"If you can't accept it, then send troops to fight!"
"If we can't reach an agreement at the negotiation table, we can only see the real results on the battlefield!"
"My general has already sent people to Taiyuan Island to contact Mr. Guo Xing. Do the Spaniards dare to come and fight a decisive battle with our Liberation Army?"
"If our Liberation Army wins, Luzon will regain the territory of the Han family."
"Even if our Liberation Army is defeated, we will definitely be able to severely inflict heavy damage on the Spaniards. When Guo Xingye comes to attack later, Luzon will still be the territory of our Han family!"
Zhu Hongyu used Zheng Chenggong to intimidate the Spanish.
Although he had not yet had time to send someone to contact Zheng Chenggong, it did not prevent him from using Zheng Chenggong's name to scare people.
When Lin and Zhao heard this, their expressions changed drastically.
Because it is indeed the case!
If the enemy is only the Liberation Army, although the Governor-General is afraid that the Liberation Army will grow bigger, it is not worried that the Liberation Army will threaten the security of Manila in a short period of time.
After all, the Liberation Army has limited strength!
But if Zheng Chenggong gets involved, once the two sides join forces, they will really be able to threaten Manila.
Although Zheng Chenggong suffered heavy losses after the failure of the Northern Expedition to Nanjing, he still had a lot of troops.
At least compared to the Spanish in Manila, Zheng Chenggong's military strength was quite generous.
You must know that in history, Zheng Chenggong mobilized more than 20,000 troops when he attacked the city of Relanja!
Although Lin and Zhao were worried about Zhu Hongyu's threat, they did not lose their composure.
Zhao Yuanan stood up again and said.
"Zheng Chenggong's surname is Zheng, not Zhu. I think the general is unwilling to lead Zheng's army into Luzon unless he has no choice, right?"
Zhu Hongyu took a deep look at Zhao Yuanan, but said nothing.
The fall of the Southern Ming Dynasty was due to the cowardice of the kings, the corruption of civil officials, the domineering military officials, and the chaos of the eunuchs...
But these are just appearances. The death of Nanming was really due to party struggle!
Zhu Hongyu was unwilling to contact those forces in Nanming before he had enough strength to suppress all dissent.
Because he didn't want to be cannon fodder in the party struggle, and he didn't want to get involved in the party disputes in Nanming.
This naturally includes Zheng Chenggong!
Although Zheng Chenggong was a national hero, he was also involved in party struggles. During the Northern Expedition to Nanjing, he had a heated argument with Zhang Huangyan more than once.
Before that, he had also sided with the Longwu clan and competed with the Yongli clan for central authority, and even military conflicts broke out several times.
Although Zhu Hongyu admires Zheng Chenggong, it does not mean that he is willing to give up his independence and become Zheng Chenggong's younger brother.
Well, it's a good thing that Zhu Hongyu traveled to Luzon Island instead of the mainland.
Otherwise, if Nanming's group of party smugglers are in the hands of small experts, he will probably have to be one of them!
"You don't have to worry anymore!"
Zhu Hongyu said coldly.
"Peace talks are possible, but not if we want our Liberation Army to give up the land they conquered!"
Lin Wenqi suggested.
"How about setting St. Jones as a demilitarized zone and co-managing it?"
"It just so happens that we can also set up a store in St. Jones, so the two sides can communicate with each other!"
Zhu Hongyu thought about it for a while and thought it was feasible. He nodded slightly and said.
"Can!"
"But since the two sides want to do business, the Governor's Mansion must release the blockade on our Liberation Army."
Zhao Yuanan and Lin Wenqi still wanted to refuse, but Zhu Hongyu used St. Jones as a bargaining chip and asked the Spanish to release the material blockade against the Liberation Army.
In the end, both parties reached a consensus!
The Liberation Army and the Governor-General in Manila reached temporary peace talks, and both sides stopped fighting and stopped fighting.
Use St. Jones as the dividing line to divide the territory and set St. Jones as a demilitarized zone. Neither side is allowed to station troops here.
Moreover, they also opened a shop in St. Jones, and the two parties exchanged what they needed and maintained a peaceful state.
Although the two sides have reached peace on the surface, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the peace is false.
Now the Liberation Army and Spain are like two ligers fighting each other. The reason for making peace is not that they don't want to fight, but that they don't have the energy to fight.
The Liberation Army needs time to recruit and train troops and expand its strength!
The Spanish also had to wait for the annual fleet of galleons to arrive in Manila, bringing reinforcements and troops to Manila.
When both sides are ready, the war will break out again at any time!
And this time will never exceed half a year!
Calculating the time, it is already January 1661 in the Western calendar. Every June and July, it is the day when the large sailing fleet arrives in Manila taking advantage of the monsoon.
And half a year is enough for the Liberation Army to organize and train new soldiers into an army!
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The two sides reached a consensus, and the Liberation Army escorted a large number of prisoners of war and evacuated from St. Jones.
Before leaving, the bastion of St. Jones was demolished by the Liberation Army.
The purpose was simple: to conceal the truth about the Liberation Army's siege of the city, so that the Spaniards could not guess the Liberation Army's siege method.
Zhu Hongyu led his troops withdrew from St. Jones to the vicinity of Lingayen!
He sent an order to camp on the spot and ordered prisoners of war to be transferred from the mountains to prepare to build a camp for the Liberation Army in Lingayen.
The development potential in the mountains is limited. It is impossible for Zhu Hongyu to lead the Liberation Army to huddle in the mountains!
Only by establishing a foothold on the plains can we truly develop.
The reason why they chose to settle in Lingayen after leaving the mountain was because the Spaniards in Lingayen surrendered voluntarily.
Lingayen has not experienced war, and the town buildings are relatively complete, so there is no need for special construction.
Also, Lingayen is close to the sea, not far from the seaside.
Although the nearby coastal conditions are not very good and it is impossible to build a large wharf, there is still no problem in building a small wharf to develop trade through sea routes.
The commissioning of the small blast furnace ironmaking method made the production of iron materials in the Guangfu Army far faster than any other country or region at the same time.
As for iron, no matter what time it is, it is also the second most valuable currency after food!
If you have iron materials, are you afraid that there will be no merchants to trade with you?
With the support of profits from sea trade, the Liberation Army's finances can become truly comfortable.
In addition, Zhu Hongyu ordered the recruitment of new soldiers to expand the size of the Liberation Army.
The first choice soldiers are the young Chinese who survived the San Fernando Massacre!
These people all had a blood feud with the Spaniards. Zhu Hongyu mentioned that they had taken revenge, so their loyalty must be no problem.
However, the number of these people is limited and not enough to meet the needs of the Liberation Army.
Zhu Hongyu expanded the scope of recruitment to include all Chinese groups under the rule of the Liberation Army!
Among them, honest people with parents and family members will be given priority!
In order to increase the enthusiasm of the Chinese to join the army, Zhu Hongyu used the simplest and crudest method.
Divide the fields as soldiers!
Since the Liberation Army came out to fight, they have captured eighty-nine towns. A large number of Spanish plantation owners packed up their money and fled south to Manila.
However, they could take away gold and silver and materials, but they could not take away the fields that had been cultivated and even planted with crops.
Even under the supervision of the Liberation Army, they did not even dare to destroy crops in the fields!
Well, now all these fields belong to the Liberation Army!
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