Chelsea's fleet headed for the Spanish colony of Willemstad, an island city in the heart of the Caribbean.

Today's Caribbean power is composed of three parts, one is the Spaniards and the other is the Dutch, and the rest is the Song Empire's power that was suddenly inserted strongly.

Because the means are obscene and extremely insidious.

On the Caribbean side, the Song Empire owned the entire north, while the Spaniards and Dutch owned the southern Caribbean.

A few years ago, the tripartite people were fighting for the eventual dominance of the Caribbean.

Chelsea had just recently defeated a small naval battle that crushed the combined fleet of West Dutch.

Naval battles like this have taken place more than a dozen times so far.

For most of the maritime forces of the Spaniards and the Dutch were transferred back to the European mainland, and they were caught in the war between the Mediterranean and the North Sea.

So, with copycat Dutch frigates that have been converted from heavy battleships, the Imperial fleet is completely sideways here in the Caribbean.

The fleet led by Chelsea had one heavy battleship and thirty-six modified Dutch frigates.

More than thirty ships, the scale of which is not small.

In his captain's room, Chelsea stared at the map of the sea area on the table, pondering his next battle plan.

"Willemstad is located in the very center of the Caribbean, the hub of the entire Caribbean, so if we want to attack the southern Caribbean colonies, then we must take this place."

One of the captains standing beside Chelsea opened his mouth to offer him his own advice.

Chelsea was nominally the commander of all thirteen fleets, but the captains of the various ships were of Chinese descent.

In this way, Chelsea can be completely regulated.

The young captain of Chinese descent who opened his mouth belonged to the genetic people who had been cultivated in batches, but after a year of life, his brain was enlightened, so he was appointed as the captain of a modified Dutch frigate.

Mass breeding genetic people like him. In the empire there are a lot of them.

But that's just the point.

Most of the genetic people are still muddy, and they have become the cornerstone of the empire's military power.

After all, this kind of genetic person obeys orders and is able to endure hardship.

At the same time, he is very brave and brave when he fights, and he is a rare good soldier.

It is precisely because of these soldiers that Zhao Hongyu's empire is so stable.

Chelsea heard this, and his eyes shifted from the sea map.

"Well, that's good. With Willemstad in control, we can take the Dutch colony of Makaipola to the southwest, and then we can fully attack the southern Caribbean. ”

Chelsea spoke. The captains around the meeting put forward their own suggestions.

The Spanish colonies are now left with Guatemala and Alcapco, and we can let Veracruz's fleet send an army to conquer these two places, after all, these two places are on the west coast, and we can't go around the whole of South America to get there.

Yes, in this day and age, if you want to go to the West Coast, you have to go around the bottom of South America. And then it goes.

After all, the Panama Canal has not yet been dug at this time.

So, that's a bit more of a hassle.

But it doesn't matter. It's too troublesome to attack at sea, so let the army go.

Anyway, the Empire's army is also very powerful, isn't it?

Although the number of marines was small, a fleet of more than thirty warships had only three thousand marines.

And also to leave behind the army stationed in the city. As a result, there were only 1,500 soldiers who could fight.

But against the Spaniards in these two colonies, it was completely sufficient.

The distance from Vikralus to the two Spanish colonies was closer than Manhattan to Pennsylvania. Therefore, it is best to attack with an army.

Chelsea listened, looked at the map, and nodded.

"Well, judging from the map, it would be most appropriate to use the army to deal with the Spaniards. Then we must send someone to inform the governor of the garrison of Vikrus, that they may begin preparations at once. In this way, the Spaniards are no longer something we need to pay attention to, because they are destined to disappear from the Caribbean. ”

Chelsea have a lot of self-confidence.

Yes, this kind of self-confidence does not come out of nowhere.

This was given to him by the Song Empire through war.

He has been following Zhao Hongyu for so long, and he has experienced a lot of things.

He knew whether the Imperial Army was strong or not.

Therefore, the conquest of two Spanish colonies by an army of 1,500 men seemed to him simply an easy matter.

Of course, there is also the Mayan tribes that cooperate with the Spaniards, and they may also bring a lot of damage to the Imperial Army.

So, Chelsea made a point of reminding us.

In particular, the climate of the Caribbean coast, as well as the topography and environment, are very different from those of North America.

It is full of dense rainforests, and there are all kinds of jungle beasts, as well as diseases.

At the same time, the air here is humid, which will bring a lot of hidden dangers to the musket.

Chelsea spoke to the captains in attendance about the issue.

"The Spaniards have been colonizing here for a hundred years, and most of the local natives have already planned it. Therefore, if we send an army, then the Spaniards will certainly recruit the natives to march with them. The Spaniards weren't terrible, and it was easy to defeat them, but the natives had to make us careful. ”

Chelsea's fears are not unfounded.

The Chinese people who participated in this combat meeting are very clear about the genes of Chinese descent.

As indigenous to the area, these Incas, who are of Mayan blood, are particularly adept at fighting in the rainforests of this mountainous environment.

And they will make good use of the environment and terrain to hide themselves and ambush them.

Therefore, even if it is as powerful as the Imperial Army, if it is not careful, it will capsize in the gutter.

Somewhere, from the trees, or from the dense jungle, behind the wide green leaves, there would be a deadly arrow that would kill the soldiers.

Don't look at Chelsea before he was just a handyman on a ship, but he used to be in Europe. I always read some novels about the Caribbean conquest by the Spaniards.

In those novels, there are descriptions of this kind of thing, and they are also very vividly described.

At this time, Chelsea thought about the contents of the books he had read, so he had such worries.

When the Chinese captains heard this, they all bowed their heads and pondered.

They all know that Chelsea's fears are not unfounded.

This side of the Caribbean is really different from the North American continent.

Therefore, the soldiers of the army must have to fight in the dense tropical jungle.

And fighting in this environment is also the most dangerous.

Because you won't know the way. When and when the enemy will come out.

I don't even know where they appeared.

After all, there are so many places to hide and hide in the tropical jungle.

"Since the Spaniards can recruit the natives of the colony, why can't we let the governor of Vikrarus pay to hire the natives?" , at this time there was a captain who made his own proposal.

His words made Chelsea's eyes shine.

Yes, the Spaniards can recruit natives, so we can also pay to hire them.

"The Spaniards have established the colony for 100 years, and the natives here must have assimilated a lot. In the past, they used to barter, but now they also use gold and silver coins. ”

The captain continued to speak his mind under Chelsea's encouraging eyes.

"At the same time, we have been going all the way. Having seen and heard about the various ports of the Spanish colonies, I think that the natives here also need to make money. So I propose that the governor of Vikrarus pay to hire natives to fight with the army. I think the natives willing. After all, they can make money, why should they refuse, and at the same time, I also proposed that the heads can be exchanged for money, so that the natives will be more motivated to fight, and it can also stimulate them to fight bravely. ”

After the captain's proposal was finished. It was approved by everyone.

Chelsea laughed happily too.

Originally, he was still a little worried about this time, but now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.

Money!

There are so many empires.

And the Empire's marines have the help of the natives, and the danger will be much less.

After all. Who else knows better than the natives how to fight in the jungle?

That's just the indigenous people.

And according to intelligence, the natives of the colonies under the control of the Spaniards basically did not deal with the natives of each city and another city, and even had blood feuds.

It belongs to the kind of relationship with a strong sense of hostility.

It was in this way that the Spaniards made the tribes hate each other, and they themselves acted as arbiters to control the Caribbean colonies for so many years.

Now the empire can take advantage of this hatred and let the natives help it fight.

Especially when there is money for war, and there is money for cutting off people's heads, it is impossible for those natives to decide.

At the same time, Vikrus had such a blood feud with the natives of the two colonies that were now under the control of the Spaniards.

Therefore, with the desire for money and revenge, it is easy to hire them.

Once the decision had been made, Chelsea sent a warship back to Vikravus to inform the governor of his decision and let him begin preparations against the Spaniards.

The Spaniards had only two colonies left, and they could do it with an army.

So, now Chelsea and their enemies are left with the Dutch, as long as the Dutch are defeated, then the Caribbean will become the dominant empire, and its strategic purpose will be achieved.

"Sail with all your might, target Willemstad!" (To be continued.) )