The good times of joy never last long enough.

Soon, Ladislaus discovered that they were facing a huge problem.

The cheers of Ladislaus and his party attracted the attention of the Ligurian fleet which was retrieving the drowned man.

Of course the commander of this Ligurian squadron was unaware of the changes on the coast. He had just been concentrating on dealing with the Spanish and it was too late, but now he plans to help the stranded French merchant ship and use his flagship to pull the merchant ship back.

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The Ligurian navy certainly believed that the cheers on the shore were French sailors celebrating the Spanish escape and saluting their allies.

Although Andre Doria received the title of Grand Marshal of the French Navy and was nominally the supreme commander of the United Mediterranean Navy, this was obviously more of an honor, and the Republic of Liguria was just a junior partner of the Kingdom of France.

Marshal Doria attaches great importance to maintaining friendly relations between the Farleys.

Moreover, the Spanish navy has a great cause, while the navy of the Republic of Liguria is relatively much weaker, and it is also the foundation of Generalissimo Doria.

This kind of exchange ratio, which is roughly equivalent to one to one, will definitely not satisfy Generalissimo Doria.

For the squadron commander, coupled with the rescue of friendly ships, this victory was of great significance. It was not just the result of a draw despite controlling the battlefield, but a victory that achieved a tactical goal.

Therefore, for the sake of the overall goodwill between France and France, the commander sailed the flagship towards the shore before all the people who fell into the water were salvaged.

While slowly approaching the beach, the Ligurian ship also sent out a signal.

Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that some of the captured White Onyx sailors would have untimely hopes.

They no longer argued, but looked at the signal together.

The first mate from France even wanted to yell something in excitement. It was probably nothing more than a warning, asking for help or other meaningless words, but it didn't matter anymore. Boss Sirica had inserted the dagger into his esophagus in time.

When the other captured sailors saw the blood spurting out of their throats, they finally calmed down and knelt on the ground again without making a sound.

After all, the enemy's knife is very close at hand.

"Lock all these prisoners into the cabin first."

A few more prisoners, worried about their fate behind being locked in the cabin, rose up to resist, but they were all quickly dealt with.

The leader, Captain Jack, cooperated very well and took the lead down the cabin. He knew very well that he was the leader now and if there was any sign of danger, he would definitely be the one to focus on.

If you go down, you may die, but if you resist, you will definitely die. Why should you hesitate in this choice?

This did not require Ladislaus to worry about. After he finished speaking the order, he squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the flashing signals on the sea. Born in the Doria family, a naval family, Ladislaus was very interested in signals at sea.

Of course it is understandable.

First it was "Long live King François of France", then "Long live the France-Liguria friendship", and then "Long live the towing help".

This signal is so bright and clear that Ladislaus estimates that it uses fuel refined from the fat of the Kuo-Toa and is then activated by the ship's mage using flame arrows. Each word transmitted in this way consumes an average of hundreds of dollars.

Thaler, it's really a waste of money to post so much nonsense, coupled with this kind of behavior and the identification of flags on ships.

Ladislaus was basically certain that the commander of this squadron was his eldest cousin, His Excellency Milo Doria.

But when Ladislaus escaped from the Ligurian city, Giovanni Doria had just become the captain, and now he was already the commander of the squadron?

Even for the position of captain, there are many people who oppose his appointment because of his junior qualifications.

This can only be said that his abilities have increased, and most of the people who opposed him have already bid farewell to this world, and a small number of them are running for their lives in a hurry.

For example, Ladislaus always supported his second cousin, Benso Doria, when it came to the issue of heirs within the Doria family.

Ladislaus's choice at that time was partly out of selfish motives. If the eldest son successfully succeeded, his position in the Doria family would inevitably become more marginalized. Only when the two sons competed would his position become more valuable.

The other part is purely public. Milo is an extremely arrogant person. He takes his brother and cousin as his subordinates for granted, and believes that he is destined to be the master of the Doria family.

Although Admiral Andre Doria has always attached great importance to the education of his children, he has indeed educated his two sons, one daughter and even Ladislaus into useful talents. The two cousins ​​are also similar in terms of personal force.

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However, Admiral Andre Doria was very conservative on the issue of inheritance, believing that succession from father to son and establishing direct heirs were the only way to maintain the long-term stability of the family.

This is indeed a good truth, and although Milo's cousin is arrogant, he is indeed a hard-working, diligent and enterprising person. This time, we can see that he dared to compete with the Spanish Navy, which is known as the world's number one.

Out of this.

This time, Milo got the opportunity to take charge of his own affairs. It should be that Admiral Andre Doria, after growing in strength, decided to announce his successor and lay the foundation for the further development of the Doria family.

The Doria family is right in front of us, yet seems so far away.

But Ladislaus had little time to recall, as the Ligurian warship had already been lowered and moved close enough.

The memories of the past slowly blended with the approaching battleship, and Ladislaus no longer hesitated and made up his mind.

"Captain Fei, please lead some people to keep an eye on this ship, and we'll deal with those people."

Of course Yulin-Fei agrees with this arrangement. This ship is now an opportunity for him in the rest of his life.

There were five Ligurian sailors who came in a small boat. They waved enthusiastically to Ladislaus and others on the shore, and two of them even greeted Ladislaus and others in broken French.

They have reason to be excited. This is a good job. Although France is a big country, generally speaking, the merchant ships that are saved will not be stingy with the warships that rescue them. There will definitely be a generous gift sealed. They are here to contact them.

There must be some benefits, they were fully expecting a reward and maybe some food and wine.

After they threw the cable, they were eagerly looking forward to it, and the response they received did not disappoint them. Following Ladislaus's gesture, Boss Sirica tossed them a taler of silver coins in turn, and the second officer headed by

I got a gold Louis worth more than ten talers.[bookid=2578929,bookname="Pioneering the Wilderness"]
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