After seeing all the Tang troops and stopping the attack in an instant, Fernández and the remaining more than 900 Spanish soldiers all breathed a long sigh of relief, glad that they had escaped death.

Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After handing over all the firearms, a group of Spanish soldiers let the Tang army string them into a row like a string of frogs.

At this time, some Tang soldiers brought the dejected Fernandez to Li Dingguo.

"Our General Li asked you, what's your name?"

The interpreter shouted to Fernandez through the dense rain curtain.

"My name is Fernández and I'm a Spanish colonel." Fernandez hung his head and replied in frustration. He thought that Li Dingguo, the general of the Tang Army, would definitely ask him about it, but he didn't expect that Li Dingguo just sneered, and ordered him to take all the prisoners and captures and return to Laoag City together. Li Dingguo's indifference to him made Colonel Fernandez very embarrassed. In the pouring rain, the Tang Army, which won a big victory, everyone was drenched in soup, stepping on the soft muddy water everywhere, and they returned with difficulty, but they had a loud military song, a slogan that shook the sky, and their morale was extremely high. The Spanish captives, who were tied together with ropes, looked very depressed with their heads bowed. More than an hour later, the whole army returned to the city of Laoag, and the incessant torrential rain was finally over. The clouds receded, the sun reappeared, a rainbow hung high in the sky, and the air was very fresh. More than 900 Spanish prisoners were held in the largest church in the city of Laoag, where they were closely guarded by the Don army. Fernandez, who was uncomfortable with his wet body, cowered in a corner, but he kept thinking in fear in his heart, what would happen to him like this next. In addition, Li Dingguo also sent all the auxiliary troops to the Batak Valley to bury the corpses of the more than 1,000 Spaniards who had been killed by the Tang army, so as not to cause the outbreak of plague after these corpses stink. Li Dingguo, who was in a very good mood and changed into a dry suit, discussed the next military action with the deputy general Zu Kuan in the official palace of Laoag City. "Mayor Li, didn't Tang Guogong say that he would kill all the Spanish soldiers and leave no one behind? Why did you allow them to surrender? Zu Kuan asked suspiciously. Li Dingguo sneered, glanced at him and said, "That's because they still have a little use value, and when they finish this use value, they will be sent to where they should go." "What do you mean, Lord Li?" "Zu Kuan, you must know that these Spanish soldiers who came to the aid of Laoag City are all extremely scarce firecrackers in our army, so they are of great value to our army. If it is put to good use by our army, it will be very useful, whether it is to sweep away the natives who disobey our army, or to attack other cities garrisoned by Spaniards. "But aren't you worried that they will get out of control, run away or mutiny?" Zu Kuan said worriedly. "Hmph, Ben won't give them that chance." Li Dingguo said coldly: "Every time they go out on an expedition, Ben will definitely keep a strict watch over them, and the number of people sent each time will only be less than a hundred, so as to ensure that they have no ability to resist or escape." After listening to Li Dingguo's explanation, Zu Kuan's face showed relief, he thought about it and asked: "Mayor Li, then where should our army attack next?" Li Dingguo stood up, and his finger pointed towards the city of San Fernando, southwest of the city of Laoag: "Zu Kuan, the next step, I will plan to seize this city of San Fernando." If this city is captured, our army can attack the city of Lingayen further south. And if these two cities are captured by our army, the entire northern part of Luzon will be swept away by our army. "Well, General Li's opinion is very much agreed. Then when will our army attack San Fernando? Zu Kuan asked again. Without further ado, after resting for a day, our army immediately led its army south to attack the city. Li Dingguo said categorically. Next, Li Dingguo began to arrange tactical details, but he heard Zu Kuanlian applaud. "Lord Li's plan, luring the city gate with Spanish prisoners, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and capturing the city in one fell swoop, can be described as extremely wise and brave, and I really admire it." Zu Kuan sighed. Li Dingguo shook his head: "Such a plan is actually not something that a certain family can come up with, but is inspired by the attack on Relan Jiaocheng by Lord Li of Tang Guogong that day, and this general only thought that now our army can just copy its plan." The Spanish captives, who had spent the day in fear, did not receive their first meal until noon the next day. They were tired and hungry, the clothes on their bodies had been dried by their own body temperatures, and everyone emitted an unpleasant smell of decoon, which made the Tang Army auxiliaries who came over with a large pot of rice can't help but cover their noses in disgust. A group of Spanish prisoners, who were already so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, immediately began to rush to grab food, but they were violently beaten by the auxiliary soldiers of the Tang Army who shared the food. "Damn, whoever dares to rob him again, Lao Tzu will beat him to death!" The man knocked on the iron spoon and scolded loudly: "Everyone is lined up, take the food with both hands, one spoon per person, no one is allowed to rob it!" After the interpreter had finished saying these words to the Spanish captives, the captives calmed down and lined up honestly. Then, when he came to the man, he stretched out his hands and accepted a spoonful of rice from the man. The rice, which did not have any side dishes, was full of sand and bran because it was not carefully rinsed, and it would have scratched their teeth if they were not careful, but the Spanish captives, who had already been starving, devoured them in large gulps, ate them cleanly, and licked their palms. Colonel Fernandez, who also took a handful of rice, was already hungry, and he ate it all by dividing it by two, because he ate it so fast that he choked and rolled his eyes. Fernandez, who was still very hungry, suddenly thought of his life in Manila, and the pain in his heart was indescribable. It's just that Fernández is more worried about his fate than about hunger. He secretly thought that since these Tang soldiers were willing to give them food, it meant that they would not kill them for the time being. It's just that what do they want to do with these Spanish prisoners? Fernández was hesitating when suddenly, the interpreter came over and told him that Master Tang Jun Li wanted to meet him. Fernandez's eyes lit up, and he immediately hurried with the interpreter. He intuitively felt that Li Dingguo would definitely have something important when he looked for him. So at this moment, he doesn't want to delay for a minute. A person who cannot control his own destiny, even if someone throws him a straw, he will firmly grasp it as a life-saving rope. The interpreter came to a house in the palace where the Lavag garrison was stationed, and at this time, Li Dingguo, the commander of the Tang army, was already sitting in a tiger-headed chair in the room. "Sit down and talk." Li Dingguo said lightly. Fernández sat down silently, bowing his head. "Fernandez, this Spanish defender of Laoag, Gonzalez, you already know how he died." Li Dingguo glanced at him. Fernandez's heart sank, and he nodded with difficulty. "If you don't want to follow his old path and want to survive smoothly, I can give you a chance to live, do you want to grasp it?" Li Dingguo's words were so calm that they almost understated. Fernandez listened, but his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said anxiously: "Master Li, of course we want to live, and we are very grateful to you for giving us such an opportunity." Li Dingguo laughed: "Very good, the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, Fernandez, you can recognize the situation in time, I will be very happy." Ben will give you a chance, listen carefully. Next, Li Dingguo told him that he planned to select a hundred Spanish soldiers among them to lure away the city of San Fernando in the southwest, and told him in detail. Listening to Li Dingguo's plan, Fernandston's eyes widened. Isn't it, this Li Dingguo is so bold that he dares to pretend to be the army of the Spaniards to trap the city of San Fernando?! "Well, Fernandez, would you like to?" Li Dingguo asked coldly. Fernandez nodded like a chicken pecking rice. He knows that his current self, in addition to serving the Tang Army loyally and still having a glimmer of life, where is his way to live. More than half of the 2,000 reinforcements have been lost, and the city of Laoag has long been occupied by the Tang army, even if he can escape back to Manila, he is afraid that he will not escape death. Rather than this, it is better to survive in the Tang Army. After all, as long as you live, there is hope. Li Dingguo laughed, explained to him some precautions, and sent him back first. That night, 100 Spanish soldiers, including Fernández, were selected and each given a full meal. Among them, Colonel Fernández had the best dinner, which met the food standards of the Tang Army auxiliaries, and gave him a table to eat alone. Fernandez quickly ate all the dishes and felt that his strength had recovered a lot. The rest of the Spaniards' uniforms were ordered to be taken off and handed over to the Don soldiers for the capture of San Fernando tomorrow. Together with the military uniforms stripped from these prisoners, there are now more than 3,000 sets of Spanish military uniforms in the hands of the Tang Army. The sources are: during the attack on the city of Laoag, more than 300 pieces were removed from the bodies of Spanish soldiers killed in battle, nearly 1,000 pieces were found in the ordnance warehouse in the city of Laoag, more than 1,000 pieces were taken from the Spanish soldiers killed in the Batak Valley that day, and more than 800 pieces were taken from the Spanish reinforcements. In the early morning of the next day, Li Dingguo led his soldiers and horses all the way to Fernando. Li Dingguo arranged for his ancestors to defend the city with the general soldiers and horses of Battalion A and A in Pingnan Town, and he himself took the soldiers and horses of General B and General C, as well as all the flying harrier cavalry, and the 100 Spanish soldiers who were used to lure open the city gates, to the city of San Fernando. Among these Li Dingguo's soldiers marching all the way, 100 Spanish soldiers were at the forefront, but behind each of them, there was a Tang cavalry secretly monitoring. Next, there was the Tang Army Flying Harrier cavalry who had changed into Spanish military uniforms, and then there were the Tang Army infantry, and the soldiers standing outside the team were all changed into Spanish military uniforms, and only the Tang Army with no clothes to change was sandwiched in the middle. At a glance, the whole team was no different from ordinary Spanish troops. In order to speed up the march, Li Dingguo did not bring artillery units, and let them, together with the auxiliaries, continue to stay in the city of Laoag. After a long journey of one day and one night, at noon the next day, the whole army successfully reached the outside of San Fernando. The city of San Fernando, with a circumference of about two miles, is located at the southwest end of northern Luzon, the location of the city is quite important, it is the link between the city of Laoag and the city of Lingayen, this city is also built by the sea, there are only two gates in the north and south, compared with the city of Laoag, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the Tang army finally appeared outside the north gate of San Fernando, Lieutenant Colonel Goreco, the commander of San Fernando, was bored drinking and having fun with his generals in the city. When he heard the news from his men that reinforcements had arrived from Manila, Goreco was amazed. No way? This city of San Fernando is peaceful, and even robbers are rare, how can Manila send reinforcements here? However, although he was hesitant in his heart, he still hurriedly climbed the north gate tower to check. Drunk and hazy, he looked out of the city under the scorching sun, under the pergola under his hands, and sure enough, he saw that the army wearing Spanish military uniforms was waiting outside the city. "What the hell is Governor López? How is it good to send so many reinforcements to San Fernando? Lieutenant Colonel Goreko muttered, looking puzzled. Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, now that reinforcements have arrived, should our army open the door and let them in? The adjutant next to him asked in a low voice. Goreko glared at him: "What's the hurry, you go down first to find out, and then it's not too late to let them in." The adjutant answered, and hurried down the city gate. Then, he walked out of the side gate of the city and shouted to the Tang army through the moat: "Hey, are your reinforcements really from Manila?" Whoever your Lord will be, come out quickly and answer! Hearing the shouting from the other side, Fernandez was stabbed with the hilt of a knife in the waist and eye. Go up and talk to him, if you dare to play tricks, Lao Tzu will kill you immediately! Li Dingguo, who was pretending to be his guard behind him, said to him with a grim face. Fernandez shuddered with fright, nodded slightly, and galloped out of the group to the moat. Li Dingguo and several other Tang soldiers pretending to be guards followed him closely. Fernandez cleared his throat and shouted angrily: "You bastard, open your dog's eyes and see clearly, I'm Colonel Fernandez." Our army is coming all the way from Manila, such a big sun, Goreko, bastard, don't hurry up and open the door, be careful that I shoot him! ”