2 Grand Duke Rose suddenly got up, looked at the attendant with some expectation and said, "What about the people, what about them?" ”

Grand Duke Rose, who had been waiting for news of the great battle, stood up and almost grabbed the attendant by the collar and asked.

The attendant said with a somewhat nervous look on his face: "They ...... They were waiting for the Grand Duke in the hall. ”

Grand Duke Rose took a stride towards the living room in the front yard.

Soon the footsteps of the Grand Duke of Rose came, and in the living room, a group of disgraced Spanish generals showed a bit of confusion on their faces, and lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the Archduke of Rose who rushed over.

Before entering the hall, I heard Grand Duke Rose say in a loud voice: "Tell me quickly, how is the battle situation in this battle, and what is the situation of those Ming fleets with insufficient logistics now?" Has it been sunk ......?"

Walking into the hall, Grand Duke Rose's eyes fell on General Levy and others, and soon the excitement on Grand Duke Rose's face gradually disappeared.

"Could it be that you have lost again?"

Grand Duke Rose's gaze swept over Admiral Lévy, and finally at his appointed Admiral Commander-in-Chief Sdwin.

"Si Dewen, you come to tell my father, what is going on?"

Si Dewen took a deep breath, with a bit of bitterness on his face, and said slowly under the gaze of the Grand Duke of Rose: "Everything went well, although we paid a little price, but after all, we suppressed the Ming fleet with the advantage of numbers, just when we were about to sink all the Ming fleet in one go, I never thought that the Ming Dynasty actually sent a wave of reinforcements to kill in time, not only rescued the surrounded Ming fleet, but also caused a great threat to us......

"What do you say? Reinforcements? There are still reinforcements in the Ming fleet, thousands of miles away, you tell me that reinforcements are coming? ”

Grand Duke Rose almost jumped up and pointed at Si Dewen and scolded, but it was no wonder that Grand Duke Rose reacted so violently, it was really Si Dewen couldn't imagine that when thousands of miles away, the Ming fleet, which could be called a lone army, actually had reinforcements to kill.

In addition to lamenting that God doesn't open his eyes, Grand Duke Rose really doesn't know what to say.

Although it is said that there is no such thing in the West as people succeed in heaven, at this time, Grand Duke Rose can only sigh that people are not as good as heaven.

After a while, the relieved Grand Duke Rose sat there and looked at the dejected generals below, and coughed lightly: "That's it, this is an accident, no one expected that the other party would have reinforcements to kill, now let's talk about this reinforcement." ”

As he spoke, Grand Duke Rose looked at Stevens and General Levy.

At this time, General Levy took the initiative to speak: "General Si Dewen sits in the rear and commands the whole army, and he may not know the situation of the Ming reinforcements as well as I am in front, so it is better for me to tell the Grand Prince." ”

Grand Duke Rose glanced at Si Dewen, and saw that Si Dewen did not refute, so he said to General Levy: "Tell me, what is the matter with the Ming reinforcements?" ”

With a look of solemnity on his face, General Lévy said to Grand Duke Rose: "I hope that the Grand Duke can immediately send a letter to the country, requesting that the country send troops and horses to come, otherwise, the Strait of Gibraltar is very likely to be lost from our hands......"

"It's impossible, it's ridiculous!"

Hearing General Levi's statement that the Strait of Gibraltar might be breached by the Akito, Grand Duke Rose's instinctive reaction was disbelief.

Spain had a lot of fortifications in the Strait of Gibraltar, and they had gathered more than 20,000 soldiers and horses here.

It can be said that even if the Ming Dynasty attacks the Strait of Gibraltar, it depends on whether the Ming Dynasty can break through the defenses of the Spanish army.

However, General Levy looked at the Rose Grand Duke and said, "If the Grand Duke knew how many reinforcements the Ming Dynasty had come this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have said so!" ”

Slightly stunned, Grand Duke Rose took a deep breath and looked at General Lévy and said, "Thousands of miles away, how many reinforcements can the Ming Dynasty send?" ”

General Levy did not reply directly to Grand Duke Rose, but instead said to Si Dewen: "General Si Dewen, according to the general's judgment, how many reinforcements have Da Ming come this time?" ”

Si Dewen was in the rear, although he was not as clear as General Levy, but he could roughly tell.

After a little silence, I only heard Si Dewen say slowly: "According to my judgment, there are no less than 100 warships alone in the Ming Dynasty, plus hundreds of transport ships, to be honest, I really can't say how many reinforcements have come." ”

Grand Duke Rose looked stunned, and at this moment, General Levy nodded and said: "General Si Dewen is not bad, there are hundreds of warships in the Ming reinforcements alone, of which the new warships account for almost half, and in addition to hundreds of transport ships, although I don't know very well how many of those transport ships are transport pawns, even if there are only hundreds, that is tens of thousands of foot soldiers." ”

With a bang, I saw Grand Duke Rose slap on the table, suddenly got up and looked at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Is what General Levy and General Sedwin said true?" ”

Leaders, you look at me, I look at you, and nodded slowly.

The Grand Duke of Rose, who sat down on his ass, had a gloomy face, and cursed in his mouth, needless to say, Grand Duke Rose was cursing the Ming reinforcements.

General Lévy didn't care what the mood of the Grand Duke of Rose was at this moment, and said with a bit of urgency: "Please also ask the Grand Duke to send someone to the capital as soon as possible, and implore His Majesty the King and the cabinet to send troops and horses, otherwise the Strait of Gibraltar will be in danger!" ”

The next day, a red sun slowly rises to the surface of the sea, and a new day begins.

In the Strait of Gibraltar, in the harbor, on the watchtower, several soldiers were monitoring the movement above the sea, and suddenly, one of the soldiers shouted: "Look, there is a situation." ”

Soon the clairvoyant mirror in the hands of several soldiers was aimed at the black dots in the distance, in the clairvoyance, one by one black dots appeared on the surface of the sea, with their experience, almost instantaneously can conclude that the black dots in the clairvoyance mirror are simply ships approaching.

Suddenly the alarm bell rang, and soon the alarm bell rang throughout the port, and it was General Stevens who was responsible for the weekday defense of the port.

Not long ago, he withdrew his troops in embarrassment, and he also lost that the previous defeat had nothing to do with Si Dewen, otherwise, Si Dewen would definitely be responsible for that defeat.

Because of General Levy's early warning, and Si Dewen himself judged that after the Ming fleet converged reinforcements, it was very likely that it would launch an offensive on the port in the near future.

After all, the Ming fleet did not attack the port before, it was because of the lack of logistics in the fleet, and now the logistics is not a problem, can it be said that the Ming fleet will not attack the port?

Anyway, if you put yourself in his shoes, if it were him, he would definitely launch a crazy offensive against the port with a big victory.

Since it was expected, Si Dewen did not panic after learning of the police call, but made arrangements in an orderly manner.

On the one hand, he sent someone to the Grand Duke of Tongbing Rose, and on the other hand, he made arrangements according to the warning on weekdays.

Forts built on both sides of the strait were stationed with soldiers, and one by one the muzzles of the guns were aimed at the sea outside the harbor.

At the same time, the infantry troops stationed several miles away from the port will also rush to the port as soon as they receive the news, and then guard the port to prevent the Ming ships from approaching the port for landing battles.

It was just a cup of tea, and Si Dewen, who had boarded the watchtower, could clearly see through the clairvoyant mirror that the ships were coming towards them like arrows from a string on the sea.

It was precisely because he saw clearly the fleet coming towards the port that the look on Si Dewen's face was extremely solemn.

Even if he was mentally prepared, when he saw so many ships coming to the port like an overwhelming crowd, Si Dewen was extremely shocked for a while.

There were more than a hundred ships, spread out on the sea, and as they got closer and closer, an invisible pressure naturally came to their faces.

He had already seen the strength of the Ming fleet in the battle, especially the terrifying momentum under the saturation of the Ming fleet's firepower, and Si Dewen now saw the Ming ships in his heart.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and I saw several generals walking quickly up the watchtower.

The watchtower is not big, but it is enough to accommodate a few people, General Levy clenched the clairvoyant mirror in his hand and looked at the ships that were getting closer and closer, and his expression was extremely solemn and said: "It seems that this time Da Ming is not good." ”

Needless to say, even a fool can see that the Ming fleet is not good.

The sound of the horn sounded, and a group of Portuguese soldiers was seen entering the positions in various parts of the port in an orderly manner.

At the same time, one ship after another also raised their sails and sailed out of the harbor, heading towards the Ming fleet.

The pride of the Spanish naval fleet made them unbearable to be blocked in the harbor and stormed, and they would rather sink outside the harbor than stay in the harbor and be bombarded to pieces.

Of course, there is no other choice, and the result is the same anyway, so why die in the harbor.

There was a loud bang, and I saw that one of the ships led by me was the first to open fire, splashing a column of water above the water.

Seeing only this scene, General Levy couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, the Ming fleet, which has received logistical support, will not abandon its own advantages at all and choose to fight with us in close combat, after all, the previous Ming fleet had insufficient logistics, so it gave us the opportunity to bombard at close range." ”

The Daming fleet is like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the dozens of new warships led by it are even more ferocious and terrifying.

The firepower of dozens of new warships alone is almost comparable to the firepower that an entire fleet of hundreds of ships can output.

The shells fell like a torrential rain, and it is conceivable that in this case, the Spanish fleet that hastily sailed out of the harbor to meet the arrival was only a blink of an eye, and several warships were hit, either directly sunk or ignited a fire.

Seeing this situation, Stevens and Levi couldn't help but slam their fists on the railing of the watchtower, and said angrily: "Damn, you have the ability to get close and fight!" ”

Of course, this is just angry words, as a qualified general, he naturally knows that on the battlefield, as long as he can achieve victory, no matter what means can be used, a fool will give up his own advantages.

As the Spanish warships sailed out of the port, but as soon as they left the port, what was waiting for them was the Ming fleet that had already opened its fangs.

The shells fell like a grim reaper, the closer the distance, the higher the hit rate, even if it was the crazy counterattack of the Spanish fleet, but relatively speaking, the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty was naturally sharper, especially the destructive power of the flowering shell was far more than the solid bullet.

The Ming fleet sank one battleship, and Spain sank at least four, not that the Spanish navy was not good enough, but the equipment gap between the two sides was a bit big.

If the Spaniards changed the equipment of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will not be much worse.

Whenever a Spanish fleet rushed out of the harbor, it would be covered by artillery fire, unless it was lucky, otherwise, after a round of shelling, the battleship would have already turned into a sea of fire, and it would have been a ship if it had not sunk on the spot.

Seeing these situations in their eyes through the clairvoyant mirror, General Levy glanced at each other with Si Dewen and the others, and everyone showed a look of despair in their eyes.

I am afraid that it is unrealistic to use the fleet to block the attack of the Ming Dynasty, and if it continues like this, at most half a day, I am afraid that a few of the hundreds of ships in the entire Spanish fleet will not survive.

"I must prepare for the worst, and I will now go and ask the Grand Duke to order all the soldiers and horses to be transferred to defend the strait and the port to the death."

With that, General Lévy hurried down the watchtower and headed straight for the residence of the Grand Duke of Rose.

There was a terrible naval battle going on outside the harbor, and although it was still a few miles away, the rumbling of the cannon could be faintly heard in the harbor, so the Rose Princesses listened to the reports of his attendants.

When General Lévy arrived, Grand Duke Rose got up and grabbed General Lévy and said, "Lévy, is it the Ming fleet that has come to attack the port?" ”

Levi nodded slightly and said: "Grand Duke, the Ming Dynasty is menacing, we are worried that the fleet alone will not be able to stop them for too long, and the Grand Duke will definitely mobilize troops and horses to settle in the port, just in case!" ”

Grand Duke Rose immediately said, "I'll send men and horses to the port. ”

While speaking, Grand Duke Rose looked at General Levi and said with a solemn expression: "Levi, tell me that with our current strength, we can repel the Ming army, hold the port, and hold the Strait of Gibraltar?" ”

Hearing this, Levi's face showed a little embarrassment, and he slowly shook his head at Grand Duke Rose in the midst of Grand Duke Rose's ugly complexion.

Although Levi didn't say anything, his attitude showed everything, and if Levi was sure, he probably wouldn't have shook his head.

Knowing what Levi meant, Grand Duke Rose couldn't help but angrily slammed his fist into the void and gritted his teeth: "If you can't defend it, you have to defend it, what the Strait of Gibraltar means to me in Spain, even if I don't say it, you should know it, once the Strait of Gibraltar is lost, I will have to go to a military court at that time." ”

The loss of the Strait of Gibraltar, which can be called the throat of the Mediterranean, has a great impact on Spain's status as a naval power and on the economy.

Spain is known as a naval power, and it is rare to meet an opponent, once it fails, even such an important place as the Strait of Gibraltar is occupied, what face and reputation does Spain have.

Staring at General Lévy, Grand Duke Rose suddenly said: "I will hand over all the command of the army to you, Lévy, can you be sure that you will defend the port for my Spanish kingdom and the Strait of Gibraltar?" ”

General Levy stood solemnly and said sharply: "Long live Spain!" ”

With the warrant of the Grand Duke of Rose, General Lévy strode away.

After General Lévy left, Grand Duke Rose groaned and exclaimed, "Someone! Hurry up and prepare the carriage, and my father will go to His Majesty the King to fetch reinforcements! ”

With the warrant of the Grand Duke of Rose, coupled with General Levy's reputation and prestige in the Spanish army, everyone naturally obeyed General Levy's orders, and soon General Levi transferred most of the infantry troops stationed outside the port, and then stationed in the port, fully laid out three lines of defense, and was ready to fight for the port with the Ming Dynasty.

The sound of artillery fire in the direction of the harbor was terrifying, and at this moment, a carriage surrounded by a group of cavalry left the harbor and left.

In the harbor, the ships of the Spanish fleet sailed out of the harbor one by one, but they quickly sank outside the harbor, but it was only a little more than an hour's work, and dozens of warships were sunk on the sea outside the harbor.

So many warships sank, and even the hulls of many ships piled up on top of each other, even exposed above the sea.

When the last battleship slowly sank, the original rumbling shelling finally stopped, and in the harbor, many people could not help but shed tears when they saw the entire Spanish fleet annihilated.

The sound of artillery fire in the direction of the harbor was terrifying, and at this moment, a carriage surrounded by a group of cavalry left the harbor and left.

In the harbor, the ships of the Spanish fleet sailed out of the harbor one by one, but they quickly sank outside the harbor, but it was only a little more than an hour's work, and dozens of warships were sunk on the sea outside the harbor.

So many warships sank, and even the hulls of many ships piled up on top of each other, even exposed above the sea.

When the last battleship slowly sank, the original rumbling shelling finally stopped, and in the harbor, many people could not help but shed tears when they saw the entire Spanish fleet annihilated.