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Suleiman V ordered arson and burned his imperial city!

After the walls of the fortress were blown down by the Imperial with near-divine punishment, Suleiman V's intention to defend to the end quickly faded. It would be fine if the Songjiang army could be driven out of the gap as soon as possible, but after yesterday's battle, Suleiman V had completely recognized the strength of the emperor.

That's not something that the defenders of the royal capital without the walls can fight against.

Suleiman V was unwilling to be buried with this city, so he could only order his henchmen to prepare to escape from the imperial city overnight. Having ascertained that Prince Laman's final raid had failed, he had no hope left, and ordered the piled firewood to be lit, and with a group of servants, palace guards, and confidants, he called a military escort and hurried out of the eastern gate of the royal city, carrying as much gold and silver treasure as he could in the carriage.

Their departure marked the end of the fall of Manila, the royal capital.

Moreover, no one could stop the Matsue Army from taking this step.

After the guards and ministers of the imperial city left, the first thing to be found was a group of maids, slaves, and several low-status concubines who were left behind. Realizing that the fall of the duchy was imminent, they looted something of value indiscriminately, and fled through the wide open palace gates before the flames had fully spread.

As the news spread further, the morale of the nearby defenders dropped to the extreme when they learned that Suleiman V had fled.

The emperors of the principality are gone, what are they fighting like ordinary soldiers?

I don't know who threw down their weapons first, and the soldiers lost their fighting spirit and scattered directly on the spot. Even the troops who were still fighting the Matsue Army on the front line. Because the news had not yet arrived, it was not known that Suleiman had left the city, and the hearts of the army were still shaken by the flames that ignited in the direction of the palace. They can only exert six or seven percent of their strength. This time it was even more difficult to resist the attack of the Songjiang Army on all fronts.

Eventually, the defenders were in a complete rout from the eastern defensive line of the Matsue Army.

With He Shixiang commanding the troops in time. Through the gap in the enemy's defensive line, and capturing some surrendered troops and running people, the Songjiang army also learned the news of Suleiman V's escape from the royal city, and could not help but feel reassured. He Shixiang immediately ordered the heralds to distribute the news of the Emperor of the Duchy of Luzon abandoning the city and fleeing to each army and let them publicize it loudly.

This move allowed the Songjiang soldiers to end the final battle bloodlessly.

The remaining resistance in the city melted away as quickly as snow under the scorching sun, and only a handful of die-hard loyalists insisted that the Matsue army was spreading rumors. Still fighting to the death. But this small number of soldiers has no impact on the entire battle situation. By noon, the Songjiang Army had initially taken control of at least one-third of northern Manila. One of the fastest wings has rushed to Arabu Street.

This is the most prosperous street in Manila, the royal capital, although it is a mess now, and there are not too many people to see, but you can vaguely think of the lively time on weekdays, faintly there is a bit of Dengzhou City's atmosphere. And this avenue is already only a few hundred steps away from the imperial city of Manila.

From a distance, the flames and soot rising from the inner city of the Imperial City are clearly visible. From time to time, there are also some greedy gangsters. Go in and out of the Imperial City, trying to loot the remaining treasures.

"Seal up the gates, and all the people inside will be captured. Kill the rebels on the spot! ”

The officers who led the team had already regarded the royal palace in Manila as the Matsue Army's own. Seeing that the locals dared to get involved, they were naturally furious.

On his orders, the soldiers rushed up and captured those who wanted to flee when they saw that the situation was not good, and seized what they had brought with them. Subsequently, except for a small number of troops who remained outside to be on guard, most of the soldiers braved the heat wave and the heavy smell of burnt paste into the city and began to extinguish the fire.

This imperial city. After all, it is a treasure of the Duchy of Luzon, and it is a pity that it was destroyed in the war.

Over time. More Songjiang soldiers slaughtered in front of the imperial city and threw themselves into extinguishing the fire.

Thankfully. The imperial palace in Luzon was designed with fire prevention in mind, and Suleiman V set fire in a hurry, and although a large part of the inner city was burned, it was still within a controllable range as far as the entire imperial city was concerned. In addition, there is a small lake in the imperial city, and there are many wells, and after thousands of people put out the fire, the fire was gradually brought under control.

Although it is difficult to save the place that has been burned, He Shixiang is not so greedy, as long as he can ensure that the flames will not continue to spread, he will be very satisfied with burning the entire imperial city to the ground.

During this period, although the Northern Luzon Army that arrived volunteered to participate in the firefighting, it was rejected by He Shixiang. During these years in the Duchy of Luzon, he had a clear understanding of the habits of the native people of Luzon, and he was very worried that these native soldiers would take advantage of the opportunity to fight the fire and loot the wealth privately. Rather than killing people afterwards, which is time-consuming and laborious, and makes everyone very unhappy, it is better not to give them this opportunity in the first place.

These Northern Luzon soldiers were sent out to clean up the rout and maintain order in the city.

While the firefighting in the imperial city was underway, good news from all sides was also coming. First, the troops captured the camp of the royal capital in Manila, took the armory, and then took over the grain depot and the vault intact. Although a large amount of wealth was swept away from the treasury belonging to the Suleiman royal family, the wealth accumulated over the years was still an extremely staggering amount for the treasury of the entire principality, and the vast majority of it fell into the hands of the Matsue army.

After all, the speed of the siege of the city by the Matsue army was too fast, and the means of blowing up the city walls were far beyond the imagination of the royal family, and Suleiman V did not have any time and mental preparation to transfer his wealth in advance.

Although He Shixiang was too busy to look at it for the time being, just from the shocked expressions and stammering descriptions of his subordinates, one could imagine how amazing the wealth of the Principality of Luzon was.

This good news was followed by another piece of information about the royal family of the Duchy of Luzon.

Through urgent inquiries and investigations, the soldiers of the Matsue army roughly determined the whereabouts of the Duchy Emperor - Suleiman V left through the east gate immediately after setting fire to his palace, and his whereabouts are unknown. The death of the outpost placed by the Songjiang Army outside the East Gate can also indirectly prove this.

Nothing to say. He Shixiang immediately sent a large group of cavalry to follow and kill.

Even if we don't mention the matter of cutting down the grass and eradicating the roots, the gold and silver that the emperor and his entourage carried with each family were unimaginably large. And once they are allowed to flow into the Luzon people. It's hard to get it back together.

The best thing to do is to take them back before they get too far away!

This is certainly not an easy task. After all, before the Luzon royal family fled, they took a group of troops with them, and most of them had planned and prepared in advance. And even if the cavalry of the Songjiang Army had a local guide to guide the way, they were still at a disadvantage in fighting in other places. But in the current situation, He Shixiang can only choose to believe in his cavalry.

In addition to the large army that followed Suleiman V, the Matsue army also asked about the traces of Prince Laman a few hours later. It's a pity that the prince also took advantage of the chaos to escape from Manila, and his whereabouts are unknown.

For the Matsue Army. The missing prince is nothing to fear, but size is a hidden danger.

It was getting dark.

The inner city of Manila's palace is still in flames, and it looks like it won't be completely extinguished until tomorrow. In the dimness, the fire illuminated the night sky, as if silently showing something. From time to time, buildings or trees collapse in the fire, making a loud noise, and by the way, countless smoke and dust are raised in the heat stream.

Everywhere in the city, unconsciously, it has calmed down a lot, and only in a few places there are still shouts of killing. But it will soon calm down again.

Obviously, the Northern Luzon Garrison Division, which was dispatched in a big way, had initially stabilized order in the city.

With the city gates in all directions and many important places in the city were taken over one after another. The whole of Manila was completely under the control of the Matsue Army. The experienced logistics soldiers sent hot dry rations to the front line in time to reward the soldiers who had been tired for the day. The military doctors who accompanied the army also did their best to treat the wounded soldiers who were still saved.

Despite the help of explosives, the city walls were blown up in a way beyond the enemy's imagination, but in order to capture the city, the Matsue army still paid a great price. At least a thousand soldiers were killed in battle, plus nearly twice as many lightly and seriously wounded. However, after this battle, the Duchy of Luzon could basically be declared extinct. And the only Cebu legion that is still in formation. Most of them can only return to their original garrison to protect themselves, and they can no longer pose any threat to the Songjiang Army!

Even the Quezon Plains occupy only three-fifths of the area. But the original goal of the war, the occupation of the entire island of Northern Luzon, was actually halfway there.

This has to be said to be good news.

………

In the midst of uneasiness. The people of Manila spent the second night after the walls were blown down.

The riots and killings in the city during the day, as well as the entry of the Matsue army, frightened these ordinary people who had never seen a war before. Many Manilans believed in the rumors and propaganda deliberately spread by the royal family, fearing that the Matsue army would carry out a massacre after entering the city. But to their surprise, after the next day, the order in the city was as usual.

Although the atmosphere was much more tense than before, and the Songjiang Army standing guard could be seen at some important points, no one indiscriminately oppressed the people -- on the contrary, the North Luzon Garrison Division, which had only been reorganized for a short time, had no control over its old ways, and demanded cards from their comrades. Although most of the people did not dare to resist out of fear, they soon found out that all the soldiers of the Northern Luzon Garrison Division who had violated discipline had been severely punished by the Imperials whenever the matter was exposed.

These discoveries have made the hostility and vigilance in the hearts of many people dissipate a lot.

Although not many people dare to go out, the Matsue Army has already made a good start in Manila. Next, as long as they are not appeased and unencompassing, in just a few years, these natives will forget about the previous principality and become obedient people under the rule of the Songjiang army!

The flames in the inner city of the palace were finally slowly extinguished after burning for two whole days.

It was also at this time that the cavalrymen who went out to hunt down the emperor of the Duchy of Luzon retreated a little wolf. Although they followed the emperor's motorcade after chasing them for dozens of miles, a group of soldiers and his guards taken by Suleiman V sniped at a hillside next to a wooded forest. Because of the terrain, it was very unfavorable for the cavalry to deploy, and by the time the Matsue cavalry finally routed the troops behind the palace and recaptured Suleiman V, the other party had already boarded a boat and crossed the Basg River.

No matter how powerful the cavalry is, they can only sigh in the face of a large river more than ten zhang wide.

He almost was able to kill Suleiman V, but he fell short, which is undoubtedly a pity, so that He Shixiang even missed a bowl of dinner after getting the report. However, after all his busy schedules, he finally had time to visit the grain depots and vaults of the Duchy of Luzon.

After the trip, the depressed mood immediately improved because of the flight of Suleiman V.

The first is the granary built in the west corner of Manila, the largest granary in the principality is beyond everyone's imagination, so that He Shixiang, who came to check, couldn't help but think of the official warehouse in Dengzhou. Even though they have taken over this place for nearly two days, the officers and men of the Songjiang Army still have not been able to complete the specific audit. It can only be judged from the remaining part of the text and rough estimates that there are at least 1.2 million stone of grain stored in the grain warehouse of the royal capital!

It can only be said that after all, it is a fertile land with a grain yield no less than that of Songjiang, and the potential for exploration is still above Songjiang County!

The unique three-cropping rice in a year alone is unimaginable in the states and counties within the empire. Even if only part of the land on the island can do it, it will still be the envy of countless soldiers.

However, compared to the vaults, these huge stocks of grain are nothing.

The two gold mines in Luzon are the greatest gift from heaven to these lazy natives. It also made the principality obviously decaying, but still accumulated a lot of wealth. When He Shixiang led his soldiers into the strictly guarded vault and opened the door of one of the vaults, the golden brilliance that came into his eyes instantly shattered everyone's hearts.

It's the brightest and most alluring golden sheen in the world!

Although most of the gold is smelted into the shape of gold bricks, it is encapsulated in treasure chests. However, there are still a batch of commonly used bulk gold bricks and gold bars placed on the shelves of iron and wood. But it's this very small amount of gold that makes everyone can't take their eyes off it.

This is the wealth of a country after all!

He Shixiang should be the most sober among the people, but even so, greed flashed in his heart for a moment, and he had the idea of swallowing this batch of gold alone and then escaping. The other soldiers were even more unbearable, and some even lost their minds after watching it for a long time, and even stupidly walked up and stroked those cold and heavy gold bricks!

It was only after he shouted a loud reprimand that the soldiers slowly came to their senses from the lure of gold.

After the final count, the total amount of gold and silver in the inventory was enough to cover tens of millions of Imperial gold coins of the same value! And these are still only part of the wealth accumulated by the Duchy of Luzon over hundreds of years, not all of it!

All the expeditionary forces realized that the Songjiang Army had made a fortune now!

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