Therefore, the formation used by the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army was almost the same as the composition of the Spanish Grand Square used by the Spaniards.
Coupled with the line infantry tactics, it originally had the shadow of the Spanish Grand Square.
So the arrays on both sides look pretty much the same!
Therefore, this Spanish captain officer said that the Ming Dynasty Liberation Army was imitating their Spanish Grand Square.
It’s not very similar to the imitation!
Oscar agreed to the Spanish army captain's request.
Except for those valuable Chinese cannon-smiths, the remaining Chinese were driven to the front of the battle by the Spaniards.
Under the threat of the Spanish guns, these poor Chinese screamed and cried, staggering towards the formation of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army.
If they were even a little slow, the Spaniards who followed closely behind these Chinese would mercilessly pierce the Chinese in front of them with their spears.
"ah……"
"Don't kill me! I work!"
"No, no!"
"Woooooooo..."
"..."
Screams and wails continued, making it feel like hell on earth.
The soldiers who recovered from the Ming Dynasty looked at the scene that happened in front of them. Each of them looked extremely sad, and there was even a trace of commotion in the array.
Seeing their compatriots being slaughtered like pigs and dogs, everyone clenched their weapons with firm faces.
Zhu Hongyu stood in the array and said in a loud voice.
"Did you see it? Did you see everything?"
"Those are our compatriots. They were unarmed and slaughtered like cattle by the Spaniards!"
"If we lose, we will end up like that!"
"The Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army will fight to the end!!!"
Zhu Hongyu shouted loudly.
Everyone around him also responded in unison.
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"..."
The shouts of fighting to the end resounded, and Capello and Oscar could hear them clearly.
Seeing that the morale of the Liberation Army had recovered, Zhu Hongyu shouted loudly.
"Flag sacrifice!"
Everyone around him shouted in unison.
"Flag sacrifice!"
Amidst the shouts like a tsunami, Yada and three other prisoners of war were dragged out.
The three people were forced to kneel on the ground. Three soldiers of the Liberation Army stood behind the three people holding broadswords, and they had already raised the swords, ready to chop them down at any time.
Zhu Hongyu then motioned to everyone around him to shout along with him.
"If you drive my compatriots in front of the battle, I will kill your heirs to sacrifice the flag!"
"If you drive my compatriots in front of the battle, I will kill your heirs to sacrifice the flag!"
"If you drive my compatriots in front of the battle, I will kill your heirs to sacrifice the flag!"
"..."
Capello, who was on the opposite side, heard the shouts and his expression suddenly changed.
He looked intently and saw his son being escorted and kneeling in front of the rebel formation.
Behind his son stood a fierce-looking Liberation Army soldier holding a broadsword.
The soldiers of the Liberation Army had raised their swords and were ready to chop his son's neck at any time.
At this moment, Capello was scared!
Afraid of seeing his son’s head fall to the ground!
Capello grabbed Oscar beside him and roared at the top of his lungs.
"Mr. Oscar, please order the boys to let go of those Chinese pigs!"
"Stop driving them in front. The rebels have captured my son. If we continue to drive Chinese people as cannon fodder, they will kill my son!"
Oscar said with an ugly expression.
"Mr. Capello, we are on the battlefield now, and the noble Spaniards will not accept threats!"
Capello said with a livid face.
"Mr. Oscar, I don't care about this!"
"Yada is my only son, Oliben's only nephew, and Colonel Robin's only nephew!"
"If he is killed, I don't think it will be easy for you!"
Seeing this, Oscar could only nod his head and said.
"Okay, I think we can send someone to talk to the rebels!"
"Talk about exchanging hostages!"
He ordered the Spanish phalanx to stop advancing and sent men to collect the Chinese who were driven to the battlefield.
Then he sent an envoy, holding a white flag high, towards the formation of the Ming Dynasty's Liberation Army, preparing to negotiate with the Liberation Army and exchange hostages.
Zhu Hongyu did not refuse and sent Li Guangyuan to contact the other party on his behalf.
The reason why he ordered people to shout those words instead of directly cutting off the heads of Yada and the other three people to sacrifice to the flag was because of this idea.
The current Chinese population living in Manila is only eighty or ninety thousand at most.
And he will restore the Ming Dynasty in the future. Population is the most important resource. Only those who have people can have everything.
But as the old saying goes, people who are not of my race must have different minds.
Zhu Hongyu’s understanding of this sentence is that foreigners can use it, but they can’t believe it!
In other words, in the future, only Chinese will be truly regarded as one of Zhu Hongyu’s own people.
The 890,000 Chinese in Manila are Zhu Hongyu’s future base!
For Zhu Hongyu, every Chinese is the most precious asset, especially those young and strong Chinese who can serve as soldiers.
If three prisoners of war could be exchanged for two to three hundred young Chinese men, Zhu Hongyu felt that the deal was worthwhile.
…
Li Guangyuan strode to the front of the array. Although his clothes were not very good, he looked very confident.
Li Guangyuan said to the envoy sent from the opposite side.
"We demand that you immediately stop your despicable behavior and stop driving unarmed civilians into battle."
"War is a matter between soldiers and civilians should not be involved!"
The Spanish envoy spoke.
"No, those Chinese are the property of the Scotch family. It is up to the Scotch family how to handle and use those Chinese."
"Even if the Scotch family drives them to be cannon fodder, you have no right to interfere, because that is the freedom of the Scotch family."
Li Guangyuan nodded and said.
"Very good. In that case, how to deal with the prisoners of war is also our freedom!"
"Come here, behead those three prisoners of war and sacrifice them to the flag!"
When Li Guangyuan spoke, the Liberation Army soldiers in front of the formation all raised their swords and prepared to chop at the necks of the three Yadas.
Spanish envoy: "..."
Good guy, are you so decisive?
Li Guangyuan's current behavior is equivalent to two people playing cards. When the opponent comes up with a pair of three, he immediately beats the opponent!
What about the negotiated deal?
Isn’t it normal for everyone to argue with each other and test the bottom line? How come they just flipped the table?
The Spanish envoy's expression changed and his attitude was soft and he said.
"My dear sir, please don't be impulsive!"
"Since we can negotiate in front of the battle, it means that both of us have needs. Since we each have needs, we can negotiate!"
Li Guangyuan said with a sneer.
"Everyone has what he needs?"
"Everyone has his or her own needs?"
“Isn’t it true that you Spaniards have unilateral demands in this negotiation?”
"Why, you don't think that we really care about the life and death of those so-called compatriots we have never met, do you?"
"So what if all those so-called compatriots die? Is there any harm to us at all?"
"It's you, haha, the young master of the Scotch family is in our hands. If you want to take him back, isn't this just asking for something?"
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I will update one chapter first, and there will be another chapter later. The author is coding...