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Spain made a comeback in 501

"Spaniards!"

"I've been taking care of Da Ming for this time, but I've neglected them!"

When the news reached Weihai, there was an uproar in the crowd. Where are the novels updated the fastest? Please look for Aishang Novel Network biquge.info but Pang Yu and Ao Sayan and other members of the staff team wrenched their fingers, but they all nodded, but they were not too surprised-counting the days, it was almost time to come.

It had been almost a year and a half since the capture of Luzon and Taiwan in December of 1631, during which time the staff had also deduced the situation of the Netherlands and Spain, considered their reactions, and even calculated the British response. In the end, it was concluded that these Western countries would not give up, and that new wars were inevitable. After all, this was supposed to be the time of their Europeans.

Spain is an old European empire, although it is now beginning to weaken, but it is precisely the arrogance and vanity of this old empire that will make them more and more ignore the difference in strength between the two sides, and continue to use force to solve the problem regardless of Qiē, until they hit their heads and bleed and are unable to fight again - not to mention that Manila, as the core transit point of the silver route between Spain and the Americas, was almost the only overseas lifeline for Spain after the destruction of the Spanish Armada and the tragic defeat of the Anglo-Dutch route in Europe. The capture of this place by the Joan navy is equivalent to choking the throat of the Spaniards' access to silver from the Americas, and it is impossible for them not to desperately recapture it.

As for the Netherlands and England, it was during this Age of Discovery that they developed in history, and this period was the time when they were in full swing. From a superstitious point of view, the so-called "luck" is full. In particular, the Dutch East India Company, 780% of its business was concentrated in Southeast Asia, and the spices of Malay and the silver of Japan were the reasons why they became independent from Spain and later competed with Britain for the supremacy of the sea, and even attacked the Thames River and bombarded London. Now that they have been driven out of Taiwan, it is equivalent to cutting off the trade route with Japan, and those Dutch will definitely have to fight hard.

The British, on the other hand, have historically been known for their ability to assess the situation, and they did not have much interest in Southeast Asia less than two hundred years later, when the opium trade was rampant. The last time they tried to fish in troubled waters, the thief's hand was cut off by the roots, and the entire Southeast Asian detachment and a promising fleet commander were lost, and if they were smarter, they shouldn't have waded into the troubled waters in front of them again - but that also depends on whether their decision-makers are calm enough. If you happen to run into a stubborn guy, you may also shout for revenge, and then continue to send the fleet to your death.

In short, after the capture of Taiwan and Luzon, the staff group and the committee never had any luck in their reaction to the European countries, and all relevant plans and ideas were arranged on the basis of the continuation of the war.

It's just that considering the long distance between the East and the West, it will be a long time before those European countries are angry, and the situation on this side will be reported to Europe, and when the other side reacts, new troops will be sent to Asia...... At that time, it was estimated that it would be at least a year.

Therefore, everyone's attention was focused on the negotiations with the Ming Dynasty, and in 1632 they were busy recruiting peace for almost a whole year, and then went to the mainland to quell the rebellion and open up a new base in Shandong...... When the mess was put down, Manila naturally relaxed.

But to say that the staff had not taken into account the retaliation from the Spaniards at all, they had also wronged them - Ade had been trying to recruit white intelligence agents from Europe, hoping to know more about his opponents. Moreover, the last time we arranged for Qian Qianyi, the envoy of the Great Tomorrow, to inspect Luzon, the committee made a special trip to use the battleship Qionghai to deter people's hearts, so as not to make a move on the part of the local whites.

However, it now seems that these side-by-side means alone cannot solve the real problem after all, and with the current backward situation of transportation and information links between the Eastern and Western continents, no matter how strong Ade's intelligence capability is, it is still very difficult to obtain information about the movements of Europeans in advance. When the Spanish retaliatory fleet will come is entirely up to providence.

One and a half years...... It took a little longer than the Joan Navy had expected, but it finally came.

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"Ling Ning, how are they doing?"

Everyone was very concerned about the besieged Earl, and although the telegram said that it had escaped into the port of Manila, since it was able to be in the harbor, it must have been greatly damaged by the ship itself. Otherwise, with the combat effectiveness of the flowering bombs and single-engine rockets used on the battleships of the Qiong Navy, they will definitely not be beaten to the point that they will not even dare to go out of the port.

As for the safety of Manila itself, they were not too worried—at present, there was Tang Jian, the number one officer of their Qiong navy, personally in charge of Luzon. Fighting the navy with the Spaniards, both sides were wooden sailing ships in the absence of the Qionghai, and even if the crossing side used some technology that was ahead of the times, its advantages were limited, and I dare not say what it could do with the other side. But if the Spaniards dare to land, everyone fights for the army...... Regardless of the organizational capabilities, tactics, and armament of the army...... That's definitely a cross-generational advantage. And the pike phalanx that the Spanish Army left its name in history, if it really dared to use it in front of the Joan navy, not even muskets and artillery, a grenade of the militia unit alone would be enough to make it collapse and disintegrate.

"Wait, Hainan Island must be urgently discussing it now, and there should be new news coming back."

Pang Yu judged. Sure enough, about half a day later, a new telegram arrived from Hainan Island. More detailed briefing on the situation in Luzon.

The Spaniards came prepared this time, and sent all the warships. However, there was not much difference between the warships and the merchant ships in this era, that is, they were equipped with more artillery and carried more soldiers...... That's all.

As the party that launched the surprise attack, they did a decent job of preparing in advance. The Philippines is a region of archipelagos, and even if you can't stop in Manila, the largest, it's not hard to find a place to hide nearby – the Spaniards have ruled the area for decades and are familiar with the terrain.

Their fleet was probably using those dotted islands to quietly complete the encirclement of the Manila port route. And he patiently spared some merchant ships of little value, and did not attack until the appearance of the "Earl", the greatest target, - the sea was foggy that morning, and the Count failed to detect the enemy in advance, and did not realize it until it was surrounded.

It was a beautiful ambush at sea, and if the Earl was still armed and fast, it would definitely not be able to escape. However, after being modified by the Crossing Crowd, the galleon was improved in speed and handling compared to the original Spaniards, and the greater improvement was in firepower - compared to the solid iron balls and metal fragment shotguns commonly used in naval warfare in this era, the artillery of the Joan Navy had all used special shells such as flowering shells and incendiary bombs, unless there was special training, calibration shooting, or the requirements of breaking the land fortress, they generally did not use solid shells.

In addition to the guns, the Earl was also equipped with single or twin rocket launchers in the bow and stern to make up for the lack of power of the front and rear guns. Rockets also have two types, high-explosive and incendiary, and no matter which one, it is a very lethal weapon for wooden sailing ships of this era.

This difference in firepower was evident in naval battles, when about six or seven Spanish galleons emerged from the fog and approached the Count from all sides, the latter could immediately fire on all sides like a hedgehog, forcing them to not get too close, but to bombard them with their guns from a distance. But in terms of the accuracy and frequency of shelling, they were far from the guns on the Count. In the first battle between the two sides, the Earl relied on several beautiful salvos of rockets and artillery from the bow to damage the two Spanish galleons blocking the channel ahead.

If the Earl hadn't needed to cover a few slow-moving transports at the time, and had simply pulled its sails and lunged forward, the Spanish warships would not have been able to surround it. However, Ling Ning eventually chose to stay and fight to ensure that the other transport ships could escape into the inner harbor in time. He relied on a galleon to fight with about seven or eight Spanish warships for two hours, and did not evacuate the battlefield until all the transports were safe.

Ling Ning reported that he might have sunk one or two of the other party's ships - but it could also have been just a wound, as it was impossible to see in the fog, and could only be judged by the light of the fire and the shouts of the other party. The price paid for the Count was the near-total destruction of the upper deck, and one of the mainmasts was broken, and if the Spaniards were lucky, they might have been able to leave the Count on the battlefield if they were able to destroy one more of their masts with the chain bullets fired.

After all, the Spaniards had many ships, and after the war, Ling Ning and their ships in the hull of the Earl, there were about twenty or thirty iron ball shells that were relatively intact and picked up, all of which were hit by the opponent.

There are various types of these shells, including double shells connected by iron chains to facilitate the cutting of masts; There are also fireball bombs that are wrapped in oilcloth and ignited, hoping to cause a fire on the deck; There are also solid bullets that are fired specifically at the bottom of the boat below the waterline, hoping to penetrate the bottom plate and cause water leakage and sinking; Of course, there is also an iron can stuffed with a large number of pieces of broken iron, which fly out of the barrel or disintegrate when hit near the target, and is a shotgun designed to kill and injure people......

I have worked hard for two months, and my readers have enthusiastically reciprocated for two months. I'm a little tired, and I guess everyone is going to be tired too.

November will also resume fù two days a change, of course, if the state is good, it will also be added, but there is no guarantee that there will be updates every day.

In September and October, all my spare time was spent on writing, not only did I get tired, but I also had to take time to do it.

So relax for a month and see if you can fight again in December.

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