After occupying Singapore, the Ming Dynasty's engineer column immediately started construction. After calling a large number of slaves, after more than two months of assault construction, the Singapore Fortress had been initially completed.

First of all, there are many towering lighthouses and hot air balloon platforms for observation on the islands outside Singapore. In the clear and cloudless situation, the warships far away fifteen kilometers can be clearly seen.

At the same time, more than 300 large and small shore defense artillery were arranged in Singapore's military port, so that there were no dead spots for shooting in the port. On the archipelago outside the port, many shore defense artillery were also set up on the archipelago outside the port, which could completely block the Singapore military port.

The progress on land was also quite good. The First Division landed in Bandan opposite Singapore Island, and then quickly swept up these Malay Tumen. After clearing the Tumen on Singapore Island, the Royal Guard Division also landed on the Malay Peninsula and the First Division, one left and one right, heading north separately, and finally arrived at the border with Thailand in early May. The combat effectiveness of these Tumen princes was just a little stronger than the primitive people who could eat people in the jungle. Basically, the entire division could beat them to death with one charge.

By the way, the Indochina Peninsula was also in the process of power reshuffle. Vietnam, which had been split for a hundred years, finally had a trend of unification. Thailand, which is in the central region of the Indochina Peninsula, was no exception. Just over a decade ago, Thailand had just experienced a disaster of destruction. If it weren't for the emergence of a Chinese hero, Zheng Xin, who was in his heyday, Thailand would have been occupied by Myanmar, which was in its heyday.

However, the Ming Kingdom did not have any extra energy to deal with the matter on the Indochina Peninsula at this time. Therefore, the First Division and the Royal Guard Division stopped moving forward after arriving at the Thai border and did not take any further action.

Thailand also sent troops above the border and sent people to ask why the Ming army was stationed on the border. After receiving normal mobilization, they breathed a sigh of relief, but they still did not dare to take it lightly. In recent years, the Ming Kingdom has expanded extremely rapidly, and they are also very scared. They are also called the next target of the Ming Kingdom.

However, now all the Ming Dynasty's energy has been devoted to the upcoming attack of the Spanish fleet. According to the reliable information of the Jinyiwei, the Spanish fleet had crossed the Strait of Madagascar at this time, while the fleet in the east was marching through waves on the Pacific Ocean. It is estimated that it would arrive in the waters around the Luzon Islands earlier than the fleet in the west.

In order to resist these two fleets, Zhu Haitao ordered the training of the navy and army. In terms of the navy, the third fleet has become an army, and the commander is Sun Fugui, the second batch of outstanding cadets in the Naval Academy, and the deputy commander is Zhou Wuhui, a student of the same period.

The first, second and third fleets have all strengthened the intensity of training, especially the siege tactics for the large fleet. They imitated the situation of the last Java Sea Battle and conducted targeted training, and are ready to use kite tactics in the battle again. After destroying the opponent's fast warships, they siege the enemy's core fleet.

The army also made preparations for anti-land landing and for combat on land. This time, the Spanish mobilized a large number of troops and led a large number of troops, so the army made good preparations.

The entire Ming Kingdom entered a state of high alert, and the patrol areas between the fleets were also divided. The First Fleet and the Second Fleet were responsible for the eastern waters of the Luzon Islands. The First Fleet went out to search for 500 nautical miles, the Second Fleet went out to search for 300 nautical miles, and the Third Fleet was waiting for the western waters of Sumatra. At Zhu Haitao's request, a special force was formed, named the 11th Division, and occupied the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands located on the Bangladesh Sea. After destroying the indigenous people on the island, they prepared to use this place as a temporary anchorage for the Third Fleet.

In addition, Britain sent troops to Ceylon Island in May, eliminating the Dutch defenders on the island and turning this place into its own colony. They obviously wanted to prevent the Ming Dynasty from occupying the island, thus threatening the maritime transportation lines of the British Indian colony.

Since the Dutch East India Company has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Ceylon Island should belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. However, in order to resist the upcoming Spanish fleet, Zhu Haitao planned to ignore the British and wait until the Spanish was finished.

It was soon August. Just when the Ming Dynasty was on high alert, a huge fleet of Spanish naval flags finally appeared in the vast Pacific Ocean east of the Luzon Islands.

The commander of the fleet was Admiral Glonas, the commander-in-chief of the New Spain Navy. More than two months after the Philippine Governor Conde sent a distress signal, the Duke of New Spain Governor Carlos Piles received the distress letter. But he couldn't believe the authenticity of the letter. How could the powerful Spaniard be forced to do this by the weak and incompetent yellow-skinned monkey? He had to report to King Carlos III and let His Majesty make a decision.

But when the letter he sent arrived in Spain, Carlos III did not believe it at first, but not long after, the letter of help from Conde sent to the local area was in the hands of Carlos III, which forced him to believe it.

After Carlos III was convinced of the content of Conde's letter of help, he was furious and scolded these cunning yellow-skinned monkeys at that time, and immediately convened a meeting to discuss the plan to form a revenge fleet.

He was a relatively wise king in Europe and enjoyed a high reputation. Even when he left Naples, the people cried when they bid farewell to him, shouting that "the monarch who loves the people as a son". He was the son of Philip V, the first king of the Spanish Bourbon royal family, and at the age of nineteen, he became the king of Naples and Sicily, with a noble birth. At the beginning, he did not show his ability to govern the country, but later, after the persuasion of Chief Minister Bernardo Tanucci, he eased the harsh feudal hierarchy in Naples and attacked him for a long time.

Since then, he has controlled the three privileged classes in the local area - aristocrats, priests and judicial personnel. After inheriting the Spanish throne, he has enabled the wise ministers such as Gampos, Lorida Blanca to rectify the national affairs and implement an enlightened and authoritarian policy. In the military, he changed the mercenary system to a conscription system and learned the training method of the army-powered Prussia. For a time, Spain's national power has improved a lot. He also attacked the Jesuits, which had long been prevalent in deception and conspiracy. In terms of the outside world, he stood on the side of the colonial people against Britain. With the victory and independence of the United States, Spain took back Florida and Mirolka Island.

Such an ambitious man could not tolerate the shame of losing his territory during his tenure. Therefore, he immediately instructed the parliament and the army to resist the opposition and decided to send more than half of the naval fleet in Spain, two-thirds of the Spanish colonies and one-sixth of the local army, and a total of 60,000 troops, to sail onto the route to the Philippines in two directions.
Chapter completed!