The Manchurian navy that went south was personally commanded by the commander-in-chief of the navy, Bo Dun, but Bo Dun did not have full powers, at most he was a rough job, and the real plenipotentiary minister of the southbound troops was the civilian official Zhiyuan. It is the norm of the country to use literature and martial arts, and the big warlord Guo Xing'a doesn't want another batch of small warlords to appear below him. Moreover, according to the state system set by Goxinga, he, the commander-in-chief of the army, should also listen to the government, and he can only fight whoever Pi Runmin asks him to fight. Goxinga participated in politics and ordered Pi Runmin, not as the commander-in-chief of his army, but as the head of state.

Zhiyuan's identity in the south this time is no longer a fundraising ambassador, but the chief assistant to the secretary of state of the North Manchurian government and the minister of Nanyang affairs, with full diplomatic powers. It can only be his hard work, after all, in the entire North Manchuria, only he knows Nanyang best. The mountains of all sides, where is whose sphere of influence, only Zhiyuan can figure it out.

The main colonizers in the South Seas are Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, and the most powerful is the British, but the main sphere of influence of Britain is on the Asian continent, and the sea is just Malaysia and other islands. Manchuria and Britain were in a honeymoon period, Manchuria needed British technology and industrial products, and Britain used Manchuria as a dumping ground for its machinery products, and it was also a bridgehead against Tsarist Russia, and the two sides had already agreed on it, so there would be basically no big conflict. And the most important thing is that there are very few Chinese living in the British colonies, and where there are no Chinese, Manchuria has the heart and no excuse to start.

Portugal had declined, the colonies had been robbed, and the colonial policy was relatively relaxed, and the Manchurian Army had shown its existence in the past, and there was no possibility of conflict at all. The real enemies of this southward movement were mainly the Netherlands and Spain, the most important of which was the Dutch.

After the Napoleonic Wars, Spain had completely declined, and in Asia it was only holding on to the Philippines, without any ability to expand. There are also many Chinese in the Philippines, and the treatment is also very bad, and the Manchurian Navy must go to the Philippines to give the Spaniards some colors to see. However, according to Zhiyuan's analysis, the possibility of conflict between the two sides is extremely low. The government of North Manchuria only came to demonstrate and demand that the treatment of local Chinese be improved, and it did not come to rob the Spanish colonies, and the Kingdom of Spain absolutely did not have the courage to come all the way to find Goxinga desperately. The Spaniards bullied the Chinese, just to make more money and suppress some Chinese forces by the way, not to abuse the Chinese as addicted. For this matter, they are reluctant to come thousands of miles away with the strength of the country, and find a stunned person who is not easy to mess with no matter how you look at it.

The most difficult thing to do is the Netherlands, whose sphere of influence in the South Seas is very large, and the number of islands is too large to count. The entire Indonesian archipelago is theirs, New Guinea is theirs, East Timor is still theirs, and Borneo, where the Republic of Lanfang is located, has also been gnawed by them, leaving only one Republic of Lanfang to survive in the name of the company. Moreover, there are a lot of Chinese in the Dutch colony, and it can be said that more than half of the Chinese in Nanyang are in the Dutch colony. The Manchurian Navy's first goal in going south this time was to snatch Borneo out of the Dutch mouth, and if the dog's mouth was to grab food, it would be bitten by a dog if it was not done well, so the possibility of a conflict between the two sides was extremely high.

Before leaving, the government of Goxinga and North Manchukuo had foreseen the possibility of a conflict, and Pi Runmin and others were still a little hesitant, but Goxinga was quite resolute, fighting if they could not get along, and resolutely not making any concessions to the Dutch. Gone are the days of the coachmen at sea, and even if the Dutch ship is broken and there are still three pounds of nails, Goxinga doesn't care. In Asia, the Manchurian Army had an absolute home advantage, at least the rear was much closer than the Netherlands. Moreover, a country as small as the Netherlands has only a total of nearly 40 million troops, and the two major military-industrial groups of Goxinga consume the Dutch to death.

The Dutch army, especially the Dutch navy, was once one of the most powerful armies on the planet, but the days that belonged to them are long gone. After the Napoleonic Wars, in the history of world wars, there was no place for the Netherlands, and the Netherlands, a small country and a widow, inevitably became a second-rate power. Confident that he can defeat the British, French, American, Russian and other big guys in regional battles, Goshinga will certainly not treat the Netherlands as a dish.

Zhiyuan led the team all the way south, first replenishing coal in Shanghai, in addition to visiting Li Hongzhang on behalf of Guoxing, mainly to show off the muscles of the North Manchurian Navy in front of the foreigners in Shanghai. Of course, when the muscles are shown, high-tech weapons such as naval artillery that are ahead of the times are deliberately blocked, so as not to prematurely lose the absolute superiority of North Manchuria. After all, although the weapon is high-tech, many times it is a matter of thought, and Guoxing Ake doesn't want his golden finger to be seen by the British and French masters too early.

After Shanghai, Zhiyuan and Bolton went on friendly visits to Macao and Hong Kong. These two places are really friendly, and although there are a lot of discriminatory policies, the Chinese are generally doing well. Moreover, they expressed great goodwill to the visit of the North Manchurian Navy and warmly welcomed the Zhiyuan Mission. Of course, after the departure of the mission and fleet, the Portuguese secretly scolded the Manchurians for trouble, and the British happily hoped that the Manchurians would go to the South Seas and fight the Dutch upside down. After all, Britain also likes the large islands in the South Sea, but for various reasons, it is inconvenient for them to turn against the Dutch, and it is only fitting for Goxinga to be a-stirring stick. If both sides lose, the English gentleman can just take advantage of the fisherman's advantage, and even if Goxinga or the Netherlands win unilaterally, Britain can take the opportunity to get some oil and water.

Zhiyuan and Botun didn't think about what the British thought, at least everyone was still close friends on face, so there would be no disputes for the time being. Their next stop from Hong Kong was the Philippines, where the Spaniards sent all seven warships out of port to meet them, and after the battleship Ape Sound nearly sank a Spanish cruiser, the Bohai Fleet finally sailed into the port of Manila. The Bohai Fleet's 36 warships and more than 100 supply troop carriers almost filled the port of Manila, and seven Spanish warships were so isolated that they could not return. The golden shield flag of Spanish blood and gold was completely submerged, and all the eight-star Japanese flags of Northern Manchuria were seen from the port.

The Chinese people near Manila rushed to tell each other, and everyone came to the port in groups, singing and dancing, and then looked at the majestic fleet of the motherland and began to cheer. The Chinese who have been bullied in a foreign land are all in tears, and their relatives in their hometown have come, and they finally have a backer behind them. Some of the remnants who were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and fled overseas at the end of the Ming Dynasty wept bitterly, because the eight stars holding the Japanese flag made them think too much.

When Guo Xing'a designed the flag, it was completely plagiarism, he covered the two most important national flags of modern China together, and then made up his own flag, some of the specific meanings of which he made up blindly, and the real meaning, he didn't know at all. That is, Emperor Xianfeng was born in the north, and the ministers have only seen the text and do not know the pattern, otherwise just because the eight stars hold the Japanese flag, the power of Guoxinga will be strangled in the embryonic period. When Zeng Guoquan, who was well-educated, saw the eight-star holding the sun flag for the first time, he once exclaimed, thinking that Guoxing'a was clearly picking out that he wanted to rebel, because the blue sky and white sun pattern on the bottom plate of the eight-star holding the sun flag was a copy of the Ming Dynasty flag.

The Ming Dynasty did not have an official national flag, but because the Dutch and Spanish merchant ships traveling to and from China flew the national flag, the Ming Dynasty followed suit and created an informal national flag. The flag consists of an overlapping pattern of a red sun and a yellow moon and a blue undertone. The blue background represents the blue sky, symbolizing the bright, noble and great personality and ambition. The overlap of the sun and the moon is the word "Ming", which represents the Ming Dynasty, which is located in the middle of the banner and is impartial, which means that China is located in the Quartet. The red light is the light of the sun, and it symbolizes that the Ming Dynasty belongs to the fire virtue, and also refers to the royal family surnamed Zhu of the Ming Dynasty. The twelve rays of light refer to the twelve hours of the day, the twelve months of the year, and the light is located above the blue sky, indicating that the glorious moments of the Ming Dynasty are shining in all directions. The four identical triangles in the sun's rays also have the meaning of "three mysteries and four dimensions". The four sharp corners in the red light refer to the four directions of the upper and lower sides, that is, the meaning of "the polar earth, no concubines", which also means that courtesy, righteousness and shame, the four dimensions of the country, are the moral norms that the Ming Dynasty abides by.

The eight-star holding the Japanese flag in North Manchuria, compared with the real Ming flag, is somewhat plausible, which is also the key to Guoxing's ability to fool the past in front of Xianfeng. In fact, when he was in Chengde, some Hanlin in the imperial court felt that Guoxing's banner was very problematic, but Guoxing'a banner man opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and it was ridiculous to think about it, otherwise someone would have reported Guoxing's intention to rebel. But at this moment, these remnants who have been away from their homeland for 200 years can not take care of these things, and the time and suffering of 200 years have made them treat the Chinese as relatives when they see them, and the flag of their homeland in front of them is even more difficult for them to self-control.

The Chinese gathered in large numbers, cheering and crying, and beating gongs to encourage the dragon and lion dance, which made the natives suspicious and the Spanish rulers very uncomfortable. In order to ensure the peace and tranquility of their ruling area, Fernando, the governor of the Philippines, who was preparing to deal with the North Manchurian mission, brazenly ordered soldiers to disperse these annoying guys.

After the Spanish and local indigenous soldiers brandished knives and guns and approached the Chinese welcome procession, Fernando began to panic before the Chinese could panic. Because the Bohai Fleet, which had not yet stopped in the harbor, suddenly began to move, the three ironclad battleships suddenly led more than a dozen destroyers and cruisers out of the port, surrounded the seven Spanish wooden sail cruisers that had been trying to return to their posts but could not return, and aimed their guns at them very unfriendly. What was even more unfriendly were the four ironclad battleships and other warships in the harbor, who directly turned the rudder and set up a horizontal formation, and very unceremoniously aimed their guns at the Spanish targets in the harbor. Comparing the caliber of the main guns of the battleships of the Bohai Fleet with the caliber of the main guns of the Manila battery, Fernando knew that his chances of victory were not great, and even if the batteries had an advantage over the fleet, their guns would definitely not be able to gnaw at the iron armor of the battleships of the Bohai Fleet.

"Your Excellency the Governor, look over there!" Fernando's captain of the guard pointed in horror to the far end of the harbor.

Fernando secretly miscalculated, the Manchurians were not here to find trouble, they were here to fight. Taking advantage of the noise of the welcoming procession of the Chinese on the shore and the cover of the huge transport ships in the fleet, the 2,000 North Manchurian marines had already landed on the reef at the far end of the harbor in small boats, and a small force of several hundred men had already set up a beachhead and was receiving the landing of the heavy troops in the future.

"Mr. Governor-General, Mr. Zhiyuan, Principal Assistant to our Secretary of State and Minister of Nanyang Affairs, I would like to ask you to explain why our goodwill fleet is being ambushed by your land and sea. Do you know what this means? This is an act of war! Please withdraw your troops immediately, otherwise you will bear all the consequences arising therefrom! Before Fernando ordered the army to assemble for battle, Yiye had already sent an envoy from Northern Manchuria to him, but the young envoy was very angry, as if it was really Fernando plotting against them.

"We don't have ...... You guys...... No...... Don't fire......" Fernando was stunned, and Ai Ai couldn't answer. From the surface alone, it was indeed the Spanish army that blocked the Bohai Fleet in the harbor from both sides of the sea and land, but the forces of the two sides were not symmetrical at all, and the Bohai Fleet could crush the Spanish army in any direction at any time as long as it was willing.

Fernando is now riding a tiger, the offensive of the North Manchurian army is exposed, he really does not dare to withdraw the army, but he does not have the courage to start a war. Because the Kingdom of Spain lost a large number of colonies in the Americas, had no wealth to support, and the country did not carry out the industrial revolution, it did not have enough foundation, and it had already withdrawn from the ranks of first-class powers. There are still 60 or 70 percent of illiterate peasants in China, and it is difficult for them to revitalize themselves in the short term, so they can only take a defensive position in the world. In recent years, Spain's domestic politics have been turbulent, and infighting has been serious, resulting in Spain's complete decline. Although Spain is not a small European country like the Netherlands, no matter what, as a former superpower and maritime hegemon, shipbuilding capabilities and weapons are not lagging behind, and it is still at the forefront of the world, but Spain can no longer afford to do anything in the far east.

"We have no intention of going to war, your country can hold the battery, but the troops on the shore must be withdrawn!" The angry messenger seemed to understand Fernando's distress, and took a step back and gave Fernando a step.

Seeing that the motherland army successfully forced away the Spanish doglegs who came to suppress them, the Chinese on the shore cheered even more, and Fernando blew his beard and glared, but there was nothing he could do. After a small turmoil, Zhiyuan boarded the dock in Manila and had a cordial conversation with Governor Fernando.

Originally, Zhiyuan's request was only to ask Spain to improve the treatment of Chinese, but just at the time of the dispute, the huge radio station that had just been invented by Guoxinga in the secret room of Xiaomeng received the latest request from Changchun. In addition to improving the treatment of the Chinese and refraining from mistreating the Chinese, the government of North Manchuria formally demanded that the Philippine Governor of the Kingdom of Spain return the island of Hele, which he had illegally occupied, and promised not to continue to invade Sulu, a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty.