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- News that the treasure fleet was blocked in Guantš¢namo finally reached Santo Domingo.
The commander of the Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Leon, was so angry that he was furious!
Anger is followed by boundless panic, as Mexico and Cuba account for two-thirds of the income of the entire Americas. America is full of militarism Oh no, the money bag of the majestic Philip II!
A senior imperial general like him naturally knew that the Habsburg dynasty was already heavily in debt. The reason why it had not gone bankrupt was because the creditors knew that Philip II had an endless supply of American treasures. That¡¯s why I can rest assured and continue to lend him money to support him in becoming bigger and stronger and creating greater glory.
"If the creditors knew that the treasure fleet, which had never had any accidents, had been robbed of most of its income, it would definitely cause a great panic. When the time comes, creditors will come to collect debts one after another. His majesty, who is the most honorable person, will lose face and will chop off the head of the person directly responsible.
"Absolutely not!" Touching his cold neck, Admiral Leon hysterically ordered the fleet to prepare for departure immediately!
The next day, he led an advance fleet composed of eighteen large sailing ships and traveled day and night to rescue the four treasure ships.
As mentioned before, due to ocean currents and wind directions, the Spanish fleet cannot enter the strait from the south side of the windward channel. Instead, it must bypass the island of Haiti and enter the strait from the north.
The whole journey is 1,000 kilometers and takes about ten days.
So after setting off for several days, the fleet actually kept circling around the island of Haiti.
This makes it easier for the base to deliver the latest news to him.
Five days later, the admiral received a report from the land that Eastern pirates had discovered Guantanamo and captured the convoy and four treasure ships in one fell swoop.
This news was reported by sailors who went hunting in the mountains at that time, escaped from Guantš¢namo over the mountains and ridges, trekked to Santiago a hundred and fifty miles away where there was a Spanish stronghold and then took a boat to Santo Domingo to report it.
This made the operation to reinforce Guantš¢namo instantly meaningless. The admiral thought hard and decided to return immediately - with the help of the northeast trade wind, he could return to Santo Domingo in four days.
Although nine days have been wasted in this way, if we continue, more time will be wasted.
At the same time, the general, in the name of the imperial envoy, directly ordered the entire Spanish American colonies to enter a state of war readiness!
All anti-smuggling fleets and reconnaissance ships in the governor-general's jurisdiction are dispatched immediately! Search the mountains and seas to find those damn Ming pirates!
The entire Caribbean Sea was quickly mobilized, and all kinds of news came to the Admiral after he returned to Santo Domingo.
The most valuable one is that several patrol fleets reported seeing a fleet of treasure ships sailing towards Panama!
The admiral discussed with his staff and concluded that the Ming people were probably planning to make another attempt in Panama, then abandon ship and cross the Isthmus of Panama, the narrowest area between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and return to the Pacific from land!
The imaginative staff believed that the Ming Dynasty might have a fleet to meet them on the west coast of Panama. As for those heavy goods, they could just carry the valuable gold on the road, or grab a few animal-drawn transport teams to help them carry it.
The admiral doesn't care about the Ming Dynasty people now, he just wants to take back his treasure ship. According to intelligence reports, it seems that only three of the four treasure ships are left!
Admiral Leon estimated that that one had been sunk, which made him completely lose his mind. He led the fleet to set off again that day and rushed to Panama!
Only two days after he set out, Colonel Thiago and the tax collector also arrived in Santo Domingo.
They couldn¡¯t wait to repair the galley again, and like the previous crew members, they walked over the mountains and ridges to the Santiago stronghold, and then took a boat there to report to the general.
Because they were held captive by Lin Feng for eight days, they arrived eight days later than the previous group. As a result, there was a delay in reporting important information to the superior - there were no treasures in those three treasure ships, there were only a group of stinky slaves and death row prisoners who wanted to rob the bank!
By the time Santo Domingo used the fastest Galli galley to catch up with the admiral's fleet, it was already seven days later
The general has almost arrived in Panama, three thousand miles away.
Admiral Leon was completely confused after receiving another version of the latest news.
He couldn¡¯t help but look up to the sky and sigh, God, are you trying to kill me? !
Just when he was hesitating whether to move on and go to Panama to snatch back three treasure ships, he met another ship sent by the Governor of Panama to deliver a message to him.
The messenger reported that three days ago, a group of thugs looted the Gulf of Panama in a treasure ship.
It¡¯s okay, everyoneTreasure!
He said in the letter that this was not just to offset the merits. More importantly, it must show Spain's attitude of never letting go of those who rob treasure ships. I believe that after this time, no country will dare to covet His Majesty¡¯s treasure fleet again!
¡°At the same time, for the sake of safety, please His Majesty send another fleet to Santo Domingo to escort the remaining treasure fleet. Of course, it would be better if another fleet could be sent to help defend Argentina
This piece of music, polished by professionals, almost moved Leon himself to death. Based on his understanding of Philip II, this should be what His Majesty the King wants to see.
After Admiral Leon asked Colonel Thiago to bring the letter to the king back to Santo Domingo, he led the fleet directly to Colombia without waiting for approval, preparing to resupply there and rest for a while before rushing to Brazil. !
?????????????The crew members who have been walking on the sea for a month are already exhausted, and their complaints are full of complaints. Moreover, they were about to cross the terrifying equatorial windless zone. If they were not given a holiday to relax, they might cause a mutiny along the way.
Fortunately, nature is fair to everyone, and people in the Ming Dynasty will also encounter the same problem
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