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The shore forts at the mouth of the Tagus River, almost all of which were the product of a century ago, have long been dilapidated, and even the cannons on them have rusted. This article was written by...... After the Kingdom of Portugal gradually declined into a small state, there were few wars with other countries. In addition, Britain became the world hegemon, and Portugal had relatively good relations, and the security of the Kingdom of Portugal was fully guaranteed.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The shells exploded on the shore defense batteries, and a cloud of sand and rocks flew away. The shells of these naval guns left craters around the shore defense batteries. The heavy artillery was all directly destroyed.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! "The whole of Lisbon was in chaos under shelling. Perhaps it was because of the long-term peace that these Portuguese did not know what to do in the face of a sudden attack, and everyone was like flies without a head, scurrying around.

The army of the Kingdom of Portugal was also completely unprepared. As a small country with a total population of only about 3.7 million, the regular army of the Kingdom of Portugal was only 50,000. The navy also had only two fleets, one of which had been wiped out by the Chinese fleet and the other was stationed in northern Portugal. Lisbon at the moment is almost undefended for the Chinese fleet.

At the mouth of the Tejo River, four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships and four 'Xia-class' cruisers of the Chinese Navy crossed the hull and fired shells at Lisbon with the ship's naval guns. However, in order to reduce the damage to civilians, the Chinese fleet did not fire on the urban area of Lisbon. Most of the targets of the shelling were in the area of the mouth of the Tejo River. What Long Yufei wanted was to deter the Portuguese. Then they would force the Portuguese to accede to the demands of the Chinese Empire. If the Chinese fleet went on a killing spree in Lisbon and caused the deaths of many innocent civilians, then this is the visit. I'm afraid that a lot of people will throw rotten eggs. The reputation of the Chinese Empire in Europe was stinky enough, and Long Yufei didn't want this reputation to become more and more stinky.

"Haha, great, the Chinese fleet has begun shelling Lisbon, and this time, the Portuguese are out of luck!" Spanish Minister to China Casimiro said excitedly. The Chinese fleet retaliated against Portugal, and he did a lot of hard work. When I return to the Kingdom of Spain. Queen Isabella II will certainly reward him. Maybe he'll be able to get a better position because of it.

Fabio, the French minister to China, looked at the Portuguese sympathetically. As a small country, it also offended a big country like the Chinese Empire. Isn't that impatience alive? Don't think that with the British as a backer, you can be unscrupulous. Now, there are already powerful countries that do not seem to be afraid of the British. This time, the Portuguese must have tasted the bitterness!

Inside the Royal Palace of Portugal. Queen Maria II is only 26 years old. She is the second queen in the history of Portugal. During her reign, Portugal's economy developed rapidly, and its ties with Britain became closer.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Suddenly, Queen Maria II heard the sound of thunder, which made her frown.

"Is it another thunderstorm?" Queen Maria II muttered. However, when she raised her head and looked out the window, she was stunned. The sun outside the window was so bright that there was no sign of thunder or rain at all. But. What is this rumbling sound? Queen Maria did not experience war, but. The army of the Kingdom of Portugal took part in several exercises. She quickly made out that it was simply the sound of shelling.

"Oh God! Are those damn poor ghosts rebelling again? Come, order the army to go out and suppress the rebels! Maria II roared angrily.

"Your Majesty, it's not someone who rebelled, but the Chinese, the Chinese are calling, they are shelling Lisbon!" An officer guarding the palace reported to Queen Maria II.

"What? Chinese? Aren't they in the Far East? How could it be possible to be in Lisbon! Queen Maria II looked incredulous.

"Honey, I've figured it out, it's really Chinese! Eight battleships came and they were shelling Lisbon! "A tall young man walked in, he was the husband of Queen Maria II, Fernando II.

"What the hell is going on? Why are the Chinese attacking us? Queen Maria II asked.

"Beloved, don't forget, neither of us nor China is in a state of war that is over. So, it is normal for the Chinese to attack us. Now, what we have to do is how to resist the attack of the Chinese! Fernando II said.

"Inform the navy of the kingdom and let them prepare to fight the Chinese, in addition, contact the British side, we need their help!" Queen Maria II ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Immediately someone did the Queen's orders.

It didn't take long for the Count of Tomar, the Minister of Government of the Kingdom of Portugal, to arrive at the palace, and the Prime Minister's face was full of worry. Obviously, he was also a little confused as to why China had suddenly shelled Lisbon. Although the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Portugal declared war on each other, there was no fighting between the two sides except for Macau. And the Kingdom of Portugal has also acquiesced in the Chinese Empire's return to Macao. It's just that because he can't let go of his face, he has never ended the state of war with the Chinese Empire. However, the Central Command would not have sent its navy all the way to Europe to attack Portugal, right?

"Your Excellency, do you know why the Chinese suddenly attacked us?" Queen Maria II asked.

"Your Majesty, I don't know the situation either, the attack of the Chinese came too suddenly!" Count Tommar said.

"Damn it, those barbaric Chinese, are they going to destroy Lisbon?" Queen Maria II said angrily.

The shelling of the Chinese fleet did not last long, it ended in less than half an hour. However, this shelling still caused a great shock to the Portuguese. They hadn't been attacked in years. Lisbon is in complete panic, and many people have begun to flee elsewhere.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese shelling has stopped, we have to send someone to ask them, what is going on?" Count Tommar said.

"Okay, Your Excellency, who do you think you should send?" Maria II asked.

"Let Foreign Secretary da Silva go!"

"Well, let him go and ask those barbaric Chinese, why are you shelling our capital?" Queen Maria II couldn't contain the anger in her heart.

The Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal, da Silva, fearfully boarded a merchant ship and sailed towards the sea where the Chinese fleet was, and a white flag was hoisted on the mast of the merchant ship.

The closer he got to the Chinese fleet, the more frightened Da Silva became. The Chinese warships are too large, the tall hull is like a hill, and the battleships of the Portuguese Navy are completely different from them. I'm afraid, there are no such powerful warships in the whole of Europe, right? The Chinese Empire was already so powerful, would the Kingdom of Portugal continue to fight against such a country? Isn't that self-defeating?

Because of the white flag flying on the merchant ship, da Silva boarded the battleship Wenwang, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet, and on the deck, he met the Chinese Emperor Long Yufei and a group of generals. Of course, da Silva didn't know them.

"Good morning, gentlemen! I am the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal, Da Silva, and I have been ordered to negotiate with you! Da Silva said in English. Portuguese is a small language, and not many people in the Chinese Empire understand it.

"Hello, Your Excellency, I am Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, and this is His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire!" Lin Zihao, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, introduced.

"Huh? Hello, Emperor Xià! Da Silva hurriedly saluted Long Yu. The Chinese Empire is now a powerful country that can rival Britain! I didn't expect to see him here.

"Hello!" Long Yufei nodded, and then returned to the rest cabin. Next, it is up to Lin Zihao to negotiate with the Kingdom of Portugal. Before, Long Yufei had already told Lin Zihao his thoughts. Regarding Long Yufei's idea of wanting to find a foothold in the Atlantic, Lin Zihao agrees. The Chinese Empire was too far away from Europe to influence Europe, and it would be great if there was a stronghold. Besides, the Yar Islands are also very strategically located and strategically located.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, why is your navy here and shelling Lisbon? Your country should give us an explanation! Da Silva asked angrily.

"Humph! Parlance? The purpose of our visit this time is to ask the Portuguese government for an explanation! Lin Zihao said coldly.

"What the hell is going on?" Da Silva sensed that there was a misunderstanding.

"Your Excellency, our Emperor Xià was invited this time to visit France and Spain, but, just yesterday, our fleet was attacked by your navy! What is the Kingdom of Portugal trying to do? Do you want to keep the war going? Lin Zihao asked.

"How is this possible?" Da Silva exclaimed. If that were the case, he would have been able to understand why the Chinese fleet was shelling Lisbon. If it were him, he would definitely do the same.

"Lord Da Silva, I promise it's true!" At this time, Fabio, the French minister to China, stood up and said.

"I can also prove that the great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, who was attacked by the Portuguese Navy, was a murder!" The Spanish minister to China, Casimiro, also jumped out. (To be continued......)

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