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- ¡®Many times, people are at a turning point in history without knowing it. Only a very small number of far-sighted people who stand at the pinnacle of mankind can tell the autumn by looking at a leaf, and even prepare for a rainy day. ¡¯
'The War of the Three Kings is such a striking example. This battle not only allowed Morocco to escape from a dangerous situation that was besieged on all sides, but also allowed Portugal, the first far-sea empire in human history, to ruin its national destiny accumulated over the past century. . With so few survivors, the Portuguese king was instantly paralyzed. This paved the way for the Portuguese Succession War two years later. ¡¯
¡®It also significantly contributed to the rise of the distant eastern empire¡¯s sea power. Although the Ming Empire already had the strength to take over Asia and Africa, it was still extremely heartbreaking to gain half of the world so easily. Since then, although the world was still divided between the two heroes, Portugal had no choice but to give way to the Ming Empire. ¡¯
'This war also had a worse impact, that is, the Ming Empire finally found an opportunity to intervene in European affairs. They cleverly deepened the conflicts among various countries, seriously interfered with the trajectory of European development, immortalized the old and made the progressive Regress. After allowing Europe to stand side by side with the Eastern Empire for the first time in human history, it quickly declined. ¡¯
¡®So I say that Sebastian I should be responsible for the current situation in Europe. He might as well die on the banks of the Mahazan River. ¡¯
¡ª¡ªExcerpted from [English] Horatio Nasser's "Preface to the Translation of A Treatise on Sea Power"
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?Obviously, the captain of the guard wore the king's armor to attract the attention of the pursuers, so as to give the real king a chance to escape.
This is the suggestion of those in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, this strategy was called "substituting one fruit for another fruit."
In previous battles, Ming people served as Guards Musketeers and killed a large number of Moroccan troops. He heroically protected the king's life and never left him until the great rout, naturally winning the trust of the captain of the guard.
In addition, all the guardsmen's men were killed in the battle, and he himself was seriously injured, so he could only trust them.
????????? Sir Earl, you can rest assured, the Ming Dynasty man will keep his word. If you say you will protect the king to the end, you will protect him to the end. If you say you will take him out of the world, you will take him out.
It¡¯s just that the destination of escape is a little further away
But Macaron and the others made a special stretcher before the war, shaped like a rectangular wooden box Well, it's a thin Western-style coffin, but with a circle of wooden handles on all sides to make it easier for multiple people to carry the coffin Oh no, carry a stretcher.
They put the unconscious king into a stretcher. In order to prevent anyone from recognizing him or the king accidentally falling out, they added a cover on top and tied it up several times with ropes.
A discerning person will know at a glance that this is actually used for kidnapping.
Eight team members formed a circle and carried the coffin together. The rest of the team members were fully armed and surrounded, blending in with the fleeing crowd and running northward.
Intentionally or unintentionally, they wormed their way through the crowd and got rid of the last few of the king's followers.
When they fled to the Mahazan River, they saw that the river was densely packed with Portuguese militiamen who had arrived here first.
The river that could be crossed by wading before has swelled due to the tide, and has mercilessly swallowed up some people who recklessly entered the water.
The shouts of killing from the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and he didn¡¯t care about that much anymore. The Portuguese, who knew how to swim, took off their armor, jumped into the water, and tried to swim across the river.
The Macaron were not wearing armor to begin with. They separated from the crowd, carried the stretcher into the water, and then stepped on the water and began to swim towards the middle of the river.
They are honorable marines of the Coast Guard. Armed swimming of five kilometers at sea is their daily training subject. Even though I have been traveling for five years, my basic skills have not fallen behind.
As for the unconscious Sebastian, there is no need to worry. The stretcher was made into a coffin shape for the purpose of using it as a canoe for him. All gaps have naturally been sealed with hemp rope and tar, so there is no need to worry about water leakage.
The team members held the coffin and swam to the middle of the river. However, they did not continue to cross the river. Instead, they swam downstream under the cover of night.
As they swam farther and farther, the noisy sounds of the people and horses were soon no longer heard, only the sound of rushing water and the slight breathing of the team members.
When Macaron swam to the intersection of the two rivers, he saw a few red dots undulating slightly on the river ahead.
Macaron quickly pursed his lips and let out a rhythmic chirp.
Soon, there was the sound of birdsong from the opposite side, and then the sound of paddles paddling in the water. The Special Branch officer who responded to them came over with several small boats painted in black.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of their hands and feet, everyone carefully carried the 'King's coffin' to a safe place.So many people spoke for him.
¡°I don¡¯t know if he can make it through hell?¡±
"That shot was quite strong."
"Yes, if he dies, wouldn't our mission fail?"
As soon as these last words were spoken, the team members all sat up and looked towards the brightly lit infirmary in the poop.
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In the infirmary, the doctors of the task force and the ship's doctor were operating on the Portuguese King.
Although it is tens of thousands of miles away from the mainland, the medical equipment and medicines on the ship are surprisingly complete. The two doctors are also outstanding surgeons at Jiangnan Hospital.
After checking, they found that fortunately the Camel Revolving Cannon had a small caliber, was not very powerful, and was protected by well-made armor. Sebastian only had a comminuted fracture of his right shoulder. Although he might become disabled in the future, he was not alive. Danger.
Also thanks to the armor, the several gunshot wounds on his body were not fatal, but caused some flesh wounds of varying degrees.
The two doctors skillfully splinted the wound while informing the outside world of the situation.
"That's good." In the sailor's activity room, Macaron breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news, then turned to look at Abu coldly, and asked him to interrogate him in Arabic. What's going on?
In fact, the situation was not complicated. After seeing that the defeat was decided, Abu made up his mind to follow the Ming people. This is how he survived before, so he naturally has path dependence.
But he was worried that they would abandon him after he became worthless, so he secretly changed into the clothes of the dead guard, fearing that they would recognize him and blacken his face with ashes. Just follow them all the way, and it will be even less likely to be discovered when it gets dark and goes into the water.
"Then you're really good at swimming" Macaron couldn't help laughing and said: "Whatever you can't do, you'll be the first to escape."
"That's the level where you can't drown." Abu said humbly: "There were two brothers who saw that I couldn't keep up and thought I was injured, so they kept pulling me to swim. If I knew who they were, I would definitely give them a ride. Four female slaves." (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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