: The Aftermath of the Battle of Manila (Please read more! Please vote for recommendations!)

With the help of local Ming immigrants, the Ming and Zheng armies quickly took control of the situation in Manila.

At this time, the soldiers of the Guards were cleaning up the corpses and bloodstains in the city, searching for any Spanish soldiers who had slipped through the net, and sealing the warehouses, waiting for Zheng Kezang to send someone to take inventory.

The Governor's Mansion has been cleared out first and serves as Zheng Kezang's temporary headquarters in Manila. Big bosses such as Zheng Kezang and Liu Guoxuan live there.

By noon, the results of the battle were also calculated. In this battle, the Guards lost 677 soldiers and 813 others were injured. More than 2,100 Spanish soldiers were killed and 4 indigenous soldiers were killed.

More than 1,340 people.

In the street fighting, the Spanish Army still caused a lot of trouble to the Guards, and the number of killed six hundred was considered low.

More than 1,800 Spanish soldiers were captured, including 12 officers, including Governor Juan and Major Velosa.

In addition, more than 8,000 muskets, 15 cannons, more than 3,000 pieces of swords, guns and weapons were seized, as well as 200 Andalusian horses.

In Manila, the Guards soldiers were extremely busy. They had to go in and take a look at the houses of Spanish officials and wealthy businessmen.

Then they carried out box after box of gold, silver, gems, jade, etc. Each big box was very heavy.

The Luzon region is very rich in natural resources and has considerable reserves of iron ore, copper ore and gold ore. These are the metal minerals that Zheng Kezang is in need of.

Just when they wanted to run away, they found that Manila Bay had been surrounded by the Zheng family's navy and could not get out.

"Very good, this is a wise decision." Zheng Kezang sneered as he patted Juan's face.

"Misunderstanding, this is a huge misunderstanding. It was not us who massacred the Ming people, but the local indigenous people. Mr. Prince, you have misunderstood." Juan was still quibbling.

At the same time, Zheng Kezang also met with some influential local Ming immigrants and selected some well-known and influential people from them to temporarily manage Manila's trade with other countries, collect tariffs, etc.

"Mr. Prince, we have maintained friendly relations for the past ten years. Why do you want to attack Manila? If you don't give me an explanation, the Spanish Empire will definitely seek justice for me." Governor Juan was very angry at the negotiation table.

a.

This is not counting the gold and silver products decorated in the church. It seems that the priests in Manila are the richest group of people.

Under the escort of soldiers, Juan finally met Zheng Kezang.

"If it weren't for your instigation, would those natives have the guts to cause trouble? By the way, I also heard that you imposed heavy taxes on the people of the Ming Dynasty. Only those who gave 90% of their family wealth can be protected by you? Do you have to give this matter to a person?

Explain."

A quarter of the money was found in the Augustine Cathedral.

Everyone could see clearly, and no one dared to move, because the Guards' military discipline was very strict, and Zheng Kezang also promised to give them a share of the spoils.

"Wang Yang, you are responsible for educating those captured soldiers. They will be useful when the time comes."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

In fact, it is not difficult to capture the city of Manila and defeat the Spanish colonists. What is difficult is how to digest the entire territory of Luzon, because the Han population here is too small.

Now, Huan finally knew the identity of the enemies in front of him. They turned out to be the descendants of the Ming Dynasty's surname.

They did not dare to act rashly, because the Luzon fleet only consisted of eleven Galen ships and a few scattered small warships. The enemy was so densely packed that they would definitely be defeated in a fight.

However, no matter how difficult it is, we must win the entire Luzon.

It's safer to stay on the boat. If anything happens, they can escape immediately.

Hearing Zheng Kezang's words, the soldiers of the Guards put bayonets on Juan's neck in cooperation. If he didn't agree, blood would immediately spatter on his face.

At the same time, the gold plates, ivory, coral, gems, jade, etc. used for decoration were all dismantled and packed into boxes. These were all trophies to be transported to Yizhou Island.

"Retreat? Governor Juan, I officially tell you that the entire territory of Luzon has been owned by Ming Dynasty. If you want to survive, immediately order the Luzon fleet in Manila Port to surrender, otherwise you will be killed on the spot." Zheng Kezang said.

achieve one's own purpose.

Zheng Kezang was very happy. He made a lot of money on this trip. The wealth accumulated by the Spaniards in the Luzon area for more than a hundred years was indeed not a small figure. Now Zheng Kezang got a lot of money.

After listening to the translation by the local Chinese, Zheng Kezang said angrily: "Seeking justice? Do you really not know why we came here with our troops? Most of the people in Manila are old friends of the Ming Dynasty. Is this a friendly act for you to kill for no reason? I am here

The first time I brought troops here was to seek an explanation for the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't do it, don't do it! I am willing to cooperate." Juan de Vargas Hurtado obviously does not have any noble spirit of chivalry, and now he just wants to survive.

After experiencing several massacres, there are now less than 20,000 Han Chinese left in Manila.

In addition, the Luzon Islands belong to a subtropical region. Not only are they rich in forest resources and rich in rice, but they can also grow a variety of tropical crops.

"Uncle Wu Ping, he is willing to persuade the Spanish fleet in Luzon to surrender. You can take him to disarm them. If they refuse to cooperate, let Zhu Tiangui send them to the sea to feed the sharks." Zheng Kezang arranged a task for Liu Guoxuan.

The once arrogant governor Juan was reduced to a prisoner. Zheng Kezang still had a use for keeping him, so he did not execute him, but instead brought him over for a talk.

The Spanish have been operating in Luzon for hundreds of years. Although it was colonial plunder, they did bring advanced technology to the Luzon area and carried out certain development. They introduced corn, sugar cane and other crops to Luzon. In the future, this place will be

An important grain-producing area.

"Mr. Prince, this is all the nonsense of the people below. It is a problem left by the previous governor. I have already started to rectify the matter. After your army retreats, I will definitely give an explanation to the prince."

In addition, many valuable items were found, which are roughly worth about three million taels of silver.

After calculating the weight of all the loot, there were more than 24,800 taels of gold and more than 4,175,000 taels of silver.

Here in the Manila Bay area, the naval soldiers of the Spanish Luzon Fleet did not come down because they had seen the turmoil in Manila and were afraid that it would affect them.

Fortunately, the situation did not last long, and the captured Governor Juan personally came to persuade them to surrender and survive.

So what are they waiting for? They lost their fighting spirit and were quickly disarmed by the soldiers from Wuwei Town.

In a war with absolutely no hope of victory, Europeans generally choose to surrender. There is no shame in becoming a prisoner of war.

Without firing a shot, they captured 1 second-class sailing battleship, 2 third-class sailing battleships, 8 fourth-class sailing battleships, and 1,000 Spanish naval soldiers. The strength of the Ming and Zheng Navy increased slightly.
Chapter completed!