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Two hundred years ago, Rigesby landed in Manila Bay because it was a natural harbor, and then the Spaniards built a city here and built a fort on the south bank of the Bashi River - this is Manila. In the days that followed, they invaded and occupied all of Luzon.

The fortress, known as the Spanish royal city, has been in control of the land for 200 years.

As an outsider, in order to suppress the local deep-rooted Chinese forces, the Spaniards used the massacre of Chiguoguo to achieve this goal.

In 1603, 1639, 1662 and 1686, the four massacres of the Chinese showed the bloodshed and barbarism of the Europeans, and each of them was as good as the Red Creek Massacre where the Dutch sat down.

Under the dark rule of the Spaniards, the living environment of the Chinese in Luzon could not see the slightest light.

Zheng Chenggong was furious when he heard the news, and while he comforted the surviving overseas Chinese who had fled to Taiwan, he organized and prepared an army to attack Luzon. If Zheng Chengcheng had lived a few more years, it is likely that the history of Nanyang would have been changed for a long time. At that time, Luzon was in turmoil, and everyone in Spain was in danger. Because in addition to Zheng Chenggong, the Dutch also threatened the position of the Spaniards in Luzon, and the indigenous Luzon people on the island were also launching an anti-Western uprising.

It's a pity that God doesn't have long eyes, Zheng Chenggong died of illness at this juncture, and his son Zheng Jing continued to govern Taiwan, and the matter of sending troops was naturally over. It is said that Zheng Jing also prepared to conquer Manila twice in 1670 and 1671, but was unable to send troops due to various factors.

In any case, the Spaniards in Manila are living a nourishing life and are still alive and well.

The 64-hectare Intramuros district is surrounded by stone walls 2.44 meters thick and 6.7 meters high. Roads, forts, churches, residential areas, schools, everything you need to live, there is plenty of water, there are warehouses full of grain. It's a real fortress city! It took almost 30 years from design to completion.

Since its inauguration, the Intramuros have been the administrative, military, and religious center of Spain in Luzon. The oldest and oldest universities, churches, and convents in Luzon are located in the Intramuros. Of course, the Spanish Governor's Palace in Luzon was also located in Intramuros.

Spanish law stipulates that only legal "Caucasians" can live in the Intramuros. "Caucasians" include Hispanic Luzon (Spaniards born in Luzon), Peninsula Spaniards (Spaniards born in Spain), Hispano-Malay-Han mestizos, and Hispano-Malay mestizos. Due to racial discrimination and the social morality of the time, only male "Caucasians" could marry non-Caucasian women; Female "Caucasians" are not allowed to marry non-Caucasians. Any non-Caucasian woman who marries a male Spaniard is automatically and legally classified as "Caucasian." Naturally, they can also live with their husbands in Intramuros. However, children of mixed race born to male Spaniards and locals are not allowed to live in Intramuros unless they are adopted.

Bumiputerans, Malays, Han Chinese and mixed-race people can only set foot in Intramuros because of their work. These people must return to their homes in the Benodo neighborhood outside Intramuros every day at sunset. The Spaniards also imposed very unfair taxes: the white race was exempted from taxation; Bumiputeras, as well as Malays, are required to pay basic taxes; Mixed-race children are subject to twice the basic tax; Han Chinese, on the other hand, are subject to four times the basic tax. In order to achieve the same 'equality' as the Bumiputera and Malays, the Han people must believe in one God.

As early as when Chen Han first extended his hand into the South Seas, he sent people to communicate with the Spaniards on this issue. At that time, the arrogant big duck chose to refuse unceremoniously, and as a punishment for this act, but also as a demonstration, unilaterally announced that the tax rate on Chinese businessmen would be doubled within three months.

Then Chen Han, who controlled the whole of South China, declared that he would "treat Spanish merchant ships equally."

Sulu's problems are nothing more than a small eruption of the accumulation of contradictions on both sides.

The Spaniards felt from the Battle of Sulu the 'strong fighting ability' of the 'backward Chinese warships', and the Chinese army units seemed to be more capable of fighting than the Spaniards' pure-blooded troops.

Anyway, the battle on the battlefield proved everything, and the pride of the Spaniards was dispelled.

And since Chen Han's infiltration in Nanyang has been unfolding step by step, the Spaniards, who have a blood debt with the Chinese, have been extremely vigilant. During this period, there was a period of Chinese evacuation, and the Spaniards were almost at the highest level of combat readiness. But the war did not happen, and many of the Chinese who had migrated to Singapore, West Borneo and other places slowly returned to Luzon.

During the Great Passage of Chinese, the Spaniards deeply realized the importance of the Chinese to the economy, although their population is not large, but these industrious Chinese are the best medium to communicate between the indigenous and Caucasian people, without them, the indigenous people are a piece of scattered sand, a large area of raw materials still exist but it is difficult to create objective economic benefits. Moreover, allowing Caucasians to directly manage and reach out to indigenous people is also likely to deepen bilateral tensions.

After the return of the Chinese began, the Spanish royal city was very interested in adjusting the tax rate of the Chinese to the same level as the aborigines.

The Anglo-French alliance and the rest of the Spaniards had not yet passed a few days before news of the war in North America came. The Spanish Governor's Palace in Manila, which is well aware of its own boss's relationship with France and England, is in full swing.

Sure enough, the Anglo-French alliance in the Far East broke down in an instant, and the British took the lead in kneeling and licking China.

It was not until the outbreak of the Surabaya incident that Manila quietly breathed a sigh of relief, because the Chinese seemed to point the finger at the big windmill. Unlike the Gallic rooster, the boss of the Spaniards, who had a weak presence in the Far East, John Bull, the good friend of the Dutch, had a strong fighting presence in India. India is in close proximity to Myanmar and the South Seas.

It's just that Carlos, the current governor of Luzon, Spain, has not completely relaxed his heart, because the Chinese have retreated from Yogyakarta.

Moreover, as long as the war in North America does not stop for a day, the French will have the possibility of getting involved, and Spain will naturally not be alone, so they will be embarrassed in Luzon.

During the previous Sino-British negotiations, Nanjing's Perrieux kicked Guangnan out of the game to curry favor with Nanjing, regardless of the possible blame from Paris, and Carlos saw it clearly. This is a clear indication of the weakness of the Gallic rooster in the Far East.

If Britain and France go to war, and Spain goes into battle, it will be a real disaster for Manila at the moment.

The Dutch, who faced the same pain as the Spaniards in the South Seas, was the bilateral relationship still an alliance?

The latter was a century-old ally of the British in Europe.

And just when Carlos was worried, another bad news came, and the war on the European continent really began. The Parisians declared war on London, and the Big Duck followed suit against John Bull. It's a tragedy!

Because the original source of the news was Chinese, Carlos was reluctant to believe its authenticity. Although some people can prove that this Chinese who appeared in Nanyang was really a member of the original mission to Europe. And Carlos himself believes it or not, it doesn't matter anymore, everyone else believes it.

As word spread, the only two British merchant ships in the port of Manila left the port, and Carlos sent an envoy to Batavia, who needed to communicate with the Dutch immediately, as well as with the British office in Batavia. He didn't want to go to war with the British.

During the Seven Years' War, the British Expeditionary Force occupied Manila. After Spain intervened in the Seven Years' War as an ally of France, British Admiral Koenish and Lieutenant Admiral Dreber led a combined British army of land and sea from India to the Philippines. On October 5, 1762, the British fleet entered Manila Bay and, after a short battle, forced the Spanish defenders to surrender. The British then occupied the city of Manila, which was returned to Spain under a peace treaty signed the following year.

The fortification of the so-called Spanish royal cities was only commensurate with them, they were impregnable against the natives and the unarmed Chinese, but when it came to a regular army, Manila was vulnerable.

Carlos didn't want to be a prisoner, though he wouldn't die. But the defeat sixteen years ago left Manila with heavy losses, and the memory is still fresh.

And what if China also launches an attack on Manila at this time?

Britain and France went to war, a war between the first and second powers of the Western world, and this was a disaster. Before Nanyang, the two arms worked together, coupled with the help of Spain and the Netherlands, which forcibly resisted the big thick legs of the Chinese. Now that the two arms are starting to fight on their own, the big thick legs of the Chinese are kicking over again, who can still stop it?

Since the sense of crisis deepened, Manila has been constantly expanding its forces, not only the pure-blood troops transferred from the mainland or Mexico, but also a considerable number of colonial troops, not counting the Manila fleet, there are more than 10,000 land troops, and counting the navy, the force of the Luzon colony has reached nearly 20,000 unprecedentedly.

But this kind of strength does not give Carlos the slightest confidence. Because his ultimate enemy is China, with a huge population of 20,000,000, and China with a standing army of more than a million.

That monster like an ancient monster has always been heavy in the heart of every Spaniard.

"God bless Spain."

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Lingayen Bay is not far from Manila, about 350 miles or so, to its north. It is an important place, connecting the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, the northern gateway to Manila and the dividing point between Central Luzon and Northern Luzon. Of course, it is also a place with a very developed agriculture, because it is located on the coastal plain, the land is vast and fertile, and the coastal fishing industry is also rich.

There are at least 10,000 Chinese living here, and there are a considerable number of Chinese mixed ancestry.

When Carlos's eyes were still looking at Batavia, he didn't know that Chen Ming, who received the news of the war between Britain and France, had already laid a big fork in the position of Manila!

Chen Ming, who 'reviewed' the information again that day, had a tyrannical desire for destruction in his heart.

He wanted to crumple every Spaniard living on the planet into pieces!

Chen Liang solemnly issued an order that before the preparation of the large army, the Military Intelligence Bureau would provoke an anti-Western wave in the Luzon Islands, so that the Chinese everywhere would take this opportunity to form an escort force to cover and respond to the subsequent landing of the large army.

After a few busy months, now in Nanjing, Chen Ming's eyes turned back to the fighting Korea, and the fierce battle with the cloth. But a sudden arrival of news gave him a new impetus!

-- As soon as the Surabaya incident ended, the fruit of Manila was ripe again. Britain and France went to war, a real war.

Chen Ming, who was not very happy with the battle in Yogyakarta, was unwilling to wait for a quarter of an hour, and immediately issued orders to the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Nanyang Naval Division.

The two were immediately in motion.

The rapid response fleet, which was supposed to return to Sanduao, only returned to Zengmu Oshima. And the army mobilized through the previous Surabaya incident does not need to return at all, as long as the newly exposed murderous aura is covered with a layer of thin paper, outsiders will only think that they are moving slowly.

China's battle against Spain will not be limited to Manila, but through the Bering Strait, along the North Pacific Current, the entire Viceroyalty of New Spain is within the scope of China's attack, and Chen Ming hopes to tear the whole of California off the chest of the duck.

Anyway, China wants to rely on this to get a perfect foothold in North America, and if the big ducks are not interesting, they will only lose more.

Judging from Chen Ming's huge war goals, whether it is Lin Jiayan or Manila in front of him, they are just appetizers. But doesn't the joy of a big meal start with an appetizer?

So when Carlos was completely unaware, a huge anti-Western uprising broke out in Luzon.

These people are all thorns in the flesh that Chen Ming cut off in advance, and they can make a rebellion against the Spaniards today and a rebellion against the Chinese tomorrow. It's all dead and clean.

Xie Qinggao's name also appeared in Chen Ming's eyes for the first time, and the young man who had worked so hard to deliver the news would receive a gold medal to show the importance of the task he had accomplished.

He brought Chen Ming the news of the Saratoga victory, and the course of history in North America did not change with the appearance of Chen Ming. This is good!

He also brought back a lot of travel notes.

With the rewards of this mission, Chen Ming believes that Xie Qinggao will have enough money to print his own writing, as long as he has the heart.

The natives of Lingayan gathered one or two thousand men, and after the attack on the port of Lingayan was blocked, they set their sights on Dagufan. It's less than thirty miles from Lingayan, and it's a small town, but it has a building that the Chinese community in Lingayen hates—a church.

The traditional ideological and cultural concepts of the Chinese are not compatible with monotheism, but under the rule of the Spaniards, many rich Chinese, including ordinary civilians, had to express their respect and piety for God in front of people. That is to better integrate into the society dominated by foreigners, in order to live a better and easier life!

The Chinese in Luzon are no different from the Chinese in Batavia in this respect.

The more economically prosperous the place, the more Chinese people will be baptized, and even many Chinese families will really be Westernized after being washed and washed for generations.

In terms of living environment and external factors, there is no difference between Manila and Batavia.

Just as China set the goal of subverting the Heavenly Religion early on, in order to better consolidate their rule, the big plate duck and the big windmill must also want all the indigenous and Chinese people to have the same faith as them.

The Chinese of Lingayan gathered a convoy of more than 1,000 people, many of whom were of mixed race, and many of them were only holding yellow books. With the port of Lingayen as the center, the Chinese villages along the bay gathered a team of swords and guns, and the Spanish officials in the port of Lingayan could no longer think about how they suddenly conjured up one or two hundred muskets, and even two small cannons, just urging them to rescue the church in Dagufan.

The big duck has always been very religious about monotheism. Monotheism, as the spiritual core of Spain, also played an important role in its colonial expansion. The two are completely integrated in the Spanish colony! The frenzied expansion of the former and the push and help of the latter are inextricably linked. In the course of the colonial conquests, missionaries with religious missions and reckless adventurers were inspired by the belief in spreading the gospel and went forward with zealous piety. Monotheism ran through the entire process of colonial expansion in the Western Panya, and without the influence of this monotheism, it is difficult to imagine that Spain's "colonial cause" would have been so smooth. Although the role of monotheism in the overall colonial society after the stability of society is often very, very complex.

A mixed-race contingent drove out of Lingayan, and their number was six or seven hundred, accounting for half of the Chinese guards that Lingayen had assembled. (To be continued.) )