Sweden invaded Tsarist Russia and was easily defeated by the Ming army. This war example spread throughout Europe, making those European countries feel awe-inspiring.
Previously, they had always believed that the Ming Dynasty was very powerful at sea because of its strange armored and smoking warships, which made them afraid.
But now, the Ming cavalry's strong maneuverability reminded them of the cavalry of the Mongol Empire. I originally thought that even if the Ming Army was relatively powerful, not many of them would be able to trust it.
But now, they finally began to be alert: If the Ming Dynasty's navy and army were very powerful, and they really wanted to conquer Europe, it would be really dangerous!
Among them, King Philip IV of Spain was even more frightened! So, I became active again. If not many European countries responded to the previous activities, this time some European countries finally responded. For example, countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic are close to the east.
However, regardless of whether there is a response or not, if you want to meet again to discuss the alliance, it will definitely not be completed in a short while.
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On the American continent, Robert and William once again followed Cromwell's orders and led more than two hundred sailing warships to secretly cross the Atlantic and reach the island of Newfoundland.
"What should we do next?" William, the deputy, asked Robert as he watched the fleet rest.
Robert had already considered this matter before coming, and immediately said without hesitation: "The main force of the fleet will be hiding here. Send a small number of warships, or hang skull flags, to search the nearby waters. If you encounter Ming warships, lure them over." , take more and eat less, bite by bite. How about it?"
"What a great idea!" William said with great joy when he heard this. "If we happen to encounter that kind of armored and smoking warship chasing after us, with so many warships, we can definitely capture it."
Robert smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "Even if not, as long as we capture the Ming Dynasty sailors, we can still find out what those kind of iron-clad, smoking battleships are!"
"Yes!" William clapped his hands quickly after hearing this, "Just do it this time, you will definitely gain something!"
So this British fleet did just that. In the waters near Newfoundland, pirate ships appeared again and began operating along the coastline.
However, after seven or eight days, there was still no Ming Dynasty warship. This made William a little confused and asked Robert: "What's going on? Aren't they going to send a fleet to sweep back and forth?"
"Although the Ming Dynasty has a large fleet, America is still too big. I guess we just went to South America when we came!" Robert replied after thinking for a while.
After hearing this, William nodded and said, "Then what should we do? Should we go ashore to grab something?"
Robert listened, pondered for a while, then shook his head and said: "If we are discovered when we go ashore to grab something, they will definitely be surprised that the pirates who have disappeared before are bold enough to come out to grab something again, and they will be confused! If too many warships are sent, it will not be conducive to our ambush."
Having said this, he paused and then said: "To remember our mission, it is best to capture an armored and smoking battleship and go back. If not, we must at least find out the relevant information! Therefore, it is better to be patient. Just wait patiently!"
"Then why don't we move forward and go to the Gulf of Mexico? There will definitely be Ming warships patrolling there!" William was a little unwilling and suggested again.
Robert still refused, shook his head and said: "Be careful, be careful! There must be a fleet base of the Ming army on the Gulf of Mexico. There are too many of them. If we don't surround them and let them escape, we will attract a bunch of them!"
"What are you afraid of?" After hearing this, William said nonchalantly: "We all have more than two hundred warships. If there are really too many enemy ships, we don't want to fight them like the Spanish fleet did. We can just escape. Is it true? Can you still catch up with us?"
At this point, he thought of something and added: "Even that armored and smoking battleship can't even think about catching up with us! If it really has to keep chasing us, it will definitely leave most of the Ming fleet behind. Isn't that just right? I got my wish!"
Robert was a little moved after hearing this, and felt that what William said might not be unreasonable.
The island of Newfoundland is too remote. If the Ming army never comes, even though there are many warships brought this time, it will also mean a lot of food, drink and litter. As the fleet commander, of course he has to care about this.
"Okay, then let's go to the Gulf of Mexico to see the situation!" Robert finally agreed to William's proposal.
However, he did not go there one after another. Instead, he first sent the pirate ships to clear the way, then followed with fifty warships, and finally the remaining main warships.
However, what they didn't expect was that they never encountered a Ming warship. This was really strange!
After the previous war in the Pacific, they fled to the Atlantic Ocean and then hid north. But the Ming warships, almost fifty ships in a group, swept all the way north and couldn't even stay on Newfoundland. Therefore, in the end, pirates from various European countries had no choice but to flee back to Europe.
"What's going on?" William was surprised and asked Robert, "This seems a bit abnormal!"
Robert listened and responded with a shrug, meaning if you ask me, who should I ask?
Even so, he finally answered: "The coast of Florida is just ahead, and beyond that is the Gulf of Mexico. There must be Ming warships over there. We'll find out when we get there!"
After William heard this, he could only do this.
But who would have expected that when their fleet arrived at the Florida coastline, they saw thick smoke rising from the mountains on the shore, which could be seen from a distance.
"Damn it!" Robert couldn't help but cursed when he saw it, "The Ming army has set up spies here!"
This method of communication also exists in the West.
Sure enough, after the wolf smoke rose from the first mountain, there was another mountain with wolf smoke...
In less than half an hour, we saw smoke coming from the farthest distance of our sight.
"What should we do? We have been discovered!" William felt a little anxious when he saw it, so he asked, "Four streaks of wolf smoke came out from each mountain. I doubt that the Ming army knows the number of our warships!"
What else can I do? It can only be served cold! Robert was thinking in his mind and said to William: "Then I can only follow what you said, watch it first and then say it. Anyway, it seems that we can't win, so we will withdraw. If we can lure that kind of iron-clad, smoking battleship Better!"
As a result, the British fleet continued to advance along the coastline. Of course, they must have been more vigilant.
One day later, Robert discovered that the pirate ships and outpost battleships in front were all fleeing back. When within sight of the main fleet, the signal signal was started.
When Robert saw it, he knew something was going on and quickly ordered the main fleet to stop and prepare for war. And William held up the telescope and stared at the flag motionlessly.
Suddenly, I heard William shouting loudly in an exaggerated voice: "How is it possible? Isn't it possible? Did I see it wrong..."
"What's going on?" Robert asked quickly after hearing his words after issuing the order.
At this time, William had already put down the telescope, looked back at him, and said with surprise: "Report from the front, the Ming fleet has more than two thousand ships!"
"What?" Robert was shocked when he heard this. He quickly picked up the telescope and started looking at it himself.
The two hundred warships he led were already a large fleet. Just thinking about so many battleships, there is always something to gain.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army actually had more than two thousand ships. At least he could tell from the semaphores of the escaped battleships that there were more than two thousand!
There are about two hundred warships, how can we defeat more than two thousand ships? It’s not on the same level at all!
However, Robert still didn't believe it. He did not order the fleet to turn. Instead, he waited until the fleet in front escaped and then asked loudly across the side of the ship: "What's going on? The Ming army actually sent more than two thousand warships." Come and beat us?"
After the smoke was sent back, more than two thousand ships were mobilized to fight. No matter from which perspective, it feels too exaggerated. Unless the Ming army spread four rays of smoke and exaggerated the number of its own fleet. However, this is impossible!
After much deliberation, Robert still couldn't figure it out.
"It's absolutely true, densely packed, at least more than two thousand ships!"
Hearing the answer, Robert felt his heart ached, it was so damn scary!
After thinking for a moment, he asked again: "How many iron-clad steam battleships are there?"
"I don't know, I can't see clearly!"
Normal steam ironclad battleships also have masts and sails. In normal times, of course, coal would not be burned using steam power. It is strange to be able to see clearly among many sail warships from a long distance!
After hearing this, Robert thought for a while, seeing is always believing, so he turned the fleet, prepared to escape first, and then slowed down, waiting for the Ming fleet to catch up, and he wanted to verify it himself.
After an hour or so, countless masts finally appeared on the horizon, followed closely by sails. It was really like the woods were moving.
After looking through the telescope for a while, Robert personally confirmed that the number of Ming fleets was indeed more than 2,000. The reason why he couldn't confirm it was because he couldn't see the tail of the Ming Kingdom fleet at all and could only predict it based on its size.
Suddenly, he discovered something new. He held up the telescope and quickly asked William next to him: "Please help me take a closer look. What is hanging on the frontmost ship in the main force of the Ming Dynasty fleet?"
William was a little confused when he heard it, so he quickly raised the telescope and looked carefully according to Robert's instructions.
After a while, he also showed a surprised expression and said in a somewhat unbelievable way: "No, how could it be?"
Upon hearing this, Robert confirmed that he had read it correctly!
