953 Yellow Peril
The disapproval of Cromwell was also an important reason why Philip IV would give money to the British royalists.
Therefore, he immediately ordered: "Don't see, drive away!"
After hearing this, the guard went down. But after a while, Philip IV's affection had not recovered, and the guard turned back and reported, "Your Highness, the envoy said it was related to the fate of our Spain. If we don't see each other, our Spain disaster will not be far away!"
"What?" Philip IV was furious when he heard this, "bring it in!"
I didn't see that the situation was very good now that I had taken so much money from the rebellion of Portugal. In this case, I dared to curse Spain's disaster not far away?
He made up his mind that if Cromwell's messenger could not say a word or three and fool him like a fool, he would never mind sending the messenger's head back!
In such an atmosphere, Robert was brought to Philip IV.
He was a man who could be a pirate, so of course he had the courage. He was not surprised to see Philip IV staring at him with a fierce look on his face, and the other guards around him looked unintentional. He immediately greeted him, after all, it was likely to become an alliance in the future.
However, Philip IV was not polite at all and shouted straightforwardly: "If Cromwell sent you to scare the lonely, you will be in danger!"
After hearing this, Robert only smiled faintly and replied: "How could I come and scare Your Highness? Don't you know about America? Don't you know that Ming and Portugal are allies? Don't you know that Joao IV has a daughter who married the prince of Ming, that is, the future emperor!"
Hearing this, Philip IV suddenly felt a stern.
To be honest, of course he knew these things and thought about them. However, Ming was too far from Spain, so he would just forget it if he thought about it in the end.
At this moment, he still said stubbornly: "What does it mean? Could it be that Cromwell thought that Congress threatened me Spain?"
"That's right!" Robert heard it, without giving him any face, and immediately exposed it: "The loss of America by your country is a clear proof. In the next step, Ming will definitely come to seek revenge on your country!"
"Haha, hahaha..." Philip IV suddenly burst into laughter when she heard this, as if she had heard something very funny.
When Robert saw him, he didn't interrupt him, so he made him laugh enough. If he showed an anxious look, it would be unfavorable to the conversation later. Besides, compared with Britain and Spain, Spain should be the first to be anxious!
After a while, Philip IV finally stopped laughing, then snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "America is too far from my Spanish land! If Ming Dynasty dares to come to Spain, hehe, do you think Spain is a mud? I think when Spain was dominating the world, what happened to Ming Dynasty? The whole of Europe was crawling at its feet!"
"Bah!" After hearing this, Robert couldn't help but vomited a mouthful of saliva in his heart. He was really trapped in the dream of a Spanish powerhouse back then. It's time to wake up!
Thinking of this, he immediately asked back: "In this way, is your country confident of dealing with the iron-armored smoked warships of Ming Dynasty?"
Philip IV was stunned when he heard this and asked subconsciously: "What kind of iron armor smoked warship?"
After he said it, he remembered it. It seemed that among his subordinates who had escaped from America before, some of them had indeed said that there were some iron armored smoke warships in the Ming fleet, which were very powerful.
But this is absolutely nonsense, and he wanted to make excuses for their defeat. Therefore, the man was thrown into prison by him.
But at this time, Cromwell's messenger actually said, could this really happen?
"It is made of iron for warships. There are also large chimneys on the ship that will smoke. The speed is very fast and the cannon cannot be penetrated. It is as fierce as a shark when dealing with sail warships!" Robert explained patiently, "I was a witness in the battle in the Pacific."
Hearing this, Philip IV said a little skeptical: "There is really such a warship, which can be built with iron but can still run faster than a sailing warship?"
It's a bit incredible to think about it, it makes no sense!
"More than half a year ago, our British and Dutch combined fleet also fought a battle with the Ming fleet in the Persian Gulf." Robert introduced seriously, "In that battle, there were also iron armored smoke warships in the Ming fleet, so that our British and Dutch combined fleet was almost wiped out!"
Speaking of this, he paused, thought for a while and added: "It is precisely because these iron armored smoke warships appeared in both places that our country protector believed in the existence of this warship. Therefore, he sent me to inform His Highness."
Speaking of this, Robert only took out Cromwell's written proof. If he had taken it out before, even if it was written by Cromwell, Philip IV would not believe it. However, taking it out at this time would have an effect.
After handing over the hand to the guard next to him, he watched the Spanish king not speak, waiting for him to digest the things just now before talking.
"..." Philip IV was a little stunned when he heard his words.
He was not stupid. Although he couldn't figure out what was going on, there was absolutely no need for Cromwell's messenger to run away and lie to scare him.
Besides, the Ming army had occupied Persia and was now fighting the Ottoman Empire. He also heard about this. Logically speaking, what the British said just now also makes sense.
This means that there are already warships in the Ming fleet that can crush the sailing warships that are the main force of the fleets of European countries. If the Ming Dynasty really wants to avenge Portugal and come to attack Spain, how can we resist?
Thinking of this question, Philip IV was a little panicked. In his mind, the Ming warship flew fiercely like a shark, and it was impossible to fight back!
At this time, the guard had already arrived in front of him and presented the things in his hands. Philip IV took them in a little panic, checked the varnish, and then immediately opened them to look. Needless to say, after seeing them, he became more confident and even more panicked.
I have been happy to steal so much property from Portugal before, but now I realize that these property are so hot!
After a while, Philip IV came to his senses from the panic. Suddenly, when he saw that Robert was not very panic, his heart suddenly moved. It seemed that there was still some way.
Thinking of this, Philip IV was not so panicked, but asked seriously with a little expectation: "Cromwell sent you, wouldn't it just to talk about this? Tell me, what is the ultimate purpose of his sending you?"
When Robert heard this, he replied: "We Britain also have frictions with Ming, and no matter what, our European countries are all one family, and there is no reason to be bullied by outsiders. Therefore, if Spain is attacked by Ming, our British side can send troops to help!"
Indeed, Spain destroyed the allies of Ming Kingdom, and they also had a daughter who was the concubine of the future emperor. If Ming Kingdom really wanted to send troops to Europe, it would definitely not let Spain go. The first attack would definitely be Spain.
Thinking of this, Philip IV could not help but change his impression of Cromwell, and his attitude towards Robert was a little better: "What does Cromwell want to make me recognize his status as a protector and agree to be your new king in England?"
"No!" Robert immediately shook his head and said, "We are the one who protects the country, and we don't need to admit it, it's just that. The reason why protecting the country is mainly because we can't stand the oppression of our Europe by the Far Eastern people! This world must be the world of our Europeans!"
Philip IV did not believe in any word about this explanation. If Cromwell really had this enlightenment, the sun would come out from the west!
Based on his experience, he probably guessed it. Even if Cromwell didn't need his admission, he was definitely afraid of the Ming army's attack. Didn't it be said before that if a British fleet was destroyed by the Ming army, it would mean that the hostile relationship would not run away!
Another point is that Britain is an island, and it does not have enough depth to retreat. What I fear most is that the enemy's fleet is stronger than Britain itself. And the Ming Dynasty today is precisely the fleet is very powerful, so Cromwell is afraid!
Although he understood this, Philip IV could not be happy either. Because Spain's depth was not enough, and although it would not be like Britain that it would be very heavy once the coast was captured by the Ming army, Spain would definitely not be much better!
What's more, it seems that the Ming army also seems to be very powerful, and they all fought from the Far East to the Ottomans.
After thinking about it, there was no good news. Philip IV asked Robert with a little expectation, "I wonder what you protect the country have to do with the Ming Dynasty?"
He called Cromwell one by one and called him his name, but this time he called the Lord of Protector. Obviously, he recognized Cromwell's identity as the Lord of Protector. As for the previous killing of Charles I, it was revealed.
Robert felt this and was happy, and quickly replied: "Our judgment of protecting the country shows that there are not many such iron armored smoke warships in the country. If we unite and have enough warships, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming fleet."
Philip IV nodded when she heard this, and thought she could only win with the number.
"In addition, the meaning of our protector is to see that all of us in Europe are brainstorming to see if we can crack the iron-armored smoke warship like the Ming Kingdom?" Robert continued to relay Cromwell's explanation, "If we can find the weakness of this kind of warship, or we can build it ourselves, then we will never have to worry that the Ming army will come to Europe!"
Speaking of this, after a pause, he added: "Ming is a big country, with nearly 2,000 warships in the Americas, and two or 3,000 warships in the Persian Gulf. Such a large fleet is definitely not something that any country in Europe can withstand. Therefore, our Protector also sent other people to the Netherlands and other places, and persuaded them to face the attack of Ming together."
Chapter completed!