Yutaro Doi came early in the morning.
One person, one car.
Meng Shaoyuan was really convinced.
These Japanese are really not afraid of guerrilla attacks.
Along the way, Yutaro Doi was chatting and laughing.
He seemed to have completely forgotten the unhappiness about Takasago Makoto that he discussed with Meng Shaoyuan yesterday.
He even talked about his family with Meng Shaoyuan.
He has a wife and four children, all of whom are now in Japan.
He said that he loved his wife and children very much, and when the war was over, he would definitely return to Japan to accompany his family.
Your wife and children are none of my business.
Can you still be as hospitable as Fuzhong Jingze and let your wife come to accompany me?
No, considering your age, your wife will not be younger either.
Meng Shaoyuan had no interest in knowing what happened to his family.
But sitting in a car, you can only look excited.
When Yutaro Doi asked about the situation at Meng Shaoyuan's family, he, Master Meng, boasted that he didn't need to make a draft, so he just opened his mouth and said it.
The words are relatively obscure, but the other party can understand the meaning behind the words.
Meng Shaoyuan said that his father was a high-ranking official in the government, but he hesitated to say who he was.
My mother's family was a big one, and the people in the family were either officials or wealthy businessmen.
He also has a fiancée.
Although he was referring to the lake, Yutaro Doi also recognized that his fiancée was a branch of the Japanese royal family.
There is also royal blood.
Master Meng's bragging is very artistic, which makes people believe it.
Yutaro Doi had other thoughts in his mind.
Shibuya Taniguchi really has a great background.
The Yamayuri Society was originally the backstage of the Japanese royal family.
The person they sent for inspection this time must be their close confidant.
Because of this, Yutaro Doi became more polite and respectful when he spoke.
After driving for a while, the road ahead became very difficult.
Yutaro Doi stopped the car: "Taniguchi-kun, please get out of the car."
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw several Filipinos wearing colorful clothes had appeared.
He was also leading two donkeys.
As soon as they saw Yutaro Doi, the Filipinos respectfully led the donkey over.
"Please, Taniguchi-kun."
The two people got on the donkey, and the Filipino held the lead and walked forward slowly.
This kind of road can only be walked by donkeys and horses.
Cars are useless here.
“This is Pampanga.”
Yutaro Doi said: "In the Philippines, they are a nation that is very capable of fighting."
People from Pampanga?
got it.
During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, they were the most cooperative ethnic group with Spain and assisted the Spanish in suppressing armed uprisings in the Philippines many times.
The Spanish were driven away by the Americans, and they immediately became their "cronies" again.
When the Japanese arrived, they quickly launched full cooperation with the Japanese.
This nation is quite interesting.
However, it is precisely because of comprehensive cooperation with the colonists from the beginning that the Pampanga people have a higher economic level, developed handicrafts, and embroidery has also reached a high level.
Moreover, they were able to win the favor of the colonists of all generations, not only because they spared no effort to assist the colonists, but also because of their excellent cooking skills.
After walking for a while, it suddenly became clear that what appeared in front of Meng Shaoyuan was actually a small town.
It is more prosperous and lively than Sumalaga, the third largest city in the Philippines.
Spanish-style architecture is revealed everywhere.
There are many shops.
Here you can find Spanish, English and Japanese.
Mixed with multi-national cultural elements.
"This place is called Napu."
After getting off the donkey, Yutaro Doi said with a smile: "The Spanish helped them build it at that time. It took several generations to reach its current scale. Later, it experienced the era of American rule, so it formed a unique cultural system.”
"It looks quite prosperous." Meng Shaoyuan didn't quite understand: "The town is quite well built, but why not build the roads outside?"
"There is a story here." Yutaro Doi obviously knows the local area very well: "When the Chinese Lin Feng attacked the Philippines, this trail helped the Filipinos a lot."
Lin Feng?
That Chinese, King Lin Feng of the Philippines!
In the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Lin Feng, a native of Chaozhou, led 62 warships and more than 4,000 navy and army troops from Taiwan to the Philippines, uniting the local people to expel the Spanish colonists and open up overseas trade bases.
After entering the Philippines, Lin Feng defeated the Spaniards several times. Within a few months, he led his troops to build a residence, a walled city, a pagoda, and built forts based on dangers, and set up many forts in preparation for confrontation. Spanish colonists.
Lin Feng was crowned king and welcomed and supported by the local natives.
When the Spaniards saw Lin Feng building a city and establishing a country, they regarded him as a thorn in their side. After a period of preparation, the governor-general in the Philippines, Le Bi, mobilized more than 6,000 fleet troops, and in March of the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, he collaborated with the Ming army in Chaozhou and the general Wanggao to jointly encircle and suppress Lin Feng.
Lin Feng led the crowd to fight, and the battle was fierce and lasted for more than four months.
There was a continuous flow of Western soldiers and ordnance, but Lin Feng fought alone, with no supply of food or equipment.
Under attack from the Chinese and Spanish fleets, Lin Feng bravely outmaneuvered others and cleverly broke through the encirclement overnight on August 4. He led more than 40 ships to break through and return to Taiwan.
This is also a legendary story of the Chinese in the Philippines.
As for the difficult trail outside Puwai, it is also related to Lin Feng.
At that time, because the walls of Manila were strong and there were fortifications in the city, it was difficult for Lin Feng to capture it in his hurry.
Therefore, he divided his forces to attack other cities in the Philippines.
This includes Sumalaga.
Sumalaga's defenses were weak and the Spaniards had to abandon the defense and flee.
Lin Fengjun chased after him all the way to Napu.
The Pampanga people helped the Westerners run into Napu. Lin Fengjun, who was pursuing them, saw that the road was extremely difficult to walk. They were worried about an ambush and it rained heavily, so they had to give up the pursuit.
Therefore, this group of Westerners had a lucky escape.
After that, the Spaniards regarded this road as one sent by God to save them.
In the following years, although Napu has been developing, this road has never been touched.
This gradually became a custom.
Meng Shaoyuan still felt a little regretful.
At that time, if the Ming government did not cooperate with the Spanish to encircle and suppress Lin Feng, the fate of the Philippines might have changed.
The Pampanga people are the most staunchly on the side of the Spanish and the local Filipino nation to resist Lin Feng's attack.
"Doi-dono, Doi-dono."
At this moment, a middle-aged man came over excitedly with a group of people.
As soon as they met, they opened their mouths and started talking in local dialect.
A young man in his twenties next to him, who spoke fairly fluent Japanese, was translating.
It's just that Mr. Doi can come to Napu. It is Napu's honor. They have prepared a welcome banquet and so on.
