In the East Atlantic, due to the warm Atlantic current, even though the European side is relatively high in dimension, the climate is still very mild, much warmer than other areas at the same latitude. Even though it is the coldest month of winter, the Iberian Peninsula is still not
It is too cold, but it is much warmer and humid than Beijing, Liaodong and other places in the same dimension.
The coalition of Britain, France, and Portugal has been fighting Spain for nearly a year. France and Portugal are responsible for attacking Spain from the north and south on land.
The United Kingdom is responsible for blocking the ports and waters in the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Spain, France is responsible for blocking the ports and waters in the Mediterranean to the south of Spain, and Portugal is responsible for blocking the ports and waters in the southwest Atlantic.
The two sides have conducted hundreds of naval battles in these three sea areas. As for the battle on land, there is no stopping. Although the strength of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces is strong, Spain during this period is the most glorious and most glorious in its history.
During the strong period, coupled with the support of Ming Dynasty, it has been able to persist until now.
However, the British and Portuguese naval blockades are becoming more and more severe. Spain's most famous port of Cadiz has been blocked by Portugal for two months. Ships in Cadiz Port dare not leave the port, and neither do ships outside.
Arrive at the port of Cadiz.
This has dealt a heavy blow to the shipbuilding industry, slave industry, fishing industry, maritime trade and many other industries in the Port of Cadiz. A large number of people have lost their jobs and can only survive hard. At the same time, for the Portuguese who blocked the port
Full of resentment.
“Damn Portuguese rat~”
"They're as disgusting as flies~"
Kolster stood on a hillside next to the port and looked at the Portuguese warships cruising outside the port.
His life was originally very easy, because he was the first Spaniard to come into contact with the Ming people, and he was good at learning. He could speak Ming dialect and write some basic Ming characters. In addition, he was a navigator, so he
A lot of wealth was gained from the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Spain.
In the past, he often traveled back and forth between Golden Continent and Spain, earning a lot of wealth every time.
But now, as the war between the three countries and Spain becomes more and more intense, Spain is one against three, and ultimately it is difficult for Spain to defeat the four with two fists, and life is becoming more and more difficult.
Among them, the maritime trade industry was most affected. A large number of Spanish ships were sunk by the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces, and the ports were blocked. The trade between Spain and the Ming Dynasty suddenly fell into a cold winter.
Corster originally had several large ships, but all of them were sunk by Portugal, so now he can only stare here.
"Dong dong~"
The Portuguese warships cruising on the sea seemed to have heard Corster's curse. One warship turned around and bombarded the port of Cadiz to vent its dissatisfaction with the Spanish.
"Blow you Spanish bastards to death~"
On the battleship João, Albuquerque spat in the direction of Cadiz Port.
"Damn Spain, if you hadn't betrayed Europe and colluded with the Ming people, how could our European colonies in the Americas be destroyed overnight, and our Portuguese colonies in India were also destroyed by the Ming people.
It’s so clean that all our investment was wasted.”
Albuquerque was a Portuguese nobleman and a great navigator. His family invested in King Manuel I of Portugal's plan to open up the Eastern Route.
Everything originally went very smoothly. With Vasco da Gama opening up a route to the Indian Ocean, the Portuguese successfully occupied a colony in India, blocked the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and monopolized the spice trade with Tianzhu.
.
Relying on the spice trade, all those who originally invested have made huge profits.
But who knew that the Ming Dynasty would also soon enter Tianzhu. A big nobleman of the Ming Dynasty directly captured the Portuguese colony in Tianzhu, the Guli Kingdom, and completely expelled Portugal from the Indian Ocean, and also occupied the territory leading to the Indian Ocean.
The most critical South African region.
This suddenly cut off the Portuguese's path to maritime wealth. What's even more outrageous is that the Ming Dynasty also robbed Portugal of the 'True Cross Land' in South America and swept away the Portuguese colonial strongholds in South America.
All this caused the Portuguese maritime trade and colonization to suffer a heavy blow, and the investors' investments were all in vain. Although they were deeply resentful of the Ming people, they were too far away from them after all.
The Spaniards who allied themselves with the Ming Dynasty naturally became the Portuguese's punching bag. Of course, historically, Spain and Portugal had deep grudges. Spain in its prime wanted to annex Portugal, and Portugal wanted to annex Portugal.
Although he is small, he has always wanted to interfere in Spain's internal affairs.
In short, to put it simply, the Spaniards and the Portuguese are on the same page. It can even be said that the whole of Europe is on the same page. They have a lot of grievances and grievances between them.
"Give me a hard bombardment and kill these Spanish bastards~"
Albuquerque told his men that if it weren't for the coastal defense artillery in Cadiz Port, he would have killed them directly.
"Boom~"
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of shelling, shells roared towards the Port of Cadiz. But soon, the shore artillery in the Port of Cadiz began to fight back. The two sides went back and forth, fighting each other happily.
Almost.
“Damn Portuguese offal~”
Standing on the hillside, looking at the Portuguese warship that was firing, Kolster cursed again.
"There are also those hateful Ming people. They have always said they would support us in Spain. Why haven't we seen their fleet until now?"
Kolster cursed again.
He is very aware of the power of the Ming Dynasty. In America, he once chased pirates with the Ming Dynasty's warships. He witnessed the terrifying power of the Ming Dynasty's artillery. He also witnessed the powerful national power of the Ming Dynasty. He could immigrate millions of people to the country at will.
To the Americas, we can easily dispatch dozens or hundreds of large ships.
This is also the reason why Spain firmly formed an alliance with the Ming people, because the Ming people are really strong, so powerful that the Spanish do not want to offend the Ming people at all, so it is better to form an alliance wisely.
"It doesn't even take a month to get from Golden Continent to Europe, but it's been almost a year, and they are still suppressing pirates in the Atlantic Ocean. These pirates have all come to our home base in Spain."
"Damnable Daming people~"
Kolster cursed again.
However, at this time, he couldn't help but stand up, then opened his eyes wide, and looked at the sea outside Cadiz Port with some disbelief.
I saw between the water and the sky, there was a huge fleet heading towards the port of Cadiz. The scale of the fleet was very large, with huge warships, and bright yellow lights on the masts of the warships.
He could see the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag clearly even from a long distance away.
"Haha~"
"It's the people of the Ming Dynasty, it's the fleet of the people of the Ming Dynasty~"
"Thank God, thank God, you are finally here~"
Then Karster shouted with joy. One moment he was complaining that the Ming people had not come to support him, but the next moment he shouted excitedly.
He quickly mounted his horse and walked towards the port of Cadiz. He wanted to greet his Ming friend and give his Ming friend a warm hug.
"The people of Ming Dynasty are coming, the people of Ming Dynasty are coming~"
"The fleet of the Ming Dynasty has come to support, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty has arrived to support~"
In the Port of Cadiz, Carlster shouted excitedly while riding his horse.
Suddenly, everyone in the Port of Cadiz shouted excitedly. People came out one after another and hurried to the port, completely ignoring the Portuguese artillery fire. They wanted to see the Ming people and see how the Ming people were doing.
Picking up those nasty Portuguese bastards.
“He is really from Ming Dynasty~”
"I've seen their big ships and flags~"
Soon, the Spaniards in the Port of Cadiz crowded into the surrounding hillsides. Some people saw the mighty Ming warships in formation outside the sea, and they couldn't help shouting excitedly. The bright yellow dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty was really...
It's so easy to recognize, even from a long distance.
"Fifty-five large battleships~"
“It’s so awesome~”
"The Ming Dynasty is mighty!"
Some people counted the warships on the sea and screamed with excitement. Such a huge fleet was enough to sweep across the fleets of any country in Europe. What's more, the warships supported by the Ming Dynasty were all the largest warships.
That huge figure, like a giant ship, cut through the waves on the sea and attacked several Portuguese warships menacingly.
"Haha, kill these Portuguese bastards~"
"Send them into the sea to feed the sharks~"
"Don't let any one go~"
Seeing the Ming Dynasty's warships forming a formation on the sea, intending to eat all the Portuguese warships outside the Port of Cadiz, the Spaniards in the Port of Cadiz screamed with excitement again.
The Portuguese warships cruising outside the Port of Cadiz were originally venting their anger at the Port of Cadiz, but soon, their gunfire stopped abruptly.
"Battleship~"
"Battleships, so many battleships~"
When Albuquerque heard the report from his subordinates, he seemed a little unbelievable.
But when he turned around and looked out at the sea, his whole face couldn't help but change drastically.
"The battleship of the Ming Dynasty~"
"There are actually dozens of ships~"
"It's over~ It's over~"
"Escape~Hurry up~"
With almost no hesitation, Albuquerque issued the order to escape immediately. The contrast in strength between the two sides was too great, and there was no need to make meaningless sacrifices.
But just as he gave the order, the rumble of artillery fire sounded again.
