Chapter 2994
Chapter 2994
Chapter 2994
Although the two captives had European faces, they were not real Spaniards, but the children of mixed blood left by the colonists in the Philippine Islands.Their origins were not qualified to enjoy the treatment of the colonists, and they could not integrate into the local indigenous groups. They could only work for the Spaniards as servants to make a living.
After the Haihan army invaded Cebu not long ago, they followed their masters and fled to the mountains west of the city to escape the war.
However, the place they went to was not a temporary residence for ordinary people, but a separate secret refuge.It is said that the construction of this place was organized by their owners. The craftsmen who participated in the construction were all transferred from Cebu Island after the completion of the construction. The usual maintenance is also in charge of their confidantes. Most locals do not know that there is such a place on the island. where.
After hiding in the mountains for half a month, they finally got news of another team that was lost when they fled.It is said that the team was responsible for the transportation of some important items, but because the pack horses pulling the cart were exhausted on the way, they could only bury some of the items nearby.
And their masters must confirm the whereabouts of these important items before they try to escape from Cebu Island, so they sent these two servants to dig out these boxes at the burial site and bring some of the important items back to the shelter.
The important items they mentioned were a few books in the box of documents.The Spanish translators accompanying the team had a limited cultural level, so it could only be seen that the content of these books was related to the Spanish military deployment in the Philippine Islands. As for the specific content, I am afraid that relevant experts from the Military Intelligence Bureau will have to study it slowly.
However, through these materials, the confessions of these two hapless bastards, and the information Xiao Zhengyang had previously obtained, it is basically possible to determine the identity of this mysterious master, who is the Cebu Governor Vidal who the Haihan Army has been searching for without success.
According to Spanish tradition, in the past, only one Philippine governor was established in the South China Sea region, governing the Philippine Islands, Jilong Port in Taiwan, and many colonies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
However, with the rise of Haihan, Spain's sphere of influence in Southeast Asia has shrunk rapidly. First, it lost Danshui Port and Jilong Port in northern Taiwan in 1633, and then was captured by Haihan in 1637. Manila, and even the then Philippine The governor Aragones was also taken prisoner.
After losing the Manila area, the Governor's Office and other official institutions had to be relocated from southern Luzon to Cebu.If the chief executive later continued to use the title of "Governor of the Philippines", it would be a bit self-deceiving, so he simply changed it to the Governor of Cebu - when Manila was recaptured from Haihan, and then changed back to the previous title. Late.
After Aragones, before Vidal, there was actually a governor Lopez in the middle.However, Lopez was not keen on confrontation during his tenure, and focused on operating ocean trade routes between Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
The current Governor-General Vidal took office seven years ago. This man is not willing to share the Philippine Islands equally with Haihan. He has been working hard to promote the resumption of colonial settlements in the central Philippines and gradually advance the actual control line to Luzon Island.
Such an attempt is of course very dangerous. Before Vidal had accumulated enough armed forces to launch a war, Haihan had already decided to do it.And this action was a thunderbolt. The colonies that the Spaniards spent many years operating in the southern part of the Philippine Islands were lost in just one or two months.
And this time when the Haihan army attacked Cebu, they no longer withdrew their troops voluntarily after finishing the battle as before, and assumed the posture of occupying this place for a long time.After breaking through the fortresses in the city, Vidal knew that he was unable to resist the Haihan army's offensive on the frontal battlefield, so he could only flee into the forest, hoping to avoid the catastrophe first before making plans.
Relying on the shelter built secretly, Vidal and his party escaped multiple rounds of raids by the Haihan army.But his whereabouts are not without clues. Many people in the team that transported important items were captured, and some of them confessed the location of the buried items in order to save their lives, and claimed that Governor Vidal would definitely send people to dig it up after learning about it. Take these things away.
It was the Marine Corps that Xiao Zhengyang belonged to who had mastered this key information, so they set up an ambush near the mining area, waiting for Vidal to appear.
Although Vidal didn't show up in person, he caught the men he sent, and it had the same effect.Xiao Zhengyang felt that the Toledo camp, which was more than 20 miles away, was too slow to ask for help. Coming and going might delay the fighter plane, so he simply used the existing manpower, plus the Zheng Agui team temporarily recruited, to rush to the refuge where Vidal was hiding. capture mission.
Vidal's refuge is located in an inaccessible valley, built on a natural cave.Because there is a mountain spring water source in the cave, as long as there are enough food reserves, the cave can be closed in one direction from the outside, take concealment measures, and then hide silently for a long time.
Although the confessions of the two captives were consistent, saying that there was only one entrance and exit to the cave, Xiao Zhengyang was worried that the ducks in his mouth would fly away, so he deployed a few people on the outskirts of the valley to serve as watchmen, and then sealed off the area near the entrance of the cave.
According to what the captives said, a total of thirty or so people from Vidal's family, servants, and guards were hiding in this cave.There are less than ten armed guards with real combat effectiveness, but there are bunkers inside, and there are also a lot of guns and ammunition for the defenders to use.
If a strong attack is to be launched, the side guarding in the dark will have some geographical advantage, and there will inevitably be casualties in the fight.
There are many ventilation holes in the cave to connect to the outside world, the air circulation is not hindered, and it is not easy to smoke out the people inside with a fire attack.
After Xiao Zhengyang surveyed the environment, he also thought that it was not easy to attack by force, so he decided to try to persuade him to surrender, even if he asked the Spanish translator to come forward and shout.
For the sake of ease of operation, during this operation, there was a standard text for the call to capitulate, and the Spanish translation did not need to be changed at the moment, and the call was raised directly.The general idea is nothing more than "Listen, people inside, you have been surrounded by the Haihan army, immediately give up resistance and raise your hands to surrender, so that you can save your life" and the like.
After shouting several times, there was a response from the cave, asking Haihan Army to send people into the cave to negotiate.
Of course, this is an extremely dangerous errand. If the Spaniards break their pots and smash their cans, they will die together, and those who go in to negotiate will definitely become victims.
Zheng Agui knew that it would not be his turn to be an outsider, so he settled down to watch the excitement, depending on how Xiao Zhengyang would appoint someone.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhengyang didn't intend to appoint others at all, but decided to do it himself.He first explained a few words to his deputy, and then ordered the Spanish translation to follow him into the cave.
(End of this chapter)
Although the two captives had European faces, they were not real Spaniards, but the children of mixed blood left by the colonists in the Philippine Islands.Their origins were not qualified to enjoy the treatment of the colonists, and they could not integrate into the local indigenous groups. They could only work for the Spaniards as servants to make a living.
After the Haihan army invaded Cebu not long ago, they followed their masters and fled to the mountains west of the city to escape the war.
However, the place they went to was not a temporary residence for ordinary people, but a separate secret refuge.It is said that the construction of this place was organized by their owners. The craftsmen who participated in the construction were all transferred from Cebu Island after the completion of the construction. The usual maintenance is also in charge of their confidantes. Most locals do not know that there is such a place on the island. where.
After hiding in the mountains for half a month, they finally got news of another team that was lost when they fled.It is said that the team was responsible for the transportation of some important items, but because the pack horses pulling the cart were exhausted on the way, they could only bury some of the items nearby.
And their masters must confirm the whereabouts of these important items before they try to escape from Cebu Island, so they sent these two servants to dig out these boxes at the burial site and bring some of the important items back to the shelter.
The important items they mentioned were a few books in the box of documents.The Spanish translators accompanying the team had a limited cultural level, so it could only be seen that the content of these books was related to the Spanish military deployment in the Philippine Islands. As for the specific content, I am afraid that relevant experts from the Military Intelligence Bureau will have to study it slowly.
However, through these materials, the confessions of these two hapless bastards, and the information Xiao Zhengyang had previously obtained, it is basically possible to determine the identity of this mysterious master, who is the Cebu Governor Vidal who the Haihan Army has been searching for without success.
According to Spanish tradition, in the past, only one Philippine governor was established in the South China Sea region, governing the Philippine Islands, Jilong Port in Taiwan, and many colonies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
However, with the rise of Haihan, Spain's sphere of influence in Southeast Asia has shrunk rapidly. First, it lost Danshui Port and Jilong Port in northern Taiwan in 1633, and then was captured by Haihan in 1637. Manila, and even the then Philippine The governor Aragones was also taken prisoner.
After losing the Manila area, the Governor's Office and other official institutions had to be relocated from southern Luzon to Cebu.If the chief executive later continued to use the title of "Governor of the Philippines", it would be a bit self-deceiving, so he simply changed it to the Governor of Cebu - when Manila was recaptured from Haihan, and then changed back to the previous title. Late.
After Aragones, before Vidal, there was actually a governor Lopez in the middle.However, Lopez was not keen on confrontation during his tenure, and focused on operating ocean trade routes between Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
The current Governor-General Vidal took office seven years ago. This man is not willing to share the Philippine Islands equally with Haihan. He has been working hard to promote the resumption of colonial settlements in the central Philippines and gradually advance the actual control line to Luzon Island.
Such an attempt is of course very dangerous. Before Vidal had accumulated enough armed forces to launch a war, Haihan had already decided to do it.And this action was a thunderbolt. The colonies that the Spaniards spent many years operating in the southern part of the Philippine Islands were lost in just one or two months.
And this time when the Haihan army attacked Cebu, they no longer withdrew their troops voluntarily after finishing the battle as before, and assumed the posture of occupying this place for a long time.After breaking through the fortresses in the city, Vidal knew that he was unable to resist the Haihan army's offensive on the frontal battlefield, so he could only flee into the forest, hoping to avoid the catastrophe first before making plans.
Relying on the shelter built secretly, Vidal and his party escaped multiple rounds of raids by the Haihan army.But his whereabouts are not without clues. Many people in the team that transported important items were captured, and some of them confessed the location of the buried items in order to save their lives, and claimed that Governor Vidal would definitely send people to dig it up after learning about it. Take these things away.
It was the Marine Corps that Xiao Zhengyang belonged to who had mastered this key information, so they set up an ambush near the mining area, waiting for Vidal to appear.
Although Vidal didn't show up in person, he caught the men he sent, and it had the same effect.Xiao Zhengyang felt that the Toledo camp, which was more than 20 miles away, was too slow to ask for help. Coming and going might delay the fighter plane, so he simply used the existing manpower, plus the Zheng Agui team temporarily recruited, to rush to the refuge where Vidal was hiding. capture mission.
Vidal's refuge is located in an inaccessible valley, built on a natural cave.Because there is a mountain spring water source in the cave, as long as there are enough food reserves, the cave can be closed in one direction from the outside, take concealment measures, and then hide silently for a long time.
Although the confessions of the two captives were consistent, saying that there was only one entrance and exit to the cave, Xiao Zhengyang was worried that the ducks in his mouth would fly away, so he deployed a few people on the outskirts of the valley to serve as watchmen, and then sealed off the area near the entrance of the cave.
According to what the captives said, a total of thirty or so people from Vidal's family, servants, and guards were hiding in this cave.There are less than ten armed guards with real combat effectiveness, but there are bunkers inside, and there are also a lot of guns and ammunition for the defenders to use.
If a strong attack is to be launched, the side guarding in the dark will have some geographical advantage, and there will inevitably be casualties in the fight.
There are many ventilation holes in the cave to connect to the outside world, the air circulation is not hindered, and it is not easy to smoke out the people inside with a fire attack.
After Xiao Zhengyang surveyed the environment, he also thought that it was not easy to attack by force, so he decided to try to persuade him to surrender, even if he asked the Spanish translator to come forward and shout.
For the sake of ease of operation, during this operation, there was a standard text for the call to capitulate, and the Spanish translation did not need to be changed at the moment, and the call was raised directly.The general idea is nothing more than "Listen, people inside, you have been surrounded by the Haihan army, immediately give up resistance and raise your hands to surrender, so that you can save your life" and the like.
After shouting several times, there was a response from the cave, asking Haihan Army to send people into the cave to negotiate.
Of course, this is an extremely dangerous errand. If the Spaniards break their pots and smash their cans, they will die together, and those who go in to negotiate will definitely become victims.
Zheng Agui knew that it would not be his turn to be an outsider, so he settled down to watch the excitement, depending on how Xiao Zhengyang would appoint someone.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhengyang didn't intend to appoint others at all, but decided to do it himself.He first explained a few words to his deputy, and then ordered the Spanish translation to follow him into the cave.
(End of this chapter)