Hearing this, Shi Shibiao couldn't help but smile slightly, he also planned to do the same, the supply of the Nanyang Fleet couldn't keep up, he didn't want to fight hard with Britain and Portugal, besides, the Nanyang Fleet was the elite of the navy, he couldn't afford to lose, and he smiled at the moment: "Mr. Wu's words can be described as thoughtful, the Nanyang Fleet focuses on deterrence, if it is exhausted, France and Spain may not pay attention to us."

The terrain of Tangier Port is dangerous, with the artillery in our hands, the British and Portuguese fleets are coming with all their might, and they do not want to attack it, and besides, we have many British and Portuguese prisoners in hand, and there is no need to worry about them cutting off sea transportation, besides, they do not dare to block the bay, there are more troops, they can't afford to spend them, and they are afraid of being swallowed by us, as long as we stick to Tangier, it can be said that it is foolproof. ”

Wu Sidao smiled slightly, and said: "General Shi, I just said that I am only referring to the navy, and the marines should also find an opportunity to stand up, otherwise, so many artillery pieces will not be in vain, and now although Spain has re-provoked the war with Britain and Portugal, this is not enough to make Europe chaotic, because Spain's strength is limited, and if you want to be chaotic in Europe, you must let France move."

Although France has concluded treaties with various countries, it has not lost its ambition to dominate Europe, otherwise it would not have tried its best to ally with us, if it can send a larger Marine Corps to make a name for itself at the right opportunity, the ambition of the French Sun King will definitely swell again, of course, not only military support, we can also open trade with France and support it economically. ”

And a land battle? Shi Shibiao couldn't help but glance at Fu Anding, could it be this kid who picked it up?

Fu Anding was uncomfortable when Shi Shibiao looked at him, and hurriedly distinguished: "Dashuai, don't do what is under the standard, although the standard is eager to fight in Europe, but he does not dare to spoil the overall situation." ”

Shi Shibiao nodded and said, "I have no objection to fighting a land war." But we can't fight uncertain battles. ”

"It's nature." Yin Zhen smiled slightly. Said: "We can't afford to lose, we must thoroughly find out the situation of European countries, and only after weighing all sides can we decide whether to fight or not, yesterday's war, the Nanyang Fleet will inevitably be famous in Europe, how can we let the Marine Corps fall into disrepute?" ”

After a short pause, he continued: "After this battle, we have gained a firm foothold in Europe. Next, it was time to conclude an alliance with France and Spain, and the situation in Europe could be regarded as a preliminary opening, and I pondered that the Netherlands would be the key to provoking a war between France and England, but there was no hurry at this time. We have to be steady. First of all, try to provoke as much as possible.

In addition, the envoys should not always stay in Tangier and do nothing, but should also give them a chance to make meritorious contributions, let them go to Spain and France first to adapt to and familiarize themselves with the European style, and by the way, to listen to the situation in Europe.

Finally, we have been on an expedition to Europe for some time, and now that the situation has initially stabilized, it is time to send a fleet to inform the emperor of our situation in Europe. What do you think? ”

Shi Shibiao nodded, and said: "It should indeed be reported, the emperor has not heard the news of the Nanyang Fleet for a long time, and he must be anxious, without further ado, taking advantage of the fact that Britain and Portugal have not yet raised troops to retaliate, he will send a team of cruisers to escort part of the merchant fleet back the day after tomorrow." ”

I heard that time was so tight. Wu Sidao hurriedly added: "I should give the emperor a fold, and I implore that the Spanish prisoners be returned to Europe as soon as possible, Spain is now an ally, and they can share a lot of newly captured warships, and there should be a lack of soldiers, this matter, when the alliance is concluded, they will definitely mention it." ”

When it comes to battleships, Shi Shibiao can't help but be a little worried, there are a lot of battleships captured, but he doesn't have enough sailors and soldiers on his hands, is it possible to idle these warships in the port? He can't spare the manpower to drive these warships back to the Qing Dynasty now, and after a little hesitation, he said: "Spain is short of soldiers, but our Daqing is now short of warships, this time there are a lot of battleships captured, according to sixty percent, there can also be more than ten warships, with a team of cruisers, enough to form a fleet, but in the current situation, there is no manpower to escort these warships back to China, Mr. Wu has a good plan?" ”

In the current situation, Britain and Portugal may raise troops to retaliate at any time, and it is indeed not appropriate to send people to escort the warships back to China. ”

Lin Wei said with a big grin: "Look at the standard, the marshal doesn't have to bother about this, the emperor often says that good soldiers are not trained, but fought, Europe is the best place for the navy to train, the emperor heard that the navy has won a lot, and he must send new recruits to come for training." ”

Shi Shibi nodded slightly, this is not bad, Europe is indeed the best place for naval training at present, and Zhenwu has always regarded the European navy as the strongest opponent of the Qing Navy, I am afraid that he has long had this intention.

Although the Nanyang Fleet is strong and the guns are strong, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, but whether it can gain a successful foothold in Europe, Zhenwu has no bottom in his heart, and he is purely a big gamble if the Spanish Succession War is over, peace is restored in Europe, France and Spain are unwilling to conclude an alliance, and the situation of the Nanyang Fleet will be precarious.

However, he always believed that with Shi Shibiu's prudence and the combat power of the Nanyang Fleet, even if it was an ambush on all sides, the Nanyang Fleet could fight its way out of the encirclement and come back safely, but it was the difference in the size of the loss, with the current financial strength and the size of the navy of the Qing Dynasty, he could withstand this blow, and it was precisely because of this that he dared to let go of the gamble, win, and win a hundred years of national fortune for the Qing Dynasty, and lose, but postpone the time for overseas expansion for a few years.

Changchun Garden, Ningju, front hall.

Zhenwu quietly reviewed the folds in the palace, last month, Kangxi and their harem concubines have been transferred to the summer resort, although the Forbidden City is large, but because of the scarcity of grass and trees, as soon as the summer begins, the heat is unbearable, Zhenwu is naturally transferred to the Changchun Garden.

Changchun Garden integrates the characteristics of the Jiangnan garden and the northern palace garden, is the first palace type garden in the western suburbs of Beijing with both the dual functions of governance and amusement, not only that, Changchun Garden is not a forbidden palace, and the various rules are more loose than the Forbidden City, Zhenwu does not like to be restrained, and naturally prefers to stay in Changchun Garden, therefore, after escorting Kangxi to the summer resort back, Zhenwu lived directly in Changchun Garden.