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    Manila is the essence of Spain in the Philippines and can be called the Golden City.  Even after the troops set off, there were still two indigenous infantry companies, four temporarily mobilized indigenous infantry companies (each company had vacancies), and half a Spanish engineering company. Combined with the bastion, the defense was tight.  But not long after Alfonso¡¯s main force left, the Moros launched a large-scale attack on Manila.  These Moros living in the southern Philippines are simply a nightmare for the Spanish, harassing the Spanish-controlled Philippines all the time.  Their attack this time was too hasty and poorly coordinated. The Spaniards finally pushed them back, but their own casualties were also very heavy.  At this moment, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s fleet landed, and all the chess pieces left by the Tiannvmen in the Philippines came into play. Someone directly opened the door of the bastion, and the Ming Dynasty¡¯s army burst in directly.  However, the records of the subsequent battles were completely different between the two warring parties.  According to the records of the famous Spanish historical book "The Invincible Military God, Don Juan's Battles" (sponsored and published by Tang Juan Sugar Company), Major Tang Juan was framed by a villain at that time and imprisoned for no reason.  However, he is still infinitely loyal to his motherland and is formulating strategies on how to defeat England in prison.  At this moment, the attack of the Ming Dynasty left the Spanish defenders helpless. As a result, his loyal subordinates persuaded the guards and opened the prison door.  Tang Juan lived up to his high expectations and organized all his troops as soon as he came out, including one and a half companies of Filipino indigenous soldiers (including one company of heavy equipment), and half a company of engineers.  Among them, only half of the combat soldiers are indigenous soldiers, and the rest are special forces.  But the brave Lord Tang Juan did not hesitate and decisively launched a counterattack against the Ming army.  in combat.  He fought like a god, God bless him.  No weapon can harm him.  The Ming army fled in panic, leaving more than 60,000 corpses on the battlefield.  Even those noble Spanish women were rescued by Mr. Don Juan, and these beautiful and chaste women all formed an indissoluble bond with Mr. Don Juan in the following years.  Of course, some historians have put forward counter-evidence. For example, according to records from the Ming Dynasty afterwards, its troops were basically intact. How could it be possible that 60,000 people were killed in battle?  Besides, they only mobilized 13,000 troops this time, so how could they find 60,000 troops to kill?  Another example.  A total of forty-three Spanish women were kidnapped, including Alfonso's wife and cousin. Only three fat women were abandoned by the Ming army and should not be counted as Don Juan's credit.  The bastion was voluntarily abandoned by the Ming Dynasty troops.  But none of the above has any effect. The arguments supporting Tang Juan¡¯s faction are more solid.  For example, judging from the subsequent situation, wherever Mr. Tang Juan appears on the battlefield, the Ming army will definitely fail, and as long as Mr. Tang Juan leaves, the Ming army will definitely win.  visible.  This is all thanks to Mr. Don Juan.  If the Spanish Empire had insisted on appointing Mr. Don Juan as Governor of the Philippines, there would have been no four defeats that ultimately led to the pain of peace with the Ming Dynasty, the axis of evil, in the Far East.  But no matter what, legend is always more popular.  The story of Don Juan later became the hottest theme in Hollywood, and action films, romantic films, and action-romance films adapted from his stories all achieved good box office success.  He can also make several handsome men and women famous.  As for what the original looks like, who cares?  Records from the Ming Dynasty are unclear, and some even dare not record them.  This makes some historians think so.  Ming Dynasty suffered a loss in this battle.  But the actual situation is that after Li Yanqing and others asked about the whole story of the Manila Strategy.  The comment was: "How can this be recorded?" Their attack on the Spanish Governor's Palace achieved little, even though Don Juan took the initiative to lead the way and allowed them to loot churches and warehouses.  The income was only a few dozen stones of rice, a thousand taels of silver, and a few dozen taels of gold.  What's left is nothing more than some weapons and gunpowder, of limited value.  However, their operation this time helped Tang Juan settle the matter, allowing him to successfully burn down several warehouses and smooth out the huge deficit.  By the way, he also looted the religious property and made a fortune.  After all, he is Spanish and has many advantages over Ming Dynasty in robbing his own people.  Speaking of gains, the Ming army captured a group of noble ladies from Spain who came to the Philippines to see how Alfonso conquered the East.  Of course, these people are also a bargain-hunting group who came here specifically to share the market. Their families have bet all their treasures on Alfonso, hoping to get a piece of the pie after the victory.  These people came here to invest in the drug business and are also the pioneers of their family.  They even brought a sum of money to buy aphrodisiac with them.  Although the four boxes of gold coins cannot be used in the Ming Dynasty, after being melted into gold, there are only about two thousand taels, which is already a huge wealth.  But compared to the subsequent income, that's nothing.  At the dock, the Zhejiang soldiers captured the Spanish treasure ship transporting gold and silver from the American colonies back to the country. That was the real big fat sheep.  ? ??Looking at the fact that the Spanish Empire claims that the sun never sets, with colonies spread all over the world, and huge gold and silver reserves in the United States, the wealth situation of the Kingdom of Spain is actually very bad.  It all relied on thieves' plunder to repay the royal family, and the Philippine galleons trade was an important link.  In the past, their transportation amount would not exceed 250,000 pesos, but now everyone in the Spanish royal family is addicted to Oriental aphrodisiac. In addition, this war in the Far East requires military pay, so the king ordered more gold and silver to be shipped back.  And the Spanish nobles also asked the captain to bring back more gold and silver through their connections, otherwise they would buy aphrodisiac for themselves.  Under the joint pressure of several parties, this large ship transportation was an illegal transportation. There was too much gold and silver on it and it was seriously overloaded.  The ship was filled with silver and gold bars, and a rough estimate put them at more than a million.  Qi Jin was almost worried that the East India Company soldiers would fight among themselves over the money. His casualties in Manila were only double digits, but these seizures would kill all his troops.  Fortunately, the Zhejiang soldiers are the most obedient troops in this era. With them as the backbone, other East India Company soldiers only had two small-scale riots, and then they calmed down, and the trophies were transported back to Yizhou.  .  As for the total amount of this wealth, no one can say the specific amount.  I only know that more than 150 years later, a mysterious old man appeared in Xiangshan, claiming to be Liu Chaozuo, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who had become an immortal. The Spanish treasures were all stored in the Spanish Bank of Claidon.  With just a small amount of start-up funding, you can get them all back.  As long as you are willing to sponsor a little start-up funds, you can get a hundredfold return Looking at the rich trophies, Hong Simei even diluted the resentment of Wang Zhi's widow coming in. She just grabbed the gold coins and threw them into the sky, throwing them  He said: "It's all back. All the money spent on this battle has been paid back. Even the military expenditures for conquering Nanyang have been fully paid." Li Yanqing said: "It's too late. To attack Nanyang and attack Japan, it's too late."  It's all about the future. A messenger came from Xiangshan just now and brought me a letter. "Whose letter is it? Who else do you know in Xiangshan?" Zhang Ruolan's hand was already on Li Yanqing's shoulder.  , the next position must be the ears.  "Don't talk nonsense, it's a letter from my old father-in-law, sent by my eldest brother." As soon as he said this, Zhang Ruolan didn't dare to make any more trouble.  He just asked: "What did dad say?" "The Tian family is seriously ill and returned to the capital. King Qin. Considering the time of the letter, I am afraid that the Tian family has probably" "Take the waterway, which is fast. And there is the help of the Caobang.  , it will be faster. If you bring more money and use money to clear the way, there will be no obstacles to overcome. "The word "Qin Wang" should not be used lightly, and it is even more taboo to bring foreign soldiers back to the capital.  One mistake may lead to a point of no return.  Zhang Ruolan gave an order and invited all the leaders of the Zhejiang soldiers. However, the East India Company's confidants were arranged outside, and the other side was also piled with gold coins.  In order to capture this force, Zhang Ruolan was ready for a fight.  But as soon as Li Yanqing finished speaking, Qi Jin and others knelt down in the tunnel like a mountain of gold and jade pillars: "We all obey Liu Kuan's orders and are willing to die for the observation!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better  Updates will be faster! PS: The ending will be posted in the public section in one hour. Please note that the last chapter will be posted in the public section and is a free chapter. Please remember to go to the public area to read it.
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