?The next day, the fleet separated and sailed separately. Song Xiechang led three merchant ships to set sail and continued southward along the coastline. After another day of sailing, they sailed into Manila Bay.
After driving forward for a while, we found three Spanish warships at the mouth of the Pasig River. The soldiers on the merchant ships were also very nervous, but they probably saw that they were merchant ships and sailed into the Pasig River again.
Therefore, the Spanish warships did not intercept them, but moved out of the way to allow them to enter the Pasig River.
In the actual sense, Manila is actually a vast area including Manila City and both sides of the Pasig River. Because in this era, Manila City was a small castle, and the city size was about the same as a small county in China. Those who lived beyond Manila Bay
East, north bank of Taal Lake, south of Pasig River, far away from Pasig River and Manila
Bay City was still some distance away, so the Spaniards built a Fort Santiago fortress at the mouth of the Pasig River as a barrier to Manila. The people living in Manila were basically Spanish soldiers, as well as people from Asia.
There were adventurers, missionaries, their families and servants, as well as a small number of indigenous nobles.
The south bank of the Pasig River is called Balian District, and the north bank is called Binondo District. It is the real commercial district. More than 90% of the Chinese in Mani City have settled here or opened shops. Now Lin Zhiyang
There are also some industrial shops here. Lin Fengwu has lived here for several years. And there are many
The Spaniards living in Mani also have their own shops, manors, and of course many churches in the Balian or Binondo districts. In addition, there are also some naturalized natives and a small number of other Asian merchants.
, European businessmen settled here. Therefore, a situation of exchange of various civilizations was formed here.
In the early seventeenth century, a considerable number of Japanese settled in Manila. In the Manila Massacre of 1603, the Japanese also acted as accomplices. However, as the Tokugawa shogunate implemented a policy of seclusion, the Japanese in Manila
It has also gradually decreased, and now there are less than 200 people, and they are basically the descendants of the original group of Japanese.
After entering the Pasig River, you can find that many places in the Balian District on the south bank have signs of destruction, there are very few open shops, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. At the same time, several groups of short indigenous people were also found.
People were looting and smashing a shop, and behind the indigenous people, there were two missionaries and a few Spanish soldiers, pointing and apparently commanding the indigenous people. The Binondo district on the north bank was slightly better.
But less than half of the shops are open for business.
Akonya and several other missionaries looked at each other. Akonia sighed softly and said, "My Lord, why is this happening?"
The Nanjing Commercial House is located in Binondo District on the north bank of the Pasig River, less than fifteen miles from the mouth of the sea. It is close to a river port on the Pasig River. There is a dock in front of the commercial hall. And it can already be seen clearly that the commercial hall is
It consists of two three-story buildings, with a wall as high as one person on the outside. Not long after, three merchant ships had approached the dock. At this time, Zhang Gengqiu suddenly exclaimed, "Look, someone is besieging us."
Shop."
Everyone looked around and saw more than a hundred indigenous people, led by a missionary and a dozen Spanish soldiers, rushing towards the business building, while the guys in the business building were retreating into the business building. In, close the door and close the door.
Zhao Ming said, "It seems they have started to attack the Binongduo area."
Song Xiechang immediately ordered to dock quickly, and at the same time ordered the soldiers on the merchant ship to prepare for battle immediately.
After a while, a merchant ship also docked on the shore. By this time, the indigenous people had already discovered the merchant ship. They couldn't smash the big door of the merchant house for a while, so they all moved to the dock, preparing to rob the merchant ship first. At the same time, several Spanish soldiers also Shouting loudly and gesticulating, they seemed to be instructing the natives to attack the merchant ships first.
At this moment, several round and simple objects suddenly flew out from the merchant ship, with white smoke rising, and landed among the natives. The natives still didn't understand what was going on. One of the natives even picked up one. He held it in his hand and turned it over and over.
Just a few sounds of "Boom - Boom - Boom - Boom -" were heard, and the grenade exploded among the indigenous people. The explosion only caused the blood of the indigenous people to fly everywhere. More than ten or twenty people were killed and injured at once, followed by the sound of gunfire on the ship. With great success, he immediately knocked down a dozen more natives. The remaining natives were so frightened that they backed away. Only then did the ship extend its springboard and rest on the pier, while the soldiers rushed off the ship and stepped onto the pier.
As soon as the grenade exploded, the Spanish soldiers knew what was going on, so they all hurriedly took off their muskets from their backs and prepared to open fire. However, after they had loaded their ammunition, they discovered that from then on The people who got off the boat were all soldiers wearing green military uniforms, wearing octagonal single-brimmed military caps, and holding muskets. After a brief exchange of fire between the two sides, two of the Chinese soldiers were shot and injured, while the Spanish soldiers were lying on the ground. Most of the people fell, and more than ten people were killed and injured along with the fleeing natives.
At this time, the other two ships also docked one after another, and the soldiers successfully landed ashore. The remaining Spanish soldiers and natives also saw clearly that their opponents had four to five hundred people, and each of them had a musket. Everyone was surprised and didn't know where this army came from, and they all seemed to be physiological men. The thought flashed through everyone's mind that the physiological man's army was coming to Manila.
The situation in front of us was very clear. The opponent's number was several times greater than ours, and everyone had muskets. We were definitely no match. Therefore, several Spanish soldiers immediately turned around and ran away, killing the missionary and the natives. Throw it away.
At this time, half of the Chinese soldiers had landed ashore, and they immediately pursued the Spanish soldiers. As a result, many natives and several Spanish soldiers were killed during the pursuit. Some natives actually caught up and He was stabbed to death by soldiers of the Chinese army with bayonets. The battle ended quickly. The Chinese army killed nine Spanish soldiers and thirty-seven famous people. In addition, they captured two Spanish soldiers and fifteen indigenous people. Because the priest was wearing a long robe, he tripped before he could take two steps and became the first prisoner captured by the Chinese army. However, no soldiers of the Chinese army were killed or injured, and only three were injured. .
At this time, Zhang Gengqiu got off the boat, and the main door of the commercial building was reopened. When the guys saw it was Zhang Gengqiu, they were very happy and immediately came out to greet him, saying, "Captain Zhang, you are back, is this the Chinese Army?" ?”
Zhang Gengqiu nodded and said, "Yes! Don't worry, everyone, the Chinese army is coming, and we no longer need to be afraid of the Gansi La people."
Everyone had witnessed the battle just now, and now they were very excited after getting Zhang Gengqiu's confirmation. At this time, Song Xiechang was also commanding the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, be vigilant, and bring all the weapons and ammunition from the ship.
The emperor came down and moved into the store. When the guys saw it, they all rushed out to help.
Song Xiechang immediately asked for a room, and captured two Spanish soldiers and missionaries for interrogation, with Aconia acting as an interpreter. The two Spanish soldiers were still unconvinced at first, but after receiving several rifle butts, they
After being beaten to a bloody head, he immediately calmed down and told the truth to Song Xiechang. It turned out that Philippine Governor Chacon felt that the preparations some time ago were almost done and decided to
Starting tomorrow, the Chinese people in Balian District will be purged first, and then in Binondo District. This missionary came to Nanjing Commercial House before and knew that there was money and many good things here, so he was also preparing to start the massacre.
Before that, I first grabbed some things, so I roped in a small group of soldiers and more than a hundred natives to rob the Nanjing Commercial Building. Of course, according to the missionaries, the purpose was to wipe out the heretics.
Song Xiechang asked another missionary, "Is what he said true? Tomorrow you will prepare to start massacring the Chinese."
The foreign monk was a little tough and said, "You pagans will not get good results."
Akonia gave a bitter smile and said, "What's your name? Which church do you belong to?"
Seeing that it was a missionary who asked himself, the missionary replied, "My name is Negredo, and I belong to the Archdiocese of Manila and the Augustinians. Who are you and why are you helping the infidels? Where did this army come from?"
Aconia said, "I am Archonia, a Jesuit missionary from the Diocese of South China. We are from China, because we heard that you are going to massacre the Chinese in Manila, so the emperor of China wants to send troops to intervene."
Negredo said, "What, the pagans want to attack here, attack a place that has received the gospel of the Lord. This is really terrible. Almighty Lord, please bring disaster to these pagans and save your loyal people."
Lambs. Father Aconia, who is also a loyal servant of the Lord, why do you want to help these infidels?"
Akonia glanced at him and smiled bitterly and said, "You are wrong. The Lord's punishment should not come to innocent people. Although they are not the Lord's lambs, they are all good people. It is you who are tainting the Lord."
I am kind and tolerant, so the disaster is already on top of your heads. I am not helping the infidels, but Wu hopes to save you from the disaster."
Negredo didn't understand what he meant, but he turned his head to the side and said, "It turns out that you are no longer a loyal servant of the Lord, but a follower of the devil."
Aconia said lightly, "Whether I am a loyal servant of the Lord will be proved in the future." After saying that, he ignored him and turned to Song Xiechang and said, "Captain Song, tomorrow the Spanish army will launch a massacre.
Therefore, Father Guo Najie and I will rush to Manila overnight to present King Jingbei's letter to the Governor of the Philippines, hoping to prevent this massacre."
Song Xiechang knew that Aconia carried Shang Yi's letter, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Father Aconia, I will send a company of soldiers to protect you to Manila City."