Chapter 1047: Manila

Chen Wei stagnated after encountering continuous shooting. In the face of the sudden violent firepower, the soldiers had to find obstacles to protect themselves.
Taking out the binoculars to observe the high stone wall in front of him, he discovered the reason why the Dutch firepower suddenly became fierce.
It seems that the shortcomings of musket loading have been discovered. Nowadays, part of the Dutch soldiers is responsible for special loading, while the other part is responsible for shooting. This greatly improves their attack efficiency.
They are not unfamiliar with this method of shooting, because they have used this method to fight against the barbarians when they used the musket.
"Why are these Dutch people clever? It's troublesome now. Soldiers rushing forward will have a lot of casualties."
A squad leader said to Chen Wei.
Nodded, he said: "Hurry up and let the machine gunner come over and use firepower to suppress them. You attack them with grenades under the cover of firepower."
"Yes."
In response, the squad leader squatted and ran back, and soon the machine gun team arrived at his position.
Upon seeing this, Chen Wei immediately let the machine gun shoot at the Dutch soldiers behind the stone wall.
Now they are in a very passive geographical environment, because from the river in front to here is a flat beach, the Dutch have a very broad view.
"Da da da……"
The machine gun spit out flames, and the bullets flew towards the temporary stone wall built by the Dutch. Suddenly, the Dutch soldiers were suppressed by the fierce fire and could not lift their heads.
At the same time, more machine gun teams arrived, and they lined up to shoot wildly.
Seeing the Dutch soldiers' counterattack weakened, Chen Wei waved and rushed towards the stone wall with his company.
At this time, the soldiers squeezed their strength and quickly rushed past in an "S"-shaped position.
Behind the stone wall, Eric was miserable. His tactics only worked well in a short period of time, but after the machine gun appeared, they were completely downwind. The continuous flying bullets made the Dutch soldiers unable to lift their heads. .
At this moment, he suddenly a group of Imperial soldiers rushed towards them, and he immediately ordered to focus on the group of soldiers who were trying to encircle him.
But the next scene made him a little stunned. The route these soldiers ran when advancing was very strange. Often when his soldiers were aiming and shooting, these soldiers would suddenly change their positions, which greatly reduced their chance of being hit.
Eric's mood was suddenly mixed. He knew that there was still a lot to learn from the Chinese Empire, but unfortunately he no longer had this opportunity.
Looking at the imperial soldiers getting closer, he looked back at the armed merchant ship about to depart, and after finding that most of the soldiers had boarded, he immediately ordered the evacuation.
Eight hundred Dutch soldiers who were in charge of preventing the attack desperately ran to the ship. When everyone got on the ship, the armed merchant ship went to the middle of the river and sailed along the river.
It was too late when Chen Wei chased the river. The river outside Manila was very wide, three miles long, and the merchant ships in the middle of the river were too far away from them.
Moreover, the water of this river is very turbulent, and the speed of the merchant ship down the river is also very fast. In just a while, the merchant ship has become a distant shadow.
"Quickly notify the fleet and let them pursue!" Chen Wei was very unwilling, and there was no more fat in his mouth. ’
A soldier left in response.
Looking at the Dutch merchant ship that had gone far away, Chen Wei looked at the Manila city behind him. Now it is time to officially take over the city.
At the same time, Yue Yun had already boarded the beach and was looking at Manila City in front of him with Liu Chen.
In fact, Manila belonged to Spain before this, but the Dutch took the opportunity to capture Bohol Island.
Because the Dutch and the Spanish have their own colonies in the Philippines, for this reason, contradictions continue between the two.
A piece of land not far from Manila was the Dutch territory. While attacking Spain, the Netherlands took the initiative to attack Manila. After the war ended, the Dutch also occupied it naturally. Simon was also sent over at that time. .
"This place should have been the territory of the empire long ago." Yue Yun's eyes were deep.
Liu Chen said, "Yes, it took too long for the Dutch to occupy the magpie's nest. Even so, they were still not greedy and chose to stand with their Western companions."
"The emperor said that the Western powers often attack each other because the world is invincible. They are fighting for the interests of the colony. Now the empire has suddenly become a strong opponent that threatens their interests. On the contrary, it will promote their union. This is not one. It's a good sign." Yue Yun and Liu Chen walked towards Manila while analyzing the current situation.
Liu Chen proudly glanced at the iron-clad ships behind him, and said, "So what, with the iron-clad ships, the maritime hegemony is ours. How can they unite?"
"You can't say that." Yue Yun pointed to the wounded soldier who was carried on a stretcher and said: "A united Europe is not in the interests of the empire. Only a dog-biting Europe is in the interests of the empire. At least in this way we can sacrifice some soldiers. In exchange for a little more profit."
Liu Chen nodded lightly, "This is true. Compared with the war between Korea and Wa, the number of soldiers killed in Nanyang has increased a lot."
"That's it." Yue Yun smiled, "In the end, the war is to serve economic interests~EbookFREE.me~ When the people are fed and clothed, no one has the desire to rebel, so that the country can prosper. The people’s life can’t go on, no matter how big they lay, they can’t keep them, and they might even make wedding dresses for others.

Liu Chen heard something wrong from Yue Yun's words, and he couldn't help asking: "Is the emperor not going to continue westward after he captured Nanyang?"
Hearing that, Yue Yun suddenly laughed, and he said, "Yes, you have become smarter. The emperor is going to suspend the war after opening up the route between the Ottoman Empire. After all, there are too many lands now occupied and need to be stabilized. The mission may be to help expatriate officials establish a management organization, but our Navy and Marine Corps cannot stop. In addition to annihilating the Western fleet, we have to undertake the task of global escort."
Liu Chen lightly breathed, "I'm relieved, it's terrible to be idle all day."
While they were talking, they had entered Manila. After the emergency evacuation of the Dutch, the place was in a mess. The indigenous slaves who originally lived in Manila ransacked everything that could be looted here, leaving only messy streets and buildings.
Looking at all of this, Liu Chen said: "It's time to take a moment and send officials to rebuild these colonial cities, otherwise the places we worked so hard to beat will be completely destroyed by these natives."