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Chapter 991, British Pirates

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    The Atlantic Ocean turned eastward into the Biscay Sea, and more than fifty warships were advancing mightily on the sea. Among them were twenty Ming warships led by Tian Erniu, and the other thirty or so warships were all  Spanish warships.

    It had been a few days since they left Portugal. The Portuguese wisely chose to spend money to buy peace. They first paid gold, silver and treasures worth two million taels to the Ming Dynasty and Spain. The later war reparations were adopted.  The form of installment payment is divided into thirty years.

    Daming naturally had no problems at all and was not afraid that Portugal would not pay back the money. However, Spain was very dissatisfied and finally negotiated.

    Portugal used more than 20 warships and agreed to employ the Spanish in exchange for Spain's agreement to make installment payments.

    So the Spaniards, who originally had only a dozen warships, suddenly expanded to more than 30 warships. They continued to be commanded by Almeida and Carster, and followed Tian Erniu's fleet to attack England and France northward.

    When the Triple Alliance attacked Spain, the British and French naval forces were responsible for blocking the Bay of Biscay in the north of Spain. At the same time, France blocked the Mediterranean Sea.

    When Tian Erniu came, there were fifty-five warships, and they were also divided into two teams. One team attacked Portugal and the north, and the other team entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar.

    "There is news from Zhao Houhou. They seem to have encountered a little trouble on the Mediterranean side. The Ottoman Empire does not seem to be friendly to us."

    Tian Erniu said looking at the distance and Jiang Liang beside him.

    "The Ottoman Empire is still quite powerful in the Mediterranean. They occupy some areas on the southern coast of the Mediterranean, but they mainly rely on pirates to occupy it."

    ¡°The pirates of the Ottoman Empire were very ferocious, comparable to the famous Viking pirates in European history. They even plundered cities along the Mediterranean coast of Spain in the past few years.¡±

    ¡°As for the coastal cities in France and Italy, they were almost all slave-catching grounds for Ottoman pirates.¡±

    Jiang Liang is very familiar with the situation in Europe. When it comes to the Mediterranean, he can tell the situation almost immediately.

    "Then it seems we have to end the war in the north as soon as possible to support the monkeys."

    Tian Erniu said with some worry.

    "That's not the case. With the strength of our warships, we will definitely have no problem dealing with the pirates of the Ottoman Empire. What's more, we can also get support from the Spanish on the Mediterranean side."

    "However, it is not easy to obtain a colony on the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Spanish probably will not allow us to interfere in matters here."

    Jiang Liang thought for a while and shook his head slightly.

    "But occupying a colonial point on the south bank of the Strait of Gibraltar is what Liu Gongzi meant. The Strait of Gibraltar is the intersection of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the throat. Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the Mediterranean Sea."

    Tian Erniu thought for a while and said.

    "We can only say that we will try our best. Mr. Liu's layout has always been very long-term."

    "We also need to get an island on the British side. Then we can open a gap on the Western European side."

    Jiang Liang nodded slightly and said, he may not have thought the Strait of Gibraltar was so important before, but with the rise of maritime colonization and maritime trade, places like the Strait of Gibraltar have become very important, a choke point.

    ¡°Dang~dang~¡±

    At this moment, the lookout on the mast sounded the alarm.

    "There are enemy ships~There are enemy ships~"

    When Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang heard this, they quickly picked up their binoculars and looked over.

    In the sea directly ahead, there are three warships cruising leisurely, with the British flag and red cross flag hanging on them!

    "It's an English pirate!"

    Jiang Liang recognized it as soon as he saw the flag hanging on the ship.

    "Ready to fight!"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: Sailing on this sea is very boring, and now I finally feel alive.

    As Tian Erniu¡¯s order was conveyed, the surrounding warships suddenly began to move, like a pack of wolves, constantly dispersed on the sea, forming a huge net and surrounding the three English warships.

    "Haha, it's an English pirate~"

    "Kill them!"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?The sword shook like a shadow, blood spread on the deck, and from time to time someone fell into the water.

    There was not much suspense in the battle. The English pirates had too few ships and too few people. They were quickly defeated by the Spanish. A large number of people were killed, but there were also many people who took the initiative to attack the Spanish.

    "Why are these British people dressed in rags like beggars?"

    Tian Erniu, who was watching from the side, looked at these British people and couldn't help but say.

    "The British are indeed relatively poor. They are far inferior to the Portuguese and Spanish, otherwise they would not be pirates."

    "However, if these people fall into the hands of the Spanish, they will probably die."

    Jiang Liang said with a smile.

    I saw that on the three English battlefields, the Spaniards were playing a game, tying all the surrendering Englishmen tightly, and then throwing them all into the cold sea one by one.

    Every time a person was thrown away, the Spaniards on the surrounding ships would shout excitedly, while the British who were about to be thrown into the sea were struggling in fear.

    This game is one of the favorite games of pirates, and it is also one of the most cruel punishments on the sea, being drowned alive or freezing to death in the sea.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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