On the sea, dozens of French warships were riding the wind and waves rapidly along the coastline to the west, heading for the port of Goa.
On the flagship Ocean Flower, Alfonso sat in the cabin with a frown on his face, his eyes empty and wandering, and his expression lonely.
Alfonso has been suffering for the past few months. After escaping from the seaport of Malacca, he suffered great stress.
One of the reasons for replacing Almeida was because of his defeat in the war with the Ming Empire. Prince William persuaded the king and nobles to agree to change the commander in order to reverse the defeat of Manchuria and Champa Port. Maintain the East Sea.
of dominance.
In fact, Almeida's fault was not serious enough to warrant dismissal. It was simply that the failure of the battle caused losses to the interests of the kingdom and the nobles. Only by grasping this, Prince William, could persuade them to acquiesce in Almeida's removal.
However, after Alfonso was replaced, not only did he fail to reverse the situation and defeat the Ming Empire's fleet, but he quickly lost the port of Malacca. This simply made the nobles in France very angry.
The most irritated person is Prince William. This matter is related to the hidden ambition in his heart. Only when the Eastern Fleet reverses the defeat and Alfonso secures his position as commander-in-chief can William have control of this powerful fleet. He can hold the East in his hands.
Only in the fleet will William have the opportunity to realize the secret desire in his heart.
Alfonso failed him and put him in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
When Prince William's messenger arrived at Guri Port, he pointed his nose at Prince William and cursed Alfonso as an unlearned waste who had failed to respect him. He threatened to send Alfonso to a military trial and accept the punishment.
The anger of the king and the noble senate.
Alfonso was so frightened that in addition to writing a letter asking for Prince William's forgiveness, he also begged his ex-wife to speak kindly to Prince William in a very humble tone. His ex-wife who was given to Prince William did have some affection.
I blew the pillow wind in Prince William's ear and really said a lot of good things for him.
But good words don't work. There must be a good excuse to deal with this matter. Otherwise, we can't explain it to the king and nobles.
So Alfonso racked his brains and wrote a letter, explaining to the country the whole story of the loss of the Port of Malacca. The first responsibility naturally fell on Almeida.
Alfonso said that the Eastern Fleet under the leadership of Almeida had neglected training, and had always withheld military pay and exploited soldiers. It had embezzled the maintenance funds for the Eastern Fleet's ships, firearms and ammunition, causing the ships and firearms to be damaged, and the soldiers' morale was low and they were unable to fight at all.
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In addition, Alfonso also said that Almeida colluded with the Ming Empire, dug in and out, and tried to establish an overseas country and an alliance with the Ming Empire. To this end, he gave his daughter Helena to the Duke of the Ming Dynasty as a lover.
It was his daughter who stood in the way of the war, betrayed intelligence, and colluded with people within the fleet to cause trouble.
Alfonso said that he had tried his best to eradicate the traitors. During the Battle of Malacca, he tried his best to preserve his strength and evacuated more than twenty warships intact, thus preserving the main force of the Eastern Fleet and avoiding the most serious consequences.
Alfonso also said in the letter that he had drawn up a new plan. He would use the Port of Colombo, Guri and Goa as strongholds, adopt a strategy of luring the enemy deep into the sea, and lure the fleet of the Ming Empire across the ocean to attack. They would
Destroyed in the sea of South Asia.
Alfonso asked His Majesty the King and the Council of Nobles to give him time so that he could truly take over the preparation of the Eastern Fleet. And to give him time to implement the plan, Alfonso made a guarantee that if he could not reverse the situation, he would be willing to accept any trial. Even if he could not reverse the situation, he would be willing to accept any trial.
He was burned at the stake.
Alfonso's letter was read out by Prince William at the Royal Council. Under the urging and persuasion of Prince William and his party members, most people accepted his reasons and plans. On the one hand, the situation is like this, no matter who else will go there.
It may not work. On the other hand, it can be seen that Prince William still wants to let Alfonso regroup and give him a chance to prove himself.
Ever since, something magical happened. Alfonso was not punished, but was supplemented by more than ten warships.
After all, King Manuel and other nobles also understood that the fleet of the Ming Empire was serious this time. They not only wanted control of the Malacca Strait, they wanted the entire waterway in South Asia and even Africa, and they wanted to take over all the waterways.
Routes and trade are to replace the Franco Kingdom's position in the east. They want to drive the Franco Kingdom's power out of the east.
This is obviously intolerable and unacceptable. Having tasted the taste of colonizing overseas and becoming a maritime hegemon, and seeing the bright future of the kingdom, the people of Franji are naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity to rise, which involves huge interests and dominates the world.
.With the small territory of Folangji Country, its barren products and pitiful land, they must expand. Otherwise, sooner or later, they will be swallowed up by other countries and annihilated in the long river of history.
Alfonso breathed a sigh of relief after learning that his blame-shifting and sophistry got away with it. But he knew in his heart that his wishful thinking might not come true. If what he boasted about could not come true, he would still be unable to explain it.
So in the past time, he really racked his brains and thought of many ways, including plans to attack the Ming Dynasty's troops, including blackmailing the Jialuo Empire and the Ceylon Empire, intimidating them to use ships and troops to help him meet the enemy.
During this period, something happened that made Alfonso really nervous. That was Prince William sent someone to inform Alfonso two months ago that Almeida had returned to the country. She was still thinking about staying in Manchester.
He revealed his conspiracy to King Nuer and wanted to persuade the king to punish Prince William and Alfonso.
However, they didn't even see the king's face at all. The day after they escaped back to Franchi Country, Prince William got the news. Prince William's men were captured in the castle of a winery outside Lisbon.
Almeida.
Although the news leaked during the operation, Almeida's daughter Helena escaped, but Almeida was caught. The former commander-in-chief of the Eastern Fleet was actually half-dead. When Prince William appeared in front of him
, he only said, "God will punish you," and then said nothing. Three days later, Almeida died.
Alfonso was really shocked when he heard the news. Almeida actually escaped back to the country alive. If he saw His Majesty the King, he didn't know what would happen. It was really shocking.
Fortunately, this old guy finally died. From now on, he no longer has to worry about this person causing trouble. To be honest, Alfonso is still in awe of Almeida. He knows that he is not as good as Almeida, but this world is not
Destiny is determined by ability. Almeida blocked Prince William's way and blocked his own way. He deserves to die.
However, the development of things made Alfonso feel more and more uneasy. Especially a month ago, the news of the fall of Coulombo Port made Alfonso almost mad. Although he did not place his hope on Munilla
They could defeat the Ming Dynasty fleet, but the combined strength of Ceylonese and Munilia was not a small number. They did not even kill a single enemy warship, and the entire army was destroyed.
Munilia died at the hands of the Ceylonese. In fact, even if Munilia escaped, he would not survive. This fool deserves to go to hell. He does not deserve to live.
The cunning and ferocity of the Ming Empire's army also made Alfonso uneasy. They attacked on a hurricane night and took huge risks. These people were simply desperadoes, even more desperate than Franco's soldiers.
They also kill people
They showed no mercy. The Ceylonese people were so unruly and obedient under their slaughter. If the Folangji people were compared to ferocious beasts, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Empire were like devils. Their ferocity and methods were beyond compare.
No less than the Folangji people.
Alfonso was forced into a last-ditch situation. This was also his last chance. In the two ports of Guri and Goa, with the support of the Gallo Empire, he had to defeat the fleet of the Ming Empire. Alfonso had no other options
To make a choice, he must go all out.
Fortunately, so far, the fleet of the Ming Empire has fallen into the trap as he hoped. They attacked the port of Goa, which is exactly what Alfonso wanted to see. This time, he will lead the Eastern Fleet while they
He suffered heavy losses at Goa Port and launched a fierce attack when he was exhausted. This time, Alfonso wanted to shock the world and achieve the most glorious victory in his life. From now on, he will no longer be a despised character, and his reputation will shock the ocean.
, astonishing the entire Western world.
Alfonso was sitting in the cabin, looking at the sparkling sea under the endless sunshine. At the current speed, they would arrive at the Port of Goa in three days at most. At this moment, the Port of Goa should already be under gunfire.
There must have been fierce fighting scenes for days. The Duke of the Ming Dynasty must have felt the power of Goa Port's defense system and the powerful counterattack of the guards.
I hope he will not give up and run away. Yes, he will not do that. The soldiers and horses of the Ming Empire will definitely not slip away, because they have no retreat, and they will not leave a way for themselves.
Alfonso's mood improved a little, his brows relaxed a little, he picked up a glass of red wine, and slowly brought it to his mouth.
At this moment, the sunlight at the entrance to the ship's hall dimmed, and the tall figure of his deputy, Captain Marbury, appeared at the door. He was holding a slender sheepskin bag. Alfonso recognized that it was a message.
A leather pouch that holds letters tied to the feet of a raven or a sea eagle.
"Sir Alfonso! News from Goa Port." Marbury said in a deep voice.
"Haha, I guess the news is coming. Captain Jersey must be scared and asked when we can arrive." Alfonso put down his wine glass with a smile.
"I guess so."
Marbury smiled and handed the leather bag to Alfonso. Alfonso opened the knot, took out the letter folded into a tube, and slowly unfolded it.
"Dear Lord Alfonso, I have to inform you of some disturbing news. The Ming Dynasty's fleet has been stationary on the sea outside our harbor and has not launched an attack. Just now, they left. I
Feeling a little uneasy, they seem to be brewing
What a conspiracy. So, let Haiying report this news to you. And, according to your request, we verified the number of their warships. They have four armored warships in our sight. Not the six you mentioned.
.…Yours faithfully, Jersey.”
Alfonso frowned and looked at the words written by Captain Jersey's crooked quill on the parchment, and fell into deep thought.
Marbury came over and looked at the words on the piece of paper and frowned: "What are the people of the Ming Empire doing? They didn't attack? What are they waiting for? Why are there only four armored ships? Are the other two armored ships hiding?
At sea? Didn't this fool Jersey not see it?"
Alfonso stood up suddenly, and the note in his hand fell down and fell to the ground.
"Lord Alfonso, what's wrong with you?" Marbury asked in shock, seeing Alfonso's dark and terrifying face.
"Damn, cunning Orientals, bastards who deserve to go to hell. We...we are probably fooled." Alfonso squeezed out this sentence word by word through his teeth.