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Chapter 1560 Robbery on the Road

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    That night, the convoy led by Colonel Tiago arrived at Cape Maisi, the easternmost point of Cuba.

    There is a navigation lighthouse at Cape Maisie, 77 kilometers away from Haiti.  On a clear night, you can even see the lighthouse located in the westernmost corner of Haiti from the lighthouse here.

    These two lighthouses are the most important markers of the Windward Channel. The escort fleet will sail to the midpoint of the two lighthouses, then turn south and follow the wind southward to the Jamaica Strait.

    If it turns early, it will be blown by the northeasterly wind to the east coast of Cuba, and it will take a lot of effort to adjust the trajectory.  If it¡¯s too late, of course it¡¯s a waste of time!

    Colonel Thiago has been on duty in the Caribbean for almost twenty years and has rich navigation experience. Of course, he will not make such a stupid mistake.  At eight o'clock that night, he issued an order to Lieutenant Colonel Aguero, the operational captain of the flagship, to maintain a night speed of one league and turn around at dawn.

    The lega is the length unit of the Iberian Peninsula in the Age of Discovery, also known as the sili, equivalent to 5572.7 meters.

    As for the operating captain, who is generally a civilian, he often spends his entire service period on a ship and is actually responsible for the navigation, supply and maintenance of the entire ship.

    ¡°Obviously, Spanish senior officials also know that relying solely on impetuous nobles is unreliable.  Sailors also often say that we can live without a captain, but we cannot live without an operating captain.

    They are the nannies and scapegoats of the noble officers, just like poor Colonel Oakende was to Major General Bamonde.  So after handing over the order, Colonel Thiago can rest assured. In his luxurious and spacious poop restaurant, he will entertain the ship's tax officers, inspectors and notaries, and mingle with these ship's bureaucrats who represent the king's interests.  Let¡¯s talk about how to carry out private goods, evade taxes, and steal the royal family¡¯s money.

    The Spanish aristocrats were fond of all-night banquets, and the banquets did not end until after three in the morning.  By the time the drunken colonel went to bed under the care of his adjutant, it was already past four o'clock.

    Amidst the thunderous snoring of the colonel, Aguero commanded this huge fleet of forty ships to complete the turn.

    Not long after the fleet entered the Windward Strait, the lookout suddenly blew his whistle, and the lieutenant colonel immediately came out of the wheelhouse to look out.

    "At 9 o'clock, a ship's shadow was spotted!" the lookout reported loudly.

    "Is it a battleship?" The lieutenant colonel immediately stared, but only saw thick sea fog.

    "It passed by in a flash, but I couldn't see clearly." The lookout said uncertainly: "Maybe it's a mountain"

    "Fart, this place is 12 leagues away from Haiti!" Lieutenant Colonel Aguero looked solemn, picked up a long hollow copper tube, put it in front of his eyes and carefully searched the sea surface.

    The sea fog was blown erratically by the increasing sea breeze, making it very difficult for him to search.  Out of caution, the lieutenant colonel delayed issuing battle orders.

    "If there was a false alarm, the colonel would be scolded by the shocked colonel.

    After sailing quietly like this for half an hour, the fog was blown away, and a huge black shadow suddenly appeared on the left side of the fleet.

    "Hurry up and beat the drum!" Aguero shouted with fear.

    The battle drummers who had been prepared long ago hurriedly beat the drums with a clear rhythm.  The gunners and infantrymen sleeping in the cabin heard the drums and hurriedly rolled out of their hammocks, hurriedly put on their clothes and armor, and hurriedly prepared for battle.

    The colonel was also woken up and came out of the cabin wearing lace white pajamas. He rubbed his blurred eyes and was stunned to see a super huge sailboat almost touching his face!

    Even though he was hungover, he recognized it at a glance. It was the huge Ming Dynasty ship that he couldn't find.

    Fortunately, the huge ship had no intention of opening fire, but turned south.

    "What does it mean?" the colonel asked the lieutenant colonel.

    "It will sail parallel to us." Aguero said solemnly as he helped the adjutant put on the chest armor: "They are probably like the Portuguese, who hold the determinism of broadside firepower."

    "Absurd theory, the choice of the weak!" The colonel put on his exquisite silver helmet, took his command sword, and said loudly: "Lean on me and hit them hard!"

    "Colonel, this will cause catastrophic consequences!" the lieutenant colonel had to remind him urgently.

    Colonel Thiago was just hungover, not an idiot, and he immediately understood that he had almost made a big mistake.

    The current in the bay is too fast and the wind is strong, so the Galaisai warship can turn flexibly without being affected.  However, the four treasure ships, which had a tall stern and poor maneuverability, and were loaded with cargo and extremely heavy, were in danger of capsizing if they made a sharp turn at this time.

    ¡°What if the four treasure ships don¡¯t follow the turn?  That would have collided with the twelve Galese warships turning around in front of them!

    &nbspbsp; Almost can only be beaten passively.

    It is said that it is almost because there is also a half-cannon on the port side on the circular turret on the bow of the Calais ship.

    This little firepower is worse than nothing, and even far less powerful than the firepower provided by the several Lacaville sailing ships responsible for reconnaissance.

    The result was a one-sided, close range beating.

    The Spaniards were unable to mount any effective counterattack.  In order to break away from contact as soon as possible, they gave up the idea of ??turning around and counterattack, and could only sail eastward at full speed, hoping to distance themselves from the hateful Ming pirates as soon as possible.

    However, his opponent is Lin Feng, an older female pirate who is hungry and thirsty. She leads a fleet that has been on a global voyage for two years and has become perfect.  No matter how fast the Spaniards changed directions, they could always stick to the enemy ships and never abandon them.

    Three hours after the war started, Lin Feng¡¯s fleet had basically suffered no losses. Spain had already sunk four Galese battleships and two brave Caravel sailing ships.

    Those treasured sailboats were unscathed, showing how much the robbers loved Mrs. Yazhai.

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