"Oriental merchant ship!"

On the Dutch fast sailing ship, the Netherlands soldiers discovered flags on the Chinese merchant ship that they had never seen before.

A middle-aged nobleman with two beards stood on the deck of one of the sailing warships, sailing warships broke through the waves of the English Channel, and the waves splashed on the deck.

The richest Dutch, independent of the Spanish Empire, formed a fleet with its own, and fought against Spain for the Eighty Years of War. The fleet he led always patrols the English Channel to prevent the Spanish invincible fleet from attacking the land of the United Republic of the Netherlands through the English Channel.

"I really didn't expect that the British chose to cooperate with the Easterners. Their merchants must have gained great benefits from the trade of spices, silks, porcelains, and raw silk from the Far East. The British just wanted to recreate the glory of Queen Elizabeth's era by any means." The Dutch general always had a bad premonition when he saw the dragon flag.

"Lt. General Trop, they expelled our East India Company's power in the East Indies. The East India Company lost the stronghold of Batavia and several armed merchant ships and warships. The East India Company's ships fled back from the South American route and suffered heavy losses and almost went bankrupt. Now there is no one around. Should we sink their merchant ships and avenge the East India Company?" Among the Netherlands ships are sailors who once served for the East India Company. They still remember the defeat by the South China Fleet and encouraged the Netherlands Navy general to sink the Chinese merchant ship that appeared alone on the English Channel.

The Dutch navy general fell into deep thought and shook his head: "According to my intelligence, the Orientals came to Britain this time not only by merchant ships, but also a warship. Now we are going to war with Spain, so it is not advisable to provoke them. If this warship and the Royal Navy of Britain join the Spanish camp, then the balance of power between us and Spain will be broken. The Spanish privateer saw all this just now, and we cannot do evidence of destruction."

"It is unwilling to let the Orientals take away our Batavia, and we still have to endure their appearance in the English Channel." The sailors who once served the East India Company still have some resentment towards the Chinese businessmen who once defeated them in the East Indies.

Compared with failure and success, they are even more unforgettable.

"Be patient first, wait until we defeat the Spaniards and consolidate the achievements of independence, and then see how to deal with people from the East." said the Dutch Admiral.

Six Dutch sailing warships passed by French merchant ships and Chinese merchant ships.

"Thank you, allies of the Netherlands!" Colber thanked the Netherlands in unskilled Dutch as they passed by.

Although the Dutch fleet was only conducting daily alert tasks, they objectively scared away the Spanish privateers.

The Netherlands warship passed by, and the Netherlands sailors above looked at the two strange merchant ships in curiosity. Most of them had never been to the East. They were curious about the merchant ships from the East and the sailors above. They stood on one side of the ship and looked at the appearance of the Eastern people.

The Dutch Admiral Trop just glanced at the Chinese armed warships, and the other party's armed warships did not seem to surprise him much.

The merchants and sailors on the Chinese merchant ship also looked at the Dutch warships with the tricolor flag.

"No matter what, they saved us this time from the Spanish. And the Spanish's revenge must be avenged in the future." The leader of the Intelligence Department witnessed the Dutch warship leaving.

"Spain and the Netherlands are fighting in nearby waters. Without warship escort, we may not be able to move forward in this waters. Now our merchant ship is damaged and we may not be able to go to France." The Chinese merchant looked at the merchant ship whose deck was broken and sighed helplessly.

Under the bombardment of privateers camouflaged by Spanish warships, their merchant ships were traumatized by artillery, and their masts and rudders were damaged in many places. After all, armed merchant ships were only used to deal with small pirate ships, and there was not much resistance in front of the 700-ton Spanish warships.

Now the merchant ship has been severely damaged and cannot continue sailing towards the Bay of Biscay.

"What should we do next? After a simple repair of the merchant ship on site, we can only sail slowly. We must find the dock as soon as possible for overhaul." The sailor on the merchant ship asked the director for instructions.

"It's a headache. I've just left the Thames and was severely damaged. It seems that I can't leave the English Channel." The director scratched his head with a headache. "Next I have a suggestion that we will follow the French merchant ships to France in a small group, and the rest will drive the damaged merchant ships back to the dock near London for repairs. What do you think?"

"I think it's OK, if you go to the Bordeaux area and pick up the goods, you can hire their merchant ships to transport the oak barrels containing wine to the city of London, and then we enter North Africa through the English Channel under the escort of the Fourth Fleet, and then enter the coast of West Africa." said the head of the intelligence department.

"Then why your Intelligence Department entered France?" The director sent by the government asked the small leader of the Intelligence Department.

"Let's talk about entering France, we will think of another way to go to France. They are going to war with the Spaniards, and we have many ways to penetrate into France." The small leader of the Intelligence Department gave up his plan to infiltrate the Kingdom of France now.

If you want to divide a group of people to board the French merchant ships, the number of people is not large, so it is not easy to install intelligence personnel in it. It is better to penetrate slowly in the future.

The damaged merchant ship was simply repaired on the sea and then handed over to the sailors to return to Britain by sailors.

The director and the head of the intelligence department took more than a dozen subordinates to board the French merchant Corber's merchant ship.

"You didn't escape alone just now. I think we might be able to cooperate for a long time." The director was quite satisfied that Colbert did not give up on their escape at the most dangerous time. At least the other party showed his determination to stand on the same front with them.

Colbert was also scared for a while, and he almost had to fight against the Spaniards.

But he obviously had a bet right. He has now gained the trust of Chinese merchants. In the future, he may become a trustworthy French merchant in the eyes of Chinese merchants. In the future, Chinese merchants will trade with France, and they are likely to find him.

"The next voyage may also encounter Spanish privateers. Except for them, the privateers in the Netherlands and Britain will not attack us. They will only attack Spanish merchant ships." Colber asked, "No matter what, the sailing at sea is still very dangerous. Do you want to continue to go to the Bay of Biscay with us?"
Chapter completed!