Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

This city is like a colorful kaleidoscope, bringing together people from different regions and nationalities.

According to statistics, the city has a population of about 50,000.

Among them, the Chinese accounted for a full one-third, and the natives accounted for half of the total population. The rest were Spanish garrisons and their families, as well as some Spaniards engaged in commercial activities, but the total number did not exceed 10,000. In addition, there were also a small number of Japanese, Koreans and other people from other countries or regions living here.

At noon, when the sound of fierce gunfire resounded through the sky, the residents in the city were all terrified. They closed their doors tightly, hid in their homes, trembling, and dared not step out of the room.

However, as the sound of gunfire gradually subsided, some braver people finally climbed carefully onto the roofs of their houses, trying to see what was happening at the port.

Who would have thought that the once invincible colonial rulers, the Spanish, would actually raise the white flag and declare surrender!

This scene is really jaw-dropping and unbelievable!

When the news that the Spanish army had hoisted the white flag spread, the city of Manila instantly became like a powder keg that had been lit, and it was completely boiling.

Those indigenous Spanish traitors and Japanese who had relied on the power of the Spaniards to do evil in the past were now at a loss and had no idea what to do.

Because they saw their former masters were busy packing up their gold and silver jewelry, looking embarrassed as if they were hastily preparing to flee the place.

At the dock, the sea breeze blew, creating waves.

The landing craft of the Tiandi Army Marine Brigade have arrived at the dock.

Brigade Commander Zuo Zhitang stood on the landing craft, scanning the movements of the Spanish army on the dock with a telescope.

Zuo Zhitang had already seen the white flag flying on the dock in the distance, but he did not take it lightly. Instead, he calmly sent a company of advance team to the dock to see whether the Spanish army had really surrendered.

The advance team stepped ashore cautiously, weapons tightly in their hands, and maintained a high state of alert at all times.

However, to their surprise, they encountered no attack from the Spanish army.

The Spanish soldiers were seen sitting in a circle in an empty field. Some of them lowered their heads with depressed expressions; some of them looked around in panic, and when they saw the Tiandi Army, fear and confusion appeared in their eyes.

Their weapons were piled on the ground, and it was obvious that they were ready to surrender.

The company commander of the advance team was named Wang. He was tall and strong, with a resolute face, and his eyes showed courage and determination.

Captain Wang walked boldly towards the Spanish army, every step full of confidence and courage.

At this time, Diego, the adjutant of the Spanish garrison, also hurried over.

He first solemnly saluted Captain Wang with a standard military salute, and then chattered a lot in Spanish.

Unfortunately, Captain Wang knew nothing about Spanish and had no idea what the other party was saying.

"Is there anyone among you who can understand Chinese?" Captain Wang frowned and asked Diego repeatedly.

However, Diego just shook his head blankly, indicating that he didn't understand the other party's language either.

For a moment, both sides fell into awkward silence.

In desperation, the two could only try to communicate through gestures. Captain Wang pointed to his military uniform to indicate the unit he belonged to, while Diego pointed to the Spanish troops behind him, trying to explain their identities.

In this way, they communicated back and forth, constantly making gestures, but due to the language barrier, communication progressed very slowly.

After a lot of trouble, Diego finally guessed some key information from Captain Wang's gestures. He suddenly realized and said, "So you are Chinese!"

So he immediately dispatched two clever messengers to rush to Manila to find Chinese businessmen who could speak Spanish.

You should know that the Chinese businessmen who do business here are basically fluent in Spanish and the local indigenous language, and can communicate with all parties with ease.

At the same time, Captain Wang methodically arranged for people to keep all the Spanish weapons under close guard to ensure that no accidents would occur.

Then, he fired a bright red flare in the direction of the dock from which he came, to signal the Marine Brigade that the place was safe.

After seeing the signal, Brigade Commander Zuo Zhitang gave the order without hesitation, ordering a large group of Marine Brigade troops to file onto the dock.

These well-trained soldiers acted quickly, and in the blink of an eye they had taken proper custody of the 2,000 Spanish troops who had just surrendered. The entire scene was orderly and not at all chaotic.

Not long after, two tall and handsome Chinese businessmen followed the Spanish soldiers closely and rushed to the dock at lightning speed.

It turned out that these two Chinese businessmen were brothers. The elder one was named Xiang Yonghua and the younger one was named Xiang Yongxia.

Their parents traveled thousands of miles from Fujian to come here to do business and make a living, and the brothers grew up in Manila and are very familiar with this place.

When the two brothers heard that it was the Chinese army that defeated the arrogant Spaniards in one fell swoop, the excitement in their hearts was beyond words!

Without even having time to say a word, they happily followed the two soldiers who came to deliver the message all the way to the dock.

After everything was ready, Zuo Zhitang personally summoned the leader of the Spanish surrendered army, Colonel Diego.

Zuo Zhitang looked serious, staring at Colonel Diego in front of him with a sharp gaze, and asked in a steady and powerful voice: "What's your name? What's your unit number?"

After he asked the question, Xiang Yonghua, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward and translated his words accurately into Spanish for Diego.

"We are the Spanish Empire's garrison in the Philippines. I am the commander of this garrison, Colonel Pablo Rodriguez, and this is my adjutant Diego. Here, in the name of God, we surrender to your army. But... may I ask which country your army is from?"

Pablo's face was solemn, his eyes fixed on the enemy general in front of him.

"We are the Revolutionary Army of Heaven and Earth, and we belong to the Federation of Heaven and Earth! It is not shameful for you Spaniards to be defeated by our Heaven and Earth Army." Zuo Zhitang held his head high and chest puffed out his chest. His voice was as loud as a bell, and his words were full of confidence and majesty.

After saying that, he turned to look at Xia Yonghua beside him and continued to instruct: "Go and ask him how many Spanish troops are currently stationed in Manila City, Luzon Island and other islands?"