After a brief resurgence, the kite was silent again, and no matter what method was used, it could no longer make her open her eyes even slightly.

I half-knelt beside the kite, reluctant to get up for a long time. The fire in my heart is burning! Half pity for kites, half resentment for the Spaniards!

I know that it would be unwise to return to East Africa and fight the Spaniards now, but Waume, Old Tucker, and Woodin are fighting there, and perhaps they are not in a good situation, and may be in dire need of my support.

Therefore, after the arrival of Chen Kui's fleet, I must rush back to East Africa as soon as possible!

For public and private, this is my inevitable choice at present!

Knowing my grievances with the Spaniards, Karasim decided to join my team. Although he has been freed from his dependence on greenstone under my treatment, there are some accounts that must be settled!

Because of the greed of the Spaniards, he was hunted down from the South Seas to Africa! Because of the greed of the Spaniards, Master Mamaha Di lost his only son! Because of the greed of the Spaniards, Karasim has been subjected to uncontrolled greenstone poisonous energy all the time for so many years!

He must settle these accounts!

And for me, because of the kite, because of the pain and sadness brought to me by the greed of the Spaniards, how can I not be at odds with the Spaniards?

The enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention that Karasim does have his own uniqueness in the use of poison and medical skills, and if he is pulled into the team, he will not be a highly poisonous Tibetan blade in the future!

After returning to Port St. George, while waiting for Chen Kui, I once again overhauled the ship.

Originally, my flagship, the Venetian battleship, was built for the main purpose of white-knuckle warfare, but judging from the current situation, because our next step is mainly ocean-going naval warfare, it is extremely unlikely that we will actually use white-knuckle warfare, so I entrusted St. George's shipyard to carry out a comprehensive artillery enhancement of the flagship "Revenge" and two frigates.

"Revenge" is my new name, and the meaning is self-evident. Over the course of a few days, we compressed the sailors' assembly on the belly of the ship, freeing up as much space as possible for the artillery firing ports.

The renovation cost a lot, and the cost of buying the guns was almost the same as the money I spent on the ship. But I don't have anything to be reluctant to. Seeing that the original flat belly of the ship suddenly stretched out of the cannon muzzle like a needle prick, the killing intent in my heart boiled again!

Looking at the kite's closed eyes, I secretly gritted my teeth in my heart! Even if I lose both, I will drag the Spaniards to the bottom of the sea together!

Chen Kui's fleet arrived at Port St. George eleven days later. I was amazed, how did he come so quickly?

But after seeing the boat he brought, I immediately understood - in order to speed up, Chen Kui didn't bring a single large boat, but eight Calais clippers!

Galen's warships were left to me without regrets - I didn't regret wanting to come to pick me up, but the two discussed again and again, this time they might be more focused on naval warfare, so in the end it was Chen Kui, who was better at naval warfare, who led the team.

In his dormitory at St. George's Wharf, Chen Kui told me about the overall situation in the West. We listened carefully, and the more we listened, the more complicated things became more than I could have imagined.

In the nearly 100 years since Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, Western countries have engaged in fierce confrontation over the question of who is the hegemon.

The first to rise to prominence, the Portuguese, who took advantage of the New World route discovered by Columbus and the Asia Minor route around the Cape of Good Hope, seized a lot of wealth, and soon rose to become a maritime power in the Western Ocean.

In 1494, Portugal and Spain signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, intending to divide the world into two and begin the road of common foreign colonization.

But the good times did not last long, and the ambitious Spain was not satisfied with carving up the world with Portugal, so it took decades to regain Portugal into its arms with the help of in-laws, essentially suppressing Portugal as its own vassal country.

To the Spaniards' dismay, however, the rise of the Ottoman Turkish Empire on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean severely cut off the trade routes of Central Asia for Europeans, while the sea routes along the Red Sea had always been monopolized by the Arabs.

The scarcity of goods from the East caused their prices to rise, and Western merchants, led by Spain and Portugal, were eager to find a new way to the East. This is also the source of hostility and vendetta between Christians and Mus-Rim.

Over the years, Westerners have had enough reason to call on the people in the name of God to break the situation of Arab dominance of the Eastern trade routes in the name of crusaders or sea crusades, which has also cast a veil of mystery over the great voyages that have lasted for hundreds of years.

As Engels put it: "The Portuguese searched for gold on the coast of Africa, in India and throughout the Far East; The word gold became the charm that drove the Spaniards across the oceans..."

In the north of Spain, the quiet rise of the British and Dutch also made the Spaniards who wanted to dominate the world very unhappy. Therefore, the current Western Ocean is showing a pattern of Spain being aggressive, Britain and the Netherlands jointly defending, Italian duplicity working everywhere, and the Ottoman Empire eyeing the tiger.

After listening to Chen Kui's introduction, everyone was thinking, the Spaniards are powerful, and it is right or not for us to compete with them face-to-face like this?

Our business is all at sea, and our enemy is the hegemon of the sea. Isn't this proposition a bit ridiculous?

So the atmosphere in the room was silent and oppressive. After all, with the exception of a few people such as Arashi and Mavi, the vast majority of people who fought against Spain with me were motivated by enthusiasm and anger, and they did not understand what kind of behemoth they were facing.

I was expecting all of this, so I casually asked, "How's that Will Smith kid doing?" He said that he was a distant relative of the British royal family, was that guy talking nonsense? ”

Chen Kui smiled and said: "Captain, Will is not bragging, he is indeed a distant relative of the royal family, but he is very unpopular." However, with his return from the adventures of the Ming Dynasty, it aroused the interest of some royal nobles, and the captain of the unregretted ship also successfully blended into the circle of the British royal family with the help of his recommendation. ”

That's exactly the answer I was looking for! At that time, I rescued Will Smith and Afra, and let them return to the West with no regrets, my purpose was to lay the foundation for us to come to the West one day and establish a base in England!

So I slapped the table and said aloud: "This time the Spaniards first framed us, and we suffered heavy losses under the ambush of the Spaniards. But ......"

I looked around at the crowd and lowered my voice: "However, we can't fight against Spain on our own, that's self-defeating!"

Everyone was waiting for my next words. In their opinion, I must have had my own plans and intentions, so they all waited quietly for me to speak.

I stretched out my right hand and pointed to the British Isles, which are located in the northwest corner of the Western Ocean and are isolated overseas, and said, "Look here! Although it seems that Britain is small and has the upper hand in the struggle with Spain, it will surely radiate great energy and rise to the top of the world in the future! ”

The crowd was shocked by my remarks. After all, this is my first trip to the West, and why I have been able to grasp the development trend of the West and the world so deeply.

I continued: "As the saying goes, holding a hot stove is not a good one, but holding a cold stove is popular. The icing on the cake is meaningless, and there is love in the snow. So we must rely on Britain and join forces with it against Spain! ”

Everyone nodded, and it was like a dazzling lighthouse suddenly appeared on the vast sea. I don't know where it leads, but it certainly gives people a possible direction.

Moreover, when they knew that I had been planning for today since a long time ago, when I left for the West without regrets, it strengthened everyone's confidence to go along this line of thought!

Mavi asked, "Captain, it is indeed feasible to throw yourself into England and fight against Spain. But how is the current situation in East Africa handled? Are we still on our own to win this first battle against Spain? ”

I smiled slightly, and instead of answering, I asked, "Who is in charge of this St. George's Port now?"

"Recently we have sent men to investigate," replied, "and the actual ruler of this port is the Count Hernandez from Portugal, who is the governor of St. George."

I asked with interest, "Oh! Tell me about this person! ”

Mo arched his hand and said, "Yes!" The Count of Hernandez was a staunch anti-Spaniard. Although Spain annexed Portugal by means of marriage, Hernandez resolutely refused to admit that he was Spanish, so he has been engaged in rebellion openly and secretly! ”

"Oh! Is there such a thing? I crossed my fingers with interest and said, "So, this is an opportunity to take advantage of?"

The Nine Ghosts said, "Exactly." It is said that the daughter of the Count of Hernandez died early last year due to the infighting between Spain and Portugal. Hernandez himself was also angry about this, and has always regarded the Spaniard as the murderer of his daughter. ”

I nodded and asked, "Is the information reliable?"

The Nine Ghosts replied: "The conclusions reached by multiple research should be reliable. The Count of Hernandez is the opposite of the West, which is something that everyone knows. ”

Hearing this, I smiled and said, "It seems that it is very necessary for us to pay a visit to this Count Hernandez!" Let's see what treasures you can't find! ”

After saying this, everyone only let me be joking, using Taobao as a metaphor to illustrate the happiness of finding reinforcements. In fact, I sighed inwardly, and the memories from my past life suddenly came back to my heart.

I miss life in the era of e-commerce! I sighed softly. I don't know if I can go back to the past in my lifetime......