Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Jinghaihou Shi Lang was a handsome and unruffled man. He asked his second son and lieutenant general to recruit the elite of the Fujian navy, and he himself carefully questioned the people who came back from Luzon one by one.Then he wrote an urgent military report for eight hundred miles, and sent a small team of soldiers to Beijing to deliver the letter.He also brought the soldier who had been sent back from Luzon to report and could speak the official language.He ordered the soldiers who were traveling with him to take good care of this man along the way, so that when he arrived at the capital, the officials of the Ministry of War would ask him about the situation in Luzon.

After everything was ready, Shi Lang took his second son to Luzon.The eldest son was left to look after the house, and told the eldest son to be careful of the Japanese pirates on Dayuan Island.The third son was sent to Guangzhou to seek assistance from the Guangdong Navy.

About half of the warships of the Fujian Navy were replaced last year.The artillery equipped on the ship is also the latest model produced by the Ministry of Industry this year.When Shi Lang received these equipments, he was secretly delighted. With these cannons and the naval forces he had practiced over the years, in the spring of next year, he would be able to request an order from the saints to take back Dayuan Island and show his face in front of the new emperor.

Before he asked for an order, the opportunity to make meritorious service came to him.

Rescuing soldiers is like fighting a fire, Shi Lang saw that the navy was ready, and without waiting for any auspicious time, he led his people and set off overnight.The dozens of people who fled from Luzon and reported the news were so excited that they could not speak coherently, and they kowtowed when they saw Shi Lang on the boat.

But the war in Luzon was really not as bad as the royal father and son, court officials, and Shi Lang feared.

The siege of Manila was led by the Spaniards.After they occupied Greater Luzon, they regarded the entire Luzon Island, including Little Luzon, as their colony in the East.

Back then, the navy of Dajing traveled southward in a mighty way, looking for land that could be cultivated in four seasons. When they found Luzon, the Spaniards had less than [-] soldiers stationed in Luzon. They panicked and fled.

After more than two years, these Spaniards, who were unwilling to lose this colony in the east and were also a transit supply station, hired some armed crew from the East India Company and their garrison on Dayuan Island to gather pirates in the surrounding waters More than [-] people, including Japanese pirates, rushed to Manila City, preparing to retake Luzon.

But the Spaniards never expected that the city walls of Manila at this time were not as thin as they were when the Spaniards left more than two years ago.

Because General Hu Hong who was stationed in Manila, a general who came from a military family and had followed the saint to the west, had seen the Tatar army collapsed under the power of Dajing's artillery.I have also seen the fragile city walls of the Tatars, which were still relatively strong, turned into powder under the bombardment of artillery.When it was his turn to garrison Little Luzon, looking at the weak city walls, he mobilized all the people he could to re-fortify Manila's city walls, and even demolished and rebuilt some parts.Without a solid wall, he could not sleep well.

The repeatedly reinforced outer city wall and inner city wall saved the army he led.

The coalition forces that the Spaniards took pains to form, used ships to carry artillery, and smashed down the city walls of Manila several times, and then infantry, armed crews, pirates, and Japanese pirates swarmed up.

This was the most common and effective way of fighting during the colonization process, but it was blocked by Dajing soldiers with superior firearms and equipment.

Hu Hong took advantage of the repelling of the invaders and commanded the soldiers to repair the city wall as soon as possible.If it collapses, it will be repaired, and if it is repaired, it will collapse again.Seeing that the invading enemy was numerous and powerful, he sent people to Fujian and Guangdong for help, and on the other hand transferred all the women and children in the city to the mountains outside the city.If it can be delayed for one more day, it is a day. If the Fujian and Guangdong navy cannot come to rescue, if it is delayed for one more day, the women and children may be taken back a little more.As for myself—at worst, I will die with the enemy.

The defenders of the city were desperately trying to delay the time, and the motley crew who attacked the city were all thinking of making a fortune after entering the city.No one is willing to sacrifice their lives to attack a city.

With such a mentality, Hu Hong's city was also guarded with twists and turns, and risks abounded.The outer city was captured several times by miscellaneous troops, and the enemies who entered the city were beaten out several times.

After repeatedly seeing the saw, the shells carried by the Spaniards disappeared.

Then, the Fujian navy led by Jinghaihou arrived.

The pirates and Japanese pirates who besieged Manila saw that there was nothing they could do, so they immediately ran to their own ships. As long as they could sail out of Manila Bay, they would have a [-]% chance of escaping.

It is a pity that Manila Bay is like a big-bellied gourd with a thin neck, and the Fujian Navy is the big hand that pinched the gourd's neck.Jinghaihou commanded the warships to line up. The Spanish coalition fleet wanted to escape from the gap between the warships blocked by artillery, and it had to pay a certain price.

Hu Hong is a very calm person. If a general is in command, he may think of attacking from both inside and outside.But he only commanded the soldiers to rush to repair the city wall, preventing the enemies locked in the bay from jumping over the wall and attacking the city of Manila desperately.If the city of Manila is lost at this time, the offense and defense will be shifted, and if they want to regain the city, the price they will pay will be high.

Not to mention, seeing those who had difficulty fleeing, they began to step up their siege, trying to occupy Manila and gain a foothold.

Jing Haihou didn't know that the Spanish allied forces had run out of shells. He saw that some of the allied fleets were hovering outside the coverage of their own artillery, while others were standing still on the shore.He tentatively drew two frigates into the bay, but the lingering fleet fled around like birds and beasts, but they didn't respond with artillery fire.

After a little thought, Jing Haihou guessed that the invading ships might have run out of shells.Each time he sent two warships to drive away the barbarians' ships in one direction, and then sent another warship to join forces, demanding that the artillery not be able to hit the air.He regarded the enemy ships in Manila Bay and the coalition forces besieging the city as active targets in the naval training ground.

A day later, the Guangdong navy led by Li Zhun also arrived in Manila Bay and quickly joined the training.The Guangdong navy was established later than the Fujian navy, but their warships are all new types with broadside guns installed, and their broadside guns are about the same, not to mention that they can hit ten miles in one shot.

Under the coercion of such a powerful force, after two warships flying the Spanish flag were sunk, all the ships of the Allied forces hung the white flag and surrendered.

Shi Lang then sent a few soldiers in small boats to shout out, asking everyone on board to leave their weapons and belts on board, and to go ashore with their trousers in their hands, and squatted along the shore with their heads in their arms, waiting for the sailors to accept their surrender.I originally wanted to take advantage of the time when the defenders in the city came out to accept the surrender, and made some small moves, so I completely rested my mind.

More than 600 people, in addition to the dead and wounded, about [-] people with good arms and legs, were all taken as prisoners.

Shi Lang and Li Zhun separated the barbarians from the Japanese pirates and pirates for interrogation. After asking about the difference between the Spaniards and the East India Company, they communicated the situation with General Hu Hong, who was guarding Luzon. It has to be reported to the sage in the capital for a ruling.

Before they could send out the memorial, ships from Ningbo, Yangzhou and other places capable of going far to the ocean arrived in Luzon fully armed.Hu Xiao, the servant of the Ministry of War, and Hu Hong's younger brother, the next generation of the Hu family at the helm, brought the saint's order to the Marquis of Jinghai and Li Zhun to clear up this sea area.

Hu Xiao smiled and said: "Before I left Beijing, the sage once said that if people from any country came to besiege Luzon, they had to go to that country to plead guilty and pay compensation for the loss."

Jinghaihou gasped, with so many warships cooperating, it would be easy to clear this sea area.However, the sage was sitting in the capital, and he didn't know the composition of the coalition forces besieging Manila. There were almost a dozen countries. Could it be that he wanted to go to war with so many countries?

With that in his mind, he asked the question.

Hu Xiao's face remained unchanged, the saint sent him to preside over this matter, how dare he do things without understanding the exact meaning of the saint.Before leaving Beijing, he spent a lot of money, went to Rongguo Mansion to find Jia She, and paid for his most beloved, a two-year-old hard-earned BMW, and only then did he ask the saint's words from Jia She.

Hu Xiao took out the chart that Jia Amnesty gave him.This sea chart is much more detailed than the one drawn by the sage on silk for the courtiers to see.If you look closely, you will find that every stroke is baked on the soft sheepskin. This kind of sheepskin is not afraid of water.

Hu Xiao pointed to the sea chart and said: "The circle from Luzon to Borneo, Pazia and Nanyang, the sage and the cabinet mean that this is a place where rice can be grown all year round, and this area will be handed over to General Li. You will get half of the battleship brought by this officer, you understand what to do, right?"

Li Zhun was a little dazed looking at the large sea area, he didn't quite understand.

Hu Xiao knew from his appearance that he didn't understand. No wonder this man was so talented, but he couldn't get promoted.Go back and talk to him in detail.

"Marquis Jinghai, Dayuan, Dongyang, and Ryukyu. I will take the remaining warships and listen to your deployment to eliminate all pirates and Japanese pirates in this area. I will also bring those captured Japanese pirates to Fusang for interrogation. "

"Lord Hu, Ryukyu is a fake of Dajing."

"So what about fakes? Didn't they still indulge their own people, become pirates, and besiege Luzon in Dajing? Could it be that they didn't participate in the Japanese pirates in Ningbo and Yangzhou in the first few years? He Ryukyu King If you can’t manage the people well, it’s better for Dajing to send another Ryukyu governor to make Luzon and Dayuan more stable.”

Shi Lang nodded to show that he understood what Hu Xiao meant, and at the same time raised his hand to salute Hu Xiao.

"Master Hu, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is up to you to command the cleanup of this sea area."

Shi Lang was being polite with Hu Xiao, his Marquis was above Hu Xiao, but his Marquis of Jinghai was not a hereditary title, and his sons would live under Hu Xiao in the future.

Hu Xiao postponed: "Jing Haihou is polite, I am not as good as you in commanding naval battles, I still study hard by your side."

After hearing what Hu Xiao said, Shi Lang knew that he didn't want to compete with him for the command.He thought in his heart that if he could take the opportunity to make friends with Hu Shilang, it would be a good opportunity that he couldn't even ask for.

So he smiled and said: "Master Hu is humble, it is my honor to be able to fulfill the entrustment of the saint together."

Li Zhun finally understood at this time that the sage and the cabinet were going to make a big fuss by taking advantage of the siege of Manila.