Because of the arrival of the Song Empire's fleet and the large number of sailors brought by the fleet, the San Diego pier suddenly became lively.

Countless traders began to pour in large numbers here, hoping to make some money from the sailors of the Song Empire.

For something like this, the administrators of San Diego had long expected it.

Otherwise, he would not have agreed to let the fleet of the Song Empire dock.

The ships from outside, as well as the sailors, needed supplies in San Diego, and they could also spend money here in San Diego, which was a great benefit to the local economy.

Therefore, there was no reason to refuse the demands of the Song Imperial fleet.

Besides, there was no conflict between the Spaniards and the Song Empire, and if they were not allowed to shore for supplies, they would inevitably offend the Song Empire.

It's a lot more than worth the cost.

Besides, you will lose a lot of money because of this.

It is important to know that the situation in Spain is not very good now, and the country needs a lot of money to maintain the war.

Therefore, being able to make more money has become a big problem for administrators to worry about.

It's just that the officials in San Diego don't know that these seemingly harmless Song Imperial fleets are actually a crocodile with a bloody mouth open.

Thirteen fleets, a total of more than 300 warships.

Each ship had more than 260 sailors on board, plus 300 marines.

In this way, this huge fleet has almost a scale of more than 100,000 people.

The consumption of 100,000 people in San Diego has given an economic boost, but it is not just a little bit simple.

On the first night, the rum and fruit alone, as well as the drinks from the various inns and taverns, were almost consumed.

The merchants' smiling faces were wrinkled.

Because in just one night, they made more than the previous two months of pure profit.

Of course, San Diego's tax collectors are happy, too. Because of the temporary tax collection, there is also a lot of revenue for the government coffers in San Diego.

Therefore, everyone in San Diego hopes that the fleet of the Song Empire would better stay here for a few more days.

It can be seen that being rich is good.

And the heavy warships of the Song Empire also brought a deep shock to the locals.

Especially the Spaniards, who relied on the great voyage to rise, when they saw the heavy warships like sea monsters, it brought them more than just shock.

They even secretly compared it if Spain and the Song Empire went to war. The Song Empire could almost inflict nightmare damage on them just by relying on this kind of heavy warship.

Of course, there are also people who think that although this kind of warship looks terrible, it still has a great disadvantage when it is actually used for combat.

First of all, they believed that the range of the artillery would not be too long, and at the same time, the size of the heavy battleship would take a long time to turn the head or turn the direction.

These are the weaknesses of heavy ships, so there is no need to worry too much about them.

It's just that they don't know what to do, and their own assessment is based on the data of the heavy battleships that don't know the way. If they had known the data of the heavy battleship, they would not have been so optimistic.

But in addition to the heavy warships, the number of Dutch commercial and dual-purpose warships in those copycats still worried the Spaniards.

Hundreds of warships. In the Caribbean, it is also considered a large amount of armed power.

The Song Empire has so many warships, it can be seen that there will be more in the future.

Then, in the future, there will inevitably be a reversal in the amount of maritime power on the American side. This was extremely detrimental to the Spaniards.

Spain itself is now in the grip of war, many shipyards have been destroyed, and a large number of the Caribbean Fleet has been repatriated to the mainland. God knows how long it will take for the war on the mainland of the Dao to end.

After the end of the Native War, how powerful will the Song Empire become?

The weakening of the naval power in the Caribbean and the rise of the Song Empire's maritime strength will inevitably make the Song Empire ambitious.

When the time comes, this side of the Caribbean will become dangerous.

For such a situation, some people of insight in San Diego have analyzed it very clearly.

There was no shortage of smart people in that era.

But the problem is, there's nothing they can do about it.

Who made them Spaniards have a lot of trouble now.

Judging from the current situation, they cannot be offended in the face of the Song Empire.

Especially in such a situation.

Just as the Spaniards had observed the Imperial fleet, they were secretly discussing and assessing, and were preparing to pass back their observations to their homeland.

Chelsea and their own men are also discussing and planning to seize San Diego.

"The port of San Diego now has fifteen large Spanish warships, and there is a serious shortage of sailors on board, so it seems that they should all be sent to fight on the mainland or in the Mediterranean." , a Chinese-born genealist who observes intelligence at San Diego's port, reports to Chelsea.

Hearing this, Chelsea nodded and said, "Well, the war between the French and the Spaniards on the European side has entered a white-hot stage. Information came back from the Lisbon Concession that the French army had reached the outskirts of Madrid and was engaged in a fierce battle with the Spaniards. As a senior naval officer, Chelsea certainly has the right to know the news from Europe, so he knows the war in Europe very well.

At the same time, the French fleet, and the Spanish fleet, began a series of naval battles in the North Sea and the Mediterranean, and both sides won and lost. But now the French navy is now at a disadvantage, because there is intelligence that the British seem to be united with the Spaniards. ”

Speaking of the news that the English and Spaniards have joined forces, Chelsea's face did not fluctuate much.

Although he used to be British, he is now a citizen of the Empire, so he doesn't have much thought about his former home country of Chelsea.

As I said, Europeans in this era have no concept of the country.

The same goes for Chelsea.

If it weren't for joining the empire and becoming a citizen of the empire, then Chelsea would not have been brainwashed into knowing what the country means to them.

Therefore, even if Chelsea had a concept of the motherland, it was for the Song Empire, not for Britain.

"This is not good news, the British and the Spaniards are united, and the French will be a little passive. After all, the French fleet was not at a great disadvantage compared to the Spanish and the British. ”

A genealist official.

Chelsea said: 'Yes, but things in Europe are too far away for us and we can't handle them. And whether the French will be defeated or not, that is the business of the French themselves, what we have to do is to seize the colonies of the Spaniards in the Caribbean, as well as the Dutch. ”

As soon as Chelsea's words fell, a mid-ranking naval officer spoke: "Your Excellency, although that is the case. But if the French navy fails, it will also have a great impact on us. Because the French navy was settled, the Spanish would have brought back their fleets from the North Sea and the Mediterranean, and if we hadn't settled the colonies in the Caribbean by that time, we would have had a naval battle with the Spaniards or the Dutch. ”

The mid-ranking naval officer's concerns were not unfounded.

The fundamental reason for the current military weakness in the Caribbean is because of the war on Spanish soil.

If the French failed, then the Spaniards would have reassembled the fleet.

By that time, the Song Empire fleet would have to face the huge Spanish fleet.

Although the current Spanish fleet is far from being as glorious as it used to be, the emaciated camels are bigger than the horses, and the number of Spanish warships is still as high as seven or eight hundred.

This number is at least twice as many as the number of warships in the Song Empire.

Chelsea pondered for a moment before he spoke: "The General Staff Headquarters has already planned to deal with this situation, and now the question we have to consider is how to seize control of San Diego in a short period of time." As for the question of the war between the Spaniards and the French, it is a little too early for them to discuss it here, and the most important thing at the moment is to seize San Diego.

So, Chelsea turned the conversation back.

"Your Excellency, fifteen large Spanish galleons, handed over to our marines, I promise to capture them at the same time in a quarter of an hour."

The major of the Marine Corps stood up at this time and begged for battle.

"And what about the government, and the army camps of the Spaniards, and the care of the people of the cities." Chelsea asked, looking around at the crowd. "We have to make sure that the news here in San Diego doesn't get out of the way, because after we take San Diego, we have to use the same means to seize the other Spanish colonies."

Yes, this is the plan drawn up by the General Staff Headquarters.

Compared to storming these colonies, the losses in this way would be smaller.

At the same time, the damage to the city will be much smaller, or even no damage at all.

And because the Spaniards were unfortified, the process of occupation would have been very easy.

Although in the eyes of the Europeans this tactic was insidious and ungentlemanly, it would suffer endless contempt.

But for the Song Empire, none of this was the most important.

The important thing is that you can get the maximum reward at the lowest cost.

You don't need to look at the process, just look at the result.

Regarding this plan of the staff headquarters, Chelsea was also puzzled earlier.

Because his thinking is still stuck in the European thinking.

But after some brainwashing, Chelsea accepted the plan.

After all, he is now a citizen of the Song Empire, so the rules of war are still to abide by the Empire.

As for the Europeans complaining about this method, then let them complain.

His Majesty doesn't care about that, and what does he care about Chelsea.

And in doing so, it will indeed pay a smaller price and get the greatest results.

As night fell, the entire city of San Diego was in a lively revelry because of the arrival of the Imperial fleet.

But they didn't know what to do, and the next night, the whole city was about to change hands...... (To be continued.) )