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Chapter 1185

boom!A shell fell on the deck, and the cracked sawdust slashed across the Huaxia businessman's cheek, with blood spilling out.

The Huaxia businessman's ears were ringing because of the huge movement caused by the solid bullet.

Huaxia's armed merchant ship was scarred by the artillery attack of the Spanish Galen ship, and even a mast was broken, causing the surrounding sailors to avoid it.

"Damn privateer, many of our sailors have died!" The little leader sent by the intelligence department saw some of his men sacrificed, and his heart was pierced.

These subordinates wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to establish an intelligence network in France, but they were attacked by Spanish privateers halfway, and his deployment was in vain.

At this time, the Huaxia Armed Merchant Ship was destroyed, and most of the artillery on board was damaged.After all, armed merchant ships are only used to deal with ordinary pirates, not this 700-ton warship equipped with more than 30 artillery pieces.

The Spanish marauders on the opposite side were approaching.

Use artillery to immobilize the opponent's warship, then engage in boarding battles to control the opponent's warship, plunder the opponent's cargo, scuttle the opponent's warship, and drive away.

"Everyone bring muskets and prepare to fight! This is the first time that our Chinese merchant ships have been attacked by the opponent in the Western Ocean. We will use muskets to demonstrate to them! Even if we lose the battle, the Fourth Fleet will help us avenge it! "The little leader of the intelligence department issued muskets to everyone, ready to fight to the death.

"Wait, maybe we can negotiate with them. There is nothing in this world that gold and silver can't do. I think as long as we pay enough, they might let us go." The Chinese merchant who was on the boat met the two sides Soon there will be hand-to-hand combat, he couldn't help but anxiously said.

The opponent's warship may have one or two hundred battle-tested sailors and soldiers, while their armed merchant ship has more than a dozen intelligence personnel and a group of civilian sailors who have not been on the battlefield.

"The flag we hang has already shown our identity, and they continue to bombard us with artillery, which shows that we have almost no room for peace talks. Why don't we let them see our bloodiness before we die in battle, if they know who attacked us in China The merchant ships will suffer heavy losses, and they will not dare to be so arrogant in the future! The muskets in our hands are more powerful than theirs, and the reloading speed is faster than them. If they have not fought us before, they will definitely suffer a big loss." Ten Several intelligence personnel were ready for close combat.

"Take your musket."

The merchant director who accompanied the ship also received a musket.

The director who was a civil servant was frowning.The errand assigned to Xiyang is full of dangers, and it turns out that not long after arriving in Xiyang, he will fight with his life.

"It seems that without warships in the Western Ocean, it is difficult to move an inch. An ordinary armed merchant ship has to contend with the warships here." The director held a musket, and his body, who had never been on a battlefield, trembled slightly.

As a civil servant, he would also personally fight at sea.

The Spanish galleon was approaching constantly, and the two hundred Spanish soldiers and sailors on it were armed with matchlock guns, weapons, iron hooks, and fishing nets, ready to start a fierce boarding battle.

From the perspective of Spanish naval soldiers who have participated in naval battles for years, the battle to rob two merchant ships would not be tragic, but what awaited them was wealth.

"Our use of artillery to shoot at each other can be interpreted as a misunderstanding. If we fight close to each other, this feud will be settled." The soldiers on the Spanish warship all looked at the general De Hawkes.

"For the sake of wealth and the glory of the empire, prepare to fight. I will bear the responsibility for any problems." De Hawkes clenched the command knife at his waist.

As a veteran admiral of the Spanish Empire, he can appreciate that the "sun never sets" empire is still heading towards its twilight.Not only could the rebellion in the northern province of the Netherlands not be quelled, even the wealthy place of the Spanish Netherlands would be snatched away by the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

The Britons and the Netherlands are challenging its sea power, and France is challenging its land power.

In order to rejuvenate the empire, the Spanish generals gradually went to extremes, wanting to put all their eggs in one basket to reverse the decline.

"The Spaniard's privateers are about to start fighting on board, and our ships can still sail, let's get out of here!"

"At this time, I can't give up the Easterners and run away alone, otherwise the other party will think that I have no sincerity to cooperate with them." The French merchant Colebe saw the approach of the Spanish privateer, but he did not listen to the opinions of the sailors and merchants on the same ship. It's a big gamble.

The Spaniard concentrated his artillery on the large Chinese merchant ships and ignored his small merchant ships, so his small merchant ships were still sailing.But Kolber knew that by escaping alone at this time, he lost a potential source of money.

But what about connecting flights?
Just as the Spanish Galen warship approached, someone among the Spanish soldiers who were about to board the ship and fight suddenly shouted: "Netherlands squadron!"

"Nederlander?!"

There was a huge commotion among the Spanish soldiers, and the Dutch fleet deployed sentries in the English Channel to monitor the Spanish Armada's attack on the Netherlands and to protect the Dutch fleet passing through here.

At this time, De Hawkes turned his attention completely to the coming Dutch warship.

On the horizon, six fast sailing ships equipped with artillery appeared, and the red, white and blue tricolor flags of the United Provinces of the Netherlands were hoisted on their masts!
"Sure enough, it is the squadron of the Netherlands! How did they come to the coast of Britain?!" De Hawkes saw that the squadron of the Netherlands had six sailing ships, and knew that with his Galen ship Unable to fight against the Dutch, he said to everyone under his command, "The damned Dutch are here, let's withdraw to Dunkirk for now!"

"Emergency retreat!" The Spanish soldiers didn't want to attack more with less, and they operated the galleon to retreat at full speed in a hurry.

A privateer meets a squadron of six galleons with little chance of victory!
"It's the fleet of our allies, the Dutch, who has arrived!" Kolber easily recognized the highly recognizable tricolor flag.

The sailors and businessmen who accompanied Kolber also showed expressions of survivors. At least the Dutch and their French stood on the anti-Habsburg front.

"It seems that we are safe." The Huaxia businessman also broke out in a cold sweat.

Almost everyone is ready to fight with muskets and cold weapons at close range.No one wants the Netherlands fleet to enter the battlefield at a critical moment.

"That's not necessarily true. We collapsed the East India Company of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia. They may have resentment against us... and Britain seems a bit sad. The warships of Spain and the Netherlands can Easily haunt the waters near their royal city." said the little leader of the intelligence department.

(End of this chapter)