Many people will feel extremely lost when they step down from a leadership position, and because they are used to being in a high position, and suddenly they lose their feet, and the feeling of stepping into the air can be crazy.

This feeling is vividly playing out in de Guzmán, and the news of the arrival burns with rage in his heart, although he did not make a sound, the water glass in his hand was pinched and creaked, which also made the people around him shudder, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

The Third Fleet was ambushed, more than three-quarters of its damage was under enemy fire, and it was completely incapacitated. Although this fleet can only be regarded as the middle of the middle in the overall scale, after all, it is my own family, and it is always a great shame to be slapped in the face!

Since joining the Spanish Navy forty years ago, he has never experienced such a fiasco. Especially in the past ten years, the Spanish Navy has been thriving and has become a force that can change the world.

In his nearly sixty-year-old but not old heart, the lightning flickered, especially when he learned that the ships that had escaped were not strong, but that the other party did not bother to chase after them, de Guzmán was furious!

There seemed to be a contemptuous smile in front of him—Drake he knew, he had dealt with many times, and he was not wronged to lose at his hands, but when he knew that this ploy might be more out of my young man from the East, De Guzmán calmed down after being furious.

"It seems that we chose the wrong enemy from the beginning." De Guzmán sat at the flagship of the divine with a wine glass, and said with a gloomy voice.

He already knew everything about what was going on in Africa back then, and the root of the matter was still in the Spanish Navy, but in the eyes of them, who thought they were the chosen ones and their ambitions were the stars and the sea, such a law of the jungle was a matter of course.

So de Guzmán is not trying to repent: "Now is not the time to analyze right and wrong, I want to hear your opinion." ”

The admirals and staff officers of the surrounding detachments were furious, shouting for revenge and peace!

De Guzmán listened silently to their clamor for a long time before he spoke: "Now I want to hear valuable opinions. ”

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and the Admiral of the Second Fleet, Paul Lacas, looked around, and when he saw that no one was speaking, he said: "I think that for the sake of morale, we must press it with all our might, and fight the other side in the English Channel, and defeat them in one fell swoop!" ”

This is a more radical attitude, de Guzmán nodded, and did not say anything.

Orlando Pizarro, the chief of staff who had been by de Guzmán's side for more than a decade, mused: "A decisive battle in the English Channel is not impossible, but it is not cost-effective to give up our advantage and exchange with the enemy on a reciprocal basis." ”

Paul Lacas sneered: "The chief of staff is shrewd, always able to analyze the war with the eyes of a businessman. Unfortunately, war is not business, and we are going against the British, not tuna. ”

This quote is a satire of Orrado Pizarro's humble beginnings, who were only fishmongers before he was discovered by de Guzmán, trading fish and small commodities between the Iberian Peninsula and Madeira.

Everyone turned their attention to the chief of staff, and everyone would be angry if they were at such a stage.

But Orlando Pizarro was not angry, he smiled faintly: "The fundamental purpose of our war is to develop the economy, so the purpose of dealing with the British and the tuna is the same in principle." If you can't see through this essence, you will only be brave, that is the real salted fish! ”

This sentence seems to be bland, but it hurts a lot, to put it bluntly, Paul LaCasse has no brains and is a rough man. This guy was really angry on the spot: "I haven't read any books, but I fought bravely and never retreated!" But Chief of Staff, tell me, where are you going to sell the fish this time? ”

Orlando Pizarro smiled: "I think we should postpone the decisive battle with the British, retreat the formation a little, attack Portsmouth, establish a stronghold there, and then try to advance again!" ”

Paul Lacasse laughed, "That's your latest fish selling plan?" Occupy the land of LinkedIn people on British soil as a stronghold and go to fight the British? Sure enough, it's very clever! He sneered and said, "It's not like the style of our great Spanish Navy!" ”

Before Orlando Pizarro could speak, de Guzmán spoke: "Stop arguing, it's all for business." Tell me, which of these two solutions should we take? ”

De Guzmán was a commanding commander of great authority, a brave and hospitable man in his youth, who never flinched from every charge. As he grew older, he said goodbye to alcohol and became majestic and silent, but everyone in the fleet knew that the old commander actually had a fiery and fierce heart just like when he was young!

So when he asked this question, in fact, everyone had already vaguely felt his attitude - he was more inclined to have a hearty decisive battle in the English Channel, but he took Orlando's face into consideration, so he threw this question to everyone.

Paolo Lacas was about to speak, but was lightly poked with his finger by Karagunis behind him, and he immediately understood and obediently closed his mouth.

The Greek man, Admiral of the Fourth Squadron of the Spanish Armada and having moved to Zaragoza with his parents in his early years, has been working on the docks and sometimes going to sea with his father.

On one of their voyages, Karagunis and his father's fleet were targeted by a British privateer fleet and pursued them in time. His father wanted to give up, but Karagunis insisted on fighting the British with the harpoons on the ship, heroic and tenacious, and did not flinch!

As a result, near A Coruña, the Spanish naval fleet appeared, rescued Calagounis, and after learning about his bravery, the young man was drafted into the Spanish navy, and grew step by step with wisdom and bravery to this day.

Moreover, from the beginning of joining the army, Paul Lacas has always taken good care of Calagounis, and now the two are inseparable, which is actually a reasonable thing.

Seeing that Paolo Lacas had an argument with Orlando Pizarro, Calagounis knew that he couldn't play dead - Orlando, the wise general and chief of staff, had a nickname - pit viper! From this, it can be seen that he is not a good match, and belongs to the typical representative of MMP with a smile on his face and a heart in his heart.

"Your Excellency, I have some ideas, I don't know whether to talk about them or not." Karagunis said calmly.

De Guzmán glanced at Pizarro below, and in his heart, he liked this enthusiastic young man very much, and in him, it was as if he could see his younger self. So he said gently, "Tell me." ”

Calagounis saluted and said leisurely: "Decades ago, our country was poor and weak, and even Portugal was ahead of us. In the past few decades, our country has gradually risen on the sea, and the management of the New World that we have snatched from the Portuguese and the Mediterranean Sea from the Ottomans has relied on heroic tenacity and indomitable momentum. ”

This sentence is said in a flat and steady manner, and it is mostly a praise of merit, and the admirals, including de Guzmán, are naturally extremely useful. Calagounis peeked at Orlando, the wise general who seemed to be an old god, and didn't seem to hear what he was saying.

Karagunis looked back at de Guzmán and continued: "In recent years, England has repeatedly plundered our fleet and attacked our trade, which has become a great problem, but His Majesty the King has been merciful and has not been willing to care, and has endured it until today. ”

Everyone nodded silently again, and Karagunis continued: "Your Majesty's decision to conquer Britain this time is mainly to preside over the divine doctrine and extend the grace of God. Of course, there are also the actual needs of our country. ”

Without waiting for others to express their opinions, he continued: "Now our brigade has sailed out of the port and rushed to Britain with a desperate posture, and we have accidentally suffered some losses at the hands of the British. If we stop and retreat, we will not be able to communicate with His Majesty, the Church of Rome, or the common people. ”

De Guzmán listened to him quietly, in fact, he already had ten thousand approvals in his heart, but seeing his thinker, Gao Shen silently and slightly laughing on the side, he felt that it was better to listen to his opinion again, so he asked again: "Oran, what do you think of Kara's statement?" ”

Orlando smiled, "I am very aware and admire the loyalty of Admiral Calagounis - and the other generals, but I have one question - before the Third Fleet is destroyed, have you considered such a possibility?" Or did you ever think that we would fail? Or: In the event that war goes against you after entering the English Channel, how should you deal with yourself? ”

In fact, this has been said very thoroughly, and it has clearly depicted the situation after the occurrence of a situation that is different from the prediction, and it is reasonable to say that it is very rational and objective. But at this time, when everyone is pressing a fire in their hearts, this question really seems a bit contrary.

Karagunis's face turned cold, and he said bluntly: "Our invincible navy is crisscrossing the seas, why haven't we been defeated?" If there is such a time, we will fight to the death, and we will definitely not lose the reputation and glory of the Invincible Armada! ”

The words of the upper platform were particularly in line with the mood of everyone at this time, and the naval officers and men behind them clamored, shouting for a decisive battle and a drum to level the British Lane, which was really exciting and indomitable.

Orlando Pizarro was unmoved, but simply set his sights on De Guzmán, hoping that he would make the right decision. However, what chilled Orlando's heart was that De Guzmán did not look at him, but looked out the window.

Seeing this, he knew that de Guzmán had already made a decision, and that it was not the kind he wanted to see.

"I have decided to assemble the whole army, storm the English Channel, and completely defeat the British at their doorstep!" De Guzmán said aloud after a moment.

"Roar"! There was a shout of excitement in the cabin, which was the trumpet shouted by the Spanish navy during the charge, and everyone thought that the commander-in-chief had made the right decision, and after the meeting was dismissed, they went to prepare for battle with great interest.

When the room was quiet again, de Guzmán glanced at Orlando, who was standing silently, and said softly, "Old man, you must not understand my decision. ”

Orlando smiled wryly and said, "No, I totally understand! Morale is more important than anything else. Maybe they're right, war is not a business, maybe I'm too utilitarian and too cautious. ”

De Guzmán stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "No! You see farther than anyone else. It's just that sometimes we can't make the right decision, so we can only follow the most appropriate way. Are you right? ”

Orlando nodded silently.

De Guzmán patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "There is some confidence in the lads, at least we will not lose." Rest assured! By the way, the batch of wine I bought from Bordeaux is good, why don't you try it? ”

Orlando still shook his head silently, and De Guzmán was not pretentious, patted Orlando's arm, and walked alone.

Zhi Jiang stood in the empty cabin, listening to the soft sound of the waves outside, and suddenly it was absolutely unreal.

We're not going to lose? This is...... Who decides?