Chapter 105: Picking up the Mess

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"Fire!" Chen Wenjie, commander of the 4th Infantry Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the Xinhua Army, gave the order with a cold face. At the same time, someone was sent to inform the commander of the 1st Brigade, Niu Meng. If these natives were to be completely exterminated, the 700-odd men of the 4th Infantry Battalion alone would not be enough.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The ten mortars that had already been set up immediately opened fire. There were so many natives that every mortar was firing at maximum speed.

Dense shells fell among the indigenous population, and after the shells exploded, a bloody storm was set off. Many of the natives were killed by the shrapnel. This has also stalled the momentum of the indigenous offensive. After all, when they fought against the Spanish army before, the Spanish artillery was either destroyed by the Xinhua army or captured. Otherwise, these natives would have to pay a greater price if they wanted to defeat the Spanish army.

Xinhua soldiers were also shooting the natives with rifles. Although the 4th Infantry Battalion of the Xinhua Army only had more than 700 people, the powerful combat effectiveness of these soldiers was not inferior to that of several thousand Spanish troops. A dense burst of bullets fired, and the natives fell to the ground in rows as if they had been cut by veins.

"Grenade! Throw! "When the natives approached the position of the Xinhua Army, under the orders of the officers, hundreds of grenades were thrown out, and the natives who blew up cried and cried for their mothers. Although the power of the grenade is small, it really has no problem killing and injuring several indigenous people. Hundreds of grenades exploded, leaving thousands of indigenous bodies on the ground. The natives who were lucky not to be killed on the spot lay on the ground one by one and wailed, as if they were wounded beasts, which made people can't help but get goosebumps when they hear it.

The natives immediately realized that the Xinhua army was much more difficult to deal with than the Spanish army. Bullying the weak and fearing the hard, they immediately retreated, as if the tide had receded. The retreating natives turned around and returned to the Spanish military camp and joined the siege of the Spanish civilians.

The defeated Spanish army was dumbfounded by the performance of the Xinhua army. Thousands of them were defeated by the natives, and suffered heavy losses. However, the Xinhua army relied on a few hundred people to contain the attack of the natives alive, and also repelled the natives. This makes many Spaniards hard to believe, is the gap between them and the Xinhua Army really that big?

"This general! I beg you to attack the natives! In that barracks, we still have tens of thousands of people. They are all innocent civilians, those damned natives, they will kill them all, I beg you to save them! Brigadier General Emile, commander of Manila's city defense, pleaded. He was supposed to lead an army to rescue the Spanish civilians. As a result, he didn't expect to be defeated by the natives, which made him ashamed and very self-reproachful. The strong combat effectiveness shown by the Xinhua Army gave him hope to rescue those Spanish civilians.

"I'm sorry! We will not take the initiative to attack the natives until we receive the order of the commander! Chen Wenjie did not hesitate to refuse Brigadier General Emile's request. As hateful as the natives were, he wanted to kill them all. But he was ordered to ban the natives from Manila, not to exterminate them!

"Where is your commander?" Brigadier General Emily asked. He knew that this was the only chance to rescue those Spanish civilians!

"Our commander should be in the Governor's Palace by now!" Chen Wenjie said.

Brigadier General Emile did not say a word, and immediately rushed to the governor's palace. If you don't delay for a second, it will cost innocent Spanish civilians their lives!

In the Governor's Palace, Niu Meng, commander of the First Brigade of the Xinhua Army, and Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, were counting the warehouses of the Luzon Governor's Palace. Inside the warehouse, the taxes of the Governor's Palace of Luzon were stored during this time, as well as the wealth plundered by various means. It's just that the amount of gold and other treasures piled up inside is not much, which makes Niu Meng a little dissatisfied.

"What's going on? These things are only worth a million dollars! That's too poor, isn't it? Poorer than the Molos! Niu Meng complained.

"Uncle Niu! This is the treasury of the government of the Governor's Palace, and of course there is not much money left. In comparison, the Governor's private treasury will give us a big harvest! Wei Yong said on the side.

"That's right! Come, go to the Governor and ask where his treasure house is. Niu Meng immediately came to the spirit.

At this time, several soldiers of the Xinhua Army rushed to the Governor's Mansion and brought Niu Meng the latest news from the front.

"Brigadier Commander, those natives defeated the Spaniards! Now, they are attacking those Spanish civilians gathering points in the Spanish military camp with all their might! It is estimated that the Spaniards will not be able to hold on! A junior officer said.

"What? Those Spaniards are so unbeaten? Actually defeated by the natives? Niu Meng said in some surprise. Even if the Spaniards are unbearable, there are four or five thousand people! And it's a regular army, how can those natives defeat a regular army?

"Brigadier, those natives are also completely insane. They fearlessly attacked the Spanish army. The performance of the rifles of the Spaniards was too backward to stop those natives. As a result, the natives got close. After suffering huge casualties, the Spaniards collapsed. Subsequently, the natives were attacking the 4th Battalion. However, it was quickly repelled by the 4th Battalion! Camp Commander Chen asked for instructions on whether to launch an attack on the natives! ”

"Humph! Those natives dare to take the initiative to attack us? It's just looking for death! Tell Camp Commander Chen that if the natives take the initiative to attack, then don't show mercy! It is enough to repel the attack of the natives, there is no need to take the initiative to attack them! Niu Meng said. Although, in the future, the indigenous people will also become the target of the Xinhua Army. But now, the Spaniards' armed forces have not been collected, and the Xinhua army will not immediately use troops against the natives.

"Yes, Brigadier General!" The junior officer was ordered to leave.

"I want to see your commander!" A voice rang out outside the door. Brigadier General Emile also arrived at the Governor's Palace. However, his request to see Niu Meng was denied. As a last resort, Emils had no choice but to go to Governor Anthony Pedro. Governor Antoni Pedro was also shocked to learn that the Spanish army had been defeated by the natives. Subsequently, he also put the hope of rescuing those Spanish civilians on the Xinhua army.

"Let them in!" Niu Meng said after learning that it was Governor Anthony Pedro and others.

"General! Those damned natives are slaughtering innocent civilians! Ask your army to help them! Governor Anthony Pedro pleaded, although he was very unwilling, but the matter had reached this point, and he had to bow his noble head to the new Chinese army!

"Your Excellency the Governor, isn't your army suppressing the natives?" Niu Meng deliberately pretended not to know anything.

Suddenly, Governor Anthony Pedro's face was full of embarrassment, and Brigadier General Emile, who was following him, was even more red with shame.

"Your Excellency, General, it is a pity that our army has failed! Those natives are crazy, there are too many of them, our army is no match for them! Now, only your army can save those poor civilians! Governor Anthony Pedro said embarrassedly.

"Your Excellency the Governor! It doesn't seem to be in our original agreement! Wei Yong interjected.

"I know, but those natives have gone crazy, and after they kill all the Spaniards, they will definitely attack the Chinese! Killing these natives is more conducive to the stability of Luzon. Xinhua doesn't want Luzon to fall into turmoil, does it? "Governor Anthony Pedro tried his best to convince Niu Meng.

It's just that Niu Meng seems to be a little unsalted.

"Your Excellency, General! According to our agreement, all the wealth of the Spaniards will go to you as spoils! Now, those natives are slaughtering the Spaniards and robbing them of their wealth at the same time! Isn't that tantamount to robbing your booty? If the Xinhua Army didn't do it, those wealth would definitely be snatched away by the natives. Even if the Xinhua Army can wipe out those natives in the future, can it still guarantee that the wealth will be recovered? Tax Officer Fabio said.

Niu Meng nodded, what this Humpty Dumpty said was true. All the wealth of the Spaniards was already the spoils of the Xinhua army. If the Spaniards were really killed by the natives, God knows where the natives would have hidden the treasures of the Spaniards? When the time comes, to get these riches back, I don't know how much effort it will take!

"Your Excellency, General! There were tens of thousands of Spaniards trapped in the barracks! They have been living in Manila for a long time. The wealth they have accumulated is definitely an astronomical amount! Rooney, the political officer, also took the opportunity to say.

Niu Meng glanced at Wei Yong and asked for his opinion.

"Uncle Niu, you can't let the natives take away those wealth!" Wei Yong said directly.

"Alright! I grant your request to suppress the natives! However, in order to ensure our safety, the Spanish army must surrender to us immediately! Only then will we do our best to suppress the natives! Niu Meng said.

Brigadier General Emiles was somewhat reluctant, but Niu Meng threatened that if the Spanish army did not surrender, they would not attack the natives. If it drags on like this, it will be even more detrimental to the Spaniards. As a result, Brigadier General Emiles had to compromise.

In less than half an hour, the remaining nearly 4,000 Spanish troops surrendered to the Xinhua Army, sending an infantry battalion to guard the surrendered Spaniards. The remaining 5 infantry battalions began to assemble in the barracks outside the city, preparing to suppress the natives and completely end the chaos in Manila!