The Most Powerful Man in the World

It is precisely such an altar that Chu Yi left him to be able to use the power of luck to change the world.

Zhu Houzhao clearly found that since the fleets he dispatched expanded overseas, his own luck had risen very fast, especially the establishment of each vassal state, which made his luck even more so. soared.

Apparently, Zhu Houzhao realized a shortcut to collect luck, he would destroy a country and win a country's luck.

Zhu Houzhao was obviously not satisfied with the mere millions of luck, otherwise, Zhu Houzhao would not have urged Wang Yangming to send a large army to occupy the western land.

After all, Zhu Houzhao didn't care too much about dividing the seal even if it was thousands of miles away, but in order to collect luck, let alone thousands of miles away, no matter how far it was, as long as Daming's soldiers could arrive, then everything would not be a problem.

With the implementation of the emperor's will, the originally silent Daming navy gathered again, and a huge overseas feudal kingdom appeared, which naturally gave birth to countless business opportunities, which caused many maritime merchants to frequently go to sea.

Under this circumstance, a large number of ships were built, which naturally made the Ming shipbuilding industry show a terrible prosperity. A large number of craftsmen participated in it, and ships with different functions were built.

The new warships built under the supervision of Chu Yi have now been updated for three generations, and it can be said that each generation is more advanced than the previous generation.

The huge warships have improved a lot compared to the original new warships, both in terms of hull and artillery power.

With the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War built as many as a dozen of the latest warships at a time, and now the third-generation new warships have been launched.

With more than a dozen warships as the core, hundreds of warships plus numerous auxiliary ships are like a huge sea monster.

In order to implement the will of the emperor, Daming directly dispatched hundreds of large ships to assist in the transportation of materials, but it was stunned to carry as many as tens of thousands of elite soldiers, along with this fleet of Daming's latest warships, went straight to the west. .

The Strait of Gibraltar is an important port connecting the Mediterranean Sea. It can be said that if the countries along the Mediterranean coast want to go to sea, they must pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. In this case, the importance of the Strait of Gibraltar can be imagined.

It can be said that no matter what power it is, anyone who can occupy the Strait of Gibraltar, even if it sets a checkpoint and collects taxes, can get rich.

As maritime hegemons, Portugal and Spain are inherently very close to the Strait of Gibraltar, so it is said that the two countries have fought over and over again in order to compete for the Strait of Gibraltar.

But in the end, Spain overwhelmed Portugal and took such an important strait, which is extremely important as the throat of Western countries, in its hands.

Occupying the Strait of Gibraltar can block the Mediterranean countries in the Mediterranean Sea. This is not only an important maritime trade port, but also has extremely important military significance.

For hundreds of years, more than one or two wars broke out just to compete for such a strait.

Hundreds of years later, as a rising star, the Empire of Never Setting Sun fought against Spain, and finally forcibly took the Strait of Gibraltar as its own, and even forced Spain to permanently cede the Strait of Gibraltar to the Empire of Never Setting Sun.

Even in later generations, no matter how Spain protested or worked hard, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets did not give up the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain.

It is conceivable that in such an important strait port, Spain must have a heavy army here. It can even be said that almost three or four percent of Spain's navy is stationed in the Strait of Gibraltar, just in case.

On this day, as the Governor of the Strait of Gibraltar, Duke Rose held a meeting in the Governor's Palace, and looked at the military and political parties present solemnly.

The expressions of the military and political officials were also extremely solemn, because not long ago, they received a message that the Daming fleet, which had been wandering in the Atlantic like a ghost, appeared outside the Strait of Gibraltar.

Spain, as one of the strongest naval powers in the West, has fought against the Daming Fleet more than once, so they know the strength of the fleet led by Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun.

Many overseas colonies were lost, and the Kingdom of Spain was naturally clamoring to gather strength to teach Ming a lesson from top to bottom.

After all, Spain is now at the peak of its national strength. It has defeated the Netherlands and Portugal, and has become the first power in the sea.

Although it is said that in the future the title of the most powerful country in the sea will be taken away by the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, Spain is indeed a maritime power in the West, and has a strong self-confidence.

Even under this circumstance, when these gentlemen mentioned the fleet of Daming, they all showed solemnity, fear and even hatred.

As soon as Duke Rose's voice fell, a naval admiral suddenly stood up and said, "Duke, Mingren is simply deceiving people too much. It's just a matter of taking my Spanish territory overseas. If you lose it, you will lose it. Our Spain is not. I can't afford to lose, but now they have appeared outside the Strait of Gibraltar, what are they trying to do?"

"General Levy is right. The Strait of Gibraltar is the lifeblood of my Spain, and there is absolutely no room for failure. The Ming people's fleet appeared outside the Strait of Gibraltar.

A famous soldier expressed his attitude one after another, and even the consuls were silent. Naturally, these officials did not want to see the outbreak of war. After all, once the war broke out, it would inevitably affect the shipping in the Strait of Gibraltar.

You must know that in this strait alone, there are tens of thousands of taels of tax collected in one day. It is conceivable that once the war breaks out, it will inevitably affect the commerce and trade of the Strait of Gibraltar.

This kind of loss is just thinking about it, these consuls will be heartbroken.

Duke Qiangwei glanced at the officials who kept their mouths shut, and said with a glint in his eyes: "If you have no other opinions, then this gentleman will issue an order!"

Immediately, everyone looked at Duke Qiangwei in unison. Although they said that they had some guesses in their hearts, when Duke Qiangwei spoke, everyone was shocked.

"To rectify the troops, we must destroy the Ming fleet in the first battle to defend the interests of my Spain!"

In order to prepare for the war, Duke Rose sent the news back to the kingdom as soon as possible. Although the King of Portugal and other government officials said they were shocked, all the requests for Duke Rose were all agreed.

A large amount of material resources have been continuously transported to the Strait of Gibraltar. A full [-] soldiers have entered the Strait of Gibraltar. In addition to the [-] soldiers in the original strait, now a strait such as the Strait of Gibraltar is stationed in a strait. There are as many as thirteen thousand soldiers. If you count the naval soldiers, there are almost thirty thousand soldiers and horses.

There are millions of Spanish nationals and only a few hundred thousand soldiers. To be able to recruit such a number of troops is already the limit of the troops that Spain can recruit in a short period of time.

The actions of the Spaniards were naturally seen in the eyes of Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others in the sea. On the flagship, in addition to Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, Jiao Yuan and others, there were also several white-skinned and blond westerners. .

Needless to say, these people were Westerners who were overwhelmed by Daming's powerful combat power. At this moment, several Xiyi were pointing at the Strait of Gibraltar and said to Yu Dayou: "General, this is the Strait of Gibraltar, which can be said to be the Mediterranean countries. The throat, controlling the Strait of Gibraltar, is directly choking off the export of the Mediterranean countries to the sea."

These Xiyi articulation is very vague, obviously the pronunciation is not standard, but it is quite difficult to be able to speak the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty.

But Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others have been wandering overseas for a few years, but they have learned several barbarian languages, and it is not a problem to talk directly to people in the West.

With a light cough, Yu Dayou looked at the port in the distance, and after listening to these Xiyi people introduce the importance of this strait, Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun couldn't help but take a few more glances.

You must know that at this time, Yu Dayou and others broke into the sea off the Strait of Gibraltar, and they really had the idea of ​​occupying such a port.

After all, along the way, the ports seized from the Xiyi people are not one or two. Otherwise, their supply alone will be a problem, so whenever the fleet's supply is less than half, they will Choose a port of the Xiyi people to occupy, and replenish the supply.

At the beginning, Yu Dayou and others really regarded the Strait of Gibraltar as a general port. Now, when these few Xiyi people who have joined them realize the importance of this port, whether it is Yu Dayou or Yue Buqun, Jiao Yuan and others have realized a problem: will the Spaniards go mad when they appear here!

The Spaniards are naturally crazy, they can lose everything, but the Strait of Gibraltar cannot be lost. If the Strait of Gibraltar is lost, it is not as simple as losing face, but more importantly, losing a flowing golden river, King If you do not agree, the people will also not agree.

One after another warships sailed out of the port, and hundreds of warships appeared on the sea surface in black.

Even if Yu Dayou, Jiao Yuan and others, who had fought with the Xiyi people more than once, were faintly shocked when they saw such a momentum.

It can only be said that the response of the Spaniards this time is really too great. You must know that when they attacked those ports in the past, many times, the Xiyi people who guarded those ports directly abandoned the ports and fled without even a trace of resistance.

As for gathering so many soldiers and horses at once this time, and even taking the initiative to attack, it is really very rare.

"withdraw!"

Yu Dayou gave a decisive and incomparable order, and saw the ships turn around and leave, without any nostalgia.

By the time the Spanish navy arrived at the sea where the Daming fleet was, Daming's fleet had already escaped for more than ten miles.

Seeing that they couldn't catch up, the desolate horn sound and the flag of retreat were hung on the flagship, and the Spanish army that had rushed in slowly returned to the port.

At the same time, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others were watching every move of the Spanish Navy with the help of telescopic mirrors.

"My good fellow, these Xiyi people are too sensitive, so many soldiers and horses have gathered here at once..."

Looking at Yu Dayou's eagerness to try, Jiao Yuan on the side looked at Yu Dayou with a light cough and said, "General Yu, you must not go to war with him. After several battles, the shells on the ship are running out. At most, it can support two or three naval battles, and even a battle of this scale, I am afraid that one naval battle is not enough to support..."

Hearing what Jiao Yuan said, Yu Dayou couldn't help frowning. As the commander of the army, he was more focused on commanding the army. As for logistics, Yu Dayou didn't really want to go. Gao Yuan was given to deal with it.

No one knows the situation of the entire fleet better than Jiao Yuan, so when Jiao Yuan mentioned the issue of artillery shells, Yu Dayou was like an eggplant hit by frost, and the whole person wilted a lot.

As a soldier, Yu Dayou thinks more about how to fight and kill. As for logistics, he has a headache when he thinks about it.

Staring at Jiao Yuan, Yu Dayou said, "We have carried so many artillery shells, and His Majesty even sent a fleet to transport a large number of artillery shells. Why are there suddenly not enough artillery shells?"

Jiao Yuan couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile: "General Yu, don't forget, no matter how much material and artillery are replenished, it can't help but be consumed by battles again and again."

Yue Buqun coughed lightly and said to Yu Dayou: "General Yu, what Mr. Jiao said is true, we have run out of supplies and artillery fire, I'm afraid we can't stand the consumption of a huge naval battle!"

Taking a deep breath, Yu Dayou couldn't help looking at Jiao Yuan and said, "Master Jiao, when will the supplies from the imperial court arrive?"

Jiao Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, Jiao is really far away, we don't even know when the imperial supply fleet will arrive, especially now that we have penetrated deep into the heart of the West, even if we are all the way. Many Xiyi strongholds in the coastal area have been destroyed, but it is impossible to eliminate all hidden dangers. In this case, the supply fleet of the imperial court may not be able to arrive smoothly."

Taking a look at the port, Yu Dayou said unwillingly: "Damn, if you give this general enough material and shells, Yu must take this port!"

in the port

In a stone-built hall, led by Duke Rose, dozens of admirals gathered together. Compared with the previous dignified expression and depressed atmosphere, this time the hall seemed very relaxed.

The faces of the admirals were filled with excitement and joy.

General Levi tasted the wine in the wine glass, and said with a bit of disdain: "I thought the Ming people were cruel and difficult to deal with, but I don't think they are people who bully the soft and fear the hard. When they saw our army, they fled without fighting, and so on. Army, what are we to fear!"

"Hahaha, everyone, have a drink together, for my victory, long live the Kingdom of Spain!"

"Long live the Kingdom of Spain for our victory!"

A famous general raised the glass and shouted in unison.

The Duke of Rose, who was sitting in the first place, said with a bit of pride on his face: "This Duke has said that he is only a well-known person, and how can he be an opponent of my Spanish kingdom!"

"The duke's reputation has spread far and wide, and Ming people have fled!"

General Levi stood up suddenly, raised the wine glass and said to Duke Rose: "Lord Duke, the last commander asked to pursue the Mingren fleet, and this Mingren fleet must be left behind."

Duke Rose couldn't help but frown slightly. He glanced at General Levi, then glanced at the generals, slowly shook his head and said, "General Levi, I'll let Duke consider this matter."

General Levi took a step forward and insisted: "I also ask the duke to make a decision early, just from the fact that the Mingren escaped, we can see the fact that the Mingren are strong outside the middle, if the Duke can fight and set off this army in my western land. If the turbulent Ming people fleet is completely destroyed, the name of the duke will spread throughout Europe and will be preached by countless people."

When Duke Rose heard General Levi say this, his eyes showed a bit of emotion, but he was still a little hesitant. After all, the Daming Fleet's fierce name was out, and he did not dare to make up his mind to gamble easily. .

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On the one hand, it is the temptation of the famous Western land, and on the other hand, there is a risk of failure once the attack is launched. Being in the position of the Duke of Roses, the fate of a fleet is decided in a single thought. It is no wonder that the Duke of Roses will be like this. hesitate.

There are people who are warlike, and there must be people who are afraid of war. The military has always been divided into two factions. This has always been a very normal thing in all countries.

General Levi is obviously a representative of the militant faction. Just when he asked the Duke of Rose for his life, and Duke of Rose was obviously hesitant, a veteran stood up and said to Duke Rose: "Lord Duke, There is a saying in the East that the poor thieves should not be chased, and the fighting power of the Ming people is extremely fierce, there is no doubt about this, if the pursuit fails, what will be the consequences, has the Duke ever thought about it..."

When General Levi heard the words, he immediately said to the veteran: "General Harry, you are too high to see Mingren. Didn't you see the Mingren fleet fleeing when they saw our fleet? There is a risk of failure in any war. Is it because there is a risk of failure not to fight? When did my Spanish kingdom lose the courage to fight with others?"

General Levi's words were loud, especially when it was said that the Kingdom of Spain did not even have the courage to fight against others. Almost [-] to [-]% of the generals around him changed expressions, some people showed excitement on their faces, and some people showed shame. color.

The next moment, General Levi said solemnly to Duke Rose: "Please make an early decision, Lord Duke!"

The Duke of Roses was able to put away the glory and wealth and not enjoy it. Instead, he asked to come to supervise the battle. It can be seen that Duke Rose is not that kind of waste, and he has a bit of blood in his heart.

At this moment, I was stimulated by General Levi's words, and my head suddenly became hot, and I suddenly got up, slapped the table with a slap, and said solemnly with a glint in his eyes: "Let Ming people experience my Spanish The kingdom's navy is mighty."

After making a decision, Duke Rose looked at the generals and said, "Everyone, the glory of the Kingdom of Spain will be entrusted to everyone!"

"For Spain, for the glory of the kingdom..."

"For Spain, for the glory of the kingdom..."

It was only about half an hour, and the Spanish fleet that had withdrawn from the port once again sailed out of the port in a mighty manner.

Hundreds of warships sailed out of the port, and the situation was really amazing. At this time, Spain already had the momentum of the Armada.

When the Spanish navy was at its peak, the naval fleet, known as the Armada, was invincible across the ocean. As a result, it was defeated by the Empire of the Sun in the first battle. Since then, the Empire of the Sun has stepped on the Kingdom of Spain to become the world's No. [-] naval power.

Therefore, the strength of the Spanish navy today can definitely be called the No. [-] naval power in the West. Portugal was defeated by Spain, and the empire on which the sun never sets is still trying to catch up. Only the Spanish warships traverse the sea, and it is rare to meet an opponent. .

The mighty ships were scattered on the vast ocean and chased in the direction of the Daming fleet.

On the surface of the sea more than ten kilometers away, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others were on the flagship. Not long ago, the talents discussed the result, that is to temporarily avoid the edge of the Spanish Navy, not because of fear, but because of their own limitations. The logistical materials are insufficient, and it is indeed too risky to fight against it.

Yu Dayou suppressed his belligerent heart and sent an order: "I will order the army to withdraw to Blair Port and wait for the domestic logistics supplies!"