983 Handicap
The bartender was coldly stunned, a little confused, looked down at the wine jar he was about to bring out, and was a little angry when he came back to his senses, this is a smashing signboard!
Just as he was about to retort loudly, he saw that Raff had already turned and walked towards the gate, walking in a hurry.
Suddenly, he understood, sighed and shook his head, without saying anything more.
On the contrary, it was Luther King, who was on the side, who explained to him: "He is worried about the battle of Warsaw, and it has nothing to do with wine!" ”
The people in the bar also knew this, so they all echoed it, but it was also harmonious. But for some reason, the atmosphere in this bar is always a bit weird, or dull.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, a man broke into the door, and everyone heard the sound and found that it was Raf. I saw a look of surprise on his face.
"Isn't there news?" When Ludkinf saw this, he immediately stood up in surprise and asked, "Win?" ”
Everyone had forgotten to drink, and all eyes were on Raff, and there was a look of anticipation in their eyes.
"I just got news to the palace." Raff took a breath and said, "Coming from the border, the Spanish troops have withdrawn, and they are in a panic. The conclusion of the palace must have been won, which is why they have such a reaction. ”
As soon as I heard this, the atmosphere in the bar finally returned to normal. It's like the cold water before, which was "boiled" by this news.
"Didn't the Spanish army try to clean us up? I ran away in a panic, that is definitely knowing that the battle of Warsaw was lost! ”
"Yes, definitely. At least the battle of Warsaw was not won, and it is possible that they urgently needed reinforcements, so they withdrew! ”
"Absolutely, the Ming Emperor can fight from east to west, although they have many famous generals, but who has the high achievements of the Ming Emperor? It definitely made them cry and shout for reinforcements, so they all rushed to reinforcements! ”
“……”
Their point of view is that the Ming Emperor led the army to fight the coalition forces of European countries and could not support it, so it was necessary to send reinforcements. Otherwise, the Spanish troops stationed on the Portuguese border would definitely not have withdrawn in a panic.
Knowing this, the cheers in the bar are endless, and the lively atmosphere is completely different from just now.
"Bartender, come to a jar of drunken breeze, happy today, you must get drunk and rest!" Raff sat down next to Luther Kimf and slapped the table and shouted.
When the bartender heard this, he deliberately grimaced and said, "I'm all mixed with water to fool people!" ”
"Ahh Raff listened, a little dumbfounded, and then shouted loudly, "Who said that?" This kind of bastard dares to say anything, and I, Raff, am the first to not let him go. Ignore this rumor and celebrate with a jar of wine! ”
"Hahaha......" In the bar, everyone laughed and made a commotion.
As long as the Ming army could win, the big stone that weighed on their Portuguese hearts would fall to the ground.
In just three days, the sales of wine increased dramatically, and there was discussion everywhere about whether Portugal should form an army to reinforce it, or simply invade Spain, at least to hold back the Spanish side and prevent them from reinforcing Warsaw.
Later, many people went to the gate of the palace to petition. The men from every family shouted to support the front line.
This happened in the beginning. However, Zheng Zhilong refused once on the grounds of the emperor's will. But this time, estimating the situation at the front, they asked for it again.
First, because of the victory at the front, they were inspired; Second, they are also worried, what if reinforcements from various countries go to reinforce them, what if the Ming Emperor is defeated?
To be honest, this time, even Zheng Zhilong was a little moved. If you don't do anything and just sit back and wait for the enemy to go to reinforcements, you really don't have to be afraid of 10,000, just in case!
Catherine was even more willing, and she was absolutely reluctant to move to South America. Therefore, from various angles, it is estimated that the emperor defeated the enemy in Warsaw, and it is estimated that there are also a lot of losses. Now if the countries go to reinforce again, whether the emperor can stop it is a matter of two words.
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was even more moved.
It was at this time that something happened that they could never have dreamed of.
"What?" Catherine's mouth opened wide as she listened, and she rose from her seat and confirmed again.
Zheng Zhilong, who also had a seat on the side, although he was calmer than Catherine, did not stand up, but his expression also showed that he was very surprised in his heart.
"Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, King Philip IV of Spain has personally come to Lisbon to surrender to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Even if he repeated it again, he was still very excited and replied loudly.
After receiving the confirmation, Catherine was stunned for a while, then turned her head to look at Zheng Zhilong, as if to seek Zheng Zhilong's opinion.
"This must be a great victory for Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilong immediately explained affirmatively.
However, in his heart, it was still a little hard to believe how much victory it would take in the Battle of Warsaw for the King of Spain to make the decision to surrender to Portugal!
Catherine listened and nodded vigorously. Then she turned back to the messenger and said, "How many men did Philip IV bring with him?" ”
"There are only more than 1,000 people, and after entering the border, they have been automatically disarmed." The messenger hurriedly replied loudly, "The King of Spain has said that he sincerely wants to surrender to Her Royal Highness. In addition, he also ensnared the British who had betrayed His Royal Highness as a gift of surrender. He also said that when he sent troops to fight us Portugal, he listened to the words of the traitors in the country, and he regretted it for a long time......"
Catherine couldn't listen to the rest of the story. It was really this previous news that shocked her so much that it was difficult to digest.
There is no doubt about one thing, the king of Spain, all of a sudden, regardless of whether he agreed or not, came and surrendered in person, without any conditions, and with such humility in his attitude, which definitely had something to do with the Battle of Warsaw!
Although she understood this, Catherine couldn't understand what the Battle of Warsaw was like, so that the King of Spain had no intention of resisting at all, and even couldn't wait to surrender?
Seriously, she didn't really have much hatred for the King of Spain. After all, Portugal was originally independent from Spain. It also makes sense that Spain wants to send troops to Portugal.
For Catherine, the most hated were the British, who had betrayed her father. Now, these Englishmen have been sacrificed by the King of Spain.
Since she could not understand what kind of victory could have such a great effect, Catherine did not think about it, and immediately ordered her subordinates, informed the whole country, and sent people to escort the king of Spain and the traitors to Lisbon.
She believed that when she met the King of Spain, she would be able to understand what the Battle of Warsaw was like!
As soon as the news spread, the whole of Lisbon was boiling.
Even if they dreamed, they never imagined that this day would come, and it would happen miraculously.
The king of Spain surrendered voluntarily and offered the Englishmen who betrayed the king. This kind of thing really surprised them even more than the sun coming out of the west!
All of them were not stupid and immediately guessed that this was definitely the effect of the Battle of Warsaw.
But what did the Battle of Warsaw have to be like to scare the King of Spain like this?
So, all kinds of speculations about the battle of Warsaw will be guessed in various places in the streets and alleys, and even when the domestic couple sleeps at night.
"The Ming Emperor must have brought an army of one million, and the heavens and the earth were all Ming troops, which frightened the gall of the coalition forces of European countries!"
"How can an army of a million be enough! If you want me to say, there must be an army of five million. There are so many people in the Ming Dynasty, it's just an army of five million, absolutely no problem. ”
“……”
When discussing this, there is basically no military common sense, and they think that fighting a war means fighting a war with a large number of people, and they do not consider such factors as logistics and command.
However, there are still many knowledgeable people in Lisbon, and they are discussing another important point.
"Emperor Daming must have fought very beautifully, and he made those coalition forces frightened, and he no longer had the confidence to fight, so he was like this!"
"It is estimated that in the battle of Warsaw, if there are a million on the side of the coalition army, more than half of them will be lost; On the Ming army's side, the loss of at most 100,000 is remarkable. The ratio of five to one is amazing! ”
"Impossible, if it were five to one, I guess the king of Spain would not be scared like this! If you want me to say, the loss of the Ming army is at most 50,000. The ratio of ten to one, a great victory! ”
“……”
Some people even proposed that the Ming army would lose a maximum of 10,000, a ratio of fifty to one. However, this statement was immediately refuted by everyone. Among them, Raff's words are the most representative: "Even if it is exaggerated, don't be so exaggerated!" Fifty to one, why don't you explain that the army is all King Kong's incorruptible body, and all of them are related to the second master's force? ”
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has heard of Guan Yu's combat power, and they understand that there is only one in the Three Kingdoms. The Ming army is all Guan Yu, how is this possible!
So, just like that, on the Lisbon side, some people who felt that they knew the war very well began to bet on how many men and horses the Ming army had, and how much the battle loss ratio was with the enemy, and won the battle of Warsaw!
The handicap of how many people in the Ming army is basically between 300,000 and 700,000, and the most exaggerated is 200,000, which is very high, but there are very few bettors.
The battle loss ratio between the Ming army and the enemy is basically between ten to one and twenty to one, and the most exaggerated is thirty to one, which is the highest odds, but there are also very few people who bet, only those who want to get rich overnight have to bet.
As the King of Spain was escorted to Lisbon closer and closer, people in the relationship began to fly to inquire about the specific situation of the battle, and then thought about betting on the right handicap.
However, no matter who it was, there was no news at all. Or rather, the King of Spain was tight-lipped on his part, much to their disappointment.
They understood that the mystery of the Battle of Warsaw would probably only be revealed when the King of Spain arrived in Lisbon and met Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine.
So, they are very much looking forward to this moment!