Louis is very far away from his homeland in the New World, but Louis is not an ordinary person. The blood of the Sun King flows on him. If it weren't for his mother's not a queen, perhaps Louis was one of the heirs of the King of the French Empire, how could he be thrown into the New World?

Even if people are in the New World, Louis's news channels are not comparable to ordinary people. This time, the order issued by Paris and the sudden war between the idiot Governor of Spain made Louis smell a familiar smell.

This smell is like a wooden stick stirred in a pit that smells unpleasant, yes! This is the unique taste of the British, so Louis has concluded that there must be a shadow of the British behind this incident.

In addition to these, there was another thing that made Louis convinced that the British were making small moves, that was, the British, who had always been afraid of the world's chaos, suddenly broke out in war with the Ming Dynasty in Spain and the Ming Dynasty, and France was forced to join the war, but there was no movement on the British.

This attitude is definitely not the normal attitude of the British. Based on Louis's understanding of the British, if the British had no ghost in their hearts, then when the war broke out, the British would have been ready to move. They would definitely take advantage of the situation and rob the Northeast, and take advantage of the opportunity of France's troops in the New World to start a war with the Ming Dynasty.

But now the British reacted too calmly, and it could even be said that he was completely wandering. This situation is very abnormal, which proves that the British are very big. The British did not have no desire to spy on the territory of the New World. On the contrary, the British are planning a larger plan, which is why they have the current attitude.

In fact, Wang Dong also has this feeling.

It is logical that the Ming Dynasty and Britain have a good relationship, and both sides have a certain base of ally, but the British attitude after the outbreak of this war made Wang Dong feel the flavor of conspiracy.

This is also one of the reasons why Wang Dong agreed to the meeting with Louis. In his opinion, it is better to talk to France at this time than not to talk. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty not only had to guard against France and Spain, which was fighting against the Ming Dynasty, but even its previous ally, Britain, might not be reliable.

Now, Louis has his attitude on his face. As the governor of France in the New World, he must ensure that Spain's interests are not lost, both public and private. Louis proposed to Wang Dong on this condition that if the Ming Dynasty could accept it, then there was no need to continue this meaningless war. If the Ming Dynasty had to punish the Spanish, although Louis was the governor, he could not violate Paris's orders in this case and could only bite the bullet and fight the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Excellency Earl, your request is a bit unreasonable." Wang Dong smiled and shook his head and asked, "If it were you, in my position, would you agree to such a request?"

"I understand what you mean, dear Duke." Louis nodded and said frankly: "France only needs to guarantee Spain's interests in the New World. The key to this interest lies in territory. As for Spain's war without authorization, I personally think it's okay to give certain punishments, but there is a boundary for this punishment. What do you think?"

"This is understandable." Wang Dong completely understood what Louis meant. Louis did not refuse the Ming Dynasty's military strike against Spain as a punishment, and could even ask Spain for economic compensation. But these premises were established on Spain's territory in the New World without losses. Once this war caused the Ming Empire to annex part of the territory of the Spanish Kingdom in the New World, this would exceed France's bottom line.

If it were just time the war started, Louis told Wang Dong that maybe Wang Dong would agree, but the situation is different now.

Louis did not know the operations of the Ming Pacific Navy, nor did he know that just a week before they started negotiations, the Ming fleet had wiped out Spain's fleet on the West Coast and occupied Manzanillo, an important Spanish port city in Central and South America.

There is no communication in this era that has developed in later generations. The New World is so vast that the news of Manzanillo's fall has just been learned by the Governor General of New Spain. The Governor General of New Spain is now terrified to send back the defense of well-known troops. Not to mention Louis, even General Piles, who was fighting against the Ming Dynasty, did not receive the news.

Wang Dong was different. Less than four days after the Pacific Fleet wiped out the Spanish fleet on the West Coast, the news spread to the Governor's Mansion through the City of Sun. When he set out to meet with Louis, he received the news of taking Manzanillo.

In other words, when Louis made this request, the Ming Dynasty had occupied Manzanillo and even took down the area around Manzanillo. This piece of fat had already reached the mouth of Daming. Since it was something that reached the mouth, how could Daming spit it out again?

Wang Dong looked at Louis with a meaningful smile, which made Louis feel a little wrong. He looked at the other party in confusion, as if asking Wang Dong if there was anything he didn't know?

"I understand your intention." Wang Dong continued to repeat this sentence, then shook his head and said, "But I will regretfully notify you here that I can't do it because Manzanillo is already in the hands of the Ming Dynasty."

"What!" Louis was stunned after hearing the translation. He thought he had heard it wrong, or the translation was inaccurate. After Louis repeatedly confirmed it, even though Louis, who had always been calm, could not sit still, and immediately stood up.

"Did the Ming Empire take Manzanillo?"

"That's right, maybe you will get this news in a few days." Wang Dong nodded and replied.

Louis looked full of shock. He never expected that Manzani would be lost when he was dating. This is the most important city in Central and South America on the west coast!

At the first moment, Louis subconsciously thought that Wang Dong was lying, but he quickly told Louis rationally that it was true. Manzanillo was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty or in the hands of the Spanish. This problem is not difficult to confirm. As Wang Dong said, due to the speed of message transmission, France may be able to receive the real result in a few days.

In addition, there is another important question, that is, how did the Ming Dynasty take Manzanillo? Spain has a fleet on the west coast. Could it be that the Spanish fleet has been defeated? Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have occupied Manzanillo.

When he thought of this, Louis' hair stood up, and the situation deteriorated and changed much faster than he thought. Originally, even if the Spaniards were defeated by the Ming Dynasty, at least the war initiated by the Spaniards first had a certain advantage in taking the lead.

Furthermore, although France was forced to intervene in the war and did not really fight with the Ming Dynasty, the attitude France expressed had already restrained the Ming Dynasty's main army in the New World, which reduced the pressure on Spain and gave them a good opportunity.

In this case, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Spanish fleet in such a short time, captured the important city of Manzanillo, and directly inserted the knife into the hinterland of the New Spanish colony.

This news immediately disrupted Louis' original plan. The rhetoric he had thought of before was no longer used now. Moreover, the loss of Manzanillo completely changed the state of war between Spain and the Ming Dynasty. The defeat of the Spanish army was inevitable. Even if France now attacked directly on the Ming defense line, it was impossible to stop it.

"Sorry, Your Excellency the Duke, I want to temporarily stop this meeting due to changes in Manzanillo. Please wait until I understand the specific situation before meeting you?" Louis decided to temporarily stop the meeting. He must thoroughly solve the situation and then make a judgment on the new situation.
Chapter completed!