In Manila Bay, the Chinese Navy's overseas Chinese convoy is conducting a large-scale artillery operation on the city of Manila after eliminating the Spanish Philippine colonial fleet.

Manila, as the capital of the Spanish Philippines, is divided into Intramuros and Fort Santiago.

Among them, the Intramuros is the original Citadel of the Indigenous Filipino King, located in the northeast of Manila, and Fort San Diego is the invasion base built by the Spanish colonial army and the seat of the Philippine Governor.

Currently, there are 100 Spanish defenders and 1,200 indigenous Filipino servants in Aintramuros and 600 Spanish defenders in Fort Santiago.

Originally, the Spanish garrison in the Philippine colony had 1,500 and 6,000 Filipino indigenous servants, but since the Spanish rule in the Philippines for more than 300 years, the Filipino indigenous people have been resisting, with an average of six rebellions per year, so the other 800 Spanish defenders and 4,800 Filipino indigenous servant troops had to suppress and maintain law and order in various places, not in Manila City at this time.

Pedro led 100 Spanish soldiers and 1,200 indigenous Filipino servants to defend the royal city, while Antonio led 600 Spanish soldiers to defend Fort Santiago.

Because of the inability to trust the indigenous Filipinos, there were only Spaniards in Fort Santiago. Fortunately, the castle was small and strong, so 600 Spanish soldiers were enough.

Antonio did not dare to be careless, he recruited all the Spanish immigrants in Manila, issued them weapons and ammunition, and went to the city to defend it together.

In this way, in fact, there are 1,300 regular troops and 3,000 Spaniards temporarily armed in the royal city, and 600 regular troops and 1,700 Spaniards temporarily armed in Fort Santiago.

However, Antonio still underestimated the determination of the Chinese government, and this time it was not only the Chinese naval fleet that came to Nanyang to protect overseas Chinese, but also an army. It is the fiftieth town of the Chinese Shence Army.

This is a fully formed division with a strength of 12,512 people, which was originally nominally divided into overseas theaters and stationed in Lanfang. Because Lanfang is currently in the hands of the Dutch, the Chinese Shence Army has never had a chance to go south to recover Lanfang.

This time, taking advantage of the opportunity to protect overseas Chinese, Li Weiguo decided to take the opportunity to recover Lanfang, so he sent the fiftieth town of the Shence Army Army to go south with the navy's overseas Chinese protection fleet.

In addition to this, there is the 4th Brigade of the Marine Corps, about two thousand people.

Originally, Li Weiguo did not intend to occupy the Philippines at this time, he did not want to provoke the entire Western world, after all, Spain is a god country. It has a strong presence in Europe. Before completely pacifying Britain, Li Weiguo actually did not want to provoke the whole of Europe to hostile.

But the plan could not catch up with the changes, Deng Zhilong and Lin Changlong saw that the Spanish Navy was so unbearable, and their hearts moved, and they wanted to test the strength of the Spanish Army, so after killing the Spanish Philippine colonial fleet, they immediately arranged for the 50th Town of the Army and the 4th Marine Brigade to land, and under the cover of the fleet's artillery, launched a tentative attack on the Royal City of Manila and Fort San Diego respectively.

The reason for this is a tentative attack. It was because Deng Zhilong and Lin Changlong were fighting against the Spanish ground forces for the first time, and they did not know how effective the Spanish Army was, so they carried out a tentative attack. If the opponent is too weak, take Manila. Otherwise, they will retreat back to sea and find another way.

Soon, Deng Zhilong and Lin Changlong found that the strength of the Spanish defenders was too weak. It is also equipped with antique-level front-loading flintlock pistols and front-loading iron cannons, which are not at all opponents of the Chinese Shence Army.

The huge artillery of the Chinese Navy's overseas Chinese fleet roared, and every shell fell on the royal city of Manila. They were like a reaper of death, killing a large part of the Spanish defenders.

The shelling was so fierce that the walls of the fortified royal city burst and then crumbled, and in an instant dust and smoke filled the air.

An hour after the Chinese navy shelled, the 50th town of the Chinese Shence Army had quickly completed the landing through various piers in the port of Manila.

The artillery regiment then joined the battle, concentrating its fire on the southwest wall of the Intramural City of Manila.

Finally, after half an hour, the walls could not withstand the shelling and collapsed.

"Kill!"

The Chinese Shence army quickly launched a charge, intending to attack the royal city through the gap in the crumbling wall.

Pedro hurriedly mobilized his forces and tried to plug the gap.

However, it didn't work, and soon the Chinese Shence Army sent a big killing weapon, a Gatling machine gun, and the one-sided slaughter began.

Click-and-click......

Gatling guns opened fire, and the Spanish defenders fell one by one, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

This is the first time that the Spaniards have seen the legendary Songhu meat grinder, and it is really a big killer, which is really too cruel.

Pedro's eyes were full of fear, and he only felt that he couldn't move all over, as if he was locked by death, until the guards around him woke him up with a loud roar, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Retreat!"

Pedro panicked, he couldn't care about the orders of Governor Antonio, and the gap in equipment made the Spanish army not an opponent of the Chinese Shence Army at all.

It's just that what Pedro never expected was that his order would lead to a general panic in the Spanish army.

There was no formation, no cover, and the Chinese Shence army pursued and fought fiercely, so that the retreat of the Spanish army instantly turned into a rout and a great escape.

Pedro was so angry that his old blood almost spurted out, but unfortunately it was too late to regret it.

With a loud bang, a cannonball exploded around, and the violent blast wave instantly lifted Pedro and the others away.

Pedro fell to the ground, his head buzzed, and he felt that the world was spinning, and he fainted suddenly.

When Pedro opened his eyes again, he found himself tied up and thrown into the Acropow prison by several Chinese soldiers in green-skinned uniforms.

Seeing that his cellmates around him were all Spanish soldiers, Pedro suddenly smiled bitterly, this Nima battle has reached this point, it will be destroyed in minutes, and he will be thrown to Mars in shame, and he himself can't help but get drunk.

There were only one hundred Spanish pure-blood soldiers in the royal city, and the rest were indigenous Filipino soldiers, who were weaker in combat, so they were defeated the fastest.

Fort Santiago, not far away, was full of Spanish pure-blood soldiers, with strong combat effectiveness, and under the command of Governor Antonio, they were still fighting.

But. Under the fierce offensive of the Chinese Shence army, the city was broken sooner or later.

Antonio regretted dying at the moment, he never expected the Chinese army to be so powerful. It is reasonable that the Philippine fleet and navy lost so quickly, after all, it is impossible for wooden sail warships to win against ironclad warships. But with the strong walls to defend it, the royal city was defeated so quickly that the ground was shattered with horror.

There was still a day and a half left before the reinforcements agreed by the commander of the British Asian Fleet, Klaus, although the Marin detachment, which had departed earlier, might have arrived in Manila earlier, but it would be useless. Because Marin only has five warships, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat the Chinese Navy.

Antonio prayed that Fort Santiago would hold on.

Unfortunately, Fort Santiago, built 300 years ago, has fallen into disrepair because there is no serious threat from inside and outside. Successive governors have spent a lot of money on their books, but almost all of them have been pocketed, as Antonio knows very well.

There was a loud boom. As if an eight-magnitude earthquake, Antonio fell on his heels and was immediately disgraced.

"What's going on?"

"Report to the Governor, the western wall has collapsed!"

"What?"

Antonio sat down on the ground. This Nima had just sent his most sincere prayer to God, but the walls of the city collapsed.

The shouts of killing got closer and closer, and the combination of infantry support artillery and Gatling machine guns of the Chinese Shence Army swept through everything. The Spanish defenders were beaten with blood and flesh and fell one by one.

The walls were quickly breached by the Chinese Shence army, and the Spanish defenders' will to resist collapsed in an instant. Originally, there was a huge gap in equipment, but at this moment, when the will to fight was lost, the entire army's spirit suddenly dispersed.

The Chinese Shence Army stormed Fort Santiago and engaged in street fighting with the Spanish defenders. The Spanish defenders, who used old muskets, suffered even more in this street fight, as they had to spend a lot of time reloading, while the Chinese Shence soldiers used advanced rear-loading rifles, which only needed to pull and push to complete the reload in a few seconds, thus achieving continuous fire.

If the Spanish defenders could resist for several hours on the walls of the fortress, after street fighting, they lost more than two-thirds of their troops in less than two hours. In particular, the army composed of those temporarily recruited Spanish immigrants was even more vulnerable, and once defeated, they immediately turned into birds and scattered and fought separately, and were quickly killed one by one by the Chinese Shence army.

The Doge's Palace was soon surrounded, and Antonio and the last fifty or so Spanish soldiers resisted to the end, holding on to their last dignity.

It's just that the soldiers of the Chinese Shence Army did not leave Antonio with this kind of face, but rushed directly into it, solved the battle in a white-knuckle battle, and captured Antonio alive at the same time.

It's not that the soldiers of the Chinese Shence Army don't want to kill Antonio, but Weng Tonggong repeatedly explained that Antonio must be captured alive, because the Philippine matter still needs the cooperation of this person to solve it perfectly.

"Where's the Spanish governor?"

With a loud shout, Deng Zhilong appeared in the governor's mansion, beside Lin Changlong and Weng Tongyi.

Lin Changlong accompanied Weng Tongyi to negotiate before, and he had already met Antonio, and now Deng Zhilong came over to see what Antonio looked like.

In fact, this is the slap in the face of Lai Chiguoguo.

Aren't you the governor of Spain awesome, look at how awesome you are this time!

Soon, Antonio was carried over and was still on the ground like a dead dog.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Antonio wailed for mercy.

The self-appointed translator explained to Deng Zhilong and others, and everyone immediately laughed.

"If you want to live, just do what we say!" Deng Zhilong said fiercely to Antonio.

"I will do it! Do it! "Poor Antonio, he is a fish and meat for people, and now he can only let others destroy him, no matter what Deng Zhilong and others ask, in order to survive, Antonio has agreed to do it.

First of all, there is the issue of the anti-Chinese riots, which is the real purpose of Deng Zhilong, Weng Tongyi, and others going south to protect overseas Chinese, and there is no room for error.

Because the Chinese Government responded in a timely manner, as soon as the anti-Chinese riots in the Philippines broke out, the intelligence agency of the China S.H.I.E.L.D. informed Li Weiguo, so Li Weiguo was able to send a fleet south in time to protect overseas Chinese.

Now the anti-Chinese riots in the Philippines have not expanded, only limited to Manila and the surrounding areas, because all this was secretly planned by Antonio, and Antonio himself did not want the riots to expand, after all, the Philippine economy is actually supported by the Chinese, and a large amount of taxes every year is actually an important guarantee for maintaining Spanish rule.

Antonio's small life was in the hands of the Chinese Shence Army, so he was naturally very cooperative. Inform Deng Zhilong and Weng Tong of several local indigenous leaders of the Pai Hua riots. Subsequently, under the leadership of Antonio's men, the Chinese Shence Army quickly dispatched to capture the leaders of these anti-Chinese riots one by one, and quickly quelled the anti-Chinese riots around Manila.

The Chinese community was grateful to the Chinese government and the Chinese Shence Army, and sent representatives to meet Deng Zhilong, Weng Tongyi and others, and donated a large amount of goods and food to reward the officers and soldiers of the Shence Army, including the Overseas Chinese Protector Fleet.

"Lord Weng, General Deng, I won't hide it from you, the overseas Chinese in the Philippines have had enough of the exploitation of the Spaniards and the bullying of the indigenous Filipinos. Please also ask your army to stay in Manila in the future, you are here, and we, the overseas Chinese, should also rest assured, otherwise we will be afraid all day long, and our lives and property will be in danger. ”

The speaker was Mr. Liu, the representative of the overseas Chinese in Manila, who had moved to Manila since the end of the Ming Dynasty and had been in Manila for hundreds of years, which can be said to be deeply rooted, and he was also a leader of overseas Chinese here.

Weng Tongyi replied, "Mr. Liu." We understand your feelings, but before leaving, His Majesty did not say that we could occupy Manila or even the whole of the Philippines, so I cannot answer your request. However, Mr. Liu can rest assured that the official has already sent a telegram to His Majesty for instructions. Explain the current situation in Manila, and I believe that Your Majesty will also consider your attitude. ”

Mr. Liu hurriedly thanked him.

At this time, Liao Gang, the commander of the 50th Town Division of the Chinese Shence Army, walked in from outside.

"Lao Liao, how is the situation outside?" Lin Changlong immediately asked. By the way, I poured a cup of tea.

Liao Gang sat down, took a sip of tea, and replied, "Manila is basically under control. There are still a few Spaniards who are secretly shooting cold shots, but I have already ordered that if I catch one of them, I will kill their whole family as an example. ”

Weng Tongyi suddenly frowned and said: "This seems inappropriate, it violates the imperial constitution, and it should not implicate the family." ”

Liao Gang smiled: "What Lord Weng said is, but this is a foreign country, and the imperial constitution does not elaborate on it. These Spaniards are hiding in the homes of ordinary people, secretly shooting our army coldly, so naturally they have to sit together, otherwise they will not be able to control the situation at all. Our army captured Manila with only five minor wounds and no casualties, but in just half a day after taking over Manila, three soldiers were assassinated by Spanish gunmen hiding in residents' homes. So, it's not okay not to hate some. ”

Weng Tongyi was about to argue, but Deng Zhilong on the side suddenly interrupted him and agreed: "I support Lao Liao's decision in this situation, and extraordinary methods should be used in extraordinary times, and it is better for Lord Weng not to interfere." ”

Weng Tonggong saw that Deng Zhilong also supported Liao Gang, so he didn't say more, he was not a stubborn person, especially since this is overseas, and he didn't treat his own people, Weng Tonglong couldn't go against the military, and he still had this eyesight.

At this time, Mr. Liu suddenly asked: "Dare to ask General Liao, how did the indigenous Filipinos who bullied me and other Chinese compatriots deal with it?" ”

Liao Gang suddenly smiled and said: "Needless to say, since we are here to protect overseas Chinese, we naturally have to make decisions for you foreigners." Just now, the division commander has ordered that all the Filipino natives who participated in the bullying of their Chinese compatriots should be arrested and executed, so as to avenge their compatriots, confiscate their property, and compensate for the losses of their Chinese compatriots. ”

"Thank you, General Liao!" Mr. Liu hurriedly thanked him, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, hundreds of years, **** finally remembered their adrift subjects.

In just one afternoon, the surrounding area of Manila was full of bloody rain, and the officers and soldiers of the 50th Town of the Chinese Shence Army, under the guidance of the local overseas Chinese, searched everywhere for the Filipino natives involved, wantonly killed and slaughtered, and avenged those who were wronged, which can be described as very happy.

Of course, only tens of thousands of overseas Chinese are happy, and for the indigenous Filipinos, it is a bloody lesson.

Many natives never dreamed that this riot not only did not reap the benefits, but put their own lives into it, and even affected the family. Because the Chinese Shence Army did not bother to conduct a trial at all, as long as there were Chinese comrades who identified them, they would immediately kill them, and they would not give the other party a chance to explain until they killed their entire clan.

Seeing the enemy killed, many overseas Chinese couldn't help but burst into tears and were grateful to the Chinese Shence Army.

This action to protect overseas Chinese has already made tens of thousands of overseas Chinese grateful, and Li Weiguo's glorious and great image has suddenly spread throughout the overseas Chinese circle in the Philippines, and everyone has praised him.

However, the negative impact was not without it, and the Chinese Shence Army slaughtered in and around Manila, arousing strong resentment among the indigenous forces in the Philippines, and soon a large number of rebels treated the Chinese and Spaniards as cruel colonizers.

The Chinese Shence officers and soldiers did not care about this designation, because they soon learned that the Chinese Emperor Li Weiguo had issued a holy decree to occupy Manila forever, and then more Chinese Shence troops would board ships from the mainland and prepare to annex the whole of the Philippines.

The Philippines will become a colony of China, so it doesn't care if the natives call the Chinese colonizers. (To be continued.) )