After seeing this clearly, Lu Jiude couldn't help but his face immediately darkened.
He didn't expect that there were so many Ming people in the city! This actually didn't matter, but the key point was that now those Western Yi people were threatening Ming people. What should we do?
If he came to avenge Mingren on orders, but ended up harming Mingren again, what would the emperor think after he returned?
This issue is what he cares about the most!
In addition, what will the courtiers think? Will they impeach him? Especially the clean people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and will the emperor listen to them?
Each of these questions immediately made his face look very ugly.
The city of Relanja was successfully conquered, but why did something happen to Manila?
He was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Zheng Zhibao was still waiting for his instructions. Lu Jiude had no choice but to say: "Go and negotiate, and we can promise not to kill them!"
It is absolutely impossible to give up the siege and just go back.
After Zheng Zhibao heard this, he gave some instructions to the Portuguese who had just negotiated and asked him to continue the negotiation.
"Spanish brothers on the city walls, you are threatening ordinary people, do you still have any sense of chivalry?"
Hearing this, Cha Kun couldn't help but sneer and immediately asked his men to reply.
"Don't be nagging, if you want these Mingren to survive, get out of here right away!"
The Portuguese knew that the opening remarks would be useless, so he continued to shout loudly: "The Heavenly Soldiers of the Ming Dynasty asked me to bring you a message. If these Ming Dynasty people are released, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will allow you to surrender and promise not to kill you."
Cha Kun already knew that the Ming army was afraid of the hostages in his hands, so he would naturally be more confident. How could he give in? He didn't want to just avoid being killed, so he asked his men to shout: "Give them all to me."
Get out of Luzon, I guarantee that these Ming people will survive, if they don't retreat, just come and attack!"
"Don't be ignorant, surrender as soon as possible, just like the Dutch, so that you still have a chance to survive. Otherwise, do you think you can defend this city under the attack of the Ming Kingdom's heavenly soldiers?"
"..."
Most of the Ming people who were being held captive on the city walls could understand Spanish. After all, they had been living under the Spanish. And the Ming people were smarter than the natives, so they would naturally learn Spanish attentively.
At this time, they all knew clearly that the army outside the city was assigned by the Ming Emperor. They actually mobilized troops from several provinces and formed the Luzon Expeditionary Army to avenge them!
To be honest, at this moment, in their hearts, they were like children who had run away from home. After being beaten severely outside, they finally understood the good things about their family and felt their care. They all couldn't help but feel very grateful to the court.
The current emperor!
It was absolutely not easy to go on an expedition, launch a major war, and send a large army to such a far place! In the entire Ming Dynasty, this was the first time that the court went to such trouble to avenge them. This was the first time that they were really moved.
Now, they were being held on top of the city, looking at the dense crowds of people outside the city, looking at those figures wearing red jackets, they really felt very cordial, as if they were seeing relatives.
Immediately, they thought of their relatives who had been killed by the Spaniards, and all of them had red eyes.
However, at this moment, these damn Spaniards are actually using them as hostages, making the imperial army afraid to attack. If they are really forced to retreat by such despicable means, they will still be oppressed.
Days, and more importantly, the relatives they killed had a chance to take revenge, but they let these executioners go free?
If they succeed in forcing the imperial army back without being punished or paying the price, will they massacre Ming people again in the future?
At this moment, Uncle Zhang thought a lot. Suddenly, he made up his mind and shouted loudly in Spanish: "Please go back and tell the imperial army to leave us alone. Just kill the Spaniards to avenge us!"
His words were addressed to the Portuguese below the city, as well as to his companions who were also detained on top of the city.
The imperial army must not be threatened by the Spanish and will not attack Manila!
There are tens of thousands of Luzon Ming people, no, at least one hundred thousand Ming people have been massacred by the Spaniards. So many innocent souls are watching in the sky, waiting to see the Spaniards pay the price. They must not be blackmailed!
When other Ming people heard this, they all shouted excitedly.
Those who had no relatives among them were all killed by these damn Spaniards and the natives. Even their female relatives were harmed by them, even in front of them.
Today, they live in shame and continue to work for the Spaniards. In the past, they had no choice, even if they tried their best, they could not take revenge.
But now, the opportunity for revenge is right in front of you, how could you be willing to let this opportunity for revenge disappear again?
Isn’t it just a life?
No, no matter what, we must make these Spaniards pay the price and let them know what will happen if they kill Mingren!
"Leave us alone and attack the city!"
"The Spaniards only have a thousand soldiers, so just kill them all to avenge us!"
"There are damn natives and Japanese who are also accomplices. Kill them to avenge us. Under the circumstances, we will rest in peace!"
"..."
When the Spanish Governor of Luzon, Chaquin, heard these words, he immediately became anxious.
Before, he didn't seal the mouths of these Ming people just to let them shout and reveal their identity. But now when he heard their shouting, he suddenly became angry and shouted loudly, causing his men to stop him.
Shut their mouths and stop them from talking.
Suddenly, on the city wall, several Spaniards, natives, or Japanese people were busy dealing with a Mingren, trying to stop him. But Mingren was naturally unwilling to give in, and struggled hard, not wanting to be blocked.
Stop your mouth!
On top of the city, there was chaos.
Seeing this, the Portuguese retreated and reported the situation on the city to Zheng Zhibao and Lu Jiude. At the end, he couldn't help but sigh: "Those Ming people on the city are really not afraid of death. They said they would give way."
Let’s just attack the city!”
Those who had been watching with binoculars here understood what was happening on the top of the city after hearing these words.
This time, it was even more difficult for Lu Jiude.
After this incident was reported back to China, the Ming people on the city walls must be righteous men. Even if they were not afraid of death, if he ordered an attack and all the Ming people on the city walls died, he might not only have no credit for his achievements, but would be held responsible.
pot.
Lu Jiude knew the virtues of those civil servants best and would definitely take the opportunity to attack him. Not to mention all civil servants, at least some of them would definitely do this.
It’s really a bit thankless to do this!
At this moment, it is really impossible to retreat, and it seems that it is impossible not to retreat. What should I do?
Seeing that he was in trouble, Zheng Zhibao hesitated for a moment, and then reported to Lu Jiude: "Eunuch Lu, why don't we wait for two days and then take a look?"
Lu Jiude was in a bad mood, and he didn't give Zheng Zhibao much face at this time. He immediately shouted in a cold voice and asked: "So what if I wait for two more days? It's not the same!"
That bitch, the governor of Fujian, if he were to lead the army, he would be under a lot less pressure. But now, without Wu Zhiping, the finger of blame will definitely be pointed at him as the supervisor of the army, not Zheng Zhibao as a warrior.
Annoyed, Lu Jiude is really annoyed!
Seeing him like this, Zheng Zhibao could understand and signaled the others to step back.
Seeing his mysterious appearance, Lu Jiude was a little curious and didn't know what he wanted to say. Could it be that he was directly attacking the city by force, regardless of possible impeachment in the country?
He didn't want to bear this responsibility. But since Zheng Zhibao wanted to talk to him alone, he still cooperated and asked the people around him to step away.
Afterwards, Zheng Zhibao approached Lu Jiude and whispered to him: "His Majesty's decree to the general mentioned once that there will be an earth dragon turning over here tomorrow night, and the scale is not small!"
"What?" Lu Jiude couldn't help being very surprised when he heard it, and he couldn't help but confirm immediately.
So Zheng Zhibao said it again: "Originally, General Mo thought that at this time, we were still fighting the Eastern Fan. But unexpectedly, the Eastern Fan fell in two days. Therefore, on the way here, General Mo kept urging us to go on. , I just want to rush to Manila and settle down before the earth dragon turns over, otherwise I am afraid of encountering a tsunami on the way!"
After what he said, Lu Jiude remembered. Zheng Zhibao was indeed urging him to leave. He didn't care at the time because he didn't ask about specific military matters.
So, did the Long Live Lord really say that Manila will turn the earth dragon over? Is this the result of Emperor Taizu’s apparition? Or is it simply that Emperor Taizu would do something on this day to drive the earth dragon away?
Thinking about this, he was really shocked!
Of course he didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen got the news through Liu Weichao. According to historical records, on the evening of November 30, the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign, a major earthquake occurred in Manila, causing serious damage. Five days later, on the 12th On the fifth day of the month, the same big earthquake happened again. At that time, Chakun was leading the fleet to fight with the Dutch. When he heard the news, he had to interrupt the war and rush back to Manila.
This natural phenomenon should not be affected by the butterfly effect. And it is considered a big deal. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen reminded him in his edict to Zheng Zhibao. Of course, he did not say death completely. Otherwise, what if the ghost knows? If something went wrong and it didn't turn around, it would be a bit embarrassing.
At this time, Zheng Zhibao's intention was not to attack the city by force, but to use the opportunity of the earth dragon to stand up and outsmart the city of Manila.
When Lu Jiude heard this, he felt that this strategy was good. The most important thing was whether the earth dragon would be obedient and stand up!