"Fanosini, what just happened?" With silvery-white curly hair, Anthony took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he asked Fanosini. He knew that this was a very city man, and it was definitely not easy to make him change color at a glance.

Next to the shutters, the night breeze comes through the face, compared to the stuffy hall, it is really much more comfortable here.

A welcome banquet was being held at the Governor's Palace in Batavia, and in order to welcome the distinguished guests representing the British East India Company, Anthony invited all the decent people of Batavia.

Although it is winter, the nights in Batavia are still hot.

The men are all straight, with a raba collar draped over the shoulders, a square collar with lace. The jacket was decorated with a variety of buttons, while the trousers were knee-length, the legs hugged the thighs, and the stockings were underneath. The placket and buttonholes of the tunic are decorated with gold silk, and the filigree embroidery in the velvet or brocade blouse is very luxurious and dazzling. The clasp is made of gold, silver, and jewelry, making it a pure ornament. The luxurious fronts of the Dutch during this period are vividly captured. Women, on the other hand, hide themselves under hats full of bird feathers, or behind scarves of various colors, revealing only a large white spree on the neckline decorated with fine folds.

In the sweaty heat, dressing up for an aristocratic demeanor is a chore. But the men and women in the hall were all happy.

"You don't have to worry, it's news about Manila. …… My gaffe just now is related to Zheng Zhilong's actions. ”

"Manila? What's wrong over there, has it been taken down by Zheng Zhilong? "How weak the Spaniards were in the East, Batavia knew best. In terms of the number and strength of the Spaniards, they will definitely not be able to withstand Zheng Zhilong's attack. But Manila isn't a straw house that can be knocked down at the touch of a button, and Anthony is just telling a joke.

He was visibly relieved to hear that he wasn't Dutch. But he still fixed his eyes on Fanosini.

"As Your Excellency said, Zheng Zhilong has taken Manila."

Anthony's mouth immediately opened wide, "What? How is this possible? ”

No matter how weak the Spaniards were, they had more than a thousand naval troops in Manila, and if they conscripted civilians and Bangbangya, they could easily make up two thousand. Although the combat effectiveness is uneven, it is only used to defend the city, which is enough.

Even if Da Banya is unwilling to abandon the glory of his navy, he chooses to go head-to-head with Zheng Zhilong, and loses hundreds of people in vain, but there are still so many people left, how can the news of the fall come now?

Counting the time, it is like Zheng Zhilong just arrived on the ground and immediately took down the Spaniards, which is also too funny.

"Zheng Zhilong didn't want to fight Manila temporarily, he had already prepared. Some people were sent to sneak into the stream beforehand. When the Spaniards in Manila learned that Zheng Zhilong was coming, they sent troops to clean up the Chinese outside the city. They let a stupid man lead the soldiers and step into the trap of the Chinese without warning, and before Zheng Zhilong arrived, they first damaged hundreds of soldiers and civilians. ”

"And then?" Anthony asked incredulously. He knew what Fanosini meant by 'commoner'.

Manila then proceeded to send soldiers to attack the Chinese stream. They shelled the stream with artillery, and by that time the Chinese had already left there. ”

"The Spaniards gathered three hundred soldiers and hundreds of Bangbangya, and the Japanese went in pursuit, only to be defeated. They did not see the main force of the Chinese migration at all, and they were easily defeated by the Chinese's rear forces. ”

When the Spaniards who left the royal city of Manila did not have absolutely suppressed artillery in their hands, they went to attack Lin Risheng and them, and what they were waiting for was a mixed strike of muskets + tiger squat guns + grenades.

What's more, the lead officer was blown off the skull by a bullet at the very beginning of the battle. The leaders of the Bang Bang Ya and the Japanese were all blown out of their heads, and the role of snipers was vividly demonstrated in this battle.

Without the Spaniards, Bangbangya, and the Japanese, who were not in command, they were in a mess first.

Before Zheng Zhilong's main force arrived, the Spaniards in Manila were drained of blood by the Han people in the stream, and their morale was exhausted. When Zheng Zhilong's army arrived, it was overwhelming.

Although the Intramuros of Manila is fortified and designed as a star-shaped fortress where it was built, the 64-hectare Intramuros is surrounded by stone walls 2.44 m (8 ft) thick and 6.7 m (22 ft) high. There are battlements on the city and moats outside the city, which can effectively resist the rebellion of the natives and the attack of outsiders.

The Dutch made several attempts to attack the "city within a city", but to no avail.

If there are enough troops here, it will definitely be a tough nut to crack, but unfortunately, when Zheng Zhilong's army arrived in Manila, he had already solved the overwhelmed Spanish Navy in Manila Bay. Later generations besieged on all sides, and the little defensive power in the city was not broken in the blink of an eye?

can take Manila so quickly, to be honest, Zheng Zhilong himself didn't expect it.

I can't believe that the stupidity of the Spaniards could be so eye-opening.

Obviously, the strength was already insufficient, and it was really unreasonable for the Spaniards to be undefeated if they did not abandon the warships, withdrew all the artillery powder, shells, and soldiers into the royal city of Manila, and allowed them to hold on to the port of Manila.

Anthony listened to the process and scolded Diego Fjardor Chacon for his stupidity.

Then he noticed that Fanosini's face had not dissolved with his scolding, and his face had become gloomy.

"Could it be ...... that there is something else?"

Anthony has a very smart brain, he thinks of the two massacres that have occurred in Manila over the years, so now that Zheng Zhilong is in power, will he retaliate against the Spaniards?

"What did Zheng Zhilong do with the Spaniards after he took Manila?"

The gloom on Fanosini's face was about to turn into water, "Your Excellency, I have a very bad news for you. After Zheng Zhilong took Manila, he immediately pushed all the people in the city to the Bashi River, and beheaded all men, women, and children. And according to a very cruel and barbaric tradition of the Chinese, the corpse heads were piled up, sealed into a number of hills, and erected on the banks of the Bus River. ”

"Everyone?" Anthony asked, appalling.

This is somewhat contrary to his three views.

Although the Europeans repeatedly and recklessly killed the natives in the Americas, Africa, and Asia during the years of the Great Voyage, he never imagined that the Caucasian race would be killed by the natives one day.

It's like when later generations suddenly saw the news, saying that the freedom soldiers of the Lighthouse Country had suddenly planted a big heel in a corner, and how many people died, it was full of a sense of disobedience and disbelief.

Although the Thirty Years' War on European soil was drawing to a close, France seemed to have taken the place of the Spaniards as the hegemon of the continent.

But Spain is still a powerful country.

As the first empire on which the sun never sets, their colonies in the Americas still send a lot of blood to their homeland every year.

In short, Spain is still a major country in Europe. How could they be slaughtered by men, women, and children?

"What about the archbishop there? Have you seen God together? ”

As a Protestant, he was happy to see Catholicism unlucky. And Spain, as a country with strong faith, if the archbishop is also killed, hehe, then he can be sure that Philip IV will definitely launch a holy crusade.

Even if Spain is already in a bad situation.

Of course, Anthony is also using this hot spot to divert his attention. The massacre of Europeans is not uncommon. Let's not mention the Mongols in the distance, but look at the near, the Thirty Years' War that has not yet completely ended. Is there less killing between Protestants and Catholics?

Moreover, if Europeans can kill Chinese, Chinese can naturally kill Europeans, right?

"I'm sorry that your hopes have been disappointed, Your Excellency." Fanosini was a Protestant Catholic, otherwise he would not have been able to get to where he is today. "All the clergy, unless they can identify those who participated in the massacre against China, Zheng Zhilong will release them all. Perhaps now they have been released. ”

Fanosini did not know that the fate that awaited the clergy was not to return to their empty churches and continue to herd the sheep. Their ultimate fate is to be repatriated. Zheng Zhilong had already made a greeting to the Portuguese in Macau, and soon, a ship would come there.

The shepherds who witnessed the death of the Spaniards did not have the courage to fight for the Spaniards, but now they have the courage to fight for their faith.

Zheng Zhilong is very disdainful.

Who doesn't know what this mission is all about?

All the Chinese in the stream are Catholics, but how many are the true believers?

"If you preach with a musket in your hand, I will destroy your mission with a musket in my hand. Don't say you're so pure and flawless. ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't have the leisure to meet these shepherds.

Having just taken Luzon, he still has a lot to do. From the pursuit of the Bangbangya people to the co-optation of other ethnic groups, there are also statistics on harvest income and land clearance, and later immigration.

Zheng Zhilong will definitely get out of these things soon, Chen Ding has already brought people to Luzon, but now he has to do it himself.

What's more, the reaction after this killing, the turnover of NSW trade, has not yet been reflected, and Zheng Zhilong has to observe it carefully.

"Luzon has been obtained, and my Zheng family's overseas foundation will also be settled. Send someone to greet Ruan Dacheng and ask him to write a letter asking for merit and send it to the political secretary. ”

To show the work, you still have to show the work, first beat the side drum.

At the beginning, he had an agreement with Emperor Chongzhen, although the time is not very ripe now, and he feels too anxious, but it is not impossible to change from the Marquis of Annan to the prince of the country.