From Chief to Ball

Regardless of luck or strength comparison, Drake died here after all, adding to the Catholic atmosphere and a sense of mystery in Holy Friday Port.

Since then, several confidantes in the archipelago have reached old age, dying and getting sick.Those characters who could stop children from crying, such as Drake and Hawkins, have become history after all.

There are no more figures or fleets that can threaten the port of Spain. Those pirates who used to be bullied are either stealing cattle or looting fishing villages. It seems that everything will return to calm.

Although Europe is still in chaos, as Henry IV converted from Protestant to Catholic, although the Nantes amnesty was issued to allow the freedom of Protestantism, it also appeased Catholicism and declared Catholicism as the state religion.Calais and those messy things in Italy also temporarily quieted down.

The signing of the Nantes Pardon allowed some French Protestants who were persecuted and massacred in the country to become pirates in the archipelago to settle down, and some had chosen to return to France.

The Franco-Spanish conflict temporarily subsided.

With the death of a group of old pirates such as Drake and Hawkins and the death of Queen Elizabeth, Britain is also in chaos.

The Irish uprising and the failure of the siege of Ostend made it impossible for the British to survive.

The disadvantages of the joint-stock privateer fleet and piracy policy have also gradually emerged. There is no danger of destroying the country after leaving the local waters, and the short-sightedness of the joint-stock fleet and businessmen has begun to appear.

They don't know anything about strategy, they just want to loot as much profit as possible, and they don't care about the strategic plan ten or twenty years later.

Britain and the West, who had been exhausted from fighting a year ago, finally signed a peace treaty. At least the British privateers could not be robbed with the flag of the United Kingdom. Spain gave up the restoration of Catholicism in the United Kingdom, and finally got the right to berth in British ports. The right to squeeze the Dutch...

In effect, Britain lost.

The conflict between Britain and Spain was temporarily reconciled.

With the withdrawal of the British, the Anglo-Spanish peace treaty prohibited the British from providing war assistance to the Netherlands, and the British troops in the Netherlands began to retreat. It seemed that the only enemy left in Spain was the Netherlands.

The three major conquests of Xiying, Xifa, and Xihe that lasted for decades are about to come to an end. Right now, it is really a scene of flourishing flowers and blazing fire.

At least in the two major colonial governorships, there are no large-scale enemies, and it is not the time when he took office 20 years ago that he might have to face wars, looting, and the intrusion of those well-known sea demon kings at any time.

Besides, even if there are still, the governors of the jurisdiction don't have to be afraid.Practice has proved that the geometry and architecture of Italian engineers are very high, and the fortress here is no longer easy for pirates to attack.

Under such circumstances, the life of the governor of the area cannot but be comfortable.

The governor is about to continue to read the new knight novel called "Don Quixote" after enjoying the afternoon tea, to see what interesting things will happen to that stupid self-proclaimed knight who regards the inn as a castle.

However, a report from an officer disrupted his plans.

"A huge fleet of unknown origin appeared on the nearby sea."

Chapter 25 Two Letters, One Book

In fact, since two days ago, Chen Jian's fleet had already circled the route near St. Friday Harbor, encountered several Spanish ships, and a fast ship transporting letters across the ocean from the Governor's District.

The news of the Grand Fleet could not be hidden. By the time Chen Jian approached the Holy Friday Port, the Spanish soldiers in the fortress were ready to fight.

Several communication clippers trained by Drake's last battle ten years ago have also passed the news of the discovery of a fleet here to the Governor's District and the rest of the ports.

The fleet that appeared clearly made the entire Spanish archipelago colony busy.The port is blocked, leaving the port is strictly prohibited, and soldiers are on standby at any time...

On the flagship Lanfang, Chen Jian and several officers observed the movement in the distance with binoculars.

An army officer put away the binoculars and praised: "Their forts are well built. From a geometric point of view, there are no dead ends."

The officer pointed to the place where the reefs were apparently scattered in the distance and said, "Unless we go there, shelling is inevitable."

Another naval officer said: "If you want to enter the port, at the current speed of the ship, you will be bombarded on the shore at least six to seven times. But if we are familiar with the terrain, the army can land from other places. But in the end it still depends on The advantage of the navy, otherwise the landed army will definitely be wiped out."

Seeing that the two officers were about to quarrel, Chen Jian stopped the quarreling two and said: "Don't discuss this issue, we are not here to fight."

Called Wei Yuan and asked him to take a small boat with a letter written by Chen Jian that was written in simple Latin words with completely incorrect grammar.

On the shore, the governor of the jurisdiction was also observing the fleet outside, and couldn't help but think of the legend that had been circulating this year.

The fleet is not huge, and the flagship is not an opponent of the main fleet at all, at least in terms of tonnage and size.

But here, it is still a force that cannot be underestimated, especially in the absence of the escort fleet.

This fleet was very vigilant, and did not approach rashly, but gave enough space for the Spanish fleet to encounter suddenly.

The style of these ships is weird, the flagship's hull is somewhat similar to the British ship, the low hull seems to have completely given up the battle - the low hull is the fatal weakness in the battle, The party who is good at picking strings can be condescending.

The style of the sail is more like the legendary Chinese sail, except that a small triangular sail is added to the bow. This kind of sail is very good at sailing against the wind and in places with variable wind directions. How fast is the specific speed? Can't know.

Obviously, several large ships of this fleet are obvious gunboats, while the rest are more like simple armed merchant ships.

The soldiers in the port were filled with anxiety and restlessness. No pirates had such a large fleet. The soldiers didn't know what these people were going to do, so they could only keep praying.

At this time, a smaller ship was separated from the fleet, and when it approached the cape threatened by the fort, it lowered its flag at half-staff, as if to pay tribute.

This is the semaphore that is used at this time, it is a respect for the owner of the port, and it also expresses that he does not want any accidents to happen.

After the flag was lowered halfway, the fleet in the distance began to turn, leaving enough space.

Ships with their flags lowered to half-mast also lowered their sails to half-half, an obvious sign of goodwill.

After consideration, the governor of the jurisdiction ordered to allow the ship to pass.

Soon, the ship docked, and a young man with blond hair and yellow skin stepped out of the ship, shouting "peace" in Latin with a strange tone.

There is only one word, and the pronunciation is extremely blunt, it sounds like it has been transferred by some phonetic method.

A letter was also handed over to the governor of the jurisdiction. The content of the letter was very simple, and it was all spelled out of grammatically incorrect words.

The general idea is the Council and King of the Republic, pay tribute to the King of Spain and the Duke of Lerma, and visit Valladolid across the ocean after a supply break, and visit Spain on behalf of the Council and King of the Republic of China.In addition, the admiral of the fleet needs to replenish supplies here and requests to call at the port.

Although the writing was very polite, the governor of the jurisdiction was also relieved, but then he felt a little uneasy.

I don't know anything about the other party, but the other party has obviously done their homework, whether they heard it from smugglers or pirates, at least they are not ignorant of the domestic situation.

It is no secret that the Duke of Lerma suggested that the royal family move from Madrid to Valladolid for personal gain, but the governor of the jurisdiction did not even know that the other party was a republic before that, let alone where the country behind this group of people was , how many people there are, whether they are rich or not, how the army is, what they believe in...

Know nothing.

At the back of this letter, there is also a delicate piece of silk framed with gold foil, written in square characters that seem strange to the governor of the area, and two huge seals are printed underneath.

It seems that this is used to submit official documents for state-to-state exchanges. The governor has never seen this weird way of submitting documents for exchanges between two countries, but he also knows that pirates or others will not use such detailed documents. Decorated with gold leaf.

At the same time, the young man who submitted the letter also brought three boxes of gifts, which were for the governor himself.

It is said to be a collection of glass, silk, and two fine flintlock pistols, as well as a chest of tea.

This is a very expensive gift, and the governor of the jurisdiction is very satisfied with it.

Furthermore, when it comes to two countries, not to mention him, even the governor of the governor's district is not qualified to decide.Since the other party expressed sincerity and did not commit any offensive behavior, he also expressed his intention to go to Europe. After getting the soldiers ready, the governor ordered the fleet to enter the port.

But the young man's only request is that the fleet does not need to lower the flag when it enters the port. After consideration, the governor decided to allow it.