Dongfang Yue looked at the Portuguese warships waiting on the sea, and then at the warships at the port heading towards the open sea quickly. She looked very hesitant.
If he starts a war with Spain here, he will definitely not get much benefit. If he is not careful, it is very likely that the fleet in front of him will be ruined here.
You must know that in order to build the fleet in front of you, the Japanese king and the many famous names who supported the Japanese king tightened their belts and managed to build this fleet.
Its mission is to open up vast colonies in West Africa, not to die fighting the Spanish here in vain.
Although Sao Tome Island is very important, if there is a chance, we will definitely find a way to get it back, but at the moment, it is really not suitable to fight with the Spaniards, and there will be no bargains and benefits.
After much thought, Dongfang Yue decided to send someone up to have a good negotiation with the Spaniards and check carefully. At the same time, the fleet also turned around and headed towards the only Japanese colony on the West African continent, Sunset City in Gabon.
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"Hmph~"
"You guys know each other~"
Duke Colster looked at the departing Japanese fleet and showed a victorious smile.
The people of Japan are now mute and it is very difficult for them to eat Coptis chinensis.
Even if he has a grudge, he can only cause trouble to the Portuguese now.
Of course, the Portuguese were even more unjust.
After finally concentrating the efforts of the whole country to build a fleet, they were suddenly attacked by the Spaniards and buried here. The key is that they are still hated by the Japanese, which will cause trouble in the future.
"The Japanese sent a ship over and wanted to investigate in detail."
Adjutant Real came over and said.
"Let them investigate slowly. It's all done by the Portuguese anyway. It's none of our business."
Duke Colster said very roguely.
"Yes, I understand!"
Real immediately knew what to do and hurriedly went to receive the Japanese people.
"San Antonio Island is occupied by the Persians. This is the first time the Persians have dealt with them. However, it is said that they were blocked in the Persian Gulf by more than a dozen Portuguese ships and could not get out. There is nothing to be afraid of after thinking about it.
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"For the sake of long nights and long dreams, we will send a fleet to capture this island tomorrow."
"These Japanese people came to West Africa with such a huge fleet. They are definitely not here for tourism and vacation. They are definitely looking for trouble."
"When the time comes, instead of attacking our Spanish colonies, we will definitely rob other people's colonies, the Ming Dynasty's colonies. The Japanese will definitely not rob them. If they can, the only ones left will be the colonies of Portugal, France, England, and the Persians.
Already."
"The geographical location of San Antonio Island is similar to that of Fernando Island (now Sao Tome Island, he changed its name). If you occupy it, you can spread the entire Gold Coast."
Kolster came to the map again, studied it carefully, and soon decided to send a fleet to attack San Antonio Island tomorrow.
On the other side, on the sea was the Japanese fleet heading towards Sunset City.
The more Dongfang Yue thought about it, the angrier she became.
The Japanese finally managed to grab two colonies in West Africa, one was São Tomé Island and the other was Sunset City in Gabon, but now one was taken away by Spain all at once.
It can be said to be a heavy loss!
Colonial competition here in West Africa is very fierce.
Colonists from all over the world were like jackals, tigers and leopards snatching the last piece of meat in the world. They all grinned and refused to lag behind.
Obtaining each colony is not an easy task. It requires a lot of financial, material and manpower investment. The key is to always be wary of being robbed by other colonists.
"We can't just let this matter go. We Japanese people can't take away our things so easily~"
"Portugal, a small country, dares to grab colonies from our Japanese country, so don't blame us for being rude."
Dongfang Yue thought of this and immediately said: "Bring me the map~"
Soon, his men quickly brought over a map with all the colonial strongholds currently known in West Africa clearly marked on it.
Very quickly and skillfully, I found several Portuguese colonial strongholds on it and circled them with a pen.
“Lagos~”
“Luanda~”
Dongfang Yue looked at the two circles on the map and smiled immediately.
Lagos is a good place, with fertile land and rich products, rich in gold, silver and ivory, and it can also radiate a huge land behind it.
This is the latest colonial settlement developed by Portugal, and it is also the most important colonial settlement in the Gulf of Guinea besides São Tomé Island.
As for the location of Luanda, it is in the southwest corner of Africa and was later the capital of Angola.
As early as 1482, the Portuguese Diogo Caio led a fleet to arrive here for the first time and began to colonize here, trafficking gold, silver, ivory and slaves here.
At the same time, over the years, with the rise of the Ming Empire, the people of the Ming Dynasty liked all kinds of precious trees. The ebony, white sandalwood, and rosewood produced here also made the Portuguese very rich.
Therefore, Luanda has become one of Portugal's most important colonial strongholds in West Africa. Even after being defeated by Spain twice, the Portuguese refused to cede it to the Spanish.
Regarding the colony of Luanda, not only the Spanish, but also the French, English, Japanese, Koreans, and Persians coveted it.
Now, the opportunity has come, and we can finally use the Sao Tome incident as an excuse to send troops to Luanda.
"Pass my order to divide the troops into two groups, go all the way north to attack Lagos, and go all the way south to attack Luanda."
"A small country like Portugal and barbaric European barbarians do not deserve to have such a rich colony!"
Soon, Dongfang Yue began to issue orders.
The fleet that originally headed for Sunset City in Gabon was quickly divided into two fleets. One was headed north to Lagos by Dongfang Yue himself, and the other was headed south by Kojiro to attack Luanda.
Takajiro was also a direct member of the Daimyo family that supported the Japanese state. The entire family changed their surname to Takao, and it is said that they even went to the Ming Dynasty to recognize their ancestors.
More than 30 warships parted ways on the sea, heading toward their respective targets with great force.
A few days later, the northward fleet led by Dongfang Yue successfully arrived in the waters off Lagos.
At this moment, the Portuguese here in Lagos still have no awareness or preparation.
Kane, the governor of Lagos, is thinking about continuing to expand inland.
The location of Lagos was the location of the later Nigerian port of Lagos. At this time, the vast land radiated by Lagos was still under the rule of the Songhai Empire, a powerful country established by the indigenous people of West Africa.
The Songhai Empire is now at a period of great strength and national power. Under the rule of Emperor Daoud, the Songhai Empire is in a period of resurgence, which is very different from other parts of Africa.
The Portuguese also used various methods, including coercion and inducement, playing rogue, and many other methods. Finally, after paying a huge fee, they leased Lagos from the Songhai Empire to dry their goods.
This is exactly the same as the occupation of Macau in history.
Lagos is not very big. After all, you don’t need a big place to dry goods. The Songhai Empire is also wary of the Portuguese because Portugal has been trying to invade and colonize the Songhai Empire for decades.
It always ended in failure.
"Damn Daoud, this Songhai Empire is rich in gold, ivory, has a very large population, and the land is fertile and vast. If we can colonize here, our great Portugal will definitely gain huge benefits."
"But this Daoud didn't give us a chance at all. It was difficult to get to this Lagos on loan. It will be difficult to go further."
Kane looked at the map and looked helpless.
To be honest, although the Songhai Empire is known as ZTE and is the most powerful empire in West Africa, it is only in Africa. When it comes to the whole world, it is nothing at all.
It's just because Portugal is a small country and weak, so it can't send out enough troops. If it were Spain or the Ming Dynasty, conquering the Songhai Empire would be nothing.
"I hope everything goes well for Duke Anthony. When the time comes, he can use force to teach Daoud a lesson and let him know how powerful we Portuguese are, so that he will be more obedient in the future."
Soon, he thought of the fleet led by Duke Anthony.
He received news from Portugal that Duke Anthony had led a powerful fleet to West Africa. Not only did he want to regain Sao Tome Island, he also wanted to go to war with the Songhai Empire in Lagos to obtain more information.
With many interests and colonies, it is best to sign an exclusive trade agreement with the Songhai Empire, monopolize trade with the Songhai Empire, and at the same time make the Songhai Empire a Portuguese colony.
Thinking of this, he stood up and came to the window and looked at Lagos in front of him. The whole of Lagos was very busy. The Portuguese were working hard to build forts, houses and ports. In order to colonize this place for a long time, these were necessary.
"Dang~dang~"
However, at this moment, a rapid siren sounded. When Kane heard it, he suddenly became excited and hurriedly walked out with the telescope.
"What happened?"
"Are there pirates?"
"Or are people from the Songhai Empire coming?"
Kane asked quickly, very nervously.
"Ships, many ships, all big ships~"
The lookout's voice came from the lighthouse. Kane quickly looked to the sea and saw on the vast sea, a dozen large ships flying the Japanese flag were approaching in a mighty manner. The cannon holes on them had all been opened.
The cannons at each door are ferocious and terrifying.