The fleet of the Daming Navy Division finally set off, and after nearly half a month of preparation, in the early morning of this day, Zhang Bin gave an order, and more than 1,000 warships gushed out from the inner sea of the Taijiang River, and then lined up in a neat formation, all the way to the south.

This time, Zhang Bin was going to take 200 Zhenyuan cruisers and 200 Weiyuan battleships to Europe, but it was almost all the Zhenyuan cruisers, Weiyuan battleships and light ironclad ships of the Fujian Navy Division that set off from Dayuancheng, because he did not go straight to Europe this time, he had to go to some places on the way to solve some problems.

Schwila has not recovered from the shock at this time, although he has seen these warships more than once in the past few days, but the scene of such a huge fleet sailing on the sea still shocks him, this grand occasion is impossible for Portugal, because the entire Portugal can fight less than 100,000 men, and the Ming Empire's huge fleet of sea and land combined is no less than 200,000!

The fleet of the Daming Naval Division is sailing on the sea without hurry, this time the fleet did not take a special channel, it is the main channel leading to Manila on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, and the merchant ships along the way are notified in advance by the light ironclad ships that opened the road in front, and they will leave the channel first, wait on the side, and then return to the channel after the Daming Naval Division fleet passes.

At the beginning, almost everyone was a little baffled, and the channel was not delineated, such a wide sea area, whatever you wanted, as long as the general direction was correct, why did you have to open the "channel" more than ten miles away?

After they saw the fleet of the Daming Naval Division, they were only left with shock, in addition to shock or shock, whether it was the Ming merchants or the maritime merchants of other countries, they were all stunned by the huge fleet of the Daming Naval Division.

At this time, telescopes have not yet become popular, and it is impossible for ordinary traders to buy telescopes, and the more than 1,000 warships of the Daming Navy Fleet are lined up in a long line of dozens of miles, and the width is nearly 20 miles.

At this time, in addition to shock, the merchants of Daming were surprised, although they all heard that the Daming Sailor was very powerful, but there were not many people who had really seen the Daming Sailor, because the Fujian Sailor generally cooperated with Dongshengtang, and it was difficult for other merchants to meet them, at this time they saw such a huge sailor fleet, how could they not be surprised, the Daming Sailor fleet was so powerful, were they still afraid of being bullied outside? Dare to bully us, and when our sailor fleet comes, you will definitely be beaten all over the ground!

As for the traders of other countries, in addition to shock, I am afraid that there is only fear left, such a powerful fleet of sailors, it is simply desperate, who has done it!

At noon the next day, the fleet entered the first destination of the trip, Manila Bay.

At this time, the Spanish governor of Manila, Coqueira, was shocked and a trace of despair, of course he was looking forward to the telescope, and he had already been informed that today His Royal Highness the Ming Empire Wei Guogong, that is, the former Ming Empire's southeastern governor Zhang Bin would lead a fleet to visit.

However, he didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Duke would bring such a huge fleet to visit, at least a thousand large and small warships, and their Spanish Armada has never had such a huge lineup, not to mention that their Spanish Armada has disappeared, such a huge fleet, to put it mildly, it is possible to destroy them Spain!

What is this Duke doing?

He really couldn't figure it out, because their Spain and the Ming Empire were very friendly, the Ming Empire had sold them the Dutch warships, and they had been supplying blister copper to the Ming Empire, and he himself had made a fortune because His Royal Highness the Duke had secured the position of the Spanish Governor, and he had made a fortune with the merchant ships "leased" by His Royal Highness the Duke, and he should be regarded as "close friends" with His Royal Highness the Duke, at least, he thought so.

So, what is the purpose of this Royal Highness the Duke coming to Manila with such a large fleet?

Attack Manila?

It's impossible, if His Royal Highness the Duke wants to capture Manila, just send a hundred or so warships, and bring so many warships, it's a waste!

Do you show your strength in front of yourself?

There's no need, their Spain is in a state of insecurity at this time, where do they dare to fight the idea of the Ming Empire, even if His Royal Highness the Duke doesn't bring a warship over, their Spain will not have any unrealistic ideas about the Ming Empire!

He really couldn't understand why Zhang Bin brought so many warships, so he could only stand on the dock and wait respectfully, this Royal Highness the Duke is not only a big man in the Ming Empire, but also most of his gold lords, this God of Wealth He dare not offend.

The fleet of the Ming Navy has so many warships pouring into Manila Bay, and the civilians of Manila can naturally see it, and the beaches on both sides of the port are already crowded with civilians watching the excitement, and the Ming Empire is not hostile to them, everyone knows this, because there are many shops of the Ming Empire in the city, and they also have money in the royal city, if the Ming Empire has a bad relationship with them, the governor will let people open the money in the royal city.

Since they know that the Ming Empire has a good relationship with them and will not fight them, such a huge fleet naturally wants to come and see what kind of scene thousands of warships gather together, no one has seen it, and no one wants to see it, so as long as the civilians who heard the news have rushed over, the entire port is very lively.

At this time, on the flagship of the Daming Water Division, Zhang Bin was sitting at a generous table with a smile on his face and chatting with Nanyang Hou Zheng Zhilong, while Shi Weila, who was sitting on the other side, was a little uneasy, because he didn't understand why Zhang Bin came to Manila, and he also designated him to accompany him to meet with Coquela, the governor of Manila, Spain.

If it were five or six years ago, he wouldn't have felt anything unusual, because at that time Portugal and Spain were still nominally the same king, and they were also their own people, and it was nothing to meet, but now that Portugal has gotten rid of Spanish rule, the two sides have become hostile, and it is really embarrassing to meet in this case.

The flagship quickly approached the port wharf, and the suspension ladder was quickly lowered, but this time, there were no dumplings-like Ming soldiers pouring down, and Zhang Bin did not appear on the suspension ladder, but an official in a red official robe ran down from the suspension ladder and arched his hand to Coqueira: "Your Excellency the Governor, our Royal Highness the Duke of Weiguo please get on the boat and talk." ”

This man spoke standard Spanish!

Coqueira looked at him with a puzzled face, thought about it again, and then turned around and explained a few words, and then took an interpreter and followed the Ming official to the suspension ladder.

As soon as he stepped on the deck, he was stunned, because as soon as he looked up, he saw an unexpected person, the Governor of Macau, Portugal, Svera!

How could this guy be here, and still standing next to His Royal Highness the Duke of Weiguo, what does this mean?

He was only stunned for a moment, and then walked up to Zhang Bin with a normal face, stroked his chest and saluted: "Your Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time, your demeanor is better than before." ”

Zhang Bin listened to Zheng Zhilong's translation, laughed and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder and said, "Your Excellency the Governor is polite, come, come and sit." ”

He didn't need a translator to understand this, because Zhang Bin pulled him over, and Zheng Zhilong and Shi Weila had already sat down.

He sat down slowly, looked at Zheng Zhilong with a puzzled face, and then looked at Shi Weila, he really didn't know what His Royal Highness Wei Guo wanted to do.