"Pavilion...... Your Excellency, Highreddin can own the entire Ottoman Mediterranean fleet......" Henderson looked at Henry Morgan dumbfounded, stunned by the middle-aged gentleman's rhetoric.

"Haha, what about the entire Mediterranean fleet, England's newest battleships will not lose to them!" Henry laughed heroically and turned to look at the behemoth moored at the docks, "Henderson, I want to thank your father!" If it weren't for the Duke of Buckingham, perhaps in my lifetime, James I would not have allowed this maritime sovereign, a symbol of England's maritime supremacy, to set foot on the battlefield. ”

Hearing Henry's words, everyone involuntarily turned their eyes to the battleship "Sovereignty of the Seas". This battleship is currently the most powerful battleship in England, with a total length of 76 meters, a width of 14.7 meters, a draft of 6.3 meters, a displacement of more than 1,600 tons, 76 guns, and a crew of 580 people.

The Sea Sovereign is larger and heavier than the Vasa, and has 12 more guns, but on the whole, the two ships are of the same class. In its bow there is a knight's bow statue riding a horse and raising a sword, so that the battleship is protected by mysterious powers.

Since the completion of its construction, the Sea Sovereign has been regarded by King James I as a conquest of England's maritime supremacy, and this battleship has never been sent to participate in any naval battles. Compared to Gustav II, who preferred to abandon the Vasa in the hope that Alfred would survive, the English king would not hesitate to kill the admiral on it as long as the battleship was safe.

This is certainly not that Sweden is too rich, and there are as many battleships as there are. Compared with England, which was rich and powerful, the keel on the Vasa was made up by Gustav II with the spare main beam of the palace, and it can almost be said that it took the efforts of the whole country to create the Vasa.

This is the difference between a wise king and a mediocre king, and England and Sweden aside, Gustav II is a few streets away from James I. In the nearly 100 years of English history, perhaps only the deceased Queen Elizabeth could talk to Gustav II on an equal footing.

In Xu Mo's real world, the bow and stern of the Sea Sovereign were heavily carved, and the cost of these decorations was almost equivalent to the cost of building eleven small sailing ships at the time. The ship never entered the war in the early days of its service, and did not officially enter the war until 55 years after it was launched.

"Rest assured, the Sea Sovereign is powerful, but I am not arrogant enough to challenge the entire Ottoman Mediterranean fleet with a single ship. It's not like I've done nothing during this time, I've informed London through the intelligence agencies and asked them to send reinforcements to meet us! Henry said with a smile.

"If you challenge Hayreddin, will it cause domestic opposition?" Henderson looked down in contemplation, and suddenly asked with a somewhat apprehensive frown.

Henderson's fears were justified, England and Ottomans were in fact offensive and defensive allies. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, England had become a Protestant state, rivaling the Catholic Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburgs of Spain.

The Ottoman Empire was Islamic, and Suleiman I was still attacking Hungary in the Holy Roman Empire, constantly encroaching westward on the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Their common enemies led England and the Ottomans into an alliance against the Habsburgs, along with France and the Netherlands, which had territorial entanglements with Spain.

However, with the deaths of Queen Elizabeth and Henry IV of France, and the signing of an armistice between the Netherlands and Spain, the alliance was in fact close to disintegrating.

Henry glanced at Henderson faintly, and his heart became more and more appreciative of the illegitimate son of the Duke of Buckingham. Perhaps this young man, and his Roland, thought that Henry's escape was the result of their pretense as the Duke of Buckingham.

But what does the Duke of Buckingham of England mean? This title is not a hereditary title, and those who become Duke of Buckingham in England are all important ministers who have made outstanding contributions to England. He even surpasses the prime minister in some authority, and is deservedly below one person and above ten thousand.

Henderson's petty gestures, in the eyes of George Villiers, a contemporary Duke of Buckingham, are very ridiculous and naïve. However, the Duke of Buckingham did not stop Henderson, but secretly ordered his subordinates to cooperate with the younger son's actions. After Henry Morgan saw the light of day, the Duke of Buckingham secretly summoned him and gave the King of the Caribbean an an unofficial advice.

Not counting Henderson's illegitimate son, George Williers, Duke of Buckingham, has three sons and five daughters. However, the Duke of Buckingham only liked this illegitimate child who was most like himself.

If Henderson had been cowardly and incompetent, just an ordinary teenager, the Duke of Buckingham would have intended to give him a fortune so that he could live in peace and avoid the inheritance war between his siblings. After all, the gap between illegitimate children and direct children is a chasm that cannot be filled, and even the Duke of Buckingham cannot do anything about it.

However, Henderson was very competitive, not only did he not accept the wealth offered by his cheap father, but he also worked hard to get admitted to the Royal Naval College. Although the influence of the Duke of Buckingham is also included, most of it is due to Henderson's own efforts.

The Duke of Buckingham was both happy and troubled by Henderson's achievement. Happily, he didn't look away, this little son is very promising. The trouble is that even if Henderson himself doesn't want to inherit the family, his brothers and sisters will treat him as a thorn in the flesh and want to pull him out quickly.

In this case, the appearance of Henry Morgan made the Duke of Buckingham make up his mind. His advice to Henry was simple, he would give whatever Henry wanted. The only condition is that Henry must make enough merit for Henderson to build up in this outing.

If the lion and tiger fight, there will be an injury, but if the mouse is against the lion king, then the mouse will not have the intention of resisting at all. If Henderson had established feats that his siblings could only look up to, and could not be touched, then these people would no longer be jealous, but would flatter Henderson, hoping that he would help and protect the family.

The reason why Henry Morgan remained inactive for two months was due to the reasons he had already mentioned, and the other was the hope that the Vassar would be able to wreak havoc in the Mediterranean. The greater the fame that Xu Mo broke through, the greater the prestige that would naturally be gained by defeating his Sea Sovereign.

This is the end of the Duke of Buckingham's suggestion, but Henry Morgan has made some small changes in this suggestion. The Pirate King of the Caribbean is not the nanny of a noble child, and even if the Duke of Buckingham's family inheritance is involved, it will not be of any interest to the Pirate King.

Moreover, the feats and prestige that can be achieved by defeating a newly rising tyrant of the sea are obviously not enough for Henderson to subdue his siblings and inherit the Duke of Buckingham from George Villiers.

In response to this, Henry not only won the Maritime Sovereignty, the strongest battleship in England, but also three new armed sailing ships full of guns and sailors, under the pretext of protecting Henderson. In this way, Henry Morgan actually had nearly 200 artillery pieces and more than 1,600 well-trained armed sailors at his disposal.

After all, the Duke of Buckingham was not a naval admiral, so he could not accurately calculate how destructive this naval force would be in the hands of a pirate king. Otherwise, I am afraid he would never agree to Henry Morgan's request.

If, after defeating the Vasa, the damage is not great, Henry intends to take out the undefeated One Piece - Barbarossa Hayreddin together to win the hegemony of the Mediterranean for England.

If the ship is badly damaged, the king of the Caribbean will settle for the next best thing, returning to a neutral port such as Lisbon or Amsterdam to recuperate. Then head north to the Baltic Sea, kill Hudlam and Gerhardt, and regain North Sea supremacy for England.

If you want to fight, you won't fight, and if you want to fight, you will lay down the hegemony of an ocean! This is Henry Morgan's plan, this is the war that the Pirate of the Caribbean King wants, not a revenge battle with Henderson.

"Don't worry, when we finish fighting, there will be no opposition in China!" Henry stroked his mustache and smiled gracefully, with an inexplicable glint in his eyes.

"Joseph ......" Roland, who was standing quietly on the side, frowned slightly.

"I see! It seems that things are getting a little out of hand......" Joseph's helpless voice sounded in Roland's head.