Chapter 1669 Manila after the War

Francis's surrender after being trapped in the attic meant that the Manila defenders, starting from the commander of the city defense, both the navy and the army had completely lost their top-down command system, and it was basically impossible for the disbanded armed forces to be reorganized.

to resist Haihan's invasion. There may be some stragglers inside and outside the city who are unwilling to accept the fact that Manila City has changed hands, but all the resistance measures they can take are of no avail. At most, they will just let Haihan's army waste more time.

Just a little ammunition to deal with them.

After being carefully searched by Haihan soldiers, Francis saw Qian Tiandun again. When the two met at the negotiating table the day before yesterday, they probably did not expect to meet again in a different place so quickly. However, at this time, the two of them

The situation has changed again. If Francis still had a little room for bargaining last time, then as a prisoner at this time, it would be difficult for him to say any bold words in front of Qian Tiandun.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." Qian Tiandun's tone was very calm, but there was still an irrepressible smile on his face. Being able to capture the army commander in Manila alive must be a victory.

Credit is given to the Special Operations Battalion. If nothing unexpected happens, the long-delayed upgrade of the Special Operations Battalion should be implemented soon after the war.

Upgrading from a battalion to a regiment seems to be a simple organizational upgrade, but Qian Tiandun and others have been fighting for it for several years. This is not just a matter of upgrading to an organization, but also creates a lot of senior officer positions.

It is a rare opportunity for many people to make progress. Qian Tiandun wants to fight for a better future for his brothers, but the Ministry of National Defense has to consider this ace unit, which is almost based on Qian Tiandun’s personal team.

Whether the political stance and loyalty are as reliable as ever depends on how much additional military spending and how many weapons will be issued to this force after the organizational change.

There are also many political and military considerations involved, and it is not just a matter for the Ministry of National Defense. The Executive Committee has held many discussions on this matter to balance the opinions of various departments. Qian Tiandun was concerned about these

He doesn't have much interest in officialdom, and since he has been stationed abroad for a long time, he has little opportunity to fight for himself on the executive committee. In his opinion, this organizational upgrade will be stuck in Sanya, and the main problem is

The military exploits of my unit are not rich enough, but the military exploits achieved during the attack on Manila should be enough for the special operations battalion to cross this hurdle.

Being able to capture Francis alive, Qian Tiandun believed that this brought a relatively perfect end to the siege of Manila, which could be regarded as completely dismantling the local armed resistance. As for the Philippine governor who is still at large, Qian Tiandun did not

So concerned, because judging from the currently known intelligence, the Governor's military talents are extremely limited. Without the assistance of Generals Francis and Juan Luis, it is basically impossible to organize another organization in the Philippine Islands.

The troops launched a decent counterattack.

The real purpose of Haihan's expedition to Manila was to use force to complete the occupation of the Manila area, and to attack Spanish colonial rule in the Far East. As for completely driving the Spanish out of the South China Sea, it was not based on this battle.

It can be done. Manila City is the largest Spanish colony in the South China Sea, but it is not the only one. In the Philippine Islands, there are actually many small colonies like the Port of Cavite. From

Most of the Spanish immigrants who fled Manila would go to these places to settle down.

If Haihan wants to completely clear out the Spanish colonists from the South China Sea, it will not be a task that can be completed in a short time, and the military does not intend to do such a time-consuming, laborious and ineffective task. Now the Spaniards are unable to resist

, as long as Haihan takes over Manila Bay and controls all the natural resources on Luzon Island, this mission will be successfully completed.

Francis didn't react violently to Qian Tiandun's teasing. He knew that nothing he said would help in this situation. He just responded in a low voice: "This is all God's arrangement."

After listening to the translation, Qian Tiandun couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that God really doesn't like you Spaniards, and he won't even give you a chance to win."

Francis turned a deaf ear to what Qian Tiandun said. He was a soldier and a devout believer, so naturally he would not care about what Qian Tiandun said. Now that he was a prisoner, he no longer had the conditions to talk to the other party on an equal footing.

Maybe he can compete with Qian Tiandun on such details.

"Mr. Francis, out of respect for you, I still want to inform you of the next arrangements. Because of your special status, we will send you to a secret location to be held in isolation. Of course, within one year, if you

If you can raise a ransom fee for yourself, then we can release you immediately after receiving the money. If you need to contact someone to raise the cost, we can also try to do it for you." Qian Tiandun said to him calmly.

Francis explained his last chance to escape.

Francis smiled bitterly and said: "Unfortunately, my personal property is not much, and I think it has been completely confiscated by you at this time. I probably can't squeeze out another money in exchange for freedom. I think you'd better

You want me to deal with it quickly so that I don’t have to waste your country’s food.”

"We don't plan to kill you, but we won't keep you in vain. When the situation in Manila stabilizes, we will send you to another place and give you a job to support yourself. But I must

What I want to say is that it will be a very hard and tiring job, and may even make your life worse than death, so if you can still contact anyone to raise money for you, please tell me as soon as possible." Qian Tiandun did not agree.

Ken easily passed up the opportunity to extract money from Francis and was still trying to persuade him to find a way to raise money to redeem himself.

However, Francis always refused to give in. No matter how Qian Tiandun tried to persuade him, he still insisted on his previous attitude and refused to escape. Qian Tiandun had no choice but to have someone take him away first.

Simon looked at Francis's back and said angrily: "This guy really doesn't know how to live or die. General Qian should just comply with his wishes and give him a happy life!"

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "How to deal with these senior officers among the prisoners of war in the future has to be decided by the Executive Committee. This Francis has a bit of backbone. He actually stayed in the city to make a last-ditch effort. Compared with that, what else?

The governor is much stronger."

Aragones, who was already dozens of miles away, suddenly sneezed loudly, but he didn't take it seriously. All he thought about was the next escape route. According to his idea, if he kept going north,

Escape on land is not a problem. A hundred miles north of Manila is the territory of some local indigenous tribes. His status as the governor of the Philippines cannot be tolerated locally, and the indigenous people there may not be willing to arrange food and accommodation for him.

Aragones originally wanted to go all the way around the coastline of Manila Bay to the west, then go through the mountains to Subic Bay, and escape from there. However, it is said that Subic Bay has also been occupied by the Haihan people, and this road

The escape route has become a dead end. For now, the only way is to take the risk of going out to sea from the north of Manila Bay at night, passing through the narrow channel at the mouth of Manila Bay at night, and then turning south after reaching the open sea, heading to Batangas Port for shelter.

Get out of the limelight.

Of course, the prerequisite for completing this escape plan is that the Haihan Army will not pursue him personally, and that there are loopholes in the waterway in and out of Manila Bay. However, Aragones is relatively optimistic about this. He believes that the Haihan Army

The Han army would not relax after capturing the city of Manila. There were still a lot of follow-up matters that needed to be properly handled, so it was normal to have no time to take care of a fish like him that slipped through the net.

And the fact is just as Aragones expected, the capture of Manila only means that the war launched by Haihan has achieved a staged victory, not the end of the entire operation. In this coastal city that has just completed the change of ownership,

, there are still many affairs waiting for the new owner to handle them one by one.

The first to bear the brunt was the coastal defenses of Manila Port. The Spanish authorities spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build forts and other coastal defenses before the war. Since relevant military intelligence was collected by Haihan in advance, the Haihan Army has been taking measures to deal with this area.

The strategy of surrounding but not attacking resulted in these defense facilities being of little use during the war. Although they had a large enough deterrent effect, it was only a deterrent and failed to cause any real damage to the Haihan Army.

Kill.

After the city defense army surrendered, the completely isolated port defenses were naturally no longer able to conduct independent operations. After the situation in Manila City was clear, the defenders here had no choice but to surrender to save their lives.

However, the Haihan Army had some difficulties in how to deal with these coastal defense forts. The Spaniards were very careful when building these coastal defense forts. Even if they were completed in a hurry, the quality of the project was not bad, and the shore defenses deployed here were

The anti-artillery also contains some of Spain's best large-caliber artillery in the Far East. If it were simply demolished, it would be a waste of resources, and it would also be uneconomical from an economic point of view.

Finally, Yan Chujie called the Portuguese and took the initiative to ask them if they were interested in buying all these coastal defense guns at a price. If the Portuguese didn't buy it, he would go back to Ming Dynasty, Annan, and Madalan, countries that are very interested in arms trading.

, to persuade them to buy the large number of weapons that Haihan had captured in Manila City.

As a representative of Portugal, Simao went to the port to see the real objects and was very satisfied with the condition of these coastal defense guns. However, he asked for a greater discount on the price, and he hoped that Haihan could purchase all the guns captured in Manila.

They were also packaged and sold to Portugal, which was something the military could only dream of.

After some bargaining between the two parties, Simang finally ordered a total of more than 60 artillery pieces deployed by the Spanish in and outside Manila at a package price of 1.1 million Hainan dollars, as well as more than 1,300 muskets that had been captured so far.

.Because the Portuguese also contributed some efforts in this war, when Haihan disposed of these weapons and equipment, the price given to Portugal was quite reasonable. This price was higher than purchasing Haihan weapons of the same quantity and specifications.

Much cheaper.

The Spanish artillery captured during the war is also what the military wants to fight for. This special unit has extremely high requirements for combat experience and practical operation capabilities. There are quite a few old artillerymen who have retired from the regular army among the Spanish defenders.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it is no less than Haihan's artillery unit. The Haihan Army hoped that these artillery units could be used for their own purposes, and promised that they could use their service years to exchange for their future freedom.

Although this condition sounds unbelievable, in practice it was welcomed by the Spanish artillery. Most of these Spaniards did not have the conditions to raise money for themselves to redeem themselves. If serving Haihan for a few years can buy freedom, then why not?

If you don't do it, it's much better than working as a miner until you die. As for nationality, loyalty, etc., your life is almost gone, why do you care about those things? The purpose of running to the Far East from Europe is to make a fortune.

Whether they work for the Kingdom of Spain or for some other country, it actually makes no difference to these mercenaries who are just employed by the Manila authorities. At most, there is just a slight language barrier.

Of course, even if these Spanish artillerymen are willing to accept the conditions and serve in the Haihan Army, they will not be assigned to the army immediately. They will still need to undergo a hundred days of recruit training after the war, and during this period they will also need to learn Chinese

, only those who pass the exam can enter the army, and those who are eliminated will still be sent to the mines to work as laborers.

As for those ordinary soldiers who have no special skills, if they do not have the financial resources to redeem themselves, they can only be sent to other places to work as miners. Of course, senior officers like Francis who have a certain cultural foundation will definitely know how to work as miners even if they are assigned to work as miners.

Make the most of it, let him be a clerk or something like that, so he won't have to work in the tunnels like an ordinary miner.

The cleanup work in the city was not as smooth as the reception port. During the war, the Manila authorities organized thousands of armed forces to fight against Haihan, but the number of people killed and captured was only a small part of them. Many paramilitary personnel

They were all scattered and hiding in various hidden places in the city, or simply resumed their identities as ordinary civilians, hoping to avoid being hunted by the Haihan Army. However, this was not easy. The Haihan Army had already found the military at Francis's official residence.

The roster is based on the picture, and the arrest is carried out. No one can escape easily.

For a time, the whole city of Manila was in a state of chaos and there was no peace. According to the estimation of the headquarters, the arrest work would take at least three or four days to complete the task.
Chapter completed!