Ceuta.

Alina and Sun Jiaji met. At the same time, another half of the new intercontinental fleet also came to the Mediterranean. The infantry army corps that came with the ship also took over the guard mission of the Algeciras Port Castle Marines.

Before leaving, Alina said to Sun Degang: "Now our army has completely controlled the Bay of Gibraltar. This is the starting point and foothold of the Arabs conquering Europe in the past. According to the Moors, they used to have arranged thousands of warships here, almost occupying the entire coastline of the Bay of Gibraltar. There are half of the intercontinental fleet guards here, which is enough. Half of your army is placed in the castle and half is placed in the port, and there is a continuous stream of sea supply lines, which is enough to support the arrival of the large army."

"Big Force?" Sun Degang couldn't help but be confused.

Alin A smiled and said, "After this battle, I have become more convinced of our army's advantage at sea. It is already late September. If the enemy wants to launch it at sea, it will be the last month. Because by the end of October, the Baltic Sea will freeze. If the enemy cannot win the naval battle in the Baltic Sea, our army can control the entire Atlantic coastline. How easy is it for them to defeat our army alone in the jurisdiction of the Governor General of Eastern Europe?"

After Sun De's departure, Alin A summoned Sun Jiaji, Fu Dingchen, Sun Dexiao, Mu Zhan and Alannar to hold a meeting to discuss the next action.

First of all, Alannal, who is responsible for Mediterranean intelligence, will report on the surrounding situation.

"Governor General, Lord Sun, everyone, the news that our country defeated the Spanish Navy in Gibraltar in one day was still spreading to the surrounding areas, the original situation was"

"After our country occupied the front line of Nazur to Udida after a series of wars, the three Babary kingdoms of Algiers, Tunisia and Tripoli were not long after they had them openly and secretly. Although they did not have them on the surface, they were actually the titles of the kings of the three kingdoms, and began to unify themselves to call themselves Pasha, and sent their nephews to Istanbul as hostages."

Sun Jiaji had a small book in his hand, and he asked, "After the last war, didn't Algier Pasha go to our country?"

Alannal shook his head, "That's just superficially. In private, due to religious and ethnic issues, Algier Pasha still cares about the Ottomans. In the past, he wanted to maintain a semi-independent state in the Algiers area, but recently he completely abandoned this idea and completely defected to the Ottomans. Of course, all this operates in a secret state."

"After the last Vatican gathering, the three Barbary kingdoms gathered about 20,000 infantry and cavalry secretly hidden in the Atlas Mountains, but we still discovered it. Of course, it is not necessary to say that it is impossible to win Oujida with just 20,000 people. These three Pashas have not had much contact in the past. It is obvious that Istanbul is planning it."

"Their purpose is also very simple, that is, once a major war occurs, they will come from the east of Oujida. Not to mention anything else, it is still possible to restrain part of our army. Their focus should be on Morocco."

"According to my news, the French were very active this time. They did not come forward in person. However, in Spain, Morocco invested a lot of manpower and material resources in both directions, secretly supporting Spain. Morocco was not good for us, and the Dutch merchant ships played a great role in it, because in the Mediterranean, the Dutch were still the only Europeans allowed by the Ottomans to do business in the Levant region. They usually had a large number of merchant ships traveling between the east and west ends of the Mediterranean, which could conveniently transport people and materials to their destinations."

"The Moroccans also used heavy artillery to bombard the city walls of Marrakech with heavy artillery and completely eliminated the Saad family. It is said that when the Marrakech castle was broken, the Alawi people, ahem, Alawi is the family name where the current Moroccan king Rashid is located. The Alawi people burned, killed, and robbed the city for three days. The scene is terrible."

"After taking down Marrakesh, they turned all the soldiers loyal to the Saad family and the young and strong in the city into slavery and placed them on their galleys, while all the young women and children were transported to Istanbul by Dutch merchant ships. In that time, Rashid received funds equivalent to half a year of fiscal revenue."

"After this war, the French gained a foothold in Morocco. In the past, the Moroccans were mainly extremely hostile to the Spanish and Portuguese, and they had no special feeling towards the French. Now, they are very good at becoming a strategic allies in Africa."

"With the French support artillery, they took the idea of ​​Tangier, and on the European continent, the Spanish attacks on Lisbon and Porto became more and more fierce."

"But all this happened after our army annihilated the Mediterranean fleet in Gibraltar"

"The 20,000 Barbaric troops hidden in the Atlas Mountains have been disbanded. They did not move from the sea, but retreated eastward along the desert roads of the coastline. At the same time, Barbaros VI of Algiers sent a batch of gold to our country, saying that it was a gift for congratulations to His Majesty on marrying the Portuguese princess, haha."

"In Tangier, the Moroccans continued to attack fiercely, but after being hit by our naval guns, they also retreated."

"The worst thing is Portugal. At present, the French coalition forces in Spain have retreated, but they have taken most of Portugal. Although they have not taken down all the castles, they have at least robbed them in the vast countryside and kidnapped a large number of Dingkou. They have begun to retreat into Spain. Next, you see..."

Alin A looked at Sun Jiaji and said, "What advice does Lord Sun have?"

Sun Jiaji said: "Portugal is an ally of our country, or an extremely loyal ally. Their princess is about to become our country's imperial concubine. This war is inseparable from our country. Therefore, this ally of our country must be stable. I suggest that the gold of the Barbarians should be given to them to make compensation."

"Also, whether it is the Spanish or the French, the retreat speed will definitely not be faster because they carry a large amount of property and population. Therefore, I suggest that our country draw two cavalry brigades to break into Spain under the leadership of the Portuguese, intercepting and killing the retreating French and Spanish troops along the way, and how many Portuguese rescued the French and Spanish troops... "

"We still have to make a complete consideration," Sun Dexiao, who was standing by, suddenly said, "The French cavalry are very few, almost negligible, but the Spanish have a large number of cavalry. Especially after entering their borders, even the Portuguese will not be more familiar with the local environment than the Spanish. On the border between Spain and Portugal, there are mountains and hills everywhere, and it is easy to hide ambush. Our country is not familiar with the place..."

Alina looked at Alannar, "When will it take you to get the news of their retreat?"

Alannal replied: "Two days ago, it was passed by the Swift, which was cruising outside Lisbon. Lisbon is less than 400 miles away from the Spanish border city of Badajos..."

Alin A took over the conversation, "They brought a large number of captures and captives, and this speed would definitely not be faster. First, second, they would never have expected that our country would dare to send an army to their territory. According to common sense, it would be good if they could walk forty miles a day when they carried a large amount of materials and population. In two days, it would only be eighty miles, and at most one hundred miles, they were still within the borders of Portugal!"

Alina turned around and walked to the map hanging behind him.

"This is Faro, a seaside city in southern Portugal. Contact the Portuguese immediately, Muzhan, your cavalry army will take an albatross, land in Faro, and then quickly reach the area between the Portuguese cities of Evora and Badajoz, and the enemy will withdraw from Lisbon to Spain, and this is the nearest road."

"Where are the enemies near Porto?"

"We are not aware of our enemies, so we cannot engage in rashly. If we invite the enemy from Lisbon to attack, we can go north quickly. At that time, we should not stop at the middle. We can go north along the border line and wait directly near the city of Braganza, because the old nest of the Porto coalition forces is in Braganza, and they must return to Spain through here!"

"Don't worry, after the Spanish and French struggled, even if the Portuguese were concerned about the opposition of the Joao family, they would not stand on the side of the enemy at this time. It is too late to welcome our country that can help them fight the enemy. It is conceivable that you will not encounter many obstacles on the road."

"As for the fleet..."

Alla looked at Sun Jiaji again. Although his invisible status was slightly higher than Sun Jiaji, he was also a first-class marquis and a minister of the navy. He could not be looked down upon at will.

Sun Jiaji did not expect this. He said: "Since the army has been dispatched, the navy can't be idle. Now I suggest that the newly arrived intercontinental fleet be divided into two, one of which will go north along the west coast of the Mediterranean to annihilate all possible warships in Spain in Valencia and Barcelona."

"Another one heading north along the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean, also attacking the Spanish ships at the coastal ports. The problem now is that the French did not reveal their identity openly. Should the attack range of our country's sea be expanded to France..."

Sun Dexiao said: "For me, let's forget it. Your Majesty once said that it is necessary to make many allies and few enemies. Although the Europeans have united on the surface, it is not a long-term solution to fight and suppress them all by force. I suggest that since the French have not revealed their identities, let's forget it this time, and to fight the Spaniards with all their strength, it can be considered as killing chickens for monkeys to see."

"I agree," said Alin Ah, "This is just an outpost battle, and the big war is still behind. If there are too many countries that are provoked, it would be bad if they really unite. Moreover, our country is also entangled with the Spaniards in the Americas. So, this time, you can attack the Spaniards, Muzhan, after you defeat the coalition, you can attack Spain with the Portuguese army. When Sun Degang's army occupied Gibraltar, the enemy's attention will definitely be placed in that direction. You have a great chance of defeating the coalition and following the pace of the defeated army into Spain. With the assistance of the Portuguese, you can continue to fight and target..."

Alina pointed on a gray-brown line.

"This is the Betico Mountains, which almost runs across the entire southern part of Spain. To the south of the mountains are the former Moors' nests Andalusia and Granada. Although it is unlikely to take over the two places, it will be a great achievement if the Spanish defenders in these two places can be defeated."
Chapter completed!