Chapter 2254: Spanish preparation (2)
Latest website: When the storm in the dry dock subsided and the battleship calmed down, people quickly organized rescues and found two workers who fell into the water, one dead and one injured!
The dead were unlucky enough to be touched by the "Our Lady of Guadalupe". Regardless of the wood, they were extremely hard. They died at once, which indirectly proved that the Spanish man-made battleships were enough. solid.
The "Our Lady of Guadalupe" was ridiculed that this battleship was so powerful that it killed a person as soon as it hit the water.
who?
Own people!
The hull of the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" was fine, although it collided with the dry dock, only some scratches.
Upon inspection, it turned out that the inlet gate of the dry dock was in disrepair for a long time, and it failed as soon as it was opened. It was unable to control the slow injection of sea water, allowing sea water to flow in, causing an accident.
This was a strong ominous sign. King Felipe IV was so angry that his face was blue, his eyes breathed fire, and he wanted to eat people, and everyone around him was chilling.
The Minister of the Seal of the Seal, Don Vandenbrouck, said at the right time: "Your Majesty, this battleship can't wait to go to sea to fight the heretics!"
Felipe IV turned his anger into joy, and ordered the left and right: "If this is the case, then as it wishes, hurry up and equip it with cannons and crew, and let it go to sea!"
He didn't pursue it any more, and a storm disappeared, causing everyone to squeeze a cold sweat.
Finally proceeded with the ceremony, the battleship went to sea smoothly!
The respected military minister, Marquis Don Marco Ascencio, took a chance, walked to Don Van den Brock's side, and said sincerely: "Sir, thank you, let's have a couple of drinks when you are free!"
"It's my pleasure, my lord!" Don Vandenbrook bowed.
For a long time, everyone thought that he was not educated and skillful, and would only slander the king. As the minister in charge of the seal, the ridiculous thing that the minister once did was to lend the seal to a noble lady and let her use it for bread. Make pie treats in a mold.
This kind of cake mold is unique, and the lady is in the limelight.
The nobles were naturally very annoyed at him for taking the national treasure as a trifling matter, and they impeached him one after another, and the king punished him at best.
But today Don Van den Brock is impressive, because of his words, he avoided the crisis of how many people were present!
So everyone has their uses, even people like Don Van den Brokering.
The entry of the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" greatly increased the strength of the Spanish navy. In addition to the seven first-class battleships mentioned, the Spaniard also has the "San Felipe"-class second-class battleship with 90 guns. A total of eight, as well as the cutting-edge three-tier battleship "San Diego" class battleship, this class has 76 guns, a total of 25 ships, there are 30 mixed equipment, different types of three-tier battleships (more than 50 guns), battleships The total number of ships reached 70!
This is a battleship built by the Spaniards with all their strength. Since the collapse of the invincible fleet in the last century, the Spaniards have regrouped and looked quite powerful, making the Spaniards extremely proud!
In addition, the Spanish army is also ready for battle. They are gearing up to give a fatal blow to the infidels from the east!
As the Spanish army that has been baptized by the Thirty Years’ War, the Spanish Army is not weak. The so-called Thirty Years’ War is the confrontation between the white-skinned Protestant countries in Europe and the Catholic countries. There are more defeats and less victory, but they have also tempered the army and are capable of fighting!
The South Garden of the Royal Palace of Madrid is the king’s private domain, where there is a large plain, where Felipe IV inspected his army.
Thousands of elite troops lined up with flintlock rifles, and walked in front of the king energetically. The spears pierced the standing sunshine and shone coldly.
War is the best catalyst. The rifled guns of this unit are not counted. The equipment rate of rifled guns has reached a staggering 30%, which is the same as that of the South China Army. Even some of the rifled guns are equipped with sighting barrels. !
The South China Army's attack on the Ottoman Empire sounded the alarm for Bai Pi and taught a lesson solidly. They also equipped their troops in accordance with the South China Army's weapons.
There are also 6-pound, 12-pound, and up to 18-pound marching guns, which are very well-equipped and look rather uncomfortable.
Such troops are called the new army, with a total of 100,000 people in Spain, which is very sharp for a country like Spain.
In addition to them, there are also a large number of guards in Spain, equipped with rifled guns, muskets and matchlocks, as well as broadswords and bows. Many Spanish men use weapons. Once they are called, they only need to issue weapons. You can go into battle.
As the Minister of Finance Don Rodrigobe has obtained a large amount of military expenditures, Spanish military factories are now producing weapons at full capacity. The Marquis of Military Affairs Minister Don Marco said that he plans to equip another 200,000 new army with sufficient resources. Faith defeats any enemy.
"At present, we have newly reorganized and trained 100,000 troops. They are seizing the time to train. As long as one month is given to the minister, they can be sent to any battlefield to deal with any enemy!" Marquis Don Marco boasted.
The king and ministers smiled slightly, as if they had already defeated the pagans in the East.
While stepping up preparations for war at home, Felipe IV sent several ministers to Portugal, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and other countries to lobby, persuading everyone to form an alliance to jointly deal with any foreign enemies who dared to covet Europe. alliance!"
The young Marquis Don Gareth Arrow worked tirelessly from Madrid to Ferrol on the Atlantic Ocean, where he took a clipper to lobby the Protestant countries such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Other veterans didn’t want to go. I also knew that the king wanted to give him a chance to do meritorious service, so naturally he would not fight with him.
"The pagans from the east have defeated the Turks. I dare say ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ their next attack target is the European continent. If we do not unite, we will be defeated by them. Europe will fall into blood and fire. Europeans Will become their slaves, religion will be banned by them, they will rob us of our wealth and take away our women!" Marquis Don Gareth Arrow is in front of the 136th in the Parliament of the Union Province of the Netherlands. In front of the councillors, talked endlessly for thirty minutes!
He screamed: "The pagans from the East are the enemies of the white world. Only when we unite and establish the ‘European Alliance’ can we deal with them and reproduce Lepanto’s victory over the Turks in the last century!"
He successfully aroused the anger of the Dutch with the same enemy. After all, among Europeans, it is the Dutch who are most bullied by the Chinese.
The Chinese have robbed the Netherlands of Southeast Asia. Now the foundation of South China is Southeast Asia. They have completely occupied the Spice Islands and drove the Netherlands from the lucrative Asian region to Africa. It hurts!
So whenever possible, the Dutch will join the coalition against the Chinese, hoping to get revenge.
After completing the Dutch Union, the Marquis of Don Gareth Arrow arrived in England and persuaded Britain to join the European League, but King Charles II of England seemed unwilling to participate in the war.
