Chapter 1890: Internal argument

"Quiet! Everyone is quiet! I know I have to teach each other a lesson, but the question is, don't you know that two more forts have recently been deployed at the Ames estuary, and 100 artillery pieces have been deployed?" The nobles are also very big.

The Portuguese noblemen underneath suddenly stopped talking, and they remembered that the power of 100 artillery pieces could indeed sink many ships.

At this time, the Portuguese navy general, Bebeto de Leo, suddenly stood up and suggested:

"Your Majesty, the two forts in the Ames estuary of the North Sea State are indeed very powerful, but it is not impossible to deal with them!"

Manuel I was happy and asked:

"Do you have a way to destroy the opponent's battery?"

Bebeto. De Leo shook his head:

"Chen has no way to destroy the fort, but there is a way for the main battleship to avoid being hurt by their fort."

"In more detail ..." Both Manuel I and the Portuguese Chancellor focused their attention on hearing what he said.

Bebeto de Leo gestured with his hand on the table:

"Your Majesty, everyone, we all know that there are many cannons in the turrets of the Beihai Kingdom. However, their cannon has a characteristic that it directly bombards the warships! Moreover, even a rotten ship, as long as it is big enough, one cannon Not slamming. "

"In this way, when we break through the enemy blockade, we can use a large number of ordinary commercial ships on both sides as targets for attracting firepower. Let those merchant ships attract the enemy's artillery shells, and the main battleships are sandwiched in the middle, taking advantage of the opportunity to burst into ... Then, burn down all North Sea warships and merchant ships in Emden Harbor ... "

Manuel I and the Portuguese ministers nodded, but Manuel I asked:

"This is a solution, but the problem is that even if it is a merchant ship, the cost is very expensive. If you lose too many merchant ships, we can't afford it."

Bebeto de Leo nodded and said:

"That's the reason, so I didn't say that Portuguese merchant ships should be the target of firepower. Your Majesty and all of you should know that there are many merchant ships in and out of Emden, and we can send a fleet out of range of the Ems estuary fort , Capture those merchant ships belonging to the North Sea country. Then, let them be used as targets to attract the firepower of the North Sea country's artillery ... "

"His ... This is a good way ... But, in this way, the North Sea country will be offended, and the two countries will basically die." There are also Portuguese ministers who are reluctant to cooperate with the North Sea country. Torn face.

"Hmm, who made him dare to move our spice boat? He is self-satisfied!" The aggressive Portuguese minister said so.

And Foreign Minister Ricardo worried:

"Your Majesty, my lords, I don't know if you have thought about it. If the guy Marin was completely irritated, what would he do if he came from the land?"

"Land ... Impossibly ... The French will not allow the army of the North Sea to pass ..." Manuel I was a little uncertain.

Ricardo shook his head and said:

"I ’m not talking about going to France, but the Mediterranean ... It ’s very easy for the North Sea Army to go south to Italy to take a boat. Then, we can take a boat to Italy along the Italian coast. Although our navy is strong, we do n’t have a fleet on the Mediterranean, Unable to stop. "

"Once the Fleet of the North Sea country lands in Spain, it can directly pounce on Lisbon ..."

Suddenly, many people's faces changed. Lisbon is the core of Portugal. If Lisbon is taken over, any advantage that Portugal has achieved at sea is meaningless.

"Spain should not easily allow the North Sea army to land, you know, our queen is a Spanish princess ..." said a Portuguese noble weakly, but his tone seemed very unsure.

Ricardo shook his head and said:

"It's hard to say that although Queen Maria is the princess of Spain, everyone should know that Spain has always been ambitious to annex Portugal. If it was not pinned by France, God knows whether Spain will attack Chris Ben as they threatened."

"To take a step back, even if Spain finally refused to allow the North Sea Army to land, I am afraid that Portugal will have to pay an extremely high price. For example, the share of the Indian spice trade ..."

Speaking of which, the faces of all the big nobles present changed. The spice trade, but their prohibition, does not allow others to get involved. However, if there is too much trouble with the North Sea country, Spain will have to compromise by allowing the North Sea army to use Spain as a threat. Because, in terms of land warfare, Portugal has no confidence in whether it can fight the tens of thousands of troops in the North Sea ...

The current situation in Europe is clear. Spain, Portugal, Venice, England and the Hanseatic League, including the North Sea, are all naval powers. For the land-based powers, the top two must be Spain and France. Well, Turkey is not included in the European ranking ...

Next, the army might be the Holy Roman Empire. However, Shinra's internal fragmentation was unable to reflect its powerful total combat power. Otherwise, France and Spain will both come down.

And inside the Shinra, the most powerful princely country is probably the Beihai Kingdom. If it were not for an alliance of princes and its failure to deal with it, which would limit the development of the Beihai Kingdom, God knows how this powerful princely state would develop.

From the previous battles of the Beihai Kingdom, the Portuguese also clearly saw that the Beihai army had the strength to defeat the 50,000 or 60,000 troops. Moreover, it is the 50,000 or 60,000 army in the German region, not the 50,000 or 60,000 army in Portugal. After all, the Portuguese are also very clear that their army really can't take it. It is estimated that it is equivalent to the combat strength of Italian mercenaries, and the total number will not exceed 30,000. After all, the total population of Portugal is only 3 million, and there are hundreds of thousands of people engaged in large sailing, which can make up 30,000 troops. When Sebastian I led his troops to participate in the "War of the Three Kings" in 1578, the total strength was only 25,000.

Therefore, if the North Sea State can attack Portugal from the land, the Portuguese have absolutely no confidence in defeating each other, even if they fight on the ground.

The Spaniards can clearly see this too. As a result, once Portugal and the North Sea completely tear their faces, if Portugal breaks into the port of Emden and destroys all warships and merchant ships in the North Sea, Marlin, who is completely irritated, will Asked Spain to lend him an attack on Lisbon.

Until then, the fate of Portugal was purely based on the face of the Spanish. Lending to the North Sea country, once the Lisbon city is broken, even if the Portuguese nobility can escape to the sea, the national prestige will be broken into the abyss, and it can no longer be called a powerful country ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Countries whose capitals are breached should be despised by all countries. In the future, the development of the Portuguese will be hard to tell. Moreover, the Spaniards can take this opportunity to occupy the Portuguese mainland. After all, the North Sea State is so far away from Portugal that it ca n’t control it, only cheap Spain. If the Spaniards thought maliciously, they could completely destroy Portugal with the help of Marin.

In addition, even if Spain did not finally allow the North Sea Army to borrow from Spain, I am afraid it will take the opportunity to blackmail Portugal. For example, to seize Portugal's share of India's spice trade. In the face of the national annihilation crisis, Portugal has to accept ...

That is to say, even if the Portuguese fleet can break through the embankment of the Ames estuary and destroy all the warships and merchant ships of the North Sea country, I am afraid that it will be difficult to obtain any benefits. Because if Marin insists on attacking Portugal from the land, then the fate of Portugal will be in the hands of the Spanish ...

However, this is only an internal argument among the Portuguese aristocracy. Many Portuguese aristocrats insisted that the German Drucker of Marin might not think of a way to attack Lisbon through Spain ... Therefore, some people still insisted on attacking Emden Port with the tactics of Bebeto De Leo, And take the opportunity to destroy some North Sea warships and merchant ships ...

In their view, Portugal wants to become a sea hegemon, it must learn a few short-sighted, establish a prestige, lest others have a copy, do not take the powerful Portugal in mind ...

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