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Chapter 576 Franco is Back
"I really don't know! Maybe"

"Maybe what?"

"Perhaps you want to spare my life and come back to report to you?"

Armando said carefully.

report?

Felipe IV fell silent.

What letter to report?

What does Akito want to do?
Didn’t Franco go to Ming Dynasty?

Why haven't you come back yet?

"Where did you drop them?"

"I didn't get rid of it." Armando began to sweat on his forehead.

"Then how did you escape back?"

"Our boat chased them all the way, and they ran all the way. Finally, they finally entered the port of Veracruz."

"What?" Felipe IV stood up immediately. "They entered the port of Veracruz? Did they have any conflicts with our people?"

"Have"

"What the hell is going on!? What are you talking about!?"

As soon as Felipe IV saw his expression, he knew that the situation might not be good, and he roared anxiously.

"We fled all the way, and they chased us all the way. We entered the port of Veracruz. As soon as our warship approached, they opened fire. Later, more warships surrounded us, but they were all sunk.

Their warships were rampaging through the harbor, unstoppable.When I came back, I had lost dozens of warships, large and small."

"My mother, you bastard! You still have the face to come back!? Dozens of warships! Ah!!!"

Felipe IV was almost crazy with desire and his eyes were red.

Dozens of warships are not a small number.

Neither the warship itself nor the sailors on board can do it in a short time.

"I asked you to test it. How did you test it? Why did Akito react so loudly?"

"I approached them and ordered the men below to fire several rounds at them."

"Did you fire first?"

"Yes,"

"Did they sink their warship?"

"No, no."

"Haha, you are very good! You don't even have the brain of a pig. I asked you to test it. You can use various methods, but you just learned the stupidest one! It's better now. We couldn't beat them in the first place. , and now that I am being unreasonable, I will definitely suffer this loss!"

Felipe IV sat slumped on the ground, no longer in the mood to scold Armando.

Who recommended this idiot?

By the way, Marquis of Babs.

"Come here, call me the Marquis of Babis."

A guard ran in with a clang, and after receiving the order, he ran out with a clang.

Armando lay motionless on the ground, praying to his Royal Highness to let him go.

The Marquis of Babes did not come, and news was sent in that Edgardo's subordinates requested an audience with His Royal Highness.

Now he didn't dare to miss any news about the Port of Veracruz, and immediately summoned this young officer who had no chance to see him on weekdays.

I thought the news that dozens of warships were bombed and sunk was the worst.

Unexpectedly, Edgardo was also arrested and extorted hundreds of thousands of property. It was said that their soldiers were frightened and they must compensate for the gun fired first!
If compensation is not given, the port of Veracruz will be blown to pieces!

"Robber! Robber! These guys are bullying people!"

In the end, Felipe IV couldn't hold back and smashed all the decorative bottles and jars at hand.

It's their fault.

In other words, people are just finding a reason now. With their strength, it seems that it is not impossible to steal openly.

In the fury of Felipe IV, the Marquis of Bapes arrived.

When Felipe IV was caught, he cursed again and again, so hard that he couldn't even lift his head.

What's next?
This is the question that Felipe IV wants to know most.

"Your Highness the King, the leader of the Ming people said that they came to us to do business with us. They also said they wanted to see you."

Do business?
Is there any fucking business like this?

"Armando was deprived of his title because of his incompetence. Marquis de Babis, whose recommendation was unknown, was demoted to count. Everyone, please go out and leave me alone."

Felipe IV waved his hands feebly and slumped down on the throne alone.

No matter how angry he was, there was a reality he had to accept at this moment.

That is, although Daming only sent dozens of warships, if they enter the European battlefield, it will be fatal to the left and right of the battle situation.

If we cooperate with them, we might be able to use their power to suppress the Dutch and completely defeat them.The benefits gained by then would be much greater than the loss of dozens of warships.

On the other hand, if they don't seize this opportunity and Akito turns around and colludes with the Dutch, then his king may end up in trouble.Compared with the current loss, this was the most unacceptable thing for him.

As a king, he knew better than anyone how to maintain his power.

Although Akito was very tough and even made him pay for the beating. Although Akito made him lose face, he couldn't find any reason not to cooperate with them if it was based on interests.

No matter the dead soldiers, the destroyed warships, or the compensation, they are not as important as his throne.

We still have to meet him first.

what to do?Should I go to the port of Veracruz?Will he be looked down upon?But that seems more sincere?
Felipe IV was in a dilemma.

Then he called the young officer who reported the news over and asked about the situation at the port in detail.

After learning that Akito had withdrawn to the open sea with his fleet after requesting compensation, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In this case, it means that the other party has no intention of completely breaking up with us, and it seems that he is just seeking money.In this case, there is still room for discussion.

So he issued an order to ask the officials below to actively cooperate and prepare all the compensation required by Mingren.Then he sent a confidant to the port of Veracruz to stand by and take advantage of the handover of supplies to express his position and see if he could invite the leader of the other party to meet in Mexico City.

News of Akito's fleet's battle in the port of Veracruz quickly spread throughout Mexico City.

Basically everyone could not accept such humiliation. They were all filled with righteous indignation and asked to see Felipe IV one after another, demanding war with Akito and refusing to pay any compensation in order to save Spain's face.

In this regard, Felipe IV had a tough attitude and asked the people below to resolutely implement the plan according to their own ideas.

The days that followed were fairly peaceful.

The Spanish side is actively preparing supplies, while the Jiexuelong on the other side is patiently waiting for Franco's return.

More than 20 days later, the port sent a small boat to convey the news that all the supplies were ready, and asked Jie Xuelong how to receive the goods.

Jie Xuelong rejected the proposal to dock and asked them to take pictures of the boat and send the things to the sea.

Although the speed is a bit slow, safety is guaranteed.

So it took three days just to receive these supplies.

Franco returned 20 days after receiving the supplies.

(End of this chapter)