After a series of careful discussions with Beiwei, Tang Jian, Ling Ning and others, and after some investigation of the Spanish prisoners they had and the European mercenaries in their own army, Zhao Lide finally determined the number and scale of the attack on Cebu Island, as well as the initial policy after the occupation.

The capture of Cebu Island itself was not difficult, and although it would be the second largest city in the Philippines in a few years, it was currently only inhabited by a thousand-strong population, including indigenous populations that served the white population. The scale is much less than that of Manila City.

The main part of the defense of the port of Cebu was a castle, Fort San Pero was founded on May 8, 1565 by Miguel, the first Spanish governor in the Philippines. Lopez. MIGUELOPEGLEGAGEI

Pro-robot construction. It is used to protect against pirate invasions. At the same time, it has always been the location of the local garrison.

The reason why later generations can know such a clear date is because there are relevant written records in the "Guang" field in front of the castle, and this stele has been preserved until the 20th century, which is considered a local cultural relic. However, when Beiwei and the others walked into the gate of Fort San Pero in a big way, it was just an inconspicuous piece of tattered stone slab lying on the edge of the gate, thick with thick dust.

One is right, Beiwei and the others walked into Fort San Pero in a big way, and they came in without even a fight. The same was true of the "Governor", the galleon they were aboarding: without firing a single shot, they sailed directly to the local port and occupied one of the largest and best docks. When Beiwei and the others stepped off the boat, a group of Spanish soldiers who had hurriedly run out of the castle of San Periro hurriedly lined up next to the pier and raised their guns to salute them......

The reason for this situation was not that the Spaniards on the island of Cebu decided to surrender without a fight, nor that they went crazy en masse.

In fact, they were acting in accordance with the etiquette of the Spanish Empire, and at first glance they were "viceroyals", with the Spanish Empire's flag with a large red cross on a white background, as well as family flags representing a large number of native European nobility. Beiwei and the others were wearing the red and white uniforms of the Spanish army, and their faces were slightly smeared with white powder and a little beard "to hide their Asian characteristics." The high-ranking officers of the Spanish European Fleet, who had been captured earlier, were standing in front of them, but at least two dressed Joan naval soldiers were watching over each of them......

The "Governor" was originally a ship captured by the Governor of East Manila, and although some improvements were made, the appearance was still the standard Spanish galleon. Even if there is a local difference, the average person will not pay attention to it. People are more concerned about the military uniform and flag Cebu Island, although they have not directly met with the main fleet from Europe, they have some contact before, at least they know which knights and generals will command the fleet from China this time. And right now, the flags of these famous families are floating on the mast of that big ship. The officers, including the officers standing on the side of the ship with a straight face and a look of majesty, were also well-known figures in Spain, and in this case, "no matter how vigilant the guards on Cebu Island were, they would only have a headache about how to receive the big ones, and they could not think of anything else."

When the domestic dignitaries came, the commander of the Spanish Empire on the side of Nosefog Harbor naturally had to come forward to greet them in person, and then the sailing ships landed, entered the castle, and lined up to greet them...... After the full set of honor guards, those big figures from Europe actually didn't say a word from beginning to end, and always kept a straight face. This made the local commander feel a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know where he offended these old men, so he didn't even say a word and just walked inside, and the whole posture was like coming to Xingshi to ask for guilt.

The status of the two sides was very different, and the commander didn't dare to ask more, so he could only accompany him until he entered the inner courtyard of the sub-castle, and there were not many ordinary soldiers around except for a few officers who came to greet him. An adjutant-like man next to him whispered something to him, and His Excellency the Fleet Commander stopped. He glanced up at the local commander with an apology in his eyes."

helplessness, as well as pity and other complex expressions......

Then he finally spoke, and said the first words after landing: "! (Surrender!) ）

“？” (What?) ）

The commander was stunned for a moment, and before he could figure out what was going on, a shout suddenly sounded next to him: "", (Hands up!) You have been taken captive! ）

The pronunciation is not accurate" may not be the right word, but the hundreds of rifles aimed at them along with this sound are enough to eliminate any possibility of misunderstanding~

There were hundreds of guards who had followed the fleet commander and the other nobles into the castle, and there were only thirty or forty of them on this side, including those military characters, and most of the officers were empty-handed............" (What's going on?) ）

Until his hands were tied, "the commander was taken prisoner in a daze before he could understand the situation, and the other defenders on the island were the same" from beginning to end without even firing a shot, under the "persuasion" of Beiwei and Zhao Lide, let these captured officers call the soldiers into the castle in batches and in batches to disarm, "It is not more difficult than the previous one to get the fleet commander to cooperate with them to seize the port."

So Fort San Pero and even the entire island of Cebu changed owners silently, and the situation calmed down. The people outside the castle didn't even feel anything unusual, at most they occasionally wondered: why did there be so many more Asian faces in the guards who had come out of the castle to patrol recently? When did the locals become the main body of the garrison?

Fort San Pero has been very well preserved in history, and even its use has not changed much during the Second World War, when it was occupied by the Japanese himself, it was used as a prisoner of war camp for prisoners of war. In this time and space, the time of Fort San Piero as a prisoner of war camp was greatly increased, and the more than 200 defenders on the island, together with the high-ranking officers of the European fleet who were escorted over, were all imprisoned in the castle as prisoners at this time.

However, compared to the ferocity and tyranny of the Japanese devils, the Qiong Navy is much more humane to these prisoners. Basically, except for disarming their weapons and not being able to leave the designated area, whether it is food treatment or personal freedom, there is no difference between them and their usual living in the fortress.

Not only that, but after completely controlling the situation on Cebu Island, several leaders of the Joan Navy, led by Zhao Lide, held a negotiation with those Spanish officers. During the negotiations, the conditions put forward by the Qiong Navy surprised the other side even more.

(What?) You don't want to occupy this place? ）

When the original commander of the Spaniard on Cebu Island, Tong Guò interpreter, heard from Zhao Lide that the leader of the Eastern Army, who had occupied Manila, annihilated the European fleet, and had also become the local master, actually came up with a sentence: saying that they were not interested in Cebu Island, his face suddenly showed full anger Why are they running here? Playing war games? Isn't this a joke! If it weren't for the fact that two heavily armed Chinese soldiers were watching, he almost didn't jump up on the spot, or simply brushed his sleeves away.

However, Zhao Lide's attitude was very strict, and he didn't look like he was joking or teasing people at all: "Yes, even if we have a golden face and absolute superiority in the war, even if we now control this castle and the entire island of Cebu, we don't plan to stay here for long." The current occupation is only a ...... Temporary measures, if you are willing to cooperate, and our army moves smoothly, about three months...... In no more than half a year, our army will evacuate this place and return the castle and the port to you. ”，

1. Zhao Lide's statement was not his personal whim, but an opinion after careful consideration by the staff group and discussion by the whole committee. In terms of expansion capabilities, if the Qiong Navy made up its mind to organize an ocean-going fleet to fight in Europe, it would be no problem. But what to do after the fight? At present, even the garrison and governance manpower in Luzon is already stretched, and it has to be filled by borrowing people from the Ming Dynasty. If they continue to expand, they will either make a wedding dress for nothing, or they will be like over-inflated balloons, and finally "bang" will burst them, but they will not be small after a few years, but they will continue to expand and expand...... In the end, he held himself to death.

On the other hand, after the Spaniards lost Manila, Cebu Island was the last of the more climatic colonies in this part of Southeast Asia. If they are occupied again, they will have to leave Asia and go back to their hometown. This is a good thing from a nationalist point of view, but if you take into account many other factors such as economic, political, etc., driving the Spaniards out of Asia will not do any good to either the Ming Empire or the Qiong Navy itself, because it means that the silver route from the Americas will be completely cut off.

In view of this, when the rear committee met to discuss this matter, Professor Li Mingyuan, who had not interfered in the affairs of the Qiong Navy since his resignation, made an exception to attend the meeting, and made a statement to explain his above-mentioned opinion that the ships of the Spaniards could be seized for their own use, but it was better not to take their last territory in Southeast Asia, so as to preserve a channel of communication for the future.

Although the old man has "taken a back seat", his prestige in this Mu collective has not been reduced, and his foresight has always been admired by everyone. Therefore, the committee finally decided: to adopt the old professor's opinion, the policy of the Joan navy's rule over Cebu Island will be .......

1. Temporary occupation.