Before the power of firearms completely surpassed the power of people, the relationship between the Spaniards and the indigenous people on the Philippines was very delicate. On the one hand, it was the crushing advantage of advanced civilization over primitive civilization, and on the other hand, it was the complete suppression of the minority by the majority.
The Spaniards did have advanced civilization and advanced firearms, but these things were carried by people. Without enough people, no matter how advanced civilization and firearms were, they could not have enough power. The number of Spanish troops and people on the Philippines was always very small.
In the early seventeenth century, Spain completely declined. More than a century before that, the Spaniards were unable to completely suppress the Philippines and most of its colonies at their peak, let alone after Spain was completely reduced to a second-rate or third-rate country. Therefore, at the end of the nineteenth century, the Filipinos still had the power to fight against the Americans.
At this moment, the Spaniards and the Filipinos were in a sense in an alliance. The Spanish-appointed governor of the Philippines and the major tribal chieftains on the Philippines formed an alliance. They provided taxes, wasteland, and labor, and the Spaniards provided a certain degree of military protection.
After the Spaniards gained a foothold in City M and gradually expanded to the surrounding areas, the Spaniards began to understand the political situation in the Philippines, and then used this situation to further attract a group of indigenous people, and then to attack a group of indigenous people.
In this way, the Spaniards sought benefits, played their strengths, gained more trust and help, and then occupied more places and gained more power.
In the following hundreds of years, Western colonists generally used this method to divide, disintegrate, and attack the indigenous political forces to deal with the colonies, thereby gaining the highest political power.
Therefore, their colonization was not only military colonization, but also political colonization, not only barbaric conquest, but also the suppression of advanced civilization.
The Filipinos were weakened little by little in such a situation. The original abundant manpower was no longer abundant, and the powerful combat power became weak.
The Spanish technology continued to rise in the European War, and the original alliance could not be maintained. The complete fall of the Philippines was only a matter of time.
But these blind, uncivilized savages would not understand.
It didn't matter. It was best if they didn't understand. It would be troublesome if they did.
Therefore, after the people Xiao Ruxun released returned to report that the Spaniards had been defeated, the indigenous people throughout the Philippines would quickly get the news, and the subsequent situation would be easy to deduce.
The indigenous people who had been attacked by the Spaniards would definitely unite to take revenge in City M, and the tribes that had been won over would not necessarily leave them in the lurch. The alliance with the Spaniards had brought them a lot of benefits.
The Spaniards were done for. The tribes would definitely find them to settle the score after they made a comeback, so the best way was to get rid of them before they did.
Soon, the best of the Filipino natives would gather in Manila.
Tribal allied armies, foolish armies that were hostile to each other, would kill each other, torture each other, gnaw each other's flesh and blood. When they were done gnawing each other, it would be Xiao Ruxun's turn to reap the fruits of her labor.
Xiao Ruxun ordered all the valuable things in City M to be transported to the Ming Army warships at the port overnight on carts, along with the Spanish captives. The whole City M became an empty city, empty except for buildings.
"Marquis Xiao, what is the meaning of this? Take all the things away and bring the captives on board, leaving only an empty city. Didn't you say that you wanted to build a government on Luzon Island? You also said that you wanted to crusade against the barbarians. Now you don't want to fight? Let's go back to Myanmar? "
Chen Longzheng was very puzzled by Xiao Ruxun's approach.
Xiao Ruxun stood at the bow of the ship, looking at City M in the dusk and smiled slightly.
"Tilong, I told you that the indigenous barbarians on Luzon Island hated each other, right?"
Chen Longzheng nodded and said, "You said that the barbarians on Luzon Island were beaten by the Spaniards, so the feud between them became a blood feud."
"So, the existence of the Spaniards brought a sense of balance to Luzon. One side maintained an absolute advantage and suppressed the other side. The two sides were hostile to each other and had a blood feud with each other.
But because of the participation of the Spaniards, they completely suppressed the other side with sophisticated firearms. The other side was suppressed miserably, but they still had considerable strength and the anger in their hearts was very strong.
However, when the Spaniards were taken down by us, the balance of power on Luzon Island disappeared.
Without the deterrence of the Spaniards' firearms, the suppressed faction would surely be the first to launch an attack on Manila for revenge, and those who were united also knew that once the Spaniards were finished, they would definitely be dealt with later.
If that's the case, it's better to take the initiative, take City M, get some of the remaining supplies, occupy City M to seize the initiative, find an opportunity to start a war, completely eliminate these hostile people, and regain the hegemony on Luzon Island. So after we pretend to leave, these two factions will definitely fight each other endlessly! "
Chen Longzheng was puzzled.
"But even so, they can still …"
Halfway through his words, Chen Longzheng suddenly thought of something and then came to a sudden realization.
"Marquis Xiao! You mean … to kill with a borrowed knife? "
Xiao Ruxun nodded with a smile.
"Although the natives on Luzon Island are uncivilized and their firearms are not sophisticated, they have a lot of people. More people means more strength. If they really unite and gather 100,000 to 80,000 people, can the Spaniards' population of two to three thousand really withstand it? They will be swallowed up without leaving even their bones behind!
If the Spaniards are like this, why can't we completely wipe out these people with just three thousand soldiers and horses? If we really fight to the death, we won't necessarily have much of an advantage. I'm afraid that the losses will be great, and we will face the danger of annihilation.
This Marquis has never fought this kind of battle where there is no certainty of winning. But ah, Tilong, when they kill each other to a certain extent, when both sides are defeated, this Marquis will suddenly lead the troops to attack them. What will these barbarians do? "
Chen Longzheng sucked in a breath of cold air.
"After they kill each other, both sides will be defeated and their strength will be greatly reduced. They will certainly not be able to resist the elite troops of our army. At that time, our troops will be at ease waiting for them to exhaust themselves and attack their exhausted and defenseless troops. We will be able to fight one against ten with irresistible force! One battle to decide the overall situation! But Marquis Xiao, isn't this too much killing? "
Xiao Ruxun said: "Luzon Island is rich in spices and the land is fertile. It is said that the mineral resources are also quite abundant. It is the center of the Southern Sea. If we occupy it, we can Daming the sea barrier and Daming the enemy from the sea. How can we give such a fertile land to others?
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