The Daliang Navy, the first, second and third fleets, arrived in the Manila waters of Luzon. While sending a large number of sky exploration charts, a small boat carrying a diplomat and two translators also slowly rowed towards the port of Manila...
On the port of Manila, the Spanish colonial governor Le Gasby, who had already arrived after hearing the news, was also watching the scene in front of him in the telescope...silently...
The deputy governor and CEO on the side, Tibis, couldn't stand the dead silence. After hesitating for a while, he slowly spoke...
"Do you want to... form a fortification... Governor..."
Ligasby sneered, put down the telescope in his hand, pointed to the huge fleet covered with the sea, and replied coldly: "If you can bring our invincible fleet, I will definitely organize resistance, but... three years... Tibis... three years! When the Liang Kingdom just showed its strength, I had already sent countless letters to the king!
But what did I get in the end?? Nothing!! Tibis!! Nothing!! What did you ask me to use to resist this huge fleet?? Just take the seven three-masted warships we parked in the harbor!? That is not even a fraction of the other person!! It will only waste the lives of soldiers!!"
"Calm down, Governor, calm down!" Tibis patted the old guy on the shoulder and said helplessly: "You know too... Our king is fighting with many countries and can't help us... This is also expected, isn't it..."
"But who is the responsibility???Is it mine??Defeat France, Bohemia, the Netherlands and Denmark is not enough! You 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 you win, what benefits can it bring to our Spain?
Do you know... Tibis... Now our currency has become waste paper! Even the grandma in the bakery won't accept it!! We used to be extremely powerful!! We are all over Europa! Who is our opponent! But now... this powerful empire has to rely on our colonies to prosper his life! But he... also has to focus all his energy on the most useless war!! Stupid!! It's simply stupid!!!"81Zw.????m
"Oh! God!! Be quiet, old guy!! There are so many soldiers behind us!!" Out of the friendship between the two of them, Tibis kindly interrupted Legasby's complaint, but Legasby shook his head, turned around and looked at his soldier, and shouted:
"Do you think so too!! Tell me!! Children!! What's wrong with me??"
"Nothing wrong! Governor!! We can all understand it!"
"Yes, Governor!! You have actually been holding these words in my heart for a long time!"
"Our great motherland should not be so depraved!! Our Spain is also destined to be great again!!"
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The soldiers burst into responses one after another, but more people... lowered their heads and remained silent... Even if they agreed with his opinion, they would not dare to speak out...
"But it's useless to say this now! Let's see how to solve the things in front of you first!" Tibis took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This dissatisfaction spread in the army, which was obviously not a good thing.
"Do you solve the problem before you...ah..." Li Gaisby sighed long, turned around and looked at the boat getting closer and closer on the sea, and said slowly: "That depends on what they want this time... I can satisfy them... but Liang Guo dispatched such a large fleet at one time, how could he just want these..."
"If... I mean, what if! If they wanted the colonial rights of the entire Luzon? This is a natural harbor that Mr. Magellan had taken more than ten years to lead the expedition team and tens of thousands of gold coins to find! Do you want to give it to them too?"
Faced with this problem, Legasby was silent again...
He slowly turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him. Each of them was born here and was selected from here. Their fathers and ancestors have even lived here for hundreds of years!
But... they are so young... so immature... except for their passion and pride in their homeland, they have nothing... without sufficient training, no experience in war, and even the muskets in their hands have not been updated for decades... and they can only be massacred by the other party...
"Then... give it to them too... At worst, you can take these children home with you! Lead our people back to our motherland!"
"Why is it that I led them back!?? Then what about you!??? You want to stay here!??"
"There is always someone who comes to take responsibility, and old friends... there is always someone who..."
Ligasby slowly looked up at the deep blue sky. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment...
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What should come will come eventually...
After the envoys and translators of Liang State landed, the two sides held simple negotiations and greeted each other according to their respective etiquette. After completing some basic trivial processes, the Governor of Luzon, Li Gesby, temporarily used a few hundred soldiers as guards of honor and welcomed the envoys and his group into their own Governor's Mansion.
"I am only on behalf of Prince Yan of Daliang and Princess Kaiyuan, ordering you and others to surrender and return to your country quickly. The people will not disturb you, and there will be no ban on their ships. It will be limited to three days, the soldiers will be disarmed and the blade will be removed within ten days. If the people want to keep this place, they should abide by the rules of Daliang and the Chinese rituals, but there are those who do not follow the law and punish them, and there is no external grace for the law!"
After listening to it, the two translators nodded and cursed in their hearts...
You can't speak vernacularly!?? Is it true that we are embarrassed???
"Uh... Governor, we... are the Prince Yan and Princess Kaiyuan, representing Liang State, who are officially submitting the letter of persuasion to you. Please be sure to surrender within three days, and take all the soldiers out of here within ten days, that..." As soon as we were halfway through, one of the translators completely collapsed, turned his head and looked at another translator, gritted his teeth and said, "Come on the rest!! I can't do it anymore!"
"So stupid!! Look at me!" After yelling at the other party in Chinese, the translator looked down at the transcription in his hand, while pieced together various Spanish words that could be used in his mind, and said slowly:
"During this period of time... we can ensure the safety of your ships and citizens, but after ten days, we will treat all islanders who have not left... we have chosen to give up our nationality! and become citizens of our Liang State. From then on, we must abide by the laws and etiquette of our Liang State and will not allow any changes!!"
After the two translators stuttered this passage to the Spanish colonial governor, they breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other and smiled, but the other's expression... obviously it was 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! Propose a solemn protest!! I hope..."
"Enough!! Tibis...my old friends...they have put the cannon on the bridge of our noses. Do you think the protest is of any significance? Don't forget what I told you before. My old friends...take them home...the rest... will depend on you..."
After Ligasby finished speaking, he stood up and looked at the envoy Daliang, gritted his teeth and said something...
"I... Governor of the Spanish Luzon Colony, Legesby, officially accept your persuasion... and thank Your Excellency the Prince for your generosity and generosity... If there is nothing else, please forgive me for leaving the seat early. I... need to do something private... The next matter will be fully handed over to my friend, Lieutenant Tibis, Deputy Governor of the Colonial, for negotiation."
After saying this, Legasby turned around and walked out of the chamber and went to his office...
"Then... Your Majesty, I want to ask... If this period exceeds, will our citizens still have the freedom to leave this island? Or..."
"Ba—!!!!"
A sudden gunshot interrupted the meeting and shocked Tibis...
A bad premonition immediately hit his heart. Without time to explain, he quickly stood up and strode towards Legasby's office, but the scene before him after he opened the door... made him stand there again...
The musket...is still emitting a slight floating smoke on the desk...
Legasby's passion slowly dripped off the edge of the table... until it slowly invaded the last letter to the king...