"What?" King Philip IV of Spain said after hearing this, "The daughter of João IV came here with thousands of Ming warships?"
"Yes!" The British envoy Robert nodded quickly and confirmed again. "It is estimated that Spain will be attacked first. So we in Europe must unite immediately, otherwise at least the coastal defense will be in danger."
"Oh, really?" After hearing this, Philip IV, instead of panicking, replied with a hint of ridicule.
When Robert heard this, he knew that he didn't believe it, and he was a little speechless. Spain is about to be in disaster, and you still don't believe it?
"I just can't figure it out!" Philip IV looked at Robert and said, "Why does Cromwell keep emphasizing the threat to the Ming Dynasty? Even compared to Gu, he is much more positive. Can you tell me, Why is this?"
After hearing this, Robert immediately said with a serious face: "His Royal Highness, this is true!"
After hearing this, Philip IV just laughed and said: "Okay, okay, this is true. I believe that when this reason is used to unite countries without foresight, they will really take it seriously. However, what if this huge Ming fleet Didn't come? Could it be that they were all blown down by the hurricane? Who believes it?"
Seeing that Robert seemed a little unhappy and wanted to speak, Philip IV stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, and then his face became serious and said: "I am not opposed to the Ming Dynasty threat theory, and I even like it. It is good for us. But , If it is too exaggerated, even if all countries unite, but we don’t find the huge Ming fleet when we look back, all countries will definitely have opinions and say that we are timid!"
Robert was really speechless. At the end of the story, Philip IV still didn't believe it.
Speaking of which, when I saw the huge fleet, I was also very shocked. If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, it would be a bit unbelievable!
Thinking of this, Robert's face became very solemn, he stretched out his hand and said seriously: "I can swear to God! I swear on my family's honor! What happened about the Ming Kingdom's fleet is true!"
After hearing this, Philip IV looked at him seriously for a while, and suddenly sneered in his heart: Just a group of pirates, how much family honor do you have!
However, he did not say these words, but became serious and said to Robert seriously: "Then do you know how much manpower and material resources will be consumed by two to three thousand warships crossing the ocean? ? If something goes wrong with this fleet, which country can afford it? Two to three thousand ships!"
After sighing, he saw that Robert seemed to be a little angry, but Philip IV became more serious and said to him: "If you say that the Chinese fleet has arrived with about 500 ships, then I can still believe it! If you exaggerate, you have to have a certain limit. If you pass it, do you think everyone else is a fool?"
Five hundred ships, because Ming Dynasty is a big country. Otherwise, based on the situation in Europe, which country can come up with so many warships at once!
"I'm very curious. Cromwell has always emphasized the threat to the Ming Dynasty, including the previous Paris Conference, which he took the lead in starting." Philip IV stared at Robert with his "insightful" eyes and said, "Tell me. , Our goals are actually the same. Why did Cromwell do this, and what is his real purpose? I hope to be honest and honest, stop being so exaggerated, and stop avoiding talking about this issue!"
Robert really didn't know what to say. This Spanish king was really very self-righteous! At this time, he was very convinced that it was absolutely impossible for Spain to become strong under the leadership of such a king!
In fact, Spain is no longer the powerful country it once was. If it had followed its original historical development, it would have continued to decline during the reign of Philip IV.
At this time, Robert had nothing to say to the King of Spain, and he did not want to say more, so he bowed and said: "On the order of the Lord Protector, I have conveyed the news to His Highness, and I am going to the Netherlands. Warn them to be careful. I hope His Highness the King can believe it and be prepared, otherwise he will definitely suffer a big loss!"
After saying that, he was ready to leave. Continuing to stay here is a waste of time and there is no point!
Philip IV was a little dumbfounded when he heard what he said. When he came to his senses, he became a little angry. This British man dared to despise him and showed no respect for him in his words. Such a simple exaggeration, who are you trying to fool? It sounds like the truth!
When he was about to get angry, he suddenly saw a frightened palace guard coming out from the door of the palace. He ignored any etiquette and hurried forward. Before he got close, he loudly reported in a panic tone: "Your Highness , something bad happened, Lisbon was taken away by the Ming Dynasty!"
"What?" Philip IV was shocked when he heard this. He subconsciously confirmed it with disbelief.
And Robert was a little surprised when he heard that the Ming Dynasty arrived so quickly!
Thinking of this, he turned back and looked at Philip IV, feeling a little gloating in his heart, thinking what else could he say after seeing him this time?
"This is an urgent report!" the guard handed over an urgent report. "Thousands of Ming Dynasty fleets have arrived, covering the entire sea with no end in sight. Lisbon has fallen, and other towns in Portugal have sent people to urgently ask for help!"
Everyone simply ignored the Portuguese fleet in South America, because the main force in this fleet was the fleet of the Ming Empire, and in the eyes of Europeans, the Ming Empire was the powerful enemy they had to face. As for the Portuguese fleet, It is not worth mentioning at all, and naturally it cannot represent the upcoming crisis. It must be expressed in Ming Dynasty terms.
Philip IV felt a little dizzy after hearing this. Are there really thousands of ships? How is this possible?
It can only be said that the "poverty" of national strength limited his imagination. Even when Spain was the most powerful in the past, it was impossible to compare with the Ming Empire today. The true strength of the Ming Empire was beyond his imagination.
After receiving the emergency report, Philip IV quickly read the emergency report. His face turned pale, his body swayed a few times, and he felt as if the sky was falling.
It was Catherine, the daughter of João IV, who came back with the Ming army, a huge fleet of at least 3,000 ships. This is how to do ah?
Philip IV was really panicked, and when he was distracted, he happened to see Robert standing there. At this time, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said to Robert quickly: "Cromwell... No, no, no, since your Lord Protector has known the news for a long time, what can you do to deal with it? Tell me quickly. Gu, hurry up..."
Listening to his urging, to be honest, Robert despised the Spanish king even more. I said so much before, but I thought I was right, and I just didn’t believe the news I sent. Now I’m fine, are I scared to death?
But on the surface, of course, he would not show it. He only replied to Philip IV: "What our Protector of the Country means, I just told His Highness, is to unite all other European countries to deal with the Ming fleet together."
Seeing this time, Philip IV kept nodding his head, with a panic look on his face, and added: "Your Highness, don't worry, the Ming fleet has come a long way after all, and there cannot be too many troops. Our Lord Protector has said , it is impossible for the Ming army to land and attack European countries from land, but the coasts of various countries are the most dangerous. The top priority is to unite countries with coastlines and assemble the fleet first, so that they can have the strength to compete with the Ming fleet. On land It’s dangerous, in the end you have to be careful of the Ming army coming from the east!”
Sailors and land warfare soldiers are inherently different. If we only use sailors to deal with the natives, it will be okay. But if we were to fight against the elite armies of European countries, then the sailors would definitely not be able to do it.
Not to mention, the Ming army really came from afar, and there couldn't be many troops on board. However, the number of battleships was real, at least that's what Cromwell thought. What he worried about was sea control.
"Yes, yes, your Lord Protector is so right." At this time, no matter what Robert said, Philip IV felt that it was right and quickly agreed, "Now we must be careful about the port towns and fleets. We must not be defeated by the Ming army one by one! We must unite the fleets of all countries before the Ming fleet comes over."
In any case, no matter how mediocre Philip IV was, he was still the king of a major European country, so after Robert said it, he grasped the focus of the problem.
After a period of discussion, Philip IV immediately concentrated the Spanish army to prepare for the possible attack by the Ming army on land. Even if possible, troops should be sent to attack Lisbon and try to contain the Ming army on land.
In addition, coastal ports immediately began to deploy a large number of coastal defense artillery to prepare for defense against being attacked by the Ming army. As for the fleet, the fleet of a country is too small to deal with the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it builds warships, it is too late. We need to move immediately, first to the north, away from Lisbon. Wait for the fleets from all countries to assemble, and then attack Lisbon. Until then, advancing by sea and land together is the best way to deal with the Ming army invading Europe this time.
After discussing it like this, Philip IV immediately got busy. It even feels like the generals under his command are not as capable as Da Kongdai. However, Grand Condé had returned to his country because he had reached reconciliation with France. He also sent people to France quickly and asked Grand Condé to continue to command the Spanish army.
Robert immediately rushed to the Netherlands and other countries to inform the news. As for France, William has already gone. Even if the French side doesn't believe it, the King of Spain will still believe it after another contact.
The top priority now is to unite the fleets of European countries first. As for how to attack the Ming Dynasty and how to divide the interests, we can only wait and see.
Time waits no time, the doomsday has enveloped Europe!
However, some things did not develop as Philip IV and Robert expected.
