After the ocean-going fleet had gone through, the self-confidence of the Spaniards was dashed. For this kind of big ship that can hit itself, but it can't hit itself, anyone who faces it will be panicked.

Now that more than 30 Spanish ships had been damaged, Zhang Qianfang was not satisfied, and took the fleet around in a circle, ready to start the second round of ravage. This time, the Spanish ship learned to be obedient, and wanted to dodge from a distance, but the Spanish fleet was in a dense formation, and where was there a place to hide for a while?

So the ocean-going fleet plunged into the Spanish fleet and opened fire, while the sailors took their guns and fired at the Spaniards they could see. At this time, Chen Houfu and Yan Siqi, who retreated to Manila, immediately poured out of the nest after receiving the report, and Zheng Zhilong, who was behind, also saw a rare opportunity and joined the ranks of taking advantage of the fire to rob.

In the afternoon daylight, the naval battle off the coast of Manila was devastating to the Spanish navy. The Ming army was the main force of the ocean-going fleet, with the fleet of Chen Houfu and Yan Siqi in front and the fleet of Zheng Zhilong in the back, and the Spaniards were not only defeated, but also defeated.

The Spanish fleet was good at ramming and boarding ships, and its firepower was mainly arranged in the bow and stern, while the Ming army's firepower was mainly on the side of the ship, and the Ming army's artillery had a longer range and stronger firepower, so that the armed soldiers of the Spanish boarding and fighting were useless.

In this battle, from Mindanao to Manila, only 20 of the 220 Spanish ships escaped, and the Spaniards lost about 800 men and captured more than 17,000 people. One hundred and seventy-six ships were seized, and another twenty-four had been burned to the point of being unusable.

Originally, Spain was already in decline after the battle with England, and this battle almost swept away Spain's naval mobile combat power. This is great news for the Portuguese.

Abran, a close confidant of the Duke of Bragança, was naturally very pleased, and he said to the officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty: "Please convey to your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty that when the foreign minister returns to Portugal, he will make a message to His Excellency the Duke that our Portuguese colonies in India, Goa and Daman-Diu, as well as East Timor, will be given to the Ming Dynasty, and will only continue to lease them in Macao for business activities." ”

Of course, whether such a promise can be counted or not, Abran said that it cannot be counted. However, the Ming were confident that they would conquer the three colonies by force if the Portuguese did not keep their promises, but it would certainly be better if war was not necessary.

Zhou Yanru said: "Your envoy has already said such conditions to Huang Gong of the Ming Nanhai Jinglu last time, which is also the reason why our Ming Dynasty is willing to send troops to attack Manila. I hope that your Lord will recognize the importance of friendship with the Ming Dynasty, and that His Majesty the Emperor will have a powerful ally in distant Europe, and that everyone will help each other and lead this new world together. ”

Another Portuguese general, Abed, said: "Our Lord Duke will definitely cherish our friendship with the Ming Dynasty, and we will go back this time to assist the Lord Duke to come out of Spain together." As for our promise to the Ming Dynasty to transfer the colony, we will definitely abide by it, and please believe in our sincerity. ”

Yan Siqi said with a smile: "Next time we want to go to Europe for a tour, we will ask the two of us to take us to more places." ”

Abran's face tightened, and then he smiled, "Of course. However, the Spanish Empire was extremely powerful. They could easily build a fleet of more than 30,000 men in three years with the money they had made in the Americas, and their Spanish infantry phalanx had dominated Europe for many years in land warfare. We are afraid that Portugal's road to independence will be a little troublesome. ”

Zhang Qianfang was overjoyed and said: "Okay, our ocean-going fleet will follow you to Europe and help you defeat Spain, so that you will not be in trouble." ”

Abran hurriedly waved his hand and forced a smile: "This is not a big deal, our Duke will have a way to deal with the Spaniards." "It's a joke, if the Ming Dynasty goes to Europe and defeats Spain, I'm afraid that the Portuguese will become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhang Qianfang to go to Europe, he received an order to go to the Americas, so it is naturally impossible to resist the order. Besides, he can show off his might when he goes to America with ten ships, but if he goes to Europe, he is afraid that the bones will be eaten.

After sending Abran and Abede away, the Ming officials held another meeting. Dai Chunfeng said: "The Portuguese said that Spain obtains military spending in the Americas, which reminds me that Lieutenant General Zhang went to the Americas this time, and by the way, he could rob the Spaniards of their financial resources, so that the Spaniards would have no money to see how they could take revenge." ”

Zhang Qianfang's eyes lit up: "This is a solution, although the emperor said that we are looking for tree seeds, but we are really a little unwilling to go with all our arms and just take some tree seeds back." ”

Zhou Yanru said worriedly: "But the emperor said not to provoke easily, we can't take the initiative to attack the Spaniards." ”

Yan Siqi smiled: "If the Spaniards don't attack you, of course there is no problem, but if they attack first, then you can always fight back." ”

Zhou Yanru nodded and said: "That's no problem, the emperor said, don't lose face overseas." ”

Dai Chunfeng said: "That's okay, the Spaniards will attack you first, you can rest assured." ”

Zhou Yanru still didn't understand, but when he saw the strange smiles on the faces of those generals, his heart was stirred and he understood. He thought to himself that he had no way to interfere in the military, and if he talked too much, Zhang Qianfang would not give himself face at all, and then he would be in trouble. Anyway, if you win, you have your own share of the credit, and if you lose, you don't have any responsibility at all. If they want to fight, then fight.

Zhang Qianfang stayed in Manila for three days, replenished weapons and ammunition, grain and fresh water, especially some shelf-stable fruits and vegetables, and headed for the distant Americas.

Philip and the others who were captured in front of Spain have not yet been ransomed, and this time there are so many prisoners, the Ming officials discussed it and decided to transport them back to Taiwan, and Huang Kezhang decided whether to continue to transport them north or work as laborers in Taiwan.

Huang Kezhang didn't dare to make his own opinions, so he reported to the capital. Zhu Youxiao's instructions: Let the Spaniards build Taiwan, build roads and reclaim wasteland, so that the Spaniards will be closer to redeem.

Since the Spaniards had been defeated, the crisis in Mindanao was fully resolved, and the king of Sulu was very grateful for the help of the Ming army, and after learning about the situation in Luzon, he immediately sent someone to the capital with Sulu's household registration, saying that he was willing to merge into the Ming Dynasty.