Ming Zuo

Chapter 1239 Two-pronged approach
"The killing in the city has gone crazy. I really didn't expect that those cowardly people would be so terrifying once they became crazy."

Zuo Hua and Zheng Zhilong met off the coast of Manila.

Zheng Zhilong informed him about the situation on Luzon Island.

When talking about it, Zheng Zhilong felt lingering fear.

Apparently, the changes of the Han people in Luzon were completely beyond his understanding, which made him feel a bone-chilling chill.

Zuo Hua is used to this.

"Aren't the people in the Northwest originally simple and kind? They were all forced. As for people, only when they have nowhere to retreat and fight hard can they understand what kind of power they really have."

Zheng Zhilong savored his words carefully and learned something.

But when it comes to the Han people on Luzon Island, Zheng Zhilong still raised a warning.

"I'm afraid that those people will get a taste of it, and it will be difficult to control it in the future."

This reminder was very necessary, and Zuo Hua listened to it.

Although the Han people in Luzon have the same roots and blood as the Central Plains, they have been away from the Central Plains for too long.Feelings about Middle Earth will inevitably fade.

Originally they were in a weak position, struggling to survive, so they naturally longed for support and help from China.

But now they made a bold move, and they broke out in a daze, completely turning the situation around.

Power is definitely the most fascinating thing in the world.

Once you experience it, you will definitely be addicted to it.

Among these Luzon Han people, maybe there will be ambitious people.

The best thing to do is to nip this possibility in the bud.

Zuo Hua immediately made a change.

"Old Gu, allocate a part of the troops to land immediately. You will be responsible for the next task of attacking the Spanish King City. In addition... reorganize the Han people on the island."

Gu Erzhong is also a shrewd person, so he immediately understood what he meant.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Ancient No. [-] Middle School is full of confidence.

Although the Luzon Han people had just carried out a shocking massacre, everyone turned into wild beasts.But in his eyes, these people are still no different from lambs.

In front of the powerful force of the Second Marine Division, whoever dares to blow up his hair will surely be wiped out.

The Second Ancient High School began to make detailed arrangements.

"Old Zhao, you go south with Commander Zuo, and I will lead the fifth and seventh regiments to conquer the Spanish King City. By the way, leave the heavy artillery to me."

Regarding the situation of the Spaniards in Luzon, Xia Guo has already conducted a detailed investigation.

Compared with the Spanish castles on Taiwan Island, none of the Spanish royal cities in Manila are much stronger.

This siege battle will definitely not be easy.

But Gu Erzhong felt that this was also a good opportunity to show off.

Let everyone on Luzon Island take a look at the strength of Xia Kingdom, so that they can accept the rule honestly.

Zhao Xianbing had no objection to the division of troops.

"I plan to make a more detailed division of the sixth and eighth regiments. There are no strong forces on the other islands on the Luzon side. I estimate that one company can win many places."

His idea was unanimously endorsed by all.

Luzon is different from Middle Earth.

The islands here are densely covered, as many as stars.There are no people on many islands at all, and even on the islands with people, there are only slash-and-burn natives.

With Xia Jun's fighting power, dealing with these people is a piece of cake.

With more than a hundred people in a company fully armed, it is no problem to wipe out an island.

As an admiral of the navy, Zuo Hua didn't care about the situation on Luzon Island.

Gu Erzhong personally led a force of more than [-] troops. If they still couldn't break through the Spanish royal city, they might as well find a rope and hang themselves.

He looked at Zheng Zhilong.

"Has the Dutchman come?"

"No trace of the Dutchman has been found for the time being, maybe it was delayed by something."

Zheng Zhilong's report made Zuo Hua heave a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about was that the Netherlands landed on Luzon Island before Xia Guo.

If that's the case, conflicts will be inevitable, and there will be endless wrangling in the future.

Since the Dutch did not come, the big island of Luzon was basically completely owned by Xia Guo.

Zuo Hua gave Shang Kexi an order.

"Send people to search all the way, looking for traces of the Dutch. After contacting, explain our action plan."

The subtext is to let the Dutch understand what Xia Jun is going to do.If you are sensible, don't come over to bother, everyone gets what they need.

Shang Kexi hurried down to make arrangements.

Zheng Zhilong made a suggestion to Zuo Hua.

"We have asked the local Han people. Apart from Manila, the Spaniards also have a more important stronghold in Cebu. If the general goes south, it is best to attack there first."

Zuo Hua attached great importance to such information, and quickly found the location of Cebu on the map, and couldn't help being amazed.

"This ghostly place is hidden in the middle of the archipelago. If there is no information, it will be hard to find. Thank you, I will credit you later."

Zheng Zhilong smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He is not a Xia Guo soldier, so it doesn't matter whether he has credit or not.Anyway, this time they entered Manila, as the vanguard, the wealth they just robbed was already extremely rich.

After some deliberations, the Xia army on the Southern Expedition divided its forces.

Gu Erzhong led the fifth and seventh marine regiments, the heavy artillery regiment, and the engineering regiment to land on Luzon Island.

On the one hand, attack the Spanish royal city, and on the other hand, integrate the power of the Han people on the island to avoid complications.

Zuo Hua, together with Zhao Xianbing, led the East China Sea Fleet and the Sixth and Seventh Marine Regiments to sweep the islands in the south.

Their ultimate goal is Mindanao.

Mindanao is located at the southernmost tip of Luzon, on the border between Luzon and Borneo.

Once this place is occupied, the entire Luzon will be within the territory of the Xia Kingdom.

The most important thing is that with Mindanao, the next step will be to start from here and explore east along the island chain.

According to intelligence, the Spaniards probably used this route to transport the silver excavated from America to Luzon in exchange for various commodities.

Since the Dutch monopolized the commercial routes in the East, Spain was trapped in the Thirty Years War, which resulted in a significant decrease in the amount of silver shipped to Luzon from the Americas.

The lack of foreign silver imports led to serious economic problems in the Ming Dynasty, which eventually led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the amount of foreign silver has decreased, from Xia Guo's point of view, they should simply explore the past and find the origin of the silver by themselves.

what?
You said that the origin of silver is in the hands of the Spaniards.

The Spaniards have not yet been snatched from the hands of the Indians.

As a country that upholds justice, Xia Guo should help the Indians to uphold justice.

This is also the reason why Zuo Menggeng never thought about peace talks with the Spaniards when he decided to conquer Luzon.

As a declining colonial country, Spain's territory is the best fat in Zuo Menggeng's eyes.

(End of this chapter)