The merchant fleet of the Spaniards was robbed by the British disguised as pirates! For the profit of trade in the Indian Ocean!

The news was like wings, flying across the Indian Ocean, across the vast seas of Africa, to the hinterland of Europe.

It was as if something had exploded, and a strange mood began to brew in Europe.

At the southern tip of the European continent, in addition to reprimanding the inaction of the naval fleet, people were more invective of the treachery of the British.

After all, although the two sides have had great contradictions and conflicts before, in today's current situation, the contradiction between Britain and Spain is no longer the main contradiction, because Spain has begun to embark on a process of decline in internal and external strife, while the Netherlands, like Britain, has begun to prosper.

In the face of huge competitive pressure, not to mention comrades-in-arms who have carried guns together, even brothers and sons will turn against each other.

So the British chose to fornicate with the Spaniards, but this knife was very inexplicable.

The British were also divided into two parts internally.

Some of them believed that someone must have committed piracy in the name of the British fleet, because no one was responsible for it.

Others are insulting the unprofessionalism of these peers - think about how many Spanish merchant fleets suddenly disappeared on the sea without a trace, how could they survive without doing business for a period of time?

This is really bearable, unbearable!

There were five fleets that were not in their own waters at that time, and their whereabouts could not be ascertained, three of which had already clarified the matter after returning to England, and two privateer fleets had never returned, which made it even more reverie.

The British royal family is said to have been furious, issuing a wanted warrant to pursue the two fleets suspected of sabotaging policy, and assuring their secret allies that such a situation would not happen again.

The Spaniards were still angry, for the shadow of the naval battle of 1588 still lingered, and they had always been apprehensive about the British.

Now it is like a long thorn that pierces deep into the hearts of the Spaniards.

However, it didn't end there, and the anger of the Spaniards soon happened again!

The goods they had been robbed of at sea were actually taken by a British chamber of commerce and sold in the Utah bazaar, which immediately caused an uproar!

And this British chamber of commerce is precisely one of the two chambers of commerce that disappeared in the early stage. After discovering that it was stolen goods, the men quickly dropped their goods and fled without a trace.

Seeing the remnants of the South Wind Chamber of Commerce being recovered in such a humiliating way, the already fragile hearts of the people of the Iberian Peninsula were hit hard again, and the emotions of the people were ignited in an instant!

"Catch the murderer! Punish the murderers! Catch the murderer! Punish the murderers! Such voices and banners were raised in the streets of Seville, Villarreal, and soon spread to the streets of Barcelona and Madrid, and intensified!

The Spanish royal family could not resist the pressure of the people, and specially sent a negotiation fleet to London, and lodged a solemn protest to the sick Queen Elizabeth I, demanding that Elizabeth I immediately order a thorough investigation of the matter and severely punish the murderer.

This time, however, Spain received a very different answer than the last time.

After a period of fermentation of public opinion, this incident has changed from an unexplained robbery case to a major event related to the national system and dignity of the two countries.

So the lonely Queen of Glory was at the highest moment of her life, and she arrogantly replied to the Spanish envoy: "These robbers are not British, and no one has any proof that they were really British." If so, if I can find someone to do it, I'll give them a medal! ”

This strong attitude made King Philip II of Spain extremely angry, although his own country had declined in the past two years, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, but it was not the master of the many.

In anger, Philip II began to mobilize fleets from all over the country to return to the king, and the Spanish warships began to gather densely in Seville and Utah Harbor, with the intention of attacking if they disagreed.

This move made Queen Elizabeth I of England extremely annoyed, and immediately issued a call for conscription to the whole country, gathered a large number of warships, surrounded the entire Thames, and threatened to give the Spaniards a "second taste of the English Channel"!

For a time, the whole Western Ocean was once again in a hurry, as if a big war was imminent.

Merchants began to evacuate from the coastal cities of the two countries, after all, in the event of a major war, the first to be unlucky were these small people on the coast.

Can you really fight? Everyone is thinking.

It was originally an unclear matter, because of the fragile national dignity and feelings of Spain today, making a big fuss, and vaguely feeling that someone was fueling the trouble, it became what it is today.

In fact, after stabilizing her emotions, Elizabeth I also felt that there was something strange about this matter, and had the heart to send someone to talk to Philip II.

But the angry king of Spain did not think so, but immediately ordered the new commander-in-chief of the Armada, Alfred the Elder, to mobilize various expeditionary forces to return to the king of Qin.

Old Alfred was unhurried, he knew what was going on.

A few days ago, I received a letter from my son, and although he was arrested again by the Oriental and demanded a rather large ransom, old Alfred was happy to see such a kidnapping!

Because this letter asking his father to redeem himself was very special, and it made old Alfred even more excited.

Specifically, it is like this-

Dear Father,

It is my regret to inform you that your useless son has been arrested again by the equally respected Mr. Sun Qilan, and that the fleet you have sent to the South Seas is gone—even though they are someone else's ships, but I would like to express my sincere apologies to you.

Of course, I am confident that our deep father-son bond will make you more than happy to redeem me for about two million silver dollars, so that I will continue to have the opportunity to listen to your teachings.

And then there's one more thing -- I have reached a high degree of agreement with Mr. Sun Qilan to operate some small movements, I mean, between the UK and our country.

You will soon receive a report on the situation, and I regret to tell you that this is likely to cause some minor troubles - although these are caused by those who oppose you, but out of loyalty to the country, they must be aware of their responsibility.

I think you know what I mean, so I won't go into details.

Oh, by the way, if you can't scrape together enough silver dollars to ransom me for a while, don't worry, Mr. Sun Qilan's food here is very good, and what happened is also very interesting, and it is actually good to be able to experience these things firsthand.

Well, see you later! Wishing you good health!

Lovers - Son Alfred Jr.

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At that time, the elder Alfred read the letter three times, and almost did not laugh out loud on the spot.

For a family with a deep background like him, two million silver dollars is roughly equivalent to two months' net profit sharing, and it doesn't hurt at all to use it.

But what is commendable is this opportunity provided by the son and the Oriental!

Since he took office, these veterans of the Invincible Armada have made it difficult for them to move forward in many ways.

During this time, in order to find a way to fight these oppositionists, I was so anxious that my hair turned gray!

But what's the use?

is still intimate with his own children, and he has sent such a big gift at this critical moment! If you don't accept it, you are really ashamed of the results of stooping down to the child and working hard!

As for the child itself, Sun Qilan is a smart person, he must understand that a living little Alfred is far more valuable than a dead Alfred, so he doesn't worry about his son's comfort at all. Treat it as a right and keep it with him.

The top priority is to take advantage of this momentum to solve the problem of the opposition that has been in the mind for a long time, and this is the root and original intention of the children to make these efforts!

Right! Solve this problem in one go!

Old Alfred is worthy of being an old ginger who has been up and down all his life around the sea, and he usually looks confused, as if he is old. Once the opportunity came, he really used a few killer tricks to steal the bell ringing with lightning speed!

On the pretext of finding out about this diplomatic conflict, Alfred the Elder followed Philip II's order and moved his wrists!

First, he immediately executed King Philip II's summoning order for all the Spanish expeditionary fleets to return.

Second, the commanders of the second and higher captains of each fleet promptly went to Seville after sending them to the port and reported to the general headquarters of the fleet.

Third, from now on, all fleets will begin to change their guards, and no officer of the rank of second lieutenant or higher will be allowed to continue to serve on this ship.

Fourth......

A series of eight or nine orders came out one after another, which made officers on all sides dumbfounded. Despite the many doubts on everyone's mind, no one dared to openly question these orders.

After all, these orders were issued at the same time as His Majesty's summoning order, and perhaps His Majesty himself intended it......

So these restless new Armada officers began to change guards according to the order, and at first they didn't realize that there was anything wrong, but then they slowly realized that it didn't seem right!

Everyone was scattered, and it wasn't like a transfer or anything else, but a deliberate feeling of being scattered.

Yes, there were more than thirty officers on one ship, and almost none were assigned to the same ship.

And soon they further discovered that all the officers who had previously been in key positions had been transferred to non-key positions.

Some of the officers who were originally in charge of affairs were replaced with idleness.

What's more, some captains were transferred to the military department and left to retire idle.

For example, the flagship captain of the Second Fleet, Yaris, is thirty-eight years old, in the prime of life, and has a strong command power.

As a result, after this adjustment, he was transferred to the shipyard in Villarreal and became a deputy director in charge of logistics......

And so on, and so on, and the entire Spanish Armada - the new Armada quietly underwent a major change!

Philip II waited for Alfred Sr. to complete the fleet and prepare to fight Elizabeth I, but he did not hear from him. When he received the report that the fleet could go on the expedition, he didn't know that the invincible fleet in front of him was completely different from the previous fleet......

Therefore, this time the deployment of troops was huge, but in fact it was dragged on, and in the end it was over.

The British didn't really want to go to war with the Spaniards, after all, they were on the rise, and a war would be enough to undo all the previous efforts.

So the farce finally died down.

And the peace between Spain and England was gone......