The Portuguese maritime general organized a maritime force of only 2,000 men to assist Long Yan.
Portugal did not have the capital to build steam battleships and still used old wooden sailing ships.
But the equipment on the soldiers, de Janeiro has equipped them with the best level in the country.
Although they still use muskets, which are extremely ancient weapons.
But it is also the best equipment that Portugal can produce now.
Since being controlled by the Spanish dynasty and experiencing the rise of Britain and France, Portugal's imperial position has been precarious.
It was a huge cost for them to be able to assemble such a force.
Although Janeiro believed that their troops were going to die by crossing the ocean to support Long Yan.
However, he did not think that Long Yan would be completely defeated by the French team.
They may lose, but they may not be defeated.
Longyan's power in America is not strong, and it cannot be compared with France at all.
However, the overall strength of Long Yan's country is not weak at all. Even if Long Yan loses the war in America, France will not be able to defeat Long Yan.
The Longyan people will come back sooner or later.
Qi Longyan's navy is very powerful, and the French navy cannot defeat it.
Janeiro signed an agreement with the entire Long Yan Kingdom, not an agreement signed by Long Yan City.
For De Janeiro, it is enough that he only needs to fulfill his obligations under the agreement.
Now that the first wave of aid from Long Yan is on the way, this is an opportunity that their Portuguese colony must seize.
Each of these countries in the Americas has its own ideas.
France wants to invade the Mississippi River basin, and even more, wants to occupy Longyan's canal.
Britain and France were fighting over colonial areas.
The most fundamental reason for the colonial expansion of the two countries is the plunder of resources. The Mississippi River area has a lot of arable land, and this arable land is an important area for the development of plantations.
The water resources here are abundant and very suitable for human migration.
Spain's goal is the Panama Canal dug by Long Yan.
They had known for a long time that Long Yan was digging a waterway in Panama, and now that it was almost completed, they revealed the news to Richard.
It's for this reason.
Only then will they reveal the news to the British.
When the French and British learned that Long Yan was going to build a golden waterway in the Isthmus of Panama, they would never watch Long Yan's power grow in America step by step.
Long Yan already has a waterway that can control the lifeblood of most countries in Europe. If they have a canal that can connect the two oceans.
The maritime supremacy of France and Britain will be completely shaken, and not only the interests in the Americas, but even the interests in Africa will be greatly affected.
The Spanish leader expected that the French would not sit idly by and the result was just as he thought, everything was developing as he expected.
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At this time, Europe.
France.
Although the war on the European continent has stopped, France is not idle at all on the battlefields outside the European continent.
At sea, their troops fought against Xie Fang in Australia.
Trying to annex the entire Australia and obtain the technology laboratory established by Long Yan in Australia.
For this reason, France needs to continuously transport warships.