The new army gathered together, and the Governor's Office had issued an order to order Lu Bing's troops to immediately go to Quanzhou, Fujian.
The new army, which had been trained for a year, has now been cleansed and has been renovated. More than 10,000 new army is ready. I immediately walked down the river and arrived all the way to Qingtian County, then took land to enter Fujian.
After orders, he came out of the Governor's Office.
Two months later, both sides were ready for war.
Since war is inevitable, the Spaniards seem to be determined to make a fuss.
But this time the bet was so big that Juan was frightened. According to the information they received from the Sea Pacifier Division a year ago, the Sea Pacifier Division owned more than 1,000 ships. Of course, this
Juan was not afraid, because in his opinion, naval battles never depended on the number of ships, but on the number of new warships. Spain had an unparalleled advantage in this regard. Their expeditionary fleets transferred to the Far East were sufficient.
More than thirty latest gunboats and dozens of warship guards.
The size of nearly 100 ships, plus the 6,000 elite Spanish Royal Legion, is even enough to show its strength in any new continent.
However, the problem still arises. Although Shuangyu Port agreed to continue trade with Spanish merchants, advanced artillery shells were under the embargo, which made their supplies insufficient. Relying on these advanced artillery shells, the Royal Spanish Fleet did fight
The strength has been greatly improved, but now the reserves are insufficient, so next, I can only rely on solid bullets.
"Our sailors are more skilled than them. Our gunships are more than twice as fast as theirs. Although they are armed with merchant ships, the structure and speed of the hull are far from comparable to ours. It is reported that a year ago
, They had also wanted to follow the example of making our gunboats, but they had launched at most ten ships, and their sailors had absolutely no time to familiarize themselves with the latest ships."
"They are short and pale and thin. They are not our opponents. One of us can beat them ten."
"The glory of the Lord protects us, but they are a group of stupid and ignorant cultists who have no faith even."
"So...we will win!"
The repeated publicity had a certain effect, and the Spaniards in Taiwan and Luzon fell into a certain kind of fanaticism.
A month ago, a large number of fleets began to transport personnel to Taiwan. Juan was determined to be here, waiting for the fleet of the envoys by sea.
"We can use this strait to fight them and destroy them, and here, fight them to fight them to give them a firm blow."
Juan is always inspiring. In fact, it is indeed beneficial to choose Formosa in his eyes to fight to the decisive battle. On the one hand, this is a bridgehead, and on the other hand, this place threatens Quanzhou. As long as they are willing, they can attack this building at any time.
The Ming army, once the world's number one port, would definitely throw themselves into a bad situation and had to choose to fight a decisive battle with themselves here, and here they could wait for their hard work.
He must use a great victory to force the arrogant governor to compromise with the kingdom and make small fuss, which is not worthy of Juan, because it is too far from the Spanish land, if it continues to delay like this,
There are not many benefits for the expeditionary fleet.
Juan felt keenly that he had to fight.
But the letters to the military and civilians of various countries have been circulated in various countries through various means.
The Ming Dynasty finally declared war on the Red and Barbarians.
All countries were immediately greatly encouraged, and the resistance movement began to become fierce.
The royal families of various countries saw hope. In their minds, the strength of the Celestial Kingdom was beyond doubt. As long as they were willing to attack, these red and barbarians would naturally collapse.
A large number of resistance movements suddenly made Juan feel bad - a few days ago, a resistance army in Luzon raided a fort near Port Princess, killing more than one hundred soldiers and more than three hundred
Expatriate.
This was a major setback that Spain could not bear. Juan had a premonition that if this war was defeated, Spain might lose more than just a fleet, or dozens of ships from the kingdom. What Spain lost might be the entire Far East.
The news finally came. According to the news from Shuangyu Port, half a month ago, the fleet of the Sea Pacification Envoy was indeed dispatched.
This shows that the ships of the Spanish fleet played a role in harassment near Quanzhou. The Ming army was indeed unable to bear the threat of the Spanish fleet and was determined to take the initiative to seize the fighter plane.
"Discover them and destroy them!"
Juan was excited. He had too many experiences in wars, wars with the Ottomans, and wars with the colonial rebels, and his blood boiled again.
And it is reported that the governor had arrived in Quanzhou and seemed to be in charge of the governor's war.
If............ destroy this Ming fleet and raid Quanzhou, if it goes well, Juan feels that he can have a new conversation with the young governor in Formosa.
"Strike, wait for them in Penghu area, they are more familiar with the sea area here! So they will definitely not expect that we will wait for them here, just here, give them a fatal blow!"
After making a decision.
Located in the northern part of Taiwan, Princess Mary built by the Spanish, ships raised their sails, and the dark hull split the sea water. On the bulging sails, the scarlet cross was shocking.
Juan boarded Princess Mary, stood on the deck with confidence in facing the sea breeze, holding onto the side of the boat. The sea breeze in his ears whimpered, and his blue eyes and confidence were a little worried.
Marie Princess Port did not allow local vassals and Han people to enter, and Spanish soldiers set this place a barbaric area.
But there is one kind of person who can travel freely, that is, the Spanish.
After all, the supply of the fleet also requires merchants and footwork, and these Spanish expatriates live near the port.
A Spanish merchant named Gavin was at this time in a tavern in the port where he was drunk and about to sail. The sailors were wearing the uniforms of the Royal Spanish Navy. Although they ordered drinks strictly, they still could not resist this temptation. After all, the ship still needed it.
Recharge, it is impossible for their ship to set sail in less than seven or eight hours. Taking advantage of this time, it is indeed a good choice for sailors to have a drunken life and die.
After entertaining a few sailors, Gavin returned to his room.
In this gloomy little room, he woke up his son Little Alvin who was sleeping soundly on the table and ordered: "Immediately, I will inform the Lord Baihu, tell them that the fleet has set sail and the Spanish fleet will
It will appear in Penghu, yes, it is there that they will ambush all ships heading to Quanzhou, including the fleet of the Pacification Envoy. There were 73 ships dispatched this time, including 43 warships, and supply
There are nine ships, in addition to this, rescue ships and some troop transport ships, they aim to raid Quanzhou after naval battles."
Little Alvin cheered up and dipped the news with a quill dipped in ink. He then said, "But now normal ships cannot leave the port, how can we convey this news?"
Gavin smiled and said, "You go to Mr. Zhou in the north, and Mr. Zhou teaches there, he will have a way."
Little Alvin stood up and said, "Yes, Father."
Gavin patted his shoulder and said, "Be careful."
"I see."
Watching his son leave, Gavin re-entered his role as the owner of the tavern. He went out and had a drink with a few sailors, then stood behind the counter, carefully looking at everyone in and out.
He is Spanish, to be precise, he is a very authentic Castile, and no one is more pure than his Spanish descent.
But he became an informant of the Jinyiwei Hundred Household Institute without hesitation, because he had gone to Shuangyu Port and was unfortunately lucky to buy a large amount of shares in the Money and Grain Bureau.
That’s right, the Money and Grain Bureau also set up an institution in Shuangyu Port to sell shares to obtain investment from merchants.
Gavin is optimistic about the profits of the Money and Grain Bureau, so he almost took out all his capital. Of course he knew that the profits of the Money and Grain Bureau depend on the Marine Pacification Authority, at least to a large extent. If the Marine Pacification Authority is finished, then
Gavin will have nothing, too.
As a qualified businessman, he chose the party with the greatest interests without hesitation. He even heard rumors that if the Ming Dynasty won the war, the Money and Grain Bureau's profits would be even more amazing. He could almost understand the shares of the Money and Grain Bureau as a war
The bond was here, and since he had already made a bet, he naturally pressed his treasure on the sea route comforting commander.
"God bless you, let the fleet of the Sea Pacifier Commander completely destroy them!"
Gavin prayed silently in his heart, and then crossed his chest. He did not think there was anything to be picky about his morality. He was just fighting for his best interests, not to mention that the Hailu Jinyiwei had promised that if the war ended
Then he and his family will be allowed to enter and exit the Ming Dynasty, and from then on settle in the Golden Kingdom, and their own Spain... Its success or failure seems to have nothing to do with him from now on.
While Gavin was praying, another ship, after receiving the priest's prayer, sailed out of the harbor with great enthusiasm, towards the depths of the sea, towards the already planned destination.
"victory!"
"victory!"
The nobles and sailors on the ship shouted together!