Terrifying Naval Fleet
Chapter 734:Terrifying Naval Fleet
Daming Marines finally set out, prepared for nearly half a month later, this morning, Zhang Bin ordered, more than a thousand warships from the Taijiang River in the sea, and then lined up in a neat formation, all the way to the south.
This time, Zhang Bin was ready to take two hundred town-distance cruisers and two hundred Weiyuan battleships to the mainland, but from the city of Fujian Marines almost all the town far cruisers, Weiyuan battleships and light iron armored ships, because he did not go straight to the mainland this time, he had to go to some places in the middle to solve some problems.
Schweier had not yet recovered from the shock, although he had seen these warships more than once in the past few days, but the scene of such a huge fleet at sea still shocked him, this pomp Portugal is impossible, because the whole of Portugal can fight the male count is less than 100,000, and the Daming Empire this huge fleet of land and sea combined not less than 200,000!
The Daming Marine Division fleet is sailing on the sea, this time the fleet did not take a special channel, take the main channel from the southeast coast of Daming to Manila, along the merchant ships are in front of the road of light armored ships informed in advance, first open the channel, waiting on the side, waiting, waiting for the Daming Mariner fleet after the past and then return to the channel.
At first, almost everyone is a little inexplicable, the waterway is not drawn, so wide sea, no matter how you open it, as long as the general direction is correct, why do you have to open the "waterway" more than ten miles away?
When they saw the fleet of the Daming Marine Division, they were only shocked, except for shock or shock, whether it was a Daming merchant or a sea merchant in other countries, it was stunned by the huge fleet of Daming Shui.
At this time, the telescope has not been popular, the general vendors are impossible to buy the telescope, and the Daming Water Division fleet of more than a thousand warships even arranged in a tens of miles long dragon, the width is nearly 20 miles, if you do not take the telescope to see, give people the feeling that the vertical can not look at the head, horizontal can not see the head, this is how many warships ah!
At this time, Daming's vendors in addition to shock, there are surprises, although they have heard that the Daming Marine Division is very powerful, but the real sight of the Daming Marine Division is not much, because Fujian Marine Division is generally working with Dongshengtang, other merchants want to meet them is difficult, now they see such a huge Mariner fleet, how can not be surprised, Daming Water Division Fleet is so powerful, they are afraid of being bullied outside?Dare to bully us, when our Mariner fleet comes, absolutely beat you to find your teeth!
As for the merchants of other countries, in addition to the shock is afraid that there is only fear left, such a powerful Mariner fleet, it is almost desperate, who has done it!
At noon the next day, the fleet entered the first destination of the trip, Manila Bay.
At this time, the Spanish governor of Manila, Coquela, was shocked and with a glimmer of despair, of course, he had a telescope, and he had already been informed that today's His Highness the Grandfather of the Daming Empire, the former governor of the southeastern governor of the Daming Empire, Zhang Bin, would lead the fleet to visit.
However, he did not expect that the duke would come to visit with such a huge fleet, the size of the warships of at least a thousand, their Spanish Armada has not had such a huge lineup ah, not to mention that their Spanish Armada has disappeared, such a huge fleet, it is not easy to say, to destroy them Spain!
What is this duke doing?
He did not understand, because they Spain and the Daming Empire were very friendly, the Daming Empire had sold them warships to the Dutch, they had been supplying the Da Ming Empire with coarse copper, he himself because of the duke's highness sitting in the position of the Spanish governor, and also with the duke's "rented" merchant ship to earn the sky, he and the duke should be considered "knowledge", at least, he thought.
So, what exactly was the duke’s great fleet coming to Manila for?
Attacking Manila?
It is impossible, if this duke wants to capture Manila, send a hundred warships, bring so many warships, waste!
Do you show strength in front of yourself?
It is not necessary, they are in Spain now themselves to protect themselves, where dare to fight the idea of the Daming Empire, even if the duke does not bring a warship, they Spain will not have any unrealistic idea of the Daming Empire!
He really wondered why Zhang Bin brought so many warships to come, can only stand on the dock respectfully waiting, the duke is not only the great figure of the Ming Empire, or most of his gold owners, this rich master he dare not offend.
So many warships of the Daming Water Division's fleet poured into Manila Bay, the common people of Manila can naturally see that the beaches on both sides of the port are already full of busy civilians, the Daming Empire is not hostile to them, this everyone knows, because there are many shops of the Great Ming Empire in the city, and they still have money to run in the royal city, to the Daming Empire and their relations are not good, the governor will let people open the king city.
Since we know that the Daming Empire has a good relationship with them and will not hit them, such a huge fleet will naturally come to see what the scene of thousands of warships gathered together, no one has seen it, and no one does not want to see it, so as long as the civilians who heard the news have come, the whole port is bustling around.
At this time, on the flagship of the Daming Water Master, Zhang Bin was sitting at a generous table full of smiles and chatting with Nanyang Hou Zheng Zhilong, while Schweil, who sat on the other side, was a little unslightened, because he did not understand why Zhang Bin came to Manila, and also appointed him to accompany him to meet with Governor Coquila of Manila, Spain.
To change five or six years ago, he will not have any strange feeling, because at that time Portugal and Spain were still a king in name, they were also their own people, they were nothing to see each other, the problem is now that Portugal has been out of Spanish rule, the two sides have become hostile relations, in this case, it is really quite embarrassing to meet.
The flagship soon leaned over the port dock, and the suspension was soon put down, but this time there was no dumpling-like generals of the Ming Army, and Zhang Bin did not appear on the suspension ladder, but an official in the big red robe ran down the suspension ladder and shouted to Corquaira: "Your Excellency, our Grandduke of the National Guard invites you to go on board and talk."
This is the standard Spanish!
Corquina looked at him with a suspicious face and thought again, so he turned back a few words, and then followed the great-ming officer to the suspension with a translator.
He froze as soon as he stepped on the deck, for as soon as he looked up he saw an unexpected man, Governor of Macau, Portugal!
Why is this guy here, and still standing next to His Royal Highness, what does that mean?
He only froze a little, then went to Zhang Bin with his face as usual and said, "Your Highness, long time no see, your style is better than ever."
Zhang Bin listened to Zheng Zhilong's translation and smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Your Excellency the Governor is kind, come and sit."
This did not need to be translated, and he understood it, because Zhang Bin had taken him over, and Zheng Zhilong and Schweil had already sat down.
He sat down slowly, looked at Zheng Zhilong with a suspicious face, and then looked at Shiva, and he really did not know what the Granddaughter of the Greatly was doing.
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