Hearing the noise, more and more Akito rushed to the beach. When they saw this scene, they all burst into tears with excitement!
They used to be orphans who had left home. They thought they would never be protected by their home. They were bullied in this foreign land!
In the past, after they had hope, they had been looking forward to Master Wang's arrival. However, they could not wait, and when they almost despaired, Master Wang finally arrived.
Finally someone came to the family, and finally no longer had to be bullied by the Westerners and natives!
Also, the time has come to demand repayment of blood debt from them! Thinking of the past, thinking of their relatives and friends who were bullied to death by the Western Yi and natives, their hatred was higher than the sky and deeper than the sea!
When they saw the navy of the motherland marching across the Manila Bay like a king and with unrivaled momentum, and causing the Spanish warships to either sink or flee in panic, they all cried for joy!
The people who arrived at the beach were jumping and cheering one by one, greeting Master Wang who came from afar, and expressing their feelings.
More Ming people are still rushing to the seaside to welcome the army from their hometown and their own army!
On Wang Gui's side, the transport ship has docked, and groups of Ming army soldiers are disembarking.
Wang Guihe was talking to the officers headed by him. Mr. Zhang and the others had arrived, and they knelt down one after another, tears bursting from their eyes. At this moment, the uniforms of the Ming army were really very friendly!
"The common people welcome Master Wang!"
"The Ming people of Lu Song have been looking forward to Master Wang for a long time!"
"God is open, we are finally saved!"
"..."
Arriving in this foreign land, the soldiers of the Ming Army who were disembarking from the ship felt a little emotional and proud at the same time when they saw that their compatriots were looking forward to them so much.
No matter who you are, you will be happy that you are valued by others. The Ming people in Luzon were so rare for the arrival of their own army, and of course they were happy.
The leading officer hurriedly helped Mr. Zhang up and said to them at the same time: "The general brought us to Luzon to make decisions for you Luzon Ming people under the imperial decree. Don't worry, we are here, and you will not be bullied again in the future." Got it!"
Hearing this, Mr. Zhang and others couldn't help but kneel down again, and shouted excitedly towards the direction of the motherland: "Long live my emperor..."
Slowly, more and more Ming soldiers disembarked from the ship, and more and more Ming people rushed to the beach. Under the leadership of Wang Gui, many Ming soldiers happily led their troops with weapons such as wooden sticks and advanced towards the city of Manila.
At the same time, on the sea of Manila Bay, the warships of the Ming Navy had completely defeated the Spanish warships, and the mighty warships had begun to approach the dock.
On land and water, the Ming army began to attack at the same time. The number was so large that the Spaniards were stunned.
If they are on the mainland, the number of Ming troops this time may not surprise them, because they can also have so many troops.
However, this is in the Far Southeast, and there are less than three thousand Spaniards in total.
Originally, they expected that their firearm advantage would offset the Ming army's numerical advantage. Coupled with the attached indigenous army, it can still compete with the Ming army.
However, in terms of naval battles, the Ming Navy warships used an overwhelming advantage to destroy the Spanish warships like a torpedo.
Later, they saw that most of the Ming army soldiers who came ashore were actually equipped with muskets. This was completely different from their perception that most of the indigenous people were armed with cold weapons. This means that they have no advantage in firearms at all, so they are a bit confused.
In fact, in this era, the generational difference between firearms and cold weapons is not very obvious at all.
In the era of black powder, if you know the characteristics and combat modes of muskets and artillery, and know the advantages and disadvantages of muskets and artillery, as long as you are well organized, cold weapons can still defeat the Western colonists with muskets and artillery.
The reason why the Western Yi were able to conquer one indigenous country after another with their guns and artillery was not because of how powerful their guns and artillery were, but because the civilizations they encountered were either uncivilized or tribal at best. exist. Either the country is in decline and the military's combat effectiveness is decayed.
They either don't know enough about muskets and artillery and use their own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths; or they are a piece of loose sand and can beat the enemy regardless of whether they are Western colonists or not.
If nothing else, larger countries cannot be conquered by them with the muskets and artillery of this era. For example, the Persian Empire, the Mughal Empire, and even the Toungoo Dynasty of Dongwu, when these countries were still strong, even if they used cold weapons, they still beat these Western colonists and fled in panic, or Submissive and well-behaved.
However, when these countries began to decline, as time passed and the colonists' firearms became more and more powerful, and more importantly, after the Western colonists knew the strategy of recruiting some people in the indigenous countries and beating others, They slowly colonized one place after another.
Now, in the east of the world, the Ming Dynasty has become stronger again, and has begun to popularize the military in terms of firearms. Right at the door of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the Spaniards in Luzon, even if all the Western barbarians in Southeast Asia have united So what, Ming Dynasty only needs the military strength of one province to far outnumber them!
At least in the Far East, if the Western colonists want to make the most of the situation here with just a few people, they must first ask the bosses here if they agree!
The Battle of Daguan is the prelude, and the Battle of Luzon Island is the real official war of the powerful Ming Dynasty, marching overseas! Showing off Daming's strong arms, it's time to let Xiyi know who is the boss here!
At this moment, Chakun on the top of the city of Manila realized how naive and ridiculous he was!
Previously, I even thought that with more than 10,000 troops, I could conquer the Ming Dynasty. It was really a fool's errand! The Ming army we saw in front of us alone numbered 20,000 to 30,000 people. At first glance, they looked no different from European armies!
Is it possible that he can lead more than 10,000 Spanish troops and conquer the entire Europe? If this isn't childish or ridiculous, what is it?
At this moment, Cha Kun's arrogance and disdain when facing the Easterners had long since disappeared. With a panic expression on his face, he ordered his men to immediately raise the white flag and communicate with the marshal of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to escape One calamity.
Zheng Chenggong heard that the Spaniards had sent an envoy. It happened that the army needed time to land ashore, so he ordered to receive him.
The Spanish envoy specializes in dealing with the Ming people in Luzon. Naturally, he knows some Ming Dynasty Mandarin and has a Fujian accent, so there is no problem in communication.
Along the way, until we boarded Zheng Chenggong's flagship, we were so frightened that we saw the elite soldiers of the Ming army.
When the Spanish conquered the Americas and Luzon, they looked at the local armies as if they were country bumpkins or even savages.
Most of these indigenous armies, not to mention their equipment, don't even have uniforms and handsome uniforms. They are naked, just wearing a piece of cloth around their waists and carrying swords and spears in their hands. It can be said that there are many iron weapons. Very few.
The slightly better ones, that is, slightly better, in the eyes of the Spaniards, are at best similar to their medieval armies. No, it’s far worse than the medieval army!
The indigenous army cannot be called an army at all. Do they know how to fight? They all swarmed up like a beehive, either rushing recklessly without their lives, or escaping faster than rabbits with no casualties. Is this an army? This is just a fight between villagers!
However, the Ming army in front of them reminded the Spaniards of the Ottoman Empire's army. No, it's even more elite than the Ottoman Empire's army.
Not only are their weapons and equipment better, their uniforms are completely uniform, even their queue order is as orderly as that of an elite army. Every detail is enough to prove that this Ming army will definitely not be worse than the regular army of their own country!
With this understanding, the Spanish envoy's attitude became even more humble. In essence, they are a group of bandits, not even the regular Spanish army. It is their nature to bully the weak and fear the strong!
As soon as he saw Zheng Chenggong, he immediately bowed, almost knelt down, and said with great respect: "Dear Commander-in-Chief of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty Zha Kun, the Governor-General of our country in Luzon, sends my regards to you! Our two countries have always been in good hands. If you don’t violate the river, I don’t know why your country is going to war. Isn’t this unreasonable?”
Zheng Chenggong could not help but sneer after hearing this, and immediately shouted: "Well water does not offend the river? What a joke. In the thirty-first year of Wanli, you Spaniards slaughtered 23,000 of our Ming people; in the thirty-seventh year of Wanli, you killed me again. There are more than 20,000 Ming people; also, in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, as many as 24,000 Ming people were killed. Is this also called water in a well but not in the river?"
When talking about these figures, the anger in his heart became even more intense, and he shouted again: "With so many crimes, do you really think that our Ming Dynasty does not exist? It's not that you don't avenge it, the time has not come yet, now is the time for you to pay the price! "
The Spanish envoy's face turned pale after hearing this, and his knees were so weak that he could no longer stand. He quickly argued: "Those are all those wise people who want to rebel and collude with pirates. Your Excellency, you are not innocent in this, right..."
Zheng Chenggong saw that more than half of the soldiers had already come ashore, so he was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so he interrupted him and shouted sternly: "I understand that even if someone is guilty, we have to judge him. How can we allow you to wait for murder? Blood debt must be paid with blood. Since you killed me Mingren in the first place, you must be prepared to be avenged by me Mingren! Come on!"
Upon hearing his words, his personal guards shouted in response.
Zheng Chenggong pointed at the Spanish envoy in front of him and shouted coldly: "Cut off his ears and tell him to get out!"
"Yes!" His two personal guards immediately responded loudly and went to carry out the military order!
