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Chapter 426 United Fleet (Part 2)

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    As the speed of the "Sky Tiger Shark" gradually decreased, the huge fleet also slowly caught up. At this time, Qian Qingyi finally saw the entire fleet clearly!

    "Record!" Qian Qingyi ordered in a deep voice, and the watchman beside him immediately took out a leather notebook and pencil!

    "On October 24, the third year of the Apocalypse, a large fleet was discovered at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, with a total of thirty-six ships flying the Spanish and Dutch flags, including seven large Spanish Galenic ships and twelve medium-sized Galenic ships.  There are five large Dutch Galenic ships and twelve medium-sized Galenic ships. Judging from their sailing, they should be heading towards Manila!" Qian Qingyi held the telescope and spoke smoothly, and the lookout hand also recorded all his words!

    This is Zhu Youxiao's most fundamental change in the army. Originally, even the generals of the Ming Dynasty army were illiterate, but now Zhu Youxiao arranges training in the army so that ordinary soldiers can read and hyphenate. This has greatly improved the  The overall quality of the army!

    After observing carefully for a while, Qian Qingyi put away the telescope, took the lookout record book and stuffed it into his arms, and then climbed down the mast like a monkey!

    After landing on the deck, Qian Qingyi shouted: "Raise the mainsail and sail at full speed as originally planned, aiming for Manila!"

    The sailors responded and quickly raised the main sail. Under the influence of the wind, the "Sky Tiger Shark" was like a wild horse, plowing a long white track on the blue sea, and its speed increased in the blink of an eye.  It has been improved to 17 knots (34 km/h)!

    After the "Sky Tiger Shark" speeded up, on board the "Francis", the flagship of the huge fleet, there was a man wearing a well-dressed silk shirt, trousers and leather boots, with a red beard and red hair. He had a handsome appearance and a slim body but gave off a strong feeling.  The middle-aged man put down his exquisitely carved ivory telescope. This man was the Spanish Rear Admiral Marquis Alfonso Garcia, the commander of the combined fleets of Spain and the Netherlands this time!

    "Dear Jose, what kind of ship is that? Why is it so fast?" Commander Alfonso asked as he looked at the handsome young adjutant in his twenties with wisdom in his eyes!

    "Your Excellency, Commander, according to the merchants traveling between America and the Ming Dynasty, it is a new type of transport ship from the Ming Dynasty. This kind of ship is extremely fast, but because it has no ship building and the waterline is very deep, the people of the Ming Dynasty did not  There are no artillery installed on this kind of ship!" The handsome and high-spirited Adjutant Jose answered the commander's question professionally!

    "The people of the Ming Dynasty are really greedy and stupid!" Commander Alfonso said with a sarcastic smile: "They built such a beautiful and fast ship to make money, but they were not willing to equip it with enough weapons!"

    Adjutant Jose shrugged and said jokingly: "You are right, but I believe that when the Kingdom (Spain) gets such a boat, it will definitely make it the most ferocious shark on the sea!"

    Commander Alfonso was very happy that the first mate beside him had the same idea as him, and he couldn't help but smile on his face!

    Suddenly, Commander Alfonso seemed to think of other things. He glanced warily at the Dutch warship in the distance and said, "But we have to be careful about this matter with our coachman friends!"

    Adjutant Jose followed Commander Alfonso's gaze and smiled meaningfully: "I think you don't have to worry about our friends. They are almost like the people of the Ming Dynasty now. They only think about how to make money, and they have completely lost it."  Qualified to fight for world hegemony, I can¡¯t even believe that for the sake of profit, when the war between us and the Protestants continues, as supporters of the Protestants, they would actually offer to cooperate with us to attack the Ming Dynasty!¡±

    Commander Alfonso thought for a moment and nodded: "Dear Jose, I have to admit that your political sense is extremely keen. Our coachman friends are indeed too mercenary, but so what? They lost Ryukyu.  It also loses the most important source of wealth. This is just like we lost Manila. Driven by a common goal, enemies can also cooperate!"

    Adjutant Jose nodded and said: "You explained a very profound truth to me, but with my shallow knowledge, it is still difficult to understand what the Dutch do!"

    Commander Alfonso showed a meaningful smile and said: "You are still young, my dear Jose, but please remember that the biggest enemy of the kingdom now is those damn Protestants. In order to defeat them, the kingdom needs more people."  Wealth, in order to achieve this goal, it doesn¡¯t matter who you cooperate with!¡±

    At this point, Commander Alfonso took a deep breath and continued: "But I have a hunch that this operation against the Ming Dynasty will completely get us out of the financial crisis, thereby winning the war with the Protestants and retaking the world."  Dominance!"

    Adjutant Jose nodded and said, ¡°I very much agree with your point of view.The country has huge unimaginable wealth. As long as you conquer the Ming Dynasty, it is equivalent to conquering the second America. I have reason to believe that you will conquer the Aztecs just like Hernan Cortez did.  , conquer the ignorant and foolish Ming Kingdom, and you will definitely become the hero of the kingdom by then!  "

    Commander Alfonso was obviously very satisfied with this flattery. He twirled his beard proudly and said with a smile: "Order the fleet to move towards Manila at full speed. I hope to get there within half a month!"

    Adjutant Jose stood at attention and said: "I obey, Commander!"

    Under the command of this proud commander who dreamed of becoming a Spanish hero, the huge fleet moved towards Manila at full speed. Even Commander Alfonso did not care about the fact that his whereabouts had been discovered!

    In fact, according to the intelligence obtained by Commander Alfonso, after the Ming Dynasty occupied Manila, there was only a fleet of more than a dozen Galen ships protecting the South Sea routes, and this fleet was captured from the Spanish!

    And the largest warship in that fleet is only a medium-sized warship in his own fleet. It can be said that in Commander Alfonso¡¯s heart, that fleet has been sentenced to death!

    But what Commander Alfonso didn¡¯t know was that Ming¡¯s investment in Manila was far more than what he knew!

    As far as the fleet is concerned, in addition to the Nanhai Fleet responsible for the defense of Manila, there are also the Nanjing Fleet of the Guards and Li Dan's Nanyang Inspection Fleet. These three fleets combined have more than 120 ships, among which the Galen ship  Thirty-nine ships, forty Dafu ships, and more than forty other ships!

    This does not include the Ming armed merchant ships that the Manila Governor's Palace can recruit at any time. If these merchant ships are added, it will not be a problem for the Manila Governor's Palace to assemble a fleet of 300 ships!

    On the calm sea, the "Tianhu Shark" was moving at full speed. Its speed had reached an astonishing eighteen knots. At this speed, it only took the "Tianhu Shark" five days and five nights to see the scene.  Manila port!

    When approaching Manila Port, Qian Qingyi ordered the "Tianhu Shark" to slow down and enter the port. When the ship was stable, he took Sun Yuanhua, who was still sulking, to the Governor's Palace!

    As the captain of the training ship of the Ming Dynasty Military Academy, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Manila, also wanted to give Qian Qingyi face. Besides, Qian Qingyi also had a second-grade doctor from the Gewu Academy, so as soon as they were notified, the two of them were invited into the governor's palace!

    When Hong Chengchou saw these two men, he clasped his fists and smiled: "Master Sun, Master Qian, didn't you go to test the cannon? Why are you back so soon!"

    Sun Yuanhua was furious and silent, but Qian Qingyi took out the logbook and said: "Governor Hong, we discovered a combined Spanish and Dutch fleet at the entrance of the Strait of Malacca on October 24th, with a total of thirty-seven ships.  They seem to be here with bad intentions!"

    Hong Chengchou frowned and took the logbook and looked at it carefully, and then his brows gradually relaxed!

    "Hmph!" Hong Chengchou closed the diary and sneered: "Our Ming Dynasty captured Manila and Ryukyu. It seems that the Spaniards and the Dutch are anxious, but they made the wrong calculation this time. I will definitely let them  There¡¯s no coming back!¡±

    Qian Qingyi also said: "According to the speed of Galen's ship, it will take at least ten days for them to reach Manila from the entrance of the Strait of Malacca. This time is enough for the Governor to prepare. I don't think those foreigners would have thought that a dragnet has been prepared here waiting for them.  Got it!"

    "Hahahaha!" Hong Chengchou laughed and said, "That's true. I will organize ships to deal with this!"

    Hong Chengchou was also a ruthless man in later history. Now that he had accepted the Ming Dynasty's military-nationalist ideology instilled by Zhu Youxiao, he became even more unscrupulous in attacking foreigners. This time, the combined fleets of Spain and the Netherlands hit his hand.  Come on, these guys are unlucky!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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