In the 16th century, the Spaniards established the first empire on which the sun never sets, and its colonies included all of Central America, most of South America, and part of Africa and the Philippines in Asia. More than 60 years ago, the Spanish colonizer Rigesby landed from Manila, invaded and occupied the Philippines, and then built a castle and fort in the center of Manila, on the south bank of the Bashi River, which has since become the capital of the Spanish colonial authorities and the center of their rule in the South Seas. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In addition, because the Spaniards focused their main attention on the Americas, they also left some opportunities for other countries, the Dutch once occupied Malacca, Liuqiu and other places, but now the Dutch have been driven away by Zheng Zhilong from Liuqiu, and they also thought about revenge, but Zheng Zhilong's strength is not something they can easily eliminate, plus they are worried that once the war starts, they will not be able to obtain commercial benefits from the Ming Dynasty, so they and the Ming Dynasty temporarily maintained peace.

It's just that now because the Ming monopolized the interests of the Wa State, the Dutch forces were driven out of the Wa State, which caused many people to be dissatisfied, coupled with the formation of the Sanya Military Port and the construction and southern naval division, all of which made the Dutch full of vigilance against the Da Ming, and they gradually began to strengthen contact with the Spaniards, trying to unite the forces of both sides to resist the attack of the Ming Dynasty.

As for Britain and France, their strength near the South Seas is still relatively weak, and at the same time, because the East India Company and the Ming Dynasty reached an agreement, they stood on the other side of the Dutch and the Spaniards, providing all kinds of intelligence to the Ming, trying to use the power of the Ming to weaken the Dutch and the Spaniards, so as to find an opportunity to seize benefits from them.

Many veterans who had fought with the Spaniards on the sea were sent to Daming by the East India Company and came to the military port of Sanya to tell the generals of the Ming Dynasty about the fighting methods of the Spaniards, and cooperated with them in some actual combat exercises; Through the exercise, these European veterans were surprised to find that the warships of the Daming Navy Division have surpassed the most advanced warships in Europe today, both the firepower and the speed of the ships are above them, and the fleet size is huge, far from the old broken ships of the Spaniards and the Dutch can resist, unless there is a natural disaster such as a hurricane, otherwise there will be no suspense about the outcome of this battle, and they have begun to mourn for the Dutch and the Spaniards.

After a long period of preparation, the soldiers of the Southern Naval Division were thoroughly familiar with the fighting methods of the Spaniards, and received the latest movements of the Dutch and Spanish coalition forces from Jinyiwei and the East India Company, so they sailed towards the South Seas along the route of the former Three Treasure Eunuchs to the Western Ocean.

In front of them were the ships of the Ming envoys, who were to send the edicts of war to the Dutch and Spanish colonists, and as for the excuses, it was easy to say, legally speaking, the Philippines, Malacca, and other places they occupied were all vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and it was very reasonable for the suzerainty to expel the enemies in their own territory at the request of the vassal states; In addition, the sin committed by the Spaniards against the people of the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period must not be forgiven, and they will pay for this sin with their own lives.

When the ships of the Ming envoys arrived in Manila and sent a declaration of war, the governors and generals of the Netherlands and Spain were shocked, after this period of investigation, they had a clearer understanding of the newly formed Southern Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty, judging from the number and size of the ships alone, their warships would never be the opponents of the Ming Naval Division, so these envoys were lucky to save their lives and were only expelled, because they would also consider how the Ming would treat themselves after the defeat.

"These warships only look great on paper, and naval battles rely not only on warships, but also on captains, gunners and sailors." They had to comfort themselves like this, "The navy of the Ming Dynasty has not fought against a powerful enemy before, and those inland sea ships of the Japanese Kingdom are not vulnerable at all, and there is nothing to show off to defeat such an opponent, but we Spaniards have countless experienced captains and sailors, and we will teach them a profound lesson." ”

At first glance, it seems that this is indeed the case, when the Dutch occupied Penghu many years ago, Yu Zhigao gathered a large number of ships, and only drove the Dutch away; Zheng Zhilong's battle to expel the Dutch from exile did not cause the Dutch to suffer serious losses, and he also relied on superior forces to force them to leave; As for the two battles in which the Ming sailors went north to Liaodong and captured the Wa Kingdom, they were not looked at by the Spaniards and the Dutch; Therefore, although his side was inferior to his opponent in terms of the size of his ships, the number of guns fired, and the number of ships, the Spanish governor still held out the hope of victory.

"After annihilating this fleet, we will go north to attack the military port of the Ming Kingdom, completely destroy it, and make it impossible for them to threaten us again in a short time." They said this, and immediately summoned the admirals of the navy to discuss countermeasures, and the final result of the discussion was to wait for the arrival of the Daming Naval Division in Manila, so as to wait for the defeat of the army.

In this way, the Daming Naval Division was not harassed much along the way, and successfully arrived near Manila, and the two armies set up positions off the coast of Manila and launched a fierce artillery battle, and the British and French did not want to miss this opportunity, they also came here with their warships, observing the changes in the situation from afar, in order to get the results of the war as soon as possible, so as to prepare for their next plan.

To the surprise of the Spaniards, the Dutch, the British and the French, the combat effectiveness of the Daming Naval Division was completely beyond their expectations, at the beginning of the war, they still relied on their rich experience to gain the upper hand, but as the war progressed, the soldiers of the Daming Naval Division gradually adapted to the changes on the battlefield, they gave full play to their advantages in the speed of their warships and artillery fire, and gradually began to suppress the opponent.

One by one, the Spanish and Dutch warships began to catch fire and gradually sank to the bottom of the sea, and the broken decks of the warships and the sailors holding on to the decks could be seen everywhere on the sea; The losses of the battleships of the Daming Naval Division were pitiful, and they gradually took the initiative on the battlefield, surrounding the fleets of the Spaniards and the Dutch, as if to sink them all to the bottom of the sea.

When more than a third of their ships were lost, the Spanish commanders finally understood that they had no hope of victory.