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Anthony Pedro, the governor of Luzon, turned to the Xinhua Army for help in dealing with the natives, which was never on his mind. However, the problems pointed out by the political officer, Rooney, do exist. Now the main force of the Spanish army is fighting against the Xinhua army, and it is simply impossible to draw strong troops to suppress the indigenous rebellion. If these natives are left alone, then there is no telling how many Spaniards will be left in the barracks.

"Your Excellency the Governor, there can be no more hesitation, our people are shedding blood and sacrifices, and the more time is delayed, the more people will be sacrificed!" Rooney, the administrative officer, urged. As one of the high-ranking officials sent to Luzon by the Spanish government, he knew very well what would happen to the tens of thousands of Spaniards if they returned to Spain with heavy casualties, and the current king of Spain, Queen Isabella II, was not a soft-hearted person. Lose Luzon and their careers will be over. If the Spaniards suffer heavy losses, they will have no choice but to die!

Governor Anthony Pedro was a little hesitant, to be honest, he was still unwilling to bow to the Xinhua army like this. As the governor of Luzon appointed by Queen Isabella II of Spain, his duty was to make the most important colony for the Kingdom of Spain and to extract as much wealth as possible from Luzon. He was aware of the importance of Luzon to the Spanish kingdom, and the wealth plundered from Luzon each year had become a powerful supplement to the Spanish kingdom's revenue. The loss of Luzon would certainly add to the financial woes of the Kingdom of Spain. And as the culprit of the loss of Luzon, can Governor Anthony Pedro have a good end?

"Fabio, what is your point of view?" Governor Anthony Pedro asked.

The round tax collector Fabio hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Excellency the Governor! Your Excellency is right! Now it seems that our army will not be able to resist those yellow-skinned monkeys, and the loss of Luzon has become inevitable. And as the highest official in Luzon, we will definitely take responsibility for this. However, with the credit of our years of work, at most we have lost our official positions. If the Spaniards living in Manila were slaughtered by the natives and Her Majesty was furious, we would most likely be sent to the gallows! ”

Governor Anthony Pedro nodded, and if they could lose Luzon, they would be removed from office at most. The wealth they have earned in Luzon in the past few years is enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. However, if the queen was angry because the Spaniards were killed by the natives, then their lives would be over. When the time comes, even if you make more money, you won't have the life to enjoy it!

"Someone! Half of the Governor's Palace Guard was sent to reinforce the barracks! Kill all the damned natives! Rooney, as my envoy, go negotiate with those yellow-skinned monkeys! Governor Anthony Pedro said.

"Very good, Your Excellency the Governor. But do you have any instructions for negotiations? Rooney asked.

"Try to convince the yellow-skinned monkeys as much as possible to stop fighting us, so that we have time to draw troops to suppress the damned natives. After the suppression of the natives, we will separate the winners and losers with those yellow-skinned monkeys! "Governor Anthony Pedro has clearly not given up hope.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Xinhua Army will definitely not agree to such conditions!" Rooney said. Unless the Xinhua army had its head caught in the door, it would definitely not agree to let the Spanish army suppress the natives. After all, the life or death of the Spaniards has nothing to do with Xinhua. They could also use the natives to weaken the Spanish generals' armies or even take advantage of the opportunity to capture Manila.

"If those yellow-skinned monkeys don't agree, we're willing to surrender to them! However, they had to promise to guarantee the safety of the lives and property of all Spaniards in Luzon! Otherwise, we will fight them to the end! Governor Anthony Pedro said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" Rooney, the administrative officer, nodded, left Governor Anthony Pedro's office, and rushed to the front line under the protection of several soldiers of the Governor's Palace Guard to negotiate with the Xinhua Army!

At this time, in the Spanish military camp outside the city, the natives were fighting the Spaniards. More than half of the tens of thousands of Spaniards are old and infirm, but the other half are adult men and women. Westerners are generally tall, much taller than the natives of Luzon. A Westerner can easily kill an native. It's just that there are too many natives, even if the Spaniards are tall and big, but two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and under the siege of the natives, there are still many Spaniards who are defeated and then killed!

Subsequently, an infantry battalion drawn from the front arrived and began to attack the natives from outside the barracks. The well-trained soldiers began to shoot the natives with muskets in their hands. In the beginning, many unsuspecting natives were shot. But when the natives came to their senses and attacked these Spanish troops fearlessly, the Spanish army, which only had a few hundred people, could not resist the attack of tens of thousands of natives at all, and had to struggle against a section of the wall.

The battle in the barracks was very bad for the Spaniards! If there were no large army to rescue them, the natives would have killed them all by virtue of their numerical superiority. In the entire Manila area, there are more than 200,000 indigenous people. In the wake of the Natives' riots, more and more Natives are already coming, and even the Treasury is living outside of Manila.

On the coast of Manila Bay, more than 6,000 officers and men of the First Brigade of the Xinhua Army have landed. The infantry, under the cover of naval guns from the sea, launched an attack on the city of Manila. With the advantage of the rifle's range, the Xinhua army advanced step by step. Although Brigadier General Emiles, the commander of Manila's city defense, ordered the use of buildings in the city to resist the attack of the Xinhua army. But those low-rise houses are often destroyed by a single grenade. When the Xinhua army attacked, it often used mortars or grenades to destroy obstacles in front, and then used the range advantage of rifles to shoot Spanish soldiers hiding behind. Although, in the street fighting, the Xinhua Army will inevitably pay casualties. But the ratio of casualties on both sides is at least one to ten! For every ten or more Spaniards who died, the Xinhua Army would die one! As more and more Xinhua troops landed, the casualties of the Spanish army began to mount. It was only a matter of time before the Xinhua army defeated the Spanish army and won the final victory!

At about 3 p.m., a group of Spaniards with white flags came out of the positions of the Spanish army. Seeing this sobriety, the Xinhua Army took the initiative to stop the attack. Many soldiers on the front line speculated that these Spaniards couldn't hold on and wanted to surrender?

"Honorable General, my name is Rooney, and I am the Parliamentary Officer of the Spanish Government in Luzon. This time, I have come to negotiate with your army on the orders of Governor Anthony Pedro! After meeting Niu Meng, commander of the First Brigade of the Xinhua Army, and Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, Rooney hurriedly explained his intentions.

In Zamboanga, there are many Chinese families who trade with the Spaniards, and many of them know Spanish. Otherwise, Niu Meng and Wei Yong, who were born as pirates, really didn't know how to communicate with the Spaniards.

"Negotiations? Why, are you ready to surrender? If you are ready to surrender, let your men immediately lay down their weapons and surrender to us! Niu Meng said immediately. If the Spaniards were to surrender, it would have been the best. In this way, the Xinhua Army will be able to take Manila without bloodshed. After all, the number of the Xinhua Army is not much, and the loss of one is enough to make people feel distressed.

"Your Excellency, General, you have misunderstood what I meant! Your Excellency may not know yet, but now those damned natives in Manila have rioted, and they are wantonly slaughtering the Spaniards and Chinese in the city! We can't let this happen, we have to suppress the natives and make them pay for their actions! Rooney said through gritted teeth. He specifically said that the Chinese had also been hurt by the natives, in order to arouse the sympathy of the Xinhua Army, so that the Xinhua Army would agree to their demands!

"Lord Rooney, are you talking nonsense with your eyes open? How many Chinese are there in Manila now? We have long known that the vast majority of Chinese have already evacuated Manila! Besides, those natives are not stupid, and they know that we are about to become the rulers of Manila. Do they still dare to do it to the Chinese? Those natives are slaughtering, it must be the Spaniards, right? Wei Yong, commander of the First Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, said with a smile, mercilessly exposing Rooney's lies.

Rooney smiled wryly, and then said, "Your Excellency, I am sure that in the aboriginese riots, the Chinese were also affected, but there were not as many as the Spaniards. Those damned natives are simply uncivilized savages. As civilized people, we must not allow such a thing to happen! ”

"Humph! You Spaniards have killed a lot of natives and Chinese over the years! What are we going to do to help you? Niu Meng said coldly. Which of these Western colonial powers did not have the blood of the locals on his hands? The top brass of Xinhua did not have the slightest affection for Spaniards and other Westerners.

"Your Excellency, war and civilians have nothing to do with it! We should protect those civilians! Rooney continued to work hard.

"Needless to say! Unless you surrender to us, the Xinhua Army will not stop attacking! Niu Meng said resolutely!