Spain and Italy joined forces to intercept the British fleet and forcibly salvaged the seabed wreck quickly, causing a stir throughout Europe.

Queen Elizabeth I, who had long been accustomed to being condescending, was extremely furious. After sending people to contact Drake without getting an accurate answer, she quickly sent a note to Spain and Italy, demanding that the two countries thoroughly investigate the matter and provide compensation.

But how could this matter be investigated clearly? It was not done by the fleets of the two countries, and the shipwreck was even more false. If it was clear, it would be a ghost!

As a result, several countries fell into an inexplicable atmosphere, and no one knew what the truth was. So the rumors spread more and more, and various versions were rampant.

Although there are a small number of voices that think that the British had created a maze, which was both cheap and acted like a good person. The directors and actors were all British, but most people firmly believe that Elizabeth was slapped in the face this time by the two countries. This was really a snatch of food by Spain and Italy!

In the past, it was normal for such a situation to occur. After all, Spain was the king of the sea at that time, and Italy mastered the most advanced navigation technology. If these two countries really joined forces, then Britain could only retreat.

But as the saying goes, at this moment, at that moment, Britain has completely seized the hegemony of the sea and has become a new generation of maritime overlords. How could it be that grain of sand in its eyes?

What's more, someone came out at this time to sprinkle salt on Elizabeth's wounds!

First, France and France Maritime Academy held a grand maritime exercise. The template for the exercise was to deduce the offensive and defensive mode of the two sides after the British fleet was attacked by Spain and Italy.

Of course, as a sidetrack, the caring French people also specially practiced the process of salvaging the wreck.

Since the exercise was carried out near the sea, there were a large number of people watching it, which was like a naked slap in the face of Elizabeth.

Then there was the Netherlands, and the Dutch East India Company issued a warning to the whole country, downgrading its credit rating for commercial trade with the UK, and slightly upgrading Spain and Italy!

The reason is that "Britain's control at sea is weakening and should be more calm when investing and trading."

This reason is simply impeccable. As the center of European trust and trade hearts, Amsterdam's voice is enough to influence many people, and this is Elizabeth's most troublesome thing.

But what can she say? It is a fact that her fleet was attacked at sea. After repeated inspections, Drake did not get the treasures of the shipwreck. Although his private fleet later lost his whereabouts, according to estimates, the three small boats did not have the ability to salvage large shipwrecks at all, so they can be almost negligible!

But how could the empire that I worked hard to build was cut open for no reason?

So Elizabeth I was furious and ordered: "At any cost, we will thoroughly investigate the matter!"

Under such a general premise, friction continued to occur on the sea surface from north to North Sea and south to Mediterranean Sea. Many British fleets conducted "in-depth verification" of merchant fleets between Spain and Italy under the banner of "inspection".

How would the savage British people check? That was something that could be thought of with their toes. They started a new round of plunder, but the goal was to become the Merchant fleet of the Mediterranean countries that had been relatively peaceful before!

Such actions instantly ignited the anger of the two countries. Spain has been declining over the years, and wanted to turn a blind eye to the point of being vague.

However, Britain was unforgivable and its merchant fleet was frequently attacked, and basically lost all its money, which completely ignited the anger of the Spanish people and the business association!

Countless merchants and seamen gathered at Madrid to join forces and asked King Philip II to "do something to solve the problem of invasion at sea."

Philip II did not take this seriously at first and still wanted to appease him. However, after a very famous Spanish merchant ship belonging to the Madrid socialite Countess Karina, the "Maggie Yata" was looted by the British at sea, and the Countess herself was also attacked to a considerable extent, the incident was completely ignited!

"Even aristocrats cannot guarantee their own rights, why doesn't the country protect us?"

"Has Spain fallen? People bullied everywhere they go!"

"We pay taxes on the country, but we cannot get protection from the country! Then return our money to us and protect ourselves!"

......

After all, in the hearts of most Spaniards, the mighty power that was circling the sea back then was still deeply engraved.

Now that the Phoenix has fallen into the gear, it has become a character that can be bullied by everyone. Such a gap is unacceptable to the Spanish!

Philip II was staying in the palace in Madrid and almost jumped up when he received a notice from his subordinates!

Is such a shadowless thing actually caused a big fuss by these people?

The angry Philip II decided to defend his dignity with force, and he ordered the palace guards to open fire on these mobs who dared to surround the palace!

This order scared the ministers in power, who fought to the death to block Philip II's actions.

The angry Philip II threw the cup, and finally thought about it, and called Alfred, the new commander-in-chief of the Invincible Armada, to discuss where to go.

Alfred was already in his heart, and he knew all the truth about all this. After receiving the summoning order from Philip II, he smiled and immediately stood up and rushed to the palace in Madrid.

"Alfred! Tell me, what's going on? Who took the money?" Philip II slapped the table angrily, his face flushed.

"Your Majesty!" Alfred looked sad: "I have sent someone to investigate. Most of our fleets belonging to us are in the sequence of actions, including the Third Fleet that exchanged fire with the British. But..."

Halfway through, little Alfred suddenly pondered, as if there was something unspeakable.

Philip II was still angry at this time and shouted angrily: "But what, but! Tell me clearly!"

Alfred Little bowed deeply to Philip II and whispered: "Have you angry! I heard that the Third Fleet seems to have been privately storing ships over the years, hiding firearms without authorization. When our fleet exchanged fire with the British, the hidden fleet disappeared..."

The Third Fleet was where the late De Guzman stood up, and there were many brothers and close friends and confidants of De Guzman and his son Charznan.

Although Old Alfred has reorganized several times, he still cannot completely eliminate these "remnants"!

So after knowing this plan to hide the truth, Alfred Xiao immediately made up his mind to make full use of this opportunity to clean up all the remaining power of his old opponent in one fell swoop!

And the development of things was indeed as he expected. With the joint promotion of internal and external forces, the opportunity for a complete clearance is still coming!

"What? Someone actually robbed him!" Philip II's anger almost made him burn: "Where are these people now? Take them to see me immediately!"

Little Alfred pondered and didn't say anything. Philip II suddenly realized that he had not accepted his orders as usual, and asked strangely: "What's wrong? You can't do it?"

Alfred Little saluted quickly and replied in a low voice: "Not that, Your Majesty, it's just... it's just that the Third Fleet has always been called an independent fleet, and it's not safe to be controlled by the ministers. You have always acquiesced to this matter before..."

Philip II was stunned, and then he suddenly realized.

The Third Fleet has always been the private place of the De Gusman family. He took De Gusman from his position. Although he was relieved for a while, when he thought of this, he felt quite regretful.

After all, even though De Guzman was responsible for losing to the British at that time, objectively speaking, it was definitely not his own problem, but the final result of all aspects and multiple angle factors.

Moreover, De Guzman has always been very strict in his army, and the morale and combat effectiveness of the fleet have always been quite good, because it is indeed not very appropriate to change the day.

So behind De Guzman, he gave the Third Fleet relatively free right to act, which was actually to moderately alleviate the consequences of his mistakes.

Especially after Charznan was executed, he regarded the Third Fleet from the bottom of his heart as a memory and past of the people and the past of the things he had done back then.

He also knew that the senior officials of the Third Fleet privately reserved the fleet. Originally, Philip II believed that these nobles privately reserved some small-scale private troops just to prevent accidents, but unexpectedly, they actually did such a thing?

Looking at the silent little Alfred in front of him, Philip II didn't know what to say.

After all, it is myself who indulged the Third Fleet over the years, and now it is me who wants to run the Third Fleet?

"Is this news...very accurate?" Philip II still couldn't make up his mind and asked again.

"I have heard of this through multiple channels, but there is no specific evidence." Alfred Xiao replied: "If your Majesty really can't make up his mind, then I won't mention it again and find another way to solve it!"

The discomfort in Philip II's heart was simply unreported. At first, he doubted whether Alfred wanted to avenge his personal revenge, but when he saw his indifferent look, he felt upset again!

Is it important to remember or the country? This question does not seem difficult to choose...

After thinking for a long time, Philip II suddenly gritted his teeth and patted the table hard, and roared in a low voice from the depths of his throat: "Relieve the autonomy of the Third Fleet! You can investigate this matter thoroughly! This matter is to see people and to see corpses! In any case, I want a final answer!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Little Alfred took the order with great enthusiasm, saluted deeply, and turned toward His Highness!
Chapter completed!