Chapter 863: The war is approaching (2)

The Portuguese Ramos Oliveira announced the meeting. He said in a low voice: "We have declared war with the Chinese. Everyone has no objections?"

He spoke in Spanish, and everyone present knew Spanish.

Spain is the first empire that never sets in the sun. Although it has declined over the years, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still very rich. It used to have Portugal and the Netherlands. People in those two know Spanish. As for the United Kingdom Although ambitious, they have to bring down the Netherlands. Besides, Lord Peter Wright and Arthur Wing are accustomed to the three major oceans, and they can also speak Spanish, as are the two French gentlemen.

All people unanimously responded: "No problem!"

"Very well, we European countries unanimously declare war on China. We must not make peace with the Chinese alone until we have defeated them. Don't you have any opinions?" Ramos asked, and he looked at the Spanish in particular.

Spain and Portugal have more interests east of the Malacca Strait, and he is worried about the two countries.

"No!" Mr. Zhu replied, and the gentlemen of Spain and Portugal deserved it very simply.

"So, when will the war begin? What kind of war will be used?" Ramos asked everyone for their opinions.

It was August 1645 (the change of Jiashen in 1644, the northern expedition of Yan Changwu in 1645, the mainland in 1646, and the return of the Yan family in 1647). People believed that it was appropriate to start a war early next year. The cargoes east of Malacca were withdrawn.

There can be a time difference if a war is launched early next year.

At this time, the northwest wind is good for ships coming from the mainland, but it is not conducive to the emergency in Southeast Asia. When the southeast wind blows in the summer and Southeast Asia is in emergency to the mainland, the mainland ships headwind, and the rescue can only be facilitated when the northwest wind started in early 1647. In the next year, we will fight the Chinese across Southeast Asia!

"Concentrate the fleet and defeat the Chinese fleet in one fell swoop!" The Dutchman Mr. Karl said fiercely. He had blond hair, a handsome face, a high nose and deep eyes, a very energetic brown pupil, a raised nose, thick lips, and fair skin. As well as the exquisite clothes, everything seemed very gentle and decent, and then the words spoken were very hot.

In contrast, British Arthur Wing is more cunning. He said: "The Chinese fleet is powerful, but their turf is also large, and there are many places to defend. We should send a few warships to harass them before the war. , Attack their merchant ships!"

People from other countries scolded "damn British pirates" together, especially the two Spaniards, apparently thinking of bad memories.

Queen Elizabeth I of the United Kingdom issued a privateer permit to the British. As long as the license is on duty to be a pirate and rob Spanish merchant ships, it is legal. The beautiful Elizabeth I is the queen of pirates!

With her encouragement and support, the British people became pirates and engaged in murderous activities.

Francis Drake, a licensed pirate, actively responded to the Queen’s call. He did not count the plundering of Spanish merchant ships, but also attacked Spanish commercial ports. In 1577, he even made a round-the-world robbery voyage along the east coast of America, bypassing the Strait of Magellan and crossing the Pacific Ocean. Most of the victims were Spanish merchant ships, but some Dutch and Portuguese merchant ships disappeared somehow...

Now the British want to relive the old dream. The shameless British have the best relationship with the Chinese, but they are robbing the Chinese. Others can imagine that the British will even display the flags of other countries to attack the Chinese.

It is best to win, but if you fail, the British will deny the crime and continue to do business with the Chinese.

However, thinking of the benefits of being a pirate, the respectable gentlemen present with top hats couldn't help but be heartbroken!

"I think we should show all the usable battleships, and prepare for the formation!" Dutchman Anthony said.

This proposal is good, so everyone nodded and counted 100 ships with double gun decks, of which Dutch ships accounted for half! There are 20 British ships and Spanish ships, and 10 Portuguese merchant ships. The intelligence of the Southeast Mansion said that there were fifty warships like Hong Maofan, and the intelligence was seriously wrong!

Hong Mao tried his best to mobilize a large number of warships across the ocean, just in time to catch up, the Southeast Mansion's intelligence was too late to update, even if it was updated, it would not be able to get reinforcements.

There are more than fifty cannons that can be carried on the double-layer gun deck, of which thirty cannons use 32-pounder cannons.

War is the best catalyst. The three battles of Batavia in Warsaw, and the defeat of the Dutch, especially the great achievements of the Chinese battleships on the double-deck gun deck, shocked the red hair fans!

Moreover, the Chinese battleships were streamlined and fast, which effectively offset the Hong Maofan's maneuvering techniques.

Therefore, the Hong Maofan also imitated a large number of Chinese battleships, and the larger artillery, together with the battle line tactics, became the "standard equipment" of the Hong Maofan fleet, and appeared in the Hong Maofan fleet ahead of time.

The Dutch are worthy of being a sea coachman, with the strongest shipbuilding technology. Their warships were originally small, but once they woke up, they built much more, and they were big, and they quickly followed!

There are another two hundred single-layer gun-deck merchant ships, and Dutch ships account for a full three-quarters, and all Dutch ships add up to two hundred.

A merchant ship in the sailing period can easily become a battleship, just as the graceful red hair fan changes his job to become a pirate without the slightest pressure.

It is conceivable that the Dutch can fight hard for revenge.

"The warships on the double-deck gun deck form a formation, plus a batch of supply warships to form the main fleet!" Anthony said.

"Good!" everyone said.

The Dutch have many ships, so the Dutch are responsible for commanding the battleships of various countries and dealing with the battleship formations in the Southeastern Prefecture.

and then?

British Arthur Wing’s proposal was accepted. They will use one hundred single-deck merchant ships to rush to various parts of Southeast Asia and attack the seaport cities of Southeastern Province!

Freedom to fight!

It is conceivable to imagine what the Hong Maofan who pretends to be civilized people will do. They will burn, kill, loot, and do no evil!

Finally, the spoils were divided ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ after a fierce quarrel.

The plan is that the Dutch get most of the maritime territory of the Southeastern Province;

The British are particularly interested in cane sugar and will get Taiwan;

In addition to retaining Luzon, Spain will also acquire the Kingdom of Japan. Spain is eager to go to the Kingdom of Japan to preach. If the tens of millions of people of the Kingdom of Japan are turned into the people of Christ, plus the silver of the Kingdom of Japan, it is really a dream to think about it. Can laugh

The Portuguese will get Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula and control the entire Strait of Malacca,

As for the French, their harvest is Annan.

In some places not belonging to the Chinese, everyone agreed to besiege together, such as Waguo and Annan.

Regarding the interests of the Eastern Continent, the countries agreed to compete fairly and try not to go to war with each other, so as not to bleed too much, unable to control the Eastern Continent, and would never allow the Eastern Continent to build a navy.

The robbers wrote down the contract and signed it together. They dreamed of making a fortune!