open sea

Chapter 340
It was indeed the one who held the white flag. The former mayor of Manila, Sarmento, held a small flagpole and returned to the city he was familiar with, almost crying.

Originally, he was not a brave person, and if he was bold, he would not have fled on the eve of the war.

However, the mission given to him by Governor Regasby had to be fulfilled again, and he set sail tremblingly, but was intercepted by Lin Afeng's pirates before he had gone far, and sent him to Batangas.

Batangas is an important location in the south of Luzon Island, and it is also a large local settlement of Luzon people. After Lin Feng led his troops there, in order to facilitate supplies, he set up a water walled city in Batangas, guarding the place and bringing local Prosperity.

Going north along the main road from Batangas and being sent back to Manila, it was not easy for Sarmento. The pirates always wanted something from him, so that when he arrived in Manila, he didn't look like a rich man at all. Spaniards.

His hat, wall clock, necklace, saber, silk scarf, and boots all disappeared during the process of being escorted and changed hands several times. When he saw Chen Mu, even his shirt was taken away.

Except for a pair of trousers, it was because he wanted to see the coach. Long Junxiong felt that his appearance was not decent enough, so he got a thin blanket from the stables for him to wrap.

It was the rainy season, and Chen Mu cherished war horses very much, so he prepared blankets for the horses, so that the groom could cover them with blankets when the horses were hysterical while standing.

Blankets are magical, and over time they give the mounts a very secure and comfortable feeling, and sometimes they will lie down and sleep when they are covered with blankets.

On Mr. Samento, the blanket worked its magic again, not only making the horse feel safe, but also making him feel safe.

"I heard that you like having children with other women's women, but I haven't heard that you still like to walk through the streets shirtless."

When he saw Samento, Chen Mu already knew his identity from Luis, but he didn't expect that when he saw the mayor, the only difference between this gentleman and the naked man was a pair of pants.

Chen Mu's Spanish is not standard, but Sarmento can understand it, which makes him feel very surprised. He knows how biological people speak, which is completely different from them. Etiquette, but wearing a blanket always made him feel embarrassed.

"General Chen, on the way here, your soldiers were undisciplined, and they shamelessly took everything from me."

Don't mention how big Sartor's resentment is.

"It turned out to be like this. I thought you had been hiding in my stable." Chen Mu didn't care about this, raised his hand to make him sit down, and then corrected: "It's not everything. They haven't killed you, it's already Very, very, very respectful of me, they know what works for me and what doesn't work for me."

"You came from Cebu Island and said you would bring me some news, so it is useful for me to have you alive." With a smile on his face, Chen Mu waved a bowl of hot tea and said, "Tell me, your What the Governor sends you for is not to borrow a blanket from my horse."

"My governor would like to ask your emperor, isn't the trade between the two countries very good? Why did you suddenly attack our Manila?" Mentioning the governor seemed to make Samento's back a little stiffer. He raised his head and said: " We need trade, so His Excellency Governor Regasby sent me here to express the hope of a peace negotiation, if you want, we can negotiate a peace, as long as we compensate for our losses in Manila, and allow you to return to Hawksbill Harbor, we will not pursue it."

Chen Mu leaned on the chair with his chin in one hand, was silent for a while, nodded in deep thought, and then asked unexpectedly, "Compensation, what compensation?"

Sarmento didn't know what the compensation was. He said in a cheerful tone: "If the general intends to make compensation, I will tell the governor on your behalf and let you know the content of the compensation when I come next time."

"No, I'm just asking, I don't intend to compensate."

Chen Mu waved his hand and said: "And you should compensate me, maybe I haven't told you, Junxiong, go to the prison to recruit that Salcedo, let him write a compensation form and send it over, I forgot how much."

Long Junxiong said a few words to Lian Dou, the Japanese who defected in the battle was quite brave in the process of attacking Manila, and now he is Long Junxiong's deputy, hearing this, he walked out of the castle quickly.

Chen Mu then said to Samento: "The reason for the war is that you attacked Haojing and caused us great losses. Bishop Chen told you to pay compensation, but you ignored it, so Chen also came to attack your port."

Sarmento had never seen anyone who could mess around to such an extent. His eyes widened and he said in surprise, "It's just a group of pirates, a few ships, and 300 people! But the general brought an entire army!"

It's unreasonable, but Sarmento has walked all the way, and the armed soldiers he saw are enough to have a legion!
Chen Mu raised his hand to scratch his face, but for the solemn image, he just changed his hand and put it on the armrest of the chair, and asked, "How many people are in one of your legions?"

"Three thousand, the general brought at least this many troops, is this the same as our pirates attacking your port?"

Three thousand?

"In that case, I did lead a legion."

Chen Mu pursed his lips in disdain in his heart, his face was extremely sincere, he did come with a legion, a legion composed of [-] marines.

He spread his hands and said: "The governor of the Philippines, with such a large land and thousands of Spaniards serving, sent an army of two to 300 people in several ships. Given the size of the country, I think this is a reasonable counterattack. If You think it's unreasonable—what if it's unreasonable, war is a reasonable thing?"

If they were reasonable, they would have won. The Portuguese had already been defeated by the Inca Empire and the Manchuca Kingdom more than a dozen times, and the Sulu Kingdom and Luzon Kingdom had also defeated the Spaniards long ago.

What can Samento say, he hates this biological general more and more, he should not die on the battlefield, he should be imprisoned in the Inquisition!

The cell was very close to the castle, and Lian Dou came back empty-handed, and said to Chen Mu, "Handsome, 700 million taels of silver."

"Yes, if you want to negotiate a peace, you can take the equivalent of 700 million taels of silver. I remember how this number came about. For every soldier killed in battle, I will increase by 1 taels. Go back and let the governor report to the king as soon as possible, except In addition, I want you to bring a message to your governor."

"Before August, my fleet will attack the northern waters of Cebu Island. Your weak fleet had better prepare there; at the same time, it will attack Panay Island on land. Your weak army had better prepare there too. Goodbye!"

After all, serve tea to the guests.

Behind the screen, Xu Wei walked forward with his beard curled up, and asked wonderingly: "The general has already brought the warship into the port, so is he still going to fight?"

"Of course not. Soldiers never tire of cheating. Our feng shui master, General Deng Wuqiao, observes the sky every day. Recently, the clouds are dark, fish float up and seabirds land, and a typhoon is coming." Chen Mu spread his hands and said: "Let's rest and organize the army Stand by and let the wind blow them."

(End of this chapter)