The Portuguese Empire, capital Lisbon.

At this time, the two armies fought, shouting and killing, and the people were on the verge of horses.

War is accompanied by the entire history of mankind. Friction and conflict are inevitable in the East and the West, thus a battlefield of life and death will appear.

Felipe II was wearing silver armor, a Burgundy helmet, and a long knife hanging around his waist. He was riding a tall white man watching the battle situation in a flash.

Felipe II was the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Princess Isabel of Portugal. From his father, he obtained Spain, the Netherlands, Sicily and Naples, Franche Conte, Milan and all Western Americas.

And African colonies, the title of the Holy Roman Emperor and the title of the Supreme German ruler of Germany were given to his uncle Ferdinand.

Since he became the king of Spain, he has implemented an active foreign policy, not only to protect this huge foundation, but also to make up his mind to control the entire Europe.

In 1571, the Ottoman army occupied Cyprus and the Christian world felt that security was under great threat.

Felipe II was an avid believer. He formed an alliance with the Pope and Venice, forming a powerful maritime expeditionary force, and finally defeated the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lebanto.

Thanks to this victory, and with Felipe II's task of carrying the anti-reformation, Spain's national prestige and overseas hegemony reached its peak.

Although it already has a very high reputation in Europe, it is still a little far from Europe's desire to crawl at his feet, so he is also staring at other European countries.

Last year, Portugal's king Sebastian died in the battle of the Mahazan River in Africa, which immediately showed him the opportunity to annex Portugal and Portugal's overseas colonies.

Since his mother was Princess Isabel, he had the right to inherit the Portuguese king and planned to compete for the Portuguese king.

Because of the bad relationship between Spain and Portugal and the opposition of many Portuguese people, he decided that his uncle Cardinal Enrique would temporarily inherit the throne and then hand it over to himself.

Who would have thought that Cardinal Enrique died of illness shortly after he became throne, which forced him to hurry over and take over the throne of the King of Portugal.

But at this time, Antonio, who received support from the general public, openly claimed to be the King of Portugal, and even led an army to intercept him.

War is a continuation of politics. Things that cannot be solved at the negotiating table are destined to fight against each other on the battlefield.

The two armies fought fiercely, and blood splashed, quickly dyeing the land red.

Antonio led a cavalry straight for the Spanish King Felipe II. With the desperate battle of the guards, he rushed to a distance of only a few meters from Felipe II.

It was a sword coming and going, gunshots kept ringing, guard cavalry kept falling from their horses, and Antonio, wearing heavy armor, fell heavily to the ground.

Antonio's face was ferocious, but he didn't easily admit defeat, so he immediately struggled to get up from the ground.

But before Antonio could take action, the Spanish soldiers around him had surrounded him and a spear pointed at Antonio's head.

Although Antonio has strong combat power and a loyal subordinate, his troops and equipment are simply incomparable to Spain.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The Spanish army seemed to be well-trained in response to the sudden sneak attack and was reaping the lives of the Portuguese in an orderly manner.

The equipment of the Portuguese army seemed to be seriously insufficient. Although many of them were full of enthusiasm and were unwilling to be annexed by Spain, the war could not be just about passion, but more importantly, it would be more about the combat power of both sides.

This time, Antonio failed to successfully attack Spanish King Felipe II, but missed his best chance to compete for the Portuguese throne. He had already missed the Portuguese throne.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Antonio is an illegitimate child. He has experienced hardships since childhood and looks very strong, but he struggled to be taken over.

Felipe II looked at the Portuguese man arrogantly in the form of a victorious person and said, "Are you the illegitimate son Antonio?"

"I am Antonio, the King of Portugal!" Antonio disliked Felipe's arrogance very much, and immediately reiterated his identity with a tough heart.

Felipe's eyes immediately flashed with a ruthless look, and he warned coldly: "You should recognize the times. This is a world where the strong are respected! You are just an illegitimate son who dares to compete with me for the throne.

I really don’t know how to live or die!”

"Even if I die, I should inherit the throne. It's not your turn, you are the Spanish!" Antonio's eyes were not afraid, and he argued angrily.

Felipe II looked at the Portuguese man with unwillingness and said ruthlessly: "Okay, that king will fulfill you! Come on, lock him up first, and hang him in public another day!"

"As for order!" The chief guard next to him immediately took the order, turned around and asked his subordinates to take Antonio away.

Antonio knew that he would die this time, and before leaving, he cursed loudly: "Felippe, you will be retribution! You will be retribution!"

Felipe heard this curse but did not take this sentence to heart. The person who can repay him in the world today has not been born yet.

This is actually a war of unequal strength, so Spain did not suffer much casualties.

When Spanish King Felipe II entered Lisbon, he was warmly welcomed by many Portuguese nobles, and a grand banquet was held at the palace that night.

Among the royal families of European countries, due to the frequent political friendship, many kings held multiple positions, so it was not very strange that Felipe II served as the king of Portugal.

Felipe II not only coveted Portuguese territory, but also longed for Portuguese colonies, including Goa and the Straits of Malacca in India.

Just the day after arriving in Lisbon, Felipe II was afraid that the night would be long and dream, so he was impatient to hold the coronation ceremony of the Portuguese king.

It is similar to the Chinese emphasis on etiquette. The crowning of the king of the European royal family was a very grand ceremony. Under the witness of all Portuguese nobles, the Pope personally crowned Felipe II, and Felipe II became the eighteenth term.

King of Portugal.

"Oh... the king is so cool!"

"If I were ten years younger, I would definitely be his mistress!"

"Look at our king's nose, how fascinating!"

Gu Xi

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A group of nobles came to watch the ceremony. Although Felipe's appearance was not outstanding and even a short man, the group of noble ladies seemed very obsessed with emotion.

Before the new king Felipe II could deliver an inauguration speech, a communications officer hurried in to report a shocking news to Felipe II.

"Oh my God! What did the communications officer just say?"

"How is this possible? The Spanish Expeditionary Army was destroyed!"

"Fake it must be fake. How could that mysterious country in the East be so powerful!"

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The aristocrats around him learned from the communications officer that the Spanish Expedition Army had been destroyed, but they couldn't believe their ears and immediately started to talk.

Although there are more and more commodities from that mysterious Eastern country over the years, in their perception, the mysterious Eastern country is just an indigenous kingdom and is not enough to resist their strong ships and cannons.

But who would have thought that Spain sent an army of tens of thousands of people to the East, but it was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty when it arrived in the east.

The new king Felipe no longer had the joy of getting Portugal, and now he looked as heavy as water.

After greeting the Pope, he hurriedly left the lively cathedral and then took a carriage to return to the royal palace in Portugal.

Just as soon as he entered the door, he angrily smashed the exquisite vase from the East, and could no longer suppress his emotions and roared: "Who can tell me what's going on?"

Since he became the king of Spain, many people below have bewitched him from sending troops to conquer the New World of the East, thus controlling the ceramic, silk and spice trade of that mysterious dynasty.

For example, the commander of the Eastern Expedition, Sander was one of the agitators. He had previously vowed to claim that only 10,000 troops could be taken down by the Ming Dynasty and constantly painted a grand blueprint for him.

If you say you are not moved, you will undoubtedly be deceiving yourself, but the finance at that time actually did not allow it.

Although one million gold coins can be collected every year from America, Spain's financial situation has been not very good due to its huge palace expenses and generous rewards to the nobles, coupled with the military expenditures to maintain the Spanish Invincible Fleet.

In addition, under the witness of the Pope, Spain signed the Treaty of Toldeas with Portugal, thus dividing the new world with Portugal.

If he traded military forces with the Ming Dynasty, he would undoubtedly tear up the previous treaty signed with Portugal, which would in turn affect the relationship between Spain and Portugal.

That's right, although he had always known that the Ming Dynasty was very weak and he received huge rewards when he sent a legion of Eastern Expedition, he still held up this ambition.

However, Sebastian died in the Mahazan River in Africa, and his uncle took over Portugal as his place. In addition, the financial situation was eased and the advocacy of Sander and others, he launched the Eastern Expedition Plan.

When changing the Governor of Goa, Portugal, he sent Sander to lead a fleet of 10,000 people to fight eastward last year, thus thoroughly grasping the trade deals throughout the New World.

Just as he was looking forward to the good news, the invincible fleet not only did not bring back the excess investment returns, but was buried in the sea.

Such a huge loss, even if you live in large gold and silver mines in the Americas, you still feel that your heart is bleeding all the time, and even accompanied by an inexplicable fear.

"His Majesty the King, what should we do now?" Spanish Minister Ferdi followed in and asked with concern.

Felipe II calmed down when he vented, and he ordered seriously: "We cannot listen to the wind and rain, repeat the mistakes of my father's wrongful accusation of Magellan, and send someone to find out the authenticity of the news, and we must verify it.

The reliability of the news!”

Although news of the demise of the Eastern Expedition Army came from the Governor of Goa, the Governor of Goa did not see it with his own eyes, and the news may not be accurate.

Like Magellan, a famous navigator funded by his father, the two sides signed an agreement to fund Magellan's first global voyage in human history by the Spanish royal family.

In September of that year, Magellan led five ships from the Port of Seville in Spain. The following year, one of the ships in the fleet fled back to Spain with difficulty. In order to evade responsibility, the crew claimed that Magellan had betrayed.

His father believed the news and angrily gave up the supply of Magellan's family, causing Magellan's wife and children to starve to death.

As a result, Magellan was still fulfilling the agreement between the two sides. Although Magellan himself died in the Philippines, the last ship with only eighteen men left returned to Spain, thus completing the feat of voyage around the world.

That's why he hoped that this was a Magellan-like misunderstanding and chose to verify the authenticity of this message.

Felipe did not place all his hopes on the wrong news. He knew that the real destruction of the Eastern Expedition Legion would shake the Spanish maritime overlord, so he thought of England, whose maritime strength gradually rose in recent years.

After some thought, he sent an envoy to England, but instead of asking for help from England, he proposed to England's new queen Elizabeth.

Although Elizabeth has always had many suitors and has become the most famous unmarried queen in Europe as she grows older, she still has not chosen to enter the palace of marriage.

However, Felipe fought against Xiao Jiujiu. Such a political marriage not only allowed the beauty to be returned, but also wanted to indirectly control England, thereby reconstructing his position as the maritime overlord.

In just one month, the messenger returned from England, but brought bad news to the arrogant king.

"Since she is ruthless, don't blame me for being unrighteous. Let's start conquering England!" Felipe immediately said furiously when he learned that the old woman Elizabeth refused her proposal.

Although Elizabeth was annoyed by the king on the surface, deep in Felipe's heart, Elizabeth obviously favored Protestantism in England, and even saw Elizabeth's ambition.

Although the New World has been under its own control over the years, the pirates of England are not restless, but they have repeatedly looted their Spanish ships, including gold transport ships returning from America.

Now that Elizabeth does not agree to this political marriage and does not choose to form a bond with his navy, he has to conquer England to solve this hidden danger that will threaten his maritime hegemony in the future.

But in today's world, the real protagonist is no longer the Spanish King Felipe II.
Chapter completed!