The Ming soldiers, who gradually fell behind, couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this situation, and looked around, and at a glance, many people showed surprise on their faces.

"Hahaha, reinforcements, it's our reinforcements coming!"

I saw that on the sea in the distance, there were a piece of ships, and the flags of the sun and the moon were hung high on these ships, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the flags were so gorgeous in the eyes of everyone.

Wiping a handful of seawater on his face, Yu Dayou stood on the almost half-sunken ship, his eyes fell on the Ming ship that arrived in time in the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then his face showed an excited look, and he laughed: "Heaven bless, Daming will win!" ”

"Heaven bless, Ming will win!"

The rest of the soldiers on the ship looked at the reinforcements who arrived and naturally had a sense of the aftermath of the catastrophe in their hearts, and at this moment, seeing Yu Dayou looking up to the sky and laughing, they were infected by his emotions, and they laughed loudly one by one.

"How so!"

Seeing that he had paid so much loss, he finally had the absolute upper hand, and he was able to completely wipe out the Ming fleet before sunset, but who could tell him, where did the Ming fleet that suddenly appeared and hang the same sun and moon flag come from?

Levi looked at the coming Ming fleet and almost fainted without breathing.

You must know that this time he promised the Grand Duke of Rose that he would be able to wipe out the Ming fleet, and although General Lévy could not command the army, to a certain extent, Lévy played a decisive role in this expedition.

It is also the trust of Grand Duke Rose in Lévy that will send troops and horses again after a defeat.

There were hundreds of ships as if they appeared out of thin air, and one ship after another appeared in sight.

One, two...... Some Spanish generals looked through the clairvoyant mirror, but found that there was no less than hundreds of ships on the sea.

The appearance of so many ships really calmed everyone, to be honest, when they found that there were so many Daming ships that rushed over, even Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others were stunned.

You must know that they have also received several supplies, but the supply fleet plus the accompanying merchant ships add up to only a few dozen at most.

But this time, there were no less than hundreds of ships they saw alone, and more importantly, there were nearly 100 ships that were completely warships, and the number of so many warships even exceeded the warships owned by Yu Dayou's fleet.

No matter what Yu Dayou and the others thought in their hearts, anyway, at this time, the Ming fleet was approaching little by little, especially the battleships that had soared their speed were approaching the battlefield while shelling.

As the commander-in-chief of the Spanish fleet, Stevens was a calm veteran and had considerable prestige in the Spanish navy.

Si Dewen looked at the black and oppressive Ming fleet that rushed over the sea from a distance, and didn't think much about it at all, and directly ordered to hang up the retreat flag.

Si Dewen is not a fool, he naturally knows what the situation on the battlefield is, if there is no new addition, and obviously strong Ming and reinforcements, then their previous strategic goals are very likely to be achieved.

But with the arrival of these Ming fleets, Si De Wenming Bai, if they evacuate the battlefield immediately, there may be a glimmer of life, otherwise, if they really wait for the Ming reinforcements to arrive, then they are afraid that they can only stay

"Withdraw!"

Seeing the flag hoisted high above the flagship, almost all the captains of the Spanish fleet made the same choice.

I saw that the ships of the Spanish fleet, which were originally frantically attacking the Ming fleet, began to frantically puff up their sails, and then turned their bows and left the battlefield as fast as possible.

"The Spaniards are fleeing!"

Yu Dayou was picked up on an intact warship, Yu Dayou looked at the ship that was gradually silent, his eyes shifted to the Spanish fleet fleeing on the sea in the distance, and said softly.

Yue Buqun glanced at Yu Dayou and said, "Do you want to catch up directly?" ”

With Yu Dayou's temperament, the possibility of catching up directly is extremely high, but this time, Yu Dayou shook his head.

I only heard Yu Dayou shake his head and said: "It's a matter of time before we deal with the Spaniards, and the most important thing for us at the moment is to wait for Your Majesty's holy decree." If my expectations are correct, His Majesty has sent so many men and horses and ships at once, I am afraid that Your Majesty has something to tell us! ”

Yu Dayou, who has already broken away from the immaturity of the beginning, has been greatly sharpened in the past few years in the great wars, it can be said that if Yu Dayou returns to the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely amaze the civil and military officials, it is really Yu Dayou's growth speed is too fast, it is unbelievable.

Yue Buqun was not surprised at all, but nodded slowly and said, "Since this is the case, let's wait for His Majesty's will." ”

On the sea, many Ming ships suffered heavy losses under the bombardment of the Spaniards, and at this moment on the sea, there are several Ming ships sinking into the sea, fortunately, the Spaniards have gone away, so the crew and soldiers on the sunken ships can safely transfer to other big ships with the help of small boats.

Especially at this time, the reinforcements who were the first to arrive have arrived on the battlefield and participated in the rescue of the crew and soldiers who fell into the water.

Almost an hour later, the smoke had cleared above the sea, and only a few scattered broken decks floated above the sea.

The small and small harbor was densely packed with ships, and some of the warships were full of gunsmoke and scarred, which was the fleet under the command of Yu Dayou, who had just fought with the Spanish fleet not long ago.

The other part is the intact ships, which came in time to pull Yu Dayou and their Ming reinforcements.

In a church in the harbor, the layout of this church has changed, and I saw Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, and Jiao Yuan sitting opposite several Wenchen and generals.

The leader of the generals is Yu Dayou's acquaintance, Qi Jingtong.

Qi Jingtong was favored by Chu Yi in the first battle of the expedition to Dongying, stood out from the generals, and had the merits of conquering Dongying, coupled with Chu Yi's favor, it can be imagined that Qi Jingtong is naturally prosperous in official luck.

After all, Qi Jingtong's own ability is not bad, and with Chu Yi's favor, he is also idle.

Now he is appointed by the Son of Heaven as the commander of the expeditionary force, which shows the importance and trust of the Son of Heaven in Qi Jingtong.

Qi Jingtong and Yu Dayou are naturally not strangers, and they are very happy to see each other, but the two are busy saying goodbye.

I saw an attendant respectfully take a holy decree, looked at Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and a few people and screamed: "Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others receive the order!" ”

Suddenly, Yu Dayou and the others, who had a straight face, slowly bowed to the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty respectfully invites Your Majesty to be a saint!" ”

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: There is Xiyi today, ignoring the grace and righteousness of the Heavenly Dynasty, and offending my emperor...... Yu Dayou, the general of Huwei, was named Huweibo, and Jinyiwei commanded Tongzhi Yue Buqun to be Dingxiangbo...... Extinguish this dynasty and raise the prestige of my Ming country in Xiyi......"

Yu Dayou and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, listened to the reward of the Son of Heaven, and their hearts were throbbing, and when the attendants in the decree finished reading the holy decree, they could hear him screaming: "Hu Weibo, Dingxiang Bo, don't hurry up and receive the decree to thank you!" ”

The few people who reacted hurriedly bowed to the emperor's grace and received the holy decree.

When Yu Dayou and the others received the holy decree, Qi Jingtong and the others, who were also kneeling aside, got up with them, and heard Qi Jingtong hugging his fists towards Yu Dayou and the others, and said with a little smile on his face: "Congratulations to Hu Weibo and Dingxiangbo!" ”

Not only Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun, but also Lin Pingzhi and Jiao Yuan were also named earls, obviously the Son of Heaven still remembers the piles and feats they have made in the past few years for the Ming Dynasty to expand its territory.

Yu Dayou can be described as a young man, but the perseverance tempered in the big battles makes Yu Dayou look very calm, although he can say that the edict of the Son of Heaven is sealed, but Yu Dayou does not show a flamboyant look at all, and looks very low-key and calm.

"Lord Qi is joking, this time His Majesty sent Lord Qi to lead reinforcements, it is an opportunity for you and me to join forces to expand the territory for Your Majesty and promote your prestige overseas."

The meaning of the holy decree is obvious, on the one hand, it is a reward for their military exploits in the past few years, and on the other hand, the Son of Heaven ordered them to teach the Xiyi people a lesson, if they can destroy the country, it is the best.

Yu Dayou himself wanted to make a good fuss in Xiyi, but he was limited by the lack of logistics before, and he was blocked by the Spanish fleet outside the Strait of Gibraltar, and even if it wasn't for Qi Jingtong to lead the army in time, I'm afraid that this time they would be wiped out on the ocean.

Although Yu Dayou is not a person who will take revenge, but he is also quite vindictive, the Spanish fleet almost wiped out his fleet this time, Yu Dayou naturally remembered it firmly.

Now with the army sent by Zhu Houzhao, especially the 20,000 elite infantry soldiers who came with the fleet, Yu Dayou really has full confidence.

Qi Jingtong looked at Yu Dayou and said with a smile: "According to Your Majesty's intentions, you and I will join forces, you will be the commander-in-chief, and I will be the deputy commander-in-chief, so from now on, Qi will hand over the power of commander-in-chief of the army to General Yu." ”

When it comes to commanding the army and command ability, Qi Jingtong is naturally inferior to Yu Dayou, so for the Son of Heaven to take Yu Dayou as the main and him as the auxiliary, Qi Jingtong did not have anything in his heart that he couldn't think of, but was slightly relieved.

It is a matter of life and death for tens of thousands of troops, especially the soldiers and horses he brought this time, which add up to at least 30,000 people.

This is the lives of tens of thousands of people, along the way, Qi Jingtong doesn't know how much effort he has spent, how many days and nights he doesn't dare to sleep peacefully, just for fear that there will be a little accident on the road and end up ruined.

The wind and waves on the sea are sometimes like a talisman of death for the fleet sailing on the sea, and if there is a little carelessness, a storm strikes, and a fleet may be easily destroyed.

If it weren't for the decree of the Son of Heaven, Qi Jingtong would never have taken the initiative to lead the army to the West from thousands of miles away, after all, he was old and had a son, and finally his wife gave birth to Lin'er, Qi Jingtong, who did not have much ambition himself, naturally did not have any big pursuits, but was more thinking about how to guard his wife and children.

Yu Dayou nodded slightly, the army is united, who is the commander and who is the deputy commander, this point is very clear in the holy decree.

The army is outside, and the most taboo is that the generals are not in harmony, and now that he has heard Qi Jingtong's words, Yu Dayou is relieved, if Qi Jingtong is unwilling to hand over power, to be honest, Yu Dayou really has nothing to do.

With a little smile on his face, Yu Dayou turned to Qi Jingdao: "Everyone, Yu has ordered someone to set up a banquet, and we will talk during the banquet." ”

At the banquet, the atmosphere of the crowd was very harmonious, and Yu Dayou raised his glass to Qi Jingdao: "So General Qi's family has a unicorn, it's really gratifying, but General Qi's mantle has a successor." ”

Referring to his son, Qi Jingtong was very proud, and laughed: "My son's name is Jiguang, Qi doesn't ask him to be able to magnify the lintel of my Qi family, as long as he can stabilize the family business and not make the family business fall down." ”

Jiao Yuan, who was sitting on the side, chuckled: "General Qi is too humble, as the so-called tiger father has no dog, with General Qi here, Ling Lang will be a member of my Ming Dynasty Tiger General!" ”

The banquet dispersed, and after drinking the sobering soup, Qi Jingtong, Yu Dayou and other generals gathered together, and in front of them, a map was spread out.

I saw Yu Dayou pointing to a place on the map with a glint in his eyes and said: "Everyone, this place is the Strait of Gibraltar, through this strait you can go straight to the Mediterranean Sea, and if you enter the Mediterranean Sea, you can be regarded as entering the heart of Xiyi. ”

Looking at the location of the Strait of Gibraltar on the map, Qi Jingtong and several other generals showed surprise, after all, they came from Beijing, and they were not like Yu Dayou and others who had already belonged to the Strait of Gibraltar.

Qi Jingtong said in surprise: "What a Strait of Gibraltar, such a strait is simply a throat point, connecting the ocean and the Mediterranean, it can be said that if the countries around the Mediterranean want to go to sea, they must pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. ”

As a qualified general, this strategic vision is still necessary, and Qi Jingtong can see this, which is naturally reasonable.

Yu Dayou pressed one hand on the Strait of Gibraltar, and said with a gleam in his eyes: "As long as we take the Strait of Gibraltar, we can pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and enter the Mediterranean Sea directly." ”

The benefits of entering the Mediterranean Sea can be seen by all, not to mention the others, but there are so many countries around the important place, and I don't know how many countries are waiting for them to kill them.

A general said with his eyes shining: "General Yu, what are you waiting for, light up the army and enter the Strait of Gibraltar, who can resist my Ming fleet!" ”

Qi Jingtong bowed slightly, and said to Yu Dayou with a little expectation: "Governor Yu, please give an order!" ”

Yu Dayou, who was named the governor of the army by the Son of Heaven, stared, swept over the generals, and slowly came up with his own plans, only to hear the people nodding.

But it was said that the Spanish fleet fled back to the harbor in embarrassment.

In the port, Grand Duke Rose naturally has some expectations in his heart, after all, if the news that General Levy got is true, then this time their army poured out, and if there is no accident, they will definitely be able to beat the Ming fleet to pieces, and they dare not say that they will completely destroy the Ming fleet, but they can also give the Ming fleet a fatal blow.

In the harbor, the Rose Archduke, who had been waiting for the good news, was not even in the mood to hook up with the noblewoman, when suddenly a rush of footsteps came.

Grand Duke Rose suddenly looked up, and saw one of his attendants walking over quickly, saluting Grand Duke Rose and saying, "Grand Duke, General Levi, they ...... They're back! ”