When Su Hao was thinking about Hong Yi, the Hong Yi people were also thinking about him.
"Mr. Kevin, I swear to you, there are definitely more than 100,000 Ming troops who landed. Their warships cover the entire sea. There are at least 100 ships, and each ship has no less than 1,000 fully armed soldiers.
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Spanish company commander Cristo cried out to the commander of the Spanish fleet, Kevin, with tears and runny noses about his tragic fate.
His company didn't even fire a shot. Just seeing the Ming fleet, they were so frightened that they ran hundreds of kilometers and finally escaped to Reims. During the escape, Christo sprained his leg.
He was supported by guards for half of the journey and limped along. By the time he arrived at Reims, his injured leg had swollen to twice its size. You can imagine the pain.
"Mr. Christo, are you sure you can count to 100?" Kevin asked Christo with his legs crossed while sitting in the office at the Reims mining area.
As the commander of the navy, Kevin is very clear about what a fleet of 100 ships means. According to the information obtained by European missionaries, the Ming Dynasty Navy does not have 100 ships that can be used for high-sea operations. Even in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty
In shipbuilding, it's impossible to build so many ships at once, right? What's more, sailors and commanders are needed on board. These naval officers and soldiers cannot be trained overnight.
Since his fleet was plotted by the Chinese Navy and lost many warships, Kevin had some psychological preparations for the Ming army to send troops to Luzon. He believed that there must be a Ming army defending Christo
We landed in that area, but Kevin would never believe it if there were 100,000 people on the other side.
"Even if there are not 100,000 people, at least there are..." Christo hesitated, thinking about what kind of number would make Kevin believe. In fact, he didn't see clearly how many ships the Ming army had.
At that time, the Ming army's warship fired only one shot on the shore. He and his soldiers were shocked and could not even bother to calculate the size of the Ming army.
"Let me ask you, what weapons are they equipped with?" Kevin interrupted Christo's thinking and asked directly. He did not expect to use Christo's numbers to support his decision-making, but as for the weapons of the Ming army,
, he must understand clearly.
"They have cannons!" This question was something Christo could answer.
Nonsense, of course the navy has cannons. Can the Ming Dynasty's navy use bows and arrows to fight naval battles? Kevin thought in his heart, and he asked: "How many cannons are there on each ship?"
"This..." Christo was dumbfounded again. How did he know how many cannons the Ming army had on board?
Kevin said stubbornly: "Did they fire at you from the front, or from the side? How many ships fired, and how many shells were fired in total. Can you just do a simple calculation and figure it out?"
"They... only fired one shell in total." Christo hesitated to tell the truth.
"What, only one shell was fired, and you all ran away!" Kevin's eyes widened, and he just had to draw his knife and chop Christo to death. You are also a dignified Spanish officer after all, okay? How can you give up after just one shell?
Why are you defeated?
Christo quickly explained: "Mr. Kevin, please listen to me explain, the Chinese artillery shells are not ordinary artillery shells, but a kind of exploding artillery shells. After the artillery shell hit the ground, it exploded...such a big crater
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He gestured with his hands, trying to tell Kevin how big the pit was. Drops of sweat broke out on Kevin's head, and he suddenly thought of his warships that were blown up by the Chinese. With just a loud noise, a ship was destroyed.
Sunk irretrievably.
"You go down and have a rest. If I need to ask you anything, I will ask the guards to inform you." Kevin had no intention of discussing with Christo anymore, and he sent Christo away in a hurry. Immediately afterwards
He called his staff officer Raphael.
"Mr. Raphael, I have just received information that the Chinese have a very terrible gunpowder. The most important thing is that I heard that they can put this gunpowder in cannonballs to make a cannonball that can explode."
Kevin said to Raphael.
"You mean, the Chinese can use artillery to project this kind of explosive?" Raphael asked.
Kevin said: "Yes, they bombarded Christo's position with such artillery shells. Christo, a fool, was frightened when he heard the explosion and gave up the position without any resistance."
"This is a difficult thing to handle." Raphael gasped and frowned.
In the West, explosive artillery shells that can explode have not yet been invented. Artillery battles at sea are all about attacking each other with solid bullets or chain rounds, smashing the other party's ship, or knocking down the mast on the other party's ship, thereby defeating the other party.
Purpose. Since the destructive ability of solid shells to ships is very limited, a battle between two ships often requires hundreds of shells to be fired at each other to determine the outcome.
If the information conveyed by Cristó is true, it means that the Chinese fleet has much more powerful weapons than the Spanish fleet. An exploding shell, if it falls on the ship, will cause far greater damage than a solid shell.
In a naval battle with such an opponent, our side will be completely in a position of being passively beaten.
"What should we do?" Raphael asked Kevin.
Kevin said: "This matter must be reported to the commander of the fleet. We should concentrate all the warships in Asia to destroy the Chinese fleet, and then deal with the Chinese army. Otherwise, their fleet will always be
We're so threatening that we can't even move our troops."
"Yes, with the strength of our small fleet, we cannot compete with the Chinese." Raphael agreed.
Kevin said: "I very much agree with your view. Now I am ordering the fleet to temporarily evacuate Reims and leave Luzon Island. After the fleets from Sumatra and other places arrive, we will try to regain Luzon."
Having made up his mind, Kevin immediately ordered all the Spanish soldiers in Reims to pack up and prepare to retreat. At this time, the remnants of the company brought by Christo had already landed about 100,000 Chinese troops on Luzon Island.
The rumors spread loudly and everyone knew about it. After hearing the commander's order to retreat, the soldiers had no fighting spirit. They rolled up their clothes, property and other things and fled to the ship. After a while, the whole Lanzhou was
The mining area became deserted.
"The Hongyi people ran away!"
The villagers hiding in the mountains rushed to tell each other. Lu Aniu and other young people came to Liao Yiming and asked for instructions on the next step.
"The Hongyi people ran away because they knew that our officers and soldiers from the Ming Dynasty had landed in Luzon and would soon enter Reims. What we have to do now is to control the mining area and not let lawless people destroy the gold mine.
"Liao Yiming said.
"Master Liao, after the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers arrive, what will be done with the Lance gold mine?" Miner Qian Wu asked tentatively.
Liao Yiming said: "Of course, continue mining. Just as you did for Hongyi in the past, you can still do for me, the Ming Dynasty, in the future. My general soldier is a benevolent and righteous person, and the wages he will give everyone will definitely be higher than those of Hongyi."
Human’s are much higher.”
"But, this gold mine clearly belongs to us Luzon people, why can't it be returned to us?" Qian Wu said. Regarding this issue, there has actually been discussion among the miners. Some people think that the Ming army sent troops to drive out the Spanish, and then the Spanish
If people break through, the Ming army should withdraw, and then the gold mines should be jointly owned by the miners. Of course, there are other people who are not so optimistic. They believe that there is no free lunch in the world, and the Ming army is obviously aiming at gold.
From the mine, this gold mine will eventually fall into the hands of the Ming army.
Liao Yiming smiled slightly and said: "Brother Qian, think about it, if my Ming Dynasty had not sent troops, could this gold mine be snatched back from the Hongyi people? My Ming Dynasty would also have to spend silver taels to send troops. If these silver taels had not been taken from this gold mine,
If we get compensation from the government, can we ask the people of Luzon to pay extra taxes?"
"This..." Qian Wu was at a loss for words. It wasn't that he actually had nothing to say, but he noticed a cold light flashing in Liao Yiming's eyes. At the same time, he also saw other soldiers from the Kanyu camp around him who seemed to be talking intentionally or unintentionally.
He held up the flintlock gun in his hand.
"Of course it's not for nothing that these great soldiers saved the people of Luzon from the fire." Lu A Niu quickly took over the conversation and said with a smile, "Brother Qian Wu, in fact, aren't we just mining? Whether the gold mine is returned or not
It has nothing to do with us whether we are Hongyi people or belong to the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Liao Jun also said just now that the Ming Dynasty is a benevolent and righteous man. The wages he pays us will definitely be higher than those of the Hongyi people. What else should we be dissatisfied with?
?”
"A Niu is right." Liao Yiming patted Lu A Niu on the shoulder, "After our general arrives, someone will recommend you to be a mine manager."
"Thank you, Lord Liao, for the promotion." Lu Aniu said happily.
The survey battalion troops led by Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong advanced to the Reims area two days later and successfully joined forces with Chen Guanyu and Liao Yiming. The civilian officials of the Ming Dynasty quickly took over the Reims gold mine, and as Liao Yiming said
, immediately announced an increase in the wages of miners, and called on everyone to resume work as soon as possible to mine gold and transport it to the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing the mighty power of the Ming Dynasty's army, the miners, including Qian Wu, gave up the idea of taking back the gold mines and began to accept the Ming Dynasty as their new owner. However, what made them feel gratified was that the mine stewards sent by the Ming Dynasty were better than
The Hongyi people are much gentler, at least they don't beat workers with whips, and the treatment given to miners is indeed very generous. With such changes, the miners no longer have any other evil thoughts.
The Kanyu Camp continued to expand its territory and soon occupied the entire territory of Luzon. Li Zhi, Cheng Dong and other civil servants followed the army's footsteps and continued to take over the local government of Luzon. The clan chiefs who had previously gone to the Ming Dynasty for help also gradually
They returned from the Ming Dynasty. When they were in the Ming Dynasty, they were received by Wanli and were awarded various official titles with and without authority. After these people returned to Luzon, they naturally could only speak for the Ming Dynasty. (To be completed.
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