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Chapter 679
Although the possibility of Spanish retaliation was unlikely, the emperor did not take it lightly.And three thousand well-trained and well-equipped troops are not something the Spaniards thousands of miles away can compete with.

What's more, the Spaniards got the news and organized an expeditionary force to Luzon.The Ming armed forces in Luzon may have reached [-], or even more.

Even judging from the strength of the navy, the Spaniards are no longer the opponents of the Ming navy.The era of glory with the "Invincible Fleet" has long passed.It is absolutely impossible to mobilize the power of the whole country.

Li Dan is also very clear about this. The regular army stationed in Luzon is not a long-term solution.

Therefore, he bought [-] flintlock muskets and dozens of cannons, and prepared to train at least [-] to [-] armed forces with the help of retired officers and soldiers.

This is not only a possible revenge against the Spaniards, but also a guarantee for future development.Yan Siqi guessed right, a Lu Song could not satisfy Li Dan.

Of course, it depends on the situation.If Luzon's business is stable, he will naturally reach out to other islands.The emperor has given his approval to overseas expansion and will help it.

Li Dan also has a wise understanding. With Luzon's population and naval power, if he leaves the support of his mother country, or betrays his motherland and becomes self-reliant, he is doomed to perish.

Unless the country weakens and loses control over overseas.If this is the case, the mainland may be invaded, so how can we talk about overseas lands?

Those who fall behind will be beaten, and those who are weak will be deceived. This is an unchanging truth.

If you want to keep overseas territories or keep your homeland from being invaded, you can only start from the root and keep the country strong.

Although the cycle of prosperity and decline is an inevitable law of history, it is still possible to control its decline to a certain extent so as not to climb up from the bottom.

The emperor's method was to make the cake bigger, and to bring Daming's homeland and overseas territories to new heights during his reign.

The purpose of doing this is to set aside the price to be paid for future decline.

You can refer to the empire on which the sun never sets in history. Although it was weakened after the two world wars, it can still remain among the world powers, although it is not the first.

Moreover, the more overseas territories occupied, the stronger the protection of the homeland.

Based on the population of Ming Dynasty and the expected population explosion after the catastrophe, it will not be as unstable as the colonists, or it can only be ruled by plunder for a while, and it cannot be occupied stably for a long time.

Now, the population of the Ming Empire accounts for more than one-third of the world, but the actual land is far from reaching the level that matches the population.

The army should already be number one in the world, and the navy continues to grow. There is no reason not to take the opportunity to fight for a wider living space for Daming Zi.

Moreover, the emperor only focused on Asia, and had no plans to enter the world within ten or twenty years.

As for Xiyi, whether it is the Dutch, the Spaniards, or the British who have just established some roots in South Asia, their strength in Asia is very weak.

The most important thing is that Xiyi is far away, and is focusing on the wealth of Africa and America, so it is impossible to invest too much human resources in Asia.

The opportunity must be seized, otherwise, if you miss it first, you will have to pay many times the price to get it back.

Mekong Province is just a small test, and more consideration is to operate a food base for surviving major disasters.Luzon is the real overseas territory, and it is the prelude to the expansion of the Ming Empire.

The boats of Li Dan and Yan Siqi slowly approached the shore, and the sound of guns in the distance had already sounded, and the Marine Corps started a battle with the Spaniards.

According to legend, before the "Invincible Fleet" was defeated by the British and lost its supremacy at sea, the Spaniards were very strong in both the army and the navy. There was a plan of four thousand expeditionary forces to occupy the coast of Daming.

Of course, the specific plan is probably to recruit another five or six thousand soldiers from Japan and India as a supplementary force.And, aim at the whole province of Fujian.

Whether it is true or not, the Spaniards' contempt for the Ming Empire is obvious.

However, the Spaniards never confronted the Ming army.Their evaluation of the strength of the Ming Dynasty is still at the level of decades ago.

So, even though the Spaniards lost their maritime supremacy.However, based on the previous misjudgment, when he heard the news that the Ming army was coming to attack, he still drove out of Manila with confidence.

In order to adapt to the scale of the war, tactical changes and further development of firearms at that time, the Spanish phalanx was also reformed, known as the improved Spanish phalanx.

The specific change is that the share of pikemen has been greatly reduced and the share of pikemen has been increased. Generally speaking, pikemen account for 20.00%70.00, while pikemen have reached [-]%[-].

In the second half of the 16th century, the Spanish army was once powerful, relying on the Spanish phalanx tactics.At this time, Gustav's military reforms had not yet blossomed.

The Spanish army with only more than 500 people formed a phalanx that filled them with confidence, and faced two marines who arrived one after another more than ten miles outside Manila.

The flintlock gun and bayonet are weapons and equipment that are decades ahead of the Spaniards, but there is a gap that the Spaniards do not know.

No spearmen, all flintlocks and bayonets, and a quarter of the number of heavy muskets.But this is not the sharpest weapon of the Ming army. In addition to rockets, the Minigun is on the stage of history for the first time.

More than two miles apart, the Ming army formed three square formations, one large one in the middle and two small ones on the two wings.

Behind the phalanx, the artillerymen are busy placing rocket launchers, adjusting the angle, and preparing for intensive bombardment of the enemy.

Marine guerrilla Qi Shiguang looked at the Spanish phalanx with binoculars, his face was stern, but the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, as if with a bit of contempt.

The study of the Spaniards, from martial arts to the navy, is quite detailed and in-depth.The emperor also specifically explained that the Spanish phalanx is very powerful and must be dealt with seriously.

Because of this, the Minigun, a new type of weapon, was issued to the Marine Corps as an exception.There are only two hundred pieces, which is said to be the annual output of the Gunpowder and Weapons Division.

Of course, after the actual drill, the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps immediately widened their eyes.In terms of range and accuracy, this musket, named Apocalypse VI, far surpassed the equipped flintlock.

"It's a bit unreasonable to win!" Qi Shiguang shook his head and ordered the phalanx to move forward.

The flintlock is already a generation ahead of the Spaniard's arquebus, and the six types of apocalypse are sharper than the flintlock. This battle has not yet been fought, and the victory is in our hands.

(End of this chapter)