Coquilla, as the governor of the Philippines, was not too sure about holding on to Santiago Castle.
He also wanted to run away with Martinez, but he had no choice but to collect too many valuables over the years.
Even counting carriages, it is estimated that there would be no way to take it away without twenty carriages.
Even if the treasures left in the Governor's Palace are lost, there is still this part hidden in the castle.
Escape with a large number of carriages will undoubtedly slow down the marching speed significantly.
If those monkeys were to catch up, all the years of hard work would be wasted.
Coquilla would never be willing to give his hard work to the enemy in vain. In that case, he would be heartbroken to death.
The current situation is that even if Coquilla offers two hundred silver coins per person to stay in the castle.
Only less than 400 people were recruited, and the remaining people planned to follow Martinez and retreat as soon as possible.
Many of the native soldiers were willing to stay, but Coquilla did not believe in the fighting ability and loyalty of the native soldiers at all.
If the soldiers suddenly launch a rebellion and let the enemy troops enter the castle, you and your family will become a gift from the soldiers to the enemy.
Your own destiny must be in your own hands!
Even if you use some less than aboveboard means, you won’t hesitate!
In order to retain the soldiers who wanted to leave the city as much as possible, Coquilla sent his cronies to spread the news that Martinez had contacted the enemy generals and was preparing to lead them to surrender to the enemy in exchange for his own survival.
The Ming army would let go of their commanders and directly execute ordinary soldiers. The method was extremely cruel. If they wanted to survive, they had to hold on to the castle and wait for reinforcements.
Afterwards, Coquilla raised the price of staying behind to four hundred silver coins per person, which was higher than the income of ordinary soldiers in ten years, which made many hesitant soldiers decide to stay.
After Martinez heard these two pieces of news, he could only mutter a few words and continued to curse this stupid pig in his heart.
All preparations were made to wait until dark and take the subordinates to escape from this ghost place that was about to become a tomb as soon as possible.
Those soldiers with brains similar to Coquilla still don't understand, what's the use of staying in the castle and asking for money?
Will the Ming army finally let you return to your homeland safe and sound with a large bag of silver coins?
If you die in battle or are captured, there is no difference between having one silver coin and one million silver coins in your hand.
The money on your body is valuable only if you are alive and not captured by the enemy. Unfortunately, Coquilla and those money fans don't understand at all!
There were dozens of carriages in the fleeing team, and there were also many women who planned to escape with them. Some were family members, and some were special service providers...
Although Martinez didn't want to bring these burdens with him, since the other party wanted to follow him, in order not to lose the support of his subordinates, he had to do this.
The remaining people each have a horse. Those who fall off their horses during the breakout and can still run can immediately get on the carriage and continue on their way.
Everyone doesn't need to know the specific plan, just don't look back, keep running south, wait until dawn, and then gather the team.
Let’s go to the north bank of Neihu first to see how many people are left, and then make plans.
Due to Coquilla's secret mischief, there were only nearly 500 Spanish soldiers left in the team, and there were still 600 native soldiers.
There are a lot of them, but the native soldiers basically don't have much fighting power, and they can't be counted on in a real bloody battle.
Fortunately, with the cover of night, at least the success rate of breaking out will be much higher than during the day.
"let's go!"
If Coquilla can lead his troops to hold on for more than a year, they may really be able to wait for reinforcements to relieve the siege.
But Santiago Castle is built on the shore, so what if it has a ten-meter-thick wall?
Can you stop the opponent from bombarding you with naval guns every day?
The day the city wall is blasted open is the day when the people inside surrender or die!
Martinez didn't say anything about Coquilla's little thoughts.
Since he likes to be buried with those money and jewelry, let him die.
Led by Martinez, the group of people galloped southward without looking back.
"Sir! There are hundreds of enemies riding dozens of carriages to break out southward!"
"Oh? Well! Let it go! Forget it!"
"ah?"
"Nowadays, our soldiers are so numerous that firing cannons and cannons in the dark can easily cause accidental injuries!"
"yes!"
Zheng Zhi'ao was not surprised when he received the report from his men. Whether these Western barbarians held on to the castle or broke out, it was within his expectation.
When the positions of the enemy and ourselves are unknown, if we rashly carry out a blockade at night, I am afraid that the enemy will not kill many, but many of our own troops will be accidentally injured.
Considering that his elder brother said that it would be easier to attack the city in the field and less soldiers would die, Zheng Zhi'ao decided to let this enemy force escape and annihilate them in the field in the future, which would be easier.
If the leader of this enemy force was smart enough, he would not choose another place to be the enemy of the king's army, but should escape by boat as soon as possible.
Because there will be more and more kings and people in Luzon in the future. When there are no less than millions, where will there be land for the Xiyi people to move around?
Luzon not only has a suitable climate and fertile land, but also has a large area. The prince intends to relocate the disaster-stricken people from Henan and Shandong, and people from Fujian who lack cultivated land can also come here.
Once the islands have enough garrison troops and people, even if the Xiyi losers plan to counterattack in a few years, they will not be able to succeed!
Except for the period when the enemy broke through, the Zheng army did not launch an siege throughout the night, and even the artillery fire stopped at sunset.
The purpose is to rest the troops and wait until it gets bright tomorrow before moving forward to eliminate any fish that have slipped through the net nearby.
Regarding the strategy in Manila, Zheng Zhilong adopted two methods.
The Spaniards and native soldiers can defend the castle, but the enemies outside the castle must be eliminated as soon as possible.
After cleaning up the surrounding area, we can slowly play with the defenders in the castle. If the culprit, Coquilla, has not escaped, we can just wait and see.
"Brother! What good news!"
"Oh? How happy are you?"
"According to the accounts of the captured Xiyi, Coquillana did not break out with the army, but decided to wait for help!"
"really?"
"I asked the translator to ask several Western soldiers, and they all said the same thing. I heard that Coquilla's fellow offered four hundred silver coins to let the soldiers stay in the castle!"
"Hahahaha! Okay! Okay! Okay! It's good that Coquilla didn't run away! This person is a big fish dedicated to the prince, and we must not let him slip away!"
After listening to his brother Zheng Zhi'ao's report, Zheng Zhilong stroked his beard and smiled proudly.
This is called being clever but being misled by cleverness!
Do you really think that the Ming Dynasty King's Division can't conquer the castle you built?
You must have never tasted the power of coconut cannons, right?
"Send me an order to have the local natives surround the castle and dig a trench one foot wide and one foot deep. It must be completed within seven days. Let the soldiers be careful not to be injured by artillery fire."
"yes!"
"Let the Western barbarians have a taste of the power of my Ming Dynasty Master's coconut cannon! All the filth in the army will be driven into the castle!"
"Hahahaha! Big brother is wise!"
Now the local businessmen can feel proud and proud, and they can also make some money.
In addition to providing fruits and vegetables, Master Wang will also be provided with a large amount of coconuts, no less than 30,000 per day.
Luzon's products may not be as rich as those in the Ming Dynasty, but there is no shortage of coconuts.
In order to please Zhen Haibo, as long as Ming merchants and even ordinary people of Ming descent were not killed by Coquilla, they would actively participate in this paid military reward activity.
As long as Zhen Haibo is made happy, he might be able to kill Coquilla's beast huddled in the castle!
Blood debts must be repaid with blood. This is to do justice for heaven!
It was also the first time that Zheng Zhilong and his soldiers felt the benefits of the strong support of the people. They had never experienced this when they fought against the cities of Relanja and San Salvador.
Everyone even wanted to donate their cattle, but Zheng Zhilong refused. They were used for farming.
You can eat sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks, but you must not eat cattle on a large scale.
Otherwise, when the people are transported from the mainland, thousands of cattle will have to be transported?
Once the cow poops on the boat, the smell...
Zheng Zhilong also sent people to transport cattle from Fujian to the opposite Dongfan Island, but it was only a short distance away.
The distance between the mainland and Luzon is several times that from Fujian to Dongfan. How many sailors are willing to take on such a job?
Except for cattle, everything else can be eaten and must be purchased at market price.
After finding a way to reimburse the bills, Zheng Zhilong will not take advantage of the local fellows.
There is one more thing to do, and that is to quickly form a regiment training force composed of Ming people.
The island of Luzon is so big that it is impossible to send troops to suppress it everywhere.
Master Wang is here to save the local Ming people. Naturally, the Ming people will not rebel. Those who dare to go against Master Wang are only a small number of Western barbarians and a large number of natives.
It would be perfect to use regiment training weapons to eliminate these rebels.
Zheng Zhilong then gave all the confiscated loot to many Ming merchants free of charge according to the amount of their previous military reward bills, as a reward for them.
In response to Zhen Hai Bo's kindness, Ming Shang expressed that they only wanted to be protected by Master Wang and had never thought of anything like this...
Zheng Zhilong was also amused after hearing this. He brought 20,000 land troops, how could he possibly protect the entire Luzon Islands?
From now on, each island will have to rely on regiment training and armed forces to protect itself. Only when there is a large-scale rebellion, the royal troops stationed on the island will be dispatched.
Everything depends on the King's Division. Even if the King's Division stationed in the Luzon Islands has 100,000 troops, it may not be enough!
"The Crown Prince has said that many overseas ministers have been oppressed and persecuted by others. In the final analysis, they have no support from the court, no armed organization, and no unity. Now the Crown Prince has sent me to rescue you, and the relationship between the court and me has Bojun is your support. However, Benbo’s troops will not be stationed here for a long time. The imperial court will send other troops to come, which will take some time. Benbo thought that by allocating weapons and helping you train troops, you and others can be freed. If you are not afraid of the natives, if the Western barbarians invade, you will have your own troops to resist. You only need to send your children and servants to arm them and train them in battle. From now on, you must unite as one and never have any ambitions. They are selfish and even fight against each other. If there is any act of betraying or harming our compatriots, after verification, they will be punished as rebellion!"
These businessmen are really pedantic. How can they keep the money in their pockets without weapons?
No wonder he was slaughtered over and over again by the Western Yi, he didn’t have a long memory and didn’t know how to praise!
"Cao Min, thank you uncle for your advice!"
"I am willing to listen to my uncle's arrangements!"
"Don't dare to rebel!"
For this reason, the hundreds of Mingshang present did not dare to push the envelope anymore.
Everyone also understands that in the future, whoever has more soldiers will have greater say in the local area.
I heard that this is how the prince behaves in the north, and there are regiments training and armed forces everywhere.
He is a miner in peacetime and a soldier in wartime. Thinking about it carefully, it is not bad. At least he will no longer be afraid of the native barbarians.
It was a certain prince's idea to arm local merchants, and Zheng Zhilong just followed the order.
There is nothing that can be done about this. Before the Ming Dynasty Royal Division sends troops to station on the Luzon Islands, this method must be used as a precaution.
Even if something happens to the northernmost island of Luzon, it will take months to get back and forth.
If the local Ming people did not have weapons in their hands, they would have to wait for Master Wang to land and collect the bodies of these people.
Zheng Zhilong didn't have much trophies in his hands, and the weapons distributed included both hot and cold weapons.
The Ming merchants who had previously rewarded the army generously would probably be able to get a small cannon.
It doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it, Zheng Zhilong will send someone to teach you step by step.
As the name suggests, Zheng Jun leads the team to fight against the natives.
It is easy to learn to fight, but difficult to learn to win.
But it doesn't take much skill to deal with the local natives. It just depends on which side has good equipment and high morale.
The native soldiers were originally a group of rabble, and they were just pretending to be powerful here through the Spanish master.
Now some of the masters ran away, while others were huddled in the castle and terrified all day long.
The soldiers scattered all over Manila became meat on Zheng Jun's chopping board, and they could be cut into pieces any way they wanted.
The officers and soldiers of the Zheng Army were not interested in the local soldiers, but were very interested in the money of the local soldiers...
Everyone was looking forward to killing the soldiers so that they could touch their corpses. Those soldiers who surrendered by licking their faces would be handed over to the regiment training to deal with them.
If you want to take revenge, if you have an injustice, you can slice it into hot pot, you can do whatever you want!
It originally took several days from departure to landing. The soldiers were exhausted and wanted to capture some indigenous women for fun.
When I see a target that looks similar to a monkey, I instantly lose interest and feel disgusted. Is this considered a woman?
On the other hand, the Xiyi women are fair-skinned, beautiful, and have long legs. Apart from smelling like cattle and sheep, they are tolerable.
However, there are really too few women in Xiyi, and those who catch someone down are as rare as a feather.
So, the soldiers vented their anger on the soldiers and chased them all the way...
When he saw soldiers running in and out of the yard, he shouted loudly. There was no friendly soldier nearby to answer, so he just threw a grenade in!
If you can blow up the poultry in the yard directly, it will be a perfect match for the tooth ceremony!
The entire Manila area was filled with thick smoke and flames shooting into the sky.
There is nothing strange about it. This was the scene when Coquilla sent troops to massacre Akito.
Retribution is coming in this world, neither the natives nor Coquilla expected that retribution would come so quickly.
When a group of more ruthless ones came, the natives realized who was the real boss!
How cruel can it be?
Cruel enough to make you kneel down and call me grandpa!
Anyone who colludes with the Spaniards will be confiscated!
Anyone who fights against the Ming Dynasty King’s Master will be destroyed!
Elsewhere, Zheng Zhilong is currently beyond his reach.
But in Manila, it must be eradicated and cleaned up thoroughly.
How to maximize profits without digging three feet into the ground?
For Zheng Zhilong, it was a worthwhile trip to make all the objects that Coquilla had levied upon him as his own.
The soldiers under his command didn't have such big ideas. They would be satisfied as long as they touched a few more corpses and searched a few more households of natives.
Unless there are indigenous people guaranteed by Mingshang, the rest will be swept away to avoid future troubles!
