Hearing these words in the meeting hall, Filot could hardly suppress his anger. In his opinion, these pirates are really too weak to hold up the wall, so they only know how to grab and grab...
Just as he was thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
So, he stretched out his hand to signal them all to stop and stop talking.
Seeing that he still had something to say, although the other pirates didn't buy it and were still talking about their own things, Robert, as a landlord, had to step in to maintain order and finally made the meeting hall quiet again.
Seeing this, Filot quickly seized the opportunity and said to them: "You should all know that Mexico is the source of important property for us in Spain. I am not afraid to tell you that the property we are preparing to transport back to our country has been robbed by the Orientals. ”
When he said this, he saw some pirates showing disdain, contempt, and even gloating, as if they were about to make fun of him, so he quickly continued: "In addition, as far as I know, when the Orientals came to America, they brought them with them A lot of silk and porcelain came. You know, they produce these things. Even if they go out, they must bring these things with them. They are not used to the things outside. Do you know? As for their silk and porcelain, if they can If you sell it to Europe, it will definitely be a huge fortune!"
After hearing this, the pirate finally came to his senses. It turned out that there was a lot of wealth in the East!
As long as they have money, they dare to touch the butt of even a tiger, otherwise, they would not become pirates.
Seeing them like this, Felot felt happy, this trick really worked!
So, he struck while the iron was hot and continued: "You don't know that the reason why the Easterners came to America this time was because the Portuguese brought them here. Do you know why?"
Hearing this, a pirate immediately said matter-of-factly: "Why else? It must be beneficial. Otherwise, who would do it?"
"Yes, there are benefits!" When Filot heard this, he immediately pointed at the pirate and confirmed what he said, and then loudly said to other pirates, "Do you know? Portugal became the only authorized merchant in the Ming Dynasty. They have since The Ming Dynasty shipped countless porcelain, silk, raw silk, etc. to their colonies in South America, and prepared to ship them to Europe from here."
Having said this, he paused and glanced at the pirates. Seeing the greedy light in their eyes, he continued to speak loudly: "But they were afraid that Spain would block this route, so they encouraged the Ming people to send troops. , want to drive us Spaniards away. Do you think we are willing to just let the Portuguese get rich?"
The Portuguese have a lot of goods from the Ming Empire. This is already a consensus among Europeans. Therefore, they really believed what Philot said.
Thinking of the countless wealth that would pass by on this route, these pirates were certainly greedy.
"One thing I want to explain is..." Filot deliberately whetted their appetites before saying, "The combined strength of the Portuguese and the Ming people is very strong. I have to admit that before there was no support from the mainland, We in Spain alone cannot defeat them. Therefore, the Governor sent me here, hoping that we can unite and rob them. How about it, is anyone willing to do it? "
In the meeting hall, Philot has always been dominant, which makes William very unhappy. After listening to this, he immediately said: "What kind of unity method? Why should we unite with you? Who do we want to rob, not rob?"
This was a counter-offer, and of course the other pirates could feel it, so they all started shouting, all wanting enough benefits.
In response to this, Filot had already received the authorization from the Spanish Governor before coming, so he immediately replied: "From now on, we in Spain will recognize that Jamaica is yours and will not send any more troops to fight. In addition, in the Ming Dynasty and Portugal Until the winner is determined, we in Spain will not be your enemies!"
After hearing this, many pirates were unwilling.
"It sounds like we are afraid of you, come on if you have the ability!"
"That's right, it's you Spaniards we're robbing, why don't you accept it?"
"..."
Among these words, William shouted the loudest. In fact, he was the one who took the lead in snatching Jamaica from Spain, so how could he be afraid of Spain?
Seeing this, Philot had to stretch out his hand to signal them to silence. After a long while, the scene finally became quiet.
"I haven't finished speaking yet, don't get excited!" Felote was obviously a little helpless. It was too difficult to communicate with these pirates. "Their main force will be resisted by us in Spain. You just need to harass them and rob them." That’s it. In addition, the places along the coast controlled by Spain will allow you to dock for supplies. How about that?”
Hearing this, the pirates looked at each other and felt that this was not bad. If it's beneficial, do it!
As a result, the wishes of both parties were agreed upon, and then, after further discussions in detail, the two parties finally concluded an alliance between Spain and European pirates.
Soon afterwards, the Spanish united with many pirates to launch an attack on the Portuguese colony. For the Spaniards, it was revenge, and they could grab some supplies by the way. For pirates, there is only one purpose, which is to steal money!
These people robbed all the way from the east coast of America, all the way to the west coast of America, that is, towards the Pacific Ocean.
The Portuguese were on guard against the Spanish, but they did not expect that the pirates would join forces with the Spanish. Unprepared, he was attacked by pirates and suffered heavy losses.
As a result, more pirates swarmed in and joined the ranks of robbing the Portuguese. Anyway, the main force of the enemy is supported by the Spaniards, and their risk of stealing money is minimal, so why not do it!
The Portuguese could no longer stand it and retreated to the interior of Brazil or fled along the coast to North America. However, Peru was a place occupied by Spain, and it suffered a lot of losses when passing through these places.
In September of the 28th year of Chongzhen, the Portuguese who fled north finally fled to the vicinity of Central America. After the Ming warship on patrol found out, they immediately led them back to the naval base and met Anders here.
After Anders heard the cries of these Portuguese people, he was stunned for a long time. He never expected that the Spaniards would be so shameless that they would collude with pirates to attack their Portuguese colony in Brazil.
Of course he couldn't stand it anymore. So, he immediately went to Sun Chuanting to seek revenge.
But who is Sun Chuanting? He is an official of the Ming Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force. He is responsible for his subordinates. When he heard that there were at least two hundred and fifty enemy warships, he decisively refused to agree.
After hearing this, Anders shouted angrily: "Our two countries are brothers. We, Princess Catherine, are still the princess of your crown prince. Now that Portugal has been attacked so cruelly by the enemy, if the Governor does not send troops to help, where will the alliance be?"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting just asked him calmly: "Do we have more warships than the opponent? Do we have more soldiers than the enemy? Our morale, at least your morale, is higher than the opponent... "
Although it was not an aggressive rhetorical question, every question Sun Chuanting asked made Anders stunned. After hearing this, his excitement obviously calmed down, and he asked Sun Chuanting: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Now, all of your people who can escape have already escaped. Those who are not here have hid in the interior. There will be no danger for a while." Sun Chuanting still said calmly, "The enemy is fierce at the moment. Come, our army should avoid the enemy's edge, shorten the supply route, and then look for fighter opportunities."
After hearing this, Anders was still a little dissatisfied. Just when he was about to speak, he heard Sun Chuanting speak first: "In addition, you should also know that the current time has reached the time when reinforcements may arrive. We Go back, and if we can wait until reinforcements arrive, that will be the time for our counterattack!"
After hearing this, Anders immediately shook his head and said: "I have been waiting for several years. Year after year, no reinforcements have come. What if there are still no reinforcements coming this year?"
According to Sun Chuanting's estimation, after he sent people back, logically speaking, the emperor would definitely send reinforcements. Because at the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen had discussed the future pattern with him.
However, the Americans never waited for reinforcements to arrive. To be honest, Sun Chuanting actually had hidden worries in his heart.
When this happens, it may be that the ship sent back failed to return to the Ming Dynasty; it may also be that something happened to the Ming Dynasty itself; of course, it is also possible that the reinforcements sent to the Americas did not cross the Pacific in the end. In short, there are many situations.
Regarding the delay in the arrival of reinforcements, not only him, but also the soldiers of the Ming army below were actually influential. This is also why Sun Chuanting mentioned morale just now.
Hearing Anders's rhetorical question, Sun Chuanting replied without hesitation: "What if it comes? Even if it doesn't come, we have shortened our logistics supplies. When there is no retreat, we can still exert our greatest strength in a last-ditch battle." Strength, fight the most confident war."
Anders listened and couldn't find any other reason to refute. The most important thing is that the command of the army is in the hands of Sun Chuanting, so he can only accept it helplessly.
Later, Sun Chuanting carefully inquired about the enemy's situation. After roughly understanding it, I received news from the sentry that the enemy was getting closer and closer, so I did not hesitate and immediately ordered a retreat to North America.
The coalition forces of Spain and pirates did not expect that the Ming army would run away without even fighting. It was a bit surprising.
Filot was familiar with the habits of those pirates, so he immediately encouraged them, saying that in the Ming army's lair, there were definitely warehouses full of gold, silver, silk and porcelain. Confused by words like this, the coalition forces continued to move north.
