Chapter 165: Parting Ways
The battle, which would determine the hegemony of the Far East for years to come, was soon over under the foolish command of Berdinhuasa. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe invincible Spanish Far East team was completely annihilated in this battle. Such a big loss is definitely a nerve-wracking loss for Spain.
The colonial rule of the 16th century and the 18th and 19th centuries were completely different concepts, they were more like bandits from the sea, and their power was only established in some coastal port areas, and they did not have the ability to penetrate inland. That is to say, having wiped out their fleets at sea, the remnants of the Spaniards in the Far East could do nothing but wait for death.
Of course, Xiao Tian thinks that the arrogant Spaniards will not accept defeat so easily, the so-called invincible fleet has not yet been dispatched, Xiao Tian really wants to meet this so-called world's strongest fleet for a while, so he still has a little expectation for their arrival.
Xiao Tian estimated that the news would be sent back to Spain, and the Spanish side was sending the Invincible Armada, and it would take more than a year, and this kind of long-distance expedition was not a trip that was just a walk-and-go, and it would take at least half a year just to prepare.
Don't look at Xiaotian as if he said he would fight, in fact, he had been preparing for this day for a long time, and besides, behind Xiaotian was the Ming Dynasty, what kind of national strength was the Ming Dynasty? Is that little Spain comparable?
However, this year, Xiaotian can't be idle, and he didn't come all the way to do chivalrous justice for the monkeys in the Far East.
Like the Spaniards, he also came to colonize, and Spain is too far away from here after all, and the population is limited.
In this fierce naval battle, Xiao Tian's team lost almost negligible manpower, of course, it was not Qi Jiguang but Xu Hai who made the first contribution.
Xu Hai, the vanguard of military merit, not only successfully tore apart the battle formation of the Spaniards, but also killed the highest number of enemies in the coalition, and even Xu Hai personally captured the supreme commander of the enemy army.
Of course, Xu Hai also paid a heavy price for such a great achievement, his casualties were also the highest in the whole coalition army, more than 30 large ships were reimbursed, and there were six or seven thousand brothers who hung up, at least nearly 10,000 were injured, and at least 10,000 were injured.
The reimbursed ships can be reimbursed by their captures, but the lost manpower cannot be replaced. In addition, by the way, Xu Jie and Liu An still lost the bet, although the wind team is the elite of the history of the name, but after all, they are not familiar with water warfare, Liu An's chivalrous army is all old sailors, and after following Xiaotian, they are practicing day and night, and they are the well-deserved first sailors under Xiaotian, so naturally there is no reason to lose.
I heard that after the incident, Xu Jie and his wind team washed Liu An's stinky socks for a month, and then they all practiced desperately, vowing to win them back next time, and let them wash their underwear when the time comes.
The remnants of the Spaniards who were waiting to die were cleaned up in less than half a month, and this Beldinghuasa was like Xiao Tian's undercover agent, almost all of their combat power was included in that naval battle, and there were even many strongholds Xiao Tian There were less than a hundred people when they went to occupy it.
After the end of the war, it was natural to divide the fruits of victory, in the agreement between Xiaotian and Waroshi, the people of Warox came to find spices, and the largest producer of spices was Sriwijaya, after accepting the influence of the Spaniards, Warlots and his Portuguese fleet naturally had to be stationed in the Sriwijaya area, that is, near the spice islands.
But Xiao Tian is different, Xiao Tian's main target this time is Luzon, so the friendly alliance is naturally coming to an end and parting ways.
However, Xiao Tian never makes a loss-making business, although Xiao Tian can't fight on both sides now, and he can't reach the Srivijaya region, but he has to get a piece of the pie here! Therefore, as a reward for Xu Hai's great achievements in the first battle, he left Xu Hai here, and generously gave him a looting permit.
The so-called plunder permit, historically this is an invention of the British. Queen Elizabeth of England wrote these words on a piece of waste paper, and successfully recruited a large number of pirates, promising that as long as you did not plunder your country, she would be willing to support you, and as a result, the wealth looted by these pirates naturally ended up in the British treasury. These pirates also played a crucial role in their decisive battle against the Spanish Armada. (Somewhat similar to the Seven Martial Seas in One Piece)
Xiao Tian opened such a piece of waste paper to Xu Hai, Xu Hai and Ma Ye combined, and their strength was half a pound and eight taels of Hualuoshi, and leaving these two people here could form an effective balance against Hualuoshi.
Xiao Tian didn't expect Xu Hai and Ma Ye to really do anything big for him, as long as they let them get a piece of the pie in the Three Buddhas region. Anyway, it was not our Ming people who were plundered, and the more ruthlessly they plundered, the better, which not only weakened the enemy but also strengthened themselves.
These two people can't even help them, and the little genius is not worried about what these two robbers will suffer in these three Buddhas. Besides, even if these two people are really taught a lesson, I'm afraid Xiaotian will be even happier, and it's best to lose a soldier or something.
Xu Hai and Ma Ye are naturally very satisfied with this errand, isn't it just doing their old job, and Xiaotian is not subject to his control, and there is no need to worry about being cannon fodder, the most important thing is that someone will pay for the things that are robbed, so the fool will not agree to such a good thing, naturally patting his chest and promising Xiaotian that he will complete the task, and by the way, he also expressed his loyalty.
Xiao Tian is not afraid that these two people will become big again, these two people are alien races in the Srivijaya area, only the battle damage is not replenished by recruits, even if there is more silver earned, what is the use of no new vitality to replenish it, you must know that manpower is the core of combat effectiveness, isn't this saving money for Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian set a standard for them, these two people were still too young to play along the Daming coast before, and now the opponent has changed to Srivijaya, so they have to have a little bit of talent. Xiaotian pointed out that the spices were promised to be handed over to Hua Luoshi, and this piece could not be touched, but the Three Buddhas are not only spices! Rubber, rhino horn, jewelry are all good things.
Xu Hai and Ma Ye are robbers when they put their hands in Daming, but if they are placed in this small broken place, it is like entering a no-man's land, and it is not a problem to say that they are taking and taking away! Sriwijaya is a place rich in all kinds of gems, and there is no problem in snatching these things from the rich or even the aristocracy.
In addition, the copper reserves of Sriwijaya are among the top few in the world, this thing is currency in the Ming Dynasty, you can directly hit the mining area, you grab cooked copper, and exchange things for you according to the value of copper coins, which is exquisite enough.
Moreover, even if there is really nothing to grab, it's always okay to grab some food for the population, so it's better to have a long string of things, our Ming Dynasty is not enough food now, and I also need a large number of slaves to colonize, although it is useless to ask for this male monkey, but the female slave can be sold for money, right? Even if you can't sell it, you will open a workshop here in the future, and it will be great to use it as a female worker. (To be continued.) )