The battlefield of the Guards is not in this place. In the north of Luzon, the Spanish and Luzon local coalition forces have been besieging Jiajiang City for ten days.

Although the city was besieged by a large army, Dong Xingfu did not panic at all. He even had time to teach the officers.

The best building in the city is the original Spanish garrison camp. This camp is surrounded by a thick square wall. To the north is a two-story Gothic building, and to the east and west are two rows of bungalows for the soldiers to live in.

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Afu's headquarters is in this small building, and the soldiers are placed in private houses in the city.

Saigo Takamori completed the task very beautifully. The only problem was that the entire city had ten rooms and nine empty rooms. The original residents were either wiped out because of resistance, or they were dragged away to build fortifications.

These people are all managed by the Fuso Brigade, and Ah Fu is very reassured. Although these Fuso people are a little cruel, they are very good at doing these things.

"Everyone, according to the news from Commander Kang, the head of state has sent the First Fleet to support us. We only need to hold back these Spaniards. When the fleet arrives, both their fleet and these armies will become ours.

War exploits."

Ah Fu always spoke simply and directly in the army. Even Dong Liang praised him as a pure soldier.

According to Dong Liang's arrangement, Kang Laoba was the commander of the south column, and Ah Fu was the deputy commander of the column and the commander of the first detachment.

"When the First Fleet comes over, what will happen to the head of state? Didn't it say that the British are coming?" someone asked worriedly.

"So we must fight this battle well. The head of state has given us such great support because he wants us to open up the situation and gain more initiative for the Chinese people. From a grand strategic perspective, we control Luzon

After that, we can threaten the power of the Dutch and the British in Borneo. The head of state has told everyone before that our capture of Luzon is not just for the land here. You are all officers and you must have an overall view."

"Commander, if the First Fleet defeats the Spanish fleet at Jiangkou, the Spanish and Luzon coalition forces can still retreat by land. What will happen then?"

This is a young detachment staff officer who has just been transferred from the training team.

"Xiao Zhou's question is very good. We must consider this well. We must make a plan to counterattack. This is a good opportunity to annihilate the Spanish people's strength. We must not let them retreat. Behind us, we are

They are preparing to attack Manila. The city of Manila has been run by the Spaniards for hundreds of years and is very strong. If they are allowed to retreat, we don't know how much it will cost to capture it."

"Commander, leave the pursuit to our Fuso Brigade, Xixiang promises not to let them run away." Xixiang stood up and said, his short and stocky figure did not stand out after standing up, and his serious expression

Makes people feel more trustworthy.

"Our Banren brigade can also join in the pursuit. The jungle roads here are easier to navigate than the ones we have there." Damer also stood up and asked for help.

The Fanren Brigade and the Fuso Brigade are two special teams in the southward column. The climate in Luzon is actually very similar to that of Dongfan Island, more like a servant army, but they have different advantages.

The Fanren Brigade is good at mountain and forest warfare. They live in the jungle of Mount Ali, and hunting is a skill they have mastered since childhood.

There are mountains and forests everywhere in Luzon, even in the relatively densely populated valleys on both sides of the Cagayan River.

What Afu is worried about is that the Spanish Luzon coalition forces fled north into the mountains and forests, and then calmly retreated to Manila.

After all, this is their home field. They are more familiar with the terrain and can also obtain supplies from the indigenous villages along the way.

"Let's do this. You two brigades will fight together."

Ah Fu said, then looked at Xixiang Longsheng and said: "There are still more than a thousand people in your Fuso brigade. You can tell those people that after we capture Manila, everyone can get a hundred acres of land here.

This is what the head of state personally promised. With this land, they will become real Chinese warriors. When the time comes, they can go back to Fusang to recruit farmers to help them farm the land, and then concentrate on fighting for the Chinese."

"What about us? The head of state cannot favor one thing over another." Damer is Ah Fu's fiancée. Of course she would say anything she wanted in front of Ah Fu.

"You also get the same treatment. Hunters can choose farmland, or they can choose to allocate an entire mountain as their own hunting ground." The Chinese policy has always been very flexible. Luzon is not the core area of ​​the Chinese, and it will not be done for the time being.

Implement the state-owned land system in which output is guaranteed to each household.

The land here will be sold by the Chinese or used as rewards for warriors.

"Really? That's great. The head of state really cares about the soldiers. We are all willing to fight to the end for the Chinese people." Saigo Takamori's words were sincere.

Fuso has always had a feudal system. From the shogunate to the daimyo, then to high-level samurai, mid-level samurai, and low-level samurai, the land was enfeoffed layer by layer, and the land became less and less.

The amount of land represented the status of a samurai, and the person who was granted the title would fight for the people who were assigned the land.

This is actually very similar to the European knight system.

The Chinese had actually bought out these people and had no obligation to allocate land to them. Most of these people had to die fighting for the Chinese.

But now Dong Liang promised to allocate land to them, which suddenly gave them hope for the future. How could these people refuse to die?

"Xixiang, I know you have always wanted to help the Fusang people find a way out. Don't you think this is a good way? Fight for the Chinese and then enjoy the benefits of the war." Ah Fu said.

He had never looked down upon this little Fuso man. He had read as many books as he did. He was not only proficient in Confucianism, but also deeply involved in Western learning.

"Xixiang, go and select some people from the captured natives who are willing to serve us and lead the army." Ah Fu ordered.

At this time, Li Kunlin, who had been sitting in the corner without speaking, said: "Commander, my Li family has been engaged in the grocery business here. There is a group of peddlers in the family. They are used to traveling around various villages in Luzon. They are familiar with the terrain here.

They are very familiar with the distribution of the villages, and they are able to communicate normally with the locals, so the subordinate officials can ask them to assist the army in its operations."

This Li Kunlin is a Luzon Chinese and one of the few Chinese businessmen Dong Xingfu discovered in Luzon.

Because he is in the department store business and has his own unique source of goods, even if the local indigenous people take away his business, they will not be able to continue it because they don't know where to buy the goods.

Therefore, the Li family has been able to do what they do now. However, the Li family has always suffered double exploitation by the Spaniards and local natives here, and most of the money they earned went into other people's pockets.

Even so, the Li family can only stay in the local area because the grocery business here is almost blank.

After the escort came, Li Kunlin joined the Chinese without hesitation. He needed to buy goods from Dongfan Island and Fujian Province and knew the Chinese's policies.
Chapter completed!