Chapter 18: By Me
Suleiman's injuries were severe, and Manila's former rulers nearly lost their lives in the war.
With Luzon Island to the north, Sulu to the southwest, and countless tribal chieftains, there is no doubt that the Philippines was vulnerable to invasion and colonization by the Spaniards.
When the Spaniards arrived, Lacandula, the chief of Manila Tongdu, accepted the friendship of Regasby, and the Spaniards entered Manila. Suleiman, on the other hand, led his warriors to confront and was defeated, and had to retreat into the mountains of the northwest, and fought and retreated in the mountains of 400 miles until he retreated to the tortoiseshell port of Banshiran City.
After a long journey, the tortoiseshell port was attacked by a Spanish fleet, and Suleiman, who had recruited Ming pirates and merchants, led the army to rush into battle and was once again defeated.
This time, they lost more than half of their losses, and Suleiman, who was in the lead, was seriously wounded.
In the Luzon army camp in Hawksbill Harbor, Cheng Hongyuan walked out of the tent feeling tired and said to Chen Mu: "Shuai Ye, the king is seriously injured and barely survived, but he will not be able to ride a horse or go into battle in the future." ”
Guangcheng Huimin Pharmacy was funded by Bai Yuanjie after Chen Mu left, and Su Sanniang of Yan Guifang bought it, in fact, not only Huimin Pharmacy, but also the behind-the-scenes owner of Guangzhou Mansion's Drain Garden and Nursing Home are Bai Yuanjie, and the manager is Su Sanniang.
In addition, Su Sanniang also helped the students of in Guangzhou Prefecture to catch the exam, and provided them with food, lodging and horse fees for the township test, and the expenses were shared by Chen Mu and Bai Yuanjie.
For example, Cheng Hongyuan has taught hundreds of military doctors in Guangdong in the past few years, and in the way of Chen Mu, he only teaches surgery, orthopaedics and Jinchuang, and only a few people learn some other subjects such as massage Zhu You, and the training speed is very fast.
"He's the king, and he doesn't have to go into battle until the worst situation is at worst, as long as he lives."
Chen Mu needs a living Luzon ruler, if this doesn't work, he can only waste his efforts to find one, it's too troublesome to canonize a king himself.
When Cheng Hongyuan diagnosed Suleiman in Luzon, Chen Mu had been talking with Shi He outside the king's tent, and he didn't expect that the biggest soldier in Luzon now was actually a Ming Dynasty pirate leader, but after he and Shi He affirmed their intentions, they reached an alliance without difficulty.
Shi He had only more than 1,000 men, but in addition to that, he temporarily led more than 2,000 Luzon troops led by more than 40 tribal leaders under Suleiman, totaling 3,000 men.
A month earlier, Shihe and Suleiman had 6,000 troops at various passes along the Tortoiseshell Harbor to Manila.
Due to the attack on the tortoiseshell port, Chen Mu's fleet suddenly visited again, and the defense was imposed and contracted without any intent, and now there are more than 2,000 people stationed in the tortoiseshell port alone. Even so, their forces were still frightening compared to the Spaniards.
"How many ships are there in Xiyi that attacked Tortoiseshell Harbor before?"
Shi He was dressed like a Ming Dynasty general, wearing a mountain armor and carrying a sword, but he didn't have a proper helmet, he had a beard, and he was dark-skinned like most Qiongzhou people, and he had a heroic spirit.
It's just that at this time, the hero was short of breath, raised four fingers and said: "Four boats, attacking from the sea, the Guangzhou ships can't stop it, hundreds of Japanese and Malays rushed into the port, and everyone was scattered." ”
"More than 3,000 people, more than 400 were killed in the battle before they were beaten back, and they obviously won, but some fled to the east, and some ran away by boat." Speaking of this, Shi He glanced at Chen Mu with some sarcasm, and pouted: "I heard that the Heavenly Army came to Hong Kong, and it ran a few hundred, and now there are only three thousand left, and the general trend has gone." ”
Shi He saw Chen Mu's mighty appearance when he came, and originally thought that a huge reinforcement had come, but he didn't expect that this Ming fleet under the banner of the Celestial Empire was actually less than four thousand, what use could this little bit of strength be?
"It doesn't have to be like this, my fleet can defeat Xiyi, six ships are less than three hundred people, I can defeat them four ships, and two fleets are sure to win; Now there are already two fleets to the southwest of Hawksbill Harbor to cut off the route, and in the north, we have more troops. Chen Mu knocked on the table and said to Shi He: "This time to the south, Chen is bound to win Luzon, Sulu and other places." ”
Chen Mu got up, patted Shi He on the shoulder and said, "Join forces with me, I won't let your brother die in vain, go find Lin Feng, he will tell you Chen's rules; Let your people rest assured that Chen has the right to pardon you. ”
Emperor Longqing's edict was worth 20,000 troops to Chen Mu.
The imperial court pardoned all the people who had traveled overseas in the past, and allowed Chen Mu to recruit troops on the spot for them to fight under the Great Emperor, and after making meritorious service, he allowed the coffins of their ancestors to be sent back to Minguang and other places to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and the Nanyang minister himself had the authority to set up a capital guard or a consolation department in Luzon, and could give full authority to the governor-general and below the official position.
As for the governor, after the subject country has paid tribute, he must nominate it to the imperial court, and then the emperor will grant the seal letter through the cabinet ministers and celebrants.
The rudimentary king's tent was filled with blood, and Suleiman, the fallen king, looked so dejected that he was leading his troops outside the city when the Spaniards occupied Manila, accompanied by no valuables.
Before Chen Mu came in, there were guards who reported it, and Suleiman reluctantly leaned on the couch, his Chinese was not unfamiliar, and said, "General Chen, I, do I want to salute you?" ”
Suleiman's leg was badly injured in the battle, and his right arm was covered in a blanket, but Chen Mu could see the net cloth wrapped around his body. I heard that he was hit by a cannonball, which is also the reason why Cheng Hongyuan said that he could no longer participate in the war in the future.
Chen Mu shook his head, sat on the chair borrowed by the guards from Tortoiseshell Harbor, and said, "When the king's injuries are healed, just salute in the direction of the Son of Heaven to the north, and wait for us to retake Manila." ”
Suleiman nodded slowly, and when he heard Manila, his face was even more ashen, and he shook his head and said: "I heard that the Heavenly Army is only four thousand, and it is not the opponent of Xiyi, their guns, they have Manila, I have no food and no armor, only Tortoiseshell Harbor and Banshilan City, there is no way to retreat, and when my injuries are healed, if I am defeated again, I will retreat to the east mountain, and they will not be able to fight." ”
He was a determined reliant, with the determination and will to put life and death aside to confront the Spaniards.
"The king doesn't have to worry about that, as long as you respect the Celestial Empire, after the victory, in Luzon, Sulu and other places, Chen will set up the capital division and the Xuanwei Division of the fetters, and the king pays tribute to the Son of Heaven and accepts the canonization of the Son of Heaven. If you wish, heal your wounds, and return to Manila to govern a bigger land and more subjects than before, is what the king needs to prepare. ”
Suleiman did not contradict this, this is what he should do, and the street where the Manila royal residence is located is called Daming Street. Next door to the royal residence is the long-abandoned official residence of the governor of the Ming Dynasty.
"This battle is no longer a lonely battle, the rest of the war - it is up to me."
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