At this time, John IV was actually lucky.
Thanks to the previous alliance with the Ming Dynasty and the exclusive agency of Far Eastern specialties, we made a lot of money and strengthened our national power. Otherwise, relying on Portugal's previous strength, he really has no confidence that he can withstand Spain's attack, especially if it is led by a famous general like Da Condai.
If the original historical development is followed, Napoleon invaded the Kingdom of Portugal in the 19th century, and the Portuguese royal family moved to the Brazilian colony for refuge.
In this dimension, Joao IV originally had such thoughts. If he could not withstand the attack of the Spanish army and the Ming army failed to come to the rescue in time, he would be ready to flee to South America.
But judging from the current situation, there is no need to escape.
For João IV, it would be the best if he didn’t have to flee to South America!
At this time, he even thought that if Spain fought for a long time without success and the soldiers were exhausted, maybe he would be able to turn defeat into victory without the rescue of the Ming army.
If this is the case, Portugal will no longer have to worry about Spain in the future. As João IV, he can leave a strong mark in the history books.
However, what he never expected was that the situation in Lisbon suddenly took a turn for the worse the next night.
In the evening, King Joao IV inspected the city defenses and everything was fine. He was even in the mood to teach his third and fourth sons about the art of war.
"Your Highness, it's not good..." Joao IV was pulled up from his sleep on the bed, "The Spanish army has invaded!"
"What's going on?" Joao IV was frightened. When he heard the shouting of killing coming from outside, he immediately rushed to the window to see the situation, regardless of his disheveled clothes.
Sure enough, as soon as the city gate was broken, a thick fire dragon was pouring into the city from the city gate, and then divided into several smaller fire dragons. There were fires everywhere, as well as shouts of death and wailing.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Joao IV was dumbfounded. He really couldn't understand why the city gate was lost.
"Your Highness, it seems that a traitor has opened the city gate from the inside." His guard reported, and then shouted hurriedly, "Now is no longer the time to talk about this. Your Highness, hurry up and get on the boat. It will be too late if it is later. Got it!"
Sure enough, King Joao IV saw a fire dragon coming straight to the palace, never stopping along the way.
Seeing this, he immediately rushed to the door and shouted anxiously: "Quick, go bring Alfonso and Pedro!"
Alfonso is his third son and Pedro is his fourth son. Except for these two sons, all other children died of illness. Of course, Catherine who married Ming Dynasty does not count.
It was appropriate to bring the two princes with him. When João IV left the room and arrived at the entrance of the hall, the two young princes had already been brought by the guards.
At this time, the fire dragon could already be seen outside. However, when the Spanish army reached the vicinity of the palace, they encountered resistance from the palace guards. For a while, they were no longer able to advance as far as before.
João IV looked around, listening to the messy gunshots and wailing sounds from time to time, he couldn't help but said in a hateful voice: "When Gu leads the Ming army to fight back, they will definitely find out who betrayed Gu. Make them pay a heavy price!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his guard urged him again.
John IV did not dare to stay any longer, and immediately took his two sons with him. He did not even have time to bring some gold, silver and jewelry, and hurried to the port, preparing to escape by boat to South America.
However, the Spaniards obviously expected that he might escape from the sea. Therefore, when one army attacked the palace, another army went straight to the port.
By the time Joao IV arrived at the port, the fighting here had already heated up.
The Portuguese tried their best to hold on to their retreat, while the Spanish tried their best to cut off this passage first.
Seeing this situation, Joao IV quickly took his two sons to avoid the war zone and fled to the ship docked at the dock.
When he arrived at the pier, walked through the open area, and was about to step onto the ship, he suddenly heard intensive gunfire from the side.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
At the same time as he heard the gunshot, Joao IV saw everyone around him shot and fell to the ground, including his two sons. And he himself was just blocked by the guards and was not hit.
However, at this time, he didn't care about himself at all, but looked at his two sons lying in a pool of blood, struggling painfully with blood, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he rushed over, trying to go Save his son.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
Gunshots rang out again, and it was his remaining guards who fought against the enemy. However, they were ambushed by the enemy, and their number was already very small. After a while, even King Joao IV was shot in the stomach, and they all fell in a pool of blood.
Holding his stomach and looking up at the night sky, Joao IV suddenly felt very regretful. We should have sent our sons away first as a precaution, at least one of them!
At this moment, a group of people suddenly gathered around and said in a gloating tone: "Haha, let's see where you run away!"
"If I had lost some money in the first place, how could I have ended up being wiped out!"
"..."
After hearing these words, King João IV, who had already wanted to "sleep", suddenly got the strength from nowhere. He looked up at the group of people angrily and shouted: "It turns out that you collaborated with the enemy, harmed Gu, and harmed Portugal." !”
At this time, he would be really blind if he couldn't recognize it anymore. Of course, to some extent, he was indeed "blind."
"We helped you with good intentions before, but you, a white-eyed wolf, even if you don't help us fight that Cromwell bastard, you are not even willing to give us any money!" Odoly said viciously, "This is what you will end up with. You asked for it!"
"Haha, seeing your son die in front of you, how does it feel?"
"Everyone in the family is dead. How does it feel? You miser, do you regret it?"
"..."
Hearing these words, Joao IV felt like being stabbed by a knife, causing him great pain. Feeling the disappearance of his body's strength, he knew that he was dying, so he said bitterly: "Gu Zhen should not have taken you in, you will receive retribution!"
"Haha, what kind of retribution? Your entire family is dead, so what kind of retribution is there for you?"
"Come on, come on, I'm just standing here, come and bite me! Come and repay me!"
"..."
When King Joao IV heard these words, he looked at his two motionless sons and really wanted to fight these British guys. However, there is no such chance. To be honest, he was very unwilling at this time.
Just when he was thinking of this, João IV suddenly thought of something, and the strength that had disappeared suddenly came out from nowhere. He raised his finger and pointed at Odoli and others in front of him, and shouted sternly: "The orphan daughter Catherine is the great Ming prince. Concubine, she will definitely help Gu take revenge. Just wait, the Ming army will definitely come to settle accounts with you!"
Full of anger, after saying this, his hands softened, his head drooped, and he lost his breath.
These British royalists were stunned when they heard the last words of John IV. Even when John IV died, they didn't care.
I originally thought that after destroying João IV's family, I could sit back and relax. As a result, after all the calculations, one was missed.
"What should I do? If his daughter marries the prince of the Ming Dynasty, she will belong to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty from now on." Someone immediately asked Odoli worriedly.
"Yes, I heard that the Ming army is very powerful. Even Osman is no match for the Ming army!"
"..."
Suddenly, many people became panicked.
Odoli was also afraid. Being in Lisbon, they got more information about the Ming army than people from other countries.
However, once everything has been done, there is no point regretting it.
Odoli lowered his head, kicked the body of Joao IV, and said bitterly: "No matter what he did, it was all this fool's fault. If he hadn't refused to give us money, how could we have harmed him! "
"Yes, it's all his fault! We all suffered miserably from him!"
"How come this thing didn't take any gold, silver or jewelry with him when he ran for his life? He's so damn cowardly!"
"..."
After a while of expressing their anger, someone went to cut off the heads of John IV and his two sons, preparing to ask Philip IV for credit. Then he disappeared into the darkness and headed towards the palace. Obviously, they want to fish in troubled waters and get more benefits.
The chaos in Lisbon slowly came to an end until the afternoon of the next day. There were still houses burning in the city, and the ground was covered with Portuguese corpses. But at this time they were all moved to the side of the road. The streets and alleys were full of Spanish soldiers with guns and ammunition.
Grand Condé accompanied Philip IV into the city. Seeing that Lisbon was finally captured and Portugal was destroyed, his confidence was restored a lot.
Philip IV was very concerned about how much money he could make from Lisbon, so after entering the city, he went straight to the palace.
Not to mention, the destruction of the city was so sudden. In recent years, the Portuguese made a lot of money from being the exclusive agent of Far Eastern specialties, which was much cheaper than Philip IV.
Philip IV was also very happy that the British royalists used the heads of John IV and his family to claim credit, as the rebellion in Portugal was eradicated. Therefore, he was very generous. Not only did he keep his promise and distribute the property to Odoli and others, he also temporarily lent Lisbon to them. However, it was stated in advance that after they return to the UK, Lisbon will still have to be returned to Spain.
Of course, Odoli and others would not be so disappointed as to tell Philip IV that Joao IV actually had a daughter who was married to the Far East and became the concubine of the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. They should be careful about revenge.
Anyway, at this time, it's all good for you, me, and everyone. The only bad thing is the Portuguese, who will live a life of humiliation from now on.
Besides, as soon as João IV learned of the Spanish invasion, he immediately sent a messenger to the Americas. Logically speaking, reinforcements should come. However, something happened, something unexpected happened.
