Garcia, the Spanish naval commander in Luzon, did not understand why he lost until he raised the white flag and surrendered.
He only knew that his subordinates said that if they did not surrender, the entire army would be annihilated.
He nodded and the white flag was hung out.
At this time, the number of sunken ships in the Spanish fleet had reached seven, and there were basically fires or thick smoke rising from the other ships.
The Spaniards were rescuing people and putting out fires under the supervision of the Ming army.
At this time, a Haicang ship quickly sailed to the Spanish flagship, and a gossip said: "The Ming Navy General ordered the Spanish Navy Commander to go to the Ming Army flagship to discuss the surrender.
Please get on the ship quickly."
Garcia dejectedly took his first mate to the Ming army flagship.
The Haicang ship took them to the Fu ship.
A gondola hung from the Fu ship.
Garcia got into the gondola with a pale face and was pulled up.
Garcia got on the deck, took off his sword, and held it in front of Chen Houfu with both hands.
Chen Houfu shook his head, and the guard next to him stepped forward to take it.
Chen Houfu said: "We, the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty, have come to conquer the Spanish barbarians who killed our Chinese people under the order of the Ming Emperor.
The general can clearly understand the situation, which can be said to be aware of current affairs."
The speaker next to him translated his words. , although Chen Houfu has tried his best to speak more plainly, it still takes a lot of effort.
Garcia lowered his head and said: "I don't understand political matters.
It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders.
Since the Ming army defeated us, we will surrender.
As for other matters, the general can only discuss with the Governor."
Chen Houfu said: "Send someone who can speak well to Manila to report to the governor.
All Spaniards in Luzon should surrender unconditionally to the Ming Royal Navy, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."
Garcia said: "My first mate can convey your thoughts to the Governor, but it is best to write them in writing to avoid communication failures between the two parties."
Chen Houfu said with a smile: "Okay, I'll say something, the speaker will translate it, you write something, and then your first mate will send it to you."
The soldier brought a brush, and Garcia said in embarrassment: "I don't know how to use this tool from your country."
Chen Houfu said with a smile: "We only use writing brushes for formal occasions.
It's normal that you barbarians don't know how to use them.
I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, know that you only know how to use quills, so I specially ordered to bring you quills, and you If there is no clean white paper, just write your crooked words here."
After Garcia was ready, Chen Houfu said: "His Majesty the Ming Emperor's Majesty the Royal Navy Rear Admiral Chen Houfu appointed Felipe, the Spanish governor stationed in Luzon Island.
Luzon is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.
The Spanish occupied our vassal country and killed our border residents.
His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
Furious, we specially ordered a total of 20,000 soldiers to come to attack.
Philip was ordered to quickly lead the Spanish to surrender to the Ming Royal Navy unconditionally.
If there is any hesitation, no chicken or dog will be left. " Garcia finished the letter with sweat on his face.
He did not dare to distort the original meaning and could only make slight modifications in some places.
His first mate took the letter and sent it to the Spanish flagship by Haicang ship, and led a few guards to row the lifeboat to the shore.
Philip watched the Spanish fleet surrender quickly under the attack of the Ming army, and immediately summoned soldiers to prepare for resistance.
At this time, after the first mate handed him the letter, he saw the 20,000 navy and asked the first mate: "Could the Ming army be lying?
They can't have 20,000 navy."
The first mate said: "There are about two hundred ships in the Ming army fleet, and there are about a hundred gunboats among them.
The remaining ships are no smaller than the gunboats.
It is impossible to carry all the supplies.
There should be a large number of soldiers inside.
"The number of 20,000 may be exaggerated, but it shouldn't be much different."
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Philip asked: "Did Garcia say anything?"
The first officer replied: "General Garcia said that if you don't surrender, it will give the Ming army a reason to massacre the Spaniards.
The Ming army's artillery is stronger than ours, so it can be speculated that the single-person weapons will be more powerful than ours, so we are now It is impossible for some troops to prevent the Ming army from occupying Luzon Island.
It is better to report the surrender to the country and mobilize troops to fight the Ming army again. " Philip knew that the situation was stronger than the people.
If he did not surrender, it would be a fool's errand to defeat the Ming Dynasty army with the three thousand Spaniards in Manila.
But he was unwilling to do so.
The first mate added: "General Garcia also said that there are Portuguese warships mixed in the Ming army.
I am afraid that the Portuguese will also take the opportunity to attack the Spanish colonies to achieve their ulterior motives."
Philip said angrily: "These Portuguese always want to break away from the great Spain.
Since they collude with the Ming army, we have no hope of victory.
Go back and tell the Ming army generals that we are willing to surrender, but we must be allowed to use money to Redeem your life."
After the first mate brought the news to Chen Houfu, Gui Shuzhen led the navy to land from the port under the escort of a three-masted gunboat.
He first sent people to control those forts that were actually useless, and then led the soldiers to the Governor's Mansion.
The Governor's Palace is about five or six miles away from the port.
From time to time, people wearing Ming costumes can be seen on the roadside.
When they saw the Ming army, they were all shocked and couldn't understand why the Ming army came to Manila.
At this time, an officer in the Ming army came towards them with about a dozen soldiers.
The Ming soldiers hurriedly ran forward, wanting to get as far away from the Ming army as possible.
The officer shouted: "Fellow, don't be afraid, we are not here to collect taxes or catch fugitives."
Those Ming people looked at the Ming army holding muskets and knew that no one could outrun the muskets, so they had to stop reluctantly.
The officer walked up to them and said: "Don't be afraid, you don't have to be afraid whether you are running away or not."
We, we are here to fight the Francois."
A man from the Ming Dynasty asked: "Why did you come to fight against the Buddha Langji people?
When did the Ming army come so far to fight?"
The officer was Dai Chunfeng.
He smiled and said: "In the thirty-first and thirty-seventh years of Wanli, the Folangji people killed more than 70,000 people of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor at that time did not take revenge because of the obstruction of treacherous ministers.
Since I took the throne, I have always been grudged against you.
Now that we have defeated Jiannu, His Majesty the Emperor believes that even if the Ming Dynasty abandons its people, they cannot be bullied by the barbarians, so we are here to vent your anger. " The man immediately said with red eyes: "I didn't know in the thirty-first year of Wanli.
In the thirty-seventh year of Wanli, the Folangji people imprisoned the Chinese in the courtyard and massacred them in batches on the pretext of resisting taxes.
I saw the opportunity quickly and hid. passed, but my eldest brother, second brother and eldest brother Both of my brother's children were killed by them.
Later I heard that Emperor Wanli sent people to ask, but the result was nothing.
So far, the Folangji people have not given us an explanation, and the Chinese tax is higher than that of the locals.
People weigh much more
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