But now the Ming army town in northern Luzon is only 4,000 mercenaries, which is the strength of the auxiliary soldiers and the local descendants.

In terms of the Navy, there were about 1,500 people in the Fubo Town of Du Li, and the number of people in the Xiao Wu Town of Du Xiao was also more than 1,500 people, which added up to about 3,000 people.

In other words, the total military force of the Luzon Ming court was about 7,000 to 8,000 people, and it was okay to defend against Luzon Island against the Spanish. After all, the Spanish army in Manila was probably only more than 1,000, and the local Shengfan tribe had only 3,000 or 4,000 people. This is why Manila chose to surrender.

The Luzon Ming court had only seven or eight thousand soldiers in total, and a considerable number of them were the local pirates and pirates who were absorbed, and their troops were at a serious disadvantage, not to mention the Qing army garrisoned in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian.

The Luzon Ming court lacked people, so it was not just a talk.

Will the people of Annanming join forces with me?" Liu Yu looked at Chen Ande and asked Chen Ande.

The Ming people in Annan were also members of the Zheng group, and in essence the Luzon Ming court was the same.

"The Adults expelled the Spaniards and established the Ming court, and the Ming people in Annan lived in Dongpu and other places, and were monitored by Nguyen Phuc. Ming generals such as Chen Shangchuan were able to control their hearts but were not strong enough to send troops to assist the Adults." Chen Ande's words completely awakened Liu Yu like a basin of cold water.

The Ming people in Annan were essentially the subjects of Nguyen Phuket and had subordinate forces. If they really infiltrated Annan, they would inevitably be opposed by Nguyen Phuket.

After all, Annan could not resist the Qing Dynasty and would not anger the Qing Dynasty because of the Ming people's armed forces. It is very likely that Nguyen Phuc would directly send troops to destroy the Ming people in Annan.

Chen Ande also knew this, so he looked helpless.

"The people of Annanming cannot help me." Liu Yu looked a little unhappy.

What does it mean? The Ming people in Annan cannot help but ask the Ming court to give them silver. Now the old man still has to go north by himself. Do you really think that the Ming court in Luzon has the strength of the Ming Zheng in the past?

"Because for the Ming court, if you don't go north, there may be a glimmer of hope if you go north." Chen Ande said.

"The Ming army must send troops north within half a year, but this year Manila does not have the ability to go north to attack the Ming court. It will take at least a year or two to come to Nanyang. During this period, adults must go north to Annan."

"How about the troops, what about the food and grass?" Liu Yu asked again.

"I heard that the Ming army has taken over the two major archipelagos in northern Luzon. Adults can build granaries on Batan Island, so that the Four Seas Trading Bank can carry rice and sweet potatoes on Batan Island, and they can also buy and hoard grain in Dongpu, Annan, and other places, which can greatly reduce the distance of grain transport for merchant ships."

The rice in Annan is ripe three times a year, which really saves half of the time compared to transporting food directly from Luzon.

I believe that the Ming people in Dongpu provided food and grass for the Ming court, and Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yanbang and others should not refuse.

"What if the Spanish attack comes to attack?" Liu Yu asked.

"Use barbarians to control barbarians." Chen Ande said softly.

"Although the Qing court opened up the sea ban, there were many restrictions, which were not as good as the Wanli Dynasty and the Tianqi Dynasty. If the Lord went north to break the Qing court's coastal garrison."

"The Europa people are not trustworthy, the army heads north, Luzon is empty, and the Ming court cannot place hope on outsiders." Liu Yu shook his head.

Although he worked with Nanyang merchants in Luzon several times, Liu Yu did not trust these merchants from the bottom of his heart.

"And Luzon is like chicken ribs, it's a pity to eat it without taste." Chen Ande sighed.

"Accounting Luzon will encounter a counterattack from the Spanish no matter what."

"No, the Ming army will not give up Luzon." Liu Yu directly refused.

What a joke? Luzon, who came in a thousand people, fought for a whole year before getting the land. He gave up as soon as he said he wanted to give up. What an international joke.

The foundation of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is in Luzon, and the Nanyang trade transfer station is in Manila. Manila is known as a ship of ten thousand ships, and anti-Qing requires a large amount of silver and materials.

Many of these need to be obtained by merchants from Southeast Asia, and Luzon cannot give up, let alone Liu Yu, Su Langqing, Xiao Wu and others will refuse.

Everyone lived on Luzon’s land, so how could they give up?

"The land in northern Luzon can be exchanged for settlement and jurisdiction in coastal cities such as Lavague." Chen Ande continued.
Chapter completed!