"Second Lieutenant Romero, let's not go any further. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe town in front of it is the territory of the Chinese. It's not safe to go any further. Private Aragon said to Second Lieutenant Romero.

"What? Could it be that the Philippines is no longer Spanish territory? Is there a rule that says there are still places in the Philippines where Spanish troops cannot go? Second Lieutenant Romero asked dissatisfied.

"Ensign, this is, of course, our Spanish territory. However, according to our agreement with the Chinese, we are not allowed to enter those Chinese houses unless we have the approval of their tribunes. Aragon replied.

"But I didn't plan to bring people into their homes. Can't we walk the street next to their house? Romero asked.

"This ...... Theoretically, of course, this is possible, but ...... Lieutenant...... You have just come from Europe, and you do not know it, these Chinese are very hostile to us, and we have entered their ghettos, and we are vulnerable to attack......" replied A'Ai during the Aragonese period.

"What?" Romero could hardly believe his ears, "You mean, on the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, someone dares to openly attack the kingdom's army, and you have been allowing such behavior, and even compromised and retreated, so that you dare not come to this area!" ”

"Actually...... The second lieutenant wasn't really that bad, except that they would deliberately splash dirty water on us from the upper floors on both sides of the street, or deliberately pretend to throw things at us. You know, those Chinese hate us so much......" Aragorn explained.

"Then you won't do anything? Don't you grab those damned barbarians, hang them, and hang their corpses to dry? Romero said angrily.

"Ensign, in fact...... In fact there is nothing we can do, because we are not allowed to enter the Chinese dwelling unless we are given ......"

"Unless it is approved by the Chinese tribal officer, right? Hell, I bet on the salvation of your soul that the Chinese tribune would never agree to us entering the Chinese's house for this - Aragon, am I right? ”

"You're right, second lieutenant, in fact that the Chinese guy never issued a permit in time that allowed us to enter the Chinese's house. It's hard for you to imagine that just last month, just over here, a native named Herrera - a native, but also a devout Christian, and joined our guard, and is considered our man - may God bless his soul for peace, and he ran so close to the Chinese ghetto that day, I don't know what was wrong. Thereupon...... God, a savage Chinese ran out of nowhere, and suddenly attacked him, cutting off his head with a single sword, and our patrol was just over twenty paces away...... And guess what? Aragorn preached in an exaggerated tone.

"What happened next?" Romero asked.

The savage Chinese grabbed the head he had cut off and ran into a family's house. And then...... We're going to fence off the house, but we can't go in, we have to get that damn permit first. Aragon said.

"You saw the barbarian run into the house with your own eyes, and you were stupid enough to wait for a permit? All the guns you have in your hands are burning sticks? Romero said angrily.

"Second Lieutenant, we all used arquebuses back then. But the Chinese here, including women and children, each have at least two guns, usually a pistol plus a flintlock pistol. There are thousands of Chinese living in this generation, and if we really want to fight, our patrol is not enough to even stuff people's teeth......" Aragorn shook his head.

"And then?" Romero asked.

"Later, naturally, the Chinese tribune delayed and delayed in various ways, and it dragged on for half a month, and then we were allowed to send two people in to search for fifteen minutes! Second lieutenant, you think, for half a month, we can't stay here for half a month for the sake of an native, right? And even if they wanted to keep it, the Chinese would splash us with dirty water and hit us with things until we slipped away. After half a month, how can you still find anything? We sent two men at random, went in and walked around, and in less than five minutes, we came out with nothing, and then, well, the poor native died in vain. ”

"This ......"

"Ensign, that's why I said, it's dangerous here, and we can't go any further." Aragorn said, shaking his head.

"Hell yes! It's just ......" Romero was speechless, he stared viciously at the street opposite, and after a while a sentence came out between his teeth: "Let's go back!" ”

Two days later, however, Romero was in the place again, and next to him were more Spanish troops, including several cannons. This Chinese settlement outside of Manila is located a little south between Manila City Road and Manila Harbor, and is actually only a stone's throw away from Manila's city walls. Because it is too close to Manila City and the port of Manila, it has always been a thorn in the hearts of Spaniards. Because when the armistice was signed, the Spaniards insisted that the Chinese were not allowed to build castles near Manila, so the town had only a wall no more than eight feet high and no more than one foot thick. Such a wall is clearly not able to withstand the shelling.

At this moment three men came out of the town, and they came up to the front of the Spanish army.

"Raise your gun!" Romero saw the commander, Major Santos, touch his beard, and immediately gave such an order as agreed. The two hundred or so Spanish soldiers in front of them raised their guns at the three men, and the muzzles of the black holes were pointed at them.

The three men were taken aback, and one of them was so weak that he almost sat on the ground. The remaining two people quickly returned to normal. One of them also reached out and helped the man whose leg had weakened.

"What are you doing here?" The man with his legs had gone limp just now shouted in Spanish, and Romero could make out a distinct trilling in his not-so-standard version of Spanish.

"We are conducting military exercises nearby, and a soldier is missing and needs to enter the town for inspection." Major Santos said slowly,

The Spanish-speaking Chinese first translated Santos' words into Chinese and spoke them to the two men. The two men said something excitedly, and then the man who spoke Spanish replied, "There are no Spanish soldiers in our town." Do you have the tribune's approval? Are you trying to destroy the peace between us? ”

"Tribune's permission? No, your message is outdated. Santos replied with a smile, "Now we don't need the tribune's permission, we only need the permission of our fleet." "Obviously, the fleets that came from Europe one after another gave him a lot of confidence. Today in Manila, the number and total tonnage of the Spaniards' warships have significantly surpassed the Western-style fleet in Zheng Sen's hands.

The Chinese's face turned white, but he first translated what Santos said to the two companions, and they said something together, and then the Chinese replied, "We need to inform the mayor of your request and let him decide." ”

"You'd better hurry, my time is precious." Santos said.

The three Chinese did not speak much, turned around, and returned directly to the town. In a few moments, a puff of smoke rose from the town.

"They're informing other Chinese in this way." Santos said, "Alright, it's time, let's shoot!" ”

The height of the town was no more than eight feet, and the wall that was no more than a foot thick naturally could not hold back the shells, and after only a few shots, the wall fell to a large side.

"Onward! If you resist, shoot and kill! Santos drew his command knife and swung forward. The soldiers, accompanied by military music, marched towards the town in a neat pace. There was silence in the town......

The soldiers quickly crossed the collapsed wall and entered the town. There was not a single person to be seen on the streets of the town, and all the gates were closed.

"Smash the doors open, enter all the dwellings, and search for the missing soldiers - and if you resist, shoot or kill!" Romero shouted.

The soldiers cheered, and they naturally knew that the so-called search was actually robbery. They began to split into small groups and pounced on the houses with closed doors.

Private Aragon kicked on a darkened door, and it slammed open. At once, a few soldiers rushed to the front of Aragorn, who had kicked the door, and rushed straight into the door—the Chinese were notoriously wealthy. Immediately afterwards, Aragorn heard a gunshot, and the two soldiers who rushed to the front all fell.

Aragorn was startled, ducked to the side, and fired a random shot at the door. There was no sound inside except for the groans of the two Spanish soldiers who had fallen.

There was no sound in the house, but gunfire rang out in the town. The townsfolk who seemed to have disappeared suddenly appeared, and the windows of the houses on both sides of the street were constantly spraying deadly shotguns. The Spaniards fought back, but in such an engagement, the Chinese hiding in their houses and wielding shotguns had a clear upper hand.

Shotguns have always had a poor range. If it is in the field, this gun is not very useful. But in today's environment, shotguns are surprisingly powerful. The distance between the two sides was only twenty meters, and the lack of range of the shotgun was not a problem at all, but his advantages of large close coverage, fast aiming, and high shooting accuracy became very prominent. Coupled with the fact that the Chinese still had houses as fortifications, the Spanish soldiers were in a difficult situation all at once.