The Daliang Navy, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fleets arrived in the Manila waters of Luzon one after another. While sending a large number of Xingtian to survey the sea, a small boat carrying a diplomat and two translators also headed towards
The port of Manila slowly rowed away...
At the port of Manila, the Spanish colonial governor Legaspi, who had already heard the news, was also watching the scene in front of him through binoculars... silently...
The deputy governor and CEO, Tibbis, couldn't bear the deathly silence. After hesitating again and again, he slowly spoke...
"Do you want to... set up fortifications... Lord Governor..."
Li Gaspi sneered, put down the telescope in his hand, pointed at the huge fleet covering the sea, and replied coldly: "If you can bring our invincible fleet here, I will definitely organize a resistance, but... three
It’s been years... Thebes... It’s been three years! When the Liang Kingdom was just beginning to show its prominence, I had already sent countless letters to the king!
But what did I get in the end?? Nothing!! Tibes!! Nothing!! What did you ask me to use to resist this huge fleet? Just the seven three-masted warships we parked in the harbor
!? That’s not even a fraction of the other people’s money!! It will only be a waste of soldiers’ lives!!”
"Calm down, Lord Governor, calm down!" Tibbs patted the old man on the shoulder and said helplessly: "You also know... our king is at war with many countries and can't spare any time to help us... This is also because
That’s expected, isn’t it…”
"But whose responsibility is that!? Is it mine? It's not enough to defeat France, Bohemia, the Netherlands and Denmark! We have to be involved in this unintentional battle between the old and new sects!
!Just for his so-called faith and the Holy See!! But even if he wins, what benefits will it bring to Spain?
Do you know... Tibes... Now our currency has become waste paper! Even the grandma in the bakery won't accept it!! We used to be... extremely powerful!! Across Europe! Who are we?
rival!! But now... this powerful empire relies on colonies like us to keep it alive!! But he... still has to focus all his energy on the most useless war!! Stupid!! It's simply
Fatal!!!" 81Zw.????m
"Oh! God! Please keep your voice down, old man! There are so many soldiers behind us!" Tibbs kindly interrupted Li Gaspi's complaints because of their years of friendship.
But Li Gaspi shook his head, turned to look at his soldiers, and shouted:
"Do you think so too!! Tell me!! Children!! Where did I go wrong!?"
"That's right! Lord Governor!! We can all understand!!"
"Yes, Lord Governor! The words you said have actually been holding in my heart for a long time!!"
"Our great motherland should not have fallen like this!! We in Spain are also destined to be great again!!"
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The soldiers responded one after another, but more people... lowered their heads and remained silent... Even if they agreed with his views, they did not dare to speak out...
"But it's useless to talk about it now! Let's see how to solve the problem in front of us first!" Tibbs took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This dissatisfaction spread among the army, and it was obviously not a general issue.
A good thing.
"Are we going to solve the problem at hand... Sigh..." Li Gaspi let out a long sigh, turned to look at the boat getting closer and closer on the sea, and said slowly: "Then it depends on what they want when they come this time...
I can satisfy them with coconut oil, fruits, grains, sea fish, and even ports... But Liang Guo dispatched such a large fleet at once, how could he only want these..."
"What if...I mean what if! What if they want the colonial rights of the entire Luzon?? This is the natural harbor that Magellan led the expedition for more than ten years and tens of thousands of gold coins to find!
Do you want to give it to them too!?"
Faced with this problem, Li Gaspi was silent again...
Slowly turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him. Each of them was born here and was a pure-blooded Spaniard selected from here. Their parents and ancestors have even lived here for hundreds of years!
But... they are so young... so immature... apart from full of passion and pride for their motherland, they have nothing... no adequate training, no war experience, not even the weapons on their hands.
The muskets are also "old antiques" that have not been updated in decades... If you lead them to resist this fleet, they will only be massacred by the opponent...
"Then... give it to them too... In the worst case, it will be up to you to take these children home! Lead our people back to our motherland!"
"Why am I leading them back!?? What about you!?? You want to stay here!??"
"There has to be someone to take the responsibility, old friend...there has to be...someone..."
Li Gaspi slowly raised his head and looked at the deep blue sky. No one knew what he was thinking at this time...
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What is supposed to come will eventually come...
After Liang Guo's envoys and translators landed, the two sides conducted a simple negotiation and greeted each other according to their respective local etiquette. After completing some basic trivial procedures, Luzon Governor Li Gaspi
Hundreds of soldiers served as a temporary guard of honor to welcome the envoy and his entourage into the Governor's Mansion.
"On behalf of Prince Daliang Yan and Princess Kaiyuan, I hereby order you to raise your troops and surrender, and return to your country as soon as possible. The people will not be disturbed, and the ships will not be banned. It is limited to three days, and the troops will be disarmed. Within ten days, the gates of the house will be emptied.
, if its people want to stay here, they should strictly abide by the rules of Daliang and the rituals of Huaxia, but if there are those who do not follow... they will be punished according to the law, and there is no external favor from the law!"
The two translators nodded after listening and cursed in their hearts...
Why can’t you speak plainly!?? Are you trying to embarrass us!??
"Uh... Your Excellency the Governor, we... represent His Excellency Prince Yan and Her Royal Highness Princess Kaiyuan of the Liang Kingdom to formally submit a letter of surrender to you. Please be sure to surrender within three days and take all the soldiers to leave within ten days.
Here, that..." Just halfway through the page, one of the translators collapsed completely, turned to look at the other translator, gritted his teeth and said: "You do the rest!! I can't do it anymore!!"
"You're so stupid!! Look at me!" After saying something in Chinese to the other party, the translator looked down at the transcript in his hand while piecing together various Spanish vocabulary that could be used in his mind, slowly
said:
"During this period... we can ensure the safety of your ships and citizens, but after ten days, all islanders who have not left, we will treat them as if they... chose to give up their nationality! And become our
Citizens of the Liang Kingdom must abide by the laws and etiquette of our Liang Kingdom from now on, and cannot allow... any changes!!"
After the two translators stumblingly translated this passage to the Spanish colonial governor, they breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other, but the other person's expression... was obviously not so relaxed...
"Ten days!?? How can ten days be enough for us to notify every citizen on the island?? This is very unrealistic! It is also very unreasonable! I only represent myself! I lodge a solemn protest!! I hope..."
"That's enough! Tibbs...my old friend...they have already put the cannon on our noses. Do you think there is any point in protesting? Don't forget what I told you before, old man
Friends... take them home... the rest... is all up to you..."
After Li Gaspi finished speaking, he stood up and looked at Envoy Daliang, gritted his teeth and said something...
"I... the Governor of the Spanish Colony of Luzon, Legaspi, formally accept your proposal to surrender... and am grateful to His Excellency the Prince for his generosity and generosity... If there is nothing else, please forgive me for leaving the meeting early, I...
…I still need to attend to some personal matters… I will leave all the following matters to my good friend, the colonial deputy governor, Lieutenant Tibbs, for negotiation.”
After saying this, Li Gaspi turned around and walked out of the meeting hall and went to his office...
"Then...Your Majesty the Envoy, I would like to ask...if this deadline is exceeded, will our citizens still have the freedom to leave the island? Or..."
"Pah——!!!"
A sudden gunshot interrupted the meeting and shocked Tibbs...
A bad premonition immediately hit his mind. Before he could make any explanation, he stood up quickly and strode to Li Gaspi's office. However, the scene in front of him after opening the door... made him stunned.
Standing still...
The firecracker... was still smoking on the desk...
Li Gaspi's blood slowly dripped down the edge of the table...until it slowly infected the last letter to the king...
