1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 317 Lu Song's Restlessness

April 1639, 4, Luzon, Manila.

Sebastian Coquera, the governor of Spain and the Philippines, was caught in a dilemma at this time. On one side was the stronghold of Formosa (now Taiwan, China), where the situation suddenly changed.The stupid Major Pascal Gross inexplicably lost more than 200 armed soldiers plus a hundred Luzon native servants, but the native servants on Formosa Island who were supposed to be cannon fodder returned to Santo Name each (now Tamsui, Taiwan).As a result, the situation became a bit dangerous due to the serious lack of two strongholds in Formosa under the pressure of Spanish armed soldiers.

On the other hand, Luis A. Mora, a senior official of Lagoon Province and the supervisor of the Calamba Project, reported to Manila that the Ming people in the reclamation seemed to have hidden a large number of iron swords and spears.Although there is no evidence, the frequent disappearance of inspectors and native servants in the villages and communities in the reclamation area of ​​the Ming Dynasty aroused deep suspicion from the Spaniards.

In view of this, Luis A. Mora proposed to the Manila colonial authorities to send a corresponding number of armed soldiers to the Calamba area for reinforcements.At that time, the reinforcements will join the armed soldiers and native servants in the Kalamba area to conduct a large-scale search of Mingren villages in the entire reclamation area to eliminate potential rebels.

However, in an attempt to attack the Dutch strongholds in Formosa, Manila had mobilized 150 Spanish soldiers and an equal number of Luzon native servants as best they could.In the end, they were intercepted by a group of armed merchant ships from unknown forces near the sea area of ​​Shengda, and all the people and ships were lost.

What a fool, being attacked by an enemy, he didn't even know the identity of the other party.When Major Pascal Gross returns to Manila, he must be thrown in prison. This is a serious malfeasance!

Then, should the Philippines send troops to Formosa again to reinforce the fragile defenses there, or at the request of the supervisor of the Calamba Project, Luis A. Dangerous elements?

"Your Excellency, Calamba is not very far from Manila. Once a Ming riot occurs, we can respond quickly based on this and mobilize all forces in the city to quell it." Colonel Rohrscheit, commander of the Philippine Navy, said: "But Well, Formosa is at least seven or eight days away from Manila. If the Dutch or Ming people know that our defense is empty, they will definitely take action, and we will not be able to respond in time. Therefore, I suggest first Send troops to support Formosa and stabilize the situation there."

"I agree with Colonel Scheit's suggestion." Army Commander Colonel Polzionato said: "The authorities in the Karamba region only suspect that there are weapons hidden in Mingren Village, and have not obtained favorable evidence to confirm this. In addition, Ming people are meek and weak, and dare not make violent resistance easily. Even if they dare to fight us, the simple weapons in their hands are not enough to threaten us. Once something happens, Manila only needs to mobilize about [-] Musketeers, supplemented by Hundreds of native servants can easily defeat any rebellious Ming riot."

Deep down in the heart of Governor Coquera, the two subordinates also thought that the Philippines is the foundation of the Spanish in the Far East, and has been operating here for more than [-] years. It cannot be shaken by the riots of thousands of unarmed Ming people. of.However, the two colonial strongholds in Formosa have only been established for more than ten years, and their foundations are unstable, and they need strong support from Manila.

According to the report of Major Pascal Gross, the Ming people are attacking the Dutch stronghold, and the number of troops is very large, and it is possible to capture the Dutch stronghold.If the people of the Ming Dynasty were to know that the two strongholds of the Spaniards in Formosa were empty, they would inevitably have the idea of ​​coveting and seizing them.

"Then how many more people do we need to send to prevent the enemy from attacking our two strongholds in Formosa?" Governor Coquera turned to Colonel Polzionato.

"I think we only need to send a hundred Musketeers, plus two hundred Filipino servants, to use the castle we built, which is enough to resist any enemy's attack." Colonel Polzionato said confidently: "But I am worried that the enemy will become a long-term siege because they cannot be conquered. You must know that the food in Santo Domingo and San Salvador (heping island in Keelung, the northernmost tip of Taiwan) cannot be self-sufficient.”

"Oh, damn it!" Governor Coquila cursed in a low voice, seeing that the Philippines is about to be self-sufficient in food due to the implementation of the Calamba farming plan, but now it has to support the colonial stronghold of Formosa in large quantities.After more than ten years of construction, not only has there been no output, but Manila has been continuously invested in personnel, materials, and force. It is simply a bottomless pit.

It seems that it is time to write a report to the senior officials in Madrid, applying for the abolition of the Formosa colonial stronghold, which will not only hinder the development of the Philippines, but also affect Spain's overall defense in the Far East.Now, when the Dutch are caught in several wars and cannot escape, the few soldiers from Manila can be sent to Formosa.

"Colonel Ornato, start recruiting troops immediately, send them on board and ship them to Formosa in the shortest possible time." Governor Coquila made the final decision, "Since the Ming people in the Calamba settlement area temporarily If there is no sign of riots, I will order the planning supervisor Luis A. Mora to pay close attention to it, and report to Manila immediately if there is any change."
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"Brother He, the Spaniards seem to have begun to suspect us." A man said to Cheng Guangyin (he Guangqing) in a low voice: "When they came to the village to collect food, they were all fully armed, and there were three or forty people, which is obvious. It is to guard against us smart people."

"It will be a matter of time before we are suspected!" Cheng Guangyin said: "Over the past few months, the Spaniards and their native dogs have killed more than 30 people, and it happened near the city of Calamba. Yes, can they still be natives in the mountains and forests?"

"Ah!" Shi Yuanping was taken aback, then his expression changed, and he asked cautiously, "Will the Spaniards send a large army to destroy us?"

"We?" Cheng Guangyin smiled, "We, do you mean the more than 100 of us who launched the attack, or all the Ming people in this area?"

"It's probably hard for the Spaniards to tell the difference, most likely they are targeting all of us." He Tongfu said with a sneer, "So, if the Spaniards want to deal with us, none of us can escape!"

"Who said he was going to run away!" Shi Yuanping looked at He Tongfu dissatisfiedly, "I think, since the Spaniards are already alert and have started to guard against us.... Should we make some preparations earlier?"

"It's a big deal, kill all the Spaniards here and their native dog legs!" He Tongfu said murderously: "Then we robbed their food and hid in the mountains. There are only a few Spaniards in total. How dare you Can't you run to the mountains to find us?"

"There are a lot of snakes, insects, ants and beasts in the mountains. Once inside, few of them will survive." Shi Yuanping said with a frown.

"Then what should we do? We won't occupy the city of Calamba and wait for the Spaniards to attack. They have artillery!" He Tongfu said.

"We can't defend the city, and we can't go to the mountains, so what should we do? Honestly wait for the Spaniards to clear us out, and then be hanged on the gallows by them one by one?"

Everyone was discussing and arguing, and gradually, all eyes turned to Cheng Guangyin.

"Tell me, how many Spaniards are there in Luzon?" Cheng Guangyin asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know how many there are in other places, but Manila... there must be only one or two thousand people." He Tongfu said with some uncertainty.

"The number of Spaniards in the whole of Luzon is less than 3000." Cheng Guangyin felt that everyone should be given a little confidence. As for the number of Spaniards, he didn't know, so he could only lower their strength infinitely.

"And these people also include their officials, subordinates, businessmen, and many civilians. There are less than 800 Spanish soldiers who can really fight, and they are scattered in various places in Luzon. Last year, they were killed by the Dutch and Hanzhou In the combined attack, they lost another 300 people. And in March, they transferred 200 people to Taiwan. In this way, there must be less than 400 Spanish soldiers in Luzon."

"Even if they add those natives, there are no more than 3000 people at most. However, all the Ming people in the Kalambatuntian area add up to more than 6000 people, which is more than twice their number. What do you say , if there is a fight, should we be afraid of them?"

When everyone heard this, their faces were full of joy. That's right, besides more than 6000 Ming people here, there are still 2 to [-] people in Manila.One mouthful of saliva drowned them too.

"However, Brother He, we only have more than 100 swords now, how can we fight against the Spaniards who are equipped with guns and artillery?" Suddenly, one person asked a different question.

Cheng Guangyin and his hard-core brothers looked at each other and smiled.

"If, let me tell you, we still have 50-[-] weapons and more than [-] firecrackers, do you think we can't fight the Spaniards?" Cheng Guangyin said proudly.

"Ah?" Everyone was shocked, eight or nine hundred weapons, where did they come from?Also, who is this big brother He in front of us? He thought he could get more than a hundred weapons, and he was already supernatural.Now, he says, he has more weapons.

"Although we have enough weapons to arm 1000 people, we should not act rashly." Cheng Guangyin said, "Because once we start an incident, we will definitely face the encirclement and suppression of the Westerners. We'd better delay the incident until June or Seventh." month. Because at that time, the rice of the first season is ripe and can provide us with enough food.”

"Are we going to capture Calamba City first?" He Tongfu asked: "There is also a lot of food stored in the city, and there are not many Western soldiers."

"Yes!" Cheng Guangyin said with certainty: "The first step is to occupy the city of Calamba first. Then we will fight with the reinforcements from Manila. It is best to ambush them and kill their soldiers in large numbers. In this way, Xi People will definitely have scruples about us and dare not send troops here easily. And we will use this time to strengthen the city of Calamba and manufacture some tools and weapons for defending the city."

"However, I heard people say that the Westerners still have a large territory in the far east, and there are many soldiers. If they ask to send troops over there, how should we respond?" A man asked: "After all, our weapons If one piece is damaged, one piece will be missing, and it is impossible to confront the Westerners for a long time."

"Westerners have reinforcements, so we can also ask for reinforcements!" Cheng Guangyin said: "Besides, our reinforcements must come faster than the Westerners!"

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