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In the early morning of 21 May, 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy escorted the First Brigade of the Xinhua Army on board more than 20 merchant ships from Xinhua City to Manila. The fleet will enter the Sulu Sea from the Bohol Sea, then enter the South China Sea through the Mindoro Strait, and finally reach Manila Bay to launch an attack on Manila. Niu Meng, commander of the 1st Brigade, was the commander of this operation.

Because she was pregnant, Luo Sangu had resigned as the commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy and was relieved to raise a baby in the palace. Long Yufei originally wanted to drive the expedition in person, but under the opposition of the ministers and Luo Sangu, he had to give up this plan. Although there are still more than 5,000 Spanish regular troops in Manila, and this strength is very likely to be further increased, Long Yufei believes that the First Brigade, with the support of the Navy's First Fleet, should not have much problem conquering Manila.

The 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Second Fleet of the Xinhua Navy are also in full swing. This time, even the old nest was almost taken away, which made Xinhua pay more attention to the construction of the navy. The shipyard even implemented three shifts, striving to put the warships of the Second Fleet into service as soon as possible. According to the current progress, there are at most two months left before the warships of the Second Fleet will be able to enter service. At that time, with the two fleets of the Xinhua Navy, the combat power will be even more powerful, and it will be able to effectively maintain the security of the vast territory and sea areas of the Xinhua Kingdom!

After the establishment of the Second Fleet, Xinhua will build the third batch of 12 'Shark-class' cruisers to form the Third Fleet. At that time, the Xinhua Navy will have a total of 36 'Shark-class' cruisers, which will be enough for Xinhua to dominate the South China region. Even in the face of the British, the Xinhua Navy has the strength to fight. Of course, if the British Navy attacked with all its might, the Xinhua Navy would be somewhat threatened. The current Britain is the hegemon of the world, and the main battleships above the third class battleship have more than 110 ships in the British Navy! However, Britain has too many overseas colonies to protect, and there are more European powers such as Germany competing with Britain, and Britain will not put all its attention on the South Seas! It can be said that by now, the rise of Xinhua is inevitable, and no country can stifle the development of Xinhua anymore!

Although the First Fleet's expedition to Manila made Xinhua City's maritime defense empty again. However, in the last battle, the coastal defense forces have fully proved their strength. Even without naval cover, they are strong enough to defend themselves against attacks from the sea. As for the land side, the Second Brigade of the Xinhua Army that remained in Xinhua City was not vegetarian. In a war on land, even the British, Xinhua will definitely not care. An army of 2,000 Xinhua troops could easily defeat 5,000 Spaniards, and even if they were replaced by the British, I am afraid they would not be able to do it. With the superiority in weapon performance, the Xinhua Army is already enough to compete with the Western powers! Of course, in terms of comprehensive national strength, Xinhua is still far from the Western powers!

The fleet is expected to take five days to arrive in Xinhua City, and after the army is dispatched, there will be nothing to do with Long Yufei, he just needs to wait for good news in the rear with peace of mind. During the war to sack the three sultanates of the Moro people, the Xinhua army received a large amount of money. With the effect of these funds, all walks of life in Xinhuaguo have developed in a blowout.

After the territorial expansion of Xinhua to Borneo, the colony of Xinhua was once again increased in the Nanyang region. Almost all of the major forces in the Nanyang region have already known that a country founded by the Chinese is rising rapidly. Not only did the Western colonizers begin to collect information about the Xinhua Kingdom, but also those indigenous people who were relatively close to the Xinhua Kingdom were even more worried that the Xinhua Congress would attack them one day. For example, the Sultanate of Brunei, in northern Borneo, deployed half of the country's troops on the border to confront the Fourth Brigade of the Xinhua Army. The Fourth Brigade is a unit newly formed by the Xinhua Army, and it has not even been fully equipped, and the soldiers are basically new recruits, and their combat effectiveness is very low. In this case, the Xinhua Army did not dare to provoke first. This allowed the Sultanate of Xinhua and Brunei to coexist peacefully. However, after the Xinhua Army has completed its training and formed its combat effectiveness, the aggressive Xinhua State will definitely not let go of the other territories of Borneo!

The construction of Mindanao has also entered **. Under the hard work of the slaves, the road from Xinhua City to Zamboanga, as well as Cotabato and Davao, is slowly taking shape. Despite the countless deaths of indigenous people in the course of heavy labor, no one cared about their lives. Long Yufei and the high-level officials of Xinhuaguo only need one result. Mindanao is rich in resources, but these resources simply cannot be exploited without roads. Fortunately, hundreds of thousands of indigenous slaves and Moro slaves provided sufficient labor resources for the development of Mindanao. Xinhua was able to step on the bones of these slaves and develop in a higher direction!

Manila, the center of Spanish rule in the Luzon Islands, is the most prosperous city in the entire Luzon Islands. It's just that Manila is a bit depressed now, whether it is a Spanish merchant or a Chinese merchant, there is a feeling of rumour! A month ago, the officers and men of the Luzon Fleet of the Spanish Navy and the 3rd Division of the Army set out from Manila in high spirits to attack the new Chinese country. However, a month passed, and there was no news from the departing army. This made the Spaniards, including the Spanish governor, Anthony Pedro, panic. What had been thought to be a safe battle was in trouble, which would have severely affected Spanish rule in Luzon.

At the Governor's Palace in Manila, Governor Anthony Pedro is convening senior Spanish officers in Luzon to discuss countermeasures. More than the Luzon fleet was completely annihilated, and the navy was completely finished. On the army side, there were still two regiments of the 3rd Division, totaling more than 5,000 men. However, will these 5,000 Spanish regular troops be able to withstand the Xinhua army? Governor Anthony Pedro also has no confidence!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have sent a clipper ship back to Spain to report to Her Majesty the Queen of the crisis facing Manila. Her Majesty the Queen will not sit idly by! When the kingdom's army arrives, all those Chinese will die! Governor Anthony Pedro said.

However, the officers below did not relax because of this sentence of Governor Anthony Pedro. It will take at least several months to get from Manila to Spain, and it will not be possible to wait until the Spanish government makes a decision to send troops to Manila without more than a year! This also means that they will have to resist the Xinhua Army for more than a year. If they had previously believed that with the combat strength of the Spanish army, it was enough to defeat the Xinhua army. So now, after learning from the past, they no longer dare to say such big things!

"Your Excellency the Governor! What happened to our army on the expedition to the new country? "This was asked by a brigadier general officer, who was the chief of staff of the 3rd Division of the Spanish Army, Emiles. Now, with both Major General Balvino and Major General Axel captured, he has become the Supreme Commander of the Spanish Army in Manila!

"This ......" Governor Anthony Pedro hesitated. Through some channels, he had already learned about the encounter between the Luzon fleet and the 3rd Division of the Spanish Army, but in order not to affect the morale of the army, he never told the people below.

"General Emils, tell you the truth! The Luzon fleet and the army brought by General Axel have been completely annihilated! Governor Anthony Pedro said.

"What? How is this possible? Brigadier General Emile exclaimed, and the other officers were all in disbelief. In their opinion, the strength of the Luzon fleet was first-class in the entire South Seas. Even if you can't defeat those Chinese, but at least you can retreat, how can you be wiped out?

"At that time, the main army of the new state was in the Sultanate of Sulu. However, they deployed a large number of shore defense artillery in Xinhua City! The Luzon fleet, under the blows of their shore defense artillery, suffered heavy losses. Subsequently, the main army of the new Chinese Kingdom rushed back in time and completely annihilated the Luzon fleet. The landed infantry was no match for those yellow-skinned monkeys either. In the end, Major General Balvino and Major General Axel had to surrender to those yellow-skinned monkeys! Governor Anthony Pedro said.

"Your Excellency the Governor! The people of Xinhua will definitely not give up! Since they are strong enough to destroy the Luzon fleet and the army of General Axel, they will definitely attack Manila! Perhaps, they are already on their way to Manila! We have to prepare early! Said the Brigadier General who was lost in love. However, even if they prepared early, would they be able to withstand the attack of the Xinhua army?

"General Emils! Next, I will give you full authority to command all the Spanish troops in Manila! As long as you can resist the attack of the Xinhua army, hold on until the reinforcements arrive! No matter what way you go, I'm here to support you! Governor Anthony Pedro said. Although his position as governor was already in jeopardy, he still did not want to give it up. Luzon is the most important colony of Spain, if he loses Luzon, it is estimated that after he returns to Spain, he will be sent directly to the gallows by the king of Spain! Therefore, he can only resist to the end!

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" Brigadier General Emile nodded, even though he knew that this task would be difficult to complete, he also had no other way!