The uprising of the Knights of Sardaros was like a spark that started a prairie fire.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ Therefore, the Spaniards had to shrink their troops and began to ask for help from the mainland.
It is hoped that the mainland can send more troops to suppress this wave of resistance.
The Portuguese are very docile and have never shown much resistance.
This made the Spaniards relax their vigilance, so the Spaniards did not station a large number of troops and armed forces in Portugal to protect the Spanish regime they annexed.
In fact, without the appearance of Zhao Hongyu, the Portuguese would still have stood up to resist the weakened Spaniards after the Thirty Years' War.
It¡¯s just that after Zhao Hongyu appeared, the process was advanced.
But Zhao Hongyu found this entry point very well.
The vital points of the Spaniards were found in one fell swoop.
Yes, now the Netherlands has involved a large number of Spanish army regiments, which makes the Spaniards a little unable to support it.
According to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s plan, the French also began to gather troops towards the Spanish border, which forced the Spanish to bite the bullet and began to recruit soldiers to deal with it.
As a result, the Spaniards, who were already struggling to support the situation, suddenly became more difficult.
You must know that the current Spanish Empire is no longer the Spanish Empire before.
What was once glorious has now become dim.
It¡¯s just that the Spaniards don¡¯t want to admit it.
The invincible maritime fleet was destroyed and a large number of maritime interests were lost.
With the rise of Britain and France, as well as Sweden and Ottoman Turkey, even the Dutch began to constantly challenge the authority of Spain.
The former empire is now on the verge of collapse, and its ultimate fall is only a matter of time.
The Spaniards, who were already on the decline, did not think about how to solve this problem.
Instead, it continues to engage in military warfare and owes a large amount of foreign debt to maintain the crumbling glory of the empire.
But the problem is that the Spanish nobles are still living a very luxurious life.
"Drain the last economic artery of the empire."
With such a group of people, how could the Spanish Empire not collapse?
In fact, after the Thirty Years War, Spain did collapse and sink, becoming a third-rate country in Europe and never recovered.
Regarding the Portuguese uprising, the Spaniards now no longer have the energy and ability to suppress it.
Because the country¡¯s military strength is now focused on dealing with the Netherlands war zone and the French approaching the border.
Therefore, in the face of the raging wave of Portuguese uprising and resistance, the Spaniards were anxious in their eyes, but they had no solution at all.
But it¡¯s not a problem to let the Portuguese go like this, so the Spanish royal family finally gritted its teeth and decided to start another big loan from the outside world.
Use borrowed money to expand the army and respond to the wave of uprisings in Portugal.
But the Spaniards¡¯ plans are good, but it¡¯s a pity that many things are not based on their will and run according to their plans.
Soon, bad news came from Portugal.
Lisbon was captured by the Knights of Sadaros, and Spanish officials were expelled or hanged.
At the same time, the two important cities of Coimbra and Guimaraes in northern Portugal were also captured by the rebels of the Knights of Sadaros.
The northern seaport of Crewe was also captured on the same day.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? and The Knights of Sadaros, with lightning speed, set off a massive wave of resistance in Portugal, and also took a great advantage to seize 60% of Portugal's area.
According to intelligence, if Spain has not responded yet.
The whole of Portugal will be occupied by the rebels and will be completely out of Spanish control.
This is definitely not a joke, but a cruel fact.
The Spanish military department estimates that this time will only take half a month at most.
Because Portugal¡¯s resistance is too great.
Faced with this situation, the Spaniards were really angry and anxious.
Of course they want to solve the problem of Portugal in their backyard immediately, but now Spain doesn¡¯t have any more troops on hand, right?
? ?Troops in the Darland area cannot be withdrawn, and the eastern border must be guarded against the French.
Now all military forces have been dispatched and there are no more mobile troops left.
¡°If the troubles in Portugal are not resolved, the Spaniards will be distracted.
It cannot cope with three wars and three military confrontations at the same time.
At this point, Spain has no choice but to ask the Vatican for help, hoping that the Vatican can provide financial support.
And the Vatican is definitely considered a rich man at this time.
As for how much money the Vatican has, no one knows.
¡°But the Spaniards know that as long as the Vatican¡¯s fingers are slightly exposed, it will be enough to help the Spaniards overcome the difficulties.
After all, the church has ruled the European continent for so many years, and all Europeans will donate money to the church. It is impossible to say that the Vatican has no money.
But it¡¯s a pity that the Spaniards don¡¯t know that the gentlemen in the Vatican are all tough and typical freeloaders.
You can give them money, but asking them to sponsor or lend you money is a bit difficult.
Therefore, the Spaniards have no solution to the problem in a short period of time.
Therefore, they could only watch Portugal being captured bit by bit by the rebels, but they were powerless.
Rano originally thought that his uprising would not go so smoothly, but now he discovered that the powerful Spaniards were simply vulnerable.
It looks powerful, but in fact it is just a paper tiger.
Therefore, Rano¡¯s ambitions began to expand.
He also changed his plan.
Originally, Llano¡¯s plan was to immediately return eastward and attack the Spanish mainland after capturing Lisbon.
But when he saw how vulnerable the Spaniards were, he could definitely bring Portugal under his control, and then consolidate his position and military power before integrating his forces to attack the Spaniards.
And the French also started their actions on the eastern border.
For a long time, the Spanish had no way to form an effective military force to suppress themselves in Portugal.
Now that the whole of Portugal is about to become ours, why can't we become the king?
To this end, the Knights of Sadaros began a military campaign to conquer Portugal.
After all, Portugal is not a big country, and it won¡¯t take long even if it¡¯s all conquered.
Therefore, the genetic consul of the concession did not say anything after noticing the changes in Lano's military operations.
However, the genetic man consul still recorded Lano's changes and filed them for the record, and then ordered his subordinates to pay close attention.
Yes, when a person changes, everything will become unknown.
Earlier, Rano needed the support of the Song Empire, so he was willing to obey the empire's arrangements for many things.
But now the Knights of Sadaros are about to conquer the entire Portugal.
So as the leader, Rano¡¯s status will definitely become different from before.
This person, after his status is different, his mentality will become different.
So, will he maintain a good relationship with the Song Empire as always?
No one can guarantee this.
Therefore, the genetic consul can only pay close attention. Once it is discovered that Llano has any unfavorable ideas for the concession, the empire will use extraordinary measures.
¡° Anyway, after Rano is finished, there are still backup candidates.
??There are many candidates in the Knights of Sardaros who are ambitious and can cooperate, right?
Mary of France also paid close attention to what was happening in Portugal.
Zhao Hongyu said he would set the Spaniard¡¯s backyard on fire, and now he has done just that.
The rest is up to the French.
The current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Spaniards.
Spain¡¯s domestic military strength has become empty and has become extremely weak.
He was unable to suppress the Portuguese uprising, which shows how desperate the Spaniards were.
At this point, after careful consideration, Mary issued the order to attack Spain.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???The French army crossed the border and began to attack Spain.
This is what the Spaniards are most afraid of, but whatever they fear comes from nothing.
The French went to war against the Spanish, which worried the church.
But the happiest ones are the Protestant forces.
Seeing that the Spaniards were at a disadvantage in the war against the French, they were constantly being attacked by the French.
In the end, the Iron Rooster Vatican finally gritted its teeth and agreed to the Spaniards' loan under extremely harsh conditions, and quickly allocated funds to help the Spaniards raise an army.
At the same time, Rano occupied all Portuguese territory in a short period of time, confirmed his status in Portugal, welcomed back the original Portuguese royal family, and became his puppet.
Subsequently, Rano reorganized the military, leaving some elite troops to defend Portugal, and sent those eliminated to the front line to fight against the Spaniards, and also used this method to eradicate dissidents.
No matter what, Spain is now being attacked from both sides and is having a very difficult time.
The army in the Netherlands was also shaken in morale due to the lack of logistical supplies due to local turmoil.
Fortunately, in order to stabilize the military situation in the Netherlands, the Vatican asked the Holy Roman Empire to send senior officials to take over military command, and at the same time transported a large amount of supplies to calm the situation.
Otherwise, the military in the Netherlands will completely collapse.
For France, the Vatican and the Holy Roman Empire also began to implement military suppression.
At sea, the fleet of the Holy Roda Empire set off from Genoa to Marseille.
On land, an army of 80,000 men began to march from Cuneo, aiming directly at the French city of Basro.
The Protestant coalition also sent envoys to France to express goodwill to Mary.
At the same time, the Protestant coalition stated that if Mary could hold back the Spanish or even defeat the Holy Roman Empire, then the Protestant coalition would defeat the church forces in the future, which would bring more and greater benefits to France.
Of course, everyone will say something that sounds good, but if it doesn¡¯t have practical points, Mary will just forget it and won¡¯t take it to heart at all.
The Protestant emissary secretly provided Mary with a sum of money as aid.
Originally, Mary received financial assistance from Zhao Hongyu, but now the Protestant coalition has given another sum, but it makes Mary smile from ear to ear.
Since the benefits are delivered to your door, only an idiot would refuse, right?
Therefore, Mary accepted the other party's benefits and vowed to support the Protestant forces.
¡°In fact, they didn¡¯t know that Mary just wanted to destroy Spain and control Spanish territory.
Things are in chaos on the European continent, but the instigator, Zhao Hongyu, is already in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Sea King sailed smoothly on the Atlantic Ocean, riding the wind and waves in the blue water.
When they saw such a big ship, the female slaves purchased by Abdullah all let out shocked gasps of admiration.
Even Sister Jenny¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief.
However, after a period of sea voyage, this initial shock gradually faded away.
Now, besides playing cards with Emma and Sara, these women just enjoy the sea breeze and look at the endless blue ocean.
In short, the days at sea are very boring.
Zhao Hongyu divided the female slaves that Abdullah bought for himself between Emma and Sarah.
It doesn¡¯t matter to Emma, ??after all, she has no shortage of maids and servants.
¡°But Sarah needed it so much.
Cassandra was kept by Zhao Hongyu as his personal maid.
After all, Cassandra¡¯s special skill is what Zhao Hongyu never forgets to shoot once or twice every day.
The Sea King is very fast because it is equipped with special tools.
Originally, it would take fifty or even sixty days to cross the Atlantic in this era, but Zhao Hongyu and the others only needed twelve or three days.
And because Zhao Hongyu has a plug-in, they can also eat fresh food every day, instead of having to ration food and fresh water like other ocean-going merchant ship sailors, and have to experience the torture of hunger.
??Even, Zhao Hongyu has gadgets like effervescent tablets to supplement vitamins, so that everyone will not lack necessary nutritional supplements at sea.
In this way, after thirteen days of sea voyage, Zhao Hongyu and his party returned to Manhattan.
Seeing the outline of Manhattan Harbor from a distance, Emma shouted excitedly.
And there are gradually more and more merchant ships around.
The widows of the Samuel family and the female slaves in Cairo stood on the deck and stared at the outline of the unfamiliar city with their big eyes. They felt that everything was so novel.
¡°And these girls all have one thought, that is, ¡®There are so many boats here¡¯.
Yes, as the construction of Manhattan becomes more and more complete, and the goods on the American continent become more popular.
More and more merchant ships are coming to Manhattan for trade, making Manhattan very lively.
It can be said that the most lively port in the world, besides Alexandria, is Manhattan, and Manhattan is even more lively than Alexandria, and even more prosperous. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)