For Liu Wenbing and Jiang Haijun, this kind of thing was obviously more important than the life or death of Ellis Jr., and after shelling the port of South Cape Town, they immediately set sail and turned to the port of Sunderland.

The naval fleet of the Ming Empire came gently, and after the bombardment, he left and walked gently, waving his hand, leaving behind a sea of fire and ruins, and Cromwell, the protector who ruled the land in the south, was a little crying.

Why? Who did you recruit and provoke whom? He has no grudges with the Ming Empire, and the equipment in his hand is still purchased from the Ming Empire through the East India Company, why did the Ming Empire Navy shell the port of South Cape Town?

Purely intuitively, Cromwell felt that there must be something wrong with this, otherwise the navy of the Ming Empire would not have come to England to shell the port of Southampton.

But no matter how he thought about it, Cromwell didn't expect that this matter would have something to do with the two imprisoned Ming merchants.

God testifies that although Cromwell detained Ellis Jr., he also detained the two Ming people who were with Ellis Jr., but Cromwell did not embarrass them at all.

After all, Cromwell's idea was to demand a ransom from Ellis Sr., and he didn't really want to kill Ellis Jr.—and he was counting on buying arms from the East India Company in the future.

As for the two merchants of the Ming Empire, who let them mix with little Ellis? Count them unlucky, they weren't their target in the first place.

Because Cromwell put himself in the shoes of two merchants, it was impossible for him to pay a large ransom for two merchants, not to mention, he was not willing to provoke the Ming Empire.

So Cromwell's plan was to wait for old Ellis to pay the ransom, and then let Ellis Jr. and the two Ming merchants go together.

What Cromwell didn't expect was that old Ellis didn't know how to get through the door of the Ming Empire, and he was able to let the Ming Empire send a fleet to find a place for him.

After a long headache, Cromwell spoke: "Let's talk about it, how should we deal with this situation now?" Old Ellis has nothing to fear, and the Dutch East India Company is nothing remarkable, although we still have to buy arms from them.

Now the most troublesome thing is the fleet of the Ming Empire, I don't know what kind of price Old Ellis paid, he was able to let the fleet of the Ming Empire bomb our port? ”

Lambert, who was sitting at the round table, spoke: "Send someone to communicate with the fleet of the Ming Empire, no matter what, you must let them stop shelling the port."

There was also Old Ellis, who also sent someone to tell him that if the fleet of the Ming Empire did not stop shelling the port, we would no longer guarantee the personal safety of Little Ellis. ”

Fairfax objected: "Old Ellis has more than one son, although Little Ellis is his most valued son, but I personally think that since Old Ellis has invited the navy of the Ming Empire to help, then he may not care too much about the life and death of Little Ellis."

In the current situation, the first thing we have to ensure is how to get the navy of the Ming Empire to stop shelling the port, and then find a way to give an explanation to the parliament and the people. ”

Lambert took a pipe in his mouth and exhaled a long smoke ring before asking, "What if the navy of the Ming Empire does not retreat?" We don't know how much old Ellis paid, but now even if Old Ellis wants them to stop, the navy of the Ming Empire may not be willing to stop. ”

Cromwell agreed with Lambert's statement: "Yes, if old Ellis can get them, it means that there must be some deal between old Ellis and them."

Since it's a trade, there's a possibility of change – if it were you, dear Fairfax, would you be willing to stop there? ”

Cromwell's words silenced Fairfax.

Indeed, if it were me, it would never be possible to stop the attack now because of the request of old Ellis.

Because continuing to attack forward, not only can it get benefits from old Ellis, but England will also be willing to pay a certain price in order to stop the Ming Empire's fleet from attacking.

In this way, the fleet of the Ming Empire can benefit from both sides, how could it be possible to stop the attack because of Old Ellis's request?

Before Fairfax could come up with any more explanations, the scouts sent out by Cromwell brought back the latest news - the fleet of the Ming Empire had set sail north in the direction of Scotland after shelling the port of Southern Cape.

Cromwell, who didn't think about the Ming businessman, didn't even think about the factors on Ellis's side anymore.

If the shelling of the port of South Cape Town was because old Ellis had gone through the door of the Ming Imperial Navy, and asked the Ming Imperial Navy to come out for him to return to Little Ellis, then now it is possible unless this is possible.

For the north is not at all under its jurisdiction, on the contrary, it is under the rule of the fool of Charles I, and it is not at all the same thing as the Southern Parliamentary Party, which he rules.

If the Ming Imperial Navy had been shelling the port of the South Cape Town, or shelling the port of Polanth, I was afraid that the royalists in the north would secretly laugh.

Similarly, now that the Ming Empire Navy is heading north, there are only a few possible targets, the most conspicuous is Sunderland Harbor, once the Ming Empire Navy shells Sunderland Harbor, it is the parliamentary party on its side that is happy, not the royalist party in the north.

But in a blink of an eye, Cromwell thought of another, more terrifying possibility: "Now that the naval fleet of the Ming Empire is heading north, the destination is not yet clear, what do you think?" ”

Fairfax pondered: "The naval fleet of the Ming Empire is now heading north, it can't be some collusion with Charles I, right?" Perhaps, the shelling of the port of South Cape Town was just a show of force for the north to see in advance? ”

Seeing that Fairfax expressed his concern, Cromwell turned his gaze to Lambert again: "Lambert, what do you think?" ”

Lambert said: "Now the movement of the Ming Empire's naval fleet is unknown, even if they go north, there is no way to prove anything.

Or maybe they were in some collusion with the royalists in the north, and even if Fairfax said, the shelling of the port of South Cape was just a show of their sincerity.

However, it is not ruled out that there is another possibility that they will continue to shell Port Sunderland. ”

Seeing Cromwell signaling himself to continue, Lambert continued: "Actually, we have all ignored another fact, that is, the land of New England and the land of New France, we have already had a holiday with the Ming Empire.

Although a year or two had passed since the conflict at that time, no one could rule out the possibility that the naval fleet of the Ming Empire was coming for the land of New England.

It's just that England is better at the moment than France – that is, they are now targeting England as a whole, not against us alone, or against Charles I, which is what I fear most now. ”

After a sigh, Cromwell said, "So, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"Now, whether they came from New England or not, they must come because of New England, and only then can we drag France into the water at this time."

Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that the French army, whether it is navy or army, is stronger than our English army, and only they have the strength to fight the naval fleet of the Ming Empire. ”

Cromwell nodded and said, "Then do what you think, and let people find a way to spread the news on the French side and drag those French people into the water together." ”

Fairfax said, "I'm sorry, I'd like to interrupt the discussion. Now that France itself is in chaos, and there are so many uprisings and rebellions, can they divide their forces to deal with the naval fleet of the Ming Empire? ”

Cromwell shook his head and explained, "It's not a question of whether they can divide their forces now, it's a question of whether we must drag them into the water."

You know, leaving England alone to face the naval fleet of the Ming Empire is an almost impossible task, unless God sends angels to help us fight. ”

Lambert laughed and said: "Dear Fairfax, believe me, it doesn't matter if France can't defeat the army of the Ming Empire for the time being, when they find a girl from Orleans who has been inspired by God, they are invincible, hahahaha." ”

Lambert's words made the others laugh along.

England and France have never faced each other, the Hundred Years' War between England and France fought for more than 100 years, involving France, Scotland, England, Burgundy, and finally France won the victory at a heavy price, including the famous Battle of Orleans.

Although the Inquisition eventually sentenced Joan of Arc to be burned at the stake for heresy and witchcraft, twenty years after England was expelled from France, Joan of Arc's elderly mother persuaded Pope Calixter III to retry Joan of Arc's case and finally rehabilitate her in 1456, much to the displeasure of the English people.

In the eyes of the British, the performance of the French men was really humiliating enough - it was under the leadership of a woman that the war was won!

That's why Lambert's words caused others to laugh.

After laughing for a long time, Cromwell knocked on the table and said, "Now what we want to discuss is not how those waste-like French men won a war with a woman, let alone the question of where to find the girl of Orleans in France.

Now we are going to discuss the question of how to drag France into the water? I believe that if England had gone to war with the Ming Empire alone, those vampires would have stood on the land of France and laughed at our jokes! ”

Lambert nodded and said, "Of course, if the Ming Empire is targeting France now, we will also stand aside and watch their jokes, which is normal." ”

Fairfax said: "Even if we want to drag the French into the water now, they will be dragged down so easily?" ”

Cromwell said: "It's not that it's easy or difficult, but those French will get involved themselves, because they have suffered a big loss in New France!"

The loss of New France has already made the French angry, but they are too far away from the Ming Empire, and there are more rebellions and wars in the country, so they can't find trouble with the Ming Empire.

Now that the Ming Empire has taken the initiative to come to the door, even if those French are trying to transfer the domestic contradictions to the Ming Empire, they will definitely take the initiative to jump off the field and go to find trouble with the Ming Empire. ”

Lambert said: "Yes, they will definitely end." And once the French are gone, what can the naval fleet of the Ming Empire do, no matter how strong it is?

It's not Asia, it's not their Ming Empire, it's not the Mughals and the Ottomans, and there's almost zero chance they'll want supplies from the sea and land.

I don't believe that they would dare to shell the port with such a swagger in the face of the double attack of England and France! ”

Lambert was soon slapped in the face.

For Liu Wenbing, there is no question of whether he dares to shell the port or not, only whether he wants to shell the port - just like the shelling of the port of South Cape Town, he also made his own decision without receiving an order from the military government.

What about making your own claims?

It is related to the safety of the people of the Ming Dynasty, even if he immediately waves his troops to attack England, the military government will not be able to find any fault, at most it will be cleaned up by Emperor Chongzhen.

But what does he have to do with Emperor Chongzhen? I'm his cousin, dear!

He can scold himself, but if he dies, he will only beat him, can he still drag himself out and cut him?

Jiang Haijun doesn't care even more, anyway, when the sky falls, there is still a tall top - Liu Wenbing's height is quite tall, and he can withstand it!

Looking at the Sunderland Harbor in front of him, Jiang Haijun bowed down and said, "Master Hou? ”

Liu Wenbing sneered and ordered: "Pass on Benhou's general order, shell Sunderland Harbor, three rounds of rapid fire!" ”

Almost like a copy of the port of South Cape Town, after three rounds of rapid fire, when a large number of barbarians ran to the port to put out the fire, Liu Wenbing once again ordered ten rounds of rapid-fire artillery fire.

Liu Wenbing doesn't care about the old-fashioned method he uses, anyway, the method that works is a good method, so what if he is old or not?

Just like shelling the port, as long as after the first three rounds of shelling, the barbarians will be busy fighting the fire, and a large number of barbarians will gather in the port.

But the development of facts is often more interesting than the script - when Liu Wenbing ran to Edinburgh with the fleet of killers, he found that the entire port of Edinburgh was close to abandonment!

PS: Today's sacrifice to "The Picturesque Rivers and Mountains of the Late Ming Dynasty"