When Simão first arrived in the Far East, he visited Manila twice with Portuguese merchant ships, and even stayed in Manila for a few days. Of the entire fleet of this expedition to the west, he was probably the most familiar with the Manila area. It was precisely because of this that the two ships sent by Portugal to participate in the war were placed under the command of Simão.

However, whenever he had the opportunity, Simang was still more willing to go to the flagship of the Haihan fleet to communicate with the Haihan generals face-to-face, and by the way, also observe the operation of the operational command system of the Haihan Navy. For Portugal, the strong strength of the Haihan in the military field is very worthy of study and emulation, although there is no way to catch up with the level of the Haihan in terms of weapons and equipment, but at least at the strategic and tactical level, there is the possibility of narrowing the gap through learning.

This is not the first time that Simang has traveled with the Haihan army, and in the past few years he has watched several wars waged by the Haihan as a military observer. However, the first two times the Haihan army taught the Spaniards on the battlefield, Simão missed it unfortunately, and this expedition to Manila, Simão naturally did not want to miss the slightest detail. He hoped to learn from the Haihan how to deal with the Spanish army, and then bring that combat experience back to Europe and use it on the battlefields of the War of Independence, so that the Spanish would pay the price for their past conquests against Portugal.

The Haihan military has no scruples about this enthusiastic Portuguese, and the reason why they bring foreign officers with them every time they carry out combat missions overseas is not only to show their strength and play a deterrent role, but also to let the armies of these countries follow the example of the Haihan army. In particular, a country like Portugal, which has an inextricable grudge with Spain, and teaching them some tactics to deal with the Spaniards is also a means of weakening Spain's strength in disguise.

Named after the Spanish word for "magistrate," Corregidor Island is a tadpole-shaped island of about five square kilometers in size, located right in the heart of Manila Bay's access route. After the Spanish occupied Manila Bay, they built a beacon on the island to provide night navigation for ships heading to Manila City from the open sea. As for the adjacent Carvalho Island, it has always been an uninhabited island because of its small area and lack of development value.

Although Corregidor Island does not have a natural harbor, the docks built on the island can provide some basic supply services for ships, provide shelter from the wind and waves when necessary, and even deploy troops on the island as a forward position to guard Manila Bay. In World War II, the U.S. military deployed 10,000 troops on Corregidor Island and sniped the Japanese for six months.

Of course, it was impossible for the Spaniards to resist to such an extent at this time, they did not have such a large number of troops, and they did not dare to throw a large number of limited forces on an isolated island dozens of nautical miles from Manila without being able to occupy maritime superiority. Otherwise, once the sea channel is cut off by the Haihan Navy, the troops put on the island will immediately become a dead move.

But no matter how many men the Spaniards deployed on the island, the Haihan army would definitely have to clean up the place before they dared to enter Manila Bay with confidence. However, Corregido Island only has a simple dock built in a small bay in the north of the island suitable for ships to dock, and with the huge size of the Haihan fleet, which has more than 100 ships, it is obvious that they cannot all be crowded into that place. Moreover, even if the island of Corregidor is occupied, with the existing dock conditions, not even ten ships can be stopped, and it is not suitable for use as an advance base.

In this regard, the Haihan military has prepared two sets of action plans, one is to use the Mariveles Bay on the coast of the Bataan Peninsula northwest of Correshido Island as a forward base, this bay is only about five nautical miles away from Corregido Island, and the natural conditions are much better than Corregido Island, the only trouble is that there is also a lack of large port facilities, and if there is no construction and renovation, it can only be used as a temporary anchorage like Subic Bay. It's not a big problem to make do with three or five days, but it's not suitable for use as a main base.

Another option was to attack Krabi Teri, twenty nautical miles west of Corregido, where the port was so well equipped that it could be used as a ready-made naval base.

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When Simão first arrived in the Far East, he visited Manila twice with Portuguese merchant ships, and even stayed in Manila for a few days. Of the entire fleet of this expedition to the west, he was probably the most familiar with the Manila area. It was precisely because of this that the two ships sent by Portugal to participate in the war were placed under the command of Simão.

However, whenever he had the opportunity, Simang was still more willing to go to the flagship of the Haihan fleet to communicate with the Haihan generals face-to-face, and by the way, also observe the operation of the operational command system of the Haihan Navy. For Portugal, the strong strength of the Haihan in the military field is very worthy of study and emulation, although there is no way to catch up with the level of the Haihan in terms of weapons and equipment, but at least at the strategic and tactical level, there is the possibility of narrowing the gap through learning.

This is not the first time that Simang has traveled with the Haihan army, and in the past few years he has watched several wars waged by the Haihan as a military observer. However, the first two times the Haihan army taught the Spaniards on the battlefield, Simão missed it unfortunately, and this expedition to Manila, Simão naturally did not want to miss the slightest detail. He hoped to learn from the Haihan how to deal with the Spanish army, and then bring that combat experience back to Europe and use it on the battlefields of the War of Independence, so that the Spanish would pay the price for their past conquests against Portugal.

The Haihan military has no scruples about this enthusiastic Portuguese, and the reason why they bring foreign officers with them every time they carry out combat missions overseas is not only to show their strength and play a deterrent role, but also to let the armies of these countries follow the example of the Haihan army. In particular, a country like Portugal, which has an inextricable grudge with Spain, and teaching them some tactics to deal with the Spaniards is also a means of weakening Spain's strength in disguise.

Named after the Spanish word for "magistrate," Corregidor Island is a tadpole-shaped island of about five square kilometers in size, located right in the heart of Manila Bay's access route. After the Spanish occupied Manila Bay, they built a beacon on the island to provide night navigation for ships heading to Manila City from the open sea. As for the adjacent Carvalho Island, it has always been an uninhabited island because of its small area and lack of development value.

Although Corregidor Island does not have a natural harbor, the docks built on the island can provide some basic supply services for ships, provide shelter from the wind and waves when necessary, and even deploy troops on the island as a forward position to guard Manila Bay. In World War II, the U.S. military deployed 10,000 troops on Corregidor Island and sniped the Japanese for six months.

Of course, it was impossible for the Spaniards to resist to such an extent at this time, they did not have such a large number of troops, and they did not dare to throw a large number of limited forces on an isolated island dozens of nautical miles from Manila without being able to occupy maritime superiority. Otherwise, once the sea channel is cut off by the Haihan Navy, the troops put on the island will immediately become a dead move.

But no matter how many men the Spaniards deployed on the island, the Haihan army would definitely have to clean up the place before they dared to enter Manila Bay with confidence. However, Corregido Island only has a simple dock built in a small bay in the north of the island suitable for ships to dock, and with the huge size of the Haihan fleet, which has more than 100 ships, it is obvious that they cannot all be crowded into that place. Moreover, even if the island of Corregidor is occupied, with the existing dock conditions, not even ten ships can be stopped, and it is not suitable for use as an advance base.

In this regard, the Haihan military has prepared two sets of action plans, one is to use the Mariveles Bay on the coast of the Bataan Peninsula northwest of Correshido Island as a forward base, this bay is only about five nautical miles away from Corregido Island, and the natural conditions are much better than Corregido Island, the only trouble is that there is also a lack of large port facilities, and if there is no construction and renovation, it can only be used as a temporary anchorage like Subic Bay. It's not a big problem to make do with three or five days, but it's not suitable for use as a main base.

Another option was to attack Krabi Teri, twenty nautical miles west of Corregido, where the port was so well equipped that it could be used as a ready-made naval base. When Simão first arrived in the Far East, he visited Manila twice with Portuguese merchant ships, and even stayed in Manila for a few days. Of the entire fleet of this expedition to the west, he was probably the most familiar with the Manila area. It was precisely because of this that the two ships sent by Portugal to participate in the war were placed under the command of Simão.

However, whenever he had the opportunity, Simang was still more willing to go to the flagship of the Haihan fleet to communicate with the Haihan generals face-to-face, and by the way, also observe the operation of the operational command system of the Haihan Navy. For Portugal, the strong strength of the Haihan in the military field is very worthy of study and emulation, although there is no way to catch up with the level of the Haihan in terms of weapons and equipment, but at least at the strategic and tactical level, there is the possibility of narrowing the gap through learning.

This is not the first time that Simang has traveled with the Haihan army, and in the past few years he has watched several wars waged by the Haihan as a military observer. However, the first two times the Haihan army taught the Spaniards on the battlefield, Simão missed it unfortunately, and this expedition to Manila, Simão naturally did not want to miss the slightest detail. He hoped to learn from the Haihan how to deal with the Spanish army, and then bring that combat experience back to Europe and use it on the battlefields of the War of Independence, so that the Spanish would pay the price for their past conquests against Portugal.

The Haihan military has no scruples about this enthusiastic Portuguese, and the reason why they bring foreign officers with them every time they carry out combat missions overseas is not only to show their strength and play a deterrent role, but also to let the armies of these countries follow the example of the Haihan army. In particular, a country like Portugal, which has an inextricable grudge with Spain, and teaching them some tactics to deal with the Spaniards is also a means of weakening Spain's strength in disguise.

Named after the Spanish word for "magistrate," Corregidor Island is a tadpole-shaped island of about five square kilometers in size, located right in the heart of Manila Bay's access route. After the Spanish occupied Manila Bay, they built a beacon on the island to provide night navigation for ships heading to Manila City from the open sea. As for the adjacent Carvalho Island, it has always been an uninhabited island because of its small area and lack of development value.

Although Corregidor Island does not have a natural harbor, the docks built on the island can provide some basic supply services for ships, provide shelter from the wind and waves when necessary, and even deploy troops on the island as a forward position to guard Manila Bay. In World War II, the U.S. military deployed 10,000 troops on Corregidor Island and sniped the Japanese for six months.

Of course, it was impossible for the Spaniards to resist to such an extent at this time, they did not have such a large number of troops, and they did not dare to throw a large number of limited forces on an isolated island dozens of nautical miles from Manila without being able to occupy maritime superiority. Otherwise, once the sea channel is cut off by the Haihan Navy, the troops put on the island will immediately become a dead move.

But no matter how many men the Spaniards deployed on the island, the Haihan army would definitely have to clean up the place before they dared to enter Manila Bay with confidence. However, Corregido Island only has a simple dock built in a small bay in the north of the island suitable for ships to dock, and with the huge size of the Haihan fleet, which has more than 100 ships, it is obvious that they cannot all be crowded into that place. Moreover, even if the island of Corregidor is occupied, with the existing dock conditions, not even ten ships can be stopped, and it is not suitable for use as an advance base.

In this regard, the Haihan military has prepared two sets of action plans, one is to use the Mariveles Bay on the coast of the Bataan Peninsula northwest of Correshido Island as a forward base, this bay is only about five nautical miles away from Corregido Island, and the natural conditions are much better than Corregido Island, the only trouble is that there is also a lack of large port facilities, and if there is no construction and renovation, it can only be used as a temporary anchorage like Subic Bay. It's not a big problem to make do with three or five days, but it's not suitable for use as a main base.

Another option was to attack Krabi Teri, twenty nautical miles west of Corregido, where the port was so well equipped that it could be used as a ready-made naval base.

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