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Chapter 370 Manila

Two Spanish galleons, eight and seven hundred tons, surrendered.

The Spaniards were stunned by the explosive shells fired by the Ming fleet, and even thought they were weapons of the devil.

The Chinese and Dutch fleets surrounded them, and the Spaniards had no way to escape.

The Spanish did not dare to provoke the Ming fleet, and the Dutch warships were also difficult to deal with.

There were only two large sailing ships left. The Dutch did not need to launch a boarding battle. They only needed to rely on their numerical advantage to hold them with hooks and ropes, then they would not be able to escape.

The Spanish on these two galleons were at the end of their rope, and they were buried in the sea together with the main flagship and the unlucky Spanish commander Fernando.

It's better to surrender directly, at least you can still survive.

The Ming fleet made a profit.

Although they failed to obtain the [-]-ton galleon, the other two [-]-ton and [-]-ton Spanish galleons were returned to the Ming army.

The rest of the captured ordinary warships belonged to the Dutch.

The Dutch were also frightened by the Ming army's sugar-powder explosive ammunition. The huge power of sugar-powder also made the Dutch think it was a mysterious weapon from the Far East.

Because they know the power of general gunpowder, it is impossible to have such huge destructive power.

DeWitt came to Liu Sheng's flagship and said familiarly: "Liu, the Spanish fleet has been defeated by us, and we should attack Manila immediately."

Liu Sheng did not refuse: "Soldiers are valuable and quick, that's how it should be."

Only the Spanish Manila fleet was killed by the Sino-Dutch coalition. Throughout the Philippine Islands, there were many Spanish warships scattered across the islands.

Moreover, there are Spanish garrisons in almost every archipelago. Although the number is not large, they are often 50 here and 100 there.

The actual number of Spanish troops in the Philippines, including the Manila Legion, should be 5000.But these 5000 troops were stationed throughout the Philippine Islands, with only the largest number of troops remaining in Manila.

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Manila Bay and Corregidor Island have now become military bases for the Ming army.

Cui Li stayed here as a civilian official accompanying the army, and quickly built it into a grain transit center and beacon tower for the Ming army, connecting it with Tortoiseshell Port in the north.

Liu Sheng personally led the main force to join forces with the Dutch and took advantage of the situation to forcefully board the Manila port.

There are more than 6000 Han people in Luzon Island. Excluding a small number of fast runners, there are still nearly [-] Han people left.

At this moment, these Han people came to the port to kneel down to greet them, and all of them wore Han crowns.The one kneeling at the front said: "Chen Jizong, an overseas survivor, respectfully welcomes the Heavenly Soldiers of the King of Ming Dynasty. Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Sheng smiled and stepped forward to help Chen Jizong up and said: "If you can abandon darkness and turn to the light, you are still my people of the Ming Dynasty. Get up!"

"Thank you, General."

Chen Jizong breathed a sigh of relief, then waved his hand behind him: "Bring the people up!"

Soon, several people came up with a middle-aged man who was tied up.

Chen Jizong said: "General, please see, it was this person who communicated with the Spaniards in Manila. This alerted the Spaniards and ruined the general's plan."

Liu Sheng's smile instantly faded: "This is the person... Come here, arrest this person's whole family immediately and keep him under strict custody, and inform Mr. Cui of his decision."

"General wise!"

Chen Jizong and those who knelt to welcome the Han people shouted that this matter should be over.

As for the traitor who reported the news, who made him so naive!

The Spaniards had never trusted the Han people in Luzon, so it was naturally impossible for them to let the traitor enter Manila.

Being caught by the Luzon Han group headed by Chen Jizong was purely unlucky for this guy.The Han people in Luzon were first exploited by the Spaniards in various ways, and now they are not even allowed to enter the city of Manila.

You know, even the indigenous Pampanga people can enter Manila.

The Luzon Han group headed by Chen Jizong had long been unable to bear it, but they did not dare to rebel because they were afraid that they would not be able to defeat the Spaniards, and they did not dare to recognize relatives with the Ming Dynasty casually.

After all, they had not been recognized in the previous Ming Dynasty. Emperor Wanli even took the initiative to issue an order after the Spaniards massacred China, saying that the friendly relations between the two countries should not be ruined because of these overseas traitors.

The traitor who tipped off the information was actually hit by a gun and he didn't even run away.

As a result, Chen Jizong and the others caught him and used it as a testimonial dedicated to the Ming Dynasty King.

As long as the Heavenly Soldiers accept it, then they, the overseas survivors with embarrassing identities, will be fine.

The traitor was tied up, and his legs were so frightened when he heard Liu Sheng's words that he wanted to kowtow and beg for mercy: "General, spare your life, general, spare your life! The common people...the common people are willing to give up all their wealth."

"Pull it down!" Liu Sheng did not hesitate.

Chen Jizong wanted to use this traitor as a surrender certificate, and Liu Sheng also wanted to use this to appease the hearts of the Han people in Luzon.

If Your Majesty wants to take Luzon, it must be the same as Ryukyu before. These Han people in Luzon must be kept.

Just killing one traitor can bring back the hearts of these Luzon Han people. Why not?
At this time, Chen Jizong raised his hands and said: "General, the walls of Manila are too high to be attacked by force. The ordinary people are willing to take risks and go to persuade the city to surrender for the general!"

It is both a performance of meritorious service and a vent of hatred.

Because the Spaniards went too far and destroyed the Philippine cotton textile industry because of the sales volume of Chinese cotton cloth, they issued a ban on Chinese cotton cloth eight years ago.

That is to say, Chinese cotton cloth was prohibited from being sold to Filipino natives, and could only be sold to Spanish officials, and taxes would also be increased.

This is not directed at China, because the British and the French did the same thing.Moreover, Chinese cotton was banned, and Indian cotton would be banned in the late colonial period.

It can be said that even if there was no massacre and the Sino-Dutch Allied Forces did not come, these Luzon Han people would have to revolt sooner or later.

Liu Sheng only hesitated for a moment and said: "In that case, then go and try it!"

After that, two more soldiers were sent to follow and protect him.

On the walls of Manila, except for the artillery and musketeers, most of the defenders were Pampangas, while the main Spanish troops huddled in the Santiago Castle.

With fear and anxiety, Chen Jizong came to the city of Manila under the protection of two Ming soldiers. He shouted in the dialect: "The Chinese emperor's army has come, and the Spaniards cannot hold it. Surrender quickly, as long as you surrender, The Emperor of China will not hold you accountable for the crime of aiding the tyrants."

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion on the city wall, and the Pampanga natives obviously saw the formation of the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces.

Among them are the indigenous coalition forces of the Iloks, Brunei, and Sulu people. This number alone is enough to scare the Pampanga natives.

When the Spanish officer responsible for commanding operations and maintaining order saw this, he quickly shouted: "Don't be chaotic. These Chinese troops have come from far away from the sea and cannot stay in Manila for a long time. If they stay for a long time, they will definitely get sick. As long as we If we can hold on for a month or two, the Chinese army will withdraw. Surrender now, and the Chinese people who have been bullied by you will not let you go!"

This makes sense.

Several times, Manila was attacked by the Dutch, but they always retreated after attacking the enemy.

Not only is there not enough food, but the seasonal climate is difficult to adapt to.

Malaria alone is enough to make a person drink a pot.

Chen Jizong saw that he could not be persuaded to surrender, so he could only retreat: "General, the common people have insulted their trust."

Liu Sheng waved his hand: "No problem, just give it a try."

　……So be it

　　
　
(End of this chapter)