Chapter 253 I want to be the king
"Fanosini, what happened just now?" Anthony, with silver curly hair, asked Fanosini while holding a handkerchief while wiping the sweat from his forehead. He knew that this was a very scheming person, and it was definitely not easy to make him look at all.
Next to the blinds, the breeze of the night comes through the face. Compared to the stuffy hall, it is really much more comfortable.
A welcome banquet was held in Batavia's Governor's House. In order to welcome guests representing the British East India Company, Anthony invited all the decent people in Batavia.
Although it is winter now, the nights in Batavia are still hot.
The men's guests are all straight, with a lace collar draped over their shoulders, which is a square collar with lace. The jacket has many decorative breasts. The trousers are as long as the knees, and the legs are wrapped around their thighs and stockings are below. The plaques and buttonholes are decorated with gold slats and gold and silver wire embroidery in velvet or brocade tops are all very luxurious and dazzling. The buttons are made of gold, silver, and jewelry, which become pure jewelry. The luxurious front of the Dutch during this period is vividly reflected. Women hide themselves under hats filled with bird feathers, or hide their faces behind face towels of various colors, revealing large whiteness on the neckline decorated with fine pleated pleats.
In this sweaty heat, dressing up as a noble demeanor was a chore. However, the men and women in the hall were all happy.
"You don't have to worry, it's news about Manila... My disobedience just now is related to Zheng Zhilong's actions."
"Manila? What's wrong with that? Is it already taken down by Zheng Zhilong?" Batavia knew the weakness of the Spaniards in the East. With the number and strength of the Spaniards, they could definitely not withstand Zheng Zhilong's attack. However, Manila was not a grass house that fell down at a touch, and Anthony was just telling a joke.
He was obviously relieved when he heard that it was not a Dutch. But he still looked at Fanosini.
"As you said, Zheng Zhilong has taken Manila."
Anthony's mouth immediately opened wide, "What? How is this possible?"
No matter how weak the Spanish were, there were more than a thousand naval and army soldiers in Manila. They recruited civilians and Bangbangites, and they could easily gather 2,000 people. Although the combat power was uneven, it was enough to only defend the city.
Even if Dabanya is unwilling to abandon the glory of his navy and chooses to fight with Zheng Zhilong head-on, losing hundreds of people in vain, there are so many people left, how could the news of his fall be heard now?
Calculate the time, it was like Zheng Zhilong who immediately took down the Spaniards as soon as he arrived at the place. This was too funny.
"Zheng Zhilong did not intend to fight Manila temporarily, he had already prepared. He sent some people to sneak into the rift in advance. When the Spanish in Manila learned that Zheng Zhilong was going to come, they sent troops to deal with the Chinese outside the city. They asked a foolish man to lead the soldiers and stepped into the trap of the Chinese without warning. Before Zheng Zhilong arrived, they first damaged hundreds of soldiers and civilians."
"What then?" Anthony asked in disbelief. He knew what the 'civilian' in Fanosini's mouth meant.
"Then Manila continued to send soldiers to attack the stream where the Chinese gathered. They bombarded the stream with artillery, and the Chinese had left there by that time."
"The Spaniards gathered 300 soldiers and hundreds of Bangbangites. The Japanese went to pursue them, but they ended up being defeated. They were easily defeated by the Chinese's rear guard forces without seeing the main force of the Chinese."
When the Spanish who left the Manila royal city had no absolute suppressed artillery in their hands, they attacked Lin Risheng and others, and what they were waiting for was a mixed strike of musket + tiger squat cannon + grenade.
More importantly, the leading officer was blown away by a bullet at the beginning of the battle. The leader of the Bangbangites and the Japanese were blown away by a gun. The role of the sniper was fully demonstrated in this battle.
Without commanding, the Spanish, Bangbangites and the Japanese, they were in chaos first.
Before Zheng Zhilong's main force could reach it, the Spaniards in Manila were drained from the Han people in the stream and absorbed their morale. When Zheng Zhilong's army arrived, it was as powerful as a bamboo shoot.
Although the Manila royal city is very strong, it was designed as a star-shaped fortress where it was built. The 64-hectare royal city area is surrounded by stone walls of 2.44 meters (8 feet) thick and 6.7 meters (22 feet) high. There are battlements on the city and moats outside the city, which can effectively resist indigenous rebellions and attacks by outsiders.
The Dutch once tried to attack the "city in the city", but they all returned in vain.
If there were plenty of troops here, it would definitely be a tough trick. Unfortunately, when Zheng Zhilong's army came to Manila, he had already solved the overestimating Spanish Navy in Manila Bay. Later generations siege all over the world, and the little defensive power in the city was defeated in the blink of an eye?
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong himself did not expect it to be able to take Manila so quickly.
I can't believe that the Spanish's stupidity is so eye-opening.
Although they were obviously inadequate, they did not abandon the warships, and they retreated their artillery, medicine powder, shells and soldiers into the royal city of Manila, and allowed them to stick to the Port of Manila. It would be unreasonable for the Spanish to be undefeated.
After hearing the process, Anthony cursed Diego Fajadore Chacon's stupidity.
Then he noticed that Fanosini's face had not been resolved with his scolding, and his face was already gloomy.
"Is there something else...?"
Anthony is very smart. He thought of the two massacres that happened in Manila over the years. If Zheng Zhilong is in power now, will he take revenge on the Spaniards?
"How did Zheng Zhilong deal with the Spaniards after he took Manila?"
The gloom on Fanosini's face was about to turn into water, "Your Excellency, I want to tell you a very bad news. After Zheng Zhilong took Manila, he immediately pushed everyone in the city to the Pashi River, beheading them all, regardless of gender, age and age. And according to a very cruel and barbaric tradition of the Chinese, he piled up the corpse heads, sealed the soil into multiple hills, and stood erected on the banks of the Bus River."
"Everyone?" Anthony asked in shock.
This is a bit contrary to his views.
Although Europeans repeatedly killed indigenous people in America, Africa and Asia during the years when the great voyage began, they never expected that white people would be killed by indigenous people one day.
This is like later generations suddenly saw the news, saying that the free soldiers of the Lighthouse Kingdom suddenly fell into a big corner, and died as many people, full of incongruity and incredible.
Although the Thirty Years' War in Europe is coming to an end, France seems to have replaced the Spanish and become the European overlord.
But Spain is still a powerful country.
As the first empire of the sun never set, their colonies in the Americas still transports a lot of blood to their homeland every year.
In short, Spain is still a major European country now. They were slaughtered by people regardless of gender, age and age?
"Where is the Archbishop there? Have you seen God together?"
As a Protestant believer, he was very happy to see the Catholic Church unlucky. As a country with a strong faith, if the Archbishop was also killed, hehe, then he could be sure that Philip IV would definitely launch a sacred expedition.
Even though Spain is getting worse now.
Of course, Anthony is also using this hot spot to divert his attention. It is not rare for Europeans to be massacred. If you don’t mention the Mongols, just look at the closest ones, the Thirty Years’ War that has not yet ended completely. Is there less killing between Protestants and Catholics?
Moreover, if Europeans can kill Chinese, Chinese can naturally kill Europeans, right?
"Sorry, your hope is gone, Your Excellency." Fanosini is a Protestant Catholic, otherwise he would not be able to be in the East India Company. "All clergy, unless they can be identified as those involved in the massacre of China, Zheng Zhilong will release them all. Perhaps they have been released now."
Fanosini didn't know that waiting for these clergy was not to return to their empty church and continue to grazle the sheep. Their ultimate fate was all deported. Zheng Zhilong had already sent people to say hello to the Portuguese in Macau, and soon, a boat would come there.
The shepherds who witnessed the death of the Spanish did not have the courage to fight for the Spanish, but now they have the courage to fight for their faith.
Zheng Zhilong was very disdainful.
Who doesn’t know what this missionary is going on?
All the Chinese in the stream are believers of God, but how many true believers are there?
"If you use the musket in your hand to preach, I will naturally destroy your mission with the musket in your hand. Don't be so pure and flawless."
Zheng Zhilong was not idle and knew these shepherds.
He had just won Luzon, and he had a lot to do, from the pursuit of the Bangbangites to the enlistment of other nations, as well as the statistics of harvest income and the land clearance, and later immigration.
Zheng Zhilong will definitely get out of these things soon. Chen Ding has already brought people to Luzon, but now he has to do it himself.
What's more, the reaction after this killing - the trading volume of NSW trade has not yet been reflected, and Zheng Zhilong must also observe carefully.
"Luzon has already obtained it, and my Zheng family has a foundation overseas. I sent someone to greet Ruan Dacheng and asked him to write a memorial to ask for merit and send it to Tongzhengsi."
To show your merits, you still need to show your merits. You must first beat the edge drum.
Chapter completed!