Chapter 497: Arabian Nights

After Captain Alfonso died, that is, when it was about to get dark, three hundred Spanish soldiers rushed out of the camp like wolves, and the Chinese People's League seemed to have received the news and did not react.

The nearby indigenous villages were unlucky, and before they could escape, they were killed by the Spanish soldiers one by one, and the old people and children were not spared, these soldiers searched around the village casually, picked up a few bows and arrows and sent them back, and the murder weapon for Alfonso was found.

European colonies around the world, the governors of the colonies have high authority, he is the emperor of the soil in that place, Jiangfeng's Huazhou, arranged in Malacca and Yizhou, and the garrisons outside the customs are also similar, what they say, the people below will obey unconditionally.

It was only in Luzon that after the bombardment of the Huazhou fleet a few years ago, and many reasons for being domineering, the authority of Governor Revel could no longer be maintained, and then the strength of the local Chinese in Luzon swelled rapidly.

The militia armed to the teeth oppressed the living space of the Spaniards smaller and smaller, and more than 2,000 people had this idea in their hearts that they might not be able to stay in this colony for too long, and with the leadership of Governor Levere, these people, whether they were residents or soldiers, all joined the activities of commercial intermediaries, and matched the Chinese with the passing Western merchant ships, and everyone was fat.

Since I feel that the colony has not existed for a long time, and the governor has taken the lead in making money, who will abide by the original semi-militarized physique, after everyone returns to the home country, they are all about the same class, and everyone is rich after returning to China, then I still care about what kind of governor you are, besides, when the foreign enemy fights, you have no performance as a governor at all, and what qualifications do you have to order everyone.

Governor Leville naturally felt guilty, but his mind was not much different from that of the soldiers and civilians below, making money mattered, who could care about anything else. To put it bluntly, the current Luzon colony is just a group of white Spaniards, their security is taken care of by the Chinese militia and the Yizhou fleet detachment, their gold and silver are stored in the Huazhou bank, or the owner of Luzon has been replaced, they are just sojourners, such a group may be a mess of scattered sand, and no one will obey the orders issued by the Governor's Palace, and Revere is also interested in not issuing orders, not going to find the boring by himself, relatively speaking, The real prestige is still the captain Alfonso, and the cohesion of the army must be stronger.

Now to announce or explain something, Governor Revel can only convene a general meeting of all, or else the document with the governor's seal is a joke.

If it was a month ago, everyone was summoned to a meeting in front of the Governor's Palace, I am afraid that half of the people would not come, and they would just ignore it, everyone is important to make money, and there is no time to listen to your nonsense. But this time it was Alfonso, the commander of the army, who was killed by the natives, and many Spaniards were chilled in their hearts, and even the natives dared to kill the colonial officers, so is their personal safety still guaranteed?

These Spaniards have not known what happened in the Governor's Palace for a long time, so they are convinced of what Second Lieutenant Phillips said, and for a while everyone is in danger, and it is somewhat ridiculous that after the news spread, the inn opened by the Chinese in Manila City was suddenly overcrowded, and those Spaniards came in with their families one after another, and since they were guests, the Chinese People's League had to be responsible for their safety......

After the vigilante had made a promise to ensure the safety of the Assembly, Second Lieutenant Phillips' immediate men invited them one by one to the open space near the Governor's Palace.

The second lieutenant himself had two hundred soldiers under his command, and after the death of Captain Alfonso, according to the order, he was the commander of the six hundred troops, but the hearts of the people were so scattered that now the troops he could control were about three hundred and fifty men, and the remaining part of the people were gathered together by Alfonso's guards, who also had a certain prestige among the inhabitants of the colony, and were extremely dissatisfied with the loss of the glory of Spanish citizens abroad, and had always resisted and even attacked Governor Levire. The conference was similar, with the group and their supporters standing alone and with clear boundaries from those around them.

Phillips's own army stood guard on the perimeter, guarding against attacks by the so-called indigenous insurgents, and he stood straight to the side, staring coldly at the chaotic crowd.

"Our brave soldier Alfonso has died under the insidious poisonous arrows of the natives, and now our colony is in great danger!"

After Governor Levi came out, he stood on a temporary wooden platform, but the soldiers below shouted for a long time, and there was no sign of quietness below, and Alfonso's former descendants were even deliberately making loud noises, and Governor Levire had no choice but to speak loudly there.

"Although we caught the murderer, we got even more terrible news, the local natives who profess Islam, instigated by the Turkish emissary, decided to attack us, leaving no prisoners, a brutal attack!"

As soon as these words were finished, the audience was silent, Turkey, this name is a nightmare for every European, although Europe at this time is economic growth, national strength is constantly getting stronger, but the war has never stopped, not only the war of various countries for European hegemony, but also under the leadership of Spain and the Holy See to defend against Turkey's attack.

Turkey is an Islamic country, and Europe is incompatible with different beliefs, and Turkey in this era is a huge empire, and it is also quite coveted for European land and wealth, and large-scale wars are launched almost every few years.

Every time the war shakes the whole of Europe, the allied forces of various countries need to resist with all their might, at this time, the most powerful Catholic country Spain is the leader of the allied forces, so as Spanish nationals, although these people in Luzon are thousands of miles away from their home country, they are still shocked when they hear the name of Turkey.

No matter how nonsense this incident is, yes, there are many tribes who believe in Islam in the land of Luzon, and these people are the result of the spread of faith in the age of Arab navigation.

Turkey's navy is also quite powerful, and it is indeed incompatible with Spain in Europe, to say that they went to Luzon to incite the natives to deal with the Spaniards, but in the past, the port of Luzon is now like a cornucopia, whoever occupies it, can get a huge amount of money every year. Perhaps the Turks did covet the land, and sent their emissaries or some kind of people to come here to stir up rebellion among the tribes.

Everyone present felt a little chilled, Turkey's technology is only about ten years behind Europe, and their firearms also have their own independent systems, if these firearms are used to support the natives of Luzon, then what is the capital and advantage of establishing themselves here?

The number of natives is far greater than that of the Spaniards, not to mention what happened a few days ago has already shown this truth, even with poisoned arrows can kill Spanish soldiers.

Seeing the silence below slowly turn into a whispered discussion, everyone became anxious and panicked, there are many flaws in this news, and it is also a bit fanciful to tie Turkey and the Islamic tribes here, but the current Luzon Spaniards are panicked, because the colonial army cannot protect them at all, this kind of insecure mentality, after Captain Alfonso, who was almost a symbol of the security of the colony, was suddenly killed by a "poisoned arrow", he became even more suspicious.

The following discussion and panic had the effect expected by Governor Levere, who suddenly raised his voice and said:

"We had no fear when we were in Europe, and many countries were fighting side by side with us in the face of the attack of evil infidels, and there were righteous people who came out to protect us in this danger!"

Everyone quieted down again, and looked at the impassioned Governor Levire above, thinking that there was anyone else who could be qualified to protect here besides the Chinese, in fact, as everyone expected, Levere quickly said the righteous force, Levere pointed to the Huazhou fleet in the port not far away, and said loudly:

"The army of Huazhou is responsible for our safety, and the generous Duke of Huazhou is ready to protect our safety, and the messenger he sent promises that as long as Huazhou exists, the Turkish conspiracy will never succeed!"

The people who heard this sentence were slightly stunned, and they all cheered loudly, Huazhou has become a golden sign in their hearts, the fleet across the sea and the majestic posture of the army on the road, it seems to be a huge threat in normal times, but today I heard that I was ready to shelter myself, and the panic and uneasiness just now were swept away, and they all felt safe and steady from the bottom of their hearts.

Governor Revell, who was standing on the high platform, was very satisfied with the reaction of the following, and spoke again:

"Of course, Huazhou's generosity also requires some action!"