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- The Negro tribe was exterminated. Although they had long known that they would fail, Governor Cocuera did not expect that they would fail so quickly.
It¡¯s terrible, it¡¯s really terrible, Ding Yunyi did what the Spaniards didn¡¯t do! He actually caused the once arrogant Negro people to be exterminated!
Now, they must have set their sights on Manila and every Spaniard here.
Governor Cocuera has no choice
On March 12, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the Huben Guards forward appeared in Manila.
On March 13, Wu Lie Hou Ding Yunyi did not send anyone to persuade them to surrender, but directly issued an attack order.
The Battle of Manila breaks out!
This is a moment that Manila and the Spaniards who live in it will never forget.
The cannons were roaring there desperately, and groups of Tiger Guard soldiers were enjoying this rare moment.
Governor Cocuyera, who was severely short of troops, was forced to concentrate all his troops in the castles and forts on the south bank of the Pasig River for the final stubborn resistance.
He doesn¡¯t know how long he can hold on here, and he doesn¡¯t know when the enemy will attack him.
The Huben Guards mobilized enough artillery to bombard the south bank of the Pasig River. At this time, the Huben Guards Navy finally appeared in Manila Bay in large numbers.
There is no hope, there is no hope anymore, Governor Cocuera can already foresee his future.
The Tiger Guards were not in a hurry to attack, they just wanted to use their powerful artillery fire to completely smash the place.
Some of these terrible artillery pieces were brought by the Tiger Guards themselves, some were contributed by the Amur rebels, and some were captured directly from the Spanish.
And now all the cannons have become a reminder for the Spaniards.
The shells destroyed all the Spanish buildings on the south bank of the Pasig River. The former owners of Luzon: gentlemen and ladies, fled in horror and despair, muttering and begging God for protection.
They hope that the cannonballs will not fall on their heads, and hope that this cursed war can end early. They think this is not a disaster they should bear in the first place. But they forget that when the Spaniards slaughtered the Chinese, they watched with schadenfreude. , and even enjoy it. Everything they face now is nothing more than God's revenge on them.
It¡¯s just that the revenge came too quickly and too violently
They elected representatives and went to Governor Cocuera, demanding that Governor Cocuera immediately end all this horror. If they could get the Ming Dynasty to withdraw their troops, they were willing to raise a batch of gold to send troops for the Ming Dynasty. compensation.
Perhaps this is the only way now. Lord Cocuyela, who was already in chaos, agreed to this request and sent Monbiai as his plenipotentiary envoy. When Ding Yunyi heard this negotiation request, he couldn't help but laugh: "Would you trade gold for the war to stop? Why would I do that?"
Montbiere was scared and worried. He tried hard to maintain his tone: "Mr. General, I think you don't want your men to suffer too much damage, right? Our castle and fort are very strong. If your soldiers attack by force, , there will definitely be huge casualties, and I think both sides are willing to see gold in exchange for peace.¡±
"Will not!"
Ding Yunyi smiled slightly and said: "My soldiers will not suffer huge casualties. I think you can also see that we have the absolute advantage of the sound of artillery and my navy has also begun to land in Manila Bay. Sooner or later, we will be here. Razed to the ground!"
Montbi¨¨re swallowed a sip of saliva. He never expected that the other party's attitude would be so determined.
"Go back and tell your governor." Ding Yunyi said calmly: "The only way to ensure your safety is to surrender unconditionally!"
Unconditional surrender!
Governor Cocuera was furious after hearing the news. His noble Spaniard's heart was greatly insulted.
No, I will never surrender, I will try my best to fight until the last moment!
"Mr. Governor, it is very difficult to continue fighting." Monbiai tried his best to persuade his governor: "I have seen with my own eyes the power of the Ming Dynasty army and the powerful artillery fire they have. If I continue to resist, I can be sure that What¡¯s more, we can¡¯t survive here for three days, and when that time comes, perhaps the most terrifying thing will happen.¡±
Governor Cocuera fell silent.
He knows that his assistant did not lie to him, and he also knows that Manila cannot hold on
Governor Cocuera thought for a long time and then said painfully: "Go to Ding Yunyi again. I can surrender with all the soldiers, but he must ensure the safety of the lives and property of the Spaniards."
Monbiai appeared in front of Ding Yunyi again and proposed the conditions for the Spanish surrender. I originally thought that Ding Yunyi would continue to deliberately create difficulties, but what I didn't expect was that Ding Yunyi agreed readily.
When Monbiai left happily, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Ding Yunyi's mouth
On March 14, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, when the Spaniards in Luzon were completely desperate, Cocuera, the Spanish Governor in Luzon, chose to surrender.
With the end of the offensive and defensive battle in Manila, Manila fell into the hands of Ding Yunyi, which also means that the owner of Luzon has now changed from the Spaniards to Ding Yunyi!
Luzon had friendly exchanges with China around the third century AD. Around the 14th century, some separatist kingdoms composed of indigenous tribes and Malay immigrants appeared in Luzon, the most famous of which was the Sulu Kingdom, a maritime power that emerged in the 1370s.
A long time ago, Luzon was famous for the names of Luzon, Mayi, Sulu, Huluo and other places. In 1521, the Portuguese navigator Magellan set foot on the islands on the orders of the Spanish colonialists. It happened to be a Catholic religious holiday, so he gave the islands a religious name - San Laharu Islands. Later, Magellan was killed by the local people because he interfered in the civil war on the island, so the name was forgotten by people. In 1542, Lopez, the famous Spanish navigator, was the second to visit the islands after Magellan. In order to show off the "merit" of the Spanish Empire in Asia, the islands were named Luzon Islands after the Spanish Crown Prince Philip.
In 1521, Magellan led the Spanish expedition to the Luzon Islands. After that, Spain gradually invaded Luzon and ruled it for more than a hundred years.
The significance of Luzon is actually not just an island but the interests of the entire Spice Islands.
Regarding Magellan's circumnavigation of the Spice Islands, Portugal protested to Spain, saying that the Spice Islands visited by Magellan's expedition were on the Portuguese side of the Tor de Silas line, and that by entering the island, the Spaniards were violating Portugal. of divine sovereignty. So geographers, navigators and expedition members from Spain and Portugal held different opinions around the globe and nautical charts. They all described the Spice Islands as a place on their own side of the dividing line, and they refused to give in to each other.
To sort out this tangle, we have to go back to the papal bull. After the first papal bull, Spain, with its strong economic and military strength, challenged Portugal's hegemony.
After Columbus discovered the New World, the Portuguese believed that the Spaniards had destroyed Portugal¡¯s right to control all the land east of Cape Pojador approved by the Pope in the past, not to mention that the Portuguese had reached the coast of India before them. Portugal then prepared a military expedition to seize the land discovered by Columbus. When Spain asked the Pope to resolve this dispute, the Pope allowed Spain to occupy all the land discovered by Columbus in order to spread the Catholic faith and expand the influence of the church. Spain had the right to control all the land 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands along the Atlantic line. land. To mediate disputes between Portugal and Spain over new lands, 14
In 4Q4, Pope Alexander VI implemented arbitration and the two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, agreeing to delineate a boundary 370 leagues west of Cape Verde, known in history as the "Pope Meridian."
The newly "discovered" land east of the line belonged to Portugal, and the west of the line belonged to Spain. After Magellan sailed west to Luzon and the Molucca Islands, he sharply asked which line should the knife that divides the earth cut on this side of the earth?
In Luzon, the Spanish and Portuguese families fought for the ownership of the Spice Islands with swords; in Europe, the two families used pen and paper to resolve the issue, and the two countries signed the Treaty of Zaragoza in April 1529. This treaty was made by Portugal, who took advantage of Spain's urgent need for money to fight France, and at the cost of 350,000 teka, drew the dividing line 297 and a half leagues east of the Spice Islands.
In this way, not only did the Spice Islands become Portuguese territory, but even the Luzon Islands were added to the Portuguese side. Portugal bought the entire Spice Islands that it did not need to buy, while Spain sold the entire Luzon Islands that it did not want to sell. This was a problem that no one could explain at the time. Later, Portugal desperately defended the Spice Islands and allowed Spain to occupy the Luzon Islands, which did not produce spices. After Spain occupied Luzon, it launched an aggressive expedition to the Spice Islands.
In just 50 years after Columbus first "discovered" the American continent, Spanish colonists completely occupied a large area of ??land and established 200 settlements there, establishing their colonial rule. from 1gSince the 19th century, Spain has continued to expand its territory in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Portuguese American colonial areas. From 1502 to 1504, Spain occupied the Kingdom of Naples in Italy. In 1512, it annexed the Navarre Kingdom in the north. In 1516, the King of Spain inherited Spain and its territories, the Kingdom of Naples, Sicily, Sidonia and the American colonies, as well as Austria and the so-called "Burmundian inheritance" including the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Francis-Cont¨¦. . At the same time, it also occupied large areas of land in the Americas, Tunisia, Oran and other places in North Africa.
After 1559, Spain captured Milan, Italy, most of Luzon, Manila and other areas, as well as Portugal's Lisbon and all Portuguese colonies. By the 1680s, Spain's territory included most of Europe, parts of the Americas, Africa, and Luzon in Asia. It established the earliest and unprecedentedly large colonial empire in world history, a "sun never sets" "The world monarchy. However, the dividing line of the papal decree and the demarcation treaty between Spain and Portugal are only valid when Spain and Portugal have maritime hegemony.
And when a more powerful and powerful maritime overlord appears, all the orders become a piece of paper.
And this person¡¯s name is Ding Yunyi!
There is no Pope at all in his eyes, and there is no edict. Everything he does is carried out in accordance with his group interests.
Driving out the Spaniards was only the first step in his grand strategy. And later, a series of actions are about to begin,
Governor Cocuera met Ding Yunyi, but this meeting was a meeting that made him extremely ashamed. The young general standing opposite him was the winner, but the Spaniards were the losers.
It was he who personally handed over Luzon to his enemies.
Ding Yunyi looked at the defeated general in front of him coldly: "Have you ever thought about this day?"
Governor Cocuera was startled for a moment, then shook his head: "I never thought that Luzon would be lost from my hands so quickly. General Ding, I hope you can fulfill your promise and ensure that the Spanish people in Luzon to ensure the safety of our lives and property and send ships back to the country as soon as possible.¡±
Ding Yunyi laughed again. He suddenly felt that the Spanish governor was extremely childish. Did he really think that he would be indifferent to the Spanish massacre of the people of the Ming Dynasty? Did he really think he would let them go so easily?
Accepting Cocuera's surrender was just to get Manila more easily. Ding Yunyi didn't want his Tiger Guards to waste too much time here.
There are more important things waiting for you to do.
Ding Yunyi told Cocuera calmly: "Mr. Governor, go back and have a good rest. I will send someone to find you in a few days. I still have something very important for you to do."
??Cocuyera was a little confused, not knowing what the so-called very important things meant. But he didn't have the guts to ask, nor was he qualified to ask.
When the governor left, Ding Yunyi called Hai Nixiong over: "Do you remember what I promised you?"
Hai Nixiong¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. He remembered very clearly what the alliance leader had promised him. At this time, he heard Ding Yunyi say to him calmly: "Do whatever you want."
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