"Furthermore, we request that after we withdraw from Lingayen, they must not take the initiative to pursue us!"
"I can keep all the Chinese in Lingayen, but I want to take all the Spaniards out of Lingayen and return to Manila."
Soros opened his mouth to make his request.
In Luzon, the biggest problem faced by the Spaniards and the Liberation Army can be said to be exactly the same, which is the shortage of population.
Soros understands this, so he wants to preserve the white population in Manila as much as possible, even if it is mixed race.
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Soon, Zhu Hongyu learned about Soros' conditions from the messenger. After thinking for a while, he spoke with a somewhat unkind tone.
"Don't you understand what people are saying? What this general is saying is, surrender unconditionally!"
"This general can make a promise to absolutely guarantee the life safety of all surrendering soldiers."
"Of course, if you Spaniards do something like that without a bottom line and massacre civilians again, then the general's promise will automatically be invalidated!"
"This general will not be honest with people who have no bottom line!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongyu thought for a while and then spoke again.
"As for the evacuation of civilians! War is a matter for military personnel, and civilians should not be involved."
"This general can make a promise not to interfere with the free activities of Spanish civilians. After this war is over, Spanish civilians can be allowed to move away from Lingayen at will based on the principle of voluntariness."
"This general is not one of your Spaniards. He can't win the war, so he massacres civilians to vent his anger, haha..."
"You are the only ones who dare to call yourself a civilized country?! Are you worthy?!"
"However, all Spanish soldiers in Lingayen must surrender their weapons and surrender unconditionally!"
"This is non-negotiable!"
Listening to the sarcasm in Zhu Hongyu's words, the messenger looked ashamed.
Although he was a Catholic and did not regard pagans as human beings, he was really powerless to refute Zhu Hongyu's ridicule.
Killing civilians when the war cannot be fought is indeed not something a civilized country can do!
The messenger took a deep breath, bowed, and then spoke.
"Please rest assured, General, such a thing will never happen again!"
Zhu Hongyu sneered.
"Haha, it's true. This kind of thing will never happen again!"
What the messenger said would never happen again meant that the Spaniards would never raise a butcher's knife against the Chinese again.
What Zhu Hongyu said would never happen again meant that from now on Luzon belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and of course the massacre of Hua would never happen again.
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The messenger resigned and left.
But in the next half day, the envoy went back and forth to the Liberation Army camp several times.
The two sides argued with each other and finally agreed on the terms after half a day.
All the Spanish soldiers in Lingayen surrendered all their weapons, bound their hands, and surrendered unconditionally to the Liberation Army.
The Liberation Army did not waste a shot or a shot, and captured a complete Lingayen.
Without spending a single soldier, more than a hundred Spanish prisoners of war were captured!
But Zhu Hongyu also agreed and gave the Spaniards in Lingayen City half a day to evacuate.
This half day can allow those who want to evacuate Spain to pack up their belongings and prepare for the journey to Manila.
Half a day later, when all the Spaniards had left, the Liberation Army took over Lingayen City.
Moreover, Zhu Hongyu also promised to give decent treatment to the more than 100 Spaniards who surrendered.
Ordinary soldiers can work for the Liberation Army, but they are required to have enough to eat.
Officers do not need to work and can receive treatment commensurate with their status.
And allow the Governor of Manila to redeem them!
If ordinary prisoners of war dared to propose so many conditions to Zhu Hongyu, Zhu Hongyu would definitely send them to see God.
However, this group of prisoners of war was different. They surrendered voluntarily.
In order to buy horse bones for thousands of dollars, the Spaniards will actively surrender on the battlefield in the future.
As long as the demands made by these prisoners of war were not excessive, Zhu Hongyu would hold his nose and agree to them all.
With the surrender of the Spanish garrison in Lingayen, all the Spaniards who settled in Lingayen withdrew, and the Liberation Army entered Lingayen.
After settling in Lingayen, the Chinese people who had been fed up with the oppression of the red hair in the past spontaneously poured into the streets and cheered loudly.
Cheer for the Han Dynasty King of the Liberation Army, cheer for yourself who is finally liberated and no longer has to be oppressed by red hair!
There were even many old people who knelt on the ground and cried excitedly after seeing the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag of the Liberation Army.
They never thought that they would still be able to see the flag of the Ming Dynasty flying high in their lifetime!
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After Zhu Hongyu entered Linggayan, he arranged for the Liberation Army to repair on the spot and prepare for the next round of war.
On the other hand, they met with famous people among the Chinese in Lingayen!
Those who were pushed out and received by Zhu Hongyu were two middle-aged people and an old man.
The two middle-aged men, one with the surname Ye and the other with the surname Zhao, are both heads of large local clans.
The old man's surname was Liu, and his name was Liu Wentong. It was said that he had followed Emperor Longwu to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Fujian. After Emperor Longwu's defeat, he fled south to Manila to avoid the war.
I would rather leave my hometown than keep the money and die without the face to see my ancestors!
Seeing Master Wang of the Han family and the twelve-pointed sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Wentong was extremely excited.
Seeing the three people arriving, Zhu Hongyu stood up to greet them personally.
"Mr. Liu, please take a seat!"
Liu Wentong waved his hand to refuse and said tremblingly that he did not dare.
After arranging the three of them to sit down respectively, Zhu Hongyu glanced around and then spoke.
"The Liberation Army has just been established. There are powerful enemies outside and hidden dangers inside. This is the time when we need the help of the wise men in the world!"
"Hong Yu is here and invites three wise men to come out and work for the Liberation Army!"
"Contribute to the great cause of expelling the Tartars, restoring China, rebuilding the Ming Dynasty, and rejuvenating China!"
The three of them looked at each other, and Liu Wentong stood up and said.
"Although I am old, I am still willing to fight for my Ming Dynasty for another twenty years!"
"There is a son in the old man's family who is quite intelligent. I would like to introduce him to Your Excellency the General, and write a document under His Excellency the General's account, write down calculations, and share the worries of Your Excellency the General."
Zhu Hongyu said.
"The old gentleman is a great talent, and the old gentleman's son must also be a great talent. Wouldn't it be a waste to only work as a clerk?"
"This general will definitely put it to good use!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongyu glanced around and then spoke.
"It's just that the war is tense now, and the Spaniards may counterattack at any time. I, the general, have to worry about the war, and there is really no time to decide on the official system."
"I can only wrong the old gentleman and several other gentlemen first, and serve in the Liberation Army in the name of staff officers."
"When the war slows down a bit and I clarify the official system, I will definitely not treat you wise men badly!"
"All the wise men and women will help me restore the Ming Dynasty. In the future, I will definitely be generous with the reward of becoming a prince!"
Zhu Hongyu once again sent out his cake painting method.
Draw cakes for the people in front of you!
In fact, Zhu Hongyu didn't even need to draw a cake. The three people in front of him would follow him even if they brought their own dry food.
It’s not that they love Ming Dynasty or want to restore China!
But because they have no choice!
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