Luzon, Manila.

Before the Spanish arrived, Manila was just a large Muslim Malay village. Because it was between the Pasi River and the Bay of Manila, this place was extremely strategic. At that time, merchants from Arabia, Ming Dynasty, India and the Malay Islands all came here to do business.

Later, when the Manilans came here and learned about the richness, they launched several wars. In the end, seventy years ago, the defeated indigenous people were forced to give control of Manila to the Spanish expedition.

The Spanish called Manila the capital of the Spanish East Indies and built star-shaped fortresses in Manila. The royal city area, covering an area of ​​nearly 1,000 acres, is surrounded by stone walls that are more than two meters thick and six meters high.

After more than seventy years of development, the city of Manila has become the center of the Spaniards in the East Indies and is the base camp for their rule over the Philippine Islands. In the royal city is the administrative, military and religious center of Manila, with streets, forts, churches and schools.

However, because the Spanish law stipulates that only legal white people could live in the royal city area. At that time, only male white people could marry non-white women, while female white people could not marry non-white people. Any non-white women who married male Spanish could automatically legally be classified as white people after marriage, so they could also live in the royal city area with their husbands. However, the illegitimate children born to male Spanish and local women could not live in the royal city.

Beyond the whites, the only exception is the mixed race of Malays and Han people, who can enter the royal city area for work reasons, but these people must also return to their residence outside the royal city area at sunset.

Manila, controlled by Spain, has implemented racial discrimination policies everywhere. Not only has it massacred Han people on a large scale, but it also has the same discrimination in taxation. Whites are exempt from tax payments. However, local indigenous Malays need to pay basic taxes, while Han people have to pay twice the basic tax, while purebred Han people need to pay four times the basic tax.

The Spanish in Manila call Han people physiological people. These Han people and Han people who are deeply wary of them are the basis for Manila's rapid development over the past decades.

The once prosperous Little Luzon Manila was established by the blood and sweat of the Han people.

But now, Manila is no longer prosperous.

The Spanish and the Dutch and the British implemented the East Indies blockade strategy, which did not block the great man at all, but instead brought himself into a terrible abyss.

Now they are blocked by the great man.

The Manila Royal City Fortress in the city is still so strong and tall, but there are not many Han people working in the daytime. Even in the urban areas outside the royal city, there are few Han people seen.

It turns out that a large number of Han people have left one after another in recent years.

Not long ago, a fleet of the Han Dynasty suddenly appeared, landed nearby, and took away many fleeing Han and Han people mixed with the Han people. At that time, the Spanish Governor sent people to intercept them, but many people were killed by the Han warships and had to retreat to the city.

After that, more and more Han people fled, they fled into the forest and into the wild. In short, they insisted that they no longer work for the Spaniards.

There were even Han people conspiring to seize the fort to pick up the Han army into the port and seize the city.

The angry governor immediately became angry and frightened. He issued a massacre order.

Just like when the Spanish heard that Emperor Wanli sent someone to Luzon to explore the silver mine, they immediately launched a massacre, slaughtering tens of thousands of Han people.

The Spanish governor was also very afraid of the Han people, and finally came to take the initiative. The few more than a thousand Han people left in Manila were massacred.

Even the Han people were mixed with blood. After killing those physiological people, the Philippine Governor was finally able to sleep peacefully.

But when he woke up, he immediately found something was wrong.

The Han fleet came again. This time they sent Marines to land near Manila, sweeping all the Spanish villages, manors, workshops outside the city, and arresting all those who could see them.

Finally, the Han fleet stopped outside the Port of Manila. The port was blocked and any ships were prohibited from entering and leaving.

Although Manila has been very large after more than seventy years of development, it is still a trading port city. The Manila royal city has strong defenses, but outside, it is still very backward.

Moreover, Manila has strong defenses, but there are not many warships, and the royal city of Manila and the outer city relies on foreign goods to live. Now the great manors not only swept away their manor workshops outside the city, but also blocked their ports, which made Manila a dead city at once.

The Han people did not enter Hong Kong, but they could not go out, and there was no supply.

Whether it was from Tainan, Guangzhou or Hainan, the Han fleet was not far from Luzon Manila. Compared with the Spanish, which was far away from the other end of the earth, the Spaniards found that they had made a huge mistake.

They also viewed the Han Dynasty from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty.

The Han's reaction was much more intense than they expected, and the Han Navy's strength was much stronger than they expected.

But if the Philippine Governor knew that the Great Han fleet that blocked the Port of Manila was just a squadron of the Great Han Empire, I wonder what I would think.

At this time, the seventh Fleet of the Dahan South China Sea Fleet was blocked at the Port of Manila. The Fleet Commander Liu Yunwen personally directed it. The main fleet consisted of six battleships and twenty-four cruisers, as well as dozens of other ships. The entire Seventh Fleet was dispatched, and hundreds of warships were blocked at the port. The entire fleet was full of 16,000 people.

The order received by the Seventh Fleet was to completely blockade Manila, and to blockade for a long time, and to block the Spanish in Manila to cooperate with the Eighth and Ninth Fleets led by the Nanyang Governor Liu Yunsheng to block Batavia.

Manila's defense is very strong, and the Seventh Fleet cannot easily capture the port. But the Seventh Fleet does not need a strong attack at all. It is enough to block the port. If the Spanish dare to leave the port to fight, they will be reluctant to do so. If they don't come out, they will trap them to death.

The Seventh Fleet is enough to block Manila Bay.

Manila is the Bay of Manila in front and the Inner Lake behind, which is connected by a Pasi River. Manila City is built on the river between the Bay and the Inner Lake. On the narrow land between the Bay and the Inner Lake, Manila is located in the middle.

Such a terrain is really ideal for the Seventh Fleet that wants to blockade Manila.

"The Marines have already built fortresses on both sides of Manila. Once the fortress is completed, Manila City will be completely a dead city. In front is the sea and behind is the lake, and on both sides are our fortresses. They will not even be able to turn over. Cut off their contact with the island and then cut off their contact with the sea. Manila has strong fortress defense, but can only be trapped and starved to death by us."

The Chief of Staff said to Liu Yunwen.

"There are more than 30 ships of all sizes in the Manila port, including ten warships equivalent to our third-class cruiser. In addition, there are many armed merchant ships, and other merchant ships can also be armed. In short, this is also a considerable force."

The deputy commander smiled. "But we have more than a hundred ships, especially our six battleships, which are far superior to the Spanish. As long as we don't drive the ships under the shore defense guns of their port fortress, they are no match for us at all."

When the Marines built fortresses on both sides of Manila, they took this into consideration very well. The castle was sufficiently far from the coast and was completely outside the range of Spanish naval gun shooting. These two fortresses of the Marines were just to block Manila and get support from the inland on the island.

Block both sides. Cut off the Pasi River and Manila becomes an isolated city.

Long-term siege has always been a lasting ruthless move in military history. Especially when dealing with overseas Spanish colonies like Manila, it is a completely lonely city.

The besieged is extremely fierce for the besieged side, and it is also a big consideration for the besieged side. The army needs a large amount of food, grass and equipment to siege the city, but these problems are not a big problem for the Seventh Fleet. Their home port is just in Dongxing Port, Guangxi, and the distance is only more than 3,000 miles, so supply is not a problem.

It's been three months.

There was less and less food in Manila city, and the Spanish became more and more desperate. In three months, no boat could enter the port of Manila, and no boat could rush out. Even their plan to send troops to the inland to find food, was beaten back by the Han army's marines.

The Han army's navy was not only much stronger than them, but even the damn Marines also had very strong firepower. They tried to attack several times and ended in failure.

If this continues, they may really starve to death in Manila.

"Reported, the patrol boats found that the Spanish were moving and their ships were leaving the port."

In the captain's room on the stern building of the Seventh Fleet, Liu Yunwen was playing chess with the Chief of Staff, which was also one of the daily activities to pass boring time.

"Damn it, the Spanish finally couldn't help but come out?" The chief of staff, who had always been gentle and kind, had been squatting here for three months, but he had no patience. When he heard that the Spanish had finally moved, he immediately threw the chess piece in his hand on the board.

"Chief Staff Gao, you are taking the opportunity to cheat. If you have two more steps, I will win." Liu Yunwen smiled.

"I'm tired of playing chess every day. Damn, Hongyi is finally willing to come out."

Liu Yunwen had no choice but to leave his chess piece, "Let's go, see, the Spaniards are going to fight and surrender."

The preparation drum has long been ringing, and all the warships of the fleet are making emergency preparations.

Six battleships, including flagships, are unfolding. As long as the Spanish dare to come out, that cannon can make the Spanish warships die.

The shadow of the Spanish fleet finally appeared in Liu Yunwen's telescope. These Spanish people seemed to be unable to hold it in. More than 30 large ships, along with hundreds of small boats, sailed together.

"Did the Spaniards plan to use fire attack ship tactics? It's really whimsical to make so many small sampans." The head coach of the Seventh Fleet stood next to Liu Yunwen. After seeing the Spanish fleet, he couldn't help but laugh sarcastically.

With the scale of the Seventh Fleet, the Spaniards wanted to use the fire attack ship tactic, but there was almost no chance of success. They were not even close to each other.

The Spanish fleet is getting closer and closer, only a few miles apart.

"Send signals to each ship, the entire fleet will be ready at the first level, adjust the course, seize the upper hand, and prepare to shell the Spaniards."

Liu Yunwen put down his telescope and issued an order to the ship's deputy, showing a relaxed smile on his face. It was not the first naval battle. He was able to become the dean of the Royal Naval Academy in the past, not only because he had worked in the Beiyang Fleet, but also because he had fought with Spain in the Beiyang Fleet. In the Battle of Chicken Cage, the Spanish had been defeated by his subordinates.

"Ten major warships, more than twenty armed merchant ships, and more than one hundred fire attack ships. The Spaniards came out in full swing. Some of our prisoners were captured later." After the deputy commander finished speaking, he disembarked with several other senior officers of the fleet.

During the battle, the senior commanders of the fleet will try to avoid being on the same boat as much as possible, so as not to have any accidents in the commanders when the warship is hit.

The fleet commander, deputy commander, chief of staff, chief of staff, etc. will be scattered on different ships, even on the same ship, the captain, the deputy ship, gun captain, etc. will not be in the same position during the battle.

Half an hour later, the Spanish fleet finally arrived.

Unfortunately, they are already at a disadvantage.

The Seventh Fleet had formed a battle line, and one cannon had already pointed at the coming Spanish.

However, Liu Yunwen held his breath very seriously. Although the range of guns on each battleship is very long, the longer the distance during naval battle, the lower the hit rate. Especially for naval guns, sometimes even if they hit, there will be no great damage. You must get as close as possible and use the 30-pound cannon in the deck of the bottom gun to bombard the opponent's waterline position to seek maximum damage.

"The wind and waves are not big today, the weather is very good, which is very beneficial to us. The firepower of the lower gun deck can be fully opened." The gunman was very satisfied with the weather today.

The Dahan battleships with three-layer gun decks are all giant ships with more than 90 guns, but the bottom gun windows of this kind of battleship are relatively low. When encountering strong winds and waves, the cannon windows are prone to water, which will make the largest artillery at the bottom difficult to fire.

However, during naval battles, these cannons at the bottom have the largest caliber and the farthest range. At the same time, because they are at the bottom, they are easily shot at the opponent's waterline position, causing the greatest damage to the enemy ship.

If it is a big storm, the lethality of the six battleships of Dahan will be reduced by at least half.

In this regard, the Spaniards made a big mistake in their battle today.

“One thousand meters away!”

The Flying General Li Guang, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet, set off a signal flag to start the battle.

"Let's start!" When Liu Yunwen shouted, his hands holding the telescope turned white due to excessive force.

The ships fired shells at the Spanish fleet in turn, which was just a test fire, but starting to fire artillery from a thousand meters away still shocked the Spaniards.

"Are these damn Han people showing off or stupid? They actually started firing firecrackers so far?"
Chapter completed!