Chapter 813 Nonsense
Wang Dong invited them to come mainly to discuss the arrangements for attacking Manila tomorrow and expose the massacre of Spain in Luzon.
For the latter, both Portugal and British, they unanimously believed that the Spaniards' actions were horrifying and atrocities that civilized society would not tolerate. The Spaniards had to pay the price for their actions. Given that the Spaniards repeatedly carried out such inhumane massacres in Luzon and committed such crimes, they were no longer qualified to continue to rule Luzon. Exiting the Spaniards was in line with the interests of the civilized nations of the world, and it was God's will.
For the Ming Dynasty, Wang Dong didn't care about God or not. What the Chinese people wanted to believe in was the Jade Emperor and Bodhisattva. However, the clear statements from Portugal and the British made him extremely satisfied.
Although the three parties are allies and had negotiated interests before sending troops, Wang Dong still had to reconfirm this regard before he was about to take over Luzon, and at the same time he invited the two countries to send marine soldiers to participate in tomorrow's attack.
Of course, the two countries have no problem with this. Although their troops are not as powerful as the Ming army, it is still possible to squeeze out a thousand men. What's more, attacking Manila is a fat man, so how can he refuse in this situation?
Immediately, the three parties began to discuss the plan for the army's operations the next day. When the negotiations were almost done, someone suddenly came to report that the envoys were sent over to the city of Manila and asked to see the supreme commander of the Ming Dynasty.
"Entertainment?" Wang Dong sneered immediately, and was about to refuse someone to drive the so-called envoy back, but when he said that, he changed his mind. Although it was not a good thing for the Spanish to send envoys over at this time, it would be okay to see him at first sight. Maybe he could touch Manila's current situation through the other party.
Since Wang Dong was about to meet the Spanish envoy, Charlie and others tactfully proposed their farewell. Wang Dong stood up and sent them out until the two boarded the small ship and returned to their fleet.
Shortly after seeing off Charlie, a small boat arrived from the port and soon leaned against the side of the flagship. Then several people walked up to the deck along the rope ladder.
There were two people sent by Spain. Walking in front was Antonio, an official from the prosecutor's court. He was wearing a neat dress, with a bulging belly, and looked arrogant, but the hint of panic hidden in his eyes revealed his inner fear.
After all, only by truly facing this fleet can we understand its strength. Antonio was quite confident when he left the city. But when he arrived at the dock and saw the well-equipped Ming army, his confidence disappeared. When he came to Wang Dong's flagship on a boat from the dock, he clearly felt the scale of the huge fleet through the night, and his heart was even more cold.
When he climbed onto the warship and stood on the deck of the most powerful warship representing the Ming Dynasty, he understood why the Spanish Luzon fleet disappeared in such a short time.
Although the soldiers who fled back from the port learned that the Spanish Luzon fleet lost its combat effectiveness and surrendered so quickly was mainly because the fleet did not expect to be attacked from the outside to the inside from the Bay of Manila.
Since the entire fleet was stationed at anchorage and Manila's orders, the fleet was carrying out the order to block the port, but it was unexpected that the enemy suddenly blocked it from the outside to the inside.
If it is normal combat, the Spanish fleet will not be as good as it is. After all, the Luzon fleet is still very combat-effective, and it can run away if it cannot be fought in the sea. It will definitely not be wiped out like now.
In this naval battle, the enemy launched a surprise attack in an unexpected way. The Luzon fleet at the anchorage was not prepared at all. Warships were anchored in a hurry to fight. This became a living target, and it would be strange if they were undefeated.
Originally, Antonio agreed with this statement, so before he came, he felt that the Ming fleet won only be lucky. But when he saw the scale of the Ming fleet and the strength of its warships, Antonio realized that even if it was not a sneak attack, the Luzon fleet would not be able to escape the defeat.
Upon deck, an officer came up, confirmed Antonio's identity and searched them. Antonio opposed this behavior, but under the advice of the translator who accompanied him, he accepted the humiliation with a helpless voice, and then walked down to the cabin with a dark face under the leadership of the officer.
It was the cabin where he met Charlie and others just now. Wang Dong and Zhang Fei were sitting and talking about something. When the officer loudly reported that the person had been brought to him outside the door, Wang Dong nodded, and Zhang Fei answered the officer outside and asked him to bring the person in.
Before entering the cabin, Antonio retired his clothes, intending to show his demeanor as a Spanish nobleman and a colonial official. However, when he entered inside, he saw Wang Dong sitting upright in the seat and Zhang Fei sitting aside. The two generals were wearing gorgeous uniforms and the stars on their shoulders shining. They had experienced many battles and made them exude a sharp aura even if they sat quietly, especially Wang Dong's extremely sharp eyes. After being swept by his eyes, Antonio's confidence that he had tried to show off the previous second disappeared instantly.
Wang Dong looked at Antonio standing there coldly, and was not interested in being polite to the other party, and directly asked about the other party's purpose.
"Dear General, as an official of the Luzon Colonial Government and the Prosecutor's Office, can I first let me know your name and position, and this General?" Antonio said without hesitation, but his hand at his feet couldn't help but tremble slightly. Fortunately, it was night now and no one had discovered it.
When the general translator said this sentence, Wang Dong suddenly laughed, and even Zhang Fei next to him laughed. They thought Antonio was really interesting. As the weaker party, he didn't even understand their identity when he came to communicate, and he also tried to use this method to express the equal status of both parties.
Wang Dong and Zhang Fei are both human beings. They understand Antonio's little abacus in just one sentence, but they didn't care and immediately expressed their identity.
When the general translator told Antonio that the seat was the Minister of Military Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the Navy Commander Wang Dong, and the Admiral Zhang Fei, the Ming Dynasty's South China Sea Fleet, Antonio suddenly felt trembling. Although he had been in Luzon and had never been to the Ming Dynasty, Antonio, as an official in the prosecution court, knew a little about the political and military structure of the Ming Dynasty.
The highest ruler of the Ming Dynasty was naturally the emperor, and there was a special department of the highest administrative and military compound organization under the emperor. The personnel status of this department was equivalent to that of the prime minister of the Spanish Empire, but the number of people was not one, but a number.
This department did not exist in the Spanish Empire. If there were similarities, the Privy Council in the UK was somewhat close, but the rights of the Minister of Military Affairs were greater than those of the Privy Council.
As a member of the Minister of Military Affairs, Wang Dong's status is important. Moreover, he is also the commander of the Ming Navy, that is, the minister of the Spanish Empire, which is even more powerful. As for Zhang Fei's status is not as prominent as Wang Dong, he is the admiral of the Ming South China Sea Fleet, the highest commander of the South China Sea Fleet. Such naval generals are among only a few countries. No matter which one of these two people is of noble status and heavy power, they are beyond the reach of Antonio.
After learning about the identities of Wang Dong and others, Antonio's confidence became three points weaker, but he still tried hard to cheer himself up, intending to show the dignity of representing the Spanish Empire. He immediately accused the Spanish Empire of the Ming Empire of no conflicts, and there was never any military friction between the two countries except for the previous trade issues. Why would the Ming Empire suddenly send a powerful fleet to Luzon, and directly start war against the Luzon fleet of the Spanish Empire without declaring war, leading to the outbreak of the war.
Regarding this emergencies, Antonio, on behalf of the Spanish Empire and the Luzon colonial government, asked the Ming Empire to explain, and the consequences should be considered. This is an undeclared war and a naked provocation to the powerful Spanish Empire. If the Ming Empire does not stop as soon as possible and is responsible for and compensates the Spanish Empire for its losses, it will inevitably provoke a war between the East and the West. The powerful Spanish Empire will definitely not allow the Ming Empire to make such an act of ignoring and bullying Western civilization. The Ming Empire must pay a heavy price for this!
As the questioning progressed, Antonio's tone gradually became stern, and his expression became a little excited. When he talked about generosity, he even clenched his fists and waved it into the air a few times to enhance his momentum.
The general translator next to him translated for him in a slow tone. With his translation, Wang Dong and Zhang Fei felt amused and crying. They looked at each other and thought that Antonio had a problem with his mind? Or that the Spanish in Luzon are all fools?
At present, the war has reached this point, but Spain still uses this method to accuse the Ming Dynasty of unilaterally provoking the war. Do they really don’t know the reason why the Ming Dynasty launched the war or have full confidence in themselves and think they can block the Ming Dynasty’s footsteps?
What is the East and the West? Spain can represent all Western countries? I'm afraid Antonio is not sure that they are not only facing the Ming Dynasty, but also Portugal and Britain? But this is inevitable. After all, Portugal also forms a joint fleet with the Ming Dynasty fleet, but the warships of these two countries only account for a part of it. And now it's night, and Antonio cannot tell the Portuguese and British warships in the fleet in the night.
"Wang Shuai, is this man a fool?" Zhang Fei couldn't help but say to Wang Dong.
Before Wang Dong could answer, a voice replied to him: "This person is not a fool, he is planning to confuse right and wrong and delay time."
Chapter completed!