Chapter 517: The soil of their country is gunpowder
The battle shattered the courage of the Spaniards, and the word surrender was like magic, and as soon as it was spoken, everyone agreed.
The huge gap cannot be made up by courage, and just when Oquedo could not hold on and was about to surrender, a fortune ship sailed into this sea area carrying the most important people of the Hua Dynasty.
Hou Xuanyan took the imperial concubine, as well as Ma Shiying and Jiang Jianxun, and went to sea to Luzon.
The last time he went to sea and came to Nanyang, Hou Xuanyan, who was still the regent, went to Manraka, where he set the strategy of taking Nanyang as the southern gate of the Central Plains Dynasty, and now it has almost been completed.
As a high-ranking official of the victorious country, following the emperor to the newly conquered territory was a very novel thing for these court officials.
A few days happened to be the time when Zhang Jiayu swept Luzon and surrounded Manila, and by the time Hou Xuan arrived on Luzon, the Spaniards' letter of surrender had already been delivered.
Almost all the ministers thought in their hearts that His Majesty the Emperor would accept the surrender and then kill them all after they had surrendered.
Those who are familiar with the Northern Expedition know that in the original Jingxiang battle, hundreds of traitors surrendered, and were sunk by Hou Xuanyan in Dongting Lake and sent to the bottom of the lake to feed the fish. Since then, the Qing court has ignored the Manchus and Hans, and very few people have surrendered, and the difficulty of the Northern Expedition in the later period has something to do with this. Of course, the advantage is that all the traitors have been punished as they deserve, so as to avoid the fact that the traitors will continue to be powerful and enjoy after surrendering.
Under the city of Manila, Hou Xuanyan, escorted by the guards, took dozens of officials accompanying him to the Chinese army's tent.
The familiar military camp has not been set foot in for a long time, and the unique smell in the air has evoked countless memories for Hou Xuanyan.
The soldiers along the way looked at the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, there were not many veterans of the Northern Expedition, but there was no lack of respect for Hou Xuanyan.
When he arrived at the big tent, Hou Xuanyan sat down, opened his mouth and asked, "Why haven't you taken Manila yet?" ”
Zhang Jiayu got up and bent over with his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the city has already issued a surrender letter, and the ministers and others will not dare to make a claim when they learn that Your Majesty is coming, and they are waiting for Your Majesty to decide." ”
"Drop the book?" Hou Xuanyan laughed and said: "We don't share the sky with Spain, where is there any reason to accept the surrender, especially the foreign chieftains on Luzon Island, who are even more in blood debt. First use artillery to blast open the city wall, it just so happens that I haven't commanded the siege for a long time, and today I relive the old dream. ”
Zhang Jiayu was slightly surprised, and the other ministers also reacted similarly, His Majesty actually gave up this opportunity to deceive.
Hou Xuanyan looked at everyone's reactions, suddenly thought of their thoughts, and scolded with a smile: "I have always been above board, you don't think I want to trick them into surrendering, right?" ”
The ministers held back their laughter, and no one dared to laugh out loud, only Ma Shiying said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is elegant and gentle, and has always said the same, and the holy decree has long been clearly said to avenge the blood, so naturally he will kill all the foreign chieftains and avenge the Chinese in Luzon." ”
The level of compliment is extremely low, it is elegant and gentle, and it kills all people, contradicting itself, it is not Ma Shiying's normal level at all, I really don't know how to round it.
Hou Xuanyan said angrily: "The preface doesn't match the afterword, what a mess, in the past, the Manchu Tartars were powerful, so they had to take some extraordinary measures, and now we are here with Huanghuang Tianwei, we must be upright and deterrent Xiaoxiao." ”
"up!"
The white flag at the head of Manila was fluttering in the wind, and every Spaniard's face was full of unwillingness, but he didn't expect to be defeated so quickly.
The sailors of the Hua Dynasty advanced too quickly, and once the people at the helm of this nation took it on the right track, it burst out with infinite wisdom and potential. In the same way, if there is a person like Kang Mazi or Cixi as a leader, it will degenerate faster than other peoples.
Diego was the only one who had lost his soul, and he had three silver ships in his hands, which were the capital of their family. These belongings, stained with the blood of the indigenous South Americans, will sustain his family through the difficult times ahead. Once the city of Manila is lost, there is no doubt that the boats in the river in the city will become the spoils of war for the Chinese. These days, the Spanish aristocracy who is in a very heavy mood has forgotten to tidy up his beard, and looks very decadent, coupled with his fat physique, he looks like a down-and-out drunk.
Louis looked at him gloating and mocked, "Honorable Mr. Duke, are you depressed about this defeat of the Empire in the Far East?" ”
Diego, who was already very annoyed, was like a powder keg that had been ignited, and he jumped up and tore Louis together.
Although Louis has sharp teeth, after all, he is facing a duke, which makes him afraid to fight back. The number of dukes in the entire Spain is also only a handful, and although the person in front of him is incompetent, his title is enough for ordinary people to struggle for several generations.
Oquaido held the clairvoyant mirror, looked at the city, turned his head dissatisfied, and scolded: "When is this, you are still in the mood to fight here, it is better to think about the situation after being captured." ”
The scuffle between the two people instantly became weak, and they sat on the ground and were silent, the Spaniards must have regretted it at this time, they did not expect that the dynasty, which had always ignored the Luzon Chinese, could suddenly change so much.
What they don't know is that when the Chinese were slaughtered, the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, with internal and external troubles, and it was already terminally ill. But now that the Chinese Dynasty is fighting everywhere and expanding its territory, it has racked its brains to think of a reason to send troops. In particular, Hou Xuanyan's combat power of the sailors was immeasurable, and he was eager to find a testing stone, and the situation of the Spaniards was very embarrassing at this time.
Suddenly, the sound of cannons rang out outside the city of Manila, and after the earth-shattering bang, the walls of the royal city of Manila trembled, and screams came and went.
"The Chinese are attacking the city!"
"It's a Chinese cannon.."
Oquado punched the walls and scolded, "Damn, these people refused to accept our surrender and launched an artillery bombardment. ”
An arson-bomb exploded around them, scorching the wood of the walls and choking to death many inexperienced soldiers with smoke billowing from the fire. Oquaidor pulled the two nobles around him and hurriedly fled to the city.
The Chinese army did not rush to attack the city, the bombardment of artillery shells continued for an hour, the battered city wall was full of bullet holes, and the Spanish soldiers pouted and hid behind the stones, covering their ears with their hands, and did not dare to show their heads at all.
"These people must live in Satan's territory, there is gunpowder everywhere, and when you grab them and pinch them with your hands, they are cannonballs, otherwise they can't bomb like this."