Chapter 347 - Teaching Team in Europe (Ask for Subscription)
Australia's cooperation with Spain and the Holy Roman Empire has always been an open secret, but in fact, the Dutch and England knew about it, but they didn't find out.
It was not until recently that a special team landed in the port of Madrid and was quickly discovered by a Dutch spy that all the countries of the anti-Habsburg coalition quickly took notice of cooperation between the Australians and Spain.
The European continent, which was originally about to come to an end of the Thirty Years' War, was brought to the same balance line by the two sides after the new weapons brought by the Australians changed fatally on the battlefield.
For this change, the anti-Habsburg allies have suffered that on the one hand, they need Australian goods, and on the other hand, they have fought a war for so long and are about to win, but because of the new weapons brought by the Australians, they have suffered a lot of losses, this kind of suffering is simply unbearable.
The reason why the 20-person squad that landed in Madrid attracted the attention of the spies was entirely because these people were professional Australian soldiers, although they did not wear military uniforms and did not carry weapons, but it can be seen from their walking and doing things that this is the style of Australian soldiers.
The Australians sent a squad of twenty soldiers to Madrid what they wanted to do, I had long heard that the Spaniards had bought a large number of Australian weapons, trying to equip the Spanish pikes with all the 1640 rifles, because the power of this rifle is indeed much higher than that made in Europe, so it is loved by many soldiers who are used to using firearms.
The Dutch also had such weapons in their hands, and it can even be said that the 1640 rifles in the hands of other countries were resold through the Dutch, and as for the Spaniards, the Australians themselves sold them.
In addition to the power of these muskets, the power of the guns was even more astonishing, so the Dutch had begun to completely replace the guns on their ships with Australian goods, and the Spaniards could not have failed to see this, and I believe they would do the same.
What was the purpose of these people coming to Europe, they did not go to other countries, but went directly to a military camp outside Madrid, and did not come out. This is even more intriguing, the Dutch finally couldn't sit still and sent people to lurk in the barracks, and sure enough, they discovered a lot of secrets.
The soldiers sent by Australia are training the Spanish army, this news is too important, the Australians themselves train their army, does Spain want to start a war this time, the independence of the Dutch has not been recognized by Spain, so he is the most afraid.
They could defeat Spain at sea, but on land let themselves alone against the land forces of Spain, definitely not their opponents. Now that there is instructor training in Australia, it's not even more powerful and difficult to deal with.
The Dutch feared for the safety of their own land, while others feared that the Spaniards would attack again, after all, Spain's army was still the strongest on the continent, and even the French, who later became the land hegemon, did not dare to directly confront it.
From this we can see that Spain is not only a maritime power, but also a land power.
What people don't understand is how the Australians got involved with the Spaniards, is it the reason for the Spanish princess, the most Spanish princess has been living in the European Consulate General. It is rumored that her relationship with Consul General Bowen is not ordinary.
The Spaniards also fought hard to win over Australia, and did not hesitate to send a princess to use beauty, of course, the Dutch themselves did this, but it was in the consul's nature. It's impossible to be trapped by a woman.
If it is really the princess's reason, I have to say that the princess's methods are still very powerful, and she can actually persuade Yu Bowen to send a teaching team to help Spain train the army.
The Dutch couldn't sit still and sent more spies to spy on the trained team. and the Consulate General.
Yu Bowen has not done anything to interest the Dutch recently, the only thing he has done is that the relationship with the Spanish princess seems to be getting deeper and deeper, and he himself is already a little inseparable from this princess. And it's so good that she can't die, and the reaction when Her Royal Highness the princess came in seemed to be showing signs of pregnancy.
This frightened Yu Bowen a little, I didn't expect to be shot so accurately, princesses are different from civilians, even if it is popular in Europe during this period to cheat with a female hat or something, an unmarried princess is pregnant This is definitely a big deal.
It is very difficult to say whether the King of Spain will issue a church in Australia for this reason, so he has always responded to any request of Her Royal Highness the Princess these days. It's like a good husband who is obedient and takes care of his family.
"Bowen, I heard that the teaching team has arrived in Madrid, I want to go back and see how they train, can you go back with me?" Sophia turned her two big watery eyes in pleading.
Go back, Yu Bowen doesn't dare to go to Spain to meet other people's fathers now, and make other people's daughters' bellies bigger, as long as this kind of thing is a father, no one will accept it so easily, so he replied a little hesitantly: "You are pregnant, you shouldn't walk around." ”
"But my dear, I'm only a month pregnant, and we need to ask my father for advice on our wedding, so you can't let me give birth to a child before the wedding," Sophia replied dissatisfied.
"It's nothing, having a wedding in Australia after giving birth, it's a very ordinary thing, and it won't be ridiculed, trust me, Sophia." Yu Bowen tried to convince a 17th-century princess to give up the wedding, apparently he was thinking too simply, Princess Sophia's arrival was to be an ally with Australia, she was a bond, and how would the scuffle work without the wedding.
Sophia was silent, a little angry, Yu Bowen had to gently pat the other party's back and persuade: "Of course, if my princess likes it, I will definitely have no problem." ”
"Then you go back to Madrid with me, we must get my father's permission, and you don't want to see our children without official titles." For the royal family of Europe, the title is actually very important, if there is no official title, in the future, her and Yu Bowen's children can be said to be illegitimate children.
Such a statement is absolutely unacceptable to Sophia, so she has been convincing Yu Bowen to go back with her these days. But the other party has been shirking and looking for various reasons, which Sophia is very dissatisfied. Now that Yu Bowen said so, she simply followed his words. (To be continued......)