A journey into the second dimension starting from Azur Lane

Chapter 142

After three days of traveling in the Netherlands, Su Bai and Hud finally returned to Amsterdam. During these three days, they went to the seaside to see windmills, galloped on the fields, admired the tulips all over the mountains, listened to Dutch folk songs, and walked through the streets and alleys of this country.

When they finally returned to the capital, Speaker Van Hummel was anxiously waiting for them.

"Mr. Su Bai, you are back! Haha, you are in such a good mood!"

Su Bai smiled slightly, old fox, although you are very good at pretending, your tail is too big to hide..

"Dear Speaker, the scenery in your country is very beautiful. Moreover, there are many factories in your country, and a lot of goods are produced. I saw countless farmers coming to the city. Some of them have no jobs and have become unstable elements in society."

Van Hummel's face changed drastically. Is this Su Bai a devil? He just traveled a little and saw the problems of our country. Yes, the Netherlands cannot do without expansion!

He smiled bitterly,"Lord Su Bai, I think it's better to be honest with you. Yes, we have passed the resolution. But those greedy businessmen still want more benefits."Su Bai smiled lightly:"The businessmen who still want more benefits are not greedy businessmen, but stupid businessmen. Greed is an excellent quality of businessmen, but stupidity is not!"

Van Hummel's face was burning, because he also supported this view at the beginning. He smiled awkwardly,"It is very important for your country for us to participate in the war, I think."

Su Bai stopped Van Hummel's words,"Speaker, I admit that your acting skills are very good! So good that I can no longer tell whether you are real or fake. But I never look at the surface, I only look at the root of the problem. Your current bargaining is not an insult to me, not the Kingdom of England, but your own IQ."

Van Hummel raised his head angrily, wanting to say something, but facing Su Bai's mocking eyes, he couldn't say anything.

Su Bai said lightly,"Mr. Van Hummel, you are a hospitable host and an extremely outstanding businessman. Your negotiation skills are impeccable, but unfortunately, I am a soldier and I never bargain. You should understand what I mean."Van Hummel switched to a professional fake smile,"Yes, I know what you mean very well, and I can assure you that the interests of your country and our country will be maximized!"

Su Bai applauded and said:"What you said is called a win-win situation! I hope you will not forget this word in your future business activities. If you make everything, who would dare to do business with you?"

Van Hummel smiled to hide his embarrassment. Where on earth did this Su Bai come from? His appearance, temperament and speech and behavior are totally unlike those of an Englishman. When did these pirates have such a business and negotiation genius?

The agreement between Britain and the United Provinces was quickly reached, and Su Bai returned to London with the agreement.

At Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth was pleasantly surprised to see the agreement. She couldn't believe that Su Bai could actually negotiate this agreement.

She expected that this could be done, but she didn't expect the conditions to be so generous.

The queen enthusiastically invited Su Bai and Hood to have dinner with her at Buckingham Palace. This is indeed a very honorable thing, but the food of the British royal family, ahem. It's really not commendable. Su Bai ate a little politely, and Hood had a hard time swallowing it. After dinner, the two quickly fled Buckingham Palace and returned to their own mansion.

Hood made a bitter face,"I don't want to eat these dark dishes, I don't want to eat looking up at the stars, dear, I just like the loving dinner you made."

Su Bai patted his chest hard,"Leave it to me!"

Pre-war preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner. The fleet from the Netherlands has entered Portsmouth Harbor. They changed to the flag of England and disguised themselves as the English navy.

Although this group of cunning businessmen decided to join the war, they still refused to reveal their true colors and had to hide it.

But no one cares about these things, and being able to come is good. The warships of the English Navy are making final preparations. Freshly-made cannons were installed on the warships. According to intelligence from the front, the Spanish fleet has already set sail and will appear in the English Channel in five days at most.

England and the Netherlands have gathered together hundreds of warships and armed merchant ships. The Spanish joint fleet has a total of more than 200 warships. The addition of Portugal has changed the balance of power between the two sides.

On the English side, the queen decided to hand over the overall command of the fleet to Viscount Suber. This caused Drake's strong dissatisfaction, but he had to accept this result. In any case, he had to wait until the end of the war before fighting for other things.

Power and status are things that only England can have when it is alive. What's the use of England if it's gone?

Naturally, the old pirate didn't like Su Bai and Hood at all. He was determined to settle the score with the couple after the war. What he didn't know was that Hood and Su Bai would disappear after the war. And he himself would lose the Queen's favor in the near future, and eventually end his life in depression.

Insiders can't see through fate. They always do stupid things in the way they think is the smartest.

Su Bai didn't It is useless to try to be friendly or win him over. Adults have their own values. They have common interests on the battlefield, and that is enough.

Not everything can be settled. He is 100% sure that Su Bai will go to the Netherlands to conclude an alliance. He will not even go to Spain to negotiate, because the only outcome is to be hanged on the mast or beheaded.

Who has the ability to make Hood and Bismarck reconcile? I am afraid that even the Supreme God himself cannot do it.

Su Bai boarded the battleship Glory and began the final preparations before the war. He and the soldiers���Meet, boost morale, tell them that they are fighting for the country and for the defense of their homeland.

Some naughty old soldiers laughed and asked:"Lord Su Bai, what about us old dogs without a home~~ ？"

Su Bai smiled slightly, pulled a large box behind him, and chopped the lock open with a sword.

There were gold coins inside.

"Brothers, take it! Let's go to the city tonight and have a good time. The strongest wine, the wildest girls, you can do whatever you want! Tomorrow morning, everyone will gather here. If anyone doesn't show up, his head will be hung on the mast to accompany everyone!"

"Long live!!"

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The Invincible Fleet that set out from Lisbon ran into trouble as soon as it went out. The unfavorable wind direction forced the entire fleet to return to the port.

Bismarck stood on the flagship Pyrenees with a gloomy expression. Although the sailing ships of this era were like this, this unfavorable start still made her very angry.

This strong westerly wind blew for several days. When she led the fleet north, it was already ten days later.

In these ten days, the morale of the sailors and marines had been consumed to a large extent. Compared with the high-spirited English army, the combined fleet was at a disadvantage from the beginning. The huge Invincible Fleet went all the way north and finally arrived at a place only one hundred nautical miles away from England.

Bismarck had a conflict with the other commander of the fleet, the Duke of Sidonia. Bismarck believed that the British fleet could be blocked in Plymouth Harbor and landed directly. But the Duke of Sidonia insisted that it was the best policy to cross the English Channel directly and attack the Netherlands.

In the end, it was the power and prestige of the Duke of Sidonia that prevailed. No one can be sure whether the main force of the British fleet is in Plymouth Harbor. If the main fleet fails, what awaits them is most likely a death trap. Bismarck also had to admit that her approach was actually just taking risks. Even if the British army was really in the port, could they be defeated?

Compared to immediately cleaning up England, perhaps King Philip II would rather retake the Netherlands and Belgium.

Bismarck calmed down and stood on the deck. She touched her long golden hair. For some reason, she thought of her sister.

Originally, she just went to the activity map to play soy sauce, but who would have thought that she would be directly kidnapped by the shameless Su Bai, and then forced to sleep!

Thinking of this, Bismarck was so angry that he trembled all over. Because of the greed of this lustful man, he and his sister could only be separated for a long time. Although his sister wrote her a letter afterwards, saying that she was living well over there and she didn't need to worry about her, Bismarck didn't believe it at all.

His sister is a dead otaku girl. It's a big joke that she would like a man.

Bismarck gnashed his teeth and looked towards England."You two dogs and bitches, if you dare to come out, I will definitely take care of you."

Although he thought so, Bismarck knew very well the strength of Su Bai and Hood. Su Bai was undoubtedly the world's number one commander, but when did Hood become so powerful?

Bismarck was very confused. In her opinion, she should have been better than Hood, but she lost in a one-on-one duel.

What a shame! The pride of Germany, the unsinkable battleship, was bitten to death by Hood!

Bismarck subconsciously touched his neck. There was no wound. It seemed that the god in charge of the awakening mission had restored him.

The winner of this awakening mission had already been appointed, and that was Bismarck. In order to ensure that Hood would be killed in the first round, snipers were even arranged to be on standby on the ship, ready to kill Hood during the boarding battle.

However, the appearance of Su Bai completely disrupted this rhythm, and all four snipers were harvested by Su Bai's chain lightning.

Bismarck smiled bitterly again,"My Lord God of War, perhaps I have really failed your expectations!"

A deep baritone voice sounded in her mind,"¨． Yes, my child, you lost the first round so badly, you must now prove yourself with practical actions. The war is about to begin!"

Yes, it has begun.

The observer on the mast has seen the English fleet through the telescope, and the flag bearer has already warned the entire fleet with flag signals.

Two hundred and eighty battleships against one hundred and thirty battleships, the advantage is on my side, as long as I don't give blind commands, I will win in the past!

Bismarck showed a confident smile, she straightened her military cap, and calmly issued orders one after another.

Although the naval battles of this era are very different from the naval battles she is familiar with, the same is true for Hood!

If I can do you once in the Denmark Strait, I can do you again in the English Channel! Hood, come to my bowl obediently.

At the other end of the strait, the English fleet also discovered the Invincible Fleet. The current time is three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still four hours before dark. It is a joke to want to eat up a behemoth like the Invincible Fleet within four hours.

Su Bai commanded calmly. He ordered the fleet to pull apart and form a perfect single column to seize T advantage. There is no such thing as T advantage in this era. The firepower is not fierce, but it is always good to be superior.

The Spanish fleet has a large number of people, and they prefer boarding and hand-to-hand combat. The artillery skills of the English fleet are more sophisticated. Their gun aiming equipment and ballistic slide rule can help gunners calculate the shooting parameters more accurately, so as to gain the upper hand in the artillery battle.

Su Bai knew that it was impossible to win quickly like the last Trafalgar. In the Trafalgar era, the power of artillery far exceeded the tolerance of wooden warships, like two warriors holding sharp blades and fighting each other. Trafalgar, what matters is courage!

This duel against the invincible (good) fleet is a contest of patience, wisdom and luck. Su Bai issued an order to the entire army, requiring everyone to remain patient, keep a good distance, and attack with artillery. Su Bai glanced at the heroic Hood beside him, and gave another order in a naughty way."Notify the flag bearer and type a sentence. England needs everyone to perform their duties!"

When Hood heard this, a blush flashed across his face. Although there was nothing wrong with this sentence itself and it was very appropriate to use it here, and it was also said by Hood in his previous life, but when Su Bai repeated it now, it felt so much like a public execution!

"Really, does this sentence work in this era?"

Su Bai nodded seriously,"It does work. The concepts of country and nation were gradually formed since the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Now all the soldiers have a rough concept, we just need to strengthen it."

Sure enough, after Su Bai gave the order to send out this flag signal, the morale of the English fleet was greatly boosted, and the cheers and shouts of the sailors and soldiers became louder and louder.

Su Bai said with a little pride:"See, I was right!"

Hood gave him a displeased look,"You are still the Demon King, why are you like a child?"

"I'm not the devil! I'm your loyal knight!"

Su Bai playfully pulled Hood over and knelt on one knee,"Respected Constantine, my goddess, I am willing to be your most loyal knight and win this battle for you!"

Hood's face turned red with shame,"Hurry up, many people are watching!"

Sure enough, the sailors around began to make a noise,"Count Hood, please agree to him!"

Su Bai looked at her shamelessly, and Hood reluctantly stretched out his hand to him,"May good luck be with you, my knight!".

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