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This guy really drank too much. The Netherlands just ended its 80-year war with Spain and became independent. Who is his friend?

However, the scheming old businessman didn't tell him apart, he directly raised his wine glass and touched it crisply, and immediately drank it down. His face was greatly satisfied. Seeing Curt holding up an empty wine glass to signal, Philip was satisfied Laughed twice, turned around and went to find another drinking buddy.

But before he could leave, Curt held down his shoulder.

Wine is not so easy to drink. After drinking, you have to come up with some useful information. It is full of smiles, but Kurt's words go straight to the heart of this proud and indulgent prince.

"I heard that your country lost the Mexican colony..."

"It was the evil Orientals who used their tricks to instigate those ignorant and damned natives to rebel. This is why they took advantage of the righteousness of Spain and seized our colonies. However, the governors of Peru, Brazil, Argentina, etc. are ready to fight and wait for their opponents. After the British expedition is over, get the Mexican colony back immediately!"

Purring like a drunk cat, after yelling, he muttered Long live Spain again, and this guy carried it and went to the other end resentfully, looking for that lady lover to show off and vent.

These words made Curt feel a little more relaxed. The loss of Mexico made these Spaniards feel ashamed all the time. The important minister in front of the king's council uttered the truth after drinking. It seems that the Ming army stopped with Mexico and did not go south.

No one can cross the Atlantic Ocean without land supplies, and the tropical rainforests in South America are not so easy to conquer. According to this progress, the route from Ming to Europe will be blocked for a while, and Western Europe can still be stable for a few years Or ten years.

During this period of time, we must get the secret of the iron ships of the Ming army!play hard!Looking at a group of nobles from all over the world who were still talking about it, Old Cote made this determination viciously.

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The latitude of Europe is still slightly higher, and the latitude of Germany is already on the same side as Jilin in later generations. In addition, it is still at the end of the Little Ice Age. The snow did not stop until the end of April. At the beginning of the month, the raging war officially kicked off.

The population of Toulon has skyrocketed to 50 in a short period of time. More than half of the European dignitaries, businessmen, and landlords have gathered here to see off the fleet. Countless people have overwhelmed the crowded port, and some people are even crowded out. After entering the water, the Spanish sailors kept whistling and showing off on the boat, while the French Guards wearing silver medals lined up straight on the deck, each with their chests as straight as a rooster, but they didn’t know where they were. Can they still be so calm in the rough sea?

It is an unprecedented European coalition. A total of 11 countries have invested troops, the army has reached 3, the combined navy of the Netherlands and Spain has also reached 210, [-] four first-class sail capital ships, and thousands of troop carriers and material ships. The strip covers the narrow port of Toulon so that the blue of the sea can hardly be seen, and as far as the eye can see, all the sails are dangling there.

This time the scale of the expedition was so large that even the Pope came in person again. Among the guards of the French Guards, Mazarin, the palace minister, happily pulled the robe for the Pope. Hundreds of European nobles watched, His Majesty the Pope According to the tradition, he slammed a bottle of wine tied to the ram into the bow of the flagship Victory. There was a crisp crash, and the dark red wine flowed down the bow like blood. The loud cheers were also lively. Extraordinary raised.

"Conquer the heathens!"

"Bring the glory of God to that backward and greedy corner!"

"The glory belongs to us!"

The Holy See and the British Protestant Church have always been at loggerheads, but the cheers and shouts of honor made people think that this group of fat-brained guys would go to the battlefield in person!Hearing their cheers, Curt, who was indeed going to go to the battlefield in person, couldn't help but let out a heavy breath, and then moved to the other side of the deck of the Victory, leaning on a small walking stick.

Today is a good weather for an expedition. The sea is as calm as a mirror, and flocks of seagulls are circling circles without worry. From time to time, they dive and drop bombs on the deck. But he had to endure it with his face covered in bleach.

I don't know if I can live to the end of the war?

Swinging his walking stick, Kurt's dim old eyes became extraordinarily sharp. At least before meeting God, he wanted to completely eliminate the dangers in this corner of Europe for Holland and his descendants!

Finally, amidst Curt's impatience, a group of politicians finally ended their nonsense and brought the farewell ceremony below to an end. As the sailors creaked and pulled up the sails, the mighty fleet of the entire European power was assembled and formally sent to The British Isles marched, and the most famous and tragic East-West war in the seventeenth century also kicked off.

Chapter 9. Gentlemen's Entrance Ceremony

Britain is a legendary island. Even Julius Caesar, who named it 2000 years ago, returned to this land twice with regrets. Crazy pirates and a winding coastline are the impressions most western countries have of this neighbor at this time.

However, in this expedition, most of the nobles who accompanied the army still maintained an optimistic attitude. On the one hand, Britain was really backward at this time, and the bourgeois revolution had not yet been completed, allowing the capitalist monster to rapidly expand to establish the legendary sun never sets In terms of empire, in terms of strength, Britain at this time is not as good as Spain, let alone the opponent of the Allied Forces of the Fourteen Nations.

On the other hand, according to the news from the royal party in the UK, the dictator in charge of the UK at this time, Lord Protector Cromwell, is dead!

When the lord was reborn, he did make great military exploits. He led the parliamentary army to defeat the royalist army, and publicly executed King Charles I without precedent. Even two years ago, in domestic politics, he forcibly dispersed the parliament like the tyrant John I and practiced personal dictatorship.

But this time and space has Mao Jue as a variable. The British bourgeoisie, who were just a little bit tougher, didn't wait. He was immediately coaxed into Ming's warship. The British became the only designated agent of Ming. The British were in the Far East and in India. China's free trade has developed rapidly, like a frog boiled in warm water, enjoying the free trade bonus brought by Ming Dynasty too much, the British bourgeoisie has gradually become a vassal of Ming Dynasty.

Politically, Princess Mary of England was sent to Daming by this gang of unscrupulous councils, and became a child bride. As a result, time and space came to a break here, and she could have ruled comfortably until [-], until she died of illness. Renwell was retaliated by the hopeful Parliament and strangled to death in his mansion outside London.

After all, he was a military dictator. With his death, the generals of the military dictatorship and the parliament fell out again. In the city of London, the old royal party, the revolutionary faction of the parliament, and the military generals were hostile to each other, and there was not even a unified organizational leader. , How can such a country fight?

As a result, the entire western continent is optimistic about this expedition to Britain. Merchants gathered in Toulon, waiting to take over the spoils of Britain. The French nobles who once conquered Britain by Norman also gathered together, holding maps. Discussing how to divide the territory of the British after the war, even Prince Kong Dai, who is still imprisoned in Ming Dynasty, has been regarded by them as the best candidate for the next British king.

As far as Curt is concerned, he is not so optimistic. Britain still has strength, and once foreign enemies invade, the threat of dividing up resources exceeds the hatred of political enemies, and they will unite to fight together. This has already happened in history. There is a precedent, but Curt still has the determination to win. After all, his own side has too much advantage, but it may be difficult to attack the British inland in the later stage.

With this mentality of winning, the tactics of the multinational coalition forces are quite bold. They follow the tactics of the late Dutch general Michel Adrian, and after strengthening the English Channel, they go upstream along the Seine River and attack directly. London!Cut off Yingji's head first!

It seems that the weather has favored this expedition. The English Channel, which has always been rough and rough, is as well-behaved as a cat this time. In the bay, the fleet of this expedition to Britain can only be described as overwhelming. The main battleship is 68 meters long, and the distance between the two ships is 300 meters. It is more than 20 kilometers away in just one column. Because there are too many battleships, they can only move in parallel in three columns. Bay forward, this distance was not even visible to the fore ship's mast.

The mobilizing scene, as if the British were also frightened, the Royal Navy's twenty-odd capital ships and dozens of auxiliary ships only dared to take a look around the London Bay, and they had already retreated hastily. Even the aristocrats of the countries commanding the United Fleet felt contemptuous.

There were two golden tassels hanging on his shoulders, and the military uniform on his body was tied with a pure gold hole. The French general Gilles proudly held up his binoculars to watch the British counterparts retreat in disgrace. The city of London looked around, and finally, his eyes fell on the Big Ben in front of the Palace of Westminster in the center of the city.

Unspeakable greed bloomed on the face of this well-dressed field marshal, pointing to the resplendent and resplendent clock, in front of everyone, he shook his head pretending to sigh with emotion.

"What an exquisite work of art, it's hard to imagine that there are such treasures in this barbaric and backward country."

"It should belong to France and hang on the wall of Notre Dame!"

Gilles made an opening, and a group of people including Prince Philip of Spain also woke up like a dream. They raised their binoculars and looked at the city of London, dividing up the spoils. Bronze statues, and someone even planned to saw off the tower on London Bridge and take it back to Germany. They said it was a group of noble gentlemen, almost like a group of robbers.

However, things went surprisingly smoothly. The vanguard fleet sailed into the bay and reached outside the city walls of London without encountering any decent resistance. The French flagship Champagne, which rushed to the forefront, directly docked in the Thames River harbor area swaggeringly. Groups of sword-carrying French musketeers swaggered to occupy the empty pier.

It's just that he followed the queue and watched the French army musketeers and Spanish army spearmen landing in the Thames port. Curt always felt unreal, isn't it too easy?And it's a little too quiet. The quiet streets of London with a population of 35 don't even have a ghost. It's either fighting or surrendering. What are the Brits thinking?

In his mind, more than [-] years of life experience constantly corresponded to the scene in front of him, and all kinds of possibilities were rejected by Curt. At a certain point, such a scene popped up in his mind, a man wearing a whale An oriental man with the same big hat and a big feather fan jumped out suddenly, and brought two oriental pagan Taoist boys, ding ding dong dong, playing an empty city plan for him?

But soon, Cohen expelled this thought from his mind in a funny way, stepped on the ramming corner of the Victory's bow with one foot, and raised the binoculars high again.

But this time, the old Dutch jazz's smile froze. In the city, he finally found some popularity. Above the Palace of Westminster, a dozen small, ant-like people were hurriedly replacing the suspension. Next to the rice-shaped British flag, a black and faint flag was raised side by side. Two long beasts surrounded by Chinese characters in a red circle. An ominous premonition arose in my heart. Once again, I put the monocular The binoculars stretched out, but Curt almost didn't jump up.

Two dragons ascending to heaven, the ring of fire in the middle is Ming Dynasty, this is the flag of Ming Dynasty newly designed by Mao Jue!It is also the battle flag of the Ming Army!

Although he still doesn't quite believe that the Ming army can circumvent most of the world and appear here, the uneasiness in his heart has made Ke En can't wait any longer, he ran to the stern of the ship quickly, and sat on the life raft to rappel down first. Into the icy waters of the Thames.

How arrogant and boring this group of Western nobles are, Marshal Gilles of France, Prince Philip of Spain, Duke Andrew of Prussia, Duke Salazar of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a few guys lined up under the open London wall , the back was filled with French Guards and Spanish Conquistador infantry, and oil paintings were actually painted on the street.

Seeing Curt rushing over panting, Prince Philip curled his lips a little tiredly, but now that the Netherlands has become the French sponsor, Marshal Gilles enthusiastically waved to him, beckoning him to make room.

"Sir Cohen, come here!"

Where is the mind to paint?Out of breath, Cohen slammed his walking stick and yelled, "The situation has changed. The Ming army may have arrived in London first. Gentlemen, hurry up and occupy the city of London!"

Hearing this, Prince Philip became even more disgusted. He raised his sword full of contempt, and pointed at the nose of the old Dutch lord rudely and shouted.

"How timid is the Dutch businessman?"

"Well, anyway, the glory of occupying this gate belongs to Spain! Your Excellency Hollywood, you lead the first company of Royal Musketeers to capture this London gate, and put the sacred Spanish flag on it before painting!"

Following his roar, a captain of the Spanish army lined up on the sidelines shouted a chant, and led a group of Spanish cuirass musketeers and strode towards the open ancient Roman city gate, watching them all get in. In the doorway, Philip's pale old face covered in white lead powder, like a goblin, couldn't help showing even more disdain, while the rest of the nobles from various countries showed regret, and at the same time looked at the old Dutch lord who was sweating profusely. The look of ridicule was self-evident.

However, at this juncture, with a bang, the gates of the city wall below which were covered with spears slammed down, and the Spanish musketeer who was marching in the middle of the company had no time to dodge, and was directly tied into candied haws and crushed to death. Under the iron railing gate, when the captain in front turned his head in astonishment, he suddenly remembered the sound of heavy footsteps. When he turned his head again, the Ming army in black mandarin duck cotton armor with a flintlock gun had already appeared in front of them. Then, there was a rush of popping beans and white smoke filled the entire doorway.

Hearing the screams behind the white smoke, Ke En's old and heart-piercing roar rang out in the dazed noble circle for the first time.

"Run quickly~~~"

Chapter 9 and Eight. Tiger Watching He Xiongzai