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514 Two Ports

The fleet under Baiminghe began to rest and began to complete the team outside Gibraltar.;

Such a huge fleet cannot be seen unless even God is blind, the Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Moroccans all saw this fleet appear.

It is so huge that it is not like a fleet on earth, but it is as numerous as stardust in the sky.

"The war on the coast seems to be a war that has been going on for years." An escort sent the information of the outer fleet.

The white-famous crane sat on the deck, and the weather was calm.

Pedru stood in the lower head, he was no longer a prisoner, but a guest.

"Your Alfonso V is fighting in Africa and wants to take down Morocco. I wonder what will happen if I go to form an alliance with King Mohuo?" Bai Minghe's speech was very slow, which made people a little anxious.

But the matter was very urgent. Pedru just knelt down to the white crane. Coming from the coast of Africa, all Portuguese ports were attacked. It can be said that the Portuguese became prisoners of the Ming Dynasty. Some skilled people are working as coolies, and their ships are dismantled into wooden boards.

A large amount of wood that was originally planned to be transported to Lisbon was seized by the Ming people. The Ming people started building ships at several major ports. I really don’t know what they wanted to build ships here. Is it to replenish the ships?

"I think our king is willing to talk!" Pedru answered the white crane respectfully.

"Okay, go!" Bai Minghe signaled to arrange for someone to send Pedru to Lisbon, and Pedru left. Lan Hai, Caesar, Liu Mingxuan, Lei Jingtian and others came out of the ship warehouse. Bai Minghe began to set up a table, each of them had a table, and then gathered together.

In the middle is a simple map of the Mediterranean.

"White, there is a must-occupation land in Shanghai, Ceuta. Now in Portugal, this is the throat of the Strait of Gibraltar. Whoever takes this place will become the owner of the Mediterranean. If you want to go out to sea, this is the only way to go. But the next question is, if we control Gibraltar here, we should go home first!"

What Caesar said about going home is not about going back to the Ming Dynasty, but about his home and Anqia's home.

"What suggestions?" Lan Hai had already made a plan in his mind. He had understood these days that Bai Minghe would not do anything without reason. He was demarcating territory for the Ming Dynasty and turning all these places into the Ming Dynasty's business circle. To put it bluntly, it was still for money, countless silver.

Just look at the crazy look of the merchants, and you will know how much money there is.

"I want to go home, but according to the military tactics of the Ming Dynasty, the march needs to ensure the rear route. We cannot cut off the exit of the strait, so we need to have a stronghold here so that it will be safer." Caesar did not want the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to die because of them. The Ming Dynasty helped them restore the country, and they needed some rewards.

This kind of reward is not just about marrying a princess. It is a benefit between countries.

Lan Hai glanced at Bai Minghe. He was a person who sought stability. But this time, the exception was. Because he had seen the combat power here, he did not think that the retreat was. It can be said that the location of the Ming Fleet was the retreat. Of course, there was another more important reason, which was the logistics supply. At present, the food of the Ming Fleet was almost at its limit and new food was needed. It was impossible for those small ports in Africa to replenish the food of the army.

Therefore, a national-level strategic location is needed. A national-level warehouse is needed, otherwise there will be trouble.

Attacking Portugal is a plan, but it is definitely not a small port. If you want to attack, you will directly attack the capital, just like when facing the Japanese island. Use cannons to beat the Portuguese into dogs, and then the supply of the army will not be a problem.

"I don't care about that much. It's my turn to be a pioneer. Where can I fight?" Lei roared.

"Famous, don't forget what we are here to do. Holy Order, Byzantium restored the country. The rest of the matter is chores, so my opinion is to go directly, no matter who encounters it, then talk about it. But the only problem at the moment is that I don't want African ports to be attacked, so..." Bai Minghe proposed his own idea.

Liu Mingxuan said, "That island is pretty good, and there is no problem staying behind two hundred boats. I stayed to block everyone's way south. The supply problem is easy to deal with. We have enough steel and enough weapons. We only need more than a dozen ships of cargo to get enough food here, not war, but transactions."

Three generals all agreed that meaningless wars were not needed by the Ming army.

"So what about the transaction?" Lan Hai finally spoke.

"Espanyol!" Liu Mingxuan actually gave an answer that surprised everyone. He was not a Moroccan or a Portuguese, but a Spanish. Why?

Liu Mingxuan explained: "First, their ships took the initiative to attack our fleet, so we attacked them. This is just an excuse. They dare not disbelief as long as the main fleet is still there."

I dare not believe it. Liu Mingxuan is a Confucian general. He does not fight or likes to fight.

But Liu Mingxuan combined the theory of Baiminghe to bring to a new level. As long as the main fleet is in, the Spaniards can only abide by this conflict, and then trade and resolve it. It has nothing to do with Portugal and will not affect future policies towards Portugal.

"Selling artillery to them, we should have a backup." Bai Minghe made a suggestion.

"No, unless you find an iron ore here, and then a coal mine. We can build another steel workshop, otherwise we will not sell the marching weapon."

Bai Minghe raised his hand and a soldier brought Bai Minghe's file package. Bai Minghe flipped through it and found a piece of paper to put it on the table: "Here, there is an open-pit iron ore. Our fleet has blacksmiths and steel workshop equipment that can be built in a few days. There are too many people working, so there is no need to explain this."

The white-name crane is magical, and it seems to know that many things others need to work hard to study.

The Portuguese have occupied this kind of underground buried, but they didn't know about it for many years, but Bai Minghe knows the iron ore and coal mines near the coast. Although there is no detailed data or detailed location, this is already amazing enough.

"Is this the cereal coast?" Caesar saw the location of the place at a glance.

The Strait of Gibraltar is less than a thousand miles away, which is really good. Moreover, they have been to this port, with very few people, and there are land to cultivate, large areas of primeval forests, and of course countless large images, which some people once called this Ivory Coast.

But soon it was turned into a cereal coast because it produced a lot of pepper.

Ivory is a luxury, and pepper is a necessity for life.

"Liu Mingxuan received the order!" The official hand-in-hand order was issued, and Bai Minghe also signed with seals.

The fleet set out and headed towards the Strait of Gibraltar. After a short day of stay, the huge fleet entered the Mediterranean. Everyone who saw this scene was crazy, even Alfonso V was watching. Pedru, who was about to enter the port of Lisbon, could only watch silently. He knew that when the fleet returned here, it was time for Portugal to make a decision.

I definitely don't dare to be an enemy of it, and no one can defeat such a fleet.

Even if it is defeated, it will be even more terrifying. The powerful Ming Empire will send more fleets to revenge.

Pedru did not believe that a certain Congress sent all its fleet to others for restoration. This was only part of it, and a very small part.

All ships in the Strait of Gibraltar avoid, whether they are merchant ships or warships.

The Portuguese and the Moroccans had a truce, and they stood by the sea and watched the huge fleet.

The Strait of Gibraltar is only thirteen kilometers at the narrowest position. The Ming Dynasty fleet will definitely not line up one by one. So when will it go? It is all arranged in thirty-six lines, fully armed. All the soldiers were wearing dresses and lined up to enter the Mediterranean.

This is the first time that the white-famous crane has made a debut in the Mediterranean, and he needs to show a kind of mightiness.

Thirty-six ships, you can clearly see the people on the ship on the coast, and you can also clearly see the ships of this fleet.

On the south bank, the Portuguese and the Moroccans looked at them, and they were shocked at the fleet in front of them. But the north bank was even more shocked. There was the overlord of the sea, the Kingdom of Portugal, and all their warships retreated and gave up the Strait of Gibraltar. And with such a huge fleet, their fleet of only more than one hundred ships could do.

Stop these people and declare their sovereignty?

What was most shocking was the Kingdom of Spain in the midst of division. In this era, the legendary queen was only five years old. On the coast, whether it was merchants or warships, their only choice was to go to the port to avoid it. On the east side of the strait, more than a thousand ships were still waiting to line up to enter the strait.

On the west side of the strait, the Ming Dynasty's fleet has once again started to complete the fleet.

Finally, a crimson ship appeared in sight. They did not recognize the name on the ship, but the huge ship and the muzzle covered with the hull left a deep impression on the Europeans.

Is this a flagship?

Immediately afterwards, another boat entered the strait. When the two boats entered the strait, they were not included in the military formation, but were advancing alone. The words "The Queen of Oliviare" on the hull represent an empire and a signal. The escaped princess of Byzantine came back and returned with a huge fleet.

Angela, dressed in costume, stood behind her, the chief guard Caesar, Archbishop Ora, and the court clerk with a twilight name.

At this time, the Portuguese palace, Pedru, who was used to kneeling, was a little uncomfortable with bowing.

He always feels that if he doesn't kneel, he will be broken by someone's legs.

Standing in front of the king, it took a while to get used to the fact that I had returned to Portugal. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

ps: I've been typing in my dreams these days.

Just early this morning, I dreamed that I drove through a red light and thought to myself that it was six points, so terrible.

After waking up, I found that I was dreaming.
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