Chapter 517, Bombardment of Manila
Here in Manila, Chen Laohan's family was firmly tied to a wooden stake, and firewood had been erected around them, poured with oil, and they were waiting for an order to burn Chen Laohan's family to death.
Not far away, here in the block, Ming people huddled in one corner after another, unkempt, like frightened birds, looking at the Malays and black dwarves around them with frightened eyes.
"Haha~Cool~"
After a short time, Rapp walked out of Chen Laohan's house with a smile on his face, and slowly came to Chen Laohan's face.
"Tsk, you Mingren women still have a taste~"
"If you had agreed to my proposal, it wouldn't have been like this."
Rapp looked at Old Man Chen's scarlet eyes, and the whole person wanted to laugh happily.
"Brute~Brute~"
"You will be punished~"
Chen Laohan wanted to cry without tears, so he could only keep cursing and scolding.
"Be louder, be louder~"
"If you don't make a loud noise, how can your God hear me."
Not only did Rapp not get angry in the slightest, but he was smiling all over his face, pretending not to hear clearly.
"Retribution?"
"Where is the retribution?"
"He said we would be punished."
Rapp said to his side with a smile, and immediately made the people around him laugh happily.
"The sky has no eyes~"
Chen Laohan looked in the direction of Daming in the north and couldn't help but curse angrily.
Then he soon widened his eyes, for in the middle of Manila Bay he saw a vast and vast fleet of ships, which at first glance he knew were the ships of the Ming Dynasty, and the flags fluttering on them were so familiar.
"Light a fire and burn him~"
"I want to see if these Ming people dare to resist us in the future."
Rapp looked at Old Man Chen and said fiercely.
There are still some bloody people among the Ming people, but there are not many, but this still caused them some casualties, which made Rapp very annoyed and decided to burn Chen Laohan's family to educate these Ming people fiercely.
"Boom~"
As soon as his words fell, a loud bang came from the sea of Manila Bay.
Then, before everyone could react, a continuous roar was heard, and above their heads, there was the whistling of cannonballs.
"Boom~"
Not far away, in the neighborhood of the Malays and black dwarves, shells fell, instantly smashing out big holes in the houses, and at the same time smashing big holes in the streets.
"What's going on?"
The Malays and the black dwarves were dumbfounded, how could there be such a loud noise in such a good way, and at the same time cannonballs fell from the sky, and these cannonballs seemed to have eyes.
In the midst of the crowd of Malays and black dwarfs, the neighborhood fell, and with the sound of a roar, the whole of Manila was completely chaotic.
"At sea ~ at sea ~"
Finally, someone discovered the huge fleet of ships on the sea, hundreds of large ships lined up on the sea, and the amazing momentum was instantly overwhelmed.
White smoke continued to rise from the front of the big ships, and a huge roar came from these big ships, and at the same time, shells kept falling on Manila.
"Who are they?"
Rapp looked back at the sea and saw the huge fleet, and the whole person was dumbfounded.
He often dealt with the Ming people and acted as a translator for the Ming people, and he quickly recognized that these ships were from the Ming Dynasty.
"Daming's ship!"
"How can there be so many bright ships?"
Then he was dumbfounded, there were too many ships on the sea, hundreds of large ships, if it was a small boat, there were thousands, and the whole sea was covered by these ships.
In the past, there were Ming ships coming here from time to time to do business, but they were generally very small, often only a few ships, and most of the ships were not too big, compared to the ships on the sea in front of them, they were much smaller.
However, at this time, the ships on the sea were not only large, but also so numerous, that the mighty fleet was pressing up towards Manila like a dark cloud.
"Boom~"
Wave after wave of cannonballs, as if they didn't need money, poured towards Manila, and at the same time, the ship was getting closer and closer, and they could already see the Ming people on the ship.
"Haha~Haha~"
"My Ming army has arrived~"
"My Great Tomorrow Army has arrived, you damn beasts, none of you want to live~"
Chen Laohan, who was tied to the wooden stake, looked at the huge fleet on the sea, and the huge roar was like a life-saving straw, and he couldn't help laughing happily.
Hearing Chen Laohan's words, Chen Laohan's family also looked at the sea one after another, and when they saw the Ming people on the boat, they were overjoyed, they were saved.
On the Mount Tai, Du Mingen's face was grim, his face was dark, and through the telescope, he had clearly seen everything that happened here in the Mingren neighborhood.
The whole neighborhood was in a mess, there were blood stains everywhere, some Ming people fell in pools of blood, and some Ming people were hiding in corners with their hair scattered and shivering; Crying women and children, helpless and desperate eyes.
All of this made him clench his fists.
"Don't stop, hit me hard, and raze all these non-mine building places to the ground."
Du Mingen said fiercely.
The closer you get, the clearer you see, and the angrier you become.
At this time, not only Du Mingen, but also all the people on the ships who saw this scene couldn't help but clench their fists, and some people took out their weapons and prepared to kill them as soon as they docked.
"Boom~Boom~"
The sound of the Miyun cannon was deafening, and as we got closer to Manila, the loud roar resounded throughout Manila like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, resounding across both sides of the Bashi River. Wanshulou
The shells seemed to have eyes, and in the places they passed, houses continued to fall, and at the same time began to ignite raging flames, and in the blink of an eye, the whole of Manila was in shambles.
Countless Malays and black dwarves kept fleeing like headless flies, watching with terrified eyes as the vast fleet of ships that had slaughtered on the sea.
In the castle of Manila, the ruler of Luzon, Lagan, looked at the huge fleet of ships on the sea, listened to the huge roar, and looked at the cannonballs falling from the sky.
The hard castle was constantly trembling by the terrible shells, and some of the slightly taller buildings were directly knocked down by the shells.
"What the hell is going on?"
Lagan was dumbfounded, enjoying a good life, and suddenly he was shelled, and he saw his beautiful castle in shambles, and then looked at the Manila Bay Area, which was almost in ruins.
"Huh~"
A cannonball whistled and landed not far from Rakhan's side.
In an instant, the castle shook, and at the same time, flesh and blood splashed on his body, and the guards around him were directly killed by the cannonballs at this moment.
One moment it was still a living person, and the next moment, the whole person was blurred with flesh and blood, and he couldn't find even a piece of intact wreckage, and he didn't know where he had flown to.
"Akito~"
"Akito has been killed~"
At this time, some of his subordinates came over in a panic and shouted hurriedly.
"Ming Dynasty people?"
When Lagan heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded, and then looked carefully at the mighty fleet on the sea, there was no doubt that it was indeed a Ming person, and only a Ming person could build such a huge ship, such a beautiful ship, and they Luzon people could not build such a large ship.
And the legend says that the Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful and very wealthy, and it seems that only the Ming Dynasty can have such a terrible artillery.
"It's over~"
"They must have seen what was going on in the Mingren neighborhood, that's why they fired at us."
Then Ragan seemed to remember something, and suddenly his eyes went black.
He finally understood the reason why the Mingren, who had always been very friendly to them in Luzon, would suddenly attack them, must have seen everything that happened here in the Mingren neighborhood.
"Send someone over immediately to ask them for peace~"
didn't think about it, and Dragan also quickly roared.
The only thing that can be counted on now is that the Ming people can open up to him, and they can see that Luzon and the Ming Dynasty are friendly and often pay tribute, after all, Luzon is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
"Up~"
The fleet finally approached the shore and anchored in the humble harbor of Manila Bay.
As soon as the ship docked, Du Mingen waved his hand, and on the big ships, groups of Ming troops quickly rushed towards the Mingren neighborhood.
At the same time, the crew members of the ships, some of whom couldn't stand it, were also holding swords and rushed towards the Mingren neighborhood.
The Ming troops in the fleet were originally used to deal with the pirates and pirates, but they did not expect to play a role here, these Ming troops wore armor, armed with sharp blades, and some were even equipped with the first flintlock muskets.
"Kill all these barbarians and natives~"
Du Mingen's eyes were full of anger, and he gave the most ruthless order.
"The location of Manila here is really good, this harbor is a natural high-quality harbor, and the terrain near the estuary is very open and flat, coupled with a certain foundation, it is very suitable for building a colonial city like Ryukyu City!"
Du Mingen's murderous intent was monstrous, but Lin Shuhong on the side was holding a telescope and carefully observing the entire Manila, and soon he couldn't help but nod his head, this is a good place.
"Zhengchou can't find an excuse, it just happened to let us meet, this Luzon country is really bold, and they dare to kill my Ming people, I think they are tired of life."
Lin Shuhong remembered what Liu Jin told him when he came.
Luzon's geographical location is so important that you can go to Annam, Siam, Malacca and other regions to the west, the Indian Ocean through Malacca, and Australia to the south.
Such an important place, there is no doubt that it has naturally become the most important point in Liu Jin's global colonization plan, so it must be taken down here.
At the very least, Liu Jin wanted to establish a series of colonies in Luzon and Sulu, so as to facilitate the advancement of the subsequent Age of Discovery.
Before coming, Liu Jin had already explained clearly to Lin Shuhong and Du Mingen, when he arrived in the Nanyang region, he could ignore anything else, and here in Luzon, he had to take a stronghold first.
The establishment of a city similar to Ryukyu Castle here in Luzon will facilitate subsequent trade, ship exchanges, etc., and also facilitate the next step of the plan.
For this reason, Liu Jin even let the fleet carry a lot of cement, with enough cement to build a small castle and city in a very short period of time, plus artillery, etc., it will naturally be able to gain a firm foothold.
The early colonization activities of Europeans basically relied on such a model, establishing colonization bases in various parts of the world, and colonizing large areas without too many people, from which they continued to plunder huge wealth.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has just begun to buy into the global Age of Navigation, Liu Jin knows very well that the Ming Dynasty itself does not actually have the power to expand abroad, and the germination and development of capitalism have not yet formed a strong enough force.
Therefore, if you want to promote external development, the only driving force is wealth, gold, jewelry, ivory, precious wood, etc., as long as it can bring wealth.
This is very good to learn the early colonization methods of Europeans, with low investment, remarkable results, and high returns, which can definitely drive more people to continue to invest in it.
As for whether this method will be cruel, whether it will be bloody, and whether it will affect the image of the Ming Dynasty, this is no longer in Liu Jin's consideration at all, anyway, if you make money, Emperor Hongzhi will also take the lion's share.
A group of Ming troops set foot on the land of Luzon, and those Malays and black dwarfs who were originally fierce were immediately like frightened birds, and fled in all directions.
There are a few people who are not afraid of death and even dare to rush over, and the result naturally does not need to be said.
"Haha~Haha~"
"My Great Tomorrow Army is coming, my Great Tomorrow Army is coming~"
"You brutes, don't even think about escaping, don't even think about escaping~"
Seeing the Ming army coming over, Chen Laohan laughed happily and shouted excitedly.
"Uncle~ Are you okay?"
Soon, the Ming army came here, and when he heard Chen Laohan's words, he hurriedly asked.
"I'm fine, kill these beasts, kill these beasts, don't let any of them go~"
"They are all humanless brutes~"
Chen Laohan kept roaring, and soon someone untied his rope, and the whole family hugged each other and cried constantly.
Then he quickly remembered his little daughter, and hurriedly ran home, and when he saw Chen Li, who was dead, he immediately cried again.
With the arrival of the Ming army, the Malays and black dwarves here in the Ming neighborhood were soon cleaned up, and the Ming people who escaped death looked at their homes with dull eyes, and then soon burned with a raging roar, picked up weapons, and led the Ming army to kill the Malays and black dwarves in the neighborhood.