Portugal was a Western European kingdom that became independent from Spain during the Southern Song Dynasty, with an area of only 90,000 square kilometers, but it reached Nanyang earlier than Spain, and occupied the city of Malacca in the sixth year of Zhengde, thus opening the gateway to Nanyang.

Spain arrived in the Philippine Islands in the 16th year of Zhengde and returned home with enough spices from the island of Titori in the Damoruccas, which also opened the door to the acquisition of spices from the South Seas.

Today, Portugal's main route was the western route of the South Seas and Japan, and the Spanish ships often made huge profits by visiting the islands to the east of the South Seas, collecting the spices they coveted.

A Spanish Caravel sailboat sailed south to Luzon and sailed into the tranquil waters of Manila Bay, not for the first time.

José was the captain of the ship, dressed in traditional Spanish attire with a sword around his waist and a cockscomb helmet on his head, the brim of which was folded down on both sides and the pointed ends at the front and back to form the highest part of the brim, and the body of the hat was textured with mythological patterns.

He was a standard adventurer, driven by the pursuit of wealth. He and others assembled an expedition fleet and traveled thousands of miles to the South Seas in search of the coveted spice.

Although I found spices here and I was able to return with a full load, I was faced with a small problem of lack of fresh fruits and vegetables. For their group of adventurers, fresh food becomes so delicious.

"Let's all cheer up, we'll be able to eat good food in no time!" José knew that Manila, with its fresh food, was in front of him, so he loudly boosted morale.

Not all of them are Spaniards, or they are coerced or hired by them, and there are many Nanyang natives. The crew cheered as if they were to be able to eat fresh food at once as if it were more tempting than the spices.

Everyone looked at the faintly visible pier, and they were also looking forward to it. Although there are no spices, Manila is not a place of abundance, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh poultry.

In particular, there is a species of sea turtle that can be kept fresh for a long time if it is left in the cabin.

Seeing this supply station getting closer and closer, everyone was overjoyed and a big smile bloomed on their faces.

"How can there be a Carrick sailboat there?"

"Damn the Portuguese, let's leave them alone!"

Although he saw the big black ship moored at the dock, José and his crew were like the Portuguese fleet. As for the Portuguese, José despises these buns from the bottom of his heart, and has even been pushing for the annexation of Portugal, a small country.

Seeing that he was about to enter the dock, there were suddenly several cannon shots, which made the crew on the ship immediately prepare for battle.

"Captain, what are we going to do!"

The helmsman saw a few shells flying from the north and immediately asked anxiously.

Jose was a staunch "exterminator", and now seeing that the Portuguese dared to take the initiative to attack them, how could there be any reason to retreat, and immediately issued an order: "Fight!" ”

According to many people's perceptions, the Spaniards' usual means of attack at sea were not artillery bombardment, but most of the time they used ramming and broadside combat. When he saw that the three-masted gunboat was shelling them, he met them without hesitation.

Bang! Bang!

The cannon fire continued, and the three-masted gunboat, which had been anchored in the bay, shelled the Caravel galleon, and took the initiative to provoke the battle.

"Rush!"

José was armed with a bright Western sword, and he had already discovered that the ship attacking them belonged to the Ming maritime merchants, so he gave the order to charge loudly.

At this moment, he actually regretted it in his heart. He had an even more powerful carrick at his command, which the Ming maritime merchant's cannon could not sink at all. Because Carrick's ship was too large and required many people to operate at the same time, he used the Caravel to procure supplies.

Of course, he was also very confident in this Caravel galleon, knowing that it was more than enough to deal with this strange Ming merchant ship.

This naval battle pays attention to combat and command, but it also pays more attention to capital. Daming's earth cannon can't penetrate the bottom of the ship, this is not penetrating, no matter how high your strategy is, it's in vain.

In the face of the attack of the three-masted gunboat, Jose was completely indifferent, and had already given the order to move forward at full speed, preparing to engage in a broadside battle with this group of Daming maritime merchants who suddenly appeared.

After spending a few days in Manila, the mission led by Tiger Niu decided to leave for the time being, intending to go to the second stop, Sulu. On this voyage, they actually have another mission.

Although King Suleiman decided to deal with the "Chase to the West" perfunctorily, he was always respectful to the Ming mission, and sent the mission to the dock with the prince and all the auxiliary ministers.

When he was about to send people to the ship, he witnessed this scene in front of him.

When the Spanish ship appeared, the Ming mission did not seem to hesitate at all, and immediately shelled the galleon, which was more than 20 meters long.

Luzon under Suleiman did not have the ability to build ships, but it had a little vision. The Spanish hull is obviously very strong, and the Ming ships can't penetrate it at all, and the advantage is undoubtedly on the Spanish side.

Bang!

When Suleiman and the others thought that the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty were going to be unlucky, the auxiliary minister Moraby had a bright smile on his face and secretly looked at the side of the Ming mission.

But at this moment, there was a loud bang from the three-masted gunboat on the sea, and the bodies of Suleiman and the others seemed to feel the tremor of the heavy artillery, and a strong sense of paralysis poured into every cell in the body.

This...... Clumsy?

When seeing this scene, everyone was shocked at the same time, but also faintly understood a trace of the truth.

Bang!

The sound of the heavy artillery was obviously heavier than before, and a fifteen-pound cannonball flew towards the Spanish hull, and landed on the side of the Caravel ship with a whistling sound, splashing a splash of water that was a foot higher than the side of the ship, causing the Spaniards on the ship to look at everything in front of them with palpitations.

"What should I do?"

Jose's proud face was no longer bloody, and he finally realized that something was wrong. Although I don't know why the Daming Maritime Chamber of Commerce has this kind of cannon, just listening to this posture, I already know that the power of this cannon is actually stronger than theirs, and it is more capable of sinking their ship.

It's just that they want to turn around and flee at this time, and they have missed the opportunity. They were less than 300 meters away from each other, and the bow of the ship was still facing each other, so it would take some luck to escape, and more likely to be sunk by the other side, and their gang would be buried in this bay.