In May of the twenty-eighth year of Chongzhen, the three vassal kings, including King Lu, led their recruited subjects, sat on the ships they hired or bought, and set sail with the second batch of Ming expeditionary forces, under the command of Zheng Zhilong, and began the road across the Pacific Ocean.

At this time, under the pressure of the Ming army, the Spaniards in the Americas were seeking a way to reconcile with the islands of Europe. However, because the Ming army led by Sun Chuanting was operating near the Pacific coast, there was not much conflict of interest with the pirates on the other side of the Atlantic. On the contrary, it is the property of Spain, the hegemon, which can arouse the covetousness of the islands of various countries.

Thus, as in history, just as the second expeditionary force of the Ming Dynasty set out, the British fleet led by the Englishmen William Bean and Robert Venables captured Jamaica of the Spaniards. Immediately afterwards, they invited pirates from France, England, and the Netherlands to the island's port, Port of Loire, to help defend against a possible Spanish counterattack.

In short, at this time, the situation in the Americas, although it has changed because of the butterfly's wings. However, this change has not completely changed the situation in the Americas. In this situation, the Spaniards are the most stressed and the most headache.

On the contrary, it was the second in the American colonies, that is, Portugal, who knew the whole situation and was happy in his heart. Anders believes that in a few years, the Americas will be the first in Portugal and the second in the Ming Kingdom, and there will be nothing to do with Spain.

On this day, in the port of the Loire in Jamaica, William Ben and Robert Venables were discussing a possible Spanish counterattack.

To be honest, for the Spanish hegemon, the two of them are still very worried. Otherwise, they would not have invited pirates from other countries to come to their hard-won territory.

While they were talking, they heard their men come running and say, "A Spanish ship is approaching, with a white flag on it!" ”

William and Robert couldn't help but be a little surprised when they heard this, and looked at each other. Then, I heard Robert say, "What's going on? It's so easy to negotiate and want to negotiate? I thought they would send a fleet over? ”

In the original history, the Spaniards were indeed not reconciled, and set out from Brazil to fight for Jamaica several times, but in the end they failed.

When William heard this, a trace of excitement suddenly appeared on his face and said, "Could it be, those legendary things are true, right?" ”

"What's the legendary thing?" Robert listened and couldn't help but ask a little curiously.

William replied a little gloatingly: "I heard that the Spaniards are in big trouble, it seems that they were attacked by the Orientals, and even Mexico was lost!" ”

"Oh, that's unlikely, isn't it?" When Robert heard this, he was very surprised, "Can there still be Orientals in the Americas?" Are Orientals so powerful? ”

Obviously, the pirates in the Atlantic are not well-informed, and they do not know that the Ming army has now attacked everywhere and is strong. These people are still looking at things with old eyes and old thinking.

Therefore, William only heard about it, and was not sure, and after chatting for a while, he was ready to see what medicine was sold in the gourd of the Spaniards?

After about half an hour, the Spanish ship with a white flag docked, and an envoy finally arrived at the council chamber on the island. Not only William and Robert were here, but also the other pirate chieftains. Because they were also curious, and they didn't know what the Spaniards were doing, they all came to listen.

The person who came was none other than someone else, but on the Daming wanted list, Filot, who was originally in Manila, escaped by luck in the battle of Manila that year and returned to the American continent. Because he was most familiar with the Ming army, he was sent to negotiate with these pirates.

Looking at the somewhat chaotic council chamber, to be honest, from his heart, he was proud, and looked down on these pirates from various European countries. However, the situation was stronger than men, and he had to humbly say to the two Englishmen on the throne: "Your Excellency the Governor has sent me to tell you very bad news. ”

At this, he paused, and seeing that everyone was no longer whispering, he announced in a loud voice: "There is a demon from the east, and if we do not unite, we will surely be expelled from America." ”

Hearing this, William and Robert couldn't help but glance at each other and confirmed that the rumors were indeed true, and that the Spaniards were in big trouble.

However, they did not think so, if it was a big trouble, it was also a big trouble for the Spaniards, what did it have to do with them.

Before the two of them could speak, the pirate leaders who were listening were already shouting.

"What Eastern Devil? Can there be demons in the East? ”

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, the Orientals are all soft-footed crabs, the most obedient!"

"Don't you have a little pressure in your heart, and we all want you to get out of America!"

"Are you playing some kind of machia? Surely you want to take back Jamaica, right? ”

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Hearing that these people were such villains, Philot was so angry that he wanted to turn around and leave immediately, talking to these pirates, it was really humiliating to his identity.

However, thinking of the current situation in Spain, he had to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and shouted loudly, trying to overshadow the voices of these pirates, and said loudly: "You don't know, Mexico has been taken away by the Orientals!" When they see us white people, they are going to kill them, do you think you will be okay when they meet in the future? ”

His news was really like a bombshell, which made these pirates stunned.

Mexico has always been the focus of the Spaniards, and no matter how bold they are, these pirates dare not fight Mexico.

During this time, they only sensed the anomaly, because the Spaniards had a large increase in the number of warships in the Gulf of Mexico. However, they did not know what was happening on land.

At this time, they were so surprised that Mexico was captured by the Orientals.

Robert immediately reconfirmed: "You said that the Orientals captured Mexico, how many of them came?" Didn't you Spain always think that you were the most powerful, why didn't you even keep Mexico? ”

Others also have this question.

In fact, although they dared to grab things in the hands of Spain, one thing they also had to admit was that the Spaniards were indeed powerful.

"Orientals, to be precise, are Mingguo. Have you ever heard of the great empire in the Far East? Silk, porcelain, raw silk, etc., are their specialties! "It was this great empire that sent troops, crossed the ocean, and about 20,000 people, took Mexico." ”

Speaking of this, he remembered something, and then added: "By the way, there are also the Portuguese, they are helping the Ming people, and they are the ones who brought the Ming people." ”

In fact, in his heart, there is actually a reason why the Ming people came to the Americas, that is, the Ming army came to hunt him down, but this is a secret, he buried it in his heart, and no one said it.

Hearing his news, the pirates in the council chamber couldn't help but start talking again.

Some are saying that they have heard of the empire of the East, which is said to be very rich, and they are still thinking about when they will go to the East to rob him! Others expressed skepticism that they had never heard of the Orientals running out, at least the armies of the Orient would run out, and that it was not the Spaniards' fabrication; There are even some people who are skeptical about the fighting power of the Orientals, they feel that in this world, only the white people are the most powerful, and the others are not all used to be colonized......

Seeing that the council chamber was a little chaotic again, Philot had to shout and speak again, this time, to the Dutch pirates: "Do you not know that in the Far East, we Spain and you Dutch have joined forces, and your governor of Batavia, Antony, knows?" We, Spain, are united with him against the Ming army. However, the result is the annihilation of the whole army, hear it or not, it is the annihilation of the whole army! ”

Hearing the exciting news again, all the pirates were stunned. If they didn't have an impression of the combat effectiveness of the Ming army before, then the news of Filot at this time can let them roughly know how strong the Ming army is!

However, it is not what he says that these pirates will believe!

Therefore, Robert immediately inquired about the situation.

Filot was a party to that war, and even after so many years in the Far East, he began to tell them specifically about the Ming Empire in the Far East and the details of the battle in the South Seas.

He is a witness, not a hearsay, so when he tells the story, even in the face of pirates' questioning, he can explain, and in the end, basically let these pirates accept the fact that the Ming Empire in the Far East is definitely not what they imagined.

Coming to this conclusion, William reconfirmed: "So, you really lost Mexico?" ”

"It's not a glorious thing!" Philot was a little annoyed, but he still had to reply patiently, "Mexico was indeed taken by the Ming army, but the coast is still under the control of our Spaniards. Today's Ming army has been fighting southward mainly along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. If we Europeans do not unite, then there will be no place for us Europeans in the Americas! ”

Hearing this, the chamber was quiet for a while. Soon, though, they were arguing again.

Some pirates said that the Ming army attacked you Spain, and it was our business!

Some pirates began to ask for a lot of money, and then they helped you fight!

There are also pirates who are asking how the wealth of the Ming army is, how much is it? Looking at the appearance of these people, it seems that they want to rob the Spaniards to rob the Ming army.

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In short, there are all kinds of pirates, with all kinds of ideas.