The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

Since the Spanish Armada was destroyed by the British, the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Spain has been in a state of extreme decline for a long time.

Compared with Britain, France, the Netherlands, and even Sweden and Denmark at the same time, the Spanish navy was insignificant and could even be considered to have no navy!

Up to now, the largest warship built by the Spanish is the 1688-gun "Concepcion" built in 94, and it is the only one.

No matter how big it is, there will be no more.

The extremely weak state of the Spanish navy would continue until the 18s.

Now, after several months of sailing, this expedition fleet cobbled together by the Spaniards has finally arrived in the Nanyang region as the first year of the Great Tomorrow is approaching.

This Spanish expeditionary fleet included more than thirty large and small battleships, the flagship of which was the San Felipe built in 1666, with 80 cannons.

It is such a ship that is already ranked among the top three in the current Spanish Navy's weak fleet!

In addition, there is an old third-level battleship with 64 guns in the expedition fleet that serves as a facade.

The remaining battleships are all cruisers and troop transports carrying 4000 soldiers.

And, the dozen or so merchant ships at the end of the fleet bear the emblem of Earl Thomas's family.

The combat power of the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet is actually quite strong in the Southeast Asia region.

At least in terms of capital ships, there is indeed no opponent except the Ming Dynasty.

Bullying small countries and indigenous people can basically be dismissed.

Even at this moment, there is no main fleet stationed in Dingtian Mansion in Luzon, Ming Dynasty. If the Spaniards attack directly, it may have unexpected effects.

Of course, the premise is that they must be able to hide from the Jinyiwei intelligence point in Singapore.

However, the Spanish expedition fleet does not seem to have this intention.

They made great fanfare all the way without attacking the Dutch merchant ships, and even parked the fleet directly in Dutch-controlled Singapore.

This operation directly caused a panic in the Port of Singapore. Fortunately, after communication between the two parties, everything was fine.

Then, the Spaniards stopped in Singapore.

"Lord Earl, I have already inquired. At this moment, the Ming Dynasty is launching a war against the Qing Dynasty. There is no main force of the Ming Dynasty navy in Manila. This may be our opportunity!"

Rear Admiral Bernal of the Spanish Royal Navy approached Count Thomas with excitement and said.

"Then what? The battleships can't get ashore. Are you sure you can defeat the Ming army's army? And when the Ming navy comes back, are you sure you can defeat them?"

Earl Thomas carefully played with the exquisite aluminum teacup head in his hand and said without even raising his head.

"This……"

Major General Bernal was asked.

Since he found out that there was no main force of the Ming Navy in Manila at the moment, he naturally also found out about the size of the main fleet of the Ming Navy, and even more so the size of the Ming Army.

He did not expect that in just a few months, the Ming Dynasty would develop to such an extent that the Ming Navy would even beat up those arrogant Dutch!

Now if they rely on the expedition fleet to raid Manila, they may be able to win in the short term.

But then what?

Once Ming Dynasty reacts and starts to fight back, the only path waiting for them may be destruction.

He didn't come all this way just to throw his life away here.

It seems that the kingdom’s loss of the Philippines has become a fact!

"Then, the mission assigned to us by the kingdom?" Bernal hesitated.

"I will consider this myself. Let's take a look at the situation first..."

After Earl Thomas sent Major General Bernal away impatiently, he continued to admire the exquisite tea cup in his hand obsessively.

He had just purchased it from a local treasure shop with a good reputation.

Just such a small thing cost him a hundred times its weight in gold!The boss won't sell it for a penny less.

According to the boss, this item is made of mithril. It was circulated from the Ming Dynasty Palace during the disaster decades ago. It is a treasure used by the Ming Dynasty royal family.

And the reason why it is called a treasure is not only because the metal is extremely rare, but also because drinking tea and water from this teacup has the effect of prolonging life!And the more you use it, the better the effect will be!

This was the first time Thomas had heard the word mithril, but he was sure that the metal used to make the teacup in front of him was indeed the first time he had seen it.

Strong, light and shiny, (surface electroplating treatment)

It is indeed worthy of a mysterious title like Mithril.

Moreover, the surface of this cup does have a dragon pattern relief. As far as he knows, in the Central Plains Dynasty, dragon patterns were exclusive to the royal family, and ordinary people were absolutely not allowed to possess items with dragon patterns.

Therefore, this mithril tea cup is probably really an item used by the Ming Dynasty royal family.

correct,

Prolong your life!

Thinking of the efficacy of this cup, Thomas immediately filled the cup with a glass of water and drank it in one gulp.

He smacked his lips, as if thinking about it.

Sure enough, an ordinary cup of water seems to have a hint of sweetness after being mixed with this mithril teacup.

"This Ming Dynasty is indeed a magical country. You will definitely make a lot of money during this trip!"

Earl Thomas thought to himself as he recalled the dazzling array of goods he saw in that treasure shop.

As for fighting?

What battle are you fighting?

He had never wanted to come to the East from the beginning, and now he had never thought of going to war with the Ming Dynasty.

Although he had to lead the Spanish expedition fleet to this strange land under the orders of Queen Mother Maria Anna, he still had to forget about the war.

After all, people die in war, and he is a count!If there is a collision, who should I ask to compensate?

At the beginning, everyone agreed that the premise for starting a war with Ming Dynasty was that Ming Dynasty was weak, and how could the current Ming Dynasty look weak?

Moreover, he has brought more than a dozen family merchant ships. How can he do business when there is a war!

So it is impossible to fight, and it is impossible to fight in this life.

The only thing he needs to do now is to find a way to complete the task assigned to him by the kingdom and sell the Philippines to Ming Dynasty.

But the problem is that the Philippines has been actually occupied by the Ming Dynasty!

Selling the land already occupied by Ming Dynasty to Ming Dynasty... is not reliable no matter how you think about it.

Thomas's face fell when he thought of the task entrusted to him by the Queen Mother.

Even the mithril teacup in my hand no longer smells good.

……

If possible, give me a ten cent reward...