Chapter 1840： Pretending to be a pirate? I can do it too!

"Hum!" After reading the information, Marin threw the information heavily on the table and snorted dissatisfiedly.

"Portugal is also really arrogant. I really think I can be invincible if I have more ships?" Marin was very dissatisfied with the confidence of the Portuguese.

Of course, this should not blame Portugal for self-confidence. Marin has been hiding maritime forces. The outside world only knows that the Beihai has 10 warships, and does not know that the number of Beihai warships has reached 30.

This is because 10 of Marin's 30 warships were sent to Japan. Of the remaining 20 ships, 10 are hidden in Wilhelmshaven on the more remote Yad Bay. Only 10 warships will enter and exit Emden Military Port on the busy Ames estuary.

As a result, it left the illusion that there are only 10 Beihai warships. As for those armed merchant ships, because Marin rarely recruited them to participate in naval warfare, everyone forgets that those 250-class armed merchant ships are also warships ...

Therefore, the navy of the North Sea country gave the outside world an illusion that there were 10 warships that could fight!

Although the 10 warships look large, the heavy artillery on board is usually covered. The gun door of the lower artillery deck is also closed all year round. The gun gate will only be opened before the battle. Therefore, these 10 warships seem to be large and do not appear to be very powerful.

The Portuguese confidently believe that although the 10 warships in the North Sea are all very tall, the combat effectiveness is estimated to be not weak. However, compared with the dozens of warships that Portugal can mobilize, it is still not worth mentioning.

You know, in an emergency, Portugal can even recruit more than 100 warships from the people to participate in the war. Even in the face of equally powerful Spain, Portugal is confident.

But they did not know that the times have changed, and naval warfare is no longer the kind of boat fight. They do not even know that the warships of the North Sea countries are much thicker than the Portuguese warships and are more resistant to shelling. Not to mention thickened and encrypted warships, even ordinary 250-class armed merchant ships are more resistant to shelling than the popular Caravel ship in Portugal ...

However, the hull structure cannot be seen from the outside. Only after actual combat will you know the specific situation. Like Rui Silva, although he captured a 250-class armed merchant ship from the North Sea State, he did not study the structure of the ship carefully. I do n’t know that this ship is better than the Portuguese Caravel ship.

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Speaking of which, this boat was unlucky. Because of the need to confuse the Portuguese, this 250-class armed merchant ship, which can obviously be equipped with 20 artillery pieces, was deliberately not covered with artillery pieces. Only four 12-pound copper guns were placed on the bow and stern. Therefore, the combat effectiveness is insufficient. Otherwise, in the face of the warships of the Portuguese Azores fleet, it is okay to run away, not to mention winning.

The problem is that the ship did not bring enough artillery. In addition, during the naval battle, the main mast was accidentally broken by the shells of enemy ships, and even the escape was impossible. Therefore, we can only drink hate.

According to intelligence, it seems that the 40 crew members on board were only killed by the loyal captain and first officer after surrendering. The other sailors were escorted to a newly opened sugarcane plantation near Hero Harbor on Terceira Island as slaves. And this newly opened sugar cane plantation is naturally Rui Silva's own industry. The old sugarcane plantations of the Portuguese royal family and big nobles did not dare to move. He could only open new plantations to grow sugarcane.

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"In other words, most of the crew are still alive?" Marin confirmed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to intelligence personnel, only the captain and first officer were killed because they refused to surrender. The rest of the ordinary sailors were all taken to be plantation slaves."

"Can you determine the location?" Marin asked.

"Yes, right on the seaside 10 kilometers west of Heroes Port!" Kohler replied.

"The beach ... Can we send ships directly to the plantation to raid the people who rescued us?" Marin asked.

As the soul of modern people, Marin still gives priority to rescue the crew.

Kohler shook his head and said:

"According to intelligence, the new plantation named Silva Village seems to have a steep coast nearby and is not suitable for docking. If you want to force landing, I am afraid you can only land by small boat. If necessary, you may have to involve water."

"It's not difficult ..." Marin touched his chin and thought for a while:

"Well, you call Kidd and I have something to do with him!"

In the afternoon, Navy Commander Kidd came to Marin's office ...

"Kid, you go to pick a group of elite marines, I need them to do one thing-save people!"

"Save people?" Kidd was confused.

Marin patted his head and told the story in detail to Kidd. Kidd suddenly realized:

"Oh, it was the crew who rescued the" Sail "!" The "Sail" was the name of the hapless transport ship that was robbed.

But Kidd then asked:

"Your Majesty, that Silva village is only 10 kilometers away from the port of Heroes where the Portuguese fleet is located. Once the ship we dispatched launches, it will inevitably alarm the Portuguese warships in Port of Heroes. Although there are only six or seven ships over there, our Navy It can be defeated. But the question is, Your Majesty, are we ready to completely turn our face with the Portuguese? "

Hearing Kidd's question, Marin was in deep contemplation ...

Kidd said it was very reasonable. The six or seven broken ships in Heroes Harbor did not need to dispatch warships. They could be solved by simply deploying several 250-class armed merchant ships loaded with artillery and ammunition. But the question is, what happens after it is resolved? And Portugal completely turned over?

Marin now needs to prepare for France and is not yet suitable for confrontation with Portugal. Although not afraid of Portugal, once the two countries tear their faces, they will definitely attack each other's shipping and affect the trade interests of the North Sea countries. In particular, if Portugal cannot be killed at once, the other party might actually send a boat to the Americas ...

"How to let Portugal cast its mouse away without turning over with Portugal?" Marin fell into contemplation ...

This contemplation was just an hour, waiting for Kidd to be a little restless. Finally, Marin raised his head and thought of something ...

"By the way, Portugal's core interest is the spice trade!" Marin grabbed the point.

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For Portugal, the Indian spice trade is their lifeblood. Whoever dares to move will be desperate with whom. But what if you warn the other party?

However, Marin must not be able to send Beihai warships to intercept the Portuguese spice ship. However, he can send someone to pretend to be a British pirate ...

"Oh, British pirates ... what a good excuse ..." Marin laughed.

So he continued to arrange:

"You sent someone to find a few ships that looked like British ships, modified the ship, nailed the iron skin on the sideboard, and covered it with black paint. Then, sent our sailors, disguised as British pirates, to the Atlantic The Portuguese have a lesson! However, only the ship is robbed, not hurt! "

To put it bluntly, Marin sent people to rob a Portuguese spice ship, not really want to rob, but to give the Portuguese a warning-if you do not converge, we can also send "pirates" to intercept your spice ship !

Compared to ships loaded with spices, the North Sea countries transporting sugar and rice ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is not worth mentioning. Because, in Europe, spices are not cheaper than gold, but they are no problem than silver. A boat full of spices is worth more than a boat loaded with sugar and rice.

Therefore, the loss of a spice boat and the loss of a boat loaded with sugar and rice are completely different concepts.

However, Marin did not want to tear his face with Portugal. Therefore, he would only order the captain and first officer of the Spice Boat to be executed-exactly the same as Rui Silva did. This is a warning to Portugal-can you pretend to be a pirate? I can do it too!

Moreover, the ships sent by Marin will be of English style. The dispatched people will also pretend to be English pirates. In this way, even if it is said on the bright side, Marin can just push two five six, and just play it. However, the Portuguese will know what he means.

However, in order to guard against the Portuguese arrogance and provoking war, Marin made two preparations-

"Order the 20 warships of the North Sea State to prepare for war! At the same time, allocate 20 armed merchant ships to coordinate training and prepare for a naval battle!

"Yes!" Kidd immediately stood up to salute ...