/Very Literary Lingdiankans Chapter 242 Night of Blood and Fire I have a format problem? Please click here
After breaking up with the missionaries, Liu Xiaoyi led a company of soldiers to protect brothers Zhang Gengqiu, Zhao Ming, and Zhao Xin when they came to the Chinese residential area in Balian District.
Balian District is the area where the largest number of Chinese live in Manila. There are three main residential areas where Chinese are concentrated. A total of more than 15,000 Chinese have settled here. However, due to the turmoil in the previous stage, many Chinese also have a premonition that something big will happen.
Therefore, those who owned boats fled Luzon Island, but those who owned boats were only a minority after all. The vast majority of the Chinese had actually settled in Manila, and a few days ago the Spaniards blocked the entrance to the Pasig River and could not escape even if they wanted to.
So another group of Chinese left Balian District and hid in the mountains in northern Luzon. Some people fled to Binondo District on the north bank of the Pasig River, but most of the Chinese still had no way to go. Of course, there are also quite a few.
I was lucky, so more than half of the Chinese remained in Balian District, a total of about 10,000 people. At this time, every household was closed and worried.
When brothers Zhang Gengqiu, Zhao Ming, and Zhao Xin arrived, they first opened several business houses that they were familiar with. Under the persuasion of Zhang Gengqiu and others, first of all, all his friends came out of their homes, and then they all helped them to separate and recruit other people to join together.
Finally gathered after hours
Several hundred people then Zhang Gengqiu announced in public that the Spanish would massacre the Chinese in Balian and Canonbi districts tomorrow. Now the Chinese army had arrived in Manila, so the Chinese were asked to take shelter in the Nanjing Commercial Building where they could get
Protection of the Chinese Army
Zhang Gengqiu does have a relatively high reputation among the Chinese in Manila. Everyone can basically believe what he says. Moreover, there is a company of soldiers who followed Zhang Gengqiu, which enhances Zhang Gengqiu's persuasiveness. In fact, many Chinese also have some bad qualities.
I have a hunch that there is really no way out
But if you go to the sea and can't get out, you may not be able to save your life by escaping into the mountains, so you can only stay and resign yourself to fate. Now listening to Zhang Gengqiu's words, it seems that there is a glimmer of hope, so many people said that they should go back and pack their things immediately.
Immediately move to Nanjing Commercial Hall to escape
Liu Xiaoyi also stood up at this time and told everyone that because time was tight, it was best to bring as few things as possible with you. It was best to only bring gold, silver, soft things, clothes and food that you could change with you. You could also take some other bulky and bulky items with you and discard them all.
If not, of course there are animals you can take away. After cleaning up, leave immediately. At this time, there are boats on the south bank of the Pasig River to pick you up. But after entering the store, everyone is asked to follow the rules and arrangements there, etc.
So those who decided to leave immediately went back to clean up their things, but there were also many people who lacked confidence in Zhang Gengqiu and the Chinese Army, so they were hesitant. Some people came to Zhang Gengqiu. The Zhao brothers repeatedly asked if the Spaniards really wanted to take action? The Chinese Army
Can beat
The Spanish army? Is there any other way to keep them from the trouble of waiting? After more than ten minutes, some quick-moving Chinese have packed their bags and left the house and hit the road. Liu Xiaoyi also came to suggest to Zhang Gengqiu.
Go to the next Chinese residential area
At this time, there were still many people chasing after and asking, and some people were trying their best to pile things on the big carts. The piles were as high as a hill. But Zhang Gengqiu and the Zhao brothers couldn't care about so many people. Believe it or not.
Anyway, the words have been brought. If you want to leave, you can leave. If you don’t want to leave, there is nothing you can do. As for how many things you have to bring, you can only let it go. It’s none of your business if you can’t escape anyway. So everyone immediately got up and rushed to the next Chinese residential area.
go
The situation in the second Chinese residential area was similar. After some persuasion, some people set off immediately, some packed up and prepared, and some people returned home after listening and buried their heads in sleep. Then everyone immediately set off and rushed to the third Chinese residential area.
By the time they arrived, it was already approaching dusk. Zhang Gengqiu and others had just gathered the Chinese. Before they could say a few words, they heard the sound of gunshots coming from the direction of Manila. Although it was dense and sparse at times, it was always there. It didn't stop, and there was a burst of excitement among the Chinese crowd. Everyone had a premonition that something terrible had happened.
Liu Xiao said, "Captain Zhang is probably related to the wax people who took action in advance. It's too dangerous here. We'd better go back as soon as possible."
Zhang Gengqiu also nodded and said, "Folks, the Rats have already started attacking us Chinese. Let's run away. We'll be safe if we escape to the Nanjing Commercial Building."
The Chinese people suddenly became confused. Although they had heard some rumors before, after all, they were just guesses. Many people still held some illusions and believed that the Spaniards would not attack the Chinese. But now the gunfire shattered most people's illusions, so everyone started to panic. He rushed to his home and prepared to pack his things and escape from Balian District.
Liu Xiaoyi and others also hurriedly left and headed back. However, since they were in the last Chinese residential area and the farthest place from the shopping mall, they would not be able to go back for a while and there were many mistakes on the way back. The Chinese were running in panic, and some were shouting, "The Ganlu people are coming, everyone, run away!"
When we arrived at the second Chinese residential area, it was also a mess. Almost all the Chinese ran out of their homes. There were also many people pushing and pulling large cars and small vehicles, and piled mountains of items, crowding the road. At the same time, two cars rolled over because they were pushed too fast, blocking the originally narrow road. At this time, the sound of gunshots was getting closer and closer.
The cargo owner was so busy that he helped the truck, picked up the goods, reloaded the truck and tied them up. However, some people were too impatient and simply stepped on the goods, but the cargo owner was so anxious that he quickly stopped him and said, "Don't step on my stuff! Don't step on it too fast." "Stop." But he could block the flow of people with just two hands. In the blink of an eye, countless people stepped on the goods and continued to move forward.
However, the Chinese army arrived too late and could not get in. Many soldiers were so anxious that they were chopping their feet. Liu Xiaoyi was also paying attention to the direction of the gunfire while observing the terrain here and considering whether he should prepare for battle.
At this time, Zhang Gengqiu said, "Liu Company Commander, I know there is another way. Although it is a little far away, we can go around it. Which way should we go?"
When Liu Xiao heard this, he immediately gave up the plan of fighting because neither the time nor the place was suitable for fighting, so he said, "Captain Zhang, please lead the way." At the same time, he arranged a few soldiers to follow Zhang Gengqiu to protect his safety.
The group of people immediately turned to a street. As expected, there were a lot less pedestrians on this road. But not long after walking, they heard loud gunshots behind them, followed by people screaming. It turned out that the Spaniards were chasing them.
Zhang Gengqiu looked behind him and said bitterly, "The damn Ganlu people have really started killing us Chinese again." The Zhao brothers clenched their fists and wished they could kill them right away.
Liu Xiao said, "Captain Zhang is just waiting for the prince's army to arrive. Sooner or later, we will have to settle this account with the Ganlu people. Now it's better to leave quickly!"
Zhang Gengqiu nodded and said, "Liu Company Commander Liu said that we should leave as soon as possible."
The group of them walked for another twenty minutes and sure enough, they bypassed the second Chinese residential area and approached the first Chinese residential area. By this time, the sun was almost setting, and there was only a hint of red clouds on the western skyline.
Liu Xiao said to Zhang Gengqiu, "It's going to be quick when we get here. Everyone, please hurry up. It's difficult to leave after dark." Then he said to Zhang Gengqiu, "Captain Zhang, are you okay?"
After all, Zhang Gengqiu was over 50 years old. After running around for a long time, he did feel a little exhausted and panting while talking. When Liu Xiao saw him, he immediately called a soldier to carry Zhang Gengqiu on his back.
Just then someone suddenly said, "Where do you see the fire?"
Everyone looked up and saw flames blazing into the sky in the direction of the first Chinese residential area. There were no gunshots and there were a lot of screams and cries. There were countless Chinese scurrying around like headless flies. It was obviously Spain.
People have already been killed here
Liu Xiao asked, "Captain Zhang, is there still a way around it?"
Zhang Gengqiu was about to speak when he heard another burst of gunfire behind him. Many Chinese people ran up from behind, crying and shouting. It seemed that a Spanish army was also killed behind.
When Liu Xiao saw him, he knew that it was too late to go astray now and immediately said, "All soldiers in the company should pay attention to prepare for battle. All platoon leaders should come to me immediately to report and assign combat tasks."
After a while, the four platoon leaders gathered in front of Liu Xiaoyi. Liu Xiao said, "We have no other way to go now. We can only rush from here. I ordered the 12th Platoon to assault. The 21st Platoon will be the left wing, and the 23rd Platoon will be the right wing."
Do you understand after the twenty-eight rows?"
The four platoon leaders immediately said "I understand" and then returned to their respective teams. Not long after, they adjusted their combat formations and took charge. The 12th platoon, which was responsible for the assault, took the lead in rushing into the Chinese residential area and spread out in scattered lines, while the other three platoons
The soldiers also entered the battlefield in an orderly manner
After entering the residential area, the soldiers discovered that the entire residential area was in a mess. There were more than a dozen places on fire. By the light of the fire, you could see that almost all the houses had their doors smashed open. Although the houses on the streets were all Chinese.
Bodies and a lot of goods were scattered all over the place. Gunshots, shouts and a lot of laughter were heard from other places from time to time.
After turning a corner, I immediately discovered that there were more than twenty Spanish soldiers in front of them, surrounding a rather luxurious house and shooting inside. Around them were dozens of indigenous people holding javelins and machetes "Ao Ao".
"He screamed, and screams were heard from time to time in the house.
The platoon leader of the twelfth platoon also stared with red eyes and said loudly, "Hit me hard."