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Chapter 355 Why did the supervisor break his oath?

The soldiers on the warships in Manila Bay are actually different from the soldiers in the city.

Although the soldiers in the city faced Zheng Zhilong's army directly, those who survived took their families and fled out of the city immediately. Although they didn't know what they would face next, at least they would not be captured by the Ming people for the time being.

But the soldiers on the warship are different. They are fighting outside, but their families are in the city.

They didn't understand the situation in the city, but they couldn't help worrying about their family members.

Of course, those with family members are only worried, not single dogs.

But most of those with family members were military officers, and their first reaction was to rush ashore and take back Manila.Because there are not only their family members in the city, but also their belongings.

"The city of Manila is well-defended and has a large number of people! They have all been captured by the other side. What can we do when we go back? Retake Manila? Or court death?" an officer said calmly.He has family and money.But he didn't care, it didn't matter whether he wanted a child born in the aborigines or not.As for money, what's the use of money when one's life is gone?

After listening to his words, the group of people who were originally passionate felt as if they had been splashed with cold water.

That's right, if you can't defend even if you can't defend, you still attack, what is it if you are not courting death?
The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.

No one would seek death, not even for money.

Soon, they made a choice.

Protect your head.

"Since Manila has fallen, Luzon can't stay any longer. Just leave here and go back to Mexico." A soldier took the opportunity to encourage.

"That's right! Let's go back to Mexico! I've had enough of this place! The governor is gone, why should we stay and die!?"

"That's it! That's it! Let's run too!"

"Then it's settled! We have ships and cannons, and if we go all the way, we won't be able to go back to Mexico?"

When someone initiates, someone responds. When the vast majority of people agree with one thing, a small number of opponents don't even have the courage to speak up.At this time, there is no talk about the level of the position. If you commit public outrage and are beaten to death, you will die in vain.

Due to the urgency of the matter, the crowd elected an officer to lead them.His name was Ciro, and he had always been very popular in the Spanish army, and everyone was happy to make him a temporary leader.

At first, there were only seven or eight warships in the fleeing team, but as they drove out, more and more people joined their team.Ciro's actions, like a lighthouse in the dark, pointed out the direction for the confused soldiers.

At this time on Corregidor Island, Franco did not know that Manila was captured by Zheng Zhilong.

But the faint sound of the explosion made him very uneasy. Corregidor Island was seventy or eighty miles away from Manila, but this was the first time he heard the sound of an explosion there.

What is the sound of an explosion that can travel so far?
He didn't have much time to think about it, and sent a small boat to check it out.But before the person sent out could send back a message, the scene that made him suffocate appeared.

Under the exclamation of the soldier, he looked in the direction of the soldier's finger.

I saw densely packed warships appearing on the sea.

Yes, it is densely packed!
He stared blankly at the surface of the sea, and his long mouth did not make a sound for a long time.

After a while, he put down the telescope in his hand with a wry smile.

Except for Daming, no other country in the surrounding area could have so many warships, not to mention the seven warships at the front were extremely familiar.

It seems that the supervisor of Daming really violated his contract.

"My lord, what should we do?" an officer asked weakly.

"Surrender." Franco said calmly.

"Surrender? But"

"If you want to escape, you can try. Go, it will be too late." As if guessing what he was thinking, Franco glanced at him, but added something silently in his heart.

It's too late now.

"My lord, what about you?"

"I'm right here."

"My lord! Come with us!?"

"Yes, my lord, run away with us!" The people around echoed.

"I said it! I'm here! I'm leaving, hurry up!"

Franco's tone became cold and severe, and the people around him showed signs of getting angry.

"grown ups."

A group of people were overwhelmed and felt that Franco's image was unprecedentedly tall.

But most of them still ran away with tears in their eyes, boarded the warship in a mess, and sailed to the open sea.

"Why don't you leave?"

Looking at the rest of the people, Franco asked with a smile.

"My lord, we will follow you to the death!"

"Ha ha!"

Franco laughed and said nothing, looking at the fleeing fleet.

Soon, these fleets leaving Corregidor Island met the artillery fire of the First Fleet.In a short time, the warship sailing at the front was hit by the artillery fire of the First Fleet.

Franco looked at the surrounding soldiers with a half-smile.

The soldiers looked away in embarrassment, not daring to meet Franco's eyes.

Those who stay are smart guys who know that the First Fleet's firepower is strong and its range is long.Now that they have brought the fleet with great fanfare, how can they let go of the enemies who are trying to escape.

Franco made the right bet, and so did the group of soldiers who wanted to follow him to the death.

"Go to the white cloth, hang as many as you can. Let's surrender!" Seeing that the opponent's fleet was getting closer, Franco gave the order without hesitation.

"Yes! Your lord!"

The soldiers broke up in a rush, and ran off to find Bai Bu.

After a while, the entire west coast of Corregidor Island was covered with white cloth.

Seeing the white cloth representing the surrender on the island, Xie Xuelong laughed.

"Send an order to block Manila Bay, and any ships that try to go to sea will be sunk!"

"Yes!" Lu Shizhen nodded excitedly, and then asked, "What about the people on this island?"

"Didn't you surrender? Catch it first."

After receiving Xie Xuelong's order, Lu Shiyan first ordered the fleet behind him to disperse and block the entire exit of Manila Bay.When they left Dagupan, they took away [-] warships under Zheng Zhilong's command. Although they were all ordinary wooden warships, they were superior in number. With the addition of the First Fleet, there was no way to block the outlet of Manila Bay. question.

Then several warships were sent close to Corregidor Island, and all the more than 200 Spanish soldiers left on the island were captured.

"I want to see your exegetical dragon inspector." Franco said to the soldiers who tied him up.

Seeing that they were all very cooperative, the soldiers who arrested him didn't feel embarrassed, they just said to help him report.

They were tied up and taken away from Corregidor Island. Xie Xuelong also became interested when he learned that Franco wanted to see him.It happened that there was nothing wrong at this time, so I asked someone to bring Franco to the Suncheon.

Franco touched the steel giant under his feet for the first time, and he looked around curiously.The tall chimneys belching black smoke, the

Exaggerated cannons, and all kinds of strange shapes that he can't see the use of.

Finally, his gaze rested on Xie Xuelong who was smiling.

"Why did the supervisor break the oath?"

(End of this chapter)