Dragon Sea Empire

Yin Feng led his people back to Balian, found a brick house in the North District and broke in.Most of the buildings in Balian are made of wood. This is a relatively rare building with brick walls and tile roofs. The door has the words Anhai Wuji, which should be the residence of a wealthy Anhai businessman.After Yin Feng and others entered, they didn't find anyone, and the warehouse was empty. Everyone hid in the inner courtyard, and Yin Feng led the sailors to guard the gate.

The Chinese in Balian used such weapons to fight the Japanese who invaded the Chinese area: they held all kinds of utensils that could be used as weapons, such as wooden sticks, brooms, tables, chairs, benches, stones or tiles, and a few secretly kept knives ——The kitchen knife is the sharpest weapon at this time.Everything in various handicraft workshops such as blacksmith shops, from tools to processing materials, has become a weapon of course.The sound of shouting and killing was endless, gunshots rang out in succession, and gunpowder smoke filled in from everywhere.

There were a total of about 35000 Chinese in Luzon, but there are still about 15000 Chinese staying in Balian.Most of them were wealthy businessmen and their servants who were unwilling to participate in the riots. They hid in their shops, trembling with their official residence permits issued by Spain.But there were also nearly 5000 hired workers, buddies, craftsmen, etc., who were originally lower-class civilians and proletarians. They were not burdened by family wealth, and they did not want to die with their hands tied up. They let go and worked with the Spaniards.

Li Lihua was choked by the smoke and coughed, Yin Feng hurriedly approached her and whispered, "Shhh, keep quiet!"

Choosing this brick and tile house is because it is not easy to be ignited by fire.There are already many shops in the surrounding area on fire, and thick smoke is billowing.Everyone was suffocated, Lihua coughed violently for a while, then covered her mouth, and looked at Yin Feng embarrassedly.

Yin Feng saw a well in the corner of the yard, and quickly asked Mai Xiaoliu to get some water.However, when Mai Xiaoliu came to the mouth of the well, he yelled and threw the bucket: "Oh my god! Someone is in the well!"

A middle-aged Chinese woman committed suicide by jumping into a well. Her body was soaked in the well water, her head was upturned, and her eyes were staring blankly at the mouth of the well.

The Spaniards and Japanese who rushed into Balian were driven out by the Chinese who were familiar with the terrain, and they were forced to exit the gate of the eastern part of Balian, where they relied on the cover of cannons and muskets on the city wall to shoot and kill the rushing Chinese with muskets. After a while, the ground near the city gate was full of Chinese corpses.As a result, the Chinese set fire to some buildings near the gate of the Eastern District and retreated under the cover of fire and smoke.

The killing sounds inside the Balian District began to calm down, and the attackers had already retreated.The footsteps of countless people on the street outside the door sounded, mixed with the shouts of the Chinese: "Go to Tongduo, go to Tongduo, and fight the Ganla people to the end!"

The blowing of the trumpet sounded in the direction of Manila King City, and someone was announcing the decree of Manila Governor Don Pedro in fluent Chinese Hokkien:

"The Governor of Luzon announced that all the biological people gathered in Tongdo, whether they are Christians or pagans, are regarded as rebels. All the biological people of Balian must stay in their own shops and residences and are not allowed to go out. Otherwise, it will be treated as a rebel.  …”

Yin Feng immediately understood that the Spaniards had temporarily given up their plan to completely wipe out the Balian Chinese.This means that the Chinese who escaped from Balian are launching a counterattack, and the Spaniards are not strong enough to deal with it, so they can only temporarily truce in the Balian market area.

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The Manila port tax officer received the captain of Xinxing and the business representative in his office; Bernardo, Barreto Jr., and Lin Xiao.

"Gentlemen are out of luck. You have also seen the turmoil in the surrounding area. Balian's biological man rebelled." The tax officer played with the delicate and small Japanese folding fan presented by Bernardo.

Now, the sound of gunfire and noise from Balian's direction has gradually subsided.Bernardo frowned and said, "I'm really shocked. Aren't these Chinese people always peaceful?"

The tax official shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "God only knows what's going on! We can only pray that the rebellion subsides as soon as possible. War is of no benefit to us officials."

Bernardo asked: "So, I can't enter Manila anymore? I planned to visit Mr. Diogo Fernandez Vitoria, the commercial agent of the Governor General."

The tax officer's eyes lit up: "Oh, this Mr. Fernandez is a generous businessman, do you know him? This is very good, but I advise you not to enter the city at this time. This is the port area, with the cannon of Fort San Diego and fleet gun protection, but out of the port area, around the Manila walls, I cannot guarantee your safety."

"God bless!" Captain Barreto Jr. quickly crossed himself.

"So, as we just mentioned, my ship was caught in a storm after leaving Japan, and I was drifting at sea for too long. I urgently need to replenish fresh water and food, and also need to repair the ship's timber..."

The tax officer rubbed his hands in embarrassment, frowned and said, "The problem is this; Balian District is no longer a safe place. Now, you can't find anyone who can sell you the supplies you need at a low price, and you can't find them." It's time for the craftsmen to repair your boat. These jobs were done by biological people before, may God punish them, and now they are all rebellious."

Bernardo sighed: "So, we came at the wrong time?"

The tax officer nodded: "Unfortunately, the facts are like this: you came at a bad time! Now, I can only collect some supplies for you in the port warehouse. Due to the lack of manpower - you can't expect those natives to be as biological as human beings." Be diligent, so you may have a long delay in the Manila port area."

Twenty minutes later, in the captain's cabin of the Xinxing ship, Barreto Jr. whispered to Bernardo: "Mr. Caceres, are you really going to let these fully armed crew go to Balian? A rebellion! We must not be involved in such a thing!"

Among the Portuguese at that time, there were not many who fully accepted King Philip of Spain as the king of their country.But between the biological man and the Spaniard, one side is a fellow Christian who serves the same king, and the other side is a pagan businessman. After all, there will be a lot of psychological pressure for an ordinary Portuguese to raise his hand against the former. of.

Bernardo could see from the window that the Danmin sailors recruited by Yin Feng were busy on the deck: they were all preparing their weapons and preparing to go ashore to Balian to rescue the captain Yin Feng.In the past two years, about 10 Danmin sailors died due to reasons such as dealing with Japanese pirates and dying of illness.Yin Feng fulfilled his promise and handed over a large sum of pensions to their families.As a result, his reputation was very good among the Dan people in various ports in southern Hainan, and more than 20 outstanding Dan people sailors came to work on his ship one after another.

Therefore, these loyal Danmin sailors did not hesitate to rescue Yin Feng.Lin Xiao was naturally also very active. He even planned to bring a few Frangler cannons ashore, but he had to give up because it was too difficult to carry.

Bernardo sneered, left the window, sat at the desk, and said lightly: "What can we do? We only brought a dozen sailors on board, and the more than 120 sailors are all subordinates of Captain Yin. .Is there anything you can do to keep them from going?"

Little Barreto was discouraged, sat down on the bed, and sighed: "God bless, I hope we won't be involved!"

Bernardo smiled: "Don't worry, these people who landed are all Chinese, as long as they don't get caught halfway—it's impossible to be found. These sailors' water skills are world-class. We've all seen it before, right? Spain How can people suspect us? Besides, from my standpoint, it’s a good thing to give the Spaniards a little bit of trouble.”

The new Christian "Jewish" family to which Bernardo belongs was driven from Madrid to Portugal by the Spaniards more than 100 years ago.

Barreto Jr. shook his head: "The Chinese look pretty much the same in our eyes. I'm not worried about them, but rather the old mercenary, Major Kuteri. Look, he's preparing to land too!"

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After a day of fierce fighting, the area around Manila gradually fell silent.As soon as it got dark, Yin Feng led his people out of the rich merchant's house in Anhai, and walked north to the Bashi River.I met more and more people along the way, all of whom were Chinese preparing to cross the river to Tongdo.Along the way, several shops were burned to ruins, and there were many corpses lying on the side of the road, most of which were Japanese corpses who had been beaten to death during the day.There are almost no people or lights in the shops on the side of the road, and corpses appear from time to time on both sides of the road; there are also overseas Chinese businessmen hanged at the door of their shops, the corpses are shaking gently, and a large group of people are walking silently, as if passing through a ghost town.

The Tagalogs ventured to come in canoes, and the people waiting by the Pasig River scrambled to board the boats and headed for the north bank.There are too few canoes, and there are too many Chinese gathered on the shore, nearly 4000 people.However, several canoes can only carry 30 people at a time, and the round trip takes about 30 minutes. If this continues, even at dawn the next day, it is impossible to ferry everyone there.

Tomorrow, God knows if the Spaniards will attack Balian.Everyone wanted to leave Balian, as far away from Manila as possible.

Suddenly, there was a flash of fire on the opposite bank, and in a short while, countless torches formed a line along the river bank.As the flames flickered, all those under the torches were Spanish soldiers.The north bank of the Bashi River was blocked by the Spaniards.

Yin Feng jumped on his feet and cursed: "You son of a bitch, you damn Spaniard!"

Zeng Jingshan called out to him out of breath: "Brother Feng, shall we wait?"

Yin Feng shook his head: "We must find a way to cross the river tonight, the Spaniards will not let us go."

The Spaniards on the other side brought an interpreter, and Chinese words would come over soon: "The governor of the Ganguan people guarantees the safety of the lives and property of all legal Chinese businessmen. Everyone, go back quickly, and don't go to Tongdo to participate in the rebellion..."

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The 60 crew members of Xinxing volunteered to go ashore to participate in the rescue operation. Their leaders were Lin Xiao, Portuguese mercenaries, and their instructor, Major Cutre.

The old mercenary, Major Coutere, was a supporter of the former Portuguese king Sebastiao, and had always regarded Philip of Spain as the usurper of the Portuguese king, so he was willing to participate in any action against the Spaniards.The former king of Portugal, Sebastiao, miraculously disappeared during his expedition to North Africa. Because he had no heirs, the Portuguese throne was vacant, so he was picked up by King Philip of Spain as a close relative.After the merger of Spain and Portugal, many Portuguese who opposed Philip searched for the former king Sebastiao everywhere, hoping that he would still be the king. As a result, several live reports of true and false Sebastiao were performed in Europe. drama.

The family of the old mercenary, Major Coutray, lost their land because they opposed King Philip, so they wandered around as mercenaries.

The sailors dragged two rafts into the water. Firearms, ammunition, and weapons such as swords were placed on the rafts.The gentle current at the estuary of the Bashi River is not a problem at all for the Dan people who grew up in the sea.They dragged the raft and swam vigorously upstream toward Balian.The mercenary, Major Coutere, was escorted by two sailors and followed at the end of the team.Under the cover of night, this strange team crossed the mouth of the river and went upstream, also relying on the cover of night, no one noticed along the way.