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Chapter 1616 When Pirates of the Caribbean
"Brother Zheng, did you offend Sister Hannah?" Ling'er asked in puzzlement.

"It's nothing, I just made a joke with her." Zheng Chenggong was very depressed.

"Who are those people who are all black? Why do they help other people?" Ling'er was curious about what he saw and heard during the circumnavigation, and kept asking Zheng Chenggong. A slave in front of a saddle.

"They are from another continent. That continent is too backward, so they were arrested here as labor force." Zheng Chenggong said.

"They were defeated by the English, so they were arrested here to work for the English?" Ling'er asked.

"Some people were captured after being defeated by the English, but not entirely... They may also be defeated and captured by other local kingdoms or tribes, and then sold to the English. There are still many cannibals there Tribes. If they lag behind, they will be beaten, and ignorance makes their internal hatred stronger than that of outsiders, this is their pitiful and pathetic aspect.” Zheng Chenggong answered Ling’er’s questions based on his own understanding.

"Oh." Ling'er nodded.

Compared with the calmer eastern adventurers, the place where the officers and soldiers of the English navy gathered was very lively, and they were noisy.

Captain Black sat down and said to Zheng Zhihu: "General Zheng, are you still satisfied with the meals provided by Barbados?"

"Compared to the hospitality we received from the Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, you are more enthusiastic and the food is more delicious." Zheng Zhihu replied.

"Haha, that's natural. The Portuguese were exploited by the Spanish king in order to support the Spanish king's war. It's not very easy these days." Black seemed to think of something, and he hesitated to speak.

"Colonel Black, what should you do? If there is anything we can do to help, we will do our best." Zheng Zhihu observed the words and expressions, and easily noticed Black's hint.

"Then let me be blunt. The purpose of our expedition this time is the West Indies controlled by the Spaniards. You who come from the Pacific Ocean should know that the Spaniards mined a lot of silver and gold in Peru, and Peru is on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean." Blake said.

"Yes, if we want to transport silver and gold by water, according to our shipping route, we should go south through the Strait of Magellan and bypass Brazil before we can transport them back to Europe." Zheng Zhihu nodded.

"This speed is too slow. The fastest transportation route is not through the Strait of Magellan and Brazil, but by water to Panama, and then across the isthmus of Central America by land, and transported to Portobello at the other end, by batches of transport ships After being transported to Havana, Cuba, they were finally transported back to the mainland by large galleons from the mainland.” Black drew a rough route on the ground for the Spanish to transport gold and silver from South America.

"Are you planning to cut off the Spanish gold and silver transportation route?" Zheng Zhihu asked in surprise.

Black couldn't deny it: "If we occupy Cuba and Haiti, it is equivalent to us controlling the Central American Isthmus. The possibility of the Spaniard's treasure ship being intercepted by us will be greatly increased, unless they want to bypass the Strait of Magellan at the end of South America. The long route through the Strait of Magellan will cost them more."

Zheng Zhihu was surprised by their Royal Navy's plan, and then asked: "I don't know what we can do?"

"We have only 14 warships, and the other 20 ships are transporting 5000 Irish soldiers for combat. We don't think we have enough troops to defeat the Spanish fleet here. We must capture Cuba and the Spanish Kingdom before they can react. Haiti, and then prevent the Spaniards from counterattacking. Your expedition fleet is all warship-style and has a lot of firepower. If 5 expedition ships also join our expedition, our chances of victory will be greatly improved." Black said ask.

Zheng Zhihu didn't expect the other party to come up with the idea of ​​his expedition ship: "But we are just an expedition team."

"General Zheng, our commander has noticed that your ship is equipped with a large amount of artillery for self-defense, and it must also be equipped with a large amount of ammunition. Many of your crew members are actually naval soldiers. Except for the real inspection personnel, they should be able to command Three or four ships participated in the battle. If you can generously lend a helping hand, our Queen Sophia may reward you generously for your achievements. I wonder if you are interested in being a pirate in the Caribbean? Together we can share in the wealth of the Spaniards," Black said.

The other party still has a little discernment. Zheng Zhihu was also quite tempted by Black's proposal after being discovered by the other party that the expedition team consisted mainly of naval soldiers and naval interns.He was originally a pirate, and he knew how profitable it was to loot treasure ships.Looting the Spaniards' treasure ships and bases during the global voyage can even make up for the cost of this global voyage!

"I need to solicit opinions from the crew. Of course, it is impossible for our scholars to go on an expedition. If we plan to participate in your operation, our scholars may need to stay in Barbados temporarily, and we need to ensure that they can go to Europe safely when something happens to us. Connect with our people in Europe." Zheng Zhihu said.

"That's natural." Blake also promised that the governor of Barbados would entertain the scientific research personnel of the global voyage fleet.

After Zheng Zhihu returned, he called everyone together and asked them about participating in the Royal Navy's attack on the two islands of Cuba and Haiti occupied by the Spanish.

The formal naval officers and soldiers under Zheng Zhihu were very enthusiastic.

They are naval soldiers temporarily transferred from the Zhili Fleet and the Beiyang Fleet, and they are very eager to make military achievements.And the improvement of the achievements of the Admiralty has always been slow. When they encountered the opportunity to start a war, they seemed impatient!

"The cadets in the Naval Lecture Hall are still in the internship period, so they don't need to participate in this battle." Zheng Zhihu said to the naval cadets.

"After completing this voyage, we are formal naval soldiers, which shows that we have the ability to fight and can become a qualified imperial navy soldier. We also want to participate in this battle!" Zheng Chenggong and other naval students also want to participate in this battle. The battle that became "Pirates of the Caribbean" for the first time.

"Perhaps it will be of great benefit to let this group of students participate in this naval battle. Many previous sessions of our naval lecture hall students are actually in a stable homeland and have no actual combat experience until now." A naval officer suggested to Zheng Zhihu.

"Okay, it's time for you recruits to go to the battlefield. Use the skills you have learned, and live and die in battle." Zheng Zhihu finally agreed to let this class of students who have not yet become formal naval soldiers participate in this dangerous battle. action.

(End of this chapter)