Captain Thomas, who was struggling in pain, was awakened by severe pain in his waist. Suddenly, a weather-beaten white face in his 40s appeared in front of him. He was wrapped in a turban and looked at him expressionlessly.
Thomas asked in pain: "Where am I?"
Colonel Cutre said coldly in Spanish: "You are at the gate of hell."
Yin Feng's men never stepped forward to charge. Their matchlock guns, like those of the Spanish, were not waterproof. Therefore, until the last moment, when only a few Spanish officers were still resisting, Yin Feng's men swarmed forward.
, snatched the half-dead Thomas back from the hands of other Chinese. The sailors told the Chinese around him: "Our captain has a grudge against this Greek, and we must kill him slowly."
Right now, there are still many Chinese people around who want to vent their anger on Thomas.
Yin Feng had only one question to ask the governor's nephew, and he asked in broken Spanish: "Li Dan, oh, where is Andrea Ditis now?"
Thomas' desire for survival was extremely strong. He covered his bleeding waist and spat out blood and said: "Help me, I am the nephew of Governor Aguna..."
"Answer the question! Answer truthfully..." Yin Feng became impatient.
"Andrea Ditis (Adre. Ditis) is imprisoned in the water prison of Fort Santiago...help me, I can give you money..."
Yin Feng sneered: "Your money? Isn't it just stolen from us Chinese?"
He walked aside and said to Cutre: "Okay, I've finished asking my questions. This guy is at your disposal."
Jacques van de Coutere nodded and approached Thomas: "Originally, I should have dueled with you. Now, there is no need for it. I don't need to duel with the dead. I told you my name: Jacques
?Van de Cutre. After the Battle of Alcantara 23 years ago, because we supported Antonio, the legal successor of the Portuguese King, the Aguna family from Spain seized all the property of the Cutre family and exiled half of us.
clan members. Now, you must pay the price for this!"
Captain Thomas's pale face became even paler, and he straightened up with difficulty: "So it's you... you're helping the physiological man? Those musketeers..."
Kuterei stood up and ignored him again. Yin Feng nodded and signaled to the Chinese insurrectionists around him: "Now, the nephew of the Governor-General will be left to you!"
The crowd who had been waiting impatiently burst into cheers, and someone shouted: "Don't ruin his pretty face, and give it to his uncle the governor!" The crowd swarmed forward, and Thomas let out a tragic cry before his death.
Call.
(Note: In 1580, after the King of Portugal disappeared during his expedition to North Africa, his uncle, the illegitimate son of the brother of the former King João III, Antonio, the abbot of the Crato monastery, had quite a few supporters. But King Philip of Spain in Alcanta
Defeated his army at the Battle of La and became King of Portugal.)
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A 140-man Spanish colonial army entered the Tongdo swamp to suppress the human rebels. Within 5 minutes, they were all killed by the Chinese rebels and the entire army was destroyed. At the same time, 5 colonial militiamen were also killed. Here
Including more than a dozen Spanish officers, Captain Thomas, the nephew of the Governor, Colonel Dasmarinas, the former governor and leader of the colonial self-defense militia, and other important figures; as well as Pedro de Benavide, the nephew of the archbishop.
Famous noble gentlemen like Si were also killed in the swamp.
Only the three colonial militiamen who had taken care of the wounded escaped in time, and they did not even care about the wounded who fell into the bamboo array. The poor wounded were quickly killed by the Chinese who came after them. Their weapons fell to
In the hands of Yin Feng, who arrived in time: two flintlock guns that were relatively rare in East Asia at the time.
Before the war, Yin Feng emphasized to Lu Shitou and other Chinese leaders that they should seize the enemy's weapons as much as possible; however, although he was famous and showed his strength on the battlefield, the big bosses did not understand what he said.
Basically, they ignored his suggestions; in actual battles, angry Chinese insurgents often smashed their enemies to pieces together with their weapons; in fact, no Chinese knew how to use matchlock guns.
Yin Feng, who wanted to collect Spanish weapons to replenish his own musketeer equipment, was helpless in the face of dozens of tattered guns. The Spanish did retain some gunpowder, and at the end of the war Yin Feng led his men to grab a lot.
Some gunpowder and projectiles were collected from the corpses; but the amount obtained was only enough for all 60 musketeers to fire three more volleys.
The three survivors quickly spread the news throughout the north bank of the Pasig River. The Spaniards in the Tondo Colony were immediately wiped out, and the Del Monte Monastery was immediately abandoned. That night, the Chinese occupied the area around the monastery. Second
Today, the entire Tondo colonial area was occupied by Chinese.
When the news came, people in the city of Manila were panicked and filled with misery. Rumors also said that the Physiologist had a musketeer team of several hundred people and was about to attack the royal city of Manila.
All colonial areas outside of Intramuros were abandoned, and all the Spaniards retreated into the city, anxiously awaiting the siege by the Chinese. The cannons of the San Francisco Fort and Santiago Fort in Intramuros were loaded with ammunition and ready to fire at any time. Balian
The surrounding Spanish colonial army posts were also withdrawn, and all Spanish troops were engaged in preparations to defend the city. Envoys were urgently sent to Cebu, Pampanga and other places to urge the Spanish troops there and the newly formed indigenous people.
The infantry quickly came to the rescue of Manila.
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On the night of the Battle of the Monastery, Yin Feng found Zeng Yue in the Tondo camp at the intersection of several rivers. That night, the entire camp was already in a state of uproar. The leading figures from various families and regions gathered together to quarrel about that day.
The fight over the failure in the monastery continued. At the same time, a large number of wounded were sent to the camp, but except for one monk who knew a little bit about medical treatment, there was no medical treatment at all in the camp. The painful howls of the wounded and the cries of their relatives spread throughout the camp.
Over the campground.
Tondo Camp was originally a piece of flat land slightly above the water deep in the swamp. It was basically submerged by the river at high tide. The Chinese dug ditches to drain the ground and built many simple stilt houses. However, most of them
The rebels could only live in simple temporary shacks, and some even had to sleep in thatched grass. Located in a low-lying water network area, the number of mosquitoes was unimaginable. Yin Feng and the sailors were led by Chen Zhongji, a young man from Haicheng.
We walked into the Tondo camp with one foot high and one foot shallow. Each step required a lot of effort. When everyone pulled their feet out of the mud, a strong stench always came out.
Seeing the mud and countless mosquitoes everywhere, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh: "Oh my God, how can people live in such a place?"
Young Chen Zhongji turned around and said with a smile: "What does it matter? No matter how bad the place is, we Tang people can develop it into fertile farmland."
His uncle Chen Hai leaned on crutches and continued: "Back then, wasn't Jiannei-Bali'an also a swamp and pond? We Tang people still built it into a big market."
Yin Feng nodded: Without the efforts of the Chinese, many places in Southeast Asia would never have been developed. The Spanish came to the Philippines and directed the Chinese and indigenous people to build fortresses, city walls, barracks, churches, monasteries, and municipalities on the swamp forests.
Halls, residences; in a swampland that is completely unsuitable for human habitation, the Chinese can also build grand Balian markets again and again... Without the Chinese, the Spaniards might still be guarding the town of Manila behind wooden fences.
Zeng Yue was lying in a simple hut in the Quanzhou area, with a wooden board tied to his left leg and unable to move. But when he saw Yin Feng suddenly appear, he still struggled to stand up. He didn't say anything else, he just kept blaming Yin.
Feng shouldn't have come: "Why are you here at this time? Oh my God! Can't you see there are dead people everywhere here? Do you want my sister to be a widow?"
Yin Feng's eyes turned red and he stepped forward to hug him: "Fourth brother, I don't want my sister-in-law to be a widow either!"
Zeng Yue also sighed and wiped away his tears. He held onto Yin Feng tightly and looked him up and down. He shook his head and said, "You, you, there's really nothing I can do about you. God arranged that you came to this world just to save my life."
Come! How many times has this saved me?"
Yin Feng smiled: "What nonsense are you talking about, my brother! Didn't you just break a leg? Aren't you alive and well?"
"Do you have any way to escape from here? A few days ago, some people built a raft and went down the river. They wanted to go back to the sea, but they were all killed by the natives and the raft was burned."
Yin Feng asked Lin Xiao to arrange for the sailors to sleep in the surrounding area, and helped Zeng Yue into the hut to lie down.
"I brought a boat."
"Xinxinghao?"
Yin Feng said: "There is another ship. However, the Spanish have sealed the port, and there is a war all over the place. We can only go south and go to sea from Badanyan." Yin Feng took out the tortoise shell Zhang Wei, a Chinese merchant in Hong Kong.
He pointed out the map he drew to Zeng Yue: "Look, I'm going to send people to explore the road right away. If the trail in Dalun Mountain is still open, we'll leave tomorrow."
The next day was the day of the Battle of Tongdo Swamp. The Chinese won a great victory and completely wiped out the Spanish colonial army.
In the afternoon of the same day, the sailors and Colonel Cutre sent by Yin Feng to explore the road came back. The situation was very bad. When Yin Feng entered Balian, he took a detour from the east of Manila City; at that time, the Spaniards and the Chinese had not yet started a full-scale war.
Except for the area around Balian, there have been no conflicts, so it's been a smooth journey. Now, wherever there are traces of Chinese on Luzon Island, there are wars and smoke, and there are swords and swords everywhere. That mountain road has been completely destroyed by the Pampanga indigenous army.
Blockade, a large number of indigenous troops were mobilized from the foot of the mountain, numbering in the thousands. The road bypassing the east of Manila to the Dalun Mountains was not safe either. The Tagalog natives were originally friendly to the Chinese, but now they are forced by the Spaniards
He also participated in the atrocities against the Chinese. Cutre and others were able to successfully pass numerous checkpoints during this round trip only because Cutre disguised himself as a Spanish officer.
With Yin Feng's 60 musketeers, it was impossible to break out of the encirclement, climb Dalun Mountain, and then reach Badanyan.
Zeng Yue was a little panicked, while Lin Xiao and others looked at Yin Feng in confusion. No one wanted to die on Luzon Island. Although the Chinese annihilated a Spanish army, Yin Feng knew the outcome: the Chinese could not win the entire war.
.Yin Feng, this little historical butterfly, is not yet powerful enough to change the course of history.
Just now, the Chinese leaders were arguing about how to attack the Royal City of Manila. They gathered in a small Western-style building in the church estate, and everyone was red-faced. A large number of Chinese insurrectionists gathered around in a chaotic manner, and it was almost like
At the market.
Without siege weapons and equipment, and without the cover of long-range weapons, it is impossible for the Chinese to capture Manila. The Christian leader Huang Da opposed the attack on Manila, and the rest of the leaders, except for the pirate gang Lu Shitou, were inclined to attack. Some people publicly
He accused Huang Da of opposing the siege because he still had a fond feeling for the related wax people.
"You have already shaved your head. Those black-robed monks are all your godfathers, right? If you don't burn the church, you can't bear to kill them, right?" He Ping, the leader of the overseas Chinese in Zhangzhou, said coldly. At noon, the Chinese
When they occupied the Tondo colonial area, the Chinese Christians in Huangda prevented other Chinese from setting fire to the church. For this reason, they clashed with He Ping's men, and both men were injured.
Huang Da stood up suddenly, glared at He Ping, and said word by word: "We Christians have killed more than 100 people in the past two days alone! My father is now in prison for being related to the Latins..."
"Shut up! We are now going to work together as a team and speak to the outside world as one, so what's the use of talking nonsense?" Lu Shitou shouted, stood up, stopped the two of them, and stopped a conflict.
An onlooker with a Quanzhou accent said: "I say these Zhangzhou people are just too greedy. Most of the food in Tongduo belongs to them. This is unfair!"
He Ping, the leader of the overseas Chinese in Zhangzhou, was furious. He turned around and shouted to the crowd: "Who is farting? We have the most people in Zhangzhou here. What's wrong with sharing more food?"
Someone pointed the finger at Lu Shitou again: "Brother Lu, your people have taken too much gold and silver, right?"
Lu Shitou, a big horse with a golden sword, sat on a stool and said with a sneer: "Our brothers are always charging forward, aren't you convinced? Just take the lead and rush into Manila City. There is a lot of gold and silver there!"
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Yin Feng shook his head while watching. In fact, the Chinese rebels did not have a real leader, and there was no unified combat command structure. If Huang Kang, the director of Balian, was willing to become the head coach, everyone might still listen to him.
But now, the leaders of overseas Chinese in various regions, leaders of all walks of life, pirate gangs, and Chinese Christians refuse to give in to each other and refuse to obey anyone, forming a veritable rabble.
In the end, most people decided to attack Manila, and Huang Da had no choice but to do so. Yin Feng grabbed Lu Shitou downstairs: "Brother Lu, how confident are you that you can attack Manila?"
Lu Shitou raised his big hand, smiled, and raised a finger: "At most 10% sure."