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Chapter 1618 Occupation of Haiti
"This treasure ship is worth £10!"

One by one, English sailors jumped onto the disabled Spanish treasure ship, and the Spanish captain and sailors on the treasure ship became their captives.

Captain Blake, who was on the front line, hurriedly counted the spoils of the treasure ship, and found that the gold, silver and goods in the treasure ship were worth about 10 pounds.

The treasure from this one treasure ship can be used to build two Kings of the Seas!

"There should be quite a few treasure ships in Haiti. If we grab a few more ships, we will have enough funds for our Royal Navy next year." Blake looked excitedly at the boxes of gold and silver unearthed by the Spaniards from South America.

It's hard to imagine how much gold and silver they brought back to Spain in treasure ships over the past century!

The treasure ship became a captive of the fleet, which coveted the wealth of the Spaniards even more.

The fleet landed on Haiti, and Prince Rupert personally led 5000 Irish soldiers to this important West Indian island for the Spaniards.

The Spaniards also learned that they were facing a powerful "Pirates of the Caribbean" threat. According to the return of the escaped treasure ship, the pirate fleet suddenly appeared in the Caribbean Sea with more than 30 ships and powerful firepower.

"There are no pirates in the Caribbean who can organize such a large fleet. It must be a fleet from a European kingdom who wants to occupy our colony in the name of pirates. French? Or Dutch?"

"Possibly English."

"Impossible. The English had to make peace with us because they were defeated by Spain. They probably don't have the courage to attack us yet."

"You forget that King Charles of England has been killed, and the new one is Queen Sophia, who knows if she will become an enemy of Spain like Queen Elizabeth."

The governor of Spain and a group of officers below could immediately see that it was not local pirates who attacked the treasure ship.Pirates in the Caribbean use larger ocean-going ships, and it is difficult to gather more than 30 large ships here, and they have to work together.The only explanation is that the fleet came from mainland Europe.

5000 Irish soldiers led by Prince Rupert swept across the island of Haiti, captured several villages and towns one after another, obtained food supplies from the local area, and approached the city of Santo Domingo.

Sir Pennington, Colonel Black and others led the Royal Fleet to block the city of Santo Domingo by sea.

"There are at least three treasure ships inside." Zheng He, where Zheng Chenggong was located, was patrolling the periphery, spying on the situation in the port.

"The next step is to look at the signal of the landing force, and then we can launch a general attack." Hannah was wearing a sword on her waist and using a small pair of binoculars, and she was also observing the situation in the port. A coastal defense fort is here to defend the harbor, unless we occupy the fort from land, we will be able to loot these treasure ships."

"These things will be left to Prince Rupert," Zheng Chenggong said.

The Spaniards did not have many defenders on the island of Haiti.In other words, for the Kingdom of Spain with a population of 1000 million, it is impossible to station a large number of troops in Cuba, Haiti, Central America, Peru, Mexico and many other places. They can only build strong fortresses, Defend vast colonies with as few troops as possible.

Prince Rupert's 5000 Irish soldiers appeared to be numerous here, and he quickly cleared the outer barriers surrounding Santo Domingo, and formed a siege of Santo Domingo with the navy.

The attack on the Spanish forts and forts began, and Sir Pennington and Colonel Blake launched an attack on the city of Santo Domingo in a very dangerous way-the fleet took the initiative to attack the coastal defense batteries.

The fleet of Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Chenggong also participated in the battle to destroy the Spanish fort. Their solid shells fell on the Spanish fortress like a meteor shower!
The Spanish artillerymen fought back with cannons on the fort. A fierce artillery battle took place by the sea, and the fleet successfully attracted firepower for Prince Rupert to capture the city of Santo Domingo.

Hundreds of spherical shells flew across the air, and one shell even flew not far from Zheng Chenggong, falling into the sea and splashing water.

"what!!!"

A naval cadet was hit by a shell and screamed. He lost an arm in an instant and was still bleeding a lot!

"Military doctor, stop the bleeding!" Hannah, as the leader of the group, nervously called the doctor on board.

The faces of the naval cadets who experienced the brutal battle for the first time were all pale. They were not so miserable in the previous training, and they had never seen blood.

This battle is destined to leave an extremely deep impression on their students. At sea, the captain and the crew have to perform their duties in battle. The shells may kill anyone, even if he is an officer. No exception.

The confrontation between the fleet and the fort lasted for an hour. A section of the wall of the Spanish fort was damaged by solid bullets, and a few sailors on the side of the fleet were also killed by stray bullets, but no ship was sunk by the fort yet.

"Two of us were killed and three were seriously injured."

Zheng He counted the number of casualties after the battle was temporarily over, and found that the loss was quite large.

"Be sure to take good care of them..." Zheng Chenggong could only hand over the seriously injured classmate to the doctor on board for emergency assistance.

He began to understand the cruelty of war. It was just shooting at the fort on the periphery. If it was a real fleet fighting against the sea, the number of deaths would be even greater.

"God will lead you to heaven." Hannah prayed devoutly for the students who died in battle.

The battle on Haiti Island lasted for a day. Under the fierce offensive of Prince Rupert on land, the Spaniards in Santo Domingo couldn't hold on, and finally surrendered.

The fleet occupied the city of Santo Domingo, captured hundreds of Spanish soldiers, and captured dozens of artillery pieces.There are quite a few Spanish residents and slaves on the entire island, and their number is estimated to be in the tens of thousands, scattered in different villages and towns.

The three treasure ships that took refuge in the harbor became the spoils of the Royal Fleet.

"You are English! According to the Treaty of Madrid, we should be in a peaceful relationship. If you tear up the treaty and declare war, it will destroy our relationship. Our king will punish you for breaking your promise. The Armada will Will come to England again!" The Spanish governor in Haiti was furious when he identified the attackers.

He did not expect that it was not the French and the Netherlands who were at war with Spain who attacked Haiti, but the cunning English who fell into trouble and set off a war with Spain again.

"The Armada is not what it used to be, and our Royal Navy is not what it used to be." Sir Pennington sneered.

(End of this chapter)