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394. Cruel Pursuit

The British fleet completely wiped out the shells brought from Portsmouth, and some frontier ships even shot guns and bullets, which shows the tragic extent of the war.

The result was that the morale of the Spanish invading forces completely collapsed! The Spanish Invincible Fleet began to retreat completely, but because the British fleet had firmly controlled the English Channel, the remaining forces of the Spanish Invincible Fleet had to flee around the distance!

At the suggestion of Orlando, the Spaniards left a part of the broken fleet as the tail of the gecko, and the remaining remnants were customized, and they tried every possible means to break into the North Sea, and then detoured through Scotland and Ireland and then returned home after heading south.

Orlando's most fundamental purpose is to retain as much of the navy's vitality and ships as possible. As for those who are not ashamed of face, they have already seen it openly - including the depressed, almost vomiting blood, De Gusman, who has completely given up his so-called pride and dignity at this time!

Losing more than 50% of the naval power, the so-called dignity has long been exhausted - now that it is better than anything to be able to go back with as many ships as possible!

As for personal success or failure, everything is waiting for you to return to China, and then slowly think about these problems that are not available.

Standing on the deck of the USS America, I silently looked at the once arrogant Spanish Invincible Armada torn to pieces.

For some reason, I saw that rainy night on the West African Sea. We were attacked by pirates pretending to be a Spanish Navy. We were beaten to pieces. If we hadn't been for our great life and had escaped by chance, I'm afraid that there would be no such person as Sun Qilan in the world now.

Then, I thought of Yuan, who was missing, and my heart was suddenly hurt! The culprit was the Spaniards! It was their desire to dominate the world that led to countless broken families, countless heartbreaking people, and countless heartbreaking days and nights, including me!

So although I have won, I don’t want to let these damn Spaniards go like this - the British around me don’t want to let the tiger go back to the mountain either!

We all know that most of Philip II's fleet is still combat-capable, but it is scarred by storms and artillery fire!

If you can’t chase the remaining bravery, you’re afraid that they will make a comeback in half a year!

Therefore, I ordered to pursue the Spaniards with all my might! Don’t let one go!

Drake also gave the same order to the British fleet. In the next dozen days and nights, we stayed asleep and bit the Spanish to pursue them! We continuously tracked the Invincible Fleet for 1,600 kilometers!

During this period, we chased the Spanish warships countless times, without exception, and they were all sunk to the bottom of the sea by us.

This is especially the most impressive thing about chasing the Girona.

It was a rainy night, a dark but not silent rainy night!

In the waters near Ireland, the lookout suddenly saw a blurry black shadow not far ahead, it was a boat!

The lookout hand did not shout out loudly, but quietly climbed down the watchtower and reported the situation to me in person.

I immediately ordered - to chase after you, and after chasing you within a nautical mile, and to bombard your enemies with all your strength!

There is a reason why we set it in one nautical miles - our artillery range is at least two nautical miles, but the Spanish artillery has the longest artillery of only one nautical miles. We are very safe to chase this distance, but the Spanish cannot pose any threat to us!

The sailors faithfully carried out my orders. Our fleet was like a huge ghost, heading towards the enemy warship with a faint murderous aura! We extinguished the lights, strictly controlled the sounds, quietly approaching the pathetic enemy ship little by little.

At about two nautical miles, they found the pursuers behind and began to run and run away with all their might! But how could the huge and bulky hull escape from our warships born for the sake of their own?

Soon, the huge enemy ship "Gravesen" was caught up by us in the dark night. The cannons of the twelve Calais Clippers were fired together, and the Gravesen was immediately hit with holes!

I clearly saw that the main mast of the Gravesen was broken from the middle! It fell into the dark sea with a bang!

At the same time, a big hole was punched on the back of its starboard starboard side where adults could pass without any problems! The gurgling sea water rushed into the ship like a reservoir with a valve open. Within half a minute, the Gravesen was about to sink!

The crew began to dive into a dumpling-style dive, and some were releasing their lifeboats from the sinking Gravesen at all costs, trying to leave this damn ghost place by boat!

I did not stop them, and even asked my ships to stop shooting and retreated all to Dublin.

There is no need for us to attack them again. These guys who fall into the water will die, whether there is a ship or not!

The reason is very simple - a strong wind has blew from the sky again! The raindrops as big as beans poured down again!

Lightning and thunder, just like the previous heavy rainstorms, were striking down the earth!

Instead of returning to the cabin, I stood on the deck and looked at the Gravesen gradually moving away. Suddenly, a dark outline came from far and near in the heavy rain!

It turned out to be a Spanish warship! They must have heard the sound of artillery fire from afar and rushed over to support. But when they arrived, they only saw the Gravesen, which was gradually sinking in the heavy rain.

The ones who came to support the Girona mentioned earlier! In the heavy rain, they did not choose to escape alone, but tried their best to rescue the Spanish sailors in the water!

My heart was deeply touched! Although it was an enemy, I was still infected by their fearless spirit.

I immediately ordered the pursuit to be abandoned and completely terminated the pursuit of the Spaniards.

Heavy rain, hunger, injuries, and attacks have put the Spaniards on the verge of despair. I think it has been in place, and it will be harmful to the Tianhe if you continue to chase and kill.

In addition, the heroic behavior of the Girona was very much admired, so let's do it. My fleet took off its mainsail, replaced it with a light spinnaker, and sailed towards the nearest port of Dublin in heavy rain.

At the same time, like many people, I pay attention to the Girona, and their courage should be respected.

However, the development of things was not as good as I had imagined - on the third day when I let the fleet stay in Dublin for repair, I received very unfortunate news - despite our pursuit, the Girona still sank in the heavy rain!

Only nine sailors rescued by Girona from Gravesen survived, and the remaining 1,300 people were all sank in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean!

Some Spanish sailors gave up and fled, landed on British territory from the coastline, and were immediately captured by British soldiers and civilians. It is said that only a handful of sailors who could actually return to Spain in the end, and most of them steamed from this world and turned into dust in history.

Later, according to statistics, more than 20,000 Spanish people died during the retreat. The Spanish died due to storms, and food and fresh water were exhausted. The Spanish, who could not get a rest under the ruthless pursuit of the British, eventually paid a heavy price for their arrogance.

This battle also set a precedent for Europe's new war mode. In the previous European wars, annihilation wars were never used as the main means. They had a very tacit understanding between each other and rarely tried to kill them.

After the two sides make a point, they will usually sign a treaty soon and choose to cede land and pay compensation according to the situation of the war.

However, since the decisive battle between Britain and the West, the war has turned to annihilation wars, with the main purpose of destroying the enemy's living forces to the greatest extent.

This cruel method of war lasted until the end of World War II and the rebuilding of the world civilization order was finally over.

I accidentally participated in this war that changed the world pattern as a participant. I really can't say whether it was lucky or unfortunate.

But at least I am standing here as a winner. If I lose, I am afraid that the enemy will not be so compassionate.

It is said that after the remaining Spanish Navy returned to their country, Philip II condolences to the surviving officers and soldiers in Seville, and did not criticize them for their failures too much.

De Guzmann resolutely resigned from his post as commander-in-chief of the Navy despite Philip II's resolute resignation.

After releasing his status, De Guzman ran to find the old Alfred who had been fighting for decades. The two of them drank a happy drink and developed a deep understanding of each other.

After drinking, De Guzman insisted on returning to his manor outside Seville. The old Alfred and his son took him to the city gate together and returned only after returning. He sighed all the way.

The next morning, De Guzman's family found that the master had been poisoned for a long time. He sat upright at the desk, with a peaceful face, and put his last pen in front of him, urging his family descendants to never join the Imperial Navy again...

He probably knew that the sea era belonging to Spain had passed and was gone forever, and he was unwilling to let his descendants go to this muddy water again, or he felt guilty in his heart, so he expressed his guilt in this way.

As victors, the British began to celebrate the whole country. They suppressed them for decades, and finally, today, under the leadership of the wise Queen of Glory Elizabeth I, the long-lasting wish that several generations have dreamed of!

I know that emerging naval countries, with Britain and the Netherlands, will gradually inform the world of waters, and will also be until World War II.

Looking at the crowds of people who were celebrating all night in Dublin, I couldn't get into their fanaticism. Deep in my heart, this was not a war that belonged to me, although I was regarded as a fighting hero in the whole of England.

If I had a choice, I would rather not have this so-called victory. I would like to exchange these glory before me for the kilns. Maybe we have completed the instructions of our second uncle and found his daughter and will completely stay away from the world and become a wealthy businessman with stable operations. It is possible for this life.

However, I have no choice. Everything has been like this. Whether I like it or not, or whether I want it or not, the facts are just before me.

Just before I was about to return to London and accept the Queen's reward, Nine Ghosts Masayoshi suddenly found me and told me a message.

The sailors found a coma Spanish officer from the woods on the beach. Seeing his service dress, he was mostly an admiral-level character, so they immediately woke him up and tied him up to see me.

When this Spanish naval officer was taken to me, I looked at him closely. This man was tall, dark and red in skin, and thick knuckles. He looked like a powerful general who had been floating on the sea all year round.

I stared at him, but the man looked at the ground with a dead face, without any military aura.

I know that this defeat hit him so hard that he was hopeless, but I was very interested in his identity.

Just as I was about to ask, my eyes were suddenly attracted by a pendant on his neck!

It was a stone pendant.

The stone was crystal clear and radiant with a bright green light!

Just like the half green stone on the divine stone pendant hanging on my chest!
Chapter completed!
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