When the officers and soldiers of the Royal Spanish Navy of the Cadiz fleet heard that the artillery was terrifying, the Qing fleet was not an enemy, but an allies, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then became excited. They were all dancing with joy, cheering wave after wave, showing the Spaniards' enthusiasm, unrestrained, and practical character.

Hearing the faint cheers from the opposite side, Shi Shipiao, Yinzhen and others couldn't help but look at each other, all of whom were puzzled. What were these Westerners' nerves? Are they welcoming the South China Fleet? Or making an agitation before the war? They were confused, and the messenger had already rushed over. After saluting, they calmly reported: "Report to the Grand Marshal, the Spanish Fleet sent flags to welcome the Qing Fleet to visit."

After hearing this, everyone was happy. Shi Shipiao raised his telescope and observed it. Seeing that the Spanish fleet had closed the gun door and sailed back to the port, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy. Spain was welcoming the Qing navy to the port of Cadiz, which meant that Spain had decided to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty. After pondering for a moment, he ordered in a deep voice: "Let Lin Wei lead a small fleet into the port to investigate."

After saying that, he turned around and said to Yinzhen: "Prince, Spain's move is tantamount to having made up its mind to form an alliance with our Qing Dynasty. We might as well enter the Port of Cadiz to understand the situation and then make a decision."

Yinzhen nodded and said, "If it weren't for fraud, you should understand the situation first."

"There is not a big possibility of fraud." Wu Sidao pondered: "Youdao killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800 of them. After seeing the power of the artillery of the Nanyang Fleet, they dared not play with the evil ones. They could not afford to lose. Besides, they had no reason to set up strong enemies at this critical moment."

"Mr. Wu's words are very reasonable." Shi Shipiao said slightly, and after pondering, he looked at Fu Anding and ordered: "After entering the port, the Marines must immediately take over the defense of the fleet's docking docks. There must be no carelessness."

"Precautions." Fu Anding said with a hurry.

Amid the sound of drums and music, the Nanyang fleet slowly sailed into Cadiz Port. Yinzhen and Shi Shipiao had not even got off the ship. Lin Wei, as a representative, went ashore and felt the enthusiasm of the Spaniards.

Lin Haitao, who led the envoy to Spain, hurriedly boarded the flagship. After the ceremony, Shi Shipiao asked in a deep voice: "Have you gone to France?"

"No, the mark is the capital of Madrid, which has been staying in Spain." Lin Haitao reported calmly: "Five days ago, French Minister of Finance de Mare arrived in Madrid. He had come to Cadiz with him, and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Reynaldo."

After a slight pause, he continued: "For the alliance, France and Spain strongly agree. They have no objection to the cemetery of Acapulco Port in the Americas. They agree to ced the 50-mile radius of Acapulco Port to the Qing Dynasty, and recognize that Luzon is the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, France also expressed its willingness to open trade between the Port of Octville and the Qing Dynasty. Spain expressed its willingness to open the Port of Cadiz as a trading port, but they demanded a treaty of offensive and defensive alliance with the Qing Dynasty and to open free trade."

The signing of the treaty of offensive and defensive alliances, France wanted to pull the Qing Dynasty into the water and tie the Qing Dynasty to his chariot to fight for Europe. This is no problem. The Qing Dynasty came to Europe to deliberately disrupt the situation, and it was no problem to open free trade. The Qing Dynasty could no longer be closed to the country, admitting that Luzon is the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but it was just a favor. Regardless of whether it was admitted or not, the Qing Dynasty would not give up Luzon again. The fourteenth old man sold Luzon and had no room for negotiation at all.

As for agreeing to ced the Port of Acapulco in America, this is also expected. The Qing Dynasty had sent troops to occupy it. The cemetery was just a justification. Spain's cemetery was so generous that it also demanded the signing of a treaty on offensive and defensive alliance, which was intended to lose the car to protect the commander and cut off the Qing Dynasty's idea of ​​annexing New Spain in America. This was a matter of great success.

After a moment of pondering, Yinzhen asked, "Where is Port Octville?"

"Return to the prince, Octville Port is in western France, facing the English Channel, opposite the UK, and is an important commercial port and military port in France." Lin Haitao hurriedly bowed to report.

Yinzhen nodded slightly. No wonder France was so generous and took the initiative to open the Port of Octville. This was to deliberately place the Qing Dynasty at the forefront of Britain and France. Once a war broke out between the two countries, the Qing Dynasty would not be out of the matter. At the same time, it could also effectively control the Qing Dynasty's trade on Europe. This was really a complete task.

After thinking for a while, he got up and walked to the large European map hanging on the bulkhead, looked at it for a while, and then said, "We both want the Port of Octville and Port of Cadiz, but the Qing Dynasty must have its own foothold, otherwise it will be controlled everywhere." As he said, he pointed to the location of the Strait of Gibraltar and said, "It is still difficult to cede the territory in Europe. We might as well settle for the second best and occupy Tangier."

Tangier Shi Shipiao stood up and walked to the map, looked at it, and pondered: "This place is only a few nautical miles away from Spain, and it tightly blocks the Strait of Gibraltar. It has extremely high strategic value. What is even more rare is that its abdomen is vast and there is room for expansion."

After a slight pause, he continued: "The Nanyang Fleet cannot always rely on others. It is naturally best to have its own port. However, as far as I know, this port is currently under the control of Spain. It is probably difficult to cede this place in Spain."

"As the saying goes, there are times, since France and Spain are trying hard to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, they naturally have to show their sincerity." Wu Sidao smiled slightly and said, "If we don't come, Spain will eventually find it difficult to maintain this strategic location. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty has a foothold here, and Spain has the advantage of being close to the waters. I think the opposition will not be too strong. Don't do it at this time, and it will be difficult to speak in the future. Even if it is not cedeed, it is okay to borrow it."

Borrow? I'm afraid that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, but he had borrowed it but had not returned it. Shi Shipiao smiled slightly and was about to speak. The guards outside the door reported: "The Grand Marshal, Spanish Foreign Minister Renaldo, French Minister of Finance De Mare, Cadiz Fleet Commander Archer, and Carlos are looking for a meeting."

They came quickly. It seemed that they could not wait to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, France and Spain. Shipiao looked at Yinzhen and smiled and said, "Prince, I will only focus on wars. Please ask the prince to make the decision on these matters."

Yinzhen nodded slightly and said, "You will receive the two of you, the commander of the Cadiz fleet, Archer, Carlos. I will meet those two ministers."

"The last general." Shi Shipiao hurriedly bowed. He had been thinking about how to fight Portugal these days, and wanted to inquire about some situations from Archer, the commander of the Cadiz fleet. After Yinzhen and Wu Sidao withdrew, he took some measures to clean up and then ordered: "Please ask Archer, the commander of the Cadiz fleet, and Carlos, the deputy commander of the Great Luzon fleet."

When the two of them got on the ship, Shi Shipiao stood up and took Lin Wei to greet him. There were many places where the Spanish were to rely on the European war. He didn't want to leave the Spanish as soon as he came. When the four of them met, Carlos consciously acted as the introducer. In Shi Shipiao's eyes, the Westerners looked almost the same. After a moment of looking, he returned a military salute, and then reached out to give the two of them into the command cabin.

Because the translation takes time and is not familiar with each other, after sitting down, Shi Shipiao did not go around in circles and exchanged a little greeting, and then said straight to the point: "It is said that the Portuguese navy is also a first-class navy in Europe. I wonder what its scale is?"

After listening to the translation, Archer was stunned. Why did the Qing people care so much about Portugal? Do they want to attack Portugal first? However, Portugal has always had good relations with the Qing Dynasty and traded continuously. However, he immediately realized that the Qing Dynasty is now going to form an alliance with Spain and France, so it is normal for it to declare war on Portugal.

After thinking for a moment, he said truthfully: "In recent years, Portugal has discovered gold and diamond mines in Brazil, a colony of America. The Portuguese King Joao V built a first-class European navy with this gold. The fleet is huge, with thirty third-class battleships alone."

There are thirty third-level battleships alone! Shi Shipiao frowned. There are only eight third-level ships of the Nanyang Fleet, and the gap is not small. Lin Wei also secretly complained in his heart. The huge difference is nearly four times, and this battle cannot be fought. He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Did the Portuguese fleet station itself separately?"

Archer shook his head and said, "No, the Portuguese fleet is all stationed in Port Lisbon, and there is also a small fleet in Britain, which is also stationed in Lisbon, with six third-class battleships."

When he heard this, Shi Shipiao and Lin Wei felt bitter. There was actually a small British fleet in Lisbon, and the power of the enemy and us was too disparate.

Carlos was not very concerned about whether the Qing navy was interested in attacking the Portuguese fleet. He was concerned about the 1,500 Spanish prisoners who came with the ship. He accompanied the Qing envoys to Madrid. Knowing that Spain and France all wanted to form an alliance with the Qing. Seeing that there was a little dismay, he tentatively said: "The Spanish Empire and the Qing Empire are about to form an alliance, and the group of soldiers who came with the fleet..."

Shi Shipiao nodded slightly and said, "The mission to Europe is mainly based on Prince Yong of the Qing Empire. This matter will be a result soon, so there is no need to worry."

Archer glanced at Carlos with dissatisfaction. Since he wanted to form an alliance, he still had to worry about the Qing people not letting go of prisoners. If the Qing people were willing to use the prisoners as bargaining chips, what if they let more than a thousand people go? There are still thousands of prisoners in Nanyang. After pondering for a moment, he deliberately changed the topic and said: "Today, I watched the artillery drill of the Guizhou Navy warship, which is really eye-opening. You are practicing five third-class battleships. I wonder how powerful the fourth-class battleship is?"

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