Chapter

Just as the submarines of the Energy Group were evacuating, Europa's anti-submarine ships had already arrived. What was a bit depressing was that they had no target at all. There was nothing on the vast sea. What were these planes aiming at?

There was nothing in the sea area to release their anger, but it could only make a splash of tens of meters. As for nothing else, they could only quickly arrange for ships from the mainland to come over and take these people back.

Losing a fleet is nothing, after all, these are all scrapped things, but if the entire fleet died here, the most terrible thing is that these people did not die fighting the enemy, but were drowned by the water.

Damn it, the government is in big trouble now. At least a few important people have to step down. Besides, no one can joke about tens of thousands of lives. I may not be able to find you right now.

But when you are unlucky, this thing is the bullet that kills you. The officials on the mainland are also very aware of this. After knowing the news, they ordered the ships on the shore to move forward at full speed. Time seems to have returned to Dunker during World War II.

It's time for Erke to retreat.

Countless private yachts and large numbers of ships rushed out of the port and rushed towards the sea area mentioned by the government. They thought their actions were patriotic and that they were saving their heroic soldiers. In fact, these people have always been

They are hindering the government's rescue plan. If the government started to rescue, they would probably have arrived by now, but now they are still moving forward slowly on the road. It's not that they are not trying their best, mainly because there are a bunch of this and that on the channel in front.

The ships are moving forward slowly, and some are only a few knots fast. They are very obedient and will give way when they see warships approaching. However, their speed is very slow. It is estimated that they will catch up by the time

By that time, the number of dead will have increased by at least 10%.

"Who told these damn guys, don't they know that their actions are murdering our soldiers?" Robert said looking at the jewelry sent at the scene. At this time, he really wanted to order the transport ship to shoot and expel these damn guys.

He's a guy, but he doesn't have the guts. This is not an ordinary person. How many people can afford to buy a yacht these days? No matter how cheap this thing is, it costs millions. This kind of thing is still a thing for the rich. If it is really

If he killed so many rich people, he would probably line up the people who oppose him to the Eiffel Tower.

"We don't know very well, but our people are tracing it. Since News Corporation is no longer in our hands, it seems that our ability to control the media has declined a lot. At this time, we are a little envious of those African countries. If those warlords say

Let's see if their media dares to talk nonsense." A member of Europa said. It seems that the position is not low, but what he said at this moment was not nutritious. Robert took one look at this guy and stopped talking.

There is probably nothing this guy can do. Do he want to see 10% more of his soldiers die? Those are his own combat readiness stores. Today's combat readiness stores are not just about storing weapons and ammunition. Personnel reserves are also very important.

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"Gentlemen, our intelligence department has brought us good news and bad news." This guy originally wanted to give it away, but when he saw that everyone was looking at this guy with dissatisfied eyes, he immediately shrank.

He rubbed his neck and said, "Well, our intelligence department has found out that this news was released by people from the Energy Group." After this guy finished speaking, many people felt very disappointed. Could it be that our intelligence department could only give

Do we bring good news like this? Is this even good news?

"The bad news is that satellite photos show that except for the two hospital ships of our De Gaulle task force, all the other ships have sunk at this time, and the Indian Ocean fleet of the Energy Group has all left the Suez Canal.

They can threaten our southern region at any time." After the guy said this, he went out. Such news is not good news. If these big guys get angry, they will suffer. As the head of the intelligence department, too

It's quite difficult. If you want to live a better life, you have to report good news instead of bad news. But if you don't report good news but not bad news, then you won't have to take your own life until something happens.

"Damn, these bastards have bullied us at our doorstep. Do they really think that we are all made of mud? What's so great about the energy group? Our naval strength is no less than theirs. Call us

The main fleet "" directly combined with our shore-based aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea to destroy them. I still don't believe it. We are standing at the right time and place with the right people and we can't even deal with these people. What's so great about them? Our energy reserves are enough for us.

It's for one year. Don't worry about them giving us an energy embargo. When we win, they will have to give us something if they don't." As soon as a cannonballer heard that the southern region was threatened, he couldn't sit still.

Not to mention that if other factors were not considered, it was really what they wanted to eat Li Cong's fleet in one go. They had been bullied by Li Cong recently. Li Cong gave away so many precious things so arrogantly.

Pulled away, this is simply a naked robbery. I think when we went to your country, we waited until your emperor ran away before we started to take action. You are lucky, you actually robbed in front of us. Such a thing

It's all you can do, but it's too much.

"It's just, damn, we really think we are easy to bully. We gave them everything in the past. Unexpectedly, a wolf-like figure appears now. We can't continue like this. This time it's Kexi

Kajima, next time it will be our own. We must not tolerate this anymore. This guy is like Hitler during World War II. If we continue, he will attack the entire Europe immediately. Do you want to be a prisoner?

"Another militant guy stood up and spoke. It's not that Robert doesn't want to declare war on Li Cong, but now is not a good time to declare war. Look at the energy group's morale is high, what about us? What if Shan Cong

Judging from the strength of the armies of both sides, it is not impossible to compete. Although your navy is powerful, our Atlantic Fleet is not a vegetarian. It will definitely make you look good when the time comes. Even if you can win, the cost will be

It's definitely not a small thing, but there is one thing that makes me unsure.

In the past, Li Cong's younger brother was in his hands. This guy would definitely not dare to do anything wrong. But now the news coming from Africa is that this guy was not caught at all, and the foreign corps was actually approached by the energy group that had just arrived.

The guardsmen were beaten to the head and were running around. Now they don't even have half of their previous combat effectiveness. Anyway, these people are similar in nature to mercenaries. It's just that a powerful force in their hands is gone. I feel bad at all.

How comfortable is it? The most terrible thing is the situation in Algeria. The government that supported him suddenly switched sides. That damn Abdullah became the leader there again. This guy was not in the energy group before he came to power.

The relationship with Europe is in a state of oscillation. After this guy learned about some of the things Europa did, he turned directly to the energy group. Europa's military bases there have been attacked. There have been no large-scale conflicts yet.

But if it is not withdrawn in the near future, the result will probably be bad.

"That's enough, you just talk big words, and don't look at our current situation. We just lost hundreds of billions of euros in the confrontation with Li Cong. If our Atlantic Fleet really competes with Li Cong's

How much do we need to invest in the Indian Ocean Fleet? If we win, that's fine, but if we fail at home, how should we explain this to our people? Have you ever thought about this? It's like Spain being invincible back then.

Like the fleet, have you all forgotten?" said a slightly older guy. His ancestors were closely related to that glorious Armada. Following his words, some of the people present calmed down. It seemed like just now

It’s really a bit too much, that Armada????

At that time, the Spanish Armada roamed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, plundering gold and silver treasures. As a result, Spain soon became the richest maritime empire in Europe, and proudly called itself the "Invincible Fleet." In order to compete for maritime hegemony, Spain and the United Kingdom launched a war in August 1588.

In March, a fierce and spectacular naval battle was held in the English Channel that attracted worldwide attention. In this naval battle, Spain had strong strength, advanced weapons, powerful warships, and a strength of more than 30,000 men. It was known as the "luckiest Armada"

At that time, the British fleet was not large in size, with only 9,000 combat personnel in the entire fleet. Compared with the two armies, there was a huge disparity in numbers, and Spain clearly had an absolute advantage. However, unexpectedly, the naval battle ended with Spain being destroyed.

It ended in a decisive defeat, and the "Invincible Fleet" was almost completely annihilated. From then on, Spain declined sharply, and its position as "sea hegemon" was replaced by Britain.

According to statistics, between 1545 and 1560 AD, the Spanish navy transported 5,500 kilograms of gold and 246,000 kilograms of silver from overseas. By the end of the 16th century, 83% of the world's precious metal mining was obtained by Spain. In order to protect its offshore

In order to improve its communication lines and its overseas interests, Spain established a powerful maritime fleet with more than 100 warships, more than 3,000 cannons, and tens of thousands of soldiers. At its peak, the fleet had more than a thousand ships. This fleet was rampant in

The Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean proudly call themselves the "Invincible Armada".

At that time, British capitalism was in its infancy. The development of light industry forced it to rush to find overseas commercial markets; innovations in shipbuilding and navigation technology further expanded Britain's ambition to seize colonies.

For Spain, it is natural that other countries are not allowed to share the benefits from its colonies. Britain's maritime robbery and plunder of the Americas seriously threatened Spain's monopoly on the colonies, arousing the hatred of King Philip II of Spain. At first Philip II

King Li II did not want to resort to force. He colluded with the British Catholic forces in an attempt to put the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, on the British throne. To this end, he began to carry out subversive activities in Britain.

Mary fled to England as early as 1568 due to the Scottish coup and was imprisoned by Elizabeth. When the British Catholics, with the instigation of Spain, attempted to assassinate Elizabeth and replace Mary, Elizabeth took the opportunity to execute Mary. Philip II failed to murder her.

, determined to conquer Britain by force.

At that time, Britain's maritime strength was not strong and it was difficult to match the Spanish maritime fleet. It could only rely on pirate groups organized by pirate leaders such as Drake, Hawkins and Rayleigh to attack at sea and intercept Spanish ships carrying gold and silver.

Carry out piracy activities. But Philip II owned a huge fleet - the "Invincible Fleet".

Why was the powerful "Invincible Fleet" vulnerable to a weak opponent and lost in a single battle? There are roughly three opinions.

The first is the basic theory. Spain's prosperity is only a temporary false prosperity on the surface. King Philip II of Spain strengthened his political rule, plundered people's wealth, fought for years, was tyrannical and cruel, and was extravagant, which aroused the resentment of the majority of the people.

The country is surrounded by crises. This war is simply unpopular.

The second is the theory of improper command. Other scholars believe that the fiasco of the "Invincible Fleet" was caused by the King of Spain's improper employment. On April 25, 1588, Philip II held a flag-raising ceremony at the Lisbon Cathedral and appointed the great nobleman Spain.

The Duke of Dunia was the commander-in-chief of the fleet and led the fleet expedition. Sidonia was born in a famous family, had high prestige among the nobles, and won the trust of the king, so he was appointed commander-in-chief of the fleet. But he was originally a land general.

, did not understand naval warfare at all, had no experience in commanding a large fleet to fight at sea, and was seasick. He was unexpected for this appointment and had no mental preparation or confidence to command this war. He also asked Philip II

I also asked Gao Ming, but was not allowed. Just imagine, how can such a general command a naval battle and be invincible?

The third is the theory of natural disasters. This theory holds that the "Invincible Fleet" encountered a natural disaster, not a catastrophe. The first opponent it encountered was the terrible and invincible storms and waves of the Atlantic Ocean. This was an improper choice of time to advance.

Caused by. Soon after the "Invincible Fleet" was attacked by an Atlantic storm, many ships were destroyed, fresh water leaked from hastily made wooden barrels, a large amount of food rotted and spoiled, the sailors were exhausted, and most of the infantry also suffered from

Seasick and lost its combat effectiveness. The "Invincible Fleet" lost its troops before it could fight the British, and its combat effectiveness was greatly weakened. As a last resort, Sidonia took such a fleet that had lost its combat effectiveness to go to war with the British army, which led to bad luck. Return home

At that time, there was another big storm in the waters of northern Scotland, and some ships were swallowed by waves or sunk on rocks. By this point, the "Invincible Fleet" had almost been wiped out.

Although "heroes are not judged by success or failure", the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. It seems that the reasons for the downfall of the "Invincible Fleet" are worthy of deep thought by all military strategists. Throughout the history of world wars, naval battles have great influence on the future and future of many countries.

Destiny has had a decisive impact, such as the Battle of Salamis on Persia and Greece, and the Battle of Actium on Rome and Egypt. In 1588, Spain, the maritime overlord, sent its "Invincible Fleet" to invade Britain, but failed in the end.

This once proved the influence of naval battles on the development of history. Spain declined, and Britain became the most powerful country in the world.

Although the current situation is somewhat different from that of the past, there are some similarities in some places. If the failure of De Gaulle's task force can still be accepted by the people, then if the Atlantic Fleet really fails, it will be really difficult for the people.

It is the end of the world, and maybe the energy group will become the world's largest force with this victory. Although it is still the case now, it is obvious that they are not willing to admit it.

"Everyone, everyone knows what Spain was like after the defeat of the Armada. After the defeat, Spain had no chance to recover its losses." The old man felt very painful when he spoke, because his family was the original royal family of Spain.

Now that Europa is established, there will naturally be no royal family, so he knows the things that happened back then best. Such things cannot happen again. A naval decisive battle cannot be carried out unless it is a last resort, especially if the forces on his side are not strong enough.

When you have an absolute advantage, this is almost like committing suicide. When the Rothschild family lost Europe, it caused an unprecedented chaos. Now he doesn't want the newly settled Europe to have another one.

"Everyone, the Spanish Empire (Spanish: imperio espaol) is one of the first truly global empires and colonial empires in the world. It is also one of the largest empires in world history. It is considered the first empire on which the sun never sets.

.I am honored that my family can build him. We have enjoyed half of the world for many years, but because we did not choose well in that war, we lost the whole world. I hope everyone can choose carefully."

The guy spoke with great sadness. In fact, the ancestors of the people here were all brilliant, but they just didn't remember it for a while.

The 16th and 17th centuries are sometimes called the Golden Age of Spain (siglo de oro). In the 16th century, Spain received gold and silver equivalent to $1.5 trillion (1990 prices) from New Spain. At that time, its territory

It is so vast that it is often hailed as the "Empire on which the sun never sets." This dysfunctional empire in the golden age had its center of power not in Madrid, far inland, but in Seville. The Habsburg dynasty was squandering

The wealth gained from Castile and the American colonies led to repeated wars in Europe for its own benefit, and several defaults on loans, bankrupting Spain. The conflict between the empire and the people of Castile finally triggered the 1520-22 War

The Castilian community revolted.

Originally, there were more people in the main station. Now after hearing what this old guy said, I thought that the Spanish Empire, which was so powerful in the past, had weakened to that point. Although the decline had many reasons of its own, it was undeniable that the Armada was destroyed.

But it was a direct trigger. Spain at that time might have been more powerful than Europa now. Maybe Spain did not go to the East to provoke that powerful empire, otherwise it might have been destroyed. They thought of this, just now

The loudest people stopped talking now, but everyone was very depressed inside. If they didn't take action, would they have people shit on their foreheads?

"Gentlemen, the latest news is that our Foreign Legion was completely wiped out in Algeria. The Energy Group defeated our 15,000-strong army with less than 5,000 troops." At this time, the Minister of Intelligence came again, this time
To be continued...