1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 815
After hearing this, Gesman squinted his eyes and looked at Delgado for a long time, and finally said slowly: "It seems that you will never play for the Kingdom of Spain again, right? Delgado...or you already have other Have you chosen a spare Han Chinese name?"

"My lord, it's good for both of us to do this. After all, we don't want to lose our lives in this place, right?" Maybe it's because things have been done in a hurry, and Delgado is no longer the same as before. Facing Gersman so humbly, his tone also had a hint of toughness.

After hearing this, Gesman was not angry, but asked him another question: "Delgado, apart from saving your life, what benefits did the Haihan people promise you? Money or land? You Do you think they can keep their promise to you?"

"They didn't promise me any benefits, but maybe I can have the opportunity to do something I've always wanted to do." Delgado stared at Gesman's face and said: "My lord, I'm different from you. And land is not a necessity for me. What I want, you can't give."

Gesman really couldn't understand Delgado's meaning now, but the two sides were about to part ways, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of such insignificant details anymore.Now being able to leave this place of right and wrong safely is Gesman's primary consideration.As for Delgado's future whereabouts and even life and death, Gesman is not so interested in continuing to pay attention.

The defenders in the city cleared the stones blocking the passage at the city gate overnight, and the city gate was opened a crack at dawn the next day. Delgado walked out of the city alone and came to Haihan's position on foot.A moment later, a bonfire was lit outside Haihan's position, which was a signal agreed by both parties, indicating that the defenders in the city could leave the city and surrender.

Sun Zhen's platoon was also fortunate to take on the task of accepting the surrender. Under the leadership of the officer, he trotted all the way to line up outside the gate of Santo Domingo.As part of the surrender ceremony, they were required to receive the defenders' weapons and equipment at the city gate.Of course, taking this opportunity to show off your strength to your opponent is also a must.

Gao Qiaonan originally wanted to personally accept the surrender, but his officers advised him not to do so. Firstly, it was for safety reasons and to avoid the Spanish jumping over the wall. Secondly, for such a small fortress, if the battalion commander were to come forward Accepting the surrender, wouldn't it be a disguised form to elevate the identity of the enemy.Gao Qiaonan is about to come forward to accept the surrender here, what will happen to the city of Salvador in Dajilonggang in that day?
Gao Qiaonan made sense after thinking about it, so he directly appointed one of his company commanders to take charge of the matter, while he himself sat in the rear to observe the situation.If the Spaniards were not so honest, Takahashi Minami would not mind killing a wave of people here to stand up.

Surrounded by his personal guards, Gesman walked out of the castle gate first.It is worth mentioning that after Gesman took control of the command in the city, the private guards who had defected to the military took the initiative to return to his side to wait for orders.And Gesman also accepted his guards again as if nothing had happened. After all, the group of people Delgado brought him were all Luzon natives, so they could only do some dirty work. It's definitely not good to act as a facade, and Gusman can't afford to lose that face.

After receiving the saber presented by Gesman, the company commander in charge of the surrender ceremony sized it up casually and handed it to the soldier behind him, then said to Gesman: "Let your men put the weapons over there, Here, it is the open space on the right, and then leave in line. You can choose to leave here by water or land, but you have to prepare the transportation you need. In addition, all livestock are not allowed to leave this place, including but not limited to chickens and ducks Geese, pigs, cattle and sheep, as well as mules and horses. We will randomly check the belongings of people leaving the city, and if there are contraband or other dangerous items we believe, they will be detained. Tell your people these precautions, do not leave the city Violate our regulations during the process of leaving the city, otherwise we will not be able to guarantee your personal safety."

After listening to the translation, Gesman felt that the other party was extremely arrogant and rude, but from his current standpoint it was indeed impossible to effectively fight against it.Looking at the Haihan soldiers with live ammunition next to them, and the black hole of the cannon on the distant position, Gesman felt that the current grievances could still be tolerated, at least he had successfully saved his life... No, it should be said that he had successfully saved It's right that he took the lives of the whole city. This is a real credit. As long as he can return to Jilonggang, no one can take it away.

After receiving the order, the Spanish soldiers lined up in a single file and slowly walked out of the city, throwing their weapons and armor in the designated area one by one, not even taking a dagger out of the blocked area.

But soon there was a small discordant note in the surrendering team. The Spanish officer Giroud, who was shackled and shoved by several people, walked out of the city gate, and the voice coming from his mouth was eye-catching.But because what he yelled at was in Spanish, the Haihan soldiers couldn't understand what he was swearing.

"Tell him to shut up!" Seeing this scene, Gusman was so angry that he was already in this field. Giroud still didn't restrain himself. For the fall of Santo Domingo and the death of Lopez, Gusman probably ordered him to be hanged yesterday.

However, the speed of the Haihan people was one step faster. Two soldiers rushed over to stop Jirou, and then turned the butt of their guns and hit him twice on his stomach. He could only bow down and groan in pain.For these deep-eyed and high-nosed Western ghosts, the soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion did not have a good impression. To Haihan, they were all enemies and competitors—this was naturally also affected by Haihan's propaganda strategy.Letting these Spaniards leave safely is already a rare act of kindness for the special warfare battalion. If there are still people who disobey the arrangement during the process, then of course it will inevitably suffer.

Gusman's lips moved slightly after seeing this scene, but he still didn't say anything in the end.Now that he has chosen to surrender, it is very difficult to resist. Whether it is a soldier or an officer, I am afraid that there is not much courage left to resist at this time.

The disarmed Spaniards will not be able to leave here safely right away. They must also undergo a body search. Except for some personal belongings, objects made of metal are the objects of detention, even an iron pot None are allowed to be taken away.The only exception was Gusman, who was allowed to take five boxes that were exempted from inspection, while the others were looted without a penny left.

Even so, Gao Qiaonan is not optimistic about the benefits that the special warfare battalion can obtain here. After all, the daily basic consumption of the city of Santo Domingo depends to a large extent on the supplies from Jilong Port, and there is no way to talk about it. What is there to talk about.Apart from scrap copper and rotten iron that can be recycled into furnaces, there is probably nothing valuable in this city.Of course, the weapons turned in by these Spaniards can be chosen. Although they cannot be used to equip the militia army, it should be no problem to sell them to the Ming army in Fujian and Guangdong at a discount.Although the performance of these weapons is not as good as Haihan's foreign trade version, they are considered relatively advanced equipment for the Ming army.

After all the armed personnel handed over their weapons, the real immigrants followed behind, but there were very few Spaniards, most of them were Nanyang natives like Delgado who were born in Luzon, and there were also a few Han people, as well as descendants. Unknown mixed-race descendants.Same as the previous standard, they are also prohibited from taking away metal objects, whether it is agricultural tools or kitchen knives, all of them are among the detained items.For those who live at the bottom of society, this is also a big loss.But compared to the Spaniards, they were also less able to resist Haihan's suppression measures.

The whole process of accepting the surrender took about an hour or so. Although there were several small-scale conflicts during the period, due to the timely and effective handling measures of the soldiers, no major disturbances occurred.On the contrary, the guys who caused trouble in those conflicts were basically beaten up.After suppressing a few thorns, there was no more trouble in the second half of the surrender.

"As a representative of the Kingdom of Spain, I must ask you to explain the reason for this undeclared war." Before leaving, Gesman still questioned Haihan's side, and he was finally able to see Haihan's Takahashi Minami, the supreme commander of the operation.

"This island..." Gao Qiaonan pointed to the land under his feet: "We Haihan call it Taiwan Island, and you call it Formosa, but on Haihan's map, this island belonged to Haihan a long time ago. You are intruders, driving you away by force is a normal action for Haihan as the master."

"This is impossible. This is just an undeveloped primitive island, and there is no trace of civilized country rule at all!" Although Gesman was greedy for life and afraid of death, he didn't want to be fooled by the other party with such a low-level excuse—— If this is reported back to Manila, those big shots will definitely think that they are fabricating reasons for defeat.

"I'm just telling you this fact. I'm not arguing with you about whether it's possible or not. Whether you accept it or not." Takahashi Nanda sat with a golden knife, and didn't look at Gesman directly after the translator finished speaking: "Do you believe and agree?" If you don’t believe me, it has nothing to do with me. If you feel dissatisfied, you are welcome to come back with your army. But next time we meet on the battlefield, it probably won’t be possible to resolve it peacefully like today.”

Gesman almost spit out old blood after listening to it. When did the Kingdom of Spain, which is high in Europe and even the world, be reduced to the point of being humiliated by such an unknown person?

Gesman took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said to Gao Qiaonan with a serious face: "Sir, you are instigating an all-out war! I don't think you and your people can bear this serious consequences!"

Takahashi Nan patiently listened to the translation, sneered and said: "Serious consequences? How serious can it be? Let your troops withdraw from the European battlefield and float on the sea for a year to attack us in the Far East? Just for A colonial stronghold with only a few hundred people? Will the senior officials in Manila think your cause for war is valid?"

Gesman's face was ashen. He didn't expect this short and stocky Haihan officer to know so much information about Spain. It seemed that the other party was really prepared, and he had even considered the possible consequences of going to war. .The verbal threat I made just now seemed pale and powerless in an instant, and it had become the laughing stock of the other party.

Gao Qiaonan's insights are naturally taught by Qian Tiandun. Apart from daily training, Qian Tiandun will teach him some world military knowledge, and will also talk about the current chaotic situation on the European battlefield.As for the Western countries that Haihan has come into contact with, such as Portugal, the Netherlands, and Spain, Qian Tiandun focused on their national conditions and military characteristics.This knowledge is indeed not of much use in normal times, but facing Gesman's threat at this time, Takahashi Minami's casual words became a powerful counterattack.

Gao Qiaonan put away his smile, and said in a deep voice: "I would like to advise you to leave this place as soon as possible. Whether it is here or the Jilong Port in the north, it is our Haihan's land!"

"It's impossible!" Gesman shook his head decisively and refused: "If you continue to attack Jilonggang, then we can only see the truth on the battlefield."

"It's exactly what I want." Gao Qiaonan also refused to give an inch: "I also feel that our army's due combat level has not been displayed here at all. I hope that when we meet again in the future, your army will not surrender so easily!"

Gao Qiaonan was not afraid to expose Haihan's strategic intentions in advance, because he knew very well that the Spaniards in Jilonggang had no way to ask for help from Manila in the south in time.After blocking the local access to the sea, some naval combat ships have been transferred to the direction of Jilong Port and are monitoring the local access to the sea.When the people from Santo Domingo City return to Jilong Port, Haihan's warships will probably have completed the blockade of the local waters.Even if the Spaniards could take advantage of the opportunity and send a ship south to call the police for help, and wait for Manila to figure out what happened before organizing reinforcements to go north, it is estimated that the war would have ended a month or two ago.At that time, if the Spaniards can still take back Jilonggang from the special warfare battalion, then Gaoqiaonan can hang himself directly.

Even if the Spaniards in Jilonggang made preparations in advance because of this, in Gao Qiaonan's view, it was just unnecessary resistance.Delgado has provided Haihan with a lot of information about the military deployment of Jilonggang. Combined with the information he got from the little blacksmith Jose, Jilonggang has no secrets for Haihan.Both Qian Tiandun and Gao Qiaonan were commanders who hoped to promote military training through actual combat, so they did not intend to repeat the practice of Tamsui Estuary in Jilong Port.

(End of this chapter)