At this time, Spain's influence in the Philippines is only Luzon. Pen & Fun & Court www.biquge.info and limited to Manila Bay. To this end, the Governor General of the Philippines also appealed to the British for help. It is hoped that the Indian fleet will come over and drive away the Ming warships that are hovering at the doorstep.

However, the Indian fleet had just planted a heel in the Andaman Islands, so how could it be that it ran to Manila Bay to suffer. Therefore, on behalf of the United Kingdom, Magorny expressed his deep sympathy and grave concern to the Governor General of the Philippines. Other than that, there are no substantial actions or reactions.

This made the Philippine governor scold the British allies for being insincere and not saving them when they saw death.

In fact, Britain has a last resort in doing so. Because the city of Johor Bahru controlled by the Ming Dynasty is guarding the exit of the Strait of Malacca. The island of Sumatra on the opposite side belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Even if the Indian fleet wanted to come over to help the Philippines break the siege, it would not be able to cross the Strait of Malacca.

Although the passage into the South Seas and the Sunda Strait are also controlled, this is also controlled by the Ming Dynasty. It is highly unlikely that the Indian fleet will want to come in quietly. And even if the Ming Dynasty opened the passage, the Indian fleet would not dare to come in. After all, with the forces deployed by the Ming Dynasty in the South Seas, it is difficult to say that it will not catch turtles in the urn, so that the Indian fleet will not return.

At present, the Indian fleet is the only naval force of the British Empire in the Far East. If the whole army is wiped out like this, not only the Malay colony will not be protected, but the Indian colony will also be in danger.

Such an adventure, neither Magorni nor the Viceroy of India, dared to try it lightly.

Therefore, the Spanish governor of the Philippines could only watch the Ming Dynasty pocket Palawan, Mindanao, and the Visayas, but did not dare to say anything. Even if it is a verbal reprimand, it is held in my heart.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiao still wanted to do nothing, and drove the warship directly into Manila Bay. and the Spanish fleet that can't shrink from the turtle, and fight it out. But it's just a hot-headed idea. After careful consideration, he gave up again. Because if this is done, it is inevitable that the two countries will go to war. Then Britain must be involved.

In this way, the battle of the South Seas will come unstoppably.

You must know that the Battle of the South Seas is a regional battle that radiates the entire South Seas. The impact will not be confined to the South Seas. Therefore, before you are fully prepared, you should not easily ignite the flames of war.

Besides, even if Daming doesn't do it now, the Spaniards who are shrinking in the Philippines can't make any big waves.

Because the Spaniards in the Philippines are basically descendants of Spaniards in Mexico, they are second-generation immigrants. There are only two routes from the local area to the Philippines.

One is from the east of Mexico. Across the Atlantic, around the Cape of Good Hope, past the Indian Ocean. Then pass through the South Seas and arrive in the Philippines.

The other is from the west. Head all the way south around the Strait of Magellan. Then cross the vast Pacific Ocean and arrive in the Philippines.

Compared with the two, the first route is longer and takes more time. However, due to the early development of the route, the risks encountered are also greatly reduced. And there are many ports that can be docked along the way, ensuring the supply of goods for merchant ships during the voyage.

Therefore, many merchant ships from Mexico to the Philippines choose this route. It's just that after the Ming Dynasty blocked the Strait of Malacca, Spanish merchant ships could no longer enter the South Seas. Therefore, this route has artificially lost its role.

The second Pacific route, although the distance is short, the time is small. However, the route was developed late, and the navigation conditions were not mature. In addition, the marine environment is complex and relevant hydrological data are relatively scarce, which greatly increases the risks encountered along the way. And the Pacific Ocean is so vast that it is difficult to see large areas of land except for a few small islands. During the voyage, the supply of supplies and the collection of fresh water are all questions that people have to ponder.

As a result, merchant ships departing from Mexico rarely choose the Pacific route. But after the Ming cut off the Atlantic-Indian Ocean route, the Spaniards had to choose this risky route.

But even so, it can't get rid of the blockade of the Ming Dynasty. Because the Ming Dynasty named the three major island groups in the Pacific Ocean as the three archipelagos in the east, the middle and the west, and merged them into an independent administrative region - Andong Province.

Those islands on the shipping route have a small number of Ming garrisons. Spanish merchant ships, as long as they passed there, were detained. ended up with both personal wealth and cargo lost.

Of course, Spanish merchant ships can also circumnavigate the continental shelf of Northwest America, the Aleutian Islands, the four Japanese islands, and the Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines. However, Japan pursued a policy of seclusion and seclusion, and Spanish merchant ships could not dock there at all, let alone obtain supplies. And the Aleutian Islands are too high in latitude and have a very cold climate. Due to the influence of the season, it is easy to freeze. This day of navigation has also been greatly reduced.

The most important thing is that the golden pirate group of the Ming Dynasty is guarding the East China Sea. Japan, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands often see the shadow of the Golden Pirate Regiment. If there were Spanish merchant ships, they would only be wrecked and killed.

So this route was also cut off by Daming.

As a result, the Spaniards in the Philippines basically cut off contact with the outside world. It's like an isolated island hanging overseas, and people can't help but panic.

First, there was no ammunition replenishment, and second, there was no material supply. Without these material supports, the Governor of the Philippines would not have the confidence to fight hard with Daming.

Cowering in Manila Bay, gasping for breath, he just wanted to continue Spain's last breath in the Philippines.

It is also possible to understand why the Ming warships are swimming at their own doorstep, and the Spaniards are silent.

And it's not just this one that annoys the Philippine governor!

Since the Ming blockade, Luzon has not been very calm.

This is because when the Ming Dynasty seized the Visayas, Palawan, and Mindanao, they deliberately drove the local indigenous people who believed in the religion of Is-Ran-religion to Luzon. As a result, the indigenous population of Luzon has multiplied exponentially in a very short period of time. As the largest city on the island, Manila City has added even more natives.

As a result, the Catholic power that Spain had cultivated on Luzon Island with great difficulty was hit by an extremely strong impact. Combined with Spain's habitual policy of oppression, oppression, exploitation and exploitation of the natives, the rebellious mentality of the natives has become even worse. Daming planted chess pieces in the local area, and he had the intention to provoke.

Let the rebellion on Luzon appear intensively. No matter how much it is suppressed, this rebellion will never stop. On the contrary, it is becoming more and more frequent and stronger.

This severely weakened Spanish colonial power and threatened Spanish rule in the Philippines.

However, this situation is exactly what Daming likes to see. Because in the plan of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what means are used, the British Spanish ally in the Philippines must be turned into a sick cat before the outbreak of the Battle of the South Seas.

When the war starts, it will be easy for Daming to send this sick cat back to the west.

After all, the Philippines is in the South China Seas, and the harm caused by it cannot be ignored. So after the start of the war, the first thing to do is to get rid of it. Only then can we close the door of Nanyang and unite with the outside world. (To be continued.) )