Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 966 Doomsday Has Covered Europe
"What?" King Philip IV of Spain said after hearing this, "The daughter of King Joao IV brought thousands of warships from the Ming Dynasty to kill him?"

"Yes!" the British envoy Robert nodded quickly and reconfirmed, "Spain is probably the first to attack you. So we in Europe must unite immediately, otherwise at least the coastal defense will be in danger."

"Oh, is that so?" After hearing this, Philip IV not only didn't panic, but replied with a hint of sarcasm.

As soon as Robert heard this, he knew that he didn't believe it, and he was a little speechless. You Spain are about to face disaster, and you still don't believe it?
"I can't figure it out if I'm alone!" Philip IV looked at Robert and said, "Why does Cromwell keep emphasizing the threat of the Ming Dynasty? It's even more positive than Gu, can you tell me, Why is that?"

After hearing this, Robert immediately said with a serious face: "Your Highness, this is true!"

After hearing this, Philip IV just laughed and said: "Okay, this is true. I believe that when using this reason to unite those countries without foresight, they should really pay attention to it. But, what if the huge Ming fleet Didn’t come? Could it be that they were all sunk by the hurricane? Who would believe it?”

Seeing that Robert seemed a little unhappy and wanted to speak, Philip IV stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, and then said with a serious face: "I don't object to the Ming Dynasty threat theory, and I even like it very much. It is good for us. But , If it is too exaggerated, even if all the countries are united, but they don't find the huge Ming fleet, the countries will definitely have opinions, saying that we are timid and afraid of getting into trouble!"

Robert was really speechless, and Philip IV still didn't believe it when he dared to say it in the end.

Speaking of which, when I first saw the huge fleet, I was also very shocked.It would be unbelievable if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes!
Thinking of this, Robert's face became very solemn, and he stretched out his hand and said solemnly: "I can swear to God! I swear on my family honor! The thing about the Ming Dynasty Fleet is true!"

Philip IV listened, looked at him seriously for a while, and suddenly laughed again in his heart: just a group of pirates, with a fart family honor!

However, he did not say this, but became serious, and said to Robert seriously: "Then do you know how much manpower and material resources will be consumed if two or three thousand warships come across the ocean? ? If something goes wrong with this fleet, which country can afford it? Two or three thousand ships!"

After a moment of emotion, he saw that Robert seemed to have become a little angry, but Philip IV became more serious, and said to him: "If you explain that the Chinese fleet has about [-] ships, then I can still believe it! Exaggeration, there must be a limit, after that, do you think everyone else is a fool?"

Five hundred ships, it is because Ming is a big country.Otherwise, in terms of the situation in Europe, which country can produce so many warships at once!
"I'm very curious. Cromwell has always emphasized the threat theory of the Ming Dynasty, including the previous Paris Conference, and he also took the lead in starting it." Philip IV stared at Robert with that kind of "insight into people's hearts" and said, "Tell me , Our goals are actually the same. What exactly is Cromwell doing this for? What is his real purpose? I hope to be open and honest, stop being so exaggerated, and don't avoid talking about this issue!"

Robert really didn't know what to say, the Spanish king was really self righteous!At this time, he was very convinced that Spain would never become strong under the leadership of such a king!
In fact, Spain is no longer the powerful country it used to be.If it develops according to the original history, it will continue to decline during the reign of Philip IV.

At this time, Robert had nothing to say to the King of Spain, and he didn't want to say any more, so he saluted and said, "I have delivered the news to Your Highness under the order of the Lord Protector, and I have to go to the Netherlands. Warn them to be careful. I hope that His Royal Highness the king can believe it and be prepared, otherwise it will definitely suffer a big loss!"

After speaking, he was ready to leave.Continue to stay here, waste of words, meaningless!
Philip IV was a little dumbfounded when he heard what he said, but when he came back to his senses, he became a little angry.This Englishman dared to despise him, and didn't respect him at all in words.Such a simple exaggeration, who is fooling, and it is as true as it is!
Just when he was about to get angry, suddenly, he saw a palace guard with a frightened expression turn out from the entrance of the palace, ignoring a bit of etiquette, hurried forward, and before he got close, he shouted in a panicked tone: "Your Highness! , something bad happened, Lisbon was taken by the Ming Dynasty!"

"What?" Philip IV was shocked when he heard it, subconsciously a little unbelieving, and confirmed.

And Robert was also a little surprised when he heard that the Ming Dynasty came so quickly!

Thinking of this, he turned back and looked at Philip IV, feeling a little gloating in his heart, thinking what else could he say after seeing him this time?
"This is an urgent report!" The guard submitted an urgent message, "Thousands of ships from the Ming Dynasty fleet have arrived, and the entire sea is full, with no end in sight. Lisbon has fallen, and other cities and towns in Portugal have sent urgent help!"

Everyone directly ignored the Portuguese fleet in South America, because the main force of this fleet was the fleet of the Ming Empire, and in the eyes of Europeans, the Ming Empire was the formidable enemy they had to face. As for the Portuguese fleet, It's not worth mentioning at all, and naturally it can't represent the upcoming crisis, it should be used in the Ming Dynasty.

After hearing this, Philip IV felt a little dizzy. How many thousand ships are there really?How is this possible?
It can only be said that the "poverty" of national power limits his imagination.Even when Spain was the strongest in the past, it was impossible to compare with the current Ming Empire. The true strength of the Ming Empire was beyond his imagination.

After receiving the urgent report, Philip IV quickly read the urgent report, his face was pale, and his body shook a few times, as if the sky was about to collapse.

It was Joao IV's daughter Catherine who came back with a huge fleet of at least [-] ships from the Ming army.This is how to do ah?

Philip IV was really flustered. He happened to see Robert standing there when he was in a state of desperation.At this time, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he quickly said to Robert: "Cromwell... No, no, since you Lord Protector knew the news a long time ago, what can you do to deal with it? Tell me quickly. Gu, hurry up..."

Listening to his urging, to be honest, Robert looked down on the Spanish king even more in his heart.I said so much before, but I was self-righteous, and I just didn't believe the news I sent. Now it's all right, scared to death, right?

But on the surface, of course, he would not show it. He just replied to Philip IV: "I have just told His Highness what our Lord Protector means. We should all unite with other European countries to deal with the Ming fleet."

Seeing this time, Philip IV kept nodding, with a panicked look on his face, and added: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Ming fleet has come from a long distance after all, and it is impossible to have too many troops. Our protector said It is impossible for the Ming army to land and attack European countries from the land, but the coasts of various countries are the most dangerous. The most urgent task is to unite the countries with coastlines and assemble the fleet first, so as to have the strength to compete with the Ming fleet. Dangerous, in the end we still have to be careful of the Ming army coming from the east!"

Sailors are different from land soldiers. If you just use sailors to deal with the natives, that's okay.But if you are fighting against the elite armies of European countries, then the sailors will definitely not be able to do it.

Needless to say, the Ming army really came from afar, and there couldn't be many troops on board.However, the number of warships is real, at least that's what Cromwell thinks, and what he worries about is sea control.

"Yes, yes, you are right, Lord Protector." At this time, no matter what Robert said, Philip IV felt that it was right, and quickly echoed, "Now you must be careful about port towns and fleets. It must not be defeated by the Ming army one by one! We must unite the fleets of all countries before the Ming fleet comes over."

In any case, no matter how mediocre Philip IV was, he was still the king of a major European country, so after Robert said it, he grasped the point of the problem.

After a while of discussion, Philip IV immediately concentrated the Spanish army to guard against possible attacks by the Ming army on land.Even if possible, troops should be sent to attack Lisbon, trying to contain the Ming army from land.

In addition, the coastal ports immediately began to deploy a large number of coastal defense artillery to prepare for the attack by the Ming army.As for the fleet, the number of fleets in a country is too small to deal with the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is too late to build warships.It needs to be transferred immediately, first retreat to the north, away from Lisbon.Wait until the fleets of all countries are assembled, and then attack Lisbon.Until then, advancing land and sea together is the best way to deal with the Ming army that invaded Europe in one fell swoop.

After discussing like this, Philip IV immediately got busy.I even feel that the generals under his command are not as capable as Da Kongdai.However, Condé had already returned home because he reached a settlement with France, and he also sent someone to France to ask Condé to continue commanding the Spanish Army.

And Robert immediately rushed to the Netherlands and other countries to inform the news.As for France, William has already gone.Even if France doesn't believe it, but if the King of Spain contacts him again, he has to believe it if he doesn't believe it.

The top priority now is to unite the fleets of European countries first.As for how to attack the Ming Dynasty and how to divide the interests, we can only wait and see.

Time waits no time, the doomsday has enveloped Europe!
However, some things did not develop as expected by Philip IV and Robert.

(End of this chapter)