The Strait of Gibraltar is unusually quiet at night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Only the waves on the surface of the sea made a loud noise. Occasionally, whales and sharks leap out of the sea, spitting out huge splashes.

The Spanish galleons on the sea, rising and falling with the waves, are very spectacular.

The Spanish galleon, one of the most legendary galleons in history, epitome of Spanish maritime supremacy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, is often associated with treasures, pirates, conquerors and armadas.

Typical features of galleons are high strings, high stern, low foredeck, flat stern, and a protrusion at the bow that resembles the ramming angle of an oar, where there is a separate gun emporum.

The hull has a distinctly equilateral trapezoidal shape, and this slope extends all the way to the aft tower.

The Spanish galleon's beautiful lines and stern were surprisingly fine, with a 4:1 aspect ratio of the entire ship, giving it an advantage over the Clark sailing ship in terms of speed.

The galleon's tonnage reached three hundred tons, which allowed it to provide a stable platform for firing cannons, while the towering tower also provided fortress-like cover for the ship's soldiers, giving it an advantage in close combat. Below the battery was the cargo hold, and above the shipyard was inhabited by passengers and soldiers.

At this stage, only the large building ships made by Shanhai City can be compared.

After the tsunami, there was disagreement within Spain about whether to continue to encircle and suppress the Shanhaicheng ocean-going fleet. It was suggested that now that the port of Gibraltar had been recovered, it would be necessary to stop there. The most important thing right now is to find Atlantis and not let other countries get ahead of it.

Some people also believe that whether or not the Shanhai City Ocean Fleet can be defeated has risen to a major issue that affects the face of the whole of Spain. If the ocean-going fleet is allowed to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, it will have a huge impact and challenge to the dominance of the Spanish Armada in the Mediterranean.

"Lost glory can only be baptized by blood!" So said the main battle faction.

"Maritime supremacy must be defended to the death, and not a single step can be retreated." They shouted like this.

I have to say that such an clamor is very Spanish.

Perhaps no other nation on the whole European continent is more flamboyant, magnanimous, and more face-saving than the Spaniards, as if the character of the whole Spanish nation was painted with intense red and black.

It can be said that most of the extravagant things in the European aristocracy were fueled by the Spaniards, including the famous hard collar, rapier, shorts, fencing blouses, lace, etc.

All of this is inseparable from the merry knights of Spain.

Cervantes, the greatest writer in the world of Spanish literature, in his novel "Don Quixote", through the protagonist Don Quixote, carried out a thorough irony of this so-called knight.

This splendid chivalry in Spain has even continued into modern times. The famous Spanish bullfight is the best embodiment of such a chivalry.

In Spain and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, bullfighters are regarded as brave and fearless men, admired and admired by the Chinese people, and have a high social status.

The gorgeous costumes and the bloody assassinations are simply a replica of the medieval knights.

It is precisely in this way that the Spaniards, who want to save face, cannot bear the humiliation of Spain on the forums by players from other countries in the Mediterranean. Without too much heated debate, the main battle faction completely gained the upper hand.

The Spaniards decided to go against the wind and crush the ocean fleet of Shanhai City in one fell swoop.

The Spanish Combined Fleet on this expedition covered almost all the main fleets of the naval divisions of the coastal lords of Spain, and there were more than 600 Spanish galleons alone as the main warships.

In addition to this, there were a large number of Clark galleons as frigates. There are even a variety of miscellaneous sailing ships that adventurers sail alone, dotted with the Combined Fleet.

Spain has come out of the nest this time.

The Combined Fleet was divided into five battle clusters, forming a huge arc on the sea surface, echoing each other in front and back, left and right, and slowly approaching the ocean-going fleet under the command of the commander-in-chief of the fleet.

If Ouyang Shuo doesn't come back in time, I'm afraid that the ocean-going fleet will really suffer.

And everything was completely reversed on this seemingly ordinary night.

Taking advantage of the darkness of the night and the sound of the waves crashing against the battleships, more than 4,000 "frogmen" wearing underwater breathing apparatus divided into four groups and came to the bottom of the battleships of the Spanish fleet and began to scuttle the ships.

Fearing that the sound of the scuttling would alarm the Spaniards on board, the "frogman" was slow and had to be cut off one after the other with the rhythm of the waves.

At this time, the Spanish warships had already adopted advanced watertight compartment technology. Therefore, the "frogmen" needed to gouge at least two cabins in the bottom of the ship to ensure the sinking of the battleship.

In this way, their workload is greatly increased.

Ouyang Shuo didn't think about it, so he simply sent 10,000 "frogmen" to dispatch, but it was difficult to do it. One of the Red Horse boats had limited transport capacity, and frequently arrived at enemy ship groups, making them easy to be detected by the Spanish fleet.

Second, while more people are easier to do, it also greatly increases the probability of exposure and mistakes. Once the Spanish fleet detected their actions, the effect was bound to be greatly reduced.

Therefore, after Ouyang Shuo and Zheng He considered it as a whole, they finally selected 4,000 capable people.

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When the morning sun rises again over the sea level, the thrilling night finally passes.

Four thousand "frogmen" successfully completed their mission and quietly left from the bottom of the sea. And just twenty miles away from the Spanish fleet, the ocean fleet of Shanhai City slowly approached, like a messenger of death.

The morning sun, a special red.

The red is bewitching, and the red is panicking.

The first rays of the morning sun leaping across the sky stained the sea blood-red.

As the night passed, the bottom hold of the Spanish battleship was flooded with a large amount of water and began to sink slowly. When the sailors on board entered the cabin for a routine inspection, they were stunned by the heavy water that filled the cabin.

"Oh God!" The sailors were at a loss.

Almost at the same time, the alarms were sounded in all major fleets.

In the first battle cluster of the Spanish Combined Fleet, on the flagship of a Spanish galleon in the center, an old general with a bald head, a small head, a white curly beard, and wearing Spanish plate armor walked out of the cabin.

The old general's dress continues the typical Spanish aristocratic style, with a stiff collar, a thin sword and shorts and other standard Spanish aristocratic attire. Whether it is the few hairs on the top of the head or the thick beard, they are carefully groomed and meticulous.

Apparently, this is a typical Spanish aristocrat.

The old general's name was Álvaro de Bazán, the first Marquis of Santa Cruz, known as the "father of the soldiers" by the Spanish soldiers, and he was the most capable naval veteran in Spain.

When it comes to the Marquis of Santa Cruz, we have to mention the most glorious period in the history of Spain, and we have to mention the strongest king in the history of Spain - Philip II.

Philip II was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and after Charles V announced his abdication, he inherited the Habsburg Empire, with all but Austria and Germany, where the family originated.

Charles V's younger brother, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, inherited the title of Holy Roman Emperor and nominal supremacy in Germany, while the sources of military and economic power of the Habsburg Empire, Spain and the Netherlands, were attributed to Philip II.

This also laid a solid foundation for the rise of Philip II. It was during the reign of Philip II that Spain ushered in its most powerful era in history.

During this period, Spain even forcibly annexed its neighbor Portugal.

It was during this period that Spain's status as a maritime power was established.

Under Philip II, Spain reached its peak of power, and historians refer to this period as the Habsburg dynasty, which dominated all of Europe.

Philip II had several admirals under his command, including Fernando, Duke of Alva, known as the "Bloody Slaughterer" of Spain; Philip II's half-brother Don Juan, Marquis Álvaro of Santa Cruz, and Alexandre Farnese, Duke of Parma.

The white-bearded veteran Álvaro who appeared on deck was the Marquis of Santa Cruz under Philip II in history, and Portugal was captured by his troops.

In 1583, at the Battle of San Miguel, Álvaro led his army to defeat the French fleet commanded by Elma de Chateau and executed all prisoners of war.

After the war, Álvaro became commander-in-chief of the Spanish fleet.

In 1585, the Marquis de Santa Cruz suggested sending a naval expeditionary fleet to invade England. Unfortunately, the expedition was not ready, and the Marquis de Santa Cruz died on February 9, 1588.

The death of the Marquis de Santa Cruz became a landmark event for the Spanish Armada from prosperity to decline.

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The Marquis de Santa Cruz is the only historical hero to appear in the Spanish wilderness.

The other admirals were either unborn or accompanied by Philip II, living in the royal palace of Madrid, the Spanish royal city, and not being subjugated by the player lord.

Thus, without dispute, Álvaro was appointed commander-in-chief of this combined Spanish fleet.

"What's going on?" The veteran's eyes are sharp, and he is not angry and arrogant.

"Commander, our battleship is leaking and slowly sinking." The first mate looked flustered.

"Why is it leaking? Can it be plugged? How many battleships are leaking? What about other formations? ”

Álvaro's mind snapped and he asked a series of questions. Looking at the red morning sun in the distant sky, Álvaro's brows tightened, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Report to the Commander, after investigation, the water leak was due to the fact that the bottom of the cabin had been chiseled open. There is too much water inlet and the opening is too big, and it is difficult to plug it again. And it's not just one battleship that's leaking, almost every battleship is leaking. The situation of other formations has not yet been reported to the headquarters. The first mate turned pale.