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Chapter 1631 The World Fleet Arrives in London

The situation in continental Europe is out of control again, even in the cold winter there are endless wars.

At the end of winter, a small fleet arrived in London from Barbados via the Canary Islands in Northwest Africa.

There are five ships in this fleet, and there are more or less repair marks on the hull. Obviously, many accidents occurred during the voyage.

"We are at last in the City of London."

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zheng Chenggong looked at the buildings on the banks of the Thames, and there were many Chinese ships with dragon flags on the river.

"It seems that your father has successfully arrived here."

Zheng Chenggong and others still avoided the northwest route where icebergs might appear in winter, chose the safer southern route across the Atlantic Ocean, and came to London.Instead of reaching Portsmouth, where they were garrisoned, they could not wait to go straight to London.

Seeing the Chinese ships lined up on the banks of the Thames, Zheng Chenggong judged that Chu Yun and the others had arrived in Europe ahead of schedule by taking the Indian route.

"I'll be able to see my parents soon." Ling'er looked excitedly at the dragon flag fluttering in the wind.

"His parents are also in Europe?" Hannah didn't know Ling'er's identity yet, and only thought that some powerful son came to participate in this adventure.

"Yes." Zheng Chenggong said.

The arrival of the circumnavigation fleet in the city of London is equivalent to completing half of the voyage.The route to the Americas is an unknown route, and it is also the most dangerous route, while the remaining routes to Africa and India have been explored by navigators and colonists for hundreds of years and are quite mature.

Their arrival brought the customs officials from England to check, and the English customs were already familiar with dealing with ships from China.

"The Grand Commander, the Chinese and the English are in dispute with the Spaniards. They don't seem to care about the Spanish Armada, and they still want to send troops to help us deal with the Ottoman Empire."

"Isn't that great? If they give up our support because of the Spanish threat, we will be in trouble. If the island is surrounded by tens of thousands of Turks, we will starve and countless members will die."

Castella wandered around the docks with a few Knights of the Hospitaller.

With the end of the cold winter, they are about to return to the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea to resist the massive attack of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea.

Suddenly, they saw five ships appearing at the dock.

The size of these five ships is not very large. The largest ship is a small and medium-sized warship with 24 artillery pieces. They can berth directly at the dock.

"Dragon Flag is a ship of the Chinese people, and they have a few more ships coming to the city of London."

"Grand Leader, look at the group of people who disembarked, does that look like Miss Hannah?" A knight seemed to have discovered something amazing.

"Hannah?" Castella looked in the direction the knight was pointing at, and saw a blond woman wearing a navy-style overcoat, with a saber and musket hanging from her waist, carrying a suitcase that also looked like a standard, right Also on the arm is the armband of the Admiralty Intern.

"No way, she looks like a different person from when she left the island of Malta a few years ago..."

Castella can't believe how much her sister has changed in just a few years.

"Let's go have a look."

Castella stepped forward with several knights.

Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Chenggong and others looked at the houses in foreign countries curiously. They took the initiative to deal with the English customs and confirmed that Chu Yun lived in Whitehall Palace.

"My lord, they have really arrived in England. We can go to visit him, which means that we have completed half of the trip." Zheng Zhihu said.

Zheng Chenggong followed his uncle to negotiate with the English Customs. From the corner of his eye, he saw several knights with French, German, and Italian blood coming.

"Hannah, it's really you! I don't even recognize it!"

After Castella approached the group, he saw that the woman among the many crew members was indeed his sister.

"Ah! Brother, long time no see!" Hannah never expected that her brother would suddenly appear in the city of London, and gave him a long-lost hug in surprise.

"I heard from the Chinese that you joined their navy and participated in their voyage around the world. You arrived in England this time from the west route?" Castella stroked her sister's hair.

"Yes, we came here from the West Indies, and spent half the winter in New England."

Several members of the Knights of the Hospital reunited after a long absence, talking in a language that Zheng Chenggong could not understand.

"In the past, I let you stay in the island of Malta and not allow you to go to sea to fight for your protection, but you still took this path after all. Is the sea the home of our hospital knights?" Castella knew himself My younger sister is valued in the Navy Department of the Kyushu Army, and I don't know whether it is joy or worry.

Battles, diseases, and storms at sea are extremely dangerous. Countless admirals from various countries have died in battle. It is too risky to embark on the road of the navy.

"Miss Hannah, will you return to our island of Malta and fight side by side with us?" asked several knights brought by Castella.

"I'm afraid that if I study at their Naval Academy, I will have to serve their fleet until I retire. I will apply to serve in the fleet stationed in England, and I will still be able to return to Malta from time to time," Hannah said.

"This is probably God's guidance, maybe this is your destiny. By the way, are you married now?" As an older brother, Castella is naturally most worried about Hannah's personal affairs.

Hannah shook her head: "Not yet."

"It doesn't matter. Our Knights have many brave young people. I can also go to Italy or France to find some noble families to marry. Although our Hospital Knights have a small family background, it can be regarded as a force in the Mediterranean." Cass Terra laughed.

"Brother, I'm still sailing around the world, and I have to go back to the capital of Huaxia, and then apply to the Ministry of the Navy for the Fourth Fleet. It may take three or four years before I can return to Malta." Hannah said.

"How about that? By then you will be an old girl. I will apply with their adults to allow you to get married in Malta before going to the East." Hearing that Hannah still has to go through a process, Castella couldn't help but say. .

"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing!" Hannah said hastily.

Alarmed that adult because of her private affairs?Hannah's current status is only a prospective graduate student in the Navy Lecture Hall, and she is still far away from Chu Yun, who is above the Ministry of the Navy.

"You don't know, the Ottoman Empire intends to attack the Mediterranean on a large scale. We are ready to defeat their offensive with the Chinese and the English. You can return to the island of Malta with us. There will be many noble children from Italy in this anti-Ottoman alliance. Participate, and settle your marriage by the way," Castella said.

(End of this chapter)