Ming Zuo

Chapter 1638 Alliance of Order
Charles II had the heart to commit suicide.

Why couldn't the news of the victory in the naval battle come earlier?

Why is he in such a hurry?
Looking at the ink-stained agreement in his hand, he really wanted to tear it up, refusing to recognize the de facto independence of Ireland and Wales.

But the problem is...

The agreement was signed in the presence of representatives of the Empire, Holland, and Scotland.

If he tore up the agreement and refused to recognize it, what would the imperial people think?
What do the Dutch think?
What do the Scots think?
What do passing ducks think?
Off topic.

The Scots will definitely think, since you can not recognize the agreement with Ireland and Wales, can you also not recognize the agreement with Scotland?
He can guarantee that as long as he dares to tear up the agreement, the empire and the Netherlands will be fine, and Scotland will immediately turn the table.

His strength at hand is now extremely weak. If he wants to fight against Parliament and take back Britain...England, he must rely on the Scots.

And now that the agreement is signed, Ireland and Wales will also join the coalition.

No matter how stupid Charles II was to push friends toward enemies at this time, he would never do such a thing.

He is not his father!
So, poor Charles II could only hold a weeping smiling face, and reluctantly announced the birth of a new pattern of the British Isles.

The news was quickly spread back to Ireland and Wales, and the people of the two places were really looking forward to seeing the moon, cheers resounded across the earth, and at the same time, they supported Charles II, the king of the Commonwealth.

After all, from now on, you only need to respect him as the king, but you don't need to pay him taxes. You can also handle government affairs independently, and you can make decisions about the economy. Of course, everyone is willing to accept it.

Ireland and Wales are also happy.

After getting what he wanted, he immediately started emergency mobilization.

In just half a month, the two places organized more than 10 troops and began to march towards England.

This suddenly increased the pressure on the parliament.

Inside the parliament, the Presbyterian faction became active again, advocating negotiations with the king to resolve disputes and quell the war.

Cromwell is also a bit numb.

He is brave and good at fighting, and his prestige is unparalleled, but the strength of the parliamentary army is there, and there will be no more troops in a short time.

But the egalitarians were determined and did not want to compromise with the king at all.

They drummed up momentum in the army, and strongly demanded that the parliament order to march quickly to Scotland, eliminate the king, and realize the complete bourgeois ruling situation.

On the sea, the Dutch, English, and Scots who had been beaten to death finally became honest and recognized who was the boss at sea, and they all turned to Kong Zhiguang for help.

Kong Zhiguang was happy in his heart and calm on the surface. After comforting everyone, he didn't do anything, but continued to block the entrance of the Thames River to prevent the parliamentary fleet from rushing out to make trouble.

Three days later, the Portuguese fleet arrived, and the four sides joined forces.

It can be seen that Portugal attaches great importance to this contract operation, and it is actually Menezes who personally leads the army.

As soon as they met, Menezes reported the situation in the Iberian Peninsula.

"We have successfully trial-produced artillery and muskets. The powerful power has doubled domestic confidence. The king has ordered to expand the scale of production and arm the new army as soon as possible. If the Spaniards dare to come again, they will definitely make them pay a heavy price."

Receiving technology transfer from the empire, the Portuguese immediately started manufacturing bronze cannons and Minie rifles in Lisbon.

Now the first cannon and the first rifle have been produced.

The convenient operation method of the bronze artillery, the power of ultra-long range and sufficient precision, opened the eyes of the Portuguese.

This allowed them to finally see the possibility of completely getting rid of the Spaniards and achieving independence, so the country invested a lot of resources into the stage of large-scale manufacturing.

Portugal owns the resource-rich colony of Brazil in South America, and the route has not been cut off by the Spaniards, so there is no shortage of metal supplies.

As long as they devote all their efforts, it is definitely not difficult to build [-] new artillery pieces within a year.

As for the Minie rifle, the flash cap purchased from the Empire still needs more than a year of transportation time, so it has been modified here.

That is to take the flintlock method.

In other words, the Portuguese equipped their troops on a large scale with flintlock Minie rifles.

Although it cannot be compared with the flash cap gun in terms of ease of operation, its range and power are the same, and it can also greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Portuguese army.

"We have contacted the Catalans and the support from the French is dwindling and they are under a lot of pressure. The Catalans are desperate for our support and are willing to pay any price for it. "

Catalonia dreams of getting rid of Spanish rule, and now is the best opportunity.But the French were about to betray them, which made them desperate.

At this time, the Portuguese conveyed that the empire, the Netherlands and even the United Kingdom were willing to provide help. How could the Catalans not hold on to this life-saving straw?
"Then invite representatives of Catalonia to come to the UK. We need to negotiate carefully, unify and coordinate policies, and keep in step. Only in this way can we guarantee our interests."

Before you know it, the alliance connected by the empire is already huge enough.

This force is enough to change the situation in Europe.

With very different results on land and sea, the English Civil War could only come to an end temporarily.

Both sides need to accumulate strength while continuing to play games to prepare for the follow-up.

The long blank period was just used to hold an alliance meeting.

Scotland, Edinburgh.

Under the organization of the empire, representatives from all parties quickly gathered together.

Everyone except Charles II was delighted from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, Charles II was not really unhappy at all.

After all, he was a little happy to see that he had so many allies and the hope of winning was greatly increased.

It's just that the king of England, who is in power, is about to become the king of England, and three quarters of the territory in his hands has been lost at once, which has greatly reduced this joy.

It's a pity that although he is a landlord, the decision-making of the alliance does not depend on his will.

At the alliance meeting, several resolutions were quickly passed.

First, all parties participating in the meeting respect and recognize the desire of other countries and regions to seek independence and provide necessary support.

Second, the participating parties are committed to building a fair and open North Atlantic trade norm. In the future, all parties will need to conduct business activities under this norm and resolve conflicts within the normative framework.

Third, all parties need to recognize the status quo of each country, and as an alliance, assist allies to prevent external forces from interfering with allies.

The British Parliament and Spain have been identified as the common enemies of the alliance, and they are the targets that the alliance needs to focus on in the future.

(End of this chapter)