Ruan Jin and the others returned to the camp and brought back the news that the Spaniards had appeared near the camp, and the Han people in the camp couldn't help but panic.Everyone didn't expect that they had already migrated thousands of miles, and the Spaniards were still chasing after them, intending to kill them all.This made everyone feel sad and indignant, and they had repeatedly warned Spain that Xincheng was a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and was protected by the Ming Dynasty, so that Spain would not provoke a war, but Spain ignored it at all.In order to show his sincerity, Zhang Yida also took the initiative to retreat hundreds of miles, away from the Spanish-controlled area, to express his sincerity for peace.However, Gary Charles, the governor of New Spain, claimed, "Our map shows that the west coast of the New World belongs to the Spanish Empire, then he belongs to the Spanish Empire, and the Chinese must leave the New World." ”The Spaniards were so domineering and arrogant that their map marked their place as their place, and they soon launched a brazen attack and seized the gold mines found in the new city.Now, the new city clan has retreated thousands of miles to the north, and the Spaniards do not want to chase them back.And the Xincheng Domain had less than 3,000 people, which was not comparable to a native tribe, and could not compete with Spain at all.Now they have been discovered by the Spaniards, and they have traveled thousands of miles to the north, continue to the north, unsuitable for survival, and hide in the mountains to the east, which will make the Shoshone hostile, attacked by the natives, and after losing the harbor, they will also completely lose contact with the Ming Dynasty.In this situation, if you lose contact with the Ming Dynasty and cannot get the support of the Central Plains, the Xincheng Domain will not be able to gain a foothold in Dongzhou no matter what, and the final fate can only disappear in the mountains and forests of Dongzhou.It may be that many years later, some people looked through the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty and accidentally found that in the early years of the Yongli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, a group of Ming people landed in Dongzhou, discovered gold mines, established a city-state, and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but in the end they did not know where to go.This may give rise to legends such as the treasures of the new city and the country, which will become the material for the artistic processing of later generations.However, survival is instinct, and Zhang Yida and others naturally don't want to fall into the unsolved mystery.After consulting with everyone, Zhang Yida finally decided that instead of dying in the mountains and primeval forests, it was better to stick to the camp and wait for the support of the Ming Dynasty."
Dongzhou is thousands of miles away from Daming, and I don't know what the situation of Daming is now, will the imperial court really send reinforcements to rescue?"
Ruan Jin said in a deep voice.As a Zhejiang general who was exiled to Dongzhou by Zhao Ming, Ruan Jin did not trust Zhao Ming and did not believe that Zhao Ming would send troops to rescue them.Zhang Yida didn't know the bottom of his heart, but his face was firm: "I believe in the regent, the imperial court will definitely send troops." ”Zhang Huangyan couldn't help asking, "Why is the city lord so sure?"
”Zhang Yida thought about it for a while, and really thought about a few points, "This Dongzhou is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and almost no one in the world knows about it, but the regent has been paying attention to this place for a long time, and even told me where there is a gold mine.What does this mean?
”"It shows that Zhao Ming paid attention to Dongzhou very early, and even sent people to understand Dongzhou."
Zhang Huang said."
Yes, everyone comes from Daming, and you should know that it is not easy to come to Dongzhou.The regent had been paying attention to Dongzhou for a long time, and naturally knew that the land of Dongzhou was extremely vast and a treasure land.However, this treasure land was occupied by the Western barbarians, and it was almost divided up, and the regent must be in a hurry. ”Zhang Yida said in a deep voice: "The regent pays attention to Dongzhou, and he must covet this place, so it is impossible for the regent to watch us being wiped out by Xiyi. ”After Ruan Jin and the others heard this, they groaned, Zhao Ming is indeed greedy, he has been colonizing land in Nanyang for a long time, and he seems to have some kind of enthusiasm for colonizing overseas, and he may really come to help."
In that case, let's prepare for defense, and hope that reinforcements will arrive sooner."
Escaping into the mountains is most likely to be a death, and Ruan Jin made up his mind.Zhang Huangyan also agreed: "Even if you want to hold on, you must prepare enough food and build a good camp." ”Zhang Yida said: "There is still some porcelain in the stockade, and I will ask people to go to the Shoshone people to exchange some sweet potatoes."
The construction of the camp was handed over to General Ruan. ”Ruan Jin hugged his fists and said: "I will do my best!"
However, the Spaniards had already appeared near the camp, and they were afraid that they would kill them immediately, and there was no time to build the camp. ”Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice: "Xincheng is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and you can send an envoy to warn Spain not to try to provoke a war in vain, and see if it can be delayed for a while." ”"I'm afraid it won't work!"
Zhang Yida shook his head, he had been at sea for many years, and he knew that Xiyi was barbaric and arrogant, and he dared to slaughter Hua under the nose of Da Ming at the beginning, but now in Dongzhou, which is thousands of miles away, what dare not, besides, he had warned before, but it didn't have the slightest effect.However, in order to gain time, Zhang Yida still changed his mind and nodded, "Then give it a try!"
”After the discussion, everyone went their separate ways, and Zhang Yida sent a small caravan to collect all the surplus porcelain in the camp, and then set out into the mountains to trade with the Shoshone people, an indigenous tribe living there, in exchange for some sweet potatoes and corn.Zhang Huangyan found a civil official of the Zhejiang system who was proficient in Latin, wrote a letter of state, issued a diplomatic warning, declared that the Xincheng Domain was a subject state of the Ming Dynasty, and expressed his reluctance to break out of a larger war, and the two sides could coexist peacefully and negotiate the border.Nguyen Jin led 3,000 men, women, and children to build camps and fortifications.Originally, everyone settled on a seaside plain near Vancouver Bay, considering the difficulty of defense, Ruan Jin led people to inspect several nearby hills, and finally chose a hill with a small stream not far from the bay to build a mountain city.While everyone was busy, the Spanish warship, which had been searching nearby, appeared in the bay, spotted the camp, and immediately fired artillery at the camp.Fortunately, Zhang Yida had already hidden the ship in the distant harbor, so it was not sunk by the Spanish warships, and the people in the camp were busy building a mountain city, and the shelling only killed a few children, without causing much damage.After the Spanish warships arrived in the bay, although there were only more than 100 people, they intended to land, but after being put ashore by Nguyen Jin, they killed a few people, and then retreated back to the ship in a panic, not daring to attack again, and honestly waited for the follow-up main force to arrive.Zhang Yida and Ruan Jin stood at the top of the mountain, looking at the warships on the sea, and couldn't help frowning, "It seems that they will wait for other warships." ”Ruan Jin nodded, "At most, the main force of the enemy army will arrive!"
”Zhang Yida said in a deep voice: "Please also ask General Ruan to repair the mountain city as soon as possible!"
”At this time, the New City Domain sent an envoy to deliver the credentials to the Viceroy of New Spain again.After reading the letter, the governor's officials were somewhat worried, after all, the Ming Dynasty was a powerful country, and they were worried about causing a larger war.Gary Charles was very sure and said arrogantly: "No one knows China better than others, starting a war in the New World, they are not imperial opponents, detain their messengers, and let the fleet set off immediately!"
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