Chapter 3052

The weather in San Diego Bay today is very good, and there is even a warm winter sun that is rare in recent times. However, for the Spaniards living here, their mood at this time is like falling into an ice cellar, and their whole bodies are chilled.

This is because not long ago, a huge Haihan fleet sailed into San Diego Bay, swaggering past everyone's eyes, and then sailed into the Haihan Port in the southeast that had just been built and put into use.

This fleet is almost entirely composed of naval ships, which makes the Spanish side, which is already at a disadvantage in terms of the number of warships, even worse. If nothing unexpected happens, the strength of the Haihan Army stationed in San Diego Bay will at least double, which is absolutely

This is the biggest bad news in recent times.

As we all know, the Haihan people never do anything in vain. They sent so many people all the way, so of course it is impossible to send them here specially for vacation.

The Haihan fleet did not fire a single shot when it entered the bay, nor did it deliberately approach the Spanish port. It seemed that its attitude was quite peaceful. But everyone could feel that this was just a deliberate restraint by the Haihan people. San Diego Bay was already too far away from the war.

Not far away.

"Gentlemen, in view of the current situation, I hereby announce that the San Diego Colony will enter a state of first-level combat readiness from now on! We need to concentrate all available manpower, build fortifications, and prepare to fight! I emphasize again, everyone who can still move,

We all must mobilize immediately! If a war breaks out, we will fight Haihan to the last Spaniard!"

The local chief executive, Aragones, announced the decision to his civil and military officials, but his impassioned speech failed to arouse their emotions, and instead made everyone suddenly clamor.

"Sir, I think you need to think carefully. It is not a wise choice to challenge Haihan!"

"Sir, the Haihan people did not launch an offensive against us immediately, which shows that there is still room for maneuver in the situation, and war is not the only way out."

"Sir, our troops are insufficient and we should ask for reinforcements from the south again. Without reinforcements, we cannot win!"

Everyone except him seemed to have the same opinion, that is, they did not agree to go to war with Haihan. And the reasons given by everyone seemed quite reasonable. After all, the strength of the two sides was very different. If they took the initiative to start a war,

, that might really lead to a military attack from Haihan.

When Aragones heard these objections, his head almost exploded with anger. His men were so afraid of fighting that the battle could not be fought at all.

Aragones was not new to dealing with the Haihan people. He knew very well how terrifying this opponent was. If measures were not taken as soon as possible, it would really only be a matter of time before San Diego Bay was lost.

The story between Aragones and Haihan can be traced back more than 20 years ago. He was just a teenager at the time, and his father, Aragones Sr., was the then governor-general of the Philippines.

In 1637, Haihan sent troops to attack the Manila area. Although the old Aragones tried his best to resist, he was ultimately defeated because of the huge difference in strength.

After the city of Manila was broken, old Aragones failed to escape and was captured by the Haihan army, becoming the highest-ranking prisoner captured by Haihan in that war.

But later, old Aragones thought of some ways and paid a large ransom to Haihan and regained his freedom.

He could escape the death penalty, but he could not avoid the punishment of living. Manila was lost in his hands, and the corresponding responsibility naturally had to be borne by him. After the news of the defeat was received in Spain, the king ordered the dismissal of the old Aragones from his position.

, a separate governor was appointed.

A few years later, seeing that there was no hope of counterattacking Luzon, the old Aragones took a boat and moved his family to America.

Spain opened up and built many colonies in Central America and the Caribbean, providing plenty of opportunities for adventurers of all kinds.

Aragones inherited his father's business and continued to engage in colonial business activities. By chance, he learned that there was a natural bay with extremely superior conditions in the north. The local area just lacked a local official with experience in colonial construction, so he decided to

I took the initiative to take on this job.

But what he never expected was that thousands of miles away from the Philippine Islands, he could not avoid the haunting Haihan people. In just a few months, two groups of Haihan people arrived in San Diego Bay, and

It seems that he doesn't plan to leave.

According to Haihan's acting style, the next step should be to find an excuse to start a war with Spain, and then send troops to occupy the areas that originally belonged to Spain.

Could it be that the story that happened in Luzon more than 20 years ago will be repeated again in San Diego Bay on the other side of the ocean?

Aragones finally managed to make some achievements in San Diego Bay. He only wanted to make this bay a century-old foundation for his family. It is not impossible to seek to establish an overseas principality here in the future.

But the appearance of the Haihan people has disrupted his plan. If no measures are taken, this place may soon become the property of the Haihan people.

Aragones is not afraid of fighting Haihan. If possible, he even wants to take this opportunity to settle old and new grudges together.

But it is a pity that the civil and military officials under him obviously lacked the courage to fight. As soon as they heard that war was going to start, they began to find excuses to evade it.

Aragones also knew the reason. News of Spain's defeat in the South China Sea had recently reached San Diego Bay. This time it was said that the defeat was even more complete than twenty years ago. In the armistice treaty signed after the war, Spain had already surrendered

It covered a vast area including Mindanao and completely withdrew from the Philippine Islands.

Spain's century-old colonial history here has come to an end. This is definitely one of the most significant losses in recent years.

Haihan also used this war to express his attitude that he would not coexist peacefully with Spain. The armistice treaty clearly stated that the relevant armistice agreement only took effect in the Philippine Islands.

This also means that if the two sides collide again elsewhere in the world, such as San Diego Bay, then there will be no armistice agreement at all.

It is precisely because of this that the Haihan people in San Diego Bay may start a war at any time without being restricted by any diplomatic treaty, so these officials under Aragones are so afraid, lest they themselves be involved.

Aragones wanted to drive away all these courageous losers, but he knew that if he did so, no one would be available, and the two local colonial settlements would immediately be paralyzed.

For the current plan, it seems that the only way to go is to request reinforcements. But the problem is that the nearest garrison base is more than 3,000 miles away in Mexico. It would take half a month at the fastest to get there.

Time. The local situation was so tense and war could start at any time. He really had no idea whether he could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

You have to find a way to buy a little more buffer time.
Chapter completed!