The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1711

[1711.Chapter 1627 A generous person]

At this moment, Xu Pengju, whose hands and feet were shackled, raised his head with a look of disdain, and his eyes seemed to be filled with contempt.

This made the Governor of Luzon surprisingly angry. He gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll give you another chance…”

“Bah!” He spat directly on Governor Alfonso’s face.

Suddenly… Alfonso became furious.

So, he said sternly: “Torture him severely until he speaks.”

With the order, the soldiers were no longer polite. Someone quickly raised his whip and whipped Xu Pengju’s body viciously.

Snap, snap, snap…

As soon as this whip soaked in salt water fell on Xu Pengju’s body, it immediately caused a red whip mark.

When the salt water soaked into the wound, the pain like bone erosion suddenly filled Xu Pengju’s whole body.

Xu Pengju’s body quickly showed many horizontal and vertical whip marks. He was extremely embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth hard and remained silent.

This seemed to be somewhat unexpected by the soldiers.

Then, someone smiled cruelly, and Alfonso took a step back, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his nose gently.

The whip continued to fall, again and again.

In just one stick of incense, Xu Pengju’s skin and flesh were already torn apart.

He remained silent, although there were a few times when he almost screamed out. The bone-eroding pain made his whole body explode, causing his body to tremble as a reflex in pain.

Listening to the sound of whipping, Alfonso couldn’t help but look at Xu Pengju with strange eyes.

He had some doubts about whether this man was a noble.

At this time, the soldier stepped forward and whispered: “Keep fighting…”

Alfonso nodded: “Take a rest and treat his wounds. After three hours, continue…”

People have their limits.

No matter how stubborn Xu Pengju was, if he continued to fight, he might be beaten to death.

It was obvious that Alfonso had no interest in a dead Ming envoy and the son of a duke.

He was more interested in finding out something from this person.

So he turned around and went back to rest.

Just the arrival of an envoy from the Ming Dynasty made him feel a little anxious.

Luzon is isolated overseas in Spain. It is a one-year round trip from Spain.

This leads to the fact that once the Ming Dynasty makes up its mind to attack Luzon at all costs, only God knows how long it can hold on here.

Of course, as the governor, his duty is to guard this place and make Ming Dynasty pay a heavy price so that they dare not act rashly.

Now it seems… Ming Dynasty may have been preparing for war and launched a large-scale attack.

The king’s actions in the Northern Province had obviously angered the Ming Dynasty.

And Luzon happened to be the outlet for this overwhelming anger.

Because of this, Alfonso was particularly anxious.

He managed to survive three hours, and then the torture continued.

No one would have thought that Xu Pengju would still be strong-willed, even though he was beaten until there was no good piece of flesh on his body. The beating was so severe that he couldn’t bear the pain and let out a shrill roar.

Later, the roar became deeper and deeper…

but his attitude remained the same!

So the soldiers had to stop again.

Such severe torture was the most cruel torture for Xu Pengju.

But for Alfonso, the same is true.

Every torture was a kind of mental punishment for Alfonso.

When the stubborn Xu Pengju didn’t say a word, Alfonso couldn’t help but feel fear in his heart.

The fear began to amplify.

Because… what he felt was Ming’s determination to seize Luzon.

And once they are allowed to capture this place, only God knows what fate will be faced by the soldiers, immigrants, female relatives, and even… themselves who stayed on the island.

He hoped for God’s blessing, but at the moment, it was already imminent.

During the torture, he ordered the soldiers guarding various places to be on full alert.

Even all immigrants began to be recruited.

There are only three to four thousand soldiers in the entire Luzon, which is the size of an infantry regiment. They are powerfully equipped and well-trained.

Although the number is small, the combat power is considerable.

But… this is not just the power of the Spanish in Luzon. Over the years, a large number of merchants and immigrants have begun to arrive here. These people are also good at firearms and have the determination to defend their own interests. All men are recruited, and there are tens of thousands of them. More than one person.

Plus the manpower of the Spanish navy.

Plus a large number of forts and forts built over the years.

This strong fortress seemed to Alfonso impregnable.

He can even recruit some local natives to fight.

In order to conquer this place, Alfonso bribed and bought a group of natives. Although these people were not strong in combat, they could be responsible for some handyman work.

Alfonso suffered from this occasional self-confidence and the fear of facing a powerful enemy at the same time.

Until the third day.

Alfonso came to the water prison where Xu Pengju was imprisoned again.

When he arrived here again, he saw the strange color on the soldier’s face.

“What happened?”

“That man is a little strange.”

“Weird?”

“He is using stone chips… Go and see for yourself.”

Alfonso hurried to where the ‘man’ was being held. .

Through the fence, he saw this man, whose flesh and blood were mangled, sitting in the mud.

He seemed to be mumbling something to himself, pronouncing syllables such as “Master’s wife, I will live.”

His stomach was already churning.

However, Xu Pengju still sat on the floor and murmured: “Master’s wife, I’m hungry…”

He was very serious, picking at it… unexpectedly, there were thick white bones exposed on his forearm, and he suddenly cried: ” Mistress must not want me…”

When the white bones were exposed in front of Alfonso’s eyes, Alfonso could no longer bear it…

Xu Pengju tore off the cloth strips on his body with his teeth, and then bandaged the wound layer by layer.

Alfonso pursed his lips hard and his whole body was trembling.

He finally plucked up the courage and entered the cell.

He didn’t dare to look at Xu Pengju’s eyes or the bandages on his body. He deliberately looked into the dark void and said, “You have one more chance.”

Xu Pengju ignored him, as if he didn’t listen at all. As if he was speaking.

Alfonso felt that his heart was trembling, and the fear in his heart was infinitely amplified.

The anxiety of waiting for the army to press on the situation at any moment, and the horror caused by Xu Pengju’s hardness were mixed together, making him hysterical, and he roared: “You still want to do this? Okay, okay, come, come. People…”

The soldiers hesitated forward with fear on their faces and tied Xu Pengju up again.

They continued to torture him with red-hot irons.

Xu Pengju let out pitiful screams again and again.

again and again.

Alfonso stood aside expressionlessly.

He clenched his fists, feeling only hatred deep in his heart. He seemed to feel that his emotions were on the verge of collapse.

He was tired of hearing the screams again and again.

Xu Pengju was about to faint again and again, and then was woken up by cold water again and again. His entire mental state seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

This time the torture was particularly cruel, because Alfonso no longer cared whether Xu Pengju’s life was saved.

Later, Xu Pengju could hardly make a sound, he just looked confused. When the iron was burned on his body, his body only shivered as a conditioned reflex. It was difficult to find a complete piece of flesh on his body.

His eyes started to glaze over.

This has almost proved that Xu Pengju seems to be unable to hold on at this time.

Finally, he made a vague sound.

This time it’s Spanish.

“I said…I said…”

The soldiers thought there was something wrong with their ears.

The voice was so soft that Xu Pengju had no strength to speak.

Therefore, the soldiers immediately put down their instruments of torture and came to Alfonso to speak.

When Alfonso heard this, he immediately perked up.

It was like seeing a ray of light in the darkness.

He takes heart because, in this moment, he is clear.

The other party finally gave in.

This cannot be the other side pretending to surrender.

Because a person’s willpower is, after all, limited.

In particular, this person was almost completely unconscious under such torture, and his spirit had completely collapsed.

A broken man… he would never lie.

And once you find a breakthrough at this time, then it will become simple from now on.

He winked at the soldier.

The soldiers put Xu Peng down.

Tears flowed from the corners of Xu Pengju’s eyes, his body continued to shake, and the expression on his face remained dull.

Alfonso struck while the iron was hot: “The Ming Dynasty intends to attack Luzon?”

Xu Pengju said vaguely: “Yes… yes…”

‘You have already begun preparations for war.

Xu Pengju nodded again confusedly: “Yes, yes.

“

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Alfonso asked: “How do you attack?”

“Buy… bribe the local natives… many… many… through the Sihai Trading Company…”

Alfonso has heard about the Sihai Trading Company.

As for buying off the local natives… although it was beyond Alfonso’s expectation, he soon felt that it was very reasonable.

For colonists like him, there is no difference between the natives and pigs and dogs. The reason why they cooperate with the natives is just to use the hands of the natives to rule more effectively.

Therefore, Alfonso never gave the slightest trust to the local natives who cooperated with the Spanish.

These people are nothing but a bunch of maggots.

Because they could get benefits from the Spaniards, they curried favor with the Spaniards and did not hesitate to raise knives against their own people. In other words, they could also be bribed by the Ming Dynasty because the Ming Dynasty gave them benefits.

The Four Seas Trading Company has always been active in the West.

A few days ago, the Spaniards issued an order banning the activities of Sihai Trading Company in Luzon.

But even so, such behavior is still prohibited repeatedly.

Thinking about it this way…

the inside should be the same as the outside…

Alfonso cheered up.

If this is the case, there are strong enemies outside and internal responses inside, which will cause disaster to the subsequent defense.

Although these natives have no fighting power, when powerful enemies press the territory, they will inevitably become the last straw that breaks the hut’s back.

With a sneer on his face, he said: “What else, just relying on these natives?”

He already felt that the Ming Dynasty had made careful preparations for this war. Since they were carefully prepared, they would never just rely on them. In order to contact the natives alone, he stared at Xu Pengju: “As an envoy, what is your purpose of coming here?”

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A big chapter was sent.

(End of chapter)