A leisurely city for solo travelers

Chapter 327 The Silent Enemy

Barudis suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Where's your uncle Kuhn? No matter how poor the Kuhn family is, they don't need to go to the orphanage, right?"

"My surname is Agot." Lilu said with a smile, "Kuhn is an uncle, not a blood uncle..."

Barudis spread his hands: "At least I don't have an inexplicable niece."

The two smiled at each other.

It was as if the room had insulated from wars between nations.

"Tell me about him." Barudis finally brought the topic there, "I at least want to know how I failed."

"Well, he also explained it to me. You can't talk about it until you ask." Lilu simply tidied up the table and brought the dinner plate.

After Barudis thanked, Lilu began to talk.

"The situation in the Mediterranean is very complicated, and even Fang is not willing to start a war with you there."

"Well, I already know this. He used those two traitors to lure him into war in the New World."

"Yes, this is the first step." Lilu tried her best to speak, and put on a serious and cold look, "There are two battlefields, namely the New World and the Mediterranean Sea. Almost at the same time as you are in the ocean, our fleet and the Hayreddin meanwhile began raids on Spanish ports."

Barudis laughed dryly: "Where is my Third Fleet, who killed it?"

"Hailedin." Lilu comforted, "The fleet was in Valencia and was suddenly attacked by Hayredin. However, Hayredin followed Fang's war principles and treated the prisoners well."

"The pirate? Treat the captives well?" Barudis laughed miserably. "I guess there were no more than 10 captives in that battle."

"I don't know the specifics." Lilu continued, "Afterwards, we fought against Hailedin and quickly wiped out the rest of your country's sea power. The royal family had to surrender, just like Portugal."

"Well, just like Portugal..." Barudis was no longer sentimental, "Where is Bashar? Bashar is the best at fishing in troubled waters."

"I guess they are fighting..." Lilu prayed, "I hope everyone treats the prisoners well."

"It's like seeing Bashar's expression when he saw that fleet." Barudis joked.

A cannon shot interrupted their peaceful conversation.

Then, more shells came from the port.

The guard hurriedly rushed through the door: "Miss Lilu, please take refuge inland!"

"Escape?" Lilu frowned, "This is Amsterdam."

"Yes...but please take shelter, God knows what will happen."

Just as he was talking, Camille also rushed over in a hurry.

"It's bad, it's the Brits!!!" Camille roared, "Damn Brits, tear up the peace treaty and fight without declaring, are they crazy!"

"How is it possible..." The British people in Lilu's mind are all strict gentlemen, or attractive handsome men, and it is hard for her to believe that this neighbor would do such a thing.

"You said the British are calling?" Barudis asked excitedly.

Camille looked at Barudis, nodded, and then said to the guard, "Tie him up, we're leaving here."

The guard complied, and walked towards Barudis holding the shackles as usual.

"Son, don't do that." Barudis smiled suddenly, as if he had changed from a gentle rabbit to a hidden lynx, "It's not good for everyone to attack me, right, Miss Lilu."

Lilu read a trace of terror from his eyes, could it be that Barudis just now was all fake...

"We have always treated you well, please come with us."

Barudis looked at the food on the table and said with a smile: "Bacon, pea soup...it's really a treat."

Then, he walked towards the guard step by step.

The guards were forced to retreat steadily by him.

"Get out of the way." Barudis remained expressionless.

The guard swallowed.

"Let him go." Lilu waved her arms, "Fang said, let him go when he wants to go."

"Yes..." The guard let out a sigh of relief, and let out the door.

Camille stopped in front of Lilu and watched Barudis go out peacefully.

"Thank you for the food." Barudis turned and bowed after going out, and then left without looking back.

"A beast will always be a beast." Camille sighed, and then led Lilu out, "I've already prepared the carriage. Let's go to Utrecht. It should be safe enough there."

"No, Camille..." Lilu said quietly, "Our merchant ships have cannons..."

"Lilu! Sober! Sober!" Camille shook her shoulders frantically, "We are the chamber of commerce, and our shells are no match for the Royal Navy of Great Britain! That's what the army should do."

"But the army has all gone to the Mediterranean Sea." Lilu shook her head, "If it was Fang, he would definitely go to fight now. I have heard his story about fighting against Japanese invaders in the East."

"God, don't mention that name again," Camille growled, "Fang, Fang, always Fang. He has his armada, we only have a few merchant ships full of almonds, let's kill with almonds Enemy?!"

"Camille..." Lilu said softly, "This is Amsterdam...my home..."

"We'll take it back," Camille yelled. "The Navy, or the damn Fang, they'll come back and drive the Brits out, that's not your job!"

"If we leave, our ship will be snatched by the enemy..." Lilu lowered her head and muttered, "That's all our property...the whole world is our trading partner...I can't lose my ship... ..."

"Bullshit world, wake up! We only trade in two ports!!"

Lilu shook her head frantically: "I don't want to lose my boat, and I don't want to lose Amsterdam either."

"..."

"Camille, let's go." Lilu finally shook her head, "I will lead the fleet to surround our city."

"Lilu, listen to me..."

"I've made up my mind."

"..." Camille thought for a long time, the gunfire at the port became more and more intense, he finally took a step back, "...good luck, Lilu."

He had no time to linger, so he rushed out the door like this.

Lilu wiped her eye sockets, trying to be as strong as possible.

"So, you're not Fang, Camille."

Outside the port of Istanbul on the Mediterranean Sea.

With the sinking of the last Ottoman warship, the overlord of the Eastern Mediterranean ceased to exist.

Hayreddin handed over Agmenon's mask as promised, and the difficult enemy was once again wiped out by the coalition forces, and the difficult Mediterranean was no match for the power of the diplomatic alliance.

Fang Xian has no desire for Istanbul, and now he has a headache when he sees religion.

After a simple work handover at the port, Fang Xian hugged Hayreddin: "I'm leaving, friend."

"Well, as you wish, the Mediterranean Sea will usher in long-lasting peace, my friend." When Hayreddin smiled, he thought of an old man, perhaps because his skin was too rough.

"Admiral!" Gruhart broke the farewell between the two, "The British have not declared war, and Amsterdam is destroyed!"

Facing the news, Fang Xian was not surprised: "It's earlier than expected. It seems that the British will not sit still."

"Barudis has escaped, Admiral." Gruhart continued to report.

"Isn't this exactly what you hoped for?" Fang Xian laughed loudly, "I'll give you a chance to have a fair confrontation with him."

"It's a great honor." Gruhart was obviously eager to give it a try, but then he showed a sad expression, "Admiral... There is another piece of bad news."

"Ah."

"Your friend...she defended Amsterdam heroically."

"You mean Lilu?"

"Yes, Admiral." Gruddat bowed his head in silence.

Fang Xian was silent for a while, and finally sighed: "Not all friends have happy endings, she should run away."

He said, took out the handkerchief Lilu gave him a long time ago, and rubbed it gently.

"He is fighting like you, Admiral." Gruhart said, "The survivors said that she fought to the last moment, and finally the British army had to sink her battleship to enter the port..."

"Like me." Fang Xian said with a wry smile, "I would definitely run away in this situation. Back then, I fled from Macau to Indonesia. Why didn't she know about this?"

"Admiral, in the legend, you never escaped. The legend only records your glorious side."

"Okay." Fang Xian waved his arm and let the handkerchief fly into the air, "This is her choice."

Seeing that Fang Xian wasn't too sad, Gruhart breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said: "The Dutch fleet has already begun to return, and they hope to join us in fighting against the British."

"The sailors need to rest. We have been fighting for too long." Fang Xian shook his head, "Go to Beihai in 10 days."

"But Admiral... time waits for no one."

"I don't want the sailors to riot. Are you afraid that the British will hit Hamburg? This is not your judgment."

"..." After Gruhart was silent, he still accepted the boss's order.

Hayreddin witnessed the whole process, and after Gruhart left, he sighed: "I'm sorry, my friend, I made an oath not to sail out of this sea area."

"It's okay, that's the last enemy in the world, I can handle it."

For half a month after the Anglo-Dutch war, the British army occupied Amsterdam.

The Dutch fleet had not received support from the Fang Navy for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it and started the war first. The entire navy, including the Kuhn fleet, suffered heavy losses under the British artillery fire. This was the first real battle they had witnessed. The battle, after several firefights, the Netherlands was defeated.

Kuhn fled all the way to Lisbon, where he finally saw the Fang Family Navy who was being repaired.

Although he already hated this unhurried guy in his heart, he could only beg him to go north as soon as possible on his face.

In fact, Fang Xian did not intend to procrastinate. Because the plan to annihilate Spain to unify the Mediterranean was too urgent, the fleet had to rush to the Mediterranean without stopping after the Battle of the New World, and together with Hayreddin to defend against Bashar. After a long battle, the sailors I am exhausted, especially when facing an enemy like Britain, we must ensure the best condition of the fleet.

Now the whole world knows that the Netherlands and the Fang family navy are allies, and the whole world also knows that the Fang family navy wiped out Barudis with a round of bombardment. The British are never stupid, and they must have something to rely on if they dare to go to war at this time Fang Xian didn't dare to be careless.

Now that the Dutch navy has almost been wiped out, Fang Xian is not in a hurry. At the same time, he urgently recalls Li Huamei, who is far away in East Asia, and prepares a large and well-equipped Spanish sailing fleet for her.

(End of this chapter)