The mayor ran away, but the commander of the army was not so easy to escape. During the riots throughout the city, they could only order the soldiers to retreat to the military camp and trap them on a high ground outside the city.
There were more than a thousand European residents in Dagupan City. In the chaos, they followed the army and retreated to the military camp in panic. Everyone looked at the burning city through the fence, and there were cries everywhere in the crowd.
"Oh God! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, how could such a horrible thing happen?"
There was a loud bang, and a huge explosion was heard in the distance in the direction of the police station. The people present were frightened and took half a step back. Many veterans knew very well that it would be impossible to build such a big thing without a gun weighing more than 150 kilograms. Moving.
"These Chinese people can get so many weapons and standard weapons. This must be premeditated... It's Xiao Letian, the Chinese who are behind it!"
The crowd was angry, but soon fell silent. What could happen if they were angry? The main force of the enemy's heavy siege was still far away in Manila, and they could only watch helplessly as the rebels captured the city.
The police station and the city government were captured one after another. Foreigners and natives in the city fled like crazy. Merchant ships from various countries in the port also weighed anchor and took refuge. However, the wind and rain were so strong that many ships did not dare to sail into the deep sea.
What happened next made these foreign businessmen stunned. They originally thought that these rebels were thugs. However, that afternoon, some people took the risk to go to sea in the wind and rain to negotiate with these foreigners.
The rebel army issued an announcement that this uprising was entirely to rescue the oppressed Chinese and overthrow the brutal rule of the Spaniards, and had nothing to do with other friendly countries in the world.
As long as other countries do not act as enemies and remain neutral, everyone's interests will be protected!
The port is still open to merchant ships from all over the world. Please feel free to enter the port boldly to avoid the wind and rain!
Announcement for peace of mind? The thugs were able to carry out propaganda to calm the people immediately, which shows that they are not a mob at all but an organized army!
All the rumors seem to be verified. The main messenger behind this incident is Xiao Letian, the Chinese!
"God! This man's appetite is really too big. Just defeating Tsarist Russia and France is not enough. Isn't it enough that he won't even let Spain go?"
"Does he want to be the enemy of the whole world?"
"We don't care about this anymore. As long as we can prove that these people are not thugs but Xiao Letian's men, then we will be safe! Let's enter the port..."
While marveling at Xiao Letian's good appetite, he was relieved. These businessmen were all experienced. They were not afraid of changes in dynasties or wars between countries, because these inter-governmental actions would break out in the form of war. When you come out, there are rules inside.
No matter how fierce the Franco-Prussian War was, both sides would protect the interests of businessmen from other countries. After all, no one can live independently of each other! Basic dignity is still needed.
What businessmen fear most is anarchy, the mob doing whatever they want!
Government-led wars, no matter how brutal and bloody they are, still have society's rules to follow. Even if the war tax is ten times higher, you at least know that if I pay ten times the tax, I will be safe.
I won’t kill people, my goods won’t be robbed, and I can slowly make up for the ten times tax through business activities.
But this is not an anarchic mob war. You don't know where the mob's bottom line is, and they have no rules to follow. This little boss will rob you of one thousand, and the big boss will rob you of ten thousand.
Maybe that lecherous soldier is still thinking about your wife and daughter. Your ship might be burned down at night while it's moored in the port!
This is what Dagupan is like today. Now that the rebels have begun to exercise the authority of the government, there is no need to be afraid! British merchants took the lead in entering the port to take shelter from the rain, and soon merchant ships from other countries also boldly entered the port.
The Chinese have been preparing for the battle of Dagupan for a long time. Huge sand tables have been made in all the streets of the city as well as in the hills, rivers and countryside outside the city.
All military operations were carefully prepared in advance. Even the Chinese CIA had a list of Spanish garrison personnel. They even knew the detailed information of each squad platoon leader.
Prepared or unprepared, there is no chance of losing this battle!
The Dagupan military camp was quickly surrounded by heavy soldiers. The 2,500 rebels were supported by more than 30,000 Chinese. These militiamen began to dig deep trenches outside the military camp, the kind of trenches that no one could rush through. .
"Surround the military camp and trap them to death! If they don't surrender, they will starve to death!"
"Don't think that I would foolishly sacrifice my life for victory. We are not that stupid!"
"Send a signal to the sea and tell the reinforcements that we have succeeded!"
At the port of Dagupan, the European shipowners who had carefully taken refuge watched helplessly as twenty unique Chinese fortune ships rushed into the port under the leadership of pilot ships. In such a heavy storm, these ships were simply desperate.
After the cargo on these lucky ships was unloaded by cranes, these Europeans finally understood, "Oh God! The end of the Spanish is coming! These Chinese are serious!"
In addition to countless boxes of guns and ammunition unloaded from the ship, there were also cannons wrapped tightly in oilcloth, mortars for sieges, and bronze field cannons.
"Brothers! The storm in the South China Sea in December will not last. We asked the old fishermen whether it will last until tomorrow..."
"The enemy is just outside the city. We can't give them a moment to breathe... Even if we risk our lives, we can't let the enemies of Manila come to our rescue!"
"After three hundred years away from home, today the head of state finally gives us a chance to go home! Three hundred years, this is the only opportunity, let's fight for it with our lives!"
"The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom will be merged into the Chinese, the Far Eastern Kingdom will be merged into the Chinese, and Borneo will also be merged into the Chinese... Now it's our turn in Luzon! After three hundred years away from home... I'm going home today!"
In the pouring rain, hundreds of Chinese people struggled with hemp ropes on their shoulders, dragging heavy cannons forward in the mud!
They have stepped on the land of Luzon Island for three hundred years, but it will never be their home!
Today, the head of state has given this opportunity to return to his homeland, how can he not fight for it with his life!
Each cannon was hauled by hundreds of people, and the long procession stretched from the inside of the city to the outside of the city in the heavy rain, with no end in sight for dozens of miles!
"I'm so exhausted that I can't help but lie in the mud. If I survive, it will be sunny! After struggling for three hundred years, why are you afraid of this little pain? Folks, please work harder... to give our children and grandchildren a future!"
"At least let them stand under the sun and proudly say that they are Chinese! Not third-class slaves!"
The national emotions that had been suppressed for three hundred years burst out at this moment, and the anger of revenge burned in their chests. The trembling Spaniards in the military camp witnessed all this.
In just one night, they were surrounded by one hundred and twenty artillery pieces. When it became bright, they discovered that a trench filled with water had appeared outside the city, and the other side of the trench was full of cannons.
The rain finally stopped, and all the cannons were washed away by the rain and shined brightly!
The ammunition box wrapped in heavy oilcloth was pried open, and one shell after another and the gun packaging were filled into the barrel!
"Listen to the Spaniards on the other side! We have said all the good things. Since you are unwilling to surrender, let our cannons do the talking..."
"Fire!"
Boom boom boom... All the heavy artillery fired rapidly, and the shells hit the Spanish military camp like hail.
