Antonio's plan is relatively simple and crude. Now it seems that Dias is very cooperative. Although Moya doesn't know that Antonio and Li Junwei have colluded, they also have a basis for cooperation, and only the fleet commander Herrera completely ignored it. In this regard, Antonio believes that some means can be used to give the escort fleet a chance, so that the escort fleet thinks that it has a chance to defeat the expeditionary fleet, or at least escape from the blockade.

As a result, Antonio had the opportunity to persuade Moya and Herrera to take a chance and let the escort fleet leave Havana. After leaving Havana, at the right time, Antonio presented another order from the king, ordering the two generals to leave the battle and return directly to the land in the name of the king.

"Generally speaking, silver boxes and some gems are placed on the escort ship. As long as the escort ship returns to its homeland, the king's wealth can be saved and the king's finances will be saved. Herrera is crazy, but fortunately, he is just a fleet commander. According to the tradition of our kingdom, the army commander is higher than the fleet commander in the fleet, so I just need to convince General Moya." Antonio explained.

Li Junwei asked: "What if you can't convince anyone?"

"That's fine. We can agree on a location where your country's expeditionary fleet will come forward to destroy the escort fleet. However, I hope that the wealth on the ship can be returned at that time. If the ship sinks, please make up for it." Antonio was also ruthless and said directly.

Li Junwei looked at Zhao Longcheng, and Zhao Longcheng nodded slightly. Currently, there are eleven Spanish main battleships in Havana Harbor. Although there are many battleships with more than 65 artillery guns, the key to the escort fleet is that there are many main battleships and few cruise ships. You should know that the threat the Spanish fleet faces in the Caribbean is pirates, and as long as the ships are organized, it is enough to deal with the firepower on the merchant ship alone. The escort fleet must be prepared for the local navies in Europe, and the cruise ships are obviously not very meaningful.

On the contrary, there are many cruise ships in the expeditionary fleet, and the strength of the expeditionary fleet is not inferior to that of the other party. But the advantage is that the colonies of various countries in the West Indies will not accept the Spanish fleet. As long as the expeditionary fleet does not fail, the Spanish fleet will either be blocked in other ports of the colony or can only return to the local area.

Antonio said: "The ships are not in good condition now. If they act within ten days, the main battleships that can sail will not be higher than eight."

"Go to find your staff and come up with a plan." Li Junwei told Zhao Longcheng. Zhao Longcheng immediately returned to the flagship Zhiyuan, while Li Junwei looked at Antonio and said, "Anton, it seems that you have something else to do."

Antonio smiled awkwardly and said, "Indeed, if the plan is to be implemented smoothly, it is obvious that no one can be alarmed. The king's wealth can be brought out naturally on the escort ship, but what about the wealth of our family? And Dias also wants to save his property."

"I can compensate you later. Don't worry, I don't care about your hundreds of thousands of taels of silver." Li Junwei said directly, and then said to Antonio: "I have some hidden worries about Governor Dias. At present, I cannot guarantee that he will trust me completely, after all, I can't give him any bargaining chips."

Antonio said, "I have considered this issue too. Dias is a cautious and suspicious person and is very smart. Instead of trying his best to win his trust and help, it is better to be at the right time..."

Antonio made a neck wiping action, and Li Junwei nodded slightly, thinking that this was very suitable. Li Junwei said: "But I need a stable Cuba island as the empire's logistics base in the Caribbean. If Diaz dies, isn't it a mess of sand?"

"How do you think I'm like, maybe I can do better than Dias." Antonio recommended himself.

Li Junwei smiled and said, "Anton, you are very interesting. I have always trusted you very much, so let's do it."

Zhao Longcheng came up with an action plan after dawn. According to his plan, he could hand over a fake combat plan to Antonio and take him to Havana. During the previous few landing operations, some of the Boxers were captured, and this combat plan could appear in front of the power. There were two points in this fake plan. One was that it was ten days later, the weak period of the Expeditionary Fleet. Because of the rotation system, there were only three Zhiyuan and American class ships who participated in the blockade in those days. Some warships would be stranded and repaired somewhere on the Bahamas. This gave the escort fleet a chance to break through and attack the anchorage of the Expeditionary Fleet.

The second is to indicate the arrival time of the support force. The key point is that the mine troops arrive, and the port of Havana will soon encounter a complete blockade. If you do not break through quickly and win, you will be won by the empire by land control of the sea.

Zhao Longcheng's plan is very detailed. After seeing it, Li Junwei and Antonio knew that Zhao Longcheng used plans to limit the time for the escort fleet to leave the port. This time should not be too early, too early, the mine troops could not arrive and could not carry out the blockade mission. It is possible that the merchant ships also ran away with the hula la. The time should not be too late. Who knows whether the Spaniards would use time to modify some merchant ships to make the fleet strong enough to the point where the expeditionary fleet could not be controlled.

Of course, this time will also be in line with the rotation system of the expeditionary fleet. Zhao Longcheng still hopes to assemble more ships to prevent emergencies.

"Is it OK? Anton, what do you need to add?" Li Junwei asked. When Antonio heard this, he immediately understood. What King Yu asked about was that he wanted to add, not what you think. This means that King Yu himself agreed to this plan, could accept modifications, but could not accept changes. Antonio realized this attitude and thought about it seriously. Although time was a little tight, it was not inoperable. He put forward a few small details to Zhao Longcheng. After discussing with the staff, Zhao Longcheng basically confirmed it.

Seeing that the two of them had finished discussing and reached an agreement, Li Junwei said, "Anton, the others are fine. If they end successfully, we will each get benefits. If they don't go well, they will not delay the empire's strategy. But there is one thing you must agree to me and do it."

"Please give your orders," Antonio said. Li Junwei said, "Anton, you must survive. If you die, it will be difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, I will definitely work hard. Thank you for your care." Anton responded to Li Junwei with a smile.

After Antonio left, Li Su said: "Prince, Antonio is ambitious and insidious. Why do you value him so much?"

Li Junwei smiled and joked, "Do you think I treat this outsider better than you, your nephew?"

"No, I just think he doesn't deserve the ones you gave me." Li Su quickly explained.

Li Junwei waved his hand: "There is nothing worthy. Don't think that Antonio is just a selfish person. In fact, everything he did was for Spain. In the short term, only by keeping the king's wealth can the Kingdom of Spain be preserved. In the long term, Antonio's choice to cooperate with the Empire may not be unfavorable to Spain. As an Eastern country, the empire will not interfere with the inheritance of the Spanish throne and local security, and will not annex most of their colonies. And those European countries have coveted their local and colonies.

Anton's biggest advantage is his understanding of the current affairs. He has deeply realized that Spain is already a second-rate country, no longer the European hegemon of the past, but also a second-rate country that is declining. The declining country can only shrink, not expand, so in order to get support from other countries, it can only be carried out by giving up benefits. He has the courage to cut off his arm, while other Spanish people are very particular. I support him, assist him, and even train him, so that he can get a higher position in the Kingdom of Spain, so that he can deal with it in the future.

Friendship is the lubricant of politics. The best friendship is the stakeholders between countries. Just like we are like Portugal, because of mutual support, so friendship between countries is friendly. And the second-class is friendship between those in power, just like us and the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. The friendship between me and the King of Poland can promote cooperation between the two countries. But because we have been fighting for fifty years with Spain, there is no friendship between countries and those in power, so we can only cultivate it."

Antonio was indeed very ambitious, but he was also very capable, especially playing with people's hearts. He created a tense atmosphere in Havana, using tricks and provocations to let the escort fleet leave the port, and sneak attacked the anchorage of the Expeditionary Fleet in the Bahamas. Antonio received the cooperation of the Expeditionary Fleet, and the escort fleet left the port smoothly and arrived at the agreed location.

It was indeed an anchorage for ship repair, but it was not an expeditionary fleet, but a pirate. It was contributed by the pirates in Nassau. It was used in cooperation with the expeditionary fleet. The anchorages that were stranded on the beach were repaired, except for the pirate ships that the pirates took advantage of the war between the two countries to hijack. However, these pirates who accepted the imperial privateer certificate were now flying the imperial flag.

After the escort fleet left, the mine force immediately blocked Havana, causing the escort fleet to lose its retreat. This fleet, which included the escort fleet and the elite ships of the Wind Fleet, was in a loss of power in the Caribbean. Zhao Longcheng led the first and second two fleets of the expedition, and Moya and Herrera did not choose to retreat directly to the local area and chose to entangle with the expedition fleet. Obviously, this did not conform to the plan formulated by Antonio and Li Junwei, but he was helpless. The king's order in Antonio could not order the two generals at all.

A stubborn donkey who regards glory as higher than life, a madman eager to take revenge. Antonio could not convince any of them. The fleets of both sides were entangled in the Caribbean Sea for half a month, and each other had a victory or defeat. Zhao Longcheng did not intend to fight against the Spaniards, but adopted a delay tactic, and his tactics soon won the success. The second batch of troops from Cape Town arrived as scheduled. Lee Su commanded the expeditionary force to launch a landing again. This time, the two sides fought on the landing ground, and Lee Su himself led the elite to land and occupied the port of Havana.

Havana's fall gave Antonio the best excuse, and the escort fleet finally slowly retreated to the local area, and Antonio's first mission was completed.

In terms of cultivating Antonio, Li Junwei also tried his best. After the expeditionary force landed in Havana, he did not accept the surrender request from the governor Dias, but blocked him in the fort in the Havana city. Until Antonio, who had handled the escort fleet affairs, returned from the Bahamas and appeared in the fort in the stance of "taking risks for his Spanish compatriots". He killed Dias as soon as he came up and showed evidence of his intention to betray his compatriots in Cuba in exchange for his own safety and wealth.

Antonio soon received support from local Hispanics. He led the remnants to deal with the Expeditionary Force for more than half a month, forcing the Expeditionary Force to negotiate with the local Hispanics. Antonio ignored his safety and went to the Expeditionary Force to negotiate with the Empire, winning a safe environment for Cuba Hispanics. The price paid was only that each Spanish white man had to pay a pesos of military tax to the Expeditionary Force every month, with four riyals in mixed races and one riyals in black slaves.

In this way, Antonio became a hero in the eyes of Cuban Spanish, and at the same time he was a special envoy sent by the Spanish king, so he naturally took charge of the Cuban Governor's Office.

Although they could not obtain the wealth on Cuba, the expeditionary army obtained huge amounts of wealth from the large fleet. Too many white people on the peninsula and colonial gentry and nobles cleaned up gold, silver and fine materials, and wanted to return to their hometown to avoid the war in the New World. Now these people are completely buried in the port of Havana, and there are still a large amount of cargo on the ship, and the ship itself is also a precious wealth. Of course, those gentry and nobles are also a wealth, and some are willing to pay ransom for them.

".........Cochine, cinchona, mahogany, all kinds of wine and textiles are on sale on site. Remember to auction, not only Chinese merchants, but other European merchants, whether legal merchants or pirates, are all qualified to bid. Of course, merchant ships that undertake logistics supplies for the Expeditionary Force have priority.

But raw materials such as sugar, tobacco should not be sold. If we gather together, we organized a fleet to go to Lisbon for sale. These things are not worth much locally, and only in Lisbon can we get full profits." In the two-story building in the Harbor of Havana, Li Su issued his orders to the temporary military control committee, and he saw an assistant walking in and sat down without disturbing anyone. It seemed that something important was happening.

After the meeting was held, the military control committee members went out, and Li Sucai called the assistant to come. The assistant was responsible for the finances, but Li Su knew that he had a special identity from the Security Bureau. It was an open secret in imperial politics around important military and political officials sent out. However, there were also two types of people. One was open to install and cooperate with the military and administrative systems. The second was secret to install and directly responsible to the emperor. As the Rong Wang lineage, Li Su was on duty in the Security Bureau himself. He was both, and this assistant belonged to the former.

"What's up?"

The assistant whispered: "The last time I reported to you is in sight."

"I think it's something, and I just handed the list to Your Highness Yu, right?" Li Su looked like he was not surprised. When it comes to dealing with these wormworms, Yu was very capable, and this was also one of the pleasures of Yu.

The assistant said: "But the problem is that the investigation of Huyi found that the mastermind behind the scenes was His Highness Yu."
Chapter completed!