The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 153 Cavite Shipyard

Just when the Spaniards in Manila received the news of their defeat, they were panicked.

The Restoration Army and Zheng Army, who had completed post-war repairs in San Jones, began to escort the prisoners of war and marched towards Manila.

When the army except the Ming army was heading towards Manila, the navy also received the task.

Set sail from Lingayen and head towards Manila Bay, preparing to cut off the retreat of the Spaniards and wipe out the Spaniards in Luzon in one battle.

Since the Wanli year, the Spaniards raised their butcher knives against the Chinese twice.

There were two massacres before and after, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese were killed!

This is a blood feud forged with blood and life, and it must be avenged!

Although Zhu Hongyu is not a barbarian like the Spaniards, he can't do anything to kill all the Spaniards in Luzon.

But Zhu Hongyu is going to turn all the Spaniards into coolies, let them contribute to the construction of a beautiful, rich, civilized and safe feudal new Ming Dynasty, and atone for the sins of their ancestors.

Well, mining, building roads, building cities...

There are so many places where the military government needs labor!
Of course, those Spaniards who participated in the previous two massacres, but are still alive, Daming and Dongchang's [-] tortures, and one hundred death methods for death row prisoners are waiting for them.

In short, it won't let them die too happily!

However, the first goal of the Liberation Army was not the city of Manila, or the port and other important places.

Zhu Hongyu took people straight to the Cavite shipyard!

The Cavite Shipyard, built by the Spaniards in the late 16th century, is currently the largest shipyard in East Asia, not even one of them.

There are more than 1000 shipwrights, many of whom are skilled and experienced Chinese craftsmen. They have the ability to build four-level sailing battleships and repair three-level sailing battleships.

Relying on the ingenuity of Chinese craftsmen in this era, as long as Zhu Hongyu can make up his mind, dismantle a few third-tier sailing battleships for them to study.

It is estimated that the Cavite Shipyard will soon be able to independently build three-tier sail battleships!
If Zhu Hongyu wants to develop the navy in the future, the Cavite Shipyard is the place he must win.

Even the priority is still above the capture of Manila!

With the victory of the Ming army in the two battlefields of San Jones and Lingayen, it almost wiped out the main force of the Spaniards in Manila.

Even if he doesn't go to Manila for a short period of time, the Spaniards in Manila will not be able to turn the sky around!
However, Zhu Hongyu's Cavite Shipyard is not necessarily here.

If he didn't take down the Cavite shipyard in advance, if the Spaniards lost their minds and burned the Cavite shipyard with a torch, or killed all the Chinese craftsmen in the Cavite shipyard, Zhu Hongyu would cry to death.

The Liberation Army already lacks labor force, and it will take at least three to five years to rebuild a Cavite shipyard.

More importantly, those skilled craftsmen!
With the decisive victory of the Liberation Army in the Battle of Luzon, although the problem of population shortage is still serious, it is not impossible to solve.

One is that the tens of thousands of Chinese settled near Manila can greatly supplement the population gap of the military government.

The second is that after the military government captured Manila, it has capital to attract immigrants.

For example, Zhu Hongyu could use the fertile land in Luzon that the Spaniards had already reclaimed to attract the Chinese who lived in Nanyang after the fall of the Ming Dynasty to migrate to Luzon.

When people come, they will divide the land, and directly divide dozens or even hundreds of acres. I don’t believe that they can’t attract Chinese people!

However, although there is no shortage of people at present, craftsmen are still scarce.

Especially in the Cavite shipyard, these skilled craftsmen who can build ships.

If all these people were dead, Zhu Hongyu would have no place to find so many skilled shipbuilders.

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Hongyu decided to take down the Cavite shipyard first, and then prepare to attack Manila.

When the Ming army with the [-]-point sun and moon flag appeared outside the Cavite shipyard, there were continuous cheers in the shipyard.

The Chinese, who had been in an oppressed position in the past, took the initiative to tie up the supervisor and the red-haired boatman who had long been dominant in the shipyard, and brought them to Zhu Hongyu.

The Daming Wangshi easily won the Cavite Shipyard, which is of great strategic significance, without a single soldier.

A few grey-haired but energetic old men appeared in front of Zhu Hongyu.

"I never imagined that in this life, I would be able to see my Great Ming King conquer the barbarians and restore the homeland!"

"Death without regrets, death without regrets!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty, Master Wang is mighty!"

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These old people had a very difficult life in the first half of their lives.

It's nothing more than being far away from home, away from homeland, but also to endure the heat of Nanyang and the oppression of Hongmao.

Fortunately, they are all shipwrights, no matter what era or country they are in, they can be regarded as high-tech talents!
Although the red hair bullied and oppressed them, the wages they got were enough to feed them.

Even Tu Hua, the frenzied Spaniard, knew not to kill the boatman!

Therefore, many of these old men survived the two incidents of the Spanish massacre of China.

Only after seeing Hongmao's barbarism and ferocity, did they realize the weight of the words Wangshi and imperial court!

Without the royal master and the imperial court, the status of the Chinese in Manila is not even comparable to that of the natives!
To be able to see the Great Ming Master, see the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag, and see Wang Master conquer the barbarians and regain their homeland in their lifetime, these old people are full of excitement and excitement in their hearts.

Zhu Hongyu appeared in person, held the calloused hands of the old man in charge, and spoke sincerely.

"Old man, don't worry, when the Liberation Army comes, no one will be able to bully us Chinese anymore!"

"From today onwards, this Luzon is the Luzon of our Chinese, and we Chinese will be the masters of the country!"

"In the future, the governor will take the soldiers and fight back to the Central Plains!"

"Recreate Hongwu Lord's great cause of expelling the Tartars and restoring China!"

Zhu Hongyu made a solemn promise in front of everyone.

Cheers from all over the shipyard!
The shipyard was recovered without bloodshed, ending the fighting in Cavite.

Without hesitation, Zhu Hongyu directly ordered the army to advance towards Manila, preparing to conquer Manila and completely recover the entire Luzon.

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On the other side, after learning that Cavite had fallen, the Ming army was less than [-] kilometers away from Manila.

Great panic in Manila!
A large number of Spaniards packed up their belongings and boarded the ships fleeing Luzon.

Bishop Sares stood on the deck, watching the orderly sailing and anchoring of the ships under his feet, ready to set sail, and kept praying to God.

I hope God can bless him to escape safely and return to Europe!
Consul Rika was sitting in the cabin, looking at the city of Manila not far away through the porthole.

My heart is full of grief!
Because he knew that Manila was going to be lost!

This is already an unchangeable fact!
When he thought that Manila, which he had worked and built for several years, would fall into the hands of a group of Han Chinese, the Rika consul was filled with depression.

In his sight, the pier in Manila is now full of Spaniards with their families.

These Spaniards crowded the docks, waving gold coins and banknotes, trying to get a ticket to escape Manila...

(End of this chapter)