West of Barrel Pan Island.

The Spanish fleet rushed to Tongpanyu Island in one breath, only to be frightened, began to organize the formation, and set off from Magong Port, which was less than ten nautical miles, walking and stopping, tired like a cow, and finally at the cost of losing four battleships, and trapped on this small island, whether it was officers or soldiers, they all complained, and the fleet commander Angel was already discredited.

On the flagship of the Vanado, Angel held an emergency meeting, and all the officers present were silent, Angel finished smoking a Cuban cigar, and when he saw that everyone had arrived, he said in a muffled voice: "Everyone, as the commander of the fleet, I am sorry for bringing the fleet into this desperate situation." ”

Seeing that the officers did not react at all, Angel continued: "Everyone, I am completely powerless to deal with this kind of small-scale long-distance attack adopted by the Qing people, if you have any good ideas, you can put them forward, and everyone will discuss them together." ”

It's still silent, there's a good way, I said it yesterday, can you wait until today? After a long silence, someone finally spoke: "I don't know what the fate of those four battleships is?" ”

"They surrendered!" One of the officers said in a low voice: "At the end, I saw them hang the white flag with my own eyes. ”

Speaking of this topic, the atmosphere was lively, and a group of officers began to discuss in low voices:

"I wonder what fate awaits them?"

"I think what we should think about now is what kind of fate we will face ourselves."

"Those Qing people, will they kill prisoners?"

"Probably not, Manila's biological people are very civilized."

"That's not for sure, Manila has killed a lot of biological people, and they won't take revenge on us."

Hearing these whispered discussions, Angel's heart was cold, these officers had no fighting spirit, although they did not explicitly say the word surrender, but they were already thinking about the situation they would face after surrendering. In the current situation, it can't be beaten. Escape, you can't escape, and the army is disheartened, morale is low, and there can be no reinforcements, so there are three ways to go, or you are trapped here. Die or surrender.

Whether trapped or killed. It is meaningless, it is impossible to cause much harm to the enemy, and it is reasonable that these officers are inclined to surrender. Angel sighed and turned to look at Carlos, the commander of the fleet. Seeing that he was also gloomy, I knew that he was also in favor of surrender.

At this moment, an officer stood up, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, we have not reached the point where we have to surrender. In addition to our powerful artillery fire, we also have a strong firecracker, and we can completely abandon the battleship and land on Taiwan. With a strong firecracker, it has a foothold in Taiwan and is waiting for help. ”

This guy is talking in his sleep, right? All the officers were disdainful in their hearts, and Angel said in a deep voice: "This method is good, but from here to Taiwan, there are at least thirty or forty nautical miles, I think, when landing." There are few warships left, and the firecrackers need very strong logistical support. ”

There was another long silence. Just when the atmosphere of the meeting was extremely dull, a soldier came in and reported: "Report to Your Excellency Commander. Major Kyle of the Raysacs is back. ”

Wasn't the 'Ressacs' captured? Everyone was stunned, and immediately reacted, the Qing people sent this guy to persuade him to surrender, and for a while, everyone looked at Angel.

Angel groaned slightly, then said, "Let him in." ”

Entering the conference room, Lin Keren saluted Angel and the officers present with a standard naval salute, and then said in fluent Spanish: "I am hereby ordered by His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince of the Qing Empire to convey a message to you:

The Spanish Empire was a civilized country, and the general was also a wise and brilliant admiral, and it was hoped that the general would not fight any more useless battles, so as not to waste the lives of the officers and soldiers under his command.

His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince said that in this world, the most precious thing is life, and the most outstanding generals cherish soldiers as if they were their own children, and hope that generals will cherish the lives of soldiers.

Of course, if the general is willing to fight to the death, the Qing Imperial Navy will be happy to accompany him, and at that time, there will be no more prisoners. ”

All the officers were first shocked by the Qing navy soldier's fluent Spanish, then surprised, then horrified, and His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince said, What do you mean by not taking prisoners? ..., Angel was even more shocked that His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince of the Qing Empire was actually in this small fleet, was he commanded this naval battle? After hesitating, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Excuse me, is His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince the commander of the navy?" ”

Lin Keren hesitated for a moment before replying: "The navy was created by His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince, and he is the soul of the entire navy. After speaking, he saluted again and said, "My mission is complete, I can stay here for an hour, and after an hour, the navy of the Qing Empire will attack and refuse to take prisoners!" With that, he turned and walked out of the conference room.

Ultimatum? Hearing Lin Keren's re-emphasis on refusing to take prisoners, the officers panicked and looked at Angel and Carlos one after another.

Angel looked at Kyle with a smile and said, "Major Kyle, I hope you can tell us the truth about what happened to you. ”

Kyle saluted before he said aloud: "After being captured, another army of the Qing State will be surrendered, and there are Spanish-speaking soldiers in the navy who can read the order aloud, it is not allowed to beat and scold the prisoners, it is not allowed to take anything on the warship privately, and it is not allowed to rob the private property of the prisoners. Moreover, on each battleship, there were naval soldiers who supervised them, and they carried out their orders well. ”

As soon as Kyle's words fell, the officers whispered to each other, and Angel tapped lightly on the table and said in a deep voice, "I want to remind you that we only have one hour. After everyone had quieted down, he then asked Kyle, "Have you seen His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince?" What is your impression of him? ”

Kyle said: "His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince of the Qing Kingdom summoned all the captains and first mates, it was a very young prince, but he was in his twenties, very gentle, but all the Qing generals must be respectful in front of him, and he spoke very simply and directly. ”

Angel groaned slightly, and then said: "Everyone, time is pressing, we must make a decision immediately, now, if you agree to surrender, please raise your hand." ”

One, two, three, soon, there were only six people left in the entire conference room sitting still, although Angel had been mentally prepared, but he did not expect that eighty percent of the officers were willing to surrender, and his heart was in despair, and he glanced at Carlos, who also looked desperate, looked left and right, and then nodded heavily.

Angel knew that if he didn't follow these officers in this situation, he and Carlos were only afraid that they would be imprisoned or killed immediately, so he nodded slightly, and then he said solemnly: "Everyone, the Far East Fleet of the Spanish Empire is now in a desperate situation, His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince of the Qing Empire is civilized, merciful, and treats prisoners preferentially, as he said, life is the most precious, I don't want to do useless struggles, and I don't want to sacrifice all the soldiers of the Far East Fleet in vain."

Let me once again fulfill my duties as commander of the Far Eastern Fleet, and I announce that the Far Eastern Fleet will collectively surrender to His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince of the Great Qing Imperial Navy. ”

As soon as these words fell, all the officers present seemed to relax at once, and after Angel finished speaking, he turned to Kyle and said, "Go and invite that naval soldier from the Qing Empire." ”

Lin Keren quickly walked into the conference room again, and Angel stood up and said: "Soldier, I am the Supreme Commander of the Far East Fleet of the Spanish Empire, Brigadier General Angel, and I hope to meet His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince and talk to him in detail. ”

Lin Keren saluted and said: "Your Excellency, General, I don't think I made it clear, His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince has ordered that the Spanish fleet can only surrender unconditionally!" ”

Angel and the other officers suddenly turned extremely ugly and surrendered unconditionally! Lin Keren continued: "However, His Royal Highness the Fourteenth Prince guarantees that the captives will be treated favorably, and you will be allowed to keep your personal belongings, excluding weapons, of course. Also, allow the Spanish Empire to spend money to redeem you. ”

As soon as they heard that they could be redeemed for money, all the officers were overjoyed, Spain was not short of silver, and the empire would definitely spend money to redeem them, and even if the empire refused, the family would find a way to redeem them.

*

Outside the barrel island, Yinzhen's ship was far away in front of the Spanish fleet, Yinzhen and Yinxiang both stood on the deck and watched the movements of the Spanish fleet from afar, Yinxiang frowned and said: "Fourteenth brother, the Spanish fleet still has such a strong strength, will they surrender obediently?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the loud and long military horn sound came from afar, "This is?" Yinxiang said suspiciously.

"The Spanish fleet surrendered as a whole." Yinzhen said lightly: "Look, their flagship has raised the white flag. ”

"Just surrendered?" Yinxiang muttered in disbelief.

That's because you don't understand the Westerners, they are few in number, and they don't think that defeat and surrender is a shameful thing. Yinzhen smiled slightly, but he was lazy to explain, the war is over, I have to report the good news to Kangxi, and Luzon Island will also take this opportunity to take it quickly, but I am afraid that I will not be able to conquer it in person.

After this battle, the strength of the navy has also been exposed, and the control of the group of clan children in the navy can be relaxed a little, I don't know how Kangxi will treat the navy if he really wants to think about it, thinking of this, there is no smile on his face.

Yinxiang glanced at him and said with a smile: "With such a big victory, what are you worried about?" According to me, if this fleet is sailed to Tianjin, a ceremony will be held to present the prisoners, and the emperor Ama and his ministers will be invited to Tianjin to watch the ceremony, which will surely cause a sensation in the world! There is also a big prize for the guarantee. ”