Chapter 614: If you fall behind, you will be beaten
Although the loss of innovation is one of the main reasons for the decline of a country, it is not to mention that Spain, the former great empire, has capital, and its colonies around the world determine that its position cannot be easily shaken.
Historically, Spain has really become a third-rate country in Europe, starting from the occupation of the Philippines by the Americans, which marked that the country has completely become a thing of the past.
But now, you dare to say that Spain is not an empire, and people are also a country that can make up a hundred warships, even Australia does not have that ability, just like the Dutch thought, if the Sea Blue is sunk, the naval strength of the whole of Australia will drop to 70%.
A Sea Blue is responsible for 70% of the entire country's naval force, which is absolutely rare in the history of the world, if nothing else, the Sea Blue has been cruising in the waters of Christmas Island in the past two years, so that the Dutch do not dare to easily have any thoughts about this place.
What's more, the weapons it is mainly equipped with are one level higher than those exported, so the protection of the Sea Blue is regarded as a national strategic task, which is related to the security of the country, as well as the future, and it is not allowed to be sloppy, so no one wants to touch this brow.
All foreign spies who tried to get close to the Sea Blue were arrested and sent to the farthest iron mines to work for a minimum period of five years, which shows how much the state attached importance to the protection of the giant ship.
In addition to the envy of the Dutch, Australia has a Sea Blue, which is also very envious of Spain, but the Australians themselves have lost the blueprints for construction, and even a lot of equipment can't be made, so at present, the steamship is their best choice.
The Spaniards made a different choice from the Dutch when they got the steamboats, which were used to transport goods and shorten the time and distance, but the Spaniards first used armed warships, which neither the Australians nor the Dutch expected.
In fact, this was the result of the deliberations of many nobles in Spain, as the colonies of the Far East continued to be swallowed up. They already felt that they would lose all their territory if they did not make changes, and their biggest opponent in the Far East was the Dutch, who needed powerful weapons in the first place.
In terms of weapons, the two sides used almost the same, and there were more ships than the Spanish, which made them feel the necessity of arming the navy first, and the battle at sea was a flexible operation of weapons, and now with the advantage of weapons and ships, in fact, the Spaniards were no longer afraid of the Batavian fleet.
After the other side rejected them, they decisively launched an attack from the sea, adjusting the muzzle of the gun to the Dutch building on the shore is a fierce bombardment. The Dutch, under artillery fire, had no room for resistance at all.
After the sea attack, there was a ground attack, although they knew that the Dutch had stationed at least two or three thousand troops in this area, but with the new weapon, they were naturally much bolder, and the new weapon seemed to be a magic wand that could give them endless magic, which made everyone in Australia a little speechless.
But the conflict between the two sides has escalated, which is what Australia wants to see, and the harder they fight, the better, and then they will come out to mediate. Be a fisherman.
The Dutch obviously did not expect Spain to attack so boldly, which caused them a lot of damage, but it has to be said that Spain did take the initiative this time.
The power of the new weapon played no small role, even the commander in charge of the operation did not exaggerate. In this war, the weapon determines the key, and it can be seen that this weapon is indeed a factor that determines no small amount.
By the time Brown got the news, the Spaniards had already captured the territory they wanted. The speed of the battle is unimaginable.
If Brown knew that his plan would be like this, he probably wouldn't have been killed, and he didn't think that the Spanish would be able to take it.
Spain, which has taken doping, simply cannot stop, they are not satisfied with the current territory. The constant attacks on other colonies made the Dutch very worried, and even if they waited for the fleet to return, it would not be of much use.
In order to avoid the threat posed by the Spaniards' expansion, the Dutch wanted to transfer troops from Batavia, but the Sea Blue docked here made them very worried, and the Australians probably would not leave without getting the money.
Wang Iron Hammer was enjoying in the city of Batavia, and he was very surprised to hear that the war had taken place in the Malay Peninsula, how to say it, after all, the Spaniards still have a certain distance from the Netherlands when they have new weapons, not that they can completely rely on weapons to meet the war, after all, the weapons sold to them are not much upgraded.
Isn't it true that the Spaniards are crazy, they dare to do this knowing that this is dangerous, isn't this looking for death, but in any case, Spain has indeed occupied the Dutch territory in northern Malaysia, and is now expanding in the east.
This is good news, although it is more shocking, but it still makes Wang Tiehammer very happy, at least the Dutch will give the money quickly, they will never allow such a challenge to their status to happen, although the Australians they dare not provoke, but the Spaniards they will definitely not let go.
At this time, Brown had already prepared all the money, just waiting for the Australians to take the money and leave quickly, in order to reassure the Dutch to support the Malays, Wang Tiehammer led the Sea Blue to Hong Kong.
But can the Dutch really rely on support to regain the lost territory, this time the Spanish are very different, the weapons they hold in their hands are much more advanced than the Dutch, and it can even be said that under the same circumstances, they can completely abuse the Dutch.
The Dutch were still in the dark at this time, unaware that their opponents had changed their weapons and equipped their troops, and that they intended to use the same tactics to achieve victory in Europe.
In the words of the Spaniards, if you are backward, you will be beaten, and I don't know if this sentence is original to them, but it came from the mouth of the commander, who believed that the Dutch were defeated because of the inferior weapons used, so they had to abuse the other side completely.
If Australians know what they think, they will be very surprised, because this sentence is not heard less in later generations, and it is estimated that the teacher will always say it when he is a child, and if he is backward, he will be beaten, so as the flower of the motherland, you must study hard, so as to ensure that the country is not bullied.
But what is certain is that the Spanish commander should not be a traverser, but just happened to hear the mouth spoke. (To be continued.) )