Looking out over the bay from the control tower, you can faintly see a group of galleons heading for Tortoiseshell Harbour......

General Sashilow judged that it should be Lin Feng's army to carry out a counterattack, so the horn of the tortoiseshell harbor suddenly sounded, and all the Western soldiers gathered at the dock, and after counting the number of people, only half of the army of more than 2,000 people was now left.

According to General Saschlow's information, the remaining soldiers in Hawksbill Harbor should not exceed five hundred, and it was not a problem to defeat them completely, so he deployed a large army to ambush the various fortresses on the docks, ready to meet the enemy.

After waiting for more than an hour, the dozen or so warships did not come to attack, and General Saschlow could not wait any longer, and ordered people to board the merchant ships moored at the dock, ready to take the initiative to attack, but the distance between the two sides was not within the distance of the arquebus, but he found that the warships began to retreat again.

Since the Spaniards had suffered a great loss in yesterday's naval battle, General Saschlow believed that Lin Feng was luring the enemy deep in order to let the Dafu ships exert their might and wipe them all out on the sea.

Looking at the billowing smoke in the depths of the coconut grove, Saschlow was worried about the loss of the dock, and decided to give up the pursuit at sea and return to the shore to rest and wait, at this time, a loud noise was heard, and the bilge of the broken ship exploded, and then all the ships exploded and caught fire, setting off layers of huge waves on the sea......

Seeing those tattered merchant ships sinking, and the Western soldiers all struggling desperately in the sea, Lin Feng, Cai De and others stood on the bow of the ship and cheered......

The soldiers wiped out the main force of the enemy without blood, Lin Feng ordered people to blow the horn of counterattack on the warship, and the soldiers who were ambushed at the pier poured into their nests and slaughtered all the Western soldiers on the shore......

The inhabitants of Hawksbill Harbour are gone, and the bustling town that has just been built is reduced to ashes, except for the church that still stands at the entrance to the village.

The world is changing so fast! In just a few years, Luzon has become the world of Westerners!

Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, Manila, located on the island of Luzon, has been a gathering place for Chinese merchant ships to trade in the South Seas.

In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1405 AD), Zheng He led a huge fleet to Luzon, and appointed Xu Chai Lao, an overseas Chinese leader of Jinjiang, as the governor of Luzon, according to the edict of Emperor Yongle, and took over the power of the place.

In Luzon, Xu Chai Lao worked hard for more than 20 years, sparing no effort to promote the way of Confucius and Mencius, implement the rule of propriety and benevolence, spread the agriculture, fishery and industry of southern Fujian, build shipyards, and teach the local people weaving, pottery, tea planting and other craft techniques.

In the sixteenth year of the Ming Dynasty (1521 AD), when Magellan's expedition made its first voyage around the world, the Spaniards arrived on the islands.

In the twenty-first year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1542 AD), Charles I of Spain sent an expedition to survey the islands, and in order to show his respect for the then crown prince Prince Philip, the captain of the ship Devillalobos named it "Philippine Islands".

Due to the influence of wind direction and ocean currents, the Spaniards were unable to find a route from the Philippines to Mexico for more than 20 years, so they were unable to migrate to the Philippines on a large scale.

In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1556 AD), Prince Philip succeeded to the throne, which was King Philip II of Spain.

In the same year, Philip II wrote to the Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico), emphasizing in particular the importance of opening up the Philippines as a new colony, ordering the Viceroy of New Spain to be responsible for organizing the expedition, and sent Father Udanetta, a priest of the Augustinian Church, to form an expedition headed by Lega.

With the help of Legazpi, the expedition occupied the island of Cebu, reaching Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south.

The Spanish colonial policy provoked the local tribes to revolt, so the colonial army adopted tough repressive measures, successively bloody Cebu and Mindanao, and began to expand their power abroad.

In the fifth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1571 AD), Lega Shitbi led 200 expeditionary soldiers to Manila.

In the face of a strong enemy, the Suleiman dynasty divided into two factions, the main and the Raja Matanda to remove the fortifications, and the main war sent Raja Suleiman to retreat to the north, and in this way, the Spanish army drove the colonial army into the city of Manila without blood.

After that, King Suleiman, with the support of the local Chinese community, united with other tribes to launch a counterattack on Legazpi, and the king who led the way was unfortunately shot and killed, and since then, Manila has become the center of Spanish rule in the Philippines.

Philip II appointed Legazpi as the new governor of the Philippines and opened the Governor's Palace in Manila, laying the foundation for the rule of the Spaniards.

In the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1574 AD), Legazpi died of illness in Manila, and the king of Spain appointed Lavizares as the successor governor, at that time, Lin Daoqian's attack on Guangzhou failed, and the army retreated to the Shantou area was surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers, and fled to Siam Pattani, Ma Zhishan led Li Chenghuai, Cai De and others to TaiWan, and Lin Feng had just fled back to the mainland from Korea.

Lin Feng was wanted by the imperial court, went south to Guangdong to incorporate the rest of Lin Daoqian, entrenched in Nanao Island to rob merchant ships, was surrounded and suppressed by the armies of Guangdong and Fujian, and tried to flee to TaiWan to prepare to cut off the Xiong, at this time, Hu Shouren, the general soldier of Fujian, had changed the Beigang into a military port, and they did not dare to land on the island, so they accepted Ma Zhishan's suggestion and left Luzon Island from Taiwan.

Because Ma Zhishan was also unaware of the situation in Luzon, after the failure of the forced attack on Manila, he finally led the villagers to Pengaslan Bay with the help of missionaries Mark and Xu Ling'er, and landed in the port of Tortoiseshell at the mouth of the Renyain River......

Nowadays, the villages, towns, barracks and markets have all been destroyed by Westerners, looking at the ruins under the coconut wind, the soldiers all shed tears, this is not the first time for Lin Feng to lose his homeland, but he has lost the heroic spirit of the year.

Suddenly, the church bell rang, Lin Feng and others pushed the door and walked into the church, only to see the dull-eyed priest was silently crying, when he saw Lin Feng, the muscles on his face twitched, got up and rushed forward to give him a resounding slap.

Lin Feng knew that he couldn't stand the priest, and like a child who made a mistake, he knelt in front of the old man, and Cai De, Chen Zhi and others led more than 400 soldiers, all kneeling outside the church door......

The old man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, stretched out his hands to pull Lin Feng up, took everyone into the church, and began to prepare dinner for them.

During the meal, Lin Feng asked, "Father God, where is Miss Louise now?" ”

The priest's lungs were about to explode, and he immediately threw down the rice bowl in his hand.

"Lord God, this time the Western army came to attack, all because of the disaster caused by Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, I wonder if Miss Louise was killed by them? Or did it fall into the hands of the Spaniards? Zede asked.

The grim-faced priest stared at the two of them fiercely, silent.

So, Lin Feng said: "I'm afraid no one would have thought that as soon as we built this place into a prosperous port, the government suddenly sent those two women to recruit An, it is said that on the way to the tortoiseshell port, they fought with the Spaniards, this sudden incident, so that everyone was caught off guard, because it was too late to explain to the Manila authorities, and it was destroyed overnight." ”

At this time, Cai De also sighed: "Poor Brother Chenghuai, 200 brothers of the Ming army, and more than 300 of our soldiers, all of them are bloody. ”

The priest shook his head lightly and asked, "Lin Feng, do you remember the conversation between the two of us when we first arrived at Hawksbill Harbor?" ”

"Of course I do." Lin Feng replied: "In order to survive here, persuade me to be humble and humble like Xu Chailao, unite the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Luzon, and when I become stronger, I will naturally be able to fight against the Westerners." ”

"And how do you do that?" The priest asked angrily: "That Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in Huazi, still knew 'accumulating grain and slowing down the king' before he achieved hegemony." And when you arrived at Tortoiseshell Harbor, you began to call yourself 'king', and the court regarded you as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and the Manila authorities were unwilling to tolerate you, and I was helping you to intercede with Archbishop Perez, but I never expected you to collude with the Japanese ......"

Before the priest finished speaking, Lin Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wronged, wronged!" ”

"Don't be arrogant in front of me, and don't take revenge on the two girls for the destruction of Hawksbill Harbor, and I ask you, what is your purpose in turning a blind eye to your wife and children and your fathers and fellow villagers after your triumphant return, and looking for Louise everywhere?" The priest asked angrily.

Lin Feng was stunned by the question, he knew very well in his heart that before Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er arrived at Hawksbill Harbor, Louise was entrusted by Rhonzo Konishi to Luzon, and with the identity of Franc Man, she quickly established a stronghold in Manila as a liaison station between Lin Feng and Monkey Hideyoshi, and since then, she has often visited Hawksbill Harbor as a nun.

At that time, the priest did not know the relationship between Louise and Lin Feng, but was full of disgust at the two of them cheating and making peace, but for the sake of Archbishop Perez of Manila, he did not care about them.

After Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er arrived, Ma Zhishan, the lord of Erao, proposed that he should bring more than 1,000 homesick women, children, old and children back to China, and woke up Lin Feng with a word, and he decided to send all the families of the soldiers to Pattani, in order to relieve the worries of the tortoiseshell port, and immediately sent a letter to the monkey through Louise, preparing to take out 300,000 taels of silver from the Ryukyus to buy 10,000 wild warriors to form a powerful fleet to attack Manila.

So, the priest earnestly persuaded: "People are not as good as heaven, Lin Feng, I hope you will not be smart in the future." ”

At this time, Lin Feng didn't know that the letter he asked Louise to pass on had already fallen into the hands of Archbishop Perez, and replied cautiously: "Under the dullness, after this lesson, you should change your past mistakes." ”

"And what are you asking Miss Louise for?" The priest asked.

Lin Feng replied: "Miss Louise is really pitiful, whether she falls into the hands of those two brocade guards or is captured by the Spaniards, it will not end well, may I ask Father Priest, where is she now?" I also want her to come back to Rìben and help bring the Moonsky Elder's merchant group......"

"It's disgusting, you don't have to act anymore." The angry priest decisively interrupted Lin Feng.

"May I ask Father Priest why he said that?" Lin Feng asked pretending to be puzzled.

"Louise followed the Daifuku ship away, believing that the kind-hearted Mrs. Roche would not let her be wronged." At this point, the priest decided to reveal the truth of the facts: "Lin Feng, I really answered that sentence: man is not as good as heaven!" Unbeknownst to you, the wax pill letter you sent Louise to Rì was hidden in the Cathedral of Manila, and when the merchants of the Sakai Town Communion came to pick it up, it was intercepted by Archbishop Perez, causing the wrath of Governor Lavizares, which was the real cause of the destruction of Hawksbill Harbor. ”

When Cai De and the others heard this, they were immediately stunned......

Seeing this, Lin Feng hurriedly asked, "Father God, dare to ask us what is the way out?" ”

The priest showed a painful look on his face, pondered for a moment, and replied helplessly: "As long as you still have the illusion of being the king and hegemon, in my opinion, there is no way out, for the sake of the fate of the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Luzon, you should dissolve it on the spot." ”

So, Lin Feng and Cai De glanced at each other and nodded seriously.

After spending the night in the church, Lin Feng decided to follow the priest's advice and dismissed nearly 500 soldiers, some decided to become fishermen, some wanted to renew their business, and those with skills were ready to work in the workshop......

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Off topic

There are many legends about Lin Feng in history, and the more popular saying is that he is also known as Lin Afeng, who participated in the old man team of the green forest at sea when he was young, and then followed his business, taking Penghu as a base to open up maritime trade, and at its peak, he had more than 300 ships and more than 40,000 personnel. In the first year of Longqing (1567), he led his troops to capture Shenquan Port in Huilai County. In the first year of Wanli (1573), Qianao of Tunnanao Island attacked Chenghai in December and defeated the officers and soldiers. In February of the second year, he attacked Cháo Prefecture and Huilai, in April he attacked Qinglan (present-day Wenchang County, Hainan Province), was defeated in Guangdong in June and retreated to the coast of Fujian. In November, they successively attacked the coastal ports of Guangdong such as Cháoyang Tatou Port (present-day Dahao District of Shantou City), Zhelin in Raoping County, Jinghai in Huilai County, and Jieshi in Lufeng County. The Ming Dynasty was forced to concentrate the main forces of land and water to encircle and suppress Lin Feng. Lin Feng took Nanao Island as a base and held each other, and later revised the book to discuss and ask for appeasement, but Yin Zhengmao, the general soldier of Guangdong, did not accept it. In order to avoid the attack of officers and soldiers, Lin Feng led 62 warships and more than 5,500 people to set sail towards Luzon. On the twenty-ninth of the month, he arrived in Maris, Manila Bay. The first attack on Manila was won, killing the Spanish commander-in-chief in the Philippines, Maytln Goiti. Later, he established his capital in Lingayen G., in Panggsinan Province, and proclaimed himself king, and had good relations with the local population. In March of the third year, Spain sent troops to attack Lin Feng, and the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to jointly besiege it. Lin Feng fought hard for 4 months, due to the lack of food and weapons, on August 4, overnight, led more than 40 warships to skillfully break through, reached TaiWan, and then returned to Cháo Prefecture, haunted between Zhelin, Jinghai and Jieshi, and the number of ships increased to more than 150, and the power was revived. Later, Lin Feng left the state of Cháo and did not know what to do.

According to the record of volume 81 of the "Wanli Record": Near the rì drama thieves Lin Daoqian, Lin Feng and other Pufu Island, there is still a leakage of heaven. Lin Feng's occupation of Nanao Island, his escape to TaiWan and Luzon, the conquest of Manila, and the siege of Tortoiseshell Harbor are more commonly found in various local chronicles. For example, volume 30 of the "Quanzhou Mansion Chronicles" records: Luzon forced Lin Feng, captured something, and offered it, because he was invited to pay tribute, compared to Siam and La Zhuguo. "Huzhou Mansion Chronicles" contains: In October of the second year of Longqing, Lin Feng went to Guangzhou from Shenquan Town. "The Ninety-third Fujian Book of the Diseases of the Heavenly Counties" contains: In the early years of Wanli, the pirate Lin Feng entered Penghu and communicated with the Japanese invaders. Wanli Martial Arts Record. Volume III. The Legend of Lin Feng records that "Luzon is not a tribute, but a break through the forest wind, and it is magnificent!"

According to the record of volume 81 of the "Wanli Record": Near the rì drama thieves Lin Daoqian, Lin Feng and other Pufu Island, there is still a leakage of heaven. Lin Feng's occupation of Nanao Island, his escape to TaiWan and Luzon, the conquest of Manila, and the siege of Tortoiseshell Harbor are more commonly found in various local chronicles. For example, volume 30 of the "Quanzhou Mansion Chronicles" records: Luzon forced Lin Feng, captured something, and offered it, because he was invited to pay tribute, compared to Siam and La Zhuguo. "Huzhou Mansion Chronicles" contains: In October of the second year of Longqing, Lin Feng went to Guangzhou from Shenquan Town. "The Ninety-third Fujian Book of the Diseases of the Heavenly Counties" contains: In the early years of Wanli, the pirate Lin Feng entered Penghu and communicated with the Japanese invaders. Wanli Martial Arts Record. Volume III. The Legend of Lin Feng records that "Luzon is not a tribute, but a break through the forest wind, and it is magnificent!"

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