Soon, the Ming army, which was marching neatly, saw that on the ruins of the collapsed city wall, a huge white flag was being waved vigorously by a Spanish soldier.

Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "We surrender!" Please don't attack! Next to the soldier, a Han Chinese in a foreign costume shouted at the Ming army who was approaching him. Li Dingguo, the commander of the Pingding battalion, who was following in the infantry battle array, waved his hand, and the advancing team immediately stopped. The order of the commander-in-chief, Li Xiao, came immediately, agreeing to the surrender of the Spaniards. "All lay down their arms and go out of the city to surrender!" Li Dingguo slowed his horse to the front of the battle, and shouted coldly: "If you dare to cheat, our army will severely punish you and kill you without leaving a chicken dog!" The Han people agreed and immediately returned to report. Soon, nearly 900 Spanish soldiers, along with 500 familiar servants, marched out of the crumbling southern wall empty-handed and dejectedly. At this time, the commander-in-chief, Li Xiao, had already mounted his horse, and under the protection of a group of escorts, in front of the infantry battle formation, he looked at the Spanish army stretching out of the city, and his face couldn't help but smile. Trier, who was at the end of the capitulating Spanish ranks, stared at the front not far away, among these escort cavalry in fine steel armor, the one was dressed in bright silver stainless steel armor, wearing an eight-petal phoenix-winged tasseled helmet, a brute lion green jade belt around his waist, brass greaves and combat boots, a bright red woven flower cloak, and riding a majestic young general with black and snow-white hooves. Terry thought to himself that this person should be the commander of the Ming army. Sure enough, this general of the Ming army, after seeing that the empty-handed Spanish army had come out of the city, and was surrounded by a group of spear and shield infantry of the Tiger Army, he slowly stepped forward and shouted: "This official is Li Xiao, the red phoenix uncle of the Ming Dynasty, who is your main general, come out quickly to answer." The Han people translated this sentence to Trier as quickly as possible. Trier, who was covered in dust and had unkempt hair, slowly walked to the front of the Spanish surrender procession, and looked up at Li Xiao who was sitting on a high horse with an indifferent look. "You're the Spanish garrison, Trier?" Li Xiao asked calmly. Listening to the general translation, Trier nodded with difficulty. Li Xiao tapped the horsewhip with one hand, but his face was full of a mocking smile: "You are very unwise, our army is attacking with such a boulder pressing the egg, if you are a person who knows the times, you need to surrender quickly to save your life, it is a wise move." It's a pity that the more than 100 Spanish soldiers who fell to their deaths from the city wall gave their lives in vain because of your thoughts. Hearing Li Xiao ridicule himself like this, Trier was extremely ashamed in his heart, but he said stiffly: "Li Xiao, what kind of ability are you capable of such a despicable raid!" If our fleet at Joncoop Harbor had come in time to defend the city of Saint-Domingo, it would not have allowed you to win so smoothly. After listening to Trier's words, Li Xiao's face showed a look of sudden realization, and he said in a surprised tone: "It turns out that the garrison officer still doesn't know that your six ships, as well as the castle located on Jilong Harbor and Heping Island, have long been trapped in Jilong Harbor by my thirty warships, and now I am afraid that they have surrendered to our army." "You 。。。。。。" Trier listened to the translator's words, his face turned pale, he was stunned for a while, and then he said helplessly: "Count Li, now that our army has surrendered, according to the standards of civilized people, should we discuss the terms of peace between the two sides?" Tell me, what are you going to do with us, and how much war reparations do you want us to pay before you can get out of here? Li Xiao laughed, and then he said coldly: "Hmph, you are a general of the defeated army, your net worth and life are in the hands of this uncle, what capital do you have, negotiate terms with this official!" Trier gritted his teeth, but his eyes were full of fear: "Li Xiao, are you going to kill us?" You must know that killing a prisoner who has laid down his arms is the most despicable and despicable act of cowardice. You devil, God will punish you! "Haha, are you going to punish Benbo? That Benbo would like to ask you, did you Spanish devils ever think that you would be punished by God when you killed more than 20,000 of my Chinese people in Manila?! Ben Bo doesn't understand your God, Ben Bo just knows that there is an old saying in my China, that those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished even if they are far away! Li Xiao's voice was very loud, like a heavy thunder rolling through, and when he said this, his face was already hideous, and the guards next to him also had angry faces. Listening to the interpreter's trembling words, Trier shuddered. Although he didn't quite understand Li Xiao's last sentence, it was just that from the translated words, he understood the meaning of Li Xiao's words, and reminded him of a sentence said by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. "A true Roman will never forget the injuries that Rome has suffered." Trier snorted a few times, and in the face of Li Xiao's sharp eyes, he finally lowered his head, and said in a weak voice: "Count Li, are you going to kill us now to avenge the Chinese who died in Manila decades ago?" As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding Spanish soldiers immediately became confused, many of them cried loudly, and some even immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. The surrounding spear and shield infantry immediately shouted loudly to silence them, and beat up a few Spaniards who were screaming in fear before they fell silent. Seeing these Spaniards with pus-like appearances, Li Dingguo, the commander of the Pingnan Battalion, who was watching silently on the side, spat on the ground with disgust. What Trier didn't expect was that Li Xiao listened to his words, but only shook his head gently. "No, Ben doesn't want to kill you today, and he can let you go back to Luzon." Li Xiao's words were calm and clear, but his eyes were very cold: "However, one day in the future, when Ben Bo is in a bad mood, he will definitely settle the old accounts with your new hatred." Hearing that Li Xiao would not kill them, Trier was extremely happy, and he didn't think much about the deeper meaning of Li Xiao's words, but at this time, he still had a consultative look on his face: "Count Li, why do you have to return to the Philippines, we can give your army a generous compensation, as well as more trade conveniences, as long as you let us 。。。。。。 Li Xiao waved his hand, interrupting Trier's words, and he said in a deep voice: "Listen, the only thing Benber can promise you now is to let you, and the Spaniards in the city, take those two armed merchant ships and return to the Philippines safely." Other than that, no conditions are allowed. This land of Taipei, this city and port, as well as all your possessions and goods in the city, are fully received by our army. Trier looked stunned, and he protested loudly: "Count Lee, you can't do this, if we just withdraw to the Philippines like this, I will definitely go to court-martial!" Li Xiao had a deeper smile on his face: "Oh, that's it, Ben Bo can't help it." "Please, Lord Li, you have a lot of money, you show mercy, so that we can save a little bit of poor dignity, and bring some luggage back, so that the official can give a little explanation to this group of subordinates." Even when questioned by the judge in court, the contemptible person can still have some rebuttals. Trier pleaded, in a humble, flattering voice. Li Xiao still smiled and shook his head. Just when Trier was almost desperate, Li Xiao slowly spoke: "Alas, seeing that you are so pitiful, then the official will give a preferential condition." Trier's eyes lit up suddenly, and he looked up at Li Xiao with his head up, his brown-black pupils full of longing. Go back and report to your Governor of Manila, although because of your Spaniards, you invaded our Daming Treasure Island, causing war between the two countries, but now that the war is over, Benber is not to blame, and still allows you to trade with our army. Li Xiao smiled: "Trier, if you are smarter, you should know how to speak beautifully." Trier had an embarrassed smile on his face, and he nodded heavily to Li Xiao in gratitude. He knew that in the current situation of almost begging, this Li Xiao could allow himself to go back, and he could report to the governor of Manila that the Spaniards and the Ming people could still trade again, and as the chief general of the defeated army and the loss of land, he would have some room to maneuver up and down when he spoke. Trier had quickly come up with a word of excuse for himself. That is, he led his troops to fight bloody battles with the Ming army, killing a lot of Ming troops, but these yellow-skinned monkeys were overwhelming, and the emperor of the Ming Kingdom personally sent a big man to help, so he finally declared defeat. However, under such unfavorable conditions, he was still able to defeat the enemy's fear, and subdued the general of the Ming Kingdom, so that he was forced to agree to protect his troops and withdraw safely to the Philippines, and continue to trade with the Spaniards, thus retaining a favorable condition for Spain to recover Taipei in the future. After the Spaniards were escorted down, Li Xiao ordered the soldiers to enter the city to receive them, and prepared to escort these Spaniards, from Li Xiaojun's soldiers, to Jilong Harbor after an hour, and from there to take the two Spanish armed merchant ships, and then leave. After entering the city, Li Xiao was very emotional when he saw the Western-style buildings all over the city and visited Triena's luxurious official residence. These Spaniards, who had once been rampant, now, like the Dutch at the beginning of the year, were honestly bowing down under their own swords. In Li Xiao's view, these self-proclaimed noble and advanced whites, after being taken prisoner, behaved more deferentially and subserviently than the Han and even the Taiwanese natives. In this world of the jungle, sharp swords and sharp artillery are the most powerful and admirable words and means. In fact, Li Xiao originally wanted to take all the Spanish soldiers and residents in the city as hostages, and let Manila Governor López exchange at least one million taels of silver, so as to obtain greater benefits for himself from this war. It's just that after thinking about it for a long time, he still doesn't plan to do it. Because, if he really detained these Spaniards in this way, he would undoubtedly completely anger the Spanish Empire, which was still powerful, and if it was angry and sent a large fleet of as many as 100 ships to retaliate at any cost, it would only suffer in the end when its own sailors were still weak. In addition, the current Spanish Empire is already in debt, owing a lot of debts, and it is still difficult to maintain a military presence in Asia, if they really want to hand over a million taels of silver to ransom people, these poor and swishing guys may not be able to pay it. The scenery should be long-sighted. As it is now, it is best to occupy the territory of Taipei, but not completely provoke the Spaniards, so that they and themselves will not stop fighting, and there is still room for maneuver between them. It is better to wait until his own naval division is further strengthened, and when it is enough to compete with the Spanish Asian fleet, he will send troops to Luzon, completely destroy the Spaniards who have done many evils in it, and then avenge the 20,000 Han Chinese people who died in this deep hatred. "This Santo Domingo City, since then renamed Taipei County, Jilong Port renamed Keelung Port, this garrison official residence, in the future to be converted into an official office, this foreign church, in the future into a children's school, the original Spanish military camp, by the Pingnan Battalion troops in turn. From now on, residents who come to Taiwan will be given priority to this place in Taipei。。。。。。 Li Xiao, who was in a good mood, checked all the way, and gave orders all the way. The accompanying civil officials and generals nodded in agreement and wrote down Li Xiao's arrangements. Not long after, the civil officials who entered the city to count the goods reported to Li Xiao that the warehouses in the city were empty, and there were only more than 1,000 stones of grain, more than 5,000 taels of silver, and hundreds of silver coins with eagle heads. Li Xiao nodded, signaling that he knew, but he felt more and more emotional. Unexpectedly, the Spaniards, who were once invincible, are now poor and embarrassed like this. It is no wonder that in real history, after Spain demolished the city of Santo Domingo, the Netherlands, the former vassal state, immediately declared war on this weakened old master and completely occupied the whole of Taiwan. An hour later, all the Spaniards in the city had been taken together, and they were like lost dogs, and they were reprimanded and scolded by Li Xiao's soldiers and escorted to Chicken Coop Harbor. Trier walked among the Spanish soldiers with his head hanging down, his armor stripped of him, and he walked among the Spanish soldiers with nothing in his head. However, in his hand, he was still holding the hand of his mistress Azusena tightly. At this time, Azusena followed him with a gloomy face and bowed her head, her mouth still muttering words that no one could hear. Li Xiao also went to Jilong Harbor with these escort soldiers, and after arriving at the port, Li Xiao's eyes were quickly attracted by the four-masted Galen sailing ship. This four-masted galleon battleship, 70 meters long, with a displacement of 1,200 tons, is similar in size to the Thang Long, the flagship of Li Xiaojun's naval division. Among the six captured Spanish ships, there was a crowd that stood out. Li Xiao noticed that on this four-masted Galen galleon, the front two masts were hung with barrage sails, and the rear two masts were hung with spinnakers. There were thirty cannons on each of the two gun decks and a total of twenty-four cannons on the bow and stern of the ship, for a total of eighty-four cannons. This seemingly long and narrow ship has powerful firepower and strong maneuverability, and at a glance, it looks like a giant whale of the ocean. The deputy chief of Li Xiao's sailors, the Dutchman Joseph, came behind him at some point, and when he saw that he looked at the Galen ship so carefully, he introduced to him: "Master Li, this is the famous Spanish Galen galleon, it is like a long and narrow body, huge in size, and many cannons, which is a typical Spanish style. All kinds of battleships in our country are also affected by it. For example, this galleon has fully reached the standard of a second-class battleship of our Dutch Navy, and it can be said that it is second only to the Thang Long of Lord Lee. Moreover, this galleon, because of its maneuverability and firepower, has swept the whole European continent, and the only difference between countries is the size and the number of masts. It is said that in the naval battle between Spain and the British, the British relied on improving the Spanish Galen warship, using maneuvering and interspersing, to completely defeat the Spanish invincible armada, which was tactically dull and out of order。。。。。。 Joseph talked eloquently, and Li Xiao kept nodding his head. After a short time, the Spaniards boarded the two armed merchant ships, and the sailors and soldiers on the other four ships, because there were now sufficient reserve sailors in Li Xiao's army, so Li Xiao also ordered them to board these two merchant ships and return. "Count Li, we'll meet later." Trier stood on the side of the boat and waved his hand to Li Xiao with a wry smile. "Well, I hope there will be a date later." Li Xiao gave him a warm smile in return.