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Chapter 1186 Salvation
"Oriental Merchant Ship!"

On the fast sailing ship of the Netherlands, the soldiers of the Netherlands discovered a flag they had never seen on the Chinese merchant ship.

A middle-aged aristocrat with two curly beards stood on the deck of one of the sailing warships. The sailing warships broke through the waves of the English Channel, and the waves splashed onto the deck.

The wealthiest Netherlands became independent from the territory of the Spanish Empire, and formed its own fleet to start the 80 Years War with Spain.The fleet he led was always patrolling the English Channel to prevent the Spanish Armada from attacking the mainland of the United Provinces of the Netherlands through the English Channel.

"I really didn't expect that the British chose to cooperate with the Orientals. Their merchants must have gained huge benefits from the trade of spices, silk, porcelain, and raw silk in the Far East. The British just wanted to reproduce the glory of Queen Elizabeth by all means. "When the admirals of the Netherlands saw the dragon flag, they always had a bad feeling.

"Lieutenant General Tropp, they drove out the power of our East India Company in the East Indies. As a result, the East India Company lost the stronghold of Batavia, and also lost several armed merchant ships and warships. The ships of the East India Company After escaping from the South American route, they suffered heavy losses and almost went bankrupt. Now that there is no one around, should we sink their merchant ships and avenge the East India Company?" Some of the Dutch ships once served for the East India Company. The sailors, who still have deep memories of being defeated by the Nanyang Fleet, urged the Dutch admiral to sink the Chinese merchant ship that appeared alone on the English Channel.

The Dutch admiral fell into deep thought, but still shook his head: "According to my information, the Easterners came to Britain this time not only with merchant ships, but also with a warship. Now we are at war with Spain, so it is not appropriate to provoke them. If we let If this warship and the British Royal Navy join the Spanish camp, then the balance of power between us and Spain will be broken. The Spanish privateers saw all this just now, and we cannot destroy the evidence."

"The Orientals took away our Batavia, and we have to endure their appearance in the English Channel. It is really reconciled." Have resentment.

Compared with success, failure is more unforgettable for them.

"Be patient for a while, wait until we defeat the Spaniards and consolidate the achievements of independence, and then we will see how to deal with people from the East." The Dutch admiral said.

Six Dutch sailing warships passed by the French and Chinese merchant ships.

"Thank you, allies of the Netherlands!" Kolber thanked the Dutch ships in his unprofessional Dutch as they passed by.

Although the Dutch fleet was only performing daily security tasks, they objectively scared away the Spanish privateers.

The Dutch warship passed by, and the Dutch sailors on board looked at these two strange merchant ships curiously. Most of them had never been to the East, and they were curious about the merchant ships from the East and the sailors on them. Standing on the side of the ship, I looked curiously at the appearance of the Orientals.

Vice Admiral Tropp of the Netherlands just glanced at the armed warships of the Chinese people, and the armed warships of the other party did not seem to surprise him much.

The merchants and sailors on the Huaxia merchant ship also looked at the Dutch warship flying the tricolor flag.

"Anyway, they saved us from the Spaniards this time. There is also the Spaniard's revenge, and we must avenge it in the future." The leader of the intelligence service witnessed the Dutch warship leaving.

"Spain and the Netherlands are at war in the nearby waters. Without the escort of warships, we may not be able to move forward in this sea area. Now that our merchant ships are damaged, we may not be able to go to France." The Huaxia merchant looked at the merchant ship with a damaged deck , quite helplessly sighed.

Under the bombardment of privateers disguised by Spanish warships, their merchant ships were wounded by artillery in many places, and their masts and rudders were damaged.After all, armed merchant ships are only merchant ships used to deal with small pirate ships, and there is not much resistance in front of the 700-ton Spanish warship.

Now the merchant ship has been severely damaged and cannot continue sailing to the Bay of Biscay.

"What should I do next? After simple repairs on the spot, the merchant ship can only sail slowly, and we must find the dock for overhaul as soon as possible." The sailors on the merchant ship asked the director for instructions.

"It's a headache. I was hit hard shortly after leaving the Thames. It seems that I can't leave the English Channel." The director scratched his head with a headache. "Next, I have a proposal. We will follow the French merchant ship in a small group. What do you think of going to France, while the rest wait to drive the damaged merchant ship back to the dock near London for repairs?"

"I think it's okay. If we go to the Bordeaux area and select the goods, we can hire their merchant ships to transport the oak barrels for wine to the city of London. Then we will enter North Africa through the English Channel under the escort of the Fourth Fleet, and then enter the coast of West Africa. "The head of the intelligence department said.

"Then what about your Intelligence Service's entry into France?" The director sent by the government asked the little leader of the Intelligence Service.

"Let's talk about entering France, we will think of another way to go to France. They are at war with the Spaniards, and we still have many ways to infiltrate into France." The little leader of the Intelligence Department gave up the current plan to infiltrate the Kingdom of France.

If you want to separate a group of people to board the French merchant ship, the number of people is not large, and it is not easy to install intelligence personnel inside, so it is better to infiltrate slowly in the future.

The damaged merchant ship underwent simple repairs at sea, and then handed over to the sailors to drive the merchant ship back to Britain.

The director and the leader of the intelligence service boarded the merchant ship of the French businessman Colber with a dozen of his men.

"You didn't escape alone just now, I think we may have a long-term cooperation." The director was quite satisfied that Kolber did not give up on them and escaped at the most dangerous time, at least the other party showed their willingness to stand on the same front with them determination.

Kolber was also afraid for a while, he almost had to fight the Spaniard hand to hand.

But obviously he made the right bet. He has now gained the trust of the Chinese businessmen. In the future, he may become a trustworthy French businessman in the eyes of the Chinese businessmen. In the future, the Chinese businessmen will probably find him if they want to trade with France.

"The next voyage may encounter Spanish privateers. Apart from them, privateers from the Netherlands and Britain will not attack us. They will only attack Spanish merchant ships." Kolber asked Said, "No matter what, sailing at sea is still very dangerous. Do you want to continue to the Bay of Biscay with us?"

(End of this chapter)