Although there are three to four hundred thousand natives under Spanish rule, is this useful?
If their fighting power was really strong, they would not be ruled by such a small number of people in Spain!
Of course, this is also related to the situation in Luzon.
The natives of Luzon are distributed on various islands in Luzon and exist in the form of tribes. Moreover, various tribes also hate each other and attack each other. Coupled with the backwardness of civilization, it was defeated by the Spaniards one by one, and they used force and religion to control Luzon.
At this time, after hearing Diego's question, Filot was also a little puzzled and said: "I don't know what happened. I was negotiating with the count from the Ming Dynasty, and suddenly he said that their emperor's order had arrived. That The earl has received the order, and that's it."
"So, this is what the Emperor of Ming Dynasty meant?" When Diego heard this, his face became even more ugly, "How could this be?"
"Yeah, I can't figure it out either!" Felot also said with confusion on his face: "The massacre more than ten years ago was also when this emperor was in power. At that time, the Ming Dynasty didn't even fart, nothing happened. None! The emperor has not changed, so logically it should be fine! The Ming Dynasty emperor was also the same during the two massacres earlier, so there has been no change!"
When he said this, Diego was also puzzled. He just felt like he was so unlucky, he just killed Akito once, and Akito reacted so fiercely, declaring war on him?
However, in the Far East, the troops in his hands could not give him any sense of security. If he asked for reinforcements, the nearest reinforcements would be on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean, and there would be no reinforcements at all. What should he do? Could it be that he was defeated by the Ming army and ended up with his ears cut off or even killed?
Thinking of this, sweat started to fall from his forehead. Unable to stand still, he walked back and forth in the house like an ant on a hot pot, anxiously thinking of countermeasures.
Suddenly, Diego seemed to have thought of a countermeasure, and immediately raised his head and said to Filot: "Now our advantage is only at sea. I will immediately send people to the sea to warn. As long as we find the Ming army crossing the sea, we will fight with the Ming army. Decisive battle at sea!"
"Your Majesty the Governor, it may be useless!" After hearing this, Filot shook his head bitterly and denied this statement.
When Diego heard this, before Filot could continue, he shouted angrily: "How could it be useless? Even if our warships are not as many as those of the Ming army, they can still defeat ten of them, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty on the sea." From the fleet!”
After hearing this, Filot shook his head and said: "Your Excellency Governor, you haven't seen the fleet of the Ming Dynasty. There are at least three hundred ships! Even if they are just large warships, there are about a hundred ships..."
"What's wrong with a hundred ships? Is a hundred ships too many?" When Diego heard this, he happened to walk to the edge of his desk, slammed the table, and shouted manically, "Believe it or not, our fleet, Can we still defeat them?"
"Mr. Governor, you didn't listen to what I said!" Filot was interrupted continuously and became a little irritated. He immediately raised his voice and said, "There are also Portuguese people who are listening to the Ming Dynasty and will definitely take advantage of this." Come and fight us together when you get the chance!"
When Diego heard this, he was shocked and quickly confirmed: "You said the Portuguese will also take this opportunity to attack us? They are rebels who are so unprincipled that they want to unite with the Orientals to attack us?"
It sounds like it's a bit of a fuss, but in fact, these Western colonists often encountered such things during their overseas colonization. The first colonists fought with the natives, and the later colonists helped the natives fight with the first colonists. After they are defeated, they can then fight against the natives and colonize them.
Therefore, when Filot heard this, he knew that the Governor had remembered that his mind was a little confused, so he loudly reported: "The Portuguese and the Ming Dynasty have formed an alliance, saying that they have formed some kind of brotherly country..."
If it were just the Portuguese, these Spaniards would not be afraid. If it were just the Ming army, these Spaniards felt that they would still have a psychological advantage; but now that the Portuguese and the Ming army had colluded, these Spaniards were frightened.
Listening to Filot's introduction, Diego couldn't even stand anymore. He shook a few times, slowly stepped back to the edge of the chair, and sat down.
However, due to his uneasiness, he misjudged and did not sit in the correct position. He only sat on the edge of the chair. As a result, he slid down and sat on the ground. Suddenly, he scrambled with his hands, trying to grab the table. In the end, he grabbed the documents on the table and scattered those documents instead.
Filot was a little dumbfounded when he saw the Governor fell on his back and was in a state of disarray.
Others naturally saw it, and the sudden appearance of this scene made one of them without ears laugh immediately. But he came back to his senses immediately, and it seemed that he shouldn't laugh, so he quickly stopped talking.
There was a panic in the house, but luckily no one was hurt, just startled. Diego sat up again panting and wiped the sweat from his forehead. For a moment, he didn't know what to do!
The Ming Dynasty declared war. For such a huge empire, the number of troops sent was definitely in the tens of thousands. How can we fight with just this small force on Luzon Island? Even if we finally win this time by relying on the geographical advantage, what will happen if the Ming Dynasty sends another army?
Unless...unless this time the Ming army is defeated cleanly and neatly, letting the Ming army know that they have no chance of winning on this sea. Only in this way can they win this war!
However, with Luzon's current military strength, is it possible?
Or is it better to just go with the Thirty-six Strategies? However, if you abandon Luzon and escape without the king's will, you will definitely be punished when you return!
The more he thought about it, the more sweat appeared on Diego's bare forehead, and he couldn't wipe it off no matter how hard he wiped it off.
If he knew that Luzon's troop deployment was all explained by Filot and others, he might not have any idea of defeating the Ming army at all.
But obviously, he didn't expect this. As for Filot and others, they all wrote the confession to each other, so they all made an appointment with each other when they came back on land. No one said it, no one mentioned it, and no one mentioned it. If you do, you will be beaten to death by others!
The atmosphere in the house seemed extremely tense. For a moment, no one spoke, and everyone looked unhappy.
Suddenly, I heard Philot say: "Mr. Governor, maybe I have a way!"
Upon hearing this, Diego couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly raised his head and looked at him, urging him to say: "What can I do? Come on, tell me!"
Others were also curious and looked at Filot, wondering what good solution he could come up with?
Little did they know that Filot was actually thinking about escaping just now. However, if you escape to the Americas, without the help of the warm Pacific current, you will basically not be able to survive on the other side, so you don't even think about escaping there.
Then he only had one idea: run to Africa and return to Spain.
However, he soon thought that if he could escape from this route, he would have to pass through the Strait of Malacca or the Sunda Strait farther away.
However, the Strait of Malacca was formerly controlled by the Portuguese, but has now been taken away by the Dutch. As for the Sunda Strait, it is the closest to the Dutch stronghold in the east.
Whether it is the Portuguese or the Dutch, they are all Spanish rebellions, and it will not work!
When he thought of this, Felot suddenly had an idea in his heart.
At this time, when he heard the governor's question, he replied: "Your Excellency, we may unite with the Dutch, so maybe we can fight the Ming army at sea and defeat them."
"Impossible!" When Diego heard this, he flatly denied it, "Those are rebellions..."
After saying this, he suddenly realized that for now, this might be the only way, so he frowned and changed his words, "Even if we have this intention, those Dutch will ally with us to fight against Ming." Military?"
Hearing that the Governor changed his mind, Philot immediately replied: "Do you remember, Governor, that there was news that all the Dutch strongholds in Taiwan were captured by the Ming army and all the people were killed! They have a grudge and will ally with us to fight against the Ming army!"
At this point, he thought for a while and then added: "Also, now that the Portuguese have become the accomplices of the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely want to dominate the Far East. Therefore, the next step is likely to use troops against the Dutch... …”
After a pause, rolling his eyes, Philot immediately said: "Even if we won't use troops against the Dutch, we can still prove that the country will definitely use troops against the Dutch!"
After hearing this, Diego thought about it carefully, then stood up with a little joy and said: "Okay, in this way, there is at least a little hope. Just go there and make sure to convince the Dutch Send a fleet to help in the battle!"
When he said this, he looked at Filot and then added: "You must have had two ears cut off. That's right. Let the Dutch see how cruel the Ming army is to us!"
I had two ears cut off, and you still think it’s good? Filot couldn't help but scolded Diego angrily in his heart, but he had to admit that he could suffer misfortune like this.
Time is running out, and I don’t know if the Dutch will finally agree to send troops. Even if they send troops, they don’t know if they will be able to come over in time to help in the battle.
Therefore, without further ado, Philot immediately took their fastest sailing ship in Spain and rushed to Batavia to find the Dutch without even taking a sip of water.
Sometimes, God really knows how to take a nap, and luck will not always be on the side of the Ming army.
In terms of distance, the flight from Hoi An, Annan to Luzon is much closer than Manila from Luzon to Batavia. Even if the Dutch could send troops immediately after hearing the news, they would never be able to catch up with the war in Luzon, at least not in the early stages of the war.
But God did them a favor and made them an alliance.
Miaoshuwu
