Wanli 1592

Chapter 461 Marching to Manila
The war is over.

Xiao Ruxun and Jiang Dahai boarded the ship under the guidance of Wang Wei, and saw seven Spanish military officers who were tied up in a big way.

They were shivering, looking at the brightly armored Ming army with live ammunition and guns with terrified eyes, and babbled some incomprehensible words, probably begging for mercy.

Xiao Ruxun glanced at the seven people, and didn't know what they were talking about. After looking around, she realized that she didn't have a translator since she didn't bring Matteo Ricci.

I don't know what these guys are talking about, and I don't know if there are talents who can speak both Spanish and Chinese on the Philippine island, otherwise this negotiation will not be possible.

Oh, it is really necessary to learn a few more languages!
Thinking so, Xiao Ruxun waved his hand and ordered six of these seven people to be beheaded, and then put the six heads in front of the last guy with a pale face, and kindly wrapped him in a cloth.

When the Ming army was chasing the Spaniards, Chen Longzheng, who was familiar with this sea area on the ship, said that this was the port where he arrived to welcome the Han people.

These Spaniards also panicked and just wanted to escape for their lives, and directly led the Ming army ships to the port. The Ming army killed the only Spanish guards with a few shots without any effort, and seized the port.

Next, Xiao Ruxun threw the Spanish sailor who was staying on the shore first, pointed in the direction of Manila, and asked him to take the bag of heads and leave. The man saw that Xiao Ruxun would not kill him, and let him go, and immediately rolled away Run away with the shit out of it.

It's frustrating not being able to speak Spanish and not being able to talk to him more!
As for the native Filipino sailors who snatched ships and dedicated them to the Ming army, Xiao Ruxun ordered them to be rewarded with a little silver, and then gave them three small wooden boats, and let them go on their own. The boat is gone.

Also unable to communicate, really depressed!

Xiao Ruxun began to think about cultivating talents who could understand foreign languages, so that it would be convenient to communicate with them later.

The port has already been captured, Xiao Ruxun ordered Wang Wei to take [-] sailors to guard the ships and patrol overseas, strictly prevent the five escaped ships from coming back, and if they dare to come back, they will be sunk immediately without mercy.

Xiao Ruxun took Chen Longzheng, Jiang Dahai, and two thousand Marine Corps soldiers to Manila.

The entire Philippines is nominally under the colonial rule of the Spaniards. In fact, the previous Philippine regime was overthrown, the Spaniards took over, and the central government changed, but the local leaders are still in power.

The Spaniards also need to establish a good relationship with these natives, otherwise a force of 2000 people will definitely not be able to do anything to the 10 natives.

Although there are sharp weapons, the most reliable people on the battlefield are still people. When the weapons have not surpassed the times, the opponent can push you even with the crowd tactics.

The center of Spanish rule is near Manila and some ports where warships are moored. These are the real power of the Spaniards.

The United Fleet that was eaten by Xiao Ruxun before was 80.00% of their force. Besides, the Spaniards had no stronger force, and even self-protection became a problem.

Xiao Ruxun can believe that once the Filipino natives who left the ship return to their own tribes and report the news of the Spanish defeat to their tribal leaders, many tribes will soon join forces to question Manila, asking them to explain and compensate them for their deaths. clansmen.

If the Spaniards can't handle it well, the remaining Spaniards will die miserably, even those Catholics will be miserable. Without the deterrence of force, those natives don't care whether you believe in Buddha or Taoist.

At this moment, the Spaniards have no way out, no matter what request they make, they must agree.

Unless they all decide to die and die for their country, then Xiao Ruxun will be a little embarrassed. He will face those natives alone and become the new owner of the Philippines replacing the Spaniards. in the Philippines.

There are still a group of indigenous people in Myanmar who are eyeing them. The indigenous people in the Philippines are even more troublesome. It is better to leave the troubles to the Spaniards. He only needs money and spices. As for whether the Spaniards will come to him for revenge...

They probably don't have enough troops and financial resources to support an expedition. Even if Xiao Ruxun snatches the Philippines here, they probably won't be able to send troops to attack.

But in Europe, in the Mediterranean area, although Xiao Ruxun had won over Genoa, Genoa's military strength was not strong enough, so Xiao Ruxun had also drawn in France to help.

With France and Genoa contributing money and others, Spain, which is at the end of its strength, may not be able to cause any bloody storms. Xiao Ruxun did not tear up his face with the Holy See. The escort of the navy fleet is needed.

There is no way, if you want to get something, you have to pay some price. For Xiao Ruxun, this price can be borne, it is not terrible, and it is completely within the acceptable range.

However, for the Spaniards, for the Spaniards in the Philippines, the price they paid this time is an unbearable weight in their lives.

The Spanish sailor who was sent back by Xiao Ruxun fled back to the Governor's Mansion in Manila, and brought back a piece of news that they could not accept along with six bloody heads.

The power that the Spaniards are proud of occupies the Philippines. The combined fleet of fifty warships is almost the main force of their fleet in Southeast Asia. The entire army has been wiped out. , do not know where to escape to.

The former Spanish Imperial Navy was very powerful, but their main naval force had suffered heavy losses ten years ago, and more than 50 large ships were all the combat power they could produce.

In recent years, the Spanish government has gone bankrupt three times, and most of the ships in Southeast Asia have been withdrawn. It is already very difficult to keep these, and they can no longer organize more warships.

If there is time, maybe it can be built, and there are still many merchant ships that can be produced, but how can merchant ships be compared with regular warships?

Let's talk about the strength of the troops. This time, a full two thousand Spanish sailors and more indigenous sailors were dispatched, which was almost 80.00% of the strength of the Spaniards in the entire Southeast Asia region.

The Spaniards have spent their money. Many of the small islands that are still being explored are discarded, and they are directly discarded. They set up a boat and bring people back to prepare for battle.

As a result, the battle ended in the sea, and it would never float up.

(End of this chapter)