June 23, 1690.

For Europeans, this day is undoubtedly a day that can go down in history.

On this day, the Atlantic Ocean was calm and the fishermen off the coast of Portugal fished as usual, far off the mainland, and the day was no different from usual.

"Look, the Spaniards' large fleet ......"

Fitted, who was fishing, pointed to the fleet in the distance and shouted.

"Those ships must be carrying gold, gold from the New World!"

The Portuguese, who were no strangers to the Spanish fleet, used a large fleet to transport large quantities of gold and silver from the New World back to Spain every year. For kings and nobles to squander.

As Frederick shouted self-righteously, several old fishermen pointed in the direction of his finger, and after a moment of careful looking, their faces changed somewhat.

"That's not the Spaniards, the sails are different!"

Compared to a young man like Frederick, the old fisherman could see at a glance the difference in the shape of the sails, and was certainly not a Spaniard.

"And who are they? And from which direction will the flotilla of that country come? ”

While they were wondering, slowly under the sun, this huge fleet finally appeared in their sight.

"My God, it's the fleet of the Celestial Empire!"

Celestial Empire!

Suddenly, in the midst of people's astonishment, only someone was heard.

"Haha, they must be there to punish the apostates in England......"

For the Catholic Portuguese, the Protestant British were a bunch of apostates, because the relationship between Britain and the Ming Dynasty had been strained for some time, and naturally some people learned about the news from the newspapers. It was taken for granted that the Ming fleet was attacking the British.

"Hey, it seems that the people of the Celestial Empire are also infidels!"

The sudden words made people stunned slightly, and it was only after a moment that someone spoke.

"It's God's will that a group of infidels is there to tear and kill! God is simply punishing the apostates by the hand of the infidels. They are the whip of God! ”

The whip of God is coming!

When the mighty Western fleet sailed from the sea off Portugal to Britain, the news of the Ming fleet sailing into Europe immediately spread to all places by land, and when they called this fleet "God's whip", Portugal and Spain sent their warships to "observe" from a distance and observe their scale.

As they observed, it was no longer a secret to the Europeans that the Western fleet had invaded Britain, and that Britain itself was already in the shadow of the "whip" when the Europeans called the "whip of God" for the fleet that was constantly marching towards England.

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers ......"

The loud shouts of newspaper sellers echoed in the air, and in the streets of London, newspaper sellers shouted as they waved the newspapers in their hands.

"Look, the whip of God is coming!"

The Whip of God, which is the nickname given to the Western Fleet by the Europeans, also seems to represent their fear of this fleet.

"Look, look at the 68 warships of the Celestial Empire sailing to Britain, and Britain is facing a challenge......"

The cries of newspaper sellers made people stop to buy newspapers, and these people, rich and poor, were concerned about the possible outbreak of war.

Britain faces a challenge!

Britain has faced too many challenges since the Normans, but it seems that for all the Britons, only this challenge is the real threat.

The infidels are marching into England!

"God forbid, they don't have many ships!"

"yes, there are only 68 of them, it's not a big deal."

"There are more than 20 merchant ships, do you know what a merchant ship is? It's the merchant ships parked in the river......"

While people were secretly shouting and rejoicing, there were others who seemed a little regretful, and they secretly complained in their hearts.

"Hey, why don't the Celestial Empire send more warships over, if they occupy the British, we will also become Celestial Empire......"

Celestial Empire!

For some British, in the face of the invasion of the Celestial Empire, they not only did not show the slightest resistance, but even waited for the invasion of the Celestial Empire with great anticipation, and they even prayed to God in their hearts, praying that the Celestial Empire could occupy LinkedIn, so that they could become honorable Celestial Empire people, like Celestial Empire people, and live a happy and beautiful life.

That's a good thing......

However, it doesn't seem to be very pretty, because the Celestial Empire has sent too few warships, what if they are defeated?

The patriots prayed for the country worriedly, while the "traitors" prayed for the Celestial Empire in their hearts.

While people were confronted with "guests" from afar with mixed feelings, discussing possibilities there, the British elite had to face up to the threat from foreign countries. Each and every one of them knew very well what the outcome of the war meant.

Admiral Edward Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British Navy, had to face the threat from the Western Fleet, and contrary to what people think, he did not immediately draw up a battle plan, but went to the residence of John Churchill, the commander-in-chief of the army, although Churchill was a close confidant of James II and the commander-in-chief of the army he single-handedly, but his greedy and speculative personality not only made him profitable in business, but also made him richly rewarded in his political career. When William landed, Churchill, who had just been promoted to lieutenant general, immediately fled from the camp of the royal army with about 400 officers and cavalry and joined the Protestant camp. His defection led directly to the defeat of James II, and William was crowned Earl of Marlborough immediately after his coronation.

It was precisely because he knew Churchill's greedy and speculative personality very well that Edward Russell came to visit him, and in the face of his visit, Churchill seemed very enthusiastic, and after a simple politeness, he immediately went straight to the topic.

"Your Excellency Admiral, is there any news about the people of the Celestial Empire now?"

"Count, this is the information we just received."

After handing Churchill a piece of paper, Russell sat there with a frown, not in a relaxed mood.

Churchill quickly read the intelligence, and although he was a lieutenant general, many things in the war were always the same, and he quickly found the point.

"So, in addition to the 44 warships, among the other 24 merchant ships, the army of the Celestial Empire carries at least 3,000 people, right? So their goal is not just to engage us at sea. But relying on these 3,000 people alone is obviously not enough to occupy LinkedIn. ”

Edward Russell lifted his drooping eyelids, a hint of unease flashing in his cloudy eyes. He wasn't just worried about a few thousand people in the Celestial Empire.

"Three thousand, it is indeed not much, it may even be less than 3,000 people, we have reason to believe that there are not so many troops at Ganquan Harbor at all, but we have to take into account the threat of coming to our own land. For example, the threat of the Outer Jacolites. ”

Churchill lit a cigar and fell into thought, his hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, and the Jacobite ...... There are also many in the UK, and of course, he is definitely not included in them.

Edward Russell knew that he was very excited at the moment, otherwise he would not have behaved like this. In fact, Churchill was indeed very excited, he was excited, this was a feat sent to the door, and he could even imagine what kind of hero he would become when he defeated those Celestial Army, maybe at that time, he would become the Duke of Marlborough, and he would establish a meritorious service in this war that the world would admire.

But what is the premise?

It was the navy that had to defeat the fleet of the Celestial Empire.

"A threat on land? It's just a few thousand men, maybe they're very well equipped, but I'm sure we can beat them, there's no doubt about that. As for the Jacolites, they are just a bunch of chaotic people, and after the Celestial Army's army is defeated, those Jacolites are not a threat at all, they will only obediently face reality. ”

Churchill stared at Edward Russell and said in a sworn tone.

"The question is, our fleet, can defeat theirs? That's all that matters. ”

After kicking the problem to Edward, Churchill mentally calculated the odds of victory for the fleet.

In terms of the number of ships, of course, there are more warships of the Combined Fleet, and of course artillery. Moreover, the fleet of the Celestial Empire sailed from such a long distance, and illness and fatigue would always plague them.

The odds seem to be very high!

"If possible, we're going to wipe out this fleet once and for all."

Churchill added very seriously.

"If I can do something for you, I'm here to help."

Churchill's promise encouraged Edward to a certain extent.

"Thank you, I believe that the Earl will live up to the king's trust, as for the combined fleet, they are now making final preparations, in the face of the threat from the Celestial Empire, we are willing to pay any price to defeat them, as you said, we will seize the current opportunity to completely destroy them."

On this point of view, both Churchill and Edward, they were surprisingly unanimous, and they knew very well that they could never give the Celestial Empire a respite.

After Edward's departure, Churchill lit another cigar. Cigars from Cuba have always been his favourite, an expensive and extravagant hobby, and he always lit a cigar whenever he thought about it, and it was no different now.

Over the years, Churchill's greedy and speculative personality had given him a sensitive mind, and he would secretly guess the thinking of his opponents. Because of this, he has made many advantageous choices.

What does the Celestial Empire want to do?

Why would the Celestial Empire fight such an uncertain battle?

They only sent 44 warships, only more than a thousand guns, this fleet is much smaller than the combined fleet, and even sent the army, if they want to occupy LinkedIn, they should send a stronger fleet, more troops.

But they sent such a limited fleet. What is their intention?

If he were from the Celestial Empire, what plan would he choose in the face of Britain's "toughness"? Would you choose such a risky solution? What is the motivation for choosing it?

For Churchill, this was what bothered him, preventing him from making a choice in his favour.

He thought that it must be the Celestial Empire that was angered by Britain's actions, so the Celestial Empire planned to teach Britain a lesson, and this possibility should be the biggest possibility now. After all, the size of the fleet they send is extremely limited.

In this way, the Western fleet of the Celestial Empire will face unprecedented and great risks, after all, the size of their fleet is very limited, far from being comparable to the combined fleet. Of course, Churchill also remembered the huge fleet of the Celestial Empire's navy, and if they sent their main fleet to Europe, how could Britain stop their attack at that time?

In Europe, although no one can accurately say the size of the Celestial Empire's fleet, it can be guessed from the size of the Western Fleet that the Celestial Fleet is a large fleet, and they have at least four to five fleets as powerful as the Western Fleet, and they can send their naval fleet to Europe at any time if they want, crush the resistance of the combined fleet in one fell swoop, and then occupy LinkedIn.

Is it just that they need to do it?

Churchill did not have an accurate answer to this answer, and if there was an accurate answer, perhaps it would be better to do so.

But now, the limited fleet sent by the Celestial Empire made Churchill's whole person fall into deep thought, and he racked his brains to figure out what the Celestial Empire people thought, but in the end, he still did not figure it out.

Eventually, when the cigar was finished, Churchill sat quietly in the room filled with the smell of cigar smoke, and he sat quietly, at least now he was sure that the eternal tranquility of Europe would be shattered, and that Western Europe would have to face the invasion of its own infidels again after the Viking invasion.

Who can stop the infidels?

It's only the UK!

The British navy was bound to fight to the death against the Western fleet on the sea. Win the war, then cut off the Celestial Empire's ambitions for Europe.

Churchill can be said to be extremely lacking in knowledge about the Celestial Empire, and he did not understand that mysterious country with a huge territory, a large population, and a developed science. In fact, even now, when many books describing the Celestial Empire have been published and more and more people are pursuing the Celestial Empire, Churchill's understanding of the Celestial Empire is extremely inadequate.

But one thing is for sure, the Celestial Empire is very powerful. If they win the war, they will have ambitions for Britain and Europe as a whole, but how many people will understand such a threat?

He heard the call of the god of war in the underworld, and his determination became unusually strong:

The ambitions of the Celestial Empire must be stopped at all costs.

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