"If he can really defeat the red-haired ghost, take over the whole of Manila, and echo the national surname in Dayuan, maybe he can really help the Ming Dynasty!"
Last year, in 1659 AD, King Li Jin was defeated at Mopanshan, Emperor Yongli fled south to Burma, and Zheng Guo's Northern Expedition to Nanjing failed.
A series of disastrous military defeats caused the Ming army in mainland China to lose its final vitality.
Subsequently, under the counterattack of Geng Jimaoluotuo and other Qing troops, the Zheng surnames moved to Kinmen and Xiamen but were defeated, and had to retreat to Taiyuan Island.
It can be said that the situation against the Qing Dynasty fell into a downturn for a while.
Now Zheng Guo is planning to eliminate the Dutch on Taiyuan Island and turn Taiyuan Island into a base to resist the Qing Dynasty.
If this descendant of the Ming Dynasty clan can drive away the Spaniards and seize Luzon Island.
Lu Song and the officials echoed each other, and maybe there was still a glimmer of hope in the fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Xiao Qi asked again.
"Boss, do we need to contact the Liberation Army?"
Zeng Canghai thought for a while and then spoke.
"It's not necessary for the moment, Mr. Guo Xing is planning to capture the city of Relanja and expel the red-haired ghosts from the Netherlands."
"During this period, I'll try not to cause too many troubles!"
"What if we contact the Liberation Army now and are discovered by the Spanish Red Hair in Luzon? Wouldn't that give the Spanish Red Hair an excuse to intervene in the Dajuan Island matter?"
"Just report the news about Luzon Island to Mr. Guo Xing and let him make the decision."
Although Zeng Canghai now leads others to work alone, it cannot be regarded as completely working alone.
The fleet is still under the name of the Zheng family, and he is still considered a member of Zheng Chenggong, but it has just changed from a direct lineage to a collateral lineage.
When encountering such a thing, of course he would report it to Zheng Chenggong.
Although in mainland Europe, Spain and the Netherlands are bitter rivals.
But in Asia, relations between Manila and Batavia are pretty good.
After all, the largest maritime power in Asia is not the Western colonists like them, but the Zheng family, which has thousands of warships and hundreds of thousands of sailors.
Although the Zheng family's strength has declined greatly due to the war against the Qing Dynasty, it has not been many years since Zheng Zhilong defeated the Western colonists in a row in the naval battle.
Although the Zheng family's strength is now declining, the so-called donkey cannot fall when it falls, and its former prestige is still there.
These Western colonists still did not dare to underestimate the Zheng family.
Facing the huge pressure from the Zheng family, of course they have to stick together for warmth!
Xiao Qi nodded in understanding.
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On the other side, eight hundred soldiers of the Liberation Army used the river flat-bottomed boats captured from the Spanish to swim down the river and fight their way out of the mountainous area.
In addition to the eight hundred soldiers, there were also more than a thousand natives gathered from the Crocodile tribe and other Igorot tribes.
These natives do not need to fight on the battlefield, they only need to help the Liberation Army transport supplies and food.
The work is pretty easy!
Of course, Zhu Hongyu paid a certain fee and used iron materials to offset the price in exchange for indigenous labor.
Although Zhu Hongyu had never thought about prostitution for free, the thought only appeared for a moment and was dismissed by himself.
Because, his relationship with the Crocodile tribe and other Igorot people is not enough to allow him to have sex for free!
The Liberation Army went down the river, and a large number of scouts dispersed from the front, rear and left of the team, responsible for exploring the way for the army to avoid being attacked.
After the eight hundred Liberation Army came out of the mountain, they headed straight for San Fernando.
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The Spanish had a simple bastion in San Fernando, housing about 300 troops.
Among them, the number of pure-blood whites and mixed-race whites is about one to two.
Near San Fernando, there are many Spanish haciendas that grow food.
It is one of the most important food-producing areas for the Spaniards in Luzon.
In addition, it is also one of the most important population centers for the Spanish on Luzon.
There are nearly 3,000 pure-blood and mixed-race white people living near San Fernando.
If you include the Chinese and indigenous populations, San Fernando has a population of nearly six to seven thousand.
The commander of San Fernando is named Dova, who is of French-Spanish descent.
His father was an elegant French gentleman, and his mother was the daughter of a declining Spanish aristocrat.
Why is it said that his father is an elegant gentleman, not a wealthy gentleman, or a high-ranking gentleman?
That's because his father really has no other merits to praise except his elegance.
The union of the two gave birth to Dowa!
And Dova chose to work in Manila, Asia, not to revive the family's glory.
It's because the wages here are relatively high and there are more opportunities to make money.
After hearing the news that the Liberation Army came out and headed towards San Fernando in a mighty manner.
Dova was frightened and quickly ordered all white men living in San Fernando to take up arms and prepare for battle.
Of course, to be on the safe side, he did not order his soldiers to fight in the field with the Liberation Army. Instead, he led his men into the bastion and prepared to defend it and wait for reinforcements.
Seeing the people of San Fernando who were constantly pouring into the bastion to seek refuge from the war, Dova stood at the top of the bastion with a look of growing concern on his face.
A close confidant beside him asked.
"Mr. Doval, what are you worried about? You look very unhappy."
"Are you worried about the invading rebels? I think you should have confidence in the bastion defense of San Fernando. It is impossible for the rebels to attack our bastion."
Dowa glanced at his cronies and said.
"What I worry about is not the outside, but the inside!"
"As we all know, strong city defenses are often dismantled from within."
"You see, there are so many Chinese among the people who flocked to the bastion for refuge."
"If these Chinese collude with the rebels and cause chaos in the city while the rebels are attacking the city, even if the fortress is strong, accidents may happen."
The confidant looked hesitant and spoke.
"Then do you want me to expel all those Chinese from the bastion?"
Dova shook his head and said.
"That's not good!"
"Those Chinese who were expelled from the bastion by us will definitely feel resentful and may join the rebels."
The confidant seemed to understand something and asked tentatively.
"What do you mean?"
Dowa spoke with a sinister look in his eyes and a murderous tone in his voice.
"God said that if you kill pagans, you can go to heaven, right?"
"I think our soldiers are all God's most loyal believers, and they all want to go to heaven after death!"
"Of course, after killing all those Chinese, the money of those Chinese will also fill the pockets of the soldiers."
The confidant looked hesitant and spoke.
"Sir, the rebels are not far from San Fernando!"
"If we massacre the Chinese and the fortress cannot be defended, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Dowa waved his hand and said.
"No, you just said that you must have confidence in the bastion of San Fernando!"
"We have the strongest bastion, the best artillery, and the bravest soldiers. It is impossible for them to attack our bastion."
"Is not it?"
The confidant nodded, then turned around to arrange the specific matters for Tu Hua.
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Thanks to book friend "Yu Jian Tian Xia" for two monthly passes, and book friends "Tian Jue" and "Sanxiang Little Talent" for one monthly pass.
Sorry, sorry, something happened during the day today, so the update is late.