Chapter 1015: Seeking Reinforcements
Along the way, Zhang Fan's team's Galen warship was always at the forefront of the fleet, not because everyone was brave. It's more secure in front of the flagship. In the event of a storm, there is plenty of room to maneuver by distancing yourself from the fleet. Otherwise, if you follow the flagship, if you fall behind, it will be a disaster!
Akon once personally piloted the wooden kite to fly outside the safe battle area demarcated by the scene, and saw a circle of spatial ripples appear in the air, as if the stone fell to the water in concentric circles Dozens of half-deer and half-bird monsters, with the head and legs of a deer, the feathers, wings and the back half of the body, crossed out from the other space, howling and killing! Frightened, Akon quickly turned around, and as soon as he returned to that safe area, those monsters stopped pursuing......
Even the bottom of the sea is not safe, Akon can breathe underwater, but when he dives to the edge of the safe area, he sees a strange circle of ripples in the sea not far away, and a large sea snake emerges from the center of the ripple! As soon as he appeared, he opened his big mouth and swam towards Akon, and the jiashi monkey was anxious as if he hadn't eaten for a year!
On land, it was even more terrifying, when the fleet was resting in a harbor, Akon had just left the fleet five kilometers after going ashore, when he heard the beating of the war drum in his heart, and a fire demon god led a group of elite corpse monsters to tear through the spatial barrier, roaring and killing!
"Grandma's! This is not to let people run blindly! I'm stuck in this area! Akon found that although these monsters looked menacing, they still drove away.
On April 19th, Drake arrived in the port of Cádiz, Spain, at the exact time in history. Raid the Spanish fleet in this harbor with lightning speed!
Originally, Akon was worried that the Eisen team would block this historical raid, but from the beginning to the end of the battle, no one was found in the Eisen team's ring bearer. It seems that they are all cats in the port of Lisbon in Portugal and can't get out! If you want to rescue the port of Cádiz, you must leave the safe area of the headquarters of the Spanish fleet in Lisbon, brave the real attack of those alien space monsters, and sail more than 300 kilometers, which is simply self-defeating!
Unless Eisen could induce a Spanish fleet to come to his aid, he would have to follow. However, it seems that he did not succeed in lobbying. Because at this time, although Spain had set up a headquarters for the assembly fleet in Lisbon, it had not yet gathered a fleet. This command was still nominal, and therefore also limited the operations of the Eisen Team Alliance.
In the three-day attack, in addition to some unpleasant resistance, the Drake fleet only lost one warship, but destroyed 31 Spanish ships in the harbor, including nearly five ships of more than 1,000 tons! In addition, four fully loaded transport and supply ships were taken away! It can be described as a brilliant record.
This is a record of historical scripture. However, the ship that Drake lost was an exception. That's actually the work of a few junior vow-holders. They were as if Zhang Fan had just entered the scene, with nothing. In this battle that must be lost, this miracle was created entirely by one's own wisdom and hard work.
The Keepers approached the hapless ship in a dinghy and under the cover of night, and with the gunpowder and oil they had collected, they blew up the rudder of the ship and set fire to everything on the sails and deck......
Zhang Fan's ship was not far from the ship that had been attacked, and Akon and Xuanyuan Xing spotted their movements with binoculars, and Xuanyuan Xing took a bow and arrow and aimed at them a long time ago.
However, he was stopped by Aken, "No, let's see how they try to do it...... so Zhang Fan and the Riyadh team watched the whole process of a classic sneak attack by a junior ring holder. This reminds everyone of the difficult struggle when they first entered the scene.
The burning ship was eventually buried at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, but a charred gray bow statue was left behind and taken by the Vow-holders. It was an extraordinary gray prop for them. Perhaps in the future, there will be another outstanding team of Ring Bearers who will create their legend......
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After resting on the swaggering resupply in the port of Cádiz, Drake's fleet headed for Lisbon, Portugal. On 10 May, they arrived at the garrison on the outskirts of Lisbon, the Gulf of Gascas anchorage. This time, Drake didn't even attack, but just dropped anchor in the harbor, causing a riot in the harbor!
All the ships cut their cables and fled to the nearest port of refuge. The tonnage of the ships destroyed was in the thousands, and the loss of materiel was even greater. Later, according to the calculations of the Spanish side, a total of 24 ships were lost, and the total value of the cargo was more than 100,000 gold pounds. Unfortunately, Drake did not carry a landing force with him, so he could not hold the port, so he had to turn to Cape St. Vincent.
To the surprise of Zhang Fan's team, there was still no trace of the Aisen Team Alliance here, where did they go? Eisen, who was well versed in history, should have found a way to ambush Drake's fleet here, or at least reduce the losses on the Spanish side. Because this harbor is completely in the safe combat zone, but he doesn't seem to be doing anything!
"Cape St. Vincent, where Drake is going next, is an important strategic point in Spain. Drake's raid here, and the act of occupying this stronghold, directly led to the Spanish Armada gathering to attack the British in time to go backwards! Because this port had a large supply for the Spanish fleet, as well as raw materials for the manufacture of barrels for food, water and wine! "If Drake can hold on to this stronghold, he can even discourage Spain from attacking Britain." Because this is the place where the Spanish fleets from all over the world must return to China one after another. Attacking them here in batches will be able to inflict heavy losses on the Spaniards! ”
Wolf looked at the charts and asked, "How do we keep Drake in this stronghold?" ”
"Reinforcements!" Akon replied without hesitation, "If Drake can get reinforcements from at least six ships, he will be able to hold out much longer." Let the Spanish fleet returning home this season be buried at the bottom of the Atlantic! ”
Wolf glanced at Riyadh, who nodded. Worf took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, "We have an Arab warship with the ability to assault with flames!" There's also a dark gold rocket launcher fused with it! Even if it is weakened by the scene. It is also enough to withstand this era, a capital warship of more than 800 tons! ”
Akon nodded and also looked at Zhang Fan, who smiled slightly. Then Akon patted the bulkhead of the ship, "Well, then we have four warships together with this Galen warship!" ”
"You have two?!" Lilith shouted, "Bully...... You scoundrels! ”
Wolf patted Lilith on the shoulder, "It's normal, they are indeed stronger than us!" But a few of our ships alone will certainly not be enough. How to find more reinforcements is the only way for Drake to hold on! ”
Akon grabbed a bottle of golden rum, took a sip, and wiped his mouth, "It's easy, our Sir Shi Fan still has some influence in England, it shouldn't be difficult for him to go back and persuade those bigwigs to send a few ships over." ”
"But we can't leave the safe combat area of Drake's flagship?" Lilith pouted.
"Children, use your brains to do things. Don't stick to the rules. Akon looked at Lilith with a smile, "Every time Drake goes to a port, he sends letters back home, and those letters follow other merchant ships back home. I figured that if we could get Drake's authorization, we would have received the task of delivering the letter to the scene, and maybe the scene would be able to open up the net for the Ring Bearer Messenger to pass through. Otherwise, wouldn't the vow-bearer who receives the task of delivering the letter in this scene be certain to die? It doesn't seem like Shijie is going to give out a mortal mission......"
"You ......," Lilith stammered, "you dick...... How clever! ”
Riyadh laughed, "Lilith, Akon is a wise man. ”
Akon continued: "Then Sir Shi Fan can return to China as a messenger to ask for help, and then return with the fleet and the reply. However, Shi Fan is a nobleman, and I am afraid that going back alone does not match his identity......"
"I'll go!" Lilith jumped up, but was held down by Wolf, he glared at Lilith, and the little elf stuck out her tongue in fright, "Is there something wrong?" ”
Wolf looked at Akon and sneered: "You are so confident, in fact, I am still worried that such a mission is not necessarily very safe, and I prefer to drag the members of our team into the water together, right?" ”
Akon drank the wine lazily and said lightly: "We are now grasshoppers on a rope, it is impossible for us to contribute money and efforts in everything, and the other party is sitting back and enjoying the results" Akon said the word "money" The words Akon said very loudly, making the corners ......of Wolf's mouth twitch.
Zhang Fan immediately played a round, "Everyone is in the same boat, don't separate each other." This is a task that only I can do, and I should do it. Just let Regulus follow......"
Riyadh stretched out his hand and interrupted Zhang Fan's words, "Lilith also went with her to learn for a long time, not to mention that a nobleman doesn't even have a maid by his side, which is too unusual." ”
"I'm a maid?!" Lilith's red hair swayed, and her face was full of unhappiness. That playful appearance is a bit similar to the new follower of Zhang Fan's team, Katerina's daughter Rebecca red-haired little pirate. In fact, Lilith and Rebecca are really good.
Zhang Fan was about to speak, but was stopped by Aken, "It's so decided, I'll go to Drake with Shi Fan to ask for a task, you guys prepare, I estimate that I will leave tomorrow afternoon at the earliest!" ”
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The mission to get the messenger went very well, and Drake was about to send a letter back urging Britain to send some more help, although he knew that Elizabeth I would probably not agree, but he still wanted to try. Because this time his fleet sailed, he did achieve some fruitful results, and perhaps could change the queen's mind.