"Sir Brent, our Spanish pikemen are brave and well-armed, and we will break out of the encirclement of the Ming army as the vanguard and cover your evacuation." The non-commissioned officer suggested to Sir Brent.

In the battle last night, in the face of the siege of thousands of pirates, these Spanish pikemen fought their way through the siege of the pirates, and they themselves did not die for a while.

Glancing at the excited soldier in front of him, Brewster sighed.

It's not that I look down on these heroic pikemen, but the whole city has fallen into the hands of the Ming army, where can you break through.

"Non-commissioned officer, now that Laoag has fallen into the hands of the Ming army, General Terry has fled with the fleet, it is undeniable that the pikemen are brave and fearless, even if you can break out of the official residence, where can you go, with the heavy armor on your body, how far can you run, and how far can the women and children present run." Brewster glanced meaningfully at the non-commissioned officer.

The Spanish soldiers present fell silent for a moment.

"In fact, the Ming army has already placed artillery on the street outside the official residence, and they don't need to attack in, they only need to use artillery to kill everyone here." Brewster finally told the firepower of the Ming army outside.

Hearing this, the faces of the Spanish officers and soldiers present and the Laoag officers were dead.

Brent knew that what Captain Brewster said was not intimidation, because the Ming army did have such a firearms advantage.

In the evening, as the sun set, the Ming army took control of most of the city.

Although they were unwilling, the mercenaries finally walked out of the mansion and compound under the deterrence of the Ming army.

Under the supervision of the Ming army, he slowly walked towards the pier.

Although most of the mercenaries were unwilling, seeing the dark artillery of the Ming army, these mercenaries decisively got on the merchant ship.

Liu Yu paid the mercenary leader 180,000 Spanish silver yuan in exchange for control of six armed merchant ships.

The remaining armed merchant ships, laden with hundreds of mercenaries and treasure stained with the blood of the Laoag merchants, slowly left the harbor in the setting sun.

Xiao Wu looked at everything in front of him coldly, but he couldn't do anything.

He also wanted to take down these armed merchant ships, at least these Spanish man-made Galen ships were no worse than the Fu ships, and the armed merchant ships in Fubo Town before made him full of praise.

But he could only watch as the merchant ships slipped away from his eyes.

Because he has no money.

Yes, this Duke of Qin couldn't even scrape together 10,000 taels of silver in his hand, so he could only grit his teeth and watch Liu Yu take the six armed merchant ships.

Liu Yu did not go to the port, he ordered the Ming army to block the port and not allow anyone to enter or leave, which undoubtedly angered Xiao Wu, but for Liu Yu to take Laoag into his own hands is the most important thing.

So it was with Wigan, and so it was with Raag.

However, Liu Yu did not expect that the Spaniards in the city would surrender so quickly.

When Sir Brent came to the Ming army camp, Liu Yu was really taken aback.

Looking at the Raft Archon in front of him, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh a little.

"General, the war can be over." As if he had exhausted his last strength, Sir Brent seemed to be ten years old.

After being translated by a Vigan Chinese businessman, Liu Yu nodded.

"But we have some conditions." Sir Brent spoke suddenly.

Liu Yu naturally knew that these Spaniards were not so easy to dismiss, so he sat back in his chair and looked coldly at the Spaniards in front of him.

"Sir Brent wants his neighbours to keep all Spaniards in the field safe, whether they are soldiers or businessmen or women and children." Brewster hurriedly spoke.

Liu Yu nodded and agreed.

At the same time, the favorability of the Spanish artillery lieutenant increased by a few points.

Previously, he had Brewster go to the Lasag residence to persuade the Spaniards to surrender.

Simply because he was also a Spanish officer, it was most appropriate for him to go.

However, Liu Yu was not hopeful that he would be able to persuade the Spaniards to surrender.

Who would have thought that in just half a day's effort, he would really bring the consul of Laoag to the camp of the Ming army.

"Merchants want to keep their property and their cargo safe." The young man nodded before Sir Brent met him, and spoke quickly.

"The Spanish servicemen hoped for a dignified surrender and a return to Manila by boat."

"Impossible." Liu Yu shook his head.

Not to mention anything else, Liu Yu could never agree to let these hundreds of Spanish soldiers return to Manila.

It is impossible for him to let the tiger go back to the mountains, especially with Manila now launching a counteroffensive against the Ming army's defensive lines.

"The Spanish army laid down its arms and surrendered, and we will treat you well."

"The Ming army will set aside a block in the city for the Spanish soldiers to live in, and at the same time, the rich merchants and civilians also live here, we do not restrict your personal freedom, you can even move around the city, live, but you can't leave the city of Laoag." Liu Yu said.

Sir Brent nodded after listening to the translation of a local official, these conditions are not unacceptable, after all, they are now losers.

"The merchant's property is safe." Sir Brent asked again.

"The Ming will not touch the property of the merchants in the city of Laoag, we are the rulers of the city of Laoag, not the looters." He paused and said.

"We allow the wealthy Spanish merchants in the city to keep their wealth as long as they can stay in the city safely, but all the property of the Spanish government belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the armed merchant ships of the Spanish merchants in the port are also handed over to the Ming army sailors."

This made Sir Brent embarrassed.

Before coming to the camp of the Ming army, the wealthy Spanish merchants begged Brent, hoping that Brent would say a few kind words in front of the ruler and keep their property.

Now the generals of the Ming army have promised to leave the wealth of these rich merchants, which is also a good thing for Sir Brent.

But to hand over the treasury silver in the possession of the Rawag government made Sir Brent a little painful.

After being in power for so many years, he naturally knows how much wealth is hidden in the official residence, and now let him hand it all over, how can he not let him feel pain.

Not only that, but the shipyards, firearms workshops and even the port in the city of Laoag were all handed over to the Ming army.

The Spaniards lost the entire city of Laoag and retained the right to live in it.

"My lord, this is too expensive." Sir Brent took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.

"Dear Sir Brent, you Spaniards are losers."

"The current city of Laoag belongs to the Ming Dynasty." Liu Yu said indifferently.

In fact, even the Spaniards resisted to no avail.

Because the port was already in the hands of the Ming army.

As for the shipyards, firearms workshops, warehouses and a series of other places, the Ming army was also surrounded and could be taken at any time, it was just a question of how many Spaniards died.

Filled with humiliation, Sir Brent returned to the Lawag Residence, accompanied by Lieutenant Brewster.

But what Sir Brent did not expect was that when he told the people in the mansion about the conditions of the Ming army, the merchants present cheered.

The Spanish merchants, of course, were ecstatic, because the Ming army would not ask them for money or even take a penny from them, which made the Spanish merchants rejoice.

Most of the Spanish officers and soldiers present also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the very least, they could survive and not have to fight the Ming army in the city, but live as a free man in the city of Laoag, like Captain Brewster.

Sir Brent looked in amazement at the delighted merchants, and at the soldiers who laid down their arms in front of them.

"Gentlemen, this is Spanish soil." Sir Brent shouted, but his cry was soon drowned out in a cheer.

In fact, the Spanish merchants really couldn't be blamed, the Ming army had already made them ecstatic that they had not annexed their property.

As for the Ming army to occupy the official residence, port, shipyard and other areas, what does this have to do with the merchants.

These were the wealth of the Spanish Empire, but not of the merchants.

Why should the merchants be angry with the empire for this?

Of course, the surrender of the armed merchant ships in the port did make them feel painful, but considering that their own lives were all there, the loss of these armed merchant ships was also acceptable.

Sir Brent cast his last hope on the silent Spanish officer.

It was discovered that these Spanish officers had been pulled aside by the merchants at some point, and they were talking about something.

But look at the officers nodding frequently and smiling.

Brent also knew that the Spanish colonial army could not be relied on.

That very night, the Spaniards surrendered.

Under the assurances of the Ming army, especially Brewster and his dozens of artillery soldiers, the Spaniards finally believed in the sincerity of the Ming army.

About 400 soldiers, as well as more than 1,000 businessmen and civilians, surrendered.

The Ming army took the entire city of Laoag.

The Battle of Laoag, which lasted for the first time in a month and a half, came to an end.

The Spanish troops in the city surrendered to the Ming army one after another.

When the consul of Laoag City handed the surrender document to Liu Yu with an expressionless face, the Ming soldiers in the audience broke out into shocking cheers.

"Long live Daming!"

The soldiers of the Ming army shouted, the musketeers fired their guns to the sky, and the Ming artillerymen on the city wall fired their cannons to congratulate.

"Long live Daming!"

"Tonight, Laoag belongs to Daming!" Liu Yu stood in front of the Laoag mansion and shouted loudly.