At the Dutch Merchant House in Manila, Worm sits with a group of Dutchmen and studies their plans. Suddenly, a Dutchman pushed the door and walked in, and said anxiously: "Sir, the Far East has mobilized in Manila, and they have armed all the Chinese in the city. ”

Worm stood up with a "whew" and said in a deep voice, "Did they find something?" Is there martial law in downtown Manila? ”

"According to the people we sent out, it looked like Manila was doing some kind of earthquake relief exercise. And the city is now full of police and chengguan. However, there was no martial law in the city, the Far Eastern army did not enter the city, and the city was full of police and chengguan. Around the Merchant House, agents from the Far East have also begun to spy on us. ”

Listening to his subordinates' words, Worm's heart was also relieved. He said in a deep voice: "Judging from the current situation, the people in the Far East seem to be aware of something. But the fact that they didn't take a curfew shows that they are not aware of the severity of the problem. Hehe...... Manila's police and chengguan are the opponents of thousands of battle-hardened mercenaries. And those spies, haha...... They didn't wear uniforms, but was that any difference? ”

"Sir, what ...... our action tonight?"

Worm took a deep breath and said, "We must act tonight, the Eight-Nation Combined Fleet will raid Luzon in the early hours of tomorrow morning, and we have no way out." Even if we stay in the merchant hall in peace, once the company's attack is blocked, our fate will definitely be very miserable. Everyone must know the methods of the Far East, that is, a gang of devils.

The interests of the company in the South Sea Spice Islands will also be lost, both for ourselves and for the company, and we will do everything we can to defeat the Far East and kill these heretics in the name of God. Destroy these believers of Satan the Devil. Gentlemen, now go and prepare. ”

The downtown area of Manila is still very lively, although there are many more police officers on the streets, and there are many Chinese reserve militia on duty at the intersections, but it does not affect the lively scene of the urban area in the slightest. All commercial and entertainment venues in the recreation and commercial areas will remain open as usual.

Countless agents of the Manila National Security Service were also dispatched. Surveillance personnel are arranged at various intersections in the port area. It looks like that, and the common people may not see anything, but in the eyes of professional agents, it is like decoration.

Although the bustling Manila is still lively and singing, a storm is brewing behind the prosperity. The citizens of Manila, businessmen from all over the world, and even the members of the Standing Committee of the Luzon Committee, were unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

The Luzon Garrison Command has been moved to the Manila Military Port, and Ye Changsheng, commander of the Nanyang Fleet, Fang Lianshu, and others are gathering together to make intense deployments. A communications staff officer behind him shouted excitedly: "The Rhino Brigade has called, and the brigade headquarters and the two battalions have been fully deployed. All the men marched lightly on horseback and arrived in Manila before 3 a.m. ”

Ye Changsheng nodded, and then said to Fang Lianshu next to him: "The two ships of the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, have you been in contact with several fleets?" ”

Fang Lianshu smiled bitterly: "The two ships of Sheng Tang and Han Wu have received orders and are returning to Luzon at full speed, but they will not arrive until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest." Several guerrilla fleets, with only a few ships with radio stations installed, are gathering troops everywhere and are expected to return to Luzon tomorrow night. Conduct a warning of the waters near Manila. ”

Ye Changsheng asked Lin Song, the chief of staff next to him, "How is the defense of Manila deployed?" ”

"At the moment Manila is in good condition with ammunition and supplies. Units have become ready to enter the city of Manila at any time. If the Rhino Brigade arrives on time, Manila's forces will be more than 3,000 men with four overseas battalions, one coastal defense battalion, one independent battalion of the Death Army, and several combat and logistical support units. Equipped with two 122-mm shore defense howitzers, four twin 23-mm shore defense anti-aircraft guns. 6 x 70 mm infantry guns, 6 x 60 mm mortars. ”

Fang Lianshu frowned and said, "Is it possible to transfer the four battalions of the Dagupan Wild Lion Brigade to strengthen the defense of Manila." ”

Ye Changsheng sneered: "Hmph...... There is no need for those four battalions! The defense of Manila, I've never been worried, I'm worried about downtown Manila. More than 2,000 police and chengguan, and more than 2,000 reserve militia. I didn't count on it. Those guys are still a treasure, no matter how good the soldiers are, they have to be divided into whom, when something happens, it's strange that they don't mess around, and in the end I see how they end. ”

Fang Lianshu said hurriedly: "Old Ye, listen to what you mean, is there really someone who wants to attack us Luzon?" Who is so bold, isn't he looking for death? ”

Ye Changsheng said with a gloomy face: "Actually, I'm just guessing, I guess it's the Netherlands and Portugal, we developed Manila and touched their interests." I suspect that they will cause trouble in Manila and may harass the waters we control. The aim is to spoil the business environment in Manila. But a large-scale offensive is unlikely, after all, their forces in Southeast Asia are very thin and they simply do not have the ability to organize a large-scale offensive. But we have to prepare for the worst, and now Manila's maritime power is too weak. ”

Although Ye Changsheng was aware of the crisis, he never expected that the eight European countries would organize such a huge action.

In the waters south of Manila, the eight-nation combined fleet, composed of a large number of sailboats, is heading for Manila at full speed. Standing on the deck of a Dutch warship, Senior Commercial Fell, the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company, said to the Commander of the Combined Fleet, Crassie, next to him: "The Far East Company's maritime power in the East Asian waters is also very strong, will it have an impact on our actions?" ”

"Don't worry, sir, this year the British royal family has issued more than 300 royal privateer warrants, more than 100 more than in the past. Most of the others came to the East, and they also contacted the Barbary pirates of North Africa and the pirates of the Caribbean islands, and brought out a batch of high-end goods from the Far East, describing to them an East full of jewels and gold, and many pirates followed.

Now hundreds of pirate ships have all entered the waters north of Luzon, and those eastern junk ships, hehe...... It is a rival to the Barbary pirates and the Pirates of the Caribbean, not to mention the clippers of more than a hundred powerful British royal pirates. The Far East will be left to its wit by these murderous fellows, and there will still be energy to support Manila. ”

Fell listened to Crassy's words and smiled.

"Then I'm relieved, is our land battle strength sufficient?"

Crassie smiled: "The king of England also sent more than 2,000 Scottish highlanders. Sweden and Denmark also organized more than a thousand regular soldiers, plus soldiers from various companies, and our companies mobilized almost 10,000 people. We also employ more than 20,000 mercenaries in Europe. The land forces are enough. Oh...... By the way, we have gathered thousands of Japanese Catholic refugees in the ports of Batavia, Aceh, Tanah Salin, Malacca, Banten, Kedah, etc., most of them are samurai and ronin exile, and we have already organized their training last year, and they will also land in Luzon with us this time. (To be continued......)

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