Dragon Sea Empire

The sky is getting brighter, and a large number of Chinese have crossed the Pasig River to Binondo, and then continue to go north, trek across the river and head towards Tondo.There were hundreds of Chinese in Binondo who did not participate in the riots of the previous day. At this time, they were hiding in their homes, secretly watching the thousands of Chinese going northward through cracks in doors and windows.

Some Chinese shouted loudly at the door of the Chinese Christians in Binondo they knew: "Brothers, come with us! The Ganlan people will not let you go! You are Christians, but you are all Chinese. They never I don't trust you!"

Some Chinese Christians opened the gates and followed their own people with their luggage; many Tagalog wives did not want their biological husbands to join the rebellion, crying and dragging their men from the house.The courage a few Christians had just mustered up was dissipated in the tears of their wives and children, so they could only lean at the door and watch the group of Chinese walk through the streets of the town and head north.

Since the Spanish army on the south bank of Binondo was almost completely wiped out, no one has blocked this area. Thousands of Chinese have already passed here from Balian in the early morning and continued to walk north.The rest of the Spanish forces along the river seem to have disappeared, as have the native servants of Pampanga.

Early this morning, there were not even Spaniards on the way to intercept the harassment, and the Chinese fugitives advanced smoothly to Tondo.Along both sides of the main road, there are still many corpses, all of which are fugitive Chinese who were killed a few days ago.There are quite a few corpses hanging from the branches, but they are those overseas Chinese businessmen and peddlers who were chased by the Spaniards and hanged themselves to save a whole body.Most of these corpses have been stripped naked, which is the result of local aborigines looking for treasures on Chinese corpses.

Yin Feng and the others did not find Li Dan.The old servant of the Li family who stayed said: On the day when the black slave woman in Manila went into hysteria, Captain Thomas led the army to raid Li Dan’s house in the name of funding the rebels in Tondo, and took the gold and silver that had been sent the day before. He snatched it back again, and locked Li Dan in the dungeon of Fort San Diego.Li Lihua was about to take her family to Manila to rescue people, and Yin Feng managed to stop her from throwing herself into the net. Finally, Yin Feng assured her that he had Portuguese friends at the port of Manila. After finding his family, he would definitely Let the Portuguese help her inquire about Li Dan's whereabouts.After such a delay, when Yin Feng and the others were about to go on the road to Tongduo to find Zeng Yue, the Spaniards began to appear on the road ahead again.

In the Governor's Mansion in Manila, Governor Don Pedro de Aguna looked at the few people in front of him distressedly at his desk.These people are all soldiers, and the middle-aged officer sitting on a chair covered in bandages escaped death and fled alone to Captain Gaspar, the commander of the Spanish army on the south bank of Binondo in Manila.Standing on one side was the Governor's nephew, Captain Thomas, and the older officer, Major Asquita, honest and dull, the commander of the city defense of Manila; another middle-aged officer with aristocratic style was Luis Pere Colonel Das Marinas.

Colonel Das Marinas is another culprit in the massacre at the Binondo Manor. His hatred for biological people can be said to be a combination of family hatred and national hatred.

Colonel Dasmarinas was the interim governor of the Philippines from 1593 to 1596. His father was the governor of Dasmarinas whose head was beheaded by the Chinese during the Pan Hewu riot. (Chapter 24 mentioned this matter)

During the Colonel's tenure as Acting Governor, the Balian Market area was set on fire by him.Moreover, the colonel tried his best to advocate the invasion of China in the position of governor, and wrote to the king of Spain requesting to organize an army expedition to China. (The colonel is one of the proponents of Spain's plan to conquer Ming Dynasty China circulating on the Internet)

Therefore, the colonel was the most active Spanish soldier who demanded the ruthless suppression of Chinese resistance. Not only did the leader personally massacre more than 300 Chinese in the Maquina Manor, but he also led his own guards to intercept the Chinese on the north bank of the Bashi River many times.

All attention is now focused on Captain Gaspar's limp narration: "...that's what happened, my unit lost about 30 to 40 men in two salvos from the other side, and they had officers in the The password should be issued in Chinese; and the interval between the two volleys of the opponent is only half a minute, and even...my soldiers fired again before they had time to load the ammunition. "

Governor Don Pedro rubbed his temples vigorously, looked at him in distress, and then asked Major Asquita: "You are an old soldier, what do you think?"

The old officer, Major Asquita, did not answer immediately, but first asked Captain Gaspar on the chair, "Are you sure there are only 50 people on the other side?"

"From my experience, judging by the light of the opponent's shooting, there are no more than 60 of them at most." Captain Gaspar replied very positively.

Major Asquita turned to Governor Don Pedro and said: "From this we can be sure that on the physiological side of the rebellion there is a musketeer team, numbering about sixty men, and well trained; it can fire so quickly at night. , only soldiers who have undergone long-term training can do it."

Don Pedro de Aguna, who just took over as governor of the Philippines at the end of last year, has reason to be distressed; his predecessor left him a mess.Too many biological people is the biggest problem.Don Pedro didn't want the rebellion to start happening in the colonies as soon as he took over as the governor, especially the rebellion of the physiological people: they are the driving force and source of prosperity in Manila, and they are also the source of finance for the long-term stability of the Philippines under the governor.The governor is not a religious fanatic like Archbishop Benavides. He can tolerate the existence of heretics as long as they can bring him wealth and political prestige.But there were so many of them that they threatened the safety of the Spaniards.The religious circles, especially Archbishop Benavidez, desperately instigated hostility towards biological humans, which escalated the conflict between the two sides.

Everything was developing towards the state he least wanted to see. After countless harassments and attacks by the Spaniards, the physiological man finally rebelled.He didn't admit that he didn't stop the Spaniard's reckless behavior, but blamed the physiological person for not overreacting.

Now, he has been trying to take Captain Gaspar's statement as his nonsense, but it seems that other soldiers agree with the captain's statement.

Governor Don Pedro rubbed his eyes in distress: "Well, I hope someone can explain; what is a biological person, and when did they have such a team of musketeers?"

Everyone looked at each other, speechless.None of them could answer his question.

The governor sighed, disappointed in these soldiers.

"Gentlemen, I have sent people to notify the governors of all the provinces in this colony, ordering them to deal with all the local biological people on the spot, not to let one go. We must restore order in this colony as soon as possible. Das Marinas Colonel, you are most familiar with the situation in this colony, how do you think to quell the biological rebellion?"

"Attack, destroy them! Physiological people are mobs!!" Colonel Dasmarinas walked up to the governor, foaming, and the governor had to lean back in his chair. "The rebels can only be shot or killed! As for what happened last night, I don't think it is enough to be an obstacle to our actions, and they are only 50 people! Even if a physiological person has the ability to get a certain number of muskets, they will not be proficient use!"

"How to explain the Binondo incident last night?" Captain Gaspar was very dissatisfied with the colonel's statement, and couldn't help asking.

"You were attacked from behind. It's not because our soldiers are incompetent, but because these biological people are cunning and cruel! Just like the incident 10 years ago, these despicable biological people can only engage in sneak attacks!"

Colonel Das Marinas has once again brought up his family's old feud.The governor rubbed his temples, sighed and ordered: "Okay, Colonel, you lead your colonist self-defense force to the direction of Tondo. Thomas, you command a company of soldiers, plus 100 indigenous auxiliary troops to cooperate with the colonel's troops , to cut off the path of the physiological man to Tondo."

He turned to Major Asquita, the commander of the city defense, and said, "Major, you organize all the armed men in the city to prepare to defend the city. We have to prepare for the worst."

The regular Spanish army, beating drums and playing military music, was stepping out of the city. There were about 150 well-equipped soldiers. The governor's nephew, Captain Thomas, rode ahead as a commander on a tall horse, looking straight ahead with a serious face and raising his head proudly.Colonel Das Marinas kept a straight face behind him, nodding frequently to the surrounding audience on his own horse.The Spanish colonists onlookers applauded and cheered, and there were women screaming and throwing flower branches on the soldiers' heads.

The news that Captain Gaspar's troops were almost wiped out has been tightly sealed.All the Spanish troops around the city of Manila have been concentrated in the city of Manila. After these troops left, there were actually only more than 150 Spanish regular troops and several hundred Pampanga auxiliary troops left in the city.

North of Binondo, outside the estate of Colonel Das Marinas, the Spanish troops and the self-defense militia of the local Spanish colonists converged. The number was more than 200, plus 100 indigenous auxiliary troops, so Captain Thomas had enough Confidence in destroying biological rebels.Most of the colonial militiamen were Spanish veterans who stayed in Luzon and had rich combat experience. They didn't care about the biological rebels and thought they could be easily defeated.Originally, their task was to block the road to Tondo, but Captain Thomas and Colonel Das Marinas were going to fight all the way to Tondo.As for what happened in Binondo last night, they all blamed Captain Gaspar's incompetence.

When the Spanish army was preparing to attack, Yin Feng and others were hiding in the woods near the colonel's manor, anxiously waiting for them to leave so that they could continue on the road.

However, it was not until the afternoon that the Spaniards began to prepare for departure; the native auxiliaries pushed two cannon carriages out of the manor, the soldiers of the brigade lined up at the gate of the manor, and the colonial militia also formed a team.

Yin Feng circled around anxiously, and went to the forest to look around for a while every few minutes.Zeng Jingshan sighed, and said: "You don't need to worry, it's useless to be anxious. If Brother Yue is still in Tongduo, nothing will happen; if it is really..., there is no use in being so anxious."

Yin Feng stood still and gave a wry smile: "The Ganguanla army in front of us is probably going to attack Tongduo. What I'm worried about is: our way is blocked by Ganguanla people."

He thought for a while, and said to Major Kutley: "Major, you bring 10 armed sailors, together with my family and companions, to lurk here first, and then find a way to return to the Xinxing ship at night."

Coutere nodded, and said in Portuguese: "With these sailors here, there should be no problem swimming back to the port. Then, how will the ship owner plan to retreat to the port after finding the people? I think a large-scale battle will start immediately, maybe This area will become a battlefield. According to my experience, the entire Philippines can recruit 300 to 400 regular soldiers to Manila, and if the Spaniards decide to form an indigenous infantry company, they can at least add another 2000 combatants.”

He pointed in the direction of Balian and said: "According to my observations, the Chinese who participated in the rebellion basically have no weapons. According to your experience of organizing a sneak attack last night, they are all civilians and have never had combat experience. Experienced officer organizers are totally absent. In short, I don't think highly of the cause your countrymen are fighting for."

Yin Feng nodded: "You are very straightforward, but what you said is indeed the truth. That's why I am even more anxious. If the whole area is caught in the flames of war, it will be very difficult for us to protect ourselves. Therefore, you must take Ms. Li I took these armed sailors to Tongdo with my brother. In case of emergency, we will go into the mountains and take a detour to the Badalan Sea, where the Fuxing ship has been waiting for half a month."