Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 893
Hearing these words in the chamber, Filot could hardly hold back his anger.In his opinion, these pirates are so muddy that they can't support the wall, so they just know how to rob and rob...

Just as he was thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

So, he stretched out his hand to signal them all to stop and not talk.

Seeing that he still had something to say, although the other pirates didn't buy it and were still talking their own way, Robert, as the landlord, had to come forward to maintain order, and finally calmed down the meeting hall again.

Seeing this, Filot quickly seized the opportunity and said to them: "You should all know that Mexico is the source of important property for us in Spain. I am not afraid to tell you that the property we are going to ship back to China has been snatched by the Orientals." gone."

When he was talking about this, he saw some pirates showing disdain, contempt, and even gloating expressions, as if they were about to open their mouths to make fun of him, so he quickly continued: "Besides, as far as I know, when the orientals came to America, they brought A lot of silk and porcelain came. As you know, they produce these things, even if they go out, they must bring these things with them. They are not used to those things outside. Do you know? As far as their silk and porcelain can be If it is sold to Europe, it will definitely be a fortune!"

Hearing this, some pirates finally came to their senses. It turns out that the Orientals have a lot of wealth!
As long as they have money, even if they are tigers, they dare to touch their butts, otherwise, they would not come out to be pirates.

Seeing them like this, Filot was overjoyed, this trick really worked!
So, he struck while the iron was hot and continued: "You don't know that the reason why the Orientals came to America this time is because the Portuguese lured them here. Do you know why?"

Hearing this, some pirates immediately said as a matter of course: "Why else, it must be beneficial, otherwise, who would do it?"

"By the way, it's good!" Filot heard it, and immediately pointed to the pirate to affirm his words, and then said loudly to the other pirates, "Do you know? Portugal has become the only authorized merchant in the Ming Dynasty. They have never Countless porcelain, silk, raw silk, etc. were shipped from the Ming Dynasty, and they met their colonies in South America, and they were going to be shipped to Europe from here."

Having said that, he paused, glanced at the pirates, saw the greedy light in their eyes, and continued to speak loudly: "But they are afraid that Spain will block this route, so they encouraged the Ming people to send troops. , wanting to drive us Spaniards away. Do you think we are willing to just make the Portuguese rich?"

The Portuguese have a lot of goods from the Ming Empire, which is already a consensus in the impression of Europeans.Therefore, they really believed what Philot said.

Thinking of the countless wealth that will pass by on this route, these pirates are of course greedy.

"One thing, what I want to explain is..." Filot deliberately whetted their appetites before saying, "The combined strength of the Portuguese and the Ming people is very strong. I have to admit that before there is no support from the mainland, We, Spain alone, cannot beat them away. Therefore, the Governor sent me here, hoping that we can unite and rob them. How about it, is there anyone willing to do it?"

In the chamber, Filot has always been dominant, which made William very unhappy.After listening to this, he immediately said: "What kind of unity law? Why should we unite with you? We want to rob who is not robbing?"

This is asking for a price, and of course the other pirates can feel it, so they also shouted one by one, all wanting enough benefits.

In response to this, Filot had already received the authorization from the Spanish Governor before coming, so he immediately replied: "From now on, we in Spain will recognize that Jamaica is yours and will not send any more troops to fight. In addition, in the Ming Dynasty and Portugal Until the winner is decided, we Spain will not be your enemy!"

Hearing this, many pirates were unwilling.

"It's as if we are afraid of you, if you have the ability!"

"That's right, we are robbing you Spaniards, why, don't you accept it?"

"..."

Among these words, William yelled the loudest.In fact, it is true, this Jamaica was not the one who took the lead in snatching it from Spain, so how could he be afraid of Spain!
Seeing this, Filot had to stretch out his hand to signal them to stop.After a long time, the scene finally calmed down.

"I haven't finished my words yet, don't get excited!" Filot was obviously a little helpless in his heart, it was too difficult to communicate with these pirates, "Their main force, we Spain will resist. You just need to harass them and rob them In addition, you are allowed to stop for supplies along the coast controlled by us in Spain. How about it?"

Hearing this, all the pirates looked at each other and thought it was not too bad.Do what is beneficial!

Therefore, the wishes of the two parties reached an agreement on this, and then, after the two parties discussed the details, they finally settled the covenant between Spain and European pirates.

Soon afterwards, the Spaniards joined forces with many pirates to attack the Portuguese colony.For the Spaniards, it was revenge, and by the way, some supplies were taken back.For pirates, there is only one purpose, which is to steal money!

These people, all the way down from the east coast of America, robbed all the way, all the way to the west coast of America, that is, to the Pacific Ocean.

The Portuguese were guarding against the Spaniards, but they did not expect that the pirates would join forces with the Spaniards.Unprepared, he was attacked by pirates and suffered great losses.

As a result, more pirates flocked to join the ranks of robbing the Portuguese.Anyway, the main force of the enemy is supported by the Spaniards, and the risk of them stealing money is the smallest, so why not do it!
The Portuguese couldn't stand it anymore, and they retreated to the interior of Brazil, or fled along the coast to North America.However, Peru is a place occupied by Spain, and when passing through these places, it lost a lot.

In September of the 28th year of Chongzhen, the Portuguese who fled north finally fled to the vicinity of Central America.After the patrolling Ming warship found out, they immediately led them back to the naval base and saw Anders here.

After Anders heard the crying of these Portuguese, he was dumbfounded for a long time.He never expected that those Spaniards were so shameless that they colluded with pirates to attack their Portuguese colony in Brazil.

Of course he couldn't bear it.So, he immediately went to Sun Chuanting for revenge.

But who is Sun Chuanting?He is an official of the Ming Dynasty, the commander of the expeditionary force of the Ming Dynasty, and he is responsible for his subordinates.When he heard that there were at least 250 enemy warships, he decisively did not agree.

After hearing this, Anders yelled angrily: "Our two countries are brothers. Our Princess Catherine is still your prince's concubine. Now that Portugal has encountered such a cruel attack from the enemy, if the Governor-General does not send troops to help, what is the covenant?"

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting just asked him indifferently: "Do we have more warships than the other side? We have more soldiers than the enemy? Our morale, at least your side's morale, is higher than the other side's... "

Although it was not the kind of aggressive rhetorical question, Anders was taken aback for every question Sun Chuanting asked.After hearing that, his excitement obviously eased down, and he asked Sun Chuanting, "Then what do you say?"

"Now, all of your people who can escape have already escaped. Those who are not here have hid in the interior. There will be no danger for a while." Sun Chuanting still said calmly, "The enemy is fierce at the moment. Come on, our army should avoid the enemy's edge, shorten the supply from the rear, and then look for opportunities."

Hearing this, Anders was still a little dissatisfied. When he was about to speak, he heard Sun Chuanting say again: "Besides, you should also know that the time now is the time when reinforcements may arrive. We Go back, if we can wait until reinforcements arrive, then it will be time for us to counterattack!"

After hearing this, Anders immediately shook his head and said: "I have been waiting for several years. Year after year, no reinforcements have come. What if there are still no reinforcements coming this year?"

Originally, according to Sun Chuanting's estimate, after he sent people back, logically speaking, the emperor would definitely send reinforcements.Because at the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen had talked with him about the future pattern.

However, on the American side, the reinforcements have not yet arrived.To be honest, Sun Chuanting actually had hidden worries in his heart.

When this happens, it may be that the ship sent back failed to return to Daming; it may also be that something happened to the local side of Daming; of course, it may also be that the reinforcements sent to the Americas did not cross the Pacific in the end.In short, there are many situations.

As for the delay in reinforcements, not only him, but also the soldiers of the Ming army below were actually affected.This is why Sun Chuanting mentioned morale just now.

Hearing Anders' rhetorical question, Sun Chuanting replied without hesitation: "What if it comes? Even if we don't come, we have shortened the logistics supply. With no retreat, we can still exert our greatest strength if we fight with our backs." Strength, fight the most sure war."

Anders listened and couldn't find any other reason to refute.The most important thing is that the command of the army is in the hands of Sun Chuanting, so he can only accept it helplessly.

Later, Sun Chuanting carefully inquired about the enemy's situation.After roughly understanding it, I received news from the sentry that the enemy was getting closer and closer, so I did not hesitate and immediately ordered a retreat to North America.

The coalition forces of Spain and the pirates did not expect the Ming army to run away without even fighting, which was a bit surprising.

Filot was familiar with the habits of those pirates, so he immediately encouraged them, saying that in the old lair of the Ming army, the warehouses were definitely filled with gold, silver, silk and porcelain.Bewitched by such words, the coalition forces continued to march north.

(End of this chapter)