance fleet did not allow it and continued to attack the mountain. They were determined to let these Portuguese soldiers avenge their dead comrades. There was not much food left on the mountain. Bobby had no other way except to sit and wait for death. It was ridiculous to say that he could see the Portuguese Navy flag flying on the sea. They obviously made the Alliance fleet pound and was ruined. They were only a few miles away from the fleet at sea, but there was no way to do it. Bobby understood that the fleet on the sea could not attack the beach, but he would clear the wreckage of the wreck little by little, and he would not have thought of cleaning up the nearshore in less than two months. By that time, he and his soldiers had already become dead bones.

At the foot of the mountain, the Spanish army was crazy, and hatred had long been sown. Now there was a new revenge. I don’t know how many comrades and partners in the fleet had corpses in the sea. The Portuguese and the Dutch on the sea could not fight. Could it be that the Portuguese on the mountain still couldn’t be pulled down? The soldiers under the labourers were charged again and again, and the soldiers under the labourers were even more motivated. However, the Portuguese, who had been immersed in joy a few days ago, could not cry even if they wanted to cry. Under the fierce offensive, the Portuguese, which was short of food and bullets, retreated step by step. After a few days, they were forced to the peak. The French army launched a general attack, and the Spanish army also responded, and finally attacked the top of the mountain in one fell swoop, killing all the Portuguese troops.

Count Rigg finally breathed a sigh of relief. As the first mate said, they were not without hope. Although the island was not big, they could barely hold on for a few months. In these few months, the situation in Europe would change. The Portuguese and the Dutch might not know the date of the arrival of the Ming Navy, but Count Rigg knew that the Ming Navy was coming. The Ming Navy appeared in the foreign countries. Another thing was to find the Dutch fleet to fight to the decisive battle. When it arrived, the time for the turnover was to come. Although the anti-Dutch alliance lost the alliance fleet, the Dutch and the Portuguese Xunya could not think of the days. The anti-Dutch alliance lost the fleet and may be able to resist. However, once the Dutch alliance lost the fleet, the battle would be over.

Above the vast ocean, continuous warships bulged sails, the dark-shaped characters made of sun and moon dyed the sails, and they were indescribably solemn. The navy soldiers on the deck were lazy in the sun, while the sailors pulled the cable or turned the rudder. They had sailed for a whole month and a half, crossing the Strait of Malacca and continuing westward to the Cape of Good Hope and then heading north. I don’t know how many storms have been experienced along the way. As sailors, I am not afraid of hardships, but this month has not been relying on the mainland, and the loneliness on the journey is boring. On this warship that is about a hundred feet long and ten feet wide, it is necessary to hide it.

Hundreds and thousands of people were resting and driving, but it was really boring. However, the most painful thing was the sailors on the new steam armored warship. Although the coal-burning warship was much faster, it was much smoother than wooden warships, but the strange smell of oil and carbon made the sailors unable to stand it. The main reason was that they had no habit in the past. Now these sailors were driven to the racks, and vomiting and diarrhea along the way was really unbearable. Therefore, when the officers of other ships scared the soldiers, they always said they were not honest and sent them to the armored ship. Often, those frightened soldiers did not dare to submit.

When the fleet arrived at the Port of Gibraltar, the Spanish garrisons at the port originally thought it was a Dutch fleet. For a moment, the entire port was in chaos. The local garrison officials immediately ordered to prepare for the enemy. However, when they saw that the fleet on the sea was slightly different from the Dutch fleet that attacked major Spanish ports, the Gibraltar garrison was also confused and threw a telescope. He saw that the sail of the leaf was not a unique European symbol, but a special symbol. The structure of the hull was also somewhat different from the Dutch, but it was quite similar to the warships purchased by the Spanish from the Ming Dynasty.

"Is it the Ming navy? The Gibraltar garrison was in a strife. He naturally received a notice, knowing that the Ming navy would arrive in the European waters soon, but he still did not dare to confirm that it was not until the huge fleet reached a distance of several nautical miles and did not make any provocation. Instead, a small boat was sent slowly to the port, and the garrison felt that his intuition was right.

"Who is the person in charge here?" The person who arrived on the shore was an oriental, but he spoke smooth Spanish. His military uniform was different from that of Ou Yuan's. The garrison officer confirmed his guess and came out excitedly and said, "I am, I am Major Akas. What do you call me? Friends from afar

"My name is Wu Chen, and I came to pick you up at the command of the Navy Governor. Our fleet sailed on the sea for a month and a half, and urgently needed fresh water and food, and stayed for a few days."

“It’s no problem.

Major Ekas almost jumped up excitedly. A month ago, he saw a huge Dutch fleet passing through the Strait of Gibraltar. At that time, he realized the seriousness of the problem. Because the Strait of Gibraltar is the only entrance and exit of the West to the Mediterranean, what did the Dutch and Portuguese enter the Mediterranean? He immediately informed the Spanish authorities of this matter, and then the whole country of Spain fell into deep concerns, because before that, their alliance fleet also left the port and went to Pies Island. But what was the purpose of this huge fleet composed of the Dutch and the Portuguese entering the Mediterranean? This made the Spanish authorities worry. However, they no longer had any naval power and could not stop the fleet from passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, and could only hope on God.

"Your Excellency, I will provide you with all the services. The Port of Gibraltar may not provide you with so much supplies, but I will immediately respond to the government, believing that they will soon transport a batch of supplies. We are friends." Major Ekas said with excitement that the Ming fleet has arrived. I am afraid that it will be possible to go out to Pies in a few days. The Mediterranean Sea seems to be the pocket of life today. The Dutch and Portuguese fleets have entered. It may take some time to think about it. Colonel Pies glanced at the warship that could not see the end in the strait and thought: "What a huge fleet this is. Even the Dutch and the Portuguese combined cannot be compared with them. God bless them, fortunately they are friends of Spain."

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Chapter completed!