Sure enough, at the foot of the mountain behind them, they saw a group of about a dozen indigenous soldiers coming over with swords and guns. Judging from their facial expressions, they seemed to be chasing something.
Seeing this, Brother Liu ordered in a low voice: "Don't move without my military order."
After hearing this, the other soldiers immediately lowered their bodies to avoid being discovered by the native soldiers.
Suddenly, there was movement from the direction of the forest, which seemed to be the sound of a fight, and then a scream was heard.
After this scream, a man with disheveled hair suddenly jumped out of the mountain forest and rushed towards the coast, as if he wanted to jump into the sea.
And behind him, a person jumped out, a native. After seeing the group of native soldiers, he immediately pointed the blade of his hand at the man running in front and started to chirp loudly.
As soon as the leader of the dozen or so indigenous soldiers heard this, he immediately took out his bow and arrow and shot an arrow. I don't know whether it was powerful or a coincidence, but it just hit the foot of the fleeing man with disheveled hair.
With a sound of "Ah", the man fell to the ground. When he saw the arrow on his foot, he couldn't help but said bitterly, "Damn it!"
The place where he fell to the ground was actually not far from where the Ming army soldiers were hiding. I originally thought it was an internal matter among the indigenous people, but they were relieved when they saw that this man was shot down and would not come towards them.
But when they heard what the man said, all the soldiers of the Ming army suddenly looked at each other. Because they discovered that the man who was shot down spoke Hokkien and was from their hometown.
At this moment, the natives had already chased after him and surrounded the man who fell to the ground. A group of people, armed with knives and guns, kicked the man on the ground with their feet and screamed at the same time. You can probably guess from their expressions that they were yelling at the man on the ground.
To be honest, many soldiers of the Ming army couldn't stand it when the fellow villagers were bullied by these natives. However, Brother Liu didn't give the order, so they all stayed still.
After a while, a native dragged a body out of the forest and said something. It was probably because of the fight in the forest just now that this native was killed.
When these natives saw it, they became even more ferocious. They beat and trampled the limbs of the man on the ground. The native who was shooting arrows grabbed the hair of the man on the ground with one hand and held a knife in the other hand. He was muttering fiercely, as if he was asking something.
The man on the ground couldn't move, and he didn't give in even after being beaten and threatened like this. With a sound of "poof", he spat a mouthful of blood-stained spit into the face of the native who was pulling his hair. At the same time, he shouted in the most familiar Hokkien dialect: "Kill me." You want me to lead the way and kill my compatriots, but it’s just a dream!”
Hearing this, Brother Liu had a look of approval on his face. He immediately turned his head and nodded when he saw that all his men were looking at him.
The indigenous leader wiped away his spit, and his face became even more fierce. He raised the knife in his hand and wanted to cut Akito's throat.
But at this moment, an arrow flew from nowhere and was nailed to his neck. It shot straight through, leaving only the feathers of the arrow that did not go through.
Not only that, almost at the same time, other natives also fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. In just a moment, only two natives were still standing.
The two natives screamed in fright. They turned around and immediately found someone not far away, and aimed their bows and arrows at this direction.
This time, they didn't even care about their fallen companions, and turned around to escape.
However, no matter how fast they were, they could not move faster than bows and arrows. They saw that they were hit by several arrows in the back and fell to the ground. After struggling a few times, they went to see King Yama even faster than his companions. Got it!
The man who originally thought he was dead looked at everything around him in great surprise. Then he sat up and found a group of young men in ordinary clothes holding bows and arrows, carrying knives and guns, and carrying axes and other things. Go towards him.
Needless to say, these people must have killed these natives.
This sudden scene made the man stunned and speechless.
After seeing these people approaching, they ignored him and just went to finish the attack immediately and sent all the screaming natives lying on the ground to see King Yama. Then they dragged the corpses toward the mountains and forests, apparently to hide them.
Only then did the man come back to his senses and asked with some concern: "You... who are you?"
"It's a fellow villager!" One of them answered with a smile in Hokkien.
As soon as he heard the authentic Hokkien dialect, this man immediately became excited. He grabbed Brother Liu who happened to be walking next to him and asked: "Which village are you from? How many people have escaped? Is there anything to eat..."
Obviously, he regarded this Ming army team as Ming people like him who escaped the massacre by the Spaniards.
After hearing this, Brother Liu smiled and shook his head and said, "We are officers and soldiers of the imperial court and belong to the navy. We are all from southern Fujian!"
Upon hearing this, the man was stunned and stammered: "The imperial court... the imperial court... the official army... the imperial court... the official army?"
"Nonsense, who do you think you are?" General Ming, who happened to be dragging an indigenous corpse by, heard this and said to him with a smile, "Brother Liu is still our general flag!"
The one who can be arranged to come here in Manila Bay must be the elite among the elite of the Navy. Brother Liu, named Liu Genfu, holds the rank of General Flag Army. The other soldiers were all selected by him and were the most capable subordinates under his banner. They are all brothers who share life and death. They have been together since they were pirates, so they are worthy of each other.
After hearing this, Liu Genfu smiled, patted the man on the shoulder and said, "He is a man who will never betray his compatriots until his death. It is worth my risk to save you."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the man's leg injury, pulled out a dagger and said, "I'll treat your wound. It hurts a little, so bear with it!"
This man felt a little confused and was still shocked by the news he just heard.
It’s not his fault. In all these years, when did you hear that imperial officers and soldiers appeared in Manila, no, in the whole of Luzon? This sudden encounter was the most critical time for him to encounter the imperial officers and soldiers. It would be strange not to be confused!
It wasn't until severe pain came from his leg that he came back to his senses with an "ah" sound. Regardless of the pain coming from his leg, he looked at Liu Genfu who was bandaging his wound and asked: "Sir, what are you doing? Who is here, could it be...could it be someone sent by the imperial court to save us?"
After saying that, he felt a little impossible.
You know, when Luzon massacred the Ming people three times before, the court did not take care of them. Although he has never experienced it, he heard the old man say it.
Liu Fugen listened, smiled and nodded and said: "Yes, your Majesty heard that these Western barbarians in Luzon dared to massacre our Ming people. Long Yan was furious and issued an order to avenge you. The previous two times the army went to sea, both because of wind and waves It was too big and turned back. However, the emperor did not give up, and even rushed from the capital to Annan in person. We came here just to prepare for the arrival of the army. "
Hearing this, the man was stunned again, feeling as if he was in a dream, it was so unreal!
The emperor himself rushed from the capital to Annan to avenge them and attack the Spaniards?
In his mind, the words once said by the elders of the tribe soon rang out again: "In the eyes of the emperor, we are all inferior bitches. It is not appropriate to engage in business, and it is even more inappropriate to come overseas. No. To put it bluntly, they probably want us to die outside. Otherwise, would these Westerners bully us like this? Isn’t it just because we are being bullied and no one can make decisions for us!"
Thinking like this, he felt a little dizzy. He looked at Liu Fugen and said, "But...but this has never happened before. We were massacred by the Spaniards more than once!"
After hearing this, Liu Fugen said seriously: "I don't know anything else, but the current emperor is a good emperor. The people of the Ming Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment thanks to the emperor's wisdom, prowess, and love for the people! The fact that we were sent here is enough to prove everything! "
After he finished speaking, he remembered something and pulled off his coat with his hand, revealing the armor he wore underneath to prove his identity and further prove that he was not telling lies.
Seeing this, the man no longer had any doubts. He was so excited that he immediately started crying "woo woo woo".
Liu Fugen saw that he was a man who would rather die than surrender, but now he started crying like a child. He understood his mood, so he reached out and patted his shoulder again and said, "Don't worry, you won't be bullied by Xiyi again in the future!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, the man cried even more sadly, and the tears fell in a steady stream. However, he came back to his senses, nodded wildly, and kept wiping his tears, but for a while, he couldn't wipe them clean, so he smiled awkwardly at Liu Fugen.
At this time, other soldiers had finished handling the corpses of the natives and had gathered together. Seeing this man acting like this, they were filled with emotion and reached out to pat the man's shoulders to comfort him.
One of them turned to look at Liu Fugen and asked a little worriedly: "Brother Liu, we have dealt with these people this time, and we don't know whether it is safe or not. What should we do next?"
After hearing this, Liu Fugen frowned and thought for a while and said: "Be more vigilant. We must implement the emperor's decree and wait until the army comes!"
Hearing this, the rescued man came back to his senses and immediately said with excitement: "Sir, go to where we are hiding. That place is very hidden, and the natives and Spaniards will definitely not be able to find it!"
After saying this, he remembered something again and quickly added: "We are familiar with this place. If the imperial army comes, we can be our guides!"
Hearing this, Liu Fugen's eyes suddenly lit up. This was an unexpected surprise!
