Chapter 67: Landing in Dagupan (please read it! Please recommend it!)

The Luzon Strait is calm and calm.

But under the cover of night, murderous intentions are hidden.

In the darkest hour before dawn, troop transports were packed with troops, carrying soldiers from Wuwei Town to the left and right.

They have only one target, Dagupan on Luzon Island.

Dagupan is located about two hundred kilometers north of Manila, with coastal and plain terrain.

The Spanish Viceroyalty of Luzon is located in Manila, where the main garrison is located.

Taking Manila is almost equivalent to taking the entire Luzon.

Manila is also on the coast, why didn’t Zheng Kezang land directly in Manila?

Because there is a dangerous Manila Bay in front of Manila City.

The narrowest point of the entrance to Manila Bay is only more than 30 miles, and there is a small island in the middle.

"Very well, let the Guards prepare and immediately march straight into Manila."

Therefore, Zheng Kezang's strategy was to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and resolve the battle on land if it could be resolved on land.

As soon as the cannon came down, the Spanish soldiers who were still standing at the scene felt their legs weak.

On this expedition, Zheng Kezang brought Liu Guoxuan and his left and right troops to Wuwei Town, and the navy was commanded by Zhu Tiangui.

Apparently Spain is also worried about someone attacking Manila from here.

Firstly, Liu Guoxuan's talent in leading troops can be released, and secondly, he can keep an eye on him at all times, achieving multiple things with one stone.

Dagupan is a small town where hundreds of Spanish soldiers are stationed.

After this conflict, the Manila authorities launched a wave of anti-Chinese anti-Chinese sentiments.

Just when he turned around and was about to escape, a bomb fell accurately on his head and tore him into pieces instantly.

It's a two-hundred-kilometer road. If there are no obstacles on the road, we can probably reach it on the night of the third day. The attack and defense of Manila is just around the corner.

But it's too late.

"Enemy attack!"

"Yes, Your Highness the Governor!" Liu Guoxuan replied loudly.

"I surrender! Don't fire!"

A shrill roar echoed through the sky.

The Guards are a civilized division. If they don't surrender, they will be beaten to death. If they surrender, forget it. Although they won't be given preferential treatment, they won't be mistreated.

"Reporting to the Supervisor, 200 enemies were wiped out and 700 were captured. Only one of our troops fell down and sprained his ankle during the landing." Pan Aqiang reported.

It's a pity that they didn't prepare the white flag, otherwise it would be more standard.

This is Zheng Kezang's strategy. The most critical point is that after Dagupan successfully lands, he must surround the city of Manila before Spain can react.

"Clang clang clang!"

Spanish soldiers lined up on the pier in panic to block the Guardsmen who came ashore.

Manila Bay is also where the Spanish Luzon Fleet is located.

The Guards, left and right armed guards landed at Dagupan in the north, marched straight in, and penetrated the city of Manila from behind.

Alarm bells are ringing in the Dagupan port,

"I surrender! Don't fire!"

As soon as the order for a rapid march was given, all the ministries carried out the order in an orderly manner without any confusion.

Groups of Spanish soldiers rushed out of the barracks. Some of them were not fully clothed, and some of them did not have their guns on them. They were caught off guard.

The navy of the Ming and Zheng dynasties blocked the outside of Manila Bay to prevent the Spanish Luzon fleet from escaping.

From then on, he was always cautious when he was out alone, fearing that he would be shot in the dark by vengeful Chinese.

"Has retribution finally come?" the soldier named Julio murmured to himself.

Luzon Island is only separated from China by the South China Sea. Since Zheng He's voyages to the West in the early Ming Dynasty, the reputation of the Ming Dynasty has spread abroad. Countries such as Luzon and Sulu have maintained intermittent trade with the Ming Dynasty.

When he first came here, he was surprised that there were some Chinese people here, and he was even more surprised why they looked at him with hatred in their eyes.

There is a fort on the island, and the long-barreled artillery on the fort can block the entire strait.

Under the firepower of the French Model 1777 flintlocks, the firepower of hundreds of Spanish soldiers seemed so helpless, so weak.

During the march, Pan and five others rose up in resistance and annihilated all the Spanish colonists, including the governor.

They were defeated like a mountain. How could they, with just a few hundred defenders, fight against the 10,000 brutal Guards?

"Take them away and put them on the ship as coolies." Pan Aqiang ordered.

The sampan has already washed up on the beach, and groups of Guardsmen with bright breastplates have come ashore.

"Surrender is the right thing, and God will support me." Julio comforted himself secretly.

The Spanish soldiers said something that the Ming and Zheng soldiers could not understand. Fortunately, they had thrown their weapons aside and knelt on their knees in a standard surrender posture.

A few Spanish soldiers who were dozing off suddenly raised their heads and saw the densely packed sampans on the coast, packed with people.

The Guards also understood and did not fire again.

"Amei, please keep your voice down, don't let them hear you!" said a little boy with a Hakka accent.

"Enemy attack!"

In this small encounter, or one-sided beating, he was very lucky and did not die in the flames of the war. Perhaps becoming a coolie was the best way out.

However, Luzon Island had been at peace for a long time, and the Spaniards did not think that anyone would dare to attack them.

The sky is getting slightly brighter.

"Boom...boom!" The artillery fire of the Ming and Zheng fleets roared.

"Brother, they killed all the damn Spaniards," said a dark-skinned little girl.

"The enemy's firepower is too strong, run away!" a Spanish officer shouted.

This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you want to capture it, you have to pay a huge price.

What Zheng Kezang didn't know was that there were two small spectators in the grass near the beach who witnessed all this.

He was a young soldier who was assigned to serve in Luzon Island only a few years ago.

"Uncle Wu Ping, you organize the officers and soldiers of Wuwei Town, and we march quickly to Manila City." Zheng Kezang ordered Liu Guoxuan.

When the Guards approached, the Spanish soldiers discovered that these powerful unknown enemies were clearly the faces of the Chinese people they had massacred arbitrarily in previous years.

In the 1670s, the Ming Dynasty relaxed its maritime ban, and more and more Ming people chose to immigrate to Luzon Island.

As the number of Chinese increased, their conflicts with the Spanish colonial governorate became more and more serious.

Against this background, the Ming Dynasty sent officials with soldiers and weapons to Manila to pick up 3,000 Chinese.

Later, when he was chatting with his superiors at a banquet, he learned that the Luzon Governor's Mansion had organized three major tragedies.

In 1593, Governor Dasmarinas went on an expedition to the Molucca Islands. He forced Chinese people to serve as crewmen, which aroused dissatisfaction among the Chinese community.

Then Qiu Hui and Chen Yonghua will guard the house, so Zheng Kezang can feel relieved.

At this moment, between the sea and the sky, a red sun slowly rises.

Later, there were more and more conflicts, and the Ming Dynasty could not protect itself, nor could it protect its overseas residents.

"Brother, they look exactly like us. Are they the legendary Ming army?" the little girl said, tilting her head.

"Mei, the Ming Dynasty is dead." The little boy heard from his elders that only the Ming Dynasty's army would protect them, but the Ming Dynasty is no longer around and can no longer protect them.

"If they are not dead, they are the Ming army." The little girl said seriously.
Chapter completed!