Dragon Sea Empire

Yin Feng smiled: "Finally, there is still a sensible person like you here! Then what are you going to do?"

Lu Shitou restrained his smiling face and said seriously: "Although I am a rough person, I have been doing cheap jobs at sea for many years. I still know the reason why you can't touch hard stubble. But these big guys don't know. We can win with more people. If we have more people, there are always more officers and soldiers than us at sea, but we can still win; what do we rely on? We have good ships, good weapons, and people are united, and we are not afraid of death."

He pointed to the direction of Manila on the south side and said: "Look at the present, the Ganguanla people have better weapons than us, and they have city walls. Once they are surrounded by us, they will definitely defend the city with determination. What do we have? The only thing we don't fear is death." , huh, huh,..." The rough Shandong man sighed, and said sadly: "If I didn't have hundreds of brothers here, I would have run away long ago. Who wants to die here! But don't fight , we will run out of food in 10 days at most, and then everything will be over. Hey, what a pity for these good brothers!"

Yin Feng patted him on the shoulder: "As expected of an old Jianghu, but I have a way to let you and your brothers escape together..."

Lu Shitou's eyes widened, and he couldn't help shouting: "What? Could it be that you... can't do it, isn't the port blocked? There are also warships related to the La people... How could we..."

Yin Feng covered Lu Shitou's mouth, dragged him aside and said in a low voice: "Hold down, my elder brother. Don't let too many people know now, otherwise the morale here won't last a day! Everyone You were forced to rebel by the Ganla people, and you have heard about it before you die? If everyone knows that there is still a boat that can escape from Luzon Island, it is hard to say what will happen!"

Lu Shitou took a deep breath. After all, he was an old Jianghu. He immediately understood the key point and nodded again and again: "I know it, let me tell you how to do it? The fort castle in Manila Harbor is not so easy to attack..."

"Who said to go from the port of Manila? Go back to Jiannei from here, and then go south over the Dalun Mountains to the Badanyan Coast. There are two of my boats on the beach there, and it is no problem to carry 1000 people. My Frangji People have already inquired, this road is full of natives guarding, the number is close to a thousand, but they are scattered in various checkpoints, each with no more than a few hundred people. What I need now is enough manpower to break through from the south bank of the Bashi River As far as Bagayan, my 60 people are not enough, plus your pirate gang of more than 200 people, it should be enough to deal with those natives. If you agree, we will leave tonight, riding the full strength of the Ganla people in Manila Given the opportunity to defend the city, we can definitely reach the Badalan Sea.”

Lu Shitou's subordinates are a collection of veteran pirates along the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, and Yin Feng's plan is to save their lives as much as possible.These men could become combatants in his planned armed forces.

It has been almost 4 years since Lu Shitou and Yin Feng started dealing with each other in Yazhou.He knew that Yin Feng had a far-sighted vision, a flexible brain, and a lot of courage. He was loyal and trustworthy in dealing with people and things. Except for some people in Daming who didn't know much about the world, he could predict everything like a god.He believed Yin Feng's words unconditionally at that time.

However, he was a little hesitant: "Then, if my people don't participate in the attack on Manila, it seems that they are not worthy of the Chaozhou Gang and Quanzhou Gang? Hundreds of my people have died, hey... Forget it, let's help." They charge once, and if they don't succeed, I'll go with you."

Yin Feng smiled wryly, and felt a little uneasy about his conscience: "This is not considered running away, but that you can't go to die in vain. Otherwise, you can tell them that I have a boat in the Badangan, and ask them to give up attacking Manila and join us. Go. Do you think they will listen to you?"

Lu Shitou scratched his scalp and laughed: "Yes, it's useless to say it. They are in high spirits! They are full of thoughts of scoring gold and silver in Manila. Their subordinates will be tempted.... Maybe they will make a move What's the matter. It's really troublesome..."

Yin Feng said again: "But no matter what, everyone is from Tang Dynasty. If you can help, please help and do your best. I have to ask my elder brother to help; when the time comes to defeat Manila City, there will be a big mess. Please Lu Brother, contact some people in advance to make preparations. Once the battle fails, we will go to the bada geese in time. Tell them, as many people as I can fit on my boat, I can carry as many people as I want, but everything must be arranged by us. Let's go first tonight One step is equivalent to opening up a retreat for them to escape after failing to attack the city."

The two talked and walked out of the manor, and a group of people came to meet them, but it was He Ping, the leader of the Zhangzhou people, and Zhang Hai, the leader of the Quanzhou people, who came to find Yin Feng, and Huang Da followed at the end.After the two sides clasped their fists together to salute, He Ping asked Yin Feng directly to take part in the siege with his musketeers.

"Captain Yin, we know that you are a good man who values ​​loyalty... None of us can master muskets, only you can do it here... Helping us is helping yourself. If you don't defeat the Ganla people, you How to escape from Luzon Island?"

Yin Feng sighed, thinking that this is really a pot that can't be opened, and we are discussing how to escape after the failure of the siege!He had no choice but to find an excuse to perfunctory: "I said a few days ago that more weapons and equipment from the Guanlian people should be seized, but... hey, don't mention it, I won't hide it from you: my musketeer has already made contact with the Ganguan people I have fought two battles with the native soldiers, and now I am short of ammunition, and each of them can shoot three more shots at most." Seeing the bewildered looks of several leaders, he shook his head helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to help , It’s just that it’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, this matchlock gun has no bullets and gunpowder, it’s just like a firestick, it’s not going to help everyone at all!”

The leaders were very disappointed, but they had no choice but to return angrily.

Yin Feng silently watched the back of them leaving, he couldn't bear it, and stepped forward to try to persuade them to give up the siege plan, but Lu Shitou stopped him in time: "It's useless."

Yin Feng stopped, looked at the backs of the leaders, and said in his heart: "I'm sorry..."

"Your blunderbuss team really can only shoot three more rounds?" Lu Shitou asked worriedly.

"More than that, but not too much. Each gun can be fired up to 10 times and it will turn into a fire stick. But here, except in Manila, there is no gunpowder anywhere else."

The Spaniards also knew the principle of fortifying the wall and clearing the country. When the Spanish colonists withdrew to Manila, they did not forget to bring food and gunpowder to avoid the enemy.

When Yin Feng and others were about to set off, the young Chen Zhongji was sent over by his uncle, and Chen Hai pulled Yin Feng aside: "Captain Yin, I will leave my nephew to you. He is only 12 years old, so he shouldn't die in the city of Manila." .You can take him away for the sake of being from Tang Dynasty."

Yin Feng was in a bit of a dilemma: "Brother Chen, although there is a boat of the Frangji people waiting at the port, it is difficult to get from here to the port. I can't even guarantee that I will be able to board the ship."

Chen Hai couldn't help saying, took out a heavy cloth bag from his arms, and stuffed it into Yin Feng's hand: "I know that this road will not be peaceful, but after all, we have a better chance of surviving than attacking Manila City. This is my For the money you earn here this year, please bring this kid back to Tangshan."

He said to Chen Zhongji: "Ji Zai, remember to follow Captain Yin closely and listen to him in everything. After returning to Tangshan, take care of your aunt..."

Then, he immediately leaned on a crutch and left without hesitation.Yin Feng failed to hold him back, watching him go away helplessly, turned around and threw the cloth bag containing a lot of gold to Chen Zhongji: "Did you hear what your uncle said? Take good care of your uncle's belongings, follow me .”

That night, when they went south to the Bashi River ahead of the insurgents' brigade, they unexpectedly ran into several Dan people's sailors, including Mai Xiaoliu, who were supposed to be on the Xinxing ship.

This night, the moon and the stars were thin, and the rainy season in the Philippines was not expected at this time, and the southwest wind in the dry season had already arrived.Yin and Lu's subordinates consisted of about 300 people, walking quickly on the plains in the middle of Luzon Island.A dozen sailors wore the armor of captured Spanish soldiers, as most Spanish armor was too large for the Danish sailors to wear comfortably.The rest of the armor was divided among the rebels, and some pirate warriors used their breastplates as shields.

This is a sugar cane field in the Jado Colony, north of the Pasig River, which is a burnt ruin.The sailors sent by Kutley to investigate 500 steps ahead met Mai Xiaoliu and others here, and they sent someone to notify Yin Feng.

Yin Feng, Lu Shitou and the carried Zeng Yue all rushed over, and Chen Zhongji followed Yin Feng closely.

Mai Xiaoliu and a few others fell to their knees facing Yin Feng: "Captain, we failed to send the third young master to the Xinxing ship."

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In the morning, Intramuros Manila, Fort San Micheli.

Governor Don Pedro Aguna, Judge Salcedo, Major Azquita and other military officers inspected the military situation on the Manila city wall.

The governor's face was very pale, and the senior Spanish officials in the surrounding Philippine colonies all looked very ugly.They looked ahead worriedly: the sun was just rising, and the sun was shining obliquely on the river. There were several Spanish patrol boats rowing back and forth in the river, and the Spanish soldiers on the boats fired a few shots to the north bank of the Bashi River from time to time.Across the Bashi River, there are physiological people moving around along the river on the opposite bank, all kinds of messy flags fluttering in the wind, and many people tie wooden rafts on the river bank.Farther to the north, there are plumes of black smoke rising into the sky, and beneath the smoke are the colonial manors that were burned down by the physiological rebels along the way.

Physiological people are about to approach the city.

More and more physiological people gathered on the other side, and noisy biological people were coming from the north in a steady stream. The Spanish soldiers on the river and the people at the top of the city became more and more nervous.

The governor turned his gaze back to the nearby Balian Market, where all the shops were closed and the merchants were hiding in the shops in panic all day long; the bold guys and handymen gathered in twos and threes to discuss on the street, which was also a scene of panic .

Major Azquita, the commander of the city defense, said to the governor: "These rebels will definitely cross the river. We must not let them unite with the biological people who stayed in Balian; we can't let the supplies in the market area stay where they are. The rebels will use These commodities go to buy the natives to rebel with them."

Governor Aguna frowned: "Do you want me to order the destruction of Balian?"

Major Azquita, an old soldier, nodded and said nothing more.

A young military officer ran up the tower, saluted the governor, and handed over a stack of paperwork: "My lord, 500 wealthy businessmen from Anhai in Balian have submitted a petition to you on behalf of Ravel Zheng; they are willing to hand over all cargo, not to participate in any acts related to the rebellion, and request that you guarantee their safety."

Governor Aguna's face was livid: "Captain Juan de Biragón, have they started moving the goods into Manila King City?"

The young Captain Juan de Viragón was born in a small Spanish noble family, and military merit is their best chance to get ahead.He saw the dissatisfaction of the governor, and said with a blushing face: "No, they said that they can only hand over the property after getting your guarantee. My lord, I personally think that their guarantee is not reliable. Cross the river and they will support the rebels."

Governor Aguna sneered and said: "These biological people are dangerous elements, why should I vouch for them? Where are these petitioners?"

"It's just outside the east gate, outside the gate of Balian District."

Governor Don Pedro Aguna said coldly: "I don't want to see them again! For my poor nephew's sake, Captain Biragón, do you know what to do?" The petitions of the wealthy businessmen were thrown down the city, and a few pieces of paper slowly fell into the moat.

Captain Juan de Viragón nodded excitedly and ran down the walls.

Governor Don Pedro Aguna looked at the plains around Manila, and in a blink of an eye he saw the Archbishop of Manila and Father Miguel de Benavidez, who was over sixty years old, hurried up to the top of the city, followed by many black robes Monks and some senior clergy.

Archbishop Benavidez said loudly: "Your Excellency, we express our condolences for the heroic death of your excellent nephew. All our clergy in Manila have organized and will defend the city with our soldiers!"

The bishop's nephew was also beaten to death by the Chinese in the Tondo swamp, so the archbishop's attitude became more radical. He pointed in the direction of Balian and said, "Some pious believers told me that some people with matchlock guns Rebels have infiltrated Balian. Can you tell us where they came from?"

The governor didn't want to see the domineering archbishop yelling there, turned his head and said lightly: "Don't worry about them, so far we have only found no more than a few dozen musketeers. All civilian ships in the port have been driven out to sea , it is impossible for someone to supply them with weapons and ammunition."

The archbishop refused to let go: "Master Governor, do you just let those rebels lurk in Balian? Those rebels from Tondo have gathered more and more on the north bank of the Bashi River... In case they join forces with the biological people here Get up, Balian and Wangcheng are only separated by a moat!"

Governor Aguna suddenly turned his head and looked at the archbishop coldly: "As far as I know, your devout believers also participated in the rebellion? The best young people in Manila have died, and many of your believers did it!"