Chapter 102: Spaniards VS Natives

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"Your Excellency, General! Can't you sympathize with the innocent Spanish civilians? They are innocent! Rooney, the administrative officer, said with some grief and indignation. Now, the Spaniards are facing the killing of the natives, and the Spanish army is unable to help them.

"I'm sorry! Rooney, this is war! Now, you only have two choices, either surrender to us or keep fighting! Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Army, also said. For ordinary Spaniards, the Xinhua Army has no sympathy at all. When the Spaniards colonized Luzon, none of these Spaniards did anything good. The Chinese are also bullied by them. Now the Spaniards and Aborigines eat dogs, and the Chinese happen to be watching the play on the side.

Rooney hesitated, he wanted to leave immediately and fight to the death with the Xinhua army. However, the current situation does not allow him to do so. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for Spain. Every second, Spaniards are bleeding!

"Alright! Your Excellency, General. We agree to surrender to you and hand over Manila to you! However, you have to promise to keep all Spaniards safe and secure! Rooney said, as if he had made a big concession.

"Personal safety can be guaranteed! But is the property safe? Sadly, these will be our trophies! Niu Meng said directly. The Spaniards plundered so much wealth in Luzon and wanted to take it away, how could this work? In the battle against the three sultanates of the Moro people, the Xinhua army obtained more than 20 million Chinese yuan in spoils. However, all that money is already useful. These Spaniards are much richer than those Moro people, and with such a big fat sheep in front of them, how could the Xinhua army let them go?

"Your Excellency, General! You guys are going too far! Private property is sacrosanct! Even if we surrender to you, our property is ours! You can't encroach on our property! Rooney screamed like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail. As a high-ranking Spanish official in Luzon, he also amassed a great deal of wealth. For the rest of his life, he still counted on these riches. If he was plundered by the Xinhua army, then his losses would be great. Therefore, on this issue, Rooney is ready to argue with reason!

"Being able to protect your personal safety is already a good treatment for you! With the sins you Spaniards have done on the Luzon Road, you should have been killed a long time ago! Don't be ignorant! Niu Meng said coldly. If it were him, he would not have accepted the surrender of the Spaniards at all, but would have chosen to kill all of them. It's just that Long Yufei doesn't want to fight the Spaniards yet. That's why Niu Meng was asked to ensure the safety of these Spaniards' lives. Snatched Luzon from the Spaniards, Spain sent an expeditionary force at most, as long as Xinhua could defeat the Spanish expeditionary force again, then the Spaniards would recognize the situation and acquiesce to Xinhua's rule over Luzon. After all, Spain's focus is still on the European part, not Asia. But if the Xinhua army kills these tens of thousands of Spaniards, then the Xinhua country will really fight to the death with Spain. If you don't know well, the whole of Europe will still use this as an excuse to deal with Xinhua. Xinhua's industrial strength is too weak to be a match for these Western powers. Therefore, it is not yet the time for a full-scale confrontation with the Western world. Long Yufei could only try his best not to give these Western powers an excuse and not give them a chance to unite against Xinhua. Otherwise, Xinhuaguo will be dead!

"How can you do that? It's not legal for you to do this! Rooney trembled with anger.

"Humph! Here, we, the new country, have the final say, and the order given by our king is the law! Niu Meng said uncompromisingly.

Rooney wanted to say something, but was stopped by Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy.

"Lord Rooney, if you can't make a decision, go back and report to Governor Anthony Pedro! The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for you. We don't care, even if it lasts a few more days. But if that were the case, how many Spaniards would be left who were being attacked by the natives? Wei Yong said with a smile.

Immediately, Rooney's face turned pale, he stopped being verbose, and after bidding farewell to Niu Meng and Wei Yong, he left the headquarters of the Xinhua Army, preparing to go back to report to Governor Anthony Pedro and discuss countermeasures.

"Lord Rooney, we can give you half an hour! Half an hour later, we will continue our attack! Hurry up! Wei Yong continued.

Rooney nodded, and walked away quickly. As Wei Yong said, they can't afford to drag it out! The longer it drags on, the more Spaniards will die, and the greater the responsibility they will bear!

"Humph! That old boy, he still wants to take all that wealth away, he just doesn't know what to do! Looking at the back of Rooney leaving, Niu Meng said hatefully. The Xinhua Army also coveted the wealth plundered by the Spaniards for a long time. Although the Spanish governor transported large quantities of gold to Spain every year, there was much more wealth that was shared by the Spaniards living in Manila. Every governor can be said to have made a lot of money. How could Xinhuaguo, which is in dire need of money, let go of these wealths?

"Foreigners are like this, typical money! However, when it comes to life, they will definitely give in! Wei Yong said affirmatively, as if he still knew the temperament of these foreigners.

"Kid Wei, how much money do you think we can get from the Spaniards this time?" Niu Meng said with some expectation.

"I don't know, but these Spaniards are much richer than the Moros. Even if a lot of their wealth has been shipped back to Spain, our loot this time will probably not be less than the last time we destroyed the Moro! Wei Yong guessed.

"Ha Luha, if there are so many, then we will be rich!" Niu Meng said with a smile.

"Uncle Niu, I think so, if the Spaniards agree to our conditions, then we will stop the attack and let those Spaniards go and eat dogs with the natives. Anyway, both of them are not good birds, and they all die in the end! Wei Yong said.

"Yes, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for them to fight you to the death! However, in order to prevent these Spaniards from repenting, we will send troops to occupy various strategic points in the city when the time comes! Make sure that the Spaniards, after suppressing the natives, will surrender to us as promised! Niu Meng said. His personality was originally very arrogant, but this time Long Yufei appointed him as the commander of this operation, and he had a heavy responsibility to rush to himself, and he also intended to change his personality, which was what Long Yufei wanted to see. After all, in terms of qualifications, Niu Meng is undoubtedly a person with higher seniority in the Xinhua Army besides Long Yufei. It's just that his character flaws make it impossible for Long Yufei to let him hold a higher position.

After leaving the headquarters of the Xinhua Army, Rooney hurried back to the Governor's Palace and reported the conditions of the Xinhua Army to Governor Anthony Pedro.

"Bastard! How dare those bitch yellow-skinned monkeys make such a shameless request? No, you can't agree to their request! Tell them that if we can't guarantee the safety of our people and property, then we will fight them to the end! Governor Anthony Pedro roared!

"Your Excellency the Governor! The situation is very unfavorable for us, and the longer it drags on, the greater the casualties we will pay. Those yellow-skinned monkeys can't wait to do that! Rooney reminded. Now, the Spaniards are like fish on the board, at the mercy of the Xinhua army, and they no longer have any ability to fight back.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, I knew that Lu Dao had killed them all in the first place!" Governor Anthony Pedro scolded hatefully, which also revealed his helplessness against the tough attitude of the Xinhua Army.

"Your Excellency the Governor, let's accede to the demands of these Chinese! I had long predicted that those greedy Chinese would not let go of the wealth we had worked so hard to accumulate! Wealth is important, but life is even more important! Tax Officer Fabio said. Although he is also a person who loves money very much, life is the most important thing compared to money. Besides, part of his property has already been transferred to China, and even if all his wealth in Luzon is lost, the wealth in China will be enough for him to live for the rest of his life. The same is true of Governor Anthony Pedro.

Governor Anthony Pedro hesitated for more than ten seconds, but nodded his head at the end. After all, although it is important to go in, you also have to have a life to spend it!

Soon, Rooney once again came to the headquarters of the Xinhua Army and began negotiations with the Xinhua Army. This time, he accepted the conditions put forward by the Xinhua Army very simply, saying that after the suppression of the natives, the Spanish army would surrender to the Xinhua army, and all their wealth would be handed over to the Xinhua army. Despite some reluctance, in the current situation, they also had to bow their heads.

In this regard, Niu Meng and Wei Yong did not have any objections. Capture Manila with minimal casualties and end Spanish rule here is also what they would like to see.

Half an hour later, on the orders of Brigadier General Emile, the Spanish troops withdrew from their positions and rushed to the barracks outside the city. The Xinhua Army, on the other hand, refused to join the Spanish army in suppressing the natives, and instead moved into the city to take over strategic points in Manila, such as the Governor's Palace. Let the Spanish army and the natives fight fiercely, and then come forward to clean up the mess!