There is a saying that hearing is false and seeing is believing, but what you see with your own eyes must be true? I'm skeptical.

Especially what I was experiencing – on the Celtic River in the northwest of Antwerp – made me feel deeply:

Don't believe the eyes!

Don't believe the eyes!

Don't believe the eyes!

To what extent is the tacit understanding between the two sides?

Two parties on land after going to work...... How awkward I can say this word - start copying guys to work. Because of the heavy firepower of me this time, when they choose the battlefield, they will no longer arrange it in the city, but choose a deserted place on the outskirts of the city.

Why?

Because when it comes to "the victory of justice", this land belongs to our side, how can it be excessively destroyed?

After hearing this reason, I really secretly vomited a mouthful of blood. In order to prevent these "actors" from playing tricks on me, I immediately arranged for the Nine Ghosts to go north with two boats to receive half of the agreed conditions - the trade share of the "Purple Tulip" Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam and Bruges.

And Hansen Young also asked his nephew to contact William Orange, the leader of the Utrecht League, first, without the support of the organization, even if the land is laid, it will soon be taken back by the Spaniards!

Once the environment is laid out, all that's left is execution. I've imagined countless possible ways, but I never imagined that I would encounter the one that left me speechless......

Along the coast from Orsendrecht to Hohohhead, a farce is unfolding. Everyone gathered together and made a huge noise!

Such a lively scene naturally attracted the attention of countless eyeballs, including the major news organizations specially invited by Van Butten......

In order to make sure they arrived, we also chose the time of the battle in the afternoon......

By the time the enthusiastic war correspondents found their positions, a well-planned battle began!

From the very beginning, the official forces, dressed in uniform red uniforms, played the role of the active attacking party. Their muskets roared to the sky, but they couldn't hide the more deafening shouts!

And the members of the Utre Straight League, dressed in black and with orange cloth bands wrapped around their arms, still showed a tenacious will to fight, despite being outclassed!

They resolutely resisted the evil forces of the Spanish authorities, relying on all kinds of complicated terrain to fight each other, and for a time they fought vigorously, without the slightest indication that they were just men, accountants, craftsmen and dock workers.

The war correspondents hiding behind followed the high * tide! Originally, the battle around the Celtic River was protracted, and the original news became a long-term news, and the long-term news was about to become a scandal, and all the newspapers lost interest in following the war.

But just last night, according to reliable sources, today, just today! The opposition will have a big battle with the official forces! And sensitive people are soberly aware that today's battle will largely determine the ownership of the north bank of the Celtic River.

As a result, the newspaper had the attitude of preferring to believe what it had rather than what it did not, and the mainstream media, non-mainstream media, and tabloids in the vast majority of neighboring countries got involved in reporting on the war.

The reporters lurking on the riverbank watched the lively scene in front of them, and they all bit the tip of the quill pen with their teeth, frowning tightly and thinking about the headline of this news.

"Freedom or glory? I see the battle for Antwerp. ”

"Protracted war! Who is on the north bank of the Celtic River? ”

"The power of authority that cannot be resisted!"

"The Orange League's Tragedy."

"You are in tears in the rain of bullets in the south, and I am like spring in the flowers of the north."

……

Judging from the press releases written by the reporters who put their wings on their minds and wrote them for the first time, the vast majority of people still looked down on the Utrecht alliance and believed that the official Spanish forces would win the final victory.

If it were me, I would also think so - the combat effectiveness of the two sides is really unreasonable, if it continues to fight like this, it must be Hansen Yang's side that wins!

Speaking of which, I have to interject that Hansen Young sent someone to the Governor's Palace yesterday night to report that he had obtained a clue about the movements of the Utrecht Alliance, and that tomorrow's battle could be decided!

Overjoyed, the governor issued a military bill overnight and sent it to the official army in the direction of Antwerp.

Hansen Young looked at this "breakup fee" with joy, and his morale was even higher for a while. Seeing that the Vudrecht League has been pressed to the banks of the Celtic River, it seems that the victory or defeat will be determined in a very short time!

Just when most of the reporters closed their notebooks, put away their quill pens, and were about to call it a day, there was a sudden big surprise on the coastline!

More than a dozen warships, large and small, sailed into the Celtic River majestically and vigorously along the west wind! After coming in, he didn't talk too much, turned the bow of the boat, and the belly of the boat was facing the people on the riverbank!

While the reporters were stunned, the guns on the left side of the warship opened fire at the same time, and for a time the artillery on the Celtic River was full of smoke and miasma on the shore!

The eyes of the reporters followed the fire of the muzzle of the gun, along the trajectory of ballistics, and smashed on the positions of the official forces!

I don't know what kind of ammunition these battleships use, and they hit the position with a loud bang one after another! An indescribable amount of smoke and dust was kicked up!

The reporters are still far away, and they are all frightened by this formation! What the hell is going on with this girl? Who are these people!?

Just when their brains were still in the air, the Utrecht League, which had been oppressed to the banks of the river, suddenly broke out! They shouted and braved the fire of the warships and rushed into the smoke and dust of the sky!

While some reporters were still in a daze, the reporters of the most flexible "Times", "The Guardian", and "Republic" were already privately revising the content and title of the manuscript!

"Who the hell is he! Who the hell is it? ”

"Robin Hood has suddenly appeared! Spanish officials have been hit hard! ”

"From rubbing to being rubbed - a Spanish veteran cries blood dictated!"

"The north bank of the Celtic River is going to change! Who is north of Antwerp? ”

There are also some tabloid reporters, limited by the "business scope" that have always been limited, and they can't write news reports that shock the past and the present, so they begin to habitually ponder lace!

Only the tabloid that later fell into my hands had this report:

"Overnight, why did the mighty tiger become a soft-footed crab"?

"The story of Hanson Young and the mysterious woman in orange".

"Win, I'm yours. Lose, you're mine - the mysterious woman dictated the events she had with the Doge last night"

……

All in all, no matter what the outside world thinks or thinks, the battle is tilting in favor of the Orange Alliance. By the time the two sides of the battle "got off work", the Utrecht allies, who were only one-third of the opponents, had completely surrounded the official forces!

Or rather, the official forces led by Deputy Hansen Young announced their surrender!

The towns and villages along the coast from Ossendrecht to Hohohead were officially incorporated into the Utrecht League. William Orange, the leader of the Utrecht League, who "rushed to hear the news", announced before nightfall that the area along the coast of Ossendrecht to Hohohead was officially liberated!

For a while, the reporter was in an uproar!

Who would have thought that a battle that would have seemed already one-sided would take such a miraculous turn? Some of the nearest news agencies have begun to print special editions of newspapers in order to preemptively publish news, and the results have ...... The result suddenly changed!

These reporters gritted their teeth and cursed in their hearts, but they were reluctant to give up such a good news genre! So they had to send someone back to stop the newspapers that were ready to be printed, and they asked each other angrily, who were the ones who drove the boat?

At the request of the press team, I held a press conference on the deck of the flagship "Lady Liberty", which is actually the newly purchased "Ningbo" Venetian gunship, that night.

I don't need to talk about benevolence, morality, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness for these uncrowned kings, I just toast them with the best Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon 20-year-old wine, and each of them wrapped a heavy bag of "hard work", and the rest depends on their own writing.

As a result, the British, French, Dutch, and even Spanish issues were issued the next morning with this tone and tone:

"Messengers of Freedom from the East light up the night sky of Antwerp!" —From the Dutch newspaper La Repubblica.

"The sword of Damocles falling above the heads of the Spaniards!" —From The Times.

"The Celtic River turned orange overnight, will Antwerp be far away?" —From the French newspaper La Marseille.

"He is a messenger of the devil? Or the incarnation of Satan? —From the Spanish newspaper "Madrid Star".

"He said this to me after the clouds and rain last night!" ——From a well-known lace tabloid.

……

All in all, I came from a foreign land and became famous overnight in this land of Northwest Europe! People are discussing what purpose this Ming Dynasty viscount surnamed Sun did such a thing.

Of course, the Spanish royal family quickly responded to this matter - in view of the interference of external forces in the internal affairs of the country, King Philip II ordered that a wanted warrant be issued for Sun Qilan, a native of the Ming Dynasty! Nirvana!

Less than a day after the release of this wanted notice, Queen Elizabeth I of England and William Orange, the leader of the Utrecht League in the Netherlands, publicly announced that the two countries welcomed Mr. Sun with open arms and hoped that they could further deepen their cooperation with each other, and did not provide him with political asylum!

In this way, public opinion in the whole of Western Europe has become more lively, and sharp-eyed people have already seen the fame, and this Oriental has become the focus of the wrestling between the new and the old forces!

"Ding"! The glasses clammed together, lifted up, and sipped gently.

"This is a brilliant hand! Mr. Sun! Hansen Young chuckled under his breath.

We have fully fulfilled the previous contract, I get the share of the Nordic business circle I want, and they get more. But I don't care, a win-win situation is the best outcome.

Listening to Hansen Young's compliments, I smiled and modestly said, "It's just luck!"

Hansen Young smiled silently when he heard this. Liang Jiufang said: "Mr. Sun, our previous cooperation was very pleasant, so what about the future?"

I gently shook the wine glass in my hand and smiled, "I'm a businessman."

Hansen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he raised his glass and said, "Then we will definitely have more happy cooperation and exchanges!"

"Ding!"

At the same time as the glasses clattered, the fleet had set sail out of the Celtic River, crossed the English Channel, and headed for Amsterdam to the northeast.