Chapter 2998

"I must remind you that the defeated have no right to bargain at the negotiating table."

Xiao Liang said unceremoniously: "Regardless of whether Spain recognizes the terms listed in the surrender document, our country will implement them accordingly. The reason why we ask you to sign this document is because we are kind-hearted and hope that through this form,

Let Spain save some face and avoid unnecessary war losses."

"Mercy? Did I hear you correctly?"

After listening to the translation, Vidal suddenly showed an angry look: "Your country invades our territory without declaring war, robs our wealth, and kills our people. Can this be called mercy?"

Xiao Liang sneered and said: "Don't act noble. To the indigenous people here, you Spaniards are also foreign invaders. In order to build Cebu City here, how many indigenous tribes did you destroy and kill?

Native, you must know that history better than I do."

"And how do you record this process? Use civilization to educate the ignorant natives, right? Sorry, now it's our turn to use more advanced civilization to educate you natives!"

"If you don't agree with our country's benevolent way of taking over these areas, then I can also achieve the goal in the way that you Spaniards are most familiar with. I don't mind re-enacting the war in Cebu in Mindanao, and then leave the rest

All the Spaniards were sent to hard labor camps.”

Vidal gasped after hearing this. Although there is no big city like Cebu in Mindanao, there are many colonial settlements. In addition to the people who fled from various places during the war, there are still thousands of people living on Mindanao.

of Spaniards.

If the Haihan Army continued its offensive southward and wiped out the Spanish immigrants on Mindanao, it would not only destroy the long-term achievements of the colonial authorities, but also mean that the hope of launching a counterattack northward in the future would be almost completely lost.

Of course, what Vidal did not expect was that although the Haihan Army had won a complete victory in this war, the Luzon Region currently did not have enough funds and materials to continue the fight, and had to cease the war for a period of time to recuperate.

As for Xiao Liang's request for Mindanao, it was more or less a bluff. He would have to strike a few sticks first. Even if the Haihan Army continued to fight southward in the future, it would have to wait at least a year and a half.

Vidal could only deduce whether Xiao Liang's threat would become a reality based on the known information. Almost 80% of the armed forces under his jurisdiction were lost on Cebu Island. If the Haihan Army continued to attack Mindanao Island southward,

The local area must be unable to resist, and defeat is almost inevitable.

Since it is impossible to stop the Haihan Army's offensive, it becomes a wise choice to try to preserve our own strength and reduce losses as much as possible.

Although Vidal does not understand the principle of "people lose land, people and land survive", he also knows that the safety of thousands of Spanish immigrants in Mindanao is far more important than local governance. As long as these people are still there, Spain still has a chance

Revitalize the archipelago region south of the Sulawesi Sea.

The so-called lesser of two evils, Vidal quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and then proposed a new condition to Xiao Liang: "I need a one-year buffer period to demobilize the Chinese people on Mindanao. Wait for the Chinese people

After evacuating the area, you can send people to the island to take over."

Xiao Liangliang was secretly amused. He originally just wanted to try his best and deceive Vidal while he was in chaos, but he never thought that it would actually work.

However, although he was feeling proud, there was no expression on his face. After hearing Vidal's conditions, he just responded coldly: "Three months, I will give you three months to complete these things."

Vidal shook his head and said: "It's impossible to complete it in three months... Even if our ships keep going back and forth between the north and south ends of the Sulawesi Sea, such a short time is not enough to move all the people to the south! It will take at least nine

moon!"

Xiao Liangdao: "If it weren't for your willingness to sign the surrender letter, I wouldn't even leave you a day! Starting from tomorrow, it will be half a year, no more, and those who can't leave by then,

Then don’t leave!”

Although the negotiation process was not very smooth, the two finally reached a preliminary agreement. Half a year later, Haihan will officially take over Mindanao from Spain. The key point is that there will be no more fighting between the two sides during this process, and Spain will do so in a dignified manner.

Surrender jurisdiction over Mindanao.

This is undoubtedly a major diplomatic victory for Haihan. If it can seize control of Mindanao without any bloodshed, it means that the Luzon Region will at least save millions of dollars in military expenditures.

For Spain, this is not entirely a bad thing. At least it can minimize the loss of personnel and property. After all, after they move to the south of the Sulawesi Sea, they will have to face other competitors and try to preserve their strength.

Only then will we be able to fight.

The tentacles of the Dutch and Portuguese have long been extended to that area. When the Spaniards transfer their position from the Philippine Islands, they will definitely form a brutal competition with these two old rivals.

Although the military strength of these two families is not as good as that of Haihan, they are by no means easy to deal with. Especially now that Spain’s national power is declining, everyone is eager to step on it, and these two families will certainly not sit back and watch Spain enter the world.

The distance between faces is bound to react to this.

Xiao Liang was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so he held a signing ceremony the next day.

The ceremony was held in the municipal square in front of the Governor's Palace, which made it convenient for people from all walks of life to come and watch and witness the farewell scene of the Kingdom of Spain in the Philippine Islands.

Under Haihan's deliberate organization, thousands of people surrounded the municipal square, and even the surrounding rooftops and trees were filled with people.

It is said that Cebu Governor Vidal has reached an armistice agreement with Haihan, and both parties will sign a formal written peace treaty here on behalf of their respective countries.

Although there are still some people who are lucky and think that maybe after signing the contract, the Haihan Army will evacuate Cebu Island as before and the two sides will return to the past mode of getting along. But more people have vaguely felt that the situation has changed.

Places will probably no longer be left to the Spanish governor to have the final say.

Under the watch of the people, Governor Vidal, whom they were familiar with, appeared in the square. Only this time, the high-spiritedness of the past could not be seen on his face at all. Instead, he looked a little haggard.

The pale-faced Vidal did not wave to the people, but sat silently at the table, picked up a pen and quickly signed the document.

After the signing ceremony was quickly completed, personnel arranged by Haihan read out the contents of the peace treaty on the spot in Spanish and Chinese.
Chapter completed!