"Haha, it's so happy, it's so happy!" A fat man shouted excitedly, regardless of the sweat on his head, "I captured three Spaniards by myself, haha! You really didn't see that these people usually wear big tails The wolf, so high above me, he knelt down and surrendered when he saw me!"
"Raff, they didn't surrender to you, they surrendered to them!" Ludkin also spoke with a smile, while pointing his finger at the Portuguese and Ming sailors who were escorting the Spanish prisoners as they passed by.
After looking along his fingers, Rafe immediately turned his attention and greeted the Portuguese and Ming sailors enthusiastically: "Hello, I love you so much!"
The sailors of the Ming Dynasty couldn't understand, but they could feel their awakening mood, so they smiled faintly.
When the Portuguese sailors heard this, they grinned and shouted: "Why are you still standing there? Your Highness the Princess is back, why don't you go and greet her?"
When they saw Ming Dynasty's warships and sailors, many people had already made speculations. It's just that I was busy catching the Spaniards and the Portuguese traitors before, and I didn't even think about it for a while. Upon hearing this, they all shouted excitedly, hurriedly greeted each other and ran towards the port.
Not only Raff and Ludkin, but also other Portuguese people who got the news, even those who were hiding in the house from the beginning, ran towards the port one after another after hearing the news. Just like small streams, they eventually converge into a river, flowing along the streets and alleys towards the port.
However, when the crowd was approaching the port, they were suddenly stopped by the sailors here. The officers and soldiers of the Ming army did not move. The Portuguese sailors were all talking, and they wanted to check whether they had firearms before letting them go.
Most people understand this. For example, Rafe took out a flintlock pistol on his own initiative. He had said before that he would die with the Spaniards, and he relied on this flintlock pistol that he had hidden.
When we arrived at the port, we saw the flag representing the Portuguese royal family. Surrounded by a group of Ming army generals, there was indeed a young woman with blond hair and blue eyes beside an older Ming army general.
To be honest, at this time, most Lisbon people no longer recognize Princess Catherine who was once a little girl. However, this did not prevent them from confirming at first glance that the blond young woman was definitely Princess Catherine.
"Let me tell you, I saw Her Royal Highness Catherine several times when I was a child. No, I recognized it at a glance. It was Her Highness Princess Catherine who came with the Ming army to take revenge!"
"You don't need to tell me, even if I haven't seen her before. But look at her, she is graceful and noble, with extraordinary temperament. You can tell she is the princess!"
"..."
While they were talking excitedly, Catherine stepped onto the ground and stepped onto the land of Lisbon. As soon as she landed on the shore, she knelt down, leaned down, and kissed the land deeply.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming army looked at this, and although they felt a little dirty, they could understand the princess's mood when they thought about her experience, so they mostly sympathized with her and didn't have any particular thoughts.
When the Portuguese who came to greet her saw this scene, they felt that Catherine loved this land deeply, and immediately they were eager to welcome Princess Catherine to the extreme.
In the crowd, Raph suddenly rushed out. He broke through the cordon and ran towards Catherine.
Mr. Ludkin, who was beside him, couldn't hold him back. He was so frightened that he shouted quickly: "Raff, come back quickly, don't be misunderstood!"
If someone suspected him of being an assassin and killed him in public, it would be an injustice.
But Raph didn't hear it at all and continued running away.
The two Portuguese sailors who were blocked by the conflict immediately became anxious when they saw it, and quickly chased after them.
The personal guards and other generals behind Zheng Zhilong certainly noticed someone running towards this direction. They reacted immediately and immediately stopped in front of Zheng Zhilong and Catherine. Some held the handles of their knives and could draw them out at any time; others drew out their flintlock pistols and immediately aimed at Raph.
"Your Highness, Your Highness Princess, it's me, it's me, don't shoot..." Rafe shouted, waving his hands and running, "I am Rafe, I am Rafe..."
He didn't understand, but it didn't stop Zheng Zhilong from feeling that this person should be an acquaintance of Catherine, so he turned to look at her.
Sure enough, Catherine, who had already stood up, was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on her face. It seemed that after thinking seriously for a while, he stared at the fat man running over for a while.
At this time, Rafe had been stopped by two guards in uniforms who were on guard to greet him. They are responsible for protecting the Crown Princess, and no matter whether they understand it or not, there can be no accidents.
Seeing this, Raph did not dare to move forward. He quickly stood up, smoothed his hair back, and then continued to shout: "Your Highness, I am Raph. I am responsible for selling Ming porcelain. I even hugged you when you were a child!"
"Uncle Rafe? Is it really you?" After his reminder, Catherine finally remembered and said with the same surprise.
After finishing speaking, she saw that the captain of the Jinyi Guards was still stopping Raf, so she quickly explained in Ming Dynasty Mandarin, and at the same time walked over quickly and asked: "Uncle Raf, are you okay?"
"Okay, okay! I didn't expect to see Her Royal Highness the Princess again. It's so great!" Raf heard this and replied almost in a crying tone.
Mr. Luther King over there could just hear their conversation. He was also happy and said to the people around him: "That damn fat man, my friend, used to have a very good relationship with the palace. You can tell by looking at how fat he is."
After saying this, without waiting for the reaction of the people around him, he held a trumpet-shaped hand and shouted loudly: "Your Highness, Rafe said today that he would die with the Spaniards and that he would not live anymore!"
Hearing this, Raph knew who was shouting without turning his head, and he ignored it, just looking at Catherine and grinning.
Catherine heard this, thought of something, and asked Rafe: "Uncle Rafe, do you know how my father and my two brothers died?"
Hearing this, Raf remembered the past, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said angrily: "Originally, Lisbon had no problem at all in persisting. It was those British royalists who betrayed Lisbon and opened up the city. Without telling anyone, they even ambushed His Royal Highness and the others at the port. His Royal Highness’s head was also presented to the King of Spain by them... Wuwuwu..."
At this point, he couldn't go on and thought about what happened to him later. It was so unbearable that he couldn't help but cry.
Catherine listened without saying a word. When she heard that her father's head was presented to the King of Spain, she did not scream and faint, but gnashed her teeth, obviously with great hatred.
"Where are those murderers now?" Catherine interrupted Rafe's cry with hatred.
During this process, Zheng Zhilong said nothing, and just watched from behind as the princess recognized her fellow villagers. But there was an interpreter beside him, translating to him in a low voice.
After hearing this, he finally understood that the reason why the king did not escape was because there was a spy. This kind of thing really happened a lot, and it was difficult to guard against it.
While he was thinking this, Rafe had already answered Catherine: "They got half of Lisbon's property, and then went to France, where they wanted to recruit mercenaries to fight back to England. But starting from the year before last, all Europe began to discuss In order to jointly deal with the Ming Empire, the relationship between Britain and European countries has been eased. They can't recruit people, and they are not welcomed by other European countries. Now they don't know where they are going!"
After hearing this, Catherine gritted her teeth with hatred and said sternly: "We must find them and crush them to ashes!"
Raph listened and of course agreed.
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he interrupted and said: "Your Highness, we have returned to Lisbon. Things are not urgent right now. Let's have a good rest and take care of ourselves. There will be many opportunities in the future!"
Although Catherine was very angry, she was still a thoughtful person, especially after spending so many years in Ming Dynasty, her independent life had trained her even more. When he heard Zheng Zhilong speak, he quickly suppressed the resentment in his heart, agreed immediately, and then said: "The commander-in-chief has worked hard for Portugal. Let's enter the palace now!"
Although Zheng Zhilong is currently only the commander-in-chief, Catherine knows that Zheng Zhilong will definitely be knighted for his contribution. Now he is on an expedition to Europe, and when he returns to the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely go further.
And Zheng Zhilong’s son Zheng Chenggong was even more valued by Emperor Chongzhen. Not to mention, now she has to rely on Zheng Zhilong all the time. Therefore, she was very polite to Zheng Zhilong.
Afterwards, both Catherine and Zheng Zhilong were busy.
Catherine is mainly concerned with Lisbon's people's livelihood issues, while Zheng Zhilong is concerned with Lisbon's defense and the operation of the entire fleet.
This was already agreed upon from the very beginning. Let’s recover Lisbon first, and wait for other places. Although the fleet that came this time was huge, there were only more than a thousand real warships. The others were transport ships, including gunpowder, food, grass, etc., all of which had to be taken into consideration when there was no supply here.
An important task now is to prepare for possible Spanish counterattacks. Of course, after the situation here is stable, the fleet will attack and sweep across the coast of Europe.
Just like that, the news that Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine had returned with the huge Ming fleet quickly spread from Lisbon. Other towns that originally belonged to Portugal were like a huge stone smashed into a dead pond. Portuguese people everywhere were encouraged to either flee to Lisbon or start attacking the local Spaniards.
The Spaniards were also frightened when they heard the exaggerated news that had been delivered several times. Urgent reports for help flew like snowflakes to Madrid, the capital of Spain.
