The Undead Empire That Travels Through the Multiverse

News of the fall of Santo Domingo soon reached Mexico City.

As the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Mexico City is the largest Spanish stronghold in the Americas and the largest city in the Americas.

During the heyday of the Spanish Empire, New Spain ruled from today’s U.S.-Canada border in the north to the southernmost tip of South America in the south, including today’s midwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and most of South America except Brazil, as well as the Philippines in Asia. .

Later, with the expansion of Spanish colonial power, New Spain, which once ruled almost the entire North and South America, was re-divided into four governorships.

However, Mexico City is still the largest city in the Americas for the Spaniards, and it is also the power center of the Spanish Viceroyalty after the redivision.

However, with the news of the British actions in the Caribbean and the fall of Santo Domingo, the atmosphere in the city suddenly became tense, and even the originally lively Day of the Dead was greatly affected.

The original parade was cancelled, people could only stay at home for the festival, and the usually lively square became deserted, empty and deserted.

Although people in this era were not as afraid of war as later generations, the fall of Santo Domingo still made everyone not optimistic about the form of this war.

We must know that Spain is no longer the powerful empire of the past. Although Felipe V tried his best to restore the strength and territory of the Spanish Empire, the several Spanish foreign wars he launched during his reign ended in Spain's defeat.

In particular, many of the wars against Britain ended in failure, which led to the fact that the Spaniards had little confidence in defeating the British.

And this also exacerbated the tension in the atmosphere in Mexico City, and not only the people, but even the governor who ruled the entire New Spain viceroyalty were also worried and nervous about it.

The atmosphere in the Governor's Mansion was gloomy, and there was a sense of oppression that was about to come and the wind filled the building, which made the servants in the Governor's Mansion involuntarily breathe lightly.

"Let's talk about it, what should we do? The British are snatching our territory in the Caribbean Sea. If we can't fight back, Spain will lose control of the Caribbean Sea. This is absolutely unacceptable!" the governor knocked angrily. table, and looked at the people in the office who were called by him.

"We must gather the fleet to stop the British action!" An officer expressed his opinion, and stated his interests: "The West Indies is an important coffee, sugar and tobacco producing area, and it is also an important foreign trade port. , if we lose control of the Caribbean Sea, it will not only have a serious impact on the economy, but also cause us to lose control of the entire Americas! We must stop the British conspiracy!"

"That's what we say, but how can we stop the British?" An official obviously had no hope for this, and he said very pessimistically: "The British have assembled more than a hundred warships this time. But they are not only attacking our ports, they are constantly hunting down our merchant ships at sea!

These damned British pirates! In just this month, more than 30 of our merchant ships were sunk, and more than 40 were captured! The scale of maritime trade has been reduced by at least 30%! And our fleet is no match for the British at all! "

Facing the officials' pessimistic arguments, the military officers were unable to refute them, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became dull again.

"How many fleets can we assemble?" The dull atmosphere made the governor feel extremely depressed, and even had some difficulty breathing, but he still pulled his collar and asked others.

"We are able to deploy three Tier 4 battleships, seven heavy cruisers, and twenty-three cruisers, and gather some armed merchant ships and privateer captains. In terms of strength, we may not even be half of the British fleet." The fleet commander on the side felt very aggrieved.

Once upon a time, the Armada of the Spanish Empire was the best proof of the strength of the empire.

It is also the strongest guarantee for the interests of the empire.

However, with the destruction of the Armada, the national power of the Spanish Empire also declined, and a war of succession brought the national power of the entire Spain to its lowest point.

Now the majestic Spanish Empire can't even produce a fleet to protect its colonies.

Hearing the fleet commander's words, the governor was not angry or reprimanded the fleet commander.

In fact, the size of the fleet reported by the fleet commander at this time is already considerable. If it is in normal times, such a fleet is enough to defend the safety of the Spanish colonies.

But now facing the large fleet composed of hundreds of warships that the British seem to have pulled out from their crotch, this military strength seems powerless.

The defense used to defend the main port city is barely enough to prevent the British from landing operations, but it is beyond the capabilities of the fleet to defeat the British fleet and break the sea blockade.

"Can we ask the mainland for help?" Despite his reluctance, the governor asked others about the possibility of asking the mainland for help.

For a colonial governor like him, although his power relies more on the local support for himself, on the other hand, he cannot rely too much on the local power. After all, he has tried the joy of being a local emperor. Who would want to have another Supreme Emperor on his head?

There is no way for the local national strength to be strong. Everyone can only be loyal ministers and conscientiously squeeze the natives to contribute to the mother country.

But if the mother country is in decline, who is willing to work so hard and only earn hard money?

Especially the life in Spain is not easy now. If the governor's term of office expires and there is no good arrangement for returning to China, then he will have to live on his laurels!

So under normal circumstances, the governor is not willing to seek help from the mainland.

But at this time, asking for help from the mainland is the most appropriate way. As long as the mainland can gather a fleet to join the colonial fleet, even if the two fleets cannot defeat the British fleet, they can still fight against it and make the situation worse. Not so passive.

"Although the British blocked the waterway in the Caribbean Sea, the African route is still open. We can send a fast ship back to China for help." The fleet commander obviously made preparations and plans for this situation.

Hearing what the fleet commander said, the governor nodded and said, "In that case, I will ask the country..."

However, before the Governor could finish his words, a blood-red dagger suddenly appeared next to his head, and then plunged into his neck without hesitation, and cut off the Governor's head with a single stir.