open sea

Chapter 714 Hatred
English pirates appeared on the west coast of America and swept away the Spanish strongholds in a rampant manner.

Chen Mu already knew who this was.

Drake, who enriched the world's nautical map and separated the American continent from Antarctica on the map, that is, he led his privateer fleet to defeat the Armada many years later, turning things around.

His attack helped Chen Mu a lot.

Because Drake briefly supplied supplies on the boundary peninsula and sold some of the goods to Shao Tingda and Fu Yuan's troops at a low price in exchange for iron shells, the news of the existence of the Drake Strait was learned by the Ming army.

The English of this era had a very high opinion of the mysterious China that existed in Marco Polo's travels, and even made him lead the fleet back very obediently after hearing the news that the Ming army's sphere of influence had extended to here.

The reason why he needs iron cannonballs is actually the same as the distress of the Spaniards. A considerable part of Spanish cannonballs are hand-carved stone bullets, which can also be used, but they are far less easy to use than iron cannonballs.

In the Iberian peninsula and the West Indies the proportion of stone shells is very low, but in the colonies on the west coast of Asia the proportion is appallingly high.

Drake's fleet does not need fresh water and food, but iron cannonballs must be supplied. After landing on the boundary peninsula, he tried to make a trade agreement with the Ming army, and hoped to inform the Queen of the news after returning, and the Queen would give it to him. Emperor Ming wrote a letter expressing his desire for trade.

When he turned around and attacked the Spanish colonies on the west coast of South Asia like a plow, the governor of New Spain also learned that there was a wide and boundless Drake Passage in the south, which was not good news for the Spaniards.

Two days after Chen Mu got the news, Fu Yuan once again sent a small boat to dock at Majia Port. The governor's messenger on board conveyed the governor's latest information and suggestions to Brother Acosta, and the boundary treaty was changed accordingly.

"The Spaniards decided to hand over the four thousand miles of South Asian coastline and the vast and boundless desert on the west coast, as well as half of Panama to Ming Dynasty, on the condition that the Ming fleet will cooperate with the Westerners on the entire west coast."

Chen Mu held the porcelain pot and slowly poured shochu into the wine glass, signaled Zhu Xiaoen to take the wine glass with his eyes, sat by the fireplace and smiled and touched the wine glass with Zhu Xiaoen, and said with a smile: "They still know very well that the wide strait is for the English. Know that the narrow Strait of Magellan will no longer be the only route to the west coast, and the west coast will soon cease to be home to rare goods, and their weak power here will not be able to protect great wealth."

Grinning his teeth, Zhu Xiaoen drank a glass, filled the jug, and drank another glass comfortably. Then he poured the wine and said to Chen Mu: "It is the best result for His Majesty Philip to get the defense of the Ming army. They can save a fleet in Europe and the West Indies."

"I heard from the negotiating team that because Spain went bankrupt the year before last, Philip and Osman negotiated peace last year, leaving only the war between the Netherlands and the French Huguenots. Spain has not breathed for a long time, and now even England dares to challenge. "

Zhu Xiaoen shook his head lightly and smiled, not knowing whether he was laughing at England's overreach or Spain's stretched left and right, and finally asked Chen Mu in a very sincere tone: "Philip will have no patience for England, as long as he takes a breather, they start a war, maybe A chance for the Kingdom of Alan to become independent?"

Chen Mu didn't answer right away. He closed his eyes and recalled the battle process of the destruction of the Armada in his memory-unfortunately, except for knowing that the Spaniards lost the war, there was almost nothing.

What was Ireland doing at the time?

Chen Mu doesn't know, but there is Zhu Xiaoen in this world, if he backstabs England at the right time, maybe the situation will be different?

With a smile on his face, he said: "That must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I really look forward to the battle for the founding of the Kingdom of Alan!"

"As for Drake, have you heard of him?"

Holding the flagon, Zhu Xiaoen leaned closer to the fireplace, nodded slowly and said, "I heard a little, it should be the little captain of John Hawkins, who is a big family in England devoted to maritime affairs, just like the Lin family of Ming Dynasty. "

Chen Mu choked on half of the wine, and the spicy taste made him cough a few times, like Lin?
Lin Feng, Lin Daogan, Lin Manjue?

These three are not a family!
"He is famous because he did a big thing. Before I went to sea, I heard that he led sailors to attack the Isthmus of Panama. It was supposed to be a sea attack, but because the Spanish treasure fleet came back late, they waited several times. In July, the convoy carrying gold and silver was finally intercepted on the mountain road, and 50 catties of goods were seized, of which the gold and silver were worth [-] pounds."

"That's a huge sum of money. The armor of the Beiyang Banner Army, including cotton coats and bird guns, is worth about 15 sets, and the national tax is only [-] pounds."

"England have regarded him as a hero since then, but it has nothing to do with us in Ireland. I would kill him if I had the chance."

Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have a grudge against him?"

Zhu Xiaoen nodded and said: "In the third year of Wanli, when I just arrived in Beiyang, Drake and Hawkins attacked Rathlin Castle in Ireland under the orders of England's Henry Sidney and Essex. Surrendered, but they still killed more than 200 guards and more than [-] civilians."

"To deter disobedient Ireland, those people have unarmed old people and children, that is a daredevil bastard."

"But they are really powerful. If I stayed in Ireland and didn't embark on the road to find Da Ming, I'm afraid I would have died long before that battle happened."

"The English killed us, but our tribes still killed each other for O'Neill's title. The general didn't know the chaos in Ireland."

Zhu Xiaoen flicked off the non-existent dust on the python robe outside the padded jacket like a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and said: "I thought about it many times when I was in Beiyang, and I stayed in Daming. Buy five hundred acres of land, and multiply and prosper."

In fact, Chen Mu didn't really understand what Zhu Xiaoen said. He didn't understand the situation between Ireland and England and the vendetta, but he appreciated this kind of heart to fight for his compatriots.

He patted Zhu Xiaoen on the shoulder, and said, "The Kingdom of Alan will become independent, and England will also be wiped out. It won't be too long."

"You stay with me for the time being. The Eastern Army will soon set up five military governors in Asia. Before the summer comes, the Ming army will enter Panama. Next summer at the latest, I will send a fleet from the West Indies to Ireland. .”

Zhu Xiaoen turned his head in surprise, and asked, "I will be stationed in Panama in the summer, I'm afraid the contract hasn't come back from Spain by then..."

"It doesn't matter whether Philip agrees or not. The Ming Fleet has already begun to defend the west coast. Naturally, my reward is now. Don't worry, Philip will feel happy from the bottom of his heart."

(End of this chapter)