Chapter 2995
Everyone present admired the courage and courage shown by Xiao Zhengyang in taking on this dangerous job so decisively.
Qin Bo muttered: "Squad leader, if he can really persuade the enemy chief to surrender, that will be a great achievement!"
Zheng Agui's mind was still relatively clear, and he responded after hearing this: "Only he can do this job, no one else can do it!"
Qin Bo was still a little unconvinced: "Squad leader, you are looking down on me. If I had this opportunity, I would dare to go!"
Zheng Agui shook his head and said: "It's not a question of courage... Think about it, if the other party is willing to surrender, then we will definitely need us to provide some conditions to ensure his life safety. If you don't have a decent identity, why should you let the other party trust you?" What did you say?”
Qin Bo suddenly said: "In this case, this job really cannot fall on anyone else!"
Xiao Zhengyang was not only the highest-ranking officer present, but he also had the special identity of Xiao Liang's son. For him to persuade the enemy to surrender and make a safety promise to the other party, his credibility was naturally far beyond that of ordinary people. This kind of influence cannot be achieved by anyone else present.
Of course, the risks of negotiation still exist objectively. If the other party is determined to defeat everyone and insists on dragging people into the water, or holding Xiao Zhengyang hostage in exchange for a way out, it is not impossible.
Xiao Zhengyang's subordinates were obviously aware of the danger of this kind of negotiation. Except for a few people who were watching at the entrance of the cave, everyone else was silently checking their weapons and equipment in preparation for a possible battle.
Xiao Zhengyang's deputy also assigned tasks to Zheng Agui's team, asking them to garrison a high ground on the east side of the cave entrance. This position will not directly engage the enemies in the cave, but if the people in the cave want to escape, they will definitely be exposed to their gunfire.
Time passed like this in silence. Although there was no movement, the patience of the people guarding outside the cave was being worn away bit by bit.
Just when the people outside were about to start a new round of shouting to test the situation inside the cave, Xiao Zhengyang and the translator finally came out. Seeing that the conditions of these two people were normal, everyone finally felt relieved.
"The people in the cave have decided to surrender and are preparing to take the prisoners!"
The good news brought by Xiao Zhengyang caused a cheer, which meant that they no longer needed to risk their lives to storm the cave.
After a while, the Spaniards hiding in the cave began to file out. As agreed in advance, they all raised their hands to show that they were not carrying weapons.
The middle-aged man with a slightly bald head walking at the front of the team was the Governor of Cebu, Vidal, who had been hiding for many days.
According to the agreement previously negotiated by Xiao Zhengyang, these prisoners will be treated humanely and will not be sentenced to death. Vidal and his family will be escorted to Cebu City, and he will have the opportunity to meet Xiao Liang, who has come to Cebu to supervise the war. As for whether he can be released, it depends on what exchange conditions Vidal can come up with. The release of captured Spanish senior officials is not without precedent. In 1637, the Haihan army captured Manila and captured Aragones, the then governor. However, Aragones was relatively cooperative at the time, providing a lot of convenience for Haihan to take over Manila. At the same time, he also paid a huge ransom in exchange for his freedom, and was finally released shortly after the war.
As for Vidal's men and servants, I'm afraid they won't be treated so well. They will be temporarily detained at the Haihan Army Camp in the town of Toledo, awaiting subsequent trial.
Although their lives were saved, this did not mean that they could regain their freedom. Unless Vidal is willing to pay a large ransom for these people, their fate will probably be the same as ordinary prisoners of war, becoming members of the Cebu hard labor camp.
Zheng Agui's team did not get a chance to perform in this arrest operation, but Xiao Zhengyang still kept his promise and let Zheng Agui's team continue to participate in escorting the prisoners to Cebu City. At that time, the headquarters will award rewards based on merit, and Zheng Agui and others will naturally participate.
With such a good thing coming from the sky, Zheng Agui certainly would not refuse. So everyone escorted the Vidal family and spent two days traveling through the mountains and forests back to Cebu City.
As the Haihan Army gained a foothold in Cebu, most of the fleeing resisters were wiped out. At this time, Cebu City had basically returned to peace. However, due to the impact of this war, the population loss of Cebu City was also very obvious. The current urban population is only a little more than half of that before the war. Moreover, because of their sensitive identities, most of the Spaniards were detained in prisoner-of-war camps. There is not much left in urban life.
These non-Hispanic people had relatively low resistance to Haihan, so when they found Haihan's army escorting the Vidal family through the streets, they couldn't help but rush to the street to watch.
The capture of Vidal had a huge impact on the local people. The Spaniards had ruled Cebu for a century. During this period, although they were attacked several times by Haihan troops, the highest official had never been captured.
It has been half a month since Vidal disappeared from Cebu. Most people thought that he had probably managed to escape from Cebu Island, but they did not expect that he was eventually captured by the Haihan Army. His arrest can basically be regarded as Spain's complete defeat in this war.
His son personally captured the Governor of Cebu and ended the war in such a dramatic way, which also made Xiao Liang very happy. In addition to receiving his generous reward, all personnel involved in this operation will also receive notification awards from the Luzon Region garrison, and will then report collective military merit to the Ministry of National Defense.
The only one who was not satisfied with this was probably Navy Commander Jiao Fei. He believed that this special operation was completed by the Navy from intelligence collection to operation execution. Afterwards, the Navy should have taken full credit. If Xiao Zhengyang had not temporarily recruited an Army patrol team, the Army should not have had a role in this matter. .
However, Xiao Liang greatly appreciated his son's approach, believing that this move avoided discord between the army and the navy. Although the Navy is in the lead, it is also a good thing for the Army to share some of the credit, otherwise Yu Tiezhu will definitely complain about the Navy's failure to share intelligence afterwards.
Xiao Liang personally met with the personnel participating in the operation, and Yu Tiezhu also specially introduced the situation of Zheng Agui's team to him. After all, this is the face of the Army, and Yu Tiezhu has done homework in advance for this.
Xiao Liang heard that Zheng Agui's team had performed very well in the previous battle in Masbate Town and the clearing battle in Cebu City, and that most of the people in this team were recruits who had only been in the army for a few months, so he immediately It was decided to reward Zheng Agui who led the team.
(End of chapter)