After this storm, Zhu Cilang was obviously old and was always panicked when he was alone in quietness.

Maybe it was to find something for myself, or maybe it was to prove to the world that Emperor Tianwu is not old yet and his ambitions remain!

In the early summer of the 33rd year of Tianwu, Zhu Cilang issued an order for the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty to attack Portugal in an all-round way and eliminate the rebellion.

(In the 31st year of Tianwu, just when the Russian-Ming Dynasty was in full swing, Portuguese prince Pedro launched a coup, placed his brother under house arrest, and expelled Western King Zhu Heshou from Portugal, completely severing diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming-Portugal alliance that lasted for twenty-three years was officially broken.)

Due to the Western Expedition to Europe, the Ming army had no time to look west and allowed Portugal to join the French camp. Now the Ming Dynasty has freed up its hands and it is time to liquidate the traitors!

Three months later, the imperial court's order to send troops was conveyed to the Ming Atlantic Fleet Base in Alexandria, Africa, and General Lan Haoran happily accepted the order.

In early August of the 33rd year of Tianwu, more than a hundred warships of the Western fleet emerged in full swing, crossing the Mediterranean Sea, leaving the Strait of Gibraltar, and heading straight to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal!

Along the way, the Ottoman Empire's naval warships all avoided it. Even the Spanish Invincible Fleet shrank and did not dare to go out to sea to stop it.

In recent years, Lan Haoran has been like a big pirate. He took the Western fleet to sea to grab things every now and then. At first, he just robbed European merchant ships and collected part-time merchant ship protection fees.

Later he simply snatched the Ottoman and Spanish supply ships... He was called the Mediterranean bully by the Europa.

Faced with the fierce Ming fleet, Portugal was shocked, but they had long thought of this day. King Pedro informed Louis XIV as soon as he received the news.

France and other European countries had just experienced great defeats and should not be enemies of the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time. However, Louis XIV was very dissatisfied with the loss and wanted to avenge the shame and regain France's prestige!

Moreover, the French navy did not suffer any losses, and he supported the Portuguese King Pedro, so Louis XIV decided to assist Portugal.

Louis XIV is not a fool, and it is impossible for his country to fight with the Ming Navy, and the French navy does not have the ability.

He once again united the Ottoman Empire, Spain and other countries to form a European maritime coalition!

This time, not only France's allies, but also France's old rivals Britain and the Netherlands joined the alliance and sent naval warships.

The Ming army's western expedition and the Eight Emperors Battle made the British realize the terror of the Ming Dynasty. They not only squeezed European countries from land, but now they began to invade Europe from sea!

If we don’t unite, the miserable end of the Polish Kingdom of Lithuania will probably be repeated!

At this point, the European Anti-Ming Alliance led by Britain and France was initially established and formed a maritime joint fleet. This war had actually expanded into another international war.

Lan Haoran was already fifty years old at this time. After analyzing the situation of the enemy, he determined that the core of the enemy was the British navy. The French navy was not only small in strength but also lacked combat experience, so it was not enough to be afraid.

Therefore, Lan Haoran sent ten warships to restrain the French fleet and personally led 70 main warships to launch a fierce attack on the British fleet.

As expected, the French army was known as the number one in Europe, but the navy was really bad. The French fleet only fought with the Ming fleet for a few rounds, then left allies and fled, and could not even catch up.

Under the siege of the Ming Atlantic Fleet, the British fleet struggled to support it, and more than ten warships were damaged and more than 3,000 soldiers were killed.

When night fell, the British ships broke out in a bloody way, broke out of the encirclement, and left in panic.

This battle demonstrated the efficient operation of the Ming Navy, and was stunned by the European Union, who had been forced to gather.

The Western fleet made a concerted effort and launched a raid in the darkness and captured the Portuguese capital Lisbon with thunder. King Pedro fled to Spain overnight. Princess Catherine and the Western King Zhu Heshou and his son returned to Portugal.

The reason why they could easily defeat Lisbon was not only because of the Ming army's strong ships and powerful guns, the main general was decisive in the face of the opportunity, and the soldiers were fierce in fighting, but also another important factor: internal response.

Portugal has been in alliance with the Ming Dynasty for more than 20 years and has been deeply influenced by the Ming culture. Many people are mixed-race men of Ming and Portuguese.

When Wu Zhong went to the West and the Spanish Invincible Fleet invaded Portugal, Zhu Chenggong led the Ming Ocean Fleet to guard Lisbon, which won the respect of the whole country in Portugal. At that time, the enthusiastic Ocean Horses appeared crazily in the Ming army soldiers. Now their children are in their twenties...

These mixed-race young men with Chinese names grew up in Portugal, but became the main force in Chongming and Meili, celebrating the entry of the Ming army into the city.

Ranming's fleet rushed for thousands of miles, and the supply was getting increasingly insufficient. Lan Haoran's old habits were reappeared. He actually ordered the army to rob, almost robbing Lisbon!

Lan Haoran's actions angered the Portuguese, and also angered the imperial concubine Catherine and the Western King Zhu Heshou.

As a Portuguese princess, Catherine lived in the Ming Dynasty for only ten years since she married Zhu Ciyang. She always regarded Portugal as her mother country. After King Pedro ran away, Catherine was elected as regent by the Portuguese (Joeu IV no longer had a male person).

Lan Haoran's actions made the regent princess very dissatisfied, and she wrote a letter to Zhu Cixuan to complain that day.

What is surprising is that the Western King Zhu Heshang actually held a banquet to entertain the generals of the Western fleet such as Lan Haoran, thanking them for their gratitude for returning.

However, the next second, banquet ambushes broke out everywhere. The 22-year-old Western King Zhu Heshang, the sixth son of Emperor Tianwu, killed Lan Haoran in Lisbon and personally took charge of the Western fleet!

This kid is not only decisive, but also very smart. He read out the military disciplines formulated by Emperor Tianwu in public and dealt with Lan Haoran with military laws, leaving the generals with nothing to say.

Then he gently comforted the other generals, agreed to ask for credit for everyone, and promoted the deputy general to the new general of the fleet.

Most importantly, Zhu Heshou ordered Lan Haoran to be hung in the downtown Lisbon to appease Portuguese subjects.

This series of operations not only allowed Zhu Heshou to take over the Western fleet, but also greatly improved his reputation in Portugal, laying the foundation for taking over the Portuguese throne in the future.

However, in his memorial to his father, Zhu Heshang affirmed Lan Haoran's achievements.

He apologized again, but because the situation conflict escalated, which may cause irreversible turmoil, he had to kill General Lan and requested the court to posthumously seal him...

Fortunately, all the generals of the Western Fleet graduated from the Royal Naval Academy and could fight without Lan Haoran.

Relying on Lisbon, the Western fleet repelled several attacks from the European maritime coalition.

The coalition began to adjust its tactics, constantly replenish its troops from the local area, intending to engage in a protracted war, and completely wipe out the Atlantic Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty.

However, no country sent out its main warships, all of which were preserving their strength, but only sent some level 4 or 5 sail battleships. It seemed to be vast, but in fact its combat power was greatly reduced.

Confrontation or confrontation, for a moment, the war fell into a stalemate.

However, less than a month later, Britain and France suddenly withdrew their troops!

Looking at the coalition fleet that was leaving, the Portuguese were stunned, and even the Western King Zhu and the King were full of confusion.

It was not until later that the Jinyiwei European Intelligence Network found out the news.

It turned out that it was Prince Zhu and Bi who arrived in the North American continent. The newly established Far Eastern Protectorate of the Ming Dynasty posed a huge threat to the North American colonies of Britain and France. They had to focus on the North American colonies, because it was the money tree of their nobles!

On March 19, 19th, the 34th year of Tianwu, the Western King Zhu Heshou signed a peace treaty on behalf of the Ming Dynasty and the European Union.

There are two core contents of the treaty: First, the Europa countries recognize Princess Catherine as the Queen of Portugal.

Second, the Ming naval warships are not allowed to enter the Bay of Biscay (between the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain), and they cannot detour into the English Channel!

That is, the waters north of Portugal, the Ming fleet is prohibited from navigating. (In order to prevent the Ming fleet from docking at the doors of Britain, France and the Netherlands.)

As for the safety of the Strait of Gibraltar and Spain, Britain and France said they were powerless.

To put it bluntly, Europe is using the throne of the Portuguese king in exchange for maritime security throughout Europe!
Chapter completed!