The artillery fire of the Daming Naval Division, which was speeding from the sea, instantly covered the entire port of London, and the places visible to the naked eye were almost instantly covered with smoke and artillery fire.

Only a handful of places survived, but the impact of the shells damaged the surviving structures.

With the naval guns jointly developed by the Artillery Research Institute under the Daming Naval Division and the Royal Ordnance Administration, the strength of the Ming Guangdong Naval Division, which came to attack Portugal and came to Britain by the way, can be described as quite strong.

Otherwise, he would not be able to get out of Portugal after showing off his might.

Such an attack.

The whole city of London was plunged into shock and fear, and the survivors in the smoke couldn't help but shout: "Yes.... Isn't it those damned Dutch hillbillies who have come to London, where are our warships, the British warships! ”

"Who can come and save me... My legs seem to be crushed by stones! ”

Screaming and crying enveloped in an instant, but that's not all, London has another important function as one of the busiest commercial ports in the world today.

This is the largest cargo distribution center in the whole of Europe!

A naval battle between the British and the Dutch, although the Dutch's reputation as sea coachmen began to be dusted, but most importantly, it lost its original dominance in maritime trade.

Surrendered to Great Britain.

The cargo warehouse in the port was originally an important way to generate income in the port of London, after all, every merchant who wanted to enter the United Kingdom, or wanted to sell goods to the colonies to which the United Kingdom belonged.

It must be passed from Great Britain.

Let the British collect taxes in the middle, and the warehouses at the port are used to store these goods, and in order to make more profits.

These greedy British even arranged for the goods in the warehouse of the port, and if the goods were damaged, then they would compensate the owners for their intimate business.

Of course, this business naturally cannot be unpaid.

Far from being gratuitous, the price charged is very high, and many businessmen complain about it.

But that's the way the world is.

Whoever has a big fist will have a point in his words .. Unexpectedly, not long after defeating the Netherlands, Great Britain was re-taught to be a human being by this principle.

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A large amount of cargo was covered with artillery fire while it was still in the warehouse, and all the shore defense guns and other facilities along the harbor could be seen.

They are all the "key targets" of the Daming Navy during the attack, and they basically did not survive the first round of firepower coverage alone.

Whoosh!

Shells streaked across the sky, with their own practical actions.

Tell everyone in London today that one shelling is enough... The Daming Sailors who surrounded the edge of the harbor wanted much more than that.

In fact, it is so easy to be close to the Port of London.

There is also a certain reason, the Dutch are not a "coachman" who can only bury their heads in business at sea, but can choose not to be patient in the face of British provocations at the first time, which is enough to see that they actually still have abundant armed forces.

In the face of such a force, the Dutch naturally had the courage to fight with Great Britain.

But it's no wonder that others are not lucky enough to do so.

The war had already been lost, but the Dutch East India Company chose to find a more direct way to find a way to find a way to get back to Britain instead.

The victory of Great Britain was not without a price ...

On the contrary, the cost is very heavy, for example, almost 60% of British warships are now scattered throughout the British ship repair yards and harbors waiting to be repaired.

Excluding those sunk at the bottom of the sea, the number of warships that can be used to continue fighting at sea is actually not much, and this kind of information was also provided to Daming by the Dutch.

It is also a key factor why Zhu Youzhen was able to nod his head and agree to be involved.

Since Britain is an important obstacle on the road to the development of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later, or it can be put another way, that is, the British will be the enemy on the road of the expansion of the Ming Empire sooner or later.

Since someone is willing to pay a murderer to beat them up.

Da Ming, Zhu Youzhen, and even the entire staff of the upper and lower naval divisions couldn't think of a reason to refuse, after all, once such a good thing was missed.

It's hard to find such an opportunity anymore, as for whether the war with Britain will affect the trade of the Ming Dynasty...

Zhu Youzhen's idea is simple.

In these years, is there a business that is faster than robbing money?

Today, the vast immigration area of the Ming Dynasty and the expanding overseas sphere of influence are actually a kind of layout of Zhu Youzhen's economic and trade means.

Overseas, investment is needed.

In this case, the domestic demand of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time is very large, which is enough to make up for the damage to overseas trade that the war may bring, that is to say, the Ming can afford such a loss, and is very willing to bear it.

So when this war reached this point, it was already ready to shoot and had to be launched.

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In the castle on the outskirts of London, the young duke, who was originally leisurely swaying the wine glass in his hand, was no longer as elegant as before, but shouted at the surroundings in some horror: "Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the port of London?" ”

"No.. Not knowing, but sure.. Your Excellency, London is under attack! ”

"Nonsense .. What I want to know is who we are attacking now, and how many enemy warships there are, which is what I am most concerned about now! ”

"Instead of needing you to tell me this, you know?"

"I'm sorry... Your Excellency, I don't know about this either.."

"Then don't you go and see it! Figure it out! ”

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Like the young man who was now the most powerful man in the British Navy, so were the entire aristocracy that inhabited the city of London.

Shocked, they no longer care about the dream of being immersed in the world hegemony before.

Instead, he lifted his pants as fast as he could, rushed out of his castle or mansion in horror, and loudly reprimanded the servants around him!

"Hurry up, hurry up.. Prepare the carriage, it doesn't matter who is attacking London now, I want to get out of here as soon as possible! ”

"Yes.. Your Excellency, the carriage is already being prepared! ”

The nobles could steal their lives and choose to flee in the early stages of the war, but the commoners living in London did not.