"Your Excellency, did you really decide to go to war and help me fight against Clifford?" After leaving only a few key personnel in the captain's room, Xu said sincerely.

"Alfred, we're not helping you personally, we're fighting for Sweden! The blueprint you get will give Sweden a sea power that can rival the most advanced warships of any country, and our lives don't matter in comparison. You are not the only one who is willing to give everything to the motherland, do you understand? Hedram patted Xu Mo's shoulder and said solemnly.

"I see, Your Excellency! However, even if all the Swedes on the battleship were willing to sacrifice themselves for the motherland, ......" Xu Mo said with a frown.

"Alfred, don't worry about us, Hudram has helped us achieve our ideals, and we have also helped him achieve their ideals, and from the moment we got on the ship, we have decided to live and die with the Admiral." Gerhardt said with a smile, and Manuel and Charlie next to him nodded approvingly.

"Ordinary sailors who are not of Swedish nationality, we will disembark them in Amsterdam, do you have any questions?" Hedram said with a smile.

"And one last question, how are we going to intercept Clifford's fleet from the sea when we get to Amsterdam?" Xu Mo took a deep breath and asked slowly.

"Alfred, you are a good soldier, but you still have a lot to learn about war at sea!" Gerhardt couldn't help but laugh, "Do you think we can spy on Clifford's time at sea in London and then follow him after him?" ”

"Is there a better way?" Xu Mo was sweating profusely, and said in his heart that fortunately, the plot identity that the space let him take away was just a dirt bun knight, otherwise, his poor seafaring knowledge would have been exposed in front of Hedram and Gelhardt.

"Alfred, as soon as Clifford leaves the harbor, if we follow him straight behind his ass, and within a few nautical miles, he will find out that he is the enemy. If we were to do it at the gates of the port of London, we would have to deal with the entire English navy. Manuel looked at Xu Mo with pity, "It's a good thing that the Admiral didn't let you take that armed sailboat to a duel with Clifford, otherwise I don't think Clifford would have to swim in the sea yourself!" ”

"Ahem, well, as your superior, I have an obligation to teach you to be a qualified naval officer." Seeing that Xu Mo's face began to turn blue and glared at everyone viciously, Hedram hurriedly changed the topic, "In a war at sea, the first thing to fight is intelligence, and European countries have some spies in other countries. The job of these people is very simple, keep track of the number of warships of the enemy country, the data of the warships and the time of returning from the sea. ”

"Your Excellency, are you saying that Sweden also has such spies in London, and they will pass on information from Clifford's fleet to Amsterdam?" Xu Mo asked thoughtfully.

"We don't need any information about Clifford's fleet, because I know Clifford better than they do!" Gerhardt shook his head and said, "We just need Clifford's time to go to sea!" ”

"Gerhardt is right, we are more familiar with the detailed information of the warships of the navies of various countries than those spy officers." "Besides, in Amsterdam we need to wait for instructions from His Majesty the King!" ”

"His Majesty Gustavus's instructions?" Xu Mo asked in surprise.

"Of course, the Vestelos is under the patronage of His Majesty Gustavus and is the property of the Crown, and we cannot decide on our own that it should take part in a naval battle against the privateer fleet of England." "However, even without the Vestelos, we still have an armed merchant ship, which is our own capture and can be used as we please!" ”

"How much time will it take to wait for His Majesty's instructions?" Xu Mo said with a wry smile, he really didn't expect that there would be such a complex chain effect.

"In a few days, I've already sent someone to contact the Swedish spies here, and they'll be here tonight. They would take the construction drawings of the battleship directly and cross the sea to France at night, and then pass it along the way to Copenhagen, from where they would cross the sea directly to Stockholm. After the drawings are handed over to His Majesty, they will bring instructions from His Majesty, and if I am not mistaken, maybe His Majesty will surprise us with something! A smile appeared in Hedram's eyes, as if he had confidence in Gustav II.

"Admiral, but I still don't understand, even if we get Clifford's time to go to sea, how can we determine his destination, and even if we determine his destination, can we intercept them at sea?" Xu Mo knew that his knowledge of navigation was too little, so he had to ask honestly. He needs Hedlam's intel so he can decide what he plans for the future.

"You'll know in a few days!" A mysterious smile appeared on Hedlam's face.

That night, several Swedish spies came to the Vestelos, and after a secret conversation with Hedlam, they took with them the drawings of the battleship and a secret letter from Hedram to Gustav II.

Early the next morning, the Vestelos and its armed galleon set sail again after ten days in London. This time, their destination was Amsterdam, the largest trading port in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands) and one of the most prosperous port cities in the world.

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"Look, Alfred, it's Amsterdam!" Blakeney's one-arm pointed to the huge harbor in front of him and exclaimed excitedly.

The Vistelos slowly sailed into Amsterdam, a city that, like Stockholm, has the same title as the "Venice of the North" and is more authentically named than Stockholm. There are more than 160 waterways, more than 1,000 bridges in the city, and the entire city is lower than sea level.

Xu Mo climbed the main mast of the Vistellos, and immediately saw that the bridges in the city were crisscrossed, the rivers were crisscrossed, and the whole city was as shimmering as satin, like a spider web. There are countless boats moored on the river, and even the clothes hanging on the boats can tell that these boats are basically "houseboats".

In the port of Amsterdam, where hundreds of merchant ships are moored, the docks of the port are busier than those of London, and the porters are like industrious ants to remove goods from all over the world from the ship, and then load the specialties of the future European interior on the ship, and there are merchant ships entering and leaving the port dock at all times.

After disembarking from the boat, Hedram and several officers were about to look for a hotel to stay in when suddenly a voice came from behind them.

"Hey, you guys stop!"