Cádiz, on the southeast side of the Gulf of Cadiz on the southwest coast of Spain, is one of the main seaports in southern Spain.

Facing the Atlantic Ocean, at the tip of a narrow peninsula, surrounded by the ocean on three sides, only one side is connected to the land, it is the oldest city in Spain, founded by the Phoenicians in 1000 BC.

For the Spaniards, it is not only one of the most historic cities, but also one of the cities with a developed shipbuilding industry and one of the centers of the shipbuilding industry in Spain.

Every month, dozens of ships are built from Cádiz, launched, and undergoing sea trials, which is very busy.

The pot-bellied merchants, the well-dressed nobles, the drunken sailors, and the smiling women who have lost their feet form a moving picture.

The growing colonial interests brought enough benefits to the entire Spanish seafaring industry, and a large number of shipyards were built, thus building treasure ships to convey benefits to the Spanish Empire.

Especially after the erosion of the Netherlands, the empire lost its most important financial pillar, overseas colonial interests, and thus was a vital source of support for the empire before it went bankrupt.

In this way, it indirectly promoted the development of the shipbuilding industry.

Cadiz is also becoming more and more prosperous.

"Hey, man, why are you always in Cádiz these days, don't you have to go overseas to escort them? Those pirates can salivate over the treasure ships! ”

In the evening, when he returned from the shipyard, Gavar suddenly felt a little strange about how he had seen his childhood friend Herrera, a soldier, appearing in the port of Cádiz every day, and he seemed to be busy.

"Oh? Garhwal, my friend, long time no see! Herrera, dressed in a navy uniform, was called and turned her head to see that she was a young friend of the shipwright.

"My friend, I don't have to worry about the treasure ship now, I have another mission!"

Herrera looked up with some excitement, then seemed to sense something, and lowered again.

"What exactly is the task, can you tell me? If you don't mind! ”

Garwal's eyes were full of curiosity, and he asked in a low voice, looking around.

"Of course, in a few days, everyone will know!" Herrera shrugged her shoulders and said indifferently:

"His Majesty is very dissatisfied with the actions of the English people in stealing the Netherlands, and this time, I am ready to teach the English a real lesson!"

"I'm going to train this time, and then gather a large army and go to England together to teach that young king a lesson that doesn't know the height of the sky!"

"England is a barbaric place, it really needs a lesson!"

In Garval's impression, England was still a land of barbarians, dressed in shabby and outdated clothes, barbaric, and rude.

Too far behind compared to the real Europa civilization.

The two happily discussed the scene after the victory, talking and laughing.

Herrera said he was going to burn all the English ships and then take all the gold.

"Boom—" The pleasant conversation was suddenly interrupted with a loud bang.

"What's going on?" Herrera was surprised.

How could there be cannon fire in this port of the Spanish Empire?

Turning their heads, a puff of black smoke suddenly appeared in Herrera and Garvar's eyes, and the cannon rumbled and shook people's hearts.

The eyes of the two were full of disbelief.

At the port, dozens of ships flying the flag of the United Kingdom appeared, which surprised the Spaniards in the port.

At this time, the British Navy did not give them much chance to react, hundreds of artillery salvos, close to the port densely packed ships, both warships and merchant ships, all suffered a devastating blow at this moment.

The sound of artillery fire and white smoke enveloped the entire port, and in the time that the Spanish could not react, all the warships that could be used had been half destroyed.

The evening sun has not yet dissipated, but there is a puff of white smoke wafting from the sea surface of the whole port, and the sea breeze blows, but it still cannot be blown away, as if it is not in the evening, but in the early morning.

The roaring sound of shelling, as if it came from hell, at this moment, broke the psychological defense line of the Spanish Navy.

Crazy shouts, cries, resounded throughout the port, and the self-respecting Spaniards, who had never withstood such a huge loss, psychological breakdowns abounded.

Subsequently, the bombarded English Navy divided a group of ships and went to the major shipyards to continue to roar and destroy their shipbuilding facilities.

On this day, the sudden shelling and the ships stunned the Spaniards and forgot to fight back.

By the time everyone reacted, the English had destroyed all the visible ships and were ready to start landing for a new round of looting.

The Combined Navy began to put on a show, and the Spanish Navy, which had already been partially connected to the ships, sank in this port.

The others, almost collapsed, and there was no decent counterattack.

After all, in this world of naval warfare, which is still dominated by broadside battles, the effect of such a salvo of hundreds of guns is very amazing, especially for the arrogant Spanish Navy.

Thousands of men from the Union Navy landed at the port and looted all the merchants and shops before night fell.

By night, when it was all over, the entire port of Cádiz was in ruins, almost in ruins, and could not be looked at.

"What's going on? What about people? "When the mayor of Cádiz arrives with the garrison, all this will knock him down, and he will not be able to stand still.

In fact, England just looted the shops, and the consequences were not too great, but the defeated navy was a mess, and after the English left, they consciously joined the ranks of robbery, and even passed it, which was more harmful.

Looting, violence, murder, arson, and the destruction of a bustling port.

"Guys, hurry up and arrest these routs, all of them!"

The wavy-haired mayor trembled and stretched out his index finger, pointed at the unscrupulous rout, and said loudly to the garrison behind him.

Subsequently, most of the rout troops were driven away, but in just a few hours, the port city was completely destroyed.

In this regard, the mayor of the wave was cold in his heart.

These are the places of his wealth, and they are all his responsibilities, and in the end, he is unlucky.

"Your Excellency the Mayor, it has been investigated that it was the English Navy that attacked the port more than three hours ago, and also looted all the shops!"

"After that, the rout plundered the entire port, and a lot of atrocities followed!"

The young secretary hurried over with a torch in hand, and reported to the mayor panting.

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