Chapter 899 Alliance
Zhang Fan suddenly remembered a terrifying figure in history, and then recalled the name of Caterina's pirate group, and asked unconsciously: "Is your father the number one enemy of the Spanish Invincible Armada 18 years ago, traversing the Mediterranean for decades, robbing countless ships. The king of Arab pirates known as the "Hilatin" - Red Beard - Hilton Reiss?!"
Zhang Fan remembers that in the books of the book demon, the most powerful Mediterranean pirate king in history seemed to die in 1546, and now it is 1567, so Katerina is now 25 years old. In the past twenty years, she has probably suffered a lot from growing up to establishing this large-scale pirate group. Because Zhang Fan learned from the information that since Hilton﹒
After Rez's death, the pirates in the Mediterranean became a mess, no longer as powerful as they were in their heyday. They were forced to flee to land by the Spanish fleet. The most common ones were to surrender to Ottoman Turkey and become regular troops of the Ottoman Empire. They disappeared from then on. The pirates in the Caribbean became stronger and stronger with the discovery of the New World and the trade between the Atlantic Ocean...
"Actually, he prefers to call him Barbarossa. His enemies call him the 'Devil Pirate'!" Caterina supported her cheek with her right hand and said to Zhang Fan with a smile, "My full name is Don Julia Caterina Hilton Rees."
"You have an amazing father! Legend has it that he only robbed Christian ships. He will give the greatest help to Arab ships! After his death, every Arab ship passing by his burial place, the Golden Horn Bay of the Bosphorus, would roar sails to pay tribute to him!" Zhang Fan sighed sincerely.
Katerina's chin rested on Zhang Fan's chest, kissed him, and then smiled and said, "Others will only remember how much wealth he created, how many enemies he robbed, how many enemies he killed. Only you, you only mentioned who he helped... This is also the thing he valued most during his lifetime. He once said: The only thing that Allah believes that he is qualified to enter heaven is that he helped many Muslim brothers. As for wealth and the great reputation of the world, for Allah, it is nothing more than a passing cloud..."
"He said it right..." Zhang Fan caressed her long red hair and felt a hint of warmth. "Do you want to regain your father's past glory?"
Katerina didn't say anything and drilled into the soft quilt, as if she was afraid of the cold. After a while, she said, "My mother said that my father was poisoned. I was still young at that time, and I still remember the scene of vomiting blood when my father was dying. I am sure this was not my mother's guess. I also found out who the murderer who poisoned my father..."
"It seems you want to avenge your father? And the other party has a huge power, so you spare no effort to expand your strength to deal with him." Zhang Fan knew in his mind. This is the old prince's revenge plot, but it has been staged in history for thousands of years. "Who is that guy who can kill your father? I am bluntly speaking, given that your father is an enemy of Spain throughout his life, your enemy's background is likely to be the Spanish royal family!"
Caterina felt very tired, lay beside Zhang Fan and murmured: "It has nothing to do with the Spanish royal family, but he is indeed connected with Spain now. This guy is now the commander of the Spanish Caribbean fleet, the mortal enemy of all the Caribbean pirates, and the strongest person in the entire Caribbean Sea!"
"Since he was once your father's enemy, how could he poison your father? He should not be able to get close to the most powerful person in the Mediterranean, right?" Zhang Fan discovered the problem.
"He was still very young at that time. He was once a spy sent by the Knights of St. John to be undercover next to my father. He performed very well at that time, young and handsome, brave and witty, and solved several difficult things for his father. His father trusted him very much and even had a good relationship with us. I still remember that he carved a small boat for me with wood, which made me happy for a long time." Caterina actually remembered a lot of childhood past events. It seemed that that period of time was very important to her.
"Knights of St. John?" Zhang Fan captured a sensitive word, "Isn't that the Knights of St. John's Hospital in Jerusalem? During the Crusade, they entered Rhodes Island after being defeated. So, your opponent is still a real knight?!" Zhang Fan remembered his experience of dealing with the Knights of the Hospital in the Battle of Harding. At least the Knights of the Hospital at that time attached great importance to honor. Rhodes, the leader of the Knights of the Hospital, left a deep impression on him.
"Yes, they are one of my father's main opponents in the Mediterranean! They are also loyal guards of the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy Church." Caterina seemed to respect such opponents very much. "They are a group of true devout believers. They have been practicing as monks since childhood, trained riding and fighting skills, and have very strong combat capabilities! And they are all masters of tactics. At the heyday of my father, they defeated the powerful Spanish fleet, but they still stood firm like the stubborn reefs in the Mediterranean. They were never conquered!"
It is certain that Zhang Fan had experienced the combat capabilities of the three major knights. The Knights that had fought with the most powerful Arab Empire army were naturally not defeated by the pirates, even one of the most powerful pirates in history. However, what puzzled Zhang Fan was that as a knight who put honor first, he could do such despicable acts as assassination or even poisoning. Their beliefs could not even treat the enemy.
Zhang Fan did not say anything, and Caterina continued, "Who could have thought that my father trusted him so much, but he was eventually killed by him with despicable means. After his father's death, the pirate group was divided into pieces, and my brothers and other pirate groups that were subdued by his father were all independent. My mother and I were also displaced because of this. I vowed to want this murderer to repay everything I lost! I also wanted to seek justice for my father! It took me a long time to find out that this shameful spy is now the commander of the Spanish fleet. This allowed me to gain greater strength to deal with him..."
"Hate sometimes blinds our eyes..." Zhang Fan murmured.
Chapter completed!