Chapter 2741: The Strange Story of the French Admiral

For the South China Army, this battle was extremely easy to win. No ship was sunk, and only one battleship was severely damaged. 35 people were killed (the Spanish bombardment hit the sail), and more than 300 people were injured.

In contrast, the Spaniards lost six battleships, more than 5,000 people were killed or captured in total, and about 3,000 were injured, accounting for almost one-third of the officers and soldiers on the expedition, and suffered heavy losses.

The next day, the Nanhua Fleet followed the Spanish battleship formation all the time, and finally "picked up" another Spanish ship.

The "Our Lady of Gracia" was hit so that there was a crack on the starboard side. After being blocked, it barely sailed. As it ran, more and more water entered, and the officers and soldiers on board had to be transferred, and the ship was abandoned.

The Nanhua Fleet sent officers and soldiers to board the ship, discovered the situation on the ship, immediately transported supplies to plug the leak, and sent a cruise ship to tow the ship, and finally towed the ship back to Portsmouth, England.

On the deck of the "Our Lady of Gracia", there is a letter from the Spanish Admiral Don Aznar Antonio to the Admiral of Nanhua, saying that we are relatives and hope that the Nanhua Army will accept it when it is good. Now it is about to enter French waters. In the future, encountering French naval battleships may be detrimental to the Nanhua Fleet.

In addition to the letter, ten kilograms of gold bars were also given as a gift to the South China Fleet.

Cheng Yu read the letter and gold, smiled slightly, and ordered the fleet to break free from pursuit and return to England for repairs.

The two countries are really relatives, don't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, retreat!

Seeing the Nanhua Fleet receding away, the Spaniards breathed a sigh of relief

The Spanish fleet that came to aid in the port of Brest, France, looked very happy from a distance, but was taken aback by a close look.

The Spanish battleship's mast was broken and the ship was rotten. It's not obvious that it was beaten. I don't know how the battle is going?

French Admiral Abraham Duquesne followed Spanish Admiral Don Aznar Antonio and asked, "My lord, this is..."

Don Aznar Antonio forced a smile: "Ashamed! Ashamed!"

When the French learned about the situation of the war, they were really unhappy.

Thirty-five against twenty-eight, and it turned out to be twenty-seven against twenty-eight. This ally is a bit weak.

The Spaniards were puzzled. You must know that the admiral of the French Grand Fleet has always been Jean d'Estret, who is deeply trusted by the king. How did he become Abraham Duquena?

There are quite a few nobles in the Spanish fleet, and they associate with the French nobles. Everyone drank too much, and the French nobles talked about everything, including a recent anecdote in the French naval circles.

That's Admiral Jean d'Estret going to be a priest at Notre-Dame!

It is said that he was injured in a naval battle and was inspired by God while having a fever. In order to serve God better, he disarmed and returned to the field, resigned from the military, and became a priest in Notre Dame de Paris.

The Spaniard was dizzy when he heard it: the admiral is a priest? !

The admiral of the admiral with great power became a priest with a poor life, and the contrast was too great.

What made him make such a choice?

Some French nobles looked down on Jean de Estre, thinking that he was afraid of death, but the Spanish nobles couldn't laugh.

They feel the same way, their warships outnumber the South China Fleet but they are still beaten away. The South China Army is powerful, so it is understandable for Jean d'Estret's behavior!

He is avoiding disaster!

With an opponent like the Nanhua Navy, it is good luck to avoid it, at least you can survive!

"Cheers to the former admiral. During his tenure, he at least fulfilled his duties!" The Spanish nobles proposed a toast to Jean d'Estret, and the French nobles reluctantly agreed.

Jean d'Estret had been an admiral turned priest, and had been in the religious world ever since.

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The Spanish fleet was intercepted on its way to aid France, and the news that it was lightly defeated by the Nanhua Navy fleet reached Madrid.

Before they argued about sending troops, they believed that with the blessing of God, the Spanish fleet would be invincible. Unexpectedly, their own fleet fell down before they made much effort.

In particular, some of the fleet officers who had no news were nobles. Because they were worried about their fate, their families went to the palace to see the king and asked the court to make an explanation. Those who fight, you are responsible for getting it done!"

After deliberation, the helpless ministers brazenly sent someone to London to question the Chinese, under the banner that your emperor is the son-in-law of your Spaniards.

With this relationship, the news I got was not bad. The captured Spanish officers and soldiers were not killed, nor were they sold, nor were they degraded as oarsmen (the way the Ottomans treated Europeans in the past made them terrified). They were all sent to Queen Margaret Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire. As long as they were loyal to her, they would be free and become her private army.

This is a good result. Queen Margaret Teresa is the young master of the Spanish captured officers and soldiers. Surrendering to her is not a betrayal of the Kingdom of Spain and the Habsburg family. It is an acceptable category, so the Spaniards readily return Into her command.

As for the Spanish officers and soldiers who died, the imperial court had to spend money to eliminate the disaster, and issued generous pensions to their families to calm things down.

There was such a result before the big fight, and the ministers complained to each other. The Minister of the Treasury, Don Unai Simon, looked at the military expenditure poured out like water, and couldn't help frowning, and smiled at Cardinal Otto Princeton. He said with a smile: "It seems that our sins are serious. I have to learn from Jean d'Estret and go to the Bishop's Toledo Cathedral to be a priest!"

The Vice Minister of Finance, Bahammond Saldova Ruiz next to him, said hesitantly: "Hey, Lord Simon is a priest, then I will be a deacon, and serve the priest to hold holy water!"

Don Unai Simon is the main combat faction, and Bahamund Saldova Ruiz is the pro-China anti-war faction. They could not urinate in a pot at first, but now the two are actually colluding, singing together, and vigorously running against the red Cardinal Otto Princeton, make the cardinal angry!

For politicians, shifting positions is commonplace and nothing more than normal.

Cardinal Otto Princeton was furious and said sharply: "God will surely send down divine fire, and send those heretics to hell. In this battle of life and death, only the most pious believers can be saved!"

Bahammond Saldova Ruiz curled his lips and thought to himself: "The emperor of China is God, my lord~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You will have the opportunity to see which side God is on .”

Of course he didn’t dare to say such outrageous words. He didn’t argue with the cardinal. Anyway, next, a Chinese went to teach Otto Princeton to let him understand who the real father is! (Pope is pronounced Papa in Latin)

And although Otto Princeton was stubborn, he was also thinking in his heart whether the Western French coalition could do it or not?

Even in his remarks, victory is always bless by God, and failure is due to lack of sincerity and serious sins. Anyway, he himself is not responsible.

But if someone knocked on his door, I'm afraid God can't help him!

I was defeated for a while, but I had to finish the cannon with tears in my eyes.

In the following time, Spain continued to send reinforcements to Brest, and the total number of ships reached sixty-five, including the "Immaculate Conception", "Saint Vincent Ferrer", " The Notre Dame of Guadalupe, the Notre Dame Concepcion, and the newly commissioned "Royal Felipe" have a total of five first-class battleships. !

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