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Chapter 1573 Devil¡¯s Island

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    Why are the Spaniards so slow to deliver news in a timely manner?

    ??In fact, the reason is very simple. First, the terrain is limited.  The endless Andes Mountains stretch along the west coast, causing the western coast of Peru to consist of discontinuous small plains at the foot of the mountains. If you want to take the land route from several port cities to Lima, you must cross the dangerous Andes Mountains.

    The Spaniards are very aware of the evil they have done. The Indians in the mountains hate them to the core. If they see a small group of Spaniards entering the mountains, they will definitely kill them.

    Therefore, these southern cities were connected to Lima by sea, but they were all trapped by Lin Feng's fleet.  Before leaving, they set fire to all the ships, shipyards, and docks.  There is really nothing I can do about it even if I want to report it.

    So on June 1, 1576 AD, the unsuspecting city of Lima, the Pearl of the West Coast, was plundered by the evil Ming Dynasty pirates. Twelve ships, including the vice-royal ship 'The Great Pizarro'  He was robbed and lost over 10 million pesos!

    In addition, the port, shipyard and all ships were burned, and even the city of Lima suffered serious fires.

    In fact, the city of Lima is one league away from the harbor. Less than one-third of the rockets that landed in the city only caused three or four fire points.

    For other cities, such as Salvador in Brazil, a fire in broad daylight is not terrible. If it is discovered early, it can be put out with little effort.

    But it would be fatal for Lima. This is a world-famous "rainless city"!

    The subtropical high pressure zone, southeast trade winds and Peruvian cold current together create Lima¡¯s tropical desert climate. There is no thunder and lightning all year round, and it is dry and rainless all year round, allowing everything that can catch fire in the city to catch fire.

    People in the city quickly extinguished several fire points, but the fire inevitably spread, and all efforts to put out the fire were in vain.

    The raging fire quickly engulfed the entire city of Lima.  People had to gather in the Plaza de Armas to escape the fire, hugging each other and crying.  A poet who experienced this scene wrote an immortal poem:

    ¡®On June 1, Lima died.  ¡¯

    Because he couldn¡¯t escape in time, his hair was singed and he had to plunge into the fountain. His Highness became furious.  Until now, he still couldn't figure out who these pirates who suddenly appeared were.

    Until the political officer reminded him that it was said that a group of Ming pirates robbed His Majesty's treasure ship on the east coast of New Spain last year.

    "The Flying Dutchman, that ghost ship?" His Highness Jose also remembered this, and quickly asked someone to fetch the king's wanted order issued last year.

    After a long time, the clerk reported that the wanted order had been burned

    This is normal, because documents are the easiest thing to catch fire. Whenever there is a fire, it is a good time for the superiors to check for lack of supporting evidence and write off the bad debts.

    Governor Jose was filled with incompetent rage again. He waved his hands exaggeratedly, the burnt hair on his head trembled, and cursed excitedly in Andalusian slang.

    ¡°I can¡¯t figure out who the other party is, I don¡¯t have the ability to pursue and retaliate, and I even had my boat and a year¡¯s harvest taken away from me! I¡­Nama¡­!¡±

    The officials and attendants looked at each other and could only let him spray all over his head and face.

    When the deputy king was tired, the political officer reminded him that he had to quickly find a way to notify Colombia and Central and American places to take strict precautions, and report to Admiral Leon in Port Hambrae.

    "I Nima Isn't this nonsense?!" The deputy king kicked the political officer on the butt.  "I want to go quickly!"

    After all, Lima is a big city, and there are still ways. The political officer took people to the pier and found a few boats that were not burned.  So he quickly sent people to separate.

    ??~~

    A few days later, cities such as Trujillo and Tumbes north of Lima received warnings one after another and closed their doors one after another. Ships also left the port and headed north to avoid danger.

    However, the pirate fleet seemed to have disappeared. It did not attack any city or rob any ship for a long time.

    This made the Spaniards relax their tense nerves, thinking that it seemed that those Eastern pirates had returned along the ocean current.  So everything went as usual, and the ships heading north also returned.

    Inertia is so terrible. When people are used to being relaxed and comfortable, it is difficult to make changes just because of an accident.

    Of course, it cannot be said that there have been no changes at all. Members of parliament from all over the country have submitted proposals to strengthen coastal defense to the council. After a few years of wrangling, it will almost be implemented.

    These Spaniards and native white people on the West Coast are obviously too stupid and naive. How could the wolves be willing to leave the grasslands where prey is abundant?  The reason why they disappear temporarily is because they can't eat anymore and they have to find a way to make it easier.bsp; "It's too difficult for me. It's really not easy to achieve a small goal" Lin Feng looked up to the sky and sighed, and could only agree with the proposal of using two hundred tons of pure copper to make up the amount.

    ¡°But when the crew proposed to decorate it with more pure copper, she flatly rejected it.

    "How about a little pursuit? We don't plan to go home right away!"

    Everyone laughed and held back.

    But Lin Feng took all the two hundred tons of sweet potatoes, two hundred tons of corn, one hundred tons of wheat, one hundred tons of beans, ten tons of soybean oil, and one hundred tons of fire salt on the cargo ship.  It's not easy to supply supplies in enemy territory.  Besides, when crossing the ocean, these are much more valuable than gold and silver.

    The remaining four thousand tons of cargo will be hidden on Devil's Island first.  This included 2,000 tons of pure copper, as well as considerable amounts of lead and tin.  Then there are the skins and hairs of grass mud horses, and thousands of tons of bird droppings

    At this time, Lao Ma also selected the second island on the westernmost side of the archipelago. There was a very hidden lagoon to the west of that island, and there was a large island blocking the entrance of the lagoon.  If you don't sail to the strait between the two islands and take a closer look, you won't be able to discover anything special about it.

    Lin Feng was very satisfied with this, and ordered his men to sail the remaining cargo ships into the lagoon one by one. After they were all parked close to each other and anchored, they were firmly fixed together with ropes.

    She was still not at ease, and ordered the crew to use the low tide to drive rocks and wooden piles under the hull of the ship to secure it firmly to prevent the seawater from pushing the ship over.

    In fact, there have never been strong winds and waves here, but it¡¯s always right to be careful.  What if the boat leaks on its own?

    These are General Lin¡¯s treasures.

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