"Huh?" Johnson just said "huh" after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Phillips became even more enthusiastic. He immediately put down his glass, stretched his head towards Johnson and said: "Let me tell you, this is Colombo. In fact, we Portugal can't hold on for many years. We are beaten by the natives and the Netherlands. With the joint efforts of the people, the natives are hard to say, they are just the Dutch. They definitely know how to attack Colombo. Believe it or not, if the Ming army does not come, Colombo will fall into the hands of the Dutch sooner or later. "
His guess was indeed correct. If the original historical development was followed, Colombo would eventually be captured by the Dutch.
When Phillips said this, he sneered, and then continued: "His Royal Highness the King also made a good calculation. Instead of being unable to defend Colombo, it is better to give it to the Ming Dynasty as a great gift!"
"Be careful!" After hearing this, Johnson subconsciously turned his head and looked outside. Then I remembered that the Ming troops who entered the city were mainly on duty at the city gates and important locations in the city, which did not include the Governor's Mansion.
After hearing this, Phillips curled his lips and sneered: "What should you say with caution? There are no outsiders here!"
Johnson had no choice but to smile bitterly after hearing this. Forget it, let him vent.
When Phillips saw that he was silent, he took a sip of wine and continued to say to Johnson: "Also, it is true that the Ming army was able to capture Dongwu, but that was the result of the Ming emperor's personal expedition. I heard that, then Ever since the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom began to lead troops in war, he has been invincible in every battle. The reason why Dongwu fell into the hands of the Ming Kingdom is said by others to be the power of the God of Arrows, but for people in your position, who doesn't know This is the credit of the Ming Emperor! No matter how good your archery skills are, how many people can you kill, right?"
After hearing this, Johnson finally responded: "I don't know anything else. As for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I am at Haojing'ao and I must know more about it than you. Don't tell me, I have learned about it carefully. Among the emperors of the Far East, it is absolutely recognized that the current Emperor Ming is the most powerful in fighting wars."
After hearing this, Phillips laughed "hehehe" for a while. He didn't know if he admired the Ming Emperor or if he drank too much and even the Ming Emperor was dissatisfied.
After another sip of wine, Phillips's face turned even redder. I don't know if he was telling the truth while drunk, but he said to Johnson again: "Look at that arrow god, he is so self-righteous! If it were me, he would definitely do it." Let’s discuss carefully and at least keep some of our people behind, or even borrow all of them. Once we capture the whole of Ceylon, it won’t be too late to let us leave..."
At this point, seeing that Johnson seemed to want to explain, he emphasized his tone and continued: "...At least we have been here for hundreds of years. Who is as familiar with Ceylon as we are? Which tribes are easy to We have experienced rebellion over the years, which places are easy to attack and which places can be ambushed! But...hehe...he hates us, as if he wants us to leave quickly and thinks we are a burden! Hehe ...When we look back and wait for them to fall into the quagmire of Ceylon, I...I'm just waiting to see the joke..."
Well, it turns out that no matter how the Ming army takes over the handover, the Governor will be forced to leave Colombo. He has a lot of complaints in his heart, so let him vent it. The Ming army doesn't know anyway, so let him vent it out!
Thinking like this, Johnson agreed with him and simply started to drink. When he was drunk, he threw it on the bed, and the day passed.
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In the city of Colombo, night fell, but Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, meticulously patrolled around with his personal guards. Of course, his inspections were mainly aimed at the Ming army soldiers entering the city. As for those Francois and their servants, he didn't care as long as they didn't affect his soldiers.
When he inspected a corner of the city, he suddenly heard muffled crying, and he could tell that there were quite a few people crying. So, he followed the sound and looked for it. As you get closer, you can hear angry voices.
When they arrived at the place, Li Dingguo understood a little bit that this should be a place where prisoners were detained. But there was no one guarding the door, and the cries and other sounds came from the house.
When you step inside, there is a passage leading to the underground. Before I even walked down, I smelled the stench. Li Dingguo immediately recognized the smell of sweat, feces and urine, and even the stench of rotting corpses.
Suddenly, he frowned and walked faster.
He saw the underground prison, which was very large. At least when he first arrived, he couldn't see the end of it. Near the entrance, obscene laughter could be heard from several cells, as well as sounds that were immediately obvious, as well as women's cries. In several cells not far away, there were also cries and angry shouts from some individuals.
There were dim oil lamps on the walls of the prison and in the middle aisle. But it already allowed Li Dingguo to roughly see the situation in the prison.
I saw that in the nearest cells, there were a group of Francois and their servants, forcing the indigenous women to do things they didn't want to do. There were even a few who had fainted nearby. The other cells were so densely packed with people that they could hardly fit inside.
Seeing this situation, Li Dingguo immediately became angry.
When he entered the city before, he had seen the arrested natives outside the city. Therefore, he knew that the people imprisoned here were not those who committed crimes in the city, but the natives captured by the Francois.
If it were another Ming general, based on the relationship between the two countries, he might be regarded as invisible without military orders. However, Li Dingguo was different. He immediately waved his hand and shouted: "Take it down!"
The Portuguese and their servants in the cell were living happily. One of them even said unhappily to the person behind him who wanted to get close to him: "What's the rush? Even if you want to live as happily as possible before leaving, don't you still have one day? Don't leave." squeeze……"
Before he could finish his words, he felt like someone was grabbing him by the neck, and then he flew backwards and fell on his back.
The screams of "Ah!", the "clang" of heavy objects hitting iron fences or other tables, and the "ding-dong" of armor colliding with each other suddenly became loud.
The movement of the Ming army coming down was naturally seen by many natives. They didn't take it seriously at first. They were all outside bandits anyway. But suddenly, this action of the Ming Army was beyond their expectations. Suddenly, they even forgot about crying or anger. They all stared at the Ming Army, wondering what they were going to do?
The Portuguese and their servants were also confused. What was going on? Some of them who were not clear-headed or had sperm in their brains started yelling after being thrown out. They seemed very unconvinced and wanted an explanation.
Without any unnecessary movement, the sound of drawing the sword was heard, and the blade, which reflected the light under the light, was pointed at them. At the same time, the Ming army soldiers shouted angrily: "Don't move!"
They were also rude with their feet. They kicked them one by one and pushed the Portuguese and servant soldiers into the corner until they squatted naked with their heads in their hands.
The nearest prisons were quickly cleared out. Except for the indigenous women, there were no more five-legged ones. The Ming army officers and soldiers immediately exited the cell and returned to Li Dingguo to surrender their orders.
Li Dingguo ignored the people squatting on the ground and walked slowly into the prison.
To be honest, there was a lot of commotion in the prison just now, but at this time, there was no sound. All the indigenous prisoners were staring at Li Dingguo curiously, with incomprehensible and shocked expressions on their faces.
Li Dingguo looked inside the prison. Almost every cell was filled with people. In many cells, it was even difficult for the indigenous prisoners to sit down. The stench of sweat, feces, urine, and rotting corpses all emanated from it.
In the quiet, Li Dingguo could still hear the "gurgling" sounds of many people's stomachs. From the looks of them, they seemed to have been hungry for who knows how long. In some cells, many children can be seen, each one hiding helplessly in the arms of adults. The eyes that looked at Li Dingguo were very eager and very scared.
After walking around in a circle, when Li Dingguo walked out, these indigenous prisoners came to their senses. They all shouted at Li Dingguo, not knowing what they were talking about.
This time when I came to Ceylon, I naturally had an interpreter who knew the indigenous dialect. However, I did not expect to have to deal with the natives so quickly, so the translators stayed with the Governor and did not enter the city.
But Li Dingguo didn't need an interpreter, so he probably knew what they were shouting about. But at this time, he ignored these people. He walked to the door of the cell, shouted "take it away" coldly, and walked out of the cell first.
In the cell, Labraka was one of the few people who didn't roar much just now. When he saw the Ming army coming in and taking care of all those people, he subconsciously calmed down and looked at the new arrivals curiously.
But when he saw the Ming army escorting those beasts out, he sneered. What just happened is not enough to explain anything. Besides bandits, what else can come to Ceylon?
These people are all abandoned by the gods! Otherwise, we would not have been living in dire straits for hundreds of years.
Hearing the sounds of begging for mercy and craving for something to eat, Labraka remained silent. It's not that he's not hungry, but he knows that no one will care about them. Their outcome after being captured is already doomed.
I don't know how long it took, but what everyone didn't expect was that there was sudden movement in the doorway. The sound of many armors clashing immediately reminded the indigenous prisoners here who they were.
As a result, almost all the indigenous prisoners in the prison stared curiously at the prison intruder. They wondered what the new "robbers" were doing here again this time.
