You know, Zheng Jun's military discipline is not good at all.
The city has already gone crazy with people killing people, and even Zheng Chenggong is not sure he can control the rebels.
At this time, the main general of Zheng's army, Zheng Tai, a close relative of the Zheng family, came up to report.
"Your Majesty, the governor of Relanja City has sent an envoy to surrender. I hope your Majesty can control the rebellion and stop killing people!"
Zheng Chenggong frowned slightly and then spoke.
"Hmph, let the envoy go back and tell Kui Yi that I gave him a chance!"
"I didn't surrender before, but now I want to surrender. Haha, it's too late!"
Zheng Chenggong rejected Kui Yi head-on, using the excuse that he had been given a chance.
Zheng Chenggong would rather bear the reputation of being bloodthirsty than admit that he cannot control the army!
The envoy was detained, and the killings in the city of Relanja continued.
A large number of Dutch soldiers or civilians were killed, women were raped, blood and killing became the main theme of this city.
The only thing that made Zheng Chenggong feel better was that the Dutch expelled the Chinese in Relandia before the war started.
In other words, there are only Dutch people in the city of Geranje now!
The most vicious evils in the world are constantly being staged in the city.
Fortunately, the Zheng army was not a Qing army. Although their military discipline was poor, they were not accustomed to massacres.
Robbery was looting, killing was killing, but there was no such thing as gathering people together and killing them on a large scale like pigs and dogs.
Most of the Dutch in the city were killed, most of them soldiers.
When Zheng Jun's soldiers regained their senses, they no longer killed people on sight, but began to snatch things and find women to vent their animal desires...
By the time Zheng Chenggong sent troops into the city to clean up the mess and control the rebellion, less than half of the Dutch people in Relanja City were left as before the war.
But they were not killed after all!
After Zheng Jun completely took over the city defense of Relanja City, Zheng Chenggong entered the city. He accepted the surrender of the Dutch Governor Kuyi in public and took charge of the Governor's Mansion.
Since then, Damuan Island, which was occupied by Dutch colonists for thirty-seven years, has become the land of the Ming Dynasty again!
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Early May, 1661 AD!
The news that Damuan Island was recovered by Zheng Chenggong seems to have grown wings, drifting towards the South Sea along the monsoon and ocean currents!
In the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace in Manila, Governor Barossa, Bishop Sares, Consul Ricca and other senior officials of the Governor's Palace gathered together.
Every face is full of solemn expressions!
Because, the news came that Zheng Chenggong had recovered the majority, the city of Relanja had fallen, and most of the Dutch in the city were killed or injured!
Although the Netherlands and Spain are in a state of hostility and the Dutch are frustrated, they should be happy.
But no!
Under the grief of the rabbit's death and the fox's death, they only felt cold in their hearts.
You know, the Dutch had never massacred Chinese before this.
But after the city of Relanje fell, most of the Dutch in the city were killed or injured.
But they, the Spaniards, massacred China twice and had a bad record.
If Manila is captured!
The Spaniards in the city must be exterminated!
Governor Barossa stood up and said.
"Dear gentlemen, there is no need to act like this!"
"The Spanish boys are not cowardly Dutch businessmen, and Manila is not the city of Jelanja. Manila will never be conquered!"
During this period of time, the Liberation Army and the Governor's Office in Manila had a tacit understanding and maintained a short period of peace!
The Liberation Army was frantically expanding its troops, accumulating strength, and preparing for a decisive battle with the Spaniards.
The Spaniards did not sit back and watch the situation change, and the Viceroyal Palace had been preparing for war.
One is to recruit soldiers from the mixed-race whites in Manila to expand the size of the army.
The second is to accumulate a large amount of military equipment and to intensify the training of the militiamen whose combat effectiveness was worrying in the past.
The third is to recruit servants from the natives of Pampanga, hire Japanese warriors who are known to be brave and good at fighting, and even soldiers from Annan Siam and other countries to form mercenaries.
Quite effective!
After this period of time, excluding those troops that need to be stationed in places and the sailors in the fleet, Manila's mobile strength has reached 2,000 people.
If the troops stationed in various places and the sailors in the fleet are urgently mobilized during war, a force of 4,000 people can be gathered!
It is difficult to estimate the number of militiamen, but after intensive training, the combat effectiveness of the Spanish militiamen has been greatly improved.
Of course, Barossa did not plan to let the militia go to the battlefield, but planned to let the militia temporarily replace the garrison in various places during the war.
So that troops stationed in various places can be mobilized to participate in the war!
The effectiveness of the servant army and mercenaries has also been very remarkable. During this period, the Governor's Mansion has recruited nearly 5,000 mercenaries and is undergoing training and training.
In fact, if it weren't for Colonel Robin's defeat in the mountains, the natives and Spanish soldiers who entered the mountains were almost wiped out.
The natives of Pampanga were frightened, and it would not be difficult for the Governor-General to recruit tens of thousands of native soldiers.
Also, when the galleons arrive this summer, the Governor's Mansion will be reinforced by more than a thousand troops.
After careful calculation, in the decisive battle with the Liberation Army, the Governor's Mansion could probably mobilize 5,000 white soldiers and 5,000 mercenaries.
A total of ten thousand troops is not terrible!
However, although the operations of the Governor's Mansion were quite effective, there was a big financial problem in the Governor's Mansion!
What is Manila?
To put it bluntly, it is a colony. As a colony, it has to deliver benefits to the mainland every year.
But in order to prepare for the war, the Governor's Office in Manila spent countless amounts of money!
Some of them have spent their money in real terms, and some have been wasted.
After all, corrupt officials are not only a local specialty of China, they are as widely distributed as flies and maggots!
However, all in all, it will be impossible for Manila to deliver benefits to the mainland in the next few years.
Barossa knew that regardless of whether he could wipe out the Liberation Army or not, just because he could not bring benefits to the mainland, his position as governor would most likely come to an end.
Therefore, he also began to make money unscrupulously!
Why did he come to Barossa and cross the ocean to serve as an official in Manila?
Did he really love the Habsburgs so much?
Bullshit!
To put it bluntly, it’s just to make money!
Now that the governor's position is likely to come to an end, can he still make more money?
Then, the people below saw that the Governor was making money unscrupulously, so why should they hesitate? Let’s make money together!
Otherwise, even if the superiors are fishing for it, what does it mean if you don’t?
Don’t want to mess around anymore?!
Therefore, the Governor's Mansion spent so much money on big things and small things, but how much of it was actually spent is really unknown.
Even though the preparations for war in the Governor's Mansion seem to be very effective, there are still many hidden dangers inside.
After all, if you want to make money in the army, there are only a few methods.
Eating empty pay, drinking soldiers' blood, depriving the army of pay and food, tampering with ordnance...
But, since everyone is trying to make money from this matter, there is a tacit agreement not to say anything about it.
So much so that now, Governor Barossa has no idea how powerful the army he has worked so hard to train is!
Barossa said very confidently.
"How many troops can the rebels have? This wave is stable, and I have the advantage!"
"Please cheer up everyone and prepare for battle. When the galleon fleet arrives, we will send troops to wipe out the rebels!"
"Use the blood of those damn Chinese to tell everyone that Manila will always be Spain's Manila!"
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Still five updates and ten thousand words!
Sorry, the update is late today, mainly because the author has finished sending the manuscript.
From now on, updates will most likely be done at night.