Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 1043 Persuading Ocundo to Surrender

The combined fleets of Spain, Holland and France were annihilated!
Admiral Oquendo, Commander of the Continental Union Combined Fleet, was captured, and Prince Hendrick, Deputy Commander of the Continental Union Combined Fleet, was buried in the belly of a fish!
This time, the Continental Union Navy is completely over.

Taichang was a little surprised when he received the news. He really didn't expect Zhang Yuanfang and Zheng Hongkui to achieve such a record.

Felipe IV, Queen Anna, Duke Richelieu and other high-level European officials would probably not believe it was true if they received the news.

More than 4000 warships, including [-] ironclad warships, were all wiped out, and none of them escaped?
How can it be!

This kind of thing is really unbelievable.

However, if you refer to the Inca Empire that was destroyed by them, it is understandable.

Pizarro, the most famous adventurer and colonist in Spanish history, fought the most famous battle to destroy the Inca Empire.

He led a colonial team of 160 and eight people to attack the Inca Empire, defeated the [-] army of the Inca Empire in World War I, captured the Inca Emperor Atahualpa, and killed all the top leaders of the Inca Empire!
Atahualpa, the emperor of the Inca Empire, probably couldn't believe his eyes at the time.

How could an army of 200 be defeated by less than [-] people?
His guards have thousands of people, but they can't stop the less than 200 people?
How can it be!

The reason why Pizarro was able to create this seemingly impossible miracle was actually the crushing of weapons and equipment.

Because they have indestructible armor, extremely sharp swords, dozens of horses, a small artillery and a dozen matchlock guns.

The Inca Empire had only stones, bronze hatchets, sticks and slingshots!

People can't break their armor defense. They can cut people in two with a single knife. Coupled with the deterrence of muskets and artillery, and the impact of horses, they just defeated the [-] army of the Inca Empire and captured the Inca. Emperor of the Empire.

The reason why the Spanish, Dutch, and French combined fleets lost so badly is actually the same as the defeat of the Inca Empire.

Because the equipment gap is too big.

The Ming Empire is not only far ahead in the rate of fire and power of artillery, but also has indestructible Aegis ships and dreadnoughts, rocket launchers that are hundreds of years ahead of others, and telescopes with a viewing distance nearly ten times that of others, etc. .

Adding these factors together, the combined fleet of Spain, the Netherlands, and France would be like the [-] army of the Inca Empire, basically nothing left to be beaten.

In addition, the number of ships of the Daming Navy is not much different from theirs, and it is far from reaching the exaggerated level of 160 to [-]. Therefore, it is normal for their entire army to be wiped out.

This is the advantage of weapons and equipment far ahead.

They didn't even know how many indigenous countries they had destroyed by taking advantage of this.

This time, their weapons and equipment were crushed by the Ming Empire, and it was quite normal for the entire army to be wiped out.

Ocundo was blindfolded, the battle was over, the soldiers of the Ming Empire and the Indian tribes in South America captured them ashore, and escorted them to a huge army camp. He was still blindfolded.

He didn't know what his ending would be, and he didn't dare to think about it.

This disastrous defeat, he probably will not escape death when he returns to Europe, not to mention that he has been captured by others at this moment, can they let him off as the commander of the Continental Union United Fleet?
Neither Zhang Yuanfang nor Zheng Hongkui could decide on this issue, nor could A Suzu and Qin Gongming. They could only send a telegram to the Western Yindu Islands, asking Taichang to decide.

Taichang had a good impression of this Oquendo, and he was also in a good mood after the big victory, so naturally he would not kill this old acquaintance.

He just thought about it for a while, and then said decisively: "Decree, order Gongming to lead 50 South American tribal alliance troops to escort the Spanish prisoners to Veracruz and join Carinho, so that Gongming will treat Ocundo better. , ordered Carinho to persuade Oquendo to try."

At this moment, the combined fleets of Spain, Holland and France were all wiped out, and the next step was to regain the governorship of New Spain.

They had planned it long ago. Qin Yiming led an army of 50 North American Indian tribes to the northern border of the Governor-General of New Spain. Carlinho had also secretly controlled the port of Veracruz, which is the closest to Mexico City.

As long as the 50 South American army presses up again, the 40 Spanish recruits in the Governorate of New Spain will surrender.

Of course, there may be some Spanish colonists who resisted stubbornly.

To put it bluntly, this 100 million Indian army was to clean up those colonists.

Qin Gongming really did not expect that Taichang would let him take the Spanish prisoners to Veracruz.

He had already arranged how to transport the 50 troops.

One hundred thousand cavalry and horses can be easily loaded on one thousand armed merchant ships.

30 infantry with weapons and equipment can be easily loaded on another thousand armed merchant ships.

The remaining [-] infantry can just take [-] Spike warships to go directly. Anyway, they are sailing along the coastline, so they are not afraid of encountering sea storms at all.

This time, he had to bring nearly [-] more Spanish captives, which really made him a little dizzy.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuanfang and Zheng Hongkui already had enough Aegis ships and Flying Dragon warships under their command, plus they had to go to West Africa to meet up with 100 armed merchant ships and [-] Spike warships, and then go to East Africa for transshipment [-] million troops.

In other words, after they arrived in the East African Kingdom, the number of ships would reach a terrifying 100, and it would be enough to transfer a million troops from the East African Kingdom.

Therefore, they didn't even think about bringing the [-] Spike warships assembled on the American side.

Qin Gongming happened to be able to receive these Spike Warships and use them to transport prisoners.

Of course, these captives can't dress up indiscriminately, after all, they may try to escape.

Qin Gongming discussed with Aluka and Asipa for a while, and decided to let the 30 infantry on a thousand armed merchant ships go down to a hundred thousand to take a Spike warship, and then load all the captives on the thousand soldiers in batches. An armed merchant ship.

In this way, each ship is basically two hundred well-equipped South American Indian Tribal Union infantry guarding one hundred unarmed captives, and it should be impossible for them to escape.

However, this would be a bit of a waste of time. It would take at least two hours just to board the ship with 50 soldiers and nearly [-] captives.

Qin Gongming stood at the front of the top deck of the dreadnought, turned his binoculars and scanned the soldiers of the South American Indian Tribal Alliance who were constantly escorting the captives onto the ship, and couldn't help sighing slightly.

Alas, they originally planned to board the ship in an hour, and then set off, but now they will be delayed by another hour, and they will not be able to catch up much today.

He was sighing there, but there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind him.

This should be Oquendo's bet.

He looked back, and sure enough, Oquindo was slowly walking over accompanied by the general officer of the Ministry of Rites. Although his two teams of personal guards sandwiched him, they didn't put any handcuffs on him.

No way, the emperor ordered him to treat this general Ocundo kindly.

Qin Gongming thought for a while, and then waved his hand slightly to make the guards spread out. Immediately afterwards, he rubbed his face and smiled slightly: "General Ocundo, long time no see."

Uh, who is this?
After all, it has been a long time since the peace talks in Amsterdam, and Oquindo also vaguely remembered the appearance of Taichang, Zhang Zhiji, and Xu Yunzhen. As for the generals of the Ming army, he really didn't remember any of them.

He froze for a moment, then asked cautiously: "Who is this General?"

Qin Gongming still smiled slightly and said, "I am Qin Gongming, the commander-in-chief of the East Day Camp. We had a drink together during the peace talks in Amsterdam. Have you forgotten, General?"

Well, when it comes to drinking, Oquendo finally has a little impression.

Because he drank while negotiating, that was the only time he did it in his life, and it seemed that the general was there at that time.

Oquindo recalled it for a while, and then couldn't help but sighed slightly: "We were allies at that time, but we didn't expect to become enemies now, General Qin, what's the matter with you ordering me to come here?"

What can I do?

Doesn't the emperor ask me to treat you better so that Carlinio can recruit you?

That's why I asked you to take the flagship with me to the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

Of course, you can't say this clearly, because it would be a bit embarrassing for others to say it clearly.

Qin Gongming thought for a while, and then said kindly: "Your Excellency, the reason why we became enemies is because the top management of the European Union insisted on going to war with us, Ming.

In fact, we can still be friends. "

Does that mean I betray Spain?

Oquendo thought for a while, and still sighed slightly: "I have fought for Spain all my life, and I have long been prepared to sacrifice for Spain. I am afraid our friend will not be able to do it."

Don't be so stubborn.

Qin Gongming thought about it again, and then smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, don't get me wrong, I didn't ask you to betray Spain.

In fact, you can consider helping Spain change its king so that the Spanish people can live a better life. "

what?
Oquendo was stunned when he heard this.

Of course he understood what they meant, that is to overthrow the incompetent king Felipe IV and replace him with a better king.

Felipe IV really made Spain miserable, and it would be best if he could change to a good king.

This change of king is quite normal in European countries, just like the king of Spain, who has changed a lot.

Originally, Spain was amalgamated from ancient kingdoms such as Aragon and Castile. Therefore, the earliest Spanish kings were either the royal family of Aragon or the royal family of Castile.

It took less than a hundred years for the Habsburg dynasty to replace the royal families of Aragon and Castile.

Leaving aside right and wrong, the Habsburg dynasty did not bring any happy life to the Spanish people. In less than a hundred years, almost all of Spain was at war.

Oquendo has been fighting for Spain for decades, so he naturally knows what the result of this non-stop fighting is.

In the past few decades, the Spanish Armada alone has destroyed five groups, and the army has suffered more casualties than the navy.

At the moment, Spanish civil men are extremely scarce. Those in the age group of 15 to 50 either died in continuous wars or were forcibly conscripted into the army.

This is why he decisively chose to surrender.

If he did not choose to surrender, nearly one hundred thousand Spanish men would follow him to the bottom of the sea.

If this continues, all Spanish men will die!

He had seen through all of this a long time ago, so he didn't want to fight the Ming Empire.

Because the result of the fight with the Ming Empire was that all the Spanish men died.

He also imagined that Spain could change to a more rational king.

The question is, who can replace Felipe IV as the Spanish king?
He really didn't know that there were such capable people in the Spanish royal family.

Not only the Habsburg dynasty did not, but the Aragonese royal family and the Castilian royal family did not.

He said helplessly: "General Qin, I don't know how much you know about us in Spain. Who do you think will be king to make the Spanish people live a better life?"

Oh, there is a play!

Qin Gongming simply said directly: "What do you think of Carlinio?"

what?
Oquendo couldn't help being surprised and said, "Are you talking about the Governor of Brazil, Carlinho?"

Qin Gongming nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it's that Carlinio, what do you think of him?"

How about this?

(End of this chapter)