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Chapter 1684 Don Quixote

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    So the Kaiyuan followed its own pace and circled the stern of the San Lorenzo, which was temporarily out of control. It blasted its chrysanthemums with heavy artillery, and then shot through to the end, killing all the crew members in the cabin.

    ¡°Looking at the massacre being staged on the San Lorenzo, the ¡®Father of the Soldiers¡¯ on the San Felipe was completely angered.

    "They have obviously won? Why do they have to kill them all?!" The Marquis of Santa Cruz blushed and his goatee curled up.

    This kind of scene will almost never happen on the European battlefield.  Usually the defeated party surrenders honorably, and then the country pays a ransom and then redeems the captives.

    "Isn't it the same in Lepanto back then?" Cervantes, the secretary who also wore a goatee, said: "Perhaps for a big country, weakening the enemy's power is more important than extorting ransom."

    Speaking of Lepanto, the Marquis calmed down. He had realized that the most fundamental reason for Spain's defeat was that it did not regard the Ming Empire as an enemy of the same level as the Ottoman Empire.

    However, at least in terms of navy, the Ming Empire has far surpassed the Ottomans and far surpassed Europe.  Therefore, the moment the troops were sent out, failure was already doomed.

    The Marquis quickly forced himself to calm down. He knew that what he had to do now was to fight for the dignity of the Spanish Empire.

    "Obviously, the opponent's commander is a veteran who will not be fooled, and his plan of using himself as bait is destined to fail.

    And the time belongs to the other person and not to you.  When the surrounding wars end, Ming warships will soon approach their flagship.

    At that time, there was no chance for the final showdown.

    He decisively ordered the blue cross flag to be hoisted, which meant ordering the Isabella to approach the enemy until the flagship hoisted the red flag.

    At this time, the San Felipe was about five hundred meters further away from the Kaiyuan than the Isabella. The Marquis had to ensure that he arrived in time and could not let the latter face the ferocious Ming flagship alone for too long.

    So he ordered to turn the rudder to starboard, move forward with full sail, and approach the enemy ship from the right rear.  This allows most of the trajectory to be in the blind spot of enemy ships.

    The turning speed of battleships in this era is a test of patience, and the Marquis took advantage of this time to explain a few words.

    He ordered people to ring the bell to assemble, and soon the crew and soldiers on the flagship climbed up from various hatches and assembled on the open deck.

    With such a big ship, it takes time to assemble the crew.  But the nobles all live in the poop with the best conditions, and they can usually come out by opening the door.

    However, half of the ordinary crew members and soldiers were assembled, but there were still not a few nobles visible.

    Although he guessed what was going on, the Marquis still looked at Cervantes with a searching look.

    "They followed the boats that sent orders last night." Cervantes shrugged: "If you don't remind me, many wooden heads may not be able to think of this perfect excuse."

    "I just want to give them a personal favor. My family has just settled in Madrid for a few years." The Marquis confessed, and then laughed at himself: "I hope they will accept my favor."

    "If they still have a chance to return to the country alive." Cervantes was also born in a small noble family and was also a writer. His words were naturally worse than those guys with fat stomachs and brains.

    "I thought they would invite you to go with them." The Marquis smiled and said, "After all, you have more experience in this area."

    "If I leave, who will publish "Don Quixote" for me?" Cervantes said depressedly.

    Yes, he is none other than Cervantes, the greatest writer in Spanish history.

    Cervantes was born in a small aristocratic family and was born in the greatest era of Spain. Naturally, like other aristocratic young people, he was full of ambitions to serve the country and longed to make achievements on the battlefield like the Marquis of Santa Cruz.

    Within a few years of joining the army, he participated in the Battle of Lepanto led by Don Juan and the Marquis of Santa Cruz.  He was wounded in battle and lost his left hand, earning him the nickname "Lepanto Yang Guo".

    ??Subsequently, he followed Tang Juan in the north and south, participated in a series of battles, and made many military exploits.  He was finally allowed to retire honorably in 1575 AD. Because of his outstanding performance, Don Juan gave him a letter of recommendation to Philip II, and Duke Sansa, the governor of Sicily, also wrote a letter of recommendation to him.

    With recommendations from two big figures in hand, Guo'er took a boat back to his motherland. The future seemed bright.  However, the fate of great writers in history has always been bumpy, so naturally he also has to experience the taste of saponification and making people laugh.

    Encountering a storm while passing through the waters of Morocco, Cervantes's ship lost contact with the fleet and was captured by Berber pirates.

    Originally, pirates would not treat a disabled person.The quill was inserted into the ink bottle and dipped in it, and then he wrote down the words of the Marquis on the writing table:

    "My plan is to approach the enemy ship from both sides with the Isabella from behind, just like the Florence and San Lorenzo did just now. In the past two days, the enemy ships have become very accustomed to our fighting method of shelling first and then engaging the ship.  That¡¯s why I waited there without moving. But this time I will cancel the bombardment, directly ram the enemy ship with the bow, and then board the ship from the stern for hand-to-hand combat"

    ??~~

    The Felipe and the Isabella approached the Kaiyuan at the same time, preparing to engage the ship from behind on both sides.

    However, when the two sides were a hundred meters apart, the Kaiyuan, which was about to be entered from behind, suddenly started to drive backwards

    ?????????? Damn it, can the boat still sail backwards?  !

    The Spaniards were all stunned. Obviously, they knew nothing about the sailing gear of the Ming people.

    "Arrogance and ignorance are our greatest enemies" Cervantes wrote.

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